2019 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season

The 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season will be the 66th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

2019 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 26, 2019 – November 1, 2019
Number of teams12
2020 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickRobbie Robinson
Picked byInter Miami CF, 1st overall
Regular Season
Season championsAtlantic:Clemson
Coastal:Virginia
Runners-upAtlantic:Wake Forest
Coastal:Pittsburgh
Season MVPOffensive: Robbie Robinson
Midfielder: Joe Bell
Defensive:Malick Mbaye
Top scorerRobbie RobinsonClemson[1]
ACC Tournament
ChampionsVirginia
  Runners-upClemson
Finals MVP Henry Kessler
2019 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
Coastal
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
As of 17 December 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are the defending champions of the Atlantic Conference and the North Carolina are the defending champions of the Coastal Conference. Wake Forest are the defending ACC Tournament Champions.

Changes from 2018

After the 2018 season, Louisville Cardinals coach Ken Lolla resigned after 13 years and a 155–77–39 record with the team.[2] He was replaced by John Michael Hayden on December 27, 2018[3]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Atlantic Division[4]
Team Stadium Capacity
Boston College Eagles Newton Soccer Complex 2,500
Clemson Tigers Riggs Field 6,500
Louisville Cardinals Lynn Stadium 5,300
NC State Wolfpack Dail Soccer Field 3,000
Syracuse Orange SU Soccer Stadium 5,000
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Spry Stadium 3,000
Coastal Division[4]
Team Stadium Capacity
Duke Blue Devils Koskinen Stadium 7,000
North Carolina Tar Heels Fetzer Field 5,025
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Alumni Stadium 2,500
Pittsburgh Panthers Ambrose Urbanic Field 735
Virginia Cavaliers Klöckner Stadium 8,000
Virginia Tech Hokies Thompson Field 2,500

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

Personnel

Team Head Coach Years at School Overall Record Record at School ACC Record
Boston College Ed Kelly 33 321–248–70 281–235–65 109–112–30
Clemson Mike Noonan 9 305–174–41 92–61–28 35–28–12
Duke John Kerr Jr. 12 181–129–38 100–70–25 38–39–14
Louisville John Michael Hayden 1 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0
North Carolina Carlos Somoano 9 121–29–22 121–29–22 43–10–13
NC State George Kiefer 3 104–27–23 122–40–30 5–7–4
Notre Dame Chad Riley 2 11–7–3 11–7–3 4–3–1
Pittsburgh Jay Vidovich 4 225–87–31 18–33–4 4–19–2
Syracuse Ian McIntyre 9 192–125–54 85–61–24 16–25–11
Virginia George Gelnovatch 24 320–128–57 320–128–57 83–58–30
Virginia Tech Mike Brizendine 10 71–91–23 71–91–23 16–53–15
Wake Forest Bobby Muuss 5 148–66–32 73–10–8 25–2–5

Notes

  • Records shown are prior to the 2019 season
  • Years at school includes the 2019 season
  • ACC records include only years with current school.

Preseason

Hermann Trophy

Prior to the season five ACC men's soccer players were selected to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list.[5][6]

Player Class Position School
Daniele Proch Senior FW Duke
Emil Elveroth Junior FW Louisville
David Loera Junior MF NC State
Mauricio Pineda Senior MF North Carolina
Bruno Lapa Senior MF Wake Forest

Preseason Poll

The 2019 ACC Preseason Poll was announced on August 19, 2019. The league's 12 head coaches voted North Carolina as the preseason favorite, with 9 of the 12 votes.[7] Full results of the preseason poll are shown below:

Atlantic
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Wake Forest 64 (9)
2 Louisville 48 (1)
3 Syracuse 42 (1)
4 NC State 38
5 Clemson 36 (1)
6 Boston College 18
Coastal
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 North Carolina 65 (10)
2 Virginia 46 (1)
3 Duke 45 (1)
4 Virginia Tech 38
5 Notre Dame 36
6 Pittsburgh 16
Media poll (ACC Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1North Carolina9
2Duke1
Virginia
Wake Forest

Preseason national polls

Preseason polls will come out in August 2019. CollegeSoccerNews.com and Hero Sports use a Top 30 ranking throughout the season, while United Soccer, Soccer America, and Top Drawer Soccer use a Top 25 ranking throughout the season.

United
Soccer
[8]
CSN[9] Soccer
America
[10]
TopDrawer
Soccer
[11]
Boston College
ClemsonRVRV
Duke108810
Louisville1415169
NC StateRV252522
North Carolina6717
Notre Dame91416
Pittsburgh
SyracuseRVRV
Virginia1213915
Virginia Tech16191419
Wake Forest4153

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
ACC member won
ACC member lost
ACC member tied
ACC teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Week 1 (Aug. 26 – Sept. 1)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
August 292:30 p.m.QuinnipiacBoston CollegeNewton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MAW 2–00
August 304:00 p.m.SyracuseNo. 13 GeorgetownShaw Field • Washington, D.C.L 1–31,121
6:00 p.m.No. 15 UCFNo. 4 Wake ForestSpry StadiumWinston–Salem, NCW 2–11,578
7:00 p.m.Loyola (MD)NC StateDail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NCW 2–1942
South CarolinaClemsonRiggs FieldClemson, SCW 4–13,382
7:30 p.m.Cleveland StateNo. 14 LouisvilleLynn StadiumLouisville, KYT 2–2 (2OT)1,115
CreightonNo. 6 North CarolinaFetzer FieldChapel Hill, NCT 2–2 (2OT)2,417
FurmanNo. 10 DukeKoskinen StadiumDurham, NCW 1–01,173
8:00 p.m.PacificNo. 12 VirginiaKlöckner StadiumCharlottesville, VAW 2–03,770
PittsburghNo. 2 IndianaBill Armstrong StadiumBloomington, INL 2–3 (2OT)2,847
10:00 p.m.No. 16 Virginia TechLoyola (CA)Sullivan Field • Los Angeles, CAW 2–10
August 317:00 p.m.No. 9 Notre DameSaint LouisHermann StadiumSt. Louis, MOW 3–25,942
September 12:30 p.m.Cal State BakersfieldNo. 10 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCW 2–1547
4:00 p.m.Boston CollegeBostonNickerson FieldBoston, MAW 1–04,415
5:00 p.m.NorthwesternPittsburghBill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, INL 0–10
7:00 p.m.CreightonNo. 4 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCW 1–02,089
St. John'sNC StateDail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NCL 0–1 (2OT)764
7:30 p.m.No. 15 UCFNo. 6 North CarolinaFetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NCL 1–2814
10:00 p.m.No. 16 Virginia TechUC Santa BarbaraHarder StadiumSanta Barbara, CAW 3–11,500

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Irakoze Donasiyano Virginia Michael DeShields Wake Forest
Reference:[12]

Week 2 (Sept. 2 – Sept. 8)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
September 25:00 p.m.Detroit MercyClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCW 8–01,267
7:00 p.m.BinghamtonSyracuseSU Soccer StadiumSyracuse, NYW 3–11,169
No. 12 VirginiaNo. 1 MarylandAudi FieldWashington, D.C.W 2–01,884
September 37:30 p.m.No. 9 KentuckyLouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYW 3–02,389
September 64:00 p.m.PrincetonNo. 5 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCW 4–00
No. 10 Virginia TechLoyloa (MD)Sentara Park • Harrisonburg, VAW 2–10
6:00 p.m.Rhode IslandBoston CollegeNewton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MAW 2–1351
7:00 p.m.DartmouthNo. 1 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCW 3–10
SeattleNo. 11 Notre DameAlumni StadiumNotre Dame, INW 4–2686
YaleSyracuseSU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NYT 1–1 (2OT)1,765
7:30 p.m.HarvardNo. 20 North CarolinaFetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NCW 6–01,122
LibertyPittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAW 3–0906
LouisvilleFlorida AtlanticFAU Soccer Stadium • Boca Raton, FLW 3–0229
UNC GreensboroNo. 19 ClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCW 2–12,718
8:00 p.m.LongwoodNC StateDail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NCW 1–01,494
September 77:00 p.m.High PointNo. 7 VirginiaKlöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAW 1–01,578
September 84:00 p.m.No. 5 DukeHarvardKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCW 3–0993
No. 10 Virginia TechHofstraSentara Park • Harrisonburg, VAW 4–30
7:00 p.m.DenverNo. 11 Notre DameAlumni Stadium • Notre Dame, INW 1–0641
No. 22 New HampshireSyracuseSU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NYT 2–2 (2OT)721

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Daniele Porch Duke Jake Gelnovatch Louisville
Colin Shutler Virginia
Reference:[13]

Week 3 (Sept. 9 – Sept. 15)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
September 97:00 p.m.DelawarePittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAT 3–3 (2OT)309
Houston BaptistNo. 1 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCW 4–01,187
No. 20 North CarolinaUNC GreensboroUNCG Soccer StadiumGreensboro, NCW 1–01,085
USC UpstateNo. 19 ClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCW 7–01,101
7:30 p.m.LouisvilleSouth FloridaCorbett Soccer Stadium • Tampa, FLL 0–2702
September 107:00 p.m.Boston CollegeHoly CrossSmith StadiumWorcester, MAW 3–20
NC StateWilliam & MaryAlbert–Daly FieldWilliamsburg, VAT 1–1 (2OT)226
September 136:00 p.m.No. 6 VirginiaNo. 2 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCUVA 3–11,092
7:00 p.m.No. 13 ClemsonNo. 10 Notre DameAlumni Stadium • Notre Dame, INCLEM 4–21,078
No. 20 LouisvilleSyracuseSU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NYT 0–0 (2OT)1,756
No. 18 North CarolinaNo. 9 Virginia TechThompson FieldBlacksburg, VAUNC 3–12,012
No. 1 Wake ForestPittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAWAKE 2–0913
September 147:00 p.m.Boston CollegeNC StateDail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NCNCST 1–01,250

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Kimarni Smith Clemson Andrew Pannenberg Wake Forest
Reference:[14]

Week 4 (Sept. 16 – Sept. 22)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
September 167:00 p.m.AkronPittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAW 1–0576
No. 22 SMUNo. 2 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCL 0–2237
September 177:00 p.m.College of CharlestonNC StateDail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NCW 4–1731
CornellSyracuseSU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NYW 3–2 (OT)521
DavidsonNo. 11 North CarolinaFetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NCT 0–0 (2OT)1,411
FordhamNo. 7 ClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCW 3–2 (OT)1,435
Grand CanyonNo. 17 Virginia TechThompson Field • Blacksburg, VAW 4–0712
No. 16 Notre DameNo. 4 IndianaBill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, INT 1–1 (2OT)2,392
RadfordNo. 5 VirginiaKlöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAW 1–01,043
No. 1 Wake ForestJames MadisonSentara Park • Harrisonburg, VAL 0–11,453
September 205:00 p.m.PittsburghBoston CollegeNewton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MAPITT 2–0344
6:00 p.m.No. 16 Notre DameNo. 11 North CarolinaFetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NCUNC 2–02,375
7:00 p.m.NC StateNo. 5 VirginiaKlöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAUVA 2–03,858
7:30 p.m.No. 17 Virginia TechLouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYLOU 2–11,368
8:00 p.m.No. 15 DukeNo. 7 ClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCCLEM 3–12,452
September 217:30 p.m.SyracuseNo. 1 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCWAKE 1–03,143

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Cherif Dieye Louisville Matt Constant North Carolina
Reference:[15]

Week 5 (Sept. 23 – Sept. 29)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
September 237:00 p.m.Western MichiganNo. 5 VirginiaKlöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAW 1–0 (OT)957
September 244:00 p.m.UMassBoston CollegeNewton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MAW 1–0180
7:00 p.m.No. 4 ClemsonFurmanStone StadiumGreenville, SCW 2–02,712
No. 2 GeorgetownNo. 17 LouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYW 1–0 (2OT)1,053
No. 21 Notre DameMichigan StateDeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MIW 1–0616
SyracuseColgateBeyer-Small '76 Field • Hamilton, NYW 1–0425
No. 7 Wake ForestDavidsonAlumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NCW 1–0849
September 271:00 p.m.Boston CollegeNo. 18 Virginia TechThompson Field • Blacksburg, VAT 2–2 (2OT)1,232
7:00 p.m.DukeNo. 14 North CarolinaFetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NCDUKE 3–22,244
PittsburghSyracuseSU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NYT 1–1 (2OT)1,706
7:30 p.m.NC StateNo. 17 LouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYNCST 2–11,057
September 2811:00 a.m.No. 3 VirginiaNo. 21 Notre DameAlumni Stadium • Notre Dame, INUVA 1–0646
7:00 p.m.No. 4 ClemsonNo. 7 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCWAKE 3–2 (OT)4,126

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Justin McMaster Wake Forest Colin Shutler Virginia
Reference:[16]

Week 6 (Sept. 30 – Oct. 6)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
September 307:00 p.m.DenverPittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAW 3–2 (2OT)279
October 14:00 p.m.MerrimackBoston CollegeNewton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MAT 0–0 (2OT)181
7:00 p.m.BelmontNo. 24 LouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYW 3–0851
No. 6 ClemsonCollege of CharlestonCofC Soccer Stadium • Charleston, SCW 3–01,544
DePaulNotre DameAlumni Stadium • Notre Dame, INW 1–0404
Gardner–WebbNo. 22 Virginia TechThompson Field • Blacksburg, VAW 4–0409
George WashingtonNo. 1 VirginiaKlöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAW 3–01,160
UNC WilmingtonNo. 20 North CarolinaFetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NCW 2–0649
Wright StateNo. 18 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCT 2–2 (2OT)422
October 46:00 p.m.Notre DameNC StateDail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NCNCST 2–01,211
7:00 p.m.No. 24 LouisvilleNo. 1 VirginiaKlöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAUVA 2–03,008
No. 20 North CarolinaPittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAUNC 2–1704
SyracuseNo. 18 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCDUKE 4–0759
No. 3 Wake ForestBoston CollegeNewton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MABC 2–1523
October 57:00 p.m.No. 22 Virginia TechNo. 6 ClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCT 0–0 (2OT)1,639

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Stefan Sigurdarson Boston College Joe Kellett Boston College
Robin Afamefuna Virginia
Reference:[17]

Week 7 (Oct. 7 – Oct. 13)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
October 77:00 p.m.HowardPittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAW 6–0207
October 84:00 p.m.NortheasternBoston CollegeNewton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MAW 3–0206
7:00 p.m.ETSUNo. 20 NC StateDail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NCW 1–0389
High PointNo. 6 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCW 5–01,377
Purdue Fort WayneNotre DameAlumni Stadium • Notre Dame, INW 8–0257
West VirginiaNo. 18 North CarolinaFetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NCW 3–1647
October 116:00 p.m.No. 21 DukeNotre DameAlumni Stadium • Notre Dame, INND 1–0748
7:00 p.m.LouisvilleNo. 11 ClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCCLEM 4–01,700
No. 1 VirginiaBoston CollegeNewton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MAWAKE 3–1242
No. 22 Virginia TechPittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAPITT 3–1621
No. 6 Wake ForestNo. 20 NC StateDail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NCT 1–1 (2OT)1,056
October 127:00 p.m.SyracuseNo. 18 North CarolinaFetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NCCUSE 4–3876

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Ryan Raposo Syracuse Felicien Dumas Notre Dame
Reference:[18]

Week 8 (Oct. 14 – Oct. 20)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
October 157:00 p.m.ConnecticutSyracuseSU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NYW 1–0342
DukeElonRudd Field • Elon, NCL 2–3724
No. 18 James MadisonNo. 1 VirginiaKlöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAW 1–01,809
No. 23 NC StateSouth CarolinaStone StadiumColumbia, SCT 0–0 (2OT)1,506
Northern KentuckyLouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYW 1–0 (OT)1,210
PittsburghPenn StateJeffrey FieldState College, PAL 1–3509
William & MaryNo. 4 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCW 5–0877
October 185:30 p.m.Notre DameVirginia TechThompson Field • Blacksburg, VAVT 2–1822
6:00 p.m.No. 19 North CarolinaNo. 4 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCWAKE 1–03,315
7:00 p.m.No. 23 NC StateDukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCT 0–0 (2OT)918
PittsburghNo. 1 VirginiaKlöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAPITT 2–03,201
7:30 p.m.Boston CollegeLouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYLOU 3–2 (2OT)2,643
October 197:00 p.m.No. 8 ClemsonSyracuseSU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NYCLEM 7–41,342

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Robbie Robinson Clemson Andrew Pannenberg (2) Wake Forest
Reference:[19]

Week 9 (Oct. 21 – Oct. 27)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
October 224:00 p.m.SUNY MorrisvilleSyracuseSU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NYW 11–064
7:00 p.m.ElonNo. 23 NC StateDail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NCW 3–2555
High PointDukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCL 0–1237
Loyola (MD)No. 2 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCT 1–1 (2OT)1,099
MichiganNotre DameAlumni Stadium • Notre Dame, INL 0–1585
No. 21 North CarolinaCampbellEakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, NCT 1–1 (2OT)415
Radford No. 3 ClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCW 5–01,091
Saint LouisNo. 6 VirginiaKlöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAW 3–01,021
TempleLouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYL 1–2868
October 257:00 p.m.Boston CollegeNo. 3 ClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCCLEM 3–12,023
DukePittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAPITT 4–3875
LouisvilleNo. 21 North CarolinaFetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NCLOU 1–01,326
No. 6 VirginiaNo. 25 Virginia TechThompson Field • Blacksburg, VAUVA 2–01,738
October 267:00 p.m.No. 23 NC StateSyracuseSU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NYCUSE 3–01,007
Notre DameNo. 2 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCND 1–03,022

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Daryl Dike Virginia Duncan Turnbull Notre Dame
Robbie Robinson (2) Clemson
Reference: ACC[20]

Week 9 (Oct. 28 – Nov. 3)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
October 297:00 p.m.Appalachian StateNorth CarolinaFetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NCL 0–1874
DenverDukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCW 1–0208
No. 22 Virginia TechPrincetonRoberts StadiumPrinceton, NJL 2–3200
November 16:00 p.m.No. 7 Wake ForestNo. 25 LouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYWAKE 3–11,310
7:00 p.m.No. 2 ClemsonNC StateDail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NCCLEM 3–01,171
North CarolinaNo. 4 VirginiaKlöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAUVA 2–1 (OT)2,193
PittsburghNotre DameAlumni Stadium • Notre Dame, INND 1–0584
SyracuseBoston CollegeNewton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MABC 2–1413
No. 22 Virginia TechDukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCVT 2–1793

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Calvin Harris Wake Forest Felicien Dumas (2) Notre Dame
Reference:[21]

Rankings

National

United Soccer

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  Pre
Wk 1
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Wk 5
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Final
Boston College RV RV RV RV RV RV
Clemson RV 19 13 7 4 6 11 8 3 2 (4) 2 (1) 1 (19) 3 5
Duke 10 5 2 15 RV 18 21 RV
Louisville 14 RV 20 RV 17 24 RV RV RV 25 RV RV 20
North Carolina 6 20 18 11 14 20 18 19 21 RV
NC State RV RV RV RV RV 20 23 23 RV RV RV RV RV
Notre Dame 9 11 10 16 21 RV RV RV RV RV RV
Pittsburgh RV RV RV 25 RV RV
Syracuse RV RV
Virginia 12 7 6 5 3 (4) 1 (20) 1 (25) 1 (22) 6 4 4 (1) 2 (6) 1 (27) 2
Virginia Tech 16 10 9 17 18 22 22 RV 25 22 22 19 23 13
Wake Forest 4 1 (16) 1 (24) 1 (26) 7 3 6 4 2 (3) 7 7 7 9 3 (1)

Top Drawer Soccer

Legend
  Increase in ranking
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  Not ranked previous week
  Pre
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Boston College 14 21 21 16 21 24 25 25 15 25
Clemson 12 8 7 6 11 6 5 5 5 6 4 4 6 8 8
Duke 10 10 7 7 6 21 RV RV RV
Louisville 9 9 8 5 10 10 11 5 20 20 22 20 24 RV 12 14 14 14
North Carolina 7 7 20 23 14 12 RV RV 18 RV
NC State 22 22 22 24 RV 17 16 19 17
Notre Dame 16 16 17 15 13 20 RV RV 19 22 16 15 20 23
Pittsburgh RV RV RV RV RV
Syracuse RV RV RV 25 25 25 RV RV RV RV RV
Virginia 15 15 16 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2
Virginia Tech 19 19 19 17 15 13 10 12 16 17 20 19 13 12 11 12 12 12
Wake Forest 3 3 2 1 1 5 4 9 10 4 10 9 9 10 9 8 3 3

Regional – USC South Region

Legend
  Increase in ranking
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Boston College 8 9 9 9 10 9 7 7 10 9
Clemson 6 6 3 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2
Duke 2 2 6 8 4 6 8
Louisville 10 8 10 5 8 8 8 5 8 9 8
North Carolina 7 7 4 4 5 4 4 4 8
NC State 9 10 8 6 5 5 5 7 5 6 7
Notre Dame 5 5 5 7 9 10 6 10 6 8
Pittsburgh 10 10 9 6 9 5 6
Syracuse 10 10
Virginia 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 1
Virginia Tech 4 4 7 6 7 7 9 6 4 4 4 5
Wake Forest 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 3

Postseason

ACC Tournament

Semifinals Final
      
1 Clemson 1
4 Pittsburgh 0
1 Clemson 1
2 Virginia 3
2 Virginia 1
3 Wake Forest 0

NCAA Tournament

Ten teams from the ACC were selected to the NCAA Tournament, a record number from one conference. All ten teams were also selected to host their first matches of the tournament. Four teams received seeds, including three of the top four seeds, and first round byes.[22]

Seed School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
1 Virginia BYE W 2–0 vs. Campbell – (Charlottesville, VA) W 3–0 vs. St. John's – (Charlottesville, VA) W 3–2 vs. SMU(Charlottesville, VA) W 2–1 vs. Wake Forest – (Cary, NC) T 3–3 (6–7 PKs) vs. Georgetown(Cary, NC)
2 Clemson BYE W 2–1 (OT) vs. Charlotte – (Clemson, SC) W 2–1 (OT) vs. Providence – (Clemson, SC) T 1–1 (4–5 PKs) vs. Stanford(Clemson, SC)
4 Wake Forest BYE W 3–0 vs. Maryland(Winston-Salem, NC) W 3–1 vs. Michigan(Winston-Salem, NC) W 1–0 vs. UC Santa Barbara(Winston-Salem, NC) L 1–2 vs. Virginia – (Cary, NC)
10 Virginia Tech BYE W 4–1 vs. New Hampshire – (Blacksburg, VA) L 1–2 vs. Stanford(Stanford, CA)
None Boston College W 2–0 vs. Yale – (Chestnut Hill, MA) L 0–2 vs. Washington(Seattle, WA)
None Louisville W 4–1 vs. South Florida(Louisville, KY) W 1–0 vs. UC Davis(Davis, CA) L 1–5 vs. Georgetown(Washington, D.C.)
None NC State L 2–3 (2OT) vs. Coastal Carolina(Raleigh, NC)
None Notre Dame L 2–3 vs. Wright State – (South Bend, IN)
None Pittsburgh W 2–0 vs. Lehigh – (Pittsburgh, PA) L 0–5 vs. Georgetown(Washington, D.C.)
None Syracuse W 3–2 vs. Rhode Island(Syracuse, NY) L 1–2 vs. St. John's – (New York, NY)
W–L–T (%): 4–2–0 (.667) 5–3–0 (.625) 3–2–0 (.600) 2–0–1 (.833) 1–1–0 (.500) 0–0–1 (.500) Total: 15–8–2 (.640)

Awards

Postseason awards

The Atlantic Coast Conference post season awards were announced on November 13, 2019, the same day as the Semifinals of the ACC Tournament.[23]

All-ACC awards and teams

2018 ACC Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Coach of the Year Mike NoonanClemson
Offensive Player of the Year Robbie RobinsonClemson
Midfielder of the Year Joe BellVirginia
Defensive Player of the Year Malick Mbaye – Clemson
Freshman of the Year Philip Mayaka – Clemson
2019 ACC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team Rookie Team

Philip Mayaka, Fr., M, Clemson
Malick Mbaye, Sr., D, Clemson
Robbie Robinson, Jr., F, Clemson
Kimarni Smith, Jr., F, Clemson
Daniele Proch, Sr., M, Duke
Mauricio Pineda, Sr., M, North Carolina
Edward Kizza, Jr., F, Pittsburgh
Ryan Raposo, So., M, Syracuse
Joe Bell, Jr., M, Virginia
Colin Shutler, Jr., GK, Virginia
Bruno Lapa, Sr., M, Wake Forest

Grayson Barber, So., F, Clemson
Tanner Dieterich, Sr., M, Clemson
George Marks, So., GK, Clemson
Cherif Dieye, Sr., M, Louisville
David Loera, Jr., M, NC State
Jeremy Kelly, Sr., M, North Carolina
Jack Skahan, Sr., M, North Carolina
Jack Lynn, So., F, Notre Dame
Daryl Dike, So., F, Virginia
Henry Kessler, Jr., D, Virginia
Kristo Strickler, Jr., M, Virginia Tech

Stefan Sigurdarson, Fr., F, Boston College
Felicien Dumas, Gr., D, Notre Dame
Veljko Petkovic, Fr., M, Pittsburgh
Sito Sena, Jr., D, Pittsburgh
Robin Afamefuna, Sr., D/M, Virginia
Irakoze Donasiyano, Jr., F, Virginia
Andreas Ueland, Fr., D, Virginia
Machop Chol, Jr., F, Wake Forest
Alistair Johnston, Sr., D, Wake Forest
Andrew Pannenberg, So., GK, Wake Forest
Isaiah Parente, So., M, Wake Forest

Amos Shapiro-Thompson, M, Boston College
Stefan Sigurdarson, F, Boston College
Victor Souza, D, Boston College
Oskar Ågren, D, Clemson
Philip Mayaka, M, Clemson
Valentin Noel, M, Pittsburgh
Arturo Ordonez, D, Pittsburgh
Veljko Petkovic, M, Pittsburgh
Andreas Ueland, D, Virginia
Daniel Pereira, M, Virginia Tech
Calvin Harris, F, Wake Forest

MLS SuperDraft

Eight players from the ACC were selected in the first round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, which ties a record set by the ACC in 2016 and 2018. The eight players were twice as many as any other conference had in the first round. This is the first time the ACC has had the number one overall pick since 2016.[24]

Total picks by school

Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Clemson 1 2 3
Louisville 1 1
North Carolina 1 1 2
Notre Dame 1 1 2
Syracuse 2 2
Virginia 2 1 3
Virginia 1 1
Wake Forest 1 1 2
Total 8 6 1 1 16

List of selections

RoundPick #MLS teamPlayerPositionCollegeOther
1 1 Inter Miami Robbie Robinson FW Clemson Generation Adidas
1 4 Vancouver Whitecaps Ryan Raposo MF Syracuse Generation Adidas
1 5 Orlando City Daryl Dike FW Virginia Generation Adidas
1 6 New England Revolution Henry Kessler DF Virginia Generation Adidas
1 9 Montreal Impact Jeremy Kelly MF North Carolina
1 11 Nashville Alistair Johnston DF Wake Forest
1 15 New York Red Bulls Cherif Dieye MF Louisville
1 19 Toronto Nyal Higgins DF Syracuse
2 27 San Jose Earthquakes Jack Skahan MF North Carolina
2 28 Nashville Tanner Dieterich MF Clemson
2 31 Orlando City Joey DeZart MF Wake Forest
2 33 Toronto Malick Mbaye DF Clemson
2 37 Colorado Rapids Robin Afamefuna DF Virginia
2 48 NYCFC Felicien Dumas DF Notre Dame
3 70 Houston Dynamo Duncan Turnball GK Notre Dame
4 84 Sporting Kansas City James Kasak DF Virginia Tech

Notable undrafted players

The following players went pro after the 2019 season despite not getting drafted in the 2020 MLS draft.

PlayerNationalityPositionCollegeTeamLeague
Blake Malone  USA DF North Carolina Orange County SC USL Championship
Daniele Proch  ITA FW Duke North Carolina FC USL Championship
Daniel Steedman  SCO MF Virginia Atlanta United 2 USL Championship

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