2023 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season

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.

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.

Teams

Stadiums and locations Atlantic Division Team Stadium Capacity Boston College Newton Campus Soccer Field 1,800 Clemson Riggs Field 6,500 Louisville Lynn Stadium 5,300 NC State Dail Soccer Field 3,000 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium 1,500 Wake Forest Spry Stadium 3,000

Coastal Division Team Stadium Capacity Duke Koskinen Stadium 7,000 North Carolina Dorrance Field 4,200 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium 2,500 Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field 735 Virginia Klöckner Stadium 7,100 Virginia Tech Thompson Field 2,500

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

Personnel 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

Hermann Trophy

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

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

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

+Atlantic Division 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 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) Clemson 6 Wake Forest 2 Duke 1 Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia

Preseason awards

Preseason All-ACC Watchlist

Position Player Class School Goalkeeper Connor Jordan-Hyde 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 Index to colors and formattingACC member wonACC member lostACC member tiedACC teams in bold All times Eastern time.

Week 1 (Aug. 22 – Aug. 28)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance August 24 4:00p.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 6:00p.m. Iona No. 15 Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 1–0 1,980 7:00p.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 7:30p.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 8:00p.m. No. 2 Indiana Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN T 1–1 2,092 August 25 7:00p.m. Radford NC State Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC W 3–1 1,447 7:30p.m. Jacksonville No. 4 Duke Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC W 3–1 1,023 August 27 12:00p.m. Duquesne Virginia Tech Sentara Park • Harrisonburg, VA L 1–5 133 2:30p.m. Furman No. 4 Duke Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC W 6–0 1,129 6:00p.m. California No. 18 Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC T 1–1 1,352 7:00p.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 7:30p.m. American North Carolina Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC Cancelled August 28 4:00p.m. Boston College Quinnipiac Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium • Hamden, CT L 1–3 325 7:00p.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 7:30p.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 DameReference:

Week 2 (Aug. 29 – Sep. 4)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance August 31 7:00p.m. Wofford No. 3 Duke Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC T 2–2 645 7:30p.m. Loyola (MD) Virginia Tech Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA T 1–1 1,357 8:00p.m. George Mason Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 1–0 1,473 September 1 4:00p.m. No. 8 Pittsburgh Georgetown Shaw Field • Washington, D.C. L 1–4 977 5:30p.m. Jacksonville Boston College Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA W 1–0 486 7:00p.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 7:30p.m. No. 16 Wake Forest No. 20 Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD T 0–0 4,644 September 3 6:00p.m. Davidson Virginia Tech Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA T 1–1 950 September 4 4:00p.m. No. 3 Duke Princeton Roberts Stadium • Princeton, NJ W 2–0 1,200 5:30p.m. Green Bay Boston College Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA T 0–0 421 6:00p.m. Furman No. 16 Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 5–1 1,360 7:00p.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 ForestReference:

Week 3 (Sep. 5 – Sep. 11)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance September 5 7:00p.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 8:00p.m. No. 19 Kentucky No. 7 Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY W 4–2 2,350 September 8 6:00p.m. Boston College NC State Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC NCST 2–0 1,954 7:00p.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 8:00p.m. No. 7 Louisville No. 4 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY T 2–2 1,832 September 9 7:00p.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 DukeReference:

Week 4 (Sep. 12 – Sep. 18)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance September 12 7:00p.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 8:00p.m. Michigan State No. 10 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN L 0–1 532 September 15 7:00p.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 7:00p.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 7:00p.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 TechReference:

Week 5 (Sep. 19 – Sep. 25)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance September 19 5:30p.m. Boston University Boston College Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA T 2–2 359 7:00p.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 7:30p.m. Evansville No. 10 Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY W 2–0 831 September 20 7:00p.m. North Florida NC State Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC W 1–0 1,298 September 22 7:00p.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 8:00p.m. Virginia No. 15 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN UND 3–1 1,710 September 24 4:00p.m. No. 11 Duke North Carolina Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC UNC 2–1 2,858 7:00p.m. NC State No. 10 Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY LOU 5–2 563 September 25 7:00p.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 CarolinaReference:

Week 6 (Sep. 26 – Oct. 2)