The 2024 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented

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during the

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. They were led by head coach

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, in his fifteenth season. They played their home games at

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. This was the team's 64th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 37th playing in the

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. They entered the season as defending national champions after defeating Notre Dame in the NCAA Final. As defending national champions, the Tigers opened as number one in the polls. The started the season with a win against Power 4 opponent and drew

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2–2. This caused the Tigers to fall to number two where they lost to fifth ranked 2–3, in their ACC opener. They fell to number five where they defeated and . They later fell to number twelve in the polls where they lost a finals re-match with . This caused Clemson to fall to twenty-fourth in the polls. However, they upset number three

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and shot right back up to number twelve. A defeat of saw them rise to number eight. A series of four more wins saw them finish the season ranked second. They finished the season with a tie against . The Tigers finished the regular season 11–2–3 and 5–2–1 in ACC play. They finished in second place in the ACC. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Louisville in the First Round, Stanford in the Quarterfinals, and

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in the Semifinals to return to the Final for a third straight year. They faced , who defeated them in a

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. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, and were the ninth overall seed. A defeat of in the First Round, saw them match-up again with Wake Forest. Clemson lost this round 2–1 in

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to end their title defense.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the ACC season with a 9–3–3 overall record and a 4–2–2 ACC record. They were the fourth overall seed in the ACC Tournament. They defeated fifth seed Duke in penalties in the Quarterfinals and ninth seed

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in the Semifinals to reach the Final. There they faced off against seventh seed

. The match finished 1–1 and Clemson prevailed in another penalty shootout to win their fifth ACC tournament title. The tournament victory earned Clemson the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. There they were selected as the ninth overall seed. They defeated in the second round, eighth seed in the third round, and sixteenth seed in the Quarterfinals to reach the College Cup. A victory over fifth seed saw them reach the national title match against fellow ACC foe Notre Dame. Clemson went on to avenge their regular season loss to Notre Dame and win the title 2–1. The goal allowed in the title match was the only goal allowed by Clemson in the NCAA Tournament. The national title was the fourth in program history and second for head coach Mike Noonan. It was Clemson's second title in three years following their 2021 title.

Player movement

Players leaving

Players arriving

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class

Squad

Roster

Team management

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Schedule

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Goals record

Disciplinary record

Awards and honors

2025 MLS Super Draft

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Rankings

References

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