The 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 46th season. It was the program's eleventh season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish were led by head coach Chad Riley, in his sixth year and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
The Fighting Irish finished the season 13–3–6 overall and 6–0–2 in ACC play to finish in first place in the Coastal Division. As the first overall seed in the ACC Tournament and received a First Round bye. They were defeated by Louisville in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the second overall seed. After a First Round bye, they defeated in the Second Round, on penalties in the Third Round, and in the Quarterfinals to qualify for their third College Cup in program history. They defeated to reach the final where they lost 2–1 to Clemson.
Background
The Fighting Irish finished the season 8–7–2 overall and 3–4–1 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the Coastal Division. As the ninth overall seed in the ACC Tournament they were defeated by Clemson in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.
Player movement
Players leaving Departures Reese Mayer 3 DF 6'2" 175 Senior Baltimore, Maryland Graduated Aaron Hill 4 DF 6'3" 190 Senior Albuquerque, NM Graduated PJ Bujouves 22 MF 5'8" 155 Senior Toronto, Ontario Graduated Ben Giacobello 26 MF 5'9" 145 Graduate Student San Clemente, California Graduated
Players arriving
Recruiting class
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Bloomingdale, Illinois Sockers FC Chicago Rancho Palos Verdes, California Pateadores Longboat Key, Florida Tampa Bay United Lake Oswego, Oregon Portland Timbers Academy Naples, Florida Shattuck St. Mary's Academy Bay Village, Ohio Team Challenger FC Mendham, New Jersey Players Development Academy
Squad
Roster
Team management Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick Head coach Chad Riley Assistant Coach Mike Graczyk Assistant Coach Jeff Rowland Director of Operations Chris Rolfe
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!colspan=6 style=""| Regular Season
!colspan=6 style=";"| ACC tournament
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Awards and honors Paddy Burns Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 26, 2023 Matthew Roou ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week August 29 Bryan Dowd ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 26 Eno Nto ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 31 Chad Riley ACC Coach of the Year November 8, 2023 Bryan Dowd ACC Goalkeeper of the Year Matthew Roou All-ACC First Team Bryan Dowd Eno Nto All-ACC Second Team Bryce Boneau All-ACC Third Team Kyle Genenbacher Nolan Spicer All-ACC Freshman Team
2024 MLS Super Draft
Bryan Dowd Chicago Fire 1 6 GK Bryce Boneau Nashville SC 3 75 MF
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