# 2020 North Carolina FC season

The 2020 North Carolina FC season was the 14th season for North Carolina FC and its second in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States.
The season was suspended March 12 after the opening week because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It restarted July 11 with a restructured format and schedule, with NCFC's first game scheduled for July 17.
The team partnered with rapper J. Cole's Dreamville Festival for kit sponsorship for the season.

## Roster

As of 26 April 2021
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 7 | MF | Pecka | Brazil |
| 10 | MF | Nazmi Albadawi | Palestine |
| 11 | FW | Robert Kristo | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 15 | DF | Malick Mbaye | Senegal |
| -- | MF | Luis Arriaga | United States |
| -- | MF | Nelson Blanco | El Salvador |
| -- | MF | Josh Coan | United States |
| -- | DF | Max Flick | United States |
| -- | MF | Malyk Hamilton | Canada |
| -- | MF | Jay Tee Kamara (on loan from Louisville City FC) | Sierra Leone |
| -- | GK | Damian Las (on loan from Fulham FC) | United States |
| -- | MF | Shermaine Martina | Curaçao |
| -- | DF | Nelson Martinez | United States |
| -- | GK | Jake McGuire | United States |
| -- | MF | Selmir Miscic (on loan from Philadelphia Union) | United States |

## Competitions

Source:

### USL Championship
#### Standings — Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Charlotte Independence | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 28 | 1.75 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Birmingham Legion FC | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 25 | 1.56 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 3 | North Carolina FC | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 19 | 1.27 | |
| 4 | Memphis 901 FC | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 16 | 1.07 | |

#### Match results

All games broadcast on ESPN+ as part of the USL Championship's rights agreement with the platform. Home games broadcast locally on WRAL-2.

### U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, North Carolina FC was scheduled to enter the competition in the second round, which was to be played April 7–9. Pairings for that round were announced on January 29. The first three rounds of the tournament were postponed on March 13, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 17, the tournament was canceled.

## Squad statistics

Source: Match reports

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | USL Championship Regular Season | USL Championship Regular Season |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | GRE | Alex Tambakis | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | USA | Manny Perez | 14 | 1 | 11+3 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Caleb Duvernay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Alex Comsia | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NZL | Sam Brotherton | 11 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Pecka | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | TRI | Dre Fortune | 14 | 6 | 11+3 | 6 |
| 9 | MF | NED | Marios Lomis | 12 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | PLE | Nazmi Albadawi | 12 | 2 | 8+4 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | BIH | Robert Kristo | 15 | 2 | 6+9 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | SEN | Malick Mbaye | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Graham Smith | 14 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Ben Speas | 14 | 1 | 8+6 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Conor Donovan | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | ITA | Daniele Proch | 11 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | BRA | Paulo Pita | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | USA | D.J. Taylor | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | USA | Akeem Ward | 11 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | USA | Steven Miller | 11 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 |
| 92 | FW | GUI | Hadji Barry | 15 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | USL Championship Regular Season | Total |
| 1 | MF | | 8 | Dre Fortune | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | | 11 | Robert Kristo | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | MF | | 10 | Nazmi Albadawi | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | | 2 | Manny Perez | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | | 17 | Ben Speas | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | 20 | Conor Donovan | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | 27 | D. J. Taylor | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | 30 | Akeem Ward | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | FW | | 92 | Hadji Barry | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals by opponent | Own goals by opponent | Own goals by opponent | Own goals by opponent | Own goals by opponent | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 17 | 17 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | USL Championship Regular Season | USL Championship Regular Season | Total | Total |
| 8 | | MF | Dre Fortune | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | | DF | Conor Donovan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | | DF | D.J. Taylor | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Pecka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | | FW | Robert Kristo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | | DF | Akeem Ward | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Nazmi Albadawi | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | | MF | Manny Perez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | MF | Graham Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | | FW | Hadji Barry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 |