2016 season | |||
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Owner | Stephen Malik | ||
Head coach | Colin Clarke | ||
Stadium | WakeMed Soccer Park | ||
NASL | Spring: 7th Fall: TBD | ||
Soccer Bowl | TBD | ||
U.S. Open Cup | TBD | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Austin da Luz & Brian Shriver (3) All: Brian Shriver (4) | ||
Highest home attendance | League: 7,107 (May 14 vs. Miami) All: 10,125 (Jul. 12 vs. West Ham) | ||
Lowest home attendance | League: 4,159 (Apr. 2 vs. Minnesota) All: 1,769 (Jun. 1 vs. Charlotte) | ||
Average home league attendance | League: 5,109 All: 5,573 | ||
The 2016 Carolina RailHawks season was the club's tenth season of existence, and their sixth consecutive season in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.
As of July 22, 2016 [1]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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1 | DF | Macklin Robinson | ![]() |
2 | DF | Paul Black | ![]() |
3 | DF | Kupono Low (Captain) | ![]() |
4 | DF | Drew Beckie | ![]() |
5 | DF | Michael Daly | ![]() |
6 | MF | Austin da Luz | ![]() |
7 | MF | Marvin Ceballos | ![]() |
8 | MF | Matt Watson | ![]() |
9 | FW | Aly Hassan | ![]() |
10 | MF | Nazmi Albadawi | ![]() |
11 | MF | Ty Shipalane | ![]() |
12 | DF | Kareem Moses | ![]() |
13 | DF | Connor Tobin | ![]() |
16 | FW | Matthew Fondy | ![]() |
17 | FW | Billy Schuler | ![]() |
20 | MF | Jonathan Orlando | ![]() |
21 | FW | Brian Shriver | ![]() |
23 | MF | Nick Taitague | ![]() |
24 | DF | Jeremy Kelly | ![]() |
27 | DF | Simon Mensing | ![]() |
31 | DF | Steven Miller | ![]() |
42 | MF | James Marcelin | ![]() |
50 | GK | Akira Fitzgerald | ![]() |
92 | GK | Brian Sylvestre | ![]() |
99 | FW | Omar Bravo | ![]() |
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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February 27, 2016Preseason | Carolina RailHawks | 4–0 | UNC Wilmington Seahawks | Cary, North Carolina |
11:00 a.m. EST | Schuler ![]() Tobin ![]() Hassan ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
March 4, 2016Preseason | Carolina RailHawks | 3–0 | NC State Wolfpack | Raleigh, North Carolina |
10:00 a.m. EST | Hassan ![]() ![]() Schuler ![]() | Report | Stadium: WRAL Soccer Center |
March 9, 2016Preseason | Carolina RailHawks | 0–1 | Richmond Kickers | Cary, North Carolina |
11:00 a.m. EST | Pérez ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
March 12, 2016Preseason | Charlotte Independence | 0–1 | Carolina RailHawks | Wingate, North Carolina |
1:00 p.m. EST | Report | Watson ![]() | Stadium: Wingate University |
March 16, 2016Preseason | Richmond Kickers | 1–2 | Carolina RailHawks | Richmond, Virginia |
7:00 p.m. EST | Yeisley ![]() | Report | Moses ![]() Black ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium |
March 26, 2016Preseason | Carolina RailHawks ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Cary, North Carolina |
12:00 p.m. EST | Tobin ![]() | Report | Flores ![]() Triverio ![]() Brambila ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 9,032 |
July 12, 2016Friendly | Carolina RailHawks ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Cary, North Carolina |
8:00 p.m. EST | Reid ![]() Miller ![]() Ceballos ![]() | Report | Reid ![]() Carroll ![]() Page ![]() Quina ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 10,125 |
Note: All-time club attendance record |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Indy Eleven (S) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | Playoffs |
2 | New York Cosmos | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | |
3 | FC Edmonton | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 17 | |
4 | Minnesota United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 16 | |
5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 16 | |
6 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 15 | |
7 | Carolina RailHawks | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 14 | |
8 | Rayo OKC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | |
9 | Ottawa Fury | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 9 | |
10 | Jacksonville Armada | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | |
11 | Miami FC | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 7 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 |
Last updated: 11 June 2016.
Source: Match reports
April 2, 20161 | Carolina RailHawks | 2–1 | Minnesota United | Cary |
15:00 EST (UTC−5) | Shipalane ![]() da Luz ![]() Beckie ![]() Mensing ![]() | Summary | Ramirez ![]() Calvano ![]() Banks ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,196 Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau |
April 9, 20162 | Rayo OKC | 2–3 | Carolina RailHawks | Yukon |
20:00 EST (UTC−5) | Johnson ![]() Michel ![]() Kimura ![]() | Summary | da Luz ![]() Hassan ![]() Beckie ![]() | Stadium: Miller Stadium Attendance: 5,851 Referee: David Gantar |
April 16, 20163 | Carolina RailHawks | 1–0 | Ottawa Fury | Cary |
19:30 EST (UTC−5) | Shipalane ![]() Pérez ![]() | Summary | de Jong ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,208 Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr. |
April 23, 20164 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–3 | Carolina RailHawks | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EST (UTC−5) | Mkandawire ![]() Guerra ![]() Nanchoff ![]() | Summary | Pérez ![]() ![]() Marcelin ![]() Beckie ![]() Shriver ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,948 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
May 1, 20165 | New York Cosmos | 1–0 | Carolina RailHawks | Hempstead |
EST (UTC−5) | Orozco ![]() ![]() Kranjčar ![]() Ayoze ![]() | Summary | Marcelin ![]() Albadawi ![]() Mensing ![]() | Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 2,419 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
May 7, 20166 | Carolina RailHawks | 1–3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Cary |
19:30 EDT | Albadawi ![]() Marcelin ![]() Shriver ![]() | Summary | Santos ![]() Attakora ![]() Carvalho ![]() ![]() Angulo ![]() Restrepo ![]() Gentile ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,216 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr. |
May 14, 20167 | Carolina RailHawks | 0–0 | Miami | Cary |
19:30 EDT | Summary | Adaílton ![]() Trafford ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 7,107 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
May 22, 20168 | Edmonton | 1–0 | Carolina RailHawks | Edmonton |
16:00 EST (UTC−5) | Ledgerwood ![]() Ameobi ![]() Fordyce ![]() | Summary | Black ![]() Tobin ![]() | Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,338 Referee: Francis Latulippe |
June 4, 20169 | Carolina RailHawks | 0–0 | Jacksonville Armada | Cary |
20:55 EDT | Summary | Keita ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,786 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
June 11, 201610 | Indy Eleven | 4–1 | Carolina RailHawks | Indianapolis |
19:30 EDT | Zayed ![]() Braun ![]() | Summary | Albadawi ![]() Mensing ![]() | Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,341 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New York Cosmos (F) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 47 | Playoffs |
2 | Indy Eleven | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 37 | |
3 | FC Edmonton | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 36 | |
4 | Rayo OKC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 35 | |
5 | Miami FC | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 33 | |
6 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 26 | |
7 | Carolina RailHawks | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 26 | |
8 | Minnesota United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | |
9 | Puerto Rico | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 24 | |
10 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 23 | |
11 | Jacksonville Armada | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 23 | |
12 | Ottawa Fury | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 22 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 |
Last updated: 18 August 2016.
Source: Match reports
July 2, 20161 | Minnesota United | 5–1 | Carolina RailHawks | Blaine |
20:00 EDT | Ramirez ![]() Pinho ![]() Calvano ![]() Brovsky ![]() ![]() Davis ![]() | CAR Report NASL Report | Beckie ![]() Watson ![]() ![]() | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 7,909 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
July 9, 20162 | Carolina RailHawks | 4–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary |
19:30 EDT | Fondy ![]() Shriver ![]() Albadawi ![]() Hassan ![]() | CAR Report NASL Report | Hristov ![]() Guerra ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,176 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
July 16, 20163 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0–1 | Carolina RailHawks | Fort Lauderdale |
19:00 EDT | Núñez ![]() ![]() Corrales ![]() James ![]() | Summary | Shriver ![]() Fondy ![]() | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 1,082 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
July 22, 20164 | Carolina RailHawks | 3–3 | Miami | Cary |
19:30 EDT | Fondy ![]() Marcelin ![]() Shriver ![]() Bravo ![]() Beckie ![]() Mensing ![]() | Summary | Chavez ![]() Poku ![]() ![]() Trafford ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,060 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
July 27, 20165 | Ottawa Fury | 2–0 | Carolina RailHawks | Ottawa |
19:00 EDT | Haworth ![]() Beckie ![]() Bailey ![]() | Summary | Mensing ![]() Daly ![]() | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,547 Referee: Kevin Terry |
July 30, 20166 | Edmonton | 1–0 | Carolina RailHawks | Edmonton |
16:00 EDT | Keegan ![]() | Summary | Mensing ![]() Beckie ![]() da Luz ![]() | Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,904 Referee: Pierre Luce Lauziere |
August 6, 20167 | Jacksonville Armada | 2–2 | Carolina RailHawks | Jacksonville |
19:00 EDT | Eloundou ![]() George ![]() | Summary | Fondy ![]() da Luz ![]() ![]() Black ![]() Bravo ![]() | Stadium: Community First Park Attendance: 3,601 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
August 13, 20168 | Carolina RailHawks | 2–2 | Puerto Rico | Cary |
19:30 EDT | Bravo ![]() ![]() Fondy ![]() | Summary | Paulo ![]() Ramos ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,056 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
August 21, 20169 | Carolina RailHawks | – | Indy Eleven | Cary |
19:30 EDT | [ Summary] | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
June 1, 2016 Third round | Carolina RailHawks | 5–0 (a.e.t.) | Charlotte Independence | Cary |
19:30 EDT | Schuler ![]() Albadawi ![]() Shriver ![]() Orlando ![]() | Summary | Davidson ![]() Slogic ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Neil Barbulescu |
June 15, 2016 Fourth round | Carolina RailHawks | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | New England Revolution | Cary |
19:30 EDT | Marcelin ![]() Beckie ![]() Shriver ![]() | Summary | Woodberry ![]() Kamara ![]() Herivaux ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,147 Referee: Kevin Terry |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
2 | DF | ![]() | Paul Black | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ![]() | Kupono Low | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | ![]() | Drew Beckie | 18 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | ![]() | Michael Daly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | MF | ![]() | Austin da Luz | 18 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | ![]() | Marvin Ceballos | 10 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | ![]() | Matt Watson | 17 | 1 | 7+2 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | ![]() | Nazmi Albadawi | 17 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
11 | MF | ![]() | Ty Shipalane | 18 | 2 | 9+1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
12 | DF | ![]() | Kareem Moses | 12 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
13 | DF | ![]() | Connor Tobin | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
16 | FW | ![]() | Matthew Fondy | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | FW | ![]() | Billy Schuler | 9 | 2 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 2 | ||
20 | MF | ![]() | Jonathan Orlando | 11 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | ||
21 | FW | ![]() | Brian Shriver | 20 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7+1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
23 | MF | ![]() | Nick Taitague | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | DF | ![]() | Jeremy Kelly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
27 | DF | ![]() | Simon Mensing | 16 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
31 | DF | ![]() | Steven Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
42 | MF | ![]() | James Marcelin | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
50 | GK | ![]() | Akira Fitzgerald | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
92 | GK | ![]() | Brian Sylvestre | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
99 | FW | ![]() | Omar Bravo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | ![]() | Aly Hassan | 10 | 1 | 0+5 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players who left Carolina RailHawks during the season: | |||||||||||||
5 | DF | ![]() | Álex Pérez | 12 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | ![]() | 21 | Brian Shriver | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
2 | FW | ![]() | 16 | Matthew Fondy | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
FW | ![]() | 10 | Nazmi Albadawi | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
4 | MF | ![]() | 6 | Austin da Luz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FW | ![]() | 99 | Omar Bravo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | MF | ![]() | 11 | Ty Shipalane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
FW | ![]() | 17 | Billy Schuler | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
8 | DF | ![]() | 5 | Álex Pérez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
FW | ![]() | 9 | Aly Hassan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() | 42 | James Marcelin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() | 8 | Matt Watson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() | 20 | Jonathan Orlando | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
TOTALS | 11 | 13 | 5 | 29 |
Number | Nation | Position | Name | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
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2 | ![]() | DF | Paul Black | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4 | ![]() | DF | Drew Beckie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
5 | ![]() | DF | Álex Pérez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
5 | ![]() | DF | Michael Daly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | ![]() | MF | Austin da Luz | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | MF | Matt Watson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
9 | ![]() | FW | Aly Hassan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
10 | ![]() | MF | Nazmi Albadawi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
13 | ![]() | DF | Connor Tobin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | ![]() | FW | Matthew Fondy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | ![]() | FW | Brian Shriver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27 | ![]() | DF | Simon Mensing | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
42 | ![]() | MF | James Marcelin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
99 | ![]() | FW | Omar Bravo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TOTALS | 13 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
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