Big West Conference men's soccer tournament
Collegiate soccer tournament
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The Big West men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Big West Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 2008. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship.
| Big West Conference men's soccer tournament | |
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| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) |
| Played | 2008–present |
| Last contest | 2025 |
| Current champion | UC Irvine (6th title) |
| Most championships | UC Irvine (6) |
| TV partner | ESPN+ |
| Official website | bigwest.org/msoc |
UC Irvine is the most winning team with 6 titles.
Champions
The following is a list of Big West Conference tournament winners:
Finals
- Key
- (1) – Title number
- a.e.t. – Match went to extra time
- p – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
- – Winning team won regular season
Year by year
Source:[1]
| Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2008 | UC Irvine (1) | 4–2 | UC Santa Barbara | Anteater Stadium • Irvine, CA |  Andrew Fontein, UC Irvine |
2 | 2009 | UC Irvine (2) | 4–1 | UC Santa Barbara | Anteater Stadium • Irvine, CA | Carlos Aguilar, UC Irvine |
3 | 2010 | UC Santa Barbara (1) | 3–1 | Cal State Fullerton | Harder Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA | Luis Silva, UCSB |
4 | 2011 | UC Irvine (3) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
UC Santa Barbara | Anteater Stadium • Irvine, CA | Miguel Ibarra, UC Irvine |
5 | 2012 | Cal State Northridge (1) | 1–0 | UC Davis | Aggie Field • Davis, CA |  Sagi Lev-Ari, CSUN |
6 | 2013 | UC Irvine (4) | 1–0 | Cal State Northridge | Anteater Stadium • Irvine, CA | Enrique Cardenas, UC Irvine |
7 | 2014 | Cal State Fullerton (1) | 0–0 (3–2 p) |
UC Irvine | Anteater Stadium • Irvine, CA | Jeff Salt, CSU Fullerton |
8 | 2015 | Cal State Fullerton (2) | 1–0 | UC Santa Barbara | Harder Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA | David Rodriguez, CSU |
9 | 2016 | Cal State Northridge (2) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
Cal State Fullerton | Matador Soccer Field • Northridge, CA | Kevin Marquez, CSUN |
10 | 2017 | Cal State Fullerton (3) | 0–0 (4–3 p) |
UC Davis | Aggie Field • Davis, CA |  Paul-Andre Guerin, UC Davis |
11 | 2018 | UC Riverside (1) | 0–0 (4–2 p) |
UC Davis | UC Soccer Stadium • Riverside, CA | Daniel Aguiree, UC Riverside |
12 | 2019 | UC Davis (1) | 2–0 | UC Santa Barbara | Aggie Field • Davis, CA | Adam Mickelson, UC Davis |
– | 2020 | (Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) | ||||
13 | 2021 | UC Santa Barbara (1) | 4–0 | UC Irvine | Harder Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA |  Finn McBride, UCSB |
14 | 2022 | UC Riverside (1) | 1-0 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Soccer Stadium • Riverside, CA | Carlos Gonzalez, UC Riverside |
15 | 2023 | UC Irvine (5) | 0–0 (8–7 p) |
UC Davis | Anteater Stadium • Irvine, CA | Oscar Cervantes, UC Irvine |
16 | 2024 | UC Davis (2) | 2–0 | UC Santa Barbara | Harder Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA | Cason Goodman, UC Davis |
17 | 2025 | UC Irvine (6) | 2–1 | UC Santa Barbara | Harder Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA | Nolan DiCenzo, UC Irvine |
Performance by school
Most championships
Source:[2]
| School | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 6 | 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2023, 2025 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 3 | 2014, 2015, 2017 |
| Cal State Northridge | 2 | 2012, 2016 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 2 | 2010, 2021 |
| UC Riverside | 2 | 2018, 2022 |
| UC Davis | 2 |
2019, 2024 |
| Total (all schools) | 17 |
