2025 Charlotte FC season

Charlotte FC
2025 season
Sporting directorZoran Krneta
Head coachDean Smith
StadiumBank of America Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
Leagues CupTBD
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The 2025 season will be the fourth season for Charlotte FC in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of professional club soccer in the United States.The team is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and was established in 2019. They made their MLS debut in the 2022 season. The 2025 season will be their second for Charlotte FC under English head coach Dean Smith,[citation needed] who was hired in December 2023 and was the team's third manager.[1]

Squad information

As of October 29, 2024[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Croatia CRO Kristijan Kahlina
3 DF United States USA Tim Ream
6 DF New Zealand NZL Bill Tuiloma
7 FW England ENG Jamie Paterson
8 MF England ENG Ashley Westwood (captain)
9 FW Poland POL Karol Świderski (DP)
9 FW Argentina ARG Enzo Copetti (DP)
10 MF Spain ESP Pep Biel (DP; on loan from Olympiacos)
10 MF Belgium BEL Brecht Dejaegere
11 FW Israel ISR Liel Abada (DP)
13 MF United States USA Brandt Bronico
14 DF England ENG Nathan Byrne
15 MF United States USA Ben Bender (GA)
18 FW Colombia COL Kerwin Vargas
20 DF Brazil BRA João Pedro
21 DF Finland FIN Jere Uronen
22 GK United States USA David Bingham
23 MF Serbia SRB Nikola Petković
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF United States USA Jaylin Lindsey
25 FW England ENG Tyger Smalls
26 GK United States USA Chituru Odunze
27 FW United States USA Nimfasha Berchimas (HG)
28 MF France FRA Djibril Diani
29 DF France FRA Adilson Malanda
30 MF Brazil BRA Júnior Urso
31 GK United States USA George Marks
32 DF Senegal SEN Hamady Diop (GA)
33 FW United States USA Patrick Agyemang
34 MF United States USA Andrew Privett
35 MF United States USA Nick Scardina
36 MF Canada CAN Brandon Cambridge (HG)
38 FW Cape Verde CPV Iuri Tavares
39 DF United States USA Jack Neeley (HG)
40 DF United States USA Jahlane Forbes
41 FW United States USA Brian Romero (HG)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW Poland POL Karol Świderski (on loan to Hellas Verona until July)
32 DF Senegal SEN Hamady Diop (GA; on loan to Čukarički until January 2025)

Coaching staff

As of February 2024[3]
Technical staff
Head coach Dean Smith
Assistant coach Pa-Modou Kah
Assistant coach Christian Fuchs
Sporting director Zoran Krnet
Head of goalkeeping Aron Hyde
Head video coach Rohan Sachdev

Transfers

Transfers In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date

Transfers Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date
DF Senegal Hamady Diop United States San Diego FC Expansion draft[4] December 11, 2024

Draft picks

MLS Re-Entry Draft picks

Main article: 2024 MLS Re-Entry Draft
2024 Charlotte FC Re-Entry Picks
Round Selection Player Position Team Notes
1 (Stage 1) 16 PASS
2 (Stage 2) 29

MLS SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2025 MLS SuperDraft
2024 Charlotte FC Re-Entry Picks
Round Pick Player Position College
Conference
1 17
2 47
3 77

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

All matches are in Eastern Time

Preseason

February 9 Coachella Valley Invitational LA Galaxy v Charlotte FC Indio, California
1:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 15 Coachella Valley Invitational Charlotte FC v Portland Timbers Indio, California
1:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Major League Soccer (MLS)

Main article: 2025 Major League Soccer season

Standings

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Chicago Fire FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for round one
3 FC Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Charlotte FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
3 Chicago Fire FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 FC Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Charlotte FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Major League Soccer February 22 or 23, 2025 TBD, 2025 Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
MLS Cup Playoffs TBD TBD TBD TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Leagues Cup TBD TBD TBD TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Source: Competitions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Stadium
Result
Points
Position
(East)
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Conference leader;   = Playoffs berth;   = Wild card berth

Match results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void   Postponed

February 22 1 Seattle Sounders FC v Charlotte FC Seattle, Washington
10:30 pm EST Stadium: Lumen Field
March 1 2 Charlotte FC v Atlanta United FC Charlotte, North Carolina
2:00 pm EST Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
March 9 3 Inter Miami CF v Charlotte FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
5:00 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
March 15 4 Charlotte FC v FC Cincinnati Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
March 22 5 Charlotte FC v San Jose Earthquakes Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
March 29 6 Colorado Rapids v Charlotte FC Commerce City, Colorado
4:30 pm EDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
April 5 7 Charlotte FC v Nashville SC Charlotte, North Carolina
2:30 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
April 12 8 CF Montréal v Charlotte FC Montreal, Quebec
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
April 19 9 Charlotte FC v San Diego FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
April 26 10 Charlotte FC v New England Revolution Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
May 3 11 Columbus Crew v Charlotte FC Columbus, Ohio
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
May 10 12 Nashville SC v Charlotte FC Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 pm EDT Stadium: Geodis Park
May 14 13 Orlando City SC v Charlotte FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
May 17 14 Charlotte FC v Chicago Fire FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
May 24 15 Charlotte FC v Columbus Crew Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
May 28 16 New York Red Bulls v Charlotte FC Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
May 31 17 Toronto FC v Charlotte FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: BMO Field
June 14 18 Philadelphia Union v Charlotte FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
June 25 19 Sporting Kansas City v Charlotte FC Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 pm EDT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
June 28 20 Chicago Fire FC v Charlotte FC Chicago, Illinois
8:30 pm EDT Stadium: Soldier Field
July 5 21 Charlotte FC v Orlando City SC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
July 12 22 Charlotte FC v New York City FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
July 16 23 Charlotte FC v D.C. United Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
July 19 24 Atlanta United FC v Charlotte FC Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
July 26 25 Charlotte FC v Toronto FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
August 10 26 FC Cincinnati v Charlotte FC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:00 pm EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
August 16 27 Charlotte FC v Real Salt Lake Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
August 24 28 Charlotte FC v New York Red Bulls Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
August 30 29 New England Revolution v Charlotte FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
September 13 30 Charlotte FC v Inter Miami CF Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
September 19 31 New York City FC v Charlotte FC New York, New York
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Yankee Stadium
September 27 32 Charlotte FC v CF Montréal Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
October 4 33 D.C. United v Charlotte FC Washington, D.C.
2:30 pm EDT Stadium: Audi Field
October 18 34 Charlotte FC v Philadelphia Union Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2025 U.S. Open Cup
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Leagues Cup

Main article: 2025 Leagues Cup
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References

  1. ^ Connuck, Shane (December 18, 2023). "Dean Smith hopes to lead 'successful and consistent' culture as Charlotte FC head coach". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Roster". Charlotte FC. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Technical Staff". Charlotte FC. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "San Diego FC: 2024 MLS Expansion Draft results". Major League Soccer. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.