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ACC men's soccer tournament
Football Conference
Football Conference
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | ACC men's soccer tournament |
| optional_subheader | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| men's soccer championship | |
| image | ACC Men's Soccer Tournament Log.png |
| image_size | 170 |
| sport | College soccer |
| conference | Atlantic Coast |
| number_of_teams | 15 |
| format | Single-elimination |
| current_stadium | WakeMed Soccer Park |
| current_location | Cary, North Carolina |
| years | 1987–present |
| most_recent | 2025 |
| current_champion | SMU (1st. title) |
| most_championships | Virginia (11) |
| television | ESPN3, ESPNU |
| website | |
| all_stadiums | |
| all_locations |
men's soccer championship
The ACC men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The tournament has been held every year since 1987. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship. Beginning in 2024, the tournament expanded from 12 teams to 15, with the No. 1 seed receiving a first-round bye; seeds 2-8 hosting first-round games; No. 1 seed and top remaining seeds in each bracket hosting quarterfinal games. The semifinals and championship game are all played at the same location.
Virginia is the most winning team of the ACC tournament with 11 conference titles.
Champions
The following is a list of Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Tournament winners:
Finals
;Key
- (1) – Title number
- a.e.t. – Match went to extra time
- p – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
- Bold – Winner won regular season
- – Winning team reached College Cup
- – Winning team won National Championship
Year by year
| Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Ed. | Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Year | Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Champion | Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Score | Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Runner-up | Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Venue | Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Tournament MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | North Carolina (1) | NC State | Duke Soccer Stadium • Durham, NC | Derek Missimo (UNC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Virginia (1) | North Carolina | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | none named | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Wake Forest (1) | NC State | Duke Soccer Stadium • Durham, NC | Neil Covone (Wake) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | NC State (1) | Virginia | Duke Soccer Stadium • Durham, NC | Henry Gutierrez (NC State) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Virginia (2) | Wake Forest | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC | Claudio Reyna (Virginia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Virginia (3) | Clemson | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC | Brad Agoos (Virginia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Virginia (4) | Clemson | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC | Jaro Zawislan (Clemson) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Virginia (5) | Duke | Riggs Field • Charlottesville, SC | Mark Peters (Virginia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Virginia (6) | Clemson | Duke Soccer Stadium • Durham, NC | Mike Fisher (Virginia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Maryland (1) | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | Pierre Venditti (Maryland) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Virginia (7) | Maryland | Wide World of Sports • Orlando, FL | Ben Olsen (Virginia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Clemson (1) | Duke | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | Josh Campbell (Clemson) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Duke (1) | Virginia | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | Troy Garner (Duke) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | North Carolina (2) | Virginia | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | Caleb Norkus (UNC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Clemson (2) | Virginia | Riggs Field • Charlottesville, SC | Ian Fuller (Clemson) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Maryland (2) | Virginia | SAS Soccer Complex • Cary, NC | Abe Thompson (Maryland) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Virginia (8) | Maryland | SAS Soccer Complex • Cary, NC | Ryan Burke (Virginia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Virginia (9) | Maryland | SAS Soccer Complex • Cary, NC | Jeremy Barlow (Virginia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Duke (2) | North Carolina | SAS Soccer Complex • Cary, NC | Blake Camp (Duke) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Duke (3) | Wake Forest | SoccerPlex • Germantown, MD | Michael Videira (Duke) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Boston College (1) | Wake Forest | SAS Soccer Complex • Cary, NC | Sherron Manswell (BC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Maryland (3) | Virginia | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC | Jeremy Hall (Maryland) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Virginia (10) | NC State | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC | Diego Restrepo (Virginia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Maryland (4) | North Carolina | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC | Zac MacMath (Maryland) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | North Carolina (3) | Boston College | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC | Ben Speas (North Carolina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Maryland (5) | North Carolina | SoccerPlex • Germantown, MD | Patrick Mullins (Maryland) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Maryland (6) | Virginia | SoccerPlex • Germantown, MD | Patrick Mullins (Maryland) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Clemson (3) | Louisville | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC | Paul Clowes (Clemson) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Syracuse (1) | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana | Ben Polk (Syracuse) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Wake Forest (2) | Clemson | MUSC Health Stadium • Charleston, SC | Ian Harkes (Wake Forest) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Wake Forest (3) | Virginia | MUSC Health Stadium • Charleston, SC | Andreu Mundet (Wake Forest) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Louisville (1) | North Carolina | Sahlen's Stadium • Cary, NC | Tate Schmitt (Louisville) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Virginia (11) | Clemson | Sahlen's Stadium • Cary, NC | Henry Kessler (Virginia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Clemson (4) | Pittsburgh | Sahlen's Stadium • Cary, NC | Kimarni Smith (Clemson) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Notre Dame (1) | Duke | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC | Dawson McCartney (Notre Dame) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Syracuse (2) | Clemson | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC | Russell Shealy (Syracuse) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Clemson (5) | North Carolina | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC | Ousmane Sylla (Clemson) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Wake Forest (4) | Clemson | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC | Prince Amponsah (Wake Forest) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | SMU (1) | Virginia | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC | Slade Starnes (SMU) |
By school
Through 2024
| Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | School | Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Apps | Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | W | Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | L | Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | T | Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Pct. | Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Titles | Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 17 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 37 | 32 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1998, 2001, 2014, 2020, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 37 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1999, 2005, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 27 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1996, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 36 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 37 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1987, 2000, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2015, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 37 | 49 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 19 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 37 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 1989, 2016, 2017, 2024 |
Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer.
Teams in italics no longer sponsor soccer in the ACC.
Pre-tournament champions
Prior to 1987, the champion was determined based on regular season play.
| Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Season | Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Champion | Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Maryland | Duke | |||||||||
| 1954 | Maryland | North Carolina | |||||||||
| 1955 | Maryland | North Carolina | |||||||||
| 1956 | Maryland | Virginia | |||||||||
| 1957 | Maryland | Virginia | |||||||||
| 1958 | Maryland | North Carolina | |||||||||
| 1959 | Maryland | North Carolina | |||||||||
| 1960 | Maryland | Duke | |||||||||
| 1961 | Maryland | Duke | |||||||||
| 1962 | Maryland | North Carolina | |||||||||
| 1963 | Maryland | Virginia | |||||||||
| 1964 | Maryland | North Carolina | |||||||||
| 1965 | Maryland | North Carolina | |||||||||
| 1966 | Maryland | — | |||||||||
| North Carolina | |||||||||||
| 1967 | Maryland | North Carolina | |||||||||
| 1968 | Maryland | North Carolina | |||||||||
| 1969 | Virginia | Maryland | |||||||||
| 1970 | Virginia | Maryland |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Season | Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Champion | Atlantic Coast Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Maryland | Duke | |||||||||
| 1972 | Clemson | Duke | |||||||||
| 1973 | Clemson | Maryland | |||||||||
| 1974 | Clemson | Maryland | |||||||||
| 1975 | Clemson | North Carolina | |||||||||
| 1976 | Clemson | Maryland | |||||||||
| 1977 | Clemson | North Carolina | |||||||||
| 1978 | Clemson | North Carolina | |||||||||
| 1979 | Clemson | North Carolina | |||||||||
| Virginia | |||||||||||
| 1980 | Duke | Clemson | |||||||||
| NC State | |||||||||||
| 1981 | Clemson | Duke | |||||||||
| 1982 | Clemson | ||||||||||
| Duke | — | ||||||||||
| 1983 | Virginia | Duke | |||||||||
| 1984 | Virginia | Clemson | |||||||||
| NC State | |||||||||||
| 1985 | Clemson | Virginia | |||||||||
| 1986 | Virginia | NC State |
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