| Sport: | men's soccer |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 16–4–0 |
| Conf Record: | 9–1–0 |
| Head Coach: | Jay Vidovich |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Michael Behonick |
| Ac1 Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach2: | Rich Costanzo |
| Ac2 Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Ambrose Urbanic Field |
| Champion: | ACC Regular Season Champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Semifinals |
| Nscaarank: | 3 |
| Tdsrank: | 3 |
| Prev Year: | 2019 |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
The 2020 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represents University of Pittsburgh during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers are led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his fifth season. They play home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This is the team's 67th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 8th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The teams' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.
The Panthers finished the fall season 7–1–0 and 4–0–0 in ACC play to finish in first place in the North Division. In the ACC Tournament they defeated Duke in the Quarterfinals and Notre Dame in the Semifinals before losing to Clemson in the Final. They finished the spring season 6–1–0 and 5–1–0 in ACC play, to finish in first place in the Coastal Division. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament because they lost the automatic bid play-in game to Clemson. As the second seed in the tournament, they defeated Monmouth in the Second Round, UCF in the Third Round, and Washington in the Quarterfinals before losing to Indiana in the Semifinals to end their season.
See main article: 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team.
The 2019 Pittsburgh men's soccer team finished the season with a 10–8–2 overall record and a 4–3–1 ACC record. Pitt were seeded fourth–overall in the 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Panthers won their first round match up against NC State, but fell to Clemson in the semifinals. The Panthers earned an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, making it their first berth into the NCAA Tournament since 1965. Pitt defeated Lehigh in the first round, before losing to the eventual national champions, Georgetown, in the second round.
The ACC men's soccer media poll was released on September 8, 2020. Pitt was picked to finish second in the ACC North Division.[1]
| Coaches' Poll | |||
| 1 | Virginia | 59 (9) | |
| 2 | Pitt | 44 (2) | |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 35 | |
| 4 | Syracuse | 30 | |
| 5 | Louisville | 29 | |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 28 | |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | GK | 5'11" | 172 | Sophomore | Transferred to FIU | |||
| Nyk Sessock | 2 | DF | 5'7" | 148 | Sophomore | Transferred to Indiana | ||
| Chandler Vaughn | 3 | DF | 5'9" | 142 | Sophomore | Transferred to St. Louis | ||
| Lucas Cyriacus | 6 | MF | 6'0" | 172 | Freshman | Transferred to Manhattan | ||
| Braden Kline | 7 | MF | 6'1" | 160 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 9 | FW | 5'9" | 170 | Junior | No longer with team[2] | |||
| Josh Hesson | 12 | FW | 5'11" | 168 | Freshman | Transferred to Delaware | ||
| Louis Spicer | 17 | MF | 5'10" | 168 | Freshman | Transferred to Maryland | ||
| Tim Townsend | 18 | MF | 5'8" | 155 | Sophomore | |||
| Alex Peperak | 21 | MF | 5'10" | 170 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Chad Stout | 25 | MF | 5'9" | 163 | Sophomore | |||
| Tim Ekpone | 28 | DF | 6'0" | 160 | Junior | Transferred to Syracuse | ||
| Arie Ammann | 32 | GK | 6'0" | 180 | Junior |
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMA | [3] | ||||
| [4] | |||||
| PA Classics Academy | [5] | ||||
| [6] | |||||
| Beadling SC | [7] | ||||
| SIMA | [8] | ||||
| PA Classics Academy | [9] |
Updated October 28, 2020[10]
| Position | Staff | |
|---|---|---|
| Athletic Director | Heather Lyke | |
| Head Coach | Jay Vidovich | |
| Assistant Coach | Michael Behonick | |
| Assistant Coach | Rich Costanzo | |
| Volunteer Assistant Coach | Bryce Cregan |
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| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arturo Ordoñez | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 28, 2020 | [13] |
| Veljko Petkovic | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 12, 2020 | [14] |
| Valentin Noël | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week | October 19, 2020 | [15] |
| Nico Campuzano | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 22, 2020 | [16] |
| Veljko Petkovic | |||
| Valentin Noël | |||
| Veljko Petkovic | MAC Hermann Trophy Watchlist | January 28, 2021 | [17] |
| Valentin Noël | |||
| Valentin Noël | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week | March 22, 2021 | [18] |
| Jackson Walti | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | March 29, 2021 | [19] |
| Jay Vidovich | ACC Coach of the Year | April 14, 2021 | [20] |
| Valentin Noël | ACC Offensive Player of the Year | ||
| Jasper Löeffelsend | ACC Defensive Player of the Year | ||
| Bertin Jacquesson | ACC Freshman of the Year | ||
| Nico Campuzano | All ACC First-Team | ||
| Jasper Löeffelsend | |||
| Valentin Noël | |||
| Bertin Jacquesson | All ACC Second-Team | ||
| Veljko Petkovic | |||
| Jackson Walti | |||
| Alexander Dexter | All ACC Third-Team | ||
| Arturo Ordoñez | |||
| Bertin Jacquesson | All ACC Rookie Team | ||
| Filip Mirkovic |
See main article: 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.
| Tied with team above or below also with this symbol --> | |||||||||||
| Poll | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Soccer[21] | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Soccer | None Released | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 (1) | 1 (13) | 1 (16) | 3 (1) | None Released | 3 (2) | |||||
| TopDrawer Soccer [22] | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
See main article: article and 2021 MLS SuperDraft.
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