Salem City Football Club is an American amateur soccer club based in Bermuda Run, North Carolina that fields a men's team in USL League Two, and a women's team as the "North Carolina Fusion" in the USL W League. The teams play their home games at the Crater Stadium.
History The team, which was named "Greensboro Dynamo" until 1996, was owned by Neil Macpherson, a passionate follower and former shareholder of English football club Nottingham Forest, as could be seen from the similarities between the crest of Greensboro Dynamo and the crest of Forest.
In 2018, the Carolina Dynamo merged with NC Fusion to form "North Carolina Fusion U-23". In 2023, the club was purchased by a private group who rebranded the club as "Salem City FC", seeking to link the team more directly with Winston-Salem. Plans were announced in June of the 2026 USL League Two season of an eventual move to the USL League One
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffsOpen CupGreensboro Dynamo1993N/AUSISL1st, AtlanticChampionsdid not enter1993/94N/AUSISL Indoor3rd, Northernwithdrew after 3 gamesN/A19943USISL1st, AtlanticChampionsdid not enter19953USISL Pro League6th, Atlanticdid not qualifydid not qualifyCarolina Dynamo19962USISL Select League1st, South Atlantic2nd RoundQuarterfinals19972USISL A-League2nd, AtlanticFinaldid not qualify1998On Hiatus19993USL D3-Pro League3rd, AtlanticConference Semifinals3rd Round20003USL D3-Pro League4th, SouthernConference Semifinalsdid not qualify20013USL D3-Pro League2nd, SouthernConference Semifinals2nd Round20023USL D3-Pro League3rd, SouthernQuarterfinals1st Round20033USL PSL1st, SouthernRegional Finals3rd Round20044USL PDL1st, Mid AtlanticNational Semifinals3rd Round20054USL PDL2nd, Mid Atlanticdid not qualifydid not qualify20064USL PDL1st, South AtlanticConference Semifinals4th Round20074USL PDL1st, SoutheastConference Finalsdid not qualify20084USL PDL6th, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify20094USL PDL2nd, Mid AtlanticDivisional Semifinalsdid not qualify20104USL PDL4th, Mid Atlanticdid not qualifydid not qualify20114USL PDL1st, South AtlanticConference Semifinals1st Round20124USL PDL1st, South AtlanticFinals1st Round20134USL PDL1st, South AtlanticConference Semifinals2nd Round20144USL PDL4th, South Atlanticdid not qualify2nd Round20154USL PDL4th, South Atlanticdid not qualifydid not qualify20164USL PDL2nd, South AtlanticConference Semifinalsdid not qualify20174USL PDL10th, South Atlanticdid not qualify2nd Round20184USL PDL6th, South Atlanticdid not qualifydid not qualifyNorth Carolina Fusion U2320194USL League Two1st, South AtlanticConference Semifinalsdid not qualify20204USL League TwoSeason cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic20214USL League Two1st, South AtlanticNational FinalCancelled20224USL League Two1st, South AtlanticNational Semifinals3rd Round20234USL League Two1st, South AtlanticConference Semifinals3rd RoundSalem City FC20244USL League Two1st, South AtlanticConference Semifinalsdid not qualify20254USL League Two1st, South AtlanticConference Quarterfinalsdid not qualify20264USL League Two7th, South Atlanticdid not qualifydid not qualify
Honors
Premier Development League / USL League Two Regular Season Champions (1): 2006 National Championship Final (2): 2012, 2021 Eastern Conference Champions (2): 2004, 2012 Southern Conference Champions (2): 2021, 2022 Division Champions (12) Mid Atlantic Division (1): 2004 South Atlantic Division (10): 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Southeast Division (1): 2007
Others USISL Champions (2): 1993, 1994 USISL Atlantic Division Champions (2): 1993, 1994 USISL Select League South Atlantic Division Champions (1): 1996 USL Pro Select/Soccer League Southern Division Champions (1): 2003 National Amateur Cup (1): 2013
Head coaches Michael Parker (1993–1995) Alan Dicks (1996–1997) Joe Brown (1999–2000) Robert Rosario (2001) Joe Brown (2002–2003) Carl Fleming (2004) Joe Brown (2005–2010) Marc Nicholls (2011–2015) Tony Falvino (2016–2018) Chris Williams (2018–2025) William Lennie (2026–present)
Stadium UNCG Soccer Stadium; Greensboro, North Carolina (1993–1996) A.J. Simeon Stadium; High Point, North Carolina (1996–1999) Macpherson Stadium; Browns Summit, North Carolina (2003–present) Truist Sports Park; Winston-Salem, North Carolina 3 games (2009–2010) Vert Stadium at High Point University; High Point, North Carolina 1 game (2010) Truist Point; High Point, North Carolina 3 games (2021–2021) Truist Sports Park; Bermuda Run, North Carolina (2024–2025) M. Douglas Crater Stadium; Winston-Salem, North Carolina (2026–Present)
Average attendance
Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html and Kenn.com https://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-usl-third-division-attendance/, and https://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-usl-league-two-attendance/.
Greensboro Dynamo 1993: NA Playoffs: 1,869 1994: NA Playoffs: 2,592 1995: 2,263 Carolina Dynamo 1996: 1,552 Playoffs: 2,187 or 1,787 Overall: 1,597 or 1,568 1997: 2,605 (10th in A-League) Playoffs: 1,533 Overall: 2,471 1999: 922 2000: 839 2001: 1,064 Playoffs: NA 2002: 910 2003: 732 Playoffs: NA 2004: 716 (6th in PDL) Playoffs: 948 Overall: 762 2005: 957 (4th in PDL) 2006: 1,460 (3rd in PDL) Playoffs: 1,300 Overall: 1,440 2007: 2,168 (3rd in PDL) 2008: 948 or 1,952 (4th in PDL) 2009: 863 or 1,048 (9th in PDL) Playoffs:NA 2010: 1,676 (4th in PDL) or 1,153 (7th in PDL) 2011: 1,703 (3rd in PDL) Playoffs: 2,519 Overall: 1,794 2012: 1,703 (4th in PDL) Playoffs: 3,260 Overall: 2,222 2013: 1,779 (4th in PDL) 2014: 1,866 (5th in PDL) 2015: 1,195 (4th in PDL) 2016: NA Playoffs: NA 2017:NA 2018:NA North Carolina Fusion U23 2019:NA 2021:NA 2022:NA 2023:NA Salem City FC 2024:NA 2025:NA
See also Dynamo (disambiguation)
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