2018 Chicago Red Stars season
2018 season | |
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Owner | Arnim Whisler |
Head coach | Rory Dames |
Stadium | Toyota Park (capacity: 20,000) |
NWSL | 4th |
Top goalscorer | League: Kerr (16) All: Kerr (16) |
Highest home attendance | 13,678 (March 31, vs Portland) |
Lowest home attendance | 2,027 (May 2, vs Orlando) |
Average home league attendance | 4,004 |
The 2018 Chicago Red Stars season was the team's tenth season and sixth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. For the fourth consecutive season, the team qualified for the post-season playoffs and lost in the semi-final, as they were defeated by the North Carolina Courage 2–0.[o 1]
Team roster
[edit ]2018 squad
[edit ]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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Player transactions
[edit ]College draft
[edit ]- Source: National Women's Soccer League[1]
Round | Pick | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Previous Team |
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Round 2 | 15 | United States | Emily Boyd | GK | University of California, Berkeley |
Round 2 | 18 | United States | Indigo Gibson | D | University of California, Berkeley |
Round 2 | 19 | United States | Brianna Visalli | M | Pepperdine University |
Round 3 | 24 | United States | Megan Buckingham | M | University of North Carolina |
Round 3 | 27 | United States | Zoey Goralski | D | University of California Los Angeles |
Round 4 | 37 | United States | Alexa Ben | M | DePaul University |
Transfers in
[edit ]Date | Player | Positions played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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January 18, 2018 | Australia Sam Kerr | FW | Sky Blue FC | Acquired in 3-team trade with Sky Blue FC and the Houston Dash. | [2] |
January 18, 2018 | United States Nikki Stanton | MF | Sky Blue FC | Acquired in 3-team trade with Sky Blue FC and the Houston Dash. | [2] |
January 30, 2018 | New Zealand Rosie White | MF | Boston Breakers | Selected with the 7th pick in the Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft | [3] |
January 30, 2018 | United States Ashton Miller | MF | Boston Breakers | Selected with the 12th pick in the Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft | [3] |
January 30, 2018 | United States Joanna Boyles | MF | Boston Breakers | Selected with the 25th pick in the Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft | [3] |
June 18, 2018 | United States Brooke Elby | MF | Utah Royals FC | Acquired in 3-team trade with Utah Royals FC and the Houston Dash. | [4] |
June 19, 2018 | United States Morgan Brian | MF | France Olympique Lyonnais | Signed. | [5] |
Transfer out
[edit ]Date | Player | Positions played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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January 1, 2018 | United States Morgan Brian | MF | France Olympique Lyonnais | Signed with Olympique Lyonnais, Chicago retained her rights in the NWSL | [6] |
January 18, 2018 | United States Christen Press | FW | Houston Dash | Traded to the Houston Dash as part of a 3-team trade with Sky Blue FC and the Houston Dash. | [2] |
January 18, 2018 | United States Jen Hoy | FW | Sky Blue FC | Traded to Sky Blue FC as part of a 3-team trade with Sky Blue FC and the Houston Dash. | [2] |
June 16, 2018 | United States Lauren Kaskie | MF | Sweden Hammarby | Waived, signed with Hammarby | [7] |
June 18, 2018 | United States Samantha Johnson | DF | Utah Royals FC | Traded to Utah Royals FC as part of a 3-team trade with Utah Royals FC and the Houston Dash. | [4] |
June 18, 2018 | United States Sofia Huerta | MF | Houston Dash | Traded to the Houston Dash as part of a 3-team trade with Utah Royals FC and the Houston Dash. | [4] |
June 18, 2018 | United States Taylor Comeau | DF | Houston Dash | Traded to the Houston Dash as part of a 3-team trade with Utah Royals FC and the Houston Dash. | [4] |
Off-season loans
[edit ]After the 2018 season several Chicago Red Stars players were loaned to clubs of W-League, Australia to play in their 2018-2019 season.[8]
Player | W-League club |
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Sam Kerr | Perth Glory FC |
Nikki Stanton | |
Alyssa Mautz | |
Katie Naughton | |
Danielle Colaprico | Sydney FC |
Yuki Nagasato | Brisbane Roar FC |
Management and staff
[edit ]- Front office
- Owner: Arnim Whisler
- Coaching Staff[9]
- Manager: Rory Dames
- Assistant Coach: Craig Harrington
- Assistant Coach: Gary Curneen
- Goalkeeper Coach: Jordi King
- Strength & Conditioning Coach: Evan Johnson
- Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brian Kibler
Competitions
[edit ]League standing
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | North Carolina Courage (C) | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 17 | +36 | 57 | NWSL Shield |
2 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 42 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Seattle Reign FC | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 41 | |
4 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 37 | |
5 | Utah Royals FC | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 35 | |
6 | Houston Dash | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 32 | |
7 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 30 | |
8 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 35 | −23 | 11 | |
9 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 9 |
Weekly ranking
[edit ]Week ending |
March | April | May | June | July | August | September | |||||||||||||||||||
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X | 25 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 9 | X | |
Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | ||
Rank | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
Games | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | ||
Points | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 37 |
Update September 8, 2018 Source: NWSL 2018 season [n 1] [n 2] [n 3]
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 |
24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 |
Last updated: September 8, 2018.
Source: NWSLSoccer.com: 2018 Schedule: Chicago Red Stars
National Women's Soccer League
[edit ]Preseason
[edit ]Regular season
[edit ]Hill 81' (van Egmond) Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,027
Referee: Greg Dopka
Zerboni Yellow card 71' 82' [m 8] Kerr 37'
Nagasato Yellow card 45+3'
Vasconcelos Yellow card 73' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,068
Referee: John Krill
Stantaon Yellow card 31'
Nagasato 49' (Mautz)
Mautz Yellow card 75' Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,199
Referee: Karen Abt
Stanton Yellow card 62' [m 13] Hubly Yellow card 42'
Horan 48' Yellow card 54' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,093
Referee: Danielle Chesky
DiBernardo 70' (Kerr)
Nagasato Yellow card 87' [m 14] Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,317
Referee: Natalie Simon
Williams 67' (Mathias)
Debinha 69' (Mewis)
Hamilton 87' (Williams) [m 16] Ertz Yellow card 32'
Nagasato 90+3' (pen.) Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,295
Referee: Mathew Franz
Attendance: 3,375
Referee: Natalie Simon
Nagasato Yellow card 72' [m 19] Debinha 21' (McDonald)
Hamilton Yellow card 87' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,567
Referee: Matthew Franz
Sonnett Yellow card 67'
Sinclair 69' (Heath) [m 21] Kerr 44' (Nagasato), 49' (DiBernardo)
White Yellow card 81' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 18,631
Referee: Malik Badawi
Kerr 64' (Elby)
White 80' (Kerr)
Vasconcelos 90+7' (White) [m 23]
boxscore Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,974
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Postseason
[edit ]Honors and awards
[edit ]Award | Result | Player | |
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Golden Boot | winner | Sam Kerr | [12] |
Most Valuable Player | finalist | Sam Kerr | [13] |
Defender of the Year | finalist | Julie Ertz | [13] |
NWSL Best XI | ||||||
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Position | First team | Position | Second team | |||
Forward | Sam Kerr | [14] | Defender | Julie Ertz | [14] |
Month | Result | Player | Ref. |
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April | Won | United States Sofia Huerta | [15] |
August | Won | Australia Sam Kerr | [16] |
Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref |
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April | United States Sofia Huerta | [17] | |||
May | |||||
June | United States Alyssa Naeher | Japan Yuki Nagasato | [18] | ||
July | United States Katie Naughton | Japan Yuki Nagasato | Australia Sam Kerr | [19] | |
August | United States Vanessa DiBernardo | Australia Sam Kerr | [20] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref |
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4 | Won | United States Sofia Huerta | [21] |
6 | Won | United States Alyssa Naeher | [22] |
10 | Won | Japan Yuki Nagasato | [23] |
15 | Won | Australia Sam Kerr | [24] |
22 | Won | Australia Sam Kerr | [25] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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2 | Nominated | United States Alyssa Mautz | [26] |
3 | Nominated | United States Danielle Colaprico | [27] |
4 | Nominated | United States Sofia Huerta | [28] |
6 | Nominated | Australia Samantha Kerr | [29] |
10 | Nominated | Japan Yuki Nagasato | [30] |
13 | Nominated | United States Vanessa DiBernardo | [31] |
14 | Nominated | Japan Yuki Nagasato | [32] |
15 | Nominated | Australia Samantha Kerr | [33] |
16 | Nominated | Australia Samantha Kerr | [34] |
20 | Nominated | Australia Samantha Kerr | [35] |
21 | Nominated | Australia Samantha Kerr | [36] |
22 | Nominated | Australia Samantha Kerr | [37] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nominated | United States Alyssa Naeher | [38] |
3 | Nominated | United States Alyssa Naeher | [39] |
4 | Nominated | United States Alyssa Naeher | [40] |
6 | Won | United States Alyssa Naeher | [41] |
8 | Nominated | United States Alyssa Naeher | [42] |
10 | Nominated | United States Emily Boyd | [43] |
11/12 | Nominated | United States Alyssa Naeher | [44] |
15 | Nominated | United States Alyssa Naeher | [45] |
16 | Nominated | United States Alyssa Naeher | [46] |
24 | Nominated | United States Alyssa Naeher | [47] |
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- ^ "Chicago Pending Trade Leaves Players Unavailable for Tonight's Match". June 16, 2018. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
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- ^ "Chicago Defeats Portland 1-0 in Preseason Tournament Opener". Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Earns 1-0 Victory Against Houston in Preseason Tournament". Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Falls 1-0 to U.S. U-23 WNT in Final Tournament Match". Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- Match reports (regular season)
- ^ "Chicago Draws Houston 1-1 in Season Opener". March 25, 2018. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Falls 3-2 to Portland in 2018 Home Opener". March 13, 2018. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Defeats Utah 1-0 in First 2018 Victory". April 14, 2018. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Earns 3-0 Home Victory Against Houston". April 18, 2018. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Draws Sky Blue FC 1-1 at Home". April 21, 2018. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Earns a Point in Washington after 1-1 Draw". April 28, 2018. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Fell 2-0 to Orlando in First Contest of 2018". May 2, 2018. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Fights For a Point After 1-1 Draw in North Carolina". May 6, 2018. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Draws Houston 2-2 in Final Duel for Both Clubs". May 12, 2018. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Splits a Point with Scoreless Draw in Seattle". May 19, 2018. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
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- ^ "The Red Stars battled Portland to a 1-1 draw in the heat at Toyota Park". Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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- ^ "Kerr's Hat Trick Leads 3-1 Victory Against Sky Blue FC". Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Grabs Three Points After 1-0 Victory Against Seattle". Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Steals a Point in 1-1 Draw Against North Carolina". Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
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- ^ "Chicago Takes Huge Three Points on the Road". Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Clinches NWSL Playoff Spot". Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Falls 2-1 to Utah Royals FC in Regular Season Finale". Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- Match report (postseason playoff)
- ^ a b "Chicago Falls to North Carolina 2-0 in NWSL Semifinals". Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- Notes