2019 North Carolina FC season

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)

Club

Coaching staff

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

Roster

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Alex Tabakis  Greece
2 Defender Manny Perez (on loan from Celtic)  United States
3 Defender Sam Brotherton  New Zealand
4 Midfielder Victor Igbekoyi  Nigeria
5 Midfielder Duval Wapiwo (on loan from MFK Vyškov)  Cameroon
6 Midfielder Austin da Luz  United States
7 Forward Donovan Ewolo (on loan from MFK Vyškov)  Cameroon
8 Midfielder Dre Fortune  Trinidad and Tobago
9 Forward Marios Lomis  Netherlands
10 Midfielder Ben Speas (on loan from Indy Eleven)  United States
11 Forward Yamikani Chester (on loan from MFK Vyškov)  Malawi
12 Midfielder Austin Panchot  United States
14 Defender Colton Storm  United States
15 Forward Justin Rennicks (on loan from New England Revolution)  United States
16 Midfielder Graham Smith  United States
17 Defender Timmy Mehl  United States
18 Forward Robert Kristo  Bosnia and Herzegovina
20 Midfielder Ryan Spaulding  United States
21 Midfielder Nazmi Albadawi (on loan from FC Cincinnati)  Palestine
22 Defender Caleb Duvernay  United States
23 Defender Alex Comsia  Canada
24 Goalkeeper Darrin MacLeod  Canada
27 Defender D.J. Taylor  United States
31 Midfielder Steven Miller  United States
33 Defender Aarón Guillén  Mexico
34 Midfielder Colton Pleasants ([A])  United States
35 Defender Adam Armour ([A])  United States
36 Goalkeeper Trace Alphin ([A])  United States
40 Goalkeeper Ryan Cretens  United States
  1. ^
    North Carolina FC Youth Academy Contract


Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

February 9 North Carolina FC3–0UNC WilmingtonCary, North Carolina
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: Closed-door
Note: Match stats not publicized.
February 12 Duke UniversityNorth Carolina FCDurham, North Carolina
Stadium: Duke University Training Field
Note: Match was cancelled on February 11th announced by the club.
March 23 Friendship CupNorth Carolina FC 2–1 Club NecaxaCary, North Carolina
15:30 EST Panchot  20'
Duvernay  25'
Igbekoyi  45+'
Report Campos  67' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,220

USL Championship

Standings

Pos Team 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

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

Matches

16 March 2Bethlehem Steel FC0–1North Carolina FCBethlehem, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT Report Lomis 45+2',  51'
Guillén  63'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 737
Referee: Lorant Varga
6 April 4North Carolina FC1–1Memphis 901 FCCary, 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.
13 April 5Atlanta United 22–1North Carolina FCKennesaw, 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
27 April 7North Carolina FC4–1Hartford AthleticCary, 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
4 May 8Indy Eleven0–0North Carolina FCIndianapolis, Indiana
19:00 EDT Diakhate  90+1' Report Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 9,017
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
12 May 9Ottawa Fury2–1North Carolina FCOttawa, 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
24 May 11New York Red Bulls II1–2North Carolina FCMontclair, 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
1 June 12Hartford Athletic1–1North Carolina FCEast 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
8 June 13Tampa Bay Rowdies1–3North Carolina FCSt. 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
15 June 14North Carolina FC2–0Swope Park RangersCary, 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
22 June 15Saint Louis FC2–2North Carolina FCSt. 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
29 June 16North Carolina FC1–0Nashville SCCary, 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.
13 July 18Birmingham Legion FC1–0North Carolina FCBirmingham, 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
17 July 19North Carolina FC3–0Loudoun United FCCary, 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
20 July 20Pittsburgh Riverhounds1–0North Carolina FCPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT Mertz  27'
dos Santos  75'
Forbes 88'
Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 8,391
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
27 July 21North Carolina FC4–2Atlanta United 2Cary, 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
3 August 22North Carolina FC1–2Indy ElevenCary, 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.
10 August 23Memphis 901 FC1–2North Carolina FCMemphis, 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
17 August 24North Carolina FC5–0Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCary, 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
21 August 25North Carolina FC4–2Tampa Bay RowdiesCary, 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
24 August 26Louisville City FC1–0North Carolina FCLouisville, Kentucky
15:00 EDT Rasmussen  55',  74'
Totsch  76'
McMahon  84'
Report Miller  78' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,168
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
31 August 27Loudoun United FC4–0North Carolina FCLoudoun 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
7 September 28North Carolina FC3–3Bethlehem Steel FCCary, 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
14 September 29Swope Park Rangers1–0North Carolina FCKansas 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
22 September 30 Southern DerbyCharleston Battery2–1North Carolina FCCharleston, 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
28 September 31North Carolina FC3–1Ottawa FuryCary, 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
12 October 33Nashville SC2–0North Carolina FCNashville, Tennessee
20:00 EDT Mensah  32'
King  55'
Moloto  70'
Report Brotherton  3' Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 9,101
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Playoffs

23 October Play-InNorth Carolina FC2–3Birmingham Legion FCCary, 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

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

15 May Second RoundNorth Carolina FC 4–1 Richmond KickersCary, 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
29 May Third RoundNorth Carolina FC 1–0 Florida Soccer SoldiersCary, 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
12 June Fourth RoundNew York City FC 4–0 North Carolina FCQueens, 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

Source: Match reports

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalUSL Championship Regular SeasonUSL Championship PlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Alex Tambakis 3102901010
2 DF Manny Perez 23012+800+1020
3 DF Sam Brotherton 3333131010
4 MF Victor Igbekoyi 1309+400000
5 MF Duval Wapiwo 702+300020
6 MF Austin da Luz 1829+82000+10
7 FW Donovan Ewolo 34825+580+102+10
8 MF Dre Fortune 30923+371131
9 FW Marios Lomis 14611+261000
10 MF Ben Speas 2922721010
11 FW Yamikani Chester 2469+125001+21
12 MF Austin Panchot 702+30001+10
14 DF Colton Storm 201+100000
15 MF Justin Rennicks 1003+700000
16 MF Graham Smith 32019+90102+10
17 DF Timmy Mehl 30100020
18 FW Robert Kristo 28117+1890+1022
21 MF Nazmi Albadawi 20416+231110
22 DF Caleb Duvernay 1709+50002+10
23 DF Alex Comsia 2902701010
24 GK Darrin MacLeod 70500020
26 MF Tommy McCabe 1028+120010
27 DF D.J. Taylor 37132+10102+11
31 MF Steven Miller 35926+69101+10
33 DF Aarón Guillén 3503101030

Goal scorers

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 572564

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name USL Championship Regular Season USL Championship Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
8MFDre Fortune50101070
3 DF Sam Brotherton 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
31DFAarón Guillén50000050
5MFDuval Wapiwo30002050
23DFAlex Comsia40000040
21MFNazmi Albadawi30100040
16MFGraham Smith30001040
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
11FWYamikani Chester20000020
31MFSteven Miller20000020
18FWRobert Kristo20000020
7FWDonovan Ewolo01000001
10MFBen Speas10000010
14DFColton Storm10000010
2DFManny Perez10000010
26MFTommy McCabe00001010
17DFTimmy Mehl00001010
TOTALS 43 2 2 0 6 0 51 2
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References

  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. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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