The 2018

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season was the club's 12th season of existence. Until the 2017 season, the club was previously known as the ''Carolina RailHawks''. The 2018 season was the clubs first in the

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, having left the NASL at the end of the 2017 season. For the first time since 2009 and its fourth in club history, North Carolina won the

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, a fan-based U.S. professional soccer cup competition between North Carolina,

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, and

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. North Carolina finished the

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in 9th place with 47 points, missing out on the

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by 2 points to

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Club

Coaching staff

Roster

Transfers

Winter

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Summer

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Competitions

Friendlies

USL

Standings

Results by round

Matches

U.S. Open Cup

Schedule Source

Squad statistics

Source: Match reports

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

Disciplinary record

References

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