| 2023 ACC men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Matches | 11 | ||||
| Attendance | 17,735 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites Sahlen's Stadium Cary, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | Clemson (5th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Mike Noonan (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Ousmane Sylla (Clemson) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPNU (Final), ACC Network | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.15Wake Forest + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.1Clemson ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.25Syracuse + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.24Louisville + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.2Notre Dame + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.13Virginia + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.20Duke+ | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.6North Carolina + | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh + | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 ACC men's soccer tournament was the 37th edition of the ACC men's soccer tournament. The tournament decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The final was played at Sahlen's StadiuminCary, North Carolina.[1][2]
Syracuse are the defending tournament champions.[3]
Syracuse was unable to defend their title as they fell to North Carolina in the Semifinals. Three of the top four seeds lost in the Quarterfinals, with fourth seed Clemson being the only top four seed to win. Clemson would go on to win the title, defeating North Carolina in the Final on penalties. The title was Clemson's fifth overall and second in four years. It was head coach Mike Noonan's third title as coach.[4]
All twelve teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The winners of each division, Atlantic and Coastal, were seeds 1 and 2. The top 4 seeds received first round byes and hosted the winner of a first-round game. The remaining 10 teams in the conference were seeded according to points awarded in conference matches. 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.[5] The seeding for the tournament was determined on the final day of conference play, October 27. A tiebreaker was required between North Carolina and Pittsburgh for the seventh and eighth seeds as both teams finished with 2–3–3 conference records. The regular season meeting between the two teams finished in a 0–0 tie, so the next tiebreaker of goal differential in conference games was used. North Carolina had a 0 goal differential, while Pittsburgh had a -4 goal differential. Therefore, North Carolina was the seventh seed, and Pittsburgh was the eighth seed.[6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Notre Dame | 6–0–2 | 20 |
| 2 | Wake Forest* | 4–1–3 | 15* |
| 3 | Virginia* | 5–2–1 | 16* |
| 4 | Clemson | 4–2–2 | 14 |
| 5 | Duke | 4–3–1 | 13 |
| 6 | Syracuse | 2–1–5 | 11 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 2–3–3 | 9 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 2–3–3 | 9 |
| 9 | Louisville | 2–4–2 | 8 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 2–5–1 | 7 |
| 11 | NC State | 1–5–2 | 5 |
| 12 | Boston College | 0–5–3 | 3 |
(*: division winners are automatically given the top two seeds).[5]
*Note: Home team listed first. Rankings shown are ACC Tournament Seeds.[7]
| First Round November 1 ACCN & ACCNX | Quarterfinals November 5 ACCN | Semifinals November 8 ACCN | Final November 12 ESPNU | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 9 | Louisville | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Louisville (a.e.t.) | 2 | 9 | Louisville | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Clemson | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Clemson (pen.) | 3 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Duke | 3 | 5 | Duke | 3 (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Boston College | 2 | 4 | Clemson (pen.) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | North Carolina | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Virginia | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | Syracuse (pen.) | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | NC State | 0 | 6 | Syracuse | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | North Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wake Forest | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | North Carolina | 4 | 7 | North Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| November 1, 2023 | #6 Syracuse | 5–0 | #11 NC State | Syracuse, NY |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT |
 26' 40', 80' 71' 73' |
Box Score |
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Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium Referee: Matthew Thompson Assistant referees: Democratis Pashalidis Assistant referees: Benjamin Eisenhunt Fourth official: Stephanie Serrano |
| November 1, 2023 | #5 Duke | 3–2 | #12 Boston College | Durham, NC |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT |
62' 63' 84' |
Box Score |
45' Xavier O'Neil 65' Team 80' Daniel Klaric 81' Christian Bejar |
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 435 Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Daniel Kappler Assistant referees: Jude Carr Fourth official: Mark Deblois |
| November 1, 2023 | #7 North Carolina | 4–1 | #10 Virginia Tech | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT |
44', 76' 68' |
Box Score |
31' Mayola Kinyua |
Stadium: Dorrance Field Attendance: 991 Referee: Christopher Grabas Assistant referees: Dallas Rosier Assistant referees: Michael Donovan Fourth official: Hudson Owens |
| November 1, 2023 | #8 Pittsburgh | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #9 Louisville | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT |
42' 106', 106' 106' |
Box Score |
104',  106' Mason Tatafu 105' Damien Barker John 106' Team 107' David Boccuzzo 107' Gaetano D'Argento |
Stadium: Ambrose Urbanic Field Attendance: 717 Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: Kerven Moon Assistant referees: John Safar Fourth official: Jason Caruso |
| November 5, 2023 | #3 Virginia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | #6 Syracuse | Charlottesville, VA |
| 2:00 p.m. EST |
110' |
Box Score |
51' Nicholas Kaloukian 84' Mateo Leveque 110' Gabriel Mikina |
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 2,106 Referee: Karl Kummer Assistant referees: Anthony Wolford Assistant referees: Robert Velbis Fourth official: Hicham El Bariqi |
| Penalties | ||||
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Joshua Belluz Jeorgio Kocevski Noah Singlemann Daniel Bonilla |
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| November 5, 2023 | #2 Wake Forest | 0–1 | #7 North Carolina | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 4:00 p.m. EST |
82' |
Box Score |
59' Quenzi Huerman |
Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 2,958 Referee: John McCloskey Assistant referees: Jude Carr Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto Fourth official: Kevin Maurer |
| November 5, 2023 | #4 Clemson | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | #5 Duke | Clemson, SC |
| 6:00 p.m. EST |
27' 57' 65' 94' (pen.) |
Box Score |
54' (o.g.) Clemson Own Goal 59' Kenan Hot 94' Amir Daley 98', 106' Ulfur Bjornsson |
Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 2,061 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner Fourth official: Ralph Polson |
| Penalties | ||||
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Ulfur Bjornsson Forster Ajago |
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| November 5, 2023 | #1 Notre Dame | 3–4 | #9 Louisville | Notre Dame, IN |
| 8:00 p.m. EST |
69', 88' |
Box Score |
23', 48', 52', 51' Sander Roed 23' Axel Alejandre 41' Ethan Subachan 57' Bradley Sample 71' Brandon McManus 89' Josh Jones |
Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 794 Referee: JC Griggs Assistant referees: Steve Besk Assistant referees: Carlos Leyva Fourth official: Tony DeLois |
| November 8, 2023 | #6 Syracuse | 1–3 | #7 North Carolina | Syracuse, NY |
| 6:00 p.m. EST | Gabriel Mikina 42' Noah Singelmann 45'Nicholas Kaloukian 56'Jeorgio Kocevski 58' |
Report | Martin Vician 7', 70' Sam Williams 9'Matt Edwards 22'Daniel Kutsch 37'Ahmad Al Qaq 73' |
Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,570 Referee: Stephen Foster Assistant referees: Christopher Borncamp Assistant referees: Benjamin Eisenhut Fourth official: Matthew Altman |
| November 8, 2023 | #4 Clemson | 5–1 | #9 Louisville | Clemson, SC |
| 8:00 p.m. EST | Remi Okunlola 7' Tyler Trimnal 25'Ousmane Sylla 31', 36'Isaiah Easley 68'Gael Gibert 71'Will Cain 86' |
Report | Gage Guerra 19' Parker Forbes 24'Brandon McManus 76'Bryce LeBel 90'Josh Jones 90' |
Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 3,785 Referee: Mike Stutt Assistant referees: Jarred Mosher Assistant referees: Kevin Huet Fourth official: Brandon Marion |
| November 12, 2023 | #4 Clemson | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | #7 North Carolina | Cary, NC |
| 12:00 p.m. EST |
66' 82' |
Box Score |
76' Til Zinnhardt |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,318 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov Assistant referees: Ankur Singh Assistant referees: Justin Howard Fourth official: Michael Lavergne |
| Penalties | ||||
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Quenzi Huerman Matt Edwards Martin Vician |
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There were 46 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 4.18 goals per match.
3 goals
Ousmane Sylla – Clemson
Sander Roed – Louisville2 goals
Tyler Trimnal – Clemson
Ulfur Bjornsson – Duke
Ernest Bawa – North Carolina
Quenzi Huerman – North Carolina
Martin Vician – North Carolina Bryce Boneau – Notre Dame Daniel Diaz Bonilla – Syracuse1 goal
Christian Bejar – Boston College Daniel Klaric – Boston College Isaiah Easley – Clemson Gael Gibert – Clemson Alex Meinhard – Clemson Remi Okunlola – Clemson Forster Ajago – Duke Antino Lopez – Duke Ruben Mesalles – Duke Gage Guerra – Louisville Damien Barker John – Louisville Josh Jones – Louisville
Mason Tatafu – Louisville Ahmad Al-Qaq – North Carolina Charlie Harper – North Carolina Daniel Kutsch – North Carolina Kyle Genenbacher – Notre Dame
Joao Souza – Pittsburgh Felipe D'Agostini – Syracuse Jackson Glenn – Syracuse Nicholas Kaloukian – Syracuse Mateo Leveque – Syracuse
Gabriel Mikina – Syracuse Leo Afonso – Virginia
Misei Yoshizawa – Virginia Tech1 own goal
| Player | Team |
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| 2023 ACC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[8] | |
| Ousmane Sylla | Clemson |
| Gael Gerbet | |
| Joran Gerbet | |
| Alex Meinhard | |
| Quenzi Huerman | North Carolina |
| Martin Vician | |
| Til Zinnhardt | |
| Sander Roed | Louisville |
| Alex Svetanoff | |
| Daniel Diaz Bonilla | Syracuse |
| Buster Sjoberg | |
MVP in Bold
