2010 season | |||
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Owner | Fitz Johnson | ||
Head coach | Gareth O'Sullivan, James Galanis | ||
Stadium | KSU Soccer Stadium | ||
WPS | 7th | ||
Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Eniola Aluko (6) All: Eniola Aluko (6) | ||
Highest home attendance | 7,248 (May 9 vs. NJ) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,267 (Sept. 1 vs. BOS) | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,690 | ||
Biggest win | 1 goal (5 matches) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–6 (Aug. 28 vs. BAY) | ||
All statistics correct as of July 15, 2022. |
The 2010 Atlanta Beat season was the club's inaugural season in Women's Professional Soccer, joining the Philadelphia Independence as expansion teams in the league's second season, and was their first season in the top division of women's soccer in the American soccer pyramid. Including the WUSA franchise, this was the club's fifth year of existence. [1]
The WPS Beat, with few connections to its WUSA predecessor, was announced on June 18, 2009, as an expansion franchise. It began play at the newly built Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium, a $16.5 million, 8,300-seat facility that had been built in partnership between the university and the Beat. [1] [2] Their owner, Fitz Johnson, was an attorney and former defense contractor. The Beat's first signings were through the 2009 WPS International Draft, selecting Ramona Bachmann, Johanna Rasmussen, and Mami Yamaguchi. The team also selected Tobin Heath with the first-overall pick in the 2010 WPS College Draft; however, she injured her ankle three matches into the season and did not appear for the Beat again. [1]
On June 4, 2010, after the Saint Louis Athletica folded in the middle of the season, the Beat added Lori Chalupny, Hope Solo, Eniola Aluko (who would lead the team in goals scored on the season), and Tina Ellertson. [1] [3] Its absorption of so many players from Athletica led to women's soccer bloggers to refer to nickname the team "Atlantica". [1]
After a 4-10-5 start, including an eight-match winless streak to start the season, the Beat fired head coach Gareth O'Sullivan and assistant coach Robbie Nicholson. James Galanis was hired to take over as coach; [4] under him, the Beat finished 1-3-1. The Beat conceded the league's most goals in the season (40) and were tied with Sky Blue FC for the fewest scored (20). [1]
3 April 2010 | Saint Louis Athletica | 1–2 | Atlanta Beat | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Report |
11 April 20101 | Philadelphia Independence | 0–0 | Atlanta Beat | Philadelphia |
Report |
| Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 6,028 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald Assistant referees: Melanie Johnson, Ian O'Neil Fourth official: Zachary Rubinch |
18 April 20102 | Washington Freedom | 3–1 | Atlanta Beat | Boyds, Maryland |
Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,665 Referee: Donald Dellavia Assistant referees: Dean Fairweather, Mark Gorak Fourth official: Kia Goodrich |
24 April 20103 | FC Gold Pride | 2–1 | Atlanta Beat | Castro Valley, California |
Report | Stadium: Castro Valley Athletic Stadium Attendance: 3,002 Referee: Dallas Malhiwsky Assistant referees: Verónica Pérez, Mike Kampmeinert Fourth official: Vicente Cortes |
1 May 20104 | Philadelphia Independence | 1–0 | Atlanta Beat | Philadelphia |
Report | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,760 Referee: Michelle Cowman Assistant referees: Marlene Duffy, Melanie Johnson Fourth official: John McCloskey |
9 May 20105 | Atlanta Beat | 1–0 | Sky Blue FC | Kennesaw, GA |
Report | Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,248 Referee: Moo Hackett Assistant referees: Melanie Johnson, Patrick Baker Fourth official: Tony Russo |
16 May 20106 | Atlanta Beat | 0–2 | Washington Freedom | Kennesaw, GA |
7:00 p.m. EST (UTC−05:00) | Report | Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,112 Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Marlene Duffy, Amy Mahan Fourth official: Chris Shanku |
29 May 2010– | Atlanta Beat | v | Saint Louis Athletica | Kennesaw, GA |
7:00 p.m. EST (UTC−05:00) | Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium | |||
Note: Saint Louis Athletica dissolved on May 27, 2010. [5] |
6 June 20107 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–0 | Atlanta Beat | Bridgeview, Illinois |
3:08 p.m. CST (UTC−06:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 4,227 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald Assistant referees: Shelley Finger, Ann Mayberry Fourth official: Stephanie Toth |
19 June 20108 | Atlanta Beat | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Kennesaw, GA |
Report | Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,589 | |||
Note: Match highlights |
23 June 20109 | Atlanta Beat | 2–2 | Philadelphia Independence | Kennesaw, GA |
7:30 p.m. EST (UTC−05:00) | Report | Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,632 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Tony Russo, Amy Mahan Fourth official: Chris Shanku |
3 July 201010 | Atlanta Beat | 0–4 | FC Gold Pride | Kennesaw, GA |
| Report | Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,111 Referee: Kari Seitz Assistant referees: Ashley Cedro, Patrick Baker Fourth official: Mark Cleland |
7 July 201011 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–1 | Atlanta Beat | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,091 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald Assistant referees: Vicente Cortes, Miguel Panduro Fourth official: Stephanie Toth |
11 July 201012 | Boston Breakers | 3–1 | Atlanta Beat | Boston, Massachusetts |
Report |
| Stadium: Harvard Stadium Attendance: 4,194 Referee: Donald Dellavia Assistant referees: Miguel Panduro, Mark Allatin Fourth official: Michael Solla |
18 July 201013 | Sky Blue FC | 0–1 | Atlanta Beat | Piscataway, New Jersey |
Report |
| Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,808 Referee: Margaret Domka |
21 July 201014 | Atlanta Beat | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Kennesaw, GA |
Report | Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,214 Referee: Michael Donovan Assistant referees: Matthew Kreitzer, Mark Cleland Fourth official: Amy Mahan |
28 July 201015 | Atlanta Beat | 3–2 | Washington Freedom | Kennesaw, GA |
Report | Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,339 Referee: Michelle Cowman Assistant referees: Amy Willing, Amy Mahan Fourth official: Patrick Baker |
1 August 201016 | Atlanta Beat | 0–0 | FC Gold Pride | Kennesaw, GA |
Report |
| Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,242 Referee: Margaret Domka Assistant referees: Said Ravanfar, J.J. Blodgett Fourth official: Mark Cleland |
4 August 201017 | Boston Breakers | 2–0 | Atlanta Beat | Kennesaw, GA |
Report | Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,251 Referee: Bryan Roslund Assistant referees: Moo Hackett, Russell Wolf Fourth official: Jan Halaska |
7 August 201018 | Atlanta Beat | 1–2 | Sky Blue FC | Kennesaw, GA |
| Report | Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,489 Referee: Michael Donovan Assistant referees: Juan Guzman, Mark Cleland |
15 August 201019 | Philadelphia Independence | 3–2 | Atlanta Beat | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Report | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,559 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald Assistant referees: Verónica Pérez, Stanford Nagle III Fourth official: Eric Weisbrod |
21 August 201020 | Boston Breakers | 2–3 | Atlanta Beat | New Britain, Connecticut |
Report | Stadium: Veterans Stadium Attendance: 4,071 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Kristen Schiereck, Russell Wolf Fourth official: Daniel Hristov |
28 August 201021 | Atlanta Beat | 1–6 | FC Gold Pride | Kennesaw, GA |
Report | Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,289 Referee: Jennifer Bennett Assistant referees: Tony Russo, Chris Heintzman Fourth official: Chris Shanku |
1 September 201022 | Atlanta Beat | 1–3 | Boston Breakers | Kennesaw, GA |
Report | Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,267 Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: John Schmitz, Brandon Adams Fourth official: Amy Mahan |
5 September 201023 | Atlanta Beat | 0–0 | Sky Blue FC | Kennesaw, GA |
Report |
| Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,752 Referee: Allan Chapman Assistant referees: Melanie Johnson, Mark Cleland Fourth official: Justin Nelson |
11 September 201024 | Washington Freedom | 1–0 | Atlanta Beat | Boyds, Maryland |
| Report |
| Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,545 Referee: Kari Seitz Assistant referees: Verónica Pérez, Marlene Duffy Fourth official: Michael Donovan |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Last updated: August 10, 2010
Source: Atlanta Beat
Position | Staff |
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Interim Head Coach | James Galanis |
Asst. Coach/GK Coach | Russ Stroud |
Last updated: September 10, 2010
Source: Atlanta Beat [6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | Washington Freedom | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 31 | Advance to First Round |
5 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 28 | |
6 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 27 | |
7 | Atlanta Beat | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 21 | |
8 | Saint Louis Athletica | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | Team withdrawn |
Week | Player | Week's Statline |
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16 | Allison Lipsher | 11 saves in two matches [7] [8] |
19 | Eniola Aluko | Game-winning goal vs. Boston [9] [10] |
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