Birmingham v North Carolina

2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

Birmingham Legion FCBirminghamBRM

4-12-11, 24 PTS

North Carolina FCNorth CarolinaNC

12-5-9, 41 PTS

Stephen Turnbull - 90'+6'

JahLane Forbes - 32'

57
Delgado
11
McCartney
20
Paterson
3
Kavita
2
Turnbull
26
Daley
16
Vassell
6
McIllhatton
19
Martinez
9
Damus
15
Pasher

No.Name
57Fernando Delgado
3Phanuel Kavita
20A.J. Paterson
2Stephen Turnbull
11Dawson McCartney 27Erik Centeno
26Amir Daley 21Sebastian Tregarthen 13Jacob Rufe
6Samuel McIllhatton 17Edwin Laszo
16Peter Vassell
19Enzo Martinez
9Ronaldo Damus
15Tyler Pasher 10Preston Tabortetaka

Substitutes
12Trevor Mcmullen
43Santiago Suarez

Protective Stadium

1:00 AM, 2 October 2025

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Attendance: 3,935

Referees:
Calin Radosav

Birmingham Legion FC

North Carolina FC

32
65
72
76
81
89
90+6
90+11

90'+11' Pedro Dolabella (North Carolina FC) Yellow Card at 101'
90'+6' Stephen Turnbull (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 96'
89' Michael Maldonado (North Carolina FC) Substitution at 89'

Match Stats

BRM

Possession

56.8%

43.2%

Shots on Goal

Shot Attempts

Yellow Cards

Corner Kicks

Saves

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Birmingham Legion FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brooklyn FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charleston Battery	0	0	0	0	0	0
Detroit City FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hartford Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indy Eleven	0	0	0	0	0	0
Loudoun United FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Louisville City FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miami FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rhode Island FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sporting JAX	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay Rowdies	0	0	0	0	0	0

USL, players to resume talks after CBA expires - sources

The USL and the USL Players Association will resume talks on Wednesday towards a new CBA for players in the USL Championship, but the two sides remain far apart on some key issues, according to sources.

Sources: New top-tier USL proposes $55K minimum salary

As part of talks on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the USL Players Association, the USL has proposed a set of minimum salaries for the Division I league set to start in 2028, sources tell ESPN.

North Carolina FC leaves USL Championship to join USL D1 in 2028

North Carolina FC announced it will not compete in the USL Championship next season, and will instead file an application to join the USL's proposed Division One league that will likely begin play in 2028.

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Birmingham v North Carolina

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USL Championship Standings

USL Championship News

USL, players to resume talks after CBA expires - sources

Sources: New top-tier USL proposes $55K minimum salary

North Carolina FC leaves USL Championship to join USL D1 in 2028