ACC women's soccer tournament | |
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Conference soccer championship | |
Sport | College soccer |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Number of teams | 6 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Current stadium | WakeMed Soccer Park |
Current location | Cary, North Carolina |
Played | 1988–present |
Last contest | 2023 |
Current champion | Florida State |
Most championships | North Carolina (22) |
TV partner(s) | ACC Network, ESPNU |
Official website | theACC.com |
The ACC women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The tournament has been held every year since 1988. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship. Historically, there have been eight teams to qualify for the tournament. However between 2014 and 2016, the tournament was reduced to 4 teams from the usual 8 teams. The tournament was reduced to six teams in 2021. [1]
* | Match went to extra time |
† | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
Bold | Winning team won regular season |
^ | Winning team reached College Cup |
‡ | Winning team lost national championship |
‡ | Winning team won national championship |
Source: [2]
Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Tournament MVP |
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1988 | NC State ^ (1) | 1–1† (4–3 pen.) | North Carolina | Method Road Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | Lindsay Brecher, NC State Wolfpack |
1989 | North Carolina‡(1) | 5–3 | NC State | Duke Soccer Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | Mia Hamm, North Carolina Tar Heels |
1990 | North Carolina‡(2) | 2–0 | Virginia | University Hall Field • Charlottesville, Virginia | Kristine Lilly, North Carolina Tar Heels |
1991 | North Carolina‡(3) | 5–1 | NC State | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Tisha Venturini, North Carolina Tar Heels |
1992 | North Carolina‡(4) | 3–1 | Duke | Duke Soccer Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | Mia Hamm, North Carolina Tar Heels |
1993 | North Carolina‡(5) | 4–1 | Duke | Method Road Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | Tisha Venturini, North Carolina Tar Heels |
1994 | North Carolina‡(6) | 4–2 | Duke | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |
1995 | North Carolina^ (7) | 3–0 | Maryland | Ludwig Field • College Park, Maryland | Nel Fettig, North Carolina Tar Heels |
1996 | North Carolina‡(8) | 4–1 | Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, South Carolina | Robin Confer, North Carolina Tar Heels |
1997 | North Carolina‡(9) | 4–0 | Maryland | Spry Soccer Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Cindy Parlow, North Carolina Tar Heels |
1998 | North Carolina‡(10) | 1–0 | Clemson | Disney's Wide World of Sports • Orlando, Florida | Tiffany Roberts, North Carolina Tar Heels |
1999 | North Carolina‡(11) | 3–0 | Wake Forest | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Lindsay Stoecker, North Carolina Tar Heels |
2000 | North Carolina‡(12) | 4–0 | Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | Meredith Florance, North Carolina Tar Heels |
2001 | North Carolina‡(13) | 4–0 | Florida State | Spry Soccer Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Alyssa Ramsey, North Carolina Tar Heels |
2002 | North Carolina^ (14) | 6–0 | Clemson | Seminole Soccer Complex • Tallahassee, Florida | Leslie Gaston, North Carolina Tar Heels |
2003 | North Carolina‡(15) | 3–2 | Florida State | SAS Soccer Complex • Cary, North Carolina | Lindsay Tarpley, North Carolina Tar Heels |
2004 | Virginia (1) | 1–1† (5–4 pen.) | North Carolina | Christina de Vries, Virginia Cavaliers Sarah Huffman, Virginia Cavaliers | |
2005 | North Carolina(16) | 4–1 | Virginia | Kacey White, North Carolina Tar Heels | |
2006 | North Carolina‡(17) | 2–1*(OT) | Florida State | Elizabeth Guess, North Carolina Tar Heels | |
2007 | North Carolina(18) | 1–0 | Florida State | Disney's Wide World of Sports • Lake Buena Vista, Florida | Nikki Washington, North Carolina Tar Heels |
2008 | North Carolina‡(19) | 3–0 | Virginia Tech | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, North Carolina | Casey Nogueira, North Carolina Tar Heels |
2009 | North Carolina‡(20) | 3–0 | Florida State | ||
2010 | Wake Forest (1) | 1–1† (3–1 pen.) | Maryland | Aubrey Bledsoe, Wake Forest Demon Deacons | |
2011 | Florida State^ (1) | 1–1† (3–1 pen.) | Wake Forest | Kelsey Wys, Florida State Seminoles | |
2012 | Virginia (2) | 4–0 | Maryland | Morgan Brian, Virginia Cavaliers | |
2013 | Florida State‡(2) | 1–0 | Virginia Tech | Kassey Kallman, Florida State Seminoles | |
2014 | Florida State‡(3) | 1–0 | Virginia | UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, North Carolina | Dagny Brynjarsdottir, Florida State Seminoles |
2015 | Florida State^ (4) | 2–2† (7–6 pen.) | Virginia | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, North Carolina | Natalia Kuikka, Florida State Seminoles |
2016 | Florida State (5) | 0–0† (4–3 pen.) | North Carolina | MUSC Health Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina | Cassie Miller, Florida State Seminoles |
2017 | North Carolina (21) | 1–0 | Duke | Alessia Russo, North Carolina Tar Heels | |
2018 | Florida State‡(6) | 3–2 | North Carolina | Sahlen's Stadium • Cary, North Carolina | Dallas Dorosy, Florida State Seminoles |
2019 | North Carolina ‡(22) | 2–1*(2OT) | Virginia | Alessia Russo, North Carolina Tar Heels | |
2020 | Florida State ‡(7) | 3–2 | North Carolina | Clara Robbins, Florida State Seminoles | |
2021 | Florida State ‡(8) | 1–0 | Virginia | ||
2022 | Florida State ^ (9) | 2–1 | North Carolina | Jenna Nighswonger, Florida State Seminoles | |
2023 | Florida State ‡(10) | 2–1 | Clemson | Onyi Echegini, Florida State Seminoles | |
2024 |
Through 2023 [3]
School | Apps | Last Appearance | W | L | T | PCT | Finals | Titles | Title Years |
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Boston College | 11 | 2018 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .179 | — | — | — |
Clemson | 20 | 2023 | 14 | 20 | 3 | .419 | 4 | — | — |
Duke | 32 | 2022 | 16 | 31 | 4 | .353 | 5 | — | — |
Florida State | 29 | 2023 | 31 | 17 | 10 | .621 | 15 | 10 | 2011, 2013–2016, 2018, 2020–2023 |
Louisville | 3 | 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — |
Maryland | 23 | 2013 | 12 | 22 | 4 | .368 | 4 | — | — |
Miami | 5 | 2016 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |
North Carolina | 35 | 2023 | 71 | 9 | 6 | .860 | 28 | 22 | 1989–2003, 2005–2009, 2017, 2019 |
NC State | 21 | 2019 | 7 | 18 | 3 | .304 | 3 | 1 | 1988 |
Notre Dame | 9 | 2023 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .182 | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh | 2 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — |
Syracuse | 0 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | — | — | — |
Virginia | 35 | 2022 | 24 | 26 | 9 | .483 | 8 | 2 | 2004, 2012 |
Virginia Tech | 8 | 2020 | 4 | 8 | 2 | .357 | 2 | — | — |
Wake Forest | 22 | 2023 | 11 | 17 | 7 | .414 | 3 | 1 | 2010 |
Teams in italics are former members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Prior to 1988, the champion was determined based on regular season play.
Season | Champion | Runner-up |
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1987 | North Carolina | NC State/Virginia |
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