The 2019 Chicago Red Stars season was the team's eleventh season and seventh season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
2019 season | |||
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Owner | Arnim Whisler | ||
Head coach | Rory Dames | ||
Stadium | SeatGeek Stadium (capacity: 20,000) | ||
Top goalscorer | Sam Kerr (18) | ||
Highest home attendance | 17,388 vs North Carolina Courage, July 21 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,113 vs North Carolina Courage, May 11 | ||
Average home league attendance | 7,744 | ||
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First-team squad
edit2019 squad
editUpdated August 12, 2019 [1]
Players under contract to play for the club during 2019 season.
bold type indicates player played for her national team.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Player transactions
editRound | Pick | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Previous Team |
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Round 1 | 1 | Tierna Davidson | D | Stanford University | |
Round 2 | 15 | María Sánchez | F | Santa Clara University | |
Round 3 | 20 | Bianca St. Georges | F | West Virginia University | |
Round 3 | 26 | Kayla Sharples | D | Northwestern University | |
Round 4 | 28 | April Bockin | F | University of Minnesota | |
Round 4 | 33 | Hannah Davison | D | Northwestern University | |
Round 4 | 35 | Jenna Szczesny | F | Loyola University Chicago |
In
editDate | Player | Positions played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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January 9, 2019 | Katie Johnson | FW | Sky Blue FC | Acquired in a Trade with Sky Blue FC for the 6th Overall Pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Chicago's highest second round pick in 2020 | [2] |
June 19, 2019 | Savannah McCaskill | FW | Sky Blue FC | Acquired in a Trade with Sky Blue FC for a First and Second Round Pick at the 2020 NWSL College Draft | [3] |
August 1, 2019 | Mackenzie Arnold | GK | Arna-Bjørnar | Signed. | [4] |
Out
editDate | Player | Positions played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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January 7, 2019 | Summer Green | FW | Vittsjö | Signed with Vittsjö | [5] |
March 2, 2019 | Rosie White | MF | Reign FC | Left team to focus on preparing for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup with New Zealand. | [6] |
March 3, 2019 | Stephanie McCaffrey | FW | Retired. | [7] |
Management and staff
edit- Front Office
- Owner: Arnim Whisler
- Coaching Staff[8]
- 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
editLeague standing
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | North Carolina Courage (C) | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 49 | NWSL Shield |
2 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 44 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 40 | |
4 | Reign FC | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 38 | |
5 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 34 | |
6 | Utah Royals FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 34 | |
7 | Houston Dash | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 26 | |
8 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 20 | |
9 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 16 |
Results summary
editOverall | 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 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 |
Results by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on September 29, 2019. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Weekly schedule
editWin Tie Loss
All times are in Central Time unless otherwise noted.
Preseason
editSat., Mar. 9 Closed door scrimmage | Chicago Red Stars | –– | Missouri Tigers | Bridgeview, Illinois |
14:00 | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium | |||
Note: Closed door scrimmage |
Sun., Mar. 24 Thorns Spring Invitational | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
17:00 | Lussi 6' Horan 74' |
Sharples 54' | Stadium: Merlo Field |
Wed., Mar. 27 Thorns Spring Invitational | Reign FC | 2–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
13:30 | Andrews 38' Nielsen 64' |
Johnson 5' | Stadium: Merlo Field |
Sat., Mar. 30 Thorns Spring Invitational | United States U-23 | 2–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
13:30 | Fox 29' Foster 90+2' |
Kerr 14' | Stadium: Merlo Field |
Regular season
editSat., Apr. 13 1 | North Carolina Courage | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Cary, North Carolina |
18:00 | Dunn 66' | Report | Kerr 26' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,053 |
Sat., Apr. 20 2 | Chicago Red Stars | 4–4 | Portland Thorns FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
14:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 12,967 Referee: Karen Abt |
Sat., Apr. 27 3 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–0 | Reign FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:00 | Short 13' Nagasato 53' Elby 90' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,804 | ||
Note: Game played at 12pm on Sunday, April 28 due to poor field conditions |
Fri., May 3 4 | Utah Royals FC | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Sandy, Utah |
7:00 pm MST | Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,556 |
Sun., May 12 5 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–1 | North Carolina Courage | Bridgeview, Illinois |
17:00 | Kerr 13' 90+3' Vasconcelos 40' Stanton 72' |
Report | Williams 33' Williams 80' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,113 |
Sun., May 19 6 | Houston Dash | 1–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Houston, Texas |
17:00 | Huerta 26' Murray 54' |
Box | Kerr 8' 13' Stanton 49' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,690 |
Sun., May 26 7 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–2 | Washington Spirit | Bridgeview, Illinois |
17:00 |
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Box |
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Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,447 |
Sun., June 2 8 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
17:00 | *Box |
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Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 19,461 Referee: Victor Rivas |
Sun., June 23 9 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–1 | Reign FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
17:00 |
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Box | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,023 |
Sun., June 30 10 | Orlando Pride | 2–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Orlando, Florida |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 3,906 |
Sat., July 6 11 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–2 | Sky Blue FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:00 | Colaprico 83' | Rodriguez 23' Hoy 81' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium |
Sat., July 13 12 | Houston Dash | 0–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Houston, Texas |
19:30 | Hanson 77' | Johnson 7' Stanton 66' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,327 |
Sun., July 21 13 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–1 | North Carolina Courage | Bridgeview, Illinois |
17:00 | Naughton 14' DiBernardo 37' Kerr 58' |
Williams 30' McDonald 51' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 17,388 | |
Note: Game was broadcast on ESPN 2 |
Sun., July 28 14 | Reign FC | 0–4 | Chicago Red Stars | Tacoma, Washington |
15:00 | Barnes 34' | Box Report |
Wright 4' DiBernardo 14' Nagasato 51' Ertz 59' Kerr 81' |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 7,479 |
Sat., Aug. 3 15 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–0 | Utah Royals FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:00 | Kerr 5' Elby 85' |
Jónsdóttir 74' | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 4,335 |
Sat., Aug. 10 16 | Washington Spirit | 0–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Boyds, Maryland |
18:00 | Sullivan 13' Lavelle 64' |
Colaprico 46' Nagasato 65' |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,300 |
Wed., Aug. 14 17 | Sky Blue FC | 2–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Piscataway, New Jersey |
18:00 | Monaghan 71', 90+3' Wright 56' |
Report | Kerr 90+1' Nagasato 62' Naughton 64' |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,558 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
Wed., Aug. 21 18 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–2 | Orlando Pride | Bridgeview, Illinois |
18:30 |
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Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium |
Sun., Aug. 25 19 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
14:00 | Sinclair 12' Purce 24', 56' Heath 70' |
Stanton 63' Nagasato 84' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 17,542 |
Sun., Sep. 8 20 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–0 | Houston Dash | Bridgeview, Illinois |
17:00 | Kerr 7', 44' McCaskill 65' Nagasato 90' |
Agnew 40' | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,345 |
Wed., Sep. 11 21 | Orlando Pride | 0–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Orlando, Florida |
18:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 4,592 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic | |
Note: Televised on ESPNews |
Sun., Sep. 15 22 | Sky Blue FC | 0–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Piscataway, New Jersey |
16:00 | Rodriguez 78' | Brian 31' Kerr 33' Nagasato 80' |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,871 |
Sat., Sep. 21 23 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–1 | Washington Spirit | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:00 | Kerr 9', 49' Nagasato 23' |
Nielsen 53' Staab 62' Daugherty Howard 65' Pugh 80' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 4,317 |
Sat., Sep. 28 24 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–1 | Utah Royals FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:00 | DiBernardo 40' Short 67' Nagasato 85' |
Press 42' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 4,839 |
Postseason playoffs
editOctober 20 Semifinal | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
2:30 p.m. CDT | Kerr 8' | Report | Ball 45+1' | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium |
Note: Televised on ESPN2 |
October 27 Final | North Carolina Courage | 4–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Cary, North Carolina |
4:30 p.m. EST | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park |
Statistical leaders
edit- As of September 28, 2019 *Denotes League Leader
Top scorersedit
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Top assistsedit
Shutoutsedit
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Honors and awards
edit- As of October 3, 2019.
NWSL Monthly Award
editMonth | Result | Player | Ref. |
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May | Won | Sam Kerr | [9] |
September | Won | Sam Kerr | [10] |
Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref |
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April | Casey Short | Yuki Nagasato | Sam Kerr | [11] | |
May | Casey Short | Yuki Nagasato | Sam Kerr | [12] | |
June | Casey Short | [13] | |||
July | Casey Short Sarah Gorden |
Vanessa DiBernardo | Sam Kerr | [14] | |
August | Casey Short | [15] | |||
September | Alyssa Naeher | Casey Short Julie Ertz |
Morgan Brian | Yuki Nagasato Sam Kerr |
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Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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3 | Won | Yuki Nagasato | [17] |
5 | Won | Sam Kerr | [18] |
6 | Won | Sam Kerr | [19] |
11 | Won | Sam Kerr | [20] |
14 | Won | Sam Kerr | [21] |
16 | Won | Sam Kerr | [22] |
23 | Won | Sam Kerr | [23] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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3 | Nominated | Yuki Nagasato | [24] |
5 | Nominated | Sam Kerr | [25] |
11 | Nominated | Sam Kerr | [26] |
14 | Nominated | Sam Kerr | [27] |
15 | Nominated | Yuki Nagasato | [28] |
16 | Won | Sam Kerr | [29] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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1 | Nominated | Alyssa Naeher | [30] |
2 | Nominated | Alyssa Naeher | [31] |
5 | Nominated | Emily Boyd | [32] |
6 | Nominated | Emily Boyd | [33] |
11 | Nominated | Emily Boyd | [34] |
14 | Nominated | Alyssa Naeher | [35] |
15 | Nominated | Alyssa Naeher | [36] |
References
edit- ^ "Chicago Red Stars Announces 2019 NWSL Roster". April 8, 2019. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Chicago Red Stars acquire Katie Johnson, trade two 1st round picks". January 9, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ "Red Stars acquire McCaskill in exchange for 1st-, 2nd-round picks". June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Chicago Red Stars Sign Mackenzie Arnold". August 1, 2019. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Green and Perez to Vittsjö". January 7, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Rosie White preparing for World Cup with New Zealand". March 2, 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Stephanie McCaffrey to Suspend Playing Career Due to Illness". March 3, 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ "Technical Staff". Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ "May Player of the Month: Sam Kerr". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. May 30, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "September Player of the Month: Sam Kerr". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ Purdy, Jacqueline (May 3, 2019). "April Team of the Month". Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ^ Purdy, Jacqueline (May 31, 2019). "May Team of the Month". Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ "June Team of the Month". July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ "July Team of the Month". August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ "August Team of the Month". NWSLsoccer. NWSL. September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ "September Team of the Month". October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Week 3 Player of the Week: Yuki Nagasato". April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ "Week 5 Player of the Week: Sam Kerr". April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ "Week 6 Player of the Week: Sam Kerr". May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Week 11 Player of the Week: Sam Kerr". July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "SAM KERR, CHICAGO RED STARS WEEK 14 PLAYER OF THE WEEK". July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Levine, Matthew. "Week 16 Player of the Week: Sam Kerr". NWSLsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Levine, Matthew. "Week 23 Player of the Week: Sam Kerr". NWSLsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Week 3 Goal of the Week nominees". April 29, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "Vote: Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Week 11 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League twitter. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "WEEK 14 GOAL OF THE WEEK NOMINEES". NWSLSoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "Week 15 Goal of the Week nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ "Sam Kerr, Chicago Red Stars Week 16 #NWSL Goal of the Week". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ "Week 1 Save of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League. April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ "Week 2 Save of the Nominees". National Women's Soccer League. April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- ^ "Vote: Save of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Vote: Save of the Week". National Women's Soccer League twitter. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ "Vote: Save of the Week". National Women's Soccer League twitter. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "WEEK 14 SAVE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES". NWSL. NWSLSoccer.com. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "Week 15 Save of the Week nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- Match reports (preseason)
- Match reports (regular season)
- Match report (postseason playoff)
- Notes