CARY, N.C. (Nov. 1, 2025) — North Carolina FC beat Loudoun United FC, 1-0, in the USL Championship Eastern Conference quarterfinals Saturday night at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park. The club’s first-ever USL Championship playoff win moves them into the conference semifinals.
NCFC will now face the winner of No. 2 Charleston Battery and No. 7 Rhode Island FC next week. Three-seeded NCFC would be away at Charleston or host Rhode Island. The other side of the bracket plays at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 2.
Oalex Anderson scored the lone goal of the match in the 6′, linking up with Ahmad Al-Qaq before driving into the box and finding the bottom corner.
Oliver Semmle made two saves to keep the clean sheet.
Match Notes:
- Saturday’s win was NCFC’s first-ever win in the USL Championship playoffs. NCFC has competed in the league from 2018-2020 and 2024 to present, spending the 2021-2023 seasons in USL League One.
Up Next:
NCFC will now face the winner of No. 2 Charleston Battery and No. 7 Rhode Island FC in the conference semifinals. Charleston and Rhode Island kick off at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 2.
Box Score
NCFC (4-4-2): Oliver Semmle; Finn Sundstrom, Conor Donovan, Bryce Washington (Triston Hodge – 56′), Patrick Burner; Ahmad Al-Qaq (Jaden Servania – 72′), Mikey Maldonado, Raheem Somersall, Thomas Roberts; Oalex Anderson (Jahlane Forbes – 90′ + 1′), Pedro Dolabella
Subs Not Used: Jake McGuire, Paco Craig, Louis Perez, Rodrigo Da Costa, Jayson Quintanilla
LDN (4-4-2): Ryan Jack; Kwame Awuah (Moses Nyeman – 82′), Bolu Akinyode (Robert Dambrot – 74′), Cole Turner (Arquimides Ordonez – 74′), Keegan Tingey; Florian Valot, Tommy McCabe, Drew Skundrich, Omari Glasgow (Ben Mines – 82′); Riley Bidois (Zach Ryan – 67′), Abdellatif Aboukoura (Pedro Santos – 74′)
Subs Not Used: Alex Nagy, Lorenzo Herrera Rauda
Score:
NCFC: 1
LDN: 0
Goals:
NCFC: O. Anderson – 6′ (A. Al-Qaq)
LDN: –
Cautions:
NCFC: A. Al-Qaq – 70′, F. Sundstrom – 90′, P. Burner – 90′ + 1′
LDN: C. Turner – 10′, Bench – 90′ + 2′
Ejections:
NCFC: –
LDN: –
Venue (Location): First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, N.C.)
Attendance: 2,005
