2011 Carolina RailHawks FC season

The 2011 Carolina RailHawks FC season was the fifth season of existence for the Carolina RailHawks FC. It was their fifth-consecutive year in the second flight of American soccer, as well as their inaugural season in the new North American Soccer League.

Carolina RailHawks
2011 season
OwnerTraffic Sports USA
ManagerMartin Rennie
StadiumWakeMed Soccer Park
NASL1st
PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupDenied entry
Top goalscorerMalta Etienne Barbara (12 goals)
Highest home attendance4,690
vs. MTL (Jul 3)
Lowest home attendance1,181
vs. EDM (Apr 20)
Average home league attendance2,733[1]
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Match results edit

Preseason edit

March 4, 2011 Preseason Wake Forest Demon Deacons 0 - 2 Carolina RailHawks Winston-Salem, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. Report Bundu   52', 73' Stadium: Spry Stadium

Regular season edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Ref.
April 9, 2011 Puerto Rico Islanders H 1–2 3,144 Barbara [2]
April 16, 2011 Montréal Impact H 2–1 1,219 Barbara, Campos [3]
April 20, 2011 FC Edmonton H 2–0 1,181 Barbara, Zimmerman [4]
April 30, 2011 NSC Minnesota Stars A 1–1 1,672 Barbara [5]
May 7, 2011 Tampa Bay Rowdies A 3–1 4,062 Barbara (2), Farber [6]
May 11, 2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers H 4–2 2,109 Campos (2), Barbara, Russell [7]
May 14, 2011 Montréal Impact A 2–1 11,907 Barbara (2) [8]
May 21, 2011 Puerto Rico Islanders H 3–0 3,498 Barbara (2), Campos [9]
May 28, 2011 Atlanta Silverbacks H 2–0 3,015 Campos, Russell [10]
June 4, 2011 FC Tampa Bay A 2–1 2,688 Barbara, Zimmerman [11]
June 10, 2011 FC Edmonton A 1–0 3,500 Watson [12]
June 18, 2011 FC Tampa Bay H 3–1 4,041 Watson, Barbara, Russell [13]
June 25, 2011 Atlanta Silverbacks A 5–1 Barbara, Zimmerman (2), Nurse, Rusin [14]
July 3, 2011 Montreal Impact H 2-0 4,690 Campos, Zimmerman [15]
July 9, 2011 NSC Minnesota Stars A 0–1
July 13, 2011 FC Edmonton A 1–1 Farber
July 23, 2011 FC Edmonton H 4–1 Campos (2), Hamilton (OG), Barbara [16]
July 30, 2011 Atlanta Silverbacks H 1–0 Barbara [17]
August 6, 2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers A 1–2 Campos [18]
August 13, 2011 Puerto Rico Islanders A 0–2 [19]
August 17, 2011 NSC Minnesota Stars H 1–1 3,160 Campos [20]
August 20, 2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers H 2–0 4,629 Campos, Watson [21]
August 27, 2011 Atlanta Silverbacks A 4–2 3,313 Barbara (3), McManus [22]
September 3, 2011 FC Tampa Bay H 2–0 3,015 Campos (2) [23]
September 7, 2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers A 1-0 2,159 [24]
September 11, 2011 Montreal Impact A 1–0 12,297 [25]
September 17, 2011 Puerto Rico Islanders A 1-0 [26]
September 24, 2011 NSC Minnesota Stars H 1-2 6,234 Pablo Campos 6,234

Playoffs edit

Club edit

Roster edit

As of May 11, 2011[27]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK   USA Sean O'Connor
1 GK   USA Brad Knighton
2 DF   USA Brad Rusin (captain)
3 MF   USA Kupono Low
4 DF   USA Devon McKenney
5 MF   USA Floyd Franks
6 MF   SCO Stephen Glass
7 MF   USA Brian Farber
8 MF   ENG Matt Watson
9 FW   BRA Pablo Campos
10 FW   MLT Etienne Barbara
11 FW   SCO Allan Russell
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF   PUR John Krause
16 DF   USA Cory Miller
17 MF   GUY Chris Nurse
18 DF   USA Kyle Schmid
19 FW   GRN Kithson Bain
22 MF   NIR Jonny Steele (on loan from FC Tampa Bay)
23 MF   USA Nick Zimmerman
26 MF   USA Cory Elenio
40 GK   AUS Caleb Patterson-Sewell
FW   SLE Sallieu Bundu (on loan to Charlotte Eagles)
MF   USA Nick Thompson

Team Management edit

Standings edit

Carolina RailHawks' first season in the North American Soccer League began on April 9 and will end on September 24. The team presently stands in first place in the single league table.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Carolina RailHawks (X) 28 17 3 8 50 26 +24 54 Playoff semifinals
2 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 15 7 6 41 32 +9 52
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 28 11 8 9 41 36 +5 41 Playoff quarterfinals
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 11 8 35 36 −1 38
5 FC Edmonton 28 10 6 12 35 40 −5 36[a]
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.[28]
(X) Regular season champion
Notes:
  1. ^ EDM: 8 pts; MIN: 2 pts

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Player Previous Club Fee Ref
  Devon McKenney   Real Maryland Monarchs Undisclosed
  Stephen Glass   Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed
  Brian Farber   Portland Timbers Free
  Pablo Campos   Real Salt Lake Free
  Allan Russell   Kilmarnock Free
  John Krause   Beijing Baxy Free

Out edit

References edit

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