Lynn Family Stadium hosted the final
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| Event | 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament | ||||||
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| Date | 11 December 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||
| Referee | Dimitar Chavdarov | ||||||
| Attendance | 4,449 | ||||||
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The 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game (also known as the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's College Cup) was played on December 11, 2023, at Lynn Family StadiuminLouisville, Kentucky. The match determined the winner of the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, the national collegiate soccer championship in the United States. This was the 65th edition of the oldest active competitioninUnited States college soccer.
The match featured Clemson University, which played its 6th final, and University of Notre Dame, which made its 2nd appearance in the final. Clemson defeated Notre Dame 2–1 to win their forth NCAA soccer title and their 2nd in three years.[1][2]
The NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiate soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I men's national champion. The tournament has been formally held since 1959, when it was an eight-team tournament. Since then, the tournament has expanded to 48 teams, where every Division I conference tournament champion is allocated a berth.
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| Opponent | Result | NCAA Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| Bye | — | First round | Bye | — |
| Charlotte (AAC) | 3–0 (H) | Second round | Kentucky (SBC) | 2–0 (H) |
| New Hampshire (AEC) | 1–0 (H) | Third round (Sweet 16) | Western Michigan (MVC) | 0–0 (4–2 p) (A) |
| Stanford (Pac-12) | 2–0 (A) | Quarterfinals (Elite 8) | Indiana (Big Ten) | 1–1 (5–4 p) (A) |
| West Virginia (SBC) | 2–0 (N) | College Cup (Final 4) | Oregon State (Pac-12) | 1–0 (A) |
| Clemson | 2–1 | Notre Dame |
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Parrish  26'Sylla 69' |
Report | Burns 80' (p) |
Attendance: 4,449
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
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| Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
| Total shots | 9 | 15 |
| Saves | 4 | 1 |
| Corner kicks | 7 | 8 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
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