The 2019 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented University of Virginia during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach George Gelnovatch, in his twenty-fourth season. They played home games at Klöckner Stadium. This was the team's 79th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 67th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They had entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed and were the runner-up.
Previous season
The 2018 Virginia Cavaliers team finished the season with a final overall record of 10–4–3, and final ACC record of 3–3–2. The Cavaliers were seeded sixth-overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they were upset in the first round by Pittsburgh. The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, continuing their record streak of consecutive NCAA appearances going at 38 appearances. In the NCAA Tournament, Virginia was seeded tenth overall in the tournament, where they reached third round before losing to Notre Dame.
Player movement
Players leaving
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Sergi Nus 2 DF 6'2" 185 Senior Barcelona, Spain Graduated Prosper Figbe 4 DF 6'2" 195 Senior Ilorin, Nigeria Graduated Simeon Okoro 7 FW 5'10" 155 Senior Weston, CT Graduated Kennedy Nwabia 9 FW 6'2" 210 Senior Owerri, Nigeria Graduated Daniel Barir 15 MF 5'10" 140 Senior Copenhagen, Denmark Graduated
Players arriving Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Wingdale, NY Black Rock FC Gainesville, VA BRYC Elite Academy Gothenburg, Sweden Swedish National Team N/A New Albany, OH Crew SC Academy New York City, NY BW Gottschee Highlands Ranch, CO Colorado Rapids Bryne, Norway Bryne FK N/A Milton, MA Boston Bolts Chattanooga, TN Chattanooga FC Academy
Squad
Roster Updated August 20, 2019
Team management Position Staff Athletic director Carla Williams Head coach George Gelnovatch Associate Head Coach Matt Chulis Assistant coach Ryan Hopkins Operations Assistant Carl Carpenter
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Schedule
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!colspan=7 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=7 style=""| Regular Season
!colspan=7 style=""| ACC Tournament
!colspan=7 style=""| NCAA Tournament
Awards and honors
Irakoze Donasiyano ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 3, 2019 Colin Shutler ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 9, 2019 ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 30, 2019 Robin Afamefuna ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 7, 2019 Daryl Dike ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 28, 2019 Joe Bell ACC Midfielder of the Year November 13, 2019 Colin Shutler All-ACC First Team Joe Bell Daryl Dike All-ACC Second Team Henry Kessler Robin Afamefuna All-ACC Third Team Andreas Ueland Irakoze Donasiyano Andreas Ueland All-ACC Freshman Team Nathaniel Crofts All-ACC Tournament Team November 17, 2019 Bret Halsey Cabrel Happi Kamseu Henry Kessler
2020 MLS Super Draft
Daryl Dike Orlando City SC 1 5 FW Henry Kessler New England Revolution 1 6 DF Robin Afamefuna Colorado Rapids 2 37 DF
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Rankings
References
External links Official Site