2025 Charlotte FC season

Charlotte FC
2025 season
Sporting director	Zoran Krneta
Head coach	Dean Smith
Stadium	Bank of America Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 1st ; Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup Playoffs	TBD
Leagues Cup	League stage
Top goalscorer	League: Pep Biel (3); All: Pep Biel (3)
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2025 season is 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, who was hired in December 2023 and was the team's third manager.^[1]

The team began their preseason on January 13 and trained later that month in Miami, Florida, where they played several friendlies. They returned to their home state for a friendly against North Carolina FC and also played in the Coachella Valley Invitational in Indio, California.^[2]

In addition to league play, Charlotte FC will participate in the 2025 Leagues Cup and 2025 U.S. Open Cup.^[3]

Squad information

As of February 1, 2025^[4]

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	CRO	Kristijan Kahlina
3	DF	USA	Tim Ream
4	MF	USA	Andrew Privett
6	DF	NZL	Bill Tuiloma
8	MF	ENG	Ashley Westwood (captain)
10	FW	CIV	Wilfried Zaha (on loan from Galatasaray; DP)
11	FW	ISR	Liel Abada (DP)
13	MF	USA	Brandt Bronico
14	DF	ENG	Nathan Byrne
15	MF	USA	Ben Bender
16	MF	ESP	Pep Biel (on loan from Olympiacos)
17	FW	ISR	Idan Toklomati
18	FW	COL	Kerwin Vargas
19	MF	USA	Eryk Williamson
22	GK	USA	David Bingham


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	MF	SRB	Nikola Petković
24	DF	USA	Mikah Thomas
25	FW	ENG	Tyger Smalls
26	GK	USA	Chituru Odunze
27	FW	USA	Nimfasha Berchimas (HG)
28	MF	FRA	Djibril Diani
29	DF	FRA	Adilson Malanda
31	GK	USA	George Marks
33	FW	USA	Patrick Agyemang
35	MF	USA	Nick Scardina
36	MF	CAN	Brandon Cambridge (HG)
38	FW	CPV	Iuri Tavares
39	DF	USA	Jack Neeley (HG)
40	DF	USA	Jahlane Forbes
41	FW	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
20	DF	BRA	João Pedro (on loan to Rio Ave)

Coaching staff

As of February 2024^[5]

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	Hamady Diop	San Diego FC	Expansion draft^[6]	December 11, 2024

Draft picks

MLS Re-Entry Draft picks

Round	Selection	Player
2024 Charlotte FC Re-Entry Picks
1 (Stage 1)	16	PASS
2 (Stage 2)	29

MLS SuperDraft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College Conference
2024 Charlotte FC Re-Entry Picks
1	17
2	47
3	77

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

All matches are in Eastern Time

Preseason

January 29	Sporting Kansas City	2–3	Charlotte FC	Miami, Florida
11:00 a.m. EST	Toye 33' Barlett 59' (pen.)	Report	Agyemang 52', 56' Cambridge 86' (pen.)	Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium

February 5	North Carolina FC	1–0	Charlotte FC	Cary, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. EST	Dolabella 2nd half'	Report		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

February 9 Coachella Valley Invitational	LA Galaxy	2–2	Charlotte FC	Indio, California
1:00 p.m. EST	Yoshida 24' Berry 69'	Report	Bronico 15' Abada 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

February 15 Coachella Valley Invitational	Charlotte FC	2–0	Portland Timbers	Indio, California
1:00 p.m. EST	Vargas 65' Smalls 89'	Report		Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Major League Soccer (MLS)

Standings

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	FC Cincinnati	11	7	3	1	15	13	+2	22	Qualification for round one
4	Inter Miami CF	10	6	1	3	20	11	+9	21
5	Charlotte FC	11	6	4	1	18	12	+6	19
6	Nashville SC	11	5	4	2	20	14	+6	17
7	Orlando City SC	11	4	2	5	18	12	+6	17

Updated to match(es) played on May 4, 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 (2025)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	FC Cincinnati	11	7	3	1	15	13	+2	22
5	Inter Miami CF	10	6	1	3	20	11	+9	21
6	Charlotte FC	11	6	4	1	18	12	+6	19
7	Minnesota United FC	11	5	2	4	15	10	+5	19
8	Portland Timbers	11	5	3	3	21	19	+2	18

Updated to match(es) played on May 4, 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
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Major League Soccer	February 22, 2025	October 18, 2025	Matchday 1	TBD	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	050.00
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					2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	050.00

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
11	19	6	4	1	18	13	+5	5	1	0	13	4	+9	1	3	1	5	9	−4

Last updated: May 3, 2025
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Stadium	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	L
Points	1	4	4	7	10	10	13	16	19	19	19
Position (East)	9	4	6	4	2	6	4	2	1	4	5

Updated to match(es) played on May 3, 2025. 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	2–2	Charlotte FC	Seattle, Washington
10:30 pm EST	Nouhou 1' Morris 19', 49'	Report	Malanda 35' Abada 59' Yeimar 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 30,055^[7] Referee: Filip Dujic

March 1 2	Charlotte FC	2–0	Atlanta United FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
2:15 pm EST	Biel 50' Zaha 54' Bronico 61' Agyemang 76'	Report	Muyumba 77' Slisz 90+8'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 51,002 Referee: Rubiel Vaquez

March 9 3	Inter Miami CF	1–0	Charlotte FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
4:00 pm EDT	Avilés 30' Ustari 38' Suárez 45' Allende 46' Bright 90+3'	Report	Malanda 82'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 20,436 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Note: The match was originally scheduled for a 5:00 pm kickoff but was moved an hour later per a prior announcement.^[8]

March 15 4	Charlotte FC	2–0	FC Cincinnati	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT	Abada 48' Agyemang 51'	Report	Flores 45' 83' Nwobodo 76'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 27,807 Referee: Sergii Boiko

March 22 5	Charlotte FC	4–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT	Biel 11' Westwood 36' Bronico 40', 40' Vargas 52' Diani 73' Privett 74'	Report	Arango 77' (pen.) Rodrigues 80'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 27,463 Referee: Armando Villarreal

March 29 6	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Charlotte FC	Commerce City, Colorado
4:30 pm EDT	Awaziem 10' Mihailovic 78', 81' (pen.)	Report	Zaha 54' Malanda 80'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,211 Referee: Allen Chapman

April 5 7	Charlotte FC	2–1	Nashville SC	Charlotte, North Carolina
2:30 pm EDT	Westwood 52' Vargas 72' Zaha 85' (pen.) Toklomati 90' Byrne 90+11'	Report	Najar 13' Mukhtar 32' Tagseth 68'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 29,591 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

April 12 8	CF Montréal	0–1	Charlotte FC	Montreal, Quebec
7:30 pm EDT	Loturi 35' Clark 39' Owusu 60' Álvarez 89'	Report	Biel 16' Agyemang 63'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

April 19 9	Charlotte FC	3–0	San Diego FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT	Abada 11' Agyemang 45' (pen.) Privett 57' Bronico 59' Williamson 77'	Report	Reyes 32' 39' Diop 67' Lozano 90+2'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 29,653 Referee: Filip Dujic

April 26 10	Charlotte FC	0–1	New England Revolution	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT	Malanda 8' Bronico 70' Vargas 89'	Report	Ceballos 34' Fofana 61' Sands 76' Gil 77'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 29,233 Referee: Victor Rivas

May 3 11	Columbus Crew	4–2	Charlotte FC	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 pm EDT	Zawadzki 14' Chambost 25' Rossi 39' (pen.) Russell-Rowe 45+8', 81' Jackson 51'	Report	Zaha 45+2' (pen.) Abada 64'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,167 Referee: Allen Chapman

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

May 6 Round of 32	North Carolina FC	v	Charlotte FC	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Leagues Cup

July 31 Group Stage	Charlotte FC	v	Juárez	Charlotte, North Carolina
TBA				Stadium: Bank of America Stadium

August 3 Group Stage	Guadalajara	v	Charlotte FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
TBA				Stadium: Bank of America Stadium

August 7 Group Stage	Monterrey	v	Charlotte FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
TBA				Stadium: Bank of America Stadium

References

^ 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.
^ "Charlotte FC 2025 Preseason Schedule" (Press release). Charlotte FC. January 10, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
^ "All 30 Major League Soccer Clubs to Participate in North American Cup Competitions in 2025" (Press release). Major League Soccer. January 28, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
^ "Roster". Charlotte FC. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
^ "Technical Staff". Charlotte FC. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "San Diego FC: 2024 MLS Expansion Draft results". Major League Soccer. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
^ "Jordan Morris scores twice, but Sounders settle for draw in MLS opener". The Seattle Times. 2025-02-22. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
^ "Match Time Change: Charlotte FC at Inter Miami on March 9" (Press release). Charlotte FC. January 29, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2025.

[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] "Charlotte FC 2025 Preseason Schedule" (Press release). Charlotte FC. January 10, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2025.

[3] "All 30 Major League Soccer Clubs to Participate in North American Cup Competitions in 2025" (Press release). Major League Soccer. January 28, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2025.

[4] "Roster". Charlotte FC. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

[5] "Technical Staff". Charlotte FC. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[6] "San Diego FC: 2024 MLS Expansion Draft results". Major League Soccer. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.

[7] "Jordan Morris scores twice, but Sounders settle for draw in MLS opener". The Seattle Times. 2025-02-22. Retrieved 2025-02-23.

[8] "Match Time Change: Charlotte FC at Inter Miami on March 9" (Press release). Charlotte FC. January 29, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2025.

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