2019 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
The 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season will be the 66th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are the defending champions of the Atlantic Conference and the North Carolina are the defending champions of the Coastal Conference. Wake Forest are the defending ACC Tournament Champions.
Changes from 2018
After the 2018 season, Louisville Cardinals coach Ken Lolla resigned after 13 years and a 155–77–39 record with the team. He was replaced by John Michael Hayden on December 27, 2018Teams
Stadiums and locations
1. Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami do not sponsor men's soccerPersonnel
| Team | Head Coach | Years at School | Overall Record | Record at School | ACC Record |
| Boston College | Ed Kelly | 33 | 321–248–70 | 281–235–65 | 109–112–30 |
| Clemson | Mike Noonan | 9 | 305–174–41 | 92–61–28 | 35–28–12 |
| Duke | John Kerr Jr. | 12 | 181–129–38 | 100–70–25 | 38–39–14 |
| Louisville | John Michael Hayden | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| North Carolina | Carlos Somoano | 9 | 121–29–22 | 121–29–22 | 43–10–13 |
| NC State | George Kiefer | 3 | 104–27–23 | 122–40–30 | 5–7–4 |
| Notre Dame | Chad Riley | 2 | 11–7–3 | 11–7–3 | 4–3–1 |
| Pittsburgh | Jay Vidovich | 4 | 225–87–31 | 18–33–4 | 4–19–2 |
| Syracuse | Ian McIntyre | 9 | 192–125–54 | 85–61–24 | 16–25–11 |
| Virginia | George Gelnovatch | 24 | 320–128–57 | 320–128–57 | 83–58–30 |
| Virginia Tech | Mike Brizendine | 10 | 71–91–23 | 71–91–23 | 16–53–15 |
| Wake Forest | Bobby Muuss | 5 | 148–66–32 | 73–10–8 | 25–2–5 |
Notes
- Records shown are prior to the 2019 season
- Years at school includes the 2019 season
- ACC records include only years with current school.
Preseason
Hermann Trophy
Prior to the season five ACC men's soccer players were selected to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list.| Player | Class | Position | School |
| Daniele Proch | Senior | FW | Duke |
| Emil Elveroth | Junior | FW | Louisville |
| David Loera | Junior | MF | NC State |
| Mauricio Pineda | Senior | MF | North Carolina |
| Bruno Lapa | Senior | MF | Wake Forest |
Preseason Poll
The 2019 ACC Preseason Poll was announced on August 19, 2019. The league's 12 head coaches voted North Carolina as the preseason favorite, with 9 of the 12 votes. Full results of the preseason poll are shown below:| Media poll |
Preseason national polls
Preseason polls will come out in August 2019. CollegeSoccerNews.com and Hero Sports use a Top 30 ranking throughout the season, while United Soccer, Soccer America, and Top Drawer Soccer use a Top 25 ranking throughout the season.| United Soccer | CSN | Soccer America | TopDrawer Soccer | |
| Boston College | ||||
| Clemson | RV | RV | ||
| Duke | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Louisville | 14 | 15 | 16 | 9 |
| NC State | RV | 25 | 25 | 22 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Notre Dame | 9 | 14 | 16 | |
| Pittsburgh | ||||
| Syracuse | RV | RV | ||
| Virginia | 12 | 13 | 9 | 15 |
| Virginia Tech | 16 | 19 | 14 | 19 |
| Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Regular season
All times Eastern time.Week 1 (Aug. 26 – Sept. 1)
Players of the WeekWeek 2 (Sept. 2 – Sept. 8)
Players of the WeekWeek 3 (Sept. 9 – Sept. 15)
Players of the WeekWeek 4 (Sept. 16 – Sept. 22)
Players of the WeekWeek 5 (Sept. 23 – Sept. 29)
Players of the WeekWeek 6 (Sept. 30 – Oct. 6)
Players of the WeekWeek 7 (Oct. 7 – Oct. 13)
Players of the WeekWeek 8 (Oct. 14 – Oct. 20)
Players of the WeekWeek 9 (Oct. 21 – Oct. 27)
Players of the WeekWeek 9 (Oct. 28 – Nov. 3)
Players of the WeekRankings
National
United Soccer">National Soccer Coaches Association of America">United Soccer
Top Drawer Soccer
Regional – USC South Region
| Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | |
| Boston College | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | ||
| Clemson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Duke | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |||||
| Louisville | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
| North Carolina | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||
| NC State | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Notre Dame | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Pittsburgh | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| Syracuse | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Virginia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Virginia Tech | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Postseason
ACC Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Ten teams from the ACC were selected to the NCAA Tournament, a record number from one conference. All ten teams were also selected to host their first matches of the tournament. Four teams received seeds, including three of the top four seeds, and first round byes.| Seed | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| 1 | Virginia | BYE | W 2–0 vs. Campbell – | W 3–0 vs. St. John's – | W 3–2 vs. SMU – | W 2–1 vs. Wake Forest – | T 3–3 vs. Georgetown – |
| 2 | Clemson | BYE | W 2–1 vs. Charlotte – | W 2–1 vs. Providence – | T 1–1 vs. Stanford – | ||
| 4 | Wake Forest | BYE | W 3–0 vs. Maryland – | W 3–1 vs. Michigan – | W 1–0 vs. UC Santa Barbara – | L 1–2 vs. Virginia – | |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | BYE | W 4–1 vs. New Hampshire – | L 1–2 vs. Stanford – | |||
| - | Boston College | W 2–0 vs. Yale – | L 0–2 vs. Washington – | ||||
| - | Louisville | W 4–1 vs. South Florida– | W 1–0 vs. UC Davis– | L 1–5 vs. Georgetown – | |||
| - | NC State | L 2–3 vs. Coastal Carolina– | |||||
| - | Notre Dame | L 2–3 vs. Wright State – | |||||
| - | Pittsburgh | W 2–0 vs. Lehigh – | L 0–5 vs. Georgetown – | ||||
| - | Syracuse | W 3–2 vs. Rhode Island – | L 1–2 vs. St. John's – | ||||
| W–L–T : | Total: |
Awards
Postseason awards
The Atlantic Coast Conference post season awards were announced on November 13, 2019, the same day as the Semifinals of the ACC Tournament.All-ACC awards and teams
MLS SuperDraft
Eight players from the ACC were selected in the first round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, which ties a record set by the ACC in 2016 and 2018. The eight players were twice as many as any other conference had in the first round. This is the first time the ACC has had the number one overall pick since 2016.Total picks by school
| Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
| Clemson | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 |
| Louisville | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Notre Dame | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Syracuse | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Virginia | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
List of selections
| Round | Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | College | Other |
| 1 | 1 | Inter Miami |  Robbie Robinson | FW | Clemson | Generation Adidas |
| 1 | 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps |  Ryan Raposo | MF | Syracuse | Generation Adidas |
| 1 | 5 | Orlando City | Daryl Dike | FW | Virginia | Generation Adidas |
| 1 | 6 | New England Revolution | Henry Kessler | DF | Virginia | Generation Adidas |
| 1 | 9 | Montreal Impact | Jeremy Kelly | MF | North Carolina | |
| 1 | 11 | Nashville | Alistair Johnston | DF | Wake Forest | |
| 1 | 15 | New York Red Bulls |  Cherif Dieye | MF | Louisville | |
| 1 | 19 | Toronto | Nyal Higgins | DF | Syracuse | |
| 2 | 27 | San Jose Earthquakes | Jack Skahan | MF | North Carolina | |
| 2 | 28 | Nashville | Tanner Dieterich | MF | Clemson | |
| 2 | 31 | Orlando City | Joey DeZart | MF | Wake Forest | |
| 2 | 33 | Toronto | Malick Mbaye | DF | Clemson | |
| 2 | 37 | Colorado Rapids |  Robin Afamefuna | DF | Virginia | |
| 2 | 48 | NYCFC |  Felicien Dumas | DF | Notre Dame | |
| 3 | 70 | Houston Dynamo | Duncan Turnball | GK | Notre Dame | |
| 4 | 84 | Sporting Kansas City | James Kasak | DF | Virginia Tech |
Notable undrafted players
The following players went pro after the 2019 season despite not getting drafted in the 2020 MLS draft.| Player | Nationality | Position | College | Team | League |
| North Carolina | Orange County SC | USL Championship | |||
| FW | Duke | North Carolina FC | USL Championship | ||
| Virginia | Atlanta United 2 | USL Championship |