2019 ACC men's soccer tournament

The 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer tournament was the 33rd edition of the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The final was played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, NC.[1][2]

2019 ACC men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
Matches11
SiteSahlen's Stadium (Final)
Cary, North Carolina (Final)
ChampionsVirginia (11th title)
Winning coachGeorge Gelnovatch (5th title)
MVPUnited States Henry Kessler (Virginia)
BroadcastESPNU (Final), ACC Network Extra (all other rounds)
ACC men's soccer tournament
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2019 ACC men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson + 6 1 118 2 2
No. 3 Wake Forest + 6 2 016 5 2
NC State + 3 4 19 7 3
No. 20 Louisville + 3 4 110 8 2
Boston College + 2 4 29 6 3
Syracuse + 2 4 28 7 4
Coastal
No. 2 Virginia6 1 121 1 2
Pittsburgh + 4 3 110 8 2
Notre Dame + 3 5 010 8 1
North Carolina 3 5 07 8 3
No. 13 Virginia Tech + 2 4 210 6 3
Duke 2 5 17 9 2
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The defending champions were the Louisville Cardinals.[3] Louisville was unable to defend its crown, losing to Virginia Tech in the first round. The Virginia Cavaliers claimed their eleventh title by beating Clemson in the final.[4]

Qualification

All twelve teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The top 4 seeds received first round byes and hosted the winner of a first round game. 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.

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Clemson 6–1–1 19
2 Virginia 6–1–1 19
3 Wake Forest 6–2–0 18
4 Pittsburgh 4–3–1 13
5 NC State 3–4–1 10
6 Louisville 3–4–1 10
7 North Carolina 3–5–0 9
8 Notre Dame 3–5–0 9
9 Boston College 2–4–2 8
10 Syracuse 2–4–2 8
11 Virginia Tech 2–4–2 8
12 Duke 2–5–1 7

Bracket

*Note: Home team listed first. Rankings shown are ACC Tournament Seeds. [5]

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
#1 Clemson 3
#8 Notre Dame 22OT #8 Notre Dame 0
#9 Boston College 1 #1 Clemson 1
#4 Pittsburgh 0
#4 Pittsburgh 2(OT)
#5 NC State 2 #5 NC State 1
#12 Duke 1 #1 Clemson 1
#2 Virginia 3
#3 Wake Forest 2 (6)
#6 Louisville 0 #11 Virginia Tech 2 (5)
#11 Virginia Tech 2 #3 Wake Forest 0
#2 Virginia 1
#2 Virginia 2
#7 North Carolina 0 (3) #10 Syracuse 1
#10 Syracuse 0 (5)

Schedule

First round

November 5 #8 Notre Dame 2–1 (a.e.t.) #9 Boston College South Bend, IN
2:00 p.m. EST
  • Ian Aschieris 61'
  • Senan Farrelly Yellow card 70'
  • BC Own Goal gold-colored soccer ball 101'  (o.g.)
Report
  • 23' Stefan Sigurdarson
  • Yellow card 37' Lasse Lehmann
  • Yellow card 39' Beto Luna
  • Yellow card 89' Kristofer Konradsson
Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 117
Referee: David Erbacher
Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli
Assistant referees: Carlos Leyva
Fourth official: Frank Pizana
November 5 #7 North Carolina 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
#10 Syracuse Chapel Hill, NC
4:00 p.m. EST Report
Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 766
Referee: Nikola Aleksic
Assistant referees: Aaron Gallagher
Assistant referees: Justin Howard
Fourth official: Daniel Kanakanui
Penalties
November 6 #5 NC State 2–1 #12 Duke Raleigh, NC
2:00 p.m. EST
  • Pepe Garcia 5', Yellow card 78'
  • Ivy Brisma Yellow card 6'
  • Kuda Muskwe 22', Yellow card 41'
  • George Asomani Yellow card 67'
Report Stadium: Dial Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 377
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Patrick Schmidt
Assistant referees: Kevin Maurer
Fourth official: Daniel Kappler
November 6 #6 Louisville 0–2 #11 Virginia Tech Louisville, KY
4:00 p.m. EST
  • Cameron Wheeler Yellow card 27'
  • William Portman Red card 86'
Report
Stadium: Lynn Stadium
Attendance: 255
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
Assistant referees: Jacob Johnson
Assistant referees: Chad Collins
Fourth official: Reiss Baxter

Quarterfinals

November 10 #2 Virginia 2–1 #10 Syracuse Charlottesville, VA
1:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 1,525
Referee: Jaime Herrera
Assistant referees: Brian Odenwald
Assistant referees: Michael Donovan
Fourth official: Kevin Allen
November 10 #4 Pittsburgh 2–1 (a.e.t.) #5 NC State Pittsburgh, PA
3:00 p.m. EST
Report
Stadium: Ambrose Urbanic Field
Attendance: 1,010
Referee: Charles Murphy
Assistant referees: Jason Caruso
Assistant referees: Ankur Singh
Fourth official: Carmen Serbio
November 10 #3 Wake Forest 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
#11 Virginia Tech Winston-Salem, NC
5:00 p.m. EST
Report
Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 2,009
Referee: Mike Stutt
Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto
Assistant referees: Rafael Baptista
Fourth official: John Hieb
Penalties
November 10 #1 Clemson 3–0 #8 Notre Dame Clemson, SC
7:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Riggs Field
Attendance: 1,703
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
Assistant referees: Tarik Veledar
Assistant referees: Kevin Huet
Fourth official: Brian Todd

Semifinals

November 13 #2 Virginia 1–0 #3 Wake Forest Charlottesville, VA
4:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 586
Referee: David Erbacher
Assistant referees: Mark Remsa
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Fourth official: Neil Morrissette
November 13 #1 Clemson 1–0 #4 Pittsburgh Clemson, SC
6:00 p.m. EST
Report
Stadium: Riggs Field
Attendance: 1,573
Referee: Nikola Aleksic
Assistant referees: Larry Pachon
Assistant referees: A. Zhelyazkov
Fourth official: Richonne Clark

Finals

November 17 #1 Clemson 1–3 #2 Virginia Cary, NC
12:00 p.m. EST
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 1,330
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Tarik Veledar
Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner
Fourth official: Justin Frear

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
1 Goal
Own Goals
  • Boston College (team) against Notre Dame

All-Tournament team

PlayerTeam
ACC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament team[6]
Nathaniel Crofts Virginia
Bret Halsey
Cabrel Happi Kamseu
Henry Kessler
James Brighton Clemson
Tanner Dieterich
Philip Mayaka
Edward Kizza Pittsburgh
Arturo Ordoñez
Michael DeShields Wake Forest
Joey DeZart

MVP in Bold

See also

References

  1. "2019-20 ACC Championship Dates and Sites Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 30, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. "2019 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  3. Coons, Kip (November 11, 2018). "Louisville beats UNC in ACC men's soccer championship game". newsobserver.com. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  4. Hudtloff, Marty (November 17, 2019). "UVA Men's Soccer Wins ACC Championship, Defeats Clemson 3-1". nbc29.com. NBC29. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. "2019 ACC Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  6. "Virginia Wins 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
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