ACC men's soccer tournament

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The ACC men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The tournament has been held every year since 1987. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship.

ACC men's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
ACC Men's Soccer Tournament Logo
SportCollege soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Number of teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumSahlen's Stadium
Current locationCary, North Carolina
Played1987–present
Last contest2023
Current championClemson
Most championshipsVirginia (11)
TV partner(s)ESPN3, ESPNU
Official websitetheacc.com/msoc

Champions

Key

(2)Title number
*Match went to extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
BoldWinning team won regular season
^Winning team reached College Cup
Winning team lost national championship
Winning team won national championship

By year

Claudio Reyna was the 1991 ACC tournament MVP.
Ben Olsen was the 1997 ACC tournament MVP.
Zac MacMath won the ACC tournament MVP award in 2010.
YearChampionScoreRunner-upVenueTournament MVP
1987North Carolina4–3*NC StateDuke Soccer StadiumDurham, North CarolinaDerek Missimo (UNC)
1988Virginia2–1North CarolinaRiggs FieldClemson, South Carolinanone named
1989Wake Forest2–2†NC StateDuke Soccer StadiumDurham, North CarolinaNeil Covone (Wake)
1990NC State2–1VirginiaDuke Soccer StadiumDurham, North CarolinaHenry Gutierrez (NC State)
1991Virginia‡ (2)3–1Wake ForestFetzer FieldChapel Hill, North CarolinaClaudio Reyna (Virginia)
1992Virginia‡ (3)4–2ClemsonFetzer FieldChapel Hill, North CarolinaBrad Agoos (Virginia)
1993Virginia‡ (4)2–1ClemsonFetzer FieldChapel Hill, North CarolinaJaro Zawislan (Clemson)
1994Virginia‡ (5)1–0DukeRiggs FieldClemson, South CarolinaMark Peters (Virginia)
1995Virginia^ (6)1–0ClemsonDuke Soccer StadiumDurham, North CarolinaMike Fisher (Virginia)
1996Maryland2–0VirginiaKlöckner StadiumCharlottesville, VirginiaPierre Venditti (Maryland)
1997Virginia‡ (7)2–0MarylandDisney's Wide World of SportsOrlando, FloridaBen Olsen (Virginia)
1998Clemson1–0DukeSpry Soccer StadiumWinston-Salem, North CarolinaJosh Campbell (Clemson)
1999Duke2–1*VirginiaSpry Soccer StadiumWinston-Salem, North CarolinaTroy Garner (Duke)
2000North Carolina (2)1–0*VirginiaSpry Soccer StadiumWinston-Salem, North CarolinaCaleb Norkus (UNC)
2001Clemson (2)2–1VirginiaRiggs FieldClemson, South CarolinaIan Fuller (Clemson)
2002Maryland^ (2)3–0VirginiaSAS Soccer ComplexCary, North CarolinaAbe Thompson (Maryland)
2003Virginia (8)1–1†Maryland^SAS Soccer ComplexCary, North CarolinaRyan Burke (Virginia)
2004Virginia (9)2–1Maryland^SAS Soccer ComplexCary, North CarolinaJeremy Barlow (Virginia)
2005Duke (2)0–0†North CarolinaSAS Soccer ComplexCary, North CarolinaBlake Camp (Duke)
2006Duke (3)1–0*Wake Forest^Maryland SoccerPlexGermantown, MarylandMichael Videira (Duke)
2007Boston College2–1Wake ForestSAS Soccer ComplexCary, North CarolinaSherron Manswell (BC)
2008Maryland‡ (3)1–0VirginiaWakeMed Soccer ParkCary, North CarolinaJeremy Hall (Maryland)
2009Virginia‡ (10)1–0NC StateWakeMed Soccer ParkCary, North CarolinaDiego Restrepo (Virginia)
2010Maryland (4)1–0North CarolinaWakeMed Soccer ParkCary, North CarolinaZac MacMath (Maryland)
2011North Carolina‡ (3)3–1Boston CollegeWakeMed Soccer ParkCary, North CarolinaBen Speas (North Carolina)
2012Maryland^ (5)2–1North CarolinaMaryland SoccerPlexGermantown, MarylandPatrick Mullins (Maryland)
2013Maryland‡ (6)1–0Virginia^Maryland SoccerPlexGermantown, MarylandPatrick Mullins (Maryland)
2014Clemson (3)2-1*LouisvilleWakeMed Soccer ParkCary, North CarolinaPaul Clowes (Clemson)
2015Syracuse^1–0Notre DameAlumni StadiumNotre Dame, IndianaBen Polk (Syracuse)
2016Wake Forest‡ (2)3–1ClemsonMUSC Health StadiumCharleston, South CarolinaIan Harkes (Wake Forest)
2017Wake Forest (3)0–0†VirginiaMUSC Health StadiumCharleston, South CarolinaAndreu Cases Mundet (Wake Forest)
2018Louisville1–0North CarolinaSahlen's StadiumCary, North CarolinaTate Schmitt (Louisville)
2019Virginia‡ (11)3–1ClemsonSahlen's StadiumCary, North CarolinaHenry Kessler (Virginia)
2020Clemson (4)2–1Pittsburgh^Sahlen's StadiumCary, North CarolinaKimarni Smith (Clemson)
2021Notre Dame2–0DukeSahlen's StadiumCary, North CarolinaDawson McCartney (Notre Dame)
2022Syracuse (2)2–0ClemsonSahlen's StadiumCary, North CarolinaRussell Shealy (Syracuse)
2023Clemson (5)1–1†North CarolinaSahlen's StadiumCary, North CarolinaOusmane Sylla (Clemson)

By school

Through 2023

SchoolAppsWLTPctTitlesTitle years
Boston College168140.36412007
Clemson3629267.52451998, 2001, 2014, 2020, 2023
Duke3622296.43931999, 2005, 2006
Louisville8861.56712018
Maryland2728192.59261996, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013
NC State3515276.37511990
North Carolina3630258.54031987, 2000, 2011
Notre Dame9972.55612021
Pittsburgh8671.4640
Syracuse8754.56322015, 2022
Virginia3647219.669111988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2019
Virginia Tech187161.3130
Wake Forest36233110.43831989, 2016, 2017

Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer.

Pre-tournament champions

Prior to 1987, the champion was determined based on regular season play.

SeasonChampionRunner-up
1953MarylandDuke
1954MarylandNorth Carolina
1955MarylandNorth Carolina
1956MarylandVirginia
1957MarylandVirginia
1958MarylandNorth Carolina
1959MarylandNorth Carolina
1960MarylandDuke
1961MarylandDuke
1962MarylandNorth Carolina
1963MarylandVirginia
1964MarylandNorth Carolina
1965MarylandNorth Carolina
1966Maryland
North Carolina
1967MarylandNorth Carolina
1968MarylandNorth Carolina
1969VirginiaMaryland
1970VirginiaMaryland
1971MarylandDuke
1972ClemsonDuke
1973ClemsonMaryland
1974ClemsonMaryland
1975ClemsonNorth Carolina
1976ClemsonMaryland
1977ClemsonNorth Carolina
1978ClemsonNorth Carolina
1979ClemsonNorth Carolina
Virginia
1980DukeClemson
NC State
1981ClemsonDuke
1982Clemson
Duke
1983VirginiaDuke
1984VirginiaClemson
NC State
1985ClemsonVirginia
1986VirginiaNC State

References

  • "ACC Men's Soccer Annual Champions" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  • "2010 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Coast Conference. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.