2023 North Carolina Courage season
North Carolina Courage 2023 football season
The 2023 North Carolina Courage season was the team's seventh season as a professional women's soccer team. The Courage played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States .
Background
Broadcasting
On June 5, 2023, the Courage announced that Bally Sports South would regionally broadcast eight of the team's games.[1]
Team
Current squad
As of July 17, 2023.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Staff
As of April 29, 2023. [6] [7] [8]
Executive
Chairman
Steve Malik
President
Francie Gottsegen
Chief soccer officer
Curt Johnson
Assistant general manager
Bobby Hammond
Coaching
Head coach
Sean Nahas
Assistant coach
Nathan Thackeray
Assistant coach
Emma Thomson
Regular season
Matches
League table
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
22
9
6
7
29
22
+7
33
5
5
1
15
9
+6
4
1
6
14
13
+1
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Stadium H A H A A H H H A A A H H H A A H H A A H A Result W L L L W D W D W L W W W W L L D D L D D W Position 4 8 10 10 8 7 6 6 6 7 6 3 2 1 1 3
Updated to match(es) played on July 9, 2023. Source:
NWSL A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Playoffs
Challenge Cup
Group stage
Divisional standings
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
6
3
2
1
15
5
+10
11
2
1
0
12
1
+11
1
1
1
3
4
−1
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 Stadium A H A H H A Result D D W W W L Position 2 3 1
Updated to match(es) played on June 14, 2023. Source:
NWSL A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Knockout stage
Championship
Transactions
2023 NWSL Draft
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2022 NWSL Draft was held on December 18, 2021.
Contract options
Re-signings
Date
Nat.
Player
Pos.
Notes
Ref.
November 28, 2022
Kaleigh Kurtz
DF
Re-signed through 2025 on a guaranteed contract.
[10]
December 6, 2022
Meredith Speck
MF
Free agent re-signed through 2024 on a guaranteed contract.
[13]
January 3, 2023
Casey Murphy
GK
Re-signed through 2025 on a guaranteed contract.
[10]
January 5, 2023
Brianna Pinto
MF
Re-signed through 2025 on a guaranteed contract.
[10]
January 19, 2023
Ryan Williams
DF
Re-signed through 2025.
[10]
January 23, 2023
Brittany Ratcliffe
FW
Free agent re-signed through 2023, with a mutual option to extend through 2024.
[10]
January 24, 2023
Katelyn Rowland
GK
Free agent re-signed through 2025.
[10]
Loans In
Date
Nat.
Player
Pos.
Previous club
Fee/notes
Ref.
July 27, 2023
Manaka Matsukubo
MF
MyNavi Sendai
Loaned until June 2024. Courage have option to transfer playing rights to the club on a permanent basis following the loan period.
[14]
Loans out
Transfers in
Transfers out
Date
Nat.
Player
Pos.
Destination club
Fee/notes
Ref.
November 15, 2022
Rylee Baisden
FW
Perth Glory
Contract mutually terminated.
[10] [12]
Katie Bowen
DF
Melbourne City
December 18, 2022
Diana Ordóñez
FW
Houston Dash
Traded with the 30th-overall selection of the 2023 NWSL Draft in exchange for the eighth-overall selection in the 2023 NWSL Draft, Houston's natural first-round selection in the 2024 NWSL Draft , a 2023 international slot, and $100,000 in allocation money.
[10] [12]
December 22, 2022
Debinha
MF
Kansas City Current
Free-agent signing.
[10] [12]
January 14, 2023
Fuka Nagano
MF
Liverpool F.C.
Transfer terms not disclosed.
[27]
January 20, 2023
Merritt Mathias
DF
Angel City FC
Traded in exchange for Tyler Lussi .
[10] [12]
January 23, 2023
Abby Erceg
DF
Racing Louisville FC
Traded in exchange for Emily Fox .
[10] [22]
Carson Pickett
DF
Injury listings
References
^ "NC Courage partners with Bally Sports South for regional broadcasts" (Press release). North Carolina Courage . June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023 .
^ "Roster" . Retrieved July 9, 2023 .
^ "Courage acquire midfielder Victoria Pickett from Gotham FC" (Press release). North Carolina Courage. April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023 .
^ a b "Courage sign three to National Team replacement contracts" (Press release). North Carolina Courage . June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023 .
^ a b "Courage sign Japanese midfielder Rikako Kobayashi" (Press release). North Carolina Courage . July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023 .
^ "Ownership" . North Carolina Courage. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ "Technical Staff" . North Carolina Courage. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ "Front Office" . North Carolina Courage. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ "Courage defeat Dash 1–0 in weather-shortened match" . Washington Post . Associated Press . April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "2022-2023 Off-Season NC Courage Roster Moves" . Courage Country . January 31, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ "Courage sign all four 2023 draft picks" (Press release). North Carolina Courage . March 13, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ a b c d e f "Courage announce initial off-season roster moves" (Press release). North Carolina Courage . November 15, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ "Courage re-sign midfielder Meredith Speck to two-year deal" (Press release). North Carolina Courage . December 6, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ "Courage acquire Japanese midfielder Manaka Matsukubo" . NC Courage . Retrieved September 8, 2023 .
^ "Boade Signs Loan Deal" (Press release). Western Sydney Wanderers FC . November 15, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ a b "WANDERERS CONFIRM BOADE DEPARTURE" . Western Sydney Wanderers FC (Press release). December 17, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ "Hancuff extended, loaned to Sweden" . NC Courage . Retrieved September 8, 2023 .
^ "Courage sign free agent defender Estelle Johnson" (Press release). North Carolina Courage . December 2, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ Mboh, Brian (December 3, 2022). "FOOTBALL: ESTELLE JOHNSON PENS NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE" . Afrik'Sports Magazine . Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ Calhoun, Damian (January 25, 2023). "Angel City FC continues to trade and build its roster" . Los Angeles Daily News . Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ Løvig Nielsen, Morten (January 20, 2023). "Landsholdsspilleren Mille Gejl skifter til amerikansk klub" [National team player Mille Gejl switches to an American club]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ a b "Courage acquire Emily Fox from Racing in trade for Carson Pickett, Abby Erceg" . ESPN . Reuters . January 23, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ "ベレーザ一筋のなでしこジャパンMF三浦成美がアメリカ移籍!初の海外挑戦へ" [Beleza's Nadeshiko Japan midfielder Narumi Miura moves to the United States! For the first overseas challenge]. Soccer Digest (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan . February 8, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ "Courage acquire midfielder Victoria Pickett from Gotham FC" (Press release). North Carolina Courage . Retrieved April 27, 2023 .
^ "North Carolina Courage acquire Canadian Victoria Pickett in trade with Gotham FC" . CBC . The Canadian Press . April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ "日テレ東京V小林里歌子、米ノースカロライナ・カレッジへ移籍「ベレーザという場で成長できた」" [Nippon TV Tokyo V. Rikako Kobayashi transferred to North Carolina Courage in the United States: "I was able to grow in Beleza"]. Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023 .
^ "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Fuka Nagano" (Press release). Liverpool F.C. January 14, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ a b "Courage announce regular season roster" (Press release). North Carolina Courage . March 20, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
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