2020 North Carolina FC season

North Carolina FC
2020 season
Owner	Stephen Malik
Head Coach	Dave Sarachan
Stadium	Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park; Cary, North Carolina; (Capacity: 10,000)
USL	Conference: TBD
USL Playoffs	TBD
2020 U.S. Open Cup	TBD
Top goalscorer	League: Fortune (2); All: Fortune (2)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 3,515; (March 7 vs. Louisville)
Lowest home attendance	League/All: 0; (home games starting August 1 played without crowd because of COVID-19 pandemic)
Biggest win	1–0; (August 1 vs. Birmingham); (August 8 at Memphis)
Biggest defeat	0–2; (August 15 vs. Birmingham)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2020 North Carolina FC season is 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.[1] It restarted July 11 with a restructured format and schedule, with NCFC's first game scheduled for July 17.[2]

The team partnered with rapper J. Cole's Dreamville Festival for kit sponsorship for the season.[3]

Roster

[4][5]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Alex Tabakis	Greece
2	Defender	Manny Perez (on loan from Celtic)	United States
3	Defender	Caleb Duvernay	United States
4	Defender	Alex Comsia	Canada
5	Defender	Sam Brotherton	New Zealand
7	Midfielder	Pecka	Brazil
8	Midfielder	Dre Fortune	Trinidad and Tobago
9	Forward	Marios Lomis	Netherlands
10	Midfielder	Nazmi Albadawi	Palestine
11	Forward	Robert Kristo	Bosnia and Herzegovina
15	Defender	Malick Mbaye	Senegal
16	Midfielder	Graham Smith	United States
17	Midfielder	Ben Speas	United States
20	Defender	Conor Donovan	United States
21	Forward	Daniele Proch	Italy
24	Goalkeeper	Paulo Pita	Brazil
27	Defender	D.J. Taylor	United States
30	Defender	Akeem Ward	United States
31	Midfielder	Steven Miller	United States
33	Midfielder	Shane De Leon (^[A])	United States
34	Midfielder	Luke Hille (^[A])	United States
36	Goalkeeper	Trace Alphin (^[A])	United States
37	Goalkeeper	Nicholas Holliday (^[A])	United States
92	Forward	Hadji Barry	Guinea
--	Defender	Collin McCamy (^[A])	United States

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North Carolina FC Youth Academy Contract

Competitions

[6]

Friendlies

8 February	North Carolina FC	v	Richmond Kickers	Cary, NC
12:30 PM EST				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Note: Result not published.

15 February	Charlotte Independence	1–1	North Carolina FC	Matthews, NC
2:00 PM EST		Report	Miller 7'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews

22 February	North Carolina FC	v	Loudoun United FC	Cary, NC
1:00 PM EST				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Note: Canceled

29 February	North Carolina FC	1–2	Greenville Triumph SC	Cary, NC
3:00 PM EST	Albadawi	Report	Pilato Morrell	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

USL Championship

Standings — Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Birmingham Legion FC	8	5	2	1	14	5	+9	17	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2	Charlotte Independence	6	2	3	1	10	11	−1	9	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
3	North Carolina FC	5	2	1	2	4	5	−1	7
4	Memphis 901 FC	7	1	2	4	9	15	−6	5

Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL

Match Results

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7 March 1	North Carolina FC	0–1	Louisville City FC	Cary, NC
2:30 PM EST	Kristo 88' Taylor 90+3'	Report	Lancaster 63'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,515 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

17 July 2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–2	North Carolina FC	St. Petersburg, FL
6:45 PM EDT	Guenzatti 7' Fernandes 22' Mkosana 40'	Report	Fortune 56' Kristo 83'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 141 Referee: Gabriele Giusti

29 July 3	Charlotte Independence	v	North Carolina FC	Matthews, NC
TBA PM EDT				Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Note: Postponed until August 26[8]

1 August 4	North Carolina FC	1–0	Birmingham Legion FC	Cary, NC
7:00 PM EDT	Donovan 29' Fortune 51', 90+2' Kristo 87'	Report	Akinyode 33' Brett 45'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Broadley
Note: Played in empty stadium because of COVID-19 pandemic

8 August 5	Memphis 901 FC	0–1	North Carolina FC	Memphis, TN
5:00 PM EDT	Paul 65'	Report	Ward 15', 38' Fortune 21'	Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 901 Referee: Matthew Thompson

15 August 6	North Carolina FC	0–2	Birmingham Legion FC	Cary, NC
8:30 PM EDT	Donovan 48'	Report	Servania 18' Brett 21' (pen.) A. Crognale 42' Akinyode 46' Van Oekel 59' Lopez 60'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Matthew Franz
Note: Played in empty stadium because of COVID-19 pandemic

19 August 7	North Carolina FC	v	Charleston Battery	Cary, NC
TBA PM EDT				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

26 August	Charlotte Independence	v	North Carolina FC	Matthews, NC
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews

29 August 8	North Carolina FC	v	Memphis 901 FC	Cary, NC
TBA PM EDT				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

2 September 9	Birmingham Legion FC	v	North Carolina FC	Birmingham, AL
TBA PM CDT				Stadium: BBVA Field

5 September 10	Charlotte Independence	v	North Carolina FC	Matthews, NC
TBA PM EDT				Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews

12 September 11	North Carolina FC	v	Memphis 901 FC	Cary, NC
TBA PM EDT				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

19 September 12	North Carolina FC	v	Charlotte Independence	Cary, NC
TBA PM EDT				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

23 September 13	Memphis 901 FC	v	North Carolina FC	Memphis, TN
TBA PM CDT				Stadium: AutoZone Park

26 September 14	Birmingham Legion FC	v	North Carolina FC	Birmingham, AL
TBA PM CDT				Stadium: BBVA Field

30 September 15	North Carolina FC	v	Charlotte Independence	Cary, NC
TBA PM EDT				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

4 October 16	Loudoun United FC	v	North Carolina FC	Leesburg, VA
TBA PM EDT				Stadium: Segra Field

U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, North Carolina FC will enter the competition in the second round, which was to be played April 7–9.[9] Pairings for that round were announced on January 29.[10] The first three rounds of the tournament were postponed on March 13, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

7 April 2nd Round	North Carolina FC	P–P	North Carolina Fusion U23 or SC United Bantams	Cary, NC
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Note: Postponed amid COVID-19 pandemic[11]

Squad statistics

Source: Match reports

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USL Championship Regular Season		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Alex Tambakis	5	0	5	0	0	0
2	DF		Manny Perez	4	0	4	0	0	0
3	DF		Caleb Duvernay	2	0	2	0	0	0
4	DF		Alex Comsia	3	0	2+1	0	0	0
5	DF		Sam Brotherton	5	0	5	0	0	0
7	MF		Pecka	4	0	4	0	0	0
8	MF		Dre Fortune	5	2	4+1	2	0	0
9	MF		Marios Lomis	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
10	MF		Nazmi Albadawi	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
11	FW		Robert Kristo	5	1	5	1	0	0
16	MF		Graham Smith	5	0	2+3	0	0	0
17	MF		Ben Speas	5	0	2+3	0	0	0
20	DF		Conor Donovan	4	0	4	0	0	0
21	FW		Daniele Proch	4	0	0+4	0	0	0
27	DF		D.J. Taylor	5	0	5	0	0	0
30	DF		Akeem Ward	3	1	2+1	1	0	0
31	MF		Steven Miller	5	0	4+1	0	0	0
92	FW		Hadji Barry	5	0	4+1	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	USL Championship Regular Season	Total
1	MF	8	Dre Fortune	2	2
2	FW	11	Robert Kristo	1	1
2	DF	30	Akeem Ward	1	1
TOTALS				4	4

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	USL Championship Regular Season		U.S. Open Cup		Total
11		FW	Robert Kristo	2	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Dre Fortune	2	0	0	0	2	0
20		DF	Conor Donovan	2	0	0	0	2	0
27		DF	D.J. Taylor	1	0	0	0	1	0
30		DF	Akeem Ward	1	0	0	0	1	0
TOTALS				7	0	0	0	7	0

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References

"USL Championship Temporarily Suspends Play". uslchampionship.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
"North Carolina FC Set to Return to Play with Schedule Announcement". North Carolina FC. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
"North Carolina Football Club Announces Dreamville Festival as NCFC Front-of-Jersey Partner". North Carolina FC. February 27, 2020.
{{updated|August 7, 2020|
"Roster | North Carolina FC". www.northcarolinafc.com. Retrieved August 7, 2020.}}
"North Carolina FC Announces Preseason Schedule". North Carolina FC. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
"2020 Regular Season Schedule". North Carolina FC. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
Birkedal, Morgan (July 24, 2020). "North Carolina FC Match Against Charlotte Independence Postponed Until August 26". NorthCarolinaFC.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
"Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
"2020 U.S. Open Cup Second Round Pairings and Host Scenarios" (Press release). U.S. Soccer. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
"U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due To COVID-19 Outbreak" (Press release). U.S. Soccer. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.

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North Carolina FC Youth Academy Contract

[1] "USL Championship Temporarily Suspends Play". uslchampionship.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[2] "North Carolina FC Set to Return to Play with Schedule Announcement". North Carolina FC. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.

[3] "North Carolina Football Club Announces Dreamville Festival as NCFC Front-of-Jersey Partner". North Carolina FC. February 27, 2020.

[4] {{updated|August 7, 2020|

[5] "Roster | North Carolina FC". www.northcarolinafc.com. Retrieved August 7, 2020.}}

[6] "North Carolina FC Announces Preseason Schedule". North Carolina FC. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.

[7] "2020 Regular Season Schedule". North Carolina FC. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

[8] Birkedal, Morgan (July 24, 2020). "North Carolina FC Match Against Charlotte Independence Postponed Until August 26". NorthCarolinaFC.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.

[9] "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.

[10] "2020 U.S. Open Cup Second Round Pairings and Host Scenarios" (Press release). U.S. Soccer. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.

[usoccovid-11] "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due To COVID-19 Outbreak" (Press release). U.S. Soccer. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.

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USL Championship
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Miscellaneous	Foreign players USL Championship Final United Soccer League USL League One USL League Two

2020 USL Championship season
Playoffs
Eastern	Atlanta United 2 Birmingham Legion Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Loudoun United Louisville City Memphis 901 Miami FC New York Red Bulls II North Carolina FC Philadelphia Union II Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Saint Louis FC Sporting Kansas City II Tampa Bay Rowdies
Western	Austin Bold Colorado Springs Switchbacks El Paso Locomotive LA Galaxy II Las Vegas Lights New Mexico United OKC Energy Orange County SC Phoenix Rising Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs SLC Reno 1868 FC RGVFC Toros Sacramento Republic San Antonio FC San Diego Loyal SC Tacoma Defiance FC Tulsa