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 | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 12 | ||||
Matches | 11 | ||||
Site | Sahlen's Stadium (Final) Cary, North Carolina (Final) | ||||
Champions | Virginia (11th title) | ||||
Winning coach | George Gelnovatch (5th title) | ||||
MVP | Henry Kessler (Virginia) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPNU (Final), ACC Network Extra (all other rounds) | ||||
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Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Clemson + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 18 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Wake Forest + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Louisville + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 2 Virginia ‡ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 21 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame + | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Virginia Tech + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 117 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli 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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 766 Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: Aaron Gallagher Justin Howard Fourth official: Daniel Kanakanui |
Penalties | ||||
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November 6 | #5 NC State | 2–1 | #12 Duke | Raleigh, NC |
2:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dial Soccer Stadium Attendance: 377 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez Assistant referees: Patrick Schmidt Kevin Maurer Fourth official: Daniel Kappler |
November 6 | #6 Louisville | 0–2 | #11 Virginia Tech | Louisville, KY |
4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 255 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov Assistant referees: Jacob Johnson Chad Collins Fourth official: Reiss Baxter |
Quarterfinals
November 10 | #2 Virginia | 2–1 | #10 Syracuse | Charlottesville, VA |
1:00 p.m. EST | Report |
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Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 1,525 Referee: Jaime Herrera Assistant referees: Brian Odenwald 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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ambrose Urbanic Field Attendance: 1,010 Referee: Charles Murphy Assistant referees: Jason Caruso 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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 2,009 Referee: Mike Stutt Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto Rafael Baptista Fourth official: John Hieb |
Penalties | ||||
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November 10 | #1 Clemson | 3–0 | #8 Notre Dame | Clemson, SC |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 1,703 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer Assistant referees: Tarik Veledar Kevin Huet Fourth official: Brian Todd |
Semifinals
November 13 | #2 Virginia | 1–0 | #3 Wake Forest | Charlottesville, VA |
4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 586 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Mark Remsa Rick Rogers Fourth official: Neil Morrissette |
November 13 | #1 Clemson | 1–0 | #4 Pittsburgh | Clemson, SC |
6:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 1,573 Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: Larry Pachon A. Zhelyazkov Fourth official: Richonne Clark |
Finals
November 17 | #1 Clemson | 1–3 | #2 Virginia | Cary, NC |
12:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 1,330 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez Assistant referees: Tarik Veledar Chris Zuerner Fourth official: Justin Frear |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 2 Goals
- James Brighton – Clemson
- Nathaniel Crofts – Virginia
- Edward Kizza – Pittsburgh
- Daniel Pereira – Virginia Tech
- 1 Goal
- Robin Afamefuna – Virginia
- Luther Archimède – Syracuse
- Ian Aschieris – Notre Dame
- George Asomani – NC State
- Joe Bell – Virginia
- Joey DeZart – Wake Forest
- Pepe Garcia – NC State
- Axel Gunnarsson – Virginia
- Cabrel Happi Kamseu – Virginia
- Kyle Holcomb – Wake Forest
- Jon Ingason – Virginia Tech
- James Kasak – Virginia Tech
- Philip Mayaka – Clemson
- Malick Mbaye – Clemson
- Kuda Muskwe – NC State
- Daniele Proch – Duke
- Mohamed Seye – Clemson
- Stefan Sigurdarson – Boston College
- Own Goals
- Boston College (team) against Notre Dame
All-Tournament team
Player | Team |
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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
- "2019-20 ACC Championship Dates and Sites Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 30, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- "2019 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- Coons, Kip (November 11, 2018). "Louisville beats UNC in ACC men's soccer championship game". newsobserver.com. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- Hudtloff, Marty (November 17, 2019). "UVA Men's Soccer Wins ACC Championship, Defeats Clemson 3-1". nbc29.com. NBC29. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- "2019 ACC Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- "Virginia Wins 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.