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2019 North Carolina FC season

Summary

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)
← 2018
2020 →

Club edit

Coaching staff edit

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

Roster edit

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
    2.


Competitions edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies edit

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 11 announced by the club.
February 16 North Carolina FC 3–2 UNC-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Stadium: Soccer Field Center
February 23 North Carolina FC 0–1 Charlotte Independence Raleigh, North Carolina
Martínez   Stadium: Cardinal Gibbons High School
March 2 North Carolina FC — Charleston Battery Cary, North Carolina
Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather.
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 edit

Standings edit

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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 edit

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

Matches edit

March 9 1 North Carolina FC 4–1 Louisville City FC Cary, North Carolina
16:00 EST Lomis   34'
McCabe   50'
Ewolo   53'
Kristo   83'		 Report Jane   90+4' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,213
Referee: Matt Franz
March 16 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
March 30 3 Southern Derby North Carolina FC 1–1 Charleston Battery Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT da Luz   45+1'
Brotherton   78'
McCabe   90+3'		 Report Svantesson   69'
Candela   81'
Bolt   90'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,584
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
April 6 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.
April 13 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
April 20 6 Southern Derby Charlotte Independence 0–3 North Carolina FC Matthews, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Maria   67' Report Comsia   45+1'
da Luz   45+2'
Lomis   73'
Speas   85'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,569
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
April 27 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
May 4 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
May 12 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
May 18 10 North Carolina FC 0–0 Birmingham Legion FC Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Brotherton   89' Report Hollinger-Janzen   45'
Herivaux   88'   90+2'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,448
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
May 24 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
June 1 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
June 8 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
June 15 14 North Carolina FC 2–0 Swope Park Rangers Cary, North Carolina
17:00 EDT Chester   6',   28'
Fortune   13'
Guillén   50'		 Report Andrade   63' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,172
Referee: Eric Tattersall
June 22 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
June 29 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.
July 4 17 Southern Derby North Carolina FC 1–1 Charlotte Independence Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Chester   3'
Miller   75'		 Report Jackson   14'
George   76'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,456
Referee: Matthew Franz
July 13 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
July 17 19 North Carolina FC 3–0 Loudoun United FC Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Kristo   10'
Wapiwo   65'
Chester   72',   74'		 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,273
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 20 20 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–0 North Carolina FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT Mertz   27'
dos Santos   75'
Forbes   88'		 Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 8,391
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
July 27 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
August 3 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.
August 10 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
August 17 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
August 21 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
August 24 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
August 31 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
September 7 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
September 14 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
September 22 30 Southern Derby Charleston Battery 2–1 North Carolina FC Charleston, South Carolina
14:00 EDT Anunga   44'
van Schaik   89'
Rittmeyer   90+3'		 Report Albadawi   49'
Taylor   64'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,039
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 28 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
October 5 32 North Carolina FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls II Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Ewolo   7',   7'
Kristo   50'		 Report Kilwien   7'
Scarlett   87'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,293
Referee: Jon Freemon
October 12 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
October 19 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 edit

October 23 Play-In North Carolina FC 2–3 Birmingham Legion FC Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Albadawi   19',   40'
Fortune   59',   61'		 Report Hollinger-Janzen   35'
Herivaux   66'
Williams   90+3'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,675
Referee: Tim Ford

U.S. Open Cup edit

As a member of the USL Championship, North Carolina FC entered the tournament in the second round.[1]

May 15 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
May 29 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
June 12 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 edit

Source: Match reports

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total USL Championship Regular Season USL Championship Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   GRE Alex Tambakis 31 0 29 0 1 0 1 0
2 DF   USA Manny Perez 23 0 12+8 0 0+1 0 2 0
3 DF   NZL Sam Brotherton 33 3 31 3 1 0 1 0
4 MF   NGA Victor Igbekoyi 13 0 9+4 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF   CMR Duval Wapiwo 7 0 2+3 0 0 0 2 0
6 MF   USA Austin da Luz 18 2 9+8 2 0 0 0+1 0
7 FW   CMR Donovan Ewolo 34 8 25+5 8 0+1 0 2+1 0
8 MF   TRI Dre Fortune 30 9 23+3 7 1 1 3 1
9 FW   NED Marios Lomis 14 6 11+2 6 1 0 0 0
10 MF   USA Ben Speas 29 2 27 2 1 0 1 0
11 FW   MWI Yamikani Chester 24 6 9+12 5 0 0 1+2 1
12 MF   USA Austin Panchot 7 0 2+3 0 0 0 1+1 0
14 DF   USA Colton Storm 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   USA Justin Rennicks 10 0 3+7 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   USA Graham Smith 32 0 19+9 0 1 0 2+1 0
17 DF   USA Timmy Mehl 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
18 FW   BIH Robert Kristo 28 11 7+18 9 0+1 0 2 2
21 MF   PLE Nazmi Albadawi 20 4 16+2 3 1 1 1 0
22 DF   USA Caleb Duvernay 17 0 9+5 0 0 0 2+1 0
23 DF   CAN Alex Comsia 29 0 27 0 1 0 1 0
24 GK   CAN Darrin MacLeod 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
26 MF   USA Tommy McCabe 10 2 8+1 2 0 0 1 0
27 DF   USA D.J. Taylor 37 1 32+1 0 1 0 2+1 1
31 MF   USA Steven Miller 35 9 26+6 9 1 0 1+1 0
33 DF   MEX Aarón Guillén 35 0 31 0 1 0 3 0

Goal scorers edit

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 57 2 5 64

Disciplinary record edit

Number Nation Position Name USL Championship Regular Season USL Championship Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
               
8   MF Dre Fortune 5 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
3   DF Sam Brotherton 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
31   DF Aarón Guillén 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
5   MF Duval Wapiwo 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
23   DF Alex Comsia 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
21   MF Nazmi Albadawi 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
16   MF Graham Smith 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
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
11   FW Yamikani Chester 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
31   MF Steven Miller 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18   FW Robert Kristo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7   FW Donovan Ewolo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
10   MF Ben Speas 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14   DF Colton Storm 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2   DF Manny Perez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26   MF Tommy McCabe 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
17   DF Timmy Mehl 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 43 2 2 0 6 0 51 2

References edit

  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. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.

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