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
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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 Gilstrap, HunterHunter Gilstrap      United States
2 Defender Daniel Scott, Daniel Scott      United States
3 Defender Low, KuponoKupono Low (Captain)     Puerto Rico
4 Midfielder Hlavaty, NeilNeil Hlavaty      United States
5 Midfielder Albadawi, NazmiNazmi Albadawi      United States
6 Midfielder da Luz, AustinAustin da Luz      United States
7 Forward Bracalello, SimoneSimone Bracalello      Italy
8 Defender Alex Pérez, Alex Pérez      Spain
9 Forward Thompson, WellsWells Thompson      United States
10 Forward Novo, NachoNacho Novo      Spain
11 Midfielder Shipalane, TyTy Shipalane      South Africa
12 Goalkeeper Fitzgerald, AkiraAkira Fitzgerald      United States
13 Defender Tobin, ConnorConnor Tobin      United States
14 Midfielder Osaki, LeoLeo Osaki      Japan
15 Defender King, AustenAusten King      United States
16 Forward Catic, DzenanDzenan Catic      Bosnia and Herzegovina
17 Midfielder Nurse, ChrisChris Nurse      Guyana
18 Midfielder Jack Coleman, Jack Coleman      United States
19 Defender Wagner, BlakeBlake Wagner      United States
20 Midfielder Mark Anderson, Mark Anderson      England
21 Forward Engel, TylerTyler Engel      United States
22 Midfielder Dell, JamieJamie Dell      United States
24 Forward Baladez, BradleeBradlee Baladez      United States
28 Forward Daniel Jackson, Daniel Jackson      United States
31 Defender Steven Miller, Steven Miller      United States
36 Midfielder Gabriel, Gabriel      Brazil
39 Forward Nyepon, MamadeeMamadee Nyepon      United States
98 Defender Futty Danso, 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 Sylvestre, BrianBrian 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.

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

No. Position Player
8 Spain DF Álex Pérez (from Spain Getafe)[9]
12 United States GK Akira Fitzgerald (from United States New York City, previously on loan)[10]
31 United States DF Steven Miller (loan from United States Tulsa Roughnecks)
36 Brazil MF Gabriel (from Croatia Bistra)[11]

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

No. Position Player
8 United States DF Wes Knight (Retired)[12]
42 United States GK Brian Sylvestre (loan to United States Philadelphia Union)[13]

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
Result W D L D D L D W W D
Position 2 1 4 6 6 6 6 5 2 3

Last updated: May 26, 2015.
Source: http://www.nasl.com/standings
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

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
Result W D L W L D L L L L W D L L L W W L L W
Position 2 1 4 3 4 5 6 8 10 10 8 7 8 9 10 9 7 8 11 7

Last updated: 30 October 2015.
Source: Spring season 2015 results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

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 Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Hunter Gilstrap 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF United States Daniel Scott 16 1 6 0 8+1 1 1 0
3 DF Puerto Rico Kupono Low 22 0 6 0 14+1 0 1 0
4 MF United States Neil Hlavaty 29 4 10 2 18 2 1 0
5 MF United States Nazmi Albadawi 25 6 7 0 16+1 6 1 0
6 MF United States Austin da Luz 18 2 0 0 17+1 2 0 0
7 FW Italy Simone Bracalello 13 2 1+2 1 4+6 1 0 0
8 DF Spain Álex Pérez 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
9 FW United States Wells Thompson 15 0 4+2 0 6+2 0 1 0
10 FW Spain Nacho Novo 24 10 7+1 4 12+3 6 1 0
11 MF South Africa Ty Shipalane 27 6 9+1 3 16 3 1 0
12 GK United States Akira Fitzgerald 21 0 3 0 18 0 0 0
13 DF United States Connor Tobin 28 2 9+1 1 17 1 1 0
14 MF Japan Leo Osaki 13 1 8+1 1 0+4 0 0 0
15 DF United States Austen King 6 0 0 0 5+1 0 0 0
16 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Dzenan Catic 9 0 1+3 0 1+3 0 0+1 0
17 MF Guyana Chris Nurse 15 0 1+3 0 6+5 0 0 0
18 MF United States Jack Coleman 3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0 0
19 DF United States Blake Wagner 23 2 8+2 2 9+3 0 1 0
20 MF England Mark Anderson 15 2 7+2 1 3+3 1 0 0
21 FW United States Tyler Engel 7 1 0 0 2+5 1 0 0
22 MF United States Jamie Dell 5 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
24 FW United States Bradlee Baladez 4 0 1+2 0 1 0 0 0
28 FW United States Daniel Jackson 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
31 MF United States Steven Miller 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
36 MF Brazil Gabriel 4 0 0 0 0+4 0 0 0
39 FW United States Mamadee Nyepon 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
92 GK United States Brian Sylvestre 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
98 DF The Gambia Futty Danso 18 1 5+1 0 10+1 1 0+1 0
Players who appeared for Carolina RailHawks who left the club during the season:
8 DF United States Wes Knight 17 0 10 0 6 0 1 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FWSpain10Nacho Novo46010
2 MFSouth Africa11Ty Shipalane3306
MFUnited States5 Nazmi Albadawi0606
4 MFUnited States4 Neil Hlavaty2204
5 DFUnited States19Blake Wagner2002
MFUnited States6 Austin da Luz0202
FWItaly7 Simone Bracalello1102
DFUnited States13Connor Tobin1102
MFEngland20Mark Anderson1102
10MFJapan14Leo Osaki1001
DFUnited States2 Daniel 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
Red card Red card Red card Red card
1 United StatesGKHunter Gilstrap10000010
2 United StatesDFDaniel Scott10120022
3 Puerto RicoDFKupono Low10300040
4 United StatesMFNeil Hlavaty00200020
5 United StatesMFNazmi Albadawi20400060
6 United StatesMFAustin da Luz00300030
8 SpainDFÁlex Pérez00100010
9 United 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

  1. ↑ http://nasl.ezitsolutions.com/teamuploads/nasl/files/NASL_MediaGuide_2015.pdf
  2. ↑ "Carolina RailHawks Roster". carolinarailhawks.com. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "RailHawks Sign NASL Veteran Simone Bracalello". http://www.oursportscentral.com/. oursportscentral. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  4. ↑ "AKIRA FITZGERALD RETURNS TO CAROLINA RAILHAWKS". http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/. Carolina RailHawks. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  5. 1 2 "Carolina Railhawks sign trio of veterans for 2015". http://www.wralsportsfan.com/. wralsportsfan. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ "Carolina RailHawks add defender Blake Wagner". http://boxscorenews.com/. boxscorenews. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  7. ↑ "FORMER BUC MARK ANDERSON SIGNS WITH NASL'S CAROLINA RAILHAWKS". gobarrybucs.com. Barry University. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "RAILHAWKS SIGN FORMER FC DALLAS FORWARD BRADLEE BALADEZ". http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/. Carolina RailHawks. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  9. ↑ "RAILHAWKS SIGN EXPERIENCED DEFENDER ALEX PÉREZ". http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/. Carolina RailHawks. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  10. ↑ "RAILHAWKS RE-SIGN AKIRA FITZGERALD". http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/. Carolina RailHawks. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  11. ↑ "RAILHAWKS SIGN EXPERIENCED MIDFIELDER GABRIEL DA SILVA". http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/. Carolina RailHawks. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  12. ↑ "RAILHAWKS DEFENDER WES KNIGHT TO RETIRE". http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/. Carolina RailHawks. Retrieved 15 October 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  13. ↑ "Union Acquire Brian Sylvestre Via Short-Term Loan". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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