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2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game

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2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game
WakeMed Soccer Park hosted the final
Event2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
After extra time
Syracuse won 7–6 on penalties
DateDecember 12, 2022
VenueWakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.
RefereeMatt Thompson
Attendance4,010
2021
2023

The 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game (also known as the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's College Cup) was played on December 12, 2022, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina and determined the winner of the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, the national collegiate soccer championship in the United States. This was the 64rd edition of the oldest active competition in United States college soccer.

The match featured Syracuse University, which made its first ever appearance in the College Cup final, and Indiana University Bloomington (known athletically as simply "Indiana"), which made its 16th appearance in the final, and its first since 2020.

The match was tied 2–2 at the end of regulation and after extra time. A penalty shootout was held to determine the College Cup winner, which Syracuse won 7–6. The title gave Syracuse their first NCAA title in men's soccer.[1]

Road to the final

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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, in which every Division I conference tournament champion is allocated a berth. It was Syracuse's first title game appearance in school history,[2] and Indiana's 17th.[3]

Indiana (B1G) Round Syracuse (ACC)
Opponent Result NCAA Tournament Opponent Result
Bye First round Bye
Saint Louis (A-10) 1–0 (H) Second round Penn (Ivy) 2–1 (H)
Marshall (SBC) 1–0 (H) Third round (Sweet 16) Cornell (Ivy) 1–0 (H)
UNC Greensboro (SoCon) 2–0 (A) Quarterfinals (Elite 8) Vermont (A-East) 2–1 (H)
Pittsburgh (ACC) 2–0 (N) College Cup (Final 4) Creighton (Big East) 3–2 (N)

Match details

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College Cup
Final
Syracuse2–2 (a.e.t.)Indiana
Opoku 24'
Calov 33'
Report McDonald 32'
Endeley 80'
Penalties
  • Boselli soccer ball with check mark
  • Kocevski soccer ball with red X
  • Calov soccer ball with check mark
  • Singelmann soccer ball with check mark
  • Biros soccer ball with check mark
  • Rauch soccer ball with check mark
  • Johnson soccer ball with check mark
  • Sinclair soccer ball with check mark
7–6
  • soccer ball with check mark Wittenbrink
  • soccer ball with red X Henderlong
  • soccer ball with check mark Mihalic
  • soccer ball with check mark Sarver
  • soccer ball with check mark Maher
  • soccer ball with check mark Bezerra
  • soccer ball with check mark Helmer
  • soccer ball with red X Goumballe
Attendance: 4,010
Referee: Matt Thompson
GK 1 United States Russell Shealy
DF 2 Canada Christian Curti
DF 3 Somalia Abdi Salim Yellow card 17'
DF 4 Germany Noah Singelmann downward-facing red arrow 35' upward-facing green arrow 45' downward-facing red arrow 94'
MF 5 Costa Rica Amferny Sinclair Yellow card 35'
MF 8 United States Jeorgio Kocevski
FW 10 Ghana Nathan Opoku downward-facing red arrow 36' upward-facing green arrow 45'
FW 11 Italy Lorenzo Boselli downward-facing red arrow 24' upward-facing green arrow 45' downward-facing red arrow 67'
FW 14 Canada Levonte Johnson downward-facing red arrow 32' upward-facing green arrow 45' downward-facing red arrow 67' upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 17 Germany Giona Leibold downward-facing red arrow 36' upward-facing green arrow 45' downward-facing red arrow 83' upward-facing green arrow 90'
DF 22 Canada Olu Oyegunle
Substitutions:
MF 7 United States Curt Calov upward-facing green arrow 32' downward-facing red arrow 45' upward-facing green arrow 67' downward-facing red arrow 83' upward-facing green arrow 94'
FW 9 Germany Julius Rauch upward-facing green arrow 36' downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF 13 United States Colin Biros upward-facing green arrow 24' downward-facing red arrow 45' upward-facing green arrow 67' downward-facing red arrow 83'
MF 18 United States Camden Holbrook upward-facing green arrow 36' downward-facing red arrow 45' upward-facing green arrow 83' downward-facing red arrow 90'
DF 23 United States Jackson Glenn upward-facing green arrow 35' downward-facing red arrow 45' upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
England Ian McIntyre
GK 0 United States JT Harms
DF 2 United States Joey Maher Yellow card 97'
DF 5 United States Daniel Munie
FW 9 United States Samuel Sarver
DF 11 United States Nyk Sessock
FW 14 United States Maouloune Goumballe downward-facing red arrow 24' upward-facing green arrow 45' downward-facing red arrow 62' upward-facing green arrow 105'
FW 17 United States Herbert Endeley
FW 18 United States Ryan Wittenbrink
DF 19 United States Brett Bebej downward-facing red arrow 105'
MF 21 United States Jack Wagoner Yellow card 90'
MF 22 United States Patrick McDonald
Substitutions:
FW 7 United States Karsen Henderlong
FW 10 United States Tommy Mihalic upward-facing green arrow 24' downward-facing red arrow 45' upward-facing green arrow 62' downward-facing red arrow 108'
MF 12 Netherlands Quinten Helmer
FW 15 United States Luka Bezerra
FW 26 United States Nate Ward upward-facing green arrow 108'
Manager:
United States Todd Yeagley

College Cup MVP
Offensive: Nathan Opoku (Syracuse)
Defensive: Russell Shealy (Syracuse)

Assistant referees:
Salma Perez (United States)
Albert Escovar (United States)
Fourth official:
Dimitar Chavdarov (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

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Overall[4]
Syracuse Indiana
Goals scored 2 2
Total shots 20 15
Shots on target 8 5
Saves 3 6
Corner kicks 6 7
Offsides 2 5
Yellow cards 2 2
Red cards 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Syracuse Wins 2022 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship". theACC.com. Cary, North Carolina. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "Syracuse, Indiana face-off in NCAA National Championship Match". cuse.com. Cary, North Carolina. December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Indiana Meets Syracuse in National Championship Match". IUHoosiers.com. Cary, North Carolina. December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Box Score: Indiana vs. Syracuse (December 12, 2022)" (PDF). theACC. December 12, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.