The 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 62nd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. It marked the arrival of the Louisville Cardinals men's soccer program, who joined the ACC from the American Athletic Conference. The Maryland Terrapins men's soccer program, who were both the defending regular season and tournament champions, departed the conference for the Big Ten Conference.

Changes from 2013

Louisville will be joining the conference, and will also be opening the new Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium, a 5,300-seat on-campus facility. Maryland will be leaving the conference for the Big Ten. The ACC adopted a divisional format (Atlantic and Coastal) similar to what they did for other sports, allowing for regular season division winners to be recognized as well. All full-time members were in their respective divisions, while Notre Dame was assigned to the Coastal Division to balance the conference at six teams apiece in each division.

Teams Stadiums and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity Boston College Eagles Boston, Massachusetts Newton Soccer Complex Clemson Tigers Clemson, South Carolina Riggs Field Duke Blue Devils Durham, North Carolina Koskinen Stadium Louisville Cardinals Louisville, Kentucky Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium Notre Dame Fighting Irish South Bend, Indiana Alumni Stadium NC State Wolfpack Raleigh, North Carolina Dail Field North Carolina Tar Heels Chapel Hill, NC Fetzer Field Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Urbanic Field Syracuse Orange Syracuse, New York SU Soccer Stadium Virginia Cavaliers Charlottesville, Virginia Klöckner Stadium Virginia Tech Hokies Blacksburg, Virginia Thompson Field Wake Forest Demon Deacons Winston-Salem, North Carolina Spry Stadium

Personnel

Team Head coach Captain Shirt supplier Boston College Eagles Ed Kelly Matt Wendelken Under Armour Clemson Tigers Mike Noonan Kyle Fisher Nike Duke Blue Devils John Kerr, Jr. Nick Palodichuk Nike Louisville Cardinals Ken Lolla Daniel Keller Adidas Notre Dame Fighting Irish Bobby Clark Nick Besler Adidas NC State Wolfpack Kelly Findley Clement Simonin Adidas North Carolina Tar Heels Carlos Somoano Andy Craven Nike Pittsburgh Panthers Joe Luxbacher Chris Davis Nike Syracuse Orange Ian McIntyre Jordan Murrell Nike Virginia Cavaliers George Gelnovatch Todd Wharton Nike Virginia Tech Hokies Mike Brizendine Brad Vorv Nike Wake Forest Demon Deacons Jay Vidovich Sam Fink Nike

ACC Tournament

The 2014 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, was held from November 5–16, 2014. 1st round and quarterfinal games were held at campus sites based on higher seed, while the semifinals and finals were held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The Clemson Tigers won the tournament to earn their 3rd ACC tournament championship and first since 2001. The tournament win also accounted for the Tigers' 14th official ACC championship, as the Tigers had won 11 conference titles in regular season play prior to the start of the ACC tournament in 1987.

NCAA tournament

Seven ACC teams earned bids to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, led by defending national champion Notre Dame earning the #1 seed in the tournament. The Virginia Cavaliers, #16 seed in the tournament, would eventually win their 7th National Championship as a program and first since 2009.

Team National Seed Round Eliminated Results Notre Dame #1 Round of 16 2nd Round: def. Ohio State 2–1Round of 16: lost #16 Virginia 1–0 Clemson #7 Round of 16 2nd Round: def. Coastal Carolina 2–1Round of 16: lost North Carolina 2–1 Syracuse #9 Round of 16 2nd Round: def. Penn State 2–1Round of 16: lost Georgetown 2–1 (OT) Louisville #13 Round of 16 2nd Round: def. St. Louis 2–1Round of 16: lost UMBC 1–0 Virginia #16 National Champions 2nd Round: def. UNC-Wilmington 3–1Round of 16: def #1 Notre Dame 1–0Quarterfinals: tied Georgetown 2–2 (OT) - advance on PKSemifinals: def. UMBC 1–0Finals: tied #2 UCLA 0–0 (2OT) - won PK North Carolina N/A Quarterfinals 1st Round: def. James Madison 6–02nd Round: def. #10 Charlotte 2–1Round of 16: def. #7 Clemson 2–1Quarterfinals: tied #2 UCLA 3–3 (2OT) - UCLA advance on PK Wake Forest N/A 1st Round tied UMBC 0–0 (2OT) - UMBC advance on PK

See also

Atlantic Coast Conference 2014 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament 2014 NCAA Division I men's soccer season 2014 in American soccer

References