| 1989 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer | |
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ACC regular season and Tournament Champions | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 21–2–2 (5–1–0 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | George Gelnovatch (1st season) |
| Home stadium | UVA Soccer Field |
The 1989 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 1989 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cavaliers, playing their 49th season of existence, won their first ever national championship, which was a co-title with Santa Clara. It was often considered[ by whom? ] the start to the Cavaliers' early 1990s dynasty run in college soccer.
| Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 09-02-1989* | No. 1 | No. 2 Indiana Hoosier Soccer Tournament | W 1–0 | 1–0–0 | Bill Armstrong Stadium | ||||||
| 09-03-1989* | No. 1 | vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Soccer Tournament | W 3–0 | 2–0–0 | Bill Armstrong Stadium | ||||||
| 09-05-1989* | No. 1 | Longwood | W 3–1 | 3–0–0 | UVA Soccer Field | ||||||
| 09-08-1989* | No. 1 | Charlotte UVA Tournament | W 2–0 | 4–0–0 | UVA Soccer Field | ||||||
| 09-10-1989* | No. 1 | Charleston UVA Tournament | W 6–0 | 5–0–0 | UVA Soccer Field | ||||||
| 09-13-1989* | No. 1 | at VCU | W 10–0 | 6–0–0 | Cary Street Field | ||||||
| 09-17-1989 | No. 1 | at Maryland Rivalry | W 4–1 | 7–0–0 (1–0–0) | UMD Soccer Field | ||||||
| 09-20-1989* | No. 1 | Penn | W 2–0 | 8–0–0 | UVA Soccer Field | ||||||
| 09-24-1989 | No. 1 | No. 13 Wake Forest | W 1–0 | 9–0–0 (2–0–0) | UVA Soccer Field | ||||||
| 09-27-1989* | No. 1 | at James Madison | W 2–1 OT | 10–0–0 | JMU Soccer Field | ||||||
| 10-01-1989 | No. 1 | No. 11 North Carolina | W 3–0 | 11–0–0 (3–0–0) | UVA Soccer Field | ||||||
| 10-04-1989* | No. 1 | at Richmond | L 0–1 | 11–1–0 | University of Richmond Stadium | ||||||
| 10-08-1989 | No. 1 | at NC State | W 4–0 | 12–1–0 (4–0–0) | Derr Field | ||||||
| 10-11-1989* | No. 1 | Towson State | W 4–0 | 13–1–0 | UVA Soccer Field | ||||||
| 10-14-1989* | No. 1 | vs. No. 23 San Francisco Stanford Tournament | W 1–0 | 14–1–0 | Maloney Field | ||||||
| 10-15-1989* | No. 1 | at Stanford Stanford Tournament | W 2–1 OT | 15–1–0 | Maloney Field | ||||||
| 10-18-1989* | No. 1 | George Mason | W 1–0 | 16–1–0 | UVA Soccer Field | ||||||
| 10-21-1989 | No. 1 | at No. 16 Duke | T 2–2 OT | 16–1–1 (4–0–1) | Koskinen Stadium | ||||||
| 10-25-1989 | No. 1 | Virginia Tech Commonwealth Cup | W 3–1 OT | 17–1–1 (4–0–1) | UVA Soccer Field | ||||||
| 10-29-1989 | No. 1 | No. 18 Clemson | W 4–2 OT | 18–1–1 (5–0–1) | UVA Soccer Field | ||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| 11-10-1989 | No. 1 | No. 14 Duke Semifinals | L 0–1 | 18–2–1 | UVA Soccer Field | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 11-19-1989* | No. 2 | No. 13 Philadelphia Textile Second round | W 4–1 | 19–2–1 | UVA Soccer Field | ||||||
| 11-26-1989 | No. 2 | No. 4 South Carolina Quarterfinals | W 1–0 OT | 20–2–1 | UVA Soccer Field | ||||||
| 12-02-1989 | No. 2 | No. 7 Rutgers Semifinals | W 3–0 | 21–2–1 | Rutgers Stadium | ||||||
| 12-03-1989 | No. 2 | No. 1 Santa Clara Final | T 1–1 OT | 21–2–2 | Rutgers Stadium (3,889) | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||