| Sport: | men's soccer |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Team: | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 10–8–2 |
| Conf Record: | 4–3–1 |
| Head Coach: | Jay Vidovich |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Michael Behonick |
| Ac1 Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach2: | Rich Costanzo |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Ambrose Urbanic Field |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Second Round |
| Nscaarank: | RV |
| Tdsrank: | RV |
The 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represents University of Pittsburgh during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers are led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his fourth season. They play home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This is the team's 66th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 7th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Pitt earned their first berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament since 1965.
See main article: 2018 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team.
The 2018 Pittsburgh men's soccer team finished the season with an 8–10–1 overall record and a 2–6–0 ACC record. The Panthers were seeded eleventh–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they upset Virginia in the first round before losing to Duke on penalties in the second round.
The Panthers were not invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The Panthers had one player selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Javi Pérez, by Los Angeles FC.[1]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Prescott | 2 | DF | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Tom Moxham | 3 | DF | 6'0" | 165 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 4 | DF | 6'3" | 180 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Joshua Gaspari | 5 | MF | 5'7" | 158 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 6 | MF | 5'8" | 158 | Senior | Declared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 64th overall by Los Angeles FC | |||
| Robby Dambrot | 22 | DF | 6'1" | 166 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Craig Bair | 23 | DF | 5'6" | 155 | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [2] | |||||
| [3] |
Updated August 20, 2019[4]
| Position | Staff | |
|---|---|---|
| Athletic Director | Heather Lyke | |
| Head Coach | Jay Vidovich | |
| Assistant Coach | Michael Behonick | |
| Assistant Coach | Rich Costanzo |
Source:
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| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Kizza | All-ACC First Team | November 13, 2019 | [6] |
| Veljko Petković | All-ACC Third Team | ||
| Sito Sena | |||
| Valentin Noël | All-ACC Freshman Team | ||
| Arturo Ordoñez | |||
| Veljko Petkovic | |||
| Edward Kizza | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 17, 2019 | [7] |
| Arturo Ordonez |
See main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.
| 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[8] | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | None Released | RV | ||||||||||||
| TopDrawer Soccer [9] | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |