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2025 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

The 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season was the 36th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference. The season began in August. Conference play began in September and concluded in October. The 2025 ACC women's soccer tournament was held from November 2 through November 9 at campus sites and at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.

The Stanford Cardinal finished as regular season champions with a record of 9–0–1. The Cardinal used their top seed to win the ACC tournament in a penalty shoot-out over regular season runner-up Notre Dame. The ACC had nine teams selected for the NCAA tournament, which was tied for the most of any conference. Three ACC teams reached the College Cup, with Florida State prevaling to win the national title. This marked the third straight year an ACC team won the national title.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

1. Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer

Coaches

Head coaching changes

Two ACC teams entered the season with four new coaches:

  • Duke head coach Robbie Church retired after twenty-four season as head coach of the program. Kieran Hall was hired as his replacement in January 2025.
  • NC State head coach Tim Santoro was fired after twelve seasons in charge of the program on November 8, 2024. Garry Higgins was hired from East Carolina to be the new head coach on December 12, 2024.
  • Damon Nahas was made the permanent head coach at North Carolina after serving in an interim role during the 2024 season.
  • Randy Waldrum was elevated to Technical Director of the Pittsburgh Panthers program on May 22, 2025. Ben Waldrum was promoted from associate head coach to head coach on the same day.

Head coaching records

Notes

  • Records shown are prior to the 2025 season
  • Years at school includes the 2025 season

Pre-season

Hermann Trophy Watchlist

The Hermann Trophy preseason watchlist was released on August 14, 2025. Nine ACC players were selected the preseason watchlist, including the winner of the 2024 award, Kate Faasse.

Pre-season poll

The pre-season poll and pre-season all conference teams were voted on by the league's 17 head coaches. The results of the poll were released on August 7, prior to the season starting.

Pre-season Coaches Poll

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Pre-season All-ACC Team

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Regular season

Conference Matrix

The table below shows head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team plays ten matches. Each team does not play every other team.

× – Matchup not played in 2025

Rankings

Players of the Week

Postseason

ACC Tournament

NCAA tournament

Awards and honors

Conference end of season awards were released on November 5, 2025, prior to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. Izzy Engle was named Offensive Player of the Year, Lia Godfrey won Midfielder of the Year, Elise Evans won Defensive Player of the Year, Caroline Birkel won Goalkeeper of the Year, and Paul Ratcliffe was named Coach of the Year. A full list of award winners and All-ACC Teams is shown below.

ACC Awards

All-Americans

References