The 2016 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season was the 15th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The Hartwick Hawks are both the defending regular season and conference tournament champions.
Changes from 2015
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are joining the conference after previously being part of the Big South Conference. The NJIT Highlanders, an associate member, are moving to the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Appalachian State Mountaineers Boone, North Carolina ASU Soccer Stadium Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Conway, South Carolina CCU Soccer Field Georgia Southern Eagles Statesboro, Georgia Erk Russell Athletic Park Georgia State Panthers Atlanta, Georgia GSU Soccer Complex Hartwick Hawks Oneonta, New York Elmore Field Howard Bison Washington, D.C. Greene Stadium Arkansas State, Arkansas–Little Rock, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, South Alabama, Texas State, UTA and Troy do not sponsor men's soccer. Hartwick and Howard are associated members.
Regular season
Results
Team/opponent ASUCCUGSUGSOHARHOW Appalachian State Mountaineers 1–2 0–1 2–0 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 2–1 0–0 2–0 Georgia State Panthers 1–3 4–0 Georgia Southern Eagles 3–1 2–1 Hartwick Hawks 1–0 1–0 3–0 Howard Bison 1–3 2–0
Rankings
+ Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week
Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Final Appalachian State C Coastal Carolina C 21 RV NR Georgia State C Georgia Southern C Hartwick C Howard C
Postseason
Sun Belt Tournament
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 4 Coastal CarolinaW, 2–1 vs. Radford – (Conway)L, 0–2 vs. Wake Forest – (Winston-Salem)
All-Sun Belt awards and teams
2016 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearHannes Burmeister, Georgia StateOffensive Player of the YearHannes Burmeister, Georgia StateDefensive Player of the YearEmil Laursen, Georgia SouthernNewcomer of the YearNick Hague, Georgia StateFreshman of the Year Kyle Clinton, Georgia StateHamish Ritchie, HartwickCoach of the YearJohn Murphy, Georgia Southern
2016 Sun Belt Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Second TeamStephen Chapman, Frantzdy Pierrot, Blake Wilson, Hannes Burmeister, Max Hemmings, Johnny McBeth, Einar Einarsson, Emil Laursen, Kyle Clinton, Elliott Bentley, Yannic Horn, Martin Melchor, Frank Rosenwald, Mike Rood, Sander Wang, Nick Wells, Jack Donaldson, Hamish Ritchie, Elis Bjornsson, Ryan Reid, Liam Fitzsimmons, Braulio Linares-Ortiz,
Key
ASU = Applachain State CCU = Coastal Carolina GSTA = Georgia State GSOU = Georgia Southern HART = Hartwick HOW = Howard Fr. = Freshman So. = Sophomore Jr. = Junior Sr. = Senior Gr. = Graduate GK = Goalkeeper DF = Defender MF = Midfielder FW = Forward
See also 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season 2016 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament 2016 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer season
References