2025 ACC men's soccer tournament

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2025 ACC men's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams15
Matches14
Attendance15,075
First round siteCampus Sites
Quarterfinals siteCampus Sites
Semifinals site First Horizon Stadium
Cary, North Carolina
Finals siteFirst Horizon Stadium
Cary, North Carolina
Champions SMU (1st title)
Winning coach Kevin Hudson (1st title)
MVP Slade Starnes (SMU)
Broadcast ESPNU (Final), ACC Network
ACC men's soccer tournament
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2025 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Virginia † 5 –0 –312 –2 –4
No. 8 Stanford 5 –2 –113 –3 –2
No. 11 NC State 4 –1 –312 –2 –4
Clemson 4 –2 –28 –5 –3
Duke 4 –2 –28 –3 –6
Syracuse 4 –3 –19 –7 –3
No. 25 SMU ‡ 3 –2 –311 –4 –4
Notre Dame 3 –3 –28 –6 –4
North Carolina 2 –2 –49 –5 –4
Wake Forest 2 –3 –37 –4 –6
Virginia Tech 2 –3 –37 –4 –5
California 2 –5 –18 –8 –2
Pittsburgh 1 –4 –36 –7 –5
Louisville 1 –5 –25 –7 –5
Boston College 1 –6 –17 –9 –1
As of November 16, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2025 ACC men's soccer tournament was the 39th edition of the ACC men's soccer tournament. The tournament decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament was held from November 5 to November 16, 2025. The Semifinal and Final were played at First Horizon Stadium in Cary, North Carolina and earlier rounds were played on campus sites. [1]

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Wake Forest were the defending tournament champions. [2] Wake was unable to defend its title as they were eliminated by seventh-seed Southern Methodist University in the first round. SMU went on to win the tournament over first seed Virginia, 1–0 in the Final. [3] This was the first ACC tournament title for SMU, after joining the conference last year. They had previously won ten conference titles in the WAC and American Conference. It was also the first ACC tournament title for head coach Kevin Hudson, and it is his third conference tournament title. [4]

Qualification

All fifteen teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The First Round and Quarterfinals are hosted by the higher seeds. Seeding was determined by regular season conference record. [5] The seeding for the tournament was determined on the final day of conference play, October 31. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fourth and fifth seed as Clemson and Duke finished tied with fourteen conference points and identical 4–2–2 records. Clemson earned the fourth seed by virtue of their 3–0 victory over Duke during the regular season on October 17. A tiebreaker was required to determine the tenth and eleventh seeds as Virginia Tech and Wake Forest both finished with nine points and 2–3–3 records. The two teams did not play during conference play, so the second tiebreaker of goal difference in conference play was used. Wake Forest finished with a -2 goal difference and Virginia Tech finished with a -3 goal difference. Therefore, Wake Forest was the tenth seed and Virginia Tech was the eleventh seed.

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1 Virginia 5–0–318
2 Stanford 5–2–116
3 NC State 4–1–315
4 Clemson 4–2–214
5 Duke 4–2–214
6 Syracuse 4–3–113
7 SMU 3–2–312
8 Notre Dame 3–3–211
9 North Carolina 2–2–410
10 Wake Forest 2–3–39
11 Virginia Tech 2–3–39
12 California 2–5–17
13 Pittsburgh 1–4–36
14 Louisville 1–5–25
15 Boston College 1–6–14

Bracket

*Note: Home team listed first. Rankings shown are ACC Tournament Seeds. [6]

First Round
November 5
ACCN & ACCNX 		Quarterfinals
November 9
ACCN 		Semifinals
November 13
ACCN 		Final
November 16
ESPNU
            
1 Virginia 2
9 North Carolina 1
8 Notre Dame 1
9 North Carolina 3
1 Virginia2
12 California 1
4 Clemson 0
13 Pittsburgh 1
13 Pittsburgh 0
12 California1
5 Duke 0
12 California 2
1 Virginia 0
7 SMU1
3 NC State 3
14 Louisville 0
3 NC State 0
6 Syracuse3
6 Syracuse 2
11 Virginia Tech 1
6 Syracuse 1
7 SMU5
7 SMU 5
10 Wake Forest 4
7 SMU1
2 Stanford 0
2 Stanford 4
15 Boston College 2

Matches

First round

November 5, 2025(3) NC State 3–0(14) Louisville Raleigh, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. EST
  • Drew Lovelace Soccerball shade.svg22', Yellow card.svg 79'
  • Carlos Santamaria Soccerball shade.svg40'
  • Justin Mclean Yellow card.svg 82'
  • Thomas Lamaille Soccerball shade.svg86'
  • Riley Moloney Yellow card.svg 89'
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  • Yellow card.svg 79' Jack Lewis
  • Yellow card.svg 82' Noah De Blasis
  • Yellow card.svg 90' Elijah Brijbasi
Stadium: Dail Soccer Field
Attendance: 1,798
November 5, 2025(6) Syracuse 2–1(11) Virginia Tech Syracuse, New York
6:00 p.m. EST
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  • Soccerball shade.svg41' Declan Quill
  • Yellow card.svg 57' Amir Ariely
Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 341
Referee: Amin Hadzic
Assistant referees: Ankur Singh
Assistant referees: TJ Jiries
Fourth official: Sergio Gonzalez
November 5, 2025(4) Clemson 0–1(13) Pittsburgh Clemson, South Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Matthias Leib Yellow card.svg 75'
  • Lukas Magnason Yellow card.svg 79'
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  • Soccerball shade.svg8' Lasse Dahl
  • Yellow card.svg 58' Logan Oliver
  • Yellow card.svg 68' Casper Svendby
Stadium: Riggs Field
Attendance: 1,720
Referee: Stephen Foster
Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten
Assistant referees: Gabriel Rivera
Fourth official: David Erbacher
November 5, 2025(5) Duke 0–2(12) California Durham, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Jose Ortega Red card.svg 83'
  • Team Yellow card.svg 83'
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  • Yellow card.svg 20' Junhwan Park
  • Soccerball shade.svg37' Alfredo Ortiz
  • Yellow card.svg 47' Gaku Nishimura
  • Soccerball shade.svg81' (pen.), Yellow card.svg 83' Luka Lukic
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 738
Referee: Kevin Maurer
Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas
Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner
Fourth official: Dustin Thorne
November 5, 2025(7) SMU 5–4(10) Wake Forest University Park, Texas
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Stephen Soghomonian Soccerball shade.svg5', Yellow card.svg 45'
  • Enzo Panozzo Soccerball shade.svg63', Yellow card.svg 86'
  • Slade Starnes Soccerball shade.svg69'
  • Milton Lopez Soccerball shade.svg72'
  • Landon Hickam Soccerball shade.svg90'
  • Team Yellow card.svg 90'
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  • Soccerball shade.svg4', 15', Red card.svg 76' Cooper Flax
  • Yellow card.svg 33' Basit Umar
  • Yellow card.svg 63' David Ndong Nguema
  • Soccerball shade.svg86' Nico Rabiu
  • Soccerball shade.svg88' Ryan Belal
Stadium: Washburne Stadium
Attendance: 1,016
Referee: Kyle Johnston
Assistant referees: John Villalobos
Assistant referees: Jarrod Tackel
Fourth official: Troy Dodge
November 5, 2025(8) Notre Dame 1–3(9) North Carolina Notre Dame, Indiana
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Will Schroeder Yellow card.svg 13'
  • Mitch Ferguson Soccerball shade.svg84'
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  • Soccerball shade.svg21' Nacho Abeal
  • Soccerball shade.svg36' Charlie Antonelius
  • Yellow card.svg 45' Riley Berge
  • Yellow card.svg 69' Dylan Kropp
  • Soccerball shade.svg70' Dan Klink
Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 479
Referee: John Matto
Assistant referees: Brian Alvarez
Assistant referees: Eric Burton
Fourth official: Saleem Abufares
November 5, 2025(2) Stanford 4–2(15) Boston College Stanford, California
9:00 p.m. EST
  • Will Cleary Soccerball shade.svg38', 54'
  • Jack Pymm Yellow card.svg 33', Soccerball shade.svg46'
  • Alex Chow Yellow card.svg 84'
  • Tomo Allen Soccerball shade.svg89'
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  • Soccerball shade.svg13', 24', Yellow card.svg 86' Michael Asare
  • Yellow card.svg 30' Aidan Farwell
  • Yellow card.svg 55' Jack Burkhardt
Stadium: Cagan Stadium
Attendance: 639
Referee: Nicole Green
Assistant referees: Devlin Creighton
Assistant referees: Brandon Chapman
Fourth official: Francisco Franco

Quarterfinals

November 9, 2025(12) California 1–0(13) Pittsburgh Berkeley, California
2:00 p.m. EST
  • Beau Morrison Soccerball shade.svg35'
  • Cesar Cordova Yellow card.svg 71'
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  • Yellow card.svg 90' Niklas Sørensen
  • Yellow card.svg 90' Jack Moxom
  • Yellow card.svg 90' Casper Svendby
Stadium: Edwards Stadium
Attendance: 627
Referee: Richonne Clark
Assistant referees: Levi Rippey
Assistant referees: Justin Yarkin
Fourth official: Peter Hanson
November 9, 2025(1) Virginia 2–1(9) North Carolina Charlottesville, Virginia
4:00 p.m. EST
  • Triton Beauvois Soccerball shade.svg36'
  • Nicholas Simmonds Soccerball shade.svg78'
  • Bacary Tandjigora Yellow card.svg 90'
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  • Soccerball shade.svg27' Gabriel Bracken Serra
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 2,769
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
Assistant referees: Justin Howard
Assistant referees: Anthony Wolford
Fourth official: Mike Stutt
November 9, 2025(3) NC State0–3(6) Syracuse Raleigh, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. EST
  • Taig Healy Yellow card.svg 88'
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  • Yellow card.svg 41' Kelvin Da Costa
  • Soccerball shade.svg52' Sachiel Ming
  • Yellow card.svg 65' Garrett Holman
  • Soccerball shade.svg69' Carlos Zambrano
  • Soccerball shade.svg86' Chimere Omeze
Stadium: Dail Soccer Field
Attendance: 1,726
Referee: David Erbacher
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas
Fourth official: Izlen Peksenar
November 9, 2025(2) Stanford0–1(7) SMU Stanford, California
8:00 p.m. EST
  • Fletcher Bank Yellow card.svg 62'
  • Dylan Groeneveld Yellow card.svg 86'
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  • Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.) Stephan Soghomonian
  • Yellow card.svg 65' Alex Salvo
Stadium: Cagan Stadium
Attendance: 1,388
Referee: Daniel Radford
Assistant referees: Alan Martinez-Loyola
Assistant referees: Oscar Guillen
Fourth official: Devlin Creighton

Semifinals

November 13, 2025(1) Virginia 2–1(12) California Cary, North Carolina
5:30 p.m. EST
  • Bacary Tandjigora Yellow card.svg 24'
  • Triton Beauvois Yellow card.svg 40'
  • Reese Miller Yellow card.svg 61'
  • Cal Own Goal Soccerball shade.svg74'
  • Albin Gashi Yellow card.svg 78'
  • AJ Smith Soccerball shade.svg82'
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  • Yellow card.svg 75' Noe Morales
  • Soccerball shade.svg87' Beau Morrison
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 579
Referee: Nikola Aleksic
Assistant referees: Brian Alvarez
Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner
Fourth official: Nicole Green
November 13, 2025(6) Syracuse1–5(7) SMU Cary, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. EST
  • Nathan Scott Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.)
  • Garrett Holman Yellow card.svg 79'
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  • Soccerball shade.svg38' Mukisa Emmanuel
  • Soccerball shade.svg45' Ryan Clanton-Pimentel
  • Soccerball shade.svg50' Charles-Emile Brunet
  • Soccerball shade.svg60' Stephan Soghomonian
  • Red card.svg 79' Team
  • Soccerball shade.svg83' Landon Hickam
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Referee: Nick Balcer
Assistant referees: Jake Brochu
Assistant referees: Hillis Waddell
Fourth official: Nicole Green

Final

November 16, 2025(1) Virginia0–1(7) SMU Cary, NC
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Albin Gashi Yellow card.svg 69'
  • Luke Burns Yellow card.svg 79'
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  • Yellow card.svg 41' Milton Lopez
  • Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.), Yellow card.svg 60' Stephan Soghomonian
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,255
Referee: Lucas Feathers
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto
Fourth official: Stephen Foster

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 46 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.29 goals per match (as of November 16, 2025).

4 goals

  • Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Soghomonian – SMU

2 goals

  • Flag of Ghana.svg Michael Asare – Boston College
  • Flag of the United States.svg Beau Morrison – California
  • Flag of the United States.svg Landon Hickam – SMU
  • Flag of the United States.svg Will Cleary – Stanford
  • Flag of Germany.svg Tim Brdaric – Syracuse
  • Flag of the United States.svg Cooper Flax – Wake Forest

1 goal

  • Flag of Serbia.svg Luka Lukic – California
  • Flag of the United States.svg Alfredo Ortiz – California
  • Flag of France.svg Thomas Lamaille – NC State
  • Flag of the United States.svg Drew Lovelace – NC State
  • Flag of the United States.svg Carlos Santamaria – NC State
  • Flag of Spain.svg Nacho Abeal – North Carolina
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Charlie Antonelius – North Carolina
  • Flag of the United States.svg Gabriel Bracken Serra – North Carolina
  • Flag of the United States.svg Dan Klink – North Carolina
  • Flag of the United States.svg Mitch Ferguson – Notre Dame
  • Flag of Denmark.svg Lasse Dahl – Pittsburgh
  • Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Clanton-Pimentel – SMU
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mukisa Emmanuel – SMU
  • Flag of Uganda.svg Charles-Emile Brunet – SMU
  • Flag of the United States.svg Milton Lopez – SMU
  • Flag of the United States.svg Enzo Panozzo – SMU
  • Flag of the United States.svg Slade Starnes – SMU
  • Flag of the United States.svg Tomo Allen – Stanford
  • Flag of the United States.svg Jack Pymm – Stanford
  • Flag of Bermuda.svg Sachiel Ming – Syracuse
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chimere Omeze – Syracuse
  • Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Scott – Syracuse
  • Flag of the United States.svg Carlos Zambrano – Syracuse
  • Flag of the United States.svg Triton Beauvois – Virginia
  • Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Simmonds – Virginia
  • Flag of Denmark.svg AJ Smith – Virginia
  • Flag of the United States.svg Declan Quill – Virginia Tech
  • Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Belal – Wake Forest
  • Flag of the United States.svg Nico Rabiu – Wake Forest

1 own goal

  • California (against Virginia)

All-Tournament team

PlayerTeam
2025 ACC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team
Beau Morrison California
Gaku Nishimura
Ryan Clanton-Pimentel SMU
Martin Dominguez
Stephan Soghomonian
Slade Starnes
Tim Brdaric Syracuse
Tomas Hut
Jesus De Vicente Virginia
Sebastian Pop
Nick Simmonds

MVP in Bold

References

  1. ↑ "Sites and Dates Announced for 2025-26 ACC Championships". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 2, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ Vernon, Jeremy (November 14, 2024). "Wake Forest men's soccer team wins ACC Tournament in penalty kicks". WFMY-TV . Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ "SMU knocks off Virginia to win 2025 ACC men's soccer championship". The Dallas Morning News . November 16, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ "2025 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference . Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ "ACCMSoccerChampSeedingLanguage (PDF) – Atlantic Coast Conference" (PDF). theacc.com. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2025 ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Release" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 16, 2025. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
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