2014 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season

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Atlantic Coast Conference
Season2014
ChampionsClemson Tigers (14th overall)
PremiersTBD
NCAA Tournament TBD
2013
2015
2014 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 10 Syracuse + 5 2 116 4 1
No. 11 Clemson5 2 112 7 3
Wake Forest + 5 3 010 7 2
No. 18 Louisville + 4 3 111 8 3
NC State 1 4 37 7 4
Boston College 1 6 15 8 3
Coastal
No. 9 Notre Dame + 6 1 112 5 4
No. 6 North Carolina + 5 2 115 5 2
Duke 4 4 09 9 1
No. 1 Virginia + 3 3 214 6 4
Virginia Tech 2 5 17 8 2
Pittsburgh 0 6 24 9 4
As of December 16, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 62nd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. It marked the arrival of the Louisville Cardinals men's soccer program, who joined the ACC from the American Athletic Conference. The Maryland Terrapins men's soccer program, who were both the defending regular season and tournament champions, departed the conference for the Big Ten Conference.

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Changes from 2013

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Boston College Eagles Boston, Massachusetts Newton Soccer Complex2,000
Clemson Tigers Clemson, South Carolina Riggs Field 6,500
Duke Blue Devils Durham, North Carolina Koskinen Stadium 4,500
Louisville Cardinals Louisville, Kentucky Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium 5,300
Notre Dame Fighting Irish South Bend, Indiana Alumni Stadium3,000
NC State Wolfpack Raleigh, North Carolina Dail Field1,500
North Carolina Tar Heels Chapel Hill, NC Fetzer Field 6,000
Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Urbanic Field 735
Syracuse Orange Syracuse, New York SU Soccer Stadium1,500
Virginia Cavaliers Charlottesville, Virginia Klöckner Stadium 8,000
Virginia Tech Hokies Blacksburg, Virginia Thompson Field 2,500
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Winston-Salem, North Carolina Spry Stadium 3,000

Personnel

TeamHead coachCaptainShirt supplier
Boston College Eagles Flag of Ireland.svg Ed Kelly Flag of the United States.svg Matt Wendelken Flag of the United States.svg Under Armour
Clemson Tigers Flag of the United States.svg Mike Noonan Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Fisher Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Duke Blue Devils Flag of the United States.svg John Kerr, Jr. Flag of the United States.svg Nick Palodichuk Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Louisville Cardinals Flag of the United States.svg Ken Lolla Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Keller Flag of Germany.svg Adidas
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Flag of Scotland.svg Bobby Clark Flag of the United States.svg Nick Besler Flag of Germany.svg Adidas
NC State Wolfpack Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Findley Flag of France.svg Clement Simonin Flag of Germany.svg Adidas
North Carolina Tar Heels Flag of Guatemala.svg Carlos Somoano Flag of the United States.svg Andy Craven Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Pittsburgh Panthers Flag of the United States.svg Joe Luxbacher Flag of England.svg Chris Davis Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Syracuse Orange Flag of England.svg Ian McIntyre Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Murrell Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Virginia Cavaliers Flag of the United States.svg George Gelnovatch Flag of the United States.svg Todd Wharton Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Virginia Tech Hokies Flag of the United States.svg Mike Brizendine Flag of the United States.svg Brad Vorv Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Flag of the United States.svg Jay Vidovich Flag of the United States.svg Sam Fink Flag of the United States.svg Nike

ACC Tournament

The 2014 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, was held from November 5–16, 2014. 1st round and quarterfinal games were held at campus sites based on higher seed, while the semifinals and finals were held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The Clemson Tigers won the tournament to earn their 3rd ACC tournament championship and first since 2001. The tournament win also accounted for the Tigers' 14th official ACC championship, as the Tigers had won 11 conference titles in regular season play prior to the start of the ACC tournament in 1987.

NCAA tournament

Seven ACC teams earned bids to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, led by defending national champion Notre Dame earning the #1 seed in the tournament. The Virginia Cavaliers, #16 seed in the tournament, would eventually win their 7th National Championship as a program and first since 2009.

TeamNational SeedRound EliminatedResults
Notre Dame#1Round of 162nd Round: def. Ohio State 2–1
Round of 16: lost #16 Virginia 1–0
Clemson#7Round of 162nd Round: def. Coastal Carolina 2–1
Round of 16: lost North Carolina 2–1
Syracuse#9Round of 162nd Round: def. Penn State 2–1
Round of 16: lost Georgetown 2–1 (OT)
Louisville#13Round of 162nd Round: def. St. Louis 2–1
Round of 16: lost UMBC 1–0
Virginia#16National Champions2nd Round: def. UNC-Wilmington 3–1
Round of 16: def #1 Notre Dame 1–0
Quarterfinals: tied Georgetown 2–2 (OT) - advance on PK
Semifinals: def. UMBC 1–0
Finals: tied #2 UCLA 0–0 (2OT) - won PK
North CarolinaN/AQuarterfinals1st Round: def. James Madison 6–0
2nd Round: def. #10 Charlotte 2-1
Round of 16: def. #7 Clemson 2–1
Quarterfinals: tied #2 UCLA 3–3 (2OT) - UCLA advance on PK
Wake ForestN/A1st Roundtied UMBC 0–0 (2OT) - UMBC advance on PK

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