| 2021 ACC men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Matches | 11 | ||||
| Attendance | 16,325 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites Sahlen's Stadium Cary, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | Notre Dame (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Chad Riley (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Dawson McCartney (Notre Dame) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPNU (Final), ACC Network | ||||
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| Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Clemson + | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville + | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Wake Forest + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Duke + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Pittsburgh + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Notre Dame ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina + | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Virginia Tech + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 ACC men's soccer tournament will be the 35th edition of the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament will decide the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The final will be played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina.[1]
The Clemson Tigers were the defending champions, but were unable to defend their title, as they fell to Duke in the semifinals. Notre Dame won their first ACC title, by defeating NC State in the first round, Louisville on penalties in the quarterfinals, Pittsburgh in the semifinals, and Duke in the final, 2–0. It was also the first ACC title for head coach Chad Riley. Notre Dame was the 5 seed entering the tournament, and they became the lowest seeded team to win since Syracuse in 2015, who won as the 7th seed.
Qualification[edit]
All twelve teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The winners of each division, Atlantic and Coastal, will be seeds 1 and 2. The top 4 seeds received first round byes and hosted the winner of a first-round game. The remaining 10 teams in the conference will be seeded according to points awarded in conference matches. All rounds, with the exception of the final will be held at the higher seed's home field. Seeding is determined by regular season conference record.[2]
(*: division winners are automatically given the top two seeds).[2]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points | Tiebreaker notes |
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| 1 | Pittsburgh | 5–2–1 | 16* | 3–2 vs. Duke[3] |
| 2 | Clemson | 5–3 | 15* | 5–1 vs Louisville[4] |
| 3 | Duke | 5–2–1 | 16 | 2–3 vs Pittsburgh[3] |
| 4 | Louisville | 5–3 | 15 | 1–5 vs. Clemson[4] |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 4–2–2 | 14 | |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 4–3–1 | 13 | |
| 7 | North Carolina | 4–4 | 12 | |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 3–3–1 | 10 | |
| 9 | Boston College | 2–4–2 | 8 | |
| 10 | Syracuse | 2–5–1 | 7 | 3–1 vs. Virginia[5] |
| 11 | Virginia | 2–5–1 | 7 | 1–3 vs. Syracuse[5] |
| 12 | NC State | 1–5–2 | 5 |
Bracket[edit]
*Note: Home team listed first. Rankings shown are ACC Tournament Seeds.[6]
| First Round November 3 | Quarterfinals November 7 | Semifinals November 10 | Final November 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Pittsburgh (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Virginia Tech (a.e.t.) | 1 | 8 | Virginia Tech | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Boston College | 0 | 1 | Pittsburgh | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Notre Dame | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Louisville | 0 (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Notre Dame | 1 | 5 | Notre Dame (p) | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | NC State | 0 | 5 | Notre Dame | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Duke | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Duke | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wake Forest | 3 | 6 | Wake Forest | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Virginia | 0 | 3 | Duke | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Clemson | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Clemson | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | North Carolina (a.e.t.) | 1 | 7 | North Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Syracuse | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Matches[edit]
First round[edit]
| November 3 Match 1 | #7 North Carolina | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #10 Syracuse | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 6:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dorrance Field Attendance: 544 Referee: Andrea Pileri Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten Heath Hixson Fourth official: David McPhun |
| November 3 Match 2 | #8 Virginia Tech | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #9 Boston College | Blacksburg, VA |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Thompson Field Attendance: 1,535 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Hudson Owens Fourth official: Anthony Wolford |
| November 3 Match 3 | #5 Notre Dame | 1–0 | #12 NC State | Notre Dame, IN |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 174 Referee: Carmen Serbio Assistant referees: Peter Charpentier Khalaf Al-Latayfeh Fourth official: Justin Bell |
| November 3 Match 4 | #6 Wake Forest | 3–0 | #11 Virginia | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 8:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 1,034 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas John Rush Fourth official: Kevin Maurer |
Quarterfinals[edit]
| November 7 Match 5 | #3 Duke | 3–2 | #6 Wake Forest | Durham, NC |
| 2:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 1,062 Referee: Andrea Pileri Assistant referees: Gabriel Rivera Dustin Thorne Fourth official: Aaron Gallagher |
| November 7 Match 6 | #1 Pittsburgh | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #8 Virginia Tech | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 4:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ambrose Urbanic Field Attendance: 1,443 Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: John Safar Ross Kleinstuber Fourth official: Lucas Feathers |
| November 7 Match 7 | #4 Louisville | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p) | #5 Notre Dame | Louisville, KY |
| 6:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 582 Referee: John Brady Assistant referees: Johann Pedolzky Dean Morgan Fourth official: Caleb Riley | |
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| November 7 Match 8 | #2 Clemson | 2–1 | #7 North Carolina | Clemson, SC |
| 8:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 2,351 Referee: Mike Stutt Assistant referees: Kevin Huet Rick Rogers Fourth official: Ralph Polson |
Semifinals[edit]
| November 10 Semifinal 1 | #1 Pittsburgh | 0–2 | #5 Notre Dame | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 5:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ambrose Urbanic Field Attendance: 1,626 Referee: Carmen Serbio Assistant referees: Ankur Singh William Aten Fourth official: Taylor Bombalski |
| November 10 Semifinal 2 | #2 Clemson | 0–1 | #3 Duke | Clemson, SC |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 3,237 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: John Rush Chris Zuerner Fourth official: Wilmer Soriano |
Final[edit]
| November 14 | #5 Notre Dame | 2–0 | #3 Duke | Cary, NC |
| 2:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,737 Referee: John McCloskey Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten Johann Pedolzky Fourth official: Jude Carr |
Statistics[edit]
Goalscorers[edit]
There were 22 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
3 goals
Dawson McCartney – Notre Dame
Thorleifur Úlfarsson – Duke
2 goals
Valentin Noël – Pittsburgh
1 goal
- Quinn McNeill – Clemson
- Isaiah Reid – Clemson
Jai Bean – Duke- Milo Garvanian – North Carolina
Santiago Herrera – North Carolina- Jack Lynn – Notre Dame
- Daniel Russo – Notre Dame
- Jack Dearie – Virginia Tech
Kyle McDowell – Virginia Tech- Nico Benalcazar – Wake Forest
- Leo Guarino – Wake Forest
- Omar Hernandez – Wake Forest
- Kyle Holcomb – Wake Forest
- Jake Swallen – Wake Forest
All-Tournament team[edit]
| Player | Team |
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| 2021 ACC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[7] | |
| Bryan Dowd | Notre Dame |
| Jack Lynn | |
| Dawson McCartney | |
| Philip Quinton | |
| Shakur Mohammed | Duke |
| Peter Stroud | |
| Thorleifur Úlfarsson | |
| Oskar Ågren | Clemson |
| Quinn McNeill | |
| Valentin Noël | Pittsburgh |
| Arturo Ordoñez | |
MVP in Bold
References[edit]
- ^ "2021 Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "ACCMSoccerChampSeedingLanguage (PDF) – Atlantic Coast Conference" (PDF). theacc.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "Men's Soccer vs Duke on 10/9/2021 – Box Score". Pitt Panthers #H2P. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Louisville vs. Clemson box score – 10/29/2021" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Men's Soccer vs Virginia on 9/10/2021 – Box Score". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "2021 ACC Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "Notre Dame Wins 2021 ACC Men's Soccer Championship, 2-0, Over Duke". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.