The 2020 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represented

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during the

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. The Panthers were led by head coach

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, in his fifth season. They played home games at

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. This was 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

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, 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, during which conference competition was organized in North and South divisions followed by a conference tournament. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021 which was organized according to the more typical Atlantic and Coastal divisions and was followed by a one game playoff between the division champions to determine who received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Panthers finished the fall season 7–1–0 and 4–0–0 in ACC play to finish in first place in the North Region. In the ACC Tournament they defeated

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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, UCF in the Third Round, and

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in the Quarterfinals before losing to

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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

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, but fell to Clemson in the semifinals. The Panthers earned an at-large bid into the

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, making it their first berth into the NCAA Tournament since 1965. Pitt defeated Lehigh 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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