2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game

2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game

Lynn Family Stadium hosted the final
Event	2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Clemson Notre Dame ACC ACC 2 1
Date	11 December 2023
Venue	Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Referee	Dimitar Chavdarov
Attendance	4,449

The 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game (also known as the 2023 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 65th edition of the oldest active competition in United States college soccer.

The match featured Clemson University, which played its 6th final, and University of Notre Dame, which made its 2nd appearance in the final. Clemson defeated Notre Dame 2–1 to win their forth NCAA soccer title and their 2nd in three years.

Road to the final

Further information: 2023 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.

Clemson (ACC)		Round	Notre Dame (ACC)
Opponent	Result	NCAA Tournament	Opponent	Result
Bye	—	First round	Bye	—
Charlotte (AAC)	3–0 (H)	Second round	Kentucky (SBC)	2–0 (H)
New Hampshire (AEC)	1–0 (H)	Third round (Sweet 16)	Western Michigan (MVC)	0–0 (4–2 p) (A)
Stanford (Pac-12)	2–0 (A)	Quarterfinals (Elite 8)	Indiana (Big Ten)	1–1 (5–4 p) (A)
West Virginia (SBC)	2–0 (N)	College Cup (Final 4)	Oregon State (Pac-12)	1–0 (A)

Match details

2023 College Cup

11 December 2023

Final

Clemson	2–1	Notre Dame
Parrish 26' Sylla 69'	Report	Burns 80' (p)

Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky

Attendance: 4,449

Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov

Clemson

Notre Dame

GK	1	Joseph Andema
DF	2	Pape Mar Boye	41'
DF	3	Adam Lundegard
DF	20	Shawn Smart		32' 71' 65'
DF	27	Gael Gibert	86'
DF	33	Arthur Duquenne		71' 82'
MF	6	Joran Gerbet	56'
MF	10	Ousmane Sylla	89'
MF	11	Brandon Parrish
FW	15	Alex Meinhard		41'
FW	17	Tyler Trimnal		66'
Substitutions:
FW	30	Remi Okunlola		32' 65' 82'
MF	25	Nathan Richmond		41'
FW	9	Mohamed Seye		66'
Head Coach:
Mike Noonan

GK	31	Bryan Dowd
DF	2	Mitchell Ferguson		45' 68'
DF	5	Kyle Genenbacher
DF	15	Paddy Burns
DF	18	Josh Ramsey
MF	7	Ethan O'Brien		38' 45' 50' 68'
MF	13	Bryce Boneau		64'
MF	16	KK Baffour		50'
FW	21	Matthew Roou		72'
FW	9	Eno Nto		26' 59' 79'
FW	11	Daniel Russo		59' 64'
Substitutions:
MF	22	Nolan Spicer		26'
MF	6	Wyatt Lewis		38' 72' 79'
Head Coach:
Chad Riley

College Cup MVP Offensive: Defensive: Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman (United States) Justin Howard (United States) Fourth official: Aaron Hernandez (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

	Clemson	Notre Dame
Goals scored	2	1
Total shots	9	15
Saves	4	1
Corner kicks	7	8
Offsides	2	0
Yellow cards	4	0
Red cards	0	0