| 2026 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: | ||
The 2026 Carolina Core FC Season is the club's third 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 CT United FC in 2026. The club is located in North Carolina, US.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | FW | Anthony Sumo Jr. | |
| 12 | MF | Alenga Charles | |
| — | MF | Dyllan John | |
| 15 | FW | Anthony Pineda | |
| 16 | MF | Corey Lundeen | |
| 18 | MF | Mohamed Diakite | |
| 22 | FW | Jesus Ibarra |
| Date | Position | Number | Name | from | Type | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2026 | MF | | | Signing | NA | [1] | |
| Date | Position | Number | Name | To | Type | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 9, 2025 | MF | 3 | | | Contract Expired | NA | [2] [3] |
| December 17, 2025 | DF | 2 | | | Contract Expired | NA | [4] [5] |
| December 19, 2025 | GK | 0 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [6] |
| December 19, 2025 | GK | 1 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [7] |
| December 19, 2025 | DF | 4 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [8] |
| December 19, 2025 | MF | 17 | | | Loan Expired | NA | [9] |
| December 19, 2025 | DF | 6 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [10] |
| December 19, 2025 | FW | 7 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [11] |
| December 19, 2025 | FW | 8 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [12] |
| December 19, 2025 | DF | 10 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [13] |
| December 19, 2025 | FW | 13 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [14] |
| December 19, 2025 | DF | 14 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [15] |
| December 19, 2025 | FW | 15 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [16] |
| December 19, 2025 | MF | 19 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [17] |
| December 19, 2025 | DF | 20 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [18] |
| December 19, 2025 | MF | 21 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [19] |
| December 19, 2025 | MF | 24 | | | Transfer | NA | [20] [21] |
| December 19, 2025 | MF | 26 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [22] |
| December 19, 2025 | FW | 28 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [23] |
| December 19, 2025 | MF | 29 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [24] |
| December 19, 2025 | GK | 31 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [25] |
| December 19, 2025 | DF | 44 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [26] |
| December 19, 2025 | MF | 77 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [27] |
| December 19, 2025 | MF | 99 | | "Unattached" | Contract Expired | NA | [28] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS Next Pro | U.S. Open Cup | MLSNP Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 11 | FW | Anthony Sumo Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Charles Alenga | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | Dyllan John | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW | Antonio Pineda | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Corey Lundeen | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Mohamed Diakite | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | Jesus Ibarra | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS Next Pro | U.S. Open Cup | MLSNP Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS Next Pro | U.S. Open Cup | MLSNP Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| No. | Pos. | Player | MLS Next Pro | U.S. Open Cup | MLSNP Playoffs | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | !0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||