| 2009 season | |||
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| Chairman |  Emma Hayes | ||
| Manager |  Peter Wilt | ||
The 2009 Chicago Red Stars season was the first season of the soccer club, and it competed in the first season of Women's Professional Soccer league.
| 2009 season | |||
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| Chairman | Emma Hayes | ||
| Manager | Peter Wilt | ||
The 2009 Chicago Red Stars season was the first season of the soccer club, and it competed in the first season of Women's Professional Soccer league.
The Chicago Red Stars team was one of the eight teams in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) League, the former top level professional women's soccer league in the United States that began play on March 29, 2009. The WPS was the highest level in the United States soccer pyramid for the women's game. During the WPS, the Chicago Red Stars played at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL - a suburb of Chicago. [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Staff |
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| Technical Director | Emma Hayes |
| Manager | Emma Hayes |
| Assistant manager | Denise Reddy |
| Assistant manager | Nathan Kipp |
| Head athletic trainer | Laura Behr |
Last updated: May 5, 2010
Source: http://chicagoredstars.com/history/
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Sol | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 41 | Advance to Championship |
| 2 | Saint Louis Athletica | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 34 | Advance to Super Semifinal |
| 3 | Washington Freedom | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 29 | Advance to First Round |
| 4 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 26 | |
| 5 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 25 | |
| 6 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 20 | |
| 7 | FC Gold Pride | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 18 |
The Chicago Red Stars' WPS regular season kicked off on 4 April and it concluded on 5 August. [3]
Win Tie Loss
| April 4, 2009 | Saint Louis Athletica | 0–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Edwardsville, IL, United States |
| Report | Tarpley  78' | Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Attendance: 5,008 Referee: ? |
| April 11, 2009 | Washington Freedom | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Germantown, Maryland, United States |
| Sauerbrunn 54' | Report | Tarpley 29' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,028 Referee: ? |
| April 19, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–0 | Sky Blue FC | Bridgeview, Illinois United States |
| Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 5,824 Referee: ? |
| April 25, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 4–0 | Boston Breakers | Bridgeview, Illinois United States |
| Lloyd 21' Rapinoe 39'Carney 42'Klein 52' | Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 4,118 Referee: Veronica Brito |
| May 10, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–2 | Sky Blue FC | Bridgeview, Illinois United States |
| Report | Walsh 8' Kai 79' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,664 Referee: Victor Herrera |
| May 16, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–1 | FC Gold Pride | Bridgeview, Illinois United States |
| Report | Sinclair 30' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 4,884 Referee: Kari Seitz |
| May 23, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–2 | Saint Louis Athletica | Bridgeview, Illinois United States |
| Report | Dieke 25' (o.g.) Aluko 41' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 4,461 Referee: Sandra Serafini |
| June 3, 2009 | Los Angeles Sol | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Carson, California United States |
| Abily 90' | Report | Cristiane 88' | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 3,832 Referee: Felisha Mariscal |
| June 7, 2009 | FC Gold Pride | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Santa Clara, CA United States |
| Sinclair 14' | Report | Cristiane 47' | Stadium: BuckShaw Stadium Attendance: 2,956 Referee: Veronica Brito |
| June 13, 2009 | Washington Freedom | 2–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Washington D.C., United States |
| Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: ? Referee: ? |
| June 17, 2009 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Piscataway, NJ United States |
| Rosana 24' | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Stadium Attendance: 2,611 Referee: Veronica Brito |
| June 21, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–2 | Boston Breakers | Bridgeview, Illinois United States |
| Report | Rodriguez 22' Lilly 90+' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,889 Referee: Dallas Malhiwsky |
| June 27, 2009 | Los Angeles Sol | 4–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Carson, California United States |
| Boxx 15' Abily 20'Marta 62', 90+' | Report | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 4,653 Referee: Bryan Roslund |
| July 1, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–1 | Washington Freedom | Bridgeview, Illinois United States |
| Cristiane 48' Tarpley 61' | Report | Wambach 34' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 4,127 Referee: Sandra Serafini |
| July 12, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–1 | FC Gold Pride | Bridgeview, Illinois United States |
| Cristiane 31' (pen.), 45', 65' | Report | Milbrett 64' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 5,127 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald |
| July 15, 2009 | Boston Breakers | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Cambridge, MA United States |
| Hucles 35' | Report | Stadium: Harvard Stadium Attendance: 4,075 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| July 19, 2009 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Piscataway, NJ United States |
| Hanks 62' | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Stadium Attendance: 3,130 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| July 26, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–3 | Washington Freedom | Bridgeview, Illinois United States |
| Rapinoe 15' Carney 69' | Report | Wambach 35', 56' Long 89' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 5,226 Referee: Sandra Serafini |
| August 2, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–1 | Los Angeles Sol | Bridgeview, Illinois United States |
| Lloyd 10' Tarpley 46'Cristiane 90+' | Report | Duan 90' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 7,959 Referee: Kari Seitz |
| August 5, 2009 | Saint Louis Athletica | 2–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Edwardsville, IL, United States |
| Welsh 35, 65' | Report | Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Attendance: 3,437 Referee: Daniel Radford |
| Rank | Scorer | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cristiane | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Lindsay Tarpley | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Megan Rapinoe | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Karen Carney | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Carli Lloyd | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Brittany Klein | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Marian Dalmy | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Ella Masar | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Heather Garriock | 0 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of 5 August 2009. [4]
| Chairman | Peter Wilt |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Toyota Park (20,000 / N/A) [5] |
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