The 2019

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season was the club's 13th season of existence. The 2018 season was the club's first in the

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, 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

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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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. The 2019 season was the first under new coach

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who replaced Colin Clarke.

Club

Coaching staff

Roster

Competitions

Friendlies

USL Championship

Standings

Results by round

Matches

Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, North Carolina FC entered the tournament in the second round. Schedule Source

Squad statistics

Source: Match reports

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

Disciplinary record

References

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