2014 Carolina RailHawks FC season

The 2014 Carolina RailHawks season will be 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.

Carolina RailHawks
2014 season
OwnerTraffic Sports USA
Head CoachColin Clarke
StadiumWakeMed Soccer Park
NASLSpring: 4th place

Fall: TBD

Combined: TBD
Soccer BowlTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD
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

The season will follow 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 will begin the night before the 2014 World Cup Final on July 12 and will last 18 games until November 1. The winner of the Spring championship will again host the 2014 Soccer Bowl.[1]

Competitions

Pre-season and Exhibitions

Pre-season
March 18, 2014 PreseasonCarolina RailHawks0 - 1UNC Wilmington SeahawksCary, North Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
March 22, 2014 PreseasonCarolina RailHawks2 - 2North Carolina Tar HeelsCary, North Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST Martínez , Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
March 28, 2014 PreseasonCarolina RailHawks2 - 2NC State WolfpackCary, North Carolina
9:30 a.m. EST Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
March 29, 2014 PreseasonCarolina RailHawkscanceledCharlotte EaglesCary, North Carolina
1:00 p.m. EST Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
April 6, 2014 PreseasonCarolina RailHawks7 - 0Old Dominion MonarchsCary, North Carolina
12:00 p.m. EST Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Exhibitions
May 2, 2014 ExhibitionCarolina RailHawks2 - 1United States U-20Cary, North Carolina
Aa. King
Osaki 		Report Harkes Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
July 6, 2014 ExhibitionCarolina RailHawks 2 - 1 Puebla F.C.Cary, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. EST Donovan  38'
Shipalane  66'		 Report Acuña  88' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,155

NASL Spring Season
Main article: 2014 North American Soccer League season § Spring season

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

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Minnesota United (S) 9 6 2 1 16 9 +7 20 Playoffs
2 New York Cosmos 9 6 1 2 14 3 +11 19
3 San Antonio Scorpions 9 5 2 2 13 9 +4 17
4 Carolina RailHawks 9 4 2 3 11 15 −4 14
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 9 4 1 4 18 18 0 13
6 Ottawa Fury 9 3 1 5 14 13 +1 10
7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 9 2 4 3 11 16 −5 10
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 9 3 1 5 12 20 −8 10
9 FC Edmonton 9 2 2 5 11 11 0 8
10 Indy Eleven 9 0 4 5 14 20 −6 4
Source: NASL Standings
(S) Spring season champion.

Results
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
9 4 2 3 11 15  −4 14 4 0 0 9 1  +8 0 2 3 2 14  −12

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

Results by round
Round123456789
GroundAHAHAHAHA
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, 2014 Match 1Indy Eleven1 - 1Carolina RailhawksIndianapolis, Indiana
7:30 p.m. EDT Ambersley  43' Report
Report		 Burt  6'
Schilawski  50'
Scott  62'		 Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 11,048
Referee: Chris Penso
April 20, 2014 Match 2Carolina Railhawks4 - 1Fort Lauderdale StrikersCary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Martínez  27' (pen.),  72'
Millington  37'
Schilawski  40'  76'
Elizondo  46'
Burt  82'		 Report
Report		 Nurse  33',  47' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,007
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
April 26, 2014 Match 3Ottawa Fury4 - 0Carolina RailHawksOttawa, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT Oliver  34', 72'
Davies  51',  56'		 Report
Report		 Low  41'
Ståhl  71'		 Stadium: Keith Harris Stadium
Attendance: 2,158
Referee: David Barrie
May 3, 2014 Match 4Carolina RailHawks1 - 0New York CosmosCary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Shipalane  12'
Tobin  63'
Low  68'		 Report
Report		 Guenzatti  56' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,066
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 10, 2014 Match 5San Antonio Scorpions3 - 0Carolina RailHawksSan Antonio, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT deRoux  20'
Janicki  33'
Hassli  53'
Barrera  59',  88'
Zahorski  77'		 Report Scott  41'
Schilawski  76'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 5,834
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
May 17, 2014 Match 6Carolina RailHawks2 - 0Atlanta SilverbacksCary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Grella  16'
Tobin  36'
Ståhl  86'		 Report
Report		 Reiss  46'
Canovas  76'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,527
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
May 24, 2014 Match 7Minnesota United FC0 - 0Carolina RailHawksBlaine, Minnesota
8:00 p.m. EDT Jordan  39'
Juliano  78'
Cristiano  86'
Daley  90+3'		 Report
Report		 Schilawski  26' Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 6,784
Referee: Sorin Stoica
May 31, 2014 Match 8Carolina RailHawks2 - 0Tampa Bay RowdiesCary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Grella  18',  67'
Shipalane  71'
Scott  83'		 Report
Report		 Clinton  48'
Hunt  54'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,856
Referee: Alan Kelly
June 8, 2014 Match 9FC Edmonton6 - 1Carolina RailHawksEdmonton, Alberta
4:00 p.m. EDT Fordyce  1', 44', 75'
Ameobi  13'
Laing  31'
Jalali  90'		 Report
Report		 Grella  31'
Au. King  64'
Tobin  74'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,641
Referee: Francis Latulippe

NASL Fall Season
Main article: 2014 North American Soccer League season § Fall season

The Fall season will last for 18 games beginning on July 12 and ending on November 1. 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.[3] The winner of the Fall season will play 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 will be their opponent.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Antonio Scorpions (F) 18 11 2 5 30 15 +15 35 Playoffs
2 Minnesota United 18 10 5 3 31 19 +12 35
3 FC Edmonton 18 8 5 5 23 18 +5 29
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 18 7 6 5 20 21 −1 27
5 Carolina RailHawks 18 7 3 8 27 28 −1 24
6 New York Cosmos 18 5 8 5 23 24 −1 23
7 Indy Eleven 18 6 5 7 21 26 −5 23
8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 18 5 5 8 25 34 −9 20
9 Ottawa Fury 18 4 5 9 20 25 −5 17
10 Atlanta Silverbacks 18 3 4 11 20 30 −10 13
Source: NASL Standings
(F) Fall season champion.

Results
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3 0 0 3 1 5  −4 0 0 0 1 1 2  −1 0 0 2 0 3  −3

Last updated: 24 July 2014.
Source:

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHAAHAHHAHAHHAAAHAH
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, 2014 Match 1Carolina RailHawks1 - 2Indy ElevenCary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Martínez  24'
Au. King  57'
Albadawi  62'
Low  85'		 Report
Report		 Estridge  10'
Spencer  65'
Smart  87'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,080
Referee: Chris Penso
July 17, 2014 Match 2Minnesota United FC1 - 0Carolina RailHawksBlaine, Minnesota, USA
8:00 p.m. EDT Mendes  26'
Davis  81'
Calvano  85'		 Report
Report		 Low  82' Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 7,287
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
July 23, 2014 Match 3San Antonio Scorpions2 - 0Carolina RailHawksSan Antonio, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT Castillo  23'  62'
Forbes  64'		 Report Bentick  35'
Albadawi  42'
Elizondo  89'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,884
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 26, 2014 Match 4Carolina RailHawks3 - 0Ottawa Fury FCCary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Schilawski  10', Schilawski  38', Albadawi  48' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,294
Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.
August 2, 2014 Match 5New York Cosmos0 - 1Carolina RailHawksHempstead, New York
7:00 p.m. EDT Shipalane  38' Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 4,649
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
August 9, 2014 Match 6Carolina RailHawks3 - 4Tampa Bay RowdiesCary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Schilawski  48', Martinez  51', Rodrigues  868' (OG) Walker  3', Mkandawire  10', Mkosana  77', Russell  84' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,140
August 16, 2014 Match 7Carolina RailHawks2 - 3FC EdmontonCary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
August 23, 2014 Match 8Tampa Bay Rowdies0 - 1Carolina RailHawksSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Al Lang Field
August 30, 2014 Match 9Carolina RailHawks0 - 2Atlanta SilverbacksCary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,106
September 7, 2014 Match 10Ottawa Fury FC2 - 2Carolina RailHawksOttawa, Ontario
3:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5269
Referee: Justin Tasev
September 13, 2014 Match 11Carolina RailHawks3 - 1San Antonio ScorpionsCary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,193
September 20, 2014 Match 12Carolina RailHawks5 - 4New York CosmosCary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,593
September 27, 2014 Match 13Indy Eleven0 - 1Carolina RailHawksIndianapolis, Indiana
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 10,285
October 4, 2014 Match 14Ft. Lauderdale Strikers1 - 0Carolina RailHawksFt. Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
October 12, 2014 Match 15FC Edmonton3 - 0Carolina RailHawksEdmonton, Alberta
4:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Clarke Stadium
October 18, 2014 Match 16Carolina RailHawks1 - 1Ft. Lauderdale StrikersCary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
October 25, 2014 Match 17Atlanta Silverbacks0 - 2Carolina RailHawksAtlanta, Georgia
6:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Atlanta Silvebacks Park
November 1, 2014 Match 18Carolina RailHawks2 - 2Minnesota United FCCary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

U.S. Open Cup

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

May 29, 2014 Third RoundCarolina Railhawks2 - 0Charlotte EaglesCary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Albadawi  14'
Au. King  15'
Ståhl  37'
Davidson  45'		 Report Thompson  80' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,432
June 14, 2014 Fourth RoundCarolina Railhawks1 - 1
(3 - 2 p)		Chivas USACary, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. EDT Schilawski  29'
Ståhl  53'
Tobin  118'		 Report
Box Score		 Finley  40' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,273
Penalties
Albadawi
Tobin
Low
Schilawki
Martínez
Aa. King
Jackson 		Pelletieri
Torres
Zavaleta
Kennedy
Avila
Tyrpak
Delgado
June 24, 2014 Fifth RoundCarolina Railhawks1 - 0LA GalaxyCary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Low  35'
Scott  44'
Jackson  105'		 Report
Box Score		 DeLaGarza  45+3'
Sarvas  113'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park, Field #2
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 9, 2014 QuarterfinalsCarolina Railhawks2 - 5FC DallasCary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Schilawski  9'
Albadawi  15'
Martínez  37' (pen.)
Low  61'		 Report
Box Score		 Pérez  22', 34', 90+3'
Castillo  44'
Jacobson  76'
Díaz  89'		 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. http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=6054
  3. http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/gokvvy1oro8610h8qpxognjau/nasl-announces-2014-fall-season-schedule
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