# 2023 ACC men's soccer tournament

The 2023 ACC men's soccer tournament was the 37th edition of the ACC men's soccer tournament. The tournament decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The final was played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina.
Syracuse are the defending tournament champions.
Syracuse was unable to defend their title as they fell to North Carolina in the Semifinals. Three of the top four seeds lost in the Quarterfinals, with fourth seed Clemson being the only top four seed to win. Clemson would go on to win the title, defeating North Carolina in the Final on penalties. The title was Clemson's fifth overall and second in four years. It was head coach Mike Noonan's third title as coach.

## Qualification

All twelve teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The winners of each division, Atlantic and Coastal, were seeds 1 and 2. The top 4 seeds received first round byes and hosted the winner of a first-round game. The remaining 10 teams in the conference were seeded according to points awarded in conference matches. All rounds, with the exception of the final were held at the higher seed's home field. Seeding is determined by regular season conference record. The seeding for the tournament was determined on the final day of conference play, October 27. A tiebreaker was required between North Carolina and Pittsburgh for the seventh and eighth seeds as both teams finished with 2–3–3 conference records. The regular season meeting between the two teams finished in a 0–0 tie, so the next tiebreaker of goal differential in conference games was used. North Carolina had a 0 goal differential, while Pittsburgh had a -4 goal differential. Therefore, North Carolina was the seventh seed, and Pittsburgh was the eighth seed.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 6–0–2 | 20 |
| 2 | Wake Forest* | 4–1–3 | 15* |
| 3 | Virginia* | 5–2–1 | 16* |
| 4 | Clemson | 4–2–2 | 14 |
| 5 | Duke | 4–3–1 | 13 |
| 6 | Syracuse | 2–1–5 | 11 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 2–3–3 | 9 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 2–3–3 | 9 |
| 9 | Louisville | 2–4–2 | 8 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 2–5–1 | 7 |
| 11 | NC State | 1–5–2 | 5 |
| 12 | Boston College | 0–5–3 | 3 |
(*: division winners are automatically given the top two seeds).

## Bracket

*Note: Home team listed first. Rankings shown are ACC Tournament Seeds.
| First Round November 1 ACCN & ACCNX | First Round November 1 ACCN & ACCNX | First Round November 1 ACCN & ACCNX | Quarterfinals November 5 ACCN | Quarterfinals November 5 ACCN | Quarterfinals November 5 ACCN | Semifinals November 8 ACCN | Semifinals November 8 ACCN | Semifinals November 8 ACCN | Final November 12 ESPNU | Final November 12 ESPNU | Final November 12 ESPNU |
| | | | 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 9 | Louisville | 4 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Louisville (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | 9 | Louisville | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Clemson | 5 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Clemson (pen.) | 3 (4) | | | | | | |
| 5 | Duke | 3 | 5 | Duke | 3 (1) | | | | | | |
| 12 | Boston College | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | Clemson (pen.) | 1 (5) |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | North Carolina | 1 (3) |
| | | | 3 | Virginia | 2 (3) | | | | | | |
| 6 | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | Syracuse (pen.) | 2 (4) | | | | | | |
| 11 | NC State | 0 | | | | 6 | Syracuse | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | North Carolina | 3 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Wake Forest | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | North Carolina | 4 | 7 | North Carolina | 1 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 46 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 4.18 goals per match.
3 goals
* Ousmane Sylla – Clemson
* Sander Roed – Louisville
2 goals
* Tyler Trimnal – Clemson
* Ulfur Bjornsson – Duke
* Ernest Bawa – North Carolina
* Quenzi Huerman – North Carolina
* Martin Vician – North Carolina
* Bryce Boneau – Notre Dame
* Daniel Diaz Bonilla – Syracuse
1 goal
* Christian Bejar – Boston College
* Daniel Klaric – Boston College
* Isaiah Easley – Clemson
* Gael Gibert – Clemson
* Alex Meinhard – Clemson
* Remi Okunlola – Clemson
* Forster Ajago – Duke
* Antino Lopez – Duke
* Ruben Mesalles – Duke
* Gage Guerra – Louisville
* Damien Barker John – Louisville
* Josh Jones – Louisville
* Mason Tatafu – Louisville
* Ahmad Al-Qaq – North Carolina
* Charlie Harper – North Carolina
* Daniel Kutsch – North Carolina
* Kyle Genenbacher – Notre Dame
* Joao Souza – Pittsburgh
* Felipe D'Agostini – Syracuse
* Jackson Glenn – Syracuse
* Nicholas Kaloukian – Syracuse
* Mateo Leveque – Syracuse
* Gabriel Mikina – Syracuse
* Leo Afonso – Virginia
* Misei Yoshizawa – Virginia Tech
1 own goal
* Clemson (vs Duke)

## All-Tournament team

| Player | Team |
| 2023 ACC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team ||
| Ousmane Sylla | Clemson |
| Gael Gerbet | Clemson |
| Joran Gerbet | Clemson |
| Alex Meinhard | Clemson |
| Quenzi Huerman | North Carolina |
| Martin Vician | North Carolina |
| Til Zinnhardt | North Carolina |
| Sander Roed | Louisville |
| Alex Svetanoff | Louisville |
| Daniel Diaz Bonilla | Syracuse |
| Buster Sjoberg | Syracuse |
MVP in Bold