Club: | North Carolina Courage |
Season: | 2024 |
Ownertitle: | Managing Owner |
Owner: | Steve Malik |
Chrtitle: | Club President |
Chairman: | Francie Gottsegen |
Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
Manager: | Sean Nahas |
Stadium: | Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina (Capacity: 10,000) |
League: | NWSL Regular Season |
League Result: | 5th |
Cup1: | NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Semifinals |
Cup2: | Playoffs |
Cup2 Result: | Quarterfinals |
League Topscorer: | Ashley Sanchez (5) |
Highest Attendance: | (Nov 2 vs WAS) |
Lowest Attendance: | (May 17 vs UTA) |
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Updated: | November 9, 2024 |
Prevseason: | 2023 |
Nextseason: | 2025 |
American: | yes |
The 2024 North Carolina Courage season was the team's eighth 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. They finished the regular season in fifth place and qualified for the playoffs, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by the fourth-seeded Kansas City Current.[1]
See also: 2023 North Carolina Courage season.
In the 2023 National Women's Soccer League season, the Courage were on top of the league standings in July but finished the season in 3rd place, then fell in the first round of the NWSL playoffs to eventual champions NJ/NY Gotham FC.[2] Forward Kerolin scored 10 goals and was named the NWSL MVP.[3] The Courage won the NWSL Challenge Cup for the second year in a row.[4]
The Courage clinched the fifth position in the table and qualified for the championship playoffs, where they faced and lost to the fourth-seeded Kansas City Current.
See main article: 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup.
The Courage finished first in Group E and were the 4th-highest ranked group winners, qualifying them to advance to the tournament semifinals, where they lost to the Kansas City Current.