| Club: | North Carolina Courage |
| Season: | 2019 |
| Owner: | Stephen Malik |
| Chrtitle: | General Manager |
| Chairman: | Curt Johnson |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Manager: | Paul Riley |
| Stadium: | Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina (Capacity: 10,000) |
| League: | NWSL Regular Season |
| League Result: | 1st |
| Cup1: | NWSL Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Champions |
| Highest Attendance: | 9,563 (September 14th vs. Orlando) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 4,053 (April 13th vs. Chicago) |
| Largest Win: | 6–0 (September 11th vs. Portland) |
| Largest Loss: | 1–3 (May 11th vs. Chicago) |
| League Topscorer: | Lynn Williams (12) |
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| American: | true |
| Prevseason: | 2018 |
| Nextseason: | 2020 |
The 2019 North Carolina Courage season was 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 21, the Courage clinched their third consecutive Shield with a 3–0 victory over the Utah Royals.[1]
On October 27, the Courage defeated the Chicago Red Stars 4–0 to win their second consecutive NWSL Championship.[2]
Source: North Carolina Courage[3]
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Paul Riley |
| Assistant coach |  Scott Vallow |
| Assistant coach | Bill Paladino |
| Assistant coach | Sean Nahas |
| Assistant coach | Nathan Thackeray |
Source: National Women's Soccer League[6]
| Round | Pick | Player | Previous Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 5 | | USC | ||
| Round 1 | 9 | | Pepperdine | ||
| Round 2 | 14 | | Colorado College | ||
| Round 4 | 36 | | Florida State |
| Date | Player | Positions played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2019 |  Julia Spetsmark | DF | Signed. | [7] | ||
| February 12, 2019 | Ally Haran | DF | Signed. | [8] | ||
| February 22, 2019 |  Stephanie Labbé | GK | Signed. | [9] | ||
| June 11, 2019 | McKenzie Meehan | FW | Acquired in a Trade with Sky Blue FC in exchange for Elizabeth Eddy | [10] | ||
| July 18, 2019 | Sam Leshnak | GK | North Carolina Tar Heels | Signed. | [11] |
| Date | Player | Positions played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2018 |  Yuri Kawamura | DF | unattached | Waived. | [12] | |
| 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. | [13] | |
| January 4, 2019 | Sabrina D'Angelo | GK | Vittsjö | Signed with Vittsjö. | [14] | |
| 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. | [15] | |
| 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. |
See also: 2019 National Women's Soccer League season.
Source: North Carolina Courage[16]
Source: North Carolina Courage[17]
See main article: 2019 Women's International Champions Cup. 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.
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Crystal Dunn | 7 |
| 5 | Jessica McDonald | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | |
| Sam Mewis | ||
| 9 | Elizabeth Eddy | 1 |
 Abby Erceg | ||
| Heather O'Reilly | ||
| Jaelene Hinkle |
| Rank | Player | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Debinha | 7 |
| 2 | Jaelene Hinkle | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | |
| Merritt Mathias | ||
| Kristen Hamilton | ||
| 6 | Crystal Dunn | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 1 | |
| Rank | Player | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephanie Labbé | 8 |
| 2 | Samantha Leshnak | 1 |
See also: NWSL awards.
| Month | Result | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | Crystal Dunn | [19] | |
| July | Kristen Hamilton | [20] | |
| Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Abby Erceg | Crystal Dunn | [21] | |||
| May | Merritt Mathias | [22] | ||||
| June | Kristen Hamilton | [23] | ||||
| July | Debinha | Kristen Hamilton | [24] | |||
| August | Debinha | [25] | ||||
| September | Jaelene Hinkle | Debinha | Lynn Williams | [26] |
| Week | Result | Player | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Kristen Hamilton | [27] | ||
| 12 | Kristen Hamilton | [28] | ||
| 15 | Kristen Hamilton | [29] | ||
| 22 | Lynn Williams | [30] | ||
| 25 | Jessica McDonald | [31] |
| Week | Result | Player | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crystal Dunn | [32] | ||
| 3 | Crystal Dunn | [33] | ||
| 6 | Elizabeth Eddy | [34] | ||
| 8 | Kristen Hamilton | [35] | ||
| 9 | Julia Spetsmark | [36] | ||
| 11 | Leah Pruitt | [37] | ||
| 12 | Kristen Hamilton | [38] | ||
| 13 | Debinha | [39] | ||
| 15 | Kristen Hamilton | [40] | ||
| 16 | Debinha | [41] | ||
| 17 | Crystal Dunn | |||
| 19 | Lynn Williams | |||
| 21 | Crystal Dunn | |||
| 22 | Heather O'Reilly |
| Week | Result | Player | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Merritt Mathias | [42] | ||
| 7 | Merritt Mathias | [43] | ||
| 11 | Katelyn Rowland | [44] | ||
| 16 | Stephanie Labbé | [45] | ||
| 17 | Stephanie Labbé | |||
| 23 | Stephanie Labbé |