The 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the

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during the

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. It was the 76th season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels were led by twelfth year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. The Tar Heels finished the season 8–6–5 overall and 2–2–4 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Coastal Division. As the seventh overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated

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in the First Round, before losing to eventual champions

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in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As an unseeded team, they lost to in the First Round to end their season.

Background

The Tar Heels finished the season 11–7–2 overall and 4–4–0 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Atlantic Division. As the seventh overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated

in the First Round, before losing to Clemson in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As an unseeded team, they defeated Loyola (MD) via

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in the First Round before losing to sixth seeded

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in the Second Round.

Player movement

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class

Squad

Roster

Team management

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Schedule

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Awards and honors

2023 MLS Super Draft

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Rankings

References

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