Maryland–Virginia men's soccer rivalry explained

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Maryland-Virginia men's soccer rivalry
Team1:Maryland Terrapins
Team1logo:Maryland Terrapins logo.svg
Team2:Virginia Cavaliers
Team2logo:Virginia Cavaliers text logo.svg
Sport:College soccer
Firstmeeting:October 8, 1941
Maryland 12, Virginia 0
Mostrecent:September 4, 2023
Virginia 2, Maryland 1
Nextmeeting:September 2024
Total:85
Series:Maryland, 44–31–10
Largestvictory:Maryland 12–0 Virginia (1941)
Longeststreak:20, Maryland (1941–1969)
Longestunbeatenstreak:23, Maryland (1941–1971)
Currentstreak:1, Virginia (2023–)
Currentunbeatenstreak:1, Virginia (2023–)

The Maryland–Virginia men's soccer rivalry, sometimes referred to as the Tydings Cup, is a rivalry between the University of Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team, and the University of Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team. When both teams competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the rivalry was considered one of the most intense college soccer rivalries in the United States.[1] Much of this is due to the program's long-standing rivalries across other sports and competing for recruits in the Mid-Atlantic, as both programs participated in the ACC for over 60 years before Maryland left for the Big Ten Conference.

Both UVA and Maryland have NCAA Championship programs in men's soccer. The Cavaliers have won seven NCAA Championships (1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2009, 2014) while the Terrapins have won four (1968, 2005, 2008, 2018). Both programs are also extremely consistent. As of 2019, Virginia has made the College Cup Tournament bracket an NCAA record 39 consecutive years. Maryland has made the tournament 19 consecutive years since 2001.

Virginia is 29–16–7 in the rivalry since 1978, but Maryland started 26–1–3 between 1941 and 1977, and still leads 42–30–10 overall. The programs are coached by two of the most reputable coaches in the collegiate game who have both coached their respective programs for over 20 years. The Cavaliers are coached by George Gelnovatch while the Terrapins are coached by Sasho Cirovski.

Rivalry

History

The origins of both programs begin in the early to mid-1940s. In 1941, Virginia began sponsoring a varsity men's soccer program, while Maryland followed suit in 1946.[2] Prior to the 1946 meeting, Virginia's varsity team played Maryland's club team in the early 1940s in season fixtures. The first recorded meeting between both teams was on October 8, 1941 where the Maryland club team defeated the Virginia varsity team, 12-0, making it the largest defeat by either team in the series.[3] The first meeting between the two sides as varsity programs was on October 25, 1947, where Maryland defeated Virginia 3-0.[3]

The two teams met infrequently through the remainder of the 1940s into the mid-1950s. In 1955, the Atlantic Coast Conference began sponsoring men's college soccer as a conference sport, in which both Maryland and Virginia joined, thus causing the two teams to meet on an annual basis for the next half-century. The specific origins of the rivalry from this point are unknown, but much of it became rooted in the proximity between the two schools, and the fact Virginia and Maryland are border states.

The rivalry between both schools did not escalate until well into the 21st century, primarily due to the fact the school's until then saw periods of success on the pitch at different times. Maryland, for instance, saw much success in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, including a national title in the mid-to-late 1960s, whereas Virginia only qualified for one NCAA Tournament during that time. Conversely, Virginia saw much of their success come under Bruce Arena during their five-peat run in the late-1980s to mid-1990s. However, from 1976 to 1994, Maryland only qualified once for the NCAA Tournament.

In the late 1990s, the rivalry intensified with both teams regularly jockeying for ACC supremacy, which, at the time, was one of the top college conferences in the sport. This was due to the amount of national championships won, and at-large berths received in comparison to other collegiate conferences. Additionally, the rivalry intensified as both schools often tried to attract the top high school talents in the Mid-Atlantic region. Throughout the 2000s, the teams were both regularly ranked in the Top-10 of the NSCAA polls. Also during this team, Maryland's Sasho Cirovski and Virginia's George Gelnovatch were established as some of the most elite collegiate coaches in the United States. This was emphasized with Cirovski's National Coach of the Year Award in 2005, as well as both Cirovski and Gelnovatch's ACC Coach of the Year Awards earned throughout the late 1990s into the early 2000s.[4] Additionally, during this time, three of the ten national championships in the 2000s were won by either Maryland or Virginia. Maryland won the NCAA title in 2005 and again in 2008. The following year, Virginia won the 2009 title. Furthermore, during the 2000s either one of the teams reached the College Cup (Final Four) eight of the 10 occasions. In 2011, College Soccer News rated the rivalry as the third most intense in the nation.[5]

The general Maryland-Virginia rivalry has become less intense since Maryland moved to the Big Ten Conference during the 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment, causing the teams to no longer meet in any sport on a regular basis.[6] [7] [8]

The final match between the two sides as ACC teams came in 2013, when the programs met in the College Cup, or Final Four, of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.[1] Ahead of the match, Maryland's head coach, Sasho Cirovski praised the rivalry calling it "a dream scenario." Cirovski ahead of the clash emphasized how large the rivalry is in college soccer: "I’ve said it a thousand times: It’s the best rivalry in college soccer."[1] The American soccer publication, Soccer America called it the "end of one of college soccer's great rivalries".[9]

The two sides met for the first time since Maryland's departure on November 22, 2015 in the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.[10] [11] There, Maryland posted a 1-0 victory thanks to a 38th-minute goal from Eryk Williamson.[12] [13] Maryland and Virginia later scheduled their first regular-season match as non-conference opponents on September 3, 2018, which ended in a scoreless draw at Audi Field in Washington.

Results

Rankings from the Soccer America poll

CompetitionDateHome teamResultAway teamVenueAttendanceRecapSeries
1941 ISFA season Maryland Virginia UMD 1–0–0
1947 ISFA season Virginia Maryland UMD 2–0–0
1948 ISFA season Maryland Virginia UMD 3–0–0
1949 ISFA season Virginia Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 4–0–0
1950 ISFA season Maryland Virginia Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 5–0–0
1954 ACC season Virginia Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 6–0–0
1955 ACC season Maryland Virginia Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 7–0–0
1956 ACC season Virginia Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 8–0–0
1957 ACC season Maryland Virginia Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 9–0–0
1958 ACC season Virginia Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 10–0–0
1959 ACC season Maryland Virginia Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 11–0–0
1960 ACC season Virginia Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 12–0–0
1961 ACC season Maryland Virginia Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 13–0–0
1962 ACC season Virginia Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 14–0–0
1963 ACC season Maryland Virginia Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 15–0–0
1964 ACC season Virginia Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 16–0–0
1965 ACC season Maryland Virginia Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 17–0–0
1966 ACC season Virginia Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 18–0–0
1967 ACC season Maryland Virginia Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 19–0–0
1968 ACC season Virginia Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 20–0–0
1969 ACC season Maryland Virginia Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 20–0–1
Maryland Virginia Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 21–0–1
1970 ACC season Virginia Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 22–0–1
1971 ACC season Maryland Virginia Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 22–1–1
1972 ACC season Virginia Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 22–1–2
1973 ACC season Maryland Virginia Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 23–1–2
1974 ACC season Virginia Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 24–1–2
1975 ACC season Maryland Virginia Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 25–1–2
1976 ACC season Virginia Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 25–1–3
1977 ACC season Maryland Virginia Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 26–1–3
1978 ACC season Virginia Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 26–2–3
1979 ACC season Maryland Virginia Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 26–3–3
1980 ACC season Virginia Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 26–4–3
1981 ACC season Maryland Virginia Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 26–5–3
1982 ACC season
  1. 4 Virginia
Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 26–6–3
1983 ACC season Maryland Virginia Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 26–7–3
1984 ACC season
  1. 11 Virginia
Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 26–8–3
1985 ACC season Maryland
  1. 1 Virginia
Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 26–9–3
1986 ACC season
  1. 11 Virginia
  1. 16 Maryland
Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 26–10–3
1987 ACC season
  1. 20 Maryland
  1. 4 Virginia
Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 26–11–3
1988 ACC season
  1. 2 Virginia
Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 26–12–3
1989 ACC season Maryland
  1. 1 Virginia
Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 26–13–3
1990 ACC season
  1. 7 Virginia
Maryland Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 27–13–3
1991 ACC season Maryland
  1. 3 Virginia
Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 27–14–3
1992 ACC season
  1. 1 Virginia
Maryland Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 27–15–3
1993 ACC season Maryland
  1. 1 Virginia
Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland UMD 27–16–3
1994 ACC season
  1. 1 Virginia
Maryland Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 27–17–3
  1. 4 Virginia
Maryland Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 27–18–3
1995 ACC season
  1. 5 Maryland
  1. 1 Virginia
Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland UMD 27–18–4
1996 ACC season
  1. 5 Virginia
Maryland Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 27–18–5
1996 ACC Tournament
  1. 1 Virginia
Maryland Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia UMD 28–18–5
1997 ACC season
  1. 2 Maryland
  1. 11 Virginia
Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland UMD 28–18–6
1997 ACC Tournament
  1. 8 Virginia
  1. 11 Maryland
UMD 28–19–6
1998 ACC season
  1. 7 Virginia
  1. 17 Maryland
Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia Recap UMD 28–20–6
1999 ACC season
  1. 4 Maryland
  1. 17 Virginia
Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland 2,034 Recap UMD 29–20–6
1999 ACC Tournament Virginia
  1. 5 Maryland
2,201 Recap UMD 29–21–6
2000 ACC season
  1. 10 Virginia
Maryland Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia 3,096 Recap UMD 29–22–6
2001 ACC season Maryland
  1. 2 Virginia
Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland 1,673 Recap UMD 29–23–6
2002 ACC season
  1. 20 Virginia
  1. 5 Maryland
Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia 2,474 Recap UMD 29–24–6
2002 ACC Tournament
  1. 10 Maryland
  1. 11 Virginia
1,822 Recap UMD 30–24–6
2003 ACC season
  1. 3 Maryland
Virginia Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland 2,245 Recap UMD 31–24–6
2003 ACC Tournament
  1. 2 Maryland
Virginia SAS Stadium, Cary, North Carolina 3,287 Recap UMD 31–24–7
2004 ACC season
  1. 9 Virginia
  1. 12 Maryland
Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia 4,081 Recap UMD 32–24–7
2004 ACC Tournament
  1. 5 Maryland
  1. 11 Virginia
SAS Stadium, Cary, North Carolina 3,841 Recap UMD 32–25–7
2005 ACC season
  1. 8(t) Maryland
  1. 8(t) Virginia
Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland 2,567 Recap UMD 33–25–7
2006 ACC season
  1. 4 Virginia
  1. 2 Maryland
Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia 3,618 Recap UMD 33–26–7
2007 ACC season
  1. 25 Maryland
  1. 14 Virginia
Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland 3,267 Recap UMD 34–26–7
2008 ACC season Virginia
  1. 4 Maryland
Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia 1,737 Recap UMD 35–26–7
2008 ACC Tournament
  1. 4 Maryland
Virginia 1,513 Recap UMD 36–26–7
2009 ACC season
  1. 5 Maryland
  1. 6 Virginia
Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland 1,112 Recap UMD 36–26–8
2009 ACC Tournament
  1. 5 Maryland
  1. 6 Virginia
WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina 4,302 Recap UMD 36–27–8
  1. 2 Virginia
  1. 13 Maryland
Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia 4,900 Recap UMD 36–28–8
2010 ACC season
  1. 5 Virginia
  1. 3 Maryland
Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia 3,944 Recap UMD 37–28–8
2010 ACC Tournament
  1. 3 Maryland
  1. 13 Virginia
WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina 1,937 Recap UMD 38–28–8
Virginia
  1. 23 Maryland
Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia 2,898 Recap UMD 38–29–8
  1. 1 Maryland
Virginia Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland 4,846 Recap UMD 39–29–8
  1. 23 Virginia
  1. 5 Maryland
Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia 1,708 Recap UMD 39–29–9
  1. 4 Maryland
  1. 12 Virginia
4,763 Recap UMD 40–29–9
  1. 4 Maryland
  1. 8 Virginia
4,172 Recap UMD 41–29–9
  1. 10 Maryland
VirginiaLudwig Field, College Park, Maryland 2,737 Recap UMD 42–29–9
Maryland
  1. 11 Virginia
3,527 Recap UMD 42–29–10
  1. 1 Maryland
  1. 12 Virginia
Audi Field, Washington, D.C. 1,884 Recap UMD 42–30–10
  1. 7 Maryland
Virginia Audi Field, Washington, D.C. 1,987 Recap UMD 43–30–10
  1. 9 Maryland
Virginia Audi Field, Washington, D.C. 2,022 Recap UMD 44–30–10
  1. 15 Virginia
  1. 20 Maryland
Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia 2,139 Recap UMD 44–31–10

Honors

TeamNCAA
National Championships		ACC
Championships		Big Ten
Championships		Conference
Regular Season
Virginia79N/A18
Maryland46324
Combined1115342

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Goff. Steven. At College Cup, 'the best rivalry in college soccer' gets a fitting send-off. The Washington Post. Nash Media, LLC. January 14, 2018. December 12, 2013.
  2. Web site: Maryland Men's Soccer Record Book. umterps.com. University of Maryland, College Park. January 12, 2018. College Park, Maryland. 2. en. PDF. August 10, 2017.
  3. Web site: All-Time Results - Virginia Men's Soccer. grfx.cstv.com. University of Virginia. January 12, 2018. 1–6. July 23, 2017. January 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119060601/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/AllTimeResults.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: Virginia, Maryland Renew Men's Soccer Rivalry This Weekend. University of Virginia. CBSSports.com. August 19, 2011. September 12, 1998.
  5. Web site: CollegeSoccerNews.com. The 5 Greatest Rivalries in College Soccer. First Point USA. https://web.archive.org/web/20120330234831/http://www.firstpointusa.com/news/the-5-greatest-rivalries-in-college-soccer/. March 30, 2012. May 9, 2011.
  6. Web site: Edds. Kevin. Death Of A Conference, Part 3. The Sabre. January 13, 2018. December 4, 2014.
  7. News: Prewitt. Alex. Svrluga. Barry. Big Ten Expansion: Maryland leaves ACC, joins conference in financial move. The Washington Post. January 13, 2018. November 19, 2012.
  8. News: Prewitt. Alex. Maryland is a Big Ten school; who will be its rival?. The Washington Post. Jeff Bezos. January 12, 2018. June 30, 2014.
  9. Web site: One last time for Terrapins and Cavs. socceramerica.com. Soccer America. January 14, 2018. December 13, 2013.
  10. Web site: Eryk Williamson's strike pushes Maryland men's soccer past Virginia. The Diamondback. Maryland Media, Inc.. January 15, 2018. November 22, 2015.
  11. Web site: Terps, Virginia Battle in the NCAA Second Round. umterps.com. January 13, 2018. November 19, 2015.
  12. Web site: Williamson Goal Lifts Terps Past Virginia. umterps.com. January 15, 2018. November 22, 2015.
  13. News: Goff. Steven. NCAA roundup: Terps, Hoyas men, Virginia women advance. The Washington Post. Nash Media, LCC. January 15, 2018. November 22, 2015. Although they are no longer conference companions, Maryland and Virginia remain unbreakable rivals in men’s soccer because of their common recruiting territory and bounty of championships..

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