| Club: | North Carolina Courage |
| Season: | 2021 |
| Ownertitle: | Managing owner |
| Owner: | Steve Malik |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Chairman: | Steve Malik |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Manager: | Paul Riley (until September 30) Sean Nahas (interim; from September 30) |
| Stadium: | Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park |
| League: | NWSL |
| League Result: | 6th of 10 |
| Cup1: | NWSL Challenge Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | 2nd of 5, East Division |
| League Topscorer: | Lynn Williams (7) |
| Season Topscorer: | Lynn Williams (11) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,064 (October 17 vs NJ/NY) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,300 (April 10 vs Washington) |
| Average Attendance: | 4,986 |
| Largest Win: | 5–0 (May 28 vs Louisville) |
| Largest Loss: | 1–4 (October 10 vs Houston) |
| Pattern B1: | _nccourage21h |
| Leftarm1: | 152A48 |
| Body1: | 152A48 |
| Rightarm1: | 152A48 |
| Shorts1: | 152A48 |
| Socks1: | 152A48 |
| Pattern B2: | _nccourage21a |
| Leftarm2: | fff |
| Body2: | fff |
| Rightarm2: | fff |
| Shorts2: | fff |
| Socks2: | fff |
| American: | true |
| Prevseason: | 2020 |
| Nextseason: | 2022 |
The 2021 North Carolina Courage season was the team's fifth 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.
See also: 2020 National Women's Soccer League season.
North Carolina had finished the previous two regular seasons as champions of the National Women's Soccer League, along with winning the NWSL Shield by maintaining the league-best record in 2017, 2018, and 2019. The 2020 regular season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the team was eliminated in the quarter-final round of the 2020 Challenge Cup.[1]
During the off-season, tennis star Naomi Osaka joined the team's ownership and the team unveiled new home and away kits.[2] [3]
See main article: 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup.
See main article: 2021 National Women's Soccer League season.
Color key: Green = North Carolina win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.