2015 Carolina RailHawks season

Carolina RailHawks
2015 season
Owner Traffic Sports USA
Head Coach Colin Clarke
Stadium WakeMed Soccer Park
NASL

Spring: 3rd
Fall: TBD

Combined: TBD
Soccer Bowl TBD
U.S. Open Cup Third Round vs Charlotte Independence
Top goalscorer League: Nacho Novo (5)
All: Nacho Novo (5)
Highest home attendance 7,217
(May 16 vs. New York)
Lowest home attendance League: 3,055
(July 8 vs. Fort Lauderdale)
All: 832
(May 27 vs. Charlotte)
Average home league attendance League: 4,464
All: 4,010
Home colors
Away colors

The 2015 Carolina RailHawks season will be the club's ninth season of existence, and their fifth consecutive season in North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.

The season will follow the Spring / Fall format adopted by the NASL in 2013 with the Spring season starting on April 4 and lasting for 10 games until June 13, while the Fall season will begin on 4 July, and will end on October 30. There will be a 4 team postseason format, including the champions of the Spring and Fall seasons, with the 2 other teams with the best records joining them.[1]

Club

Roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of October 15, 2015.[2]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Hunter Gilstrap  United States
2 Defender Daniel Scott  United States
3 Defender Kupono Low (Captain)  Puerto Rico
4 Midfielder Neil Hlavaty  United States
5 Midfielder Nazmi Albadawi  United States
6 Midfielder Austin da Luz  United States
7 Forward Simone Bracalello  Italy
8 Defender Alex Pérez  Spain
9 Forward Wells Thompson  United States
10 Forward Nacho Novo  Spain
11 Midfielder Ty Shipalane  South Africa
12 Goalkeeper Akira Fitzgerald  United States
13 Defender Connor Tobin  United States
14 Midfielder Leo Osaki  Japan
15 Defender Austen King  United States
16 Forward Dzenan Catic  Bosnia and Herzegovina
17 Midfielder Chris Nurse  Guyana
18 Midfielder Jack Coleman  United States
19 Defender Blake Wagner  United States
20 Midfielder Mark Anderson  England
21 Forward Tyler Engel  United States
22 Midfielder Jamie Dell  United States
24 Forward Bradlee Baladez  United States
28 Forward Daniel Jackson  United States
31 Defender Steven Miller  United States
36 Midfielder Gabriel  Brazil
39 Forward Mamadee Nyepon  United States
98 Defender Futty Danso  Gambia

Out on loan

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of October 15, 2015.

No. Position Player Nation
92 Goalkeeper Brian Sylvestre (at Philadelphia Union)  United States

Transfers

Winter

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

Summer

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

Competitions

Pre-season and Exhibitions

Pre-season

NASL Spring Season

The Spring season will last for 10 games beginning on April 4 and ending on June 6. The schedule will feature a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (C) 10 5 5 0 18 9 +9 20 2015 NASL Spring Season Winner
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 5 4 1 15 9 +6 19
3 Carolina RailHawks 10 3 5 2 15 10 +5 14
4 Minnesota United 10 3 5 2 15 13 +2 14
5 Indy Eleven 10 3 4 3 13 12 +1 13
6 Jacksonville Armada 10 3 3 4 15 18 3 12
7 San Antonio Scorpions 10 3 3 4 11 15 4 12
8 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 3 2 5 12 13 1 11
9 Ottawa Fury 10 2 5 3 5 8 3 11
10 Edmonton 10 2 3 5 16 22 6 9
11 Atlanta Silverbacks 10 1 5 4 7 13 6 8
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(C) Champion.

Results

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 3 5 2 15 10  +5 14 1 3 1 8 7  +1 2 2 1 7 3  +4

Last updated: May 26, 2015.
Source: http://www.nasl.com/standings

Results by round

Round12345678910
GroundHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWDLDDLDWWD
Position2146666523

Updated to match(es) played on May 26, 2015. Source: nasl.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

NASL Fall Season

The Fall season will last for 10 games beginning on July 4 and ending on October 30. The schedule will feature a double round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league twice, one at home and one on the road. The winner of the Fall season will qualify for the Soccer Bowl playoffs.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ottawa Fury (C) 20 13 6 1 37 15 +22 45 2015 NASL Fall Season Winner
2 Minnesota United 20 11 6 3 39 26 +13 39
3 New York Cosmos 20 10 6 4 31 21 +10 36
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 20 8 6 6 37 27 +10 30
5 Edmonton 20 7 5 8 25 24 +1 26
6 Atlanta Silverbacks 20 6 7 7 24 27 3 25
7 Carolina RailHawks 20 6 3 11 29 39 10 21
8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 5 5 10 18 28 10 20
9 Indy Eleven 20 5 5 10 23 36 13 20
10 San Antonio Scorpions 20 4 7 9 30 37 7 19
11 Jacksonville Armada 20 5 4 11 18 31 13 19
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(C) Champion.

Results

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 6 3 11 29 39  −10 21 6 2 2 20 13  +7 0 1 9 9 26  −17

Last updated: 30 October 2015.
Source:

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHHAHAHAAHAHAAAHHHAAH
ResultWDLWLDLLLLWDLLLWWLLW
Position214345681010878910978117

Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2015. Source: Spring season 2015 results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

U.S. Open Cup

The RailHawks will compete in the 2015 edition of the Open Cup.

Squad statistics

As of Match played 17 October 2015

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNASL Spring SeasonNASL Fall SeasonU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States Hunter Gilstrap 70700000
2 DF United States Daniel Scott 161608+1110
3 DF Puerto Rico Kupono Low 2206014+1010
4 MF United States Neil Hlavaty 29410218210
5 MF United States Nazmi Albadawi 2567016+1610
6 MF United States Austin da Luz 1820017+1200
7 FW Italy Simone Bracalello 1321+214+6100
8 DF Spain Álex Pérez 30003000
9 FW United States Wells Thompson 1504+206+2010
10 FW Spain Nacho Novo 24107+1412+3610
11 MF South Africa Ty Shipalane 2769+1316310
12 GK United States Akira Fitzgerald 2103018000
13 DF United States Connor Tobin 2829+1117110
14 MF Japan Leo Osaki 1318+110+4000
15 DF United States Austen King 60005+1000
16 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Dzenan Catic 901+301+300+10
17 MF Guyana Chris Nurse 1501+306+5000
18 MF United States Jack Coleman 300+100+2000
19 DF United States Blake Wagner 2328+229+3010
20 MF England Mark Anderson 1527+213+3100
21 FW United States Tyler Engel 71002+5100
22 MF United States Jamie Dell 500+300+100+10
24 FW United States Bradlee Baladez 401+201000
28 FW United States Daniel Jackson 30003000
31 MF United States Steven Miller 30003000
36 MF Brazil Gabriel 40000+4000
39 FW United States Mamadee Nyepon 200+100+1000
92 GK United States Brian Sylvestre 10000010
98 DF The Gambia Futty Danso 1815+1010+110+10
Players who appeared for Carolina RailHawks who left the club during the season:
8 DF United States Wes Knight 1701006010

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1FWSpain10Nacho Novo46010
2MFSouth Africa11Ty Shipalane3306
MFUnited States5Nazmi Albadawi0606
4MFUnited States4Neil Hlavaty2204
5DFUnited States19Blake Wagner2002
MFUnited States6Austin da Luz0202
FWItaly7Simone Bracalello1102
DFUnited States13Connor Tobin1102
MFEngland20Mark Anderson1102
10MFJapan14Leo Osaki1001
DFUnited States2Daniel Scott0101
DFThe Gambia98Futty Danso0101
FWUnited States21Tyler Engel0101
Own goal0101
TOTALS 1526041

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1United StatesGKHunter Gilstrap10000010
2United StatesDFDaniel Scott10120022
3Puerto RicoDFKupono Low10300040
4United StatesMFNeil Hlavaty00200020
5United StatesMFNazmi Albadawi20400060
6United StatesMFAustin da Luz00300030
8SpainDFÁlex Pérez00100010
9United StatesFWWells Thompson00521062
10SpainFWNacho Novo21311062
12United StatesGKAkira Fitzgerald10100020
13United StatesDFConnor Tobin00610061
14JapanMFLeo Osaki10000010
17GuyanaMFChris Nurse30200050
19United StatesDFBlake Wagner30100040
20EnglandMFMark Anderson20000020
21United StatesFWTyler Engel00200020
22United StatesMFJamie Dell00001010
31United StatesDFSteven Miller00100010
36BrazilMFGabriel00100010
98The GambiaDFFutty Danso00100010
TOTALS 17 1 37 6 3 0 57 7

References

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