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2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game
	WakeMed Soccer Park hosted the final
Event	2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
	After extra time; Syracuse won 7–6 on penalties
Date	December 12, 2022
Venue	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.
Referee	Matt Thompson
Attendance	4,010
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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.^[1]

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,^[2] and Indiana's 17th.^[3]

Indiana (B1G)		Round	Syracuse (ACC)
Opponent	Result	NCAA Tournament	Opponent	Result
Bye	—	First round	Bye	—
Saint Louis (A-10)	1–0 (H)	Second round	Penn (Ivy)	2–1 (H)
Marshall (SBC)	1–0 (H)	Third round (Sweet 16)	Cornell (Ivy)	1–0 (H)
UNC Greensboro (SoCon)	2–0 (A)	Quarterfinals (Elite 8)	Vermont (A-East)	2–1 (H)
Pittsburgh (ACC)	2–0 (N)	College Cup (Final 4)	Creighton (Big East)	3–2 (N)

Match details

College Cup

December 12, 2022

6:00 pm

Final

Syracuse	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Indiana
Opoku 24' Calov 33'	Report	McDonald 32' Endeley 80'
Penalties
Boselli Kocevski Calov Singelmann Biros Rauch Johnson Sinclair	7–6	Wittenbrink Henderlong Mihalic Sarver Maher Bezerra Helmer Goumballe

WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary

Attendance: 4,010

Referee: Matt Thompson

Syracuse

Indiana


GK	1	Russell Shealy
DF	2	Christian Curti
DF	3	Abdi Salim						17'
DF	4	Noah Singelmann	35'	45'	94'
MF	5	Amferny Sinclair						35'
MF	8	Jeorgio Kocevski
FW	10	Nathan Opoku	36'	45'
FW	11	Lorenzo Boselli	24'	45'	67'
FW	14	Levonte Johnson	32'	45'	67'	83'
MF	17	Giona Leibold	36'	45'	83'	90'
DF	22	Olu Oyegunle
Substitutions:
MF	7	Curt Calov	32'	45'	67'	83'	94'
FW	9	Julius Rauch	36'	45'
MF	13	Colin Biros	24'	45'	67'	83'
MF	18	Camden Holbrook	36'	45'	83'	90'
DF	23	Jackson Glenn	35'	45'	83'
Manager:
Ian McIntyre


GK	0	JT Harms
DF	2	Joey Maher					97'
DF	5	Daniel Munie
FW	9	Samuel Sarver
DF	11	Nyk Sessock
FW	14	Maouloune Goumballe	24'	45'	62'	105'
FW	17	Herbert Endeley
FW	18	Ryan Wittenbrink
DF	19	Brett Bebej	105'
MF	21	Jack Wagoner					90'
MF	22	Patrick McDonald
Substitutions:
FW	7	Karsen Henderlong
FW	10	Tommy Mihalic	24'	45'	62'	108'
MF	12	Quinten Helmer
FW	15	Luka Bezerra
FW	26	Nate Ward	108'
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^[4]
	Syracuse	Indiana
Goals scored	2	2
Total shots	20	15
Shots on target	8	5
Saves	3	6
Corner kicks	6	7
Offsides	2	5
Yellow cards	2	2
Red cards	0	0

References

^ "Syracuse Wins 2022 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship". theACC.com. Cary, North Carolina. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ "Syracuse, Indiana face-off in NCAA National Championship Match". cuse.com. Cary, North Carolina. December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ "Indiana Meets Syracuse in National Championship Match". IUHoosiers.com. Cary, North Carolina. December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ "Box Score: Indiana vs. Syracuse (December 12, 2022)" (PDF). theACC. December 12, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

[1] "Syracuse Wins 2022 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship". theACC.com. Cary, North Carolina. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

[2] "Syracuse, Indiana face-off in NCAA National Championship Match". cuse.com. Cary, North Carolina. December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

[3] "Indiana Meets Syracuse in National Championship Match". IUHoosiers.com. Cary, North Carolina. December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

[box_score-4] "Box Score: Indiana vs. Syracuse (December 12, 2022)" (PDF). theACC. December 12, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

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