2009 FC Gold Pride season

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FC Gold Pride
2009 season
ChairmanNeSmith Family
Head coach Albertin Montoya
WPS 7th
WPS Playoffs DNQ
Top goalscorer Christine Sinclair (6)
Highest home attendance6,459
(Apr 5 vs. BOS)
Lowest home attendance2,203
(Jul 19 vs. BOS)
Average home league attendance3,667
Biggest win1 goal (4 times)
Biggest defeat2 goals (4 times)
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The 2009 FC Gold Pride season was the team's first as a professional women's soccer team. FC Gold Pride played in the Women's Professional Soccer league (WPS), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Contents

Summary

Preseason

FC Gold Pride played two scrimmages against the Los Angeles Sol, losing both. They also posted a 6-1 win over the University of California women's soccer team [1] and a 3-0 win over an "All-Star" team of local college players.

Regular season

FC Gold Pride won their inaugural WPS game against the Boston Breakers on April 5, 2009. [2] The club remained in strong contention until defender Kandace Wilson was injured during a home game against the Los Angeles Sol. After that, FC Gold Pride's second loss at the hands of the Washington Freedom marked the beginning of the club's slide to the bottom of the WPS rankings, where it would remain for the rest of the season. The club's transactions in the wake of Wilson's injury included signing Los Angeles Sol draftee Greer Barnes, elevating developmental player Marisa Abegg to the full roster, and returning Sissi to the field as a player.

In the end, FC Gold Pride failed to make the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs, after a must-win game against the Saint Louis Athletica ended in a 1–1 draw. [3] The club finally snapped its ten-game winless streak with a final 3–2 win against the Washington Freedom on August 1, 2009. [4] However, a last loss to Sky Blue FC and a tie with Saint Louis Athletica did not allow FC Gold Pride to avoid finishing last in the WPS standings.

Team

Squad

As of the end of the 2009 WPS season. [5]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicole Barnhart
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kimberly Yokers
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marisa Abegg
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rachel Buehler
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christina DiMartino
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brandi Chastain
7 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leigh Ann Robinson
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tiffany Weimer
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kandace Wilson
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leslie Osborne
11 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Sissi (D)
12 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Christine Sinclair
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kristen Graczyk
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Greer Barnes (D)
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tiffeny Milbrett
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Allison Whitworth
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carrie Dew
20 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Érika
21 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Adriane
22 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Meagan McCray (D)
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsay Massengale (D)
30 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Eriko Arakawa
31 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Formiga

Transfers

Competitions

Key

  Win  Draw  Loss

Regular season

April 5, 2009 (2009-04-05)1 FC Gold Pride 2–1 Boston Breakers Santa Clara, California
  • Arakawa Soccerball shade.svg16'
  • Milbrett Soccerball shade.svg91+'
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Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 6,459
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
April 11, 2009 (2009-04-11)2 Sky Blue FC 1–1 FC Gold Pride Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Report
Stadium: TD Bank Ballpark
Attendance: 2,753
Referee: Kari Seitz
April 19, 2009 (2009-04-19)3 Los Angeles Sol 1–0 FC Gold Pride Carson, California
Report Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 6,119
Referee: Veronica Brito
April 26, 2009 (2009-04-26)4 FC Gold Pride 3–4 Washington Freedom Santa Clara, California
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Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 3,321
Referee: Sandra Serafini
May 3, 2009 (2009-05-03)5 FC Gold Pride 1–0 Sky Blue FC Santa Clara, California
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Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 2,533
Referee: Felisha Mariscal
May 9, 2009 (2009-05-09)6 Saint Louis Athletica 1–0 FC Gold Pride Edwardsville, Illinois
Report
Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 3,860
Referee: Dallas Malhiwsky
May 16, 2009 (2009-05-16)7 Chicago Red Stars 0–1 FC Gold Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
Report
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,884
Referee: Kari Seitz
May 24, 2009 (2009-05-24)8 FC Gold Pride 0–2 Los Angeles Sol Santa Clara, California
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Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 6,280
Referee: Daniel Radford
May 31, 2009 (2009-05-31)9 Washington Freedom 3–1 FC Gold Pride Boyds, Maryland
Report
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,474
Referee: Sandra Serafini
June 7, 2009 (2009-06-07)10 FC Gold Pride 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Santa Clara, California
 Report
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 2,957
Referee: Veronica Brito
June 17, 2009 (2009-06-17)11 Boston Breakers 1–1 FC Gold Pride Cambridge, Massachusetts
Box
Report
Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 3,128
Referee: Margaret Domka
June 21, 2009 (2009-06-21)12 Los Angeles Sol 2–0 FC Gold Pride Carson, California
3:00 p.m. PDT
Box
Report 		Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 4,593
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
July 5, 2009 (2009-07-05)14 FC Gold Pride 0–1 Saint Louis Athletica Santa Clara, California
5:00 p.m. PDT
Box
Report
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 2,861
Referee: Veronica Brito
July 12, 2009 (2009-07-12)15 Chicago Red Stars 3–1 FC Gold Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
Box
Report
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,127
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)16 FC Gold Pride 0–1 Boston Breakers Santa Clara, California
Box
Report
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 2,203
Referee: Kari Seitz
July 23, 2009 (2009-07-23)17 FC Gold Pride 0–0 Los Angeles Sol Santa Clara, California
7:00 p.m. PDT Box
Report
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 3,873
Referee: Felisha Mariscal
July 26, 2009 (2009-07-26)18 Saint Louis Athletica 1–1 FC Gold Pride Fenton, Missouri
5:00 p.m. CDT
Box
Report
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,212
Referee: Bryan Roslund
August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01)19 FC Gold Pride 3–2 Washington Freedom Santa Clara, California
3:00 p.m. PDT
Box
Report
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 2,324
Referee: Daniel Radford
August 5, 2009 (2009-08-05)20 Sky Blue FC 2–0 FC Gold Pride Piscataway, New Jersey
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Report 		Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 5,455
Referee: Ted Unkel
August 9, 2009 (2009-08-09)21 FC Gold Pride 1–1 Saint Louis Athletica Santa Clara, California
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Report
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 3,856
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald

Regular season standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Los Angeles Sol 2012532710+1741Advance to Championship
2 Saint Louis Athletica 2010461915+434Advance to Super Semifinal
3 Washington Freedom 208573232029Advance to First Round
4 Sky Blue FC 207581920−126
5 Boston Breakers 207491820−225
6 Chicago Red Stars 2055101825−720
7 FC Gold Pride 2046101728−1118
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2046101728 −11183341113 −2136615 −9

Last updated: August 9, 2009.
Source: 2009 WPS Results

Results by matchday

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StadiumHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAH
ResultWDLLWLWLLDDLLLLDDWLD
Updated to match(es) played on August 9, 2009. Source: 2009 WPS Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Regular-season player statistics [5]
#Pos.Nat.NameMPMSMin.GAYCRC
3DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Marisa Abegg 633350000
21MFFlag of Brazil.svg  BRA Adriane 1244511100
30FWFlag of Japan.svg  JPN Eriko Arakawa 19111,0881100
14DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Greer Barnes 332700000
1GKFlag of the United States.svg  USA Nicole Barnhart 16161,4400000
4DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Rachel Buehler 17171,5301120
6MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Brandi Chastain 1054500000
19DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Carrie Dew 17171,4291021
5MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Tina DiMartino 18181,5300110
20DFFlag of Brazil.svg  BRA Érika 754230010
31MFFlag of Brazil.svg  BRA Formiga 16151,3630030
13MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Kristen Graczyk 20181,5890020
23DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsay Massengale 421930000
15FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Tiffeny Milbrett 19141,3034110
10MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Leslie Osborne 19181,6220010
7DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Leigh Ann Robinson 18151,3391000
12FWFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Christine Sinclair 17161,4126100
11MFFlag of Brazil.svg  BRA Sissi 311280000
8FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Tiffany Weimer 15107451300
18GKFlag of the United States.svg  USA Allison Whitworth 443600000
9FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Kandace Wilson 865550100
2MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Kimberly Yokers 922381000
Total1710131

Awards

WPS All-Star Team

2009 WPS All-Star Team selections [7]
Pos.Nat.NameSelected as
DF
Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Formiga Starter [lower-alpha 1]
FW
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Christine Sinclair At-large
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tiffeny Milbrett Replacement [lower-alpha 2]
  1. ↑ Could not attend due to national-team commitments.
  2. ↑ As a replacement for Formiga.

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References

  1. ↑ "Cal Dropped by FC Gold Pride, 6-1". Cal Athletics. March 12, 2009. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Milbrett's strike lifts FC Gold Pride to 2–1 win over Boston Breakers" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. April 5, 2009. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ "FC Gold Pride Sees Post-Season Campaign End After 1–1 Tie in Saint Louis" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ "FC Gold Pride Earns Long Awaited Victory at Home, Defeats Freedom 3–2" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. August 1, 2009. Archived from the original on August 6, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  5. 1 2 "FC Gold Pride Stats". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Transactions: 2009". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
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