2009 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team

American college soccer season August 2023 2009 Virginia Cavaliers soccer Virginia Athletics wordmark.svg 250 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 1 18–3–4 4–3–1 George Gelnovatch 14th Klöckner Stadium ACC Men's Soccer Tournament ChampionsPortland Nike Invitational Champions NCAA Tournament College Cup vs. Akron, W 1–0 National Champions The 2009 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the Cavaliers' 69th season fielding a men's varsity soccer program, and the program's 56th season playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cavaliers had one of their most successful seasons in program history, winning both the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, and the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The Cavs won their first ACC Tournament title since 2004, and their first NCAA Tournament title since 1994. It was head coach George Gelnovatch's first year winning the NCAA title. Altogether, it was the Cavs' sixth national championship season. Additionally, the Cavs won the minor early season Portland/Nike Invitational. The Cavaliers also finish first in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America rankings for the first time since 1994.Davidson Gary 2009 Final Rankings - Men http://www.soccertimes.com/ncaa/top25/2009/menfinal2009.htm Soccer Times March 18, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20141230162408/http://soccertimes.com/ncaa/top25/2009/menfinal2009.htm December 30, 2014 dead Background The Cavaliers came off a season where they finished 11–9–1 across all competitions and 4–4 in ACC play. The Cavaliers finished fourth in the ACC and earned a berth into the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. Virginia reached the ACC Championship where they lost to eventual NCAA champions, Maryland, 1–0. Their run in the ACC Tournament secured an at-large bid into the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament seeded 10th, ensuring a second round bye. Virginia lost in the Second Round of the tournament to Connecticut, 2–0. Roster 1 GK USA Diego Restrepo 2 FW USA Jordan Evans 6 DF USA Greg Monaco 7 DF USA Neil Barlow 8 MF USA Ross LaBauex 9 FW USA Chase Neinken 10 MF USA Jonathan Villanueva 11 MF USA Jimmy Simpson 12 FW USA Brian Ownby 13 MF USA Howard Turk 15 DF USA Mike Volk 16 DF USA Sean Hiller 17 DF USA Hunter Jumper 19 MF GRE Ari Dimas 20 FW USA Chris Agorsor 21 DF USA Shawn Barry 23 MF CMR Tony Tchani 25 FW USA Will Bates 26 FW USA Ahkeel Rodney Schedule yes |- !colspan=6 style="background:#041E42; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FA4616;"| Preseason |- l 08/21/2009 7:00 pm yes 15 George Mason Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA 0–1 Not reported l 08/24/2009 7:00 pm yes 15 yes 25 Old Dominion ODU Soccer Complex Norfolk, VA 1–3 Not reported l 08/30/2009 7:00 pm yes 15 yes West Virginia Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA 0–2 Not reported |- !colspan=6 style="background:#041E42; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FA4616;"| Regular season |- w 09/04/2009 10:00 pm yes 22 yes Portland Merlo Field Portland, OR Portland Nike Invitational 3–0 2,122 1–0–0Virginia vs Portland (Sep 04, 2009): Box Score Final http://static.portlandpilots.com/custompages/Soccer-M/2009/porms01.htm Portland Pilots w 09/06/2009 3:00 pm yes 22 yes Washington Merlo Field Portland, OR Portland Nike Invitational 2–1 726 2–0–0Virginia v Washington Box Score Final http://static.portlandpilots.com/custompages/Soccer-M/2009/nike03.htm Portland Pilots l 09/11/2009 7:00 pm 16 19 Duke Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA 0–1 2–1–0 0–1–0 w 09/15/2009 7:00 pm yes 20 Mount St. Mary's Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA 1–0 3–1–0 w 09/18/2009 7:00 pm ACCN 20 yes 2 Wake Forest Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC 1–0 4–1–0 1–1–0 w 09/22/2009 7:00 pm yes 11 George Washington Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA 2–1 5–1–0 l 09/26/2009 7:00 pm ACCN 11 Clemson Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA 0–1 5–2–0 1–2–0 w 09/29/2009 7:00 pm yes 12 VCU Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA 1–0 6–2–0 l 10/02/2009 7:00 pm FSC 12 yes 5 North Carolina Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC South's Oldest Rivalry 0–1 6–3–0 1–3–0 w 10/07/2009 7:00 pm yes 13 Longwood Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA 2–0 7–3–0 t 10/13/2009 7:00 pm yes 11 Liberty Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA 1–1 7–3–1 w 10/17/2009 7:00 pm FSC 11 yes Virginia Tech Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA Commonwealth Cup 3–1 8–3–1 2–3–0 w 10/20/2009 7:00 pm yes 12 Howard Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA 2–0 9–3–1 w 10/25/2009 7:00 pm ACCN+ 12 Boston College Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA 2–0 10–3–1 3–3–0 t 10/31/2009 7:00 pm FSC 10 yes 6 Maryland Ludwig Field College Park, MD Rivalry 0–0 10–3–2 3–3–1 w 11/03/2009 7:00 pm yes 7 American Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA 3–0 11–3–2 w 11/07/2009 7:00 pm ACCN+ 7 18 NC State Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA 1–0 12–3–2 |- !colspan=6 style="background:#041E42; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FA4616;"| ACC Tournament |- w 11/11/2009 7:00 pm ACCN 6 4 yes 5 5 Maryland WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC Quarterfinals 1–0 13–3–2 t 11/13/2009 7:00 pm ACCN 6 4 yes 3 1 Wake Forest WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC Semifinals 0–0W 5–4 1,170 13–3–3 w 11/15/2009 7:00 pm ACCN 6 4 yes 20 7 NC State WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC ACC Championship 1–0 14–3–3 |- !colspan=6 style="background:#041E42; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FA4616;"| NCAA Tournament |- w 11/22/2009 1:00 pm yes 2 2 Bucknell Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA Second Round 5–0 15–3–3 w 11/29/2009 1:00 pm yes 2 2 Portland Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA Third Round 1–0 16–3–3 w 12/04/2009 7:00 pm 2 2 13 Maryland Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA Quarterfinals 3–0 17–3–3 w 12/11/2009 5:00 pm ESPN2 2 2 yes 3 3 Wake Forest WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC Semifinals 2–1 18–3–3 t 12/13/2009 1:00 pm ESPN2 yes 2 2 yes 1 1 Akron WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC National Championship 0–0W 3–2 18–3–4 Rankings 13 NSCAA 22 22 16 20 11 12 13 11 11 12 10 7 6 1 References Virginia Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer seasons Virginia Category:NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament College Cup seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament–winning seasons 2009 Virginia Cavaliers soccer, men's