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| Full name | North Carolina Fusion U-23 | |
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| Nickname(s) | NC Fusion | |
| Founded | 1993; 31 years ago (1993) as the Greensboro Dynamo | |
| Stadium | Macpherson Stadium Browns Summit, North Carolina | |
| Capacity | 7,000 | |
| Owner | NCFusion | |
| Head Coach | Chris Williams | |
| League | USL League Two | |
| 2023 | 1st, South Atlantic Division Playoffs: Conference Semifinals | |
| Website | Club website | |
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North Carolina Fusion U-23, formerly known as Carolina Dynamo, is an American soccer team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.
The team plays its home games at Macpherson Stadium in nearby Browns Summit, North Carolina, where they have played since 2003. The team's colors are white and red.
The team's sister organization, the U23 NCFusion Women, play in the women's USL W League, and also field a team in the USL's Super-20 League.
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The team, which was named Greensboro Dynamo until 1996, was owned by Neil Macpherson, a passionate follower and former shareholder of English football club Nottingham Forest, as can be seen from the similarities between the two clubs' crests.[1]
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 1993 | N/A | USISL | 1st, Atlantic | Champions | did not enter |
| 1993/94 | N/A | USISL Indoor | 3rd, Northern | withdrew after 3 games | N/A |
| 1994 | 3 | USISL | 1st, Atlantic | Champions | did not enter |
| 1995 | 3 | USISL Pro League | 6th, Atlantic | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Carolina Dynamo | |||||
| 1996 | 2 | USISL Select League | 1st, South Atlantic | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals |
| 1997 | 2 | USISL A-League | 2nd, Atlantic | Final | did not qualify |
| 1998 | On Hiatus | ||||
| 1999 | 3 | USL D3-Pro League | 3rd, Atlantic | Conference Semifinals | 3rd Round |
| 2000 | 3 | USL D3-Pro League | 4th, Southern | Conference Semifinals | did not qualify |
| 2001 | 3 | USL D3-Pro League | 2nd, Southern | Conference Semifinals | 2nd Round |
| 2002 | 3 | USL D3-Pro League | 3rd, Southern | Quarterfinals | 1st Round |
| 2003 | 3 | USL PSL | 1st, Southern | Regional Finals | 3rd Round |
| 2004 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, Mid Atlantic | National Semifinals | 3rd Round |
| 2005 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, Mid Atlantic | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2006 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, South Atlantic | Conference Semifinals | 4th Round |
| 2007 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, Southeast | Conference Finals | did not qualify |
| 2008 | 4 | USL PDL | 6th, Southeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, Mid Atlantic | Divisional Semifinals | did not qualify |
| 2010 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Mid Atlantic | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, South Atlantic | Conference Semifinals | 1st Round |
| 2012 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, South Atlantic | Finals | 1st Round |
| 2013 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, South Atlantic | Conference Semifinals | 2nd Round |
| 2014 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, South Atlantic | did not qualify | 2nd Round |
| 2015 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, South Atlantic | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, South Atlantic | Conference Semifinals | did not qualify |
| 2017 | 4 | USL PDL | 10th, South Atlantic | did not qualify | 2nd Round |
| 2018 | 4 | USL PDL | 6th, South Atlantic | did not qualify | did not qualify |
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| 2019 | 4 | USL League Two | 1st, South Atlantic | Conference Semifinals | did not qualify |
| 2020 | 4 | USL League Two | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | 4 | USL League Two | 1st, South Atlantic | National Final | Cancelled |
| 2022 | 4 | USL League Two | 1st, South Atlantic | National Semifinals | 3rd Round |
| 2023 | 4 | USL League Two | 1st, South Atlantic | Conference Semifinals | 3rd Round |
Michael Parker (1993–1995) Alan Dicks (1996–1997)
Joe Brown (1999–2000) Robert Rosario (2001) Joe Brown (2002–2003) Carl Fleming (2004) Joe Brown (2005–2010) Marc Nicholls[2] (2011–2015)
Tony Falvino[3] (2016–2018) |
This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (August 2019)
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Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.
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