Maryland–Virginia men's soccer rivalry


The Maryland–Virginia men's soccer rivalry, sometimes referred to as the Tydings Cup, is a rivalry between the University of Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team, and the University of Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team. When both teams competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the rivalry was considered one of the most intense college soccer rivalries in the United States. Much of this is due to the program's long-standing rivalries across other sports and competing for recruits in the Mid-Atlantic, as both programs participated in the ACC for over 60 years before Maryland left for the Big Ten Conference.
Both UVA and Maryland have NCAA Championship programs in men's soccer. The Cavaliers have won seven NCAA Championships while the Terrapins have won four. Both programs are also extremely consistent. As of 2019, Virginia has made the College Cup Tournament bracket an NCAA record 39 consecutive years. Maryland has made the tournament 19 consecutive years since 2001.
Virginia is 29–16–7 in the rivalry since 1978, but Maryland started 26–1–3 between 1941 and 1977, and still leads 42–30–10 overall. The programs are coached by two of the most reputable coaches in the collegiate game who have both coached their respective programs for over 20 years. The Cavaliers are coached by George Gelnovatch while the Terrapins are coached by Sasho Cirovski.

Rivalry

History

The origins of both programs begin in the early to mid-1940s. In 1941, Virginia began sponsoring a varsity men's soccer program, while Maryland followed suit in 1946. Prior to the 1946 meeting, Virginia's varsity team played Maryland's club team in the early 1940s in season fixtures. The first recorded meeting between both teams was on October 8, 1941 where the Maryland club team defeated the Virginia varsity team, 12-0, making it the largest defeat by either team in the series. The first meeting between the two sides as varsity programs was on October 25, 1947, where Maryland defeated Virginia 3-0.
The two teams met infrequently through the remainder of the 1940s into the mid-1950s. In 1955, the Atlantic Coast Conference began sponsoring men's college soccer as a conference sport, in which both Maryland and Virginia joined, thus causing the two teams to meet on an annual basis for the next half-century. The specific origins of the rivalry from this point are unknown, but much of it became rooted in the proximity between the two schools, and the fact Virginia and Maryland are border states.
The rivalry between both schools did not escalate until well into the 21st century, primarily due to the fact the school's until then saw periods of success on the pitch at different times. Maryland, for instance, saw much success in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, including a national title in the mid-to-late 1960s, whereas Virginia only qualified for one NCAA Tournament during that time. Conversely, Virginia saw much of their success come under Bruce Arena during their five-peat run in the late-1980s to mid-1990s. However, from 1976 to 1994, Maryland only qualified once for the NCAA Tournament.
In the late 1990s, the rivalry intensified with both teams regularly jockeying for ACC supremacy, which, at the time, was one of the top college conferences in the sport. This was due to the amount of national championships won, and at-large berths received in comparison to other collegiate conferences. Additionally, the rivalry intensified as both schools often tried to attract the top high school talents in the Mid-Atlantic region. Throughout the 2000s, the teams were both regularly ranked in the Top-10 of the NSCAA polls. Also during this team, Maryland's Sasho Cirovski and Virginia's George Gelnovatch were established as some of the most elite collegiate coaches in the United States. This was emphasized with Cirovski's National Coach of the Year Award in 2005, as well as both Cirovski and Gelnovatch's ACC Coach of the Year Awards earned throughout the late 1990s into the early 2000s. Additionally, during this time, three of the ten national championships in the 2000s were won by either Maryland or Virginia. Maryland won the NCAA title in 2005 and again in 2008. The following year, Virginia won the 2009 title. Furthermore, during the 2000s either one of the teams reached the College Cup eight of the 10 occasions. In 2011, College Soccer News rated the rivalry as the third most intense in the nation.
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The general Maryland-Virginia rivalry has become less intense since Maryland moved to the Big Ten Conference during the 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment, causing the teams to no longer meet in any sport on a regular basis.
The final match between the two sides as ACC teams came in 2013, when the programs met in the College Cup, or Final Four, of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Ahead of the match, Maryland's head coach, Sasho Cirovski praised the rivalry calling it "a dream scenario." Cirovski ahead of the clash emphasized how large the rivalry is in college soccer: "I’ve said it a thousand times: It’s the best rivalry in college soccer." The American soccer publication, Soccer America called it the "end of one of college soccer's great rivalries".
The two sides met for the first time since Maryland's departure on November 22, 2015 in the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. There, Maryland posted a 1-0 victory thanks to a 38th-minute goal from Eryk Williamson. Maryland and Virginia later scheduled their first regular-season match as non-conference opponents on September 3, 2018, which ended in a scoreless draw at Audi Field in Washington.

Results

Rankings from the Soccer America poll
CompetitionDateHome teamResultAway teamVenueAttendanceRecapSeries
1941 ISFA seasonMaryland
12–0
VirginiaOld Byrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 1–0–0
1947 ISFA seasonVirginia
0–3
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 2–0–0
1948 ISFA seasonMaryland
5–0
VirginiaGriffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.UMD 3–0–0
1949 ISFA seasonVirginia
1–10
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 4–0–0
1950 ISFA seasonMaryland
3–1
VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 5–0–0
1954 ACC seasonVirginia
0–7
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 6–0–0
1955 ACC seasonMaryland
3–0
VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 7–0–0
1956 ACC seasonVirginia
0–2
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 8–0–0
1957 ACC seasonMaryland
2–0
VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 9–0–0
1958 ACC seasonVirginia
1–2
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 10–0–0
1959 ACC seasonMaryland
5–1
VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 11–0–0
1960 ACC seasonVirginia
1–4
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 12–0–0
1961 ACC seasonMaryland
3–0
VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 13–0–0
1962 ACC seasonVirginia
2–3
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 14–0–0
1963 ACC seasonMaryland
7–2
VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 15–0–0
1964 ACC seasonVirginia
0–2
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 16–0–0
1965 ACC seasonMaryland
2–0
VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 17–0–0
1966 ACC seasonVirginia
1–5
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 18–0–0
1967 ACC seasonMaryland
4–0
VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 19–0–0
1968 ACC seasonVirginia
0–5
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 20–0–0
1969 ACC seasonMaryland
2–2
VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 20–0–1
1969 NCAA TournamentMaryland
5–0
VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 21–0–1
1970 ACC seasonVirginia
2–3
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 22–0–1
1971 ACC seasonMaryland
1–2
VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 22–1–1
1972 ACC seasonVirginia
1–1
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 22–1–2
1973 ACC seasonMaryland
3–1
VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 23–1–2
1974 ACC seasonVirginia
0–1
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 24–1–2
1975 ACC seasonMaryland
6–1
VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 25–1–2
1976 ACC seasonVirginia
2–2
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 25–1–3
1977 ACC seasonMaryland
4–2
VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 26–1–3
1978 ACC seasonVirginia
3–1
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 26–2–3
1979 ACC seasonMaryland
0–1
VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 26–3–3
1980 ACC seasonVirginia
2–1
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 26–4–3
1981 ACC seasonMaryland
0–1
VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 26–5–3
1982 ACC season#4 Virginia
2–1
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 26–6–3
1983 ACC seasonMaryland
1–4
VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 26–7–3
1984 ACC season#11 Virginia
8–1
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 26–8–3
1985 ACC seasonMaryland
0–2
#1 VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 26–9–3
1986 ACC season#11 Virginia
1–0
#16 MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 26–10–3
1987 ACC season#20 Maryland
0–1
#4 VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 26–11–3
1988 ACC season#2 Virginia
2–1
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 26–12–3
1989 ACC seasonMaryland
1–4
#1 VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 26–13–3
1990 ACC season#7 Virginia
0–1
MarylandScott Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 27–13–3
1991 ACC seasonMaryland
0–3
#3 VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 27–14–3
1992 ACC season#1 Virginia
5–1
MarylandKlöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 27–15–3
1993 ACC seasonMaryland
0–1
#1 VirginiaByrd Stadium, College Park, MarylandUMD 27–16–3
1994 ACC season#1 Virginia
4–2
MarylandKlöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 27–17–3
1994 NCAA Tournament#4 Virginia
2–1
MarylandKlöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 27–18–3
1995 ACC season#5 Maryland
2–2
#1 VirginiaLudwig Field, College Park, MarylandUMD 27–18–4
1996 ACC season#5 Virginia
1–1
MarylandKlöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 27–18–5
1996 ACC Tournament#1 Virginia
0–2
MarylandKlöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 28–18–5
1997 ACC season#2 Maryland
0–0
#11 VirginiaLudwig Field, College Park, MarylandUMD 28–18–6
1997 ACC Tournament#8 Virginia
2–0
#11 MarylandDisney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, FloridaUMD 28–19–6
1998 ACC season#7 Virginia
4–1
#17 MarylandKlöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, VirginiaUMD 28–20–6
1999 ACC season#4 Maryland
1–0
#17 VirginiaLudwig Field, College Park, Maryland2,034UMD 29–20–6
1999 ACC TournamentVirginia
2–0
#5 MarylandSpry Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina2,201UMD 29–21–6
2000 ACC season#10 Virginia
2–0
MarylandKlöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia3,096UMD 29–22–6
2001 ACC seasonMaryland
0–3
#2 VirginiaLudwig Field, College Park, Maryland1,673UMD 29–23–6
2002 ACC season#20 Virginia
1–0
#5 MarylandKlöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia2,474UMD 29–24–6
2002 ACC Tournament#10 Maryland
3–0
#11 VirginiaSAS Stadium, Cary, North Carolina1,822UMD 30–24–6
2003 ACC season#3 Maryland
1–0
VirginiaLudwig Field, College Park, Maryland2,245UMD 31–24–6
2003 ACC Tournament#2 Maryland
1–1
VirginiaSAS Stadium, Cary, North Carolina3,287UMD 31–24–7
2004 ACC season#9 Virginia
0–1
#12 MarylandKlöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia4,081UMD 32–24–7
2004 ACC Tournament#5 Maryland
1–2
#11 VirginiaSAS Stadium, Cary, North Carolina3,841UMD 32–25–7
2005 ACC season#8 Maryland
3–0
#8 VirginiaLudwig Field, College Park, Maryland2,567UMD 33–25–7
2006 ACC season#4 Virginia
3–0
#2 MarylandKlöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia3,618UMD 33–26–7
2007 ACC season#25 Maryland
4–1
#14 VirginiaLudwig Field, College Park, Maryland3,267UMD 34–26–7
2008 ACC seasonVirginia
1–2
#4 MarylandKlöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia1,737UMD 35–26–7
2008 ACC Tournament#4 Maryland
1–0
VirginiaWakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina1,513UMD 36–26–7
2009 ACC season#5 Maryland
0–0
#6 VirginiaLudwig Field, College Park, Maryland1,112UMD 36–26–8
2009 ACC Tournament#5 Maryland
0–1
#6 VirginiaWakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina4,302UMD 36–27–8
2009 NCAA Tournament#2 Virginia
3–0
#13 MarylandKlöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia4,900UMD 36–28–8
2010 ACC season#5 Virginia
0–2
#3 MarylandKlöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia3,944UMD 37–28–8
2010 ACC Tournament#3 Maryland
2–0
#13 VirginiaWakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina1,937UMD 38–28–8
2011 ACC seasonVirginia
2–1
#23 MarylandKlöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia2,898UMD 38–29–8
:Category:2012 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season|2012 ACC season#1 Maryland
1–0
VirginiaLudwig Field, College Park, Maryland4,846UMD 39–29–8
2013 ACC season#23 Virginia
3–3
#5 MarylandKlöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia1,708UMD 39–29–9
2013 ACC Tournament#4 Maryland
1–0
#12 VirginiaMaryland SoccerPlex, Boyds, Maryland4,763UMD 40–29–9
2013 NCAA Tournament#4 Maryland
1–0
#8 VirginiaPPL Park, Chester, Pennsylvania4,172UMD 41–29–9
2015 NCAA Tournament#10 Maryland
1–0
VirginiaLudwig Field, College Park, Maryland2,737UMD 42–29–9
2018 NCAA seasonMaryland
0–0
#11 VirginiaAudi Field, Washington, D.C.3,527UMD 42–29–10
2019 NCAA season#1 Maryland
0–2
#12 VirginiaAudi Field, Washington, D.C.1,884UMD 42–30–10

Honors

TeamNCAA
National Championships		ACC
Championships		Big Ten
Championships		Conference
Regular Season
Virginia79N/A18
Maryland46324
Combined1115342