2023 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season

2023 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 25, 2023 – October 28, 2023
Number of teams12
2024 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickWayne Fredrick, 2nd overall
Picked byColorado Rapids
Regular season
Season championsAtlantic:Wake Forest
Coastal:Notre Dame
  Runners-upAtlantic:Clemson
Coastal:Virginia
Season MVPOffensive:Forster Ajago
Midfielder:Jeorgio Kocevski & Mouhameth Thiam
Defensive:Garrison Tubbs
Top scorerForster Ajago[1]
ACC tournament
ChampionsClemson
  Runners-upNorth Carolina
Finals MVPSenegal Ousmane Sylla
ACC men's soccer seasons
2024 →
2023 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 15 Wake Forest + 4 – 1 – 3 11 – 3 – 5
No. 1 Clemson ‡ 4 – 2 – 2 15 – 3 – 5
No. 25 Syracuse + 2 – 1 – 5 9 – 5 – 7
No. 24 Louisville + 2 – 4 – 2 12 – 6 – 3
NC State 1 – 5 – 2 6 – 9 – 3
Boston College 0 – 5 – 3 3 – 9 – 5
Coastal
No. 2 Notre Dame + 6 – 0 – 2 13 – 3 – 6
No. 13 Virginia + 5 – 2 – 1 11 – 4 – 4
No. 20 Duke+ 4 – 3 – 1 11 – 4 – 3
No. 6 North Carolina + 2 – 3 – 3 11 – 3 – 7
Pittsburgh + 2 – 3 – 3 6 – 7 – 4
Virginia Tech 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 9 – 4
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 70th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

Syracuse were the defending regular season champions of the Atlantic Division and Wake Forest were the defending regular season champions of the Coastal Division. Syracuse were the defending ACC tournament champions. Syracuse went on to win the 2022 NCAA tournament and entered the season as defending national champions on top of their league titles.[2]

Wake Forest repeated as champions of the Atlantic Division and Notre Dame won the Coastal Division regular season title. Neither of those two teams could use their regular season championships to win the ACC tournament title, as Clemson won as the fourth seed. Nine ACC teams would go on to qualify for the NCAA tournament. Notre Dame and Clemson both qualified for the College Cup and both won their Semifinal victories to face-off in the National Championship game. Clemson would go on to win the game 2–1. This was Clemson's second title in three years, and it marked the third straight year that an ACC team won the college soccer championship.[3]

Teams[edit]

Stadiums and locations[edit]

Atlantic Division
Team Stadium Capacity
Boston College Newton Campus Soccer Field 1,800[4]
Clemson Riggs Field 6,500[5]
Louisville Lynn Stadium 5,300[6]
NC State Dail Soccer Field 3,000[7]
Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium 1,500[8]
Wake Forest Spry Stadium 3,000[9]
Coastal Division
Team Stadium Capacity
Duke Koskinen Stadium 7,000[10]
North Carolina Dorrance Field 4,200[11]
Notre Dame Alumni Stadium 2,500[12]
Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field 735[13]
Virginia Klöckner Stadium 7,100[14]
Virginia Tech Thompson Field 2,500[15]

Note: Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami (FL) are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference but do not sponsor men's soccer.

Personnel[edit]

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school ACC record
Boston College Bob Thompson 4 11–16–8 11–16–8 4–11–6
Clemson Mike Noonan 14 362–191–72 153–78–36 56–40–16
Duke John Kerr Jr. 16 219–155–48 139–96–35 54–53–20
Louisville John Michael Hayden 5 34–29–7 34–29–7 17–16–3
North Carolina Carlos Somoano 13 156–55–36 145–55–36 59–23–20
NC State George Kiefer 7 205–137–68 43–43–21 11–29–13
Notre Dame Chad Riley 6 51–36–11 51–36–11 18–21–5
Pittsburgh Jay Vidovich 8 276–109–40 69–55–9 24–27–7
Syracuse Ian McIntyre 14 228–149–69 121–85–40 25–41–19
Virginia George Gelnovatch 28 361–152–67 361–152–67 100–72–35
Virginia Tech Mike Brizendine 15 102–122–35 102–122–35 26–72–20
Wake Forest Bobby Muuss 9 204–87–37 129–31–13 48–11–8

Notes

  • Records shown are prior to the 2023 season
  • Years at school includes the 2023 season
  • ACC records include only years with current school.

Preseason[edit]

Hermann Trophy[edit]

The ACC placed five players on the watch-list, which was announced on August 24.[16]

Player Class Position School
Gage Guerra Junior FW Louisville
Alex Meinhard Senior Clemson
Filip Mirkovic Junior MF Pittsburgh
Garrison Tubbs Senior DF Wake Forest
Vemund Hole Vik Graduate Student North Carolina

Preseason Poll[edit]

The 2023 ACC Preseason Poll was released on August 16, 2023 prior to the season beginning.[17] Full results of the poll are shown below:

Atlantic Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Clemson 58 (5)
2 Wake Forest 56 (3)
3 Syracuse 53 (4)
4 Louisville 34
5 Boston College 23
6 NC State 22
Coastal Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Pittsburgh 56 (5)
2 Duke 51 (3)
3 Virginia 50 (3)
4 North Carolina 39 (1)
5 Notre Dame 28
6 Virginia Tech 22
Media poll (ACC Championship)
Team Votes
Clemson 6
Wake Forest 2
Duke 1
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia

Preseason awards[edit]

Preseason All-ACC Watchlist[17]
Position Player Class School
Goalkeeper Connor Jordan-Hyde Redshirt Senior Virginia Tech
Defender Paddy Burns Senior Notre Dame
Midfielder Augustine Boadi Sophomore Boston College
Ousmane Sylla Senior Clemson
Nick Pariano Duke
Sander Roed Junior Louisville
Sam Williams Sophomore North Carolina
Will Buete Junior NC State
Filip Mirkovic Senior Pittsburgh
Giona Leibold Junior Syracuse
Hosei Kijima Senior Wake Forest
Forward Leo Afonso Senior Virginia

Regular season[edit]

Index to colors and formatting
ACC member won
ACC member lost
ACC member tied
ACC teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Week 1 (Aug. 22 – Aug. 28)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
August 24 4:00 p.m. Merrimack Boston College Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA W 1–0 551
UCLA Virginia Tech Sentara Park • Harrisonburg, VA L 1–4 170
6:00 p.m. Iona No. 15 Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 1–0 1,980
7:00 p.m. Grand Canyon No. 18 Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 3–1 1,324
Penn State No. 5 Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA T 1–1 2,000
Providence No. 1 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 2–0 1,276
UCF No. 9 Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC L 1–2 4,090
7:30 p.m. Loyola (MD) North Carolina Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC T 1–1 3,335
No. 16 Tulsa Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY W 1–0 687
8:00 p.m. No. 2 Indiana Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN T 1–1 2,092
August 25 7:00 p.m. Radford NC State Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC W 3–1 1,447
7:30 p.m. Jacksonville No. 4 Duke Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC W 3–1 1,023
August 27 12:00 p.m. Duquesne Virginia Tech Sentara Park • Harrisonburg, VA L 1–5 133
2:30 p.m. Furman No. 4 Duke Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC W 6–0 1,129
6:00 p.m. California No. 18 Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC T 1–1 1,352
7:00 p.m. Loyola Marymount No. 15 Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 1–3 1,445
IUPUI Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN W 5–0 512
7:30 p.m. American North Carolina Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC Cancelled[18]
August 28 4:00 p.m. Boston College Quinnipiac Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium • Hamden, CT L 1–3 325
7:00 p.m. Binghamton No. 1 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 3–0 1,422
Howard No. 5 Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA W 5–0 734
UNC Wilmington No. 9 Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC T 1–1 1,575
USC Upstate NC State Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC W 3–0 1,804
7:30 p.m. Bellarmine Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY W 3–0 887
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Forster Ajago Duke Alex Svetanoff Louisville
Matthew Roou Notre Dame
Reference:[19]

Week 2 (Aug. 29 – Sep. 4)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 p.m. Wofford No. 3 Duke Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC T 2–2 645
7:30 p.m. Loyola (MD) Virginia Tech Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA T 1–1 1,357
8:00 p.m. George Mason Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 1–0 1,473
September 1 4:00 p.m. No. 8 Pittsburgh Georgetown Shaw Field • Washington, D.C. L 1–4 977
5:30 p.m. Jacksonville Boston College Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA W 1–0 486
7:00 p.m. North Carolina ETSU Summers-Taylor Stadium • Johnson City, TN W 2–1 1,127
NIU Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN W 1–0 1,301
No. 20 Penn State No. 1 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY T 1–1 2,684
South Carolina Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 2–0 4,573
No. 13 UCF NC State Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC L 1–3 397
UNC Greensboro No. 12 Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY W 2–0 1,221
7:30 p.m. No. 16 Wake Forest No. 20 Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD T 0–0 4,644
September 3 6:00 p.m. Davidson Virginia Tech Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA T 1–1 950
September 4 4:00 p.m. No. 3 Duke Princeton Roberts Stadium • Princeton, NJ W 2–0 1,200
5:30 p.m. Green Bay Boston College Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA T 0–0 421
6:00 p.m. Furman No. 16 Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 5–1 1,360
7:00 p.m. Albany No. 1 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 1–0 1,257
No. 20 Maryland Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 2–1 2,139
North Carolina VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA W 4–1 607
NC State Stetson Athletic Training Center • DeLand, FL L 0–2 241
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Gage Guerra Louisville Trace Alphin Wake Forest
Reference:[20]

Week 3 (Sep. 5 – Sep. 11)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
September 5 7:00 p.m. Detroit Mercy No. 20 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN W 1–0 204
No. 2 Marshall Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA L 1–3 1,081
Presbyterian Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 6–0 1,465
8:00 p.m. No. 19 Kentucky No. 7 Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY W 4–2 2,350
September 8 6:00 p.m. Boston College NC State Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC NCST 2–0 1,954
7:00 p.m. North Carolina Virginia Tech Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA T 1–1 2,407
Virginia No. 10 Duke Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC DUKE 2–0 1,569
8:00 p.m. No. 7 Louisville No. 4 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY T 2–2 1,832
September 9 7:00 p.m. Clemson No. 20 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN UND 3–2 1,703
No. 9 Wake Forest Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA PITT 3–0 714
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Gage Guerra (2) Louisville Julian Eyestone Duke
Reference:[21]

Week 4 (Sep. 12 – Sep. 18)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
September 12 7:00 p.m. Clemson South Florida Corbett Stadium • Tampa, FL W 3–2 1,239
Gardner–Webb No. 20 Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 4–0 915
Howard NC State Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC W 3–1 412
Virginia No. 9 James Madison Sentara Park • Harrisonburg, VA T 1–1 1,464
Siena No. 7 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY Cancelled
8:00 p.m. Michigan State No. 10 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN L 0–1 532
September 15 7:00 p.m. No. 8 Duke Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC CLEM 2–0 2,953
No. 10 Notre Dame North Carolina Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC T 1–1 4,298
No. 17 Pittsburgh Boston College Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA T 0–0 636
Virginia Tech No. 5т Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY VT 2–1 1,071
September 16 7:00 p.m. NC State Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA UVA 3–1 2,319
No. 7 Syracuse No. 20 Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC T 1–1 2,217
September 18 7:00 p.m. Fairleigh Dickinson No. 17 Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA W 5–1 419
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Stephen Annor Gyamfi Virginia Timi Adams Virginia Tech
Reference:[22]

Week 5 (Sep. 19 – Sep. 25)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
September 19 5:30 p.m. Boston University Boston College Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA T 2–2 359
7:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 7–0 1,173
Liberty No. 14 Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 3–1 753
No. 15 Notre Dame No. 4 Akron First Energy Stadium • Akron, OH T 0–0 2,535
No. 7 Syracuse Cornell Charles F. Berman Field • Ithaca, NY L 1–2 915
UNC Wilmington North Carolina Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC W 3–0 769
7:30 p.m. Evansville No. 10 Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY W 2–0 831
September 20 7:00 p.m. North Florida NC State Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC W 1–0 1,298
September 22 7:00 p.m. Boston College Virginia Tech Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA VT 1–0 964
Clemson No. 14 Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC WAKE 1–0 2,528
Pittsburgh No. 7 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY CUSE 3–2 1,911
8:00 p.m. Virginia No. 15 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN UND 3–1 1,710
September 24 4:00 p.m. No. 11 Duke North Carolina Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC UNC 2–1 2,858
7:00 p.m. NC State No. 10 Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY LOU 5–2 563
September 25 7:00 p.m. No. 19 Denver Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA W 3–1 703
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Damien Barker John Louisville Bryan Dowd Notre Dame
Quenzi Huerman North Carolina
Reference:[23]

Week 6 (Sep. 26 – Oct. 2)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
September 26 6:00 p.m. High Point Virginia Tech Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA W 3–2 415
7:00 p.m. No. 10 Wake Forest Campbell Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, NC W 3–1 307
Charleston No. 21 Duke Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC W 3–2 418
ETSU Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 1–0 1,400
September 27 7:00 p.m. Gardner-Webb NC State Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC W 3–1 432
September 29 7:00 p.m. No. 8 Louisville Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA UVA 3–0 1,761
No. 18 North Carolina Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA T 0–0 1,010
No. 7 Syracuse No. 21 Duke Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC DUKE 5–3 1,524
Virginia Tech Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC CLEM 2–1 2,876
No. 10 Wake Forest Boston College Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA WAKE 1–0 207
October 1 7:00 p.m. No. 15 Notre Dame NC State Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC UND 3–1 1,615
October 2 5:30 p.m. Suffolk Boston College Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA W 2–0 224
7:00 p.m. Kansas City No. 8 Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY W 3–2 812
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Nick Pariano Duke Joey Batrouni Virginia
Reference:[24]

Week 7 (Oct. 3 – Oct. 9)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
October 3 7:00 p.m. Colgate No. 18 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 1–0 784
Elon No. 13 North Carolina Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC W 2–0 814
No. 16 Hofstra Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA T 1–1 1,092
Winthrop Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 4–1 1,005
October 6 7:00 p.m. No. 21 Louisville Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC CLEM 4–0 2,575
Virginia Boston College Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA T 1–1 712
Virginia Tech No. 20 Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA PITT 3–1 913
No. 6 Wake Forest NC State Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC WAKE 3–0 1,636
7:30 p.m. No. 18 Syracuse No. 13 North Carolina Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC CUSE 1–0 2,387
October 7 7:00 p.m. No. 14 Duke No. 11 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN UND 1–0 1,451
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Ousmane Sylla Clemson Jahiem Wickham Syracuse
Reference:[25]

Week 8 (Oct. 10 – Oct. 16)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
October 10 6:00 p.m. Florida Gulf Coast No. 14 North Carolina Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC W 3–0 1,114
William & Mary Virginia Tech Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA T 1–1 315
7:00 p.m. American NC State Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC L 1–2 295
Elon No. 15 Duke Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC W 3–0 559
Oberlin No. 8 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN W 6–0 229
Ohio State Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY T 2–2 587
Temple No. 10 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY L 1–2 352
Wofford No. 4 Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 2–0 956
Yale Boston College Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA L 0–1 211
October 13 6:00 p.m. No. 8 Notre Dame Virginia Tech Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA UND 1–0 2,115
7:00 p.m. Boston College Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY LOU 1–0 822
No. 11 Pittsburgh Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA UVA 2–1 2,551
8:00 p.m. NC State No. 15 Duke Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC DUKE 2–1 1,457
October 14 7:00 p.m. No. 14 North Carolina No. 4 Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC WAKE 1–0 2,454
October 15 1:00 p.m. No. 21 Clemson No. 10 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY T 1–1 1,612
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Forster Ajago Duke Garrison Tubbs Wake Forest
Mouhameth Thiam Virginia
Reference:[26]

Week 9 (Oct. 17 – Oct. 23)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
October 17 5:00 p.m. Virginia Tech Queens Sports Complex at Marion Diehl Park • Charlotte, NC W 3–2 155
5:30 p.m. Stonehill Boston College Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA L 1–2 236
6:00 p.m. Louisville Oakland Oakland Soccer Field • Rochester, MI W 4–0 100
7:00 p.m. Duquesne No. 23 Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA W 2–0 975
High Point NC State Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC T 0–0 373
No. 6 Notre Dame Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 3–0 1,893
Robert Morris No. 3 Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 5–1 699
William & Mary No. 11 North Carolina Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC T 0–0 684
October 18 7:00 p.m. Yale No. 22 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 2–0 487
October 20 6:00 p.m. Boston College No. 15 Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC CLEM 6–0 2,470
No. 18 Virginia Virginia Tech Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA UVA 3–0 2,061
8:00 p.m. No. 6 Notre Dame No. 3 Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC T 1–1 2,261
October 21 7:00 p.m. No. 9 Duke No. 23 Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA T 0–0 1,180
October 22 1:00 p.m. NC State No. 22 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY T 1–1 320
5:00 p.m. Louisville No. 11 North Carolina Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC UNC 2–0 3,887
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Stephen Annor Gyamfi Virginia Andrew Cordes North Carolina
Reference:[27]

Week 10 (Oct. 24 – Oct. 30)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
October 24 7:00 p.m. High Point No. 14 Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 3–1 1,094
Howard No. 8 Duke Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC W 7–0 523
Radford Virginia Tech Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA L 2–3 642
October 27 7:00 p.m. No. 10т Clemson NC State Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC T 1–1 1,289
No. 20 Pittsburgh No. 5 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN UND 6–0 2,224
No. 19 Syracuse Boston College Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA T 1–1 517
Virginia Tech No. 8 Duke Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC DUKE 7–1 1,367
No. 3 Wake Forest Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY T 2–2 1,052
7:30 p.m. No. 10т North Carolina No. 14 Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA UVA 1–0 2,487
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Eno Nto Notre Dame Aidan O'Connor Virginia
Reference:[28]

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings

United Soccer Coaches[edit]

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Final
Boston College
Clemson 9 RV RV RV RV 21 15 10т 14 14 1 (7)
Duke 4 (1) 3 10 8 11 21 14 15 9 8 8 8 20
Louisville RV 12 7 5т 10 8 21 20 24
North Carolina 18 13 14 11 10т 13 7 6
NC State
Notre Dame 20 10 15 15 11 8 6 5 2 4 2 (1)
Pittsburgh 5 8 RV 17 RV RV 20 11 23 20
Syracuse 1 (4) 1 (8) 4 7 7 7 18 10 22 19 22 18 25
Virginia 15 RV RV RV 18 14 9 11 13
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest 18 16 9 20 14 10 6 4 3 3 6 6 15

Top Drawer Soccer[edit]

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  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
 Final
Boston College
Clemson 4 10 18 23 24 18 15 12 9 14 11 4 3 2 2 1
Duke 5 4 8 3 12 21 12 13 8 8 7 8 11 19 19 19 19
Louisville 19 7 19 13 23 20 24
North Carolina 19 11 12 13 18 22 15 8 6 6 6 6
NC State
Notre Dame 20 22 16 6 4 4 2 4 6 5 5 4 2
Pittsburgh 7 8 11 8 16 16 10 9 15 10 20
Syracuse 1 1 3 6 5 8 13 11 17 19 24 19 21 24 24 24 24
Virginia 22 22 12 9 12 15 9 12 12 12
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest 17 17 14 19 9 5 3 3 3 3 5 7 9 18 18 18 18

Postseason[edit]

ACC Tournament[edit]

Main article: 2023 ACC men's soccer tournament
Semifinals Final
      
9 Louisville 1
4 Clemson 5
4 Clemson (pen.) 1 (5)
7 North Carolina 1 (4)
6 Syracuse 1
7 North Carolina 3

NCAA tournament[edit]

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Seed School First round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
2 Notre Dame BYE W 2–0 vs. Kentucky – (Notre Dame, IN) T 0–0 (4–2 PKs) vs. No. 16 Western Michigan – (Notre Dame, IN) T 1–1 (5–4 PKs) vs. Indiana – (Notre Dame, IN) W 1–0 vs. Oregon State – (Louisville, KY) L 1–2 vs. No. 14 Clemson – (Louisville, KY)
3 North Carolina BYE W 2–0 vs. Memphis – (Chapel Hill, NC) T 2–2 (5–3 PKs) vs. No. 17 Hofstra – (Chapel Hill, NC) L 0–1 vs. Oregon State – (Chapel Hill, NC)
7 Virginia BYE W 2–1 vs. FIU – (Charlottesville, VA) L 0–1 vs. Indiana – (Charlottesville, VA)
9 Clemson BYE W 3–0 vs. Charlotte – (Clemson, SC) W 1–0 @ No. 10 New Hampshire – (Durham, NH) W 2–0 vs. No. 22 Stanford – (Clemson, SC) W 1–0 vs. No. 5 West Virginia – (Louisville, KY) W 2–1 vs. No. 4 Notre Dame – (Louisville, KY)
10 Wake Forest BYE L 2–3 2OT vs. Indiana – (Winston-Salem, NC)
15 Duke BYE L 1–2 vs. No. 16 Western Michigan – (Durham, NC)
Louisville W 4–3 vs. Dayton – (Louisville, KY) L 0–1 @ No. 5 West Virginia – (Morgantown, WV)
Pittsburgh L 2–3 vs. James Madison – (Pittsburgh, PA)
Syracuse W 3–1 vs. Boston University – (Syracuse, NY) L 0–3 @ No. 10 New Hampshire – (Durham, NH)
W–L (%): 2–1–0 (.667) 4–4–0 (.500) 1–1–2 (.500) 1–1–1 (.500) 2–0–0 (1.000) 1–1–0 (.500) Total: 11–8–3 (.568)

Awards[edit]

All-ACC awards and teams[edit]

Source:[29]

2023 ACC Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Coach of the Year Chad Riley – Notre Dame
Offensive Player of the Year Forster Ajago – Duke
Midfielder of the Year Jeorgio Kocevski – Syracuse
Mouhameth Thiam – Virginia
Defensive Player of the Year Garrison Tubbs – Wake Forest
Goalkeeper of the Year Bryan Dowd – Notre Dame
Freshman of the Year Stephen Annor Gyamfi – Virginia
2023 ACC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team All-Freshman Team

Ousmane Sylla – Clemson
Forster Ajago – Duke
Nick Pariano – Duke
Quenzi Huerman – North Carolina
Bryan Dowd – Notre Dame
Matthew Roou – Notre Dame
Filip Mirkovic – Pittsburgh
Jeorgio Kocevski – Syracuse
Stephen Annor Gyamfi – Virginia
Mouhameth Thiam – Virginia
Garrison Tubbs – Wake Forest

Brandon Parrish – Clemson
Ulfur Bjornsson – Duke
Amir Daley – Duke
Julian Eyestone – Duke
Damien Barker-John – Louisville
Sander Roed – Louisville
Riley Thomas – North Carolina
Eno Nto – Notre Dame
Trace Alphin – Wake Forest
Jahlane Forbes – Wake Forest
Hosei Kijima – Wake Forest
Roald Mitchell – Wake Forest

Joran Gerbet – Clemson
Pape Mar Boye – Clemson
Nathan Richmond – Clemson
Antino Lopez – Duke
Josh Jones – Louisville
Sam Williams – North Carolina
Bryce Boneau – Notre Dame
Kyle Genenbacher – Notre Dame
Daniel Russo – Notre Dame
Jackson Gilman – Pittsburgh
Lorenzo Boselli – Syracuse

Xavier O'Neil – Boston College
Pape Mar Boye – Clemson
Ulfur Bjornsson – Duke
Julian Eyestone – Duke
Hakim Karamoko – NC State
Nolan Spicer – Notre Dame
Albert Thorsen – Pittsburgh
Stephen Annor Gyamfi – Virginia
Brendan Lambe – Virginia
Noe Uwimana – Virginia Tech
Liam O'Gara – Wake Forest

MLS SuperDraft[edit]

Main article: 2024 MLS SuperDraft

The ACC had twenty players selected in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, which were the most picks from any conference. The ACC also lead all conferences with six first round selections. The twenty selections were the second most in ACC history behind the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.[30]

Total picks by school[edit]

Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total
Boston College – – – –
Clemson – 2 1 3
Duke 1 1 1 3
Louisville – 2 1 3
NC State – – – –
North Carolina – – – –
Notre Dame 1 – 1 2
Pittsburgh – 1 – 1
Syracuse 1 1 – 2
Virginia 2 1 – 3
Virginia Tech – – – –
Wake Forest 1 1 1 3
Total 6 9 5 20

List of selections[edit]

Round Pick # MLS team Player Position College
1 2 Trinidad and Tobago Wayne Frederick Colorado Rapids MF Duke
1 6 United States Bryan Dowd Chicago Fire GK Notre Dame
1 12 United States Aidan O'Connor New York Red Bulls DF Virginia
1 17 Japan Hosei Kijima St. Louis City SC MF Wake Forest
1 21 United States Jeorgio Kocevski Orlando City SC MF Syracuse
1 26 Ghana Stephen Annor Gyamfi Huston Dynamo FW Virginia
2 32 Brazil Leo Afonso Inter Miami CF FW Virginia
2 33 Canada Olu Oyegunle Atlanta United FC DF Syracuse
2 36 United States Brandon Parrish D.C. United MF Clemson
2 37 United States Damien Barker John Real Salt Lake FW Louisville
2 38 United States Jahlane Forbes Charlotte FC DF Wake Forest
2 47 United States Josh Jones Real Salt Lake DF Louisville
2 52 United States Antino Lopez Seattle Sounders FC DF Duke
2 54 United States Filip Mirkovic Orlando City SC MF Pittsburgh
2 55 Senegal Ousmane Sylla Huston Dynamo MF Clemson
3 69 United States Gage Guerra Portland Timbers FW Louisville
3 70 United States Nathan Richmond Charlotte FC MF Clemson
3 75 United States Bryce Boneau Nashville SC MF Notre Dame
3 78 Senegal Babacar Niang Minnesota United FC MF Wake Forest
3 84 United States Ruben Mesalles Real Salt Lake DF Duke

Homegrown players[edit]

Further information: Homegrown Player Rule (Major League Soccer)

The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008,[31] every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.

To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year.[32] Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.

Original MLS team Player Pos. School Ref.
Atlanta United FC United States Garrison Tubbs DF Wake Forest [33]
Philadelphia Union United States Nick Pariano MF Duke [34]
New York Red Bulls United States Roald Mitchell MF Wake Forest [35]

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