The Ivy League women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Ivy League. The tournament was held from 1978 to 1981 before being discontinued. The tournament was revived in 2023.[1] It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[2] The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship.
| Ivy League women's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference soccer championship | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Stevenson Field |
| Current location | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Played | 1978–1981, 2023–present |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | Harvard |
| Most championships | Harvard (4) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+ |
| Official website | ivyleauge.com/wsoc |
Champions edit
Key edit
| (2) | Title number |
| * | Match went to extra time |
| † | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
| Bold | Winning team won regular season |
By year edit
Source:[3]
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Site | MVP | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Harvard (1) | 3–0 | Brown | Stevenson Field • Providence, Rhode Island | ||
| 1979 | Harvard (2) | 5–1 | Brown | Ohiri Field • Cambridge, Massachusetts | ||
| 1980 | Brown (1) | 2–0*(OT) | Princeton | Reese Stadium • New Haven, Connecticut | ||
| 1981 | Harvard (3) | 4–3*(OT) | Brown | Roberts Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey | ||
| 2023 | Harvard (4) | 3–0 | Columbia | Stevenson Field • Providence, Rhode Island | Josefine Hasbo (Harvard) | [4][5] |
By school edit
Source:[3]
| School | Apps. | W | L | T | PCT | Finals | Championships | Title Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 4 | 1 | 1980 |
| Columbia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Cornell | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Dartmouth | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Harvard | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 4 | 4 | 1978, 1979, 1981, 2023 |
| Penn | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Princeton | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Yale | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | — |
Regular Season Champions edit
Prior to the creation of the tournament, the Ivy League determined champions by regular season records.[3]
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Princeton/Brown |
| 1983 | Brown |
| 1984 | Brown |
| 1985 | Brown |
| 1986 | Brown |
| 1987 | Brown/Cornell |
| 1988 | Brown |
| 1989 | Brown |
| 1990 | Brown |
| 1991 | Cornell/Dartmouth |
| 1992 | Brown/Yale |
| 1993 | Dartmouth |
| 1994 | Brown |
| 1995 | Harvard |
| 1996 | Harvard |
| 1997 | Harvard |
| 1998 | Dartmouth |
| 1999 | Harvard |
| 2000 | Dartmouth/Princeton |
| 2001 | Dartmouth/Penn/Princeton |
| 2002 | Princeton |
| 2003 | Dartmouth |
| 2004 | Princeton |
| 2005 | Yale |
| 2006 | Columbia |
| 2007 | Penn |
| 2008 | Harvard/Princeton |
| 2009 | Harvard |
| 2010 | Penn |
| 2011 | Harvard |
| 2012 | Princeton |
| 2013 | Harvard |
| 2014 | Harvard |
| 2015 | Princeton |
| 2016 | Harvard |
| 2017 | Princeton |
| 2018 | Penn/Princeton |
| 2019 | Brown |
| 2020 | None due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 2021 | Brown |
| 2022 | Brown |
By School edit
| School | Number of Titles | First Title | Last Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | 15 | 1980 | 2022 |
| Columbia | 1 | 2006 | |
| Cornell | 2 | 1987 | 1991 |
| Dartmouth | 6 | 1991 | 2003 |
| Harvard | 13 | 1978 | 2016 |
| Penn | 4 | 2001 | 2018 |
| Princeton | 10 | 1982 | 2018 |
| Yale | 2 | 1992 | 2005 |
References edit
- ^ "2023-24 Dates & Sites". ivyleague.com. Ivy League. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Tournament Tiebreakers". ivyleague.com. Ivy League. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Ivy Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). ivyleague.com. Ivy League. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Ivy League Women's Soccer Tournament". ivyleague.com. Ivy League. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ Koch, Bill (November 3, 2023). "It's a fall tradition, Brown women's soccer team charges into postseason". The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 22, 2023.