2009 Women's Professional Soccer season

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Women's Professional Soccer
Season2009
Champions Sky Blue FC
Goals scored153
Average goals/game2.10
Top goalscorer Marta (10)
Longest winning run4 (LA rounds 13–16)
Longest unbeaten run11 (LA rounds 6–16)
Longest losing run4 (BAY rounds 12–15)
Highest attendance16,089 (WAS v NJ)
Lowest attendance1,878 (NJ v BOS)
Average attendance4,684 [1]
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The 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season served as the inaugural season for WPS, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. The regular season began on March 29 and ended on August 9, with the postseason being held between August 15 and 21.

Contents

Competition format

Results table

Abbreviation and Color Key:
Boston Breakers – BOS • Chicago Red Stars – CHI • FC Gold Pride – BAY • Los Angeles Sol – LA
Saint Louis Athletica – STL • Sky Blue FC – NJ • Washington Freedom – WSH
Win •Loss •Tie •Home
ClubMatch
1234567891011121314151617181920
Boston Breakers BAYSTLWSHCHILALAWSHNJSTLBAYCHIWSHNJNJCHIBAYNJWSHSTLLA
2–12–01–34–02–10–01–12–10–11–10–21–01–01–21–00–10–00–10–12–1
Chicago Red Stars STLWSHNJBOSNJBAYSTLLABAYWSHNJBOSLAWSHBAYBOSNJWSHLASTL
0–11–10–04–00–20–10–21–11–10–01–00–24–02–13–11–01–02–33–12–0
FC Gold Pride BOSNJLAWSHNJSTLCHILAWSHCHIBOSLASTLCHIBOSLASTLWSHNJSTL
2–11–11–03–41–01–00–10–23–11–11–12–00–13–10–10–01–12–32–01–1
Los Angeles Sol WSHNJBAYSTLBOSBOSNJBAYSTLCHIWSHNJBAYSTLCHIWSHSTLBAYCHIBOS
2–00–21–00–02–10–01–00–22–01–13–10–02–01–24–00–10–10–03–12–1
Saint Louis Athletica CHIBOSLAWSHBAYCHILANJBOSWSHLANJBAYLAWSHNJBAYBOSCHIBAY
0–12–00–03–31–00–22–01–00–10–11–21–20–10–11–01–01–11–02–01–1
Sky Blue FC LABAYCHIBAYCHILAWSHBOSSTLLACHISTLBOSBOSWSHCHISTLBOSBAYWSH
0–21–10–01–00–21–02–12–11–00–01–01–21–01–24–41–01–00–02–03–1
Washington Freedom LACHIBOSBAYSTLBOSNJBAYLACHISTLBOSCHILANJSTLCHIBOSBAYNJ
2–01–11–33–43–31–12–13–13–10–00–11–02–10–14–41–02–31–03–23–1

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
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

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance. [1]

TeamGPAttendanceAverage
Los Angeles Sol 1062,9806,298
Washington Freedom 1057,4665,747
Chicago Red Stars 1049,2764,928
Boston Breakers 1046,6514,665
Saint Louis Athletica 1038,3263,833
FC Gold Pride 1036,6663,667
Sky Blue FC 1036,5133,651
Total70327,8784,684

Playoffs

First RoundSuper SemifinalWPS Final
1 Los Angeles Sol 0
2 Saint Louis Athletica 04 Sky Blue FC 1
3 Washington Freedom 14 Sky Blue FC 1
4 Sky Blue FC 2

Leaders

[2] Last updated: August 4, 2009

Offense

Fouls

Goalkeeping

270+ MINS only

RankGoalkeeperClubGPMINSSOGSVSGAGAAW-L-TSHO
1 Flag of the United States.svg Jillian Loyden Saint Louis Athletica 3270181610.332–1–02
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Karina LeBlanc Los Angeles Sol 181620877390.5010–3–512
3 Flag of the United States.svg Ali Lipsher Boston Breakers 11928463760.584–4–25
4 Flag of the United States.svg Hope Solo Saint Louis Athletica 1513508671130.877–5–37
5 Flag of the United States.svg Jenni Branam Sky Blue FC 1613958262150.976–6–36
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Jönsson Chicago Red Stars 19171010987231.215–9–54
7 Flag of the United States.svg Alison Whitworth FC Gold Pride 4360221751.251–2–11
8 Flag of the United States.svg Kristin Luckenbill Boston Breakers 97824124121.383–4–22
9 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Barnhart FC Gold Pride 1212608361201.433–7–42
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erin McLeod Washington Freedom 1311706946191.465–5–33
11 Flag of the United States.svg Briana Scurry Washington Freedom 3270171162.000–2–10

Awards

Player of the Week

WeekPlayer of the WeekClubWeek's Statline
Week 1 Flag of Japan.svg Aya Miyama Los Angeles Sol 1 A (6') GWA
Week 2 Flag of Brazil.svg Marta Los Angeles Sol 2 G (42', 45') GWG
Week 3 Flag of England.svg Kelly Smith Boston Breakers 1 G (53') GWG, 1 A (87')
Week 4 Flag of the United States.svg Aly Wagner Los Angeles Sol 1 A (47') GWA
Week 5 Flag of the United States.svg Abby Wambach Washington Freedom 2 G (18', 90') GWG, 1 A (51')
Week 6 Flag of France.svg Sonia Bompastor Washington Freedom 2 G (29', 90')
Week 7 Flag of the United States.svg Lori Chalupny Saint Louis Athletica 1 G (16') GWG
Week 8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christine Sinclair FC Gold Pride 1 G (30') GWG
Week 9 Flag of the United States.svg Jillian Loyden Saint Louis Athletica 6 SVS, SHO
Week 10 Flag of the United States.svg Shannon Boxx Los Angeles Sol 1 G (50')
Week 11 Flag of France.svg Camille Abily Los Angeles Sol 1 G (90'), 2 G (14', 60')
Week 12 Flag of England.svg Eniola Aluko Saint Louis Athletica 1 G (43') GWG
Week 13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erin McLeod Washington Freedom 7 SVS, SHO
Week 14 Flag of Brazil.svg Marta Los Angeles Sol 1 G (73') GWG, 2 G (62', 92')
Week 15 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Tarpley Chicago Red Stars 1 A (48'), 1 G (61') GWG
Week 16 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiane Chicago Red Stars 3 G (31', 46+', 65') GWG
Week 17 Flag of the United States.svg Natasha Kai Sky Blue FC 2 G (5', 86'); 6 shots
Week 18 Flag of the United States.svg Abby Wambach Washington Freedom 2 G (35', 56')
Week 19 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Tarpley Chicago Red Stars 1 A (24'), 1 G (47') GWG
Week 20 [ permanent dead link ] Flag of the United States.svg Abby Wambach Washington Freedom 1 A (58'), 2 G (20', 49')

Player of the Month

MonthPlayer of the MonthClubMonth's Statline
April Flag of England.svg Kelly Smith Boston Breakers 3 G, 1 A in 3 games; Breakers 2–2–0 in April
May Flag of France.svg Sonia Bompastor Washington Freedom 2 G, 3 A in 4 games; Freedom 2–0–2 in May
June Flag of France.svg Camille Abily Los Angeles Sol 5 G in 6 games; Sol 4–0–2 in June
July Flag of the United States.svg Abby Wambach Washington Freedom 4 G, 1 A in 5 games; Freedom 3–2–1 in July

Statistics

Scoring

Discipline

Streaks

Other Firsts

Home Team Record

(Regular season only)

All-Star Game

WPS All-Star 2009 was played on August 30 at Soccer Park in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, Missouri, with the WPS All-Stars defeating Swedish powerhouse Umeå IK of Damallsvenskan 4–2. The match was televised in the US on Fox Soccer Channel.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "WPS Average Attendance Drops 23% In League's Second Season". Sports Business Journal. September 14, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ "League Leaders". WPS. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Washington Freedom vs. Los Angeles Sol". STATS LLC. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Los Angeles Sol vs. Boston Breakers". STATS LLC. Archived from the original on September 3, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Saint Louis Athletica vs. Sky Blue FC". STATS LLC. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Sky Blue FC vs. Boston Breakers". STATS LLC. Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Boston Breakers vs. Chicago Red Stars". STATS LLC. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  8. 1 2 3 "FC Gold Pride vs. Chicago Red Stars". STATS LLC. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Saint Louis Athletica vs. Chicago Red Stars". STATS LLC. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Chicago Red Stars vs. Saint Louis Athletica". STATS LLC. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  11. ↑ "Chicago Reds Stars vs. Washington Freedom". STATS LLC. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  12. ↑ "Saint Louis Athletica vs. Boston Breakers". STATS LLC. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  13. ↑ "Los Angeles Sol vs. Saint Louis Athletica". STATS LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  14. ↑ "Boston Breakers vs. Los Angeles Sol". STATS LLC. Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  15. ↑ "Chicago Red Stars vs. Washington Freedom". STATS LLC. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
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