2024 North Carolina FC season
2024 season | |
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Owner | Stephen Malik |
Head coach | John Bradford |
Stadium | Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park |
The 2024 North Carolina FC season is 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]
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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Competitions
USL Championship
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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8 | Rhode Island FC | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 34 | Playoffs |
9 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 31 | |
10 | North Carolina FC | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 30 | |
11 | Hartford Athletic | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 28 | |
12 | Miami FC | 25 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
Match Results
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
March 9 1 | North Carolina FC | 0-0 | Charleston Battery | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM | Somersall ![]() Placias ![]() |
Report | LaCava ![]() Conway ![]() Torres ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,576 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
March 16 2 | Loudoun United FC | 3–1 | North Carolina FC | Leesburg, Virginia |
9:30 PM | ElMedkhar ![]() Leggett ![]() Ryan ![]() ![]() Aboukoura ![]() |
Report | da Costa ![]() Maldonado ![]() |
Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 3,810 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
March 23 3 | North Carolina FC | 1-1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM | Mentzingen ![]() |
Report | Maldonado ![]() Dezart ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,796 Referee: John Griggs |
March 29 4 | North Carolina FC | 2-0 | Hartford Athletic | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM | Report |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,465 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
April
April 6 5 | Detroit City FC | 1 - 0 | North Carolina FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
2:00 PM | Report |
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Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 5,155 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
April 14 6 | North Carolina FC | 1-1 | Birmingham Legion FC | Cary, North Carolina |
5:00 PM | da Costa ![]() |
Report | Martinez ![]() ![]() Paterson ![]() Perez ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,807 Referee: Velimir Stefanovic |
April 20 7 | North Carolina FC | 2-3 | New Mexico United | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM | Placias ![]() Armstrong ![]() Craig ![]() |
Report | Hurst ![]() ![]() Bailey ![]() Rivas ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,916 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
April 27 8 | Indy Eleven | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | Indianapolis, IN |
7:00 PM | Report | Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 10,071 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
May
May 4 9 | North Carolina FC | 0–0 | Rhode Island FC | Cary, NC |
7:00 PM |
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Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,187 Referee: Jeremy Flores |
May 14 10 | North Carolina FC | 2–0 | Loudoun United FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:26 PM | Mentzingen ![]() Craig ![]() Somersall ![]() Armstrong ![]() ![]() Batista ![]() ![]() |
Report | Erlandson ![]() Skundrich ![]() Fauroux ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,359 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
May 18 11 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 1–1 | North Carolina FC | Pittsburgh, PA |
7:00 PM | Report |
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Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 5,113 Referee: Natalie Simon |
May 25 12 | Miami FC | 0–4 | North Carolina FC | Miami, Florida |
7:00 PM |
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Report | Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,039 Referee: ![]() |
June
June 8 13 | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
8:00 PM | Gleadle ![]() Ordoñez ![]() Totsh ![]() Wynder ![]() |
Report | Washington ![]() Conway ![]() Batista ![]() |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,733 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye Assistant referees: Matt Trotter Eric Burton Fourth official: Matthew Fotia |
June 16 14 | North Carolina FC | 2-0 | Monterey Bay FC | Cary, North Carolina |
6:00 PM | Anderson ![]() Mentzingen ![]() Perez ![]() |
Report | Martinez ![]() Guzmán ![]() Rebollar ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,047 Referee: Esad Omanovic |
June 22 15 | North Carolina FC | 0-0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:30 PM | da Costa ![]() Maldonado ![]() Armstrong ![]() Malou ![]() |
Report | Walti ![]() Griffin ![]() Suber ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,996 Referee: Muhammad Hassan |
June 28 16 | Charleston Battery | 5-2 | North Carolina FC | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
7:30 PM | Markanich ![]() ![]() Myers ![]() ![]() ![]() Dossantos ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Conway ![]() |
Report | Conway ![]() ![]() Batista ![]() Armstrong ![]() ![]() Brewer ![]() McGuire ![]() |
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,876 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
July
July 6 17 | North Carolina FC | 4-1 | Miami FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:30 | Craig ![]() Mentzingen ![]() Conway ![]() ![]() Anderson ![]() da Costa ![]() |
Report | Knutson ![]() Balogun ![]() Cardona ![]() Mitrano ![]() Biek ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,161 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
July 13 18 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0-0 | North Carolina FC | Sacramento, California |
11:00 PM | Portillo ![]() Fernandes ![]() |
Report | Mentzingen ![]() Maldonado ![]() Craig ![]() |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 9,388 Referee: Corbyn May |
July 19 19 | North Carolina FC | 1-1 | Detroit City FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:30 PM | Armstrong ![]() Anderson ![]() Conway ![]() Servania ![]() Batista ![]() |
Report | Bryant ![]() Amoo-Mensah ![]() Bezerra ![]() Matthews ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,054 Referee: John Matto |
July 27 20 | Rhode Island FC | v | North Carolina FC | Smithfield, Rhode Island |
7:30 PM | Stadium: Beirne Stadium |
August
August 3 21 | Orange County SC | v | North Carolina FC | Irvine, California |
10:00 PM | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
August 10 22 | North Carolina FC | v | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:30 PM | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
August 17 23 | San Antonio FC | v | North Carolina FC | San Antonio, Texas |
Stadium: Toyota Field |
August 24 24 | Phoenix Rising FC | v | North Carolina FC | Phoenix, Arizona |
10:00 PM | Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium |
August 31 25 | North Carolina FC | v | Louisville City FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:30 PM | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
September
September 7 26 | North Carolina FC | v | Oakland Roots SC | Cary, North Carolina |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
September 14 27 | Memphis 901 FC | v | North Carolina FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
8:00 PM | Stadium: AutoZone Park |
September 21 28 | North Carolina FC | v | Indy Eleven | Cary, NC |
7:30 PM | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
September 29 29 | El Paso Locomotive FC | v | North Carolina FC | El Paso, Texas |
4:00 PM | Stadium: Southwest University Park |
October
October 6 30 | Birmingham Legion FC | v | North Carolina FC | Birmingham, Alabama |
5:00 PM | Stadium: Protective Stadium |
October 9 31 | North Carolina FC | v | FC Tulsa | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
October 12 32 | Hartford Athletic | v | North Carolina FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium |
October 19 33 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | v | North Carolina FC | St. Petersburg, FL |
7:30 PM | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium |
October 26 34 | North Carolina FC | v | Las Vegas Lights FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
U.S. Open Cup
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 17 Third Round | North Carolina FC (USLC) ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM | Report | Ndoye ![]() Covi ![]() Orejuela ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Canete ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,112 Referee: Josh Parke |
May 8 Round of 32 | North Carolina FC ![]() | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Cary, North Carolina |
19:00 EDT | Report |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 822 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
References
- ^ "North Carolina FC to rejoin USL Championship in 2024". northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ White, Herbert (August 7, 2023). "NCFC makes the jump to USL Championship in 2024". www.thecharlottepost.com. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "John Bradford promoted to head coach and sporting director". North Carolina FC. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "Roster". USL Championship. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ Staff, USLChampionship com (December 18, 2023). "USL Championship Unveils 2024 Regular Season Schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ Org, Partner (2024-04-13). "Three NC teams, including High Point's Carolina Core, enter Round Three of the Open Cup". Triad City Beat. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ Northam, Mitchell (April 17, 2024). "2024 US Open Cup Round 3: North Carolina FC's youth "mission" pays off, 1-0 over Carolina Core". thecup.us. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ Spencer, Sam (April 25, 2024). "Independence, NCFC Advance to U.S. Open Cup Round of 32, Carolina Core falls". Triad City Beat. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ Rueter, Jeff. "U.S. Open Cup draw: NYCFC II is only MLS Next Pro team in last 32". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ NC Courage Communications (May 8, 2024). "Open Cup Recap: NCFC 1-2 Phoenix Rising". North Carolina FC. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ Northam, Mitchell (May 9, 2024). "2024 US Open Cup Round 4: Doratiotto's OT winner sends Phoenix Rising past North Carolina FC, into Round of 16". thecup.us. Retrieved July 23, 2024.