WINSTON-SALEM, NC – For the third straight season, the Pitt men’s soccer team is one of ten premier programs who will partake in the 2024 Spring Soccer Cup hosted by Wake Forest at Spry Stadium on Sunday, April 14.
Pitt is one of eight Atlantic Coast Conference programs participating in the Spring College Cup including 2021 and 2023 NCAA Champions Clemson, Wake Forest, North Carolina, Duke, NC State, Virginia and Virginia Tech. Big Ten member Maryland and Big East powerhouse Georgetown will also be competing in the event.
Annual some of the highest performing programs in the country, these teams over the past five seasons have combined to earn:
- 38 NCAA Tournament appearances
- 13 regular season conference titles
- 8 College Cup berths
- 5 conference tournament titles
- 3 NCAA Championships
Tickets for the event are available for purchase HERE. All seating is general admission. Seating on the Walt Chyzowych Alumni Hill is free. Children three and under do not need a ticket to enter if sitting on a lap; if their own seat is needed a ticket should be purchased.
Format
Each program will participate in three matches in league play prior to arriving in Winston-Salem for the final event.
At the end of the three league matches, the finals matches at Spry Stadium will be determined with the 10 programs being seeded. Shuffling amongst the seeds can be done if a repeat opponent is scheduled.
On Sunday, April 14, the tentative schedule is as follow:
- Match 1: Spry Soccer Stadium (12 p.m.)
- Match 2: Spry Training Field 2 (12 p.m.)
- Match 3: Spry Training Field 1 (2:15 p.m.)
- Match 4: Spry Soccer Stadium (4:30 p.m.)
- Match 5: Spry Training Field 2 (4:30 p.m.)
Rules
Three points will be awarded for a win in regulation. If matches remain tied after 90 minutes, the opponents will go directly into penalty kicks with the winning team earning two points and the losing side being awarded one point.
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