2023 ACC men's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 12 | ||||
Matches | 11 | ||||
Attendance | 17,735 | ||||
Site | Campus Sites Sahlen's Stadium Cary, North Carolina | ||||
Champions | Clemson (5th title) | ||||
Winning coach | Mike Noonan (3rd title) | ||||
MVP | Ousmane Sylla (Clemson) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPNU (Final), ACC Network | ||||
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No. 15 Wake Forest + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Clemson ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Syracuse + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Louisville + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 2 Notre Dame + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Virginia + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Duke+ | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 North Carolina + | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh + | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: The ACC |
The 2023 ACC men's soccer tournament was the 37th edition of the ACC men's soccer tournament. The tournament decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The final was played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina.[1][2]
Syracuse are the defending tournament champions.[3]
Syracuse was unable to defend their title as they fell to North Carolina in the Semifinals. Three of the top four seeds lost in the Quarterfinals, with fourth seed Clemson being the only top four seed to win. Clemson would go on to win the title, defeating North Carolina in the Final on penalties. The title was Clemson's fifth overall and second in four years. It was head coach Mike Noonan's third title as coach.[4]
Qualification
All twelve teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The winners of each division, Atlantic and Coastal, were seeds 1 and 2. The top 4 seeds received first round byes and hosted the winner of a first-round game. The remaining 10 teams in the conference were seeded according to points awarded in conference matches. All rounds, with the exception of the final were held at the higher seed's home field. Seeding is determined by regular season conference record.[5] The seeding for the tournament was determined on the final day of conference play, October 27. A tiebreaker was required between North Carolina and Pittsburgh for the seventh and eighth seeds as both teams finished with 2–3–3 conference records. The regular season meeting between the two teams finished in a 0–0 tie, so the next tiebreaker of goal differential in conference games was used. North Carolina had a 0 goal differential, while Pittsburgh had a -4 goal differential. Therefore, North Carolina was the seventh seed, and Pittsburgh was the eighth seed.[6]
Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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1 | Notre Dame | 6–0–2 | 20 |
2 | Wake Forest* | 4–1–3 | 15* |
3 | Virginia* | 5–2–1 | 16* |
4 | Clemson | 4–2–2 | 14 |
5 | Duke | 4–3–1 | 13 |
6 | Syracuse | 2–1–5 | 11 |
7 | North Carolina | 2–3–3 | 9 |
8 | Pittsburgh | 2–3–3 | 9 |
9 | Louisville | 2–4–2 | 8 |
10 | Virginia Tech | 2–5–1 | 7 |
11 | NC State | 1–5–2 | 5 |
12 | Boston College | 0–5–3 | 3 |
(*: division winners are automatically given the top two seeds).[5]
Bracket
*Note: Home team listed first. Rankings shown are ACC Tournament Seeds.[7]
First Round November 1 ACCN & ACCNX | Quarterfinals November 5 ACCN | Semifinals November 8 ACCN | Final November 12 ESPNU | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Notre Dame | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 9 | Louisville | 4 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Louisville (a.e.t.) | 2 | 9 | Louisville | 1 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Clemson | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Clemson (pen.) | 3 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Duke | 3 | 5 | Duke | 3 (1) | ||||||||||||||
12 | Boston College | 2 | 4 | Clemson (pen.) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||
7 | North Carolina | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Virginia | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | Syracuse (pen.) | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||
11 | NC State | 0 | 6 | Syracuse | 1 | ||||||||||||||
7 | North Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Wake Forest | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | North Carolina | 4 | 7 | North Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||
10 | Virginia Tech | 1 |
Matches
First round
November 1, 2023 | #6 Syracuse | 5–0 | #11 NC State | Syracuse, NY |
6:00 p.m. EDT |
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Box Score |
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Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium Referee: Matthew Thompson Assistant referees: Democratis Pashalidis Benjamin Eisenhunt Fourth official: Stephanie Serrano |
November 1, 2023 | #5 Duke | 3–2 | #12 Boston College | Durham, NC |
6:00 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 435 Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Daniel Kappler Jude Carr Fourth official: Mark Deblois |
November 1, 2023 | #7 North Carolina | 4–1 | #10 Virginia Tech | Chapel Hill, NC |
6:00 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: Dorrance Field Attendance: 991 Referee: Christopher Grabas Assistant referees: Dallas Rosier Michael Donovan Fourth official: Hudson Owens |
November 1, 2023 | #8 Pittsburgh | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #9 Louisville | Pittsburgh, PA |
8:00 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: Ambrose Urbanic Field Attendance: 717 Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: Kerven Moon John Safar Fourth official: Jason Caruso |
Quarterfinals
November 5, 2023 | #3 Virginia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | #6 Syracuse | Charlottesville, VA |
2:00 p.m. EST |
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Box Score |
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Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 2,106 Referee: Karl Kummer Assistant referees: Anthony Wolford Robert Velbis Fourth official: Hicham El Bariqi |
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November 5, 2023 | #2 Wake Forest | 0–1 | #7 North Carolina | Winston-Salem, NC |
4:00 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 2,958 Referee: John McCloskey Assistant referees: Jude Carr Kevin Uitto Fourth official: Kevin Maurer |
November 5, 2023 | #4 Clemson | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | #5 Duke | Clemson, SC |
6:00 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 2,061 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Chris Zuerner Fourth official: Ralph Polson |
Penalties | ||||
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November 5, 2023 | #1 Notre Dame | 3–4 | #9 Louisville | Notre Dame, IN |
8:00 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 794 Referee: JC Griggs Assistant referees: Steve Besk Carlos Leyva Fourth official: Tony DeLois |
Semifinals
November 8, 2023 | #6 Syracuse | 1–3 | #7 North Carolina | Syracuse, NY |
6:00 p.m. EST | Gabriel Mikina 42' Noah Singelmann 45' Nicholas Kaloukian 56' Jeorgio Kocevski 58' |
Report | Martin Vician 7', 70' Sam Williams 9' Matt Edwards 22' Daniel Kutsch 37' Ahmad Al Qaq 73' |
Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,570 Referee: Stephen Foster Assistant referees: Christopher Borncamp Benjamin Eisenhut Fourth official: Matthew Altman |
November 8, 2023 | #4 Clemson | 5–1 | #9 Louisville | Clemson, SC |
8:00 p.m. EST | Remi Okunlola 7' Tyler Trimnal 25' Ousmane Sylla 31', 36' Isaiah Easley 68' Gael Gibert 71' Will Cain 86' |
Report | Gage Guerra 19' Parker Forbes 24' Brandon McManus 76' Bryce LeBel 90' Josh Jones 90' |
Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 3,785 Referee: Mike Stutt Assistant referees: Jarred Mosher Kevin Huet Fourth official: Brandon Marion |
Final
November 12, 2023 | #4 Clemson | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | #7 North Carolina | Cary, NC |
12:00 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,318 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov Assistant referees: Ankur Singh Justin Howard Fourth official: Michael Lavergne |
Penalties | ||||
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 46 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 4.18 goals per match.
3 goals
- Ousmane Sylla – Clemson
- Sander Roed – Louisville
2 goals
- Tyler Trimnal – Clemson
- Ulfur Bjornsson – Duke
- Ernest Bawa – North Carolina
- Quenzi Huerman – North Carolina
- Martin Vician – North Carolina
- Bryce Boneau – Notre Dame
- Daniel Diaz Bonilla – Syracuse
1 goal
- Christian Bejar – Boston College
- Daniel Klaric – Boston College
- Isaiah Easley – Clemson
- Gael Gibert – Clemson
- Alex Meinhard – Clemson
- Remi Okunlola – Clemson
- Forster Ajago – Duke
- Antino Lopez – Duke
- Ruben Mesalles – Duke
- Gage Guerra – Louisville
- Damien Barker John – Louisville
- Josh Jones – Louisville
- Mason Tatafu – Louisville
- Ahmad Al-Qaq – North Carolina
- Charlie Harper – North Carolina
- Daniel Kutsch – North Carolina
- Kyle Genenbacher – Notre Dame
- Joao Souza – Pittsburgh
- Felipe D'Agostini – Syracuse
- Jackson Glenn – Syracuse
- Nicholas Kaloukian – Syracuse
- Mateo Leveque – Syracuse
- Gabriel Mikina – Syracuse
- Leo Afonso – Virginia
- Misei Yoshizawa – Virginia Tech
1 own goal
- Clemson (vs Duke)
All-Tournament team
Player | Team |
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2023 ACC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[8] | |
Ousmane Sylla | Clemson |
Gael Gerbet | |
Joran Gerbet | |
Alex Meinhard | |
Quenzi Huerman | North Carolina |
Martin Vician | |
Til Zinnhardt | |
Sander Roed | Louisville |
Alex Svetanoff | |
Daniel Diaz Bonilla | Syracuse |
Buster Sjoberg |
MVP in Bold
References
- ↑ "2023 Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ↑ "Sites and Dates Announced for 2023 ACC Fall Championships". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ↑ "2022 ACC Men's Soccer Recordbook" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ↑ Turri, Alex (November 12, 2023). "Clemson wins the 2023 ACC Championship over North Carolina in penalty kicks". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- 1 2 "ACCMSoccerChampSeedingLanguage (PDF) – Atlantic Coast Conference" (PDF). theacc.com. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ "2023 ACC Men's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 ACC Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Clemson Wins 2023 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.