2022 ACC men's soccer tournament

The 2022 ACC men's soccer tournament was the 36th edition of the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The final was played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina.^[1][2]

2022 ACC men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	12
Matches	11
Attendance	13,074
Site	Campus Sites Sahlen's Stadium Cary, North Carolina
Champions	Syracuse (2nd title)
Winning coach	Ian McIntyre (2nd title)
MVP	Russell Shealy (Syracuse)
Broadcast	ESPNU (Final), ACC Network
ACC men's soccer tournament «2021  2023»

2022 ACC men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Atlantic
No. 1 Syracuse ‡	5	–	1	–	2			18	–	2	–	5
No. 24 Wake Forest +	5	–	3	–	0			14	–	6	–	0
Louisville +	4	–	3	–	1			9	–	6	–	3
No. 13 Clemson +	3	–	4	–	1			13	–	7	–	1
Boston College	1	–	4	–	3			4	–	7	–	5
NC State	1	–	5	–	2			6	–	7	–	5
Coastal
No. 3 Duke +	5	–	0	–	3			13	–	2	–	4
No. 16 Virginia +	5	–	1	–	2			10	–	4	–	5
No. 8 Pittsburgh +	3	–	2	–	3			12	–	5	–	5
North Carolina +	2	–	2	–	4			8	–	6	–	5
Notre Dame	3	–	4	–	1			8	–	7	–	2
Virginia Tech	0	–	8	–	0			3	–	14	–	1
‡ – ACC Tournament champion + – Also invited to the 2022 NCAA tournament As of December 13, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: The ACC

The defending champions, Notre Dame was unable to defend their title, falling to Clemson in the first round. Clemson advanced to the final, becoming the lowest seed to do so in tournament history.^[3] However, Clemson could not complete their improbable run, losing to Syracuse 2–0 in the final. The victory was the second ACC Tournament title during Syracuse's time in the ACC and second title under head coach Ian McIntyre.^[4]

Qualification

Main article: 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season

All twelve teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference will earn 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.^[5] The seeding for the tournament was determined on the final day of conference play, October 28.^[6]

(*: division winners are automatically given the top two seeds).^[5]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Duke	5–0–3	18
2	Syracuse	5–1–2	17
3	Virginia	5–1–2	17
4	Wake Forest	5–3–0	15
5	Louisville	4–3–1	13
6	Pittsburgh	3–2–3	12
7	North Carolina	2–2–4	10
8	Clemson	3–4–1	10
9	Notre Dame	3–4–1	10
10	Boston College	1–4–3	6
11	NC State	1–5–2	5
12	Virginia Tech	0–8–0	0

Bracket

*Note: Home team listed first. Rankings shown are ACC Tournament Seeds.^[7]

	First Round November 2 ACCN & ACCNX					Quarterfinals November 6 ACCN					Semifinals November 9 ACCN					Final November 13 ESPNU
						1	Duke	0
	8	Clemson	3			8	Clemson	2
	9	Notre Dame	1								8	Clemson	2
											4	Wake Forest	0
						4	Wake Forest	1
	5	Louisville	1			12	Virginia Tech	0
	12	Virginia Tech	2													8	Clemson	0
																2	Syracuse	2
						3	Virginia	1
	6	Pittsburgh (a.e.t.)	4			6	Pittsburgh	0
	11	NC State	1								3	Virginia	2 (3)
											2	Syracuse (pen.)	2 (5)
						2	Syracuse	1
	7	North Carolina	1			7	North Carolina	0
	10	Boston College	0

Matches

First round

#5 Louisville v #12 Virginia Tech

November 2, 2022	#5 Louisville	1–2	#12 Virginia Tech	Louisville, KY
6:00 p.m.	Bradley Sample   37' David Boccuzzo   61' Konstantinos Georgallides   79' Brandon McManus   87'	Report	30' Ethan Ballek   55' Daniel Starr   70' Nick Blacklock   88' Chris Nicola	Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 515 Referee: John McCloskey Assistant referees: Dean Morgan Assistant referees: Jeremy Sharp Fourth official: Aaron Rawlins

#7 North Carolina v #10 Boston College

November 2, 2022	#7 North Carolina	1–0	#10 Boston College	Chapel Hill, NC
6:00 p.m.	Milo Garvanian   30' Ernest Bawa   82'	Report	60' Victor Souza	Stadium: Dorrance Field Attendance: 445 Referee: Kevin Marrison Assistant referees: Jude Carr Assistant referees: Kevin Maurer Fourth official: David McPhun

#6 Pittsburgh v #11 NC State

November 2, 2022	#6 Pittsburgh	4–1 (a.e.t.)	#11 NC State	Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 p.m.	Michael Sullivan   12', 92' Valentin Noel   106' Jackson Walti   110'	Report	10' Calem Tommy   19',   26' Luke Hille   75' Vusumzi Plamana   90' Team   99' Junior Nare	Stadium: Ambrose Urbanic Field Attendance: 438 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Ankur Singh Assistant referees: Ross Kleinstuber Fourth official: Chris Regan

#8 Clemson v #9 Notre Dame

November 2, 2022	#8 Clemson	3–1	#9 Notre Dame	Clemson, SC
8:00 p.m.	Notre Dame Own Goal   11' (o.g.) Hamady Diop   23' Isaiah Reid   31' Notre Dame Own Goal   40' (o.g.) Enrique Montana   47' Ousmane Sylla   52' Mohamed Seye   59'	Report	32'   54' Bryce Boneau   54' Josh Ramsey   54' Reese Mayer   70' Sebastian Green   77' Paddy Burns   81' Matthew Radivojsa   90' KK Baffour	Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 1,720 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner Fourth official: Logan Webber

Quarterfinals

#4 Wake Forest v #12 Virginia Tech

November 6, 2022	#4 Wake Forest	1–0	#12 Virginia Tech	Winston-Salem, NC
2:00 p.m. EST	Omar Hernandez   62' Babacar Niang   75' Team   85'	Report	19' Jack Dearie   62' Welnilton Da Silva   69' Conor Pugh	Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 1,774 Referee: JC Griggs Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas Assistant referees: Michael Donovan Fourth official: Mark Buda

#3 Virginia v #6 Pittsburgh

November 6, 2022	#3 Virginia	1–0	#6 Pittsburgh	Charlottesville, VA
4:00 p.m. EST	Reese Miller   21' Paul Wiese   64' Jeremy Verley   70'	Report		Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 1,036 Referee: Joshua Encarnacion Assistant referees: William Aten Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto Fourth official: Joe Wehrle

#2 Syracuse v #7 North Carolina

November 6, 2022	#2 Syracuse	1–0	#7 North Carolina	Syracuse, NY
6:00 p.m. EST	Christian Curti   69' Levonte Johnson   86'	Report		Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: Ankur Singh Assistant referees: Democratis Pashalidis Fourth official: Christopher Borncamp

#1 Duke v #8 Clemson

November 6, 2022	#1 Duke	0–2	#8 Clemson	Durham, NC
8:00 p.m. EST	Peter Stroud   27'	Report	10',   90' Brandon Parrish   28' Adam Lundegard   40',   71' Derek Waleffe   90' Ousmane Sylla	Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 1,164 Referee: Kevin Morrison Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten Assistant referees: Justin Howard Fourth official: Carmen Anthony Serbio

Semifinals

#2 Syracuse v #3 Virginia

November 9, 2022	#2 Syracuse	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	#3 Virginia	Syracuse, NY
5:00 p.m. EST	Amferny Sinclair   16' Jeorgio Kocevski   27' (pen.) Olu Oyegunle   70' Giona Leibold   76' Lorenzo Boselli   84'	Report	27' Paul Wiese   38' Andreas Ueland   62' Team   64' Daniel Mangarov   66' Leo Afonso   92' Moritz Kappelsberger	Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,340 Referee: John McCloskey Assistant referees: Jim Myers Assistant referees: Connor McCloskey Fourth official: Jeffery Trubia
	Penalties
	Lorenzo Boselli   Jeorgio Kocevski   Nathan Opoku   Curt Calov   Colin Biros		Daniel Mangarov   Andreas Ueland   Philip Horton   Axel Ahlander

#4 Wake Forest v #8 Clemson

November 9, 2022	#4 Wake Forest	0–2	#8 Clemson	Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 p.m. EST	Ryan Fessler   11' Prince Amponsah   17' David Wrona   41'	Report	3' Elton Chifamba   14' Brandon Parrish   17' Adam Lundergard   60' Derek Waleffe	Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 1,729 Referee: Carmen Serbio Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith Fourth official: Kevin Uitto

Final

#2 Syracuse v #8 Clemson

November 13, 2022	#2 Syracuse	2–0	#8 Clemson	Cary, NC
12:00 p.m. EST	Amferny Sinclair   11' Lorenzo Boselli   21' Giona Leibold   38' Olu Oyegunle   67' Christian Curti   74'	Report	54' Brandon Parrish   74' Dylan Sullivan	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,913 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Assistant referees: Jude Carr Fourth official: Aaron Gallagher

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 24 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.18 goals per match.

2 goals

•   Brandon Parrish – Clemson
•   Derek Waleffe – Clemson
•   Michael Sullivan – Pittsburgh
•   Lorenzo Boselli – Syracuse

1 goal

•   Mohamed Seye – Clemson
•   Bradley Sample – Louisville
•   Ernest Bawa – North Carolina
•   Luke Hille – NC State
•   Matthew Radivojsa – Notre Dame
•   Valentin Noel – Pittsburgh
•   Jackson Walti – Pittsburgh
•   Levonte Johnson – Syracuse
•   Jeorgio Kocevski – Syracuse
•   Giona Leibold – Syracuse
•   Leo Afonso – Virginia
•   Reese Miller – Virginia
•   Andreas Ueland – Virginia
•   Ethan Ballek – Virginia Tech
•   Daniel Starr – Virginia Tech
•   Omar Hernandez – Wake Forest

2 own goals

• Notre Dame (against Clemson)
• Notre Dame (against Clemson)

All-Tournament team

Player	Team
2022 ACC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team^[8]
Russell Shealy	Syracuse
Lorenzo Boselli
Christian Curti
Jeorgio Kocevski
Hamady Diop	Clemson
Brandon Parrish
Derek Waleffe
Holden Brown	Virginia
Andreas Ueland
Prince Amponsah	Wake Forest
Takuma Suzuki

MVP in Bold

References

1. "2022 Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
2. "ACC Announces Championship Dates and Sites for 2022-23". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 19, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
3. "Clemson advances to ACC Men's Soccer Final". wspa.com. Nexstar Media. November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
4. "2022 ACC Men's Soccer Recordbook" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
5. "ACCMSoccerChampSeedingLanguage (PDF) – Atlantic Coast Conference" (PDF). theacc.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
6. "2022 ACC Men's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
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