The 2008

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was a tournament of 48 teams from

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who played for the NCAA Championship in soccer. The College Cup for the final four teams was held at

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. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher-seeded team. The final was held on December 14, 2008. The bracket was announced November 17, 2008. The tournament started on November 21. The first round was played on November 21 and 22, and the second round on the 25th and 26th. The third round was played on November 29 and 30. The Regional Finals were played on December 6.

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won the 2008 College Cup, defeating

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, 1–0, in the final. This was Maryland's third College Cup and second since 2005.

Regional 1

Regional 2

Regional 3

Regional 4

College Cup –
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Semifinals

Championship

Goal scorers

Bold indicates player's team played in the final

4 Goals

Andrew Wiedeman Andrew Dennis Wiedeman (born August 22, 1989) is a retired American soccer player, who played as a forward. Career College and amateur Wiedeman played college soccer at the University of California, where he earned numerous individual honors ...

- California

3 Goals

Graham Zusi Graham Jonathan Zusi (; born August 18, 1986) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder or defender for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City. From 2012 to 2017, Zusi represented the United States n ...

- Maryland
Sverre Wegge Gundhus- St. John's
Chris Leer- UC Davis
Nirav Kadam- UNC Greensboro
Cody Arnoux- Wake Forest
Zack Schilawski- Wake Forest

2 Goals

Tony Cascio Tony Cascio (born March 28, 1990) is an American soccer player. Career College and Amateur Tony begin his soccer career playing for Hamilton High School in his home town of Chandler, Arizona. Cascio played college soccer at the University o ...

- Connecticut

Seth Sinovic Seth Sinovic (; born January 28, 1987) is an American former soccer player. He most recently played as a left back for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer. Career College and amateur Sinovic grew up in Leawood, Kansas to paren ...

- Creighton
John Mellencamp- Indiana
Kirk Urso- North Carolina
Oliver Kupe- Northwestern
Irving Garcia- UC Irvine

Zak Boggs Zak Devin Boggs (born December 25, 1986 in Marietta, Ohio) is an American soccer player. Career College and amateur Boggs grew up in Vienna, West Virginia, and attended Parkersburg High School before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, F ...

- South Florida
Joel Gustafsson- St. John's

Sam Cronin Sam Cronin (born December 12, 1986) is an American former soccer player who played as a midfielder. Club career College and amateur Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Cronin attended Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where he move ...

- Wake Forest

Andrew Hoxie Andrew Jerod Hoxie (born October 8, 1986) is an American soccer player for Utica City FC in the Major Arena Soccer League. Career College and amateur Hoxie grew up in Newport News, Virginia, and attended Denbigh Baptist Christian School, wher ...

- William and Mary

1 Goal

Matt Tutich- Akron

Shawn Chin Shawn Chin (born May 11, 1989) is an American professional soccer player. Personal Chin is of Jamaican and Chinese descent. He was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Felix Varela High School, where he was named Miami Player of t ...

- Boston College
Edvin Worley- Boston College
Jin Oh- Boston University
Chris Deal- California
Demitrius Omphroy- California

Davis Paul Davis Paul (born October 12, 1988 in San Diego, California) is an American professional soccer player who last played for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. Career College and amateur Paul attended Damien High School. Paul played col ...

- California
Ryan Anderson- Cal Poly
Dori Arad- Connecticut
Andrei Gotsmanov- Creighton

Chris Schuler Chris Schuler (born September 6, 1987) is an American former soccer player who last played for Orlando City in Major League Soccer. He is currently pursuing an events management career with US Soccer. Career College and amateur Schuler atte ...

- Creighton
Eber Martinez- George Mason

Andre Akpan Andre Ubong Akpan (born December 9, 1987) is an American former soccer player who most recently played for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer. Career Youth and college Akpan was born in Grand Prairie, Texas, to a Nigerian father an ...

- Harvard
John Stamatis- Harvard
Baggio Husidic- Illinois-Chicago
Matt Spiess- Illinois-Chicago
Andy Adlard- Indiana
Eric Alexander- Indiana

Kevin Alston Kevin Lawrence Alston (born May 5, 1988) is an American soccer player. Club career Alston played college soccer College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very pro ...

- Indiana
Brad Ring- Indiana
Ofori Sarkodie- Indiana
Nedim Hrustric- Jacksonville
Ramak Safi- Jacksonville
Stefan Runeman- Jacksonville
Tony Taylor- Jacksonville
Aaron Clapham- Louisville
Zachary Hernan- Louisville
Ryan McDonald- Louisville
Phil Bannister- Loyola (Md.)
Jeremy Hall- Maryland

Omar Gonzalez Omar Alejandro Gonzalez (born October 11, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. A college soccer player for the Maryland Terrapins, he joined the LA ...

- Maryland

Casey Townsend Casey James Townsend (born July 7, 1989) is an American former professional soccer player. Career Prep career Townsend played for Traverse City West High School in Michigan from 2004 to 2007. During his time there he was named the state's Pla ...

- Maryland
Rodney Wallace- Maryland
Peri Marosevic- Michigan
Jake Stacy- Michigan
Michael Callahan- North Carolina
Garry Lewis- North Carolina
Billy Schuler- North Carolina

Brian Shriver Brian Patrick Shriver (born August 5, 1987 in Clearwater, Florida) is a former American soccer player. Career Youth and college Shriver was an All-state performer at Clearwater High School, where he served as team captain for three years an ...

- North Carolina
Geoff Fallon- Northwestern
Jack Traynor- Notre Dame
Jordan Seabrook- South Florida
Nelson Becerra- St. John's
Tafadzwa Chiduku- St. John's
Kyle Hayes- St. Louis
Austin Neil- Tulsa
Jose Parada- Tulsa
Sule Anibaba- UC Davis
Lance Patterson- UC Davis
Irving Garcia- UC Irvine
Rafael Macedo- UC Irvine

Amani Walker Amani Walker (born 16 December 1989 in San Diego, California) is a Jamaican footballer. Career College and Amateur Walker attended Francis Parker High School, and played for the Surf FC club team, before going on to play four years of college ...

- UC Irvine
Martin Hedevag- UC Santa Barbara
Michael Tetteh- UC Santa Barbara
Tebatso Manyama- UNC Greensboro
Corey Maret- UNC Greensboro
Lyle Adams- Wake Forest

Corben Bone Corben Bone (born September 16, 1988 in Plano, Texas) is an American former professional soccer player. Career College and amateur Bone played college soccer at Wake Forest University from 2007 to 2009 where he appeared in 68 games scoring 15 ...

- Wake Forest
Jamie Franks- Wake Forest
Luke Norman- Wake Forest

Marcus Tracy Marcus Garin Tracy (born October 2, 1986 in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player who plays as a striker. Career College and Amateur Although born in Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Tracy grew up in Newtown, CT, play ...

- Wake Forest
Alan Koger- William and Mary
Rafael Araujo- Winthrop

References

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