UNC plays N.C. State and Duke in Thursday's ACC soccer semifinals at WakeMed Soccer Park. Here are the kickoff times, the TV channels and the ticket prices for Thursday and Sunday.

Four ACC soccer semifinals are played in Cary on Thursday, and three of them include a Triangle team. The University of North Carolina plays twice: its women face Duke and its men face N.C. State.

All four matches are at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park. The men’s and women’s championship finals follow there on Sunday, Nov. 15. The schedule and the pairings come from the Atlantic Coast Conference’s own men’s championship page and women’s championship page.

Thursday’s schedule

Time Match TV
11 a.m. Women: No. 5 Virginia vs. No. 1 Notre Dame ACC Network
2 p.m. Women: No. 2 North Carolina vs. No. 6 Duke ACC Network
5:30 p.m. Men: No. 11 N.C. State vs. No. 7 North Carolina ACC Network
8:30 p.m. Men: No. 1 SMU vs. No. 13 Syracuse ACC Network

The Town of Cary lists the day as a quadruple-header in its This Week in Cary calendar for Nov. 10-16. The women’s semifinals come first, followed by the men’s.

On Sunday, the women’s final starts at noon and the men’s final at 4 p.m. The ACC lists both on ESPNU.

How the teams got here

The earlier rounds were played on campuses. All six of these results are from the ACC’s bracket pages.

In the women’s first round Sunday, Nov. 8:

  • Duke beat Wake Forest 5-4 in overtime
  • Virginia beat Florida State 3-0

In the men’s quarterfinals the same day:

  • SMU beat Virginia 6-0
  • Syracuse beat Stanford 2-1 in double overtime
  • N.C. State beat Wake Forest 1-0 in overtime
  • North Carolina beat Clemson 3-2 in double overtime

Tickets

The ACC said tickets are sold online only, with no walk-up sales at the stadium. Its listed prices are:

  • $40 for an all-session book, bought in advance, covering all six men’s and women’s matches in Cary
  • $20 for a semifinal session bought in advance, or $25 on the day
  • $25 for a championship session bought in advance, or $30 on the day

Groups of 20 or more can buy through the conference’s group sales page, the ACC said.

A busy stretch for the stadium

The ACC describes the stadium as a 10,000-seat venue and the home of the North Carolina Courage. It has hosted both the men’s and women’s ACC tournaments for the last eight seasons, the conference said.

It will also host the 2026 NCAA Women’s and Men’s College Cup in December, according to the ACC.

What it means for you

  • If you are going: buy tickets online before you leave, because there are no walk-up sales. Thursday’s four matches run from 11 a.m. into the late evening.
  • If you live or drive nearby: expect more traffic around WakeMed Soccer Park on Thursday and on Sunday afternoon. The park is in the Eastern Cary Gateway near I-40. We did not find a published parking or traffic plan for the tournament.
  • If you are watching at home: all four semifinals are on ACC Network and both finals are on ESPNU, the ACC said.

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