2015 Carolina RailHawks FC season

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.

Carolina RailHawks
2015 season
OwnerTraffic Sports USA
Head coachColin Clarke
StadiumWakeMed Soccer Park
NASLSpring: 3rd

Fall: TBD

Combined: TBD
Soccer BowlTBD
U.S. Open CupThird Round vs Charlotte Independence
Top goalscorerLeague: Nacho Novo (5)
All: Nacho Novo (5)
Highest home attendance7,217
(May 16 vs. New York)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 3,055
(July 8 vs. Fort Lauderdale)
All: 832
(May 27 vs. Charlotte)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 4,464
All: 4,010

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 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

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

March 14, 2015 Preseason Charleston Battery 3–2 Carolina RailHawks Charleston, South Carolina
2:00 p.m. EST Boyd  15'
Portillo  26'
Cordovés  34'
Garbanzo  50'
Herderson  68'
Report King  32'
Thompson  47'
Tobin  62'
Ballo  73' (o.g.)
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
March 17, 2015 Preseason Carolina RailHawks 3–0 UNC Wilmington Seahawks Cary, North Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST Academy Player #21  36'
Albadawi  48'
Bracalello  72'
Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field #7
Note: Three 30-minute periods.

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 (S) 10 5 5 0 18 9 +9 20 Playoffs
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 FC 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
(S) Spring season 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
ResultWDLDDLDWWD
Position2146666523
Updated to match(es) played on May 26, 2015. Source: nasl.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

April 4, 2015 Match 1 Carolina RailHawks 3–1 Ottawa Fury Cary, North Carolina
13:00 EDT Shipalane  11'
Novo  29' (pen.)
Albadawi  34'
Wagner  45'
Bracalello  90+1'
Osaki  90+6'
Report Alves  15'
Beckie  16'
Richter  34'
Poltronieri  84'
de Guzman  90+1'  90+3'
Peiser  90+6'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,190
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 12, 2015 Match 2 Edmonton 1–1 Carolina RailHawks Edmonton, Alberta
16:00 EDT Laing  45'
Moses  60'
Report Novo  41'
Wagner  65'
Nurse  79'
Albadawi  85'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,492
Referee: Juan Marquez
April 18, 2015 Match 3 Carolina RailHawks 1–2 Atlanta Silverbacks Cary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Anderson  68'
Wagner  82'
Nurse  84'
Report Bangura  40'
Okafor  62'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,489
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
April 25, 2015 Match 4 Indy Eleven 1–1 Carolina RailHawks Indianapolis, Indiana
19:30 EDT Scott  7' (o.g.) Report Wagner  84' Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 10,524
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May 2, 2015 Match 5 Carolina RailHawks 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Novo  6' Report Nuñez  19'
Sweat  25'
Hristov  76'
Mkandawire  90+4'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,042
Referee: Chris Penso
May 9, 2015 Match 6 San Antonio Scorpions 1–0 Carolina RailHawks San Antonio, Texas
20:30 EDT DeRoux  70'
Dike  79'
Report Low  7'
Scott  60'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,252
Referee: Dave Gantar
May 16, 2015 Match 7 Carolina RailHawks 2–2 New York Cosmos Cary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Hlavaty  7'
Low  45'
Gilstrap  74'
Shipalane  76'
Wagner  79'
Nurse  90'
Report Szetela  30'
Raúl  32'
Ayoze  52'
Mkosana  67'
Danso  90+1' (o.g.)
Flores  90+7'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,217
Referee: Nima Saghafi
May 23, 2015 Match 8 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–1 Carolina RailHawks Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 EDT PC  59'
Adeleye  67'
Report Shipalane  44'
Anderson  54'
Fitzgerald  62'
Novo  70'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 4,801
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 30, 2015 Match 9 Jacksonville Armada 0–4 Carolina RailHawks Jacksonville, Florida
19:30 EDT Scaglia  32'
Ortiz  40'
Summary Tobin  9'
Hlavaty  36'
Osaki  41'
Anderson  44' (pen.)
Novo  82'
Stadium: Community First Park at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Attendance: 8,573
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
June 6, 2015 Match 10 Carolina RailHawks 1–1 Minnesota United Cary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Novo  80' 87' Summary Banks  48' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,863
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

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 (F) 20 13 6 1 37 15 +22 45 Playoffs
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 FC 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
(F) Fall season 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
ResultWDLWLDLLLLWDLLLWWLLW
Position214345681010878910978117
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2015. Source: Spring season 2015 results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

July 4, 2015 Match 1 Carolina RailHawks 3–1 Minnesota United Cary, North Carolina
17:00 EDT Bracalello  15'
Shipalane  17'
Low  28'
Thompson  42'  60'
da Luz  57'
Report Mendes  18'
Venegas  27'
Vicentini  57'
Cristiano  89'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,075
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 8, 2015 Match 2 Carolina RailHawks 1–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Cary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Hlavaty  53' CAR Report
NASL Report
Stefano  77' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,055
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
July 11, 2015 Match 3 Indy Eleven 2–1 Carolina RailHawks Indianapolis
19:30 EDT Wojcik  54',  54'
Norales  56'
Lacroix  67'
Keller  85'
CAR Report
NASL Report
Thompson  40'
da Luz  42'
Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 9,629
Referee: Tyler Ploeger
July 18, 2015 Match 4 Carolina RailHawks 3–2 San Antonio Scorpions Cary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Hlavaty  22'
Novo  24', 67' (pen.)
Low  67'
da Luz  78'
Report Bokar  6'
Elizondo  26',  35'
Attakora  63'
Castillo  75' (pen.)
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,180
Referee: Jaime Herrera
July 26, 2015 Match 5 Ottawa Fury 2–1 Carolina RailHawks Ottawa Ontario
15:00 EDT Hassan  20'
Haworth  90'
Report Hlavaty  30'
Thompson  56'  56'
Novo  81'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5,175
Referee: Geoff Gamble
August 1, 2015 Match 6 Carolina RailHawks 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Anderson  32'
Danso  50'
Novo  90'
Albadawi  90'
Report Hristov  29'
Guerra  49'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,191
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
August 12, 2015 Match 7 Jacksonville Armada 3–0 Carolina RailHawks Jacksonville, Florida
19:30 EDT Castrillón  32' 76'
Barrett  33' 85'
Johnson  62'
Scaglia  79'
Summary Low  28'
Scott  82'
Stadium: Community First Park
Attendance: 5,652
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 16, 2015 Match 8 Edmonton 3–0 Carolina RailHawks Edmonton, Alberta
16:00 EDT Ameobi  11'
Laing  27'
Corea  36'
Moses  59'
Summary Nurse  33'
Albadawi  70'
Tobin  77'
Stadium: Clarke Field
Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Juan Marquez
August 22, 2015 Match 9 Carolina RailHawks 1–3 New York Cosmos Cary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Scott  16' 28' Summary Freeman  44'
Fernandes  46'
Mkosana  54'
Moffat  57'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,129
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 30, 2015 Match 10 New York Cosmos 3–2 Carolina RailHawks Hempstead, New York
16:00 EDT Flores  2' 90'
Raúl  62' (pen.)
Mkosana  85'
Summary Hlavaty  19'
Albadawi  23', 42' 83'
da Luz  62'
Scott  66'
Tobin  90'
Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 5,257
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 4, 2015 Match 11 Carolina RailHawks 2–0 Atlanta Silverbacks Cary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Nurse  16'
Albadawi  24'
Tobin  28'
Summary Okafor  77' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,021
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
September 9, 2015 Match 12 San Antonio Scorpions 3–3 Carolina RailHawks San Antonio
20:30 EDT Cann  19'
Castillo  19' 56' (pen.)
Chávez  28', 65'
Rusin  37'
Elizondo  41'
Attakora  43'
Palacios  84'
DeRoux  90'
Summary Novo  21' 90'
Shipalane  25'
Tobin  40'  55'
Albadawi  43'
Wagner  54'
Attakora  77' (o.g.)
Gabriel  90'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 4,105
Referee: Daniel Radford
September 12, 2015 Match 13 Minnesota United 3–1 Carolina RailHawks Blaine, Minnesota
20:00 EDT Tiago  23'
Mendes  67'
Scott  72'
Campos  76' 77'
Venegas  81'
Summary Danso  4'
Engel  45'
da Luz  71'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 8,222
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
September 19, 2015 Match 14 Atlanta Silverbacks 2–1 Carolina RailHawks Atlanta
20:00 EDT Chavez  25'
Ped.Ferreira-Mendes  31'
Porter  34'
Mravec  90'
Summary Engel  1' 49'
Tobin  90'
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 4,322
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 26, 2015 Match 15 Carolina RailHawks 1–3 Ottawa Fury Cary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Novo  51' 52'  90'
Tobin  83'
Summary Heinemann  19', 33'
Paulo Jr.  45'
Peiser  70'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,374
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
October 10, 2015 Match 16 Carolina RailHawks 3–0 Jacksonville Armada Cary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Shipalane  35'
Albadawi  42', 90'
Pérez  67'
Fitzgerald  88'
Summary Johnson  83'
Flores  90'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,424
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
October 14, 2015 Match 17 Carolina RailHawks 2–1 Edmonton Cary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Albadawi  10'
Novo  83'
Miller  90'
Summary Watson  38'  62'
Fordyce  45' (pen.)
Ameobi  72'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,558
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
October 17, 2015 Match 18 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4–0 Carolina RailHawks Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:35 EDT Sanfilippo  21'
Borrajo  30'
Freitas  48'
Pinho  56'
Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,998
Referee: Youne Marrakchi
October 24, 2015 Match 19 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Carolina RailHawks St. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT Menjivar  12' Soccerway Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,973
Referee: Jose Rivero
October 30, 2015 Match 20 Carolina RailHawks 3–1 Indy Eleven Cary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Nacho Novo  9'
Shipalane  16'
Osaki  64'
Álex Pérez  86'
Summary Ceballos  24'
Peña  33'
Mares  90'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,272
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

U.S. Open Cup

The RailHawks will compete in the 2015 edition of the Open Cup.

May 27, 2015 Third Round Carolina Railhawks 0–1 Charlotte Independence Cary, North Carolina
EDT Thompson  34'
Dell  55'
Novo  77'
Report Ribeiro  57'
Herrera  77'
Finley  81',  82'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 832
Referee: Matthew Franz

Squad statistics

As of Match played 17 October 2015

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNASL Spring SeasonNASL Fall SeasonU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Hunter Gilstrap 70700000
2 DF Daniel Scott 161608+1110
3 DF Kupono Low 2206014+1010
4 MF Neil Hlavaty 29410218210
5 MF Nazmi Albadawi 2567016+1610
6 MF Austin da Luz 1820017+1200
7 FW Simone Bracalello 1321+214+6100
8 DF Álex Pérez 30003000
9 FW Wells Thompson 1504+206+2010
10 FW Nacho Novo 24107+1412+3610
11 MF Ty Shipalane 2769+1316310
12 GK Akira Fitzgerald 2103018000
13 DF Connor Tobin 2829+1117110
14 MF Leo Osaki 1318+110+4000
15 DF Austen King 60005+1000
16 FW Dzenan Catic 901+301+300+10
17 MF Chris Nurse 1501+306+5000
18 MF Jack Coleman 300+100+2000
19 DF Blake Wagner 2328+229+3010
20 MF Mark Anderson 1527+213+3100
21 FW Tyler Engel 71002+5100
22 MF Jamie Dell 500+300+100+10
24 FW Bradlee Baladez 401+201000
28 FW Daniel Jackson 30003000
31 MF Steven Miller 30003000
36 MF Gabriel 40000+4000
39 FW Mamadee Nyepon 200+100+1000
92 GK Brian Sylvestre 10000010
98 DF Futty Danso 1815+1010+110+10
Players who appeared for Carolina RailHawks who left the club during the season:
8 DF Wes Knight 1701006010

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1FW10Nacho Novo46010
2MF11Ty Shipalane3306
MF5Nazmi Albadawi0606
4MF4Neil Hlavaty2204
5DF19Blake Wagner2002
MF6Austin da Luz0202
FW7Simone Bracalello1102
DF13Connor Tobin1102
MF20Mark Anderson1102
10MF14Leo Osaki1001
DF2Daniel Scott0101
DF98Futty Danso0101
FW21Tyler Engel0101
Own goal0101
TOTALS 1526041

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1GKHunter Gilstrap10000010
2DFDaniel Scott10120022
3DFKupono Low10300040
4MFNeil Hlavaty00200020
5MFNazmi Albadawi20400060
6MFAustin da Luz00300030
8DFÁlex Pérez00100010
9FWWells Thompson00521062
10FWNacho Novo21311062
12GKAkira Fitzgerald10100020
13DFConnor Tobin00610061
14MFLeo Osaki10000010
17MFChris Nurse30200050
19DFBlake Wagner30100040
20MFMark Anderson20000020
21FWTyler Engel00200020
22MFJamie Dell00001010
31DFSteven Miller00100010
36MFGabriel00100010
98DFFutty Danso00100010
TOTALS 17 1 37 6 3 0 57 7

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