2014 Carolina RailHawks FC season

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Carolina RailHawks
2014 season
Owner Traffic Sports USA
Head Coach Colin Clarke
Stadium WakeMed Soccer Park
NASL Spring: 4th place

Fall: TBD

Combined: TBD
Soccer Bowl TBD
U.S. Open Cup TBD
Top goalscorerLeague: Schilawski
(3 goals)
All: Schilawski
(5 goals)
Highest home attendance7,856
(May 31 v. Tampa Bay)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 3,080
(July 12 v. Indy)
All: 1,432
(May 29 v. Charlotte)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 4,907
All: 4,357
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The 2014 Carolina RailHawks season was the club's eighth season of existence, and their fourth consecutive season in North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.

Contents

The season followed the Spring/Fall format adopted by the NASL in 2013 with the Spring season starting on April 12 and lasting for 9 games until June 8, while the Fall season would begin the night before the 2014 World Cup Final on July 12 and lasted 18 games until November 1. The winner of the Spring championship would again host the 2014 Soccer Bowl. [1]

Competitions

Pre-season and Exhibitions

Pre-season

March 18, 2014Preseason Carolina RailHawks 0 - 1 UNC Wilmington Seahawks Cary, North Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST Report Soccerball shade.svgStadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Exhibitions

July 6, 2014Exhibition Carolina RailHawks Flag of the United States.svg 2 - 1 Flag of Mexico.svg Puebla F.C. Cary, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. EST Donovan Soccerball shade.svg38'
Shipalane Soccerball shade.svg66'		 Report Acuña Soccerball shade.svg88'Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,155

NASL Spring Season

The Spring season lasted for 9 games beginning on April 12 and ending on June 8. The schedule featured a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time. [2] Half the teams would host 5 home games and play 4 road games whereas the other half of the teams would play 4 home games and 5 road games.

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Minnesota United (S)9621169+720 Playoffs
2 New York Cosmos 9612143+1119
3 San Antonio Scorpions 9522139+417
4 Carolina RailHawks 94231115−414
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 94141818013
6 Ottawa Fury 93151413+110
7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 92431116−510
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 93151220−810
9 FC Edmonton 9225111108
10 Indy Eleven 90451420−64
Source: NASL Standings
(S) Spring season champion

Results

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
94231115 −41440091 +8023214 −12

Last updated: July 10, 2014.
Source: http://www.nasl.com/standings/season/8945

Results by round
Round123456789
Ground A H A H A H A H A
ResultDWLWLWDWL
Position
Updated to match(es) played on July 10, 2014. Source: nasl.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

April 12, 2014Match 1 Indy Eleven 1 - 1 Carolina Railhawks Indianapolis, Indiana
7:30 p.m. EDT Ambersley Soccerball shade.svg43' Report
Report 		Burt Yellow card.svg 6'
Schilawski Soccerball shade.svg50'
Scott Yellow card.svg 62'		Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 11,048
Referee: Chris Penso
April 20, 2014Match 2 Carolina Railhawks 4 - 1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Martínez Soccerball shade.svg27' (pen.), Soccerball shade.svg72'
Millington Yellow card.svg 37'
Schilawski Soccerball shade.svg40'Soccerball shade.svg76'
Elizondo Yellow card.svg 46'
Burt Yellow card.svg 82'		 Report
Report 		Nurse Yellow card.svg 33', Soccerball shade.svg47'Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,007
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
April 26, 2014Match 3 Ottawa Fury FC 4 - 0 Carolina RailHawks Ottawa, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT Oliver Soccerball shade.svg34', 72'
Davies Yellow card.svg 51', Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report
Report 		Low Yellow card.svg 41'
Ståhl Yellow card.svg 71'		Stadium: Keith Harris Stadium
Attendance: 2,158
Referee: David Barrie
May 3, 2014Match 4 Carolina RailHawks 1 - 0 New York Cosmos Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Shipalane Soccerball shade.svg12'
Tobin Yellow card.svgRed card.svg 63'
Low Yellow card.svgRed card.svg 68'		 Report
Report 		Guenzatti Red card.svg 56'Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,066
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 10, 2014Match 5 San Antonio Scorpions 3 - 0 Carolina RailHawks San Antonio, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT deRoux Yellow card.svg 20'
Janicki Yellow card.svg 33'
Hassli Soccerball shade.svg53'
Barrera Soccerball shade.svg59', Yellow card.svg 88'
Zahorski Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report Scott Yellow card.svg 41'
Schilawski Yellow card.svg 76'		Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 5,834
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
May 17, 2014Match 6 Carolina RailHawks 2 - 0 Atlanta Silverbacks Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Grella Soccerball shade.svg16'
Tobin Soccerball shade.svg36'
Ståhl Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report
Report 		Reiss Yellow card.svg 46'
Canovas Yellow card.svg 76'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,527
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
May 24, 2014Match 7 Minnesota United FC 0 - 0 Carolina RailHawks Blaine, Minnesota
8:00 p.m. EDT Jordan Yellow card.svg 39'
Juliano Yellow card.svg 78'
Cristiano Red card.svg 86'
Daley Red card.svg 90+3'		 Report
Report 		Schilawski Yellow card.svg 26'Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 6,784
Referee: Sorin Stoica
May 31, 2014Match 8 Carolina RailHawks 2 - 0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Grella Soccerball shade.svg18', Yellow card.svg 67'
Shipalane Soccerball shade.svg71'
Scott Yellow card.svg 83'		 Report
Report 		Clinton Yellow card.svg 48'
Hunt Yellow card.svg 54'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,856
Referee: Alan Kelly
June 8, 2014Match 9 FC Edmonton 6 - 1 Carolina RailHawks Edmonton, Alberta
4:00 p.m. EDT Fordyce Soccerball shade.svg1', 44', 75'
Ameobi Soccerball shade.svg13'
Laing Soccerball shade.svg31'
Jalali Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report
Report 		Grella Yellow card.svg 31'
Au. King Yellow card.svg 64'
Tobin Soccerball shade.svg74'		Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,641
Referee: Francis Latulippe

NASL Fall Season

The Fall season lasted for 18 games beginning on July 12 and ending on November 1. The schedule featured a double round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league twice, one at home and one on the road. [3] The winner of the Fall season played the winner of the Spring season in the Soccer Bowl 2014 Championship game except if the Spring and Fall Champions are the same team in which case the team with the best overall Spring and Fall record behind that team would be their opponent.

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 San Antonio Scorpions (F)1811253015+1535 Playoffs
2 Minnesota United 1810533119+1235
3 FC Edmonton 188552318+529
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 187652021−127
5 Carolina RailHawks 187382728−124
6 New York Cosmos 185852324−123
7 Indy Eleven 186572126−523
8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 185582534−920
9 Ottawa Fury 184592025−517
10 Atlanta Silverbacks 1834112030−1013
Source: NASL Standings
(F) Fall season champion

Results

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
300315 −4000112 −100203 −3

Last updated: 24 July 2014.
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718
Ground H A A H A H H A H A H H A A A H A H
ResultLLL
Position8910
Updated to match(es) played on 24 July 2014. Source: Spring season 2014 results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

July 12, 2014Match 1 Carolina RailHawks 1 - 2 Indy Eleven Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Martínez Soccerball shade.svg24'
Au. King Red card.svg 57'
Albadawi Yellow card.svg 62'
Low Yellow card.svg 85'		 Report
Report 		Estridge Yellow card.svg 10'
Spencer Soccerball shade.svg65'
Smart Soccerball shade.svg87'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,080
Referee: Chris Penso
July 17, 2014Match 2 Minnesota United FC 1 - 0 Carolina RailHawks Blaine, Minnesota, USA
8:00 p.m. EDT Mendes Soccerball shade.svg26'
Davis Red card.svg 81'
Calvano Yellow card.svg 85'		 Report
Report 		Low Red card.svg 82'Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 7,287
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
July 23, 2014Match 3 San Antonio Scorpions 2 - 0 Carolina RailHawks San Antonio, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT Castillo Yellow card.svg 23'Soccerball shade.svg62'
Forbes Soccerball shade.svg64'		 Report Bentick Yellow card.svg 35'
Albadawi Yellow card.svg 42'
Elizondo Yellow card.svg 89'		Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,884
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 26, 2014Match 4 Carolina RailHawks 3 - 0 Ottawa Fury FC Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Schilawski Soccerball shade.svg10', Schilawski Soccerball shade.svg38', Albadawi Soccerball shade.svg48'Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,294
Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.
August 9, 2014Match 6 Carolina RailHawks 3 - 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Schilawski Soccerball shade.svg48', Martinez Soccerball shade.svg51', Rodrigues Soccerball shade.svg868' (OG) Walker Soccerball shade.svg3', Mkandawire Soccerball shade.svg10', Mkosana Soccerball shade.svg77', Russell Soccerball shade.svg84'Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,140
September 7, 2014Match 10 Ottawa Fury FC 2 - 2 Carolina RailHawks Ottawa, Ontario
3:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5269
Referee: Justin Tasev
September 20, 2014Match 12 Carolina RailHawks 5 - 4 New York Cosmos Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,593
September 27, 2014Match 13 Indy Eleven 0 - 1 Carolina RailHawks Indianapolis, Indiana
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 10,285

U.S. Open Cup

The RailHawks will compete in the 2014 edition of the Open Cup.

May 29, 2014Third Round Carolina Railhawks 2 - 0 Charlotte Eagles Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Albadawi Soccerball shade.svg14'
Au. King Yellow card.svg 15'
Ståhl Yellow card.svg 37'
Davidson Soccerball shade.svg45'		 Report Thompson Yellow card.svg 80'Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,432
June 24, 2014Fifth Round Carolina Railhawks 1 - 0 LA Galaxy Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Low Yellow card.svg 35'
Scott Yellow card.svg 44'
Jackson Soccerball shade.svg105'		 Report
Box Score 		DeLaGarza Yellow card.svg 45+3'
Sarvas Yellow card.svg 113'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park, Field #2
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 9, 2014Quarterfinals Carolina Railhawks 2 - 5 FC Dallas Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Schilawski Soccerball shade.svg9'
Albadawi Yellow card.svg 15'
Martínez Soccerball shade.svg37' (pen.)
Low Yellow card.svg 61'		 Report
Box Score 		Pérez Soccerball shade.svg22', 34', 90+3'
Castillo Soccerball shade.svg44'
Jacobson Yellow card.svg 76'
Díaz Soccerball shade.svg89'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,169
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

References

  1. ↑ "NASL Confirms Mid-Season Break To Accommodate 2014 FIFA World Cup". NASL.com. July 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "NASL". Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ "NASL". www.nasl.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
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