The 2025 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 49th season of the university fielding a program, all of which have been played in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tar Heels were led by second-year head coach Damon Nahas and played their home games at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
The Tar Heels began the season ranked number one overall in the United Soccer Coaches poll, but lost their season opener at . Despite winning their other game during opening week, they fell to 12th in the poll. They lost their third match of the season at . This saw them drop to 22nd overall. They would go on to win their next five games, and only allowed one goal over that span. The only Power 4 opponent they defeated in that stretch was . They fell to 23rd at the end of the non-conference season, but rose to 19th to start ACC play. They defeated Virginia Tech but fell to 7th ranked Florida State and 2nd ranked Notre Dame. They rebounded with defeats of Boston College and Pittsburgh before losing their rivalry match at 14th ranked Duke. They won three of their last four ACC games, with the lone defeat coming at Miami. They finished the regular season unranked.
The Tar Heels finished the season 13âÂÂ6âÂÂ2 overall and 6âÂÂ4âÂÂ0 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. They finished one place out of qualifying for the ACC Tournament. It was only the second time in their history that they did not qualify for the tournament. The Tar Heels received an at-large bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament where they were an un-seeded team in the Vanderbilt Bracket. They avenged a season opening loss to third-seed and 14th ranked in the First Round. They advanced over sixth seed and 18th ranked in a penalty shoot-out in the Second Round. They fell to second seed and 5th ranked in another penalty shoot-out in the Round of 16 to end their season.
The Tar Heels finished the regular season 14âÂÂ4âÂÂ0 and 7âÂÂ3âÂÂ0 in ACC play to finish in fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC Tournament, they hosted fifth seed and twevlth ranked Virginia Tech in the First Round and defeated them 2âÂÂ0. They faced-off against rival Duke for the third time in the season, and got their first win 2âÂÂ1 to make the Finals. The Final was a regular season rematch between the Tar Heels and Florida State. The Tar Heels again lost, this time 3âÂÂ2, to finish as runners up. The Tar Heels received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament where they were the second-seed in the Florida State bracket. They defeated in the First Round, in the Second Round, and sixth-seed in the Round of 16. Upsets elsewhere in the bracket saw the Tar Heels host in the Quarterfinals. The Tar Heels won 2âÂÂ1 in overtime to advance to the College Cup. Their semifinal match-up was a fourth meeting on the season with Duke. The Tar Heels won this one 3âÂÂ0, making the record on the season 2âÂÂ2, with Duke winning both regular season matches, and the Tar Heels winning both postseason matches. They faced off against Wake Forest in the final, and defeated them 1âÂÂ0 to win their twenty-second national title and first in twelve years. The Tar Heels' final record was 22âÂÂ5âÂÂ0.
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