| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| Sport: | soccer |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 11–7–3 |
| Conf Record: | 4–3–1 |
| Head Coach: | Chad Riley |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Ryan Fahey |
| Ac1 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach2: | Brian Plotkin |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Alumni Stadium |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Quarterfinals |
| Nscaarank: | 8 |
| Tdsrank: | 7 |
The 2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represented University of Notre Dame during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 41st season.[1] It was the program's 6th season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish were led by head coach Chad Riley, in his first year.
See main article: 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team.
The 2017 Notre Dame men's soccer team finished the season with an 11–7–2 overall record and a 3–3–2 ACC record. The Fighting Irish were seeded seventh–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost to Virginia in the semifinals. The Fighting Irish earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for the fifth season in a row. As the twelfth–overall seed in the tournament, Notre Dame hosted Wisconsin. Notre Dame was upset 0–1 in overtime to end their season.
At the end of the season, one Fighting Irish men's soccer player was selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Jon Gallagher.[2]
During the offseason, Bobby Clark retired as head coach and was replaced by Chad Riely.[3]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hubbard | 1 | GK | 6'3" | 207 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Matt Habrowski | 4 | DF | 6'2" | 189 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Jeffrey Farina | 9 | FW | 6'3" | 183 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 10 | FW | 5'9" | 158 | Senior | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; drafted 14th overall by Atlanta United | |||
| Kyle Dedrick | 12 | MF/FW | 5'11" | 156 | Senior | Wilton, CT | Graduated |
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Magic PSG | [4] | ||||
| Strikers FC | [5] | ||||
| West Coast FC | [6] | ||||
| St. Louis Scott Gallagher | [7] | ||||
| Toronto FC | [8] | ||||
| FC Portland Academy | [9] | ||||
| Dallas Texans | [10] | ||||
| Loudoun Soccer Club | [11] |
Updated August 23, 2018[12]
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Athletic director | Jack Swarbrick |
| Head coach | Chad Riely |
| Assistant coach | Ryan Fahey |
| Assistant coach | Brian Plotkin |
Source:
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| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Berneski | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 3, 2018 | [14] |
| Felicien Dumas | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 10, 2018 | [15] |
| Sean MacLeod | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 8, 2018 | [16] |
| Thomas Ueland | All-ACC Second Team | November 7, 2018 | [17] |
| Patrick Berneski | |||
| Tommy McCabe | All-ACC Third Team | ||
| Felicien Dumas |
See main article: 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
Source:[18]
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[19] | 17 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 13 | None Released | 8 | ||||
| TopDrawer Soccer [20] | 20 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 |