North Carolina FC

North Carolina FC
Full nameNorth Carolina FC
Nickname(s)RailHawks
FoundedJanuary 26, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-01-26) (as Carolina RailHawks)
StadiumWakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
Capacity10,000
OwnerSteve Malik
Sporting DirectorJohn Bradford
Head coachJohn Bradford
LeagueUSL Championship
20248th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals
Websitehttp://www.NorthCarolinaFC.com/
Current season
Active teams of North Carolina FC
USLC NWSL USL2 USLW Youth

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.

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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Major was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "RailHawks draw West Ham, debut Bravo before record crowd". Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.