List of North Carolina FC seasons

Since its inaugural season in 2007, the American soccer club North Carolina FC, previously known as the Carolina RailHawks, has competed in the second division of American soccer in a variety of leagues. The team currently competes in the USL Championship after stints in the North American Soccer League, USSF Division 2 Professional League and USL First Division. The following list covers each season of the club's existence, documenting its performance in all competitive competitions.

Key

Key to competitions

• USL Championship (USLC) – The second division of soccer in the United States, established in 2010 and previously known as USL and USL Pro. The Championship was the third division of American soccer from its founding until its elevation to second division status in 2017.
• North American Soccer League (NASL) – The second division of soccer in the United States from 2011 through 2017, now defunct.
• USSF Division 2 Professional League (D2 Pro) – The second division of soccer in the United States for a single season in 2010, now defunct.
• USL First Division (USL-1) – The second division of soccer in the United States from 2005 through 2009.
• U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in US soccer, first contested in 1914.
• CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.

Key to colors and symbols

1st or W	Winners
2nd or RU	Runners-up
Last	Wooden Spoon
♦	League Golden Boot
	Highest average attendance

Key to league record

• Season = The year and article of the season
• Div = Level on pyramid
• League = League name
• Pld = Games played
• W = Games won
• L = Games lost
• D = Games drawn
• GF = Goals scored
• GA = Goals against
• Pts = Points
• PPG = Points per game
• Conf = Conference position
• Overall = League position

Key to cup record

• DNE = Did not enter
• DNQ = Did not qualify
• NH = Competition not held or canceled
• QR = Qualifying round
• PR = Preliminary round
• GS = Group stage
• R1 = First round
• R2 = Second round
• R3 = Third round
• R4 = Fourth round
• R5 = Fifth round
• QF = Quarterfinals
• SF = Semifinals
• RU = Runners-up
• W = Winners

Seasons

Season	League											Position		Playoffs	USOC	Continental / Other		Average attendance	Top goalscorer(s)
	Div	League	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall						Name	Goals
2007	2	USL-1	28	8	12	8	24	34	−10	32	1.14	N/A	8th	QF	SF	Ineligible		4,962	Connally Edozien	7
2008		USL-1	30	9	11	10	34	42	−8	37	1.23		8th	DNQ	Ro16			3,869	Hamed Diallo	7
2009		USL-1	30	16	7	7	43	19	+24	55	1.83		2nd	QF	R2	DNQ		2,943	Daniel Paladini	10
2010		D2 Pro	30	13	9	8	44	32	+12	47	1.56	1st	4th	RU	R2			2,241	Etienne Barbara	8
2011		NASL	28	17	8	3	50	26	+24	54	1.93	N/A	1st	SF	DNE			3,353	Etienne Barbara	20
2012		NASL	28	10	8	10	44	46	−2	40	1.43		4th	SF	Ro16	Ineligible		3,883	Nick Zimmerman	15
2013		NASL	26	12	7	7	41	32	+9	43	1.65		1st	DNQ	QF	DNQ		4,708	Brian Shriver	16
2014		NASL	27	13	9	5	41	31	+10	43	1.59		5th		QF			4,551	Zack Schilawski	9
2015		NASL	30	9	13	8	44	49	−5	35	1.17		6th		R3			4,539	Nacho Novo	11
2016		NASL	32	11	14	7	36	48	−12	40	1.25		8th		R4			5,058	Matthew Fondy	7
2017		NASL	32	11	9	12	46	37	+9	45	1.41		3rd	SF	R4			4,471	Lance Laing	9
2018		USL	34	13	13	8	60	50	+10	47	1.38	9th	18th	DNQ	R4			4,730	Daniel Ríos	20
2019		USLC	34	16	10	8	57	37	+20	56	1.65	7th	10th	PR	R4			4,118	Robert Kristo	11
2020		USLC	15	6	8	1	17	21	−4	19	1.27	10th	21st	DNQ	NH			3,515	Andre Fortune II	6
2021	3	USL L1	28	7	4	17	30	50	–20	25	0.89	N/A	12th	DNQ	NH			1,741	3 players tied	4
2022		USL L1	30	8	16	6	35	53	–18	30	1.00		11th	DNQ	R2			1,874	Garrett McLaughlin	14
2023		USL L1	32	19	7	6	58	39	+19	63	1.91		2nd	W	R2			2,389	Oalex Anderson	17
Total	–	–	494	198	165	131	704	646	+58	711	1.44	–	–	–	–	–		–	Etienne Barbara	28

^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league play, playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, and other competitive matches.