2018 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team
The 2018 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented University of Virginia during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach George Gelnovatch, in his twenty-third season. They played home games at Klöckner Stadium. This was the team's 78th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 66th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In addition, the Cavaliers were one of the six college soccer programs that participated in U.S. Soccer's 2018 Spring Men's College Soccer Program, which was held from March 4-April 21. This will be a series of competitive fixtures that use IFAB rules instead of NCAA rules for matches.
Previous season
The 2017 Virginia Cavaliers team finished the season with a final overall record of 13–4–5, and final ACC record of 3–2–3. The Cavaliers were seeded sixth-overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they reached the final. In the ACC Championship Game, they lost on penalty kicks to Wake Forest. The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, continuing their record streak of consecutive NCAA appearances going at 37 appearances. In the NCAA Tournament, Virginia was seeded 11th overall in the tournament, where they reached third round before losing to Fordham.At the end of the season, four Cavaliers men's soccer players were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Jeff Caldwell, Edward Opoku, Pablo Aguilar and Sheldon Sullivan.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jeff Caldwell | 1 | GK | 6'3" | 187 | Senior | Todd, NC | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 19th overall by New York City FC |
| Nate Odusote | 4 | DF | 6'4" | 189 | Senior | North Haledon, NJ | Graduated |
| Hayes Fountain | 6 | MF | 5'11" | 181 | Senior | Charlottesville, VA | Graduated |
| Bay Kurtz | 7 | MF | 5'11" | 171 | Senior | Crown Point, IN | Graduated |
| Pablo Aguilar | 8 | MF | 5'7" | 150 | Senior | Guatemala City, GUA | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 59th overall by the Houston Dynamo |
| Edward Opoku | 11 | FW | 5'7" | 140 | Junior | Millbrook, NY | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 32nd overall by the Columbus Crew |
| Sheldon Sullivan | 31 | DF | 5'9" | 170 | Senior | Stafford, VA | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 66th overall by the Houston Dynamo |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Marcel DaSilva | TBD | GK | 5'8" | 150 | Junior | Manchester, New Hampshire | Transferred from Tulsa. |
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Source:Schedule
!colspan=7 style=""| U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program!colspan=7 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=7 style=""| Regular Season
!colspan=7 style=""| ACC Tournament
!colspan=7 style=""| NCAA Tournament
Statistics
Disciplinary record
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
| Colin Shutler | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | August 28, 2018 | |
| Colin Shutler | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 17, 2018 | |
| Daryl Dike | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 15, 2018 | |
| Joe Bell | All-ACC Third Team | November 7, 2018 | |
| Henry Kessler | All-ACC Third Team | November 7, 2018 | |
| Daryl Dike | All-ACC Freshman Team | November 7, 2018 | |
| Cabrel Happi Kamseu | All-ACC Freshman Team | November 7, 2018 | |
| Aboubacar Keita | All-ACC Freshman Team | November 7, 2018 | |
| Daniel Steedman | All-ACC Freshman Team | November 7, 2018 |