The 2021 MAAC men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from November 7 through November 14, 2021. The seven-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting matches. The host for the matches was determined by seeding from regular season play. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Monmouth were the defending champions and were unable to defend their title, losing to Marist in the semifinals.[1] Marist went on to win the Championship, defeating Rider in a penalty shoot-out in the final.[2] This is Marist's fourth overall tournament win and first since 2005. The title is also the first for head coach Matt Viggiano.[3] As tournament champions, Marist earned the MAAC's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
Seeding
The top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seed as Rider and Fairfield each finished with a 5–4–1 conference record. Rider earned the fifth seed by virtue of their 4–3 victory over Fairfield on October 20.[4]
Stadium: Jaroschak Field Attendance: 500 Referee: Victor Borges Assistant referees: Lev Dashev Assistant referees: Cory Pedalino Fourth official: Ernest Zielinksi
Stadium: Leonidoff Field Attendance: 1,342 Referee: Tony Russo Assistant referees: Colby Johnson Assistant referees: Daniel Rego Fourth official: Daniel Aloi
Stadium: Leonidoff Field Attendance: 700 Referee: Lorant Varga Assistant referees: David Breckner Assistant referees: Daniel Aloi Fourth official: Victor Borges
Stadium: Ben Cohen Field Attendance: 205 Referee: Mike De Felice Assistant referees: Pete Mandell Assistant referees: Cory Pedalino Fourth official: Larry Urwiler
Stadium: Leonidoff Field Attendance: 773 Referee: Lorant Varga Assistant referees: David Breckner Assistant referees: Lev Dashev Fourth official: Victor Borges