2017 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team explained

Sport:	men's soccer
Year:	2017
Team:	Virginia Cavaliers
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	13–4–5
Conf Record:	3–2–3
Head Coach:	George Gelnovatch
Hc Year:	22nd
Asst Coach1:	Matt Chulis
Ac1 Year:	11th
Asst Coach2:	Terry Boss
Ac2 Year:	4th
Stadium:	Klöckner Stadium
Tourney:	NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:	Second Round
Nscaarank:	19
Tdsrank:	21

The 2017 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented University of Virginia during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach George Gelnovatch, in his twenty-second season. They play home games at Klöckner Stadium. This was the team's 77th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 64th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[1]

Roster

Updated 07/28/17 ^[2]

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Athletic Director	Craig Littlepage
Head coach	George Gelnovatch
Associate head coach	Matt Chulis
Associate head coach	Terry Boss
Operations Assistant	A.J. Barnold

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Schedule

Source:^[3] |-!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=6 style=""| Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| ACC Tournament|-!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Edward Opoku	ACC Offensive Player of the Week	September 19	^[4]
Sergi Nus	ACC Defensive Player of the Week	October 9	^[5]
Jean-Christophe Koffi	All ACC First Team	November 7	^[6]
Pablo Aguilar	All ACC Second Team
Jeff Caldwell
Edward Opoku
Sergi Nus	All ACC Third Team
Joe Bell	All ACC Freshman Team
Jeffrey Farina	All ACC Third Team
Jeff Caldwell	ACC All Tournament Team	November 12	^[7]
Pablo Aguilar
Jean-Christophe Koffi

Rankings

See main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2017 Top 25 coaches poll.

т

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Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
United Soccer^[8]	13	12	11	12	9	10	11	10	10	13	16	17	8	None Released	19
TopDrawer Soccer ^[9]	14	14	12	8	4	5	6	5	5	5	11	9	4	12	21	21	21	21

MLS Draft

The following members of the 2017 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.^[10]

Player	Round	Pick	Position	MLS club	Ref.
	1	19			^[11]
	2	32			^[12]
	3	59
	3	66

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historical Information . CBS Interactive . 8 December 2016 . 8 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161108082155/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/historical-information.html . dead .
2. Web site: 2017 Roster . virginiasports.com . University of Virginia Athletics. July 28, 2017.
3. Web site: 2017-2018 Schedule. virginiasports.com. July 28, 2017.
4. Web site: Opoku and Dumas Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week. The Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. September 18, 2017. September 19, 2017.
5. Web site: Gallagher and Nus Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week. The Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. October 9, 2017. October 11, 2017.
6. Web site: ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. November 7, 2017.
7. Web site: Wake Forest Defends ACC Men's Soccer Title. theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 12, 2017 . November 13, 2017.
8. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. June 12, 2017. July 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160914054734/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/DI_MEN.aspx. September 14, 2016. dead.
9. Web site: College Soccer National Rankings. TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
10. Web site: 2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker. mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. January 19, 2018. January 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119040213/https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2018/tracker. dead.
11. Web site: Sansuste. Maira. NYCFC Selects Jeff Caldwell and AJ Paterson in MLS SuperDraft 2018. nycfc.com. New York City FC. January 19, 2018. January 19, 2018.
12. Web site: Play Video Crew SC selects Generation adidas forward Edward Opoku in the Second Round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft. columbuscrewsc.com. Columbus Crew SC. January 19, 2018. January 19, 2018.