2013 season | ||||
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Owner | Arnim Whisler | |||
Head coach | Rory Dames | |||
Stadium | Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex (capacity: 3,600) [1] | |||
NWSL | 6th | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Lori Chalupny (5) All: Lori Chalupny (5) | |||
Highest home attendance | 3,400 vs. Seattle Reign FC (3 August 2013) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 790 vs. Western New York Flash (19 June 2013) | |||
Average home league attendance | 1,711 | |||
The 2013 Chicago Red Stars season was the fifth season of the soccer club and its first season in National Women's Soccer League.
In November 2012, it was announced that there would be eight teams in a new women's professional soccer league, the National Women's Soccer League will be subsidized by the USSF, the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF). The three federations would pay the salaries of their national team players (24 from the US, 16 from Canada, and 12 from Mexico) to aid the teams in creating world-class rosters while staying under the salary cap. The players would be distributed evenly (as possible) among the eight teams in an allocation process. USSF would run the league offices and set the schedule. [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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Squad correct as of July 2, 2013 [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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Per NWSL and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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January 11, 2013 | Shannon Boxx | MF | magicJack | Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation | [4] |
January 11, 2013 | Amy LePeilbet | DF | Boston Breakers | Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation | [4] |
January 11, 2013 | Keelin Winters | FW | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation | [4] |
January 11, 2013 | Erin McLeod | GK | Dalsjöfors GoIF | Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation | [4] |
January 11, 2013 | Carmelina Moscato | MF | Piteå IF | Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation | [4] |
January 11, 2013 | Maribel Dominguez | FW | Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation | [4] | |
January 11, 2013 | Dinora Garza | MF | Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation | [4] | |
January 18, 2013 | Zakiya Bywaters | FW | UCLA | Selected 1st overall in the 2013 NWSL College Draft | [5] |
January 18, 2013 | Taylor Vancil | GK | Florida State | Selected 17th overall in the 2013 NWSL College Draft | [5] |
February 1, 2013 | Leslie Osborne | MF | Boston Breakers | Signed as a free agent | [6] |
February 5, 2013 | Lori Chalupny | MF | Chicago Red Stars | Signed as a free agent | [7] |
February 5, 2013 | Taryn Hemmings | DF | Boston Breakers | Signed as a free agent | [7] |
February 5, 2013 | Ella Masar | FW | Chicago Red Stars | Signed as a free agent | [7] |
February 7, 2013 | Lindsay Tarpley | FW | magicJack | Selected 4th overall in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft | [8] |
February 7, 2013 | Lauren Fowlkes | DF | Chicago Red Stars | Selected 12th overall in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft | [8] |
February 7, 2013 | Michelle Wenino | DF | Chicago Red Stars | Selected 20th overall in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft | [8] |
February 7, 2013 | Jackie Santacaterina | DF | Chicago Red Stars | Selected 28th overall in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft | [8] |
February 7, 2013 | Alyssa Mautz | MF | Chicago Red Stars | Selected 36th overall in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft | [8] |
February 7, 2013 | Jessica McDonald | FW | Melbourne Victory FC | Signed as a free agent | [8] |
March 18, 2013 | Rachel Quon | DF | Stanford | Signed after being selected 9th overall (second round) in the 2013 NWSL College Draft | [5] [9] |
March 18, 2013 | Lydia Vandenbergh | DF | magicJack | Acquired as a discovery player selection | [9] |
March 21, 2013 | Sonja Fuss | MF | FC Zürich | Acquired as a designated international player | [10] |
March 21, 2013 | Inka Grings | FW | FC Zürich | Acquired as a designated international player | [10] |
April 8, 2013 | Hanna Gilmore | FW | Baylor | Made final roster as a tryout draftee | [11] [12] |
April 8, 2013 | Julianne Sitch | MF | Chicago Red Stars | Made final roster as a tryout draftee | [11] [12] |
May 30, 2013 | Jamie Forbes | GK | Chicago Red Stars | [13] | |
June 13, 2013 | Jen Hoy | FW | Princeton | Signed after being selected 25th overall (fourth round) in the 2013 NWSL College Draft | [5] [14] |
June 13, 2013 | Kelsey Devonshire | GK | Chicago Red Stars | [14] | |
June 30, 2013 | Adriana Leon | FW | Boston Breakers | Traded in exchange for Carmelina Moscato | [15] |
Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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March 1, 2013 | Keelin Winters | FW | Seattle Reign FC | Traded together with the 4th round pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft in exchange for the 1st round pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and future considerations (part of the future considerations include Seattle's 2014 U.S. WNT Allocated player) | [16] |
May 30, 2013 | Hanna Gilmore | FW | None | Waived | [13] |
May 30, 2013 | Lauren Fowlkes | DF | None | Retired | [13] |
June 28, 2013 | Jessica McDonald | FW | Seattle Reign FC | Waived; picked up off waivers by Seattle Reign FC | [17] [18] |
June 30, 2013 | Carmelina Moscato | DF | Boston Breakers | Traded in exchange for Adriana Leon | [15] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Western New York Flash | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 38 | NWSL Shield |
2 | FC Kansas City | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 38 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Portland Thorns FC (C) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 38 | |
4 | Sky Blue FC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 36 | |
5 | Boston Breakers | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 30 | |
6 | Chicago Red Stars | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 30 | |
7 | Seattle Reign FC | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 18 | |
8 | Washington Spirit | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 14 |
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 |
22 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 20 | −3 |
Last updated: 18 August 2013
Source: NWSLsoccer.com 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
24 March 2013 | Marquette University | 0–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
16:30 CDT (UTC−05) | Report | Mautz 27', 55' | Stadium: Valley Fields |
27 March 2013 | St. Edward's University | 0–8 | Chicago Red Stars | Austin, Texas |
Report | Osborne 29' Chalupny 38', 56' McDonald 60', ?', 66', 90+' Gilmore 63' | Stadium: Lewis-Chen Family Field |
30 March 2013 | Houston Aces | 1–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Austin, Texas |
16:00 CDT (UTC−05) | 90' | Report | Chalupny 58', 63' | Stadium: Lewis-Chen Family Field |
3 April 2013 | Notre Dame | 1–4 | Chicago Red Stars | Notre Dame, Indiana |
16:30 CDT (UTC−05) | Laddish 58' | Notre Dame Report Red Stars Report | Fowlkes 18', 20' Masar 57' Bywaters 78' | Stadium: Alumni Stadium |
7 April 2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 5–0 | Illinois State University | Oak Brook, Illinois |
17:00 CDT (UTC−05) | Fowlkes 7' 17' (o.g.) Bywaters 61' McDonald 78', 88' | Report | Stadium: Oak Brook Polo Grounds |
14 April 2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–1 | Seattle Reign FC | Lisle, Illinois |
17:00 CDT (UTC−05) | Chalupny 19' | Report 1 Report 2 | Nairn 10' | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 1,255 |
27 April 2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Lisle, Illinois |
19:00 CDT (UTC−05) | Report | Foxhoven 70' Sinclair 81' | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 2,855 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
4 May 2013 | Boston Breakers | 4–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Somerville, Massachusetts |
18:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Schoepfer 20' Leroux 26', 74', 84' | Report | Bywaters 60' | Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 3,113 Referee: Kristen Schiereck |
8 May 2013 | Sky Blue FC | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Piscataway, New Jersey |
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Schmidt 88' | Report | Mautz 92+' | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 688 Referee: Eugene Mednikov |
12 May 2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Lisle, Illinois |
17:00 CDT (UTC−05) | Portland | Morgan 3' Long 34' | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 1,329 Referee: Kari Seitz |
24 May 2013 | Western New York Flash | 2–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Rochester, New York |
19:05 EDT (UTC−04) | Wambach 54' Zerboni 65' | Report | Chalupny 52' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,152 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
1 June 2013 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
14:00 PDT (UTC−07) | Report | Bywaters 34' Santacaterina 61' | Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 12,446 Referee: Christina Unkel |
9 June 2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | Boston Breakers | Lisle, Illinois |
15:00 CDT (UTC−05) | Chalupny 26' | Report | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 1,129 Referee: Kari Seitz |
13 June 2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–2 | FC Kansas City | Lisle, Illinois |
18:30 CDT (UTC−05) | Report | Loyd 27' (pen.) Jones 66' | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 1,141 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
16 June 2013 | FC Kansas City | 1–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Overland Park, Kansas |
15:10 CDT (UTC−05) | Cuellar 4' | Report | Grings 29' Masar 58' Fuss 91+' (pen.) | Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium Attendance: 3,421 Referee: Juliana Duncan |
19 June 2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–2 | Western New York Flash | Lisle, Illinois |
18:30 CDT (UTC−05) | Mautz 1' Osborne 40' | Report | Martin 12' Taylor 89' | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 790 Referee: Kara Honthumb |
29 June 2013 | Seattle Reign FC | 3–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Tukwila, Washington |
20:00 PDT (UTC−07) | Kyle 51' (pen.) Fishlock 58' Rapinoe 93+' | Report | Wenino 85' | Stadium: Starfire Sports Stadium Attendance: 2,318 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
4 July 2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | Western New York Flash | Lisle, Illinois |
13:00 CDT (UTC−05) | Chalupny 58' | Report | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 2,064 Referee: Juliana Duncan |
10 July 2013 | Washington Spirit | 0–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Boyds, Maryland |
19:30 EDT (UTC−04) | Report | Leon 63' Masar 71' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,593 Referee: Miguel Panduro |
14 July 2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–3 | FC Kansas City | Lisle, Illinois |
15:00 CDT (UTC−05) | Dominguez 41' Masar 90' Chalupny 96+' | Report | Holiday 17' Hemmings 43' (o.g.) Tymrak 87' | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 1,549 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
20 July 2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Lisle, Illinois |
18:00 CDT (UTC−05) | McCarty 62' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 1,241 Referee: Margaret Domka |
25 July 2013 | Seattle Reign FC | 4–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Tukwila, Washington |
19:00 PDT (UTC−07) | Rapinoe 6', 68' Kyle 24' (pen.) Bogus 83' | Report | Hoy 74' | Stadium: Starfire Stadium Attendance: 2,017 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
28 July 2013 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
16:00 PDT (UTC−07) | Sinclair 23', 63' Shim 55' | Report | Mautz 60', 75' Sitch 86' | Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 12,534 Referee: Kari Seitz |
3 August 2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–1 | Seattle Reign FC | Lisle, Illinois |
18:00 CDT (UTC−05) | Fuss 11' (pen.) Grings 41', 72' | Report | Kyle 11' (pen.) | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Kara Honthumb |
7 August 2013 | Washington Spirit | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Boyds, Maryland |
19:30 EDT (UTC−04) | Worbis 58' | Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,081 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov |
10 August 2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–3 | Sky Blue FC | Lisle, Illinois |
18:00 CDT (UTC−05) | Dominguez 8' Santacaterina 77', 90' | Report | Ocampo 15', 89' Schmidt 36' | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 2,064 Referee: Kristen Salazar |
18 August 2013 | FC Kansas City | 1–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Overland Park, Kansas |
15:10 CDT (UTC−05) | Jones 20' | Report | Hoy 45', 92+' | Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium Attendance: 4,910 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
N | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | WG | Shot | SOG | Cros | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
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7 | Shannon Boxx | 2 | 1 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Zakiya Bywaters | 6 | 5 | 372 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Lori Chalupny | 18 | 17 | 1500 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 3 | 0 |
9 | Maribel Dominguez | 16 | 9 | 710 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Lauren Fowlkes | 4 | 4 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Sonja Fuss | 16 | 16 | 1440 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Dinora Garza | 2 | 2 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Inka Grings | 16 | 14 | 1295 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
14 | Taryn Hemmings | 14 | 14 | 1245 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Jen Hoy | 9 | 4 | 471 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
16 | Adriana Leon | 10 | 9 | 800 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
3 | Ella Masar | 20 | 14 | 1206 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Alyssa Mautz | 18 | 8 | 901 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
8 | Jessica McDonald | 9 | 3 | 323 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Carmelina Moscato | 5 | 4 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12 | Leslie Osborne | 18 | 18 | 1550 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
11 | Rachel Quon | 19 | 16 | 1531 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
18 | Jackie Santacaterina | 18 | 14 | 1316 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
19 | Julianne Sitch | 20 | 18 | 1577 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
13 | Lydia Vandenbergh | 17 | 13 | 1195 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
23 | Michelle Wenino | 18 | 17 | 1478 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
N | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | Shot | SOG | Save | GA | GA/G | Pen | PKF | SO |
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1 | Erin McLeod | 16 | 16 | 1440 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 165 | 92 | 64 | 28 | 1.75 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
20 | Taylor Vancil | 6 | 6 | 540 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 1.333 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Top scorersIncludes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Updated to matches played on 18 August 2013 | Top assistsIncludes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.
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Week | Player of the Week | Week's Statline | |
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Week 10 | Lori Chalupny [20] | 1 A | |
Week 19 | Jen Hoy [21] | 2 G (45', 92') |
NWSL Best XI [22] | |||
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Player | Position | Team | Note |
Lori Chalupny [23] | Midfield | Chicago Red Stars | 5 goals, 4 assists |
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