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2023 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team

The 2023 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 77th season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels were led by thirteenth year head coach Carlos Somoano and played their home games at Dorrance Field.

The Tar Heels finished the season 11–4–7 overall and 2–3–3 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Coastal Division. As the seventh overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated tenth seed Virginia Tech in the First Round, upset second seed Wake Forest in the Quarterfinals, and sixth seed Syracuse to reach the ACC Final. There they faced off against Clemson and fell in a penalty shoot-out. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the third overall seed. They defeated in the First Round, and advanced in another penalty shoot-out over fourteenth seed in the Third Round. They were unable to advance further as they lost to in the Quarterfinals to end their season.

Background

The Tar Heels finished the season 8–6–5 overall and 2–2–4 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Coastal Division. As the seventh overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Boston College in the First Round, before losing to eventual champions Syracuse in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As an unseeded team, they lost to in the First Round to end their season.

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|- !colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition

|- !colspan=6 style=""| Regular season

|- !colspan=6 style=""| <span style="color:white;">ACC Tournament</span>

|- !colspan=6 style=""| <span style="color:white;">NCAA Tournament</span>

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