2022 ACC men's soccer tournament

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2022 ACC men's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams12
Matches11
Attendance13,074
SiteCampus Sites
Sahlen's Stadium
Cary, North Carolina
Champions Syracuse (2nd title)
Winning coach Ian McIntyre (2nd title)
MVP Russell Shealy (Syracuse)
Broadcast ESPNU (Final), ACC Network
ACC men's soccer tournament
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2022 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 1 Syracuse5 1 218 2 5
No. 24 Wake Forest + 5 3 014 6 0
Louisville + 4 3 19 6 3
No. 13 Clemson + 3 4 113 7 1
Boston College 1 4 34 7 5
NC State 1 5 26 7 5
Coastal
No. 3 Duke + 5 0 313 2 4
No. 16 Virginia + 5 1 210 4 5
No. 8 Pittsburgh + 3 2 312 5 5
North Carolina + 2 2 48 6 5
Notre Dame 3 4 18 7 2
Virginia Tech 0 8 03 14 1
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2022 ACC men's soccer tournament was the 36th edition of the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The final was played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina. [1] [2]

Contents

The defending champions, Notre Dame was unable to defend their title, falling to Clemson in the first round. Clemson advanced to the final, becoming the lowest seed to do so in tournament history. [3] However, Clemson could not complete their improbable run, losing to Syracuse 2–0 in the final. The victory was the second ACC Tournament title during Syracuse's time in the ACC and second title under head coach Ian McIntyre. [4]

Qualification

All twelve teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference will earn a berth into the ACC Tournament. The winners of each division, Atlantic and Coastal, will be seeds 1 and 2. The top 4 seeds received first round byes and hosted the winner of a first round game. The remaining 10 teams in the conference will be seeded according to points awarded in conference matches. All rounds, with the exception of the final will be held at the higher seed's home field. Seeding is determined by regular season conference record. [5] The seeding for the tournament was determined on the final day of conference play, October 28. [6]

(*: division winners are automatically given the top two seeds). [5]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1 Duke 5–0–318
2 Syracuse 5–1–217
3 Virginia 5–1–217
4 Wake Forest 5–3–015
5 Louisville 4–3–113
6 Pittsburgh 3–2–312
7 North Carolina 2–2–410
8 Clemson 3–4–110
9 Notre Dame 3–4–110
10 Boston College 1–4–36
11 NC State 1–5–25
12 Virginia Tech 0–8–00

Bracket

*Note: Home team listed first. Rankings shown are ACC Tournament Seeds. [7]

First Round
November 2
ACCN & ACCNX
Quarterfinals
November 6
ACCN
Semifinals
November 9
ACCN
Final
November 13
ESPNU
1 Duke 0
8 Clemson 38 Clemson2
9 Notre Dame 1 8 Clemson2
4 Wake Forest 0
4 Wake Forest 1
5 Louisville 1 12 Virginia Tech 0
12 Virginia Tech 28 Clemson 0
2 Syracuse2
3 Virginia 1
6 Pittsburgh (a.e.t.)46 Pittsburgh 0
11 NC State 1 3 Virginia 2 (3)
2 Syracuse (pen.)2 (5)
2 Syracuse 1
7 North Carolina 17 North Carolina 0
10 Boston College 0

Matches

First round

November 2, 2022 #5 Louisville 1–2 #12 Virginia Tech Louisville, KY
6:00 p.m.
  • Bradley Sample Soccerball shade.svg37'
  • David Boccuzzo Yellow card.svg 61'
  • Konstantinos Georgallides Yellow card.svg 79'
  • Brandon McManus Yellow card.svg 87'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg30' Ethan Ballek
  • Soccerball shade.svg55' Daniel Starr
  • Yellow card.svg 70' Nick Blacklock
  • Yellow card.svg 88' Chris Nicola
Stadium: Lynn Stadium
Attendance: 515
Referee: John McCloskey
Assistant referees: Dean Morgan
Assistant referees: Jeremy Sharp
Fourth official: Aaron Rawlins
November 2, 2022 #7 North Carolina 1–0 #10 Boston College Chapel Hill, NC
6:00 p.m.
  • Milo Garvanian Yellow card.svg 30'
  • Ernest Bawa Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 60' Victor Souza
Stadium: Dorrance Field
Attendance: 445
Referee: Kevin Marrison
Assistant referees: Jude Carr
Assistant referees: Kevin Maurer
Fourth official: David McPhun
November 2, 2022 #6 Pittsburgh 4–1 (a.e.t.) #11 NC State Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 p.m.
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 10' Calem Tommy
  • Yellow card.svg 19', Soccerball shade.svg26' Luke Hille
  • Yellow card.svg 75' Vusumzi Plamana
  • Yellow card.svg 90' Team
  • Yellow card.svg 99' Junior Nare
Stadium: Ambrose Urbanic Field
Attendance: 438
Referee: David Erbacher
Assistant referees: Ankur Singh
Assistant referees: Ross Kleinstuber
Fourth official: Chris Regan
November 2, 2022 #8 Clemson 3–1 #9 Notre Dame Clemson, SC
8:00 p.m.
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 32' Yellow-red card.svg 54' Bryce Boneau
  • Yellow card.svg 54' Josh Ramsey
  • Yellow card.svg 54' Reese Mayer
  • Yellow card.svg 70' Sebastian Green
  • Yellow card.svg 77' Paddy Burns
  • Soccerball shade.svg81' Matthew Radivojsa
  • Yellow card.svg 90' KK Baffour
Stadium: Riggs Field
Attendance: 1,720
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner
Fourth official: Logan Webber

Quarterfinals

November 6, 2022 #4 Wake Forest 1–0 #12 Virginia Tech Winston-Salem, NC
2:00 p.m. EST
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 19' Jack Dearie
  • Yellow card.svg 62' Welnilton Da Silva
  • Yellow card.svg 69' Conor Pugh
Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 1,774
Referee: JC Griggs
Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas
Assistant referees: Michael Donovan
Fourth official: Mark Buda
November 6, 2022 #3 Virginia 1–0 #6 Pittsburgh Charlottesville, VA
4:00 p.m. EST
  • Reese Miller Soccerball shade.svg21'
  • Paul Wiese Yellow card.svg 64'
  • Jeremy Verley Yellow card.svg 70'
Report Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 1,036
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
Assistant referees: William Aten
Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto
Fourth official: Joe Wehrle
November 6, 2022 #2 Syracuse 1–0 #7 North Carolina Syracuse, NY
6:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium
Referee: Nikola Aleksic
Assistant referees: Ankur Singh
Assistant referees: Democratis Pashalidis
Fourth official: Christopher Borncamp
November 6, 2022 #1 Duke 0–2 #8 Clemson Durham, NC
8:00 p.m. EST Report
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 1,164
Referee: Kevin Morrison
Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten
Assistant referees: Justin Howard
Fourth official: Carmen Anthony Serbio

Semifinals

November 9, 2022 #2 Syracuse 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
#3 Virginia Syracuse, NY
5:00 p.m. EST
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 27' Paul Wiese
  • Soccerball shade.svg38' Andreas Ueland
  • Yellow card.svg 62' Team
  • Yellow card.svg 64' Daniel Mangarov
  • Soccerball shade.svg66' Leo Afonso
  • Yellow card.svg 92' Moritz Kappelsberger
Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,340
Referee: John McCloskey
Assistant referees: Jim Myers
Assistant referees: Connor McCloskey
Fourth official: Jeffery Trubia
Penalties
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Daniel Mangarov
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Andreas Ueland
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Philip Horton
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Axel Ahlander
November 9, 2022 #4 Wake Forest 0–2 #8 Clemson Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 p.m. EST
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 3' Elton Chifamba
  • Soccerball shade.svg14' Brandon Parrish
  • Yellow card.svg 17' Adam Lundegard
  • Soccerball shade.svg60' Derek Waleffe
Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 1,729
Referee: Carmen Serbio
Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner
Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith
Fourth official: Kevin Uitto

Final

November 13, 2022 #2 Syracuse 2–0 #8 Clemson Cary, NC
12:00 p.m. EST
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 54' Brandon Parrish
  • Yellow card.svg 74' Dylan Sullivan
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,913
Referee: David Erbacher
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Assistant referees: Jude Carr
Fourth official: Aaron Gallagher

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 24 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.18 goals per match.

2 goals

  • Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Parrish – Clemson
  • Flag of the United States.svg Derek Waleffe – Clemson
  • Flag of the United States.svg Michael Sullivan – Pittsburgh
  • Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Boselli – Syracuse

1 goal

  • Flag of Spain.svg Mohamed Seye – Clemson
  • Flag of the United States.svg Bradley Sample – Louisville
  • Flag of the United States.svg Ernest Bawa – North Carolina
  • Flag of the United States.svg Luke Hille – NC State
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matthew Radivojsa – Notre Dame
  • Flag of France.svg Valentin Noël – Pittsburgh
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jackson Walti – Pittsburgh
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Levonte Johnson – Syracuse
  • Flag of the United States.svg Jeorgio Kocevski – Syracuse
  • Flag of Germany.svg Giona Leibold – Syracuse
  • Flag of Brazil.svg Leo Afonso – Virginia
  • Flag of the United States.svg Reese Miller – Virginia
  • Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Ueland – Virginia
  • Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Ballek – Virginia Tech
  • Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Starr – Virginia Tech
  • Flag of the United States.svg Omar Hernandez – Wake Forest

2 own goals

  • Notre Dame (against Clemson)
  • Notre Dame (against Clemson)

All-Tournament team

PlayerTeam
2022 ACC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team [8]
Russell Shealy Syracuse
Lorenzo Boselli
Christian Curti
Jeorgio Kocevski
Hamady Diop Clemson
Brandon Parrish
Derek Waleffe
Holden Brown Virginia
Andreas Ueland
Prince Amponsah Wake Forest
Takuma Suzuki

MVP in Bold

References

  1. "2022 Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  2. "ACC Announces Championship Dates and Sites for 2022-23". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 19, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  3. "Clemson advances to ACC Men's Soccer Final". wspa.com. Nexstar Media. November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  4. "2022 ACC Men's Soccer Recordbook" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference . Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "ACCMSoccerChampSeedingLanguage (PDF) – Atlantic Coast Conference" (PDF). theacc.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  6. "2022 ACC Men's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  7. "2021 ACC Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference . Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  8. "Syracuse Downs Clemson, 2-0, to Win 2022 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.