The 2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 37th season of the university fielding a program. The Irish were coached by 13th-year head coach Bobby Clark and sixth year assistant coach, B. J. Craig, who was promoted to associate head coach prior to the season's start. Additionally, the coaching staff consisted of second year assistant coach, Greg Dalby.
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NCAA Tournament, College Cup vs. Maryland, W 2–1 | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 17–1–6 (7–1–3 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Notre Dame + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .773 | 17 | – | 1 | – | 6 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Maryland ‡ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .773 | 17 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Wake Forest + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .727 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .591 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson + | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .545 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Virginia + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .545 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .646 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .500 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .409 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .409 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .318 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 1 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .318 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .100 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 4 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 season was the Irish's first year winning an NCAA title. The Irish finished the season with 17–1–6 record, and defeated Wisconsin, Wake Forest, Michigan State, New Mexico and Maryland en route to the championship. Additionally, the Irish won the ACC regular season with a 7–1–3 record.[1]
Roster
editThe following players were members of the 2013 Notre Dame team.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Schedule
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| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 08-30-2013* 5:00 pm |
No. 7 | vs. No. 9 UCLA IU Credit Classic/Rivalry |
T 0–0 2OT | 0–0–1 |
Bill Armstrong Stadium (3,142) Bloomington, IN | ||||||
| 09-01-2013* 11:30 am |
No. 7 | vs. SMU IU Credit Classic |
W 2–1 | 1–0–1 |
Bill Armstrong Stadium (7,720) Bloomington, IN | ||||||
| 09-08-2013 12:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 4 | No. 1 North Carolina | T 1–1 2OT | 1–0–2 (0–0–1) |
Alumni Stadium (2,093) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| 09-13-2013 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | at No. 25 Syracuse | W 3–0 | 2–0–2 (1–0–1) |
SU Soccer Stadium (1,538) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| 09-17-2013* 7:30 pm |
No. 1 | Michigan Rivalry |
W 3–0 | 3–0–2 |
Alumni Stadium (1,095) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| 09-21-2013 7:00 pm |
No. 1 | at Boston College Holy War |
T 1–1 2OT | 3–0–3 (1–0–2) |
Newton Soccer Complex (2,000) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
| 09-27-2013 7:30 pm |
No. 2 | Duke | W 3–1 | 4–0–3 (2–0–2) |
Alumni Stadium (3,007) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| 10-02-2013* 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | Indiana Rivalry |
W 2–0 | 5–0–3 |
Alumni Stadium (2,042) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| 10-05-2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 2 | at No. 13 Clemson | W 2–1 OT | 6–0–3 (3–0–2) |
Riggs Field (3,680) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| 10-08-2013 7:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 2 | No. 5 Maryland | T 1–1 2OT | 6–0–4 (3–0–3) |
Alumni Stadium (991) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| 10-11-2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 2 | at Virginia Tech | W 1–0 | 7–0–4 (4–0–3) |
Thompson Field (2,237) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| 10-15-2013* 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | No. 13 Northwestern | T 1–1 2OT | 7–0–5 |
Alumni Stadium (587) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| 10-11-2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 2 | at NC State | W 2–1 | 8–0–5 (5–0–3) |
Dail Soccer Complex (926) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| 10-26-2013 2:00 pm |
No. 2 | No. 19 NC State | L 0–2 | 8–1–5 (5–1–3) |
Alumni Stadium (1,067) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| 11-2-2013 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | at No. 12 Wake Forest | W 3–1 | 9–1–5 (6–1–3) |
Spry Stadium (3,991) Winston–Salem, NC | ||||||
| 11-5-2013* 3:00 pm, Big Ten Network |
No. 1 | at No. 18 Michigan State | W 2–0 | 10–1–5 |
DeMartin Soccer Complex (819) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
| 11-8-2013 7:00 pm |
No. 1 | Pittsburgh | W 2–0 | 11–1–5 (7–1–3) |
Alumni Stadium (2,635) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| 11-12-2013 7:00 pm |
No. 1 | Duke Quarterfinals |
W 1–0 | 12–1–5 |
Alumni Stadium (317) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| 11-15-2013 5:30 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 1 | vs. No. 10 Virginia Semifinals |
T 3–3 (3–4 PK) 2OT | 12–1–6 |
Maryland SoccerPlex (317) Germantown, MD | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 11-24-2013 7:00 pm |
(3) | Wisconsin Second Round |
W 4–0 | 13–1–6 |
Alumni Stadium (527) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| 12-1-2013 7:00 pm |
(3) | (14) Wake Forest Third Round |
W 4–2 | 14–1–6 |
Alumni Stadium (486) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| 12-7-2013 7:00 pm |
(3) | (11) Michigan State Quarterfinals |
W 2–1 | 15–1–6 |
Alumni Stadium (1,003) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| 12-13-2013 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
(3) | vs. (7) New Mexico College Cup, Semifinals |
W 2–0 | 16–1–6 |
PPL Park (4,174) Chester, PA | ||||||
| 12-15-2013 3:00 pm, ESPNU |
(3) | vs. (5) Maryland College Cup, Finals |
W 2–1 | 17–1–6 |
PPL Park (5,303) Chester, PA | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
MLS Draft
editThe following members of the 2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team were selected in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | MLS club | Ref. |
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 Grant Van De Casteele |
1 | 19 | DF | Colorado Rapids | [4] |
References
edit- ^ "2013 Men's Soccer National Champions". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ^ Notre Dame Athletics (February 20, 2014). "2013 Notre Dame Men's Soccer NCAA Championship Commemorative". Issuu. issuu.com. pp. 106–107.
- ^ "UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 2013 MEN'S SOCCER BOX SCORES" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. University of Notre Dame. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ^ "2014 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 16, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2018.