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The 2012 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 72nd season of existence, their 72nd in NCAA Division I, and their 59th season of playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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| Head Coach | George Gelnovatch | ||
| ACC | 6th | ||
| ACC Tournament | Semifinals | ||
| NCAA Tournament | Second round | ||
| UVA Tournament | 2–0–0 | ||
| Big East/ACC Challenge | Runners-up | ||
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The Cavaliers entered the 2012 season after a first round exit from the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship for a second straight year, as well as a defeat in the semifinals of the 2011 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. It was the second straight season of failing to win any conference or NCAA soccer tournament since their triumph in 2009.
Preseason
| August 14, 2012 | #15 St. John's | 0–1 | Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 7:00 pm EDT | Stadium: Klöckner Stadium |
| August 18, 2012 | Liberty | 0–3 | Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 7:00 pm EDT | Report | Carroll  10'James 48' (pen.)Madison 57' |
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium |
Regular season
ACC Standings
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Maryland† | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 20 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 North Carolina | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Wake Forest | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N.C. State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 11, 2012 Rankings from NCSAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match results
| August 24, 2012 1 | Georgetown | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Virginia | Germantown, Maryland |
| pm ET | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex |
| August 31, 2012 2 | #22 California | 1–2 | Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| pm ET | Stadium: Klöckner Stadium |
| September 2, 2012 3 | #11 UCLA | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 4:00 PM PDT | Sofia  31'  100'Wiet 73' |
Report | Somerville 41' Madison 74'Salandy-Defour 82' |
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 2,015 Referee: Mohammad Samadpour |
| September 7, 2012 4 | Duke | 0–1 | Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| pm ET | Stadium: Klöckner Stadium |
| September 11, 2012 5 | Mount St. Mary's | 1–6 | Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| pm ET | Stadium: Klöckner Stadium |
| September 14, 2012 6 | #19 Xavier | 1–1 | Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| pm ET | Stadium: Klöckner Stadium |
| September 18, 2012 7 | Drexel | 0–2 | Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| pm ET | Stadium: Klöckner Stadium |
| September 21, 2012 8 | #24 Virginia | 0–1 | #8 North Carolina | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| pm ET | Stadium: Fetzer Field |
| September 25, 2012 9 | #24 Virginia | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #25 VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| pm ET | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 2,247 |
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ACC Tournament
| November 6, 2012 Quarterfinals | (#6) Virginia | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | #16 (#3) Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 7:00 pm ET | Carroll 33' Bird 56'Poarch 80' |
Report | Gamble 22' Okoli 51' |
Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 362 Referee: Mohammad Samadpour |
| Penalties | ||||
Bates  Silvester Wharton Carroll Cooke |
Wenzel Gamble Gimenez Mullin |
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| November 9, 2012 Semifinals | (#6) Virginia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | #4 (#2) North Carolina | Boyds, Maryland |
| 5:30 pm ET | Wharton 87' |
Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,981 Referee: Brent Sorg | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Bates Silvester Wharton Carroll Cooke |
Lovejoy Murphy George Walters Gafa |
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NCAA Tournament
| November 15, 2012 First round | Lafayette | 0–1 | Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 1:30 pm EST | Report | Bates 88' |
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 356 Referee: Mohammad Samadpour |
| November 18, 2012 Second round | Virginia | 1–3 | #10 (#13) New Mexico | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 9:00 pm EST | Brown 48' |
Report | Venter 6' Rogers 58'Calderon 90' |
Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,121 Referee: Alex Gorrin |
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