2023 ACC men's soccer tournament

2023 ACC men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
Matches11
Attendance17,735
SiteCampus Sites
Sahlen's Stadium
Cary, North Carolina
ChampionsClemson (5th title)
Winning coachMike Noonan (3rd title)
MVPOusmane Sylla (Clemson)
BroadcastESPNU (Final), ACC Network
ACC men's soccer tournament
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2023 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 15 Wake Forest + 4 – 1 – 3 11 – 3 – 5
No. 1 Clemson ‡ 4 – 2 – 2 15 – 3 – 5
No. 25 Syracuse + 2 – 1 – 5 9 – 5 – 7
No. 24 Louisville + 2 – 4 – 2 12 – 6 – 3
NC State 1 – 5 – 2 6 – 9 – 3
Boston College 0 – 5 – 3 3 – 9 – 5
Coastal
No. 2 Notre Dame + 6 – 0 – 2 13 – 3 – 6
No. 13 Virginia + 5 – 2 – 1 11 – 4 – 4
No. 20 Duke+ 4 – 3 – 1 11 – 4 – 3
No. 6 North Carolina + 2 – 3 – 3 11 – 3 – 7
Pittsburgh + 2 – 3 – 3 6 – 7 – 4
Virginia Tech 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 9 – 4
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

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 Stadium in Cary, 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]

Qualification

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Main article: 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season

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
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]

Bracket

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*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

Matches

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First round

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November 1, 2023 #6 Syracuse 5–0 #11 NC State Syracuse, NY
6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Gabriel Mikina 25'
  • Mateo Leveque Yellow card 26'
  • Daniel Diaz Bonilla 40', 80'
  • Felipe D'Agostini 71'
  • Jackson Glenn 73'
 Box Score
  • Yellow card 39' Drew Lovelace
 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
  • Antino Lopez 3'
  • Ulfur Bjornsson 62'
  • Ruben Mesalles 63'
  • Bull Jorgensen Yellow card 84'
 Box Score
  • Yellow card 34' CJ Williams
  • Yellow card 45' Xavier O'Neil
  • Yellow card 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
  • Quenzi Huerman 29'
  • Ernest Bawa 44', 76'
  • Charlie Harper 68'
 Box Score
  • 2' Misei Yoshizawa
  • Yellow card 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
  • Felipe Mercado Yellow card 24'
  • Mateo Maillefaud Yellow card 42'
  • Joao Souza 106', Yellow card 106'
  • Eben McIntyre Yellow card 106'
 Box Score
  • Yellow card 95' Bryce LeBel
  • 104', Red card 106' Mason Tatafu
  • 105' Damien Barker John
  • Yellow card 106' Team
  • Yellow card 107' David Boccuzzo
  • Yellow card 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

Quarterfinals

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November 5, 2023 #3 Virginia 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 #6 Syracuse Charlottesville, VA
2:00 p.m. EST
  • Leo Afonso Yellow card 50', 51'
  • Joey Batrouni Yellow card 110'
 Box Score
  • Yellow card 28' Noah Singelmann
  • Yellow card 51' Nicholas Kaloukian
  • 84' Mateo Leveque
  • Yellow card 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
  • Leo Afonso soccer ball with check mark
  • Axel Ahlander soccer ball with check mark
  • Aidan O'Connor soccer ball with red X
  • Daniel Mangarov soccer ball with check mark
  • Mouhameth Thiam soccer ball with red X
November 5, 2023 #2 Wake Forest 0–1 #7 North Carolina Winston-Salem, NC
4:00 p.m. EST
Box Score
  • 16' Ahmad Al Qaq
  • Yellow card 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
Box Score
  • 36' Forster Ajago
  • 54' (o.g.) Clemson Own Goal
  • Yellow card 59' Kenan Hot
  • Yellow card 94' Amir Daley
  • 98', Yellow card 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
  • soccer ball with check mark Nick Pariano
  • soccer ball with red X Ulfur Bjornsson
  • soccer ball with red X Forster Ajago
November 5, 2023 #1 Notre Dame 3–4 #9 Louisville Notre Dame, IN
8:00 p.m. EST
  • Kyle Genenbacher 66'
  • Bryce Boneau 69', 88'
 Box Score
  • Yellow card 22' Parker Forbes
  • 23', 48', 52', Yellow card 51' Sander Roed
  • Yellow card 23' Axel Alejandre
  • Yellow card 41' Ethan Subachan
  • Yellow card 57' Bradley Sample
  • Yellow card 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

Semifinals

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November 8, 2023 #6 Syracuse 1–3 #7 North Carolina Syracuse, NY
6:00 p.m. EST Gabriel Mikina Yellow card 42'
Noah Singelmann Yellow card 45'
Nicholas Kaloukian 56'
Jeorgio Kocevski Red card 58'		 Report Martin Vician 7', 70'
Sam Williams Yellow card 9'
Matt Edwards Yellow card 22'
Daniel Kutsch 37'
Ahmad Al Qaq Yellow card 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 Yellow card 25'
Ousmane Sylla 31', 36'
Isaiah Easley 68'
Gael Gibert 71'
Will Cain Yellow card 86'		 Report Gage Guerra 19'
Parker Forbes Yellow card 24'
Brandon McManus Yellow card 76'
Bryce LeBel Yellow card 90'
Josh Jones Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Riggs Field
Attendance: 3,785
Referee: Mike Stutt
Assistant referees: Jarred Mosher
Assistant referees: Kevin Huet
Fourth official: Brandon Marion

Final

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November 12, 2023 #4 Clemson 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 #7 North Carolina Cary, NC
12:00 p.m. EST
Box Score
  • 48', Yellow card 82' Quenzi Huerman
  • Yellow card 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
  • Brandon Parrish soccer ball with check mark
  • Ousmane Sylla soccer ball with check mark
  • Joran Gerbet soccer ball with check mark
  • Gael Gibert soccer ball with check mark
  • Alex Meinhard soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Sam Williams
  • soccer ball with check mark Quenzi Huerman
  • soccer ball with red X Matt Edwards
  • soccer ball with check mark Martin Vician

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 46 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 4.18 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

  • United States Tyler Trimnal – Clemson
  • Iceland Ulfur Bjornsson – Duke
  • Ghana Ernest Bawa – North Carolina
  • France Quenzi Huerman – North Carolina
  • Slovakia Martin Vician – North Carolina
  • United States Bryce Boneau – Notre Dame
  • United States Daniel Diaz Bonilla – Syracuse

1 goal

  • Croatia Christian Bejar – Boston College
  • United States Daniel Klaric – Boston College
  • United States Isaiah Easley – Clemson
  • France Gael Gibert – Clemson
  • United States Alex Meinhard – Clemson
  • United States Remi Okunlola – Clemson
  • Ghana Forster Ajago – Duke
  • United States Antino Lopez – Duke
  • United States Ruben Mesalles – Duke
  • United States Gage Guerra – Louisville
  • United States Damien Barker John – Louisville
  • United States Josh Jones – Louisville
  • Australia Mason Tatafu – Louisville
  • United States Ahmad Al-Qaq – North Carolina
  • Australia Charlie Harper – North Carolina
  • United States Daniel Kutsch – North Carolina
  • United States Kyle Genenbacher – Notre Dame
  • Brazil Joao Souza – Pittsburgh
  • Brazil Felipe D'Agostini – Syracuse
  • United States Jackson Glenn – Syracuse
  • United States Nicholas Kaloukian – Syracuse
  • France Mateo Leveque – Syracuse
  • Canada Gabriel Mikina – Syracuse
  • Brazil Leo Afonso – Virginia
  • Japan Misei Yoshizawa – Virginia Tech

1 own goal

  • Clemson (vs Duke)

All-Tournament team

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Player Team
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

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  2. ^ "Sites and Dates Announced for 2023 ACC Fall Championships". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022 ACC Men's Soccer Recordbook" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  4. ^ Turri, Alex (November 12, 2023). "Clemson wins the 2023 ACC Championship over North Carolina in penalty kicks". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "ACCMSoccerChampSeedingLanguage (PDF) – Atlantic Coast Conference" (PDF). theacc.com. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  6. ^ "2023 ACC Men's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 ACC Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "Clemson Wins 2023 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
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