# Maryland–Virginia men's soccer rivalry

The Maryland–Virginia men's soccer rivalry, sometimes referred to as the Tydings Cup, is a rivalry between the University of Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team, and the University of Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team. When both teams competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the rivalry was considered one of the most intense college soccer rivalries in the United States. Much of this is due to the program's long-standing rivalries across other sports and competing for recruits in the Mid-Atlantic, as both programs participated in the ACC for over 60 years before Maryland left for the Big Ten Conference.
Both UVA and Maryland have NCAA Championship programs in men's soccer. The Cavaliers have won seven NCAA Championships (1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2009, 2014) while the Terrapins have won four (1968, 2005, 2008, 2018). Both programs are also extremely consistent. As of 2019, Virginia has made the College Cup Tournament bracket an NCAA record 39 consecutive years. Maryland has made the tournament 19 consecutive years since 2001.
Virginia is 29–16–7 in the rivalry since 1978, but Maryland started 26–1–3 between 1941 and 1977, and still leads 42–30–10 overall. The programs are coached by two of the most reputable coaches in the collegiate game who have both coached their respective programs for over 20 years. The Cavaliers are coached by George Gelnovatch while the Terrapins are coached by Sasho Cirovski.

## Rivalry
### History

The origins of both programs begin in the early to mid-1940s. In 1941, Virginia began sponsoring a varsity men's soccer program, while Maryland followed suit in 1946. Prior to the 1946 meeting, Virginia's varsity team played Maryland's club team in the early 1940s in season fixtures. The first recorded meeting between both teams was on October 8, 1941 where the Maryland club team defeated the Virginia varsity team, 12-0, making it the largest defeat by either team in the series. The first meeting between the two sides as varsity programs was on October 25, 1947, where Maryland defeated Virginia 3-0.
The two teams met infrequently through the remainder of the 1940s into the mid-1950s. In 1955, the Atlantic Coast Conference began sponsoring men's college soccer as a conference sport, in which both Maryland and Virginia joined, thus causing the two teams to meet on an annual basis for the next half-century. The specific origins of the rivalry from this point are unknown, but much of it became rooted in the proximity between the two schools, and the fact Virginia and Maryland are border states.
The rivalry between both schools did not escalate until well into the 21st century, primarily due to the fact the school's until then saw periods of success on the pitch at different times. Maryland, for instance, saw much success in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, including a national title in the mid-to-late 1960s, whereas Virginia only qualified for one NCAA Tournament during that time. Conversely, Virginia saw much of their success come under Bruce Arena during their five-peat run in the late-1980s to mid-1990s. However, from 1976 to 1994, Maryland only qualified once for the NCAA Tournament.
In the late 1990s, the rivalry intensified with both teams regularly jockeying for ACC supremacy, which, at the time, was one of the top college conferences in the sport. This was due to the amount of national championships won, and at-large berths received in comparison to other collegiate conferences. Additionally, the rivalry intensified as both schools often tried to attract the top high school talents in the Mid-Atlantic region. Throughout the 2000s, the teams were both regularly ranked in the Top-10 of the NSCAA polls. Also during this team, Maryland's Sasho Cirovski and Virginia's George Gelnovatch were established as some of the most elite collegiate coaches in the United States. This was emphasized with Cirovski's National Coach of the Year Award in 2005, as well as both Cirovski and Gelnovatch's ACC Coach of the Year Awards earned throughout the late 1990s into the early 2000s. Additionally, during this time, three of the ten national championships in the 2000s were won by either Maryland or Virginia. Maryland won the NCAA title in 2005 and again in 2008. The following year, Virginia won the 2009 title. Furthermore, during the 2000s either one of the teams reached the College Cup (Final Four) eight of the 10 occasions. In 2011, College Soccer News rated the rivalry as the third most intense in the nation.
The general Maryland-Virginia rivalry has become less intense since Maryland moved to the Big Ten Conference during the 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment, causing the teams to no longer meet in any sport on a regular basis.
The final match between the two sides as ACC teams came in 2013, when the programs met in the College Cup, or Final Four, of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Ahead of the match, Maryland's head coach, Sasho Cirovski praised the rivalry calling it "a dream scenario." Cirovski ahead of the clash emphasized how large the rivalry is in college soccer: "I’ve said it a thousand times: It’s the best rivalry in college soccer." The American soccer publication, Soccer America called it the "end of one of college soccer's great rivalries".
The two sides met for the first time since Maryland's departure on November 22, 2015 in the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. There, Maryland posted a 1-0 victory thanks to a 38th-minute goal from Eryk Williamson. Maryland and Virginia later scheduled their first regular-season match as non-conference opponents on September 3, 2018, which ended in a scoreless draw at Audi Field in Washington.

## Results

Maryland win  Draw  Virginia win Rankings from the Soccer America poll
| Competition | Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Series |
| 1941 ISFA season | October 8, 1941 | Maryland | 12–0 | Virginia | Old Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 1–0–0 |
| 1947 ISFA season | October 25, 1947 | Virginia | 0–3 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 2–0–0 |
| 1948 ISFA season | November 17, 1948 | Maryland | 5–0 | Virginia | Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. | | | UMD 3–0–0 |
| 1949 ISFA season | October 14, 1949 | Virginia | 1–10 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 4–0–0 |
| 1950 ISFA season | October 20, 1950 | Maryland | 3–1 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 5–0–0 |
| 1954 ACC season | November 19, 1954 | Virginia | 0–7 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 6–0–0 |
| 1955 ACC season | November 18, 1955 | Maryland | 3–0 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 7–0–0 |
| 1956 ACC season | November 13, 1956 | Virginia | 0–2 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 8–0–0 |
| 1957 ACC season | October 25, 1957 | Maryland | 2–0 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 9–0–0 |
| 1958 ACC season | October 28, 1958 | Virginia | 1–2 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 10–0–0 |
| 1959 ACC season | October 30, 1959 | Maryland | 5–1 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 11–0–0 |
| 1960 ACC season | October 7, 1960 | Virginia | 1–4 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 12–0–0 |
| 1961 ACC season | October 6, 1961 | Maryland | 3–0 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 13–0–0 |
| 1962 ACC season | October 26, 1962 | Virginia | 2–3 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 14–0–0 |
| 1963 ACC season | October 23, 1963 | Maryland | 7–2 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 15–0–0 |
| 1964 ACC season | October 22, 1964 | Virginia | 0–2 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 16–0–0 |
| 1965 ACC season | November 5, 1965 | Maryland | 2–0 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 17–0–0 |
| 1966 ACC season | November 10, 1966 | Virginia | 1–5 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 18–0–0 |
| 1967 ACC season | October 9, 1967 | Maryland | 4–0 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 19–0–0 |
| 1968 ACC season | October 29, 1968 | Virginia | 0–5 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 20–0–0 |
| 1969 ACC season | October 28, 1969 | Maryland | 2–2 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 20–0–1 |
| 1969 NCAA Tournament | November 17, 1969 | Maryland | 5–0 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 21–0–1 |
| 1970 ACC season | October 18, 1970 | Virginia | 2–3 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 22–0–1 |
| 1971 ACC season | October 13, 1971 | Maryland | 1–2 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 22–1–1 |
| 1972 ACC season | October 15, 1972 | Virginia | 1–1 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 22–1–2 |
| 1973 ACC season | October 5, 1973 | Maryland | 3–1 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 23–1–2 |
| 1974 ACC season | October 4, 1974 | Virginia | 0–1 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 24–1–2 |
| 1975 ACC season | October 25, 1975 | Maryland | 6–1 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 25–1–2 |
| 1976 ACC season | October 23, 1976 | Virginia | 2–2 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 25–1–3 |
| 1977 ACC season | October 22, 1977 | Maryland | 4–2 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 26–1–3 |
| 1978 ACC season | November 11, 1978 | Virginia | 3–1 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 26–2–3 |
| 1979 ACC season | September 15, 1979 | Maryland | 0–1 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 26–3–3 |
| 1980 ACC season | September 12, 1980 | Virginia | 2–1 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 26–4–3 |
| 1981 ACC season | September 12, 1981 | Maryland | 0–1 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 26–5–3 |
| 1982 ACC season | September 25, 1982 | #4 Virginia | 2–1 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 26–6–3 |
| 1983 ACC season | September 25, 1983 | Maryland | 1–4 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 26–7–3 |
| 1984 ACC season | September 22, 1984 | #11 Virginia | 8–1 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 26–8–3 |
| 1985 ACC season | September 22, 1985 | Maryland | 0–2 | #1 Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 26–9–3 |
| 1986 ACC season | September 21, 1986 | #11 Virginia | 1–0 | #16 Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 26–10–3 |
| 1987 ACC season | September 20, 1987 | #20 Maryland | 0–1 | #4 Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 26–11–3 |
| 1988 ACC season | September 18, 1988 | #2 Virginia | 2–1 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 26–12–3 |
| 1989 ACC season | September 17, 1989 | Maryland | 1–4 | #1 Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 26–13–3 |
| 1990 ACC season | September 16, 1990 | #7 Virginia | 0–1 | Maryland | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 27–13–3 |
| 1991 ACC season | September 15, 1991 | Maryland | 0–3 | #3 Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 27–14–3 |
| 1992 ACC season | September 13, 1992 | #1 Virginia | 5–1 | Maryland | Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 27–15–3 |
| 1993 ACC season | September 12, 1993 | Maryland | 0–1 | #1 Virginia | Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 27–16–3 |
| 1994 ACC season | September 11, 1994 | #1 Virginia | 4–2 | Maryland | Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 27–17–3 |
| 1994 NCAA Tournament | November 27, 1994 | #4 Virginia | 2–1 | Maryland | Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 27–18–3 |
| 1995 ACC season | September 12, 1995 | #5 Maryland | 2–2 | #1 Virginia | Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 27–18–4 |
| 1996 ACC season | September 15, 1996 | #5 Virginia | 1–1 | Maryland | Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 27–18–5 |
| 1996 ACC Tournament | November 17, 1996 | #1 Virginia | 0–2 | Maryland | Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | | UMD 28–18–5 |
| 1997 ACC season | September 13, 1997 | #2 Maryland | 0–0 | #11 Virginia | Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland | | | UMD 28–18–6 |
| 1997 ACC Tournament | November 16, 1997 | #8 Virginia | 2–0 | #11 Maryland | Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida | | | UMD 28–19–6 |
| 1998 ACC season | September 12, 1998 | #7 Virginia | 4–1 | #17 Maryland | Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | | Recap | UMD 28–20–6 |
| 1999 ACC season | October 12, 1999 | #4 Maryland | 1–0 | #17 Virginia | Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland | 2,034 | Recap | UMD 29–20–6 |
| 1999 ACC Tournament | November 11, 1999 | Virginia | 2–0 | #5 Maryland | Spry Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 2,201 | Recap | UMD 29–21–6 |
| 2000 ACC season | November 3, 2000 | #10 Virginia | 2–0 | Maryland | Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | 3,096 | Recap | UMD 29–22–6 |
| 2001 ACC season | November 4, 2001 | Maryland | 0–3 | #2 Virginia | Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland | 1,673 | Recap | UMD 29–23–6 |
| 2002 ACC season | November 1, 2002 | #20 Virginia | 1–0 | #5 Maryland | Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | 2,474 | Recap | UMD 29–24–6 |
| 2002 ACC Tournament | November 17, 2002 | #10 Maryland | 3–0 | #11 Virginia | SAS Stadium, Cary, North Carolina | 1,822 | Recap | UMD 30–24–6 |
| 2003 ACC season | October 31, 2003 | #3 Maryland | 1–0 | Virginia | Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland | 2,245 | Recap | UMD 31–24–6 |
| 2003 ACC Tournament | November 16, 2003 | #2 Maryland | 1–1 | Virginia | SAS Stadium, Cary, North Carolina | 3,287 | Recap | UMD 31–24–7 |
| 2004 ACC season | November 5, 2004 | #9 Virginia | 0–1 | #12 Maryland | Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | 4,081 | Recap | UMD 32–24–7 |
| 2004 ACC Tournament | November 14, 2004 | #5 Maryland | 1–2 | #11 Virginia | SAS Stadium, Cary, North Carolina | 3,841 | Recap | UMD 32–25–7 |
| 2005 ACC season | October 19, 2005 | #8(t) Maryland | 3–0 | #8(t) Virginia | Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland | 2,567 | Recap | UMD 33–25–7 |
| 2006 ACC season | October 11, 2006 | #4 Virginia | 3–0 | #2 Maryland | Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | 3,618 | Recap | UMD 33–26–7 |
| 2007 ACC season | November 3, 2007 | #25 Maryland | 4–1 | #14 Virginia | Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland | 3,267 | Recap | UMD 34–26–7 |
| 2008 ACC season | October 31, 2008 | Virginia | 1–2 | #4 Maryland | Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | 1,737 | Recap | UMD 35–26–7 |
| 2008 ACC Tournament | November 16, 2008 | #4 Maryland | 1–0 | Virginia | WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina | 1,513 | Recap | UMD 36–26–7 |
| 2009 ACC season | October 31, 2009 | #5 Maryland | 0–0 | #6 Virginia | Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland | 1,112 | Recap | UMD 36–26–8 |
| 2009 ACC Tournament | November 11, 2009 | #5 Maryland | 0–1 | #6 Virginia | WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina | 4,302 | Recap | UMD 36–27–8 |
| 2009 NCAA Tournament | December 3, 2009 | #2 Virginia | 3–0 | #13 Maryland | Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | 4,900 | Recap | UMD 36–28–8 |
| 2010 ACC season | October 29, 2010 | #5 Virginia | 0–2 | #3 Maryland | Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | 3,944 | Recap | UMD 37–28–8 |
| 2010 ACC Tournament | November 12, 2010 | #3 Maryland | 2–0 | #13 Virginia | WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina | 1,937 | Recap | UMD 38–28–8 |
| 2011 ACC season | October 7, 2011 | Virginia | 2–1 | #23 Maryland | Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | 2,898 | Recap | UMD 38–29–8 |
| 2012 ACC season | October 5, 2012 | #1 Maryland | 1–0 | Virginia | Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland | 4,846 | Recap | UMD 39–29–8 |
| 2013 ACC season | October 11, 2013 | #23 Virginia | 3–3 | #5 Maryland | Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | 1,708 | Recap | UMD 39–29–9 |
| 2013 ACC Tournament | November 17, 2013 | #4 Maryland | 1–0 | #12 Virginia | Maryland SoccerPlex, Boyds, Maryland | 4,763 | Recap | UMD 40–29–9 |
| 2013 NCAA Tournament | December 13, 2013 | #4 Maryland | 1–0 | #8 Virginia | PPL Park, Chester, Pennsylvania | 4,172 | Recap | UMD 41–29–9 |
| 2015 NCAA Tournament | November 22, 2015 | #10 Maryland | 1–0 | Virginia | Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland | 2,737 | Recap | UMD 42–29–9 |
| 2018 NCAA season | September 3, 2018 | Maryland | 0–0 | #11 Virginia | Audi Field, Washington, D.C. | 3,527 | Recap | UMD 42–29–10 |
| 2019 NCAA season | September 2, 2019 | #1 Maryland | 0–2 | #12 Virginia | Audi Field, Washington, D.C. | 1,884 | Recap | UMD 42–30–10 |
| 2021 NCAA season | September 6, 2021 | #7 Maryland | 2–1 | Virginia | Audi Field, Washington, D.C. | 1,987 | Recap | UMD 43–30–10 |
| 2022 NCAA season | September 5, 2022 | #9 Maryland | 6–1 | Virginia | Audi Field, Washington, D.C. | 2,022 | Recap | UMD 44–30–10 |
| 2023 NCAA season | September 4, 2023 | #15 Virginia | 2–1 | #20 Maryland | Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia | 2,139 | Recap | UMD 44–31–10 |
| 2024 NCAA season | September 2, 2024 | Virginia | 1–1 | Maryland | Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland | 2,402 | Recap | UMD 44–31–11 |

## Honors

| Team | NCAA National Championships | ACC Championships | Big Ten Championships | Conference Regular Season |
| Virginia | 7 | 9 | N/A | 18 |
| Maryland | 4 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| Combined | 11 | 15 | 3 | 42 |