| 2012 season | |||
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| Owner | Arnim Whisler | ||
| Head coach | Rory Dames | ||
| Women's Premier Soccer League Elite | 4th | ||
| WPSL Elite Cup | 2nd | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lauren Fowlkes (7) All: Lauren Fowlkes (8) | ||
The 2012 Chicago Red Stars season is the fourth season of the soccer club; the season it competed was the only season of the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite.
After the end of the 2011 season the Red Stars and other WPSL and former WPS teams formed a more professional league the WPSL Elite, the other teams included:
| Team | Location | Ground | 2011 season |
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| ASA Chesapeake Charge | Severn, MD | Archbishop Spalding High School | WPSL Mid-Atlantic, 3rd |
| Boston Breakers | Somerville, MA | Dilboy Stadium | WPS, 4th |
| Chicago Red Stars | Chicago metropolitan area | various | WPSL Midwest North, 1st |
| FC Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | Carroll Stadium | WPSL Midwest South, 2nd |
| New England Mutiny | East Longmeadow, MA | East Longmeadow High School | WPSL Northeast, 4th |
| New York Fury | New York | Hofstra University | WPSL Mid-Atlantic, 1st |
| Philadelphia Fever | Philadelphia, PA | various | expansion |
| Western New York Flash | Rochester, NY | Sahlen's Stadium | WPS, 1st |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Squad correct as of July 20, 2012 [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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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Boston Breakers | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 30 [lower-alpha 1] | 2012 WPSL Elite playoffs |
| 3 | New York Fury | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 29 | |
| 4 | Chicago Red Stars | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 28 | |
| 5 | New England Mutiny | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 21 | |
| 6 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 9 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 14 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
Last updated: 22 July 2012
Source: WPSL Elite 2012 Standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Win Tie Loss
| May 20th, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–0 | FC Indiana | River Forest, Illinois |
| 15:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Sitch  45+'Fowlkes 89' (pen) | Red Stars Report | Stadium: Concordia Stadium |
| May 25th, 2012 | FC Indiana | 0–2 | Chicago Red Stars | South Bend, Indiana |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Red Stars Report | Fowlkes 6' Chalupny 64' | Stadium: Indiana Invaders Soccer Complex |
| June 3rd, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | Boston Breakers | Naperville, Illinois |
| 17:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Weissenhofer 35' | Red Stars Report | Stadium: Benedetti–Wehrli Stadium |
| June 8th, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–1 | New York Fury | River Forest, Illinois |
| 18:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Mautz 26' Weissenhofer 68' | Red Stars Report | Zimmeck 85' | Stadium: Concordia Stadium |
| June 10th, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 5–0 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | Naperville, Illinois |
| 15:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Fowlkes 36', 78', 83' Chalupny 40'Goralski 86' | Red Stars Report | Stadium: Benedetti–Wehrli Stadium |
| June 13th, 2012 | Western New York Flash | 3–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Rochester, New York |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Frierson 29' Adriana 70'Davis 74' | Red Stars Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
| June 16th, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 4–0 | New England Mutiny | Evanston, Illinois |
| 18:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Weissenhofer 35' Cinalli 68'Folkes 73'Chalupny 84' | Red Stars Report | Stadium: Lakeside Field |
| June 22nd, 2012 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | 1–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Millersville, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Hnatiuk 23' (pen) | Red Stars Report | Weissenhofer 46', 77' Chalupny 48' | Stadium: Old Mill High School |
| June 24th, 2012 | Philadelphia Fever | 1–4 | Chicago Red Stars | Egg Harbor, New Jersey |
| 19:30 EDT (UTC-04) | Ratcliffe 3' | Red Stars Report | Sitch 38', 72' Mautz 51'Chalupny 87' | Stadium: Egg Harbor Township High School |
| June 30th, 2012 | Boston Breakers | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Somerville, Massachusetts |
| 18:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Simon 89' | Red Stars Report | Stadium: Dilboy Stadium |
| July 7th, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | Philadelphia Fever | Evanston, Illinois |
| 18:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Fowlkes 67' | Red Stars Report | Stadium: Lakeside Field |
| July 14th, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–2 | Western New York Flash | Naperville, Illinois |
| 19:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Alkek 77' | Red Stars Report | Adriana 42' Frierson 75' | Stadium: Benedetti–Wehrli Stadium |
| July 19th, 2012 | New England Mutiny | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Longmeadow, Massachusetts |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Mutiny Report | Stadium: East Longmeadow High School |
| July 22nd, 2012 | New York Fury | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | New York, New York |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Lenczyk 6' | Red Stars Report Fury Report | Ellenwood 11' | Stadium: Hofstra University |
Source: WPSLElite.com Schedule
| July 25, 2012 Semi-finals | Boston Breakers | 1–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Rochester, New York |
| 7:00pm | DaCosta 80' | Chicago Red Stars Report WPSL Elite Report | Folkes 13' Chalupny 46'Masar 66' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
| July 28, 2012 Final | Western New York Flash | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Chicago Red Stars | Rochester, New York |
| 1:00pm | Pressley 90+' | Red Stars Report WPSL Elite Report | Ellenwood 41' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
| Penalties | ||||
Adriana  Reynolds Zerboni  Van Egmond Salem | Folkes Sitch Forbes Wenino | |||
| June 15, 2012 Region II: Match 1 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–0 | Croatian Eagles | Ft. Wayne, Indiana |
| 15:30 | Report |
| June 16, 2012 Region II: Match 2 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–0 | Kansas City United Metro | Ft. Wayne, Indiana |
| 8:30 | Report |
| June 16, 2012 Region II: Match 3 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–0 | Ft. Wayne Soccer Club | Ft. Wayne, Indiana |
| 12:30 | Report |
| June 17, 2012 Region II: Match 4 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–0 | J.B. Marine S.C. | Ft. Wayne, Indiana |
| 12:00 | Report |
| July 20, 2012 Semi-finals | Chicago Red Stars | 5–3 | Turbo D’Feeters | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 10:30 | Cinalli 45+', 75' Hough 48'Sebo 56'Laxgang 62' | Red Stars Report | 8'32'64?' | Stadium: Toyota Park Practice field |
| July 22, 2012 Final | Chicago Red Stars | 3–2 | New York Athletic Club | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Cinalli 38' Elliott 54'Waddle 66' | Red Stars Report | Stadium: Toyota Park |
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Ran | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | WPSL Elite | WPSL Elite Playoffs | U.S. National Open Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 9 | DF |  | Lauren Fowlkes | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 17 | MF | | Lori Chalupny | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | FW | | Michele Weissenhofer | 5 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 5 | MF | | Amanda Cinalli | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | 18 | DF | | Jackie Santacaterina | 3 | 3 | ||
| 38 | MF | | Julianne Sitch | 3 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 21 | FW | | Allison Doyle | 2 | 2 | ||
| 33 | MF | | Alyssa Mautz | 2 | 2 | |||
| MF | | Ashleigh Ellenwood | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 7 | 2 | DF | | Ashlee Elliott | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | FW | | Ella Masar | 1 | 1 | |||
| 6 | DF | | Lauren Alkek | 1 | 1 | |||
| 19 | MF | | Kelsey Hough | 1 | 1 | |||
| 23 | MF | | Vanessa Laxgang | 1 | 1 | |||
| | Zoey Goralski | 1 | 1 | |||||
| | Niki Sebo | 1 | 1 | |||||
| | Georgia Waddle | 1 | 1 | |||||
| - | | unknown [a] | 2 | 2 | ||||
| TOTALS | 26 | 4 | 15 | 45 | ||||
Last updated: 28 July 2012
Source: WPSL.com 2012 Goals
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Ran | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | WPSL Elite | WPSL Elite Playoffs | U.S. National Open Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 5 | MF | | Amanda Cinalli | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 17 | MF | | Lori Chalupny | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 33 | MF | | Alyssa Mautz | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | DF | | Ashlee Elliott | 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | FW | | Ella Masar | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | FW | | Michele Weissenhofer | 2 | 2 | |||
| 22 | DF | | Kara Kabellis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 23 | MF | | Vanessa Laxgang | 2 | 2 | |||
| 38 | DF | | Julianne Sitch | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | DF | | Lauren Alkek | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | DF | | Lauren Fowlkes | 1 | 1 | |||
| 10 | FW | | Shayla Mutz | 1 | 1 | |||
| 13 | DF | | Michelle Wenino | 1 | 1 | |||
| 29 | MF | | Kelsey Hough | 1 | 1 | |||
| 20 | MF | | Vanessa DiBernardo | 1 | 1 | |||
| 21 | FW | | Allison Doyle | 1 | 1 | |||
| - | unknown [a] | ? | ||||||
| TOTALS | 20 | 4 | 8 | 32 | ||||
Last updated: 28 July 2012
Source: WPSL.com 2012 Assists
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Arnim Whisler |
| Head coach | Rory Dames |
| Assistant coach | John DeJulio |
| General Manager | Alyse LaHue |
Last updated: 27 July 2012
Source: WPSL Elite Chicago Red Stars
| Stadium | Location | Capacity | Games Played |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia Stadium | Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Illinois | 1,500 [5] | 2 |
| Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium | North Central College, Naperville, Illinois | 5,500 [6] | 3 |
| Lakeside Field | Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois | 2,000 [7] | 2 |
Last updated: 27 July 2012
Source: WPSL Elite Chicago Red Stars
| Award | Player | total |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Boot | Fowlkes | 7 |
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