The 2017 North Carolina FC season was the club's 11th season of existence, and their first season rebranded as North Carolina FC. The club was previously known as the Carolina RailHawks. North Carolina FC finished the 2017 NASL Season in 3rd place in the combined standings earning a spot in the 2017 Soccer Bowl, where they lost 1–0 to the San Francisco Deltas. After the conclusion of the season on November 16, 2017, North Carolina FC announced it would be leaving the NASL effective immediately, and would be joining the USL for the 2018 season.
Roster
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Macklin Robinson GK 2016 7 0 92 Brian Sylvestre GK Harrisburg City Islanders 2015 52 0 98 Matias Reynares GK 2017 0 0 Defenders 2 Paul Black DF Atlanta Silverbacks 2016 53 0 4 James Marcelin DF Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2016 49 3 12 Kareem Moses DF FC Edmonton 2016 43 1 13 Connor Tobin DF Minnesota United FC 2014 118 5 15 Christian Ibeagha DF Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2017 32 2 22 Bradley Ruhaak DF Michigan Bucks 2017 7 0 27 D.J. Taylor DF CD Buñol 2017 2 0 31 Steven Miller DF Tulsa Roughnecks 2016 42 6 Midfielders 6 Austin da Luz MF Orlando City 2014 87 9 7 Lance Laing MF Minnesota United FC 2017 27 9 8 Saeed Robinson MF Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2017 9 0 10 Nazmi Albadawi MF Carolina RailHawks U23 2014 121 21 11 Ty Shipalane MF University of Pretoria 2012 168 33 14 Alex Molano MF Swope Park Rangers 2017 5 0 16 Dre Fortune MF Rochester Rhinos 2017 22 3 18 Marcel Kandziora MF VfL Osnabrück 2017 15 1 20 Jonathon Orlando MF Sporting Maryland 2016 19 2 30 Bolu Akinyode MF Bethlehem Steel 2017 25 0 37 Danny Barrow MF Jacksonville Armada 2017 1 0 47 José Carranza MF 2017 9 2 99 Nelson Blanco MF D.C. United Academy 2017 0 0 Forwards 9 Matthew Fondy FW Jacksonville Armada 2016 43 13 17 Billy Schuler FW Whitecaps 2 2016 52 11 19 Jonathan Glenn FW Jacksonville Armada 2017 7 1 26 Renan Gorne FW loan from Botafogo 2017 13 6 Left during the season 21 Brian Shriver FW Tampa Bay Rowdies 2016 26 7
Transfers
Winter Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Summer
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Friendlies
Competitions NASL Spring season
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
NASL Fall season
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
The Championship
Bracket
Results
U.S. Open Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left North Carolina during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameNASL Spring SeasonNASL Fall SeasonNASL PlayoffU.S. Open CupTotal1 MF7 Lance Laing620192 FW17Billy Schuler420283 FW9 Matthew Fondy41016MF10Nazmi Albadawi13026FW19Renan Gorne060066 DF31Steven Miller130157 MF11Ty Shipalane300148 MF16Dre Fortune120039 MF47Jose Carranza20002MF6Austin da Luz02002DF15Christian Ibeagha02002DF4 James Marcelin1001213 FW26Jonathan Glenn01001MF18Marcel Kandziora01001MF20Jonathon Orlando00011FW21Brian Shriver00011DF13Connor Tobin00011TOTALS212401257
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameNASL Spring SeasonNASL Fall SeasonNASL PlayoffU.S. Open CupTotal2 DFPaul Black00100000104 DFJames Marcelin20110000316 MFAustin da Luz00200010307 MFLance Laing000000101010MFNazmi Albadawi302000005011MFTy Shipalane001000001012DFKareem Moses201000003013DFConnor Tobin100000001014MFAlex Molano001000001015DFChristian Ibeagha401000005016MFDre Fortune001000102018MFMarcel Kandziora001000001026FWRenan Gorne001000001031DFSteven Miller201000003037MFDanny Barrow001000001047MFJosé Carranza201000002092GKBrian Sylvestre1010001030TOTALS1701710040381
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