Carolina RailHawks FC 2007 Season

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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, NC 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.

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[edit] 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
US 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

[edit] 2007 squad

No. Position Player
0 Flag of the United States GK Chris McClellan
1 Flag of Ireland GK John O'Hara
2 Flag of the United States DF David Stokes
3 Flag of the United States MF Kupono Low
4 Flag of the United States DF Demetrius Donald
5 Flag of Ghana MF Philip Kutsu
6 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago MF Joel John Bailey
7 Flag of Brazil MF Marcio Leite
8 Flag of Nigeria FW Connally Edozien
9 Flag of Liberia FW McColm Cephas
10 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago FW Kevin Jeffrey
11 Flag of the United States MF Chris Carrieri
12 Flag of the United States FW Anthony Maher
13 Flag of the United States DF Matthew Maher
No. Position Player
14 Flag of the United States DF Caleb Norkus
15 Flag of the United States DF Frank Sanfilippo
16 Flag of the United States DF Cooper Friend
17 Flag of the United States MF Eric Kaufman
18 Flag of England DF Stuart Brightwell
19 Flag of the United States MF David Sartorio
20 Flag of the United States MF Mark Jonas
21 Flag of Argentina MF Santiago Fusilier
22 Flag of Northern Ireland MF Jonny Steele
23 Flag of the United States DF Chad Dombrowski
24 Flag of the United States MF Joey Worthen
25 Flag of the United States MF Phillip Long
26 Flag of the United States MF Jon Caldwell
27 Flag of the United States MF Dario Brose

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

[edit] 2007 Staff

Coach - Flag of the United States Scott Schweitzer
Assistant Coach - Flag of the United States Damon Nahas
Assistant Coach - Flag of the United States Mark Girard
Goalkeeping Coach - Flag of the United States David Noyes
Equipment Manager - Flag of the United States Steven Economides
Trainer - Flag of the United States Elise Caceres

[edit] 2007 Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time (ET) Result
Sat, Mar 24 Wake Forest University (exhibition) SAS Soccer Park, Field #2 7:00 PM 1-3 L
Sat, Mar 31 North Carolina Tar Heels (exhibition) SAS Soccer Park, Field #2 7:00 PM 0-1 L
Wed, Apr 4 Charlotte Eagles (exhibition) SAS Soccer Park, Field #2 7:00 PM 1-3 L
Sat, Apr 7 Richmond Kickers (exhibition) University of Richmond Stadium 7:00 PM 1-3 L
Fri, Apr 13 Duke University (exhibition) Koskinen Stadium, Durham, NC 7:00 PM 1-3 L
Sat, Apr 21 Minnesota Thunder SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM 1-1 D
Sat, Apr 28 Atlanta Silverbacks SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM 0-0 D
Fri, May 4 Puerto Rico Islanders SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM 0-0 D
Sat, May 5 Atlanta Silverbacks Silverbacks Park, Atlanta, GA 7:55 PM 0-2 L
Tue, May 8 Chivas USA (exhibition) SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM 2-0 W
Sat, May 12 Atlanta Silverbacks^^ Silverbacks Park, Atlanta, GA 7:55 PM 1-2 W
Sat, May 19 Charleston Battery SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM 1-0 W
Wed, May 23 Seattle Sounders Qwest Field, Seattle, WA 10:00 PM 0-1 L
Fri, May 25 Vancouver Whitecaps Swangard Stadium Burnaby, BC 10:00 PM 0-1 W
Sun, May 27 Portland Timbers PGE Park, Portland, OR 9:00 PM 0-0 D
Fri, Jun 8 Rochester Raging Rhinos SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM 2-2 D
Tue, Jun 12 RWB Adria^^^ SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM 4-1 W
Fri, Jun 15 Seattle Sounders^ SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 8:00 PM 0-1 L
Sat, Jun 23 Charleston Battery^^ SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM

2-0 W
Tue, Jun 26 Bavarian SC^^^ SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM 4-0 W
Tue, Jul 3 Vancouver Whitecaps SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 8:00 PM 0-0 D
Fri, Jul 6 Rochester Raging Rhinos^ PAETEC Park, Rochester, NY 8:00 PM 1-2 L
Sun, Jul 8 Montreal Impact Sherbrooke University Stadium, Sherbrooke, QC 4:00 PM 2-2 D
Fri, Jul 13 Montreal Impact SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM 0-1 L
Sun, Jul 15 Chicago Fire^^^ SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM 1-0 W
Fri, Jul 20 Miami FC Tropical Park Stadium, Miami, FL 7:30 PM 1-2 L
Sun, Jul 22 Puerto Rico Islanders Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel, Bayamon, PR 5:00 PM 1-3 L
Wed, Jul 25 Cruz Azul (exhibition) SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 8:00 PM 0-2 L
Sat, Jul 28 Miami FC SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM 1-4 L
Wed, Aug 1 Montreal Impact Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal, QC 7:30 PM 1-4 L
Fri, Aug 3 California Victory^ SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 8:00 PM 2-0 W
Tue, Aug 7 Richmond Kickers^^^ SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM 1-0 W
Fri, Aug 10 Rochester Raging Rhinos PAETEC Park, Rochester, NY 7:35 PM 0-2 L
Tue, Aug 14 Charleston Battery^^ Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, SC 7:30 PM 3-0 W
Fri, Aug 17 Atlanta Silverbacks^^ SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM

0-0 D
Sun, Aug 26 Montreal Impact SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 6:00 PM 1-0 W
Sat, Sep 1 Portland Timbers SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM 0-1 L
Tue, Sept 4 New England Revolution^^^ Veteran's Stadium, New Britain, CN 7:30 PM 2-1(aet) L
Thu, Sep 6 Minnesota Thunder James Griffin Stadium, St. Paul, MN 8:05 PM 0-5 L
Sat, Sep 8 California Victory Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA 10:00 PM 0-2 W
Fri, Sep 14 Seattle Sounders^^^^ SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM 0-2 L
Sun, Sep 16 Seattle Sounders^^^^ Qwest Field, Seattle, WA 6:00 PM 0-1 L

^ Televised nationally on Fox Soccer Channel

^^ Southern Derby fixtures

^^^ US Open Cup fixtures

^^^^ USL-1 Playoffs fixtures

[edit] References

  1. ^ Carolina RailHawks 1:1 Minnesota Thunder (Box Score). Retrieved on 2007-04-22.