North Carolina Fusion U23

North Carolina Fusion U-23, formerly known as Carolina Dynamo, is an American soccer team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

North Carolina Fusion U-23

Full name	North Carolina Fusion U-23
Nickname(s)	NC Fusion
Founded	1993; 30 years ago (1993) as the Greensboro Dynamo
Stadium	Macpherson Stadium Browns Summit, North Carolina
Capacity	7,000
Owner	NCFusion
Head Coach	Chris Williams
League	USL League Two
2023	1st, South Atlantic Division Playoffs: Conference Semifinals
Website	Club website
Home colors

The team plays its home games at Macpherson Stadium in nearby Browns Summit, North Carolina, where they have played since 2003. The team's colors are white and red.

The team's sister organization, the U23 NCFusion Women, play in the women's USL W League, and also field a team in the USL's Super-20 League.

History

The team, which was named Greensboro Dynamo until 1996, was owned by Neil Macpherson, a passionate follower and former shareholder of British football club Nottingham Forest, as can be seen from the similarities between the two clubs' crests.^[1]

Rebrand as North Carolina Fusion U-23

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
Greensboro Dynamo
1993	N/A	USISL	1st, Atlantic	Champions	did not enter
1993/94	N/A	USISL Indoor	3rd, Northern	withdrew after 3 games	N/A
1994	3	USISL	1st, Atlantic	Champions	did not enter
1995	3	USISL Pro League	6th, Atlantic	did not qualify	did not qualify
Carolina Dynamo
1996	2	USISL Select League	1st, South Atlantic	2nd Round	Quarterfinals
1997	2	USISL A-League	2nd, Atlantic	Final	did not qualify
1998	On Hiatus
1999	3	USL D3-Pro League	3rd, Atlantic	Conference Semifinals	3rd Round
2000	3	USL D3-Pro League	4th, Southern	Conference Semifinals	did not qualify
2001	3	USL D3-Pro League	2nd, Southern	Conference Semifinals	2nd Round
2002	3	USL D3-Pro League	3rd, Southern	Quarterfinals	1st Round
2003	3	USL PSL	1st, Southern	Regional Finals	3rd Round
2004	4	USL PDL	1st, Mid Atlantic	National Semifinals	3rd Round
2005	4	USL PDL	2nd, Mid Atlantic	did not qualify	did not qualify
2006	4	USL PDL	1st, South Atlantic	Conference Semifinals	4th Round
2007	4	USL PDL	1st, Southeast	Conference Finals	did not qualify
2008	4	USL PDL	6th, Southeast	did not qualify	did not qualify
2009	4	USL PDL	2nd, Mid Atlantic	Divisional Semifinals	did not qualify
2010	4	USL PDL	4th, Mid Atlantic	did not qualify	did not qualify
2011	4	USL PDL	1st, South Atlantic	Conference Semifinals	1st Round
2012	4	USL PDL	1st, South Atlantic	Finals	1st Round
2013	4	USL PDL	1st, South Atlantic	Conference Semifinals	2nd Round
2014	4	USL PDL	4th, South Atlantic	did not qualify	2nd Round
2015	4	USL PDL	4th, South Atlantic	did not qualify	did not qualify
2016	4	USL PDL	2nd, South Atlantic	Conference Semifinals	did not qualify
2017	4	USL PDL	10th, South Atlantic	did not qualify	2nd Round
2018	4	USL PDL	6th, South Atlantic	did not qualify	did not qualify
North Carolina Fusion U23
2019	4	USL League Two	1st, South Atlantic	Conference Semifinals	did not qualify
2020	4	USL League Two	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	4	USL League Two	1st, South Atlantic	National Final	Cancelled
2022	4	USL League Two	1st, South Atlantic	National Semifinals	3rd Round
2023	4	USL League Two	1st, South Atlantic	Conference Semifinals	3rd Round

Honors

Premier Development League / USL League Two

• Regular Season Champions (1): 2006
• Eastern Conference Champions (1): 2004
• Southern Conference Champions (2): 2021, 2022
• Division Champions (9)
  • Mid Atlantic Division (1): 2004
  • South Atlantic Division (7): 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Southeast Division (1): 2007

Others

• USISL Champions (2): 1993, 1994
• USISL Atlantic Division Champions (2): 1993, 1994
• USISL Select League South Atlantic Division Champions (1): 1996
• USL Pro Select/Soccer League Southern Division Champions (1): 2003
• National Amateur Cup (1): 2013

Head coaches

•   Michael Parker (1993–1995)
•   Alan Dicks (1996–1997)
•   Joe Brown (1999–2000)
•   Robert Rosario (2001)
•   Joe Brown (2002–2003)
•   Carl Fleming (2004)
•   Joe Brown (2005–2010)
•   Marc Nicholls^[2] (2011–2015)
•   Tony Falvino^[3] (2016–2018)

Stadium

• UNCG Soccer Stadium; Greensboro, North Carolina (1993–1996)
• A.J. Simeon Stadium; High Point, North Carolina (1996–1999)
• Macpherson Stadium; Browns Summit, North Carolina (2003–present)
• Truist Sports Park; Winston-Salem, North Carolina 3 games (2009–2010)
• Vert Stadium at High Point University; High Point, North Carolina 1 game (2010)
• Truist Point; High Point, North Carolina 3 games (2021–present)

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at .

• 1997: 2,605 (10th in A-League)
• 2005: 957 (4th in PDL)
• 2006: 1,460 (3rd in PDL)
• 2007: 2,168 (3rd in PDL)
• 2008: 948
• 2009: 863
• 2010: 1,676 (4th in PDL)

See also

• Dynamo (disambiguation)

References

1. Ashdown, John (December 13, 2013). "The Joy of Six: weird and wonderful football club crests". theguardian.com. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
2. . pdl.uslsoccer.com. February 7, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17.
3. "Former Player Becomes First Alum To Lead Club". Premier Development League (PDL). March 4, 2016.

External links

• Official website  
• Story of the badge from footballcrests.com