| Sport: | men's soccer |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Team: | Virginia Cavaliers |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 10–4–5 |
| Conf Record: | 5–1–2 |
| Head Coach: | George Gelnovatch |
| Hc Year: | 27th |
| Asst Coach1: | Matt Chulis |
| Ac1 Year: | 16th |
| Asst Coach2: | Adam Perron |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Klöckner Stadium |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Second Round |
| Prev Year: | 2021 |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
The 2022 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach George Gelnovatch, in his twenty-seventh season. They played their home games at Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. This was the team's 82nd season playing organized men's college soccer and their 70th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cavaliers finished the season 10–4–5 overall and 5–1–2 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Coastal Division. As the third overall seed in the ACC Tournament they earned a first round bye, defeated Pittsburgh in the Quarterfinals but fell to Syracuse in the Semifinals in a penalty shoot-out. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they received a first round bye as the fourth overall seed but then lost in the Second Round to in another penalty shootout to end their season.
See main article: 2021 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team.
The Cavaliers finished the season 6–9–3 overall and 2–5–1 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Coastal Division. As the eleventh overall seed in the ACC Tournament they lost in the First Round to sixth seeded Wake Forest. They received did not receive an invite to the NCAA Tournament.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Rodriguez | 00 | GK | 6'0" | 180 | Sophomore | — | ||
| 5 | DF | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Jules Anderson | 8 | MF | 5'9" | 155 | Junior | Transferred to San Diego State | ||
| Nick Berghold | 10 | FW/MF | 5'9" | 165 | Junior | Graduated | ||
| Ank Nibogora | 12 | FW | 5'10" | 165 | Sophomore | Transferred to Saint John's | ||
| Kaya Ignacio | 13 | FW/MF | 5'8" | 160 | Junior | Transferred to High Point | ||
| Rafael Caipo | 15 | MF/DF | 6'1" | 170 | Sophomore | — | ||
| Julian Aguilar | 16 | MF | 5'5" | 138 | Junior | — | ||
| Chris Scheipe | 19 | MF/DF | 5'9" | 155 | Junior | — | ||
| Jesper Moksnes | 25 | DF | 6'2" | 165 | Freshman | Transferred to Duquesne | ||
| Malcolm Brickhouse | 27 | MF | 5'11" | 170 | Freshman | — |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | DF | 6'3" | 215 | Junior | Western Michigan | |||
| Moritz Kappelsberger | 13 | DF | 6'3" | 207 | Graduate Student | Wisconsin | ||
| Daniel Mangarov | 16 | MF | 5'7" | 146 | Junior | UNC Greensboro | ||
| Axel Ahlander | 24 | MF | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | James Madison | ||
| Truman Gelnovatch | 35 | FW | 5'10" | 185 | Graduate Student | Princeton |
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sachse | [1] | |||
| | [2] | ||||
| | Chargers SC | [3] | |||
| | [4] | ||||
| | [5] | ||||
| | FC Richmond | [6] | |||
| | [7] | ||||
| | [8] |
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | George Gelnovatch |
| Associate head coach | Matt Chulis |
| Assistant coach | Adam Perron |
| Volunteer assistant coach | Mike Lyons |
| Director of operations | Jermaine Birriel |
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| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Ueland | Pre-Season ACC Watchlist | August 16 | [11] |
| ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 27 | [12] | |
| Holden Brown | ACC Co-defensive Player of the Week | October 4 | [13] |
| Leo Afonso | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 25 | [14] |
| Andreas Ueland | Defensive Player of the Year | November 9 | [15] |
| Leo Afonso | All-ACC First Team | ||
| Andreas Ueland | |||
| Holden Brown | All-ACC Third Team | ||
| Reese Miller | ACC All-Freshman Team |
See main article: 2023 MLS SuperDraft.
| Andreas Ueland | 3 | 68 | DF |
Source:[16]
See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.