The Raleigh Express was a

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club that competed in the

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from 1993 to 2000. Based in

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, the club started as the Raleigh Flyers in the USISL before moving to the

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in 1997. In 1999, the club was renamed the ''Express'', and in 2000, became the Raleigh Capital Express. They would become the inaugural winners of the

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competition, and shortly thereafter folded.

Year-by-year

Players

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