North Carolina FC

North Carolina FC is a Cary, North Carolina club founded in 2006 as the Carolina RailHawks and owned by Steve Malik since 2015. It played in the USL, NASL, USL Championship and USL League One, winning the 2023 League One title, before suspending its professional team in 2025 ahead of USL Premier. Its U23 side plays in USL League Two, and its youth arm, NCFC Youth, is one of the country's largest.

2006: Founded as the Carolina RailHawks (January 26) 2007: First season, at WakeMed Soccer Park 2010: Sold to Traffic Sports USA 2011: Joins the NASL 2015: Bought by Steve Malik 2016: Record crowd of 10,125 against West Ham United (July 12); renamed North Carolina FC (December 6) 2017: Merges with youth clubs CASL and TFC Alliance to form NCFC Youth 2018: Joins the USL Championship 2021: Moves to USL League One 2023: Wins the USL League One title 2024: Returns to the USL Championship 2025: Suspends its professional team ahead of a planned move to USL Premier (November 4)