The 2020 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represents University of Pittsburgh during the

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. The Panthers are led by head coach

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, in his fifth season. They play home games at

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. This is the team's 67th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 8th playing in the

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. The teams' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021. The Panthers finished the fall season 7–1–0 and 4–0–0 in ACC play to finish in first place in the North Division. In the ACC Tournament they defeated Duke in the Quarterfinals and Notre Dame in the Semifinals before losing to Clemson in the Final. They finished the spring season 6–1–0 and 5–1–0 in ACC play, to finish in first place in the Coastal Division. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament because they lost the automatic bid play-in game to Clemson. As the second seed in the tournament, they defeated

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in the Second Round,

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in the Third Round, and Washington in the Quarterfinals before losing to Indiana in the Semifinals to end their season.

Previous season

The 2019 Pittsburgh men's soccer team finished the season with a 10–8–2 overall record and a 4–3–1 ACC record. Pitt were seeded fourth–overall in the 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Panthers won their first round match up against NC State, but fell to Clemson in the semifinals. The Panthers earned an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, making it their first berth into the NCAA Tournament since 1965. Pitt defeated

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in the first round, before losing to the eventual national champions, Georgetown, in the second round.

Preseason

Preseason rankings

ACC Media Poll

The ACC men's soccer media poll was released on September 8, 2020. Pitt was picked to finish second in the ACC North Division.

Player movement

Players leaving

Players arriving

Squad

Roster

Updated October 28, 2020

Team management

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Schedule

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Awards and honors

Rankings

Fall 2020

Spring 2021

2021 MLS Super Draft

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References

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