2019 North Carolina Courage season
2019 season | |||
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Owner | Stephen Malik | ||
General Manager | Curt Johnson | ||
Head Coach | Paul Riley | ||
Stadium | Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina (Capacity: 10,000) | ||
NWSL Regular Season | 1st | ||
NWSL Playoffs | Champions | ||
Top goalscorer | Lynn Williams (12) | ||
Highest home attendance | 9,563 (September 14th vs. Orlando) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,053 (April 13th vs. Chicago) | ||
Average home league attendance | 5,875 | ||
Biggest win | 6–0 (September 11th vs. Portland) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–3 (May 11th vs. Chicago) | ||
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The 2019 North Carolina Courage season is the team's third season as a professional women's soccer team. North Carolina Courage plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
On September 21, the Courage clinched their third consecutive Shield with a 3–0 victory over the Utah Royals.[1]
On October 27, the Courage defeated the Chicago Red Stars 4–0 to win their second consecutive NWSL Championship.[2]
Team[]
Coaching Staff[]
- As of May 31, 2018
- Source: North Carolina Courage[3]
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Assistant Coach | ![]() |
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First-team roster[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Player transactions[]
2019 NWSL College Draft[]
- Source: National Women's Soccer League[6]
Round | Pick | Nat. | Player | Previous Team |
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Round 1 | 5 | ![]() |
Leah Pruitt | USC |
Round 1 | 9 | ![]() |
Hailey Harbison | Pepperdine |
Round 2 | 14 | ![]() |
Lauren Milliet | Colorado College |
Round 4 | 36 | ![]() |
Florida State |
Players In[]
Date | Player | Positions played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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January 7, 2019 | ![]() |
DF | ![]() |
Signed. | [7] |
February 12, 2019 | ![]() |
DF | ![]() |
Signed. | [8] |
February 22, 2019 | ![]() |
GK | ![]() |
Signed. | [9] |
June 11, 2019 | ![]() |
FW | Sky Blue FC | Acquired in a Trade with Sky Blue FC in exchange for Elizabeth Eddy | [10] |
July 18, 2019 | ![]() |
GK | North Carolina Tar Heels | Signed. | [11] |
Players Out[]
Date | Player | Positions played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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October 1, 2018 | ![]() |
DF | unattached | Waived. | [12] |
December 17, 2018 | ![]() |
FW | Reign FC | Traded to Reign FC in exchange for Reign FC's 9th overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. | [13] |
January 4, 2019 | ![]() |
GK | ![]() |
Signed with Vittsjö. | [14] |
April 4, 2019 | ![]() |
DF | Orlando Pride | Traded to the Orlando Pride in exchange for Orlando's fourth round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft. | [15] |
June 11, 2019 | ![]() |
MF | Sky Blue FC | Traded to Sky Blue FC in exchange for McKenzie Meehan. | [10] |
July 18, 2019 | ![]() |
DF | Waived. | [11] | |
July 18, 2019 | ![]() |
DF | Waived. | [11] |
Competitions[]
National Women's Soccer League[]
Preseason[]
- Source: North Carolina Courage[16]
March 23 | North Carolina Courage | 4–0 | Orlando Pride | Cary, North Carolina |
1:00 p.m. ET | Speck ![]() McDonald ![]() Williams ![]() Spetsmark ![]() |
Report | Morgan ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,220 |
Regular season[]
- Source: North Carolina Courage[17]
April 13 1 | North Carolina Courage | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Dunn ![]() |
Report | Kerr ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,053 |
April 17 2 | North Carolina Courage | 5–0 | Orlando Pride | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Williams ![]() O'Sullivan ![]() McDonald ![]() Zerboni ![]() Dunn ![]() Spetsmark ![]() |
Report | Marta ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,292 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
April 28 3 | Houston Dash | 1–4 | North Carolina Courage | Houston, Texas |
5:00 p.m. CDT | Daly ![]() Schmidt ![]() |
Report | Williams ![]() Dunn ![]() Debinha ![]() Pruitt ![]() |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 2,933 |
May 04 4 | North Carolina Courage | 0–0 | Sky Blue FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Zerboni ![]() |
Report | Monaghan ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,039 |
May 11 5 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–1 | North Carolina Courage | Bridgeview, Illinois |
5:00 p.m. EDT | Kerr ![]() ![]() Vasconcelos ![]() Stanton ![]() |
Report | Williams ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,113 |
May 19 6 | North Carolina Courage | 1–1 | Utah Royals FC | Cary, North Carolina |
5:00 p.m. EDT | Eddy ![]() |
Box | Rodriguez ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,821 |
May 27 7 | Reign FC | 2–1 | North Carolina Courage | Tacoma, Washington |
4:00 p.m. PDT | Balcer ![]() Nielsen ![]() ![]() |
Box | Erceg ![]() |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 3,032 |
June 01 8 | Orlando Pride | 0–3 | North Carolina Courage | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EDT |
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Box |
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Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 4,427 |
June 15 9 | North Carolina Courage | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:45 p.m. EDT |
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Box | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,172 | |
Note: doubleheader with North Carolina FC. |
June 29 10 | Washington Spirit | 1–2 | North Carolina Courage | Germantown, Maryland |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Harrison ![]() Thomas ![]() |
Debinha ![]() Pritchett ![]() Zerboni ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,481 |
July 05 11 | North Carolina Courage | 5–2 | Houston Dash | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EDT |
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Box | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,066 |
July 13 12 | North Carolina Courage | 2–0 | Reign FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Williams ![]() Debinha ![]() O'Sullivan ![]() |
Box Report |
Balcer ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,216 |
July 21 13 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–1 | North Carolina Courage | Bridgeview, Illinois |
5:00 p.m. CDT | Naughton ![]() DiBernardo ![]() Kerr ![]() |
Williams ![]() McDonald ![]() |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 17,388 | |
Note: Game was broadcast on ESPN 2 |
July 27 14 | Utah Royals FC | 1–2 | North Carolina Courage | Sandy, Utah |
8:00 p.m. MDT | Press ![]() |
Hamilton ![]() McDonald ![]() |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 10,545 |
August 03 15 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Cary, North Carolina |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Debinha ![]() Spetsmark ![]() |
Nielsen ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,393 | |
Note: Rescheduled from August 2 due to thunderstorms. |
August 11 16 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | North Carolina Courage | Portland, Oregon |
12:00 p.m. PDT | Foord ![]() Labbé ![]() Erceg ![]() |
Dunn ![]() |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 | |
Note: Game was broadcast on ESPNews |
August 24 17 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Reign FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EDT | L. Williams ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,743 |
September 07 18 | Sky Blue FC | 1–2 | North Carolina Courage | Piscataway, New Jersey |
3:00 p.m. EDT | Lloyd ![]() Rodriguez ![]() |
Skroski ![]() Dunn ![]() |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,895 |
September 11 19 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–6 | North Carolina Courage | Portland, Oregon |
7:30 p.m. PDT | Klingenberg ![]() Horan ![]() |
Debinha ![]() L. Williams ![]() Dunn ![]() Hinkle ![]() Hamilton ![]() |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 17,517 |
September 14 20 | North Carolina Courage | 6–1 | Orlando Pride | Cary, North Carolina |
6:00 p.m. EDT | Williams ![]() Edmonds ![]() McDonald ![]() Meehan ![]() O'Reilly ![]() Debinha ![]() |
Greening ![]() Kennedy ![]() Elinsky ![]() Hill ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 9,563 |
September 17 21 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Cary, North Carolina |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Mewis ![]() |
Report | Daly ![]() Brooks ![]() Mewis ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,943 |
September 21 22 | Utah Royals FC | 0–3 | North Carolina Courage | Sandy, Utah |
7:00 p.m. MDT | Mewis ![]() O'Sullivan ![]() Hinkle ![]() Debinha ![]() |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 9,946 |
September 28 23 | Washington Spirit | 2–1 | North Carolina Courage | Germantown, Maryland |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Huster ![]() Matthews ![]() Pugh ![]() Lavelle ![]() |
Williams ![]() Erceg ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex |
October 12 24 | North Carolina Courage | 3–2 | Sky Blue FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EDT | McDonald ![]() Debinha ![]() McDonald ![]() |
Report | Lloyd ![]() Richardson ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 9,195 |
Postseason playoffs[]
October 20 Semifinal | North Carolina Courage | 4–1 | Reign FC | Cary, North Carolina |
1:30 p.m. EDT | ![]() Debinha ![]() Barnes ![]() Dunn ![]() |
Report | Long ![]() Onumonu ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park |
Note: Televised on ESPN2 |
October 27 Final | North Carolina Courage | 4–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Cary, North Carolina |
3:30 p.m. EST | Debinha ![]() McDonald ![]() Dunn ![]() Mewis ![]() Zerboni ![]() |
Report | DiBernardo ![]() Ertz ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 10,227 |
Note: Televised on ESPN |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | North Carolina Courage (C) | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 49 | NWSL Shield |
2 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 44 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 40 | |
4 | Reign FC | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 38 | |
5 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 34 | |
6 | Utah Royals FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 34 | |
7 | Houston Dash | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 26 | |
8 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 20 | |
9 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 16 |
Results summary[]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 15 | +12 |
Last updated: October 12, 2019.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
Results by round[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
International friendlies[]
As defending 2018 NWSL champions and defending 2018 Women's ICC champions, the Courage were selected to participate in and host the 2019 Women's International Champions Cup. They are scheduled to play English side Manchester City in the semi-final round.
August 15 Semi-final | North Carolina Courage ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Cary, North Carolina |
7:30 p.m. ET | O'Sullivan ![]() Meehan ![]() McDonald ![]() |
Report | Stanway ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,436 |
August 18 Final | North Carolina Courage ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Cary, North Carolina |
7:30 p.m. ET | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park | |||
Note: Broadcast on ESPN2 |
Statistical leaders[]
- As of October 12, 2019
Top scorers[]
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Top assists[]
Shutouts[]
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Awards[]
- As of October 19, 2019.
NWSL Annual Awards[]
- Most Valuable Player: Debinha (finalist), Jaelene Hinkle (finalist)[18]
- Coach of the Year: Paul Riley (finalist)[18]
NWSL Monthly Awards[]
NWSL Player of the Month[]
Month | Result | Player | Ref. |
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April | Won | ![]() |
[19] |
July | Won | ![]() |
[20] |
NWSL Team of the Month[]
Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref |
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April | ![]() |
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[21] | ||
May | ![]() |
[22] | |||
June | ![]() |
[23] | |||
July | ![]() ![]() |
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[24] | |
August | ![]() ![]() |
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[25] | ||
September | ![]() |
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[26] |
NWSL Weekly Awards[]
NWSL Player of the Week[]
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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8 | Won | ![]() |
[27] |
12 | Won | ![]() |
[28] |
15 | Won | ![]() |
[29] |
22 | Won | ![]() |
[30] |
25 | Won | ![]() |
[31] |
NWSL Goal of the Week[]
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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1 | Nominated | ![]() |
[32] |
3 | Nominated | ![]() |
[33] |
6 | Nominated | ![]() |
[34] |
8 | Nominated | ![]() |
[35] |
9 | Nominated | ![]() |
[36] |
11 | Nominated | ![]() |
[37] |
12 | Nominated | ![]() |
[38] |
13 | Nominated | ![]() |
[39] |
15 | Nominated | ![]() |
[40] |
16 | Nominated | ![]() |
[41] |
17 | Nominated | ![]() |
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19 | Nominated | ![]() |
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21 | Nominated | ![]() |
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22 | Won | ![]() |
NWSL Save of the Week[]
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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4 | Nominated | ![]() |
[42] |
7 | Nominated | ![]() |
[43] |
11 | Nominated | ![]() |
[44] |
16 | Nominated | ![]() |
[45] |
17 | Nominated | ![]() |
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23 | Nominated | ![]() |
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