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1 Background  




2 Competitive matches  


2.1  Challenge Cup  


2.1.1  Group stage  




2.1.2  Standings  






2.2  Regular season  


2.2.1  Matches  




2.2.2  Standings  






2.3  Playoffs  






3 See also  




4 References  













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North Carolina Courage
2021 season
Managing ownerSteve Malik
ChairmanSteve Malik
Head CoachPaul Riley (until September 30)
Sean Nahas (interim; from September 30)
StadiumSahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
NWSL6th of 10
NWSL Challenge Cup2nd of 5, East Division
Top goalscorerLeague: Lynn Williams (7)
All: Lynn Williams (11)
Highest home attendance7,064
(October 17 vs NJ/NY)
Lowest home attendance2,300
(April 10 vs Washington)
Average home league attendance4,986
Biggest win5–0
(May 28 vs Louisville)
Biggest defeat1–4
(October 10 vs Houston)

Home colors

Away colors

← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 North Carolina Courage season was the team's fifth 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.

Background[edit]

See also: 2020 National Women's Soccer League season

North Carolina had finished the previous two regular seasons as champions of the National Women's Soccer League, along with winning the NWSL Shield by maintaining the league-best record in 2017, 2018, and 2019. The 2020 regular season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the team was eliminated in the quarter-final round of the 2020 Challenge Cup.[1]

During the off-season, tennis star Naomi Osaka joined the team's ownership and the team unveiled new home and away kits.[2][3]

Competitive matches[edit]

Challenge Cup[edit]

Main article: 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup

Group stage[edit]

April 10 North Carolina Courage 3–2 Washington Spirit Cary, North Carolina
15:30 EDT
  • Hamilton 10'
  • McDonald 28'
  • Mathias 51' Yellow card 90+7'
    		•  Report
  • Rodman 60'
  • Jacobs Yellow card 63'
    		•  Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
    Attendance: 2,300
    April 20 2 NJ/NY Gotham FC 4–3 North Carolina Courage Montclair, New Jersey
    18:00 EDT
  • Lloyd 32'
  • Cudjoe Yellow card 86'
  • Viens 90+2'
    		•  Report
  • McDonald 50'
    		•  Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
    April 26 3 Racing Louisville FC 2–3 North Carolina Courage Louisville, Kentucky
    18:00 EDT
  • Baucom 75'
    		•  Report
  • Hamilton 33'
  • Kurtz Yellow card 49'
  • Debinha 57'
  • Ashley 84' (o.g.)
    		•  Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
    Attendance: 3,742
    May 1 4 North Carolina Courage 0–0 Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
    19:30 EDT
    		Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
    Attendance: 2,426

    Standings[edit]

    Pos Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 NJ/NY Gotham FC 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8 Qualification for the Championship
    2 North Carolina Courage 4 2 1 1 9 8 +1 7
    3 Orlando Pride 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5
    4 Washington Spirit 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
    5 Racing Louisville FC 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2
    Source: NWSL
    Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

    Regular season[edit]

    Main article: 2021 National Women's Soccer League season

    Matches[edit]

    May 15 1 OL Reign 0–0 North Carolina Courage Tacoma, Washington
    19:00 PDT
    		Report
  • Mathias Yellow card 26'
    		•  Stadium: Cheney Stadium
    Attendance: 2,104
    May 22 2 North Carolina Courage 1–2 Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
    19:00 EDT
  • McDonald 89'
  • Pickett Yellow card 90+7'
    		•  Report
  • Morgan 79'
  • Viggiano Yellow card 83'
  • Petersen Yellow card 89'
    		•  Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
    May 28 3 North Carolina Courage 5–0 Racing Louisville FC Cary, North Carolina
    19:00 EDT
  • Mathias Yellow card 56'
  • Williams 63'
  • Debinha 68'
  • Mace 75', 90'
    		•  Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
    June 5 4 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 North Carolina Courage Bridgeview, Illinois
    13:00 CDT
  • Woldmoe Yellow card 88'
    		•  Report Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
    June 19 5 North Carolina Courage 2–1 OL Reign Cary, North Carolina
    16:00 EDT
  • Mewis 77' Yellow card 88'
    		•  Report
  • Celia Yellow card 73'
  • Fishlock 86'
    		•  Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
    Attendance: 5,026
    June 23 6 Racing Louisville FC 0–2 North Carolina Courage Louisville, Kentucky
    19:30 EDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
    Attendance: 6,334
    June 26 7 North Carolina Courage 2–0 Portland Thorns FC Cary, North Carolina
    19:00 EDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
    July 4 8 Orlando Pride 0–2 North Carolina Courage Orlando, Florida
    18:00 EDT Report
  • Pickett Yellow card 29'
  • Solaun 66'
  • Williams Yellow card 90+1'
    		•  Stadium: Exploria Stadium
    Attendance: 3,926
    July 10 9 Washington Spirit 2–0 North Carolina Courage Washington, D.C.
    19:00 EDT
  • Sanchez Yellow card 29'
  • Huster Yellow card 77'
    		•  Report
  • DeBree Yellow card 84'
  • O'Sullivan Yellow card 88'
    		•  Stadium: Audi Field
    Attendance: 4,929
    July 17 10 North Carolina Courage 1–2 Houston Dash Cary, North Carolina
    19:00 EDT
  • Mathias Yellow card 57'
  • O'Sullivan Yellow card 61'
    		•  Report
  • Seiler 62' Yellow card 69'
  • Visalli Yellow card 90+5'
    		•  Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
    Attendance: 5,229
    July 23 11 Kansas City Current 0–0 North Carolina Courage Kansas City, Kansas
    19:00 CDT Report
  • Speck Yellow card 75'
    		•  Stadium: Legends Field
    July 31 12 North Carolina Courage 1–1 Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
    19:00 EDT
  • Ratcliffe 52'
    		•  Report
  • Strom Yellow card 45'
  • Leroux 50'
    		•  Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
    Attendance: 5,523
    August 7 13 NJ/NY Gotham FC 0–1 North Carolina Courage Harrison, New Jersey
    19:00 EDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Red Bull Arena
    Attendance: 2,179
    August 15 14 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Cary, North Carolina
    18:45 EDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
    Attendance: 5,002
    August 21 15 North Carolina Courage 4–0 Kansas City Current Cary, North Carolina
    19:00 EDT
  • McDonald 21'
  • Solaun Yellow card 40' Red card 75'
  • Rodriguez 64'
  • Speck 90'
    		•  Report
  • Pickett Yellow card 47'
    		•  Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
    August 29 16 Washington Spirit 0–0 North Carolina Courage Washington, D.C.
    17:00 EDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Audi Field
    Attendance: 4,554
    September 5 17 Kansas City Current 0–0 North Carolina Courage Kansas City, Kansas
    18:00 CDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Legends Field
    Attendance: 4,583
    September 12 18 North Carolina Courage 0–1 Portland Thorns FC Cary, North Carolina
    15:00 EDT
  • Roccaro Yellow card 30'
    		•  Report
  • Moultrie Yellow card 88'
    		•  Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
    Attendance: 5,161
    September 25 19 NJ/NY Gotham FC 3–1 North Carolina Courage Harrison, New Jersey
    15:00 EDT
  • Lloyd Yellow card 18' 28' (pen.)
  • Purce 36'
  • Dorsey Yellow card 46'
  • Monaghan Yellow card 77' 82'
  • Sheridan Yellow card 85'
    		•  Report
  • Caldwell Yellow card 40'
    		•  Stadium: Red Bull Arena
    Attendance: 2,887
    October 6 20 North Carolina Courage 3–1 Racing Louisville FC Cary, North Carolina
    19:30 EDT
  • Rodriguez 19'
  • Debinha 30'
    		•  Report
    		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
    Attendance: 3,523
    October 10 21 Houston Dash 4–1 North Carolina Courage Houston, Texas
    18:00 CDT
  • Montefusco Yellow card 19'
  • Daly 24', 57'
  • Groom 26'
    		•  Report
  • Erceg Yellow card 66'
    		•  Stadium: PNC Stadium
    Attendance: 4,155
    October 13 22 North Carolina Courage 1–2 Washington Spirit Cary, North Carolina
    19:30 EDT
  • Speck 60'
    		•  Report
  • Roddar 70'
    		•  Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
    Attendance: 3,742
    October 17 23 North Carolina Courage 0–3 NJ/NY Gotham FC Cary, North Carolina
    14:00 EDT
    		Report
  • Lloyd 67'
  • Thiney Yellow card 83'
    		•  Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
    Attendance: 7,064
    October 30 24 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 North Carolina Courage Portland, Oregon
    19:00 PDT Report Stadium: Providence Park
    Attendance: 17,584

    Color key: Green = North Carolina win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

    Standings[edit]

    Pos Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Portland Thorns FC 24 13 5 6 33 17 +16 44 NWSL Shield
    2 OL Reign 24 13 3 8 37 24 +13 42 Playoffs – Semi-finals
    3 Washington Spirit (C) 24 11 6 7 29 26 +3 39 Playoffs – First round
    4 Chicago Red Stars 24 11 5 8 28 28 0 38
    5 NJ/NY Gotham FC 24 8 11 5 29 21 +8 35
    6 North Carolina Courage 24 9 6 9 28 23 +5 33
    7 Houston Dash 24 9 5 10 31 31 0 32
    8 Orlando Pride 24 7 7 10 27 32 −5 28
    9 Racing Louisville FC 24 5 7 12 21 40 −19 22
    10 Kansas City 24 3 7 14 15 36 −21 16
    Source: NWSL
    Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
    (C) Champions

    Playoffs[edit]

    November 7 First round Washington Spirit 1–0 (a.e.t.) North Carolina Courage Washington, D.C.
    17:30 EST Hatch 113' Report Stadium: Audi Field
    Attendance: 5,379
    Referee: Natalie Simon

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Negley, Cassandra (April 8, 2021). "NWSL 2021 season preview: Who to watch, new kits, key questions and more". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  • ^ Linehan, Meg; Kamrani, Christopher (January 28, 2021). "Naomi Osaka buys stake in NWSL's North Carolina Courage". The Athletic. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  • ^ "Mountains to Sea: The NC Courage 2021 Kit Embraces the Home State". NC Courage. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

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