2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game

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2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game
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WakeMed Soccer Park hosted the final
Event 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
DateDecember 12, 2021
Venue WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.
Man of the Match George Marks
Isiah Reid
Referee Daniel Radford
Attendance7,238
WeatherSunny, 51 °F (11 °C)
2020
2022

The 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game (also known as the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's College Cup) was played on December 12, 2021, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina and determined the winner of the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, the national collegiate soccer championship in the United States. This was the 63rd edition of the oldest active competition in United States college soccer.

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The tournament returned to its traditional mid-December date after being held in the spring the previous year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The match featured Clemson University of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the University of Washington of the Pac-12 Conference. It was Clemson's fifth appearance in the final, and their first since 2015. Washington was making their first appearance in the national championship game.

Clemson went on to win the match to win, 2–0, behind two first half goals from Isaiah Reid. The title gave Clemson their first NCAA title in men's soccer since 1987, and their third overall title. [1] [2]

Road to the final

The NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiate soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I men's national champion. The tournament has been formally held since 1959, when it was an eight-team tournament. Since then, the tournament has expanded to 48 teams, in which every Division I conference tournament champion is allocated a berth. It was Clemson's fifth appearance in the final, and their first since 2015. Washington was making their first appearance in the national championship game. [3] Clemson had previously won the NCAA Tournament in 1984 and 1987.

Clemson (ACC)Round Washington (Pac-12)
OpponentResultNCAA TournamentOpponentResult
ByeFirst RoundBye
Denver (Summit) 2–1 (H)Second Round Portland (WCC) 3–1 (H)
Kentucky (C-USA) 2–1 (H)Third Round (Sweet 16) Indiana (Big Ten) 3–2 (H)
Oregon State (Pac-12) 1–1 (A)Quarterfinals (Elite 8) Saint Louis (A-10) 2–0 (H)
Notre Dame (ACC) 1–1 (N)College Cup (Final 4) Georgetown (Big East) 2–1 (N)

Match details

Final
Clemson 20 Washington
Reid Soccerball shade.svg1', 15' Report
WakeMed Soccer Park , Cary
Attendance: 7,238
GK1 Flag of the United States.svg George Marks
DF3 Flag of Sweden.svg Oskar Ågren
DF15 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Asensio
DF4 Flag of Senegal.svg Justin Malou
DF5 Flag of Senegal.svg Hamady Diop
MF18 Flag of Spain.svg Alvaro Gomez
MF8 Flag of the United States.svg Callum Johnson
MF17 Flag of the United States.svg Quinn McNeill
MF10 Flag of Ecuador.svg Luis Fernandez-Salvador
MF21 Flag of Senegal.svg Osmane Sylla
FW27 Flag of the United States.svg Isaiah Reid
Manager:
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Noonan
GK0 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Fowler
DF2 Flag of the United States.svg Kendall Burks
DF20 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Ostrem
DF5 Flag of France.svg Achille Robin
DF4 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Sailor
MF6 Flag of the United States.svg Kalani Kossa-Rienzi
MF8 Flag of the United States.svg Gio Miglietti
MF10 Flag of England.svg James Smith
MF14 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Soto
FW9 Flag of the United States.svg Dylan Teves
FW11 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Scardina
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Clark

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