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Notre Dame Men's Soccer By The Numbers

47 Seasons of Varsity Soccer

Overall Record: 582-287-109

Seven Regular-Season Conference Titles

Seven Conference Tournament Titles

22 NCAA Tournament Appearances

Two College Cup Appearances

One NCAA National Title

2013 National Champions

Road to the Title

  • Round of 32: ND 4, Wisconsin 0
  • Round of 16: ND 4, Wake Forest 2
  • Quarterfinal: ND 2, Michigan State 1
  • Semifinal: ND 2, New Mexico 0
  • Final: ND 2, Maryland 1

2021 ACC Championship Title & College Cup Run

ACC Tournament

  • Irish won first ACC Tournament title in program history
  • First Round: ND 1, NC State 0
  • Quarterfinals: ND 0, Louisville 0 (ND advanced on PKs 3-0)
  • Semifinals: ND 2, Pitt 0
  • Final: ND 2, Duke 0

College Cup

  • No. 4 Overall Seed
  • Round of 32: ND 3, Villanova 0
  • Round of 16: ND 2, Wake Forest 0
  • Quarterfinals: ND 1, #5 Pitt 1 (ND advanced on PKs 4-2)
  • College Cup Semifinals: ND 1, Clemson 1 (Clemson advanced on PKs 5-3)

Fighting Irish Standouts

35 All-America Honors from 17 Players

22 Academic All-American Honors

Three Hermann Trophy Finalists

One Hermann Trophy Winner

17 All-Americans

17 different players have earned All-America status for Notre Dame since the 1988 season

Joseph Lapira: Hermann Trophy Winner

  • 2006 Hermann Trophy Winner
  • 2x Hermann Trophy Finalist
  • 2x First Team All-American
  • 2006 Big East Offensive Player of the Year
  • 2x Big East All-Conference Team
  • Finished ND career with 41G & 23A

Irish in the Pros

MLS Draft

42 MLS Draft Selections (since 1997)

13 Total First Round Selections

14 Second Round Selections

Program Record Three First Round Picks in 2022

MLS Awards & Honors

Justin Morrow member of the MLS All-Decade Team

One MLS All-Decade Team Selection

  • Justin Morrow (2010s)

One MLS Defender of the Year

  • Matt Besler - Sporting Kansas City (2012)

Three Selections to the MLS Best XI of the Season

  • Matt Besler - Sporting Kansas City (2012 & 2013)
  • Justin Morrow - Toronto FC (2017)

Seven Players on MLS Cup Champion Franchises

  • Kevin Goldthwaite - Houston Dynamo (2006)
  • Matt Besler - Sporting Kansas City (2013)
  • Nick Besler - Portland Timbers (2015)
  • Justin Morrow - Toronto FC (2017)
  • Brandon Aubrey - Toronto FC (2017)
  • Jon Gallagher - Atlanta United (2018)
  • Harry Shipp - Seattle Sounders (2019)
Harry Shipp following the 2019 MLS Cup

Seven MLS All-Star Game Appearances

  • Matt Besler - Sporting Kansas City (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
  • Justin Morrow - San Jose Earthquakes (2012)
  • Jon Gallagher - Austin FC (2023)

One MLS Rookie of the Year

  • Dillon Powers - Colorado Rapids (2013)

On The International Stage

Three USMNT Senior Team Members

  • Justin Morrow '10
  • Matt Besler '09
  • Ryan Miller '08

Four National Team Members From Other Countries

  • Bright Dike '09 - Nigeria
  • Joseph Lapira '08 - Ireland
  • Kevin Richards '04 - Bermuda
  • Tony Capasso '97 - Canada

Matt Besler's International Career

  • 47 caps as a CB
  • Made his USMNT debut in a 2013 friendly vs. Canada
  • Started every match in 2014 World Cup
  • Won two Gold Cups for the US (2013 & 2017)
  • Scored a goal in a win over St. Vincent and the Grenadines in 2018 World Cup Qualifying
Appreciate

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