2015 Carolina RailHawks season

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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

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 the 4th of July, and will end on October 30th. 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 Hunter Gilstrap      United States
2 Defender Daniel Scott      United States
3 Defender Kupono Low (Captain)     Puerto Rico
4 Midfielder Neil Hlavaty      United States
5 Midfielder Nazmi Albadawi      United States
6 Midfielder Austin da Luz      United States
7 Forward Simone Bracalello      Italy
8 Defender Alex Pérez      Spain
9 Forward Wells Thompson      United States
10 Forward Nacho Novo      Spain
11 Midfielder Ty Shipalane      South Africa
12 Goalkeeper Akira Fitzgerald      United States
13 Defender Connor Tobin      United States
14 Midfielder Leo Osaki      Japan
15 Defender Austen King      United States
16 Forward Dzenan Catic      Bosnia and Herzegovina
17 Midfielder Chris Nurse      Guyana
18 Midfielder Jack Coleman      United States
19 Defender Blake Wagner      United States
20 Midfielder Mark Anderson      England
21 Forward Tyler Engel      United States
22 Midfielder Jamie Dell      United States
24 Forward Bradlee Baladez      United States
28 Forward Daniel Jackson      United States
31 Defender Steven Miller      United States
36 Midfielder Gabriel      Brazil
39 Forward Mamadee Nyepon      United States
98 Defender 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 Brian 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.

Competitions

Pre-season and Exhibitions

Pre-season

Exhibitions

NASL Spring Season

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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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ground H A H A H A H A A H
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

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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

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

Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ground H H A H A H A A H A H A A A H H H A A H
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

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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 Total NASL 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 FW Spain 10 Nacho Novo 4 6 0 10
2 MF South Africa 11 Ty Shipalane 3 3 0 6
MF United States 5 Nazmi Albadawi 0 6 0 6
4 MF United States 4 Neil Hlavaty 2 2 0 4
5 DF United States 19 Blake Wagner 2 0 0 2
MF United States 6 Austin da Luz 0 2 0 2
FW Italy 7 Simone Bracalello 1 1 0 2
DF United States 13 Connor Tobin 1 1 0 2
MF England 20 Mark Anderson 1 1 0 2
10 MF Japan 14 Leo Osaki 1 0 0 1
DF United States 2 Daniel Scott 0 1 0 1
DF The Gambia 98 Futty Danso 0 1 0 1
FW United States 21 Tyler Engel 0 1 0 1
Own goal 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 15 26 0 41

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card
1 United States GK Hunter Gilstrap 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 United States DF Daniel Scott 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2
3 Puerto Rico DF Kupono Low 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
4 United States MF Neil Hlavaty 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
5 United States MF Nazmi Albadawi 2 0 4 0 0 0 6 0
6 United States MF Austin da Luz 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
8 Spain DF Álex Pérez 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
9 United States FW Wells Thompson 0 0 5 2 1 0 6 2
10 Spain FW Nacho Novo 2 1 3 1 1 0 6 2
12 United States GK Akira Fitzgerald 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
13 United States DF Connor Tobin 0 0 6 1 0 0 6 1
14 Japan MF Leo Osaki 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 Guyana MF Chris Nurse 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
19 United States DF Blake Wagner 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
20 England MF Mark Anderson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 United States FW Tyler Engel 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
22 United States MF Jamie Dell 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
31 United States DF Steven Miller 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
36 Brazil MF Gabriel 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
98 The Gambia DF Futty Danso 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 17 1 37 6 3 0 57 7

References

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