2022 North Carolina FC season

North Carolina FC 2022 soccer season

North Carolina FC
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)
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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

No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
1	GK	Nick Holliday ()	United States
2	DF	Christian Lue Young	United States
3	DF	Nelson Blanco	El Salvador
4	DF	Max Flick	United States
5	DF	Jordan Skelton	England
6	DF	Gustavo Fernandes	United States
7	MF	Pecka	Brazil
8	MF	Luis Arriaga	United States
9	FW	Oalex Anderson	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
10	MF	Jaden Servania	Puerto Rico
11	FW	Cole Frame ()	United States
14	DF	Nelson Martinez	United States
16	FW	Nicolás Molina	Argentina
17	FW	Showkat Tahir	England
19	FW	Garrett McLaughlin	United States
21	DF	Haroun Conteh ()	United States
22	MF	Drew Kerr ()	United States
24	GK	Sam Terranova ()	United States
25	DF	Britton Fischer ()	United States
26	MF	John McDowell ()	United States
27	MF	Jake Shannon ()	United States
28	FW	Rohit Thakur ()	United States
29	FW	Caden Torrentino ()	United States
31	MF	Nicolas Rincon ()	Colombia
34	GK	Will Pulisic (on loan from Austin FC)	United States
44	MF	Raheem Somersall	Saint Kitts and Nevis

North Carolina FC Youth Academy Contract

Competitions

Exhibitions

North Carolina FC v UNC Greensboro

February 19, 2022 (2022-02-19) Preseason 1	North Carolina FC	1–0	UNC Greensboro	Cary, North Carolina
		Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park

North Carolina FC v UNC Wilmington

February 26, 2022 (2022-02-26) Preseason 2	North Carolina FC	3–0	UNC Wilmington	Cary, North Carolina
		Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park

North Carolina FC v Columbus Crew 2

March 9, 2022 (2022-03-09) Preseason 3	North Carolina FC	v	Columbus Crew 2	Cary, North Carolina
1:00 PM EST				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park

North Carolina FC v Richmond Kickers

March 19, 2022 (2022-03-19) Preseason 4	North Carolina FC	v	Richmond Kickers	Cary, North Carolina
2:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park

Charlotte Independence v North Carolina FC

March 26, 2022 (2022-03-26) Preseason 5	Charlotte Independence	v	North Carolina FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
				Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium

USL League One

Main article: 2022 USL League One season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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.

Match results

Tormenta FC v North Carolina FC

April 2, 2022 (2022-04-02) 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

North Carolina FC v Chattanooga Red Wolves

April 9, 2022 (2022-04-09) 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

North Carolina FC v Greenville Triumph

April 16, 2022 (2022-04-16) 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

North Carolina FC v Hailstorm FC

April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30) 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

FC Tucson v North Carolina FC

May 7, 2022 (2022-05-07) 5	FC Tucson	1–2	North Carolina FC	Tucson, Arizona
10:00 PM EDT	Mastrantonio 8' Corfe 9' Fahling 35' Crull 49' Bedoya 86'	TUC Report NCA Report	Servania 45+3' 68' Anderson 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 908 Referee: Killian Richardson

North Carolina FC v Tormenta FC

May 14, 2022 (2022-05-14) 6	North Carolina FC	2–3	Tormenta FC	Cary, North Carolina
5:00 PM EDT	McLaughlin 10' Young 24' Anderson 59'	Report	Phelps 2' Sharifi 23', 41' Sterling 31', 35' Bosua 83'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,056 Referee: Wes Caouette

North Carolina FC v Greenville Triumph

May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21) 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

North Carolina FC v Richmond Kickers

May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28) 8	North Carolina FC	2–1	Richmond Kickers	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	McLaughlin 36', 42' (pen.) Skelton 37' Fernandes 65'	Report	Terzaghi 13' Bentley 28' Aune 35' Ritchie 64'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,128 Referee: Katherine McCormick

Hailstorm FC v North Carolina FC

June 8, 2022 (2022-06-08) 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

North Carolina FC v Charlotte Independence

June 18, 2022 (2022-06-18) 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

Fuego FC v North Carolina FC

June 25, 2022 (2022-06-25) 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

Greenville Triumph v North Carolina FC

June 29, 2022 (2022-06-29) 12	Greenville Triumph	3–1	North Carolina FC	Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Gavilanes 9' Pilato 22' Labovitz 55' Keegan 59'	Report	Young 85' Molina 90+4'	Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov

Richmond Kickers v North Carolina FC

July 2, 2022 (2022-07-02) 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

North Carolina FC v Union Omaha

July 9, 2022 (2022-07-09) 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

Chattanooga Red Wolves v North Carolina FC

July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) 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

Tormenta FC v North Carolina FC

July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23) 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

North Carolina FC v Richmond Kickers

July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27) 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

North Carolina FC v Forward Madison

August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10) 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

North Carolina FC v Fuego FC

August 13, 2022 (2022-08-13) 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

Union Omaha v North Carolina FC

August 20, 2022 (2022-08-20) 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

Forward Madison v North Carolina FC

August 24, 2022 (2022-08-24) 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

North Carolina FC v FC Tucson

August 27, 2022 (2022-08-27) 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

Hailstorm FC v North Carolina FC

September 3, 2022 (2022-09-03) 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

Forward Madison v North Carolina FC

September 17, 2022 (2022-09-17) 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

FC Tucson v North Carolina FC

September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20) 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.

Charlotte Independence v North Carolina FC

September 24, 2022 (2022-09-24) 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

North Carolina FC v Fuego FC

September 28, 2022 (2022-09-28) 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.

North Carolina FC v Union Omaha

October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01) 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

North Carolina FC v Chattanooga Red Wolves

October 8, 2022 (2022-10-08) 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

Charlotte Independence v North Carolina FC

October 15, 2022 (2022-10-15) 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

Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup North Carolina FC

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

April 6, 2022 (2022-04-06) 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.

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Teams	AV Alta FC Charlotte Independence Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Forward Madison FC Greenville Triumph SC One Knoxville SC FC Naples Union Omaha Portland Hearts of Pine Richmond Kickers Spokane Velocity Texoma FC Tormenta FC Westchester SC
Future teams	Corpus Christi, Texas (2026) USL Eugene (2026) Boise Pro Soccer (TBA)
Former teams	Central Valley Fuego FC Fort Lauderdale CF Lansing Ignite FC Lexington SC New England Revolution II North Carolina FC North Texas SC Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC Orlando City B Toronto FC II FC Tucson
Seasons	2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
USL Cup	2024 2025
Miscellaneous	United Soccer League USL Championship USL League Two

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Clubs	Central Valley Fuego Charlotte Independence Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Forward Madison FC Greenville Triumph SC North Carolina FC Northern Colorado Hailstorm Union Omaha Richmond Kickers Tormenta FC FC Tucson

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National teams

Men	World Cup (Third qualifying round)
Women	Senior 2022 SheBelieves Cup U23 U19 U18 U17

League competitions (Men)

Level 1	Major League Soccer (All-Star Game, Playoffs, MLS Cup)
Level 2	USL Championship (Playoffs)
Level 3	MLS Next Pro (Playoffs) USL League One (Playoffs) NISA
Amateur	NPSL USL League Two NISA Nation UPSL spring fall
Collegiate	NCAA Division I Division II Division III NAIA NJCAA

League competitions (Women)

Level 1	NWSL
Level 2	USL W WPSL UWS
Collegiate	NCAA Division I Division II Division III NAIA WJCAA

Cup competitions (Men)

Domestic	U.S. Open Cup (Qualification, Final) National Amateur Cup NISA Independent Cup Hank Steinbrecher Cup
International	CONCACAF Champions League Campeones Cup
Friendly	Capital Cup Carolina Challenge Cup Coachella Valley Invitational Visit Tucson Sun Cup Dallas Cup

Cup competitions (Women)

Youth competitions

Under-23	NCAA College Cup (final)
Under-18	MLS Next 2021–22 2022–23

Club seasons (Men)

Club seasons (Women)
NWSL	Angel City FC Chicago Red Stars Houston Dash Kansas City Current North Carolina Courage OL Reign Orlando Pride Portland Thorns FC Racing Louisville FC San Diego Wave FC NJ/NY Gotham FC Washington Spirit

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