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 goalscorer 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 PreseasonWake Forest Demon Deacons0 - 2Carolina RailHawksWinston-Salem, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. Report Bundu  52', 73' Stadium: Spry Stadium
March 9, 2011 PreseasonCarolina RailHawks2 - 0UNC Wilmington SeahawksCary, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
March 11, 2011 PreseasonCASL Elite2 - 4Carolina RailHawksRaleigh, North Carolina
Report Stadium: WRAL Soccer Center
March 19, 2011 PreseasonCarolina RailHawksvCharleston BatteryCary, North Carolina
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
March 23, 2011 PreseasonCarolina RailHawksvCharlotte EaglesCary, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
March 26, 2011 PreseasonRichmond KickersvCarolina RailHawksRichmond, Virginia
Stadium: City Stadium
March 29, 2011 PreseasonCarolina RailHawksvNorth Carolina Tar Heels
April 1, 2011 PreseasonCarolina RailHawks1 - 0Wilmington HammerheadsCary, 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

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. Position Player
0 GK Sean O'Connor
1 GK Brad Knighton
2 DF Brad Rusin (captain)
3 MF Kupono Low
4 DF Devon McKenney
5 MF Floyd Franks
6 MF Stephen Glass
7 MF Brian Farber
8 MF Matt Watson
9 FW Pablo Campos
10 FW Etienne Barbara
11 FW Allan Russell
No. Position Player
12 DF John Krause
16 DF Cory Miller
17 MF Chris Nurse
18 DF Kyle Schmid
19 FW Kithson Bain
22 MF Jonny Steele (on loan from FC Tampa Bay)
23 MF Nick Zimmerman
26 MF Cory Elenio
40 GK Caleb Patterson-Sewell
FW Sallieu Bundu (on loan to Charlotte Eagles)
MF Nick Thompson

Team Management
  • Martin Rennie - Head Coach
  • Paul Ritchie - Assistant Coach
  • Dewan Bader - Assistant Coach
  • Nenad Žigante - Goalkeeper Coach
  • Andy Dunbar - Equipment Manager
  • Lizy Coleman - Head Trainer
  • 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
Devon McKenney Real Maryland MonarchsUndisclosed
Stephen Glass Dunfermline AthleticUndisclosed
Brian Farber Portland TimbersFree
Pablo Campos Real Salt LakeFree
Allan Russell KilmarnockFree
John Krause Beijing BaxyFree

Out

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