2013 Portland Thorns FC season

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Portland Thorns FC
2013 season
President Merritt Paulson
Head Coach Cindy Parlow Cone
Stadium Jeld-Wen Field
Portland, Oregon
(Capacity: 20,438)
National Women's Soccer League League: 3rd
Playoffs: Champions
Top goalscorer Alex Morgan
Christine Sinclair (8 goals)
Highest home attendance 16,479
Lowest home attendance 11,055
Average home league attendance 13,320
Home colors
Away colors
2014 →

The 2013 season was the Portland Thorns' inaugural season in the newly created National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's professional soccer in the United States. The Thorns ended the 22-game regular season with a 10-6-6 record, qualifying them for the NWSL playoffs. In their semi-final game the team beat FC Kansas City 3-2 in extra time, qualifying them to play Western New York Flash in the championship. The Thorns beat the Flash 2–0, making Portland Thorns FC the NWSL champion.

Background

File:Portland Thorns.JPG
in 2013

The league's founding was announced on November 21, 2012, with Portland as a host for one of eight teams.[1][2] At that time it was announced by Portland Timbers' owner Merritt Paulson that the Timbers would own the team.[2]

The chosen team, Portland Thorns FC, was announced on December 13, 2012, accompanied by the unveiling of its logo.[3][4][5] Both the name and logo were intended to invoke Portland's nickname of the Rose City.[3][6]

Cindy Parlow Cone was announced as the first head coach on December 19, 2012.[7]

Club

Executive staff

Majority Owner & President Merritt Paulson
Chief Operating Officer Mike Golub
General Manager / Technical Director Gavin Wilkinson
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Jeld-Wen Field (20,438 / 110x70 yards)

Last updated: February 11, 2013
Source: Portland Timbers

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Cindy Parlow Cone
Assistant Coach John Galas

Last updated: February 11, 2013
Source: [1]

Roster

In the National Women's Soccer League's (NWSL) inaugural season, the eight founding clubs filled out their rosters through numerous mechanisms. First, teams are allocated national team players from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Next, teams go through the NWSL College Draft, a free agency period, the NWSL Supplemental Draft, and the signing of Discovery Players.[8]

No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Signed Via / Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Karina LeBlanc Canada (1980-03-30) 30 March 1980 (age 44) United States magicJack (WPS) National team allocation[9]
23 Adelaide Gay United States (1989-11-03) 3 November 1989 (age 34) University of North Carolina Discovery player[10]
Defenders
2 Marian Dougherty United States (1984-11-25) 25 November 1984 (age 39) United States magicJack (WPS) Supplemental draft[11]
4 Emilee O'Neil United States (1983-03-26) 26 March 1983 (age 41) Stanford University Discovery player[10]
5 Kathryn Williamson United States (1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 (age 34) University of Florida NWSL College Draft[12]
7 Nikki Marshall United States (1988-06-02) 2 June 1988 (age 35) United StatesWestern New York Flash Free agent[13]
11 Jazmyne Avant United States (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 (age 34) United StatesNew York Fury Discovery player[14]
16 Rachel Van Hollebeke United States (1985-08-26) 26 August 1985 (age 38) United States Boston Breakers National team allocation[9]
Midfielders
3 Elizabeth Guess United States (1985-01-11) 11 January 1985 (age 39) United States Boston Breakers Waivers[15]
6 Meleana Shim United States (1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 (age 32) Santa Clara University Discovery player[10]
8 Angie Kerr United States (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987 (age 37) United StatesSky Blue FC Supplemental draft[11]
10 Allie Long United States (1987-08-13) 13 August 1987 (age 36) United StatesNew York Fury Free Agent[13]
12 Becky Edwards United States (1988-05-22) 22 May 1988 (age 35) SwedenKristianstads DFF Free agent[13]
17 Tobin Heath United States (1988-05-29) 29 May 1988 (age 35) FranceParis Saint-Germain National team allocation[9][16]
20 Courtney Wetzel United States (1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 35) Oregon State University Discovery player[10]
21 Nikki Washington United States (1988-08-01) 1 August 1988 (age 35) AustraliaCanberra United FC Free agent[13]
Forwards
9 Danielle Foxhoven United States (1989-11-08) 8 November 1989 (age 34) RussiaFC Energy Voronezh Discovery player[17]
12 Christine Sinclair (captain) Canada (1983-06-12) 12 June 1983 (age 40) United States Western New York Flash National team allocation[9]
13 Alex Morgan United States (1989-07-02) 2 July 1989 (age 34) United States Seattle Sounders Women National team allocation[9]
18 Jessica Shufelt United States (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 33) CanadaOttawa Fury Women Supplemental draft[11]

Last updated: May 20, 2013
Source: [2]

Competitions

All times Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00)

Preseason

Regular Season

Final Round

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
22 38 11 6 5 32 25  +7 5 4 2 19 17  +2 6 2 3 13 8  +5

Last updated: August 18, 2013
Source:[citation needed]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Ground A H A A A H H A H H H A A H H A H H H A A A
Result D W W W W L W W L W W D L L D W D W L L D W
Position 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Last updated: August 18, 2013.
Source:[citation needed]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Statistics

Team statistics

No. Pos. Name League Discipline
GP GS G A Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 GK Canada Karina LeBlanc 21 21 0 0 0 0
2 DF United States Marian Dougherty 19 19 1 1 2 0
3 MF United States Elizabeth Guess 4 1 0 0 2 0
4 DF/MF United States Emilee O'Neil 4 1 0 0 0 0
5 DF United States Kathryn Williamson 22 22 0 0 1 0
6 MF United States Meleana Shim 19 17 5 2 1 0
7 DF United States Nikki Marshall 22 22 0 1 2 0
8 MF United States Angie Kerr 15 9 0 1 0 0
9 FW United States Danielle Foxhoven 21 8 4 0 0 0
10 MF United States Allie Long 22 22 3 3 2 0
11 DF United States Jazmyne Avant 4 2 0 0 0 0
12 FW Canada Christine Sinclair 20 20 8 2 2 0
13 FW United States Alex Morgan 18 18 8 5 4 0
14 MF United States Becky Edwards 10 10 0 0 3 0
16 DF United States Rachel Buehler 20 20 0 2 2 0
18 MF United States Jessica Shufelt 4 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF United States Courtney Wetzel 16 6 1 1 0 0
21 MF United States Nikki Washington 11 10 1 2 3 0
Portland Thorns FC 22 32 24 29 0
Opponents 22 25 19 18 0

Statistics accurate as of October 11, 2013[18]

Goalkeeper stats

Last updated: October 11, 2013

No. Nat Player MIN GA GAA SV
1 Canada Karina LeBlanc 1890 23 1.1 92
23 United States Adelaide Gay 0 0 0 0

Honors

NWSL Player of the Month

Month Result Player Ref
April Won Canada Christine Sinclair [19]

Player Transactions

National Team Player Allocation

On January 11, 2013, the league held its player allocation for the national team players, with Portland receiving seven players: Rachel Buehler, Tobin Heath, Karina LeBlanc, Alex Morgan, Marlene Sandoval, Luz Saucedo, and Christine Sinclair.[9] On January 23, 2013, Heath signed a six-month contract with Paris Saint-Germain and expected to join the Thorns FC once the French club's season is concluded.[16] On March 21, 2013, Sandoval and Saucedo, the two allocated Mexico national team defenders, were removed from the team roster, due to an injury and decision by the Mexican Football Federation, respectively.[20]

National Women's Soccer League College Draft

Each team in the NWSL got to pick once per round, with the draft order based on how well each team did in allocation. The Thorns picked eighth (last) in each round.[10]

Date Player Pos Previous Club Round (Overall) Ref
January 18, 2013 United States Kathryn Williamson DF University of Florida 1 (8) [12]
January 18, 2013 United States Nicolette Radovcic MF University of Central Florida 2 (16) [12][21]
January 18, 2013 United States Amber Brooks MF University of North Carolina 3 (24) [12]
January 18, 2013 South Africa Roxanne Barker GK Pepperdine University 4 (32) [12][21]

Supplemental Draft Picks

Any player that wasn’t selected in the NWSL College Draft, and was done with her college eligibility, was eligible for the NWSL Supplemental Draft. The draft lasted six rounds. Again, the Thorns selected eighth (last) in each round.[10]

Date Player Pos Previous Club Pick (Overall) Ref
February 7, 2013 United States Tina Ellertson DF United StatesmagicJack (WPS) 1 (8) [11]
February 7, 2013 United States Angie Kerr MF United StatesSky Blue FC 2 (16) [11]
February 7, 2013 United States Michele Weissenhofer FW United StatesChicago Red Stars 3 (24) [11]
February 7, 2013 United States Marian Dougherty (Dalmy) DF United StatesmagicJack (WPS) 4 (32) [11]
February 7, 2013 United States Jessica Shufelt FW CanadaOttawa Fury Women 5 (40) [11]

Transfers In

Date Player Pos Previous Club Notes Ref
April 24, 2013 United States Elizabeth Guess MF Boston Breakers Signed off Waivers [15]

Transfers Out

Date Player Pos Destination Club Notes Ref

References

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