2016 Northeast Conference men's soccer season
The 2016 Northeast Conference men's soccer season was the 36th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds are the defending regular season and tournament champions.
St. Francis Brooklyn won the Regular Season Championship by going 6-0-1 in conference play and won the Tournament Championship by defeating Sacred Heart and Saint Francis. St. Francis Brooklyn will play against Dartmouth in the NCAA Tournament.
Changes from 2015
- None
Teams
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Head Coach | Seasons at School | Record at School |
| Bryant Bulldogs | Smithfield, Rhode Island | Bulldog Stadium | Seamus Purcell | 20 | ||
| Central Connecticut Blue Devils | New Britain, Connecticut | CCSU Soccer Field | Shaun Green | 31 | ||
| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | Florham Park, New Jersey | FDU Stadium | Seth Roland | 18 | ||
| LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds | Brooklyn, New York | LIU Field | TJ Kostecky | 17 | ||
| Robert Morris Colonials | Moon Township, Pennsylvania | North Athletic Complex | Bill Denniston | 20 | ||
| Sacred Heart Pioneers | Fairfield, Connecticut | Campus Field | Joe Barroso | 11 | ||
| St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers | Brooklyn, New York | Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 | Tom Giovatto | 9 | ||
| Saint Francis Red Flash | Loretto, Pennsylvania | DeGol Field | Paulo Neto | 1 |
Notes:
- All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
- Year at school includes 2016 season.
- Overall and NEC records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the season.
Preseason
Rankings
first place votesRegular season
Player of the week
Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named a player of the week and a freshmen of the week each Monday.| Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week |
| 1 | Djiby Sarr, SFBK | Giuseppe Barone, LIU |
| 2 | Marcus Rojas, SFU | Sebastian Ferreira, FDU |
| 3 | Nicco Mastrangelo, SFU | Marius Koss, LIU |
| 4 | Simen Hestnes, LIU | Faouzi Taieb, SFBK |
| 5 | Yussuf Olajide, SFBK | Robert Strain, SHU |
| 6 | Romario Guscott, LIU | Giuseppe Barone, LIU |
| 7 | Dominick Falanga, SFBK | Oliver Larente, BU |
| 8 | Salvatore Barone, SFBK | David Bokumabi, FDU |
| 9 | Naeem Charles, LIU | Giuseppe Barone, LIU Oliver Larente, BU |
| 10 | Rasmus Hansen, LIU Francis de Vries, SFU | Hadynho Sarr, SHU |
| 11 | Shaquille Saunchez, SHU | Robert Strain, SHU |
Rankings
NSCAA national
| 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 | |
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| Robert Morris | ||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | ||||||||||||||
| St. Francis Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis |
NSCAA northeast region
| Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | |
| Bryant | ||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | ||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | ||||||||||||
| LIU Brooklyn | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Robert Morris | ||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | ||||||||||||
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Saint Francis | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Results
All-NEC awards and teams
Postseason
NEC Tournament
The 2016 Northeast Conference men's soccer tournament was held at Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, NY, the home of St. Francis Brooklyn. The semifinals took place on November 11 and the championship on November 13.NCAA Tournament
| Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| 1 | St. Francis Brooklyn | L, 0–1 vs. Dartmouth | - |