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.

North Carolina
2019 season
OwnerStephen Malik
Head coachDave Sarachan
StadiumSahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
(Capacity: 10,000)
USL Championship7th, Eastern Conference
U.S. Open Cup4th Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Steven Miller (9)
Robert Kristo (9)

All: Robert Kristo (11)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 6,172
(June 15 vs. Swope Park)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 2,833
(August 21 vs. Tampa Bay)
All: 1,270
(May 29 vs. Florida Soccer Soldiers, USOC)
Average home league attendance4,118
Biggest win5–0
(August 17 vs. Pittsburgh)
Biggest defeat0–4
(June 12 at NYCFC, USOC)
(August 31 at Loudoun)

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Dave Sarachan
Assistant Coach John Bradford
Assistant Coach Clint Peay
Assistant Coach Nic Platter

Roster

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Alex Tabakis  Greece
2 DF Manny Perez (on loan from Celtic)  United States
3 DF Sam Brotherton  New Zealand
4 MF Victor Igbekoyi  Nigeria
5 MF Duval Wapiwo (on loan from MFK Vyškov)  Cameroon
6 MF Austin da Luz  United States
7 FW Donovan Ewolo (on loan from MFK Vyškov)  Cameroon
8 MF Dre Fortune  Trinidad and Tobago
9 FW Marios Lomis  Netherlands
10 MF Ben Speas (on loan from Indy Eleven)  United States
11 FW Yamikani Chester (on loan from MFK Vyškov)  Malawi
12 MF Austin Panchot  United States
14 DF Colton Storm  United States
15 FW Justin Rennicks (on loan from New England Revolution)  United States
16 MF Graham Smith  United States
17 DF Timmy Mehl  United States
18 FW Robert Kristo  Bosnia and Herzegovina
20 MF Ryan Spaulding  United States
21 MF Nazmi Albadawi (on loan from FC Cincinnati)  Palestine
22 DF Caleb Duvernay  United States
23 DF Alex Comsia  Canada
24 GK Darrin MacLeod  Canada
27 DF D.J. Taylor  United States
31 MF Steven Miller  United States
33 DF Aarón Guillén  Mexico
34 MF Colton Pleasants ([A])  United States
35 DF Adam Armour ([A])  United States
36 GK Trace Alphin ([A])  United States
40 GK Ryan Cretens  United States
  1. ^
    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 23 North Carolina FC 0–1 Charlotte Independence Raleigh, North Carolina
Martínez Stadium: Cardinal Gibbons High School
March 23 Friendship Cup North Carolina FC 2–1 Club Necaxa Cary, North Carolina
15:30 EST Panchot 20'
Duvernay 25'
Igbekoyi  45+'
Report Campos 67' 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

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHHAAHAAHAAAHAHHAHAHHAHHAAHAAHHAH
ResultWWDDLWWDLDWDWWDWDLWLWLWWWLLDLLWWLW
Position1133754478476554444445552566677777
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

16 March 2 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–1 North Carolina FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT Report Lomis 45+2', 51'
Guillén  63'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 737
Referee: Lorant Varga
6 April 4 North Carolina FC 1–1 Memphis 901 FC Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT da Luz  62'
Lomis 78'
Taylor  85'
Report Burch 64' (pen.) 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 21'
Vint  62'
Conway 67'
Report Lomis 36'
Smith  43'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov
27 April 7 North Carolina FC 4–1 Hartford Athletic Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Lomis 5'
Brotherton 45+2',  52'
Miller 47'
Kristo 81'
Report Gentile  41'
Dixon 58'
Curinga  90+2'
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  90+1' 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 41',  42'
Oliviera 70'
Report Smith  13'
Miller 66'
Brotherton  74'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,551
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
24 May 11 New York Red Bulls II 1–2 North Carolina FC Montclair, New Jersey
19:00 EDT Stroud  50', 77'
Scarlett  90+6'
Report Brotherton 14'
Miller 38'
Fortune  41'
Ewolo  59'
Comsia  63'
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 1'
Curinga  23'
Lee  57'
Report Chester 58'
Guillén  61'
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 54'
Hoppenot  61'
Report Fortune 19', 48'
Albadawi  28'
Miller 77'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,167
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
22 June 15 Saint Louis FC 2–2 North Carolina FC St. Louis, Missouri
20:30 EDT Dikwa 47'
Cicerone  62'
Fink 90+1' (pen.)
Report Ewolo 32'
Fortune  46'
Miller 81'
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 30'
Taylor  90+1'
Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,662
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
13 July 18 Birmingham Legion FC 1–0 North Carolina FC Birmingham, Alabama
20:30 EDT Williams  45+1'
Wright 79',  90+4'
Report Chester  52'
Fortune  54'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Field
Attendance: 4,277
Referee: Luis Guardia
27 July 21 North Carolina FC 4–2 Atlanta United 2 Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Ewolo 7', 45'
Miller 15', 19'
Report Vint 34'
Kanakimana 41'
Carleton  66'
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  27'
Albadawi  43'
Fortune 69'
Speas  90+4'
Report Watson 15'
Barrett  84'
Ilić 87'
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 20'
Burch  79'
da Silva  81'
Report Fortune  28'
Ewolo 45+1'
Comsia  56'
Albadawi 88'
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  27'
Fortune 45+1' (pen.), 59'
Ewolo 50', 57', 57'
Smith  53'
Kristo 74'
Report Vancaeyezeele  44'
Forbes  56'
James  69'
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 19'
Miller 50', 79'
Diakité 76' (o.g.)
Report Guenzatti 32'
Diakité  72'
Tejada 90'
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 55',  74'
Totsch  76'
McMahon  84'
Report Miller  78' 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  9'
Brotherton 31' (o.g.)
A. Bustamante 39'
Murphy 58'
Hawkins  61'
Amoh 63'
Report Wapiwo  86'
Storm  90+3'
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 9'
Brotherton  16'
Kristo 20', 47',  48'
Wapiwo  85'
Report Scintu 45'
Chambers 60'
Borgelin 84'
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 58'
Akhmatov  90+2'
Report Perez  88'
da Luz  90+1'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 429
Referee: Tori Penso
28 September 31 North Carolina FC 3–1 Ottawa Fury Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Albadawi  10', 89'
Guillén  26'
Brotherton 53'
Fortune  63'
Kristo 82',  82'
Report De Freitas 4'
Fall  44'
Gagnon-Laparé  45+2'
Tissot  90+4'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,233
Referee: Dejan Susak
12 October 33 Nashville SC 2–0 North Carolina FC Nashville, Tennessee
20:00 EDT Mensah 32'
King  55'
Moloto 70'
Report Brotherton  3' 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  50'
Kristo 90'
Report Reynolds  89' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,982
Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Playoffs

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 Richmond Kickers Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Fortune 16',  53'
McCabe  47'
Kristo 52', 61' (pen.)
Chester 70'
Wapiwo  82'
Report Ackwei 34',  61' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,553
Referee: Joshua Escobar
29 May Third Round North Carolina FC 1–0 Florida Soccer Soldiers Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Mehl  21'
Taylor 47'
Wapiwo  71'
Report Sabella  45+5'
Olivares  90+3'
Meneses  90+4'
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 North Carolina FC Queens, New York
19:00 EDT Guillén 25' (o.g.)
Bedoya  41'
Medina 45+2'
Parks 52', 76'
Haak  66'
Report Smith  62' Stadium: Belson Stadium
Attendance: 2,014
Referee: Lorant Varga

Schedule Source[2]

Squad statistics

Source: Match reports

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalUSL Championship Regular SeasonUSL Championship PlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  GRE Alex Tambakis 3102901010
2 DF  USA Manny Perez 23012+800+1020
3 DF  NZL Sam Brotherton 3333131010
4 MF  NGA Victor Igbekoyi 1309+400000
5 MF  CMR Duval Wapiwo 702+300020
6 MF  USA Austin da Luz 1829+82000+10
7 FW  CMR Donovan Ewolo 34825+580+102+10
8 MF  TRI Dre Fortune 30923+371131
9 FW  NED Marios Lomis 14611+261000
10 MF  USA Ben Speas 2922721010
11 FW  MWI Yamikani Chester 2469+125001+21
12 MF  USA Austin Panchot 702+30001+10
14 DF  USA Colton Storm 201+100000
15 MF  USA Justin Rennicks 1003+700000
16 MF  USA Graham Smith 32019+90102+10
17 DF  USA Timmy Mehl 30100020
18 FW  BIH Robert Kristo 28117+1890+1022
21 MF  PLE Nazmi Albadawi 20416+231110
22 DF  USA Caleb Duvernay 1709+50002+10
23 DF  CAN Alex Comsia 2902701010
24 GK  CAN Darrin MacLeod 70500020
26 MF  USA Tommy McCabe 1028+120010
27 DF  USA D.J. Taylor 37132+10102+11
31 MF  USA Steven Miller 35926+69101+10
33 DF  MEX Aarón Guillén 3503101030

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name USL Championship Regular Season USL Championship Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
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 572564

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name USL Championship Regular Season USL Championship Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
8MFDre Fortune50101070
3 DF Sam Brotherton 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
31DFAarón Guillén50000050
5MFDuval Wapiwo30002050
23DFAlex Comsia40000040
21MFNazmi Albadawi30100040
16MFGraham Smith30001040
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
11FWYamikani Chester20000020
31MFSteven Miller20000020
18FWRobert Kristo20000020
7FWDonovan Ewolo01000001
10MFBen Speas10000010
14DFColton Storm10000010
2DFManny Perez10000010
26MFTommy McCabe00001010
17DFTimmy Mehl00001010
TOTALS 43 2 2 0 6 0 51 2

References

  1. "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. "2019 Season Schedule". North Carolina FC. North Carolina FC. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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