2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game

2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game

WakeMed Soccer Park hosted the final
Event	2009 NCAA Div I tournament
Akron Virginia MAC ACC 0 0
Virginia won on penalties 3–2
Date	13 December 2009
Venue	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC, U.S.
Referee	Chico Grajeda
Attendance	5,679

The 2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game (also known as the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's College Cup) was played on December 11, 2023, at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. The match determined the winner of the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, the national collegiate soccer championship in the United States. This was the 50th edition of the oldest active competition in United States college soccer.

The match featured Akron (23–0–0), which played its 2nd. final, and Virginia University (17–3–3)^[1], which made its 7th. appearance in the final. After the match ended in a 0–0 tie, it went to a penalty shoot-out series, where Virginia defeated Akron 3–2 to claim their sixth NCAA soccer title.^[2][3][4][5]

Road to the final

Further information: 2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiate soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I men's national champion. The tournament has been formally held since 1959, when it was an eight-team tournament. Since then, the tournament has expanded to 48 teams, where every Division I conference tournament champion is allocated a berth.

Akron (BEC)		Round	Virginia (ACC)
Opponent	Result	NCAA Tournament	Opponent	Result
Bye	—	First round	Bye	—
South Florida (AAC)	2–0 (A)	Second round	Bucknell (Patriot)	5–0 (H)
Stanford (ACC)	2–0 (H)	Regional semifinals	Portland (WCC)	1–0 (A)
Tulsa (AAC)	1–0 (H)	Regional finals	Maryland (ACC)	3–0 (A)
North Carolina (ACC)	0–0 (5–4 p) (H)	College Cup (Final 4)	Wake Forest (ACC)	2–1 (a.e.t.) (A)

Match details

2009 College Cup

13 December 2009

1:00pm EST

Final

Akron	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Virginia
Parrish 26' Sylla 69'	Report	Burns 80' (pen.)
Penalties
Valentin Zemanski Sarkodie Caldwell Gavin	2–3	Tchani Dimas Hiller Villanueva Monaco

WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC

Attendance: 5,679

Referee: Chico Grajeda

Akron

Virginia

GK 24 David Meves DF 2 Zarek Valentin DF 3 Chad Barson DF 4 Kofi Sarkodie DF 16 Chris Korb  97' MF 7 Blair Gavin  75' MF 10 Anthony Ampaipitakwong  48' MF 13 Ben Zemanski MF 17 Ben Speas FW 6 Darlington Nagbe  59'  67' FW 12 Teal Bunbury Substitutions: MF 16 Scott Caldwell  48' FW 11 Yoram Mwila  59'  67'  60' Head Coach: Caleb Porter

GK 1 Diego Restrepo DF 6 Greg Monaco DF 15 Mike Volk DF 17 Hunter Jumper  40' DF 21 Shawn Barry MF 7 Neil Barlow  59' MF 8 Ross LaBauex  98' MF 10 Jonathan Villanueva MF 19 Ari Dimas  68'  98' MF 23 Tony Tchani FW 25 Will Bates  59' Substitutions: FW 2 Jordan Evans  59' FW 12 Brian Ownby  68'  109' MF 11 Jimmy Simpson  100'  109' Head Coach: George Gelnovatch

College Cup MVP Offensive: Defensive: Assistant referees: Andy Chapin (United States) Alex Gorin (United States) Fourth official: Lou Labbadia (United States)

Match rules: 90 minutes. 20 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Unlimited substitutes, may not return if subbed out in the first half; may return unlimited times in the second half.

Statistics

Overall ^[2]

	Akron	Virginia
Goals scored	0	0
Total shots	12	10
Saves	3	3
Corner kicks	6	4
Offsides	2	1
Yellow cards	3	2
Red cards	0	0

References

1. 2009 Virginia Men's Soccer Overall Team Stats on the ACC.com
2. Box score, details on virginiasports.com
3. 2024 Virginia Record Book on virginiasports.com
4. UVa redeems soccer tradition with title by Anna K. Clemmons on ESPN, 13 Dec 2009
5. Men's soccer teams with the most NCAA DI national championships at NCAA.com. Aug 15, 2023