North Carolina Courage 2020 soccer season
The 2020 North Carolina Courage season was the team's fourth 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.
Coaching staff [ edit ] As of October 1, 2020 Source: North Carolina Courage[1] Position Staff Head coach Paul Riley Assistant coach Scott Vallow Assistant coach Assistant coach Assistant coach
First-team roster [ edit ] As of September 30, 2020 [2] [3] [4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Player opted not to participate in the 2020 NWSL Fall Series.[3] Player transactions [ edit ] 2020 NWSL College Draft [ edit ] Source: National Women's Soccer League [5] Players in [ edit ] Date Player Positions played Previous club Fee/notes Ref. June 19, 2020 Lindsay Agnew DF Houston Dash Signed a one-year contract with one-year option. [6] August 31, 2020 Peyton Perea MF Santa Teresa CD Signed through the 2020 season. [7] September 3, 2020 Rylee Baisden FW Brisbane Roar FC Signed through the 2020 season. [8] September 3, 2020 Danica Evans FW Sporting de Huelva Signed through the 2020 season. [8] September 8, 2020 Kristina Maksuti FW MSV Duisburg Signed through the 2020 season. [9] September 9, 2020 Arianna Romero DF Houston Dash Signed through the 2020 season. [10] September 30, 2020 Havana Solaun FW Klepp IL Signed through the 2020 season. [10] October 22, 2020 Casey Murphy GK OL Reign Acquired with $140,000 in allocation money in a trade for Crystal Dunn . [11] December 7, 2020 Taylor Smith DF OL Reign Acquired with the NWSL rights to Jodie Taylor in a trade for Ally Watt . [12] December 7, 2020 Jodie Taylor (NWSL rights) FW OL Reign Acquired with Taylor Smith in a trade for Ally Watt. [12]
Players out [ edit ] Date Player Positions played Destination club Fee/notes Ref. August 4, 2020 Lindsay Agnew DF KIF Örebro DFF Loaned. [13] August 10, 2020 Samantha Mewis MF Manchester City W.F.C. Signed; North Carolina retained NWSL rights. [14] August 14, 2020 Hailie Mace DF Kristianstads DFF Loaned. [15] September 9, 2020 Denise O'Sullivan DF Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. Loaned until December 31, 2020. [15] October 22, 2020 Crystal Dunn MF OL Reign Traded for Casey Murphy and $140,000 in allocation money. [11] October 30, 2020 Rylee Baisden FW Unattached. Contract terminated. [16] October 30, 2020 Danica Evans FW Unattached. Contract terminated. [16] October 30, 2020 Kristina Maksuti FW Unattached. Contract terminated. [16] October 30, 2020 Peyton Perea MF Unattached. Contract terminated. [16] October 30, 2020 Arianna Romero DF Unattached. Contract terminated. [16] November 4, 2020 Jaelene Daniels DF Unattached; North Carolina retained NWSL rights. Retired. [17] November 12, 2020 Addisyn Merrick DF Racing Louisville FC Selected in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft . [17] November 12, 2020 Lauren Milliet MF Racing Louisville FC Selected in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft . [17] December 7, 2020 Ally Watt DF OL Reign Traded for Taylor Smith and the NWSL rights to Jodie Taylor . [12]
Competitions [ edit ] National Women's Soccer League [ edit ] Preseason [ edit ] Source: North Carolina Courage[18] On March 12, 2020, the preseason match schedule was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[19]
Regular season [ edit ] On May 27, 2020, the NWSL announced that the 2020 NWSL regular season and playoffs were canceled due to the pandemic, and that the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup would mark the league's return to action.[20] [21]
Challenge Cup [ edit ] Preliminary round [ edit ] ^ a b Chicago Red Stars won the tiebreaker against Sky Blue FC on fewer yellow cards (1 to 4). Quarter-finals [ edit ] Fall Series [ edit ] The Courage competed in the South "pod" of the NWSL Fall Series tournament, with the Houston Dash and Orlando Pride .[23]
References [ edit ] ^ "Coaching Staff" . North Carolina FC . Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020 .^ "North Carolina Courage Sign Jamaican Midfielder Havana Solaun" . September 30, 2020. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ a b "NC Courage Fall Series Roster Update" . September 9, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ "NC Courage Announces 2020 Roster" . June 23, 2020. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ "2020 NWSL COLLEGE DRAFT" . www.nwslsoccer.com . National Women's Soccer League . January 16, 2020. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020 .^ "NC Courage Signs Three NWSL Draft Picks, Agnew Ahead of Challenge Cup" . June 19, 2020. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ "Peyton Perea Signs Contract with NC Courage" . August 31, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ a b "North Carolina Courage Sign Rylee Baisden and Danica Evans to Contracts Through the 2020 Season" . September 3, 2020. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ "Kristina Maksuti Signs Contract with North Carolina Courage" . September 8, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ a b "North Carolina Courage Sign Defender Ari Romero" . September 9, 2020. Archived from the original on September 9, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ a b "NC Courage Acquire Standout Goalkeeper Casey Murphy and Allocation Money for Crystal Dunn" . October 22, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ a b c "North Carolina Courage Acquire Taylor Smith in Trade with OL Reign for Ally Watt" . December 7, 2020. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ "Lindsay Agnew to Play On-Loan with Kif Örebro in Sweden" . August 4, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ "Sam Mewis Signs with Manchester City, NC Courage Retains Midfielder's NWSL Rights" . August 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ a b "Hailie Mace to Play On Loan at Kristianstads DFF in Sweden" . August 14, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ a b c d e "North Carolina Courage Announce Roster Update Following 2020 Season" . October 30, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ a b c "Jaelene Daniels Announces Retirement After Playing Six Years of Professional Soccer" . November 4, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ "North Carolina Courage Release 2020 Preseason Schedule" . North Carolina FC . March 3, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ "All preseason matches have been canceled" (Press release). National Women’s Soccer League. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020 .^ Levine, Matthew (May 27, 2020). "NWSL announces 2020 Challenge Cup presented by P&G and Secret" . Retrieved May 27, 2020 . ^ "2020 Champions Cup Presented by P&G and Secret Roster Rules" (PDF) . NWSL. Retrieved June 22, 2020 . The "2020 NWSL Season" will be defined by the NWSL as the number of games played by a team in the tournament. [...] There will be no "NWSL postseason/playoffs" in 2020... ^ "NWSL Challenge Cup Assignments: Quarterfinals [UPDATED 07/17]" . Professional Referee Organization. July 17, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ "NWSL to continue breakout 2020 season with fall series" . National Women's Soccer League. August 25, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
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Paul Riley 
Scott Vallow 
Lindsay Agnew 
Santa Teresa CD 
Brisbane Roar FC 
Kristina Maksuti 
MSV Duisburg 
Arianna Romero 
Havana Solaun 
Klepp IL 
KIF Örebro DFF 
Denise O'Sullivan 
