2022 season | |
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Owner | Stephen Malik |
Head coach | John Bradford |
Stadium | Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park |
USL League One | 11th |
USL1 Playoffs | Did not qualify |
U.S. Open Cup | 2nd Round |
Highest home attendance | League/All: 2,006 (4/9 vs. CHA) |
Lowest home attendance | All: 575 (4/6 vs. RGV, USOC) League: 1,128 (5/21 vs. GVL) (5/28 vs. RIC) |
Average home league attendance | 1,395 |
Biggest win | NC 2–0 CLT (6/18) |
Biggest defeat | CLT 5–1 NC (10/15) |
The 2022 North Carolina FC season was the 16th season of the club's existence, and their second season in USL League One and the third division of the American soccer pyramid. North Carolina was coached by John Bradford, his second season with the club, and played their home games at Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park. The club had finished at the bottom of the table in their first season in USL League One.
February 19, 2022Preseason 1 | North Carolina FC | 1–0 | UNC Greensboro | Cary, North Carolina |
Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park |
February 26, 2022Preseason 2 | North Carolina FC | 3–0 | UNC Wilmington | Cary, North Carolina |
Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park |
March 9, 2022Preseason 3 | North Carolina FC | v | Columbus Crew 2 | Cary, North Carolina |
1:00 PM EST | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park |
March 19, 2022Preseason 4 | North Carolina FC | v | Richmond Kickers | Cary, North Carolina |
2:00 PM EDT | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park |
March 26, 2022Preseason 5 | Charlotte Independence | v | North Carolina FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 42 |
8 | Central Valley Fuego FC | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 40 |
9 | Forward Madison FC | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 33 |
10 | FC Tucson | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 32 |
11 | North Carolina FC | 30 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 30 |
April 2, 20221 | Tormenta FC | 0–1 | North Carolina FC | Statesboro, Georgia |
7:30 PM EDT | Bosua ![]() Soto ![]() | Report | Tahir ![]() Anderson ![]() McLaughlin ![]() Martinez ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Optim Health Systems Field Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Kyle Johnston |
April 9, 20222 | North Carolina FC | 1–3 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Skelton ![]() McLaughlin ![]() Servania ![]() Blanco ![]() | Report | Luna ![]() Ortiz ![]() España ![]() ![]() Lombardi ![]() Hernández ![]() Cardona ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,006 Referee: John Griggs |
April 16, 20223 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | Greenville Triumph | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Servania ![]() McLaughlin ![]() | Report | Lee ![]() ![]() Evans ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,522 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
April 30, 20224 | North Carolina FC | 1–2 | Hailstorm FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Flick ![]() Anderson ![]() Fernandes ![]() Pecka ![]() Young ![]() | Report | Parra ![]() Ulysse ![]() Nortey ![]() Rogers ![]() Robles ![]() Hernández ![]() Scally ![]() Cornwall ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,723 Referee: William Steffen |
May 7, 20225 | FC Tucson | 1–2 | North Carolina FC | Tucson, Arizona |
10:00 PM EDT |
| TUC Report NCA Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 908 Referee: Killian Richardson |
May 14, 20226 | North Carolina FC | 2–3 | Tormenta FC | Cary, North Carolina |
5:00 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,056 Referee: Wes Caouette |
May 21, 20227 | North Carolina FC | 1–0 | Greenville Triumph | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Arriaga ![]() ![]() Martinez ![]() McLaughlin ![]() Blanco ![]() | Report | Smart ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,128 Referee: Calin Radosav |
May 28, 20228 | North Carolina FC | 2–1 | Richmond Kickers | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,128 Referee: Katherine McCormick |
June 8, 20229 | Hailstorm FC | 1–1 | North Carolina FC | Windsor, Colorado |
9:00 PM EDT | Parra ![]() ![]() Ulysse ![]() Rogers ![]() Cornwall ![]() Scally ![]() | Report | Tahir ![]() Young ![]() Martinez ![]() | Stadium: Future Legends Complex Attendance: 516 Referee: Dejan Susak |
June 18, 202210 | North Carolina FC | 2–0 | Charlotte Independence | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Frame ![]() Fernandes ![]() Blanco ![]() Young ![]() Molina ![]() ![]() McLaughlin ![]() | Report | Hegardt ![]() Dutey ![]() ![]() Santos ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,967 Referee: DeShun Beard |
June 25, 202211 | Fuego FC | 3–2 | North Carolina FC | Fresno, California |
10:30 PM EDT | Ramos ![]() S. Chavez ![]() Dulysse ![]() Schenfeld ![]() Chaney ![]() ![]() Antman ![]() Diaz ![]() | Report | Servania ![]() Anderson ![]() ![]() Fernandes ![]() McLaughlin ![]() | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,753 Referee: Michael Zapata |
June 29, 202212 | Greenville Triumph | 3–1 | North Carolina FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov |
July 2, 202213 | Richmond Kickers | 4–1 | North Carolina FC | Richmond, Virginia |
7:00 PM EDT | Bentley ![]() Payne ![]() Terzaghi ![]() ![]() Bolanos ![]() ![]() Gordon ![]() | Report | Young ![]() Anderson ![]() ![]() Sommersall ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,702 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
July 9, 202214 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | Union Omaha | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Servania ![]() ![]() Martinez ![]() Sommersall ![]() | Report | Bawa ![]() Meza ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,279 Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
July 16, 202215 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | East Ridge, Tennessee |
7:30 PM EDT | Galindrez ![]() Cardona ![]() Navarro ![]() Mentzingen ![]() A. Hernández ![]() Avilez ![]() | Report | Skelton ![]() Blanco ![]() Fernandes ![]() Martinez ![]() Arriaga ![]() Tahir ![]() | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,351 Referee: Alejo Calume |
July 23, 202216 | Tormenta FC | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | Statesboro, Georgia |
7:30 PM EDT | Otieno ![]() Sterling ![]() ![]() | Report | Fernandes ![]() Blanco ![]() Servania ![]() ![]() Adams ![]() | Stadium: Optim Health Systems Field Attendance: 573 Referee: José Lara |
July 27, 202217 | North Carolina FC | 2–3 | Richmond Kickers | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Adams ![]() Flick ![]() | Report | Molina ![]() Terzaghi ![]() Barnathan ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,109 Referee: Josiah Parke |
August 10, 202219 | North Carolina FC | 2–1 | Forward Madison | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Somersall ![]() McLaughlin ![]() Lue Young ![]() | Report | Leonard ![]() Thiam ![]() Maldonado ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,034 Referee: Shawn Tehini |
August 13, 202220 | North Carolina FC | 0–1 | Fuego FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Martinez ![]() Servania ![]() Tahir ![]() | Report | Smith ![]() Dieye ![]() Gillingham ![]() Bijev ![]() Chaney ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,092 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
August 20, 202221 | Union Omaha | 4–1 | North Carolina FC | Papillion, Nebraska |
8:00 PM EDT | Piedrahita ![]() Hertzog ![]() Meza ![]() ![]() Touche ![]() Gordon ![]() Galván ![]() | Report | Blanco ![]() Fernandes ![]() Fischer ![]() ![]() McLaughlin ![]() | Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,236 Referee: Chris Ruska |
August 24, 202222 | Forward Madison | 0–0 | North Carolina FC | Madison, Wisconsin |
8:00 PM EDT | Osmond ![]() Maldonado ![]() Torres ![]() Streng ![]() | Report | Flick ![]() Fernandes ![]() Anderson ![]() | Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,065 Referee: Alex Beehler |
August 27, 202223 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | FC Tucson | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Tahir ![]() Servania ![]() Adame ![]() Young ![]() | Report | Mastrantonio ![]() Delgado ![]() Perez ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,756 Referee: Josiah Parke |
September 3, 202224 | Hailstorm FC | 4–1 | North Carolina FC | Windsor, Colorado |
9:00 PM EDT | Cornwall ![]() McLean ![]() Amann ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Desdunes ![]() Robles ![]() Rogers ![]() | Report | Fernandes ![]() Sommersall ![]() Skelton ![]() McLaughlin ![]() | Stadium: Future Legends Complex Referee: Dejan Susak |
September 17, 202226 | Forward Madison | 1–2 | North Carolina FC | Madison, Wisconsin |
6:00 PM EDT | Murillo ![]() Osmond ![]() Gebhard ![]() Maldonado ![]() Bartman ![]() Rad ![]() | Report | McLaughlin ![]() Fernandes ![]() Adams ![]() | Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,456 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
September 20, 202218 | FC Tucson | 1–0 | North Carolina FC | Tucson, Arizona |
10:00 PM EDT | Mastrantonio ![]() L. Perez ![]() | Report | Somersall ![]() McLaughlin ![]() Arriaga ![]() Young ![]() | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 855 Referee: Shay Yinka-Kehinde |
Note: Match postponed due to travel and weather-related issues. [2] |
September 24, 202227 | Charlotte Independence | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Hegardt ![]() Acosta ![]() Dutey ![]() Ciss ![]() ![]() Obertan ![]() Dimick ![]() | Report | McLaughlin ![]() | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Referee: Danielle Chesky |
September 28, 202225 | North Carolina FC | 2–1 | Fuego FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Fernandes ![]() McLaughlin ![]() Skelton ![]() Rincon ![]() Pecka ![]() Servania ![]() | Report | Vera ![]() Chaney ![]() ![]() Dabo ![]() Falck ![]() Strong ![]() Hornsby ![]() Dullysse ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Josiah Parke |
Note: Re-schedule of Sept. 10 match that was postponed due to travel difficulties. [3] |
October 1, 202228 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | Union Omaha | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Anderson ![]() | Report | Touche ![]() Hertzog ![]() Gil ![]() Scearce ![]() Brewer ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,608 Referee: John Matto |
October 8, 202229 | North Carolina FC | 0–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Skelton ![]() Blanco ![]() ![]() Rincon ![]() Martinez ![]() Pecka ![]() Molina ![]() Pulisic ![]() | Report | España ![]() Galindrez ![]() Páez ![]() Carrera ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Matthew Franz |
October 15, 202230 | Charlotte Independence | 5–1 | North Carolina FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Hegardt ![]() Obertan ![]() ![]() Mbuyu ![]() Dutey ![]() Bennett ![]() Shevtsov ![]() | Report | Skelton ![]() Young ![]() Anderson ![]() Servania ![]() | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Referee: Brandon Stevis |
April 6, 2022 2nd Round | North Carolina FC ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Blanco ![]() Servania ![]() Anderson ![]() Young ![]() Torrentino ![]() | Report | Nodarse ![]() ![]() López ![]() Ricketts ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 575 Referee: John Rush |
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