2020 West Coast Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationFebruary 28 – April 11, 2021
Number of teams10
2021 MLS SuperDraft
Regular Season
Season championsPortland
  Runners-upPacific
2020 West Coast Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17Loyola Marymount† 5 –0 –26 –0 –3
Saint Mary's 4 –2 –16 –2 –1
Santa Clara 4 –3 –04 –4 –0
San Francisco 3 –2 –24 –4 –2
San Diego 3 –2 –23 –3 –2
Portland 1 –3 –32 –4 –3
Pacific 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
Gonzaga 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2020 West Coast Conference men's soccer season is the 33rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season, originally scheduled to begin on August 30, 2020, and conclude on November 6, 2020, was postponed to spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, the season will begin on February 3, 2021, and conclude on April 11, 2021. The first set of conference games are scheduled for February 28, 2021.

The defending champions are the Saint Mary's Gaels who won the regular season last year (the conference does not host a tournament).

Previous season

The 2019 season began on August 29, 2019, and concluded on November 12, 2019. Saint Mary's won the regular season, and earned the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. Loyola Marymount, the WCC runners-up, earned an at-large bid into the tournament. Saint Mary's earned a first-round bye, and was seeded 12th-overall in the tournament while Loyola Marymount entered in the first round. Loyola Marymount hosted Seattle in the first round and lost 1–3. Saint Mary's hosted UCSB in the second round and lost 0–4.

Anders Engebretsen and Miguel Berry were named Co-Players of the Year for the conference. Filippo Zattarin won the Defensive Player of the Year Award. Remi Prieur was named Goalkeeper of the Year; Noel Caliskan was named Rookie of the Year, and finally, Adam Cooper was named Coach of the Year.

Miguel Berry was selected by Columbus Crew with the 7th overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. Chicago Fire drafted Jonathan Jimenez in the first round with the 26th overall pick. Rey Ortiz, Remi Prieur, and Anders Engebretsen were drafted in the Draft.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Gonzaga Bulldogs Spokane, Washington Gonzaga Soccer Field 1,500
Loyola Marymount Lions Los Angeles, California Sullivan Field 2,000
Portland Pilots Portland, Oregon Merlo Field 5,120
Saint Mary's Gaels Moraga, California Saint Mary's Stadium 4,500
San Diego Toreros San Diego, California Torero Stadium 6,000
San Francisco Dons San Francisco, California Negoesco Stadium 3,000
Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara, California Stevens Stadium 7,000

Head coaches

As of the 2019 season
Team Head coach Previous job Years at
school		 Overall record Record at
school		 WCC
record		 NCAA
Tournaments[1]		 NCAA
College Cups[1]		 NCAA
Titles[1]		 Ref.

Preseason

WCC Media Poll

To be announced.

All-WCC Preseason Team

To be announced.

Regular season

Weekly results

Legend
Index to colors and formatting
WCC member won
WCC member lost
WCC member tied
WCC teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Week 1 (Feb. 3 – Feb. 7)

To be determined.

Week 2 (Feb. 8 – Feb. 14)

To be determined.

Week 3 (Feb. 15 – Feb. 21)

To be determined.

Week 4 (Feb. 22 – Feb. 28)

To be determined.

Week 5 (Mar. 1 – Mar. 7)

To be determined.

Week 6 (Mar. 8 – Mar. 14)

To be determined.

Week 7 (Mar. 15 – Mar. 21)

To be determined.

Week 8 (Mar. 22 – Mar. 28)

To be determined.

Week 9 (Mar. 29 – Apr. 4)

To be determined.

Week 10 (Apr. 5 – Apr. 11)

To be determined.

Rankings

National

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  Pre Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Final
Gonzaga C
Loyola Marymount C
Pacific C
Portland C
Saint Mary's C
San Diego C
San Francisco C
Santa Clara C

Far West Regional

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
 Wk
1		Wk
2		Wk
3		Wk
4		Wk
5		Wk
6		Wk
7		Wk
8		Wk
9		Wk
10		Wk
11		Wk
12
Gonzaga C
Loyola Marymount C
Pacific C
Portland C
Saint Mary's C
San Diego C
San Francisco C
Santa Clara C

Postseason

NCAA Tournament

The WCC regular season winner will qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Other teams can still earn an at-large bid into the tournament.

Postseason awards and honors

2020 WCC Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Goalkeeper of the Year
Co-Coaches of the Year
Freshman of the Year
2020 WCC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Freshman Team

2021 MLS Draft

The 2021 MLS SuperDraft will be held on January 21, 2021.

Rnd. Pick Player Pos. Team School

Homegrown players

The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008,[2] every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.

To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year.[3] Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. ncaa.org. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ "MLS Draft 2013: Homegrown player initiative rises as draft declines". Sporting News. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  3. ↑ "MLS 2012 Roster Rules". Archived from the original on February 20, 2012.
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