The 2024 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers were led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his ninth season. They played their home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This was the team's 71st season playing organized men's college soccer and their 12th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Panthers started the season with a defeat of number sixteen and . The two wins saw them go from unranked to third in the United Soccer Coaches poll. At number three, they defeated 2–1 before losing to 1–0. This saw them fall to eighth for their first ACC match of the season. They defeated ACC newcomers and twenty second ranked SMU in Dallas 3–1. The Panthers followed this with a defeat of Louisville and ascended to second in the rankings. Another non-conference win, and a defeat of Boston College saw them rise to the top of the rankings. The Panthers collected two more ranked wins, defeating seventeenth ranked Virginia Tech and sixth ranked before dropping two straight matches. They lost to ACC foe California and non-conference opponent , both 1–0. The Panthers only fell to fourth, where they defeated seventh ranked North Carolina. The team went 1–1 to finish the season, defeating Virginia but losing on the final matchday of the season to Syracuse. They went into the postseason ranked ninth.
The Panthers finished the regular season 12–4–0 overall and 6–2–0 in ACC play to finish in first place, and win the ACC regular season championship. As the first overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they were defeated by Virginia in a rematch of the penultimate game of the regular season. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the second overall seed. They earned a bye into the Second Round where they defeated 1–0. In the Third round, they dodged and upset bid from , and won 3–2. They were defeated in the Quarterfinals by to end their season. The Panthers finished 14–6–0 overall.
Background
The Panthers finished the season 6–7–4 overall and 2–3–3 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the Coastal Division. As the eighth overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they were defeated by ninth seed Louisville in the First Round in overtime. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were an unseeded team. They lost in the First Round to to end their season.
Player movement
Players leaving Departures 1 GK 6'3" 183 Brooklyn, New York Transferred to Connecticut 3 DF 5'10" Tourcoing, France — 5 DF 6'2" 196 Hamburg, Germany Graduated 7 FW 5'10" Châtenay-Malabry, France — 11 MF 5'7" 152 Cuiabá, Brazil Graduated 16 MF 5'11" 155 Hellertown, Pennsylvania Graduated 18 DF 6'2" 180 Chicago, Illinois Transferred to Loyola 19 MF 6'3" 165 Cliffside Park, New Jersey Transferred to California Baptist 21 MF 6'2" 150 Manhattan, New York Graduated; Drafted 54th overallin the 2024 MLS SuperDraft 24 DF 6'1" 172 Los Angeles, California Transferred to UC Irvine 31 GK 6'1" 167 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Transferred to Charlotte
Players arriving
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers 6 MF 5'11" 173 Baltimore, Maryland Indiana 11 MF 6'0" 187 Roskilde, Denmark Kentucky 14 MF 6'2" 184 Girona, Spain FC Barcelona 21 DF 5'10" 175 Drammen, Norway Dayton
Recruiting class
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Amberg, Germany SpVgg Greuther Fürth U19 N/A Barcelona, Spain Cf Damm N/A North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Beadling SC Vildbjerg, Denmark Holstebro Boldklub N/A Leawood, Kansas Sporting Kansas City Academy Castellón de la Plana, Spain CE Europa N/A Irwin, Pennsylvania BVB IA Pittsburgh N/A Thalwil, Switzerland TSG 1899 Hoffenheim U23 N/A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Columbus Crew Academy
Squad
Roster
Team management Athletic Director Heather Lyke Head coach Jay Vidovich Assistant coach Bryce Cregan Assistant coach Josh Oldroyd Assistant coach Zack Schilawski
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Schedule
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!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=6 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=6 style=""| ACC tournament
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Awards and honors Guiherme Feitosa Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 14 Casper Svendby ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 6 October 1 Arnau Vilamitjana ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 6 October 22 Jay Vidovich ACC Coach of the Year November 13 Casper Svendby Defensive Player of the Year Guilherme Feitosa All-ACC First Team Luis Sahmkow Casper Svendby Casper Grening All-ACC Second Team Cabral Carter All-ACC Third Team Jackson Gilman Niklas Soerensen ACC All-Freshman Team
Rankings
2025 MLS Super draft
Michael Sullivan Toronto FC 2 39 MF
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