2025 North Carolina FC season

North Carolina FC
2025 season
Owner	Stephen Malik
Head coach	John Bradford
Stadium	Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
USL Championship	TBD
USL Championship Playoffs	TBD
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 32
USL Cup	TBD
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2025 North Carolina FC season is the 19th season of the club's existence, and their fifth season in the USL Championship, the second division in the American soccer pyramid, after three years in the USL League One, the third division of the American soccer pyramid. North Carolina is coached by John Bradford, his seventh season with the club, and played their home games at Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park.

Roster

As of March 9, 2025^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Jake McGuire
4	DF	SEN	Justin Malou
5	DF	ENG	Paco Craig
7	FW	USA	Evan Conway
8	MF	BRA	Pedro Dolabella
9	FW	VIN	Oalex Anderson
10	MF	PUR	Jaden Servania
11	DF	MTQ	Patrick Burner
13	MF	FRA	Louis Perez
14	DF	BRA	Rafa Mentzingen
15	MF	USA	Mikey Maldonado


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	BRA	Rodrigo da Costa
17	MF	USA	Collin Martin
19	MF	PLE	Ahmad Al-Qaq
20	DF	USA	Conor Donovan
24	GK	USA	Trevor Mulqueen
25	GK	JPN	Akira Fitzgerald
26	FW	USA	Adam Luckhurst
27	DF	USA	Bryce Washington
42	DF	USA	Ezra Armstrong
44	MF	SKN	Raheem Somersall
55	DF	TRI	Triston Hodge
—	FW	PLE	Ali Al-Qaq

^

USL Academy Contract

Competitions

USL Championship

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Louisville City FC	21	14	1	6	42	17	+25	48	Playoffs
2	Charleston Battery	20	14	4	2	41	21	+20	44
3	North Carolina FC	20	10	7	3	31	27	+4	33
4	Loudoun United FC	20	9	7	4	31	29	+2	31
5	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	21	7	7	7	20	19	+1	28^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on August 23, 2025. Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

^ Pitsburgh Riverhounds SC is ahead of Detroit City FC on points in head-to-head matches: PGH 4, DET 1.

Match results

On December 19, 2024, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams.^[2]

March

March 8, 2025 (2025-03-08) 1	North Carolina FC	1–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Cary, North Carolina
	Conway 22'	Report	Williams 57'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,331 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

March 15, 2025 (2025-03-15) 2	North Carolina FC	1–2	Loudoun United FC	Cary, North Carolina
8:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

March 22, 2025 3	FC Tulsa	0-1	North Carolina FC	Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT		Report	Dolabella 82'	Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,931

March 29, 2025 4	North Carolina FC	2–1	Charleston Battery	Cary, NC
	Conway 24' Smith 33' (o.g.)	Report	Jennings 45'+5' (pen.)	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,480 Referee: Natalie Simon

April

April 5, 2025 5	Indy Eleven	2–2	North Carolina FC	Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EST	Murphy 6' Musa 8' Somersall 26' (o.g.) Kizza 48' Quinn 89'	Report	Mentzingen 13' Somersall 45' Conway 51' Craig 81' Servania 83' Donovan 90+3'	Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 7,017 Referee: Edson Carvajal

April 12, 2025 (2025-04-12) 6	New Mexico United	1−0	North Carolina FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Akale 22' Zelalem 38' Jabang 67' Amang 90+2'	Report	Perez 9' Mentzingen 36' Somersall 56' Dolabella 71'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,291 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

April 19, 2025 7	Miami FC	2–1	North Carolina FC	Miami, Florida
7:00 pm EDT	Bonfiglio 18' Knutson 26' Mercado 30' Zárate 82'	Report	Hodge 25' Craig 45+2'	Stadium: South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium Attendance: 1,103 Referee: Atahan Yaya

May

May 3, 2025 (2025-05-03) 8	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	0–2	North Carolina FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
		Report	Pérez 66' Dolabella 72'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,808 Referee: Corbyn May

May 9, 2025 9	North Carolina FC	0–1	Orange County SC	Cary, North Carolina
	da Costa 45'	Report		Stadium: First Horizon Stadium Attendance: 2,788 Referee: Rodrigo Albuquerque

May 16, 2025 10	North Carolina FC	4–2	Oakland Roots SC	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM	Servania 33' Martin 38' Maldonado 45+2' Washington 53' Perez 74' Anderson 90+9'	Report	Hackshaw 28' Damm 63' 83' Wilson 81'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,736 Referee: Gerald Flores

June

June 7, 2025 11	Hartford Athletic	0–1	North Carolina FC	Hartford, Connecticut
	Farrell 64' 68'	Report	Dolabella 90'+4'	Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 4,320 Referee: Edson Carvajal

June 14, 2025 12	Rhode Island FC	2–1	North Carolina FC	Pawtucket, RI
7:00PM	Dikwa 18' Sanchez 23' Nodarse 81' Rodriguez 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Perez 12' Mentzingen 35' Burner 40'	Stadium: Centreville Bank Stadium Attendance: 7,072 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

June 20, 2025 13	North Carolina FC	2–1	Louisville City FC	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM	Sundstrom 45' Luckhurst 66'	Report	Goodrum 48'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,479 Referee: Brad Jensen

July

July 6, 2025 14	Charleston Battery	1–0	North Carolina FC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
	Ycaza 40'	Report		Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,260 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

July 11, 2025 (2025-07-11) 15	North Carolina FC	2–3	Birmingham Legion FC	Cary, North Carolina
6:30 PM	Dolabella 40' Conway 90'+9'	Report	Damus 45' Trejo 56', 63'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,269 Referee: Thomas Snyder

July 18, 2025 16	North Carolina FC	4–2	Indy Eleven	Cary, NC
7:30 PM EST	Mentzingen 20' Servania 48' Conway 55' Dolabella 73'	Report	Murphy 43' Blake 90'+3' (pen.)	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,383 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

August

August 2, 2025 17	Louisville City FC	4–1	North Carolina FC	Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM	Lambert 5' Goodrum 50' Wilson 62' Davila 88'		Anderson 18'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,756 Referee: Gerald Flores

August 9, 2025 (2025-08-09) 18	North Carolina FC	2–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Cary, North Carolina
	Conway 39' Pérez 45'+6' (pen.)	Report	Hilton 23'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Muhammad Kaleia

August 15, 2025 (2025-08-15) 19	North Carolina FC	1–1	Detroit City FC	Cary, North Carolina
	Dolabella 23'	Report	Smith 62'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,011 Referee: Christian Campo Hernández

August 23, 2025 20	Las Vegas Lights FC	1–2	North Carolina FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
10:30 PM	Gannon 83'	Report	Dolabella 3' Roberts 76'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 2,504 Referee: Drew Klemp

August 30, 2025 (2025-08-30) 21	North Carolina FC	v	Hartford Athletic	Cary, North Carolina
				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

September

September 5, 2025 22	Lexington SC	v	North Carolina FC	Lexington, Kentucky
7:00 PM			7:00 PM	Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium

September 12, 2025 (2025-09-12) 23	North Carolina FC	v	El Paso Locomotive FC	Cary, North Carolina
				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

September 20, 2025 24	Tampa Bay Rowdies	v	North Carolina FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 PM			7:00 PM	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

September 26, 2025 (2025-09-26) 25	North Carolina FC	v	Miami FC	Cary, North Carolina
				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

October

October 1, 2025 (2025-10-01) 26	Birmingham Legion FC	v	North Carolina FC	Birmingham, Alabama
				Stadium: Protective Stadium

October 4, 2025 27	Detroit City FC	v	North Carolina FC	Hamtramck, MI
4:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Keyworth Stadium

October 10, 2025 (2025-10-10) 28	North Carolina FC	v	Phoenix Rising FC	Cary, North Carolina
				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

October 18, 2025 (2025-10-18) 29	North Carolina FC	v	Rhode Island FC	Cary, North Carolina
				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

October 25, 2025 (2025-10-25) 30	Loudoun United FC	v	North Carolina FC	Leesburg, Virginia
5:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Segra Field

USL Cup

North Carolina are participating in the second edition of the USL Cup, the first edition to feature teams from both the USL Championship and League One.^[3]^[4]

Standings

Pos	Lg	Team v t e	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	USL1	Charlotte Independence	4	2	1	1	0	8	4	+4	9
3	USLC	Louisville City FC	4	3	0	0	1	8	4	+4	9
4	USLC	Lexington SC	4	1	0	1	2	6	5	+1	4
5	USLC	North Carolina FC	4	1	1	0	2	3	4	−1	5
6	USL1	Richmond Kickers	4	0	0	0	4	1	11	−10	0

Updated to match(es) played on July 26, 2025. Source: USL

Group stage

April 25, 2025 (2025-04-25)	North Carolina FC	1–2	Charlotte Independence	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Anderson 27'	Report	Chaney 10' Álvarez 25' (pen.)	Stadium: First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,428 Referee: Mark Verso

May 31, 2025 (2025-05-31)	Richmond Kickers	0–1	North Carolina FC	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT		Report	Luckhurst 81'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,753 Referee: Alex Beehler

June 29, 2025 (2025-06-29)	Louisville City FC	1–0	North Carolina FC	Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM EDT	Wilson 10'	Report		Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 7,002 Referee: Jeremy Scheer
Note: Match moved from June 28 to June 29 to accommodate travel issues experienced by North Carolina FC.

July 25, 2025 (2025-07-25)	North Carolina FC	v	Loudoun United FC	Cary, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park

U.S. Open Cup

North Carolina, as a member of the second division USL Championship, entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Third Round based on their performance in the 2024 USL Championship season.^[5]

April 15, 2025	Charlotte Independence (USL1)	1–3	North Carolina FC (USLC)	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT	Bakero 48'	Report	Anderson 71' da Costa 74', 77'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 584 Referee: Danielle Chesney

May 6, 2025	North Carolina FC	1–4 (a.e.t.)	Charlotte FC	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT	Mentzingen 98'	Report	Abada 97' Agyemang 104' Petković 119' Vargas 120+3'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,155 Referee: John Matto

References

^ "North Carolina FC 2025Roster". northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
^ USLSoccer Staff (December 19, 2024). "USL Championship reveals the 2025 season schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
^ Lewis, Michael (December 12, 2024). "ANOTHER COMPETITION: USL adds Jägermeister Cup for Championship, League One teams". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
^ Silverman, Alex (December 12, 2024). "USL expanding Jägermeister Cup to all teams". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
^ Lewis, Michael (April 17, 2025). "ROUND OF 32 DRAW: For the U.S. Open Cup". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved May 5, 2025.

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USL Academy Contract

[table_hth_PGH0.81897698520635-2] Pitsburgh Riverhounds SC is ahead of Detroit City FC on points in head-to-head matches: PGH 4, DET 1.

[1] "North Carolina FC 2025Roster". northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. Retrieved June 9, 2025.

[3] USLSoccer Staff (December 19, 2024). "USL Championship reveals the 2025 season schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved January 19, 2025.

[4] Lewis, Michael (December 12, 2024). "ANOTHER COMPETITION: USL adds Jägermeister Cup for Championship, League One teams". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved February 1, 2025.

[5] Silverman, Alex (December 12, 2024). "USL expanding Jägermeister Cup to all teams". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved February 1, 2025.

[6] Lewis, Michael (April 17, 2025). "ROUND OF 32 DRAW: For the U.S. Open Cup". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved May 5, 2025.

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