2011 season | |||
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President & CEO | Thomas Hofstetter | ||
Head Coach | Jim Gabarra | ||
Stadium | Yurcak Field | ||
Regular Season | 5th | ||
Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
Women's U.S. Open Cup | Did not enter | ||
Top goalscorer | Casey Loyd (5) | ||
The 2011 Sky Blue FC season was the team's third season of existence. Sky Blue played the 2011 season in Women's Professional Soccer, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
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Final regular season standings.
Blue denotes regular season champion, and top seed in 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs.
Green denotes team has spot in 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs.
Place | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Western New York Flash | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 42 |
2 | Philadelphia Independence | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 36 |
3 | magicJack | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 28* |
4 | Boston Breakers** | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 19 |
5 | Sky Blue FC | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 19 |
6 | Atlanta Beat | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 32 | -25 | 7 |
Source: WPS standings
*magicJack was docked one point on 12 May for various violations of league standards. [1]
**Boston wins head-to-head 2-1-1 over Sky Blue.
2011 roster [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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