2025 Charlotte FC season
| 2025 season | |||
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| Sporting director | Zoran Krneta | ||
| Head coach | Dean Smith | ||
| Stadium | Bank of America Stadium | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: TBD Overall: TBD | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | TBD | ||
| Leagues Cup | TBD | ||
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The 2025 season will be 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,[citation needed] who was hired in December 2023 and was the team's third manager.[1]
Squad information
[edit]- As of October 29, 2024[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
[edit]- As of February 2024[3]
| Technical staff | |
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| 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
[edit]Transfers In
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
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Transfers Out
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
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| DF |  Hamady Diop
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 San Diego FC
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Expansion draft[4] | December 11, 2024 |
Draft picks
[edit]MLS Re-Entry Draft picks
[edit]| 2024 Charlotte FC Re-Entry Picks | ||||||
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | Team | Notes | |
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| 1 (Stage 1) | 16 | PASS | ||||
| 2 (Stage 2) | 29 | |||||
MLS SuperDraft picks
[edit]| 2024 Charlotte FC Re-Entry Picks | ||||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College Conference | ||
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| 1 | 17 | |||||
| 2 | 47 | |||||
| 3 | 77 | |||||
Competitions
[edit]Win Draw Loss
All matches are in Eastern Time
Preseason
[edit]| January 29 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–3 | Charlotte FC | Miami, Florida |
| 11:00 a.m. EST | Toye  33'Barlett 59' (pen.) |
Report | Agyemang 52', 56' Cambridge 86' (pen.) |
Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium |
| February 5 | North Carolina FC | v | Charlotte FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 6:00 p.m. EST | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| February 9 Coachella Valley Invitational | LA Galaxy | v | Charlotte FC | Indio, California |
| 1:00 p.m. EST | Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
| February 15 Coachella Valley Invitational | Charlotte FC | v | Portland Timbers | Indio, California |
| 1:00 p.m. EST | Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
Major League Soccer (MLS)
[edit]Standings
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 2 | Chicago Fire FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for round one |
| 3 | FC Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | D.C. United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 3 | Chicago Fire FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | FC Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overview
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Major League Soccer | February 22 or 23, 2025 | TBD, 2025 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||||
Source: Competitions
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
[edit]Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Conference leader; = Playoffs berth; = Wild card berth
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Conference leader; = Playoffs berth; = Wild card berth
Match results
[edit]Win Draw Loss Void Postponed
| February 22 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | v | Charlotte FC | Seattle, Washington |
| 10:30 pm EST | Stadium: Lumen Field |
| March 1 2 | Charlotte FC | v | Atlanta United FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2:00 pm EST | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| March 9 3 | Inter Miami CF | v | Charlotte FC | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 5:00 pm EDT | Stadium: Chase Stadium |
| March 15 4 | Charlotte FC | v | FC Cincinnati | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| March 22 5 | Charlotte FC | v | San Jose Earthquakes | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| March 29 6 | Colorado Rapids | v | Charlotte FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 4:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
| April 5 7 | Charlotte FC | v | Nashville SC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| April 12 8 | CF Montréal | v | Charlotte FC | Montreal, Quebec |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Saputo Stadium |
| April 19 9 | Charlotte FC | v | San Diego FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| April 26 10 | Charlotte FC | v | New England Revolution | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| May 3 11 | Columbus Crew | v | Charlotte FC | Columbus, Ohio |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Lower.com Field |
| May 10 12 | Nashville SC | v | Charlotte FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 8:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Geodis Park |
| May 14 13 | Orlando City SC | v | Charlotte FC | Orlando, Florida |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium |
| May 17 14 | Charlotte FC | v | Chicago Fire FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| May 24 15 | Charlotte FC | v | Columbus Crew | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| May 28 16 | New York Red Bulls | v | Charlotte FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium |
| May 31 17 | Toronto FC | v | Charlotte FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: BMO Field |
| June 14 18 | Philadelphia Union | v | Charlotte FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Subaru Park |
| June 25 19 | Sporting Kansas City | v | Charlotte FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 8:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park |
| June 28 20 | Chicago Fire FC | v | Charlotte FC | Chicago, Illinois |
| 8:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Soldier Field |
| July 5 21 | Charlotte FC | v | Orlando City SC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00 pm EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| July 12 22 | Charlotte FC | v | New York City FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| July 16 23 | Charlotte FC | v | D.C. United | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| July 19 24 | Atlanta United FC | v | Charlotte FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| July 26 25 | Charlotte FC | v | Toronto FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| August 10 26 | FC Cincinnati | v | Charlotte FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 6:00 pm EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| August 16 27 | Charlotte FC | v | Real Salt Lake | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| August 24 28 | Charlotte FC | v | New York Red Bulls | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00 pm EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| August 30 29 | New England Revolution | v | Charlotte FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Gillette Stadium |
| September 13 30 | Charlotte FC | v | Inter Miami CF | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| September 19 31 | New York City FC | v | Charlotte FC | New York, New York |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Yankee Stadium |
| September 27 32 | Charlotte FC | v | CF Montréal | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| October 4 33 | D.C. United | v | Charlotte FC | Washington, D.C. |
| 2:30 pm EDT | Stadium: Audi Field |
| October 18 34 | Charlotte FC | v | Philadelphia Union | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 6:00 pm EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
U.S. Open Cup
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Leagues Cup
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References
[edit]- ^ Connuck, Shane (December 18, 2023). "Dean Smith hopes to lead 'successful and consistent' culture as Charlotte FC head coach". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Roster". Charlotte FC. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "Technical Staff". Charlotte FC. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "San Diego FC: 2024 MLS Expansion Draft results". Major League Soccer. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.