The 2022 North Carolina Courage season was the team's sixth 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.
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is the NWSL's primary league cup tournament. It was first played in 2020 following the cancellation of the regular season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Angel City and San Diego, new expansion clubs, competed for the first time in the Challenge Cup. In the 2021 cup, North Carolina had failed to advance beyond the group stage. The twelve league teams were divided into three groups, with North Carolina initially competing twice against the other three teams in its group: Gotham, Orlando, and Washington.
Group stage
Divisional standings
Knockout stage
Championship
Regular season The 2022 season of the National Women's Soccer League saw 12 teams play 22 matches: one against every other team, with one match at each club's stadium. Three points were awarded for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. At the end of the season, the top two teams qualify for first-round byes in the NWSL Playoffs, while four more teams play in an opening playoff round.
Matches
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Players
North Carolina has used a total of 30 players during the 2022 season, and there have been 14 different goal scorers. There have also been three squad members — forward Valérie Gauvin, who was traded to the Houston Dash on August 23, 2022; midfielder Haleigh Stackpole; and goalkeeper Marisa Bova — who have not made a first-team appearance in the campaign.
The team has scored a total of 60 goals in all competitions. The highest scorers have been Debinha with 17 goals, and Diana Ordoñez with 12 goals.
Key
No. = Squad number
Pos = Playing position
Nat. = Nationality
Apps = Appearances
GK = Goalkeeper
DF = Defender
MF = Midfielder
FW = Forward
= Yellow cards
= Red cards
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with name struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
+Player statistics Name Challenge Cup NWSL Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 0 GK 8000 4000 12000 1 GK 0000 18000 18000 2 DF 8 (3)210 4 (2)000 12 (5)210 3 DF 8010 22320 30330 4 DF 7 (1)000 20 (1)100 27 (2)100 5 MF 7 (3)110 22 (5)110 29 (8)220 6 DF 8110 19100 27210 7 MF 7 (2)120 16 (5)000 23 (7)120 8 MF 8000 19 (1)130 27 (1)130 9 FW 5 (2)100 13630 18 (2)730 10 MF 7500 181200 251700 11 DF 8120 19 (7)030 27 (7)150 12 FW 6 (4)110 19 (2)1100 25 (6)1210 13 DF 3 (3)000 18 (8)000 21 (11)000 14 DF 1 (1)000 2 (1)000 3 (2)000 15 DF 8 (2)100 19 (11)120 27 (13)220 16 MF 4 (2)010 3 (1)010 7 (3)020 19 MF 1000 1 (1)000 2 (1)000 23 DF 5 (2)010 4 (4)000 9 (6)010 24 MF 0000 5 (3)000 5 (3)000 25 MF 8 (5)000 19 (10)120 27 (15)120 27 FW 0000 10 (7)210 10 (7)210 28 MF 1 (1)000 5 (1)200 6 (2)200 29 FW 1000 9 (8)110 10 (8)110 33 FW 1020 6 (5)020 7 (5)040
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