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, 2009, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The match determined the winner of the 2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, the national collegiate soccer championship in the United States. This was the 51st edition of the oldest active competition in United States college soccer.
The match featured Akron (23–0–0), which played its second final, and Virginia University (17–3–3),2009 Virginia Men's Soccer Overall Team Stats on the ACC.com 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.Box score, details on virginiasports.com2024 Virginia Record Book on virginiasports.comUVa redeems soccer tradition with title by Anna K. Clemmons on ESPN, 13 Dec 2009Men's soccer teams with the most NCAA DI national championships at NCAA.com. Aug 15, 2023
Road to the final
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 Round Virginia OpponentResultNCAA TournamentOpponentResult Bye First round Bye South Florida 2–0 (A)Second round Bucknell 5–0 (H) Stanford 2–0 (H) Regional semifinals Portland 1–0 (A) Tulsa 1–0 (H) Regional finals Maryland 3–0 (A) North Carolina 0–0 (H) College Cup (Final 4) Wake Forest 2–1 (A)
Match details
GK 24 David Meves DF 2 Zarek Valentin DF 3 Chad Barson DF 4 Kofi Sarkodie DF 16 Chris Korb MF 7 Blair Gavin MF 10 Anthony Ampaipitakwong MF 13 Ben Zemanski MF 17 Ben Speas FW 6 Darlington Nagbe FW 12 Teal BunburySubstitutions: MF 16 Scott Caldwell FW 11 Yoram Mwila Head Coach: Caleb Porter
GK 1 Diego Restrepo DF 6 Greg Monaco DF 15 Mike Volk DF 17 Hunter Jumper DF 21 Shawn Barry MF 7 Neil Barlow MF 8 Ross LaBauex MF 10 Jonathan Villanueva MF 19 Ari Dimas MF 23 Tony Tchani FW 25 Will Bates Substitutions: FW 2 Jordan Evans FW 12 Brian Ownby MF 11 Jimmy Simpson 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 Akron VirginiaGoals scored 0 0Total shots 12 10Saves 3 3Corner kicks 6 4Offsides 2 1Yellow cards 3 2Red cards 0 0
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