2021_Atlantic_Coast_Conference_men's_soccer_season
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
Sports season
The 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 68th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
Quick Facts League, Sport ...
| 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Soccer |
| Duration | August 23, 2021 – October 29, 2021 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| 2022 MLS SuperDraft | |
| Top draft pick | Thorleifur Úlfarsson, 4th overall |
| Picked by | Houston Dynamo |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Atlantic:Clemson Coastal:Pittsburgh |
| Runners-up | Atlantic:Louisville Coastal:Duke |
| Season MVP | Offensive: Thorleifur Úlfarsson Midfielder: Peter Stroud Defensive:Jasper Löeffelsend |
| ACC Tournament | |
| Champions | Notre Dame |
| Runners-up | Duke |
| Finals MVP |  Dawson McCartney |
| ACC men's soccer seasons | |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Clemson + | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville + | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Wake Forest + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Duke + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Pittsburgh + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Notre Dame ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina + | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Virginia Tech + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: The ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clemson are the defending champions of the Atlantic Conference and the Pittsburgh are the defending champions of the Coastal Conference. Clemson is the defending ACC tournament Champion.
Clemson and Pittsburgh both retained their regular season titles in their respective conferences. However, Clemson could not defend its ACC Tournament crown, with Notre Dame prevailing in the 2021 tournament. Eight ACC teams were invited to the NCAA tournament. Clemson had the best showing of the eight, winning their third title in program history.
Stadiums and locations
More information Atlantic Division, Team ...
| Atlantic Division[1] | ||
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| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Boston College Eagles | Newton Campus Soccer Field | 2,500 |
| Clemson Tigers | Riggs Field | 6,500 |
| Louisville Cardinals | Lynn Stadium | 5,300 |
| NC State Wolfpack | Dail Soccer Field | 3,000 |
| Syracuse Orange | SU Soccer Stadium | 5,000 |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Spry Stadium | 3,000 |
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More information Coastal Division, Team ...
| Coastal Division[1] | ||
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| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Duke Blue Devils | Koskinen Stadium | 7,000 |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | Dorrance Field | 4,200 |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Alumni Stadium | 2,500 |
| Pittsburgh Panthers | Ambrose Urbanic Field | 735 |
| Virginia Cavaliers | Klöckner Stadium | 8,000 |
| Virginia Tech Hokies | Thompson Field | 2,500 |
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1. ^ Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer
Personnel
More information Team, Head coach ...
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | ACC record |
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| Boston College | Bob Thompson | 2 | 1–3–1 | 1–3–1 | 1–3–1 |
| Clemson | Mike Noonan | 12 | 337–179–46 | 124–66–33 | 48–33–15 |
| Duke | John Kerr Jr. | 14 | 192–148–43 | 111–89–30 | 44–51–16 |
| Louisville | John Michael Hayden | 3 | 15–16–3 | 15–16–3 | 8–10–2 |
| North Carolina | Carlos Somoano | 11 | 137–42–29 | 137–42–29 | 53–17–16 |
| NC State | George Kiefer | 5 | 192–122–61 | 30–28–14 | 9–19–9 |
| Notre Dame | Chad Riley | 4 | 29–24–4 | 29–24–4 | 11–15–2 |
| Pittsburgh | Jay Vidovich | 6 | 251–99–33 | 44–45–2 | 17–23–3 |
| Syracuse | Ian McIntyre | 12 | 202–139–62 | 95–75–33 | 18–35–16 |
| Virginia | George Gelnovatch | 26 | 345–139–59 | 345–139–59 | 93–66–32 |
| Virginia Tech | Mike Brizendine | 13 | 88–103–30 | 88–103–30 | 23–60–19 |
| Wake Forest | Bobby Muuss | 7 | 177–74–36 | 102–18–12 | 39–5–7 |
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Notes
- Records shown are prior to the 2021 season
- Years at school includes the 2021 season
- ACC records include only years with current school.
Hermann Trophy
The preseason watch list for the Hermann Trophy was released on August 26, 2021.[2]
More information Player, Class ...
| Player | Class | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Löeffelsend | Graduate Student | DF | Pittsburgh |
| Valentin Noël | Junior | FW | Pittsburgh |
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Preseason Poll
The 2021 ACC Preseason Poll was announced on August 18, 2021. The league's 12 head coaches voted Pittsburgh as the preseason favorite, with 7 of the 12 votes.[3] Full results of the preseason poll are shown below:
More information Predicted finish, Team ...
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Clemson | 64 (9) |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 57 (2) |
| 3 | Louisville | 38 |
| 4 | Boston College | 36 (1) |
| 5 | NC State | 27 |
| 6 | Syracuse | 26 |
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More information Predicted finish, Team ...
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 64 (9) |
| 2 | North Carolina | 58 (3) |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 40 |
| 4 | Virginia | 32 |
| 5 | Duke | 28 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 24 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Media poll (ACC Championship) | ||
| Rank | Team | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 7 |
| 2 | Clemson | 3 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 2 |
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Preseason awards
- Preseason All-ACC Watchlist[3]
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Alec Smir | Graduate Student | North Carolina |
| Leon Krapf |  Senior |
NC State | |
| Defender | Victor Souza | Junior | Boston College |
| Oskar Ågren | Junior | Clemson | |
| Andreas Ueland | Junior | Virginia | |
| Sivert Haugli | Senior | Virginia Tech | |
| Midfielder | Peter Stroud | Sophomore | Duke |
| Valentin Noël | Junior | Pittsburgh | |
| Forward | Pedro Fonseca | Senior | Louisville |
| Jack Lynn | Senior | Notre Dame | |
| Deandre Kerr | Sophomore | Syracuse | |
| Kyle Holcomb | Senior | Wake Forest |
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More information Index to colors and formatting ...
| Index to colors and formatting |
|---|
| ACC member won |
| ACC member lost |
| ACC member tied |
| ACC teams in bold |
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All times Eastern time.
Week 1 (Aug. 24 – Aug. 30)
More information Date, Time (ET) ...
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| August 26 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 15 Virginia Tech | Kansas City | Sentara Park • Harrisonburg, VA | T 2–2 (2OT) | N/A |
| 7:00 p.m. | St. John's | No. 6 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 2–1 | N/A | |
| USC Upstate | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | W 2–0 | 1,141 | ||
| VCU | No. 7 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | L 0–2 | 1,296 | ||
| Western Michigan | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 2–1 | 1,815 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Bucknell | No. 4 North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 7–0 | 1,227 | |
| Drexel | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 2–0 | 727 | ||
| 8:00 p.m. | Duquesne | No. 3 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | W 7–0 | 1,310 | |
| Louisville | Saint Louis | Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO | L 1–2 (2OT) | 2,224 | ||
| August 27 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Indiana | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | L 2–3 (OT) | 2,347 |
| 7:30 p.m. | Liberty | Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | W 3–0 | 851 | |
| August 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Boston College | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium • Hamden, CT | L 1–2 | 226 |
| August 29 | 2:30 p.m. | Merrimack | Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | W 4–0 | 262 |
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 15 Virginia Tech | No. 1 Marshall | Sentara Park • Harrisonburg, VA | W 3–2 | 113 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Bucknell | No. 7 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | W 2–0 | 1,089 | |
| Syracuse | No. 11 Penn State | Jeffrey Field • State College, PA | L 0–3 | 2,073 | ||
| USC Upstate | No. 6 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 5–0 | N/A | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | VCU | No. 4 North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | T 1–1 (2OT) | 1,776 | |
| August 30 | 5:30 p.m. | Boston University | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | W 2–1 | 750 |
| 7:00 p.m. | NIU | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 2–0 | 456 | |
| No. 3 Pittsburgh | West Virginia | Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium • Morgantown, WV | L 1–2 | 1,316 | ||
| UNC Asheville | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | W 4–0 | 1,589 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Evansville | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 2–1 | 504 |
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- Players of the Week
More information Offensive, Defensive ...
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Veljko Petković | Pittsburgh | George Marks | Clemson |
| Reference:[4] | |||
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Week 2 (Aug. 31 – Sept. 6)
More information Date, Time (ET) ...
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 24 Duke | Michigan | U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | W 1–0 | 0 |
| High Point | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 2–0 | 1,042 | ||
| September 3 | 4:00 p.m. | UCF | No. 10 Virginia Tech | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | W 2–1 | 50 |
| 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Georgetown | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | L 0–1 | 1,674 | |
| Georgia Southern | No. 6 North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 3–0 | 498 | ||
| Lehigh | No. 3 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | W 2–0 | 1,060 | ||
| No. 20 Seton Hall | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | L 1–3 | 842 | ||
| South Carolina | No. 4 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 5–0 | 4,524 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Bellarmine | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 1–0 (2OT) | 1,200 | |
| Notre Dame | No. 21 Kentucky | Bell Soccer Complex • Lexington, KY | L 0–1 | 1,589 | ||
| September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Cornell | No 18 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | W 2–1 (2OT) | 1,491 |
| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 10 Virginia Tech | No. 20 Seton Hall | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | T 3–3 (2OT) | 116 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Hartford | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | W 1–0 | 615 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Virginia | No. 11 Maryland | Audi Field • Washington, D.C. | L 1–2 | 1,987 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 North Carolina | Davidson | Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC | W 3–0 | 2,163 | |
| Niagara | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 2–0 | 896 | ||
| No. 3 Pittsburgh | No. 19 Akron | FirstEnergy Stadium • Akron, OH | L 1–2 | 1,955 | ||
| Seattle | No. 24 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | L 0–1 (2OT) | 503 | ||
| South Florida | No. 4 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 3–0 | 1,412 | ||
| UCF | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | W 2–1 | 802 |
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- Players of the Week
More information Offensive, Defensive ...
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Stefan Sigurdarson | Boston College | Eliot Hamill | Duke |
| Reference:[5] | |||
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Week 3 (Sept. 7 – Sept. 13)
More information Date, Time (ET) ...
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 17 Kentucky | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | L 1–3 | 1,679 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Clemson | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | CLEM 2–0 | 1,840 |
| No. 4 North Carolina | No. 15 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | PITT 4–0 | 1,115 | ||
| Notre Dame | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | T 1–1 (2OT) | 927 | ||
| Syracuse | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | CUSE 3–1 | 1,945 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | No. 25 Wake Forest | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | LOU 3–0 | 1,307 | |
| September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Virginia Tech | No. 19 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | DUKE 1–0 | 863 |
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 15 Pittsburgh | Penn State | Jeffrey Field • State College, PA | W 1–0 | 1,518 |
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- Players of the Week
Week 4 (Sept. 14 – Sept. 20)
More information Date, Time (ET) ...
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Binghamton | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 7–0 | 988 |
| Campbell | No. 16 North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 1–0 | 538 | ||
| Georgia Southern | No. 2 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 5–0 | 1,232 | ||
| Holy Cross | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | W 3–2 (OT) | 381 | ||
| James Madison | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | W 2–1 | 520 | ||
| Michigan State | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | L 3–4 | 351 | ||
| UNC Greensboro | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | T 0–0 (2OT) | 932 | ||
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Boston College | No. 2 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | CLEM 3–0 | 3,032 |
| Louisville | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | LOU 5–4 (2OT) | 1,113 | ||
| NC State | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | ND 1–0 | 1,001 | ||
| Virginia | No. 17 Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | VT 2–1 (2OT) | 2,725 | ||
| 8:00 p.m. | No. 5 Pittsburgh | Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | WAKE 3–1 | 2,176 | |
| September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 12 Duke | No. 16 North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | DUKE 3–0 | 2,310 |
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | George Mason | George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA | W 1–0 | 175 |
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- Players of the Week
More information Offensive, Defensive ...
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Jacob Labovitz | Virginia Tech | Eliot Hamill | Duke |
| Reference:[7] | |||
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Week 5 (Sept. 21 – Sept. 27)
More information Date, Time (ET) ...
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Boston College | Yale | Reese Stadium • New Haven, CT | L 0–2 | 511 |
| No. 2 Clemson | UNC Greensboro | UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC | L 1–3 | 569 | ||
| Notre Dame | Michigan | U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | W 3–1 | 317 | ||
| Syracuse | Cornell | Berman Field • Ithaca, NY | T 1–1 (2OT) | 155 | ||
| Virginia | James Madison | Sentara Park • Harrisonburg, VA | L 0–1 (2OT) | 564 | ||
| No. 12 Virginia Tech | William & Mary | Albert–Daly Field • Williamsburg, VA | W 3–2 | 1,129 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Northern Kentucky | No. 25 Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 4–0 | 393 | |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Notre Dame | No. 12 Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | VT 2–1 (OT) | 1,423 |
| Wake Forest | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | T 1–1 (2OT) | 1,570 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Boston College | No. 25 Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | LOU 2–0 | 827 | |
| September 25 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Duke | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | DUKE 1–0 | 1,879 |
| North Carolina | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | UNC 2–0 | 2,046 | ||
| No. 15 Pittsburgh | No. 2 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | PITT 2–0 | 2,231 |
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- Players of the Week
More information Offensive, Defensive ...
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Matt Bailey | Pittsburgh | Eliot Hamill | Duke |
| Danny Flores | Virginia Tech | ||
| Reference:[8] | |||
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Week 6 (Sept. 28 – Oct. 4)
More information Date, Time (ET) ...
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State | No. 11 Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | W 2–0 | 511 |
| Howard | No. 4 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | W 4–0 | 739 | ||
| Liberty | Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | L 0–1 (2OT) | 1,287 | ||
| NC State | Longwood | Longwood Athletics Complex • Farmville, VA | W 6–2 | 50 | ||
| Trine | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 13–0 | 318 | ||
| VCU | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 3–1 | 880 | ||
| Vermont | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 5–2 | 325 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Western Illinois | No. 14 Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 7–1 | 482 | |
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | North Carolina | UNC Wilmington | UNCW Soccer Stadium • Wilmington, NC | L 1–2 | 1,321 |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Virginia | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | ND 2–1 | 1,213 |
| 7:00 p.m. | No. 19 Clemson | Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | CLEM 2–1 | 3,560 | |
| No. 14 Louisville | No. 4 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | DUKE 3–1 | 1,017 | ||
| Syracuse | No. 16 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | PITT 3–2 (2OT) | 1,097 | ||
| No. 11 Virginia Tech | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | T 0–0 (2OT) | 1,956 | ||
| October 3 | 7:00 p.m. | NC State | North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | UNC 4–0 | 1,433 |
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- Players of the Week
More information Offensive, Defensive ...
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Thorleifur Úlfarsson | Duke | Charlie Asensio | Clemson |
| Reference:[9] | |||
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Week 7 (Oct. 5 – Oct. 11)
More information Date, Time (ET) ...
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 5 | 1:30 p.m. | UNC Wilmington | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | T 1–1 (2OT) | 76 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Boston College | Northeastern | Parsons Field • Brookline, MA | W 2–1 | 221 | |
| No. 21 Clemson | Coastal Carolina | CCU Soccer Field • Conway, SC | W 2–0 | 858 | ||
| Cleveland State | No. 13 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | W 4–0 | 430 | ||
| Colgate | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 3–0 | 326 | ||
| Elon | No. 3 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | W 3–1 | 520 | ||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 4–0 | 403 | ||
| William & Mary | Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | W 4–0 | 1,119 | ||
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 23 Louisville | No. 9 Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | VT 4–2 | 765 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Boston College | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | UVA 2–1 | 0 | |
| NC State | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | T 0–0 (2OT) | 1,572 | ||
| Wake Forest | North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | WAKE 2–1 | 1,283 | ||
| October 9 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 Duke | No. 13 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | PITT 3–2 | 1,409 |
| Notre Dame | No. 21 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | ND 2–0 | 1,500 | ||
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Denver | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | L 1–2 (OT) | 992 |
| Syracuse | Bucknell | Holmes Stadium • Lewisburg, PA | W 4–0 | 175 |
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- Players of the Week
More information Offensive, Defensive ...
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Daniel Russo | Notre Dame | Philip Quinton | Notre Dame |
| Guilherme Feitosa | Pittsburgh | ||
| Reference:[10] | |||
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Week 8 (Oct. 12 – Oct. 18)
More information Date, Time (ET) ...
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Davidson | No. 5 Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | W 4–0 | 435 |
| Eastern Illinois | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 5–0 | 609 | ||
| George Washington | Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | W 3–0 | 1,127 | ||
| High Point | NC State | Dial Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | W 4–0 | 480 | ||
| Wofford | North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 1–0 | 466 | ||
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 Clemson | No. 9 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | CLEM 3–2 (OT) | 1,204 |
| North Carolina | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | LOU 2–0 | 562 | ||
| Syracuse | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | BC 1–0 | 324 | ||
| Virginia | NC State | Dial Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | UVA 2–1 | 751 | ||
| October 16 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 Pittsburgh | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | UND 1–0 (2OT) | 385 |
| No. 5 Virginia Tech | Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | WAKE 3–1 | 3,026 |
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- Players of the Week
More information Offensive, Defensive ...
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Aboubacar Camara | Louisville | Paddy Burns | Notre Dame |
| Reference:[11] | |||
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Week 9 (Oct. 19 – Oct. 25)
More information Date, Time (ET) ...
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 Duke | Furman | Stone Stadium • Greenville, SC | W 3–2 | 538 |
| Loyola (MD) | Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | W 7–0 | 1,021 | ||
| No. 15 Loyola Marymount | North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 2–0 | 471 | ||
| Oakland | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | L 1–2 | 0 | ||
| UIC | No. 20 Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 3–0 | 259 | ||
| William & Mary | NC State | Dial Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | L 0–1 | 369 | ||
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Winthrop | No. 13 Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | W 3–0 | 551 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 Duke | No. 20 Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | T 1–1 (2OT) | 1,037 |
| NC State | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | LOU 2–1 | 608 | ||
| No. 10 Pittsburgh | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | T 2–2 (2OT) | 0 | ||
| October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Clemson | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | CUSE 2–0 | 1,205 |
| Wake Forest | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | BC 3–2 | 658 | ||
| October 24 | 7:00 p.m. | North Carolina | No. 13 Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | UNC 2–0 | 1,115 |
| October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Mary Washington | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 2–0 | 82 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Massachusetts | No. 10 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | W 5–1 | 713 |
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- Players of the Week
More information Offensive, Defensive ...
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Milo Garvanian | North Carolina | Alec Smir | North Carolina |
| Reference:[12] | |||
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Week 10 (Oct. 26 – Nov. 2)
More information Date, Time (ET) ...
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 17 FIU | No. 15 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 4–0 | 1,335 |
| October 29 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 11 Notre Dame | North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | UNC 3–1 | 1,481 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Boston College | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | NCST 1–0 (2OT) | 931 | |
| Louisville | No. 15 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | CLEM 5–1 | 1,889 | ||
| Syracuse | Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | WAKE 2–0 | 2,271 | ||
| Virginia | No. 13 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | DUKE 3–2 (OT) | 1,117 | ||
| No. 21 Virginia Tech | No. 12 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | PITT 4–1 | 900 |
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- Players of the Week
More information Offensive, Defensive ...
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Quinn McNeill | Clemson | Trace Alphin | Notre Dame |
| Oskar Ågren | Clemson | ||
| Reference:[13] | |||
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National
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
United Soccer Coaches
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| Duke | 24 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | |
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| North Carolina | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 23 | RV | ||
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| Notre Dame | RV | RV | 20 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 4 | ||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 (1) | 3 (3) | 15 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 (2) | 6 |
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| Virginia Tech | 15 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 21 | RV | RV | 19 |
| Wake Forest | 7 | 18 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 17 |
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Top Drawer Soccer
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| Duke | 18 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |||
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| North Carolina | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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| Virginia Tech | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
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ACC Tournament
Main article: 2021 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | Notre Dame | 2 | |||||||
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NCAA tournament
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
The ACC sent eight teams to the NCAA tournament, which was the most of any conference. ACC teams also were four of the top eight seeds in the tournament.[14]
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| Seed | School | First round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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| 4 | Notre Dame | BYE | W 3–0 vs. Villanova – (Notre Dame, IN) | W 2–0 vs. Wake Forest – (Notre Dame, IN) | T 1–1 (4–2 PKs) vs. No. 5 Pittsburgh – (Notre Dame, IN) | T 1–1 (4–5 PKs) vs. No. 8 Clemson – (Cary, NC) | |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | BYE | W 5–2 vs. Northern Illinois – (Pittsburgh, PA) | W 4–0 vs. Hofstra – (Pittsburgh, PA) | T 0–0 (4–2 PKs) vs. No. 4 Notre Dame – (Notre Dame, IN) | ||
| 7 | Duke | BYE | W 2–1 vs. UCLA – (Durham, NC) | L 3–4 vs. No. 10 Saint Louis – (Durham, NC) | |||
| 8 | Clemson | BYE | W 1–0 vs. Denver – (Clemson, SC) | W 2–1 vs. No. 9 Kentucky – (Clemson, SC) | T 0–0 (4–3 PKs) vs. No. 1 Oregon State – (Corvallis, OR) | T 1–1 (5–4 PKs)vs. No. 4 Notre Dame – (Cary, NC) | W 2–0 vs. No. 2 Washington – (Cary, NC) |
| Louisville | L 0–1 vs. Bowling Green – (Louisville, KY) | ||||||
| North Carolina | T 0–0 (4–2 PKs) vs. Loyola (MD) – (Chapel Hill, NC) | L 1–4 vs. No. 16 New Hampshire – (Durham, NH) | |||||
| Virginia Tech | W 2–1 vs. Campbell – (Blacksburg, VA) | T 1–1 (3–4 PKs) vs. No. 11 West Virginia – (Morgantown, WV) | |||||
| Wake Forest | W 2–1 vs. Mercer – (Winston-Salem, NC) | W 3–2 vs. No. 13 FIU – (Miami, FL) | L 0–2 vs. No. 4 Notre Dame – (Notre Dame, IN) | ||||
| W–L (%): | 2–1–1 (.625) | 5–1–1 (.786) | 3–2–0 (.600) | 0–0–3 (.500) | 0–0–2 (.500) | 1–0–0 (1.000) Total: 11–4–7 (.659) |
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Postseason awards
Postseason awards were released on November 10, prior to the ACC Tournament Semifinals.[15]
All-ACC awards and teams
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| 2021 ACC Men's Soccer Individual Awards | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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| Coach of the Year | Jay Vidovich – Pittsburgh | |||||
| Offensive Player of the Year | Thorleifur Úlfarsson – Duke | |||||
| Midfielder of the Year | Peter Stroud – Duke | |||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Jasper Löeffelsend – Pittsburgh | |||||
| Freshman of the Year | Shakur Mohammed – Duke | |||||
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| 2021 ACC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | All-Freshman Team | |||
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Oskar Ågren – Clemson |
Hamady Diop – Clemson |
Victor Souza – Boston College |
Aidan Farwell – Boston College | |||
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Main article: 2022 MLS SuperDraft
A total of nineteen players were selected from ACC teams in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. Their six first round picks and nineteen overall picks were the most of any conference in the draft. The nineteen total picks is the second highest in league history. Clemson had the most players selected with six.[16]
Total picks by school
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| Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total |
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| Clemson | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Duke | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Louisville | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| NC State | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| North Carolina | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Notre Dame | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Virginia Tech | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Wake Forest | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
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List of selections
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| Round | Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | College |
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| 1 | 4 | Houston Dynamo |  Thorleifur Úlfarsson | FW | Duke |
| 1 | 13 | San Jose Earthquakes |  Oskar Ågren | DF | Clemson |
| 1 | 14 | FC Cincinnati | Ian Murphy | DF | Duke |
| 1 | 18 | Orlando City | Jack Lynn | FW | Notre Dame |
| 1 | 23 | Colorado Rapids |  Mohamed Omar | MF | Notre Dame |
| 1 | 25 | Columbus Crew | Philip Quinton | DF | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 29 | Charlotte FC | Kyle Holcomb | FW | Wake Forest |
| 2 | 35 | Austin FC | Charlie Asensio | DF | Clemson |
| 2 | 39 | Houston Dynamo |  Arturo Ordoñez | DF | Pittsburgh |
| 2 | 42 | LA Galaxy | Callum Johnson | MF | Clemson |
| 2 | 44 | Vancouver Whitecaps |  Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador | MF | Clemson |
| 2 | 53 | Real Salt Lake |  Pedro Fonseca | FW | Louisville |
| 3 | 57 | Charlotte FC | George Marks | GK | Clemson |
| 3 | 62 | FC Dallas | Alec Smir | GK | North Carolina |
| 3 | 64 | San Jose Earthquakes | John Martin | MF | Clemson |
| 3 | 67 | CF Montréal |  Ivy Brisma | FW | NC State |
| 3 | 81 | Real Salt Lake |  Jasper Löeffelsend | DF | Pittsburgh |
| 3 | 83 | Portland Timbers |  Sivert Haugli | DF | Virginia Tech |
| Compensatory | 87 | FC Dallas | Holland Rula | DF | Wake Forest |
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Further information: Homegrown Player Rule (Major League Soccer)
The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008,[17] every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.
To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year.[18] Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.
More information Original MLS team, Player ...
| Original MLS team | Player | Pos. | School | Ref. |
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| Portland Timbers | Tega Ikoba | FW | North Carolina | [19] |
| New York City FC | Nico Benalcazar | DF | Wake Forest | [20] |
| Toronto FC | Deandre Kerr | FW | Syracuse | [21] |
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