2010 Carolina RailHawks FC season
The 2010 Carolina Railhawks FC season was the fourth season of the franchise, which was played in the temporary USSF Division 2 Pro League.
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| USSF Division 2 | NASL Conference Champions | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Second Round | ||
| Highest home attendance | 2,879 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,426 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,241 | ||
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Conference table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 47 | Conference leader, qualified for playoffs |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 45 | Qualified for playoffs[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 43 | |
| 4 | Miami FC | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 33 | |
| 5 | AC St. Louis | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 29 | |
| 6 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 30 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 55 | −31 | 24 |
Notes:
- The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
OUT
IN: Tommy Heinemann (loan from Charleston Battery, Sept-Oct 2010); Claudio Suárez (exhibition guest appearance 9/5/2010); Allan Russell (7/23/2010); Ty Shipalane (6/1/2010); David Hayes (5/12/2010)
Match results
Win Tie Loss
Preseason
| February 20, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 3- 2 | | Apex, North Carolina, United States |
| Stadium: Middle Creek Park |
| February 27, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 1 | | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| March 20, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 1- 2 | | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Schulte |
Phelan |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| March 27, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 1- 1 | | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Low Paladini Lowery |
Pizzolitto |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| April 3, 2010 | Charleston Battery | 1- 2 | | Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
| Schulte |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
USSF Division 2 Professional League Regular Season
| April 10, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 0 | | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Barbara |
Report | Kante |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,013 |
| April 16, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 0- 1 | | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Report | Wasson Wasson |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,694 |
| May 1, 2010 | Rochester Rhinos | 1- 1 | | Rochester, New York, United States |
| 7:30 PM | Roberts |
Barbara |
Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 7,124 Referee: Zachary Rubinich |
| May 7, 2010 | Miami FC | 1- 1 | | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
| 7:30 PM | Thompson Gbandi Dominguez Santeliz |
Gardner |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 1,013 |
| May 14, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 1- 2 | | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Richardson |
Donoho Wheeler |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,641 |
| May 26, 2010 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1- 2 | | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| 8:05 PM | Foley Jagdeosingh Vélez Nurse |
Bundu Paladini |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 5,077 |
| May 30, 2010 | Montreal Impact | 0- 2 | | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 2:00 PM | Pastel |
Barbara Barbara Gardner Budnyy |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 13,034 Referee: Alain Ruch |
| June 6, 2010 | Portland Timbers | 1- 1 | | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| 9:00 PM | Pore |
Paladini |
Stadium: PGE Park |
| June 9, 2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1- 1 | | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
| 10:50 PM | Toure Stewart Janicki |
Barbara |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium |
| June 18, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 1- 1 | | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Franks Shields |
Bobo Robson Mbuta Fusiller Gonzaga |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| June 26, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 2 | | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| July 3, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 0- 2 | | Fenton, Missouri, United States |
| 8:10 PM | Traynor |
Kabwe Lowery |
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center |
| July 11, 2010 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 0- 2 | | Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
| 7:05 PM | Bundu Gardner |
Stadium: Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium |
| Montreal Impact | 1- 0 | | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Stadium: Saputo Stadium |
| July 27, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 0- 1 | | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| July 31, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 2 | | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Schulte Gardner Franks |
Nash |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| August 2, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 0 | | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Gardner Elenio Schulte |
Leduc Pizzolitto Soares Jordan |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| August 15, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 0- 2 | | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Rosenlund |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| August 11, 2010 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2- 1 | | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 7:00 PM | Yoshitake |
Watson |
| August 18, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 1 | | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Richardson Barbara Watson Paladini |
Araujo Calestino |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| August 22, 2010 | Austin Aztex FC | 3- 2 | | Austin, Texas, United States |
| 7:00 | Johnson Marshall Patterson |
Paladini Russell |
Stadium: House Park |
| August 25, 2010 | FC Tampa Bay | 1- 2 | | Tampa Bay, Florida, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Ricardo Sanchez Ricardo Sanchez Valentin |
Bobo Barbara Russell Schulte |
Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field |
| August 28, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 3 | | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Paladini |
Foley Gbandi Addlery Horst |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| September 3, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 3- 0 | | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Paladini Heinemann |
Lader Sanchez |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| September 11, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 0- 0 | | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Heinemann |
Muhamadu Dike |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| September 15, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 1- 0 | | Blaine, MN, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Deldo |
McKenney |
Stadium: National Sports Center |
| September 15, 2010 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2- 4 | | Baltimore, MD, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Pejic Sanchez |
Richardson Davidson Heinemann |
Stadium: Paul Angelo Russo Stadium |
| September 25, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 1 | | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Watson Heinemann |
Jagdeosingh Miranda |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| October 1, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 3- 1 | | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Bernard Barbara Heinemann Rusin |
Griffin |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
2010 U.S. Open Cup
| First Round | Second Round | ||||||||
| USL-2 | 4 | ||||||||
| USASA | 2 | ||||||||
| USL-2 | 2 | ||||||||
| D-2 | 1 | ||||||||
| D-2 | 1 | ||||||||
| USL-2 | 0 | ||||||||
| June 15, 2010 First Round | Carolina RailHawks FC | 1- 0 | | WakeMed Soccer Park |
| 7:05 PM | Bundu |
Bentos |
| June 22, 2010 Second Round | Charleston Battery | 2- 1 | | Blackbaud Stadium |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
| October 6, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 0- 0 | | Blaine, MN, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Low |
Stadium: National Sports Center |
| October 9, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 4- 0 | | Cary, NC, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Paladini Gardner Lowery |
Arango |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
RailHawks advance 4-0 on aggregate
Semifinals
| October 14, 2010 | Montreal Impact | 1- 0 | | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 7:30 PM | Di Lorenzo Ribeiro |
Davidson Lowery Paladini |
Stadium: Stade Saputo |
| October 17, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 0 | | Cary, NC, United States |
| 6:00 PM | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
RailHawks advance 2-1 on aggregate.
Mid-season friendlies
| April 25, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 1- 1 | | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Budnyy Gardner Rusin |
Report | Schulte Iazola |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| September 5, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 3- 0 | | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 5:00 PM | Gardner Elenio Safi |
Medina |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |