NWSL Club
North Carolina Courage
North Carolina Courage finished 9th in the 2026 NWSL regular season with 45 points from 30 matches (14 won, 3 drawn, 13 lost). They finished 16 points behind Gotham FC at the top and missed the playoffs.
North Carolina Courage season
Top performers
Stats →Ranked by goals plus assists this season, then expected goals and assists. A is primary assists; a player who moved clubs shows her totals for both.
Fixtures
All fixtures →Upcoming matches appear here as the schedule records them.
Results
All results →| R | Date | H/A | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Nov | H |  Denver Summit FC | 1–0 | |
| Fri 23 Oct | A |  Portland Thorns FC | 0–1 | |
| Sat 17 Oct | H |  San Diego Wave FC | 1–2 | |
| Fri 2 Oct | A |  Seattle Reign FC | 1–0 | |
| Sun 27 Sep | A |  Utah Royals FC | 1–2 | |
| Sat 19 Sep | H |  Gotham FC | 1–2 | |
| Sat 12 Sep | A | San Diego Wave FC | 1–2 | |
| Sun 6 Sep | A |  Chicago Stars FC | 6–0 | |
| Sat 29 Aug | A |  Kansas City Current | 2–3 | |
| Wed 26 Aug | H |  Angel City FC | 2–0 | |
| Sat 22 Aug | H |  Boston Legacy FC | 2–1 | |
| Sun 16 Aug | H |  Houston Dash | 2–3 | |
| Sat 8 Aug | A |  Washington Spirit | 4–3 | |
| Wed 5 Aug | A | Denver Summit FC | 2–0 | |
| Fri 31 Jul | H |  Orlando Pride | 5–0 |
| R | Date | H/A | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 25 Jul | H | Utah Royals FC | 1–4 | |
| Sat 18 Jul | A |  Bay FC | 0–3 | |
| Sat 11 Jul | H | Washington Spirit | 0–2 | |
| Sat 4 Jul | H | Seattle Reign FC | 3–1 | |
| Sun 31 May | A | Angel City FC | 2–1 | |
| Sat 23 May | A |  Racing Louisville FC | 2–1 | |
| Sat 16 May | H | Chicago Stars FC | 4–0 | |
| Fri 8 May | A | Orlando Pride | 0–1 | |
| Sat 2 May | H | Kansas City Current | 1–2 | |
| Wed 29 Apr | A | Boston Legacy FC | 2–2 | |
| Sat 25 Apr | A | Houston Dash | 1–0 | |
| Sat 4 Apr | H | Portland Thorns FC | 2–2 | |
| Sat 28 Mar | H | Bay FC | 1–3 | |
| Sat 21 Mar | A | Gotham FC | 0–0 | |
| Sat 14 Mar | H | Racing Louisville FC | 2–1 |
Newest first. Scores and results from North Carolina Courage’s side; each row links to the match.
NWSL table
Standings →| # | Shield | Club | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Gotham FC | +16 | 61 |
| 2 | | San Diego Wave FC | +14 | 58 |
| 3 | | Washington Spirit | +15 | 55 |
| 4 | | Kansas City Current | +15 | 53 |
| 5 | | Angel City FC | +22 | 52 |
| 6 | | Portland Thorns FC | +9 | 50 |
| 7 | | Utah Royals FC | +5 | 47 |
| 8 | | Seattle Reign FC | +4 | 47 |
| 9 |  | North Carolina Courage | +10 | 45 |
Final regular-season table. The top eight reached the playoffs.
In numbers
North Carolina Courage finished the regular season in 9th place and missed the playoffs. 45 points. 8th: Seattle Reign FC 47.
ShareNorth Carolina Courage have 6 points from last 5, in step with their season. 1.2 a match, against 1.5 all season. NWSL average 1.4.
ShareNorth Carolina Courage have scored 52 goals, the 4th most in the NWSL. 1.7 a match. NWSL average 1.4.
ShareForm
Last five results, newest first. A win’s bar runs right and a loss’s left, by the goal margin, drawn to at most four; a draw sits on the line.
Home and away
Rank is among the 16 NWSL clubs. A figure the record does not carry is left out.
Position by matchday
Each club’s place in the table after every matchday, from recorded results. North Carolina Courage in red, the leader in ink, every other club in grey.
Squad
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| Molly Pritchard | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kailen Sheridan | 3,095 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Madison White | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Defenders | ||||||
| Maycee Bell | 1,609 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1.3 |
| Cameron Brooks | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Natalie Jacobs | 925 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Feli Rauch | 1,510 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0.9 |
| Sydney Schmidt | 85 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Uno Shiragaki | 2,266 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Natalia Staude | 1,700 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Ryan Williams | 3,095 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1.4 |
| Ivy Younce | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| Vilde Bøe Risa | 512 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Ana Beatriz Gomes | 268 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Riley Jackson | 2,371 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 4.2 |
| Shinomi Koyama | 3,024 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 1.6 |
| Manaka Matsukubo | 892 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 3.7 |
| Erica Parkinson | 1,521 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 1.9 |
| Oli Peña | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ashley Sanchez | 2,917 | 20 | 3 | 117 | 52 | 14.7 |
| Dani Weatherholt | 1,495 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Carly Wickenheiser | 995 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Forwards | ||||||
| Hannah Betfort | 688 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Evelyn Ijeh | 2,260 | 11 | 3 | 55 | 20 | 10.7 |
| Payton Linnehan | 160 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Chioma Okafor | 568 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2.2 |
| Gianna Paul | 658 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Ally Schlegel | 926 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 4.0 |
| Lauryn Thompson | 489 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0.9 |
| Cortnee Vine | 97 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Olivia Wingate | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Also recorded this season | ||||||
| Ella Hase | 1,436 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Ivy Garner | 127 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 |
Season figures in the NWSL; a player who moved clubs shows her totals for both. Figures are matched to the squad by name within the club. A is primary assists; xG is expected goals, a model estimate of chance quality. A dash where no figure is matched or recorded. Players recorded with this club this season. Not a confirmed active roster.
