2017 ACC men's soccer tournament
The 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer tournament was the 31st edition of the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The final was played at MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, SC[1]
2017 ACC men's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 12 | ||||
Matches | 11 | ||||
Attendance | 10,310 (937 per game) | ||||
Site | MUSC Health Stadium (Final) Charleston, SC (Final) | ||||
Champions | Wake Forest (3rd title) | ||||
Winning coach | Bobby Muuss (2nd title) | ||||
MVP | Andreu Cases Mundet (Wake Forest) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPNU (Final), ACC Network Extra (all other rounds) | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Wake Forest ‡ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 19 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Louisville + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Clemson + | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 North Carolina + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 17 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Duke + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Virginia + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Notre Dame + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech + | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
Qualification
All twelve teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The top 4 seeds receive first round byes and will host the winner of a first round game. All rounds, with the exception of the final are held at the higher seed's home field. Seeding is determined by regular season conference record. Ties are broken by overall winning percentage.
Seed | School | Conference | Points |
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1 | Wake Forest | 7–0–1 | 22 |
2 | North Carolina | 6–1–1 | 19 |
3 | Louisville | 5–2–1 | 16 |
4 | Duke | 4–3–1 | 14 |
5 | Clemson | 4–4–0 | 12 |
6 | Virginia | 3–2–3 | 12 |
7 | Notre Dame | 3–3–2 | 11 |
8 | NC State | 3–3–2 | 11 |
9 | Virginia Tech | 3–5–0 | 9 |
10 | Pittsburgh | 2–6–0 | 6 |
11 | Boston College | 1–6–1 | 4 |
12 | Syracuse | 0–6–2 | 2 |
Bracket
*Note: Home team listed first. Rankings shown are ACC Tournament Seeds.
First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Wake Forest | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | NC State | 0 | 9 | Virginia Tech | 0 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | Wake Forest | 2 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Clemson | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Duke | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Clemson | 2 (4) | 5 | Clemson | 1 | ||||||||||||||
12 | Syracuse | 2 (3) | 1 | Wake Forest | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||
6 | Virginia | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
3 | #3 Louisville | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Virginia | 4 | 6 | Virginia | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||
11 | Boston College | 0 | 6 | #6 Virginia | 2 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Notre Dame | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Notre Dame | 5 | 7 | Notre Dame | 2 | ||||||||||||||
10 | #Pittsburgh | 0 |
Schedule
First round
November 1 | #8 NC State | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #9 Virginia Tech | Raleigh, NC |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dail Soccer Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Mike Stutt |
November 1 | #5 Clemson | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | #12 Syracuse | Clemson, SC |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 1,348 Referee: Charles Murphy |
Penalties | ||||
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November 1 | #6 Virginia | 4–0 | #11 Boston College | Charlottesville, VA |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 536 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez |
November 1 | #7 Notre Dame | 5–0 | #10 Pittsburgh | Notre Dame, IN |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 128 Referee: Vito Testa |
Quarterfinals
November 5 | #1 Wake Forest | 3–0 | #9 Virginia Tech | Winston-Salem, NC |
1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 1,709 Referee: Carmen Serbio |
November 5 | #4 Duke | 0–1 | #5 Clemson | Durham, NC |
1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 468 Referee: John McCloskey |
November 5 | #3 Louisville | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | #6 Virginia | Louisville, KY |
1:00 p.m. EST | Report | Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 738 Referee: Vito Testa | ||
Penalties | ||||
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November 5 | #2 North Carolina | 1–2 | #7 Notre Dame | Cary, NC |
1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 395 Referee: John Brady |
Semifinals
November 8 | #1 Wake Forest | 2–1 | #5 Clemson | Winston-Salem, NC |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 1,872 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez |
November 8 | #6 Virginia | 2–1 | #7 Notre Dame | Charlottesville, VA |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 1,142 Referee: Mike Stutt |
Finals
November 12 | #1 Wake Forest | 0–0 (4–3 p) | #6 Virginia | Charleston, SC |
12:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1,174 Referee: Carmen Serbio |
Penalties | ||||
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Statistics
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Pablo Aguilar – Virginia
- Saul Chinchilla – Clemson
- Jeff Farina – Notre Dame
- Blake Townes – Notre Dame
- 1 goal
- Robin Afamefuna – Virginia
- Patrick Bunk-Andersen – Clemson
- Joe Bell – Virginia
- Diego Campos – Clemson
- Félicien Dumas – Notre Dame
- Omir Fernandez – Wake Forest
- Edward Opoku – Virginia
- Gaetan Roux – Virginia Tech
- Ema Twumasi – Wake Forest
- Alan Winn – North Carolina
- Own Goals
- Boston College (team) against Virginia
All-Tournament team
ACC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament team[2] | ||||||
Diego Campos, Clemson | ||||||
MVP in Bold |
See also
References
- "Field Set for 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- "Wake Forest Defends ACC Men's Soccer Title". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.