2009 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team

2009 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer
2009 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer
National Champions
ACC Men's Soccer Tournament Champions; Portland Nike Invitational Champions
NCAA Tournament, College Cup vs. Akron, W 1–0
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
Record	18–3–4 (4–3–1 ACC)
Head coach	George Gelnovatch (14th season);
Home stadium	Klöckner Stadium
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 ACC men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Wake Forest‡	5	–	2	–	1	17	–	4	–	3
No. 4 North Carolina+	5	–	2	–	1	16	–	2	–	4
No. 18 Boston College+	5	–	3	–	0	14	–	9	–	0
No. 6 Maryland+	4	–	2	–	2	15	–	6	–	2
No. 1 Virginia‡	4	–	3	–	1	18	–	3	–	4
No. 12 Duke+	4	–	4	–	0	14	–	7	–	0
NC State+	2	–	5	–	1	13	–	7	–	2
Virginia Tech	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	12	–	2
Clemson	2	–	6	–	0	6	–	12	–	1


‡ – 2009 ACC Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament As of 16 December 2009^[1] Rankings from NSCAA

The 2009 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the Cavaliers' 69th season fielding a men's varsity soccer program, and the program's 56th season playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Cavaliers had one of their most successful seasons in program history, winning both the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, and the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The Cavs won their first ACC Tournament title since 2004, and their first NCAA Tournament title since 1994. It was head coach George Gelnovatch's first year winning the NCAA title. Altogether, it was the Cavs' sixth national championship season. Additionally, the Cavs won the minor early season Portland/Nike Invitational. The Cavaliers also finish first in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America rankings for the first time since 1994.^[2]

Background[edit]

The Cavaliers came off a season where they finished 11–9–1 across all competitions and 4–4 in ACC play. The Cavaliers finished fourth in the ACC and earned an berth into the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. Virginia reached the ACC Championship where they lost to eventual NCAA champions, Maryland, 1–0. Their run in the ACC Tournament secured an at-large bid into the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament seeded 10th, ensuring a second round bye. Virginia lost in the Second Round of the tournament to Connecticut, 2–0.

Roster[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Diego Restrepo
2	FW	USA	Jordan Evans
6	DF	USA	Greg Monaco
7	DF	USA	Neil Barlow
8	MF	USA	Ross LaBauex
9	FW	USA	Chase Neinken
10	MF	USA	Jonathan Villanueva
11	MF	USA	Jimmy Simpson
12	FW	USA	Brian Ownby
13	MF	USA	Howard Turk


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	USA	Mike Volk
16	DF	USA	Sean Hiller
17	DF	USA	Hunter Jumper
19	MF	GRE	Ari Dimas
20	FW	USA	Chris Agorsor
21	DF	USA	Shawn Barry
23	MF	CMR	Tony Tchani
25	FW	USA	Will Bates
26	FW	USA	Ahkeel Rodney

Schedule[edit]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Preseason
08/21/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 15	George Mason	L 0–1 ^OT		Klöckner Stadium (Not reported) Charlottesville, VA
08/24/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 15	at No. 25 Old Dominion	L 1–3		ODU Soccer Complex (Not reported) Norfolk, VA
08/30/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 15	at West Virginia	L 0–2		Klöckner Stadium (Not reported) Charlottesville, VA
Regular season
09/04/2009* 10:00 pm	No. 22	at Portland Portland Nike Invitational	W 3–0	1–0–0^[3]	Merlo Field (2,122) Portland, OR
09/06/2009* 3:00 pm	No. 22	vs. Washington Portland Nike Invitational	W 2–1 ^OT	2–0–0^[4]	Merlo Field (726) Portland, OR
09/11/2009 7:00 pm	No. 16	No. 19 Duke	L 0–1 ^OT	2–1–0 (0–1–0)	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
09/15/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 20	Mount St. Mary's	W 1–0	3–1–0	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
09/18/2009 7:00 pm, ACCN	No. 20	at No. 2 Wake Forest	W 1–0	4–1–0 (1–1–0)	Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC
09/22/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 11	George Washington	W 2–1 ^OT	5–1–0	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
09/26/2009 7:00 pm, ACCN	No. 11	Clemson	L 0–1	5–2–0 (1–2–0)	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
09/29/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 12	VCU	W 1–0 ^2OT	6–2–0	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
10/02/2009 7:00 pm, FSC	No. 12	at No. 5 North Carolina South's Oldest Rivalry	L 0–1 ^2OT	6–3–0 (1–3–0)	Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC
10/07/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 13	Longwood	W 2–0	7–3–0	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
10/13/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 11	Liberty	T 1–1 ^2OT	7–3–1	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
10/17/2009 7:00 pm, FSC	No. 11	at Virginia Tech Commonwealth Cup	W 3–1	8–3–1 (2–3–0)	Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA
10/20/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 12	Howard	W 2–0	9–3–1	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
10/25/2009 7:00 pm, ACCN+	No. 12	Boston College	W 2–0	10–3–1 (3–3–0)	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
10/31/2009 7:00 pm, FSC	No. 10	at No. 6 Maryland Rivalry	T 0–0 ^2OT	10–3–2 (3–3–1)	Ludwig Field College Park, MD
11/03/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 7	American	W 3–0	11–3–2	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
11/07/2009 7:00 pm, ACCN+	No. 7	No. 18 NC State	W 1–0	12–3–2	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
ACC Tournament
11/11/2009 7:00 pm, ACCN	(4) No. 6	vs. (5) No. 5 Maryland Quarterfinals	W 1–0	13–3–2	WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC
11/13/2009 7:00 pm, ACCN	(4) No. 6	vs. (1) No. 3 Wake Forest Semifinals	T 0–0 W 5–4 pk ^2OT	13–3–3	WakeMed Soccer Park (1,170) Cary, NC
11/15/2009 7:00 pm, ACCN	(4) No. 6	vs. (7) No. 20 NC State ACC Championship	W 1–0	14–3–3	WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
11/22/2009* 1:00 pm	(2) No. 2	Bucknell Second Round	W 5–0	15–3–3	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
11/29/2009* 1:00 pm	(2) No. 2	Portland Third Round	W 1–0	16–3–3	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
12/04/2009 7:00 pm	(2) No. 2	No. 13 Maryland Quarterfinals	W 3–0	17–3–3	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
12/11/2009 5:00 pm, ESPN2	(2) No. 2	vs. (3) No. 3 Wake Forest Semifinals	W 2–1 ^OT	18–3–3	WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC
12/13/2009* 1:00 pm, ESPN2	(2) No. 2	vs. (1) No. 1 Akron National Championship	T 0–0 W 3–2 pen. ^2OT	18–3–4	WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
NSCAA	22	22	16	20	11	12	13	11	11	12	10	7	6	1

References[edit]

^ "ACC Men's Soccer Annual Standings". 2014–15 ACC Record Book (PDF). Greensboro, North Carolina: Atlantic Coast Conference. July 2014. pp. 81–84. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
^ Davidson, Gary. "2009 Final Rankings - Men". Soccer Times. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
^ "Virginia vs Portland (Sep 04, 2009): Box Score Final". Portland Pilots.
^ "Virginia v Washington Box Score Final". Portland Pilots.

External links[edit]

2009 Virginia Cavaliers Men's Soccer Results and Releases

[1] "ACC Men's Soccer Annual Standings". 2014–15 ACC Record Book (PDF). Greensboro, North Carolina: Atlantic Coast Conference. July 2014. pp. 81–84. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

[2] Davidson, Gary. "2009 Final Rankings - Men". Soccer Times. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

[3] "Virginia vs Portland (Sep 04, 2009): Box Score Final". Portland Pilots.

[4] "Virginia v Washington Box Score Final". Portland Pilots.

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v t e NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship College Cup teams (2000–2009)
2000	Connecticut Creighton Indiana SMU
2001	Indiana North Carolina St. John's Stanford
2002	Creighton Maryland Stanford UCLA
2003	Indiana Maryland Santa Clara St. John's
2004	Duke Indiana Maryland UC Santa Barbara
2005	Clemson Maryland New Mexico SMU
2006	UCLA UC Santa Barbara Virginia Wake Forest
2007	UMass Ohio State Virginia Tech Wake Forest
2008	Maryland North Carolina St. John's Wake Forest
2009	Akron North Carolina Virginia Wake Forest
Italic denotes national championship (*) denotes results which were vacated

v t e Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer
Venues	Scott Stadium (1941–1992) Klöckner Stadium (1992–present)
Rivalries	Maryland Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	"The Cavalier Song" Cavalier Marching Band
Seasons	1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
College Cup finals	2019
National championship seasons in bold; NCAA College Cup in italics