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.
Road to the final
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, and Indiana's 17th.
Indiana RoundSyracuse OpponentResultNCAA TournamentOpponentResult Bye First round Bye Saint Louis 1–0 (H)Second roundPenn 2–1 (H)Marshall 1–0 (H)Third round (Sweet 16)Cornell 1–0 (H)UNC Greensboro 2–0 (A)Quarterfinals (Elite 8)Vermont 2–1 (H)Pittsburgh 2–0 (N)College Cup (Final 4)Creighton 3–2 (N)
Match details
GK 1 Russell Shealy DF 2 Christian Curti DF 3 Abdi Salim DF 4 Noah Singelmann MF 5 Amferny Sinclair MF 8 Jeorgio Kocevski FW 10 Nathan Opoku FW 11 Lorenzo Boselli FW 14 Levonte Johnson MF 17 Giona Leibold DF 22 Olu OyegunleSubstitutions: MF 7 Curt Calov FW 9 Julius Rauch MF 13 Colin Biros MF 18 Camden Holbrook DF 23 Jackson Glenn Manager: Ian McIntyre GK 0 JT Harms DF 2 Joey Maher DF 5 Daniel Munie FW 9 Samuel Sarver DF 11 Nyk Sessock FW 14 Maouloune Goumballe FW 17 Herbert Endeley FW 18 Ryan Wittenbrink DF 19 Brett Bebej MF 21 Jack Wagoner MF 22 Patrick McDonaldSubstitutions: FW 7 Karsen Henderlong FW 10 Tommy Mihalic MF 12 Quinten Helmer FW 15 Luka Bezerra FW 26 Nate Ward Manager: 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 +Overall Syracuse IndianaGoals scored 2 2Total shots 20 15Shots on target 8 5Saves 3 6Corner kicks 6 7Offsides 2 5Yellow cards 2 2Red cards 0 0
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