2009 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

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2009 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
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CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Teams48
Defending champions Maryland Terrapins
Champions Virginia Cavaliers
Runners-up Akron Zips
Matches played47
Goals scored120 (2.55 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Will Bates (4)
2008
2010

The 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship was a tournament of 48 teams from NCAA Division I who played for the NCAA Championship in soccer . The semifinals and final were held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team (indicated by * for non-seeded teams). The final was held on December 13, 2009 with Virginia defeating Akron, 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out, following a goalless regulation and two overtimes.

NCAA Division I highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association

NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic powers, with larger budgets, more elaborate facilities and more athletic scholarships than Divisions II and III as well as many smaller schools committed to the highest level of intercollegiate competition.

College soccer form of soccer

College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. While it is most widespread in the United States, it is also prominent in South Korea and Canada. The institutions typically hire full-time professional coaches and staff, although the student athletes are strictly amateur and are not paid. College soccer in the United States is sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the sports regulatory body for major universities, and by the governing bodies for smaller universities and colleges. This sport is played on a rectangular field of the dimensions of about 64m (meters) - 70m sideline to sideline (width), and 100m - 110m goal line to goal line (length).

WakeMed Soccer Park soccer stadium in Cary, North Carolina

WakeMed Soccer Park is a major soccer complex located in Cary, North Carolina, United States. Originally opened in 2002 as the home of the Carolina Courage of the WUSA, WakeMed Soccer Park is now the home to North Carolina FC of the United Soccer League and the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League. The North Carolina State Wolfpack men's and women's teams of the ACC play select matches there and the complex regularly hosts major tournaments such as the NCAA College Cup, the ACC Soccer Championships, and the NCHSAA high school state soccer finals.

Contents

The bracket was announced November 16, 2009. The tournament started on November 19. The second round was played on November 22. The third round was played on November 29. The Regional Finals were played on December 4 and 5.

Regional 1

 First roundSecond roundRegional SemifinalsRegional Finals
                   
 *South Florida (13–3–1)2 
 Stetson (14–3–2)1 
  South Florida (14–3–1)0 
  1Akron (20–0–0)2 
   
    
 1Akron (21–0–0)2 
 Stanford (12–5–2)0 
    
    
 16UC-Irvine (15–6–0)0
   Stanford (11–5–2)1 
 *Stanford (10–5–2)3
 St. Mary's (CA) (10–4–5)0 
 1Akron (22–0–0)1
 8Tulsa (15–4–2)0
 *Notre Dame (10–7–4)2 
 Green Bay (14–2–3)1 
  Notre Dame (11–7–4)1
  9Northwestern (10–4–4)3 
   
    
 9Northwestern (11–4–4)0
 8Tulsa (14–4–2)1 
    
    
 8Tulsa (13–4–2)4/OT
   Saint Louis (15–6–0)3 
 *Saint Louis (14–6–0)2
 Missouri St. (12–4–2)1 

Regional 2

 First roundSecond roundRegional SemifinalsRegional Finals
                   
 *Brown (10–2–5)1/2OT 
 Stony Brook (6–9–4)0 
  Brown (11–2–5)0 
  5North Carolina (13–2–3)2 
   
    
 5North Carolina (14–2–3)1 
 Indiana (12–9–1)0 
    
    
 12Butler (14–2–2)0
   Indiana (11–9–1)1 
 *Indiana (10–9–1)2
 Louisville (13–2–4)0 
 5North Carolina (15–2–3)2
 Drake (16–6–2)1
 *Boston College (12–8–0)2/2OT 
 Dartmouth (10–6–1)1 
  Boston College (13–8–0)1
  13 St. John's (9–2–9)0 
   
    
 Boston College (14–8–0)4
 Drake (15–6–2)6 
    
    
 4Ohio State (12–4–4)0
   Drake (14–6–2)1/OT 
 *Drake (13–6–2)2
 Western Illinois (8–9–2)1 

Regional 3

 First roundSecond roundRegional SemifinalsRegional Finals
                   
 *Charlotte (11–3–5)1(1) 
 UNC-Wilmington (14–2–4)1(4) 
  UNC-Wilmington (14–2–5)1 
  3Wake Forest (14–3–3)2 
   
    
 3Wake Forest (15–3–3)4 
 Duke (14–6–0)2 
    
    
 14Michigan State (11–7–2)1
   Duke (13–6–0)2 
 *Duke (12–6–0)3
 Winthrop (11–5–4)2 
 3Wake Forest (16–3–3)2
 6UCLA (12–3–4)0
 *UC-Santa Barbara (15–4–2)1 
 Wofford (12–2–3)0 
  UC-Santa Barbara (16–4–2)1
  11San Diego (12–5–2)0 
   
    
 UC-Santa Barbara (17–4–2)1
 6UCLA (11–3–4)2 
    
    
 6UCLA (10–3–4)2
   Sacramento St. (12–5–3)1 
 *Loyola-Marymount (10–8–2)1
 Sacramento St. (11–5–3)2/OT 

Regional 4

 First roundSecond roundRegional SemifinalsRegional Finals
                   
 *Maryland (12–5–2)2 
 Loyola (MD)(11–7–3)1 
  Maryland (13–5–2)2 
  7Penn State (12–7–2)1 
   
    
 Maryland (14–5–2)2 
 10Harvard (14–3–1)0 
    
    
 10Harvard (13–3–1)3
   Monmouth (18–1–2)0 
 *Monmouth (18–1–1)0(4)
 Connecticut (11–4–3)0(3) 
 Maryland (15–5–2)0
 2Virginia (16–3–3)3
 *New Mexico (12–6–1)1 
 Portland (10–5–5)2/OT 
  Portland (11–5–5)2
  15North Carolina St. (13–6–2)1 
   
    
 Portland (12–5–5)0
 2Virginia (15–3–3)1 
    
    
 2Virginia (14–3–3)5
   Bucknell (17–5–0)0 
 *Princeton (9–5–3)0
 Bucknell (16–5–0)1 

College Cup – WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina

National Semifinals
December 11
National Championship
December 13
      
1 Akron (23–0–0)0(5)
5 North Carolina (16–2–3) 0(4)
1 Akron (23–0–1) 0(2)
2 Virginia (18–3–3)0(3)
3 Wake Forest (17–3–3) 1
2 Virginia (17–3–3)2/OT

Goal scorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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