The 2023 NCAA men’s soccer national championship will crown one team as this year’s title winner, the culmination of an entire season of hard work, effort, and adversity.
While respective conferences around the country have already crowned their regular season and tournament champions, the NCAA tournament will place one team up on a national pedestal as the best in the land.
The matchup is a mouth-watering rematch of their 3-2 thriller back in September early in ACC play this season. With the score even at 2-2 during the halftime break, Daniel Russo scored five minutes into the second half as Notre Dame rode the rest of the match to victory.
With the Fighting Irish falling short in the ACC tournament, which Clemson emerged victorious, this is their opportunity to atone for that misfire and secure the most coveted title in the land.
This year has proven the difficulty of reaching the College Cup, as the top three ranked teams in men’s soccer all failed to reach this stage, as did each of last year’s two finalists, including defending champions Syracuse. No. 1 ranked Marshall fell in the third round to Stanford, while 2nd-ranked SMU also came up short at the same stage, and No. 3 Georgetown was downed even earlier.
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When is the 2023 men’s NCAA soccer tournament final?
The 2023 NCAA men’s College Cup will take place over the first weekend in December, with four teams to battle it out for a national championship.
With the semifinals on Friday, December 8, the championship match will take place on Monday, December 11 at 6 p.m. ET.
Where is the 2023 men’s NCAA College Cup?
While the women played out their final four at the familiar venue of WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC, the men’s side will have a new location this year.
For the first time, Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky will host the showpiece event. The 11,700 seat venue is the regular home of NWSL side Racing Louisville as well as USL Championship club Louisville SC.
What time does the 2023 NCAA men’s soccer final kickoff?
The 2023 men’s College Cup final between Notre Dame and Clemson will kick off at 6 p.m. ET local in Louisville, KY.
Below is a table showing how that translates across each time zone in North America.
| Kickoff | |
| Eastern Time | 6 p.m. |
| Central Time | 5 p.m. |
| Mountain Time | 4 p.m. |
| Pacific Time | 3 p.m. |
2023 NCAA men’s soccer final live stream, TV channel
- TV channel: ESPNU
- Streaming: Fubo, ESPN+, WatchESPN
The entirety of the 2023 NCAA men’s and women’s College Cup will be televised on ESPNU, with both the semifinals and finals broadcast live on the channel.
The matches can be streamed on ESPN+ or WatchESPN for those with valid login credentials, while ESPNU can also be found on Fubo.
