2022 North Carolina FC season
| 2022 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stephen Malik |
| Head coach | John Bradford |
| Stadium | Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park |
| USL League One | 11th |
| USL1 Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| U.S. Open Cup | 2nd Round |
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 2,006 (4/9 vs. CHA) |
| Lowest home attendance | All: 575 (4/6 vs. RGV, USOC) League: 1,128 (5/21 vs. GVL) (5/28 vs. RIC) |
| Average home league attendance | 1,395 |
| Biggest win | NC 2–0 CLT (6/18) |
| Biggest defeat | CLT 5–1 NC (10/15) |
The 2022 North Carolina FC season was the 16th season of the club's existence, and their second season in USL League One and the third division of the American soccer pyramid. North Carolina was coached by John Bradford, his second season with the club, and played their home games at Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park. The club had finished at the bottom of the table in their first season in USL League One.
Club
Roster
- As of March 9, 2022[1]
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | USA | Nick Holliday ([A]) |
| 2 | DF | USA | Christian Lue Young |
| 3 | DF | SLV | Nelson Blanco |
| 4 | DF | USA | Max Flick |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jordan Skelton |
| 6 | DF | USA | Gustavo Fernandes |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Pecka |
| 8 | MF | USA | Luis Arriaga |
| 9 | FW | VIN | Oalex Anderson |
| 10 | MF | PUR | Jaden Servania |
| 11 | FW | USA | Cole Frame ([A]) |
| 14 | DF | USA | Nelson Martinez |
| 16 | FW | ARG | Nicolás Molina |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Showkat Tahir |
| 19 | FW | USA | Garrett McLaughlin |
| 21 | DF | USA | Haroun Conteh ([A]) |
| 22 | MF | USA | Drew Kerr ([A]) |
| 24 | GK | USA | Sam Terranova ([A]) |
| 25 | DF | USA | Britton Fischer ([A]) |
| 26 | MF | USA | John McDowell ([A]) |
| 27 | MF | USA | Jake Shannon ([A]) |
| 28 | FW | USA | Rohit Thakur ([A]) |
| 29 | FW | USA | Caden Torrentino ([A]) |
| 31 | MF | COL | Nicolas Rincon ([A]) |
| 34 | GK | USA | Will Pulisic (on loan from Austin FC) |
| 44 | MF | SKN | Raheem Somersall |
- ^ North Carolina FC Youth Academy Contract
Competitions
Exhibitions
| February 19, 2022 Preseason 1 | North Carolina FC | 1–0 | UNC Greensboro | Cary, North Carolina |
| Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park |
| February 26, 2022 Preseason 2 | North Carolina FC | 3–0 | UNC Wilmington | Cary, North Carolina |
| Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park |
| March 9, 2022 Preseason 3 | North Carolina FC | v | Columbus Crew 2 | Cary, North Carolina |
| 1:00 PM EST | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park |
| March 19, 2022 Preseason 4 | North Carolina FC | v | Richmond Kickers | Cary, North Carolina |
| 2:00 PM EDT | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park |
| March 26, 2022 Preseason 5 | Charlotte Independence | v | North Carolina FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium |
USL League One
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 42 |
| 8 | Central Valley Fuego FC | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 40 |
| 9 | Forward Madison FC | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 33 |
| 10 | FC Tucson | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 32 |
| 11 | North Carolina FC | 30 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 30 |
Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
Match results
| April 2, 2022 1 | Tormenta FC | 0–1 | North Carolina FC | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Bosua 6' Soto 79' |
Report | Tahir 1' Anderson 18' McLaughlin 22' Martinez 78' 79' |
Stadium: Optim Health Systems Field Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Kyle Johnston |
| April 9, 2022 2 | North Carolina FC | 1–3 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Skelton 16' McLaughlin 19' Servania 36' Blanco 85' |
Report | Luna 38' Ortiz 60' España 64', 67' Lombardi 70' Hernández 74' Cardona 88' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,006 Referee: John Griggs |
| April 16, 2022 3 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | Greenville Triumph | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Servania 31' McLaughlin 35' |
Report | Lee 5' 67' Evans 19' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,522 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| April 30, 2022 4 | North Carolina FC | 1–2 | Hailstorm FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Flick 17' Anderson 23' Fernandes 81' Pecka 88' Young 88' |
Report | Parra 18' Ulysse 36' Nortey 51' Rogers 65' Robles 80' Hernández 89' Scally 90+2' Cornwall 90+5' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,723 Referee: William Steffen |
| May 7, 2022 5 | FC Tucson | 1–2 | North Carolina FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 10:00 PM EDT |
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TUC Report NCA Report |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 908 Referee: Killian Richardson |
| May 14, 2022 6 | North Carolina FC | 2–3 | Tormenta FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 5:00 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,056 Referee: Wes Caouette |
| May 21, 2022 7 | North Carolina FC | 1–0 | Greenville Triumph | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Arriaga 7', 62' Martinez 74' McLaughlin 90+3' Blanco 90+7' |
Report | Smart 35' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,128 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| May 28, 2022 8 | North Carolina FC | 2–1 | Richmond Kickers | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,128 Referee: Katherine McCormick |
| June 8, 2022 9 | Hailstorm FC | 1–1 | North Carolina FC | Windsor, Colorado |
| 9:00 PM EDT | Parra 37', 81' Ulysse 39' Rogers 45' Cornwall 51' Scally 84' |
Report | Tahir 16' Young 22' Martinez 28' |
Stadium: Future Legends Complex Attendance: 516 Referee: Dejan Susak |
| June 18, 2022 10 | North Carolina FC | 2–0 | Charlotte Independence | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Frame 8' Fernandes 30' Blanco 32' Young 51' Molina 62', 69' McLaughlin 88' (pen.) |
Report | Hegardt 33' Dutey 45' 86' Santos 52' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,967 Referee: DeShun Beard |
| June 25, 2022 11 | Fuego FC | 3–2 | North Carolina FC | Fresno, California |
| 10:30 PM EDT | Ramos 17' S. Chavez 18' Dulysse 22' Schenfeld 30' Chaney 45+5', 75' Antman 65' Diaz 80' |
Report | Servania 18' Anderson 37', 66' Fernandes 45+2' McLaughlin 90' |
Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,753 Referee: Michael Zapata |
| June 29, 2022 12 | Greenville Triumph | 3–1 | North Carolina FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov |
| July 2, 2022 13 | Richmond Kickers | 4–1 | North Carolina FC | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Bentley 25' Payne 38' Terzaghi 59', 79' Bolanos 63', 64' Gordon 75' |
Report | Young 33' Anderson 41', 42' Sommersall 65' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,702 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| July 9, 2022 14 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | Union Omaha | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Servania 32', 39' Martinez 83' Sommersall 88' |
Report | Bawa 35' Meza 63' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,279 Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
| July 16, 2022 15 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Galindrez 13' (pen.) Cardona 17' Navarro 40' Mentzingen 42' A. Hernández 88' Avilez 90+5' |
Report | Skelton 1' Blanco 30' Fernandes 33' Martinez 47' Arriaga 68' Tahir 90+2' |
Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,351 Referee: Alejo Calume |
| July 23, 2022 16 | Tormenta FC | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Otieno 24' Sterling 27' (pen.), 81' |
Report | Fernandes 13' Blanco 49' Servania 68', 79' Adams 90' |
Stadium: Optim Health Systems Field Attendance: 573 Referee: José Lara |
| July 27, 2022 17 | North Carolina FC | 2–3 | Richmond Kickers | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Adams 26' Flick 78' |
Report | Molina 59' (o.g.) Terzaghi 90+1' Barnathan 90+5' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,109 Referee: Josiah Parke |
| August 10, 2022 19 | North Carolina FC | 2–1 | Forward Madison | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Somersall 35' McLaughlin 47' (pen.) Lue Young 90+7' |
Report | Leonard 5' Thiam 24' Maldonado 28' 86' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,034 Referee: Shawn Tehini |
| August 13, 2022 20 | North Carolina FC | 0–1 | Fuego FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Martinez 19' Servania 78' Tahir 90+4' |
Report | Smith 34' Dieye 40' Gillingham 45+2' Bijev 61' Chaney 90+8' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,092 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| August 20, 2022 21 | Union Omaha | 4–1 | North Carolina FC | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Piedrahita 1' Hertzog 6' Meza 17', 58' Touche 29' Gordon 52' Galván 90+2' |
Report | Blanco 49' Fernandes 55' Fischer 68' 68' McLaughlin 90+1' |
Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,236 Referee: Chris Ruska |
| August 24, 2022 22 | Forward Madison | 0–0 | North Carolina FC | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Osmond 36' Maldonado 57' Torres 73' Streng 90+2' |
Report | Flick 68' Fernandes 73' Anderson 81' |
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,065 Referee: Alex Beehler |
| August 27, 2022 23 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | FC Tucson | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Tahir 18' Servania 32' Adame 77' Young 78' |
Report | Mastrantonio 47' Delgado 54' Perez 81' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,756 Referee: Josiah Parke |
| September 3, 2022 24 | Hailstorm FC | 4–1 | North Carolina FC | Windsor, Colorado |
| 9:00 PM EDT | Cornwall 7' McLean 15' Amann 31', 45+4', 74', 79' Desdunes 34' Robles 51' Rogers 60' |
Report | Fernandes 32' Sommersall 47' Skelton 50' McLaughlin 83' |
Stadium: Future Legends Complex Referee: Dejan Susak |
| September 17, 2022 26 | Forward Madison | 1–2 | North Carolina FC | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 6:00 PM EDT | Murillo 13' Osmond 18' Gebhard 45+4' Maldonado 50' Bartman 81' Rad 90+2' |
Report | McLaughlin 4' Fernandes 24' Adams 90+3' |
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,456 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| September 20, 2022 18 | FC Tucson | 1–0 | North Carolina FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 10:00 PM EDT | Mastrantonio 21' L. Perez 66' |
Report | Somersall 44' McLaughlin 48' Arriaga 62' Young 68' |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 855 Referee: Shay Yinka-Kehinde |
| Note: Match postponed due to travel and weather-related issues.[2] | ||||
| September 24, 2022 27 | Charlotte Independence | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Hegardt 10' Acosta 12' Dutey 17' Ciss 35', 45+1' Obertan 79' Dimick 90+6' |
Report | McLaughlin 85' | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| September 28, 2022 25 | North Carolina FC | 2–1 | Fuego FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Fernandes 9' McLaughlin 22' Skelton 47' Rincon 68' Pecka 90' Servania 90+5' |
Report | Vera 24' Chaney 29', 90+2' Dabo 58' Falck 63' Strong 73' Hornsby 76' Dullysse 90+4' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Josiah Parke |
| Note: Re-schedule of Sept. 10 match that was postponed due to travel difficulties.[3] | ||||
| October 1, 2022 28 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | Union Omaha | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Anderson 82' | Report | Touche 6' Hertzog 25' Gil 66' Scearce 81' Brewer 85' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,608 Referee: John Matto |
| October 8, 2022 29 | North Carolina FC | 0–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Skelton 25' Blanco 32' 75' Rincon 33' Martinez 43' Pecka 57' Molina 78' Pulisic 79' |
Report | España 28' Galindrez 49' Páez 90+2' Carrera 90+3' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Matthew Franz |
| October 15, 2022 30 | Charlotte Independence | 5–1 | North Carolina FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Hegardt 35' Obertan 40', 54' Mbuyu 59' Dutey 66' Bennett 75' Shevtsov 84' |
Report | Skelton 17' Young 41' Anderson 53' Servania 61' |
Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Referee: Brandon Stevis |
U.S. Open Cup
| April 6, 2022 2nd Round | North Carolina FC | 1–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Blanco 10' Servania 45' Anderson 53' Young 77' Torrentino 90+4' |
Report | Nodarse 45+2', 79' López 54' Ricketts 90+2' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 575 Referee: John Rush |
References
- ^ "North Carolina FC 2021 Roster". northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ "FC Tucson vs. North Carolina FC Postponed". USLLeagueOne.com. July 30, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ "North Carolina FC vs. Central Valley Fuego FC Postponed". September 8, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.