The ACC men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The tournament has been held every year since 1987. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
| ACC men's soccer tournament | |
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| Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer championship | |
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| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast |
| Number of teams | 15 |
| Format | Single-elimination |
| Current stadium | Sahlen's Stadium |
| Current location | Cary, North Carolina |
| Played | 1987–present |
| Last contest | 2024 |
| Current champion | Wake Forest |
| Most championships | Virginia (11) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN3, ESPNU |
| Official website | theacc.com/msoc |
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship. Beginning in 2024, the tournament expanded from 12 teams to 15, with the No. 1 seed receiving a first-round bye; seeds 2-8 hosting first-round games; No. 1 seed and top remaining seeds in each bracket hosting quarterfinal games. The semifinals and championship game are all played at the same location.
Virginia is the most winning team of the ACC tournament with 11 conference titles.
Champions
editThe following is a list of Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Tournament winners:
Finals
edit- Key
- (1) – Title number
- Bold – Winner won regular season
- – Match went to extra time
- – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
- – Winning team reached College Cup
- – Winning team won National Championship
Year by year
edit| Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Tournament MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1987 | North Carolina (1) | 4–3 (a.e.t.)
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NC State | Duke Soccer Stadium • Durham, NC | Derek Missimo (UNC) |
2 |
1988 | Virginia (1) | 2–1
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North Carolina | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | none named |
3 |
1989 | Wake Forest (1) | 2–2 (5–3 p)
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NC State | Duke Soccer Stadium • Durham, NC | Neil Covone (Wake) |
4 |
1990 | NC State (1) | 2–1
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Virginia | Duke Soccer Stadium • Durham, NC | Henry Gutierrez (NC State) |
5 |
1991 | Virginia (2) | 3–1
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Wake Forest | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC | Claudio Reyna (Virginia) |
6 |
1992 | Virginia (3) | 4–2
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Clemson | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC | Brad Agoos (Virginia) |
7 |
1993 | Virginia (4) | 2–1
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Clemson | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC | Jaro Zawislan (Clemson) |
8 |
1994 | Virginia (5) | 1–0
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Duke | Riggs Field • Charlottesville, SC | Mark Peters (Virginia) |
9 |
1995 | Virginia (6) | 1–0
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Clemson | Duke Soccer Stadium • Durham, NC | Mike Fisher (Virginia) |
10 |
1996 | Maryland (1) | 2–0
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Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | Pierre Venditti (Maryland) |
11 |
1997 | Virginia (7) | 2–0
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Maryland | Wide World of Sports • Orlando, FL | Ben Olsen (Virginia) |
12 |
1998 | Clemson (1) | 1–0
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Duke | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | Josh Campbell (Clemson) |
13 |
1999 | Duke (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.)
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Virginia | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | Troy Garner (Duke) |
14 |
2000 | North Carolina (2) | 1–0 (a.e.t.)
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Virginia | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | Caleb Norkus (UNC) |
15 |
2001 | Clemson (2) | 2–1
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Virginia | Riggs Field • Charlottesville, SC | Ian Fuller (Clemson) |
16 |
2002 | Maryland (2) | 3–0
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Virginia | SAS Soccer Complex • Cary, NC | Abe Thompson (Maryland) |
17 |
2003 | Virginia (8) | 1–1 (7–6 p)
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Maryland | SAS Soccer Complex • Cary, NC | Ryan Burke (Virginia) |
18 |
2004 | Virginia (9) | 2–1
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Maryland | SAS Soccer Complex • Cary, NC | Jeremy Barlow (Virginia) |
19 |
2005 | Duke (2) | 0–0 (5–4 p)
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North Carolina | SAS Soccer Complex • Cary, NC | Blake Camp (Duke) |
20 |
2006 | Duke (3) | 1–0 (a.e.t.)
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Wake Forest | SoccerPlex • Germantown, MD | Michael Videira (Duke) |
21 |
2007 | Boston College (1) | 2–1
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Wake Forest | SAS Soccer Complex • Cary, NC | Sherron Manswell (BC) |
22 |
2008 | Maryland (3) | 1–0
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Virginia | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC | Jeremy Hall (Maryland) |
23 |
2009 | Virginia (10) | 1–0
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NC State | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC | Diego Restrepo (Virginia) |
24 |
2010 | Maryland (4) | 1–0
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North Carolina | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC | Zac MacMath (Maryland) |
25 |
2011 | North Carolina (3) | 3–1
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Boston College | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC | Ben Speas (North Carolina) |
26 |
2012 | Maryland (5) | 2–1
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North Carolina | SoccerPlex • Germantown, MD | Patrick Mullins (Maryland) |
27 |
2013 | Maryland (6) | 1–0
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Virginia | SoccerPlex • Germantown, MD | Patrick Mullins (Maryland) |
28 |
2014 | Clemson (3) | 2–1 (a.e.t.)
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Louisville | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC | Paul Clowes (Clemson) |
29 |
2015 | Syracuse (1) | 1–0
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Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana | Ben Polk (Syracuse) |
30 |
2016 | Wake Forest (2) | 3–1
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Clemson | MUSC Health Stadium • Charleston, SC | Ian Harkes (Wake Forest) |
31 |
2017 | Wake Forest (3) | 0–0 (4–3 p)
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Virginia | MUSC Health Stadium • Charleston, SC | Andreu Mundet (Wake Forest) |
32 |
2018 | Louisville (1) | 1–0
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North Carolina | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC | Tate Schmitt (Louisville) |
33 |
2019 | Virginia (11) | 3–1
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Clemson | Sahlen's Stadium • Cary, NC | Henry Kessler (Virginia) |
34 |
2020 | Clemson (4) | 2–1
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Pittsburgh | Sahlen's Stadium • Cary, NC | Kimarni Smith (Clemson) |
35 |
2021 | Notre Dame (1) | 2–0
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Duke | Sahlen's Stadium • Cary, NC | Dawson McCartney (Notre Dame) |
36 |
2022 | Syracuse (2) | 2–0
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Clemson | Sahlen's Stadium • Cary, NC | Russell Shealy (Syracuse) |
37 |
2023 | Clemson (5) | 1–1 (5–3 p)
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North Carolina | Sahlen's Stadium • Cary, NC | Ousmane Sylla (Clemson) |
38 |
2024 | Wake Forest | 1–1 (7–6 p)
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Clemson | Sahlen's Stadium • Cary, NC | Prince Amponsah (Wake Forest) |
By school
editThrough 2024
| School | Apps | W | L | T | Pct. | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 17 | 8 | 15 | 0 | .348 | 1 | 2007 |
| California | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 0 | |
| Clemson | 37 | 32 | 26 | 8 | .545 | 5 | 1998, 2001, 2014, 2020, 2023 |
| Duke | 37 | 23 | 30 | 6 | .441 | 3 | 1999, 2005, 2006 |
| Louisville | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 1 | 2018 |
| Maryland | 27 | 28 | 19 | 2 | .592 | 6 | 1996, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 |
| NC State | 36 | 15 | 28 | 6 | .367 | 1 | 1990 |
| North Carolina | 37 | 30 | 26 | 8 | .531 | 3 | 1987, 2000, 2011 |
| Notre Dame | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | .526 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pittsburgh | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | .433 | 0 | |
| SMU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 0 | |
| Stanford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0 | |
| Syracuse | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | .529 | 2 | 2015, 2022 |
| Virginia | 37 | 49 | 22 | 9 | .669 | 11 | 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2019 |
| Virginia Tech | 19 | 7 | 17 | 1 | .300 | 0 | |
| Wake Forest | 37 | 25 | 31 | 12 | .456 | 4 | 1989, 2016, 2017, 2024 |
Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer.
Teams in italics no longer sponsor soccer in the ACC.
Pre-tournament champions
editPrior to 1987, the champion was determined based on regular season play.
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References
edit- "Sites, Dates and Formats Announced for 2024-25 ACC Championships". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- "ACC Men's Soccer Annual Champions" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- "2010 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Coast Conference. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
