 Lynn Family Stadium hosted the final | |||||||
| Event | 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament | ||||||
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| Date | 11 December 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | Lynn Family Stadium,Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||
| Referee | Dimitar Chavdarov | ||||||
| Attendance | 4,449 | ||||||
←2022 2024 → | |||||||
The2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game (also known as the2023 NCAA Division I Men's College Cup) was played on December 11, 2023, atLynn Family Stadium inLouisville, Kentucky. The match determined the winner of the2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, the national collegiate soccer championship in the United States. This was the 65th edition ofthe oldest active competition inUnited States college soccer.
The match featuredClemson University, which played its 6th final, andUniversity 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.[1][2]
TheNCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiatesoccer tournament conducted by theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines theDivision 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) | ||
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| 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(4–2p) (A) |
| Stanford(Pac-12) | 2–0 (A) | Quarterfinals (Elite 8) | Indiana(Big Ten) | 1–1(5–4p) (A) |
| West Virginia(SBC) | 2–0 (N) | College Cup (Final 4) | Oregon State(Pac-12) | 1–0 (A) |
      Clemson |     Notre Dame
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| Clemson | Notre Dame | |
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| 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 |
