The NWSL Belt · reign 35
North Carolina Courage
Took the belt from Portland Thorns FC, 1–0, on March 24, 2018. Lost it to Utah Royals FC, 1–0, on June 16, 2018.
11Defenses
84Days
4thReign for the club
+1Closest call · May 23, 2018
1.5Average winning margin
17thLongest of 100 reigns, by days
2ndMost defenses of 100 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Utah Royals FC, 1–0, on June 16, 2018.
Defended against
Sky Blue FC ×2Spirit ×2Houston ×2ReignUtah RoyalsChicago Red StarsOrlandoThorns
The season
- 2018: North Carolina Courage finished 19–1–6, 1st of 9 by record; 13 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 4 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from North Carolina Courage’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | Mar 24, 2018 | North Carolina Courage beat Portland Thorns FC 1–0 Game → | +1 | Title change |
| 96 | Mar 31, 2018 | North Carolina Courage beat Sky Blue FC 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 97 | Apr 14, 2018 | North Carolina Courage beat Washington Spirit 4–2 | +2 | Defense |
| 98 | Apr 18, 2018 | North Carolina Courage beat Seattle Reign FC 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 99 | Apr 21, 2018 | North Carolina Courage and Utah Royals FC tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 100 | Apr 28, 2018 | North Carolina Courage beat Houston Dash 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 101 | May 6, 2018 | North Carolina Courage and Chicago Red Stars tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 102 | May 12, 2018 | North Carolina Courage beat Washington Spirit 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 103 | May 19, 2018 | North Carolina Courage beat Sky Blue FC 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 104 | May 23, 2018 | North Carolina Courage beat Orlando Pride 4–3 | +1 | Defense |
| 105 | May 30, 2018 | North Carolina Courage beat Portland Thorns FC 4–1 | +3 | Defense |
| 106 | Jun 3, 2018 | North Carolina Courage and Houston Dash tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 107 | Jun 16, 2018 | Utah Royals FC beat North Carolina Courage 1–0 | −1 | Title change |