2016 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Soccer |
Duration | August, 2016 – November, 2016 |
Number of teams | 12 |
2017 MLS SuperDraft | |
Top draft pick | Miles Robinson, Syracuse |
Picked by | Atlanta United FC, 2nd overall |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Atlantic: Wake Forest Coastal: North Carolina |
Runners-up | Atlantic: Louisville Coastal: Virginia |
Season MVP | Offensive: Jon Gallagher Midfielder: Ian Harkes Defensive: Miles Robinson |
Top scorer | Jon Gallagher (14) |
Tournament | |
Champions | Wake Forest |
Runners-up | Clemson |
Finals MVP | Ian Harkes |
2016 ACC men's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Wake Forest ‡ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 19 | – | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Louisville + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Clemson + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Syracuse + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 North Carolina + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Virginia + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Notre Dame + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Virginia Tech + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 63rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Syracuse Orange are the defending regular season and tournament champions, respectively.
Changes from 2015[]
- Jay Vidovich replaced Joe Luxbacher has the Pittsburgh Panthers head coach
Teams[]
Stadiums and locations[]
Atlantic Division[1] | ||
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Team | Stadium | Capacity |
Boston College Eagles | Newton Soccer Complex | 2,500 |
Clemson Tigers | Riggs Field | 6,500 |
Louisville Cardinals | Lynn Stadium | 5,300 |
NC State Wolfpack | Method Road | 3,000 |
Syracuse Orange | SU Soccer Stadium | 5,000 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Spry Stadium | 3,000 |
Coastal Division[1] | ||
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Team | Stadium | Capacity |
Duke Blue Devils | Koskinen Stadium | 7,000 |
North Carolina Tar Heels | Fetzer Field | 5,025 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Alumni Stadium | 2,500 |
Pittsburgh Panthers | Ambrose Urbanic Field | 735 |
Virginia Cavaliers | Klöckner Stadium | 8,000 |
Virginia Tech Hokies | Thompson Field | 2,500 |
1. ^ Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer
Personnel[]
Team | Head coach | Captain |
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Boston College Eagles | ![]() |
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Clemson Tigers | ![]() |
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Duke Blue Devils | ![]() |
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Louisville Cardinals | ![]() |
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NC State Wolfpack | ![]() |
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North Carolina Tar Heels | ![]() |
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ![]() |
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Pittsburgh Panthers | ![]() |
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Syracuse Orange | ![]() |
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Virginia Cavaiers | ![]() |
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Virginia Tech Hokies | ![]() |
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons | ![]() |
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Regular season[]
Rankings[]
National Soccer Coaches Association of America[]
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
Pre[9] | Wk 1[10] |
Wk 2[11] |
Wk 3[12] |
Wk 4[13] |
Wk 5[14] |
Wk 6[15] |
Wk 7[16] |
Wk 8[17] |
Wk 9[18] |
Wk 10[19] |
Wk 11[20] |
Wk 12[21] |
Final[22] | |
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Boston College | 11 | 11 | 25 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | |
Clemson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Duke | RV | |||||||||||||
Louisville | RV | RV | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | ||
North Carolina | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
NC State | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
Virginia | 17 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | RV | RV | 21 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Virginia Tech | RV | 15 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 23 | RV | RV | 8 | |
Wake Forest | 5 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Top Drawer Soccer[]
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
Pre | Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Wk 10 |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Wk 13 |
Wk 14 |
Wk 15 |
Wk 16 |
Final | |
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Boston College | 15 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 23 | RV | RV | 17 | |||||
Clemson | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Duke | 20 | RV | ||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
NC State | ||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Virginia | RV | 17 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Virginia Tech | 17 | 17 | 17 | RV | 23 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
Wake Forest | 11 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Postseason[]
ACC Tournament[]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
8 | Boston College | 0 | |||||||
4 | Clemson | 1 | |||||||
4 | Clemson | 1 | |||||||
2 | Wake Forest | 3 | |||||||
3 | Louisville | 1 | |||||||
2 | Wake Forest | 2 |
NCAA Tournament[]
A record nine teams will participate in the NCAA Tournament. Seven of the nine teams earned seeds and byes to the second round.
Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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2 | 4 | Wake Forest | BYE | W 2–0 vs. Coastal Carolina – (Winston-Salem) | W 2–1 vs. SIUE – (Winston-Salem) | W 2–0 vs. Virginia Tech – (Winston-Salem) | W 2–1 vs. #6 Denver – (Houston) | T, 0–0 L, 4–5 PK vs. #5 Stanford – (Houston) |
3 | 3 | Clemson | BYE | W 2–1 (OT) vs. South Carolina – (Clemson) | W 3–1 vs. #14 Albany – (Clemson) | L 0–1 vs. #6 Denver – (Clemson) | ||
4 | 2 | Louisville | BYE | W 2–1 vs. UCLA – (Louisville) | W 3–1 vs. #13 Notre Dame – (Louisville) | L 0–2 vs. #5 Stanford – (Louisville) | ||
8 | 1 | Syracuse | BYE | W 3–0 vs. Dartmouth – (Syracuse) | L 0–1 vs. #9 North Carolina – (Syracuse) | |||
9 | 1 | North Carolina | BYE | W 3–2 (OT) vs. FGCU – (Chapel Hill) | W 1–0 vs. #8 Syracuse – (Syracuse) | W 1–0 (2OT) vs. Providence – (Chapel Hill) | T, 0–0 L, 9–10 PK vs. #5 Stanford – (Houston) | |
12 | 2 | Virginia | BYE | W 2–1 (2OT) vs. Vermont – (Charlottesville) | L 0–1 vs. #5 Stanford – (Stanford) | |||
13 | 2 | Notre Dame | BYE | W 1–0 vs. Loyola-Chicago – (Notre Dame) | L 1–3 vs. #4 Louisville – (Louisville) | |||
N/A | 3 | Boston College | W 1–0 vs. Fordham – (Boston) | L 0–3 vs. #14 Albany – (Albany) | ||||
N/A | 4 | Virginia Tech | W 1–0 vs. ETSU – (Blacksburg) | W 3–2 vs. #10 Charlotte – (Charlotte) | W 2–1 (OT) vs. #7 Indiana – (Bloomington) | L 0–1 vs. #2 Wake Forest – (Winston-Salem) |
All-ACC awards and teams[]
2016 ACC Men's Soccer Individual Awards[24] | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Offensive Player of the Year | Jon Gallagher, Notre Dame | |||||
Midfielder of the Year | Ian Harkes, Wake Forest | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | Miles Robinson, Syracuse | |||||
Freshman of the Year | Cam Lindley, North Carolina | |||||
Coach of the Year | Bobby Muuss, Wake Forest |
2016 ACC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[24] | |||||||
First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Freshman Team | ||||
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Zeiko Lewis, Sr., F, Boston College |
Diego Campos, Jr., F, Clemson |
Patrick Bunk-Andersen, So., D, Clemson |
Lasse Lehmann, Fr., M, Boston College |
Draft picks[]
The ACC had 18 total players selected in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. There were 7 players selected in the first round, 5 players selected in the second round, 4 players selected in the third round, and 2 players selected in the fourth round. The 18 selections were the most selections from any conference in the draft. ACC schools Louisville and Syracuse lead the league with 4 selections from each school.
FW | Forward | MF | Midfielder | DF | Defender | GK | Goalkeeper |
Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | School |
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Atlanta United FC | 1st | 2 | DF | Syracuse |
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Portland Timbers | 1st | 4 | FW | Duke |
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Chicago Fire | 1st | 11 | MF | Louisville |
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Sporting Kansas City | 1st | 14 | DF | North Carolina |
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New York Red Bulls | 1st | 17 | FW | Boston College |
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FC Dallas | 1st | 18 | MF | Wake Forest |
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Toronto FC | 1st | 21 | DF | Notre Dame |
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Minnesota United FC | 2nd | 23 | GK | Wake Forest |
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Colorado Rapids | 2nd | 24 | DF | Syracuse |
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Chicago Fire | 2nd | 26 | GK | Louisville |
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Philadelphia Union | 2nd | 33 | DF | Clemson |
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FC Dallas | 2nd | 37 | DF | North Carolina |
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Toronto FC | 3rd | 52 | GK | Duke |
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Philadelphia Union | 3rd | 55 | FW | Syracuse |
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New York City FC | 3rd | 60 | DF | Louisville |
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Toronto FC | 3rd | 65 | MF | Syracuse |
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Portland Timbers | 4th | 80 | MF | Louisville |
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Toronto FC | 4th | 87 | DF | Virginia Tech |
See also[]
- 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
- 2016 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament
- 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
References[]
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- 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
- 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season