2011 D.C. United Women season

D.C. United Women
2011 season
General manager	Chris Hummer
Head coach	Mike Jorden
Stadium	Maryland SoccerPlex
W-League	Division: 2nd; Conference: 4th; Overall: 8th
U.S. National Women's Cup	Did not enter
W-League Playoffs	Did not qualify
Top goalscorer	Christine Nairn; Christie Welsh; (3 goals)
Highest home attendance	1,052 vs. NJV
Lowest home attendance	585 vs. NJR
Average home league attendance	803
Home colors	Away colors
	2012 →

The 2011 season was the inaugural season of the D.C. United Women.^[1] For the 2011 season, D.C. United Women played in the W-League, the second tier of women's professional soccer in the United States and Canada, specifically in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.^[2]

United began the season on May 25^[3] and concluded the regular season on July 10. They won their first match against the New York Magic 3–0 with goals by Christine Nairn and Bri Hovington.^[4] The team finished the regular season with a 5-3-2 record, tied on points for second place in the division with the New Jersey Wildcats. However, they lost the tiebreaker on head-to-head competition and therefore fell short of making the W-League playoffs.

Match results

W-League

The D.C. United Women played their inaugural match against New Jersey fielding a lineup which featured two former USWNT players.^[5]

May 25, 2011 1	New Jersey Wildcats	1–0	D.C. United Women	Ewing Township, NJ
19:30 EDT	Rossi 88'	Report		Stadium: TCNJ Lions Stadium Referee: Rafal Siudzik

June 5, 2011 2	New York Magic	0–3	D.C. United Women	New Rochelle, NY
16:00 EDT		Report	5', 66' Nairn 50' Hovington	Stadium: Mazzella Field Referee: Brian Dunn

June 9, 2011 3	D.C. United Women	1–1	New Jersey Wildcats	Boyds, MD
19:00 EDT	Welsh 79' 90' Cummins 83'	Report	Lopez 79' 90'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 624 Referee: Angela Ianni

June 12, 2011 4	North Jersey Valkyries	2–1	D.C. United Women	Wayne, NJ
12:00 EDT	Tirelli 15' Schulmann 28' Abrue 85'	Report	29' Porto	Stadium: DePaul Catholic Stadium Attendance: 225 Referee: Neil Barbulescu

June 18, 2011 5	Long Island Rough Riders	2–0	D.C. United Women	South Huntington, NY
17:00 EDT	Derosa 18' Greene 69'	Report		Stadium: Cy Donnelly Stadium Attendance: 288 Referee: Sean O’Neil

June 19, 2011 6	New Jersey Rangers	1–1	D.C. United Women	Denville, NJ
15:00 EDT	Urniasz 56'	Report	44' Watson	Stadium: MCHS Crusaders Stadium Attendance: 179 Referee: Gary Beaulore

June 19, 2011 7	D.C. United Women	2–0	New York Magic	Boyds, MD
19:00 EDT	Brown 35' Nairn 79'	Report	90' Westhof	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 823 Referee: Brian Coleman

June 30, 2011 8	D.C. United Women	2–1	Long Island Rough Riders	Boyds, MD
15:00 EDT	Welsh 12' Clayton 46'	Report	66' Leaverton	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 932 Referee: Ron Harnage

July 8, 2011 9	D.C. United Women	3–1	New Jersey Rangers	Boyds, MD
19:00 EDT	Siegel 63' Welsh 65' Herndon 66'	Report	26' Hayes	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 585 Referee: Angela Ianni

July 10, 2011 10	D.C. United Women	2–0	North Jersey Valkyries	Boyds, MD
17:00 EDT	DeWolfe 40' Siegel 69'	Report	68' Mihok	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 1,052 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

W-League

Standings

Division

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Long Island Rough Riders	9	6	1	2	25	6	19	20
2	New Jersey Wildcats	10	5	1	3	13	7	6	17¹
3	D.C. United Women	10	5	3	2	15	9	6	17
4	New York Magic	9	3	5	1	13	17	-4	10
5	North Jersey Valkyries	8	2	3	3	13	12	1	9
6	New Jersey Rangers	9	0	8	1	4	32	-28	1

¹New Jersey were deducted one point for roster violations

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Stadium	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	H
Division	5	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	3
Conference	8	5	6	8	10	9	7	7	6	5
Overall	14	18	16	20	23	18	15	12	10	9

Updated to match(es) played on July 12, 2011. Source: ^[6]
A = Away; H = Home

Club

Roster

As of June 6, 2011^[7]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Kerri Butler
1	GK	USA	Didi Haracic
2	MF	USA	Christy Bush
3	DF	USA	Madyson Brown
4	DF	USA	Bo Visavakul
5	MF	USA	Jill Porto
6	MF	USA	Katie Menzie
7	FW	USA	Christie Welsh
8	MF	USA	Brittany Cummins
9	FW	USA	Katie Watson
10	FW	USA	Amalya Clayton
12	MF	USA	Hayley Siegel


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	FW	USA	Tiffany Brown
14	DF	USA	Elisa Davidson
15	DF	USA	Marisa Abegg
16	DF	USA	Ashley Bazzarone
20	DF	USA	Jerica DeWolfe
21	MF	USA	Christine Nairn
23	DF	USA	Bri Hovington
26	MF	USA	Katie Cramp
27	MF	USA	Danielle Malagari
28	DF	USA	Megan Watson
29	GK	USA	Jane Aman

Team management and staff

Position	Staff
President and Chief Executive Officer	William Lynch
General Manager	Chris Hummer

Last updated: July 10, 2011
Source: ^[8]

Statistics

Field players

No.	Player	Pos	GP	Pts.	Min.	G	A	S	F
2	Bush Christy Bush	MF	7	0	248	0	0	0	1	0
3	Brown, M.Madyson Brown	DF	7	0	425	0	0	8	6	0
4	VisavakulBo Visavakul	DF	1	0	9	0	0	0	1	0
5	PortoJill Porto	MF	5	2	105	1	0	3	1	0
6	MenzieKatie Menzie	MF	8	0	654	0	0	9	1	0
7	WelshChristie Welsh	FW	6	6	184	3	0	9	1	1
8	CumminsBrittany Cummins	MF	9	0	505	0	0	3	3	0
9	Watson, K.Katie Watson	FW	7	0	505	0	0	2	1	0
10	ClaytonAmalya Clayton	FW	7	2	365	1	0	6	0	0
12	SiegelHayley Siegel	MF	8	5	604	2	1	9	9	0
13	Brown, T.Tyfanny Brown	FW	10	2	736	1	0	13	5	0
14	DavidsonElisa Davidson	DF	5	0	147	0	0	0	0	0
15	AbeggMarisa Abegg	DF	9	1	810	0	1	5	6	0
18	BazzaroneAshley Bazzarone	DF	1	0	49	0	0	0	0	0
20	DeWolfeJerica DeWolfe	DF	10	2	855	1	0	5	2	0
21	NairnChristine Nairn	MF	4	7	360	3	1	20	3	0
23	HovingtonBri Hovington	DF	8	4	634	1	2	7	4	0
26	CrampKatie Cramp	MF	7	0	218	0	0	1	2	0
27	MalagariDanielle Malagari	MF	10	2	618	0	2	20	3	0
28	Watson, M.Megan Watson	DF	7	0	505	0	0	2	1	0

Updated to match played July 12, 2011
Source: ^[9]

Honors

References

^ Goff, Steven (June 9, 2011). "Thursday kickaround: new stadium in Kansas City, Crew controversy, drug suspension, all-star voting, Gold Cup, D.C. United women". Washington Post. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
^ "D.C. United Women officially approved for 2011 W-League play". Soccer Wire. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
^ "Cindi Harkes assistant coach for DC United women". Boston.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
^ "D.C. United Women Surge Past New York 3-0 — Washington Spirit". washingtonspirit.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
^ "D.C. United Women begin new tradition tonight with first match in franchise history". May 25, 2011.
^ W-League Standings Archived 2013-01-15 at the Wayback Machine United Soccer Leagues
^ "First Team Roster". D.C. United Women. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
^ http://washingtonspirit.com/news/d-c-united-women-nominated-for-five-post-season-awards-by-united-soccer-leagues/ ^{[dead link‍]}
^ 2011 D.C. United Women Statistical Roster Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine D.C. United Women

External links

[1] Goff, Steven (June 9, 2011). "Thursday kickaround: new stadium in Kansas City, Crew controversy, drug suspension, all-star voting, Gold Cup, D.C. United women". Washington Post. Retrieved June 7, 2018.

[2] "D.C. United Women officially approved for 2011 W-League play". Soccer Wire. Retrieved June 7, 2018.

[3] "Cindi Harkes assistant coach for DC United women". Boston.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.

[4] "D.C. United Women Surge Past New York 3-0 — Washington Spirit". washingtonspirit.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.

[5] "D.C. United Women begin new tradition tonight with first match in franchise history". May 25, 2011.

[6] W-League Standings Archived 2013-01-15 at the Wayback Machine United Soccer Leagues

[7] "First Team Roster". D.C. United Women. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2011.

[8] ttp://washingtonspirit.com/news/d-c-united-women-nominated-for-five-post-season-awards-by-united-soccer-leagues/ ^{[dead link‍]}

[9] 2011 D.C. United Women Statistical Roster Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine D.C. United Women

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