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Virginia Cavaliers 2012 soccer season
Virginia Cavaliers
2012 season
Head CoachGeorge Gelnovatch
ACC6th
ACC TournamentSemifinals
NCAA TournamentSecond round
UVA Tournament2–0–0
Big East/ACC ChallengeRunners-up
Home colors Away colors
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The 2012 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 72nd season of existence, their 72nd in NCAA Division I, and their 59th season of playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Background

Main article: 2011 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team

The Cavaliers entered the 2012 season after a first round exit from the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship for a second straight year, as well as a defeat in the semifinals of the 2011 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. It was the second straight season of failing to win any conference or NCAA soccer tournament since their triumph in 2009.

Competitions

Preseason

#15 St. John's v Virginia
August 14, 2012 #15 St. John's 0–1 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
7:00 pm EDT Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Liberty v Virginia
August 18, 2012 Liberty 0–3 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
7:00 pm EDT Report Carroll 10'
James 48' (pen.)
Madison 57'		 Stadium: Klöckner Stadium

Regular season

ACC Standings

2012 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Maryland† 6 – 1 – 1 20 – 1 – 3
No. 5 North Carolina 6 – 1 – 1 16 – 4 – 3
No. 22 Wake Forest 4 – 1 – 3 11 – 4 – 5
Clemson 3 – 2 – 3 6 – 9 – 5
Boston College 3 – 2 – 3 7 – 6 – 5
Virginia 3 – 4 – 1 10 – 7 – 4
Duke 3 – 4 – 1 8 – 8 – 2
N.C. State 1 – 7 – 0 10 – 10 – 0
Virginia Tech 0 – 7 – 1 7 – 10 – 3
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NCSAA

Match results

Georgetown v Virginia
August 24, 2012 1 Georgetown 2–1 (a.e.t.) Virginia Germantown, Maryland
pm ET Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
#22 California v Virginia
August 31, 2012 2 #22 California 1–2 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
pm ET Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
#11 UCLA v Virginia
September 2, 2012 3 #11 UCLA 1–0 (a.e.t.) Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
4:00 PM PDT Sofia Yellow card 31' gold-colored soccer ball 100'
Wiet Yellow card 73'		 Report Somerville Yellow card 41'
Madison Yellow card 74'
Salandy-Defour Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 2,015
Referee: Mohammad Samadpour
Duke v Virginia
September 7, 2012 4 Duke 0–1 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
pm ET Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Mount St. Mary's v Virginia
September 11, 2012 5 Mount St. Mary's 1–6 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
pm ET Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
#19 Xavier v Virginia
September 14, 2012 6 #19 Xavier 1–1 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
pm ET Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Drexel v Virginia
September 18, 2012 7 Drexel 0–2 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
pm ET Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
#24 Virginia v #8 North Carolina
September 21, 2012 8 #24 Virginia 0–1 #8 North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina
pm ET Stadium: Fetzer Field
#24 Virginia v #25 VCU
September 25, 2012 9 #24 Virginia 1–0 (a.e.t.) #25 VCU Richmond, Virginia
pm ET Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 2,247
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ACC Tournament

Main article: 2012 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament (#6) Virginia v #16 (#3) Wake Forest
November 6, 2012 Quarterfinals (#6) Virginia 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 #16 (#3) Wake Forest Winston-Salem, North Carolina
7:00 pm ET Carroll 33'
Bird 56'
Poarch Yellow card 80'		 Report Gamble 22'
Okoli 51'		 Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 362
Referee: Mohammad Samadpour
Penalties
Bates soccer ball with check mark
Silvester soccer ball with check mark
Wharton soccer ball with check mark
Carroll soccer ball with check mark
Cooke soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Wenzel
soccer ball with check mark Gamble
soccer ball with check mark Gimenez
soccer ball with red X Mullin
(#6) Virginia v #4 (#2) North Carolina
November 9, 2012 Semifinals (#6) Virginia 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 #4 (#2) North Carolina Boyds, Maryland
5:30 pm ET Wharton Yellow card 87' Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,981
Referee: Brent Sorg
Penalties
Bates soccer ball with check mark
Silvester soccer ball with red X
Wharton soccer ball with check mark
Carroll soccer ball with check mark
Cooke soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with red X Lovejoy
soccer ball with check mark Murphy
soccer ball with check mark George
soccer ball with check mark Walters
soccer ball with check mark Gafa

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Lafayette v Virginia
November 15, 2012 First round Lafayette 0–1 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
1:30 pm EST Report Bates 88' Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 356
Referee: Mohammad Samadpour
Virginia v #10 (#13) New Mexico
November 18, 2012 Second round Virginia 1–3 #10 (#13) New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico
9:00 pm EST Brown 48' Report Venter 6'
Rogers 58'
Calderon 90'		 Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex
Attendance: 3,121
Referee: Alex Gorrin

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