2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game

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2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game
SASSoccerPark2.jpg
WakeMed Soccer Park hosted the final
Event 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
After extra time
Syracuse won 7–6 on penalties
DateDecember 12, 2022
Venue WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.
Referee Matt Thompson
Attendance4,010
2021
2023

The 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game (also known as the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's College Cup) was played on December 12, 2022, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina and determined the winner of the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, the national collegiate soccer championship in the United States. This was the 64rd edition of the oldest active competition in United States college soccer.

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The match featured Syracuse University, which made its first ever appearance in the College Cup final, and Indiana University Bloomington (known athletically as simply "Indiana"), which made its 16th appearance in the final, and its first since 2020.

The match was tied 2–2 at the end of regulation and after extra time. A penalty shootout was held to determine the College Cup winner, which Syracuse won 7–6. The title gave Syracuse their first NCAA title in men's soccer. [1]

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 Syracuse's first title game appearance in school history, [2] and Indiana's 17th. [3]

Indiana (B1G)Round Syracuse (ACC)
OpponentResultNCAA TournamentOpponentResult
ByeFirst roundBye
Saint Louis (A-10) 1–0 (H)Second round Penn (Ivy) 2–1 (H)
Marshall (SBC) 1–0 (H)Third round (Sweet 16) Cornell (Ivy) 1–0 (H)
UNC Greensboro (SoCon) 2–0 (A)Quarterfinals (Elite 8) Vermont (A-East) 2–1 (H)
Pittsburgh (ACC) 2–0 (N)College Cup (Final 4) Creighton (Big East) 3–2 (N)

Match details

College Cup
Final
Syracuse 22 (a.e.t.) Indiana
Opoku Soccerball shade.svg24'
Calov Soccerball shade.svg33'
Report McDonald Soccerball shade.svg32'
Endeley Soccerball shade.svg80'
Penalties
  • Boselli Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Kocevski Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Calov Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Singelmann Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Biros Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Rauch Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Johnson Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Sinclair Soccerball shad check.svg
7–6
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Wittenbrink
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Henderlong
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Mihalic
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Sarver
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Maher
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Bezerra
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Helmer
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Goumballe
WakeMed Soccer Park , Cary
Attendance: 4,010
Referee: Matt Thompson
GK1 Flag of the United States.svg Russell Shealy
DF2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christian Curti
DF3 Flag of Somalia.svg Abdi Salim Yellow card.svg 17'
DF4 Flag of Germany.svg Noah SingelmannSub off.svg 35'Sub on.svg 45'Sub off.svg 94'
MF5 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Amferny Sinclair Yellow card.svg 35'
MF8 Flag of the United States.svg Jeorgio Kocevski
FW10 Flag of Ghana.svg Nathan Opoku Sub off.svg 36'Sub on.svg 45'
FW11 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo BoselliSub off.svg 24'Sub on.svg 45'Sub off.svg 67'
FW14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Levonte Johnson Sub off.svg 32'Sub on.svg 45'Sub off.svg 67'Sub on.svg 83'
MF17 Flag of Germany.svg Giona LeiboldSub off.svg 36'Sub on.svg 45'Sub off.svg 83'Sub on.svg 90'
DF22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olu Oyegunle
Substitutions:
MF7 Flag of the United States.svg Curt CalovSub on.svg 32'Sub off.svg 45'Sub on.svg 67'Sub off.svg 83'Sub on.svg 94'
FW9 Flag of Germany.svg Julius RauchSub on.svg 36'Sub off.svg 45'
MF13 Flag of the United States.svg Colin BirosSub on.svg 24'Sub off.svg 45'Sub on.svg 67'Sub off.svg 83'
MF18 Flag of the United States.svg Camden HolbrookSub on.svg 36'Sub off.svg 45'Sub on.svg 83'Sub off.svg 90'
DF23 Flag of the United States.svg Jackson GlennSub on.svg 35'Sub off.svg 45'Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Ian McIntyre
GK0 Flag of the United States.svg JT Harms
DF2 Flag of the United States.svg Joey MaherYellow card.svg 97'
DF5 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Munie
FW9 Flag of the United States.svg Samuel Sarver
DF11 Flag of the United States.svg Nyk Sessock
FW14 Flag of the United States.svg Maouloune GoumballeSub off.svg 24'Sub on.svg 45'Sub off.svg 62'Sub on.svg 105'
FW17 Flag of the United States.svg Herbert Endeley
FW18 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Wittenbrink
DF19 Flag of the United States.svg Brett BebejSub off.svg 105'
MF21 Flag of the United States.svg Jack WagonerYellow card.svg 90'
MF22 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick McDonald
Substitutions:
FW7 Flag of the United States.svg Karsen Henderlong
FW10 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy MihalicSub on.svg 24'Sub off.svg 45'Sub on.svg 62'Sub off.svg 108'
MF12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quinten Helmer
FW15 Flag of the United States.svg Luka Bezerra
FW26 Flag of the United States.svg Nate WardSub on.svg 108'
Manager:
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Yeagley

College Cup MVP
Offensive: Nathan Opoku (Syracuse)
Defensive: Russell Shealy (Syracuse)

Assistant referees:
Salma Perez (United States)
Albert Escovar (United States)
Fourth official:
Dimitar Chavdarov (United States)

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes.
  • 20 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Unlimited substitutes, may not return if subbed out in the first half; may return unlimited times in the second half.

Statistics

Overall [4]
SyracuseIndiana
Goals scored22
Total shots2015
Shots on target85
Saves36
Corner kicks67
Offsides25
Yellow cards22
Red cards00

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