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Carolina RailHawks U-23 is an American soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina, United States. It was founded in 2002 as the Raleigh Elite. The team plays in the National Premier Soccer League and previously in the USL Premier Development League (PDL) (the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid). The team was known as the ''Cary Clarets'' in 2008 and 2009; and went dormant for a year in 2010. As a member of the USASA League, the U23's took the Men's Region III Championship in 2011, 2012, and 2013 and won the U-23's National Championship in 2011 and 2013. The team's colors are orange, blue, and white. ==History== The Raleigh CASL Elite entered the PDL for the first time in 2002, and was run by the Raleigh-based Capital Area Soccer League (CASL). They finished their first competitive campaign second in the Mid-Atlantic Division (behind Williamsburg Legacy) with an 11-7-0 record; and made the playoffs. They overcame Northeast Division champions Vermont Voltage 1-0 in the Conference Semifinals before falling to the Cape Cod Crusaders in the Eastern Conference final. Raleigh enjoyed a brief foray into the US Open Cup thanks to their positive early season form, knocking out D3 Pro League side Carolina Dynamo 5-2 in the first round before losing 3-0 to A-League stalwarts Richmond Kickers in the second. Raleigh Elite finished third in the Mid Atlantic Division in 2003, with an 8-8-2 record, 17 points behind divisional champions Richmond Kickers Future. Chris Norbet was Elite's top scorer, with seven goals; while John Izzo contributed three assists for the season. Elite finished in fourth place behind divisional champs Carolina Dynamo with a 7-9-2 record in 2004. In 2005 Elite enjoyed a productive season, losing just four games. The Elite were high-scoring entertainers throughout the year. They finished in third place in the Mid Atlantic Division, one point behind the Carolina Dynamo. That year, Aaron King was Raleigh's top scorer, with ten goals, while Spencer Wadsworth contributed an impressive eight assists. Prior to the beginning of the 2006 season, the CASL organization severed ties with them, and the team was taken over by the Morrisville, North Carolina-based Next Level Academy, who renamed it the ''Raleigh Elite''. The new Elite took a step backwards in 2006, which saw them win just four games all season. Willy Guadarrama was Raleigh's top scorer, with nine goals; Guadarrama and Michael Harrington contributed four assists each. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carolina RailHawks U-23's」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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