2023 North Carolina Courage season
North Carolina Courage 2023 soccer season
2023 season | |||
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Managing Owner | Steve Malik | ||
Club President | Francie Gottsegen | ||
Head Coach | Sean Nahas | ||
Stadium | Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina (Capacity: 10,000) | ||
NWSL Regular Season | 3rd | ||
NWSL Challenge Cup | Champions (2nd title) | ||
Playoffs | Quarterfinals | ||
Top goalscorer | Kerolin (9 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 7,070 (May 6 vs POR) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,014 (Jun 17 vs ORL) | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,800 | ||
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← 2022 2024 → | |||
All statistics correct as of July 9, 2023. |
The 2023 North Carolina Courage season was the team's seventh season as a professional women's soccer team. The Courage played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
Background
Broadcasting
On June 5, 2023, the Courage announced that Bally Sports South would regionally broadcast eight of the team's games.[1]
Team
Current squad
- As of July 17, 2023.[2][3][4][5]
Staff
- As of April 29, 2023.[6][7][8]
Executive | |
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Chairman | Steve Malik |
President | Francie Gottsegen |
Chief soccer officer | Curt Johnson |
Assistant general manager | Bobby Hammond |
Coaching | |
Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Regular season
Matches
North Carolina Courage v Kansas City Current
March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25) 1 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Kansas City Current | Cary, North Carolina |
2:00 pm EDT |
| Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,948 Referee: Alex Billeter |
San Diego Wave FC v North Carolina Courage
April 2023 (2023-04T01) 2 | San Diego Wave FC | 3–1 | North Carolina Courage | San Diego, California |
8:00 pm EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: John Griggs |
North Carolina Courage v Washington Spirit
April 15, 2023 (2023-04-15) 3 | North Carolina Courage | 1–2 | Washington Spirit | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 pm EDT |
| Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,160 Referee: Adorae Monroy |
NJ/NY Gotham FC v North Carolina Courage
April 22, 2023 (2023-04-22) 4 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1–0 | North Carolina Courage | Harrison, New Jersey |
7:30 pm EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
Houston Dash v North Carolina Courage
April 28, 2023 (2023-04-28) 5 | Houston Dash | 0–1 | North Carolina Courage | Houston, Texas |
7:30 pm CDT | Report | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Referee: Thomas Snyder | ||
Note: Match abandoned at 56' due to weather, result awarded to the Courage[9] |
North Carolina Courage v Portland Thorns FC
May 6, 2023 (2023-05-06) 6 | North Carolina Courage | 3–3 | Portland Thorns FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 pm EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 7,070 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
North Carolina Courage v OL Reign
May 14, 2023 (2023-05-14) 7 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | OL Reign | Cary, North Carolina |
3:00 pm EDT | Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,059 Referee: Alex Billeter |
North Carolina Courage v Angel City FC
May 20, 2023 (2023-05-20) 8 | North Carolina Courage | 0–0 | Angel City FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 pm EDT |
| Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
Racing Louisville FC v North Carolina Courage
May 27, 2023 (2023-05-27) 9 | Racing Louisville FC | 1–2 | North Carolina Courage | Louisville, Kentucky |
8:00 pm EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 5,874 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
Kansas City Current v North Carolina Courage
June 3, 2023 (2023-06-03) 10 | Kansas City Current | 1–0 | North Carolina Courage | Kansas City, Kansas |
6:30 pm CDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 10,294 Referee: JC Griggs |
Chicago Red Stars v North Carolina Courage
June 10, 2023 (2023-06-10) 11 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–5 | North Carolina Courage | Bridgeview, Illinois |
6:00 pm CDT | Report |
| Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,541 Referee: Karen Callado |
North Carolina Courage v Orlando Pride
June 17, 2023 (2023-06-17) 12 | North Carolina Courage | 3–0 | Orlando Pride | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 pm EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,014 Referee: Calin Radosav |
North Carolina Courage v Racing Louisville FC
June 24, 2023 (2023-06-24) 13 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Racing Louisville FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 pm EDT | Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,041 Referee: Elton Garcia |
North Carolina Courage v Houston Dash
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) 14 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Cary, North Carolina |
8:30 pm EDT |
| Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,387 Referee: Rebecca Pagan | |
Note: Kickoff delayed from 7:30 pm by thunderstorms in the area. |
Angel City FC v North Carolina Courage
July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09) 15 | Angel City FC | 2–1 | North Carolina Courage | Los Angeles, California |
5:00 pm PDT | Report |
| Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 17,876 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
Portland Thorns FC v North Carolina Courage
August 20, 2023 (2023-08-20) 16 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | North Carolina Courage | Portland, Oregon |
7:30 pm PDT | Report |
| Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,107 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
North Carolina Courage v Chicago Red Stars
August 27, 2023 (2023-08-27) 17 | North Carolina Courage | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Cary, North Carolina |
2:00 pm EDT |
| Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
North Carolina Courage v NJ/NY Gotham FC
September 2, 2023 (2023-09-02) 18 | North Carolina Courage | 3–3 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 pm EDT | Report |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,389 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
Orlando Pride v North Carolina Courage
September 17, 2023 (2023-09-17) 19 | Orlando Pride | 2-1 | North Carolina Courage | Orlando, Florida |
7:00 pm EDT | Watt ![]() ![]() | Report | Matsukbo ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 5,907 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
OL Reign v North Carolina Courage
October 1, 2023 (2023-10-01) 20 | OL Reign | 1-1 | North Carolina Courage | Seattle, Washington |
5:00 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 10,345 Referee: Elton Garcia |
North Carolina Courage v San Diego Wave FC
October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07) 21 | North Carolina Courage | 0–0 | San Diego Wave FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 pm EDT |
| Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 10,434 Referee: Anya Voigt |
Washington Spirit v North Carolina Courage
October 15, 2023 (2023-10-15) 22 | Washington Spirit | 0-1 | North Carolina Courage | Washington, D.C. |
5:00 pm EDT | Rodman ![]() | Report | Lussi ![]() | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,479 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | San Diego Wave FC (S) | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 37 | Playoff semifinals and W Champions Cup |
2 | Portland Thorns FC | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 35 | |
3 | North Carolina Courage | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 33 | Playoff quarterfinals |
4 | OL Reign | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 32 | |
5 | Angel City FC | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 31 |
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 |
22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 13 | +1 |
Last updated: July 9, 2023.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on July 9, 2023. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Playoffs
North Carolina Courage v NJ/NY Gotham FC
October 22, 2023 First round | North Carolina Courage | 0–2 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 pm EDT | Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,612 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
Challenge Cup
Group stage
Orlando Pride v North Carolina Courage
April 19, 2023 (2023-04-19) 1 | Orlando Pride | 1–1 | North Carolina Courage | Orlando, Florida |
7:00 pm EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 3,139 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
North Carolina Courage v NJ/NY Gotham FC
May 3, 2023 (2023-05-03) 2 | North Carolina Courage | 1–1 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 pm EDT | Gejl ![]() | Report |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,761 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
Washington Spirit v North Carolina Courage
June 14, 2023 (2023-06-14) 3 | Washington Spirit | 1–2 | North Carolina Courage | Washington, D.C. |
7:30 pm EDT | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 5,778 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
North Carolina Courage v Washington Spirit
July 22, 2023 (2023-07-22) 4 | North Carolina Courage | 6–0 | Washington Spirit | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 pm EDT | Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,063 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
North Carolina Courage v Orlando Pride
July 29, 2023 (2023-07-29) 5 | North Carolina Courage | 5–0 | Orlando Pride | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 pm EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,543 Referee: Greg Dopka |
NJ/NY Gotham FC v North Carolina Courage
August 5, 2023 (2023-08-05) 6 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 2–0 | North Carolina Courage | Harrison, New Jersey |
7:30 pm EDT | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 3,004 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
Divisional standings
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NC | NJY | WAS | ORL | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | North Carolina Courage | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | |
2 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
3 | Washington Spirit | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 9 | 1–2 | 4–2 | — | 4–2 | ||
4 | Orlando Pride | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — |
Source: NWSL
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 |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
Last updated: October 26, 2023.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on June 14, 2023. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Knockout stage
Kansas City Current v North Carolina Courage
September 6, 2023 Semifinal | Kansas City Current | 0–1 | North Carolina Courage | Kansas City, Kansas |
Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 4,590 |
Championship
North Carolina Courage v Racing Louisville FC
September 9, 2023 Championship | North Carolina Courage | 2–0 | Racing Louisville FC | Cary, North Carolina |
12:30 pm EDT | Report |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Alex Billeter MVP: Manaka Matsukubo |
Transactions
2023 NWSL Draft
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2022 NWSL Draft was held on December 18, 2021.
R | P | Nat. | Player | Pos. | College | Status | Ref. |
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1 | 6 | ![]() | Olivia Wingate | FW | Notre Dame | Signed through 2025. | [10][11] |
8 | ![]() | Sydney Collins | MF | California | |||
9 | ![]() | Clara Robbins | MF | Florida State | |||
11 | ![]() | Haley Hopkins | FW | Virginia |
Contract options
Date | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 15, 2022 | ![]() | Marisa Bova | GK | Option exercised. | [10][12] |
![]() | Kaleigh Kurtz | DF | |||
![]() | Tess Boade | MF | |||
![]() | Emily Gray | MF | |||
![]() | Fuka Nagano | MF | |||
![]() | Frankie Tagliaferri | MF | |||
![]() | Diana Ordóñez | FW | |||
![]() | Jaelene Daniels | DF | Option declined. |
Re-signings
Date | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 28, 2022 | ![]() | Kaleigh Kurtz | DF | Re-signed through 2025 on a guaranteed contract. | [10] |
December 6, 2022 | ![]() | Meredith Speck | MF | Free agent re-signed through 2024 on a guaranteed contract. | [13] |
January 3, 2023 | ![]() | Casey Murphy | GK | Re-signed through 2025 on a guaranteed contract. | [10] |
January 5, 2023 | ![]() | Brianna Pinto | MF | Re-signed through 2025 on a guaranteed contract. | [10] |
January 19, 2023 | ![]() | Ryan Williams | DF | Re-signed through 2025. | [10] |
January 23, 2023 | ![]() | Brittany Ratcliffe | FW | Free agent re-signed through 2023, with a mutual option to extend through 2024. | [10] |
January 24, 2023 | ![]() | Katelyn Rowland | GK | Free agent re-signed through 2025. | [10] |
Loans In
Date | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 27, 2023 | ![]() | Manaka Matsukubo | MF | ![]() | Loaned until June 2024. Courage have option to transfer playing rights to the club on a permanent basis following the loan period. | [14] |
Loans out
Date | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 15, 2022 | ![]() | Tess Boade | MF | ![]() | Loaned until February 2023. Returned December 17, 2022, due to injury. | [12][15][16] |
August 15, 2023 | ![]() | Hensley Hancuff | GK | ![]() | Loan runs through the 2023-24 Damallsvenskan season. | [17] |
Transfers in
Date | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 1, 2022 | ![]() | Estelle Johnson | DF | ![]() | Free-agent signed through 2024 on a guaranteed contract. | [18][19] |
January 20, 2023 | ![]() | Tyler Lussi | FW | ![]() | Acquired in exchange for Merritt Mathias. | [10][20] |
![]() | Mille Gejl | FW | ![]() | Signed through 2024. | [10][21] | |
January 23, 2023 | ![]() | Emily Fox | DF | ![]() | Acquired in exchange for Abby Erceg and Carson Pickett. | [10][22] |
February 7, 2023 | ![]() | Narumi Miura | MF | ![]() | Acquired for an undisclosed transfer fee. Under contract through 2024. | [10][23] |
April 7, 2022 | ![]() | Victoria Pickett | MF | ![]() | Acquired in exchange for $200,000 in allocation money. | [24][25] |
June 27, 2023 | ![]() | Hensley Hancuff | GK | ![]() | Short-term national team replacement player signing. | [4] |
![]() | Sarah Clark | DF | ![]() | |||
![]() | Nikia Smith | DF | ![]() | |||
July 17, 2023 | ![]() | Rikako Kobayashi | MF | ![]() | Free transfer signed to a two-year contract with an option for an additional year. | [5][26] |
Transfers out
Date | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 15, 2022 | ![]() | Rylee Baisden | FW | ![]() | Contract mutually terminated. | [10][12] |
![]() | Katie Bowen | DF | ![]() | |||
December 18, 2022 | ![]() | Diana Ordóñez | FW | ![]() | Traded with the 30th-overall selection of the 2023 NWSL Draft in exchange for the eighth-overall selection in the 2023 NWSL Draft, Houston's natural first-round selection in the 2024 NWSL Draft, a 2023 international slot, and $100,000 in allocation money. | [10][12] |
December 22, 2022 | ![]() | Debinha | MF | ![]() | Free-agent signing. | [10][12] |
January 14, 2023 | ![]() | Fuka Nagano | MF | ![]() | Transfer terms not disclosed. | [27] |
January 20, 2023 | ![]() | Merritt Mathias | DF | ![]() | Traded in exchange for Tyler Lussi. | [10][12] |
January 23, 2023 | ![]() | Abby Erceg | DF | ![]() | Traded in exchange for Emily Fox. | [10][22] |
![]() | Carson Pickett | DF |
Injury listings
Date | Nat. | Player | Pos. | List | Injury | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 20, 2023 | ![]() | Tess Boade | MF | 45-day injured reserve | Shoulder injury suffered while on loan to Western Sydney Wanderers. | [16][28] |
![]() | Emily Gray | MF | Season-ending injury | Anterior cruciate ligament tear during preseason. | [28] |
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- ^ "ベレーザ一筋のなでしこジャパンMF三浦成美がアメリカ移籍!初の海外挑戦へ" [Beleza's Nadeshiko Japan midfielder Narumi Miura moves to the United States! For the first overseas challenge]. Soccer Digest (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. February 8, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
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