| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Sport: | soccer |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 14–3–1 |
| Conf Record: | 6–1–0 |
| Head Coach: | Carlos Somoano |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach1: | Cristian Neagu |
| Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach2: | Grant Porter |
| Ac2 Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach3: | Joe Scachetti |
| Ac3 Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Fetzer Field (under constriction), home games to be split between WakeMed Soccer Park, Bryan Park, and Koskinen Stadium |
| Champion: | 2018 U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Second Round |
| Nscaarank: | 14 |
| Tdsrank: | 19 |
The 2018 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 72nd season of the university fielding a program.
The 2018 season saw North Carolina win the inaugural U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program.
Fetzer Field was undergoing construction during the 2018 soccer season so the Tar Heels split their home matches between three stadiums:WakeMed Soccer Park, Bryan Park, and Koskinen Stadium.[1]
See main article: 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team.
The 2017 North Carolina men's soccer team finished the season with a 17–4–1 overall record and a 6–1–1 ACC record. The Tar Heels were seeded second–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Tar Heels were upset in the Quarterfinals by the seventh seed Notre Dame. The Tar Heels earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the third-overall seed in the tournament, the Tar Heels defeated, UNC Wilmington, SMU, and Fordham before losing to Indiana in the College Cup.
At the end of the season, one Tar Heels men's soccer player was selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Alan Winn.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Murphy | 9 | MF | 6'2" | 170 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Zach Wright | 10 | FW | 5'11" | 165 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| David October | 11 | MF | 6'0" | 161 | Senior | Cambridge, UK | Graduated | |
| 18 | FW | 5'11" | 172 | Senior | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; drafted 25th overall by Colorado Rapids |
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Stars Academy | [3] | ||||
| [4] | |||||
| Sporting Kansas City Academy | [5] | ||||
| Lonestar SC | [6] | ||||
| [7] | |||||
| Carolina Rapids | [8] |
Updated August 6, 2018[9]
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Athletic director | Bubba Cunningham |
| Head coach | Carlos Somoano |
| Assistant coach | Grant Porter |
| Assistant coach | Will Clayton |
| Volunteer Assistant Coach | Joe Scachetti |
Source:[10]
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| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Comsia | MAC Hermann Trophy Watchlist | August 13, 2018 | [11] |
| Giovanni Montesdeoca | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 24, 2018 | [12] |
| October 1, 2018 | [13] | ||
| Alex Comsia | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | October 1, 2018 | |
| Alex Comsia | Defensive Player of the Year | November 7, 2018 | [14] |
| Nils Bruening | All-ACC First Team | ||
| Alex Comsia | |||
| Mauricio Pineda | |||
| James Pyle | |||
| John Nelson | All-ACC Second Team | ||
| Jack Skahan | All-ACC Third Team | ||
| Nils Bruening | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 11, 2018 | [15] |
| Alex Comsia | |||
| John Nelson | |||
| Alex Comsia | United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American | December 6, 2018 | [16] |
| Mauricio Pineda | United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American |
See main article: 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
Source:[17]
See main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2018 Top 25 coaches poll.
| Tied with team above or below also with this symbol --> | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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[18] | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | None Released | 14 | ||||
| TopDrawer Soccer [19] | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |