2025 Carolina Core FC season

Carolina Core FC
2025 season
Owner	Megan Oglesby; Matt Penley; Mark Penley
General manager	Eddie Pope
Head coach	Donovan Ricketts
Stadium	Truist Point
MLS Next Pro	Eastern Conference: ; Overall:
2025 U.S. Open Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Glory Nzingo (7 Goals); All: Facundo Canete, Glory Nzingo (7 Goals Each)
Highest home attendance	4,430 vs NYCFC II April 5, vs Inter Miami CF II July 4
Lowest home attendance	2,992 vs Philadelphia Union II July 30, 2,511 vs Soda City FC March 20 (US Open Cup)
Average home league attendance	3,905; All: 3,789
Biggest win	Carolina Core FC 5–0 NYCFC II April 5
Biggest defeat	Carolina Core FC 1–4 Chattanooga FC April 13
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 Carolina Core FC Season is the club's second season in existence. This is the second independent club to play in a MLS Next Pro season alongside Chattanooga FC and will be joined by 3 other teams in 2026. The club is located in North Carolina, US.

Players and staff

Current roster

As of March 11, 2025

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Alex Sutton
1	GK	USA	Andrew Pannenberg
2	DF	USA	Daniel Chica
3	MF	JAM	Zion Scarlett
4	DF	USA	Kai Thomas
5	DF	USA	Angel Aguas
6	DF	ARG	Juan Pablo Rodriguez
7	FW	USA	Yekeson Subah
8	MF	USA	Jesus Orejuela
9	FW	SEN	Papa Ndoye
10	DF	ENG	Jacob Evans
11	MF	VEN	Luis Lugo
12	MF	TAN	Alenga Charles
13	FW	HON	Josuha Rodriguez
14	DF	USA	Jathan Juarez
15	FW	COL	David Polanco
17	FW	COL	Carlos Mario Diaz
19	FW	USA	Nicholas Pechenyi
20	DF	FRA	Ibrahim Covi
21	MF	DOM	Derek Cuevas
22	DF	USA	Kiki Gregoire
23	FW	USA	Tyler Freeman
24	MF	ARG	Facundo Canete
25	FW	ATG	Drake Hadeed
26	MF	FRA	Paul Baptiste Behe Leonardi
28	FW	ARG	Federico Stachuk
29	MF	COL	Santiago Cambindo
31	GK	USA	Robert Bailey
77	MF	CHI	Jonathan Bazaes
99	MF	LBR	Aryeh Miller
—	MF	IRL	Glory Nzingo

Staff

Eddie Pope – Chief Sporting Officer
Donovan Ricketts – Head Coach
Amado Guevara – Assistant Coach
Vacant – Goalkeeping Coach
Robert Ritchie – Director Of Soccer Operations

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Number	Name	from	Type	Fee	Ref.
December 31, 2024	FW	23	Tyler Freeman	Hartford Athletic	end of loan	NA
December 31, 2024	FW	28	Federico Stachuk	Greenville Triumph SC	end of loan	NA
January 14, 2025	DF	3	Zion Scarlett	Greenville Triumph SC	Signing	Free	^[1]
March 6, 2025	MF	19	Mateo Sarmiento	Inter Miami CF Academy	Signing	Free	^[2]
March 7, 2025	FW	11	Anthony Sumo Jr.	Kalonji Pro-Profile	Signing	Free	^[3]
June 20, 2025	MF	16	Corey Lundeen	Savannah Clovers	Signing	Free	^[4]

Out

Date	Position	Number	Name	To	Type	Fee	Ref.
December 31, 2024	DF	52	Ozzie Cisneros	Sporting Kansas City	Loan Expired at the end of the year	NA
December 31, 2024	MF	8	Jesus Orejuela		Contract Expired at the end of the year	NA
December 31, 2024	FW	17	Carlos Mario Diaz		Contract Expired at the end of the year	NA
December 31, 2024	MF	11	Luis Lugo		Contract Expired at the end of the year	NA
December 31, 2024	DF	5	Angel Aguas		Contract Expired at the end of the year	NA
December 31, 2024	FW	9	Papa Ndoye		Contract Expired at the end of the year	NA
December 31, 2024	FW	21	Federico Stachuk		Contract Expired at the end of the year	NA
December 31, 2024	FW	23	Tyler Freeman	Ventura County Fusion	Contract Expired at the end of the year	NA
February 28, 2025	DF	18	Jeremiah White IV	Legia Warszawa	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[5]
March 7, 2025	FW	19	Nicholas Pechenyi	JKS 1909 Jarosław	signing		^[6]
March 11, 2025	MF	68	Ozzie Ramos	Texoma FC	signing		^[7]

Loan In

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Start	End	Source
TBC	MF	Glory Nzingo	Swansea City	February 14, 2025	December 31, 1025	^[8]

Loan Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Start	End	Source

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

^[9]

February 18	Carolina Core FC	0–1	High Point Panthers	High Point, North Carolina
6:00 PM ET			68'	Stadium: Truist Point

February 22	Carolina Core FC	1–0	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	High Point, North Carolina
5:00 PM ET	Miller 9' Canete 53' Thomas 64' Polanco 80' Leonardi 90' Cambindo 90+2'			Stadium: Truist Point

March 1	Carolina Core FC	1–2	UNC Greensboro Spartans	High Point, North Carolina
5:00 PM ET	Chica		13' 90+4'	Stadium: Truist Point

Midseason

August 30	Carolina Core FC	v	Tigres UANL U23	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET				Stadium: Truist Point

Competitive fixtures

Standings

Overall table

MLS Next Pro Regular Season

March 13 1	Inter Miami CF II	1–1 (2–4 p)	Carolina Core FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Sparks 49' Pintér 53'	Report	Hadeed 14' Polanco 18' Evans 22' Covi 72'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Referee: Joshua Encarnación
	Penalties
	Cohen Martinez Montenegro Flores		Sutton Evans Thomas Rodriguez Canete

March 24 2	NYCFC II	2–1	Carolina Core FC	New York City, New York
7:00 PM EDT	Ponce 18' Molinari 47' Elias 58' Thomas 71' (o.g.) Infuso 90+3'	Report	Rodríguez 36' Evans 80' Hadeed 90+5'	Stadium: Icahn Stadium Referee: Benjamin Meyer

April 5 3	Carolina Core FC	5–0	NYCFC II	High Point, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Polanco 5' Canete 9' Evans 20' (pen.) Alenga 36' Nzingo 78' Cuevas 85'	Report	McCamy 16' Lopez 19'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,430 Referee: Kaitlyn Trowbridge

April 13 4	Carolina Core FC	1–4	Chattanooga FC	High Point, North Carolina
3:00 PM EDT	Covi 10' 47' Rodríguez 17' Polanco 18' 72' Leonardi 45+4' Sutton 62' Cambindo 84'	Report	Covi 13' (o.g.) Mendonça 25' Sar-Sar 34' Robertson 53' Koehler 62' Plougman 79'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 3,710 Referee: Josiah Parke

April 18 5	Toronto FC II	1–1 (1–4 p)	Carolina Core FC	North York, Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM EDT	McDonald 32'	Report	Nzingo 31' Canete 77'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
	Penalties
	Ayari Ythallo Barrow		Evans Sutton Hadeed Rodriguez

April 23 6	Atlanta United 2	2–2 (5–4 p)	Carolina Core FC	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT	Tablante 21' 61' Dunham 23' Wesseh 48' Armas 87'	Report	Hadeed 29' Miller 42' Chica 47' Rodriguez 50' Leonardi 81' Polanco 86'	Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Jeremy Scheer
	Penalties
	Armas Tablante Mazzaferro Torres Moore Weah		Evans Sutton Covi Polanco Canete Leonardi

April 26 7	Carolina Core FC	1–2	Crown Legacy FC	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT	Polanco 66' Canete 83' Scarlett 90+2'	Report	Moore 9' Boardman 41' Sarkos 75' Subotić 90+3' 90+4'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,070 Referee: Alejo Calume

May 4 8	New York Red Bulls II	2–2 (7–6 p)	Carolina Core FC	Montclair, New Jersey
5:00 PM EDT	Mehmeti 1' Mosquera 17' Nelich 74' 79'	Report	Canete 27' 50', 90+6' Polanco 45+2'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Referee: Danielle Chesky
	Penalties
	Kasule Mosquera Benedetti Mehmeti Nelich Sullivan Schwarz Ramalho Ruiz Stokes		Sutton Scarlett Covi Leonardi Canete Juarez Sumo Jr. Alenga Nzingo Chica

May 10 9	Carolina Core FC	0–0 (2–3 p)	Huntsville City FC	High Point, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Canete 45' Rodríguez 64' Covi 76' Sumo Jr. 85'	Report	Koffi 37' 90+2' O'Brien 63'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Arman Becan
	Penalties
	Sutton Rodríguez Covi Bazaes Canete		Barrett Barker John O'Brien Sipic

June 1 10	Inter Miami CF II	1–2	Carolina Core FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Sparks 43' Thomas 65' (o.g.) Ferraina 90'	Report	Nzingo 4', 75' Leonardi 28' Miller 58'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

June 11 11	Carolina Core FC	1–0	Orlando City B	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT	Juarez 44' Chica 80' Leonardi 89'	Report		Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 3,811 Referee: Marie Durr

June 14 12	Carolina Core FC	1–1 (4–5 p)	Chicago Fire FC II	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT	Canete 5' 63' Miller 19' Alenga 47'	Report	Reynolds 33' Gasper 42' Fleming III 81'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 3,838 Referee: Peter Bernardy
	Penalties
	Sutton Hadeed Bazaes Covi Canete		Borso Konincks Cassano Calle Fleming III

June 21 13	Carolina Core FC	1–2	New York Red Bulls II	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT	Nzingo 39' Thomas 56'	Report	Rosborough 16' Jarvis 25' Sserwadda 45' Benedetti 50' Jiménez 90+6'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 3,856 Referee: Izlen Peksenar

June 28 14	Columbus Crew 2	1–0	Carolina Core FC	Columbus, Ohio
6:00 PM EDT	Sy 30' Presthus 37' Rincon 64' Palacios 68' Adams 81'	Report		Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Atahan Yaya

July 4 15	Carolina Core FC	1–2	Inter Miami CF II	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT	Cuevas 27'	Report	Saja 6' Vorenkamp 21' Pintér 84'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,430 Referee: Andrew Porada

July 10 16	Crown Legacy FC	0–0 (2–4 p)	Carolina Core FC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Boardman 40' Coulibaly 54' Berchimas 70'	Report	Chica 29' Canete 37' Covi 40' Bazaes 41' Nzingo 72'	Stadium: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex Referee: Johnathan Luk
	Penalties
	Subotić Romero Berchimas Mendoza		Evans Sutton Canete Hadeed

July 13 17	Orlando City B	3–1	Carolina Core FC	Kissimmee, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Ellis 22', 54' (pen.) Rodríguez 40' Mercado 72' Thalles 84' 85' Loyola 90+2'	Report	Covi 45' Rodriguez 75' Canete 75'	Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park Referee: Josue Meneses

July 19 18	Carolina Core FC	1–1 (5–4 p)	Atlanta United 2	High Point, North Carolina
9:33 PM EDT	Canete 4' Sumo Jr. 35' Evans 65'	Report	Weah 32' Neri 71' Armas 90'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 3,404 Referee: Gary Gutierrez
	Penalties
	Sutton Bazaes Thomas P. Rodríguez Covi Rodriguez Chica		Armas Mazzaferro Tablante Chong-Qui Neri Wynne Torres

July 30 19	Carolina Core FC	3–2	Philadelphia Union II	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT	Nzingo 22' (pen.), 51' (pen.) Rodríguez 25' 49' Alenga 33' Chica 45+1' Covi 78'	Report	Anderson 11' Olivas 37' (pen.) Uzcátegui 71' Sequera 90+2' Pariano 90+6'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 2,992 Referee: Promise Adebayo-Ige

August 2 20	Carolina Core FC	1–0	New England Revolution II	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT	Scarlett 74'	Report	Barry 85' Souza 90+4'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Russell Miller

August 10 21	Huntsville City FC	v	Carolina Core FC	Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium

August 16 22	Carolina Core FC	v	Chattanooga FC	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Truist Point

August 24 23	FC Cincinnati 2	v	Carolina Core FC	Highland Heights, Kentucky
6:00 PM EDT				Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium

September 4 24	Crown Legacy FC	v	Carolina Core FC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex

September 13 25	Carolina Core FC	v	Atlanta United 2	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Truist Point

September 21 26	Chattanooga FC	v	Carolina Core FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Finley Stadium

September 27 27	Carolina Core FC	v	Orlando City B	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Truist Point

October 5 28	Huntsville City FC	v	Carolina Core FC	Huntsville, Alabama
1:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium

Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

March 20 First Round	Carolina Core FC	4–2	Soda City FC	High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET	Rodríguez 18' (pen.), 58' Leonardi 29' Covi 62' Canete 69' Evans 72' Pannenberg 86'	Report	Martin 22' Oseguera 66' Thompson 79' Salifu 82'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 2,511 Referee: Joe Surgan

April 1 Second Round	Charlotte Independence	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Carolina Core FC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT	Álvarez 2' DeShields 66' Marou 93' Chaney 120+2'		Rodriguez 10' Cuevas 41' Canete 98' Juarez 105+4' Bazaes 108'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Referee: John Rush

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS Next Pro		U.S. Open Cup		MLSNP Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
0	GK	USA	Alex Sutton	20	0	20+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
1	GK	USA	Andrew Pannenberg	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	USA	Daniel Chica	22	0	19+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
3	MF	JAM	Zion Scarlett	15	1	3+10	1	1+1	0	0+0	0
4	DF	USA	Kai Thomas	14	0	11+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	ARG	Juan Pablo Rodriguez	15	0	10+3	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
7	FW	USA	Yekeson Subah	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	FW	ATG	Drake Hadeed	11	1	5+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	COL	David Polanco	14	2	8+5	2	0+1	0	0+0	0
10	MF	ENG	Jacob Evans	20	4	18+0	3	2+0	1	0+0	0
11	FW	LBR	Anthony Sumo Jr.	10	0	2+8	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	MF	TAN	Charles Alenga	22	0	18+2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
13	FW	HON	Joshua Rodriguez	14	5	4+8	2	2+0	3	0+0	0
14	DF	USA	Jathan Juarez	22	1	17+3	1	2+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	USA	Corey Lundeen	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	IRL	Glory Nzingo	19	7	14+4	7	0+1	0	0+0	0
19	MF	COL	Mateo Sarmiento	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
20	DF	FRA	Ibrahim Covi	21	0	18+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	ESP	Derek Cuevas	16	2	5+9	2	1+1	0	0+0	0
24	MF	ARG	Facundo Canete	22	7	20+0	6	2+0	1	0+0	0
26	DF	FRA	Paul Leonardi	17	1	14+2	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
29	MF	COL	Santiago Cambindo	7	0	2+3	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
31	GK	USA	Robert Bailey	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	DF	USA	Christian Diaz	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
77	MF	CHI	Jonathan Bazaes	9	0	2+6	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
99	MF	LBR	Aryeh Miller	14	0	9+3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0

Last updated: August 2, 2025
Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/clubs/carolina-core-fc/stats/#season=MLS-SEA-0001K9&competition=mls-next-pro&club=MLS-CLU-00003I&statType=general&position=all

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS Next Pro	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	MF	17	Glory Nzingo	7	0	7
1	MF	24	Facundo Canete	6	1	7
3	FW	13	Joshua Rodriguez	2	3	5
4	MF	10	Jacob Evans	3	1	4
5	FW	9	David Polanco	2	0	2
5	MF	21	Derek Cuevas	2	0	2
7	MF	3	Zion Scarlett	1	0	1
	FW	8	Drake Hadeed	1	0	1
	DF	14	Jathan Juarez	1	0	1
	MF	26	Paul Leonardi	1	0	1
Total				26	5	31

Last updated: August 2, 2025
Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/clubs/carolina-core-fc/stats/#season=MLS-SEA-0001K9&competition=mls-next-pro&club=MLS-CLU-00003I&statType=general&position=all

Top assists

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS Next Pro	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	MF	10	Jacob Evans	3	0	3
	DF	26	Paul Leonardi	3	0	3
	MF	24	Facundo Canete	2	1	3
4	DF	2	Daniel Chica	2	0	2
	MF	17	Glory Nzingo	2	0	2
	DF	20	Ibrahim Covi	2	0	2
	MF	21	Derek Cuevas	1	1	2
7	FW	11	Anthony Sumo Jr.	1	0	1
	MF	77	Jonathan Bazaes	1	0	1
	FW	13	Joshua Rodriguez	0	1	1
Total				17	3	20

Last updated: July 30, 2025
Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/clubs/carolina-core-fc/stats/#season=MLS-SEA-0001K9&competition=mls-next-pro&club=MLS-CLU-00003I&statType=general&position=all

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	MLS Next Pro			U.S. Open Cup			MLSNP Playoffs			Total
No.	Pos.	Player
0	GK	Alex Sutton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1	GK	Andrew Pannenberg	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	DF	Daniel Chica	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
3	MF	Zion Scarlett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4	DF	Kai Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
6	DF	Juan Pablo Rodriguez	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
7	FW	Yekeson Subah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	FW	Drake Hadeed	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
9	FW	David Polanco	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
10	MF	Jacob Evans	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	FW	Anthony Sumo Jr.	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
12	MF	Charles Alenga	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
13	FW	Joshua Rodriguez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
14	DF	Jathan Juarez	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
17	MF	Glory Nzingo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	MF	Mateo Sarimento	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	Ibrahim Covi	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0
21	MF	Derek Cuevas	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
24	MF	Facundo Canete	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
26	DF	Paul Leonardi	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
28	FW	Federico Stachuk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	Santiago Cambindo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
31	GK	Robert Bailey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	Christian Diaz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	Jonathan Bazaes	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
99	MF	Aryeh Miller	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Total			45	1	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	52	1	2

Last updated: July 30, 2025
Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/clubs/carolina-core-fc/stats/#season=MLS-SEA-0001K9&competition=mls-next-pro&club=MLS-CLU-00003I&statType=general&position=all

Awards and Honors

MLS NEXT Pro Team of the Matchweek

Matchweek	Reference
4	^[10]

MLS NEXT Pro Player of the Matchweek

Player	Matchweek	Reference
Glory Nzingo	12	^[11]

MLS NEXT Pro Goal of the Matchweek

Player	Matchweek	Reference
Glory Nzingo	6	^[12]
Jathan Juarez	14	^[13]

References

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^ "Carolina Core FC Sign Midfielder Corey Lundeen". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
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^ "2025 MLS NEXT Pro Matchweek 12 Honors". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. June 4, 2025. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
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^ Chavez, Ramon (June 17, 2025). "2025 MLS NEXT Pro Goal of Matchweek 14: Jathan Juarez". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved June 19, 2025.

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[2] "Carolina Core FC Sign Midfielder Mateo Sarmiento". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. Retrieved March 7, 2025.

[3] "Carolina Core FC Sign Forward Anthony Sumo Jr". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. Retrieved March 7, 2025.

[4] "Carolina Core FC Sign Midfielder Corey Lundeen". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. Retrieved June 22, 2025.

[5] "Carolina Core FC Transfers Defender Jeremiah White IV to Legia Warszawa". Carolina Core FC. February 28, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.

[6] "Nicholas Pechenyi nowym zawodnikiem JKS Jarosław" (in Polish). pilkalokalna. March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.

[7] "Texoma FC Signs Midfielder Ozzie Ramos". Texoma FC. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.

[8] ttps://www.swanseacity.com/news/glory-nzingo-joins-carolina-core-fc-loan

[9] "Carolina Core FC Announces 2025 Preseason Schedule". mlsnextpro.com. Carolina Core FC. Retrieved January 18, 2025.

[10] James, Tyler (April 7, 2025). "2025 MLS NEXT Pro Matchweek 4 Honors". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved April 13, 2025.

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v t e MLS Next Pro
Eastern Conference	Atlanta United 2 Carolina Core FC Chattanooga FC Chicago Fire FC II Crown Legacy FC FC Cincinnati 2 Columbus Crew 2 Huntsville City FC Inter Miami CF II New England Revolution II New York City FC II New York Red Bulls II Orlando City B Philadelphia Union II Toronto FC II
Western Conference	Austin FC II Colorado Rapids 2 Houston Dynamo 2 Los Angeles FC 2 Minnesota United FC 2 North Texas SC Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs Sporting Kansas City II St. Louis City 2 Tacoma Defiance The Town FC Ventura County FC Whitecaps FC 2
Future teams	Connecticut United FC (2026) Jacksonville Armada FC (2026) Cleveland (2026) Golden City FC (2027) Grand Rapids (2027)
Former teams	Rochester New York FC
Seasons	2022 2023 2024 2025
Miscellaneous	Major League Soccer MLS Next

v t e 2025 MLS Next Pro season by team
Playoffs Championship All-Star Game
Eastern	Atlanta United 2 Carolina Core FC Chattanooga FC Chicago Fire FC II FC Cincinnati 2 Columbus Crew 2 Crown Legacy FC Huntsville City FC Inter Miami CF II New England Revolution II New York City FC II New York Red Bulls II Orlando City B Philadelphia Union II Toronto FC II
Western	Austin FC II Colorado Rapids 2 Houston Dynamo 2 Los Angeles FC 2 Ventura County FC Minnesota United FC 2 North Texas SC Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs San Jose Earthquakes II Sporting Kansas City II St. Louis City SC 2 Tacoma Defiance Whitecaps FC 2