The 2022 season is the 103rd season of Syracuse University fielding a men's varsity soccer team. It was the program's 10th season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and their 13th season with Ian McIntyre as the head coach of the program. Syracuse played their home matches at SU Soccer Stadium in Syracuse, New York.
The 2022 season was the most successful season in program history. It was the first time a team from the university reached the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament championship game going on to defeat #13 Indiana, 7–6 on penalties after a 2–2 draw. It was the program's first national soccer title since 1936.
Background
In 2021, the Orange finished the season 8–8–2 overall and 2–5–1 in ACC play to finish in fifth in the Atlantic Division. As the tenth overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to North Carolina in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.
Player movement
Players Leaving
Departures Andres Quevedo 0 GK 6'0" 169 Junior Dallas, Texas Graduated Deandre Kerr 7 FW 5'11" — Sophomore Ajax, Ontario Signed Homegrown player contract with Toronto FC Manel Busquets 10 FW 6'3" 175 Senior Barcelona, Spain Graduated Hilli Goldhar 11 MF 5'9" 149 Senior Toronto, Canada Graduated; Transferred to North Carolina Kyle Gruno 14 DF 6'4" — Sophomore Bonita Springs, Florida Transferred to FAU Luke Biasi 17 DF 6'0" 180 Graduate Student Buford, Georgia Graduated Max Kent 20 DF 6'2" — Graduate Student Minneapolis, Minnesota Graduated Kenny Clapp 24 DF 6'0" 170 Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to Lycoming College Zephyn Brockert-Kress 29 DF — — Freshman Farmington Hills, Michigan — Jack Anderson 31 DF — — Freshman Holyoke, Massachusetts Transferred to UMass
Players Arriving
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Nathan Opoku 10 FW 6'0" 173 Sophomore Accra, Ghana Lindsey Wilson College Lorenzo Boselli 11 MF 5'11" 172 Junior Bregnano, Italy Dallas College Gavin Wigg 12 DF 6'2" 171 Junior Columbus, Ohio Western Michigan Levonte Johnson 14 FW 5'10" 185 Senior Brampton, Ontario Seattle Louie Bulger 15 DF 5'10" 157 Senior Tokyo, Japan Butler
Recruiting class
Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating Oviedo, Florida Montverde Academy Bowie, Maryland Baltimore Armour New York, New York Met Oval Manlius, New York Fayetteville–Manlius
Squad
Roster
Team management Athletic director John Wildhack Head coach Ian McIntyre Associate head coach Jukka Masalin Assistant coach Sean Lawlor
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Schedule
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Awards and honors Amferny Sinclair Pre-Season ACC Watchlist August 16 Levonte Johnson Hermann Trophy Pre-Season Watchlist August 25 Christian Curti ACC Defensive Player of the Week August 30 Levonte Johnson ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 20 Russell Shealy ACC Defensive Player of the Week Philip Horton ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 4 Russell Shealy ACC Defensive Player of the Week Jeorgio Kocevski ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 11 Buster Sjoberg ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 18 Ian McIntyre ACC Coach of the Year November 9 Levonte Johnson All-ACC First Team Nathan Opoku Russell Shealy All-ACC Second Team Christian Curti All-ACC Third Team Jeorgio Kocevski Ian McIntyre and the coaching staff United Soccer Coaches National Coaching Staff of the Year December 16
2023 MLS Super Draft
Abdi Salim Orlando City SC 1 17 DF Levonte Johnson Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 29 FW Amferny Sinclair Real Salt Lake 2 45 MF Russell Shealy LA Galaxy 2 52 GK Buster Sjöberg Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 71 DF
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Rankings
References
External links Syracuse Men's Soccer