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.
Club
Coaching staff PositionStaffHead coach Dave SarachanAssistant coach John BradfordAssistant coach Clint PeayAssistant coach Nic Platter
Roster No.PositionNationPlayer
Competitions
Friendlies
USL Championship
Standings
Results by round
Matches
Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
As a member of the USL Championship, North Carolina FC entered the tournament in the second round.
Schedule Source
Squad statistics Source: Match reports
Appearances and goals
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameUSL Championship Regular SeasonUSL Championship PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal1FW18Robert Kristo902112MF31Steven Miller9009MF8Dre Fortune71194FW7Donovan Ewolo80085FW9Marios Lomis6006FW11Yamikani Chester50167MF21Nazmi Albadawi31048DF3Sam Brotherton30039FW26Tommy McCabe2002FW10Ben Speas2002MF6Austin da Luz200212DF27D. J. Taylor0011Own goals by opponent1001TOTALS572564
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameUSL Championship Regular SeasonUSL Championship PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal8 MFDre Fortune501010703DFSam Brotherton6000006031 DFAarón Guillén500000505 MFDuval Wapiwo3000205023 DFAlex Comsia4000004021MFNazmi Albadawi3010004016 MFGraham Smith300010406MFAustin da Luz3100003127DFD.J. Taylor3000003011 FWYamikani Chester2000002031 MFSteven Miller2000002018 FWRobert Kristo200000207 FWDonovan Ewolo0100000110 MFBen Speas1000001014 DFColton Storm100000102 DFManny Perez1000001026 MFTommy McCabe0000101017 DFTimmy Mehl00001010 TOTALS4322060512
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