Year: | 2017 |
Team: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
Sport: | soccer |
Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | ACC |
Record: | 17–4–1 |
Conf Record: | 6–1–1 |
Head Coach: | Carlos Somoano |
Hc Year: | 6th |
Asst Coach1: | Cristian Neagu |
Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
Asst Coach2: | Grant Porter |
Ac2 Year: | 6th |
Asst Coach3: | Joe Scachetti |
Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
Stadium: | WakeMed Soccer Park |
Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
Tourney Result: | Semifinals |
Captain: | David October |
Nscaarank: | 4 |
Tdsrank: | 4 |
The 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 71st season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels played their home games at WakeMed Soccer Park in nearby Cary, North Carolina while Fetzer Field underwent renovations.[1]
Updated August 10, 2017[2]
Position | Staff |
---|---|
Athletic director | Bubba Cunningham |
Head coach | Carlos Somoano |
Assistant coach | Grant Porter |
Assistant coach | Cristian Neagu |
Volunteer Assistant Coach | Joe Scachetti |
Source:
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Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Jelani Pieters | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | August 28 | [4] |
Cam Lindley | ACC Midfielder of the Year | November 7 | [5] |
Cam Lindley | All ACC First Team | ||
Alan Winn | |||
Zach Wright | All ACC Second Team | ||
Alex Comsia | All ACC Third Team | ||
Mauricio Pineda | |||
John Nelson | All ACC Rookie Team | ||
Cam Lindley | United Soccer Coaches All-American First Team | December 7 | [6] |
Soccer America All-American First Team | December 8 | [7] | |
College Soccer News All-American First Team | January 4 | [8] | |
Allan Winn | United Soccer Coaches All-American Second Team | December 7 | |
Soccer America All-American Second Team | December 8 | ||
College Soccer News All-American Second Team | January 4 |
See main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2017 Top 25 coaches poll.
The following members of the 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[9]