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| 2025 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Megan Oglesby Matt Penley Mark Penley | ||
| General manager | Eddie Pope | ||
| Head coach | Donovan Ricketts | ||
| Stadium | Truist Point | ||
| MLS Next Pro | Eastern Conference: Overall: | ||
| 2025 U.S. Open Cup | Second Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: All: | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,774 vs Orlando City B September 27 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,992 vs Philadelphia Union II July 30, 2,511 vs Soda City FC March 20 (US Open Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,994 All: 3,895 | ||
| Biggest win | Carolina Core FC 5–0 NYCFC II April 5 | ||
| Biggest defeat | Carolina Core FC 1–4 Chattanooga FC April 13 | ||
The 2025 Carolina Core FC Season is the club's second season in existence. This is the second independent club to play in a MLS Next Pro season alongside Chattanooga FC and will be joined by 3 other teams in 2026. The club is located in North Carolina, US.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | GK | Alex Sutton | |
| 1 | GK | Andrew Pannenberg | |
| 2 | DF | Daniel Chica | |
| 3 | MF | Zion Scarlett | |
| 4 | DF | Kai Thomas | |
| 6 | DF | Juan Pablo Rodriguez | |
| 7 | FW | Yekeson Subah | |
| 8 | FW | Drake Hadeed | |
| 10 | DF | Jacob Evans | |
| 8 | FW | Anthony Sumo Jr. | |
| 12 | MF | Alenga Charles | |
| 13 | FW | Josuha Rodriguez | |
| 14 | DF | Jathan Juarez | |
| 15 | FW | David Polanco | |
| 16 | MF | Corey Lundeen | |
| 17 | MF | Glory Nzingo | |
| 19 | MF | Mateo Sarmiento | |
| 20 | DF | Ibrahim Covi | |
| 21 | MF | Derek Cuevas | |
| 22 | FW | Jesus Ibarra | |
| 24 | MF | Facundo Canete | |
| 26 | MF | Paul Baptiste Behe Leonardi | |
| 28 | FW | Federico Stachuk | |
| 29 | MF | Santiago Cambindo | |
| 31 | GK | Robert Bailey | |
| 44 | DF | Christian Diaz | |
| 77 | MF | Jonathan Bazaes | |
| 99 | MF | Aryeh Miller |
| Date | Position | Number | Name | from | Type | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | FW | 23 | | | end of loan | NA | |
| December 31, 2024 | FW | 28 | | | end of loan | NA | |
| January 14, 2025 | DF | 3 | | | Signing | Free | [1] |
| March 6, 2025 | MF | 19 | | | Signing | Free | [2] |
| March 7, 2025 | FW | 11 | | | Signing | Free | [3] |
| June 20, 2025 | MF | 16 | | | Signing | Free | [4] |
| August 7, 2025 | FW | 22 | | | Signing | Free | [5] |
| August 7, 2025 | FW | 15 | | | Signing | Free | [6] |
| September 11, 2025 | MF | 18 | | | Signing | Free | [7] |
| Date | Position | Number | Name | To | Type | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | DF | 52 | | | Loan Expired at the end of the year | NA | |
| December 31, 2024 | MF | 8 | | Contract Expired at the end of the year | NA | ||
| December 31, 2024 | FW | 17 | | Contract Expired at the end of the year | NA | ||
| December 31, 2024 | MF | 11 | | Contract Expired at the end of the year | NA | ||
| December 31, 2024 | DF | 5 | | Contract Expired at the end of the year | NA | ||
| December 31, 2024 | FW | 9 | | Contract Expired at the end of the year | NA | ||
| December 31, 2024 | FW | 21 | | Contract Expired at the end of the year | NA | ||
| December 31, 2024 | FW | 23 | | | Contract Expired at the end of the year | NA | |
| February 28, 2025 | DF | 18 | | | Transfer | Undisclosed | [8] |
| March 7, 2025 | FW | 19 | | | signing | [9] | |
| March 11, 2025 | MF | 68 | | | signing | [10] | |
| August 25, 2025 | FW | 7 | | NA | Parted ways | NA | [11] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | MF | | | February 14, 2025 | December 31, 1025 | [12] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 18 | Carolina Core FC | 0–1 | High Point Panthers | High Point, North Carolina |
| 6:00 PM ET |
| Stadium: Truist Point |
| February 22 | Carolina Core FC | 1–0 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | High Point, North Carolina |
| 5:00 PM ET | Stadium: Truist Point |
| March 1 | Carolina Core FC | 1–2 | UNC Greensboro Spartans | High Point, North Carolina |
| 5:00 PM ET |
| Stadium: Truist Point |
| August 30 | Carolina Core FC | 2–1 | Tigres UANL U23 | High Point, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM ET |
| Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 3,611 |
| March 131 | Inter Miami CF II | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Carolina Core FC | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Chase Stadium Referee: Joshua Encarnación | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| March 242 | NYCFC II | 2–1 | Carolina Core FC | New York City, New York |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Icahn Stadium Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
| April 53 | Carolina Core FC | 5–0 | NYCFC II | High Point, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,430 Referee: Kaitlyn Trowbridge |
| April 134 | Carolina Core FC | 1–4 | Chattanooga FC | High Point, North Carolina |
| 3:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 3,710 Referee: Josiah Parke |
| April 185 | Toronto FC II | 1–1 (1–4 p) | Carolina Core FC | North York, Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:00 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla | |
| Penalties | ||||
| April 236 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Carolina Core FC | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Jeremy Scheer | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| April 267 | Carolina Core FC | 1–2 | Crown Legacy FC | High Point, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,070 Referee: Alejo Calume |
| May 48 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–2 (7–6 p) | Carolina Core FC | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Referee: Danielle Chesky | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| May 109 | Carolina Core FC | 0–0 (2–3 p) | Huntsville City FC | High Point, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Arman Becan | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| June 110 | Inter Miami CF II | 1–2 | Carolina Core FC | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Chase Stadium Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| June 1111 | Carolina Core FC | 1–0 | Orlando City B | High Point, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 3,811 Referee: Marie Durr |
| June 1412 | Carolina Core FC | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Chicago Fire FC II | High Point, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 3,838 Referee: Peter Bernardy | |
| Penalties | ||||
| June 2113 | Carolina Core FC | 1–2 | New York Red Bulls II | High Point, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 3,856 Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
| June 2814 | Columbus Crew 2 | 1–0 | Carolina Core FC | Columbus, Ohio |
| 6:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Atahan Yaya |
| July 415 | Carolina Core FC | 1–2 | Inter Miami CF II | High Point, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,430 Referee: Andrew Porada |
| July 1016 | Crown Legacy FC | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Carolina Core FC | Matthews, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex Referee: Johnathan Luk | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| July 1317 | Orlando City B | 3–1 | Carolina Core FC | Kissimmee, Florida |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park Referee: Josue Meneses |
| July 1918 | Carolina Core FC | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Atlanta United 2 | High Point, North Carolina |
| 9:33 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 3,404 Referee: Gary Gutierrez | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| July 3019 | Carolina Core FC | 3–2 | Philadelphia Union II | High Point, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 2,992 Referee: Promise Adebayo-Ige |
| August 220 | Carolina Core FC | 1–0 | New England Revolution II | High Point, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Russell Miller |
| August 1021 | Huntsville City FC | 3–2 | Carolina Core FC | Huntsville, Alabama |
| 7:00 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium Referee: Kaitlyn Trowbridge |
| August 1622 | Carolina Core FC | 0–1 | Chattanooga FC | High Point, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,477 Referee: Iryna Petrunok |
| August 2423 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 2–3 | Carolina Core FC | Highland Heights, Kentucky |
| 11:00 AM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| September 424 | Crown Legacy FC | 3–4 | Carolina Core FC | Matthews, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Stadium: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex |
| September 1325 | Carolina Core FC | 4–2 | Atlanta United 2 | High Point, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 3,710 Referee: Muhammad Kaleia |
| September 2126 | Chattanooga FC | 0–0 (5–6 p) | Carolina Core FC | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 7:00 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Finley Stadium Attendance: 4,055 | |
| Penalties | ||||
| September 2727 | Carolina Core FC | 3–3 (2–4 p) | Orlando City B | High Point, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,774 Referee: Drew Klemp | |
| Penalties | ||||
| October 528 | Huntsville City FC | 3–0 | Carolina Core FC | Huntsville, Alabama |
| 1:00 PM EDT |
| Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium |
| October 19Conference Quarterfinals | New York Red Bulls II | 5–1 | Carolina Core FC | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Referee: Luis Diego Arroyo |
| March 20First Round | Carolina Core FC | 4–2 | Soda City FC | High Point, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM ET | Report | Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 2,511 Referee: Joe Surgan |
| April 1Second Round | Charlotte Independence | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Carolina Core FC | Matthews, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Referee: John Rush |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS Next Pro | U.S. Open Cup | MLSNP Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 0 | GK | Alex Sutton | 29 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 1 | GK | Andrew Pannenberg | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Daniel Chica | 31 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 3 | MF | Zion Scarlett | 16 | 1 | 3+11 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Kai Thomas | 22 | 1 | 18+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Juan Pablo Rodriguez | 23 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Yekeson Subah | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 8 | FW | Drake Hadeed | 11 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | David Polanco | 14 | 2 | 8+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Jacob Evans | 28 | 6 | 21+5 | 5 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Anthony Sumo Jr. | 19 | 2 | 4+14 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Charles Alenga | 31 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 13 | FW | Joshua Rodriguez | 17 | 5 | 5+9 | 2 | 2+0 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Jathan Juarez | 31 | 1 | 25+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | Antonio Pineda | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Corey Lundeen | 8 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Glory Nzingo | 27 | 9 | 15+10 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | |
| 19 | MF | Mateo Sarmiento | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Ibrahim Covi | 27 | 0 | 20+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Derek Cuevas | 22 | 2 | 6+13 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | Jesus Ibarra | 8 | 2 | 5+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Facundo Canete | 31 | 10 | 28+0 | 9 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | Paul Leonardi | 26 | 3 | 21+3 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF | Santiago Cambindo | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 31 | GK | Robert Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 44 | DF | Christian Diaz | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 77 | MF | Jonathan Bazaes | 9 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 99 | MF | Aryeh Miller | 22 | 1 | 16+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS Next Pro | U.S. Open Cup | MLSNP Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 24 | | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | MF | 17 | | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | 13 | | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 26 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 9 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | 11 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 21 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | 22 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | DF | 2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | 3 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 4 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 8 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 14 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 99 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 42 | 5 | 1 | 48 | |||
| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS Next Pro | U.S. Open Cup | MLSNP Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 24 | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | 13 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DF | 26 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| FW | 11 | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | DF | 2 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | 15 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 17 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | 20 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 21 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | FW | 22 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | 77 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 13 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | 3 | 1 | 32 | |||
| No. | Pos. | Player | MLS Next Pro | U.S. Open Cup | MLSNP Playoffs | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | GK | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 64 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Matchweek | Reference |
|---|---|
| 4 | [14] |
| 26 | [15] |
| 27 | [16] |
| Player | Matchweek | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| | 12 | [17] |
| Player | Matchweek | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| | 6 | [18] |
| | 14 | [19] |
| | 29 | [20] |