2008 Carolina RailHawks FC season explained

The Carolina RailHawks played the second season in team history in 2008.

2008 Competitions

CompetitionRecordResultHome MatchesHome AttendanceAvg. Home Attendance
USL First Division Regular Season9-11-108th Place15
U.S. Open Cup2-1Third Round3
Southern Derby2-1-1Champion2
Exhibitions3-3-2N/A8
All Competitions16-16-13N/A28

2008 squad

Transfers:

2008 Staff

Coach - Scott Schweitzer
Assistant Coach - Damon Nahas
Assistant Coach - Mark Girard
Goalkeeping Coach - David Noyes
Equipment Manager - Jeff Morsch
Trainer - Elise Caceres

2008 Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time (ET) Result
March 21UNC-Greensboro (Exhibition)WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:00 PM5-0 W
March 25Campbell University (Exhibition)WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:00 PM3-1 W
March 28New York Red Bulls (Exhibition)WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM0-1 L
March 29Wake Forest University (Exhibition)WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:00 PM2-3 L
April 9UNC-Chapel Hill (Exhibition)WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:00 PM0-4 L
April 12University of Virginia (Exhibition)WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 12:00 PM1-0 W
April 13Minnesota Thunder (Exhibition)WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 1:00 PM1-1 D
April 19Atlanta SilverbacksSilverbacks Park, Atlanta, GA7:55 PM1-1 D
April 26Charleston BatteryWakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM1-0 W
May 4Miami FCTropical Park Stadium, Miami, FL6:00 PM1-0 W
May 10Atlanta Silverbacks^^WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM2-2 D
May 18Minnesota ThunderWakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 6:00 PM0-0 D
May 24Rochester RhinosWakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM1-1 D
May 28Seattle SoundersWakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM2-1 W
May 31Atlanta Silverbacks^^Silverbacks Park, Atlanta, GA7:55 PM0-1 L
June 10Brooklyn Knights^^^WakeMed Soccer Park (Field 2), Cary, NC 7:30 PM1-0 W
June 12Puerto Rico IslandersEstadio Juan Ramón Loubriel, Bayamon, PR8:00 PM0-3 L
June 14Miami FCTropical Park Stadium, Miami, FL7:30 PM0-2 L
June 20Rochester RhinosPAETEC Park, Rochester, NY7:35 PM3-3 D
June 22Montreal ImpactStade Saputo Montréal, Quebec3:30 PM0-3 L
June 24Real Maryland^^^WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM1-0 W
June 27Portland Timbers^WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 8:00 PM1-0 W
July 1Kansas City Wizards^^^WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM2-4 L aet
July 3Seattle SoundersWakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 8:00 PM2-2 D
July 11Minnesota ThunderJames Griffin Stadium, St. Paul, MN8:05 PM2-2 D
July 13Vancouver WhitecapsSwangard Stadium, Burnaby, BC10:00 PM1-1 D
July 18Puerto Rico IslandersWakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 7:30 PM0-2 L
July 20Club de Futbol Monterrey (exhibition)WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 4:00 PM0-0 (1-4 PK)
July 24Portland TimbersPGE Park, Portland, OR10:00 PM0-0 D
July 26Vancouver WhitecapsSwangard Stadium, Burnaby, BC10:00 PM0-1 L
August 1Vancouver Whitecaps^WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC8:00 PM2-3 L
August 3Puerto Rico IslandersEstadio Juan Ramón Loubriel, Bayamon, PR6:00 PM0-1 L
August 8Montreal ImpactWakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC7:30 PM0-2 L
August 15Miami FC^WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC8:00 PM3-2 W
August 22Minnesota ThunderJames Griffin Stadium, St. Paul, MN8:05 PM2-1 W
August 24Seattle SoundersStarfire Sports Complex, Tukwila, WA10:00 PM3-4 L
August 30Montreal ImpactWakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC7:30 PM0-2 L
September 6Charleston Battery^^WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC7:30 PM3-1 W
September 14Rochester RhinosWakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC6:00 PM1-1 D
September 19Charleston Battery^,^^Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, SC7:30 PM2-1 W
September 20Portland TimbersWakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC7:30 PM1-0 W
^ Televised nationally on Fox Soccer Channel

^^ Southern Derby fixtures

^^^ U.S. Open Cup fixtures