2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game

The 2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game (also known as the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's College Cup) was played on December 11, 2009, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The match determined the winner of the 2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, the national collegiate soccer championship in the United States. This was the 51st edition of the oldest active competition in United States college soccer.

2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game

WakeMed Soccer Park hosted the final
Event	2009 NCAA Div I tournament
Akron Virginia MAC ACC 0 0
Virginia won on penalties 3–2
Date	13 December 2009
Venue	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC, U.S.
Referee	Chico Grajeda
Attendance	5,679

The match featured Akron (23–0–0), which played its second final, and Virginia University (17–3–3), which made its 7th. appearance in the final. After the match ended in a 0–0 tie, it went to a penalty shoot-out series, where Virginia defeated Akron 3–2 to claim their sixth NCAA soccer title.

Road to the final

Further information: 2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

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, where every Division I conference tournament champion is allocated a berth.

Akron (BEC)		Round	Virginia (ACC)
Opponent	Result	NCAA Tournament	Opponent	Result
Bye	—N/a	First round	Bye	—N/a
South Florida (AAC)	2–0 (A)	Second round	Bucknell (Patriot)	5–0 (H)
Stanford (ACC)	2–0 (H)	Regional semifinals	Portland (WCC)	1–0 (A)
Tulsa (AAC)	1–0 (H)	Regional finals	Maryland (ACC)	3–0 (A)
North Carolina (ACC)	0–0 (5–4 p) (H)	College Cup (Final 4)	Wake Forest (ACC)	2–1 (a.e.t.) (A)

Match details

2009 College Cup

13 December 2009

1:00pm EST

Final

Akron	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Virginia
Parrish 26' Sylla 69'	Report	Burns 80' (pen.)
Penalties
Valentin Zemanski Sarkodie Caldwell Gavin	2–3	Tchani Dimas Hiller Villanueva Monaco

WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC

Attendance: 5,679

Referee: Chico Grajeda

Akron

Virginia

GK	24	David Meves
DF	2	Zarek Valentin
DF	3	Chad Barson
DF	4	Kofi Sarkodie
DF	16	Chris Korb	97'
MF	7	Blair Gavin	75'
MF	10	Anthony Ampaipitakwong		48'
MF	13	Ben Zemanski
MF	17	Ben Speas
FW	6	Darlington Nagbe		59'  67'
FW	12	Teal Bunbury
Substitutions:
MF	16	Scott Caldwell		48'
FW	11	Yoram Mwila		59'  67'	60'
Head Coach:
Caleb Porter

GK	1	Diego Restrepo
DF	6	Greg Monaco
DF	15	Mike Volk
DF	17	Hunter Jumper	40'
DF	21	Shawn Barry
MF	7	Neil Barlow	59'
MF	8	Ross LaBauex		98'
MF	10	Jonathan Villanueva
MF	19	Ari Dimas		68'  98'
MF	23	Tony Tchani
FW	25	Will Bates		59'
Substitutions:
FW	2	Jordan Evans		59'
FW	12	Brian Ownby		68'  109'
MF	11	Jimmy Simpson		100'  109'
Head Coach:
George Gelnovatch

College Cup MVP Offensive: Defensive: Assistant referees: Andy Chapin (United States) Alex Gorin (United States) Fourth official: Lou Labbadia (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

	Akron	Virginia
Goals scored	0	0
Total shots	12	10
Saves	3	3
Corner kicks	6	4
Offsides	2	1
Yellow cards	3	2
Red cards	0	0