2016 Carolina RailHawks FC season

Carolina RailHawks
2016 season
OwnerStephen Malik
Head coachColin Clarke
StadiumWakeMed Soccer Park
NASLSpring:7th

Fall: TBD

Combined: TBD
Soccer BowlTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD
Top goalscorerLeague: Austin da Luz & Brian Shriver (3)
All: Brian Shriver (4)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 7,107
(May 14 vs. Miami)
All: 10,125
(Jul. 12 vs. West Ham)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 4,159
(Apr. 2 vs. Minnesota)
All: 1,769
(Jun. 1 vs. Charlotte)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 5,109
All: 5,573

The 2016 Carolina RailHawks season was the club's tenth season of existence, and their sixth consecutive season in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.

Roster

As of July 22, 2016[1]

No. Position Nation Player
1 DF  USA Macklin Robinson
2 DF  ENG Paul Black
3 DF  PUR Kupono Low (Captain)
4 DF  CAN Drew Beckie
5 DF  USA Michael Daly
6 MF  USA Austin da Luz
7 MF  GUA Marvin Ceballos
8 MF  ENG Matt Watson
9 FW  USA Aly Hassan
10 MF  USA Nazmi Albadawi
11 MF  RSA Ty Shipalane
12 DF  TRI Kareem Moses
13 DF  USA Connor Tobin
16 FW  USA Matthew Fondy
17 FW  USA Billy Schuler
20 MF  USA Jonathan Orlando
21 FW  USA Brian Shriver
23 MF  USA Nick Taitague
24 DF  USA Jeremy Kelly
27 DF  ENG Simon Mensing
31 DF  USA Steven Miller
42 MF  HAI James Marcelin
50 GK  USA Akira Fitzgerald
92 GK  USA Brian Sylvestre
99 FW  MEX Omar Bravo

Transfers

Winter

Summer

Friendlies

February 27, 2016 Preseason Carolina RailHawks 4–0 UNC Wilmington Seahawks Cary, North Carolina
11:00 a.m. EST Schuler
Tobin
Hassan
Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
March 26, 2016 Preseason Carolina RailHawks 0–3 Toluca Cary, North Carolina
12:00 p.m. EST Tobin  38' Report Flores 13'
Triverio 15'
Brambila 77'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 9,032
July 12, 2016 Friendly Carolina RailHawks 2–2 West Ham United Cary, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. EST Reid 13' (o.g.)
Miller  51'
Ceballos 67'
Report Reid 18'
Carroll 20'
Page  67'
Quina  90+'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 10,125
Note: All-time club attendance record

Competitions

NASL Spring season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Indy Eleven (S) 10 4 6 0 15 8 +7 18 Playoffs
2 New York Cosmos 10 6 0 4 15 8 +7 18
3 FC Edmonton 10 5 2 3 9 7 +2 17
4 Minnesota United 10 5 1 4 16 12 +4 16
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 4 4 2 11 9 +2 16
6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 4 3 3 12 12 0 15
7 Carolina RailHawks 10 4 2 4 11 13 −2 14
8 Rayo OKC 10 3 3 4 11 12 −1 12
9 Ottawa Fury 10 2 3 5 9 14 −5 9
10 Jacksonville Armada 10 1 4 5 5 11 −6 7
11 Miami FC 10 1 4 5 7 15 −8 7
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 summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 4 2 4 11 13  −2 14 2 2 1 4 4  0 2 0 3 7 9  −2

Last updated: 11 June 2016.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910
StadiumHAHAAHHAHA
ResultWWWWLLDLDL
Position2211122557
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

April 2, 2016 1 Carolina RailHawks 2–1 Minnesota United Cary
15:00 EST (UTC−5) Shipalane 13'
da Luz 26'
Beckie  40'
Mensing  88'
Summary Ramirez 2'
Calvano  54'
Banks  83'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,196
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
April 9, 2016 2 Rayo OKC 2–3 Carolina RailHawks Yukon
20:00 EST (UTC−5) Johnson 33'
Michel 52'
Kimura  90'
Summary da Luz 23', 90+6'
Hassan 74'
Beckie  85'
Stadium: Miller Stadium
Attendance: 5,851
Referee: David Gantar
April 16, 2016 3 Carolina RailHawks 1–0 Ottawa Fury Cary
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Shipalane 47'
Pérez  50'
Summary de Jong  36' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,208
Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.
April 23, 2016 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 Carolina RailHawks St. Petersburg
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Mkandawire 65'
Guerra  72'
Nanchoff  85'
Summary Pérez 45',  58'
Marcelin 47'
Beckie  49'
Shriver 87' (pen.)
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,948
Referee: Robert Sibiga
May 1, 2016 5 New York Cosmos 1–0 Carolina RailHawks Hempstead
EST (UTC−5) Orozco 45',  74'
Kranjčar  72'
Ayoze  84'
Summary Marcelin  67'
Albadawi  72'
Mensing  90+6'
Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 2,419
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May 7, 2016 6 Carolina RailHawks 1–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Cary
19:30 EDT Albadawi  35'
Marcelin  55'
Shriver 67'
Summary Santos 7'
Attakora 23'
Carvalho 38',  85'
Angulo  45+2'
Restrepo  83'
Gentile  90+6'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,216
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
May 14, 2016 7 Carolina RailHawks 0–0 Miami Cary
19:30 EDT Summary Adaílton  31'
Trafford  72'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,107
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
May 22, 2016 8 Edmonton 1–0 Carolina RailHawks Edmonton
16:00 EST (UTC−5) Ledgerwood  27'
Ameobi  34'
Fordyce 79'
Summary Black  34'
Tobin  78'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,338
Referee: Francis Latulippe
June 4, 2016 9 Carolina RailHawks 0–0 Jacksonville Armada Cary
20:55 EDT Summary Keita  61' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,786
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
June 11, 2016 10 Indy Eleven 4–1 Carolina RailHawks Indianapolis
19:30 EDT Zayed 16', 65', 85'
Braun 45+1'
Summary Albadawi 29'
Mensing  45'
Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 9,341
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

NASL Fall season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (F) 22 14 5 3 44 21 +23 47 Playoffs
2 Indy Eleven 22 11 4 7 36 25 +11 37
3 FC Edmonton 22 10 6 6 16 14 +2 36
4 Rayo OKC 22 9 8 5 28 21 +7 35
5 Miami FC 22 9 6 7 31 27 +4 33
6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 22 7 5 10 19 28 −9 26
7 Carolina RailHawks 22 7 5 10 25 35 −10 26
8 Minnesota United 22 6 7 9 25 25 0 25
9 Puerto Rico 22 5 9 8 19 31 −12 24
10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 22 5 8 9 29 32 −3 23
11 Jacksonville Armada 22 5 8 9 25 35 −10 23
12 Ottawa Fury 22 5 7 10 23 26 −3 22
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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
8 2 3 3 13 16  −3 9 1 2 0 9 6  +3 1 1 3 4 10  −6

Last updated: 18 August 2016.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
StadiumAHAHAAAHHAHHAAHHAHHAHA
ResultLWWDLLDD
Position127566889
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

July 2, 2016 1 Minnesota United 5–1 Carolina RailHawks Blaine
20:00 EDT Ramirez 20', 24', 75'
Pinho 45+1'
Calvano 47'
Brovsky  58'  67'
Davis  79'
CAR Report
NASL Report
Beckie  26'
Watson  78', 90'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 7,909
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
July 9, 2016 2 Carolina RailHawks 4–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary
19:30 EDT Fondy 11'
Shriver 55' (pen.)
Albadawi 59' (pen.), 71'
Hassan  86'
CAR Report
NASL Report
Hristov 20' (pen.)
Guerra  22'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,176
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 16, 2016 3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–1 Carolina RailHawks Fort Lauderdale
19:00 EDT Núñez  44'  90+1'
Corrales  52'
James  73'
Summary Shriver 23'
Fondy  59'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 1,082
Referee: Geoff Gamble
July 22, 2016 4 Carolina RailHawks 3–3 Miami Cary
19:30 EDT Fondy 30'
Marcelin  58'
Shriver 61'
Bravo 78'
Beckie  82'
Mensing  84'
Summary Chavez 7', 80'
Poku 37' 90'
Trafford  65'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,060
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 27, 2016 5 Ottawa Fury 2–0 Carolina RailHawks Ottawa
19:00 EDT Haworth 8'
Beckie 49' (o.g.)
Bailey  68'
Summary Mensing  27'
Daly  83'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,547
Referee: Kevin Terry
July 30, 2016 6 Edmonton 1–0 Carolina RailHawks Edmonton
16:00 EDT Keegan 66' Summary Mensing  61'
Beckie  74'
da Luz  79'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,904
Referee: Pierre Luce Lauziere
August 6, 2016 7 Jacksonville Armada 2–2 Carolina RailHawks Jacksonville
19:00 EDT Eloundou 19', 50'
George  25'
Summary Fondy 6'
da Luz  33'  70'
Black  49'
Bravo 68'
Stadium: Community First Park
Attendance: 3,601
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 13, 2016 8 Carolina RailHawks 2–2 Puerto Rico Cary
19:30 EDT Bravo 40' 90+2'
Fondy 89'
Summary Paulo 52'
Ramos 67'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,056
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
August 21, 2016 9 Carolina RailHawks Indy Eleven Cary
19:30 EDT [ Summary] Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

U.S. Open Cup

June 1, 2016 Third round Carolina RailHawks 5–0 (a.e.t.) Charlotte Independence Cary
19:30 EDT Schuler 92', 115'
Albadawi 96'
Shriver 99'
Orlando 109'
Summary Davidson  29'
Slogic  76'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,769
Referee: Neil Barbulescu
June 15, 2016 Fourth round Carolina RailHawks 0–1 (a.e.t.) New England Revolution Cary
19:30 EDT Marcelin  45'
Beckie  54'
Shriver  120'
Summary Woodberry  56'
Kamara  85'
Herivaux 103'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,147
Referee: Kevin Terry

Squad statistics

As of match played 13 August 2016

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
2 DF  ENG Paul Black 17 0 10 0 5 0 2 0
3 DF  PUR Kupono Low 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF  CAN Drew Beckie 18 0 7+1 0 8 0 2 0
5 DF  USA Michael Daly 5 0 0 0 4+1 0 0 0
6 MF  USA Austin da Luz 18 3 9 3 6+1 0 2 0
7 MF  GUA Marvin Ceballos 10 0 0+3 0 1+5 0 1 0
8 MF  ENG Matt Watson 17 1 7+2 0 5+1 1 2 0
10 MF  USA Nazmi Albadawi 17 4 10 1 5 2 2 1
11 MF  RSA Ty Shipalane 18 2 9+1 2 7 0 1 0
12 DF  TRI Kareem Moses 12 0 4+2 0 5+1 0 0 0
13 DF  USA Connor Tobin 14 0 10 0 1+1 0 2 0
16 FW  USA Matthew Fondy 7 4 0 0 6+1 4 0 0
17 FW  USA Billy Schuler 9 2 3+2 0 1+1 0 0+2 2
20 MF  USA Jonathan Orlando 11 1 0+3 0 1+5 0 0+2 1
21 FW  USA Brian Shriver 20 6 10 2 7+1 3 2 1
23 MF  USA Nick Taitague 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF  USA Jeremy Kelly 2 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
27 DF  ENG Simon Mensing 16 0 5+3 0 6 0 2 0
31 DF  USA Steven Miller 4 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0
42 MF  HAI James Marcelin 11 1 6 1 4 0 1 0
50 GK  USA Akira Fitzgerald 12 0 7 0 3 0 2 0
92 GK  USA Brian Sylvestre 8 0 3 0 5 0 0 0
99 FW  MEX Omar Bravo 4 3 0 0 4 3 0 0
Players away on loan:
9 FW  USA Aly Hassan 10 1 0+5 1 1+4 0 0 0
Players who left Carolina RailHawks during the season:
5 DF  ESP Álex Pérez 12 1 9+1 1 0 0 1+1 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW 21 Brian Shriver 2 3 1 6
2 FW 16 Matthew Fondy 0 4 0 4
FW 10 Nazmi Albadawi 1 2 1 4
4 MF 6 Austin da Luz 3 0 0 3
FW 99 Omar Bravo 0 2 0 2
6 MF 11 Ty Shipalane 2 0 0 2
FW 17 Billy Schuler 0 0 2 0
8 DF 5 Álex Pérez 1 0 0 1
FW 9 Aly Hassan 1 0 0 1
MF 42 James Marcelin 1 0 0 1
MF 8 Matt Watson 0 1 0 1
MF 20 Jonathan Orlando 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 11 13 5 29

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
2 DF Paul Black 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Drew Beckie 3 0 3 0 1 0 7 0
5 DF Álex Pérez 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF Michael Daly 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF Austin da Luz 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1
8 MF Matt Watson 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Aly Hassan 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF Nazmi Albadawi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 DF Connor Tobin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 FW Matthew Fondy 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW Brian Shriver 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
27 DF Simon Mensing 2 1 3 0 0 0 5 1
42 MF James Marcelin 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
99 FW Omar Bravo 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 13 1 16 1 3 0 32 2

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