ACC men's soccer tournament explained

ACC men's soccer tournament
Optional Subheader:Atlantic Coast Conference
men's soccer championship
Sport:College soccer
Conference:Atlantic Coast
Number Of Teams:15
Format:Single-elimination
Current Stadium:Sahlen's Stadium
Current Location:Cary, North Carolina
Years:1987–present
Most Recent:2024
Current Champion:Wake Forest
Most Championships:Virginia (11)
Television:ESPN3, ESPNU

The ACC men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The tournament has been held every year since 1987. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.

The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship. Beginning in 2024, the tournament expanded from 12 teams to 15, with the No. 1 seed receiving a first-round bye; seeds 2-8 hosting first-round games; No. 1 seed and top remaining seeds in each bracket hosting quarterfinal games. The semifinals and championship game are all played at the same location.

Virginia is the most winning team of the ACC tournament with 11 conference titles.

Champions

The following is a list of Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Tournament winners:

Year by year

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1987NC StateDuke Soccer StadiumDurham, NCDerek Missimo (UNC)
1988Virginia North CarolinaRiggs FieldClemson, SCnone named
1989NC StateDuke Soccer Stadium • Durham, NCNeil Covone (Wake)
1990VirginiaDuke Soccer Stadium • Durham, NCHenry Gutierrez (NC State)
1991Virginia Wake ForestFetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NCClaudio Reyna (Virginia)
1992Virginia ClemsonFetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NCBrad Agoos (Virginia)
1993ClemsonFetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NCJaro Zawislan (Clemson)
1994DukeRiggs Field • Charlottesville, SCMark Peters (Virginia)
1995Virginia ClemsonDuke Soccer Stadium • Durham, NCMike Fisher (Virginia)
1996VirginiaKlöckner StadiumCharlottesville, VAPierre Venditti (Maryland)
1997Virginia MarylandWide World of Sports • Orlando, FLBen Olsen (Virginia)
1998Clemson DukeSpry StadiumWinston-Salem, NCJosh Campbell (Clemson)
1999Duke VirginiaSpry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NCTroy Garner (Duke)
2000North Carolina VirginiaSpry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NCCaleb Norkus (UNC)
2001VirginiaRiggs Field • Charlottesville, SCIan Fuller (Clemson)
2002VirginiaSAS Soccer ComplexCary, NCAbe Thompson (Maryland)
2003SAS Soccer Complex • Cary, NCRyan Burke (Virginia)
2004SAS Soccer Complex • Cary, NCJeremy Barlow (Virginia)
2005North CarolinaSAS Soccer Complex • Cary, NCBlake Camp (Duke)
2006Duke SoccerPlex • Germantown, MDMichael Videira (Duke)
2007Boston College SAS Soccer Complex • Cary, NCSherron Manswell (BC)
2008VirginiaWakeMed Soccer ParkCary, NCJeremy Hall (Maryland)
2009NC StateWakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NCDiego Restrepo (Virginia)
2010North CarolinaWakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NCZac MacMath (Maryland)
2011North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NCBen Speas (North Carolina)
2012Maryland SoccerPlex • Germantown, MDPatrick Mullins (Maryland)
2013Maryland SoccerPlex • Germantown, MDPatrick Mullins (Maryland)
2014WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NCPaul Clowes (Clemson)
2015Alumni StadiumNotre Dame, IndianaBen Polk (Syracuse)
2016Wake Forest ClemsonMUSC Health StadiumCharleston, SCIan Harkes (Wake Forest)
2017Wake Forest VirginiaMUSC Health Stadium • Charleston, SCAndreu Mundet (Wake Forest)
2018North CarolinaWakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NCTate Schmitt (Louisville)
2019ClemsonSahlen's Stadium • Cary, NCHenry Kessler (Virginia)
2020Sahlen's Stadium • Cary, NCKimarni Smith (Clemson)
2021DukeSahlen's Stadium • Cary, NCDawson McCartney (Notre Dame)
2022ClemsonSahlen's Stadium • Cary, NCRussell Shealy (Syracuse)
2023North CarolinaSahlen's Stadium • Cary, NCOusmane Sylla (Clemson)
2024Wake ForestClemsonSahlen's Stadium • Cary, NCPrince Amponsah (Wake Forest)

By school

Through 2024

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Boston College17815012007
California12100
Clemson373226851998, 2001, 2014, 2020, 2023
Duke372330631999, 2005, 2006
Louisville 987 112018
Maryland272819261996, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013
NC State361528611990
North Carolina373026831987, 2000, 2011
Notre Dame1098212021
Pittsburgh 96810
SMU11010
Stanford11100
Syracuse976422015, 2022
Virginia3749229111988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
1997, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2019
Virginia Tech1971710
Wake Forest3725311241989, 2016, 2017, 2024

Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer.
Teams in italics no longer sponsor soccer in the ACC.

Pre-tournament champions

Prior to 1987, the champion was determined based on regular season play.

References