2016 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season

August 2023 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season #013CA6 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Soccer Atlantic Coast Conference logo.svg 175px August, 2016 – November, 2016 12 Regular season Atlantic: Wake ForestCoastal: North Carolina Atlantic: LouisvilleCoastal: Virginia Offensive: Jon GallagherMidfielder: Ian HarkesDefensive: Miles Robinson Jon Gallagher (14) Tournament 2016 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament Wake Forest Clemson Ian Harkes 2017 MLS SuperDraft 2017 MLS SuperDraft Miles Robinson, Syracuse Atlanta United FC, 2nd overall ACC men's soccer 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season 2015 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season 2017 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 were 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 Division2016 ACC Men's Soccer Standings http://www.theacc.com/standings/#/m-soccer/2016 Atlantic Coast Conference TheACC.com July 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160731145007/http://www.theacc.com/standings#/m-soccer/2016 July 31, 2016 dead mdy-all 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 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. Note1 Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer Personnel Team Head coach CaptainBoston College EaglesIRE Ed Kelly Ed Kelly (soccer)BER Zeiko LewisClemson TigersUSA Mike NoonanDEN Patrick Bunk-AndersenDuke Blue DevilsUSA John Kerr Jr. soccerUSA Ryan Thompson 1Louisville CardinalsUSA Ken LollaUSA Michael DeGraffenreidt 1NC State WolfpackUSA Kelly FindleyUSA Alex McCauley 1 North Carolina Tar HeelsGUA Carlos SomoanoCarlos Somoano Biography http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205497556 UNC Athletics GoHeels.com July 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160816150430/http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205497556 2016-08-16 deadUSA Colton Storm 1 Notre Dame Fighting IrishSCO Bobby Clark footballer, born 1945Bobby Clark Bio http://www.und.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/bobby_clark_223034.html Notre Dame Athletics UND.com July 30, 2016 August 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160807175801/http://www.und.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/bobby_clark_223034.html deadUSA Chris Hubbard 1 Pittsburgh PanthersUSA Jay VidovichJay Vidovich Bio http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/jay_vidovich_994650.html Pitt Sports PittsburghPanthers.com July 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161021135337/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/jay_vidovich_994650.html October 21, 2016 deadSUI Romeo Charron 1 Syracuse OrangeENG Ian McIntyre soccerMen's Soccer Coaching Staff http://cuse.com/coaches.aspx?rc=508 Syracuse University Athletics Cuse.com July 30, 2016USA Liam Callahan 1 Virginia CavaiersUSA George GelnovatchUVA Soccer Men's Coaching Staff http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/george_gelnovatch_9441.html University of Virginia Athletics VirginiaSports.com July 30, 2016 September 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160907142458/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/george_gelnovatch_9441.html deadFRA Nicko Corriveau 1 Virginia Tech HokiesUSA Mike BrizendineHead Men's Soccer Coach http://www.hokiesports.com/staff/brizendine_mike.html Virginia Tech Athletics HokieSports.com July 30, 2016GER Som Essome 1 Wake Forest Demon DeaconsUSA Bobby MuussBobby Muuss Bio http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/bobby_muuss_942411.html Wake Forest Athletics WakeForestSports.com July 30, 2016 June 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160613060406/http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/bobby_muuss_942411.html deadUSA Ian Harkes 1 Regular season Rankings National Soccer Coaches Association of America + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll   PreNCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5215 National Soccer Coaches Association of America August 2, 2016 November 14, 2016 November 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070519/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5215 dead Wk1NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5241 National Soccer Coaches Association of America August 30, 2016 November 14, 2016 November 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070342/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5241 dead Wk2NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5285 National Soccer Coaches Association of America September 6, 2016 November 14, 2016 November 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070643/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5285 dead Wk3NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5324 National Soccer Coaches Association of America September 13, 2016 November 14, 2016 November 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070811/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5324 dead Wk4NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5402 National Soccer Coaches Association of America September 20, 2016 November 14, 2016 November 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070338/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5402 dead Wk5NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5 http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5482 National Soccer Coaches Association of America September 27, 2016 November 14, 2016 November 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070808/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5482 dead Wk6NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6 http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5562 National Soccer Coaches Association of America October 4, 2016 Wk7NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7 http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5643 National Soccer Coaches Association of America October 11, 2016 November 14, 2016 November 14, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161114233354/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5643 dead Wk8NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8 http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5723 National Soccer Coaches Association of America October 18, 2016 November 14, 2016 November 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161115071143/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5723 dead Wk9NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9 http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5803 National Soccer Coaches Association of America October 25, 2016 November 14, 2016 November 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070647/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5803 dead Wk10NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10 http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5883 National Soccer Coaches Association of America November 1, 2016 November 14, 2016 November 14, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161114233351/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5883 dead Wk11NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11 http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5964 National Soccer Coaches Association of America November 8, 2016 November 14, 2016 November 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161115071136/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5964 dead Wk12NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12 http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/6040 National Soccer Coaches Association of America November 15, 2016 November 16, 2016 November 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161117063059/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/6040 dead FinalNCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Final Poll http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/6092 National Soccer Coaches Association of America December 13, 2016 January 4, 2017 January 4, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170104162457/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/6092 dead Boston College 11 11 25 15 RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RVClemson 3 2 2 6 7 5 5 3 8 5 3 3 3 5Duke RV Louisville RV RV 13 9 8 4 13 7 10 9 7 6North Carolina 8 3 3 2 9 4 4 8 3 3 4 10 10 4NC 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 11Virginia 17 12 17 17 16 RV RV 21 16 17 17 17 16 13Virginia Tech RV 15 23 19 18 18 15 23 23 23 RV RV 8Wake Forest 5 21 21 12 14 11 11 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 Top Drawer Soccer College Soccer National Rankings https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-national-rankings/men TopDrawer Soccer June 20, 2017 + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week   Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Final 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 6North 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 11Virginia RV 17 17 13 23 19 19 19 15 8 11 11 13 16 13 13 13 13Virginia Tech 17 17 17 RV 23 20 8 8 8Wake Forest 11 23 23 11 12 10 7 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 Postseason ACC tournament 2016 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament Semifinals Final 8 Boston College 0 4 Clemson 1 3 Louisville 1 2 Wake Forest 2 4 Clemson 1 2 Wake Forest 3 NCAA tournament 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship 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 2 4 Wake ForestBYE 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 ClemsonBYE W 2–1 (OT) vs. South Carolina – (Clemson) W 3–1 vs. #14 Albany – (Clemson) L 0–1 vs. #6 Denver – (Clemson) 4 2 LouisvilleBYE W 2–1 vs. UCLA – (Louisville) W 3–1 vs. #13 Notre Dame – (Louisville) L 0–2 vs. #5 Stanford – (Louisville) 8 1 SyracuseBYE W 3–0 vs. Dartmouth – (Syracuse) L 0–1 vs. #9 North Carolina – (Syracuse) 9 1 North CarolinaBYE 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 VirginiaBYE W 2–1 (2OT) vs. Vermont – (Charlottesville) L 0–1 vs. #5 Stanford – (Stanford) 13 2 Notre DameBYE W 1–0 vs. Loyola-Chicago – (Notre Dame) L 1–3 vs. #4 Louisville – (Louisville) 3 Boston College W 1–0 vs. Fordham – (Boston) L 0–3 vs. #14 Albany – (Albany) 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 AwardsACC Announce 2016 Men's Soccer Awards http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-announces-2016-men-s-soccer-awards-11-08-2016 Atlantic Coast Conference TheACC.com December 22, 2016 November 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161203124645/http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-announces-2016-men-s-soccer-awards-11-08-2016 December 3, 2016 dead mdy-all Award Recipient(s)Offensive Player of the YearJon Gallagher, Notre DameMidfielder of the YearIan Harkes, Wake ForestDefensive Player of the YearMiles Robinson, SyracuseFreshman of the YearCam Lindley, North CarolinaCoach of the YearBobby Muuss, Wake Forest 2016 ACC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Third Team Freshman TeamZeiko Lewis, Sr., F, Boston College Tim Kübel, Jr., D, Louisville Mohamed Thiaw, Jr., F, Louisville Cam Lindley, Fr., M, North Carolina Brandon Aubrey, Sr., D, Notre Dame Jon Gallagher, Jr., F, Notre Dame Chris Nanco, Sr., F, Syracuse Miles Robinson, So., D, Syracuse Alec Ferrell, Sr., G, Wake Forest Ian Harkes, Sr., M, Wake Forest Jacori Hayes, Sr., M, Wake ForestDiego Campos, Jr., F, Clemson Oliver Shannon, Jr., M, Clemson Brian White, Jr., F, Duke Colton Storm, Sr., D, North Carolina Alan Winn, Jr., F, North Carolina Zach Wright, Jr., F, North Carolina Julius Duchscherer, So., M, NC State Pablo Aguilar, Jr., M, Virginia Jeff Caldwell, Jr., G, Virginia Edward Opoku, So., F, Virginia Marcelo Acuna, Jr., F, Virginia TechPatrick Bunk-Andersen, So., D, Clemson Geoffrey Dee, Jr., M, Louisville Daniel Johnson, Sr., M, Louisville Walker Hume, Sr., D, North Carolina James Pyle, So., G, North Carolina Evan Panken, Gr., M, Notre Dame Mo Adams, Fr., M, Syracuse Jean-Christophe Koffi, So., M, Virginia Sergi Nus, So., D, Virginia Brad Dunwell, So., M, Wake Forest Kevin Politz, Jr., D, Wake ForestLasse Lehmann, Fr., M, Boston College Malick Mbaye, Fr., D, Clemson Tanner Dieterich, Fr., D, Clemson Suniel Veerakone, Fr., M, Duke Max Moser, Fr., M, Duke Cam Lindley, Fr., M, North Carolina Mauricio Pineda, Fr., M, North Carolina Tommy McCabe, Fr., M, Notre Dame Mo Adams, Fr., M, Syracuse Robin Afamefuna, Fr., D, Virginia Terrell Lowe, Fr., M, Virginia Ema Twumasi, Fr., M, Wake Forest Draft picks 2017 MLS SuperDraft 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 USA Miles Robinson Atlanta United FC 1st 2 DF Syracuse USA Jeremy Ebobisse Portland Timbers 1st 4 FW Duke USA Daniel Johnson Chicago Fire 1st 11 MF Louisville USA Colton Storm Sporting Kansas City 1st 14 DF North Carolina BER Zeiko Lewis New York Red Bulls 1st 17 FW Boston College USA Jacori Hayes FC Dallas 1st 18 MF Wake Forest USA Brandon Aubrey Toronto FC 1st 21 DF Notre Dame USA Alec Ferrell Minnesota United FC 2nd 23 GK Wake Forest USA Liam Callahan Colorado Rapids 2nd 24 DF Syracuse USA Stefan Cleveland Chicago Fire 2nd 26 GK Louisville ENG Aaron Jones Philadelphia Union 2nd 33 DF Clemson USA Walker Hume FC Dallas 2nd 37 DF North Carolina GER Robert Moewes Toronto FC 3rd 52 GK Duke CAN Chris Nanco Philadelphia Union 3rd 55 FW Syracuse USA Michael DeGraffenriedt New York City FC 3rd 60 DF Louisville NOR Øyvind Alseth Toronto FC 3rd 65 MF Syracuse SLV Romilio Hernandez Portland Timbers 4th 80 MF Louisville USA Juan Pablo Saavedra 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 3 Category:2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season