2011 Carolina RailHawks FC season

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Carolina RailHawks
2011 season
Owner Traffic Sports USA
Manager Martin Rennie
Stadium WakeMed Soccer Park
NASL 1st
PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open Cup Denied entry
Top goalscorer Flag of Malta.svg 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]
  2010
2012  

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.

Contents

Match results

Preseason

March 4, 2011Preseason Wake Forest Demon Deacons 0 - 2 Carolina RailHawks Winston-Salem, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. Report Bundu Soccerball shade.svg52', 73'Stadium: Spry Stadium

Regular season

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersRef.
April 9, 2011 Puerto Rico Islanders H1–23,144 Barbara [2]
April 16, 2011 Montréal Impact H211,219 Barbara, Campos [3]
April 20, 2011 FC Edmonton H201,181 Barbara, Zimmerman [4]
April 30, 2011 NSC Minnesota Stars A111,672 Barbara [5]
May 7, 2011 Tampa Bay Rowdies A314,062 Barbara (2), Farber [6]
May 11, 2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers H422,109 Campos (2), Barbara, Russell [7]
May 14, 2011 Montréal Impact A2111,907 Barbara (2) [8]
May 21, 2011 Puerto Rico Islanders H303,498 Barbara (2), Campos [9]
May 28, 2011 Atlanta Silverbacks H2–03,015 Campos, Russell [10]
June 4, 2011 FC Tampa Bay A2–12,688 Barbara, Zimmerman [11]
June 10, 2011 FC Edmonton A1–03,500 Watson [12]
June 18, 2011 FC Tampa Bay H3–14,041 Watson, Barbara, Russell [13]
June 25, 2011 Atlanta Silverbacks A5–1 Barbara, Zimmerman (2), Nurse, Rusin [14]
July 3, 2011 Montreal Impact H2-04,690 Campos, Zimmerman [15]
July 9, 2011 NSC Minnesota Stars A0–1
July 13, 2011 FC Edmonton A1–1 Farber
July 23, 2011 FC Edmonton H4–1 Campos (2), Hamilton (OG), Barbara [16]
July 30, 2011 Atlanta Silverbacks H1–0 Barbara [17]
August 6, 2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers A1–2 Campos [18]
August 13, 2011 Puerto Rico Islanders A0–2 [19]
August 17, 2011 NSC Minnesota Stars H1–13,160 Campos [20]
August 20, 2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers H2–04,629 Campos, Watson [21]
August 27, 2011 Atlanta Silverbacks A4–23,313 Barbara (3), McManus [22]
September 3, 2011 FC Tampa Bay H2–03,015 Campos (2) [23]
September 7, 2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers A1-02,159 [24]
September 11, 2011 Montreal Impact A1–012,297 [25]
September 17, 2011 Puerto Rico Islanders A1-0 [26]
September 24, 2011 NSC Minnesota Stars H1-26,234 Pablo Campos 6,234

Playoffs

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

Team Management

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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Carolina RailHawks (X)2817385026+2454 Playoff semifinals
2 Puerto Rico Islanders 2815764132+952
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2811894136+541 Playoff quarterfinals
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2891183536138
5 FC Edmonton 28106123540536 [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

In

DatePlayerPrevious ClubFeeRef
Flag of the United States.svg Devon McKenney Flag of the United States.svg Real Maryland Monarchs Undisclosed
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Glass Flag of Scotland.svg Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Farber Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers Free
Flag of Brazil.svg Pablo Campos Flag of the United States.svg Real Salt Lake Free
Flag of Scotland.svg Allan Russell Flag of Scotland.svg Kilmarnock Free
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg John Krause Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Baxy Free

Out

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