2019 season | |||
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Owner | Stephen Malik | ||
General Manager | Curt Johnson | ||
Head Coach | Paul Riley | ||
Stadium | Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina (Capacity: 10,000) | ||
NWSL Regular Season | 1st | ||
NWSL Playoffs | Champions | ||
Top goalscorer | Lynn Williams (12) | ||
Highest home attendance | 9,563 (September 14th vs. Orlando) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,053 (April 13th vs. Chicago) | ||
Average home league attendance | 5,875 | ||
Biggest win | 6–0 (September 11th vs. Portland) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–3 (May 11th vs. Chicago) | ||
The 2019 North Carolina Courage season was the team's third season as a professional women's soccer team. North Carolina Courage plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
On September 21, the Courage clinched their third consecutive Shield with a 3–0 victory over the Utah Royals. [1]
On October 27, the Courage defeated the Chicago Red Stars 4–0 to win their second consecutive NWSL Championship. [2]
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | Paul Riley |
Assistant coach | Scott Vallow |
Assistant coach | Bill Paladino |
Assistant coach | Sean Nahas |
Assistant coach | Nathan Thackeray |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Round | Pick | Nat. | Player | Previous Team |
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Round 1 | 5 | Leah Pruitt | USC | |
Round 1 | 9 | Hailey Harbison | Pepperdine | |
Round 2 | 14 | Lauren Milliet | Colorado College | |
Round 4 | 36 | Kaycie Tillman | Florida State |
Date | Player | Positions played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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January 7, 2019 | Julia Spetsmark | DF | Djurgårdens | Signed. | [7] |
February 12, 2019 | Ally Haran | DF | UMF Selfoss | Signed. | [8] |
February 22, 2019 | Stephanie Labbé | GK | Linköpings FC | Signed. | [9] |
June 11, 2019 | McKenzie Meehan | FW | Sky Blue FC | Acquired in a Trade with Sky Blue FC in exchange for Elizabeth Eddy | [10] |
July 18, 2019 | Sam Leshnak | GK | North Carolina Tar Heels | Signed. | [11] |
Date | Player | Positions played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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October 1, 2018 | Yuri Kawamura | DF | unattached | Waived. | [12] |
December 17, 2018 | Darian Jenkins | FW | Reign FC | Traded to Reign FC in exchange for Reign FC's 9th overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. | [13] |
January 4, 2019 | Sabrina D'Angelo | GK | Vittsjö | Signed with Vittsjö. | [14] |
April 4, 2019 | Morgan Reid | DF | Orlando Pride | Traded to the Orlando Pride in exchange for Orlando's fourth round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft. | [15] |
June 11, 2019 | Elizabeth Eddy | MF | Sky Blue FC | Traded to Sky Blue FC in exchange for McKenzie Meehan. | [10] |
July 18, 2019 | Julie King | DF | Waived. | [11] | |
July 18, 2019 | Ally Haran | DF | Waived. | [11] |
March 23 | North Carolina Courage | 4–0 | Orlando Pride | Cary, North Carolina |
1:00 p.m. ET | Speck 35' McDonald 61' (Williams) Williams 69' (Pruitt) Spetsmark 89' (Eddy) | Report | Morgan 45+1' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,220 |
April 131 | North Carolina Courage | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Dunn 66' | Report | Kerr 26' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,053 |
April 172 | North Carolina Courage | 5–0 | Orlando Pride | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Williams 45' O'Sullivan 45+1' McDonald 55' Zerboni 64' Dunn 70', 77' Spetsmark 88' | Report | Marta 85' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,292 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
April 283 | Houston Dash | 1–4 | North Carolina Courage | Houston, Texas |
5:00 p.m. CDT | Daly 86' Schmidt 44' | Report | Williams 45+1' Dunn 69' Debinha 69' Pruitt 76' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 2,933 |
May 044 | North Carolina Courage | 0–0 | Sky Blue FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Zerboni 87' | Report | Monaghan 34' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,039 |
May 115 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–1 | North Carolina Courage | Bridgeview, Illinois |
5:00 p.m. EDT | Kerr 13'90+3' Vasconcelos 40' Stanton 72' | Report | Williams 33', 80' | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,113 |
May 196 | North Carolina Courage | 1–1 | Utah Royals FC | Cary, North Carolina |
5:00 p.m. EDT | Eddy 78' | Box | Rodriguez 7', 40' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,821 |
May 277 | Reign FC | 2–1 | North Carolina Courage | Tacoma, Washington |
4:00 p.m. PDT | Balcer 13' Nielsen 30' Groom 89' | Box | Erceg 89' | Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 3,032 |
June 018 | Orlando Pride | 0–3 | North Carolina Courage | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EDT |
| Box |
| Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 4,427 |
June 159 | North Carolina Courage | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:45 p.m. EDT | Box | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,172 | ||
Note: doubleheader with North Carolina FC. |
June 2910 | Washington Spirit | 1–2 | North Carolina Courage | Germantown, Maryland |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Harrison 39' Thomas 82' | Debinha 45+4' Pritchett 53' Zerboni 90+3' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,481 |
July 0511 | North Carolina Courage | 5–2 | Houston Dash | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Box | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,066 |
July 1312 | North Carolina Courage | 2–0 | Reign FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Williams 22' Debinha 55' O'Sullivan 70' | Box Report | Balcer 87' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,216 |
July 2113 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–1 | North Carolina Courage | Bridgeview, Illinois |
5:00 p.m. CDT | Naughton 14' DiBernardo 37' Kerr 58' | Williams 30' McDonald 51' | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 17,388 | |
Note: Game was broadcast on ESPN 2 |
July 2714 | Utah Royals FC | 1–2 | North Carolina Courage | Sandy, Utah |
8:00 p.m. MDT | Press 13' | Hamilton 34' McDonald 54' | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 10,545 |
August 0315 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Cary, North Carolina |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Debinha 64' Spetsmark 90+4' | Nielsen 24' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,393 | |
Note: Rescheduled from August 2 due to thunderstorms. |
August 1116 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | North Carolina Courage | Portland, Oregon |
12:00 p.m. PDT | Foord 19' Labbé 56' (o.g) Erceg 82' (o.g) | Dunn 4' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 | |
Note: Game was broadcast on ESPNews |
August 2417 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Reign FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EDT | L. Williams 82' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,743 |
September 0718 | Sky Blue FC | 1–2 | North Carolina Courage | Piscataway, New Jersey |
3:00 p.m. EDT | Lloyd 13' (p) Rodriguez 79' | Skroski 1' (og) Dunn 57' | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,895 |
September 1119 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–6 | North Carolina Courage | Portland, Oregon |
7:30 p.m. PDT | Klingenberg 57' Horan 58' | Debinha 15' L. Williams 21', 24', 68' Dunn 61' Hinkle 69' Hamilton 89' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 17,517 |
September 1420 | North Carolina Courage | 6–1 | Orlando Pride | Cary, North Carolina |
6:00 p.m. EDT | Williams 6' Edmonds 37' (o.g) McDonald 41' Meehan 78' O'Reilly 85' Debinha 90+2' | Greening 11' Kennedy 28' Elinsky 28' Hill 82' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 9,563 |
September 1721 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Cary, North Carolina |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Mewis 87' (p) | Report | Daly 73' Brooks 74' Mewis 86' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,943 |
September 2122 | Utah Royals FC | 0–3 | North Carolina Courage | Sandy, Utah |
7:00 p.m. MDT | Mewis 30' (p) O'Sullivan 35' Hinkle 65' Debinha 70' | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 9,946 |
September 2823 | Washington Spirit | 2–1 | North Carolina Courage | Germantown, Maryland |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Huster 56' Matthews 59' Pugh 75' Lavelle 84' | Williams 45+2' Erceg 86' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex |
October 1224 | North Carolina Courage | 3–2 | Sky Blue FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EDT | McDonald 16' Debinha 28' McDonald 81' | Report | Lloyd 26' Richardson 86' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 9,195 |
October 20Semifinal | North Carolina Courage | 4–1 | Reign FC | Cary, North Carolina |
1:30 p.m. EDT | O'Reilly 88' Debinha 99' Barnes 106' (o.g.) Dunn 107' | Report | Long 50' Onumonu 90+3' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park |
Note: Televised on ESPN2 |
October 27Final | North Carolina Courage | 4–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Cary, North Carolina |
3:30 p.m. EST | Debinha 4' McDonald 26' Dunn 45+5' Mewis 62' Zerboni 74' | Report | DiBernardo 47' Ertz 67' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 10,227 |
Note: Televised on ESPN |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | North Carolina Courage (C) | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 49 | NWSL Shield |
2 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 44 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 40 | |
4 | Reign FC | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 38 | |
5 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 34 | |
6 | Utah Royals FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 34 | |
7 | Houston Dash | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 26 | |
8 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 20 | |
9 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 16 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 15 | +12 |
Last updated: October 12, 2019.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
As defending 2018 NWSL champions and defending 2018 Women's ICC champions, the Courage were selected to participate in and host the 2019 Women's International Champions Cup. They are scheduled to play English side Manchester City in the semi-final round.
August 15Semi-final | North Carolina Courage | 2–1 | Manchester City | Cary, North Carolina |
7:30 p.m. ET | O'Sullivan 80' Meehan 84' McDonald 90+2' | Report | Stanway 41' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,436 |
August 18Final | North Carolina Courage | 0–1 | Lyon | Cary, North Carolina |
7:30 p.m. ET | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park | |||
Note: Broadcast on ESPN2 |
Top scorers
| Top assists
Shutouts
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Month | Result | Player | Ref. |
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April | Won | Crystal Dunn | [19] |
July | Won | Kristen Hamilton | [20] |
Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref |
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April | Abby Erceg | Crystal Dunn | [21] | ||
May | Merritt Mathias | [22] | |||
June | Kristen Hamilton | [23] | |||
July | Abby Erceg Merritt Mathias | Debinha | Kristen Hamilton | [24] | |
August | Abby Erceg Jaelene Hinkle | Debinha | [25] | ||
September | Jaelene Hinkle | Debinha | Lynn Williams | [26] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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8 | Won | Kristen Hamilton | [27] |
12 | Won | Kristen Hamilton | [28] |
15 | Won | Kristen Hamilton | [29] |
22 | Won | Lynn Williams | [30] |
25 | Won | Jessica McDonald | [31] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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1 | Nominated | Crystal Dunn | [32] |
3 | Nominated | Crystal Dunn | [33] |
6 | Nominated | Elizabeth Eddy | [34] |
8 | Nominated | Kristen Hamilton | [35] |
9 | Nominated | Julia Spetsmark | [36] |
11 | Nominated | Leah Pruitt | [37] |
12 | Nominated | Kristen Hamilton | [38] |
13 | Nominated | Debinha | [39] |
15 | Nominated | Kristen Hamilton | [40] |
16 | Nominated | Debinha | [41] |
17 | Nominated | Crystal Dunn | |
19 | Nominated | Lynn Williams | |
21 | Nominated | Crystal Dunn | |
22 | Won | Heather O'Reilly |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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4 | Nominated | Merritt Mathias | [42] |
7 | Nominated | Merritt Mathias | [43] |
11 | Nominated | Katelyn Rowland | [44] |
16 | Nominated | Stephanie Labbé | [45] |
17 | Nominated | Stephanie Labbé | |
23 | Nominated | Stephanie Labbé |
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