2025 Charlotte FC season

Charlotte FC
2025 season
Sporting directorZoran Krneta
Head coachDean Smith
StadiumBank of America Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 7th
Overall: 10th
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
Leagues CupLeague stage
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Pep Biel (10)
All: Pep Biel (10)

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

Adilson Malanda scores the opening goal in a draw with Seattle Sounders FC
As of August 19, 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 Croatia CRO Kristijan Kahlina
2 DF Canada CAN Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (on loan from CF Montréal)
3 DF United States USA Tim Ream
4 MF United States USA Andrew Privett
6 DF New Zealand NZL Bill Tuiloma
8 MF England ENG Ashley Westwood (captain)
10 FW Ivory Coast CIV Wilfried Zaha (on loan from Galatasaray; DP)
11 FW Israel ISR Liel Abada (DP)
13 MF United States USA Brandt Bronico
14 DF England ENG Nathan Byrne
16 MF Spain ESP Pep Biel (on loan from Olympiacos)
17 FW Israel ISR Idan Toklomati
18 FW Colombia COL Kerwin Vargas
19 DF United States USA Eryk Williamson
21 MF France FRA Souleyman Doumbia (on loan from Standard Liège)
22 GK United States USA David Bingham
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Serbia SRB Nikola Petković
24 DF United States USA Mikah Thomas
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
31 GK United States USA George Marks
35 MF United States USA Nick Scardina
36 MF Canada CAN Brandon Cambridge (HG)
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

Coaching staff

As of August 2025[5]
Technical staff
Head coach Dean Smith
Associate head coach Miles Joseph
Assistant coach Christian Fuchs
Sporting director Zoran Krnet
Head of goalkeeping Aron Hyde
Head video coach Rohan Sachdev

Player movement

Transfers In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date
MF United States Eryk Williamson United States Portland Timbers Trade January 15, 2025
DF England Harry Toffolo England Nottingham Forest Free agent[6] August 5, 2025
FW Australia Archie Goodwin Australia Adelaide United Transfer[7] August 13, 2025
GK United States Drake Callender United States Inter Miami CF Cash-for-player trade[8] August 19, 2025

Loans In

Pos. Player Loaned from Date
MF Spain Pep Biel Greece Olympiacos January 13, 2025
FW Ivory Coast Wilfried Zaha Turkey Galatasaray January 22, 2025
DF Ivory Coast Souleyman Doumbia Belgium Standard Liège March 12, 2025
DF Canada Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty United States CF Montréal April 23, 2025

Transfers Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date
DF Senegal Hamady Diop United States San Diego FC Expansion draft[9] December 11, 2024
DF Finland Jere Uronen Sweden AIK Fotboll Transfer January 8, 2025
FW Poland Karol Świderski Greece Panathinaikos Transfer January 23, 2025
MF United States Ben Bender United States Philadelphia Union Waived[10] April 25, 2025
DF Brazil João Pedro Reginaldo Poland Radomiak Radom Transfer[11] July 9, 2025
FW Portugal Iuri Tavares Croatia NK Varaždin Transfer[12] July 9, 2025
FW United States Patrick Agyemang England Derby County Transfer[13] July 15, 2025

Loans Out

Pos. Player Loaned from Date
DF Brazil João Pedro Reginaldo Portugal Rio Ave FC February 1, 2025

Draft picks

MLS Re-Entry Draft picks

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

MLS SuperDraft picks

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

January 29 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Charlotte FC Miami, Florida
11:00 a.m. EST
  • Toye 33'
  • Barlett 59' (pen.)
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 15 Coachella Valley Invitational Charlotte FC 2–0 Portland Timbers Indio, California
1:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Major League Soccer (MLS)

Standings

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Inter Miami CF 24 13 5 6 53 39 +14 45 Qualification for round one
6 Columbus Crew 26 12 5 9 42 37 +5 45
7 Charlotte FC 27 14 11 2 45 39 +6 44
8 New York City FC 25 12 8 5 36 30 +6 41 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Chicago Fire FC 26 11 9 6 50 44 +6 39
Updated to match(es) played on August 17, 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 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
8 Inter Miami CF 24 13 5 6 53 39 +14 45
9 Columbus Crew 26 12 5 9 42 37 +5 45
10 Charlotte FC 27 14 11 2 45 39 +6 44
11 Seattle Sounders FC 26 11 7 8 43 36 +7 41
12 New York City FC 25 12 8 5 36 30 +6 41
Updated to match(es) played on August 17, 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, 2025 October 18, 2025 Matchday 1 TBD 27 14 2 11 45 39 +6 051.85
MLS Cup Playoffs TBD TBD TBD TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Leagues Cup July 31, 2025 August 7, 2025 League Phase TBD 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 033.33
U.S. Open Cup May 6, 2025 TBD Round of 32 Round of 16 2 1 1 0 7 4 +3 050.00
Total 32 16 4 12 57 49 +8 050.00

Last updated: August 19, 2025
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
27 44 14 11 2 45 39  +6 10 2 1 26 12  +14 4 9 1 19 27  −8

Last updated: August 19, 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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAHAHHAHAHHAAAHHAAAAAHHHAHAH
ResultDWLWWLWWWLLLLLWLWLLLDWWWWWW
Points14471010131619191919191922222525252526293235384144
Position
(East)
946426421456788981091010997777
Updated to match(es) played on August 17, 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
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 30,055[14]
Referee: Filip Dujic
March 1 2 Charlotte FC 2–0 Atlanta United FC Charlotte, North Carolina
2:15 pm EST
Report
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
Report
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.[15]
March 15 4 Charlotte FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,167
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 10 12 Nashville SC 2–1 Charlotte FC Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 25,002
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
May 14 13 Orlando City SC 3–1 Charlotte FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 17,007
Referee: Sergii Boiko
May 17 14 Charlotte FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 29,755
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 24 15 Charlotte FC 3–2 Columbus Crew Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 29,755
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 28 16 New York Red Bulls 4–2 Charlotte FC Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 11,135
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 31 17 Toronto FC 0–2 Charlotte FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,406
Referee: Joe Dickerson
June 14 18 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Charlotte FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,839
Referee: Ricardo Montero
June 25 19 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Charlotte FC Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 16,223
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
June 28 20 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 Charlotte FC Chicago, Illinois
8:30 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 17,837
Referee: Sergii Boiko
July 5 21 Charlotte FC 2–2 Orlando City SC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 28,734
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 12 22 Charlotte FC 2–0 New York City FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 28,164
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
July 16 23 Charlotte FC 2–1 D.C. United Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 32,293
Referee: Chris Penso
July 19 24 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Charlotte FC Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 pm EDT Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 60,005
Referee: Allen Chapman
July 26 25 Charlotte FC 2–0 Toronto FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 27,835
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 10 26 FC Cincinnati 0−1 Charlotte FC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:00 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Filip Dujic
August 16 27 Charlotte FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 28,201
Referee: Tori Penso
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 20 31 New York City FC v Charlotte FC New York, New York
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Note: Match originally scheduled for September 19.
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 North Carolina 1–4 (a.e.t.) North Carolina Charlotte FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,155
Referee: John Matto
May 21 Round of 16 D.C. United Washington, D.C. 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 p)
North Carolina Charlotte FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 5,179
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Penalties

Leagues Cup

July 31 Group Stage Charlotte FC United States 1–4 Mexico Juárez Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 23,677
Referee: Natalie Simon
August 3 Group Stage Guadalajara Mexico 2–2
(4–2 p)
United States Charlotte FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:50 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 24,207
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
Penalties
August 7 Group Stage Monterrey Mexico 0–2 United States Charlotte FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 18,877
Referee: Keylor Herrera

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