The 2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represented

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during the

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. It was the program's 41st season. It was the program's 6th season competing in the

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. The Fighting Irish were led by head coach Chad Riley, in his first year.

Background

The 2017 Notre Dame men's soccer team finished the season with an 11–7–2 overall record and a 3–3–2 ACC record. The Fighting Irish were seeded seventh–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost to

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in the semifinals. The Fighting Irish earned an at-large bid into the

2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament The 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament (also known as the 2017 College Cup) was the 59th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I men's collegiate soccer. The first, second, third, and ...

for the fifth season in a row. As the twelfth–overall seed in the tournament, Notre Dame hosted

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. Notre Dame was upset 0–1 in overtime to end their season. At the end of the season, one Fighting Irish men's soccer player was selected in the

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. During the offseason, Bobby Clark retired as head coach and was replaced by Chad Riely.

Player movement

Players leaving

Players arriving

Squad

Roster

Updated August 23, 2018

Team management

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Schedule

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Awards and honors

2019 MLS Super Draft

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Rankings

References

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