2019 ACC men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2019
Conference:ACC
Gender:men's
Teams:12
Matches:11
Venue:Sahlen's Stadium (Final)
City:Cary, North Carolina (Final)
Champions:Virginia
Titlecount:11th
Coach:George Gelnovatch
Coachcount:5th
Mvp: Henry Kessler
Mvpteam:Virginia
Broadcast:ESPNU (Final), ACC Network Extra (all other rounds)

The 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer tournament was the 33rd edition of the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The final was played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, NC.[1] [2]

The defending champions were the Louisville Cardinals.[3] Louisville was unable to defend its crown, losing to Virginia Tech in the first round. The Virginia Cavaliers claimed their eleventh title by beating Clemson in the final.[4]

Qualification

See main article: article and 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season.

All twelve teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The top 4 seeds received first round byes and hosted the winner of a first round game. All rounds, with the exception of the final were held at the higher seed's home field. Seeding is determined by regular season conference record.

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1Clemson6–1–119
2Virginia6–1–119
3Wake Forest6–2–018
4Pittsburgh4–3–113
5NC State3–4–110
6Louisville3–4–110
7North Carolina3–5–09
8Notre Dame3–5–09
9Boston College2–4–28
10Syracuse2–4–28
11Virginia Tech2–4–28
12Duke2–5–17

Bracket

Schedule

Finals

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
1 Goal
Own Goals

All-Tournament team

Player Team
ACC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament team[6]
Nathaniel CroftsVirginia
Bret Halsey
Cabrel Happi Kamseu
Henry Kessler
James BrightonClemson
Tanner Dieterich
Philip Mayaka
Edward KizzaPittsburgh
Arturo Ordoñez
Michael DeShieldsWake Forest
Joey DeZart
MVP in Bold

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-20 ACC Championship Dates and Sites Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 30, 2019. October 22, 2019.
  2. Web site: 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Championship. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 22, 2019.
  3. Web site: Louisville beats UNC in ACC men's soccer championship game. newsobserver.com. Kip. Coons. November 11, 2018. February 8, 2019.
  4. Web site: UVA Men's Soccer Wins ACC Championship, Defeats Clemson 3-1. nbc29.com. Marty. Hudtloff. NBC29. November 17, 2019. November 18, 2019.
  5. Web site: 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Championship. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2019.
  6. Web site: Virginia Wins 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Championship. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 17, 2019. November 18, 2019.