2009 Chicago Red Stars season

The 2009 Chicago Red Stars season was the first season of the soccer club, and it competed in the first season of Women's Professional Soccer league.

Chicago Red Stars
2009 season
ChairmanEngland Emma Hayes
ManagerUnited States Peter Wilt
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Major events

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Team news

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The Chicago Red Stars team was one of the eight teams in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) League, the former top level professional women's soccer league in the United States that began play on March 29, 2009. The WPS was the highest level in the United States soccer pyramid for the women's game. During the WPS, the Chicago Red Stars played at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL - a suburb of Chicago.[1]

Squad

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First-team squad

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As of March 25, 2009.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   SWE Caroline Jönsson
2 DF   USA Marian Dalmy
3 FW   USA Ella Masar
4 MF   SCO Ifeoma Dieke
5 FW   USA Lindsay Tarpley (captain)
6 MF   USA Brittany Klein
7 MF   AUS Heather Garriock
8 MF   USA Megan Rapinoe
9 FW   USA Danesha Adams
10 MF   USA Carli Lloyd
11 FW   BRA Cristiane
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF   USA Chioma Igwe
13 DF   USA Natalie Spilger
14 FW   ENG Karen Carney
15 DF   USA Bonnie Young
16 DF   USA Sarah Wagenfuhr
17 DF   USA Michelle Wenino
18 MF   SWE Frida Östberg
19 DF   IRL Mary Therese McDonnell
20 GK   USA Jaimel Johnson
23 DF   USA Nikki Krzysik
25 GK   AUS Lydia Williams

Club

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Management

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Position Staff
Technical Director  Emma Hayes
Manager  Emma Hayes
Assistant manager  Denise Reddy
Assistant manager  Nathan Kipp
Head athletic trainer  Laura Behr

Last updated: May 5, 2010
Source: http://chicagoredstars.com/history/

Competitions

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Women's Professional Soccer

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles Sol 20 12 5 3 27 10 +17 41 Advance to Championship
2 Saint Louis Athletica 20 10 4 6 19 15 +4 34 Advance to Super Semifinal
3 Washington Freedom 20 8 5 7 32 32 0 29 Advance to First Round
4 Sky Blue FC 20 7 5 8 19 20 −1 26
5 Boston Breakers 20 7 4 9 18 20 −2 25
6 Chicago Red Stars 20 5 5 10 18 25 −7 20
7 FC Gold Pride 20 4 6 10 17 28 −11 18
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

WPS regular season

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The Chicago Red Stars' WPS regular season kicked off on 4 April and it concluded on 5 August.[3]

  Win   Tie   Loss

April 4, 2009 Saint Louis Athletica 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Edwardsville, IL, United States
Report Tarpley   78' Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 5,008
Referee: ?
April 11, 2009 Washington Freedom 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Germantown, Maryland, United States
Sauerbrunn   54' Report Tarpley   29' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,028
Referee: ?
April 19, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 0–0 Sky Blue FC Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,824
Referee: ?
April 25, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 4–0 Boston Breakers Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Lloyd   21'
Rapinoe   39'
Carney   42'
Klein   52'
Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,118
Referee: Veronica Brito
May 10, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 0–2 Sky Blue FC Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Report Walsh   8'
Kai   79'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,664
Referee: Victor Herrera
May 16, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 0–1 FC Gold Pride Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Report Sinclair   30' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,884
Referee: Kari Seitz
May 23, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 0–2 Saint Louis Athletica Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Report Dieke   25' (o.g.)
Aluko   41'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,461
Referee: Sandra Serafini
June 3, 2009 Los Angeles Sol 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Carson, California United States
Abily   90' Report Cristiane   88' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 3,832
Referee: Felisha Mariscal
June 7, 2009 FC Gold Pride 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Santa Clara, CA United States
Sinclair   14' Report Cristiane   47' Stadium: BuckShaw Stadium
Attendance: 2,956
Referee: Veronica Brito
June 13, 2009 Washington Freedom 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Washington D.C., United States
Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: ?
Referee: ?
June 17, 2009 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Piscataway, NJ United States
Rosana   24' Report Stadium: Yurcak Stadium
Attendance: 2,611
Referee: Veronica Brito
June 21, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 0–2 Boston Breakers Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Report Rodriguez   22'
Lilly   90+'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,889
Referee: Dallas Malhiwsky
June 27, 2009 Los Angeles Sol 4–0 Chicago Red Stars Carson, California United States
Boxx   15'
Abily   20'
Marta   62', 90+'
Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 4,653
Referee: Bryan Roslund
July 1, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 2–1 Washington Freedom Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Cristiane   48'
Tarpley   61'
Report Wambach   34' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,127
Referee: Sandra Serafini
July 12, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 3–1 FC Gold Pride Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Cristiane   31' (pen.), 45', 65' Report Milbrett   64' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,127
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
July 15, 2009 Boston Breakers 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Cambridge, MA United States
Hucles   35' Report Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 4,075
Referee: Ted Unkel
July 19, 2009 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Piscataway, NJ United States
Hanks   62' Report Stadium: Yurcak Stadium
Attendance: 3,130
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
July 26, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 2–3 Washington Freedom Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Rapinoe   15'
Carney   69'
Report Wambach   35', 56'
Long   89'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,226
Referee: Sandra Serafini
August 2, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 3–1 Los Angeles Sol Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Lloyd   10'
Tarpley   46'
Cristiane   90+'
Report Duan   90' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 7,959
Referee: Kari Seitz
August 5, 2009 Saint Louis Athletica 2–0 Chicago Red Stars Edwardsville, IL, United States
Welsh   35, 65' Report Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 3,437
Referee: Daniel Radford

Squad statistics

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Rank Scorer G A
1   Cristiane 7 0
2   Lindsay Tarpley 4 4
3   Megan Rapinoe 2 3
4   Karen Carney 2 2
5   Carli Lloyd 2 1
6   Brittany Klein 1 3
7   Marian Dalmy 0 2
7   Ella Masar 0 2
9   Heather Garriock 0 1

Statistics accurate as of 5 August 2009.[4]

Other information

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Chairman   Peter Wilt
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Toyota Park (20,000 / N/A)[5]

Source: http://chicagoredstars.com/history/

References

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  1. ^ "Chicago Red Stars". Beyond Sport World. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  2. ^ Chicago Red Stars (March 25, 2009). "Chicago Red Stars Announce Opening Day Roster". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Chicago Red Stars 2009 Schedule". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on October 2, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "Chicago Red Stars 2009 Stats". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on March 7, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Women's Professional Soccer :: Women's Professional Soccer :: Chicago Red Stars :: Stadium". Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.