# 2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game

The 2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game (also known as the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's College Cup) was played on December 11, 2023, at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. The match determined the winner of the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, the national collegiate soccer championship in the United States. This was the 50th edition of the oldest active competition in United States college soccer.
The match featured Akron (23–0–0), which played its 2nd. final, and Virginia University (17–3–3), which made its 7th. appearance in the final. After the match ended in a 0–0 tie, it went to a penalty shoot-out series, where Virginia defeated Akron 3–2 to claim their sixth NCAA soccer title.

## Road to the final

The NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiate soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I men's national champion. The tournament has been formally held since 1959, when it was an eight-team tournament. Since then, the tournament has expanded to 48 teams, where every Division I conference tournament champion is allocated a berth.
| Akron (BEC) | Akron (BEC) | Round | Virginia (ACC) | Virginia (ACC) |
| Opponent | Result | NCAA Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| Bye | — | First round | Bye | — |
| South Florida (AAC) | 2–0 (A) | Second round | Bucknell (Patriot) | 5–0 (H) |
| Stanford (ACC) | 2–0 (H) | Regional semifinals | Portland (WCC) | 1–0 (A) |
| Tulsa (AAC) | 1–0 (H) | Regional finals | Maryland (ACC) | 3–0 (A) |
| North Carolina (ACC) | 0–0 (5–4 p) (H) | College Cup (Final 4) | Wake Forest (ACC) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (A) |

## Match details

| GK | 24 | David Meves |
| DF | 2 | Zarek Valentin |
| DF | 3 | Chad Barson |
| DF | 4 | Kofi Sarkodie |
| DF | 16 | Chris Korb | 97' |
| MF | 7 | Blair Gavin | 75' |
| MF | 10 | Anthony Ampaipitakwong | | 48' |
| MF | 13 | Ben Zemanski |
| MF | 17 | Ben Speas |
| FW | 6 | Darlington Nagbe | | 59' 67' |
| FW | 12 | Teal Bunbury |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Scott Caldwell | | 48' |
| FW | 11 | Yoram Mwila | | 59' 67' | 60' |
| Head Coach: ||
| Caleb Porter ||
| GK | 1 | Diego Restrepo |
| DF | 6 | Greg Monaco |
| DF | 15 | Mike Volk |
| DF | 17 | Hunter Jumper | 40' |
| DF | 21 | Shawn Barry |
| MF | 7 | Neil Barlow | 59' |
| MF | 8 | Ross LaBauex | | 98' |
| MF | 10 | Jonathan Villanueva |
| MF | 19 | Ari Dimas | | 68' 98' |
| MF | 23 | Tony Tchani |
| FW | 25 | Will Bates | | 59' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 2 | Jordan Evans | | 59' |
| FW | 12 | Brian Ownby | | 68' 109' |
| MF | 11 | Jimmy Simpson | | 100' 109' |
| Head Coach: ||
| George Gelnovatch ||
| College Cup MVP Offensive: Defensive: Assistant referees: Andy Chapin (United States) Alex Gorin (United States) Fourth official: Lou Labbadia (United States) | Match rules: 90 minutes. 20 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Unlimited substitutes, may not return if subbed out in the first half; may return unlimited times in the second half. |

### Statistics

Overall :
| | Akron | Virginia |
| Goals scored | 0 | 0 |
| Total shots | 12 | 10 |
| Saves | 3 | 3 |
| Corner kicks | 6 | 4 |
| Offsides | 2 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |