2007 Carolina RailHawks FC season

The Carolina RailHawks launched their inaugural season on April 21, 2007 in front of a crowd of 6,327 at SAS Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina when they drew 1-1 with the Minnesota Thunder in their first official regular season match. Midfielder Kupono Low scored the first goal in franchise history when he blasted 24-yard left-footed shot past Thunder keeper Joe Warren in the 8th minute of the inaugural match.[1] On May 8, 2007, the RailHawks earned their first franchise victory 2-0 against Chivas USA in an exhibition match.

On August 14, 2007, with a 3-0 victory over the Charleston Battery, the Carolina RailHawks secured their first piece of silverware, the 2007 Southern Derby Cup, with one match remaining in the contest. The RailHawks finished their first USL-1 season in 8th place in the league table, securing the league's final playoff spot on the last day of the regular season with a 2-0 victory away over fellow expansion franchise the California Victory. The RailHawks were eliminated from the playoff quarterfinals by the eventual league champion Seattle Sounders.

2007 Competitions
Competition Record Result Home Matches Home Attendance Avg. Home Attendance
USL First Division Regular Season 8-12-8 8th Place 14 71,735 5,124
USL First Division Playoffs 0-2 Quarterfinals 1 923 923
U.S. Open Cup 4-1 Semifinals 4 13,447 3,362
Southern Derby 3-0-1 Champion 2 9,587 4,794
Exhibitions 1-1-0 N/A 2 13,705 6,853
All Competitions 13-16-8 N/A 21 99,810 4,753

2007 squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Chris McClellan
1 GK  EIR John O'Hara
2 DF  USA David Stokes
3 MF  USA Kupono Low
4 DF  USA Demetrius Donald
5 MF  GHA Philip Kutsu
6 MF  TRI Joel John Bailey
7 MF  BRA Marcio Leite
8 FW  NGA Connally Edozien
9 FW  LBR McColm Cephas
10 FW  TRI Kevin Jeffrey
11 MF  USA Chris Carrieri
12 FW  USA Anthony Maher
13 DF  USA Matthew Maher
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  USA Caleb Norkus
15 DF  USA Frank Sanfilippo
16 DF  USA Cooper Friend
17 MF  USA Eric Kaufman
18 DF  ENG Stuart Brightwell
19 MF  USA David Sartorio
20 MF  USA Mark Jonas
21 MF  ARG Santiago Fusilier
22 MF  NIR Jonny Steele
23 DF  USA Chad Dombrowski
24 MF  USA Joey Worthen
25 MF  USA Phillip Long
26 MF  USA Jon Caldwell
27 MF  USA Dario Brose

Transfers: OUT - Sola Abolaji to Vancouver Whitecaps (7/27/2007); IN - Joel John Bailey from Vancouver Whitecaps (7/27/2007)

2007 Staff

Coach - Scott Schweitzer
Assistant Coach - Damon Nahas
Assistant Coach - Mark Girard Oldest coach in the usa Goalkeeping Coach - David Noyes
Equipment Manager - Steven Economides
Trainer - Elise Caceres

2007 Schedule
DateOpponentLocationTime (ET)Result
Sat, Mar 24Wake Forest University (exhibition)SAS Soccer Park, Field #27:00 PM1-3 L
Sat, Mar 31North Carolina Tar Heels (exhibition)SAS Soccer Park, Field #27:00 PM0-1 L
Wed, Apr 4Charlotte Eagles (exhibition)SAS Soccer Park, Field #27:00 PM1-3 L
Sat, Apr 7Richmond Kickers (exhibition)University of Richmond Stadium7:00 PM1-3 L
Fri, Apr 13Duke University (exhibition)Koskinen Stadium, Durham, NC7:00 PM1-3 L
Sat, Apr 21Minnesota ThunderSAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC7:30 PM1-1 D
Sat, Apr 28Atlanta SilverbacksSAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC7:30 PM0-0 D
Fri, May 4Puerto Rico IslandersSAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC7:30 PM0-0 D
Sat, May 5Atlanta SilverbacksSilverbacks Park, Atlanta, GA7:55 PM0-2 L
Tue, May 8Chivas USA (exhibition)SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC7:30 PM2-0 W
Sat, May 12Atlanta Silverbacks^^Silverbacks Park, Atlanta, GA7:55 PM1-2 W
Sat, May 19Charleston BatterySAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC7:30 PM1-0 W
Wed, May 23Seattle SoundersQwest Field, Seattle, WA10:00 PM0-1 L
Fri, May 25Vancouver WhitecapsSwangard Stadium Burnaby, BC10:00 PM0-1 W
Sun, May 27Portland TimbersPGE Park, Portland, OR9:00 PM0-0 D
Fri, Jun 8Rochester Raging RhinosSAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC7:30 PM2-2 D
Tue, Jun 12RWB Adria^^^SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC7:30 PM4-1 W
Fri, Jun 15Seattle Sounders^SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC8:00 PM0-1 L
Sat, Jun 23Charleston Battery^^SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC7:30 PM

2-0 W

Tue, Jun 26Bavarian SC^^^SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC7:30 PM4-0 W
Tue, Jul 3Vancouver WhitecapsSAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC8:00 PM0-0 D
Fri, Jul 6Rochester Raging Rhinos^PAETEC Park, Rochester, NY8:00 PM1-2 L
Sun, Jul 8Montreal ImpactSherbrooke University Stadium, Sherbrooke, QC4:00 PM2-2 D
Fri, Jul 13Montreal ImpactSAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC7:30 PM0-1 L
Sun, Jul 15Chicago Fire^^^SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC7:30 PM1-0 W
Fri, Jul 20Miami FCTropical Park Stadium, Miami, FL7:30 PM1-2 L
Sun, Jul 22Puerto Rico IslandersEstadio Juan Ramón Loubriel, Bayamon, PR5:00 PM1-3 L
Wed, Jul 25Cruz Azul (exhibition)SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC8:00 PM0-2 L
Sat, Jul 28Miami FCSAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC7:30 PM1-4 L
Wed, Aug 1Montreal ImpactComplexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal, QC7:30 PM1-4 L
Fri, Aug 3California Victory^SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC8:00 PM2-0 W
Tue, Aug 7Richmond Kickers^^^SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC7:30 PM1-0 W
Fri, Aug 10Rochester Raging RhinosPAETEC Park, Rochester, NY7:35 PM0-2 L
Tue, Aug 14Charleston Battery^^Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, SC7:30 PM3-0 W
Fri, Aug 17Atlanta Silverbacks^^SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC7:30 PM

0-0 D

Sun, Aug 26Montreal ImpactSAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC6:00 PM1-0 W
Sat, Sep 1Portland TimbersSAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC7:30 PM0-1 L
Tue, Sept 4New England Revolution^^^Veteran's Stadium, New Britain, CN7:30 PM2-1(aet) L
Thu, Sep 6Minnesota ThunderJames Griffin Stadium, St. Paul, MN8:05 PM0-5 L
Sat, Sep 8California VictoryKezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA10:00 PM0-2 W
Fri, Sep 14Seattle Sounders^^^^SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC7:30 PM0-2 L
Sun, Sep 16Seattle Sounders^^^^Qwest Field, Seattle, WA6:00 PM0-1 L

^ Televised nationally on Fox Soccer Channel

^^ Southern Derby fixtures

^^^ U.S. Open Cup fixtures

^^^^ USL-1 Playoffs fixtures

References
  1. "Carolina RailHawks 1:1 Minnesota Thunder (Box Score)". Archived from the original on 14 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-22.
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