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]

Match results

Preseason
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
March 9, 2011 Preseason Carolina RailHawks 2 - 0 UNC Wilmington Seahawks Cary, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
March 11, 2011 Preseason CASL Elite 2 - 4 Carolina RailHawks Raleigh, North Carolina
Report Stadium: WRAL Soccer Center
March 19, 2011 Preseason Carolina RailHawks v Charleston Battery Cary, North Carolina
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
March 23, 2011 Preseason Carolina RailHawks v Charlotte Eagles Cary, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
March 26, 2011 Preseason Richmond Kickers v Carolina RailHawks Richmond, Virginia
Stadium: City Stadium
March 29, 2011 Preseason Carolina RailHawks v North Carolina Tar Heels
April 1, 2011 Preseason Carolina RailHawks 1 - 0 Wilmington Hammerheads Cary, North Carolina
Russell 29' Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Regular season
See also: 2011 North American Soccer League season
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersRef.
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

Club

Roster

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

Team Management
  • Scotland Martin Rennie - Head Coach
  • Scotland Paul Ritchie - Assistant Coach
  • United States Dewan Bader - Assistant Coach
  • Croatia Nenad Žigante - Goalkeeper Coach
  • United States Andy Dunbar - Equipment Manager
  • United States Lizy Coleman - Head Trainer
  • United States Paul Coleman - Massage Therapist

Standings

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[lower-alpha 1]
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

In
Date Player Previous Club Fee Ref
United States Devon McKenneyUnited States Real Maryland MonarchsUndisclosed
Scotland Stephen GlassScotland Dunfermline AthleticUndisclosed
United States Brian FarberUnited States Portland TimbersFree
Brazil Pablo CamposUnited States Real Salt LakeFree
Scotland Allan RussellScotland KilmarnockFree
Puerto Rico John KrauseChina Beijing BaxyFree

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