2019 North Carolina Courage season
The 2019 North Carolina Courage season is the team's third season as a professional women's soccer team. North Carolina Courage plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
On September 21st, the Courage clinched their third consecutive Shield with a 3–0 victory over the Utah Royals.
On October 27th, the Courage defeated the Chicago Red Stars 4–0 to win their second consecutive NWSL Championship.
Team
Coaching Staff
Position | Staff |
Head Coach | Paul Riley |
Assistant Coach | Scott Vallow |
Assistant Coach | Bill Paladino |
Assistant Coach | Sean Nahas |
Assistant Coach | Nathan Thackeray |
First-team roster
Player transactions
[2019 NWSL College Draft]
Round | Pick | Player | Previous Team | |
Round 1 | 5 | USC | ||
Round 1 | 9 | Pepperdine | ||
Round 2 | 14 | Colorado College | ||
Round 4 | 36 | Florida State |
Players In
Date | Player | Positions played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
January 7, 2019 | Julia Spetsmark | DF | Djurgårdens | Signed. | |
February 12, 2019 | Ally Haran | DF | UMF Selfoss | Signed. | |
February 22, 2019 | Stephanie Labbé | GK | Linköpings FC | Signed. | |
June 11, 2019 | McKenzie Meehan | FW | Sky Blue FC | Acquired in a Trade with Sky Blue FC in exchange for Elizabeth Eddy | |
July 18, 2019 | Sam Leshnak | GK | North Carolina Tar Heels | Signed. |
Players Out
Date | Player | Positions played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
October 1, 2018 | Yuri Kawamura | DF | unattached | Waived. | |
December 17, 2018 | Darian Jenkins | FW | Reign FC | Traded to Reign FC in exchange for Reign FC's 9th overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. | |
January 4, 2019 | Sabrina D'Angelo | GK | Vittsjö | Signed with Vittsjö. | |
April 4, 2019 | Morgan Reid | DF | Orlando Pride | Traded to the Orlando Pride in exchange for Orlando's fourth round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft. | |
June 11, 2019 | Elizabeth Eddy | MF | Sky Blue FC | Traded to Sky Blue FC in exchange for McKenzie Meehan. | |
July 18, 2019 | Julie King | DF | Waived. | ||
July 18, 2019 | Ally Haran | DF | Waived. |
Competitions
National Women's Soccer League
Preseason
Regular season
Postseason playoffs
League table
Results summary
Results by round
International friendlies
As defending 2018 NWSL champions and defending 2018 Women's ICC champions, the Courage were selected to participate in and host the 2019 Women's International Champions Cup. They are scheduled to play English side Manchester City in the semi-final round.Statistical leaders
Top scorers
Top assists
Shutouts
Rank | Player | Clean Sheets |
1 | Stephanie Labbé | 8 |
2 | Samantha Leshnak | 1 |
Awards
NWSL Annual Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Debinha, Jaelene Hinkle
- Coach of the Year: Paul Riley
NWSL Monthly Awards