2019 North Carolina FC season
The 2019 North Carolina FC season was the club's 13th season of existence. The 2018 season was the club's first in the USL, having left the NASL at the end of the 2017 season. For the fourth time in history and the first time since 2009, North Carolina won the 2018 Southern Derby, a fan-based U.S. professional soccer cup competition between North Carolina, Charleston Battery, and Charlotte Independence. North Carolina finished the regular season in 9th place with 47 points, missing out on the playoffs by 2 points to Nashville. The 2019 season was the first under new coach Dave Sarachan who replaced Colin Clarke.
| 2019 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Stephen Malik | ||
| Head Coach | Dave Sarachan | ||
| Stadium | Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina (Capacity: 10,000) | ||
| USL Championship | 7th, Eastern Conference | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | 4th Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Steven Miller (9) Robert Kristo (9) All: Robert Kristo (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 6,172 (June 15 vs. Swope Park) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 2,833 (August 21 vs. Tampa Bay) All: 1,270 (May 29 vs. Florida Soccer Soldiers, USOC) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,118 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–0 (August 17 vs. Pittsburgh) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 (June 12 at NYCFC, USOC) (August 31 at Loudoun) | ||
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Club
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach |  |
| Assistant Coach | |
| Assistant Coach | |
| Assistant Coach | |
Roster
- ^ North Carolina FC Youth Academy Contract
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Friendlies
| February 9 | North Carolina FC | 3–0 | UNC Wilmington | Cary, North Carolina |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: Closed-door | ||||
| Note: Match stats not publicized. | ||||
| February 12 | Duke University | – | North Carolina FC | Durham, North Carolina |
| Stadium: Duke University Training Field | ||||
| Note: Match was cancelled on February 11th announced by the club. | ||||
| February 16 | North Carolina FC | 3–2 | UNC-Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Stadium: Soccer Field Center |
| February 23 | North Carolina FC | 0–1 | Charlotte Independence | Raleigh, North Carolina |
Martínez  |
Stadium: Cardinal Gibbons High School |
| March 2 | North Carolina FC | — | Charleston Battery | Cary, North Carolina |
| Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park | |||
| Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather. | ||||
| March 23 Friendship Cup | North Carolina FC | 2–1 |  | Cary, North Carolina |
| 15:30 EST | Panchot Duvernay Igbekoyi  |
Report | Campos |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,220 |
USL Championship
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 58 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls II | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 57 | |
| 7 | North Carolina FC | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 56 | Play-In Round |
| 8 | Ottawa Fury FC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 52 | |
| 9 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 46 |
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Results by round
Matches
| 9 March 1 | North Carolina FC | 4–1 | Louisville City FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 16:00 EST | Lomis McCabe Ewolo Kristo |
Report | Jane |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,213 Referee: Matt Franz |
| 16 March 2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–1 | North Carolina FC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 19:00 EDT | Report | Lomis  Guillén |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 737 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| 30 March 3 Southern Derby | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | da Luz Brotherton McCabe |
Report | Svantesson Candela Bolt |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,584 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| 6 April 4 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | da Luz  Lomis Taylor |
Report | Burch |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,629 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
| 13 April 5 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 19:30 EDT | Wild Vint Conway |
Report | Lomis Smith |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,007 Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov |
| 20 April 6 Southern Derby | Charlotte Independence | 0–3 | North Carolina FC | Matthews, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Maria |
Report | Comsia da Luz Lomis Speas |
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1,569 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| 27 April 7 | North Carolina FC | 4–1 | Hartford Athletic | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Lomis Brotherton Miller Kristo |
Report | Gentile Dixon Curinga |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,097 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
| 4 May 8 | Indy Eleven | 0–0 | North Carolina FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 19:00 EDT | Diakhate |
Report | Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 9,017 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| 12 May 9 | Ottawa Fury | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 14:00 EDT | Samb Oliviera |
Report | Smith Miller Brotherton |
Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,551 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
| 18 May 10 | North Carolina FC | 0–0 | Birmingham Legion FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Brotherton |
Report | Hollinger-Janzen Herivaux  |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,448 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| 24 May 11 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–2 | North Carolina FC | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EDT | Stroud Scarlett |
Report | Brotherton Miller Fortune Ewolo Comsia |
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Attendance: 941 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| 1 June 12 | Hartford Athletic | 1–1 | North Carolina FC | East Hartford, Connecticut |
| 19:00 EDT | Swartz Curinga Lee |
Report | Chester Guillén |
Stadium: Rentschler Field Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| 8 June 13 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–3 | North Carolina FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 19:30 EDT | Steinberger Hoppenot |
Report | Fortune Albadawi Miller |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,167 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| 15 June 14 | North Carolina FC | 2–0 | Swope Park Rangers | Cary, North Carolina |
| 17:00 EDT | Chester Fortune Guillén |
Report | Andrade |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,172 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| 22 June 15 | Saint Louis FC | 2–2 | North Carolina FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 20:30 EDT | Dikwa Cicerone Fink |
Report | Ewolo Fortune Miller |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 5,963 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| 29 June 16 | North Carolina FC | 1–0 | Nashville SC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Speas Taylor |
Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,662 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| 4 July 17 Southern Derby | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | Charlotte Independence | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Chester Miller |
Report | Jackson George |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,456 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| 13 July 18 | Birmingham Legion FC | 1–0 | North Carolina FC | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 20:30 EDT | Williams Wright |
Report | Chester Fortune |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Field Attendance: 4,277 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| 17 July 19 | North Carolina FC | 3–0 | Loudoun United FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Kristo Wapiwo Chester |
Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,273 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| 20 July 20 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–0 | North Carolina FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 19:00 EDT | Mertz dos Santos Forbes |
Report | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 8,391 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| 27 July 21 | North Carolina FC | 4–2 | Atlanta United 2 | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Ewolo Miller |
Report | Vint Kanakimana Carleton |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,175 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
| 3 August 22 | North Carolina FC | 1–2 | Indy Eleven | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Guillén Albadawi Fortune Speas |
Report | Watson Barrett Ilić |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,393 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| 10 August 23 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–2 | North Carolina FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 20:30 EDT | Allen Burch da Silva |
Report | Fortune Ewolo Comsia Albadawi |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 7,006 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| 17 August 24 | North Carolina FC | 5–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Comsia Fortune Ewolo Smith Kristo |
Report | Vancaeyezeele Forbes James |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,108 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| 21 August 25 | North Carolina FC | 4–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Fortune Miller Diakité |
Report | Guenzatti Diakité Tejada |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,833 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| Note: Broadcast on ESPNews as part of the USL Championship Game of the Week | ||||
| 24 August 26 | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | North Carolina FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 15:00 EDT | Rasmussen Totsch McMahon |
Report | Miller |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,168 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| 31 August 27 | Loudoun United FC | 4–0 | North Carolina FC | Loudoun County, Virginia |
| 19:30 EDT | Dambrot Brotherton A. Bustamante Murphy Hawkins Amoh |
Report | Wapiwo Storm |
Stadium: Loudoun United Stadium Attendance: 1,551 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| 7 September 28 | North Carolina FC | 3–3 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | da Luz Brotherton Kristo Wapiwo |
Report | Scintu Chambers Borgelin |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,457 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| 14 September 29 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–0 | North Carolina FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 17:00 EDT | Harris Akhmatov |
Report | Perez da Luz |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 429 Referee: Tori Penso |
| 22 September 30 Southern Derby | Charleston Battery | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 14:00 EDT | Anunga van Schaik Rittmeyer |
Report | Albadawi Taylor |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,039 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| 28 September 31 | North Carolina FC | 3–1 | Ottawa Fury | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Albadawi Guillén Brotherton Fortune Kristo |
Report | De Freitas Fall Gagnon-Laparé Tissot |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,233 Referee: Dejan Susak |
| 5 October 32 | North Carolina FC | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls II | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Ewolo Kristo |
Report | Kilwien Scarlett |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,293 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| 12 October 33 | Nashville SC | 2–0 | North Carolina FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 20:00 EDT | Mensah King Moloto |
Report | Brotherton |
Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 9,101 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| 19 October 34 | North Carolina FC | 1–0 | Saint Louis FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | da Luz Kristo |
Report | Reynolds |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,982 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
Playoffs
| 23 October Play-In | North Carolina FC | 2–3 | Birmingham Legion FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Albadawi Fortune |
Report | Hollinger-Janzen Herivaux Williams |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,675 Referee: Tim Ford |
U.S. Open Cup
As a member of the USL Championship, North Carolina FC entered the tournament in the second round.[1]
| 15 May Second Round | North Carolina FC  | 4–1 |  | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Fortune McCabe Kristo Chester Wapiwo |
Report | Ackwei |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,553 Referee: Joshua Escobar |
| 29 May Third Round | North Carolina FC | 1–0 |  | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Mehl Taylor Wapiwo |
Report | Sabella Olivares Meneses |
Stadium: Koka Booth (Field 2) at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,270 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
| 12 June Fourth Round | New York City FC  | 4–0 | | Queens, New York |
| 19:00 EDT | Guillén Bedoya Medina Parks Haak |
Report | Smith |
Stadium: Belson Stadium Attendance: 2,014 Referee: Lorant Varga |
Schedule Source[2]
Squad statistics
Source: Match reports
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | USL Championship Regular Season | USL Championship Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  |
Alex Tambakis | 31 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
Manny Perez | 23 | 0 | 12+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  |
Sam Brotherton | 33 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF |  |
Victor Igbekoyi | 13 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF |  |
Duval Wapiwo | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | |
Austin da Luz | 18 | 2 | 9+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | |
Donovan Ewolo | 34 | 8 | 25+5 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  |
Dre Fortune | 30 | 9 | 23+3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW |  |
Marios Lomis | 14 | 6 | 11+2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | |
Ben Speas | 29 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  |
Yamikani Chester | 24 | 6 | 9+12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | |
Austin Panchot | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | |
Colton Storm | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | |
Justin Rennicks | 10 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | |
Graham Smith | 32 | 0 | 19+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | |
Timmy Mehl | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW |  |
Robert Kristo | 28 | 11 | 7+18 | 9 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | MF |  |
Nazmi Albadawi | 20 | 4 | 16+2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | |
Caleb Duvernay | 17 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
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Alex Comsia | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | |
Darrin MacLeod | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | |
Tommy McCabe | 10 | 2 | 8+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | |
D.J. Taylor | 37 | 1 | 32+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | |
Steven Miller | 35 | 9 | 26+6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | |
Aarón Guillén | 35 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | USL Championship Regular Season | USL Championship Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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| 1 | FW | |
18 | Robert Kristo | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | MF | |
31 | Steven Miller | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| MF | |
8 | Dre Fortune | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 4 | FW | |
7 | Donovan Ewolo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | FW | |
9 | Marios Lomis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| FW | |
11 | Yamikani Chester | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | MF | |
21 | Nazmi Albadawi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | DF | |
3 | Sam Brotherton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | |
26 | Tommy McCabe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | |
10 | Ben Speas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | |
6 | Austin da Luz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | DF | |
27 | D. J. Taylor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals by opponent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| TOTALS | 57 | 2 | 5 | 64 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | USL Championship Regular Season | USL Championship Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||
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| 8 | | MF | Dre Fortune | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | |
DF | Sam Brotherton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 | | DF | Aarón Guillén | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | | MF | Duval Wapiwo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | | DF | Alex Comsia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | | MF | Nazmi Albadawi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | | MF | Graham Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | |
MF | Austin da Luz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | |
DF | D.J. Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | | FW | Yamikani Chester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | | MF | Steven Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | | FW | Robert Kristo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | | FW | Donovan Ewolo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | MF | Ben Speas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | | DF | Colton Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | Manny Perez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | | MF | Tommy McCabe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | | DF | Timmy Mehl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |||
References
- "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- "2019 Season Schedule". North Carolina FC. North Carolina FC. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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