The 2014 Carolina RailHawks season will be the club's eighth season of existence, and their fourth consecutive season in North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.
The season will follow the Spring / Fall format adopted by the NASL in 2013 with the Spring season starting on April 12 and lasting for 9 games until June 8, while the Fall season will begin the night before the 2014 World Cup Final on July 12 and will last 18 games until November 1. The winner of the Spring championship will again host the 2014 Soccer Bowl.[1]
Main article: 2014 North American Soccer League season § Spring season
The Spring season will last for 9 games beginning on April 12 and ending on June 8. The schedule will feature a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time.[2] Half the teams will host 5 home games and play 4 road games whereas the other half of the teams will play 4 home games and 5 road games.
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 3,641 Referee: Francis Latulippe
NASL Fall Season[]
Main article: 2014 North American Soccer League season § Fall season
The Fall season will last for 18 games beginning on July 12 and ending on November 1. The schedule will feature a double round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league twice, one at home and one on the road.[3] The winner of the Fall season will play the winner of the Spring season in the Soccer Bowl 2014 Championship game except if the Spring and Fall Champions are the same team in which case the team with the best overall Spring and Fall record behind that team will be their opponent.