The 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 66th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The
Wake Forest Demon Deacons are the defending champions of the Atlantic Conference and the
North Carolina are the defending champions of the Coastal Conference. Wake Forest are the defending
ACC tournament champions.
Changes from 2018
After the 2018 season,
Louisville Cardinals coach
Ken Lolla
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resigned after 13 years and a 155–77–39 record with the team. He was replaced by
John Michael Hayden
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Playing career Youth and college
Hayden attended Trinity High Schoo ...
on December 27, 2018
Teams
Stadiums and locations
1. ''Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer''
Personnel
''Notes''
*Records shown are prior to the 2019 season
*Years at school includes the 2019 season
*ACC records include only years with current school.
Preseason
Hermann Trophy
Prior to the season five ACC men's soccer players were selected to the MAC
Hermann Trophy
The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the Missouri Athletic Club to the United States's top men's and women's college soccer players.
History
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watch list.
Preseason poll
The 2019 ACC preseason poll was announced on August 19, 2019. The league's 12 head coaches voted North Carolina as the preseason favorite, with 9 of the 12 votes.
Full results of the preseason poll are shown below:
Preseason national polls
Preseason polls will come out in August 2019. CollegeSoccerNews.com and ''Hero Sports'' use a Top 30 ranking throughout the season, while
United Soccer, ''
Soccer America'', and
Top Drawer Soccer
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use a Top 25 ranking throughout the season.
Regular season
All times Eastern time.
Week 1 (Aug. 26 – Sept. 1)
Players of the week:
Week 2 (Sept. 2 – Sept. 8)
Players of the week:
Week 3 (Sept. 9 – Sept. 15)
Players of the week:
Week 4 (Sept. 16 – Sept. 22)
Players of the week:
Week 5 (Sept. 23 – Sept. 29)
Players of the week:
Week 6 (Sept. 30 – Oct. 6)
Players of the week:
Week 7 (Oct. 7 – Oct. 13)
Players of the week:
Week 8 (Oct. 14 – Oct. 20)
Players of the week:
Week 9 (Oct. 21 – Oct. 27)
Players of the week:
Week 9 (Oct. 28 – Nov. 3)
Players of the week:
Rankings
National
United Soccer
Top Drawer Soccer
Regional – USC South Region
Postseason
ACC tournament
NCAA tournament
Ten teams from the ACC were selected to the NCAA tournament, a record number from one conference. All ten teams were also selected to host their first matches of the tournament. Four teams received seeds, including three of the top four seeds, and first round byes.
Awards
Postseason awards
The Atlantic Coast Conference post season awards were announced on November 13, 2019, the same day as the Semifinals of the ACC tournament.
All-ACC awards and teams
MLS SuperDraft
Eight players from the ACC were selected in the first round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, which ties a record set by the ACC in
2016
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and
2018
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. The eight players were twice as many as any other conference had in the first round. This is the first time the ACC has had the number one overall pick since 2016.
Total picks by school
List of selections
Notable undrafted players
The following players went pro after the 2019 season despite not getting drafted in the 2020 MLS draft.
References
External links
ACC Soccer
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2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season