# 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season

The 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 62nd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. It marked the arrival of the Louisville Cardinals men's soccer program, who joined the ACC from the American Athletic Conference. The Maryland Terrapins men's soccer program, who were both the defending regular season and tournament champions, departed the conference for the Big Ten Conference.

## Changes from 2013

* Louisville will be joining the conference, and will also be opening the new Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium, a 5,300-seat on-campus facility.
* Maryland will be leaving the conference for the Big Ten.
* The ACC adopted a divisional format (Atlantic and Coastal) similar to what they did for other sports, allowing for regular season division winners to be recognized as well. All full-time members were in their respective divisions, while Notre Dame was assigned to the Coastal Division to balance the conference at six teams apiece in each division.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Boston College Eagles | Boston, Massachusetts | Newton Soccer Complex | 2,000 |
| Clemson Tigers | Clemson, South Carolina | Riggs Field | 6,500 |
| Duke Blue Devils | Durham, North Carolina | Koskinen Stadium | 4,500 |
| Louisville Cardinals | Louisville, Kentucky | Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium | 5,300 |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium | 3,000 |
| NC State Wolfpack | Raleigh, North Carolina | Dail Field | 1,500 |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | Chapel Hill, NC | Fetzer Field | 6,000 |
| Pittsburgh Panthers | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Urbanic Field | 735 |
| Syracuse Orange | Syracuse, New York | SU Soccer Stadium | 1,500 |
| Virginia Cavaliers | Charlottesville, Virginia | Klöckner Stadium | 8,000 |
| Virginia Tech Hokies | Blacksburg, Virginia | Thompson Field | 2,500 |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Spry Stadium | 3,000 |

### Personnel

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Shirt supplier |
| Boston College Eagles | Ed Kelly | Matt Wendelken | Under Armour |
| Clemson Tigers | Mike Noonan | Kyle Fisher | Nike |
| Duke Blue Devils | John Kerr, Jr. | Nick Palodichuk | Nike |
| Louisville Cardinals | Ken Lolla | Daniel Keller | Adidas |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Bobby Clark | Nick Besler | Adidas |
| NC State Wolfpack | Kelly Findley | Clement Simonin | Adidas |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | Carlos Somoano | Andy Craven | Nike |
| Pittsburgh Panthers | Joe Luxbacher | Chris Davis | Nike |
| Syracuse Orange | Ian McIntyre | Jordan Murrell | Nike |
| Virginia Cavaliers | George Gelnovatch | Todd Wharton | Nike |
| Virginia Tech Hokies | Mike Brizendine | Brad Vorv | Nike |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Jay Vidovich | Sam Fink | Nike |

## ACC Tournament

The 2014 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, was held from November 5–16, 2014. 1st round and quarterfinal games were held at campus sites based on higher seed, while the semifinals and finals were held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The Clemson Tigers won the tournament to earn their 3rd ACC tournament championship and first since 2001. The tournament win also accounted for the Tigers' 14th official ACC championship, as the Tigers had won 11 conference titles in regular season play prior to the start of the ACC tournament in 1987.

## NCAA tournament

Seven ACC teams earned bids to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, led by defending national champion Notre Dame earning the #1 seed in the tournament. The Virginia Cavaliers, #16 seed in the tournament, would eventually win their 7th National Championship as a program and first since 2009.
| Team | National Seed | Round Eliminated | Results |
| Notre Dame | #1 | Round of 16 | 2nd Round: def. Ohio State 2–1 Round of 16: lost #16 Virginia 1–0 |
| Clemson | #7 | Round of 16 | 2nd Round: def. Coastal Carolina 2–1 Round of 16: lost North Carolina 2–1 |
| Syracuse | #9 | Round of 16 | 2nd Round: def. Penn State 2–1 Round of 16: lost Georgetown 2–1 (OT) |
| Louisville | #13 | Round of 16 | 2nd Round: def. St. Louis 2–1 Round of 16: lost UMBC 1–0 |
| Virginia | #16 | National Champions | 2nd Round: def. UNC-Wilmington 3–1 Round of 16: def #1 Notre Dame 1–0 Quarterfinals: tied Georgetown 2–2 (OT) - advance on PK Semifinals: def. UMBC 1–0 Finals: tied #2 UCLA 0–0 (2OT) - won PK |
| North Carolina | N/A | Quarterfinals | 1st Round: def. James Madison 6–0 2nd Round: def. #10 Charlotte 2–1 Round of 16: def. #7 Clemson 2–1 Quarterfinals: tied #2 UCLA 3–3 (2OT) - UCLA advance on PK |
| Wake Forest | N/A | 1st Round | tied UMBC 0–0 (2OT) - UMBC advance on PK |