2016 Washington Spirit season
2016 season | |
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General manager | Chris Hummer |
Head coach | Jim Gabarra |
Stadium | Maryland SoccerPlex |
NWSL | 2nd (finals loss) |
Top goalscorer | League: Estefania Banini (5) All: Estefania Banini (5) |
Highest home attendance | 5,750 (June 18 vs. Orlando Pride)[1] |
Lowest home attendance | 2,930 (July 31 vs. Sky Blue FC)[m 1] |
Average home league attendance | 3,782[2] |
The 2016 season was Washington Spirit's fourth season, competing in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
Review
[edit ]Building off the successes of the previous two playoff appearances the Spirit hired former Sky Blue FC manager, Jim Gabarra to replace Mark Parsons.[3]
The Spirit would see their most successful season to date in 2016, being league leaders in the standings throughout most of the season. Only in the final week would the Spirit's loss at Chicago Red Stars finalize them as league runners-up.
Returning to the playoffs, the Spirit earned their first post-season victory in a revenge effort against Chicago Red Stars, who just a week earlier denied them the league title. The match was sent into extra time where Francisca Ordega scored the game-winner in the 111th minute. Advancing to the final for the first time in club history, the Spirit faced Western New York Flash in Houston, Texas.
The 2016 NWSL Final played to a 1–1 draw in regulation, and finished 2–2 at the end of extra time; both Spirit goals scored by Crystal Dunn. Going into penalties, Western New won 3–2 with only Christine Nairn and Katie Stengel slotting their penalties.[4]
National Anthem Protest
[edit ]The week prior to a match with the Spirit, Seattle Reign FC and U.S. women's national soccer team player Megan Rapinoe knelt during the national anthem in a game on September 5, 2016, explaining that her decision was a "nod to Kaepernick and everything that he's standing for right now".[5] Anticipating Rapinoe's protest, Spirit owner Bill Lynch, moved the national anthem's performance ahead of the Spirit-Reign match without warning or notice to occur before the players' appearances on the pitch. Jeff Plush, the league's commissioner, was present at the game and told reporters that he was unaware of Lynch's plans and disagreed with the act of moving the anthem's performance.[6] The Spirit's players issued a joint statement also disagreeing with Lynch's decision to move the anthem without first consulting the team's players or coaches.[7]
Club
[edit ]Roster
[edit ]The first-team roster of Washington Spirit.[8]
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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Team management
[edit ]Source:[8]
Competitions
[edit ]Preseason
[edit ]On January 26, the Washington Spirit announced its preseason schedule.[9]
Regular season
[edit ]Oyster Yellow card 86' [m 2] Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,578
Referee: Margaret Domka
Attendance: 4,007
Referee: Margaret Domka
Francisca Ordega 40' (unassisted) [m 11] Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,750
Referee: Christopher Spivey
Samantha Kerr 64' (Leah Galton) Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,448
Referee: Leszek Stalmach
Tori Huster 85' [m 13] Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,036
Referee: Karen Abt
Francisca Ordega Yellow card 47'
Katie Stengel 74' (Christine Nairn) [m 14] [m 15] Alyssa Mautz Yellow card 42' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,631
Referee: Brandon Artis
Shea Groom 91+' [m 16] [m 17] Estefania Banini 48+' (unassisted), 83' (unassisted)
Joanna Lohman 58' (unassisted) Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
Attendance: 1,552
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
Cheyna Williams 39' (Caprice Dydasco)
Alyssa Kleiner 95+' (unassisted) [m 1] [m 20] Tasha Kai 33' (unassisted) Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,930
Referee: Victor Rivas
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Christina Unkel
Sarah Hagen 71' (Cami Levin) [m 22] Ali Krieger Yellow card 35'
Cheyna Williams 37' (Caprice Dydasco)
Christine Nairn 57' (Katie Stengel) Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 7,052
Referee: Marco Vega
Diana Matheson Yellow card 85' [m 23] Elizabeth Eddy Yellow card 40'
Samantha Mewis 86' (unassisted) Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,527
Referee: Chris Spivey
Cheyna Williams 62' [m 24] Kim Little 70' (penalty)
Kendall Fletcher Yellow card 74' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,039
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
Cara Walls 26' (Sofia Herta)
Sofia Huerta 46' (unassisted) [m 26] Crystal Dunn 47' (unassisted) Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,712
Referee: Matthew Franz
Regular-season standings
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | NWSL Shield |
2 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 39 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 33 | |
4 | Western New York Flash (C) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 32 | |
5 | Seattle Reign FC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 30 | |
6 | FC Kansas City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 26 | |
7 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 26 | |
8 | Houston Dash | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | |
9 | Orlando Pride | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 19 | |
10 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 11 |
Results summary
[edit ]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 |
20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 |
Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: Match reports
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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Stadium | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A |
Result | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | L |
Position[n 1] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
NWSL Playoffs
[edit ](3–2 p) Washington Spirit Houston, Texas
Zerboni Yellow card 84'
Williams 124+' (McDonald) Report Dunn 9' (Oyster) 91' (Krieger)
Wys Yellow card 122+' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 8,255
Referee: Christina Unkel
Hinkle soccer ball with check mark
McDonald soccer ball with red X
Williams soccer ball with check mark
Mewis soccer ball with red X soccer ball with red X Krieger
soccer ball with check mark Nairn
soccer ball with check mark Stengel
soccer ball with red X Huster
soccer ball with red X Matheson
Squad statistics
[edit ]Source: NWSL
Squad statistics are of regular season only
N | Pos | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | PK | Shot | SOG | SOG% | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
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10 | F | Estefania Banini | 13 | 9 | 888 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 52% | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | Whitney Church | 11 | 7 | 610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
19 | DF | Crystal Dunn | 13 | 12 | 1142 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 38% | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | Caprice Dydasco | 12 | 12 | 1080 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 43% | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
17 | DF | Cali Farquharson | 16 | 8 | 561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF | Tori Huster | 19 | 19 | 1665 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 31% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
27 | DF | Line Jensen | 3 | 2 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | DF | Estelle Johnson | 11 | 11 | 990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 57% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
22 | DF | Alyssa Kleiner | 17 | 12 | 1115 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 40% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
11 | DF | Ali Krieger | 15 | 14 | 1267 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 33% | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
1 | GK | Stephanie Labbe | 8 | 8 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | MF | Joanna Lohman | 20 | 17 | 1535 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 47% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
8 | MF | Diana Matheson | 12 | 9 | 800 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 67% | 0 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
7 | MF | Christine Nairn | 20 | 18 | 1619 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 35% | 9 | 85 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
14 | FW | Francisca Ordega | 13 | 7 | 629 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
4 | DF | Megan Oyster | 15 | 15 | 1340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
2 | FW | Katie Stengel | 19 | 10 | 928 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
20 | FW | Cheyna Williams | 17 | 8 | 779 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 45% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
18 | GK | Kelsey Wys | 12 | 12 | 1080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF | Shelina Zadorsky | 11 | 10 | 911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Team total | 20 | — | 19800 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 249 | 109 | 44% | 27 | 116 | 48 | 139 | 165 | 13 | 0 |
N | Pos | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | GA | GA/G | PKA | PKF | Shot | SOG | Sav | Sav% | YC | RC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Stephanie Labbe | 8 | 8 | 720 | 7 | 0.88 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 30 | 24 | 80% | 0 | 0 |
18 | GK | Kelsey Wys | 12 | 12 | 1080 | 14 | 1.17 | 2 | 2 | 163 | 75 | 61 | 81% | 0 | 0 |
Team total | 20 | — | 1800 | 21 | 1.05 | 2 | 3 | 234 | 105 | 85 | 81% | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
[edit ]In
[edit ]No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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12 | FW | United States Katie Stengel | Germany FC Bayern Munich | Signed | December 30, 2015 | [10] |
20 | FW | United States Cheyna Williams | United States Florida State | 2016 NWSL College Draft - 1st Round | January 19, 2016 | [11] |
17 | FW | United States Cali Farquharson | United States Arizona State | 2016 NWSL College Draft - 2nd Round | January 19, 2016 | [11] |
1 | GK | Canada Stephanie Labbé | Sweden KIF Örebro | NWSL Player Allocation and trade for DaCosta | February 2, 2016 | [12] |
6 | DF | Canada Shelina Zadorsky | Sweden Vittsjö GIK | NWSL Player Allocation | February 2, 2016 | [12] |
22 | DF | United States Alyssa Kleiner | United States Portland Thorns FC | Trade for Reynolds | February 2, 2016 | [13] |
14 | DF | Denmark Line Jensen | Denmark Fortuna Hjørring | Signed | July 13, 2016 | [14] |
Out
[edit ]No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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17 | MF | Mexico Verónica Pérez | Australia Canberra United | September 17, 2016 | [15] | |
12 | DF | Nigeria Josephine Chukwunonye | Sweden Vittsjö GIK | Waived | December 22, 2015 | [16] |
25 | FW | Nigeria Ngozi Okobi | Sweden Vittsjö GIK | Waived | January 6, 2016 | [17] |
2 | DF | United States Katherine Reynolds | United States Portland Thorns FC | Trade for Kleiner | February 2, 2016 | [13] |
16 | FW | United States Tiffany Weimer | United States FC Kansas City | Waived | March 31, 2016 | [18] |
22 | DF | Mexico Arianna Romero | United States Seattle Reign | NWSL Distribution Draft | March 31, 2016 | [19] |
20 | FW | Australia Hayley Raso | United States Portland Thorns FC | Waived | April 11, 2016 | [20] |
22 | MF | United States Amanda DaCosta | United States Chicago Red Stars | Trade for draft pick and Labbé | April 16, 2016 | [21] |
28 | DF | United States Jennifer Skogerboe | Czech Republic FC Slovácko | [22] |
Honors and awards
[edit ]NWSL Yearly Awards
[edit ]NWSL Team of the Year
[edit ]Team | Position | Player | Ref. |
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Second XI | Defender | United States Ali Krieger | [23] |
Second X1 | Forward | United States Crystal Dunn | [24] |
Month | Player | Month's Statline | Ref. |
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July | Argentina Estefanía Banini | 4 goals; Spirit 4-1-0 in July | [25] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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13 | Won | Argentina Estefanía Banini | [26] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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2 | Won | United States Ali Krieger | [27] |
13 | Won | Argentina Estefanía Banini | [28] |
16 | Won | United States Christine Nairn | [29] |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Andy Lohman. "Washington Spirit and Orlando Pride Came Together for More than Soccer". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ^ 2016 NWSL Statistics (PDF). National Women's Soccer League. September 25, 2016.
- ^ Steven Goff (October 14, 2015). "Soccer Insider Jim Gabarra named coach, general manager of Washington Spirit". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ Alexandra Grant (October 18, 2016). "Washington Spirit 2016 NWSL season review". Vavel. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ McKirdy, Euan. "Megan Rapinoe takes knee in solidarity with Kaepernick". CNN. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ Steven Goff (September 7, 2016). "Megan Rapinoe doesn't get chance to kneel for national anthem. It was played with teams in locker room". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ^ Steven Goff (September 9, 2016). "Washington Spirit players unhappy with owner's anthem move". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ^ a b "Washington Spirit". washingtonspirit.com.
- ^ "SPIRIT ANNOUNCE 2016 PRESEASON SCHEDULE; Washington to play UVA, PSU, UNC, and Duke". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ "Spirit Sign Ex-Bayern Munich Forward Katie Stengel". The Equalizer. December 30, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "2016 NWSL Draft Results: Sonnett goes No. 1". The Equalizer. January 15, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "Washington Spirit Signs Danish International Line Sigvardsen Jensen". Canada Soccer.com. February 2, 2016. Archived from the original on February 11, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "Spirit Acquires Defender Alyssa Kleiner". Washington Spirit. February 2, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Washington Spirit Signs Danish International Line Sigvardsen Jensen". Washington Spirit. July 13, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ Lee Gaskin (September 17, 2015). "W-League: Canberra United signs Mexican women's national team midfielder Veronica Perez". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Spirit Waives Defender Josephine Chukwunonye". Washington Spirit. December 22, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Spirit Waives Forward Ngozi Sonia Okobi". Washington Spirit. January 6, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Spirit Acquires Defender Alyssa Kleiner". Black and Red United. March 31, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Reign FC acquires rights to Arianna Romero and Veronica Perez in NWSL Distribution Draft". TheBold.net. March 31, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Spirit Waives Forward Hayley Raso". Washington Spirit. April 11, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Red Stars Acquire Amanda Da Costa and 2017 Draft Pick". Chicago Red Stars. April 16, 2016. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Red Stars Acquire Amanda Da Costa and 2017 Draft Pick". Portland Timbers. July 1, 2016. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League Announces 2016 Best XI". Chicago Red Stars. NWSL. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League Announces 2016 Best XI". Chicago Red Stars. NWSL. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. August 2, 2016.
- ^ "WASHINGTON SPIRIT MIDFIELDER ESTEFANIA BANINI VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. July 19, 2016. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ^ "Congrats to @WashSpirit's @alikrieger on her goal being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 2!". Twitter.com. NWSL. April 29, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ "Goal of the Week Winner: Estefania Banini – Week 13". YouTube.com. NWSL. July 20, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ "Goal of the Week Winner: Christine Nairn – Week 16". youtube.com. NWSLsoccer. August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- Match reports (preseason)
- ^ "Spirit Begins Preseason with 3-0 Win over UVA". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ^ "Spirit Wins Second Consecutive Preseason Game over Penn State 2-0". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- Match reports (regular season)
- ^ a b "SPIRIT DEFEATS SKY BLUE FC, 3-1, TO REMAIN TIED AT TOP OF THE TABLE". chicagorestars.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ "Washington Spirit Opens Season with 1-0 Win Over Boston Breakers". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "SPIRIT DEFEATS SKY BLUE FC, 2-1". nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ^ "Spirit Remains Undefeated After 3-0 Win Over Western New York Flash". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ^ "Match Recap: Flash Fall 3-0, Despite Strong ShowingMatch Recap: Flash Fall 3-0, Despite Strong Showing". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ^ "Spirit Remains Undefeated Following Scoreless Draw With The Thorns". washingtonspirit.com. May 8, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ^ "Washington Spirit Falls to Portland Thorns On the Road". washingtongspirit.com. May 22, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ "NWSL MATCH RECAP". Thorns FC. May 22, 2016. Archived from the original on May 24, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ "Spirit Settles for 1-1 Draw on the Road Against Boston Breakers". washingtonspirir.com. June 11, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ^ "Breakers come back to tie the Washington Spirit". bostonbreakers.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ^ "EARLY SURGE PUSHES SPIRIT PAST PRIDE, 2-0". National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Washington Spirit Falls to Regional Rivals Sky Blue FC 2-1". washingtonspirit.com. June 26, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ "Spirit Claims 2-0 Win at Home Against FC Kansas City". washingtonspirit.com. July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Chicago Drops 2-0 Decision Away to Washington". chicagorestars.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Washington Spirit defeats Chicago Red Stars 2-0". washingtonspirit.com. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "WASHINGTON EARNS 3-2 WIN OVER KANSAS CITY". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ "Banini Brace Lifts Spirit Over FC Kansas City 3-2". washingtonspirit.com. July 17, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ "SKY BLUE FC SHUT OUT SPIRT, 1-0, AT HOME". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ "Spirit Falls to Sky Blue FC 1-0 on the Road". washingtonspirit.com. July 24, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ "Spirit Defeats Sky Blue 3-1 to Remain Tied at the Top of the NWSL Table". washingtonspirit.com. July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ "SPIRIT DEFEAT DASH, 2-1, TO CLAIM TOP SPOT IN THE STANDINGS". nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ "SPIRIT RETAINS FIRST PLACE AFTER 2-1 WIN OVER PRIDE". nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "SPIRIT AND FLASH BATTLE TO A 1-1 DRAW". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "REIGN FC DEFEATS SPIRIT, 2-0, AT MEMORIAL STADIUM". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ^ "DASH BEAT BREAKERS, 4-1, TO MATCH CLUB WINS RECORD". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ^ "CHICAGO DEFEATS WASHINGTON, 3-1". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ "SPIRIT DEFEAT RED STARS 2-1 IN EXTRA TIME — Washington advances to the 2016 NWSL Championship at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston". September 30, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- Notes
- ^ Washington Spirit's position in the league at the end of match day