2016 Carolina RailHawks FC season
Carolina RailHawks 2016 soccer season
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The 2016 Carolina RailHawks season was the club's tenth season of existence, and their sixth consecutive season in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.
| 2016 season | |||
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| Owner | Stephen Malik | ||
| Head coach | Colin Clarke | ||
| Stadium | WakeMed Soccer Park | ||
| NASL | Spring:7th Fall: TBD | ||
| Soccer Bowl | TBD | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | TBD | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Austin da Luz & Brian Shriver (3) All: Brian Shriver (4) | ||
| Highest home attendance | League: 7,107 (May 14 vs. Miami) All: 10,125 (Jul. 12 vs. West Ham) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 4,159 (Apr. 2 vs. Minnesota) All: 1,769 (Jun. 1 vs. Charlotte) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 5,109 All: 5,573 | ||
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Roster
As of July 22, 2016[1]
| No. | Position | Nation | Player |
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| 1 | DF |  USA |
Macklin Robinson |
| 2 | DF |  ENG |
Paul Black |
| 3 | DF |  PUR |
Kupono Low (Captain) |
| 4 | DF |  CAN |
Drew Beckie |
| 5 | DF | USA |
Michael Daly |
| 6 | MF | USA |
Austin da Luz |
| 7 | MF |  GUA |
Marvin Ceballos |
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Matt Watson |
| 9 | FW | USA |
Aly Hassan |
| 10 | MF | USA |
Nazmi Albadawi |
| 11 | MF |  RSA |
Ty Shipalane |
| 12 | DF |  TRI |
Kareem Moses |
| 13 | DF | USA |
Connor Tobin |
| 16 | FW | USA |
Matthew Fondy |
| 17 | FW | USA |
Billy Schuler |
| 20 | MF | USA |
Jonathon Orlando |
| 21 | FW | USA |
Brian Shriver |
| 23 | MF | USA |
Nick Taitague |
| 24 | DF | USA |
Jeremy Kelly |
| 27 | DF | ENG |
Simon Mensing |
| 31 | DF | USA |
Steven Miller |
| 42 | MF |  HAI |
James Marcelin |
| 50 | GK | USA |
Akira Fitzgerald |
| 92 | GK | USA |
Brian Sylvestre |
| 99 | FW |  MEX |
Omar Bravo |
Transfers
Winter
Summer
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In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Friendlies
| February 27, 2016 Preseason | Carolina RailHawks | 4–0 | UNC Wilmington Seahawks | Cary, North Carolina |
| 11:00 a.m. EST | Schuler  Tobin Hassan |
Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| March 4, 2016 Preseason | Carolina RailHawks | 3–0 | NC State Wolfpack | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 10:00 a.m. EST | Hassan , Schuler |
Report | Stadium: WRAL Soccer Center |
| March 9, 2016 Preseason | Carolina RailHawks | 0–1 | Richmond Kickers | Cary, North Carolina |
| 11:00 a.m. EST | Pérez  |
Report | |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| March 12, 2016 Preseason | Charlotte Independence | 0–1 | Carolina RailHawks | Wingate, North Carolina |
| 1:00 p.m. EST | Report | Watson 81' |
Stadium: Wingate University |
| March 16, 2016 Preseason | Richmond Kickers | 1–2 | Carolina RailHawks | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Yeisley 7' |
Report | Moses 15' Black 80' |
Stadium: City Stadium |
| March 26, 2016 Preseason | Carolina RailHawks | 0–3 | Toluca | Cary, North Carolina |
| 12:00 p.m. EST | Tobin  38' |
Report | Flores 13' Triverio 15'Brambila 77' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 9,032 |
| July 12, 2016 Friendly | Carolina RailHawks | 2–2 | West Ham United | Cary, North Carolina |
| 8:00 p.m. EST | Reid  13' (o.g.)Miller 51'Ceballos 67' |
Report | Reid 18' Carroll 20'Page 67'Quina 90+' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 10,125 |
| Note: All-time club attendance record | ||||
Competitions
NASL Spring season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indy Eleven (S) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | Playoffs |
| 2 | New York Cosmos | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | |
| 3 | FC Edmonton | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 17 | |
| 4 | Minnesota United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 16 | |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 16 | |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 15 | |
| 7 | Carolina RailHawks | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 14 | |
| 8 | Rayo OKC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | |
| 9 | Ottawa Fury | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 9 | |
| 10 | Jacksonville Armada | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | |
| 11 | Miami FC | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 7 |
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(S) Spring season champion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(S) Spring season champion
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 |
Last updated: 11 June 2016.
Source: Match reports
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| April 2, 2016 1 | Carolina RailHawks | 2–1 | Minnesota United | Cary |
| 15:00 EST (UTC−5) | Shipalane 13' da Luz 26' Beckie 40' Mensing 88' |
Summary | Ramirez 2' Calvano 54' Banks 83' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,196 Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau |
| April 9, 2016 2 | Rayo OKC | 2–3 | Carolina RailHawks | Yukon |
| 20:00 EST (UTC−5) | Johnson 33' Michel 52' Kimura 90' |
Summary | da Luz 23', 90+6' Hassan 74' Beckie 85' |
Stadium: Miller Stadium Attendance: 5,851 Referee: David Gantar |
| April 16, 2016 3 | Carolina RailHawks | 1–0 | Ottawa Fury | Cary |
| 19:30 EST (UTC−5) | Shipalane 47' Pérez 50' |
Summary | de Jong 36' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,208 Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr. |
| April 23, 2016 4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–3 | Carolina RailHawks | St. Petersburg |
| 19:30 EST (UTC−5) | Mkandawire 65' Guerra 72' Nanchoff 85' |
Summary | Pérez 45', 58' Marcelin 47' Beckie 49' Shriver 87' (pen.) |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,948 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| May 1, 2016 5 | New York Cosmos | 1–0 | Carolina RailHawks | Hempstead |
| EST (UTC−5) | Orozco 45', 74' Kranjčar 72' Ayoze 84' |
Summary | Marcelin 67' Albadawi 72' Mensing 90+6' |
Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 2,419 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| May 7, 2016 6 | Carolina RailHawks | 1–3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Cary |
| 19:30 EDT | Albadawi 35' Marcelin 55' Shriver 67' |
Summary | Santos 7' Attakora 23' Carvalho 38', 85' Angulo 45+2' Restrepo 83' Gentile 90+6' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,216 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr. |
| May 14, 2016 7 | Carolina RailHawks | 0–0 | Miami | Cary |
| 19:30 EDT | Summary | Adaílton 31' Trafford 72' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 7,107 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
| May 22, 2016 8 | Edmonton | 1–0 | Carolina RailHawks | Edmonton |
| 16:00 EST (UTC−5) | Ledgerwood 27' Ameobi 34'Fordyce 79' |
Summary | Black 34' Tobin 78' |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,338 Referee: Francis Latulippe |
| June 4, 2016 9 | Carolina RailHawks | 0–0 | Jacksonville Armada | Cary |
| 20:55 EDT | Summary | Keita 61' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,786 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| June 11, 2016 10 | Indy Eleven | 4–1 | Carolina RailHawks | Indianapolis |
| 19:30 EDT | Zayed 16', 65', 85' Braun 45+1' |
Summary | Albadawi 29' Mensing 45' |
Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,341 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
NASL Fall season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Cosmos (F) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 47 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Indy Eleven | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 37 | |
| 3 | FC Edmonton | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 36 | |
| 4 | Rayo OKC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 35 | |
| 5 | Miami FC | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 33 | |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 26 | |
| 7 | Carolina RailHawks | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 26 | |
| 8 | Minnesota United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 24 | |
| 10 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 23 | |
| 11 | Jacksonville Armada | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 23 | |
| 12 | Ottawa Fury | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 22 |
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(F) Fall season champion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(F) Fall season champion
Results
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 |
Last updated: 18 August 2016.
Source: Match reports
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| July 2, 2016 1 | Minnesota United | 5–1 | Carolina RailHawks | Blaine |
| 20:00 EDT | Ramirez 20', 24', 75' Pinho 45+1'Calvano 47'Brovsky 58'  67'Davis 79' |
CAR Report NASL Report |
Beckie 26' Watson 78', 90' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 7,909 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
| July 9, 2016 2 | Carolina RailHawks | 4–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary |
| 19:30 EDT | Fondy 11' Shriver 55' (pen.)Albadawi 59' (pen.), 71'Hassan 86' |
CAR Report NASL Report |
Hristov 20' (pen.) Guerra 22' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,176 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| July 16, 2016 3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0–1 | Carolina RailHawks | Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:00 EDT | Núñez 44' 90+1' Corrales 52' James 73' |
Summary | Shriver 23' Fondy 59' |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 1,082 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
| July 22, 2016 4 | Carolina RailHawks | 3–3 | Miami | Cary |
| 19:30 EDT | Fondy 30' Marcelin 58' Shriver 61' Bravo 78' Beckie 82' Mensing 84' |
Summary | Chavez 7', 80' Poku 37' 90' Trafford 65' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,060 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| July 27, 2016 5 | Ottawa Fury | 2–0 | Carolina RailHawks | Ottawa |
| 19:00 EDT | Haworth 8' Beckie 49' (o.g.) Bailey 68' |
Summary | Mensing 27' Daly 83' |
Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,547 Referee: Kevin Terry |
| July 30, 2016 6 | Edmonton | 1–0 | Carolina RailHawks | Edmonton |
| 16:00 EDT | Keegan 66' |
Summary | Mensing 61' Beckie 74' da Luz 79' |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,904 Referee: Pierre Luce Lauziere |
| August 6, 2016 7 | Jacksonville Armada | 2–2 | Carolina RailHawks | Jacksonville |
| 19:00 EDT | Eloundou 19', 50' George 25' |
Summary | Fondy 6' da Luz 33' 70' Black 49' Bravo 68' |
Stadium: Community First Park Attendance: 3,601 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| August 13, 2016 8 | Carolina RailHawks | 2–2 | Puerto Rico | Cary |
| 19:30 EDT | Bravo 40' 90+2' Fondy 89' |
Summary | Paulo 52' Ramos 67' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,056 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| August 21, 2016 9 | Carolina RailHawks | – | Indy Eleven | Cary |
| 19:30 EDT | [ Summary] | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
U.S. Open Cup
| June 1, 2016 Third round | Carolina RailHawks | 5–0 (a.e.t.) | Charlotte Independence | Cary |
| 19:30 EDT | Schuler 92', 115' Albadawi 96' Shriver 99' Orlando 109' |
Summary | Davidson 29' Slogic 76' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Neil Barbulescu |
| June 15, 2016 Fourth round | Carolina RailHawks | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | New England Revolution | Cary |
| 19:30 EDT | Marcelin 45' Beckie 54' Shriver 120' |
Summary | Woodberry 56' Kamara 85' Herivaux 103' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,147 Referee: Kevin Terry |
Squad statistics
- As of match played 13 August 2016
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG |
Paul Black | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | PUR |
Kupono Low | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | CAN |
Drew Beckie | 18 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | USA |
Michael Daly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | USA |
Austin da Luz | 18 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | GUA |
Marvin Ceballos | 10 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Matt Watson | 17 | 1 | 7+2 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | USA |
Nazmi Albadawi | 17 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 11 | MF | RSA |
Ty Shipalane | 18 | 2 | 9+1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | TRI |
Kareem Moses | 12 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | DF | USA |
Connor Tobin | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 16 | FW | USA |
Matthew Fondy | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW | USA |
Billy Schuler | 9 | 2 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 2 | ||
| 20 | MF | USA |
Jonathon Orlando | 11 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | ||
| 21 | FW | USA |
Brian Shriver | 20 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7+1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 23 | MF | USA |
Nick Taitague | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | USA |
Jeremy Kelly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF | ENG |
Simon Mensing | 16 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | USA |
Steven Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | MF | HAI |
James Marcelin | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 50 | GK | USA |
Akira Fitzgerald | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 92 | GK | USA |
Brian Sylvestre | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 99 | FW | MEX |
Omar Bravo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | USA |
Aly Hassan | 10 | 1 | 0+5 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players who left Carolina RailHawks during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF |  ESP |
Álex Pérez | 12 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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| 1 | FW | | 21 | Brian Shriver | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | | 16 | Matthew Fondy | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| FW | | 10 | Nazmi Albadawi | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | MF | | 6 | Austin da Luz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | | 99 | Omar Bravo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | MF | | 11 | Ty Shipalane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | | 17 | Billy Schuler | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | DF | | 5 | Álex Pérez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | | 9 | Aly Hassan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 42 | James Marcelin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 8 | Matt Watson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 20 | Jonathon Orlando | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 11 | 13 | 5 | 29 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||
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| 2 | | DF | Paul Black | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Drew Beckie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Álex Pérez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Michael Daly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | | MF | Austin da Luz | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | | MF | Matt Watson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Aly Hassan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Nazmi Albadawi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | | DF | Connor Tobin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | FW | Matthew Fondy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | | FW | Brian Shriver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | | DF | Simon Mensing | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 42 | | MF | James Marcelin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 99 | | FW | Omar Bravo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 13 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |||