# 2025 Charlotte FC season

The 2025 season is the fourth season for Charlotte FC in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of professional club soccer in the United States.The team is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and was established in 2019. They made their MLS debut in the 2022 season. The 2025 season will be their second for Charlotte FC under English head coach Dean Smith, who was hired in December 2023 and was the team's third manager.
The team began their preseason on January 13 and trained later that month in Miami, Florida, where they played several friendlies. They returned to their home state for a friendly against North Carolina FC and also played in the Coachella Valley Invitational in Indio, California.
In addition to league play, Charlotte FC will participate in the 2025 Leagues Cup and 2025 U.S. Open Cup.

## Squad information

    As of February 1, 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CRO | Kristijan Kahlina |
| 3 | DF | USA | Tim Ream |
| 4 | MF | USA | Andrew Privett |
| 6 | DF | NZL | Bill Tuiloma |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ashley Westwood (captain) |
| 10 | FW | CIV | Wilfried Zaha (on loan from Galatasaray; DP) |
| 11 | FW | ISR | Liel Abada (DP) |
| 13 | MF | USA | Brandt Bronico |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Nathan Byrne |
| 15 | MF | USA | Ben Bender |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Pep Biel (on loan from Olympiacos) |
| 17 | FW | ISR | Idan Toklomati |
| 18 | FW | COL | Kerwin Vargas |
| 19 | MF | USA | Eryk Williamson |
| 22 | GK | USA | David Bingham |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | MF | SRB | Nikola Petković |
| 24 | DF | USA | Mikah Thomas |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Tyger Smalls |
| 26 | GK | USA | Chituru Odunze |
| 27 | FW | USA | Nimfasha Berchimas (HG) |
| 28 | MF | FRA | Djibril Diani |
| 29 | DF | FRA | Adilson Malanda |
| 31 | GK | USA | George Marks |
| 33 | FW | USA | Patrick Agyemang |
| 35 | MF | USA | Nick Scardina |
| 36 | MF | CAN | Brandon Cambridge (HG) |
| 38 | FW | CPV | Iuri Tavares |
| 39 | DF | USA | Jack Neeley (HG) |
| 40 | DF | USA | Jahlane Forbes |
| 41 | FW | USA | Brian Romero (HG) |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | BRA | João Pedro (on loan to Rio Ave) |

## Coaching staff

    As of February 2024
Technical staff :
| Head coach | Dean Smith |
| Assistant coach | Pa-Modou Kah |
| Assistant coach | Christian Fuchs |
| Sporting director | Zoran Krnet |
| Head of goalkeeping | Aron Hyde |
| Head video coach | Rohan Sachdev |

### Transfers
#### Transfers In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |

#### Transfers Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| DF | Hamady Diop | San Diego FC | Expansion draft | December 11, 2024 |

## Draft picks
### MLS Re-Entry Draft picks

2024 Charlotte FC Re-Entry Picks :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | Team | Notes |
| 1 (Stage 1) | 16 | PASS | | | |
| 2 (Stage 2) | 29 | | | | |

### MLS SuperDraft picks

2024 Charlotte FC Re-Entry Picks :
| Round | Pick |
| 1 | 17 |
| 2 | 47 |
| 3 | 77 |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss
All matches are in Eastern Time

### Major League Soccer (MLS)
#### Standings

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 | Qualification for round one |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | Qualification for round one |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Qualification for round one |
| 5 | Nashville SC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Qualification for round one |
| 6 | Chicago Fire FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | Qualification for round one |
Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 |
| 8 | Charlotte FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 9 | Nashville SC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 10 | Chicago Fire FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 |

## Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Major League Soccer | February 22, 2025 | October 18, 2025 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
| MLS Cup Playoffs | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Leagues Cup | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
Source: Competitions

## Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
Last updated: March 15, 2025 Source: MLS Results Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

## Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Stadium | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | L | W |
| Points | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Position (East) | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 |

### Match results

Win  Draw  Loss  Void  Postponed