2013 National Women's Soccer League season
Season | 2013 |
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Champions | Portland Thorns FC |
NWSL Shield | Western New York Flash |
Matches played | 88 |
Goals scored | 238 (2.7 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Lauren Holiday (12 goals) |
Biggest home win | NJ 5–1 BOS (June 1) WNY 4–0 DC (June 28) |
Biggest away win | SEA 0–3 SBFC (May 19) |
Highest scoring | 7 goals: DC 2–5 BOS (July 27) |
Longest winning run | 5 games Sky Blue FC (May 11 – June 1) |
Longest unbeaten run | 10 games FC Kansas City (June 23 – August 4) |
Longest losing run | 9 games Seattle Reign FC (April 16 – June 21) |
Highest attendance | 17,619 POR v FCKC (August 4) |
Lowest attendance | 688 NJ v CHI (May 8)[1] |
Total attendance | 375,763 |
Average attendance | 4,270 |
2014 →
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The 2013 National Women's Soccer League season was the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2009–2011) and the Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003), this is the seventh overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. The league is operated by the United States Soccer Federation and receives major financial backing from that body. Further financial backing is provided by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Mexican Football Federation. All three national federations are paying the league salaries of many of their respective national team members in an effort to nurture talent in those nations.
The league started on April 13 with FC Kansas City hosting Portland Thorns FC. The last regular season matches were played on August 18, followed by postseason playoffs which culminated with a one-game final on August 31.[2] In the final, Portland Thorns FC defeated the Western New York Flash 2–0 to win the inaugural NWSL championship.[3] [4]
Contents
Teams, stadiums, and personnel
Stadiums and locations
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Personnel and sponsorship
Note: All teams use Nike as kit manufacturer.
Team | Head coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor |
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Boston Breakers | Lisa Cole (until August 2)[6] | Cat Whitehill | Ocean Spray |
Cat Whitehill (after August 2)[7] | |||
Chicago Red Stars | Rory Dames[6] | Lori Chalupny | JimmyBars |
FC Kansas City | Vlatko Andonovski[6] | Becky Sauerbrunn | Title Boxing Club |
Portland Thorns | Cindy Parlow Cone[6] | Christine Sinclair | Providence Health & Services |
Seattle Reign FC | Laura Harvey[6] | Keelin Winters | Moda Health |
Sky Blue FC | Jim Gabarra[6] | Christie Rampone | 2NDFLOOR® Youth Helpline |
Washington Spirit | Mike Jorden (until June 30)[6] | Lori Lindsey | ProChain Solutions, Inc. |
Mark Parsons (after June 30)[8] | |||
Western New York Flash | Aaran Lines[6] | McCall Zerboni | Sahlen's |
Player Acquisition
Players were acquired through the 2013 Allocation of national team players announced on January 11, the 2013 NWSL College Draft on January 18, and the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft on February 7, along with free agency, trading and loans.
The Portland Thorns received an allocation with a notably strong offensive record including Alex Morgan and Christine Sinclair, the 2012 U.S. and Canadian Players of the Year and leading scorers for their national teams respectively, as well as a U.S. allocation (Morgan, Tobin Heath, and Rachel Buehler) that accounted for 1/3 of their national team's assists in 2012.[9][10][11]
Competition format
The regular season began on April 13 and ended on August 18. Each team played a total of 22 games: 11 at home and 11 away. Each team played:
- three other teams (based on an east/west geographical split) four times each: twice at home and twice away
- two other teams twice each: once at home and once away
- and the remaining two teams three times each: one twice at home and once away, the other vice versa
The four teams at the end of the season with the most points qualified for the playoffs. Two semifinal games were played on August 24, with the winners advancing to the league final to be played on August 31.[12]
Results table
Abbreviation and Color Key: Boston Breakers – BOS • Chicago Red Stars – CHI • FC Kansas City – KC • Portland Thorns FC – POR Seattle Reign FC – SEA • Sky Blue FC – NJ • Washington Spirit – WAS • Western New York Flash – WNY Win • Loss • Tie • Home Game |
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Club | Match | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
Boston Breakers | WAS | WNY | CHI | WAS | KC | WAS | NJ | WNY | CHI | NJ | SEA | NJ | SEA | POR | NJ | POR | KC | WAS | WNY | POR | KC | WNY |
1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2-1 | |
Chicago Red Stars | SEA | POR | BOS | NJ | POR | WNY | POR | BOS | KC | KC | WNY | SEA | WNY | WAS | KC | WAS | SEA | POR | SEA | WAS | NJ | KC |
1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1-0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | |
FC Kansas City | POR | SEA | SEA | WNY | BOS | NJ | POR | SEA | CHI | CHI | WAS | NJ | POR | WAS | WNY | CHI | SEA | BOS | NJ | POR | BOS | CHI |
1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1-0 | 1–2 | |
Portland Thorns FC | KC | SEA | CHI | WAS | CHI | NJ | WAS | SEA | CHI | KC | SEA | NJ | KC | BOS | WNY | BOS | CHI | NJ | KC | BOS | WNY | SEA |
1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2-1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
Seattle Reign FC | CHI | POR | KC | KC | NJ | WAS | NJ | POR | KC | POR | WNY | BOS | CHI | BOS | WNY | WAS | KC | CHI | CHI | WNY | WAS | POR |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1–2 | |
Sky Blue FC | WNY | WAS | WNY | CHI | SEA | POR | SEA | KC | BOS | WNY | BOS | POR | KC | BOS | WAS | BOS | WNY | KC | POR | WAS | CHI | WAS |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
Washington Spirit | BOS | WNY | NJ | POR | BOS | SEA | POR | BOS | WNY | KC | WNY | KC | NJ | CHI | SEA | CHI | BOS | WNY | NJ | CHI | SEA | NJ |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
Western New York Flash | NJ | WAS | BOS | NJ | KC | CHI | BOS | NJ | WAS | CHI | SEA | WAS | CHI | KC | SEA | POR | NJ | WAS | BOS | SEA | POR | BOS |
1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Scores listed as home-away
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Western New York Flash | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 38 | NWSL Shield |
2 | FC Kansas City | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 38 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Portland Thorns FC (C) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 38 | |
4 | Sky Blue FC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 36 | |
5 | Boston Breakers | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 30 | |
6 | Chicago Red Stars | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 30 | |
7 | Seattle Reign FC | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 18 | |
8 | Washington Spirit | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 14 |
NWSL Championship
The top four teams from the regular season qualified for the championship playoffs. In the semifinals, the regular season premiers hosted the fourth-placed team and the regular season runners-up hosted the third-placed team. The highest-seeded semifinal winner then hosted the championship final. All match-ups were one-game series (as opposed to home-and-away series).
Semi-Finals | Championship | ||||||||
1 | Western New York Flash | 2 | |||||||
4 | Sky Blue FC | 0 | |||||||
1 | Western New York Flash | 0 | |||||||
3 | Portland Thorns FC | 2 | |||||||
2 | FC Kansas City | 2 | |||||||
3 | Portland Thorns FC (AET) | 3 | |||||||
Semi-finals
FC Kansas City | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Portland Thorns FC |
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Tymrak 12' Henderson 25' Scott 73' Buczkowski 86' |
Report Report |
Heath 33' Dougherty 50' Long 61' 103' Weimer 65' |
Western New York Flash | 2–0 | Sky Blue FC |
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Lloyd 33 ', 90+' 42' Huffman 90+' |
Report Report |
Makoski 51' Adams 90' |
Championship
Western New York Flash | 0–2 | Portland Thorns FC |
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Johnson 33' Martin 74' |
Report Report |
Heath 40' Williamson 49', 57' Long 89' Ellertson 90' Sinclair 90+' |
Statistical leaders
Top scorers
Source:[14] |
Top assists
Source:[14] |
Goalkeeping
(Minimum of 540 Minutes Played)
Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | GP | MINS | SOG | SVS | GA | GAA | W-L-T | SHO |
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1 | Adrianna Franch | Western New York Flash | 22 | 1978 | 119 | 98 | 20 | 0.909 | 10–4–8 | 7 |
2 | Brittany Cameron | Sky Blue FC | 18 | 1619 | 83 | 65 | 17 | 0.945 | 9–4–5 | 8 |
3 | Nicole Barnhart | FC Kansas City | 20 | 1800 | 86 | 67 | 19 | 0.950 | 10–5–5 | 10 |
4 | Karina LeBlanc | Portland Thorns FC | 21 | 1890 | 114 | 92 | 23 | 1.095 | 11–5–5 | 7 |
5 | Alyssa Naeher | Boston Breakers | 9 | 765 | 47 | 36 | 11 | 1.222 | 4–2–2 | 2 |
6 | Taylor Vancil | Chicago Red Stars | 6 | 540 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 1.334 | 3–2–1 | 1 |
7 | Hope Solo | Seattle Reign FC | 14 | 1260 | 101 | 81 | 19 | 1.357 | 5–6–2 | 0 |
8 | Erin McLeod | Chicago Red Stars | 16 | 1430 | 92 | 64 | 28 | 1.750 | 5–6–5 | 4 |
9 | Ashley Phillips | Boston Breakers | 11 | 945 | 51 | 32 | 20 | 1.818 | 2–5–4 | 1 |
10 | Ashlyn Harris | Washington Spirit | 18 | 1620 | 118 | 85 | 33 | 1.882 | 2–11–4 | 1 |
11 | Michelle Betos | Seattle Reign FC | 7 | 630 | 49 | 34 | 14 | 2.000 | 0–6–1 | 0 |
Source:[14]
Individual awards
Monthly awards
Template:2013 NWSL Player of the Month
Weekly awards
Annual awards
Award | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | ||||
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Golden Boot [34] | Lauren Holiday | FC Kansas City | 12 Goals | Abby Wambach | Western New York Flash | Sydney Leroux | Boston Breakers |
Rookie of the Year [35] | Erika Tymrak | 6 Goals, 4 Assists | Adrianna Franch | Western New York Flash | Sydney Leroux | Boston Breakers | |
Goalkeeper of the Year [36] | Nicole Barnhart | 10 Shutouts | Adrianna Franch | Western New York Flash | Karina LeBlanc | Portland Thorns | |
Defender of the Year [37] | Becky Sauerbrunn | 1710min, 1.00 GAA | Christie Rampone | Sky Blue FC | Leigh Ann Robinson | FC Kansas City | |
Coach of the Year [38] | Vlatko Andonovski | 11–6–5, 2nd reg. season | Jim Gabarra | Sky Blue FC | Aaran Lines | Western New York Flash | |
Most Valuable Player [39] | Lauren Holiday | 1st in G and A, 4th in S and SOG | Abby Wambach | Western New York Flash | Lori Chalupny | Chicago Red Stars |
NWSL Best XI [40] | ||||||
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Position | First team | Second team | ||||
Goalkeeper | Nicole Barnhart | FC Kansas City | 10 shutouts | Adrianna Franch | Western New York Flash | 98 Saves |
Defense | Christie Rampone | Sky Blue FC | 1.20 GAA | Rachel Buehler | Portland Thorns FC | 1.15 GAA |
Defense | Leigh Ann Robinson | FC Kansas City | 5 assists | Caitlin Foord | Sky Blue FC | NWSL youngest player |
Defense | Becky Sauerbrunn | FC Kansas City | 1.0 GAA | Ali Krieger | Washington Spirit | 1 goal |
Defense | Brittany Taylor | Western New York Flash | 3 goals, 4 assists | Lauren Sesselmann | FC Kansas City | 0.84 GAA |
Midfield | Lori Chalupny | Chicago Red Stars | 5 goals, 4 assists | Megan Rapinoe | Seattle Reign FC | 5 goals, 1 assist |
Midfield | Jess Fishlock | Seattle Reign FC | 4 goals | Desiree Scott | FC Kansas City | 1.00 GAA |
Midfield | Lauren Holiday | FC Kansas City | 12 goals, 9 assists | Erika Tymrak | FC Kansas City | 6 goals, 4 assists |
MF // FW | Diana Matheson | Washington Spirit | 8 goals, 3 assists | Alex Morgan | Portland Thorns FC | 8 goals, 5 assists |
Forward | Sydney Leroux | Boston Breakers | 11 goals, 2 assists | Lianne Sanderson | Boston Breakers | 5 goals, 7 assists |
Forward | Abby Wambach | Western New York Flash | 11 goals, 8 assists | Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns FC | 8 goals, 2 assists |
NWSL Championship Game MVP [4] | ||
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Player | Club | Record |
Tobin Heath | Portland Thorns FC | Scored game-winning goal in first league Championship Game |
Statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Renae Cuellar for FC Kansas City against Portland Thorns FC, 3rd minute (April 13)[41]
- Earliest goal in a match: 2 minutes
- CoCo Goodson for Sky Blue FC against Washington Spirit (April 27)[42]
- Latest goal in a match: 90+6 minutes
- Lori Chalupny for Chicago Red Stars against FC Kansas City (July 14)[43]
- Widest winning margin: 3 goals
- Boston Breakers 4–1 Chicago Red Stars (May 4)
- Most goals scored in a match: 6
- Seattle Reign FC 2–4 Washington Spirit (May 16)
- First Own Goal: McCall Zerboni of Western New York Flash for Sky Blue FC (April 14)[44]
- Average goals per match: 2.705
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Sydney Leroux | Boston Breakers | Chicago Red Stars | 4–1[45] | May 4, 2013 |
Carli Lloyd | Western New York Flash | Washington Spirit | 4–0[46] | June 28, 2013 |
Discipline
- First yellow card: Kristie Mewis for FC Kansas City against Portland Thorns FC, 43rd minute (April 13)[47]
- Most yellow cards in a match: 6
- Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Seattle Reign FC – 3 for Portland (Allie Long, Angie Kerr, & Nikki Washington) and 3 for Seattle (Elli Reed, Christine Nairn, & Jessica Fishlock) (April 21)
Streaks
- Longest winning streak: 5 games
- Sky Blue FC, games 5–9
- Longest unbeaten streak: 10 games
- FC Kansas City, games 11–20
- Longest winless streak: 13 games
- Washington Spirit, games 7–19
- Longest losing streak: 9 games
- Seattle Reign FC, games 2–10
- Longest shutout: 435 minutes by Brittany Cameron for Sky Blue FC
- Longest drought: 541 minutes for Washington Spirit
Other firsts
- First player to score twice in a match: Heather O'Reilly for Boston Breakers against Western New York Flash (April 27)
- First come-from-behind victory: Boston Breakers 2–1 Western New York Flash (April 27)
Home team record
(Regular season only)
- 8 wins, 8 losses, 6 ties – 1.364 PPG
- 28 goals for, 26 goals against – +2 GD
Attendance
Regular season attendance
Team | Average Attendance |
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Boston Breakers | 2,427[48] |
Chicago Red Stars | 1,713[48] |
FC Kansas City | 4,626[49] |
Portland Thorns FC | 13,320[49] |
Seattle Reign FC | 2,306[48] |
Sky Blue FC | 1,677[48] |
Washington Spirit | 3,626[50] |
Western New York Flash | 4,485[49] |
Highest Attendance: 17,619[51] (August 4, Kansas City at Portland)
Lowest Attendance: 688[1] (May 8, Chicago at Sky Blue)
Total Attendance: 375,846[48] (88 games total)
League Average: 4,271[48]
Playoff attendance
Semifinal 1, Portland at FC Kansas City: 4,016[52]
Semifinal 2, Sky Blue at Western New York: 7,316[53]
Championship, Portland at Western New York: 9,129[54]
See also
- List of top-division football clubs in CONCACAF countries
- List of professional sports teams in the United States and Canada
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