2014 Carolina RailHawks FC season

The 2014 Carolina RailHawks season was 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
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The season followed 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 would begin the night before the 2014 World Cup Final on July 12 and lasted 18 games until November 1. The winner of the Spring championship would again host the 2014 Soccer Bowl.[1]

Competitions

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Pre-season and Exhibitions

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Pre-season

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March 18, 2014 Preseason Carolina RailHawks 0 - 1 UNC Wilmington Seahawks Cary, North Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST Report   Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Exhibitions

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July 6, 2014 Exhibition Carolina 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

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

Standings

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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

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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
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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

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April 12, 2014 Match 1 Indy Eleven 1 - 1 Carolina Railhawks Indianapolis, 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 2 Carolina Railhawks 4 - 1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Cary, 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 3 Ottawa Fury FC 4 - 0 Carolina RailHawks Ottawa, 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 4 Carolina RailHawks 1 - 0 New York Cosmos Cary, 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 5 San Antonio Scorpions 3 - 0 Carolina RailHawks San 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 6 Carolina RailHawks 2 - 0 Atlanta Silverbacks Cary, 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 7 Minnesota United FC 0 - 0 Carolina RailHawks Blaine, 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 8 Carolina RailHawks 2 - 0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, 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 9 FC Edmonton 6 - 1 Carolina RailHawks Edmonton, 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

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The Fall season lasted for 18 games beginning on July 12 and ending on November 1. The schedule featured 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 played 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 would be their opponent.

Standings

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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

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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: [citation needed]

Results by round
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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

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July 12, 2014 Match 1 Carolina RailHawks 1 - 2 Indy Eleven Cary, 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 2 Minnesota United FC 1 - 0 Carolina RailHawks Blaine, 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 3 San Antonio Scorpions 2 - 0 Carolina RailHawks San 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 4 Carolina RailHawks 3 - 0 Ottawa Fury FC Cary, 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 9, 2014 Match 6 Carolina RailHawks 3 - 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, 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
September 7, 2014 Match 10 Ottawa Fury FC 2 - 2 Carolina RailHawks Ottawa, Ontario
3:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5269
Referee: Justin Tasev
September 20, 2014 Match 12 Carolina RailHawks 5 - 4 New York Cosmos Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,593
September 27, 2014 Match 13 Indy Eleven 0 - 1 Carolina RailHawks Indianapolis, Indiana
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 10,285

U.S. Open Cup

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

May 29, 2014 Third Round Carolina Railhawks 2 - 0 Charlotte Eagles Cary, 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 24, 2014 Fifth Round Carolina Railhawks 1 - 0 LA Galaxy Cary, 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 Quarterfinals Carolina Railhawks 2 - 5 FC Dallas Cary, 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

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  1. ^ "NASL Confirms Mid-Season Break To Accommodate 2014 FIFA World Cup". NASL.com. July 26, 2013.
  2. ^ "NASL". Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "NASL". www.nasl.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.