2011 Carolina RailHawks FC season

Carolina RailHawks 2011 soccer season

Carolina RailHawks

2011 season

Owner

Manager

Stadium

1st

Playoffs

TBD

U.S. Open Cup

Denied entry

Top goalscorer

Etienne Barbara (12 goals)

Highest home attendance

4,690
vs. MTL (Jul 3)

Lowest home attendance

1,181
vs. EDM (Apr 20)

Average home league attendance

2,733

Home colors

Away colors

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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.

Match results

Preseason

Wake Forest Demon Deacons v Carolina RailHawks

March 4, 2011 Preseason	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0 - 2	Carolina RailHawks	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
7:00 p.m.		Report	Bundu 52', 73'	Stadium: Spry Stadium

Carolina RailHawks v UNC Wilmington Seahawks

March 9, 2011 Preseason	Carolina RailHawks	2 - 0	UNC Wilmington Seahawks	Cary, North Carolina
4:00 p.m.		Report		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

CASL Elite v Carolina RailHawks

March 11, 2011 Preseason	CASL Elite	2 - 4	Carolina RailHawks	Raleigh, North Carolina
		Report		Stadium: WRAL Soccer Center

Carolina RailHawks v Charleston Battery

March 19, 2011 Preseason	Carolina RailHawks	v	Charleston Battery	Cary, North Carolina
				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Carolina RailHawks v Charlotte Eagles

March 23, 2011 Preseason	Carolina RailHawks	v	Charlotte Eagles	Cary, North Carolina
3:00 p.m.				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Richmond Kickers v Carolina RailHawks

March 26, 2011 Preseason	Richmond Kickers	v	Carolina RailHawks	Richmond, Virginia
				Stadium: City Stadium

Carolina RailHawks v North Carolina Tar Heels

March 29, 2011 Preseason

Carolina RailHawks

North Carolina Tar Heels

Carolina RailHawks v Wilmington Hammerheads

April 1, 2011 Preseason	Carolina RailHawks	1 - 0	Wilmington Hammerheads	Cary, North Carolina
	Russell 29'	Report		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Regular season

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers	Ref.
April 9, 2011	Puerto Rico Islanders	H	1–2	3,144	Barbara
April 16, 2011	Montréal Impact	H	2–1	1,219	Barbara, Campos
April 20, 2011	FC Edmonton	H	2–0	1,181	Barbara, Zimmerman
April 30, 2011	NSC Minnesota Stars	A	1–1	1,672	Barbara
May 7, 2011	Tampa Bay Rowdies	A	3–1	4,062	Barbara (2), Farber
May 11, 2011	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	H	4–2	2,109	Campos (2), Barbara, Russell
May 14, 2011	Montréal Impact	A	2–1	11,907	Barbara (2)
May 21, 2011	Puerto Rico Islanders	H	3–0	3,498	Barbara (2), Campos
May 28, 2011	Atlanta Silverbacks	H	2–0	3,015	Campos, Russell
June 4, 2011	FC Tampa Bay	A	2–1	2,688	Barbara, Zimmerman
June 10, 2011	FC Edmonton	A	1–0	3,500	Watson
June 18, 2011	FC Tampa Bay	H	3–1	4,041	Watson, Barbara, Russell
June 25, 2011	Atlanta Silverbacks	A	5–1		Barbara, Zimmerman (2), Nurse, Rusin
July 3, 2011	Montreal Impact	H	2-0	4,690	Campos, Zimmerman
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
July 30, 2011	Atlanta Silverbacks	H	1–0		Barbara
August 6, 2011	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	A	1–2		Campos
August 13, 2011	Puerto Rico Islanders	A	0–2
August 17, 2011	NSC Minnesota Stars	H	1–1	3,160	Campos
August 20, 2011	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	H	2–0	4,629	Campos, Watson
August 27, 2011	Atlanta Silverbacks	A	4–2	3,313	Barbara (3), McManus
September 3, 2011	FC Tampa Bay	H	2–0	3,015	Campos (2)
September 7, 2011	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	A	1-0	2,159
September 11, 2011	Montreal Impact	A	1–0	12,297
September 17, 2011	Puerto Rico Islanders	A	1-0
September 24, 2011	NSC Minnesota Stars	H	1-2	6,234	Pablo Campos	6,234

Playoffs

Club

Roster

As of May 11, 2011

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Sean O'Connor
1	GK	USA	Brad Knighton
2	DF	USA	Brad Rusin (captain)
3	MF	USA	Kupono Low
4	DF	USA	Devon McKenney
5	MF	USA	Floyd Franks
6	MF	SCO	Stephen Glass
7	MF	USA	Brian Farber
8	MF	ENG	Matt Watson
9	FW	BRA	Pablo Campos
10	FW	MLT	Etienne Barbara
11	FW	SCO	Allan Russell


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	DF	PUR	John Krause
16	DF	USA	Cory Miller
17	MF	GUY	Chris Nurse
18	DF	USA	Kyle Schmid
19	FW	GRN	Kithson Bain
22	MF	NIR	Jonny Steele (on loan from FC Tampa Bay)
23	MF	USA	Nick Zimmerman
26	MF	USA	Cory Elenio
40	GK	AUS	Caleb Patterson-Sewell
—	FW	SLE	Sallieu Bundu (on loan to Charlotte Eagles)
—	MF	USA	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 v t e	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	Playoff semifinals
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

Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(X) Regular season champion
Notes:

EDM: 8 pts; MIN: 2 pts

Transfers

In

Player	Previous Club	Fee
Devon McKenney	Real Maryland Monarchs	Undisclosed
Stephen Glass	Dunfermline Athletic	Undisclosed
Brian Farber	Portland Timbers	Free
Pablo Campos	Real Salt Lake	Free
Allan Russell	Kilmarnock	Free
John Krause	Beijing Baxy	Free

Out

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"NASL Standings".

North Carolina Football Club

Based in Cary, North Carolina

The Club

Stadiums

WakeMed Soccer Park

Affiliates

Rivalries

Southern Derby

Key personnel

Owners: Stephen Malik
Head Coach: John Bradford

Major honors
NASL Supporters Cup	2011
USL League One Champions	2023

Seasons (19)
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

2011 in American soccer

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Leagues

Men	Major League Soccer MLS Cup Playoffs MLS Reserve NASL Soccer Bowl USL Pro PDL UPSL MISL 2010–11 2011–12 PASL-Pro 2010–11 2011–12 NPSL SPSL 2010–11 2011–12 Super-20 League NCAA Division I Division II Division III
Women	WPS W-League WPSL WLS

Cups

Other

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions League
- 2010–11
- 2011–12

National teams

Men	Gold Cup
Women	World Cup Algarve Cup Four Nations Tournament

Team seasons

Men

MLS	Chicago Fire Chivas USA Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew D.C. United FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Los Angeles Galaxy New England Revolution New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps
NASL	Atlanta Silverbacks Carolina RailHawks FC FC Edmonton Fort Lauderdale Strikers NSC Minnesota Stars Montreal Impact Puerto Rico Islanders FC Tampa Bay
USL Pro	Antigua Barracuda Charleston Battery Charlotte Eagles Dayton Dutch Lions F.C. New York Los Angeles Blues Orlando City SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond Kickers Rochester Rhinos Wilmington Hammerheads

Women

WPS	Atlanta Beat Boston Breakers MagicJack Philadelphia Independence Sky Blue FC Western New York Flash
W-League	D.C. United Women

North American Soccer League (2011–2017)

Clubs	Atlanta Silverbacks FC Edmonton Fort Lauderdale Strikers Indy Eleven Jacksonville Armada FC Miami FC Minnesota United FC New York Cosmos Montreal Impact North Carolina FC Ottawa Fury FC Puerto Rico FC Puerto Rico Islanders Rayo OKC San Antonio Scorpions San Francisco Deltas Tampa Bay Rowdies
Abandoned expansion teams	California United FC Oklahoma City FC San Diego 1904 FC Virginia Cavalry FC
Seasons	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 ~~2018~~
Soccer Bowls	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Associated competitions	CONCACAF Champions League U.S. Open Cup Canadian Championship
Individual awards	Best XI Player of the Month Golden Ball Golden Boot Golden Glove Coach of the Year Fair Play Goal of the Year
Records and statistics	Records and statistics North American Supporters' Trophy Players Coaches Executives
United States Soccer Federation Canadian Soccer Association

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