The 2018 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented

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during the

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. The Cavaliers were led by head coach

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, in his twenty-third season. They played home games at

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. This was the team's 78th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 66th playing in the

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. In addition, the Cavaliers were one of the six college soccer programs that participated in U.S. Soccer's 2018 Spring Men's College Soccer Program, which was held from March 4–April 21. This will be a series of competitive fixtures that use

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rules instead of NCAA rules for matches.

Previous season

The 2017 Virginia Cavaliers team finished the season with a final overall record of 13–4–5, and final ACC record of 3–2–3. The Cavaliers were seeded sixth-overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they reached the final. In the ACC Championship Game, they lost on penalty kicks to Wake Forest. The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, continuing their record streak of consecutive NCAA appearances going at 37 appearances. In the NCAA Tournament, Virginia was seeded 11th overall in the tournament, where they reached third round before losing to Fordham. At the end of the season, four Cavaliers men's soccer players were selected in the

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: Jeff Caldwell,

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, Pablo Aguilar and

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

Roster

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Schedule

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Statistics

Disciplinary record

Awards and honors

2019 MLS Super Draft

Virginia did not have any players selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

Rankings

References

External links

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