2023 ACC men's soccer tournament

2023 ACC men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	12
Matches	11
Attendance	17,735
Site	Campus Sites Sahlen's Stadium Cary, North Carolina
Champions	Clemson (5th title)
Winning coach	Mike Noonan (3rd title)
MVP	Ousmane Sylla (Clemson)
Broadcast	ESPNU (Final), ACC Network
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2023 ACC men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Atlantic
No. 15 Wake Forest +	4	–	1	–	3			11	–	3	–	5
No. 1 Clemson ‡	4	–	2	–	2			15	–	3	–	5
No. 25 Syracuse +	2	–	1	–	5			9	–	5	–	7
No. 24 Louisville +	2	–	4	–	2			12	–	6	–	3
NC State	1	–	5	–	2			6	–	9	–	3
Boston College	0	–	5	–	3			3	–	9	–	5
Coastal
No. 2 Notre Dame +	6	–	0	–	2			13	–	3	–	6
No. 13 Virginia +	5	–	2	–	1			11	–	4	–	4
No. 20 Duke+	4	–	3	–	1			11	–	4	–	3
No. 6 North Carolina +	2	–	3	–	3			11	–	3	–	7
Pittsburgh +	2	–	3	–	3			6	–	7	–	4
Virginia Tech	2	–	5	–	1			4	–	9	–	4
‡ – ACC tournament champion + – Also invited to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: The ACC

The 2023 ACC men's soccer tournament was the 37th edition of the ACC men's soccer tournament. The tournament decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The final was played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina. ^{[1] [2]}

Syracuse are the defending tournament champions. ^[3]

Syracuse was unable to defend their title as they fell to North Carolina in the Semifinals. Three of the top four seeds lost in the Quarterfinals, with fourth seed Clemson being the only top four seed to win. Clemson would go on to win the title, defeating North Carolina in the Final on penalties. The title was Clemson's fifth overall and second in four years. It was head coach Mike Noonan's third title as coach. ^[4]

Qualification

Main article: 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season

All twelve teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The winners of each division, Atlantic and Coastal, were 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 were seeded according to points awarded in conference matches. All rounds, with the exception of the final were 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 27. A tiebreaker was required between North Carolina and Pittsburgh for the seventh and eighth seeds as both teams finished with 2–3–3 conference records. The regular season meeting between the two teams finished in a 0–0 tie, so the next tiebreaker of goal differential in conference games was used. North Carolina had a 0 goal differential, while Pittsburgh had a -4 goal differential. Therefore, North Carolina was the seventh seed, and Pittsburgh was the eighth seed. ^[6]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Notre Dame	6–0–2	20
2	Wake Forest*	4–1–3	15*
3	Virginia*	5–2–1	16*
4	Clemson	4–2–2	14
5	Duke	4–3–1	13
6	Syracuse	2–1–5	11
7	North Carolina	2–3–3	9
8	Pittsburgh	2–3–3	9
9	Louisville	2–4–2	8
10	Virginia Tech	2–5–1	7
11	NC State	1–5–2	5
12	Boston College	0–5–3	3

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

Bracket

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

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

Matches

First round

#6 Syracuse v #11 NC State

November 1, 2023	#6 Syracuse	5–0	#11 NC State	Syracuse, NY
6:00 p.m. EDT	Gabriel Mikina 25' Mateo Leveque  26' Daniel Diaz Bonilla 40', 80' Felipe D'Agostini 71' Jackson Glenn 73'	Box Score	39' Drew Lovelace	Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium Referee: Matthew Thompson Assistant referees: Democratis Pashalidis Assistant referees: Benjamin Eisenhunt Fourth official: Stephanie Serrano

#5 Duke v #12 Boston College

November 1, 2023	#5 Duke	3–2	#12 Boston College	Durham, NC
6:00 p.m. EDT	Antino Lopez 3' Ulfur Bjornsson 62' Ruben Mesalles 63' Bull Jorgensen  84'	Box Score	34' CJ Williams  45' Xavier O'Neil  65' Team 80' Daniel Klaric 81' Christian Bejar	Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 435 Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Daniel Kappler Assistant referees: Jude Carr Fourth official: Mark Deblois

#7 North Carolina v #10 Virginia Tech

November 1, 2023	#7 North Carolina	4–1	#10 Virginia Tech	Chapel Hill, NC
6:00 p.m. EDT	Quenzi Huerman 29' Ernest Bawa 44', 76' Charlie Harper 68'	Box Score	2' Misei Yoshizawa  31' Mayola Kinyua	Stadium: Dorrance Field Attendance: 991 Referee: Christopher Grabas Assistant referees: Dallas Rosier Assistant referees: Michael Donovan Fourth official: Hudson Owens

#8 Pittsburgh v #9 Louisville

November 1, 2023	#8 Pittsburgh	1–2 (a.e.t.)	#9 Louisville	Pittsburgh, PA
8:00 p.m. EDT	Felipe Mercado  24' Mateo Maillefaud  42' Joao Souza 106',  106' Eben McIntyre  106'	Box Score	95' Bryce LeBel 104',  106' Mason Tatafu 105' Damien Barker John  106' Team  107' David Boccuzzo  107' Gaetano D'Argento	Stadium: Ambrose Urbanic Field Attendance: 717 Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: Kerven Moon Assistant referees: John Safar Fourth official: Jason Caruso

Quarterfinals

#3 Virginia v #6 Syracuse

November 5, 2023	#3 Virginia	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	#6 Syracuse	Charlottesville, VA
2:00 p.m. EST	Leo Afonso  50', 51' Joey Batrouni  110'	Box Score	28' Noah Singelmann  51' Nicholas Kaloukian 84' Mateo Leveque  110' Gabriel Mikina	Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 2,106 Referee: Karl Kummer Assistant referees: Anthony Wolford Assistant referees: Robert Velbis Fourth official: Hicham El Bariqi
	Penalties
	Leo Afonso Axel Ahlander Aidan O'Connor Daniel Mangarov Mouhameth Thiam		Lorenzo Boselli Josh Belluz Jeorgio Kocevski Noah Singlemann Daniel Bonilla

#2 Wake Forest v #7 North Carolina

November 5, 2023	#2 Wake Forest	0–1	#7 North Carolina	Winston-Salem, NC
4:00 p.m. EST	Prince Amponsah  59' Garrison Tubbs  82'	Box Score	16' Ahmad Al Qaq  59' Quenzi Huerman	Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 2,958 Referee: John McCloskey Assistant referees: Jude Carr Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto Fourth official: Kevin Maurer

#4 Clemson v #5 Duke

November 5, 2023	#4 Clemson	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p)	#5 Duke	Clemson, SC
6:00 p.m. EST	Tyler Trimnal 11', 75' Shawn Smart  27' Pape Mar Boye  57' Adam Lundegard  65' Alex Meinhard 94' (pen.)	Box Score	36' Forster Ajago 54' (o.g.) Clemson Own Goal  59' Kenan Hot  94' Amir Daley 98',  106' Ulfur Bjornsson	Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 2,061 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner Fourth official: Ralph Polson
	Penalties
	Ousmane Sylla Joran Gerbet Gael Gibert Jackson Wrobel		Nick Pariano Ulfur Bjornsson Forster Ajago

#1 Notre Dame v #9 Louisville

November 5, 2023	#1 Notre Dame	3–4	#9 Louisville	Notre Dame, IN
8:00 p.m. EST	Kyle Genenbacher 66' Bryce Boneau 69', 88'	Box Score	22' Parker Forbes 23', 48', 52',  51' Sander Roed  23' Axel Alejandre  41' Ethan Subachan  57' Bradley Sample  71' Brandon McManus 89' Josh Jones	Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 794 Referee: JC Griggs Assistant referees: Steve Besk Assistant referees: Carlos Leyva Fourth official: Tony DeLois

Semifinals

#6 Syracuse v #7 North Carolina

November 8, 2023	#6 Syracuse	1–3	#7 North Carolina	Syracuse, NY
6:00 p.m. EST	Gabriel Mikina  42' Noah Singelmann  45' Nicholas Kaloukian 56' Jeorgio Kocevski  58'	Report	Martin Vician 7', 70' Sam Williams  9' Matt Edwards  22' Daniel Kutsch 37' Ahmad Al Qaq  73'	Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,570 Referee: Stephen Foster Assistant referees: Christopher Borncamp Assistant referees: Benjamin Eisenhut Fourth official: Matthew Altman

#4 Clemson v #9 Louisville

November 8, 2023	#4 Clemson	5–1	#9 Louisville	Clemson, SC
8:00 p.m. EST	Remi Okunlola 7' Tyler Trimnal  25' Ousmane Sylla 31', 36' Isaiah Easley 68' Gael Gibert 71' Will Cain  86'	Report	Gage Guerra 19' Parker Forbes  24' Brandon McManus  76' Bryce LeBel  90' Josh Jones  90'	Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 3,785 Referee: Mike Stutt Assistant referees: Jarred Mosher Assistant referees: Kevin Huet Fourth official: Brandon Marion

Final

#4 Clemson v #7 North Carolina

November 12, 2023	#4 Clemson	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	#7 North Carolina	Cary, NC
12:00 p.m. EST	Adam Lundegard  66' Joran Gerbet  66' Ousmane Sylla 82'	Box Score	48',  82' Quenzi Huerman  76' Til Zinnhardt	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,318 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov Assistant referees: Ankur Singh Assistant referees: Justin Howard Fourth official: Michael Lavergne
	Penalties
	Brandon Parrish Ousmane Sylla Joran Gerbet Gael Gibert Alex Meinhard		Sam Williams Quenzi Huerman Matt Edwards Martin Vician

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 46 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 4.18 goals per match.

3 goals

• Ousmane Sylla – Clemson
• Sander Roed – Louisville

2 goals

• Tyler Trimnal – Clemson
• Ulfur Bjornsson – Duke
• Ernest Bawa – North Carolina
• Quenzi Huerman – North Carolina
• Martin Vician – North Carolina
• Bryce Boneau – Notre Dame
• Daniel Diaz Bonilla – Syracuse

1 goal

• Christian Bejar – Boston College
• Daniel Klaric – Boston College
• Isaiah Easley – Clemson
• Gael Gibert – Clemson
• Alex Meinhard – Clemson
• Remi Okunlola – Clemson
• Forster Ajago – Duke
• Antino Lopez – Duke
• Ruben Mesalles – Duke
• Gage Guerra – Louisville
• Damien Barker John – Louisville
• Josh Jones – Louisville
• Mason Tatafu – Louisville
• Ahmad Al-Qaq – North Carolina
• Charlie Harper – North Carolina
• Daniel Kutsch – North Carolina
• Kyle Genenbacher – Notre Dame
• Joao Souza – Pittsburgh
• Felipe D'Agostini – Syracuse
• Jackson Glenn – Syracuse
• Nicholas Kaloukian – Syracuse
• Mateo Leveque – Syracuse
• Gabriel Mikina – Syracuse
• Leo Afonso – Virginia
• Misei Yoshizawa – Virginia Tech

1 own goal

• Clemson (vs Duke)

All-Tournament team

Player	Team
2023 ACC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team [8]
Ousmane Sylla	Clemson
Gael Gerbet
Joran Gerbet
Alex Meinhard
Quenzi Huerman	North Carolina
Martin Vician
Til Zinnhardt
Sander Roed	Louisville
Alex Svetanoff
Daniel Diaz Bonilla	Syracuse
Buster Sjoberg

MVP in Bold

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