2010 season | |||
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Owner | ![]() | ||
Head coach | ![]() | ||
Stadium | John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, Pennsylvania | ||
Women's Professional Soccer | 3rd | ||
WPS Playoffs | Runners-up | ||
Top goalscorer | Amy Rodriguez (12) | ||
Highest home attendance | 6,028 (April 11 vs. Atlanta) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,093 (July 4 vs. Boston) | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,050 | ||
Biggest win | 4–1 (2 matches) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–3 (July 23 vs. FC Gold Pride) | ||
All statistics correct as of June 15, 2017. |
The 2010 Philadelphia Independence season was the team's inaugural season of competition in the Women's Professional Soccer league.
The Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer ended the 2010 season with a record of 10 wins and 10 losses and 4 ties for 34 points finishing third in WPS. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1. Paul Riley coached the team. [1] The 2010 Philadelphia Independence lost in the Championship. [2]
2010 Independence Roster [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Strength and conditioning coach | ![]() |
Last updated: November 10, 2011
Source: WPS
April 11, 20101 | Philadelphia Independence | 0–0 | Atlanta Beat | West Chester, PA |
Box Score | McNeill ![]() | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 6,028 |
April 18, 20102 | Boston Breakers | 1–1 | Philadelphia Independence | Boston, MA |
Smith ![]() | Box Score | Falk ![]() Seger ![]() Buczkowski ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Harvard Stadium Attendance: 5,286 |
April 25, 20103 | Philadelphia Independence | 3–1 | Washington Freedom | West Chester, PA |
Senty ![]() Magnúsdóttir ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Falk ![]() Sanderson ![]() | Box Score | de Vanna ![]() | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,906 |
May 1, 20104 | Philadelphia Independence | 1–0 | Atlanta Beat | West Chester, PA |
Lindsey ![]() | Box Score | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,760 |
May 8, 20105 | Saint Louis Athletica | 2–1 | Philadelphia Independence | St Louis, MO |
Falk ![]() Tarpley ![]() Boxx ![]() | Box Score | Patterson ![]() Lindsey ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,107 |
May 19, 20106 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–1 | Philadelphia Independence | Bridgeview, IL |
Formiga ![]() | Box Score | Lohman ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 5,645 |
May 30, 20107 | Washington Freedom | 2–1 | Philadelphia Independence | Germantown, MD |
Moros ![]() Wambach ![]() | Box Score | Seger ![]() Sanderson ![]() | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,762 |
June 6, 20108 | Philadelphia Independence | 2–1 | Sky Blue FC | West Chester, PA |
Lindsey ![]() Rodriguez ![]() | Box Score | Kalmari ![]() | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,585 |
June 13, 20109 | Philadelphia Independence | 1–3 | FC Gold Pride | West Chester, PA |
DiMartino ![]() | Box Score | Sinclair ![]() Marta ![]() | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,616 |
June 19, 201010 | Sky Blue FC | 1–4 | Philadelphia Independence | Piscataway, NJ |
Rosana ![]() O'Reilly ![]() | Box Score | Adams ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Lohman ![]() DiMartino ![]() | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 3,362 |
June 23, 201011 | Atlanta Beat | 2–2 | Philadelphia Independence | Kennesaw, GA |
Yamaguchi ![]() Ellertson ![]() | Box Score | Rodriguez ![]() Bishop ![]() | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,632 |
June 26, 201012 | Philadelphia Independence | 3–2 | Washington Freedom | West Chester, PA |
Wambach ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Sanderson ![]() DiMartino ![]() | Box Score | Mykjåland ![]() Huffman ![]() | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,488 |
July 4, 201013 | Philadelphia Independence | 1–2 | Boston Breakers | West Chester, PA |
Rodriguez ![]() | Box Score | Holiday ![]() Lilly ![]() | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,093 |
July 17, 201014 | FC Gold Pride | 2–0 | Philadelphia Independence | Hayward, CA |
Sinclair ![]() | Box Score | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 2,576 |
July 24, 201015 | Philadelphia Independence | 4–1 | Sky Blue FC | West Chester, PA |
Lohman ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Magnúsdóttir ![]() | Box Score | Taylor ![]() | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,415 |
July 28, 201016 | Philadelphia Independence | 3–0 | Chicago Red Stars | West Chester, PA |
Rodriguez ![]() Buczkowski ![]() Seger ![]() Magnúsdóttir ![]() | Box Score | Markgraf ![]() | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium |
August 4, 201017 | Washington Freedom | 2–0 | Philadelphia Independence | West Chester, PA |
Wambach ![]() Long ![]() | Box Score | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,118 |
August 8, 201018 | Philadelphia Independence | 2–2 | Boston Breakers | West Chester, PA |
Magnúsdóttir ![]() ![]() | Box Score | Holiday ![]() Smith ![]() | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 3,091 |
August 11, 201019 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–2 | Philadelphia Independence | Bridgeview, IL |
Formiga ![]() Masar ![]() Rapinoe ![]() Spilger ![]() Chapman ![]() | Box Score | Rodriguez ![]() Sanderson ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,152 |
August 15, 201020 | Philadelphia Independence | 3–2 | Atlanta Beat | West Chester, PA |
Magnúsdóttir ![]() DiMartino ![]() Lohman ![]() ![]() | Box Score | Rasmussen ![]() Chalupny ![]() | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,559 |
August 22, 201021 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Philadelphia Independence | Piscataway, NJ |
Averbuch ![]() | Box Score | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,572 |
August 29, 201022 | Philadelphia Independence | 1–2 | Boston Breakers | West Chester, PA |
Lohman ![]() Johnson ![]() Buczkowski ![]() | Box Score | Cox ![]() Smith ![]() del Rio ![]() | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 4,011 |
September 1, 201023 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–0 | Philadelphia Independence | Bridgeview, IL |
Boquete ![]() Chapman ![]() Dougherty ![]() | Box Score | Seger ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,173 |
September 11, 201024 | FC Gold Pride | 4–1 | Philadelphia Independence | Hayward, CA |
O'Hara ![]() Marta ![]() Sinclair ![]() | Box Score | Sanderson ![]() Krzysik ![]() | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 4,003 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −7 |
Last updated: 24 February 2018.
Source: Soccerway
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | FC Gold Pride | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 53 | Advance to Championship |
2 | Boston Breakers | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 36 | Advance to Super Semifinal |
3 | Philadelphia Independence | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 34 | Advance to First Round |
4 | Washington Freedom | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 31 | |
5 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 28 |
19 September 2010First Round | Philadelphia Independence | 1–0 | Washington Freedom | West Chester, Pennsylvania |
14:30 EDT | Magnúsdóttir ![]() Rodriguez ![]() | Box Score | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,378 |
23 September 2010Super Semifinal | Boston Breakers | 1–2 | Philadelphia Independence | Boston, Massachusetts |
14:30 EDT | Holiday ![]() | Box Score | Seger ![]() Buczkowski ![]() Adams ![]() | Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 2,676 |
26 September 2010WPS Championship | FC Gold Pride | 4–0 | Philadelphia Independence | Hayward, California |
14:30 EDT | Sinclair ![]() Wilson ![]() Marta ![]() | Box Score | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 5,228 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | WPS | WPS Playoffs | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers: | |||||||||||||
GK | ![]() | Karina LeBlanc | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
GK | ![]() | Valerie Henderson | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Defenders: | |||||||||||||
DF | ![]() | Allison Falk | 25 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() | Estelle Johnson | 16 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() | Sara Larsson | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() | Heather Mitts | 20 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() | Katherine Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() | Sarah Senty | 11 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
Midfielders: | |||||||||||||
MF | ![]() | Jen Buczkowski | 26 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() | Tina DiMartino | 19 | 4 | 13+3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() | Kelly Henderson | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() | Lori Lindsey | 26 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() | Joanna Lohman | 24 | 5 | 20+4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() | Lyndsey Patterson | 15 | 1 | 2+13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() | Nikki Phillips | 26 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() | Caroline Seger | 21 | 2 | 17+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
Forwards: | |||||||||||||
FW | ![]() | Danesha Adams | 17 | 2 | 4+10 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | |||||
FW | ![]() | Gina DiMartino | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() | Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir | 22 | 3 | 18+1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() | Karina Maruyama | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() | Carrie Patterson | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() | Amy Rodriguez | 26 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | |||||
FW | ![]() | Lianne Sanderson | 26 | 5 | 12+11 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
The 2010 WPS Draft was held on January 15, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where the Independence selected five players. [4]
Player | Pos | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
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![]() | MF | ![]() | Round 2, Pick 2 (13th overall) | [4] |
![]() | DF/MF | ![]() | Round 4, Pick 2 (31st overall) | [4] |
![]() | FW | ![]() | Round 5, Pick 2 (40th overall) | [4] |
![]() | DF/MF | ![]() | Round 6, Pick 2 (49th overall) | [4] |
![]() | DF | ![]() | Round 7, Pick 2 (58th overall) | [4] |
![]() | DF/MF | ![]() | Round 7, Pick 6 (62nd overall) | [4] |
Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
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September 15, 2009 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Expansion Draft, Pick #2 [5] |
![]() | DF | ![]() | Expansion Draft, Pick #3 [5] | |
![]() | DF | ![]() | Expansion Draft, Pick #5 [5] | |
![]() | DF | ![]() | Expansion Draft, Pick #7 [5] | |
![]() | DF | ![]() | Expansion Draft, Pick #9 [5] | |
![]() | MF | ![]() | Expansion Draft, Pick #11 [5] | |
![]() | FW | ![]() | Expansion Draft, Pick #13 [5] | |
September 22, 2009 | ![]() | DF | ![]() | International Draft, Pick #3 [6] |
![]() | MF | ![]() | International Draft, Pick #7 [6] | |
September 29, 2009 | ![]() | FW | ![]() | Trade for 2009 #1 Draft Pick, 2010 General Draft Pick [7] |
January 3, 2010 | ![]() | GK | ![]() | Dispersal Draft, Round 1, Pick #2 [8] |
![]() | DF | ![]() | Dispersal Draft, Round 2, Pick #7 [8] | |
February 4, 2010 | ![]() | GK | ![]() | Trade for No. 5 and No. 22 picks in 2010 WPS Draft [9] |
![]() | DF | ![]() | Trade for No. 5 and No. 22 picks in 2010 WPS Draft [9] | |
March 5, 2010 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Expansion Draft [10] [11] |
March 5, 2010 | ![]() | MF/FW | ![]() | Signed as Free Agent [10] [11] |
![]() | FW | ![]() | Signed as International Discovery player [10] [11] | |
![]() | MF | ![]() | International Draft, Pick #5 [6] [11] | |
![]() | FW | ![]() | International Draft, Pick #9 [6] [11] | |
![]() | MF | ![]() | International Draft, Pick #1 [6] [11] | |
March 8, 2010 | ![]() | DF | ![]() | Signed as Free Agent [12] [11] |
![]() | MF | ![]() | Signed as Free Agent [10] | |
![]() | GK | ![]() | Signed to Developmental Roster [10] | |
![]() | DF | ![]() | Signed to Developmental Roster [10] | |
![]() | FW | ![]() | Signed to Developmental Roster [10] | |
![]() | FW | ![]() | Signed to Developmental Roster [10] | |
![]() | MF | ![]() | Signed as Free Agent [13] |
Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes |
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October 2, 2009 | ![]() | DF | Waived [14] | |
February 26, 2010 | ![]() | DF | Waived [14] [11] | |
March 1, 2010 | ![]() | DF | ![]() | Declined move to WPS [15] |
March 10, 2010 | ![]() | DF | ![]() | Declined move to WPS [16] |
Week | Player of the Week | Week's Statline |
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Week 3 | ![]() | 3 A |
Week 8 | ![]() | 2 G |
Week 10 | ![]() | 1 G, 2A |
Week 15 | ![]() | 3 A |
Week 18 | ![]() | 2 G |
Month | Player of the Month | Month's Statline |
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April | ![]() | 4 A |
June | ![]() | 5 G, 2 A |
Award | Player | Notes |
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Coach of the Year | ![]() | 3rd-place finish in inaugural season and playoff final |
Source [17]
Player | Position |
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![]() | Defense |
![]() | Forward |
Source [18]
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