2024 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team
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| 2024 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer | |
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ACC Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 7 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 6 |
| Record | 14–6–0 (6–2–0 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Ambrose Urbanic Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Pittsburgh + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Clemson + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Duke + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Wake Forest ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 SMU + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Stanford + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Virginia + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 NC State + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: The ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers were led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his ninth season. They played their home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This was the team's 71st season playing organized men's college soccer and their 12th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Panthers started the season with a defeat of number sixteen Georgetown and Mercyhurst. The two wins saw them go from unranked to third in the United Soccer Coaches poll. At number three, they defeated Penn State 2–1 before losing to Penn 1–0. This saw them fall to eighth for their first ACC match of the season. They defeated ACC newcomers and twenty second ranked SMU in Dallas 3–1. The Panthers followed this with a defeat of Louisville and ascended to second in the rankings. Another non-conference win, and a defeat of Boston College saw them rise to the top of the rankings. The Panthers collected two more ranked wins, defeating seventeenth ranked Virginia Tech and sixth ranked Denver before dropping two straight matches. They lost to ACC foe California and non-conference opponent High Point, both 1–0. The Panthers only fell to fourth, where they defeated seventh ranked North Carolina. The team went 1–1 to finish the season, defeating Virginia but losing on the final matchday of the season to Syracuse. They went into the postseason ranked ninth.
The Panthers finished the regular season 12–4–0 overall and 6–2–0 in ACC play to finish in first place, and win the ACC regular season championship. As the first overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they were defeated by Virginia in a rematch of the penultimate game of the regular season. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the second overall seed. They earned a bye into the Second Round where they defeated Cornell 1–0. In the Third round, they dodged and upset bid from Kansas City, and won 3–2. They were defeated in the Quarterfinals by Vermont to end their season. The Panthers finished 14–6–0 overall.
The Panthers finished the season 6–7–4 overall and 2–3–3 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the Coastal Division. As the eighth overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they were defeated by ninth seed Louisville in the First Round in overtime. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were an unseeded team. They lost in the First Round to James Madison to end their season.
Player movement
Players leaving
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Kyle Durham | 1 | GK | 6'3" | 183 | Freshman | Brooklyn, New York | Transferred to Connecticut |
| Raphael Cilli | 3 | DF | 5'10" | Sophomore | Tourcoing, France | — | |
| Fabian Grau | 5 | DF | 6'2" | 196 | Graduate Student | Hamburg, Germany | Graduated |
| Abdoulaye Toure | 7 | FW | 5'10" | Junior | Châtenay-Malabry, France | — | |
| Joao Souza | 11 | MF | 5'7" | 152 | Graduate Student | Cuiabá, Brazil | Graduated |
| Nick Blacklock | 16 | MF | 5'11" | 155 | Graduate Student | Hellertown, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Ameer Abdullah | 18 | DF | 6'2" | 180 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois | Transferred to Loyola |
| Luka Kozomara | 19 | MF | 6'3" | 165 | Junior | Cliffside Park, New Jersey | Transferred to California Baptist |
| Filip Mirkovic | 21 | MF | 6'2" | 150 | Senior | Manhattan, New York | Graduated; Drafted 54th overall in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft |
| Abraham Brown | 24 | DF | 6'1" | 172 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, California | Transferred to UC Irvine |
| Eli Mumford | 31 | GK | 6'1" | 167 | Freshman | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Transferred to Charlotte |
Players arriving
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Logan Oliver | 6 | MF | 5'11" | 173 | Sophomore | Baltimore, Maryland | Indiana |
| Casper Grening | 11 | MF | 6'0" | 187 | Senior | Roskilde, Denmark | Kentucky |
| Arnau Vilamitjana | 14 | MF | 6'2" | 184 | Graduate Student | Girona, Spain | FC Barcelona |
| Casper Svendby | 21 | DF | 5'10" | 175 | Junior | Drammen, Norway | Dayton |
Recruiting class
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Tim Baierlein FW |  GER | Amberg, Germany | SpVgg Greuther Fürth U19 | N/A |
Miguel Bertran MF |  ESP | Barcelona, Spain | Cf Damm | N/A |
Owen Christopher DF |  USA | North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania | Beadling SC |   [1] |
Lasse Dahl FW |  DEN | Vildbjerg, Denmark | Holstebro Boldklub | N/A |
Mason Dancy DF | USA | Leawood, Kansas | Sporting Kansas City Academy | [2] |
Daniel Gamboa Gonzalez DF | ESP | Castellón de la Plana, Spain | CE Europa | N/A |
Cooper Sisson GK | USA | Irwin, Pennsylvania | BVB IA Pittsburgh | N/A[3] |
Niklas Soerensen DF |  SUI | Thalwil, Switzerland | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim U23 | N/A |
Joshua Veychek MF | USA | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Columbus Crew Academy | [4] |
Squad
Roster
- As of 12 Sep 2024[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
| Position | Staff |
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| Athletic Director | Heather Lyke |
| Head coach | Jay Vidovich |
| Assistant coach | Bryce Cregan |
| Assistant coach | Josh Oldroyd |
| Assistant coach | Zack Schilawski |
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Schedule
Source:[6]
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 10* 1:00 p.m. |
Maryland | None Reported | – |
Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| August 16* 7:00 p.m. |
at Akron | None Reported | – |
FirstEnergy Stadium Akron, OH | |||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 22* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 16 Georgetown | W 2–0 | 1–0–0 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (2,000) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| August 25* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Mercyhurst | W 2–0 | 2–0–0 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (762) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| August 30* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ |
No. 3 | at Penn State | W 2–1 | 3–0–0 |
Jeffery Field (1,680) University Park, PA | ||||||
| September 1* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 3 | at Penn | L 0–1 | 3–1–0 |
Rhodes Field (300) Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
| September 7 8:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 8 | at No. 22 SMU | W 3–1 | 4–1–0 (1–0–0) |
Washburne Stadium (913) Dallas, TX | ||||||
| September 13 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 7 | Louisville | W 3–2 | 5–1–0 (2–0–0) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,207) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| September 17* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 2 | at Cleveland State | W 4–0 | 6–1–0 |
Krenzler Field (247) Cleveland, OH | ||||||
| September 20 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 2 | Boston College | W 2–0 | 7–1–0 (3–0–0) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,007) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| September 28 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 | at No. 17 Virginia Tech | W 2–0 | 8–1–0 (4–0–0) |
Thompson Field (1,845) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| October 2* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 | Howard | W 8–1 | 9–1–0 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (897) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| October 7* 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 1 | No. 6 Denver | W 2–0 | 10–1–0 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| October 11 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 | California | L 0–1 | 10–2–0 (4–1–0) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,594) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| October 14* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 | High Point | L 0–1 | 10–3–0 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (624) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| October 19 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 4 | at No. 7 North Carolina | W 2–1 | 11–3–0 (5–1–0) |
Dorrance Field (2,125) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| October 25 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 5 | Virginia | W 4–1 | 12–3–0 (6–1–0) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,601) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| November 1 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 3 | at Syracuse | L 0–2 | 12–4–0 (6–2–0) |
SU Soccer Stadium (954) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| ACC tournament | |||||||||||
| November 10 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
(1) No. 9 | (9) Virginia Quarterfinals |
L 0–2 | 12–5–0 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (987) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| November 24 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(2) No. 9 | Cornell Second Round |
W 1–0 | 13–5–0 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,115) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| December 1 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(2) No. 9 | Kansas City Third Round |
W 3–2 | 14–5–0 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (768) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| December 7 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(2) No. 9 | No. 17 Vermont Quarterfinals |
L 0–2 | 14–6–0 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,416) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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| Guiherme Feitosa | Pre-Season All-ACC Team | August 14 | [7] |
| Casper Svendby | ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 6 | October 1 | [8] |
| Arnau Vilamitjana | ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 6 | October 22 | [9] |
| Jay Vidovich | ACC Coach of the Year | November 13 | [10] |
| Casper Svendby | Defensive Player of the Year | ||
| Guilherme Feitosa | All-ACC First Team | ||
| Luis Sahmkow | |||
| Casper Svendby | |||
| Casper Grening | All-ACC Second Team | ||
| Cabral Carter | All-ACC Third Team | ||
| Jackson Gilman | |||
| Niklas Soerensen | ACC All-Freshman Team |