2021 ACC men's soccer tournament

The 2021 ACC men's soccer tournament will be the 35th edition of the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament will decide the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The final will be played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina.

2021 ACC men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
Matches11
Attendance16,325
SiteCampus Sites
Sahlen's Stadium
Cary, North Carolina
ChampionsNotre Dame (1st title)
Winning coachChad Riley (1st title)
MVPDawson McCartney (Notre Dame)
BroadcastESPNU (Final), ACC Network
ACC men's soccer tournament
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2021 ACC men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 1 Clemson + 5 3 016 5 2
Louisville + 5 3 010 7 1
No. 17 Wake Forest + 4 3 113 7 1
Boston College 2 4 26 7 2
Syracuse 2 5 18 8 2
NC State 1 5 27 8 2
Coastal
No. 12 Duke + 5 2 114 5 1
No. 6 Pittsburgh + 5 2 113 5 2
No. 4 Notre Dame4 2 214 5 5
North Carolina + 4 4 011 7 2
No. 19 Virginia Tech + 3 4 111 5 4
Virginia 2 5 16 9 3
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The Clemson Tigers were the defending champions, but were unable to defend their title, as they fell to Duke in the semifinals. Notre Dame won their first ACC title, by defeating NC State in the first round, Louisville on penalties in the quarterfinals, Pittsburgh in the semifinals, and Duke in the final, 2–0. It was also the first ACC title for head coach Chad Riley. Notre Dame was the 5 seed entering the tournament, and they became the lowest seeded team to win since Syracuse in 2015, who won as the 7th seed.

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