2012 Chicago Red Stars season

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Chicago Red Stars
2012 season
Owner Arnim Whisler
Head coach Rory Dames
Women's Premier Soccer League Elite 4th
WPSL Elite Cup 2nd
U.S. Open Cup Champions
Top goalscorerLeague: Lauren Fowlkes (7)
All: Lauren Fowlkes (8)
  2011
2013  

The 2012 Chicago Red Stars season was the fourth season of the soccer club. It was their only season in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite.

Contents

Major events

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:

TeamLocationGround2011 season
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 variousWPSL Midwest North, 1st
FC Indiana Indianapolis, IN Carroll StadiumWPSL Midwest South, 2nd
New England Mutiny East Longmeadow, MA East Longmeadow High SchoolWPSL Northeast, 4th
New York Fury New York Hofstra University WPSL Mid-Atlantic, 1st
Philadelphia Fever Philadelphia, PA variousexpansion
Western New York Flash Rochester, NY Sahlen's Stadium WPS, 1st
Usa edcp location map.svg
Locations of teams for the 2012 Women's Premier Soccer League Elite season.

Squad

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kelsey Devonshire
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jamie Forbes
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashlee Elliott
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ella Masar
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jen Buczkowski
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amanda Cinalli
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauren Alkek
7 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elise Weber
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Samantha Scofield
9 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauren Fowlkes
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shayla Mutz
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michele Weissenhofer
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicole Lipp
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michelle Wenino
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsey Schwartz
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Mary Therese McDonnell
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kecia Morway
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lori Chalupny
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jackie Santacaterina
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kelsey Hough
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vanessa DiBernardo
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Allison Doyle
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kara Kabellis
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vanessa Laxgang
24Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alexandra Heller
30 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brittany Hengesh
33 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alyssa Mautz
38 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julianne Sitch
44 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kristin Eggert
70 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashleigh Ellenwood

Squad correct as of July 20, 2012 [1]

Second squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maggie Murnane
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Georgiana Waddle
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Megan York
No.Pos.NationPlayer
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ariana Kulinczenko
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Georgia Waddle
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicole Sebo

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ella Masar
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsey Schwartz
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brittany Hengesh
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauren Alkek
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lori Chalupny
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Allison Doyle
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maggie Murnane
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kelsey Hough
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicole Lipp
No.Pos.NationPlayer
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Georgiana Wagemann
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Megan York
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ariana Kulinczenko
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Georgia Waddle
GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kelsey Devonshire
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashlee Elliott
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauren Fowlkes
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mary Therese McDonnell

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julie Ewing
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Nasenbenny
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shannon McDonnell
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carly Samp
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Uyenishi
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leigh Jakes
No.Pos.NationPlayer
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Megan Oyster
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carissa Miller
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erin Dees
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Vancil
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brianne Rodriguez

Regular-season standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
2 Western New York Flash (C)14932298+21302012 WPSL Elite playoffs
3 New York Fury 14923258+1729
4 Chicago Red Stars 149142611+1528
5 New England Mutiny 146352534921
6 ASA Chesapeake Charge 142391535209
Source: WPSL Elite 2012 Standings [usurped]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored[ citation needed ]
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
14289412611 +15610163 +13331108 +2

Last updated: 22 July 2012
Source: WPSL Elite 2012 Standings [usurped]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Matches

  Win  Tie  Loss

WPSLE regular season

May 20th, 2012 Chicago Red Stars 2–0 FC Indiana River Forest, Illinois
15:00 CDT (UTC-05) Sitch Soccerball shade.svg45+'
Fowlkes Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.)
Red Stars Report Stadium: Concordia Stadium
June 8th, 2012 Chicago Red Stars 2–1 New York Fury River Forest, Illinois
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) Mautz Soccerball shade.svg26'
Weissenhofer Soccerball shade.svg68'
Red Stars Report Zimmeck Soccerball shade.svg85'Stadium: Concordia Stadium
June 16th, 2012 Chicago Red Stars 4–0 New England Mutiny Evanston, Illinois
18:00 CDT (UTC-05)Weissenhofer Soccerball shade.svg35'
Cinalli Soccerball shade.svg68'
Folkes Soccerball shade.svg73'
Chalupny Soccerball shade.svg84'
Red Stars Report Stadium: Lakeside Field

Source: WPSLElite.com Schedule [usurped]

WPSLE playoffs

July 28, 2012 Final Western New York Flash 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Chicago Red Stars Rochester, New York
1:00pmPressley Soccerball shade.svg90+' Red Stars Report
WPSL Elite Report [usurped]
Ellenwood Soccerball shade.svg41'Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Penalties
Adriana Soccerball shad check.svg
Reynolds Soccerball shad check.svg
Zerboni Soccerball shade cross.svg
Van Egmond Soccerball shad check.svg
Salem Soccerball shad check.svg
Soccerball shad check.svg Folkes
Soccerball shade cross.svg Sitch
Soccerball shad check.svg Forbes
Soccerball shade cross.svg Wenino

US Women Open Cup

Squad statistics

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Ran No. Pos Nat NameWPSL EliteWPSL Elite PlayoffsU.S. National Open CupTotal
19DF Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Fowlkes 718
217MF Flag of the United States.svg Lori Chalupny 516
311FW Flag of the United States.svg Michele Weissenhofer55
45MF Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Cinalli 134
518DF Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Santacaterina 33
38MF Flag of the United States.svg Julianne Sitch 33
621FW Flag of the United States.svg Allison Doyle22
33MF Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Mautz 22
MF Flag of the United States.svg Ashleigh Ellenwood112
72DF Flag of the United States.svg Ashlee Elliott11
3FW Flag of the United States.svg Ella Masar 11
6DF Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Alkek11
19MF Flag of the United States.svg Kelsey Hough11
23MF Flag of the United States.svg Vanessa Laxgang11
Flag of the United States.svg Zoey Goralski 11
Flag of the United States.svg Niki Sebo11
Flag of the United States.svg Georgia Waddle11
- Flag of the United States.svg unknown [a] 22
TOTALS2641545

Last updated: 28 July 2012
Source: WPSL.com 2012 Goals

Top assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Ran No. Pos Nat NameWPSL EliteWPSL Elite PlayoffsU.S. National Open CupTotal
15MF Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Cinalli 325
17MF Flag of the United States.svg Lori Chalupny 415
233MF Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Mautz 33
32DF Flag of the United States.svg Ashlee Elliott22
3FW Flag of the United States.svg Ella Masar 112
11FW Flag of the United States.svg Michele Weissenhofer22
22DF Flag of the United States.svg Kara Kabellis112
23MF Flag of the United States.svg Vanessa Laxgang22
38DF Flag of the United States.svg Julianne Sitch 112
42DF Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Alkek11
9DF Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Fowlkes 11
10FW Flag of the United States.svg Shayla Mutz11
13DF Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Wenino 11
29MF Flag of the United States.svg Kelsey Hough11
20MF Flag of the United States.svg Vanessa DiBernardo11
21FW Flag of the United States.svg Allison Doyle11
-unknown [a] ?
TOTALS204832

Last updated: 28 July 2012
Source: WPSL.com 2012 Assists

Team management

PositionName
Chairman Flag of the United States.svg Arnim Whisler
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Rory Dames
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg John DeJulio
General Manager Flag of the United States.svg Alyse LaHue

Last updated: 27 July 2012
Source: WPSL Elite Chicago Red Stars [usurped]

Stadium

StadiumLocationCapacityGames Played
Concordia Stadium Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Illinois 1,500 [2] 2
Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium North Central College, Naperville, Illinois 5,500 [3] 3
Lakeside Field Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 2,000 [4] 2

Last updated: 27 July 2012
Source: WPSL Elite Chicago Red Stars [usurped]

Team awards

AwardPlayertotal
Golden Boot Fowlkes 7

Notes

References

  1. "Chicago Red Stars Roster". Women's Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. "2012 Fall Sports Media Guide Concordia University Chicago" (PDF). Concordia University Chicago. 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  3. "North Central College Cardinals Facilities". North Central College Athletics. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  4. "Northwestern Wildcats Lakeside Field". CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  5. "Red Stars Seek First US National Cup Title This Weekend". Stryker-Indigo. July 18, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2013.