North Carolina v Phoenix

2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

North Carolina FCNorth CarolinaNC

12-5-11, 41 PTS

Phoenix Rising FCPhoenixPHX

9-13-8, 40 PTS

Charlie Dennis - 35'

Collin Smith - 61'

22
Semmle
15
Maldonado
5
Craig
20
Donovan
66
Sundstrom
19
Al-Qaq
13
Pérez
44
Somersall
8
Dolabella
6
Roberts
16
da Costa

No.Name
22Oliver Semmle
20Conor Donovan
5Paco Craig 11Patrick Burner
66Finn Sundstrom
15Michael Maldonado
19Ahmad Al-Qaq 55Triston Hodge
44Raheem Somersall 71Jayson Quintanilla
13Louis Pérez
8Pedro Dolabella
6Thomas Roberts 9Oalex Anderson
16Rodrigo da Costa

Substitutes
24Trevor Mulqueen
1Jake McGuire
27Bryce Washington
25Akira Fitzgerald

1
Rakovsky
51
Essengue
33
Czichos
4
Boye
87
Flores
17
Scearce
20
Moursou
2
Smith
22
Johnson
10
Avayevu
12
Dennis

No.Name
1Peter Rakovsky
33Rafael Czichos
51Axel Essengue
4Pape Boye
17John Scearce
20Jean Eric Moursou
87Daniel Flores 8Noble Okello
2Collin Smith
10Hope Avayevu 80Xian Emmers
22Darius Johnson 9Ihsan Sacko
12Charlie Dennis

Substitutes
91Rémi Cabral
88Pierce Rizzo
23Ryan Flood
13Triston Henry

WakeMed Soccer Park

7:00 PM, October 10, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Cary, North Carolina, USA

Attendance: 2,526

Referees:
Elton García

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
FC Tulsa	30	16	9	5	+20	57
Sacramento Republic FC	30	13	9	8	+17	48
New Mexico United	30	14	6	10	+4	48
El Paso Locomotive FC	30	10	11	9	+2	41
Phoenix Rising FC	30	9	13	8	0	40
San Antonio FC	30	11	7	12	+1	40
Orange County SC	30	10	9	11	-1	39
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	30	10	7	13	-12	37

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Louisville City FC	30	22	7	1	+37	73
Charleston Battery	30	19	5	6	+30	62
North Carolina FC	30	13	6	11	+1	45
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	30	12	8	10	+4	44
Hartford Athletic	30	13	5	12	+12	44
Loudoun United FC	30	12	6	12	-3	42
Rhode Island FC	30	10	8	12	+1	38
Detroit City FC	30	9	10	11	-2	37
Indy Eleven	30	10	5	15	-8	35
Tampa Bay Rowdies	30	9	7	14	-7	34
Miami FC	30	8	6	16	-15	30
Birmingham Legion FC	30	5	12	13	-14	27

Sources: New top-tier USL proposes $55K minimum salary

As part of talks on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the USL Players Association, the USL has proposed a set of minimum salaries for the Division I league set to start in 2028, sources tell ESPN.

North Carolina FC leaves USL Championship to join USL D1 in 2028

North Carolina FC announced it will not compete in the USL Championship next season, and will instead file an application to join the USL's proposed Division One league that will likely begin play in 2028.

Sources: Premier League chief Scholes to lead top-tier USL

The USL has hired English Premier League chief football officer Tony Scholes to head up the organization's new Division One league, which will likely begin play in 2028, sources confirmed to ESPN.

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Sources: New top-tier USL proposes $55K minimum salary

North Carolina FC leaves USL Championship to join USL D1 in 2028

Sources: Premier League chief Scholes to lead top-tier USL