Salem City FC

Salem City FC is an American amateur soccer club based in Bermuda Run, North Carolina that fields a men's team in USL League Two, and a women's team as the North Carolina Fusion in the USL W League. The teams plays their home games at the Truist Sports Park.

Salem City FC

Founded	1993; 32 years ago (1993) as the Greensboro Dynamo
Stadium	Truist Sports Park
Capacity	1,400
Head Coach	Chris Williams
League	USL League Two
2024	1st, South Atlantic Division Playoffs: Conference Semifinals
Website	salemcityfc.com
Home colors

History

The team, which was named Greensboro Dynamo until 1996,^[1][2] was owned by Neil Macpherson, a passionate follower and former shareholder of English football club Nottingham Forest, as could be seen from the similarities between the crest of Greensboro Dynamo and the crest of Forest.^[3]

Rebrand as North Carolina Fusion U-23

In 2018, the Carolina Dynamo merged with NC Fusion to form North Carolina Fusion U-23. The team would go on to win four conference titles, four division titles and make one national final appearance.^[1][2]

Rebrand as Salem City FC

In 2023, the club was purchased by a private group who rebranded the Club as Salem City FC, seeking to link the team more directly with Winston-Salem.^[1][2]

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
Salem City FC
2024	4	USL League Two	1st, South Atlantic	Conference Semifinals	did not qualify

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 (9): 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • 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
• National Championship Appearance 2021
• Conference Champions (2018-2024)

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^[4] (2011–2015)
• Tony Falvino^[5] (2016–2018)
• Chris Williams (2018–present)

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 (2021–2021)
• Truist Sports Park Bermuda Run, North Carolina (2024–present)

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

• 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)