ACC men's soccer tournament
ACC men's soccer tournament | |
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Conference soccer championship | |
Sport | College soccer |
Conference | Atlantic Coast |
Number of teams | 15 |
Format | Single-elimination |
Current stadium | Sahlen's Stadium |
Current location | Cary, North Carolina |
Played | 1987–present |
Last contest | 2023 |
Current champion | Clemson |
Most championships | Virginia (11) |
TV partner(s) | ESPN3, ESPNU |
Official website | theacc.com/msoc |
The ACC men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The tournament has been held every year since 1987. 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 men's soccer championship. Beginning in 2024, the tournament expanded from 12 teams to 15, with the No. 1 seed receiving a first-round bye; seeds 2-8 hosting first-round games; No. 1 seed and top remaining seeds in each bracket hosting quarterfinal games. The semifinals and championship game are all played at the same location.
Virginia is the most winning team of the ACC tournament with 11 conference titles.
Champions
[edit]The following is a list of Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Tournament winners:
Finals
[edit]- Key
- (1) – Title number
- – Match went to extra time
- – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
- – Winning team reached College Cup
- – Winning team won National Championship
Year by year
[edit]By school
[edit]Through 2023
School | Apps | W | L | T | Pct. | Titles | Winning years |
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Boston College | 16 | 8 | 14 | 0 | .364 | 1 | 2007 |
Clemson | 36 | 29 | 26 | 7 | .524 | 5 | 1998, 2001, 2014, 2020, 2023 |
Duke | 36 | 22 | 29 | 6 | .439 | 3 | 1999, 2005, 2006 |
Louisville | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | .567 | 1 | 2018 |
Maryland | 27 | 28 | 19 | 2 | .592 | 6 | 1996, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 |
NC State | 35 | 15 | 27 | 6 | .375 | 1 | 1990 |
North Carolina | 36 | 30 | 25 | 8 | .540 | 3 | 1987, 2000, 2011 |
Notre Dame | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .556 | 1 | 2021 |
Pittsburgh | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | .464 | 0 | |
Syracuse | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | .563 | 2 | 2015, 2022 |
Virginia | 36 | 47 | 21 | 9 | .669 | 11 | 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2019 |
Virginia Tech | 18 | 7 | 16 | 1 | .313 | 0 | |
Wake Forest | 36 | 23 | 31 | 10 | .438 | 3 | 1989, 2016, 2017 |
Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer.
Pre-tournament champions
[edit]Prior to 1987, the champion was determined based on regular season play.
Season | Champion | Runner-up |
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1953 | Maryland | Duke |
1954 | Maryland | North Carolina |
1955 | Maryland | North Carolina |
1956 | Maryland | Virginia |
1957 | Maryland | Virginia |
1958 | Maryland | North Carolina |
1959 | Maryland | North Carolina |
1960 | Maryland | Duke |
1961 | Maryland | Duke |
1962 | Maryland | North Carolina |
1963 | Maryland | Virginia |
1964 | Maryland | North Carolina |
1965 | Maryland | North Carolina |
1966 | Maryland | — |
North Carolina | ||
1967 | Maryland | North Carolina |
1968 | Maryland | North Carolina |
1969 | Virginia | Maryland |
1970 | Virginia | Maryland |
1971 | Maryland | Duke |
1972 | Clemson | Duke |
1973 | Clemson | Maryland |
1974 | Clemson | Maryland |
1975 | Clemson | North Carolina |
1976 | Clemson | Maryland |
1977 | Clemson | North Carolina |
1978 | Clemson | North Carolina |
1979 | Clemson | North Carolina Virginia |
1980 | Duke | Clemson NC State |
1981 | Clemson | Duke |
1982 | Clemson Duke |
— |
1983 | Virginia | Duke |
1984 | Virginia | Clemson NC State |
1985 | Clemson | Virginia |
1986 | Virginia | NC State |
References
[edit]- "Sites, Dates and Formats Announced for 2024-25 ACC Championships". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- "ACC Men's Soccer Annual Champions" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- "2010 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Coast Conference. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.