North Carolina Courage
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| Full name | North Carolina Courage |
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| Founded | 2017 |
| Stadium |
WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Owner | Stephen Malik |
| General Manager | Curt Johnson |
| Head Coach | Paul Riley |
| League | National Women's Soccer League |
| Website | Club home page |
The North Carolina Courage is a professional women's soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina. Its former incarnation, the Western New York Flash, was a founding member of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top level of women's soccer in the U.S., in 2013. They relocated to North Carolina for 2017. They are affiliated with the men's team North Carolina FC of the North American Soccer League, and play their home games at WakeMed Soccer Park.
The North Carolina Courage name is a nod to the original Carolina Courage – who won the 2002 Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) Founders Cup – as is the stylized lioness image, which matches the head of the lioness on the WUSA team's badge with very minor altercations. The badge features elements from the flag of North Carolina with both the star and the color scheme, the latter keeping in line with the NCFC brand. The lower right point of the star represents the Research Triangle, a geographical region that includes Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh. The Courage's primary colors include "Atlantic blue", "cardinal red," and "Southern gold."
The North Carolina Courage play their home games at WakeMed Soccer Park (formerly known as SAS Soccer Park), a soccer-specific stadium shared by the North Carolina FC, a team in the North American Soccer League also owned by Stephen Malik.
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