2012 D.C. United Women season

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D.C. United Women
2012 season
General managerChris Hummer
Head coachMichael Jorden
Stadium Maryland SoccerPlex
USL W-League Division: 1st
Conference: 1st
Overall: 2nd
U.S. National Women's CupDid not enter
W-League PlayoffsDivisional semifinals
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2013  →

The 2012 D.C. United Women season was the club's second season of existence, and their second in the USL W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States at the time. [1] United went undefeated in the Atlantic Division of the W-League's Eastern Conference and were division champions. [2]

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The regular season was the strongest showing by the squad in their existence, accumulating 11 wins and one draw in their 12-match season. [3] The undefeated record resulted in United having the best regular season record in both the Eastern Conference and the Atlantic Division, as well as the second best overall record of the 30 W-League clubs. United finished the season thirteen points clear of the Virginia Beach Piranhas, the Division runners-up. [4] [5] [6]

The team played the W-League Playoffs for the first time ever. [7] [2]

It was the final season with the club using the "D.C. United Women" moniker. In 2013, the club was rebranded as the Washington Spirit for the newly created National Women's Soccer League. The reserve team continued to play in the W-League. [8]

Review

Preseason

April 21, 2012 D.C. United Women 1–0 Maryland Terrapins Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EST Sample Soccerball shade.svg60' Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex

W-League

Standings

Eastern Conference standings
Atlantic Division standings
TeamGPWLTGFGAGDPts
D.C. United Women 121101378+2934
Fredericksburg Impact 116322718+920
Virginia Beach Piranhas 11523168+818
Northern Virginia Majestics 12291728−217
Dayton Dutch Lions 120931032−223

Results summary

Results by round

Match reports

May 19, 20121 D.C. United Women 2–0 Virginia Beach Piranhas Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EST Howell Soccerball shade.svg36', 60' Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 664
Referee: Rebekah Friedrich
May 27, 20122 D.C. United Women 3–0 Northern Virginia Majestics Germantown, Maryland
19:45 EST Baker Soccerball shade.svg71'
Howell Soccerball shade.svg74' (pen.)
King Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 421
Referee: Mathew Richardson
May 31, 20123 Dayton Dutch Lions 2–3 D.C. United Women Bellbrook, Ohio
19:30 EST Agueci Soccerball shade.svg45'
Fillion Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report Sample Soccerball shade.svg28'
Baker Soccerball shade.svg29'
Malagari Yellow card.svg 77'
Cooper Soccerball shade.svg88' (o.g.)		Stadium: Miami Valley South Stadium
Attendance: 278
Referee: Brrandon Artis
June 2, 20124 Dayton Dutch Lions 0–2 D.C. United Women Bellbrook, Ohio
17:30 EST Stadium: Miami Valley South Stadium
July 1, 201210 D.C. United Women 4–1 Fredericksburg Impact Boyds, Maryland
17:00 EST Brown Soccerball shade.svg7'
Sanderson Soccerball shade.svg9', 53'
Howell Soccerball shade.svg26'		 Report Lybert Soccerball shade.svg10'
Blocker Yellow card.svg 67'		Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 421
Referee: Adrian Krell
July 7, 201211 D.C. United Women 4–1 Dayton Dutch Lions Boyds, Maryland
17:00 EST Sanderson Soccerball shade.svg34'
Sauerbrunn Soccerball shade.svg53'
Sullivan Soccerball shade.svg56'
Herndon Soccerball shade.svg59'		 Report Agueci Soccerball shade.svg45'Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 703
Referee: Rebekah Friedrich

W-League Playoffs

July 21, 2012Divisional semifinals D.C. United Women 3 - 0 Virginia Beach Piranhas Boyds, Maryland
18:00 EST Hayley Siegel Soccerball shade.svg23'
Lohman Yellow card.svg 32'Soccerball shade.svg80'
Sanderson Soccerball shade.svg45'		 Summary Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 628
Referee: Michael Piercey
July 22, 2012Divisional Finals Charlotte Lady Eagles 0 - 3 D.C. United Women Boyds, Maryland
16:00 EST Amanda Naeher Yellow card.svg 65' Summary Sanderson Soccerball shade.svg28', 52'
Hayley Siegel Soccerball shade.svg42'		Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 688
Referee: Rebekah Friedrich
July 27, 2012Championship Semi-finals Ottawa Fury Women 1 - 0 D.C. United Women Ottawa, Ontario
19:30 EST Lydia Hastings Soccerball shade.svg44'
Katrina-Lee Gorry Yellow card.svg 77'		 Summary Stadium: Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Attendance: 585
Referee: Sheena Dickson

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