Roster
- As of July 22, 2024 [4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| 2024 season | |
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| Owner | Stephen Malik |
| Head coach | John Bradford |
| Stadium | Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park |
| USL Championship | Eastern Conference: 8th |
| USL Championship Playoffs | Eastern Conference Quarterfinals |
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Oalex Anderson & Evan Conway (12 goals) All: Oalex Anderson (13 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 3,187 (May 4, against Rhode Island FC) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,359 (May 14, against Loudoun United FC) |
| Average home league attendance | 2,094 |
The 2024 North Carolina FC season was the 18th season of the club's existence, and their fourth season in the USL Championship, the second division in the American soccer pyramid, after three years in the USL League One, the third division of the American soccer pyramid. North Carolina is coached by John Bradford, his sixth season with the club, and played their home games at Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park.
During the offseason, North Carolina experienced multiple promotions. It was announced on August 7, 2023, that North Carolina will return to the USL Championship for the 2024 season. [1] [2] Along with their return to the second division, coach John Bradford was promoted to the position of Sporting Director along with his duties of Head Coach, after five seasons with the club. [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 50 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 48 | |
| 8 | North Carolina FC | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 48 | |
| 9 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 45 | |
| 10 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 44 |
On December 18, 2023, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams. [5]
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.
| March 91 | North Carolina FC | 0–0 | Charleston Battery | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Somersall  39'Placias 87' | Report | LaCava 20' Conway 84'Torres 90+4' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,576 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| March 162 | Loudoun United FC | 3–1 | North Carolina FC | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 9:30 PM | ElMedkhar  23'Leggett 37'Ryan 61', 71'Aboukoura 85' | Report | da Costa 36' Maldonado 38' | Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 3,810 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| March 233 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Mentzingen 75' | Report | Maldonado 63' (o.g.) Dezart 90+3' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,796 Referee: John Griggs |
| March 294 | North Carolina FC | 2–0 | Hartford Athletic | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Report |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,465 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| April 65 | Detroit City FC | 1–0 | North Carolina FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 2:00 PM | Report |
| Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 5,155 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
| April 146 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | Birmingham Legion FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 5:00 PM | da Costa 2' (pen.) | Report | Martinez 23' 58' Paterson 31'Perez 90+5' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,807 Referee: Velimir Stefanovic |
| April 207 | North Carolina FC | 2–3 | New Mexico United | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Placias 16' Armstrong 28'Craig 87' | Report | Hurst 19'29' (pen.) Bailey 33'Rivas 90+1' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,916 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| April 278 | Indy Eleven | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | Indianapolis, IN |
| 7:00 PM | Report | Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 10,071 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| May 49 | North Carolina FC | 0–0 | Rhode Island FC | Cary, NC |
| 7:00 PM |
| Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,187 Referee: Jeremy Flores |
| May 1410 | North Carolina FC | 2–0 | Loudoun United FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:26 PM | Mentzingen 1' Craig 24'Somersall 41'Armstrong 67'90+7'Batista 74'  90+12' | Report | Erlandson 13' Skundrich 26'Fauroux 32' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,359 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| May 1811 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 1–1 | North Carolina FC | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 7:00 PM | Report |
| Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 5,113 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| May 2512 | Miami FC | 0–4 | North Carolina FC | Miami, Florida |
| 7:00 PM |
| Report | Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,039 Referee:  Trevor Wiseman |
| June 813 | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM | Gleadle 31' Ordoñez 62'Totsh 70' (pen.)Wynder 83' | Report | Washington 25' Conway 90+2'Batista 90+5' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,733 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye Assistant referees: Matt Trotter Eric Burton Fourth official: Matthew Fotia |
| June 1614 | North Carolina FC | 2–0 | Monterey Bay FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 6:00 PM | Anderson 28' Mentzingen 34' (pen.)Perez 85' | Report | Martinez 26' Guzmán  32'Rebollar 45+3' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,047 Referee: Esad Omanovic |
| June 2215 | North Carolina FC | 0–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM | da Costa 32' Maldonado 44'Armstrong 44'Malou 58' | Report | Walti 44' Griffin 52'Suber 64' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,996 Referee: Muhammad Hassan |
| June 2816 | Charleston Battery | 5–2 | North Carolina FC | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM | Markanich 45+5'80' Myers 58'90+2'90+8' (pen.)Dossantos 84'Rodriguez 88'Conway 90+4' | Report | Conway 27' 37' Batista 42'Armstrong 45+3' 50'Brewer 45+6'McGuire 90+1' | Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,876 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
| July 617 | North Carolina FC | 4–1 | Miami FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:30 | Craig 11' Mentzingen 50'Conway 63'64'Anderson 77' (pen.)da Costa 90+3' | Report | Knutson 7' Balogun 18'Cardona 45+2'Mitrano 57'Biek 66' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,161 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| July 1318 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–0 | North Carolina FC | Sacramento, California |
| 11:00 PM | Portillo 62' Fernandes 90+1' | Report | Mentzingen 66' Maldonado 74'Craig 87' | Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 9,388 Referee: Corbyn May |
| July 1919 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | Detroit City FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM | Armstrong 5' Anderson 56'Conway 67'Servania 86'Batista 90+2' | Report | Bryant 10' Amoo-Mensah 26'Bezerra 90+3'Matthews 90+4' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,054 Referee: John Matto |
| July 2720 | Rhode Island FC | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | Smithfield, Rhode Island |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Stadium: Beirne Stadium Attendance: 4,045 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| August 321 | Orange County SC | 0–1 | North Carolina FC | Irvine, California |
| 10:00 PM | Sorto 84' | Report | Batista 21' Malou 27'Servania 90+5' | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,353 Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
| August 1022 | North Carolina FC | 4–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM | Batista 25' Anderson 40', 78' 79'Conway 46' 65'Servania 87'Armstrong 89'da Costa 90+5' | Report | Foster 57' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,387 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| August 1723 | San Antonio FC | 1–0 | North Carolina FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 9:00 PM | Hernández 50' Brigido 79' | Report | Craig 17' Anderson 51'Maldonado 69' | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,729 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| August 2424 | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–0 | North Carolina FC | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 10:00 PM |
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| Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Muhammad Hassan |
| August 3125 | North Carolina FC | 4–6 | Louisville City FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM | da Costa 11' Anderson 29', 56'Adams 45+3' (o.g.)Craig 58' | Report | Adams 10' Wilson 18', 29'Craig 32' (o.g.)Malou 36' (o.g.)Harris 60' (pen.), 69'Serrano 67'McFadden 70' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,219 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez Assistant referees: Eric Del Rosario Gandara Aaron Riley Fourth official: Josiah Parke |
| September 726 | North Carolina FC | 5–0 | Oakland Roots SC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 10:00 PM | da Costa 6' Mentzingen 8'Craig 32' 88'Conway 44'Washington 54'Martin 59'Armstrong 63' | Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,946 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| September 1427 | Memphis 901 FC | 3-0 | North Carolina FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 8:00 PM | Lopes 10', 22' Fernando 70'Cissoko 77' | Report | Malou 3' Martin 64'Anderson 71' | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 2,610 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| September 2128 | North Carolina FC | 2-0 | Indy Eleven | Cary, NC |
| 7:30 PM |
| Report |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,478 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| September 2929 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1-0 | North Carolina FC | El Paso, Texas |
| 4:00 PM | Calvillo 29' Ortiz 88'Rivas 90'+2' (pen.) | Report | Martin 19' Maldonado 45'+1'Malou 88'Craig 90'+1' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 4,014 Referee: Muhammad Hassan |
| October 630 | Birmingham Legion | 2-3 | North Carolina FC | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 6:00 PM | Martínez 32' Rufe 45'+3'Hernandez-Foster 46'Zouhir 80'89' | Report | Armstrong 8', 65' Anderson 59' | Stadium: Protective Stadium Referee: Alejo Calume |
| October 931 | North Carolina FC | 2-0 | FC Tulsa | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | da Costa 19' Perez 30'Armstrong 36'Conway 81' (pen.) | Report | Seagrist 22' Bibout 33'Booth 45'+3'Sanchez 84' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,959 Referee: John Matto |
| October 1232 | Hartford Athletic | 4-3 | North Carolina FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:30 PM | Report |
| Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| October 1933 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0-2 | North Carolina FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM | Bodily 35' Niyongabire 81' | Report | Conway 41'70' Anderson 49'Craig 60'Niyongabire 81' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Greg Dopka |
| Note: Match was to be played in St. Petersburg, but due to the effects of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, the match was moved to North Carolina, with Tampa retaining the "Home" side label | ||||
| October 2634 | North Carolina FC | 2-1 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 4:00 PM | Craig 12' Martin 32'Anderson 45' 45'+1'Perez 63'McGuire 76'Mentzingen 78'Batista 90'+8' | Report | Bennett 9' Smart 37' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| November 2Conference Quarterfinals | Louisville City FC | 3–2 | North Carolina FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,875 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
As a member of the USL Championship, North Carolina FC entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Third Round, faced against Carolina Core FC, an independent club in the MLS Next Pro league, a team in the third division of U.S. Soccer. [6] After winning 1–0 at home, [7] [8] North Carolina was matched up by the U.S. Soccer Federation on April 18, 2024, against fellow USL Championship team Phoenix Rising FC, again at home. [9] They would eventually end up losing 1–2 in added extra time in a match that saw three players shown red cards. [10] [11]
| April 17Third Round | North Carolina FC (USLC)  | 1–0 | Carolina Core FC (MLSNP) | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Report | Ndoye 41' Covi 71'Orejuela 78'Rodriguez 88'Canete 90+6' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,112 Referee: Josh Parke |
| May 8Round of 32 | North Carolina FC | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |  Phoenix Rising FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Report |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 822 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
Phoenix Rising Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 2014 as Arizona United Soccer Club, the team is a member of the USL Championship. They won the league championship in 2023, defeating the Charleston Battery 3–2 on penalty kicks after a 1–1 draw in regulation time.
The 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 100th edition of the oldest ongoing competition in American soccer. Qualification began in November 2012 in the fifth tier, although the United States Soccer Federation did not announce the format until March 5, 2013.
Louisville City Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Louisville, Kentucky. The team plays in the USL Championship, which is currently the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
The Eastern Conference is one of two conferences in USL Championship soccer.
The 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 105th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, a knockout cup competition in American soccer. It is the oldest ongoing competition in the United States and was contested by 97 teams from leagues in the U.S. system.
The 2018 USL season was the eighth season of the United Soccer League and second under Division II sanctioning. The previous season, the USL had provisional Div. II sanctioning from the United States Soccer Federation along with the North American Soccer League, but was given full sanctioning for the 2018 season with a two-year deadline to meet the full requirements set by U.S. Soccer.
The 2019 USL Championship playoffs was the postseason tournament following the 2019 USL Championship regular season. Including USL Pro history, it was the ninth postseason tournament. The tournament began on October 23 and ended with the USL Championship Final on November 17.
The 2020 North Carolina FC season was the 14th season for North Carolina FC and its second in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States.
The 2024 Birmingham Legion season was the sixth season of play in the club's history in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.
The 2024 Miami FC season was the club's fifth season in the USL Championship, the second-tier of American soccer, and tenth overall.
The 2024 Charleston Battery season is the club's 34th year of existence and their 21st season in the second tier of the United States soccer league system. It was their fourteenth season in the USL Championship (USLC) as part of the Eastern Conference.
The 2024 Hartford Athletic season was the club's sixth season of existence and their sixth in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.
The 2022 Orange County SC season was the club's eleventh season of existence, and their eleventh consecutive season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer.
The 2024 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's eleventh season in existence. The club played in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. Sacramento Republic FC competes in the Western Conference of the USL Championship.
The 2024 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season is the club's tenth, and current, year of existence, and their tenth season in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States soccer league system.
The 2024 Oakland Roots SC season is the club's sixth, and current, season of existence and fourth in the USL Championship.
The 2024 Las Vegas Lights FC season is the club's seventh, and current, season, and their seventh season in the United Soccer League Championship (USLC), the second division of American soccer.
The 2024 Memphis 901 FC season was the sixth, and final season for Memphis 901 FC in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States soccer system.
The 2024 Tampa Bay Rowdies season is the club's fifteenth season of existence, their eighth in the United Soccer League, and sixth in the USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this is their 31st season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this is the 36th season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.
The 2023 San Diego Loyal SC season was San Diego Loyal SC's fourth, and last, season of existence and their fourth season in the USL Championship (USLC), the second division in the American soccer system.
