The 2021 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represented the

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during the

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. The Panthers were led by head coach

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, in his sixth season. They played home games at

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. This was the team's 68th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 9th playing in the

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. The Panthers finished the season 13–5–2 overall and 5–2–1 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place in the Coastal Division. They won a tiebreaker with

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to be awarded the first overall seed in the ACC Tournament. They earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated

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before losing to eventual champions Notre Dame in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the fifth overall seed. After a First Round bye, they defeated

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in the Second Round and

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in the Third Round before losing to Notre Dame on penalties to end their season.

Background

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. 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

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. At the end of the season, one Panthers men's soccer player was selected in the

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: Edward Kizza.

Player movement

Players leaving

Players arriving

Squad

Roster

Team management

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Schedule

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Awards and honors

Rankings

2022 MLS Super Draft

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References

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