2019 North Carolina FC season

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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 →

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.

Club[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Position Staff
Head coach United States Dave Sarachan
Assistant coach United States John Bradford
Assistant coach United States Clint Peay
Assistant coach United States 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


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.
March 23 Friendship Cup North Carolina FC United States 2–1 Mexico Club Necaxa Cary, North Carolina
15:30 EST Panchot 20'
Duvernay 25'
Igbekoyi Yellow card 45+'
Report Campos 67' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,220

USL Championship[edit]

Standings[edit]

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[edit]

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

Matches[edit]

March 16 2 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–1 North Carolina FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT Report Lomis soccer ball with red X 45+2', 51'
Guillén Yellow card 63'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 737
Referee: Lorant Varga
April 6 4 North Carolina FC 1–1 Memphis 901 FC Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT da Luz Red card 62'
Lomis 78'
Taylor Yellow card 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 Yellow card 62'
Conway 67'
Report Lomis 36'
Smith Yellow card 43'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov
April 27 7 North Carolina FC 4–1 Hartford Athletic Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Lomis 5'
Brotherton 45+2', Yellow card 52'
Miller 47'
Kristo 81'
Report Gentile Yellow card 41'
Dixon 58'
Curinga Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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', Yellow card 42'
Oliviera 70'
Report Smith Yellow card 13'
Miller 66'
Brotherton Yellow card 74'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,551
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
May 24 11 New York Red Bulls II 1–2 North Carolina FC Montclair, New Jersey
19:00 EDT Stroud Yellow card 50', 77'
Scarlett Yellow card 90+6'
Report Brotherton 14'
Miller 38'
Fortune Yellow card 41'
Ewolo Red card 59'
Comsia Yellow card 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 Yellow card 23'
Lee Yellow card 57'
Report Chester 58'
Guillén Yellow card 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 Yellow card 61'
Report Fortune 19', 48'
Albadawi Yellow card 28'
Miller 77'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,167
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 22 15 Saint Louis FC 2–2 North Carolina FC St. Louis, Missouri
20:30 EDT Dikwa 47'
Cicerone Yellow card 62'
Fink 90+1' (pen.)
Report Ewolo 32'
Fortune Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+1'
Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,662
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
July 13 18 Birmingham Legion FC 1–0 North Carolina FC Birmingham, Alabama
20:30 EDT Williams Yellow card 45+1'
Wright 79', Yellow card 90+4'
Report Chester Yellow card 52'
Fortune Yellow card 54'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Field
Attendance: 4,277
Referee: Luis Guardia
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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 27'
Albadawi Yellow card 43'
Fortune 69'
Speas Yellow card 90+4'
Report Watson 15'
Barrett Yellow card 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 Yellow card 79'
da Silva Yellow card 81'
Report Fortune Yellow card 28'
Ewolo 45+1'
Comsia Yellow card 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 Yellow card 27'
Fortune 45+1' (pen.), 59'
Ewolo 50', soccer ball with red X 57', 57'
Smith Yellow card 53'
Kristo 74'
Report Vancaeyezeele Red card 44'
Forbes Yellow card 56'
James Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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', Yellow card 74'
Totsch Yellow card 76'
McMahon Yellow card 84'
Report Miller Yellow card 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 Yellow card 9'
Brotherton 31' (o.g.)
A. Bustamante 39'
Murphy 58'
Hawkins Yellow card 61'
Amoh 63'
Report Wapiwo Yellow card 86'
Storm Yellow card 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 Yellow card 16'
Kristo 20', 47', Yellow card 48'
Wapiwo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+2'
Report Perez Yellow card 88'
da Luz Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 429
Referee: Tori Penso
September 28 31 North Carolina FC 3–1 Ottawa Fury Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Albadawi Yellow card 10', 89'
Guillén Yellow card 26'
Brotherton 53'
Fortune Yellow card 63'
Kristo 82', Yellow card 82'
Report De Freitas 4'
Fall Yellow card 44'
Gagnon-Laparé Yellow card 45+2'
Tissot Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,233
Referee: Dejan Susak
October 12 33 Nashville SC 2–0 North Carolina FC Nashville, Tennessee
20:00 EDT Mensah 32'
King Yellow card 55'
Moloto 70'
Report Brotherton Yellow card 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 Yellow card 50'
Kristo 90'
Report Reynolds Yellow card 89' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,982
Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Playoffs[edit]

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 North Carolina 4–1 Virginia Richmond Kickers Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Fortune 16', Yellow card 53'
McCabe Yellow card 47'
Kristo 52', 61' (pen.)
Chester 70'
Wapiwo Yellow card 82'
Report Ackwei 34', Yellow card 61' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,553
Referee: Joshua Escobar
May 29 Third Round North Carolina FC North Carolina 1–0 Florida Florida Soccer Soldiers Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Mehl Yellow card 21'
Taylor 47'
Wapiwo Yellow card 71'
Report Sabella Yellow card 45+5'
Olivares Yellow card 90+3'
Meneses Red card 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 New York (state) 4–0 North Carolina North Carolina FC Queens, New York
19:00 EDT Guillén 25' (o.g.)
Bedoya Yellow card 41'
Medina 45+2'
Parks 52', 76'
Haak Yellow card 66'
Report Smith Yellow card 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 Greece GRE Alex Tambakis 31 0 29 0 1 0 1 0
2 DF United States USA Manny Perez 23 0 12+8 0 0+1 0 2 0
3 DF New Zealand NZL Sam Brotherton 33 3 31 3 1 0 1 0
4 MF Nigeria NGA Victor Igbekoyi 13 0 9+4 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF Cameroon CMR Duval Wapiwo 7 0 2+3 0 0 0 2 0
6 MF United States USA Austin da Luz 18 2 9+8 2 0 0 0+1 0
7 FW Cameroon CMR Donovan Ewolo 34 8 25+5 8 0+1 0 2+1 0
8 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Dre Fortune 30 9 23+3 7 1 1 3 1
9 FW Netherlands NED Marios Lomis 14 6 11+2 6 1 0 0 0
10 MF United States USA Ben Speas 29 2 27 2 1 0 1 0
11 FW Malawi MWI Yamikani Chester 24 6 9+12 5 0 0 1+2 1
12 MF United States USA Austin Panchot 7 0 2+3 0 0 0 1+1 0
14 DF United States USA Colton Storm 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF United States USA Justin Rennicks 10 0 3+7 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF United States USA Graham Smith 32 0 19+9 0 1 0 2+1 0
17 DF United States USA Timmy Mehl 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
18 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Robert Kristo 28 11 7+18 9 0+1 0 2 2
21 MF State of Palestine PLE Nazmi Albadawi 20 4 16+2 3 1 1 1 0
22 DF United States USA Caleb Duvernay 17 0 9+5 0 0 0 2+1 0
23 DF Canada CAN Alex Comsia 29 0 27 0 1 0 1 0
24 GK Canada CAN Darrin MacLeod 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
26 MF United States USA Tommy McCabe 10 2 8+1 2 0 0 1 0
27 DF United States USA D.J. Taylor 37 1 32+1 0 1 0 2+1 1
31 MF United States USA Steven Miller 35 9 26+6 9 1 0 1+1 0
33 DF Mexico 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18 Robert Kristo 9 0 2 11
2 MF United States 31 Steven Miller 9 0 0 9
MF Trinidad and Tobago 8 Dre Fortune 7 1 1 9
4 FW Cameroon 7 Donovan Ewolo 8 0 0 8
5 FW Netherlands 9 Marios Lomis 6 0 0 6
FW Malawi 11 Yamikani Chester 5 0 1 6
7 MF State of Palestine 21 Nazmi Albadawi 3 1 0 4
8 DF New Zealand 3 Sam Brotherton 3 0 0 3
9 FW United States 26 Tommy McCabe 2 0 0 2
FW United States 10 Ben Speas 2 0 0 2
MF United States 6 Austin da Luz 2 0 0 2
12 DF United States 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
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
8 Trinidad and Tobago MF Dre Fortune 5 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
3 New Zealand DF Sam Brotherton 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
31 Mexico DF Aarón Guillén 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
5 Cameroon MF Duval Wapiwo 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
23 Canada DF Alex Comsia 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
21 State of Palestine MF Nazmi Albadawi 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
16 United States MF Graham Smith 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
6 United States MF Austin da Luz 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
27 United States DF D.J. Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11 Malawi FW Yamikani Chester 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
31 United States MF Steven Miller 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Robert Kristo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7 Cameroon FW Donovan Ewolo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 United States MF Ben Speas 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 United States DF Colton Storm 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 United States DF Manny Perez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 United States MF Tommy McCabe 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
17 United States 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.