Northeast Conference men's soccer tournament
| Northeast Conference men's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Soccer |
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Format | single-elimination |
| Current stadium | Campus sites |
| Played | 1989-present |
| Last contest | 2025 |
| Current champion | FDU (10th. title) |
| Most championships | FDU (10 titles) |
| Official website | northeastconference.org/msoc |
The Northeast Conference soccer tournament is the conference soccer championship of the NCAA Division I Northeast Conference (NEC). The annual tournament takes place every November to determine the NEC conference champion and the NEC’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
In the current format, the top four regular season conference finishers based on winning percentage compete in the single-elimination tournament. The tournament features a semifinal and championship round with each game hosted on the campus of the higher seeded team. The NEC started fielding men's soccer games in 1985 and started a conference tournament in 1989, Fairleigh Dickinson won the inaugural championship.
Fairleigh Dickinson and St. Francis Brooklyn, the latter of which shut down its athletic program after the 2022 season, have won the most titles with nine (9). Fairleigh Dickinson holds the longest consecutive championship streak (4, 2000–03), followed by Monmouth (3, 2009–11). Participation of NEC Tournament Champions in the NCAA tournament has led to an overall record of 11–20, with Fairleigh Dickinson accounting for 7 wins followed by Central Connecticut and Monmouth with 2 wins apiece.