Carolina RailHawks Women

Football club infobox
clubname = Carolina RailHawks Women


fullname = Carolina RailHawks Women
nickname = RailHawks Women
founded = 2007
ground = WakeMed Soccer Park
capacity = 7,130
chairman = flagicon|USA Chris Economides
manager = flagicon|USA Jay Howell
league = USL W-League
season = 2008
position = 5th, Atlantic Division

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Carolina RailHawks Women is a professional American women’s soccer team, founded in 2007, which is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the premier women’s soccer league in the United States. The Railhawks play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

The RailHawks play their home games in the stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The club's colors are orange and white.

The team is a sister organization of the men's Carolina RailHawks team, which plays in the USL First Division. The formation of the women's team was announced on November 30, 2007 at a press conference at WakeMed Soccer Park [cite web|url=http://carolinarailhawks.com/press-releases/carolina-railhawks-announce-usl-w-league-team-for.html|title=Carolina RailHawks Announce USL W-League Team for 2008|accessdate=2008-01-19] .

The team is coached by Jay Howell, Director of Coaching at the Capital Area Soccer League in Raleigh, North Carolina, and features many players with local amateur or collegiate affiliations from Triangle area high schools and universities such as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, and North Carolina State University.

2008 Roster

Year-by-year

External links

*en icon [http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/ Official Site]
*en icon [http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2007/6188067.html Team Page on USLSoccer.com]
*en icon [http://www.trisoccerfan.com/ Triangle Soccer Fanatics, an independent supporters club of the Carolina RailHawks]

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