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North Carolina FC
Soccer team based in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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North Carolina FC is an American professional soccer team in Cary, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 2006, the team previously was named the Carolina Railhawks.
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Full name | North Carolina FC | ||
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Nickname(s) | RailHawks | ||
Founded | January 26, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-01-26) (as Carolina RailHawks) | ||
Stadium | WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina | ||
Capacity | 10,000 | ||
Owner | Steve Malik | ||
Sporting Director | John Bradford | ||
Head coach | John Bradford | ||
League | USL Championship | ||
2023 | USL League One, 2nd of 12 Playoffs: Champions | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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On December 6, 2016, the RailHawks announced a name change to North Carolina Football Club in pursuit of becoming a Major League Soccer franchise.[1] The club's home attendance record had been broken earlier that year when 10,125 attended a match against West Ham United of the English Premier League.[2]
The team has played its home games at the 10,000-seat WakeMed Soccer Park since 2007. The team's colors are Atlantic blue, cardinal red, and Southern gold.