The 2020 North Carolina FC season was the 14th season for North Carolina FC and its second in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States.
The season was suspended March 12 after the opening week because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It restarted July 11 with a restructured format and schedule, with NCFC's first game scheduled for July 17.
The team partnered with rapper J. Cole's Dreamville Festival for kit sponsorship for the season.
Roster
No.PositionNationPlayer
Competitions Source:
Friendlies
USL Championship
Standings — Group G
Match results All games broadcast on ESPN+ as part of the USL Championship's rights agreement with the platform. Home games broadcast locally on WRAL-2.
U.S. Open Cup
As a USL Championship club, North Carolina FC was scheduled to enter the competition in the second round, which was to be played April 7–9. Pairings for that round were announced on January 29. The first three rounds of the tournament were postponed on March 13, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 17, the tournament was canceled.
Squad statistics Source: Match reports
Appearances and goals
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameUSL Championship Regular SeasonTotal1MF8Dre Fortune662FW11Robert Kristo22MF10Nazmi Albadawi224MF2Manny Perez11MF17Ben Speas11DF20Conor Donovan11DF27D. J. Taylor11DF30Akeem Ward11FW92Hadji Barry11Own goals by opponent11TOTALS1717
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameUSL Championship Regular SeasonTotal8MFDre Fortune606020DFConor Donovan404027DFD.J. Taylor40407MFPecka303011FWRobert Kristo303030DFAkeem Ward303010MFNazmi Albadawi21212MFManny Perez101016MFGraham Smith101092FWHadji Barry1010 TOTALS 261261
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