2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game

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2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game
Louisville City match at Lynn Family Stadium 2023.jpg
Lynn Family Stadium hosted the final
Event 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Clemson Notre Dame
ACC ACC
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Date11 December 2023
Venue Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Referee Dimitar Chavdarov
Attendance4,449
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The 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game (also known as the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's College Cup) was played on December 11, 2023, at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. The match determined the winner of the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, the national collegiate soccer championship in the United States. This was the 65th edition of the oldest active competition in United States college soccer.

Contents

The match featured Clemson University, which played its 6th final, and University of Notre Dame, which made its 2nd appearance in the final. Clemson defeated Notre Dame 2–1 to win their forth NCAA soccer title and their 2nd in three years. [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, where every Division I conference tournament champion is allocated a berth.

Clemson (ACC)Round Notre Dame (ACC)
OpponentResultNCAA TournamentOpponentResult
Bye—First roundBye—
Charlotte (AAC)3–0 (H)Second round Kentucky (SBC)2–0 (H)
New Hampshire (AEC)1–0 (H)Third round (Sweet 16) Western Michigan (MVC)0–0 (4–2 p) (A)
Stanford (Pac-12)2–0 (A)Quarterfinals (Elite 8) Indiana (Big Ten)1–1 (5–4 p) (A)
West Virginia (SBC) 2–0 (N)College Cup (Final 4) Oregon State (Pac-12)1–0 (A)

Match details

2023 College Cup
Final
Clemson 2–1 Notre Dame
Parrish Soccerball shade.svg26'
Sylla Soccerball shade.svg69'		 Report Burns Soccerball shade.svg80' (pen.)
Lynn Family Stadium , Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 4,449
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov

College Cup MVP
Offensive:
Defensive:

Assistant referees:
Matthew Rodman (United States)
Justin Howard (United States)
Fourth official:
Aaron Hernandez (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 [2]
ClemsonNotre Dame
Goals scored21
Total shots915
Saves41
Corner kicks78
Offsides20
Yellow cards40
Red cards00

References

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