2018 North Carolina Courage season
North Carolina Courage 2018 soccer season
The 2018 North Carolina Courage season was the team's second season as a professional women's soccer team. North Carolina Courage played in the National Women's Soccer League , the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. On August 5, the Courage clinched the 2018 NWSL Shield for the second consecutive season after a 2–1 win over Portland .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
On September 22, North Carolina defeated the Portland Thorns 3-0 to win the 2018 NWSL Championship and completed one of the most successful seasons for a professional women's soccer team in the United States.[ 4]
Team
Coaching staff
As of May 31, 2018 Source: North Carolina Courage[ 5]
Position
Staff
Head coach
Paul Riley
Assistant coach
Scott Vallow
Assistant coach
Assistant coach
Assistant coach
First-team roster
As of December 17, 2018 Source: North Carolina Courage[ 6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Player transactions
Source: National Women's Soccer League [ 7]
In
Out
Competitions
Preseason
Source: North Carolina Courage [ 14]
Regular season
Source: North Carolina Courage[ 15]
Postseason playoffs
League table
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Result W W W W D W D W W W W D L W W W W W D W D W D W Position 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Updated to match(es) played on September 8, 2018. Source:
NWSLsoccer.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
International friendlies
As defending 2017 Shield winners and playoff finalists, the Courage were selected to participate in the inaugural Women's International Champions Cup. They defeated French side Paris Saint-Germain Women in the semi-final round and French side and defending UEFA Women's Champions League titleholders Lyon Women in the final at Miami Garden's Hard Rock Stadium to become the first ever champions of the event.
Statistics
Appearances
Goalscorers
Last updated: September 22, 2018.Competitive matches
Honors and awards
NWSL Season Awards
NWSL Championship Game Awards
See also
References
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Retrieved August 17, 2018 .^ a b c "North Carolina Courage Acquires Rights to USWNT Forward Crystal Dunn and an International Spot in Trade with Washington Spirit" . January 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .^ a b "Boston Breakers players taken in NWSL dispersal draft" . January 30, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .^ "NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE ACQUIRES DEFENDER MERRITT MATHIAS AND 2019 SECOND ROUND DRAFT PICK IN TRADE WITH SEATTLE REIGN" . January 31, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .^ a b "NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE SIGN HEATHER O'REILLY AFTER TRADE WITH UTAH ROYALS FC" . June 28, 2018. Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .^ "Monday Roundup: Eight exposed to NWSL re-entry draft; Madalyn Schiffel retires" . October 23, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .^ "Houston Dash acquire DF Allysha Chapman, draft picks from North Carolina Courage" . May 9, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .^ "NC Courage Preseason Preview" . North Carolina FC . February 18, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .^ "2018 Season Schedule" . www.nccourage.com . NC Courage . Retrieved February 24, 2018 .^ "NWSL Reschedules North Carolina/Chicago semifinal to Portland, OR" . nwslsoccer.com. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018 .^ a b c "Reign FC Has Three Finalists for NWSL Awards" . Seattle Reign FC. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018 .^ a b "2018 NWSL Best XI and Second XI announced" . Nwslsoccer.com. September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018 .^ Balf, Celia (April 6, 2018). "March Team of the Month" . NWSLsoccer . NWSL. Retrieved April 6, 2018 . ^ Purdy, Jacqueline (May 3, 2018). "April Team of the Month" . NWSLsoccer.com. Retrieved May 3, 2018 . ^ "Three North Carolina Courage Players Voted to NWSL Team of the Month for May" . NC Courage . NC Courage. June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018 .^ Purdy, Jacqueline (July 6, 2018). "June Team of the Month" . NWSLsoccer.com . NWSL. Retrieved July 6, 2018 . ^ "July Team of the Month" . 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National Women's Soccer League . March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018 .^ "Vote: Goal of the Week" . National Women's Soccer League . March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018 .^ "Vote: Goal of the Week" . National Women's Soccer League . April 17, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018 .^ "Goal of the Week:Merritt Mathias" . National Women's Soccer League . April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018 .^ "Week 5 Goal of the Week nominees" . National Women's Soccer League. April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018 .^ Balf, Celia (May 21, 2018). "Vote: Goal of the Week" . NWSL. Retrieved May 22, 2018 . ^ Balf, Celia (May 29, 2018). "Vote: Goal of the Week" . NWSL. Retrieved May 29, 2018 . ^ Balf, Celia (June 6, 2018). "Vote: Goal of the Week" . NWSL. Retrieved June 6, 2018 . ^ "Vote: Goal of the Week" . National Women's Soccer League . June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018 .^ "Goal of the Week nominees : Week 14" . Youtube . National Women's Soccer League. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018 .^ "Goal of the Week nominees: Week 15" . YouTube . National Women's Soccer League. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .^ "Goal of the Week nominees - Week 19" . August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018 .^ "Goal of the Week nominees - Week 24" . September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018 .^ a b "Week 5 Save of the Week nominees" . NWSL. April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018 .^ "Save of the Week nominees: Week 6" . NWSL. May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018 .^ Balf, Celia (May 22, 2018). "Save of the Week: Katelyn Rowland" . NWSL. Retrieved May 22, 2018 . ^ "Save of the Week nominees : Week 14" . Youtube . National Women's Soccer League. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018 .^ "Save of the Week nominees : Week 15" . Youtube . National Women's Soccer League. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018 .^ "Save of the Week nominees : Week 16" . Youtube . National Women's Soccer League. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
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