2001 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team
The 2001 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2001 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The team was coached by Elmar Bolowich, who was in his thirteenth season with North Carolina. The Tar Heels played their home games at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
| 2001 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer | |
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UNCG Classic Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Winners | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 1 |
| 2001 record | 21–2–3 (5–1–2 ACC) |
| Head coach | Elmar Bolowich (13th season) |
| Home stadium | Fetzer Field |
| 2001 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 17 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Carolina + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 21 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 19 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland + | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2001 season saw the Tar Heels win their first national championship, defeating Indiana in the final.
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 25* 7:00 PM |
at UMass | Not reported | Rudd Field Amherst, MA | ||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 31* 7:00 PM |
No. 5 | East Carolina | W 8–1 | 1–0–0 |
Fetzer Field (1,505) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| September 3* 7:00 PM |
No. 5 | Appalachian State | W 3–0 | 2–0–0 |
Fetzer Field (1,035) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| September 7* 6:00 PM |
No. 4 | vs. Cincinnati St. Louis Soccer Classic semifinals |
W 2–1 | 3–0–0 |
Hermann Stadium St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| September 9* 3:00 PM |
No. 4 | at No. 6 Saint Louis St. Louis Soccer Classic final |
L 1–2 | 3–1–0 |
Hermann Stadium (1,013) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| September 16* 2:00 PM |
No. 11 | UNCG | W 2–1 | 4–1–0 |
Fetzer Field (745) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| September 22 7:00 PM |
No. 10 | at No. 6 Virginia South's Oldest Rivalry |
L 0–2 | 4–2–0 (0–1–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (3,193) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| September 25* 7:00 PM |
No. 14 | UNC Asheville | W 3–0 | 5–2–0 |
Fetzer Field (505) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| September 29 7:00 PM |
No. 14 | Duke Carlyle Cup |
W 1–0 | 6–2–0 (1–1–0) |
Fetzer Field (3,051) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| October 2* 7:00 PM |
No. 12 | vs. No. 21 William & Mary Sportsplex Showcase |
W 4–1 | 7–2–0 |
Virginia Beach Sportsplex (574) Virginia Beach, VA | ||||||
| October 7 2:00 PM |
No. 12 | Maryland | W 2–1 | 8–2–0 (2–1–0) |
Fetzer Field (1,057) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Team Players drafted in MLS
The following players were selected in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Club | Ref. |
| Danny Jackson | DF | 2 | 16 | Colorado Rapids | [1] |
| Chris Leitch | DF | 4 | 47 | Columbus Crew | [2] |
References
- "2002 MLS Draft Class". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- Jonas, Robert (20 October 2017). "Hometown native Chris Leitch weighs in on potential Columbus Crew relocation to Texas". Center Line Soccer. SB Nation. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
Leitch was drafted by Columbus ahead of the 2002 season after a successful college career with the North Carolina Tar Heels, and he made 13 appearances in his rookie season with his hometown club.
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