2012 Carolina RailHawks FC season
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The 2012 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
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
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
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
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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 |
Lowery  6'Shriver 71' |
Report | 90' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
North American Soccer League
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (C) | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 45 | Playoff semifinals |
| 3 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 41 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 4 | Carolina RailHawks
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28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 40 | |
| 5 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 36 | |
| 6 | Minnesota United
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28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 35 |
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
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 |
| 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 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||
| 20:30 EDT | Takada  73' |
Report | Nurse 67' |
Stadium: Humphrey Metrodome Attendance: 8,693 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| April 14, 2012 Match 2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Cary, North Carolina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19:30 EDT | Palacio 2' King 22'Zimmerman 38', 74'Paulini 44'Lowery 61'Shriver 90'Ackley  90'Nurse 90' |
Report | 90' |
Stadium: Carolina RailHawks
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