North Carolina Courage

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For the namesake WUSA team, see Carolina Courage.
North Carolina Courage
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Full name North Carolina Courage
Founded 2009 (as Buffalo Flash)
2011 (as Western New York Flash)
2017 (as Courage)
Stadium Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
Stadium
capacity		 10,000
Owner Stephen Malik
General Manager Curt Johnson
Head Coach Paul Riley
League National Women's Soccer League
Website Club home page
Current season
Active teams of North Carolina FC
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USLC NWSL USL2 Youth

The North Carolina Courage is a professional women's soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina. Its former incarnation, the Western New York Flash, was a founding member of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top level of women's soccer in the U.S., in 2013. They relocated to North Carolina for 2017.[1] They are affiliated with the men's team North Carolina FC of the United Soccer League, and play their home games at Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park.

In 2018 the North Carolina Courage became the first team in NWSL history to win the NWSL Shield and the NWSL Championship in the same season.

History

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See also: Western New York Flash

Team name, crest, and colors

The North Carolina Courage name is a nod to the original Carolina Courage – who won the 2002 Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) Founders Cup – as is the stylized lioness image, which matches the head of the lioness on the WUSA team's badge with very minor alterations. The badge features elements from the flag of North Carolina with both the star and the color scheme, the latter keeping in line with the NCFC brand. The lower right point of the star represents the Research Triangle, a geographical region that includes Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh. The Courage's primary colors include "Atlantic blue", "cardinal red," and "Southern gold."[2]

Sponsorship

Period Kit manufacturer Sponsor
2017 United States Nike BlueCross BlueShield of NC
2018– Continental

Stadium

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Main article: WakeMed Soccer Park

The North Carolina Courage play their home games at WakeMed Soccer Park, a soccer-specific stadium shared by North Carolina FC, a team in the United Soccer League also owned by Stephen Malik.

The soccer complex consists of a purpose-built main stadium, two lighted practice fields, and four additional fields. The main stadium and the 2 lighted fields (2 & 3) are all FIFA international regulation size (120 yards x 75 yards). The main stadium seats 10,000 with the expansions of 2012. Field 2 also has 1,000 permanent bleacher seats.

The park is on 150 acres (0.61 km2) that the State of North Carolina has leased to Wake County. Money to build the soccer park came from $14.5 million in county-wide hotel room and prepared food and beverage taxes. The Town of Cary assumed responsibility for operations and maintenance in 2004 from Capital Area Soccer League. On January 26, 2006, the Town of Cary council amended its lease to allow it to sublet the property to Triangle Professional Soccer through the year 2011 for the exclusive promotion of professional soccer and lacrosse events at the complex. This deal was extended for the new ownership group through 2014.[3]

On December 6, 2016, along with a name change, North Carolina FC announced plans for a stadium seating 24,000.[4]

Year-by-year

Season NWSL Regular Season Position NWSL Playoffs
P W L D GF GA Pts
2017 24 16 7 1 38 22 49 Shield Runner-Up
2018 24 17 1 6 53 17 57 Shield Champions
2019 9 3 4 2 17 9 13
Top Scorer
Season Player Nation Goals
2017 Lynn Williams  United States 9
2018 Lynn Williams  United States 14
2019 Crystal Dunn  United States 3

Players

Current squad

As of April 19, 2019.[5][6]
No. Position Player Nation
99 Goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland      United States
1 Goalkeeper Stephanie Labbé      Canada
2 Defender Ally Haran      United States
3 Defender Kaleigh Kurtz      United States
4 Forward McKenzie Meehan      United States
5 Midfielder Samantha Mewis      United States
6 Defender Abby Erceg (captain)     New Zealand
7 Midfielder McCall Zerboni      United States
8 Midfielder Denise O'Sullivan      Ireland
9 Forward Lynn Williams      United States
10 Midfielder Debinha      Brazil
11 Defender Merritt Mathias      United States
12 Forward Leah Pruitt      United States
13 Defender Abby Dahlkemper      United States
14 Forward Jessica McDonald      United States
15 Defender Jaelene Hinkle      United States
16 Midfielder Julia Spetsmark      Sweden
17 Midfielder Heather O'Reilly      United States
19 Forward Crystal Dunn      United States
20 Midfielder Ryan Williams      United States
21 Midfielder Cari Roccaro      United States
22 Defender Julie King      United States
23 Forward Kristen Hamilton      United States
25 Midfielder Meredith Speck      United States
26 Defender Hailey Harbison      United States
37 Goalkeeper Sam Leshnak      United States
27 Midfielder Lauren Milliet      United States

Staff

Executive
Owner Stephen Malik
President
General Manager		 Curt Johnson[7]
Coaching Staff
Head coach England Paul Riley
Assistant coach United States Scott Vallow
Assistant coach United States Sean Nahas
Assistant coach England Nathan Thackeray
Assistant coach United States Bill Paladino

Honors

Broadcasting

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See also: National Women's Soccer League § Broadcasting

In 2019, the NWSL broadcast partnership with A&E was terminated a year early, all games would be streamed on Yahoo! Sports in the United States and on the NWSL website for international viewers. [8]

In 2018, Courage games continued to be streamed on Go90, the NWSL website and select games were broadcast on Lifetime. After Go90 was shut down by Verizon on July 30th, all games were available for streaming on the NWSL website.[9]

In 2017, Courage games were streamed exclusively by Go90 for American audiences and via the NWSL website for international viewers.[10] As part of a three-year agreement with A&E Networks, Lifetime broadcasts one NWSL Game of the Week on Saturday afternoons.[11][12] In 2017 season, the Courage were featured in national Lifetime NWSL Game of the Week broadcasts on June 3, July 1, August 19, and July 15, 2017.[13]

See also

References

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External links

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