Carolina RailHawks
The Carolina RailHawks FC is a football club based in Cary, North Carolina ( United States). The club was founded in 2006 and played its first season in 2007 in the USL First Division, the second highest league in North American football.
Since 2011, the RailHawks play in the North American Soccer League.
History
On 26 January 2006, announced in a press conference that gets a team in the USL First Division, the city Cary. During the USL All- Star Games on 19 July 2006 the official name of the team was announced, which was sought by means of a competition and found. The RailHawk is a fictional bird of prey, which combines the power and speed of a locomotive with the aggressive nature of a hawk. It was suggested the name of W. Jarrett Campbell, who won as a prize two tickets for life.
The RailHawks carry along with the Atlanta Silverbacks FC and the Charleston Battery, the "Southern Derby " from. This is a created by fans of the latter associations and the Raleigh Capital Express in 2000 Cup.
On 11 October 2006, the former football player Scott Schweitzer took over the post of coach. On 6 March 2007 partnerships with the Next Level Academy ( NLA ) and the Capital Area Soccer League ( CASL ) were closed to establish a professional youth in North Carolina. The youth teams play under the name CASL RailHawks in Super Y -League ( ages 13 to 16 years). The current team Raleigh Elite, who played in the USL Premier Development League, received the new name Cary RailHawks U23 's. In addition, two new teams (men and women) were established in the Super -20 League ..
In their first season, the team reached the 8th place and thus the last ticket to the play- offs in the regular season. There, however, she lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Seattle Sounders. The first game was played on April 21, 2007 against Minnesota Thunder. It ended 1-1 and Kupono Low scored the first goal for the RailHawks.
Wanting In November 2009, the USL First Division, the club announced to leave and to participate in the founding of the North American Soccer League. Due to a dispute between USL and NASL the USSF Division 2 Professional League was introduced as a compromise by the United States Soccer Federation for the 2010 season. Carolina plays in the NASL Conference. After the team had reached the first place in the conference standings, they moved into the play-offs. There she was defeated in the finals of the Puerto Rico Islanders FC.
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Record this season
Known player
- Malta Etienne Barbara (2010 -)