# 2011 Carolina RailHawks FC season

The 2011 Carolina RailHawks FC season was the fifth season of existence for the Carolina RailHawks FC. It was their fifth-consecutive year in the second flight of American soccer, as well as their inaugural season in the new North American Soccer League.

## Match results
### Regular season

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Ref. |
| April 9, 2011 | Puerto Rico Islanders | H | 1–2 | 3,144 | Barbara | |
| April 16, 2011 | Montréal Impact | H | 2–1 | 1,219 | Barbara, Campos | |
| April 20, 2011 | FC Edmonton | H | 2–0 | 1,181 | Barbara, Zimmerman | |
| April 30, 2011 | NSC Minnesota Stars | A | 1–1 | 1,672 | Barbara | |
| May 7, 2011 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | A | 3–1 | 4,062 | Barbara (2), Farber | |
| May 11, 2011 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | H | 4–2 | 2,109 | Campos (2), Barbara, Russell | |
| May 14, 2011 | Montréal Impact | A | 2–1 | 11,907 | Barbara (2) | |
| May 21, 2011 | Puerto Rico Islanders | H | 3–0 | 3,498 | Barbara (2), Campos | |
| May 28, 2011 | Atlanta Silverbacks | H | 2–0 | 3,015 | Campos, Russell | |
| June 4, 2011 | FC Tampa Bay | A | 2–1 | 2,688 | Barbara, Zimmerman | |
| June 10, 2011 | FC Edmonton | A | 1–0 | 3,500 | Watson | |
| June 18, 2011 | FC Tampa Bay | H | 3–1 | 4,041 | Watson, Barbara, Russell | |
| June 25, 2011 | Atlanta Silverbacks | A | 5–1 | | Barbara, Zimmerman (2), Nurse, Rusin | |
| July 3, 2011 | Montreal Impact | H | 2-0 | 4,690 | Campos, Zimmerman | |
| July 9, 2011 | NSC Minnesota Stars | A | 0–1 | | | |
| July 13, 2011 | FC Edmonton | A | 1–1 | | Farber | |
| July 23, 2011 | FC Edmonton | H | 4–1 | | Campos (2), Hamilton (OG), Barbara | |
| July 30, 2011 | Atlanta Silverbacks | H | 1–0 | | Barbara | |
| August 6, 2011 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A | 1–2 | | Campos | |
| August 13, 2011 | Puerto Rico Islanders | A | 0–2 | | | |
| August 17, 2011 | NSC Minnesota Stars | H | 1–1 | 3,160 | Campos | |
| August 20, 2011 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | H | 2–0 | 4,629 | Campos, Watson | |
| August 27, 2011 | Atlanta Silverbacks | A | 4–2 | 3,313 | Barbara (3), McManus | |
| September 3, 2011 | FC Tampa Bay | H | 2–0 | 3,015 | Campos (2) | |
| September 7, 2011 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A | 1-0 | 2,159 | | |
| September 11, 2011 | Montreal Impact | A | 1–0 | 12,297 | | |
| September 17, 2011 | Puerto Rico Islanders | A | 1-0 | | | |
| September 24, 2011 | NSC Minnesota Stars | H | 1-2 | 6,234 | Pablo Campos | 6,234 |

### Playoffs
## Club
### Roster

As of May 11, 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | USA | Sean O'Connor |
| 1 | GK | USA | Brad Knighton |
| 2 | DF | USA | Brad Rusin (captain) |
| 3 | MF | USA | Kupono Low |
| 4 | DF | USA | Devon McKenney |
| 5 | MF | USA | Floyd Franks |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Stephen Glass |
| 7 | MF | USA | Brian Farber |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Matt Watson |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Pablo Campos |
| 10 | FW | MLT | Etienne Barbara |
| 11 | FW | SCO | Allan Russell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | DF | PUR | John Krause |
| 16 | DF | USA | Cory Miller |
| 17 | MF | GUY | Chris Nurse |
| 18 | DF | USA | Kyle Schmid |
| 19 | FW | GRN | Kithson Bain |
| 22 | MF | NIR | Jonny Steele (on loan from FC Tampa Bay) |
| 23 | MF | USA | Nick Zimmerman |
| 26 | MF | USA | Cory Elenio |
| 40 | GK | AUS | Caleb Patterson-Sewell |
| — | FW | SLE | Sallieu Bundu (on loan to Charlotte Eagles) |
| — | MF | USA | Nick Thompson |

### Team Management

* Martin Rennie - Head Coach
* Paul Ritchie - Assistant Coach
* Dewan Bader - Assistant Coach
* Nenad Žigante - Goalkeeper Coach
* Andy Dunbar - Equipment Manager
* Lizy Coleman - Head Trainer
* Paul Coleman - Massage Therapist

## Standings

Carolina RailHawks' first season in the North American Soccer League began on April 9 and will end on September 24. The team presently stands in first place in the single league table.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Carolina RailHawks (X) | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 54 | Playoff semifinals |
| 2 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 52 | Playoff semifinals |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 41 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 38 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 5 | FC Edmonton | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 36 | Playoff quarterfinals |
* ↑ EDM: 8 pts; MIN: 2 pts

## Transfers
### In

| Player | Previous Club | Fee |
| Devon McKenney | Real Maryland Monarchs | Undisclosed |
| Stephen Glass | Dunfermline Athletic | Undisclosed |
| Brian Farber | Portland Timbers | Free |
| Pablo Campos | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| Allan Russell | Kilmarnock | Free |
| John Krause | Beijing Baxy | Free |