2012 Carolina RailHawks FC season
2012 season | |||
Owner | Traffic Sports USA | ||
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Manager | Colin Clarke | ||
Stadium | WakeMed Soccer Park | ||
NASL | 4th | ||
Playoffs | semi-finals | ||
U.S. Open Cup | TBD | ||
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The 2012 Carolina RailHawks FC season was the sixth season of the club's existence. The RailHawks FC, played in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The RailHawks are the defending NASL Regular Season Champions.
Review
Pre-season
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April
The Carolina RailHawks opened the 2012 NASL season on the road April 7, playing the Minnesota Stars in the Metrodome. The game ended in a 0-0 draw with both teams earning their first point of the season.[1] They returned home to WakeMed Soccer Park April 14 where they earned a 4-4 draw against the Atlanta Silverbacks.[2] The RailHawks traveled to the Tampa Bay Rowdies on April 18 where they earned another draw, this time 1-1.[3] Carolina ended the month of April with back to back losses beginning with a 3-1 defeat away to the Puerto Rico Islanders.[4] On April 27 the RailHawks signed forward Zack Schilawski. Carolina concluded April with a 0-1 home loss to the San Antonio Scorpions.[5]
May
Carolina opened the month of May with a 3-3 draw at home against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. This match saw Zack Schilawski make his first appearance for the RailHawks.[6] The RailHawks lost at FC Edmonton 3-0 on May 6 on a hat trick by Edmonton forward Shaun Saiko [7] followed by a 2-1 road loss to the Minnesota Stars on May 12. U.S. international prospect Gale Agbossoumonde made his RailHawks debut during the May 12 game at Minnesota after missing the first month of the regular season with a foot injury.[8] On May 18 the Carolina RailHawks announced the signing of midfielder Nick Millington and defender Jamie Finch. The RailHawks returned home on May 19 and earned a 1-1 draw against the Puerto Rico Islanders.[9]
May 22 marked the beginning of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play for the Carolina RailHawks. They earned a 6-0 win in their second round game against USASA team PSA Elite.[10] The following week the RailHawks played host to the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in the third round of the Open Cup in front of a record home attendance of 7,939. After an early Galaxy goal RailHawks forward Ty Shipalane scored an equalizer in the 75th minute and Brian Shriver scored on a pass from Shipalane in the 88th minute to see the RailHawks earn a 2-1 win.[11]
June
Carolina earned their first league win of 2012 on June 2 with a 2-1 home victory over the Puerto Rico Islanders. Ty Shipalane scored in the 88th minute to give the RailHawks the go ahead goal.[12] June 5 saw the end of the RailHawks’ 2012 U.S. Open Cup after a home defeat to MLS team Chivas USA. Juan Pablo Ángel converted a penalty kick in stoppage time to give Chivas the 2-1 win.[13] On June 9 the Railhawks scored a 5-1 victory over then NASL leading Minnesota Stars. Rookie defender Austen King scored his only goal of the 2012 season in the 24th minute.[14] Midfielder Chris Nurse returned to the RailHawks on June 14 after international duty where he captained the Guyana National Team in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying losses to Mexico and Costa Rica.[15] Carolina earned a 2-0 road win against the Atlanta Silverbacks on June 16.[16] The following week the RailHawks returned home and secured a 2-0 win over FC Edmonton taking their league winning streak to four games. Bréiner Ortiz scored his first career goal for the RailHawks in the 38th minute on an assist from Schilawski.[17] The RailHawks ended the month of June in Fort Lauderdale where they suffered a 2-1 loss to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
Club
Roster
Coaching staff
Colin Clarke – Head Coach
Dewan Bader – Assistant Coach
John Bradford – Assistant Coach
Greg Shields – Assistant Coach
Nicolas Platter – Assistant Coach
Transfers
In
Out
Loan in
Loan out
Competitions
Preseason
March 4, 2012 Preseason | Carolina RailHawks | 2 - 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 p) |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Cary, North Carolina |
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Lowery ![]() Shriver ![]() |
Report | Tan ![]() Chiumiento ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
North American Soccer League
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Standings
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Promotion or qualification |
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1 | San Antonio Scorpions (C) | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 47 | 2012 NASL Playoffs semifinals |
2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 45 | |
3 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 41 | 2012 NASL Playoffs quarterfinals |
4 | Carolina RailHawks | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 40 | |
5 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 36 | |
6 | Minnesota United | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 35 | |
7 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 30 | |
8 | Edmonton | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 25 |
Updated to games played on 23 September 2012.
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
(C) = Commissioner's Cup (regular season champion)
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 | −10 |
Last updated: September 22, 2012.
Source: Match results
Match results
April 7, 2012 Match 1 | Minnesota Stars | 0 - 0 | Carolina RailHawks | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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20:30 EDT | Takada ![]() |
Report | Nurse ![]() |
Stadium: Humphrey Metrodome Attendance: 8,693 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
April 14, 2012 Match 2 | Carolina RailHawks | 4 - 4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Cary, North Carolina |
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19:30 EDT | Palacio ![]() King ![]() Zimmerman ![]() Paulini ![]() Lowery ![]() Shriver ![]() Ackley ![]() Nurse ![]() |
Report | Lancaster ![]() Navia ![]() Cox ![]() Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Illyes ![]() Colaluca ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,683 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
April 18, 2012 Match 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 - 1 | Carolina RailHawks | St. Petersburg, Florida |
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19:30 EDT | Yoshitake ![]() |
Report | Shriver ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 2,288 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
April 21, 2012 Match 4 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 3 - 1 | Carolina RailHawks | Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
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19:30 EDT | Foley ![]() |
Report | Own goal ![]() |
Stadium: Bayamon Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,542 Referee: Jesus Lebron |
April 28, 2012 Match 5 | Carolina RailHawks | 0 - 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Cary, North Carolina |
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19:00 EDT | [1] | Harmse ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,041 Referee: Andrew Chapin |
May 2, 2012 Match 6 | Carolina RailHawks | 3 - 3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Cary, North Carolina |
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19:00 EDT | Shriver ![]() |
[2] | Laing ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,718 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
May 6, 2012 Match 7 | FC Edmonton | 3 - 0 | Carolina RailHawks | Edmonton, Alberta |
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16:00 EDT | Saiko ![]() |
[3] | Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,120 Referee: David Barrie |
May 12, 2012 Match 8 | Minnesota Stars | 2 - 1 | Carolina RailHawks | Blaine, Minnesota |
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20:30 EDT | Walker ![]() Venegas |
[4] | Austin Da Luz ![]() |
Stadium: NSC Stadium Attendance: 2,168 |
May 19, 2012 Match 9 | Carolina RailHawks | 1 - 1 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Cary, North Carolina |
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19:00 EDT | Shriver ![]() |
[5] | Fana ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,020 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
June 2, 2012 Match 10 | Carolina RailHawks | 2 - 1 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Cary, North Carolina |
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19:00 EDT | [6] | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,020 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
June 9, 2012 Match 11 | Carolina RailHawks | 5 - 1 | Minnesota Stars FC | Cary, North Carolina |
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19:00 EDT | King ![]() Lowery ![]() Zimmerman ![]() Shriver ![]() Schilawski ![]() Garey ![]() |
Summary | Bracalello ![]() Hlavaty ![]() Altman ![]() Davis ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,580 |
June 16, 2012 Match 12 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0 - 2 | Carolina RailHawks | Chamblee, Georgia |
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19:30 EDT | Navia ![]() |
Summary | Schilawski ![]() Agbossoumonde ![]() Ackley ![]() |
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 6,000 |
June 23, 2012 Match 13 | Carolina RailHawks | 2 - 0 | FC Edmonton | Cary, North Carolina |
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19:00 EDT | Shipalane ![]() Zimmerman ![]() Ortiz ![]() Stockley ![]() Agbossoumonde ![]() Lowery ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Summary | Lam ![]() Hamilton ![]() van Leerdam ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,600 |
June 30, 2012 Match 14 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2 - 1 | Carolina RailHawks | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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19:30 EDT | Anderson ![]() Pecka ![]() Ramos ![]() |
Summary | Zimmerman ![]() |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 3,506 |
July 3, 2012 Match 15 | Carolina RailHawks | 2 - 1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Cary, North Carolina |
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19:00 EDT | Zimmerman ![]() ![]() |
Summary | Horth ![]() Robertson ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,475 |
July 7, 2012 Match 16 | Carolina RailHawks | 3 - 3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Cary, North Carolina |
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19:10 EDT | Palacio ![]() Shipalane ![]() |
Summary | King ![]() Restrepo ![]() Ståhl ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,713 |
July 21, 2012 Match 17 | Carolina RailHawks | 1 - 0 | Minnesota Stars FC | Cary, North Carolina |
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19:05 EDT | Schilawski ![]() Lowery ![]() Low ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Summary | Evan Sassano ![]() Bracalello ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,158 |
July 28, 2012 Match 18 | San Antonio Scorpions | 8 - 0 | Carolina RailHawks | San Antonio |
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19:30 EDT | Janicki ![]() Pablo Campos ![]() Bayona ![]() Wagner ![]() |
Summary | King ![]() Agbossoumonde ![]() |
Stadium: Heroes Stadium Attendance: 7,186 |
August 4, 2012 Match 19 | Carolina RailHawks | 3 - 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary, North Carolina |
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19:00 EDT | da Luz ![]() Zimmerman ![]() Garey ![]() Stockley ![]() |
Summary | Hill ![]() Mulholland ![]() Yamada ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,002 |
August 11, 2012 Match 20 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 - 0 | Carolina RailHawks | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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19:30 EDT | Herron ![]() |
Summary | Shipalane ![]() |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 3,549 |
August 18, 2012 Match 21 | Carolina RailHawks | 3 - 2 | FC Edmonton | Cary, North Carolina |
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19:00 EDT | Zimmerman ![]() Lowery ![]() Schilawski ![]() Stockley ![]() Shipalane ![]() |
Summary | Craig ![]() West ![]() Porter ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,688 |
August 25, 2012 Match 22 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0 - 1 | Carolina RailHawks | Chamblee, Georgia |
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19:30 EDT | Burciaga, Jr. ![]() Navarro ![]() |
Summary | Agbossoumonde ![]() Lowery ![]() Ackley ![]() |
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 4,896 |
September 1, 2012 Match 23 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1 - 3 | Carolina RailHawks | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
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19:30 EDT | Ramos ![]() Needham ![]() ![]() ![]() Rivera ![]() |
Summary | Ackley ![]() Garey ![]() ![]() ![]() Zimmerman ![]() ![]() Shields ![]() |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 1,375 |
September 8, 2012 Match 24 | Carolina RailHawks | 0 - 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Cary, North Carolina |
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19:00 EDT | Shipalane ![]() |
Summary | Harmse ![]() Cunningham ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
September 12, 2012 Match 25 | FC Edmonton | 2 - 2 | Carolina RailHawks | Edmonton |
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20:05 EDT | Porter ![]() |
Summary | Zimmerman ![]() Garey ![]() |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,251 |
September 16, 2012 Match 26 | San Antonio Scorpions | 1 - 2 | Carolina RailHawks | San Antonio |
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18:00 EDT | Greenfield ![]() Pablo Campos ![]() ![]() |
Summary | Agbossoumonde ![]() Shipalane ![]() |
Stadium: Heroes Stadium Attendance: 7,701 |
September 19, 2012 Match 27 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 - 1 | Carolina RailHawks | St. Petersburg, Florida |
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19:30 EDT | Arango ![]() ![]() |
Summary | Shipalane ![]() |
Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 2,194 |
September 22, 2012 Match 28 | Carolina RailHawks | 0 - 0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary, North Carolina |
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19:00 EDT | Summary | Frimpong ![]() Hill ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 7,310 |
Playoffs
September 29, 2012 QF | Carolina RailHawks | 3 - 1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Cary, North Carolina |
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7:00 pm EDT | Amir Lowery ![]() ![]() Ty Shipalane ![]() ![]() Floyd Franks ![]() |
Report | Conor Shanosky ![]() Abe Thompson ![]() Lance Laing ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
October 6, 2012 SF - 1st Leg | Carolina RailHawks | 1 - 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary, North Carolina |
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7:00 pm EDT | Brian Shriver ![]() Amir Lowery ![]() Floyd Franks ![]() |
Report | Mike Ambersley ![]() ![]() Andres Arango ![]() Jeff Attinella ![]() Dan Antoniuk ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,183 |
October 13, 2012 SF - 2nd Leg | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3 - 3 | Carolina RailHawks | St. Petersburg, Florida |
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7:30 pm EDT | Matt Luzunaris ![]() Ty Shipalane ![]() Gale Agbossoumonde ![]() Nick Zimmerman ![]() |
Report | Shane Hill ![]() Mike Ambersley ![]() Luke Mulholland ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium |
Tampa Bay advances 5 - 4 on aggregate.
U.S. Open Cup
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May 22, 2012 Second round | Carolina RailHawks ![]() |
6 - 0 | ![]() |
Cary, North Carolina |
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19:07 PM EDT | Shriver ![]() Lowery ![]() Schilawski ![]() |
[7] | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
May 29, 2012 Third round | Carolina RailHawks ![]() |
2 - 1 | ![]() |
Cary, North Carolina |
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19:07 PM EDT | Shipalane ![]() Shriver ![]() |
Noon ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
June 5, 2012 Fourth round | Carolina RailHawks ![]() |
1 - 2 | ![]() |
Cary, North Carolina |
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19:07 PM EDT | Palacio ![]() |
Agudelo ![]() Ángel ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
Statistics
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See also
References
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