# 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game

The 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game (also known as the 2023 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 65th edition of the oldest active competition in United States college soccer.
The match featured Clemson University, which played its 6th final, and University of Notre Dame, which made its 2nd appearance in the final. Clemson defeated Notre Dame 2–1 to win their forth NCAA soccer title and their 2nd in three years.

## 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.
| Clemson (ACC) | Clemson (ACC) | Round | Notre Dame (ACC) | Notre Dame (ACC) |
| Opponent | Result | NCAA Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| Bye | — | First round | Bye | — |
| Charlotte (AAC) | 3–0 (H) | Second round | Kentucky (SBC) | 2–0 (H) |
| New Hampshire (AEC) | 1–0 (H) | Third round (Sweet 16) | Western Michigan (MVC) | 0–0 (4–2 p) (A) |
| Stanford (Pac-12) | 2–0 (A) | Quarterfinals (Elite 8) | Indiana (Big Ten) | 1–1 (5–4 p) (A) |
| West Virginia (SBC) | 2–0 (N) | College Cup (Final 4) | Oregon State (Pac-12) | 1–0 (A) |

## Match details

| GK | 1 | Joseph Andema |
| DF | 2 | Pape Mar Boye | 41' |
| DF | 3 | Adam Lundegard |
| DF | 20 | Shawn Smart | | 32' 71' 65' |
| DF | 27 | Gael Gibert | 86' |
| DF | 33 | Arthur Duquenne | | 71' 82' |
| MF | 6 | Joran Gerbet | 56' |
| MF | 10 | Ousmane Sylla | 89' |
| MF | 11 | Brandon Parrish |
| FW | 15 | Alex Meinhard | | 41' |
| FW | 17 | Tyler Trimnal | | 66' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 30 | Remi Okunlola | | 32' 65' 82' |
| MF | 25 | Nathan Richmond | | 41' |
| FW | 9 | Mohamed Seye | | 66' |
| Head Coach: ||
| Mike Noonan ||
| GK | 31 | Bryan Dowd |
| DF | 2 | Mitchell Ferguson | 45' 68' |
| DF | 5 | Kyle Genenbacher |
| DF | 15 | Paddy Burns |
| DF | 18 | Josh Ramsey |
| MF | 7 | Ethan O'Brien | 38' 45' 50' 68' |
| MF | 13 | Bryce Boneau | 64' |
| MF | 16 | KK Baffour | 50' |
| FW | 21 | Matthew Roou | 72' |
| FW | 9 | Eno Nto | 26' 59' 79' |
| FW | 11 | Daniel Russo | 59' 64' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 22 | Nolan Spicer | 26' |
| MF | 6 | Wyatt Lewis | 38' 72' 79' |
| Head Coach: ||
| Chad Riley ||
| College Cup MVP Offensive: Defensive: Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman (United States) Justin Howard (United States) Fourth official: Aaron Hernandez (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 :
| | Clemson | Notre Dame |
| Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
| Total shots | 9 | 15 |
| Saves | 4 | 1 |
| Corner kicks | 7 | 8 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |