# 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season

The 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 66th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are the defending champions of the Atlantic Conference and the North Carolina are the defending champions of the Coastal Conference. Wake Forest are the defending ACC tournament champions.

## Changes from 2018

After the 2018 season, Louisville Cardinals coach Ken Lolla resigned after 13 years and a 155–77–39 record with the team. He was replaced by John Michael Hayden on December 27, 2018

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

Atlantic Division :
| 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 | Dail Soccer Field | 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. ^ Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer

### Personnel

| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | ACC record |
| Boston College | Ed Kelly | 33 | 321–248–70 | 281–235–65 | 109–112–30 |
| Clemson | Mike Noonan | 9 | 305–174–41 | 92–61–28 | 35–28–12 |
| Duke | John Kerr Jr. | 12 | 181–129–38 | 100–70–25 | 38–39–14 |
| Louisville | John Michael Hayden | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| North Carolina | Carlos Somoano | 9 | 121–29–22 | 121–29–22 | 43–10–13 |
| NC State | George Kiefer | 3 | 104–27–23 | 122–40–30 | 5–7–4 |
| Notre Dame | Chad Riley | 2 | 11–7–3 | 11–7–3 | 4–3–1 |
| Pittsburgh | Jay Vidovich | 4 | 225–87–31 | 18–33–4 | 4–19–2 |
| Syracuse | Ian McIntyre | 10 | 192–125–54 | 85–61–24 | 16–25–11 |
| Virginia | George Gelnovatch | 24 | 320–128–57 | 320–128–57 | 83–58–30 |
| Virginia Tech | Mike Brizendine | 10 | 71–91–23 | 71–91–23 | 16–53–15 |
| Wake Forest | Bobby Muuss | 5 | 148–66–32 | 73–10–8 | 25–2–5 |
Notes
* Records shown are prior to the 2019 season
* Years at school includes the 2019 season
* ACC records include only years with current school.

## Preseason
### Hermann Trophy

Prior to the season five ACC men's soccer players were selected to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list.
| Player | Class | Position | School |
| Daniele Proch | Senior | FW | Duke |
| Emil Elveroth | Junior | FW | Louisville |
| David Loera | Junior | MF | NC State |
| Mauricio Pineda | Senior | MF | North Carolina |
| Bruno Lapa | Senior | MF | Wake Forest |

### Preseason poll

The 2019 ACC preseason poll was announced on August 19, 2019. The league's 12 head coaches voted North Carolina as the preseason favorite, with 9 of the 12 votes. Full results of the preseason poll are shown below:
Atlantic :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 64 (9) |
| 2 | Louisville | 48 (1) |
| 3 | Syracuse | 42 (1) |
| 4 | NC State | 38 |
| 5 | Clemson | 36 (1) |
| 6 | Boston College | 18 |
Coastal :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | North Carolina | 65 (10) |
| 2 | Virginia | 46 (1) |
| 3 | Duke | 45 (1) |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 38 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 36 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 16 |
Media poll (ACC Championship) :
| Rank | Team | Votes |
| 1 | North Carolina | 9 |
| 2 | Duke | 1 |
| 2 | Virginia | 1 |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 1 |

### Preseason national polls

Preseason polls will come out in August 2019. CollegeSoccerNews.com and Hero Sports use a Top 30 ranking throughout the season, while United Soccer, Soccer America, and Top Drawer Soccer use a Top 25 ranking throughout the season.
| | United Soccer | CSN | Soccer America | TopDrawer Soccer |
| Boston College | | | | |
| Clemson | RV | RV | | |
| Duke | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Louisville | 14 | 15 | 16 | 9 |
| NC State | RV | 25 | 25 | 22 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Notre Dame | 9 | 14 | | 16 |
| Pittsburgh | | | | |
| Syracuse | | RV | | RV |
| Virginia | 12 | 13 | 9 | 15 |
| Virginia Tech | 16 | 19 | 14 | 19 |
| Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 |

## Regular season

* Index to colors and formatting
* ACC member won
* ACC member lost
* ACC member tied
* ACC teams in bold
All times Eastern time.

### Week 1 (Aug. 26 – Sept. 1)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 2:30 p.m. | Quinnipiac | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | W 2–0 | 0 |
| August 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 13 Georgetown | Shaw Field • Washington, D.C. | L 1–3 | 1,121 |
| August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 15 UCF | No. 4 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | W 2–1 | 1,578 |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Loyola (MD) | NC State | Dail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NC | W 2–1 | 942 |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | South Carolina | Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 4–1 | 3,382 |
| August 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Cleveland State | No. 14 Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | T 2–2 (2OT) | 1,115 |
| August 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Creighton | No. 6 North Carolina | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC | T 2–2 (2OT) | 2,417 |
| August 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Furman | No. 10 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | W 1–0 | 1,173 |
| August 30 | 8:00 p.m. | Pacific | No. 12 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 2–0 | 3,770 |
| August 30 | 8:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 2 Indiana | Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN | L 2–3 (2OT) | 2,847 |
| August 30 | 10:00 p.m. | No. 16 Virginia Tech | Loyola (CA) | Sullivan Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–1 | 0 |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 9 Notre Dame | Saint Louis | Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO | W 3–2 | 5,942 |
| September 1 | 2:30 p.m. | Cal State Bakersfield | No. 10 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | W 2–1 | 547 |
| September 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Boston College | Boston | Nickerson Field • Boston, MA | W 1–0 | 4,415 |
| September 1 | 5:00 p.m. | Northwestern | Pittsburgh | Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN | L 0–1 | 0 |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Creighton | No. 4 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | W 1–0 | 2,089 |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | St. John's | NC State | Dail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NC | L 0–1 (2OT) | 764 |
| September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 15 UCF | No. 6 North Carolina | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC | L 1–2 | 814 |
| September 1 | 10:00 p.m. | No. 16 Virginia Tech | UC Santa Barbara | Harder Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA | W 3–1 | 1,500 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Irakoze Donasiyano | Virginia | Michael DeShields | Wake Forest |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 2 (Sept. 2 – Sept. 8)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 5:00 p.m. | Detroit Mercy | Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 8–0 | 1,267 |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Binghamton | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 3–1 | 1,169 |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 12 Virginia | No. 1 Maryland | Audi Field • Washington, D.C. | W 2–0 | 1,884 |
| September 3 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 9 Kentucky | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 3–0 | 2,389 |
| September 6 | 4:00 p.m. | Princeton | No. 5 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | W 4–0 | 0 |
| September 6 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 10 Virginia Tech | Loyloa (MD) | Sentara Park • Harrisonburg, VA | W 2–1 | 0 |
| September 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Rhode Island | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | W 2–1 | 351 |
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Dartmouth | No. 1 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | W 3–1 | 0 |
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Seattle | No. 11 Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 4–2 | 686 |
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Yale | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | T 1–1 (2OT) | 1,765 |
| September 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Harvard | No. 20 North Carolina | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 6–0 | 1,122 |
| September 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Liberty | Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | W 3–0 | 906 |
| September 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisville | Florida Atlantic | FAU Soccer Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 3–0 | 229 |
| September 6 | 7:30 p.m. | UNC Greensboro | No. 19 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 2–1 | 2,718 |
| September 6 | 8:00 p.m. | Longwood | NC State | Dail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NC | W 1–0 | 1,494 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | High Point | No. 7 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 1–0 | 1,578 |
| September 8 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 5 Duke | Harvard | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | W 3–0 | 993 |
| September 8 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 10 Virginia Tech | Hofstra | Sentara Park • Harrisonburg, VA | W 4–3 | 0 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Denver | No. 11 Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 1–0 | 641 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 New Hampshire | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | T 2–2 (2OT) | 721 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Daniele Porch | Duke | Jake Gelnovatch | Louisville |
| Daniele Porch | Duke | Colin Shutler | Virginia |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 3 (Sept. 9 – Sept. 15)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Delaware | Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | T 3–3 (2OT) | 309 |
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist | No. 1 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | W 4–0 | 1,187 |
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 North Carolina | UNC Greensboro | UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC | W 1–0 | 1,085 |
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | USC Upstate | No. 19 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 7–0 | 1,101 |
| September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisville | South Florida | Corbett Soccer Stadium • Tampa, FL | L 0–2 | 702 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Boston College | Holy Cross | Smith Stadium • Worcester, MA | W 3–2 | 0 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | NC State | William & Mary | Albert–Daly Field • Williamsburg, VA | T 1–1 (2OT) | 226 |
| September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 6 Virginia | No. 2 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | UVA 3–1 | 1,092 |
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 13 Clemson | No. 10 Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | CLEM 4–2 | 1,078 |
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 Louisville | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | T 0–0 (2OT) | 1,756 |
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 North Carolina | No. 9 Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | UNC 3–1 | 2,012 |
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Wake Forest | Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | WAKE 2–0 | 913 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Boston College | NC State | Dail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NC | NCST 1–0 | 1,250 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Kimarni Smith | Clemson | Andrew Pannenberg | Wake Forest |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 4 (Sept. 16 – Sept. 22)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Akron | Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | W 1–0 | 576 |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 SMU | No. 2 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | L 0–2 | 237 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | College of Charleston | NC State | Dail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NC | W 4–1 | 731 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Cornell | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 3–2 (OT) | 521 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Davidson | No. 11 North Carolina | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC | T 0–0 (2OT) | 1,411 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Fordham | No. 7 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 3–2 (OT) | 1,435 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Grand Canyon | No. 17 Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | W 4–0 | 712 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 16 Notre Dame | No. 4 Indiana | Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN | T 1–1 (2OT) | 2,392 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Radford | No. 5 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 1–0 | 1,043 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Wake Forest | James Madison | Sentara Park • Harrisonburg, VA | L 0–1 | 1,453 |
| September 20 | 5:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | PITT 2–0 | 344 |
| September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 16 Notre Dame | No. 11 North Carolina | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC | UNC 2–0 | 2,375 |
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | NC State | No. 5 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | UVA 2–0 | 3,858 |
| September 20 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 17 Virginia Tech | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | LOU 2–1 | 1,368 |
| September 20 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 15 Duke | No. 7 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | CLEM 3–1 | 2,452 |
| September 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 1 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | WAKE 1–0 | 3,143 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Cherif Dieye | Louisville | Matt Constant | North Carolina |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 5 (Sept. 23 – Sept. 29)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | No. 5 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 1–0 (OT) | 957 |
| September 24 | 4:00 p.m. | UMass | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | W 1–0 | 180 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Clemson | Furman | Stone Stadium • Greenville, SC | W 2–0 | 2,712 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Georgetown | No. 17 Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 1–0 (2OT) | 1,053 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 21 Notre Dame | Michigan State | DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI | W 1–0 | 616 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Syracuse | Colgate | Beyer-Small '76 Field • Hamilton, NY | W 1–0 | 425 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 Wake Forest | Davidson | Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC | W 1–0 | 849 |
| September 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Boston College | No. 18 Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | T 2–2 (2OT) | 1,232 |
| September 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Duke | No. 14 North Carolina | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC | DUKE 3–2 | 2,244 |
| September 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | T 1–1 (2OT) | 1,706 |
| September 27 | 7:30 p.m. | NC State | No. 17 Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | NCST 2–1 | 1,057 |
| September 28 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 3 Virginia | No. 21 Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | UVA 1–0 | 646 |
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Clemson | No. 7 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | WAKE 3–2 (OT) | 4,126 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Justin McMaster | Wake Forest | Colin Shutler | Virginia |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 6 (Sept. 30 – Oct. 6)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Denver | Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | W 3–2 (2OT) | 279 |
| October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Merrimack | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | T 0–0 (2OT) | 181 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Belmont | No. 24 Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 3–0 | 851 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Clemson | College of Charleston | CofC Soccer Stadium • Charleston, SC | W 3–0 | 1,544 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | DePaul | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 1–0 | 404 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb | No. 22 Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | W 4–0 | 409 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | George Washington | No. 1 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 3–0 | 1,160 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | UNC Wilmington | No. 20 North Carolina | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 2–0 | 649 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Wright State | No. 18 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | T 2–2 (2OT) | 422 |
| October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Notre Dame | NC State | Dail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NC | NCST 2–0 | 1,211 |
| October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 24 Louisville | No. 1 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | UVA 2–0 | 3,008 |
| October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 North Carolina | Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | UNC 2–1 | 704 |
| October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 18 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | DUKE 4–0 | 759 |
| October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 Wake Forest | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | BC 2–1 | 523 |
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 Virginia Tech | No. 6 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | T 0–0 (2OT) | 1,639 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Stefan Sigurdarson | Boston College | Joe Kellett | Boston College |
| Stefan Sigurdarson | Boston College | Robin Afamefuna | Virginia |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 7 (Oct. 7 – Oct. 13)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Howard | Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | W 6–0 | 207 |
| October 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Northeastern | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | W 3–0 | 206 |
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | ETSU | No. 20 NC State | Dail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NC | W 1–0 | 389 |
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | High Point | No. 6 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | W 5–0 | 1,377 |
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Purdue Fort Wayne | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 8–0 | 257 |
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | West Virginia | No. 18 North Carolina | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 3–1 | 647 |
| October 11 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 21 Duke | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | ND 1–0 | 748 |
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisville | No. 11 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | CLEM 4–0 | 1,700 |
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Virginia | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | WAKE 3–1 | 242 |
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 Virginia Tech | Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | PITT 3–1 | 621 |
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Wake Forest | No. 20 NC State | Dail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NC | T 1–1 (2OT) | 1,056 |
| October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 18 North Carolina | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC | CUSE 4–3 | 876 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Ryan Raposo | Syracuse | Felicien Dumas | Notre Dame |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 8 (Oct. 14 – Oct. 20)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Connecticut | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 1–0 | 342 |
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Duke | Elon | Rudd Field • Elon, NC | L 2–3 | 724 |
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 James Madison | No. 1 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 1–0 | 1,809 |
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 NC State | South Carolina | Stone Stadium • Columbia, SC | T 0–0 (2OT) | 1,506 |
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Kentucky | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 1–0 (OT) | 1,210 |
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Penn State | Jeffrey Field • State College, PA | L 1–3 | 509 |
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | William & Mary | No. 4 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | W 5–0 | 877 |
| October 18 | 5:30 p.m. | Notre Dame | Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | VT 2–1 | 822 |
| October 18 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 19 North Carolina | No. 4 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | WAKE 1–0 | 3,315 |
| October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 NC State | Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | T 0–0 (2OT) | 918 |
| October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 1 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | PITT 2–0 | 3,201 |
| October 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Boston College | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | LOU 3–2 (2OT) | 2,643 |
| October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 Clemson | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | CLEM 7–4 | 1,342 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Robbie Robinson | Clemson | Andrew Pannenberg (2) | Wake Forest |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 9 (Oct. 21 – Oct. 27)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 22 | 4:00 p.m. | SUNY Morrisville | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 11–0 | 64 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Elon | No. 23 NC State | Dail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NC | W 3–2 | 555 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | High Point | Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | L 0–1 | 237 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Loyola (MD) | No. 2 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | T 1–1 (2OT) | 1,099 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Michigan | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | L 0–1 | 585 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 21 North Carolina | Campbell | Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, NC | T 1–1 (2OT) | 415 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Radford | No. 3 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 5–0 | 1,091 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Saint Louis | No. 6 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 3–0 | 1,021 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Temple | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | L 1–2 | 868 |
| October 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Boston College | No. 3 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | CLEM 3–1 | 2,023 |
| October 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Duke | Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | PITT 4–3 | 875 |
| October 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisville | No. 21 North Carolina | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC | LOU 1–0 | 1,326 |
| October 25 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Virginia | No. 25 Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | UVA 2–0 | 1,738 |
| October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 NC State | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | CUSE 3–0 | 1,007 |
| October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Notre Dame | No. 2 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC | ND 1–0 | 3,022 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Daryl Dike | Virginia | Duncan Turnbull | Notre Dame |
| Robbie Robinson (2) | Clemson | Duncan Turnbull | Notre Dame |
| Reference: ACC ||||

### Week 9 (Oct. 28 – Nov. 3)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | North Carolina | Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC | L 0–1 | 874 |
| October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Denver | Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | W 1–0 | 208 |
| October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 Virginia Tech | Princeton | Roberts Stadium • Princeton, NJ | L 2–3 | 200 |
| November 1 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 7 Wake Forest | No. 25 Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | WAKE 3–1 | 1,310 |
| November 1 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Clemson | NC State | Dail Soccer Stadium • Raleigh, NC | CLEM 3–0 | 1,171 |
| November 1 | 7:00 p.m. | North Carolina | No. 4 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | UVA 2–1 (OT) | 2,193 |
| November 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | ND 1–0 | 584 |
| November 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Syracuse | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | BC 2–1 | 413 |
| November 1 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 Virginia Tech | Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | VT 2–1 | 793 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Calvin Harris | Wake Forest | Felicien Dumas (2) | Notre Dame |
| Reference: ||||

## Rankings
### National
#### United Soccer

Legend :
* 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 | Final |
| Boston College | | RV | RV | RV | | | | RV | RV | | | | | RV |
| Clemson | RV | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 (4) | 2 (1) | 1 (19) | 3 | 5 |
| Duke | 10 | 5 | 2 | 15 | RV | 18 | 21 | RV | | | | | | |
| Louisville | 14 | RV | 20 | RV | 17 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | | RV | 20 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | RV | | | | |
| NC State | RV | RV | RV | RV | | RV | 20 | 23 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Notre Dame | 9 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | | |
| Pittsburgh | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV |
| Syracuse | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | RV |
| Virginia | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 (4) | 1 (20) | 1 (25) | 1 (22) | 6 | 4 | 4 (1) | 2 (6) | 1 (27) | 2 |
| Virginia Tech | 16 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | RV | 25 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 13 |
| Wake Forest | 4 | 1 (16) | 1 (24) | 1 (26) | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 (3) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 (1) |

#### Top Drawer Soccer

Legend :
* 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 |
| Boston College | | | | | | | | | 14 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 25 |
| Clemson | | | | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Duke | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | |
| Louisville | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 24 | RV | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 12 | RV | RV | 18 | RV | | | | | | | | |
| NC State | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | RV | | | | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | | | | | | |
| Notre Dame | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 20 | RV | RV | 19 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 23 | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Syracuse | RV | RV | | | | | | | | RV | 25 | 25 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Virginia | 15 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Virginia Tech | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 |

### Regional – USC South Region

Legend :
* Increase in ranking
* Decrease in ranking
* Not ranked previous week
| | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 |
| Boston College | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | | 10 | | 9 |
| Clemson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Duke | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| Louisville | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | | |
| NC State | 9 | 10 | 8 | | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Notre Dame | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | | 10 | 6 | 8 | |
| Pittsburgh | | | | 10 | | | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| Syracuse | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10 |
| Virginia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Virginia Tech | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

## Postseason
### ACC tournament

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 0 | 1 | Clemson | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Virginia | 3 |
| 2 | Virginia | 1 | 2 | Virginia | 3 |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 0 | | | |

### NCAA tournament

Ten teams from the ACC were selected to the NCAA tournament, a record number from one conference. All ten teams were also selected to host their first matches of the tournament. Four teams received seeds, including three of the top four seeds, and first round byes.
| Seed | School | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| 1 | Virginia | BYE | W 2–0 vs. Campbell – (Charlottesville, VA) | W 3–0 vs. St. John's – (Charlottesville, VA) | W 3–2 vs. SMU – (Charlottesville, VA) | W 2–1 vs. Wake Forest – (Cary, NC) | T 3–3 (6–7 PKs) vs. Georgetown – (Cary, NC) |
| 2 | Clemson | BYE | W 2–1 (OT) vs. Charlotte – (Clemson, SC) | W 2–1 (OT) vs. Providence – (Clemson, SC) | T 1–1 (4–5 PKs) vs. Stanford – (Clemson, SC) | | |
| 4 | Wake Forest | BYE | W 3–0 vs. Maryland – (Winston-Salem, NC) | W 3–1 vs. Michigan – (Winston-Salem, NC) | W 1–0 vs. UC Santa Barbara – (Winston-Salem, NC) | L 1–2 vs. Virginia – (Cary, NC) | |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | BYE | W 4–1 vs. New Hampshire – (Blacksburg, VA) | L 1–2 vs. Stanford – (Stanford, CA) | | | |
| None | Boston College | W 2–0 vs. Yale – (Chestnut Hill, MA) | L 0–2 vs. Washington – (Seattle, WA) | | | | |
| None | Louisville | W 4–1 vs. South Florida– (Louisville, KY) | W 1–0 vs. UC Davis– (Davis, CA) | L 1–5 vs. Georgetown – (Washington, D.C.) | | | |
| None | NC State | L 2–3 (2OT) vs. Coastal Carolina– (Raleigh, NC) | | | | | |
| None | Notre Dame | L 2–3 vs. Wright State – (South Bend, IN) | | | | | |
| None | Pittsburgh | W 2–0 vs. Lehigh – (Pittsburgh, PA) | L 0–5 vs. Georgetown – (Washington, D.C.) | | | | |
| None | Syracuse | W 3–2 vs. Rhode Island – (Syracuse, NY) | L 1–2 vs. St. John's – (New York, NY) | | | | |
| | W–L–T (%): | 4–2–0 (.667) | 5–3–0 (.625) | 3–2–0 (.600) | 2–0–1 (.833) | 1–1–0 (.500) | 0–0–1 (.500) Total: 15–8–2 (.640) |

## Awards
### Postseason awards

The Atlantic Coast Conference post season awards were announced on November 13, 2019, the same day as the Semifinals of the ACC tournament.

#### All-ACC awards and teams

2019 ACC Men's Soccer Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Coach of the Year | Mike Noonan – Clemson |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Robbie Robinson – Clemson |
| Midfielder of the Year | Joe Bell – Virginia |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Malick Mbaye – Clemson |
| Freshman of the Year | Philip Mayaka – Clemson |
2019 ACC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams :
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Rookie Team |
| Philip Mayaka, Fr., M, Clemson Malick Mbaye, Sr., D, Clemson Robbie Robinson, Jr., F, Clemson Kimarni Smith, Jr., F, Clemson Daniele Proch, Sr., M, Duke Mauricio Pineda, Sr., M, North Carolina Edward Kizza, Jr., F, Pittsburgh Ryan Raposo, So., M, Syracuse Joe Bell, Jr., M, Virginia Colin Shutler, Jr., GK, Virginia Bruno Lapa, Sr., M, Wake Forest | Grayson Barber, So., F, Clemson Tanner Dieterich, Sr., M, Clemson George Marks, So., GK, Clemson Cherif Dieye, Sr., M, Louisville David Loera, Jr., M, NC State Jeremy Kelly, Sr., M, North Carolina Jack Skahan, Sr., M, North Carolina Jack Lynn, So., F, Notre Dame Daryl Dike, So., F, Virginia Henry Kessler, Jr., D, Virginia Kristo Strickler, Jr., M, Virginia Tech | Stefan Sigurdarson, Fr., F, Boston College Félicien Dumas, Gr., D, Notre Dame Veljko Petković, Fr., M, Pittsburgh Sito Sena, Jr., D, Pittsburgh Robin Afamefuna, Sr., D/M, Virginia Irakoze Donasiyano, Jr., F, Virginia Andreas Ueland, Fr., D, Virginia Machop Chol, Jr., F, Wake Forest Alistair Johnston, Sr., D, Wake Forest Andrew Pannenberg, So., GK, Wake Forest Isaiah Parente, So., M, Wake Forest | Amos Shapiro-Thompson, M, Boston College Stefan Sigurdarson, F, Boston College Victor Souza, D, Boston College Oskar Ågren, D, Clemson Philip Mayaka, M, Clemson Valentin Noël, M, Pittsburgh Arturo Ordoñez, D, Pittsburgh Veljko Petkovic, M, Pittsburgh Andreas Ueland, D, Virginia Daniel Pereira, M, Virginia Tech Calvin Harris, F, Wake Forest |

## MLS SuperDraft

Eight players from the ACC were selected in the first round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, which ties a record set by the ACC in 2016 and 2018. The eight players were twice as many as any other conference had in the first round. This is the first time the ACC has had the number one overall pick since 2016.

### Total picks by school

| Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
| Clemson | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 |
| Louisville | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Notre Dame | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Syracuse | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Virginia | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 |

### List of selections

| Round | Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | College | Other |
| 1 | 1 | Inter Miami | Robbie Robinson | FW | Clemson | Generation Adidas |
| 1 | 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Ryan Raposo | MF | Syracuse | Generation Adidas |
| 1 | 5 | Orlando City | Daryl Dike | FW | Virginia | Generation Adidas |
| 1 | 6 | New England Revolution | Henry Kessler | DF | Virginia | Generation Adidas |
| 1 | 9 | Montreal Impact | Jeremy Kelly | MF | North Carolina | |
| 1 | 11 | Nashville SC | Alistair Johnston | DF | Wake Forest | |
| 1 | 15 | New York Red Bulls | Cherif Dieye | MF | Louisville | |
| 1 | 19 | Toronto FC | Nyal Higgins | DF | Syracuse | |
| 2 | 27 | San Jose Earthquakes | Jack Skahan | MF | North Carolina | |
| 2 | 28 | Nashville SC | Tanner Dieterich | MF | Clemson | |
| 2 | 31 | Orlando City | Joey DeZart | MF | Wake Forest | |
| 2 | 33 | Toronto FC | Malick Mbaye | DF | Clemson | |
| 2 | 37 | Colorado Rapids | Robin Afamefuna | DF | Virginia | |
| 2 | 48 | NYCFC | Felicien Dumas | DF | Notre Dame | |
| 3 | 70 | Houston Dynamo | Duncan Turnball | GK | Notre Dame | |
| 4 | 84 | Sporting Kansas City | James Kasak | DF | Virginia Tech | |

### Notable undrafted players

The following players went pro after the 2019 season despite not getting drafted in the 2020 MLS draft.
| Player | Nationality | Position | College | Team | League |
| Blake Malone | USA | DF | North Carolina | Orange County SC | USL Championship |
| Daniele Proch | ITA | FW | Duke | North Carolina FC | USL Championship |
| Daniel Steedman | SCO | MF | Virginia | Atlanta United 2 | USL Championship |