2013 Sky Blue FC season

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Sky Blue FC
2013 season
President & CEO Thomas Hofstetter
Head coach Jim Gabarra
Stadium Yurcak Field
NWSL 4th
NWSL PlayoffsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Ocampo (8)
All: Ocampo (8)
Highest home attendance3,002 vs Portland Thorns FC
(June 22, 2013)
Lowest home attendance688 vs Chicago Red Stars
(May 8, 2013)
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The 2013 Sky Blue FC season was the team's fourth season of existence. Sky Blue played the 2013 season in National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Contents

Background

The foundation of the National Women's Soccer League was announced on November 21, 2012, with Sky Blue FC selected as a host for one of the eight teams. [1] [2] [3]

Match results

Regular season

April 14, 2013 (2013-04-14)1 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Western New York Flash Piscataway, New Jersey
18:00 EST Zerboni Soccerball shade.svg42' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,611
April 27, 2013 (2013-04-27)2 Washington Spirit 1–2 Sky Blue FC Boyds, Maryland
19:00 EST Matheson Soccerball shade.svg35' Report Goodson Soccerball shade.svg2'
O'Hara Yellow card.svg 28'
Schmidt Soccerball shade.svg48'		Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,569
Referee: Kara Honthumb
May 1, 2013 (2013-05-01)3 Western New York Flash 2–1 Sky Blue FC Rochester, New York
19:05 EST Martín Soccerball shade.svg6'
Wambach Soccerball shade.svg20'
Kerr Yellow card.svg 45'		 Report Schmidt Soccerball shade.svg44'
O'Hara Yellow card.svg 72'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 2,127
Referee: Miguel Panduro
May 8, 2013 (2013-05-08)4 Sky Blue FC 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST Schmidt Soccerball shade.svg88' Report Moscato Yellow card.svg 5'
Mautz Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 688
Referee: Eugene Mednikov
May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11)5 Sky Blue FC 2–0 Seattle Reign FC Piscataway, New Jersey
15:00 (PST) Adams Soccerball shade.svg31'
De Vanna Soccerball shade.svg35'		 Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,459
Referee: Steve Montanino
May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16)6 Portland Thorns FC 0–1 Sky Blue FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 Sinclair Yellow card.svg 80' Report Lytle Soccerball shade.svg80'Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 11,055
Referee: Josh Wilkens
May 19, 2013 (2013-05-19)7 Seattle Reign FC 0–3 Sky Blue FC Tukwila, Washington
18:00 (PST) Ruiz Yellow card.svg 25' Red card.svg 63'
Kyle Yellow card.svg 40'		 Report De Vanna Soccerball shade.svg9'Yellow card.svg 70'
Bock Yellow card.svg 66'
Schmidt Soccerball shade.svg78'
Lytle Soccerball shade.svg86'		Stadium: Starfire Sports Stadium
Attendance: 1,046
Referee: Kari Seitz
May 25, 2013 (2013-05-25)8 FC Kansas City 0–1 Sky Blue FC Overland Park, Kansas
19:35 CST Sesselmann Yellow card.svg 22' Report Schmidt Soccerball shade.svg23' (pen.)Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium
Attendance: 4,186
Referee: John McCloskey
June 1, 2013 (2013-06-01)9 Sky Blue FC 5–1 Boston Breakers Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST Adams Soccerball shade.svg7', 85'
De Vanna Soccerball shade.svg14', 56'
Lytle Soccerball shade.svg17'
Foord Yellow card.svg 61'		 Report McNeill Yellow card.svg 52'
Lohman Yellow card.svg 62'
Leon Soccerball shade.svg75'		Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,312
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 8, 2013 (2013-06-08)10 Sky Blue FC 0–3 Western New York Flash Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST Report Kerr Soccerball shade.svg4'
Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg45'
Reynolds Yellow card.svg 50'
Wambach Soccerball shade.svg82'		Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,056
Referee: Josh Wilkens
June 16, 2013 (2013-06-16)11 Boston Breakers 2–3 Sky Blue FC Somerville, Massachusetts
18:30 EST Lohman Soccerball shade.svg61'
Dragotta Yellow card.svg 70'
Simon Soccerball shade.svg90+5'		 Report De Vanna Soccerball shade.svg9'
Ocampo Soccerball shade.svg26'
Freels Soccerball shade.svg71'		Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,687
Referee: Christina Unkel
June 22, 2013 (2013-06-22)12 Sky Blue FC 0–0 Portland Thorns FC Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 3,002
Referee: Kari Seitz
June 26, 2013 (2013-06-26)13 Sky Blue FC 2–2 FC Kansas City Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST Tymrak Soccerball shade.svg14'
Cheney Soccerball shade.svg74'		 Report Ocampo Soccerball shade.svg85', 90+2'Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 30, 2013 (2013-06-30)14 Boston Breakers 3–2 Sky Blue FC Somerville, Massachusetts
18:30 EST Leroux Soccerball shade.svg29', 41'
Nogueira Soccerball shade.svg35'		 Report Schmidt Soccerball shade.svg32'Red card.svg 90+2'
Ocampo Soccerball shade.svg58'		Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 1,876
Referee: Katja Koroleva
July 6, 2013 (2013-07-06)15 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Washington Spirit Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST Ocampo Soccerball shade.svg73' Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,322
Referee: John McCloskey
July 13, 2013 (2013-07-13)16 Sky Blue FC 0–0 Boston Breakers Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,279
Referee: Margaret Domka
July 21, 2013 (2013-07-21)17 Western New York Flash 3–0 Sky Blue FC Rochester, New York
16:05 EST Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg13'
Taylor Soccerball shade.svg35'
Kerr Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,664
Referee: Kara Honthumb
July 28, 2013 (2013-07-28)18 Sky Blue FC 0–1 FC Kansas City Piscataway, New Jersey
18:00 EST Report Mathias Yellow card.svg 10'
Jones Soccerball shade.svg76'		Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,302
Referee: Christina Unkel
July 31, 2013 (2013-07-31)19 Portland Thorns FC 1-3 Sky Blue FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST Morgan Soccerball shade.svg37'
Shim Soccerball shade.svg65'
Long Soccerball shade.svg73'		 Report Marshall Soccerball shade.svg18' (o.g.)Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 13,769
Referee: Margaret Domka
August 3, 2013 (2013-08-03)20 Sky Blue FC 1-0 Washington Spirit Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST Ocampo Soccerball shade.svg58' Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,172
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
August 10, 2013 (2013-08-10)21 Chicago Red Stars 3-3 Sky Blue FC Lisle, Illinois
18:00 CST Domínguez Soccerball shade.svg8'
Santacaterina Soccerball shade.svg77', 90'		 Report Ocampo Soccerball shade.svg15', 89'
Schmidt Soccerball shade.svg36'		Stadium: Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,064
Referee: Kristen Salazar
August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18)22 Washington Spirit 1-1 Sky Blue FC Boyds, Maryland
17:00 EST Ochs Soccerball shade.svg40' Report Lytle Soccerball shade.svg84'Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,241
Referee: Kara Honthumb

Playoffs

August 24, 2013Semi-finals Western New York Flash 2–0 Sky Blue FC Rochester, New York
8:00 pm EDT Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg33', 90+'Yellow card.svg 42'
Huffman Yellow card.svg 90+'		 Report
Report 		Makoski Yellow card.svg 51'
Adams Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 7,316
Referee: Katja Koroleva

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Western New York Flash 2210843620+1638 NWSL Shield
2 FC Kansas City 2211563422+1238 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC (C)2211563225+738
4 Sky Blue FC 2210663126+536
5 Boston Breakers 228683534+130
6 Chicago Red Stars 228683236−430
7 Seattle Reign FC 2253142236−1418
8 Washington Spirit 2235141639−2314
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
223610663126 +5524138 +55421818 0

Last updated: 31 August 2013
Source: Soccerway
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
StadiumHAAHHAAAHHAHHAHHAHAHAA
ResultWWLDWWWWWLWDDLWDLLLWDD
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2013. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Team

Roster

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brittany Cameron
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA CoCo Goodson
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christie Rampone
4 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Caitlin Foord
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kendall Johnson
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Lytle
7 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Nayeli Rangel
8 FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Mónica Ocampo
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danesha Adams
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brittany Bock
11 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lisa De Vanna
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashley Nick
13 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Melanie Booth
16 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Sophie Schmidt
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kelley O'Hara
20 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Ashley Baker
21 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jillian Loyden
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Manya Makoski
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katy Freels
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maddie Thompson
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rachel Breton

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 6 September 2013
No.PosNatPlayerTotal NWSL
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brittany Cameron 19019+00
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA CoCo Goodson 23123+01
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christie Rampone 21021+00
4 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Caitlin Foord 15014+10
5 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kendall Johnson 23023+00
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Lytle 22413+94
7 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Nayeli Rangel 1005+50
8 FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Mónica Ocampo 17811+68
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danesha Adams 21319+23
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brittany Bock 704+30
11 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lisa De Vanna 17515+25
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashley Nick 404+00
13 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Melanie Booth 300+30
16 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Sophie Schmidt 21720+17
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall 803+50
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kelley O'Hara 12010+20
20 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Ashley Baker 100+10
21 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jillian Loyden 404+00
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Manya Makoski 21020+10
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katy Freels 23122+11
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maddie Thompson 1404+100
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rachel Breton 100+10

Source: Sky Blue FC Player Stats

Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.

As of 6 September 2013
Rk.NatPosPlayerTotal NWSL
1 Flag of Mexico.svg FW Mónica Ocampo 88
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MF Sophie Schmidt 77
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg FW Lisa De Vanna 55
4 Flag of the United States.svg MF Taylor Lytle 44
5 Flag of the United States.svg FW Danesha Adams 33
6 Flag of the United States.svg DF CoCo Goodson 11
Flag of the United States.svg MF Katy Freels 11

Source: Sky Blue FC Player Stats

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only. [4]

As of 6 September 2013
No.NatPosPlayerTotal NWSL
Yellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svg
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MF Sophie Schmidt 0101
19 Flag of the United States.svg FW Kelley O'Hara 2020
10 Flag of the United States.svg MF Brittany Bock 1010
11 Flag of the United States.svg FW Lisa De Vanna 1010
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF Caitlin Foord 1010
6 Flag of the United States.svg DF CoCo Goodson 1010
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg MF Manya Makoski 1010
9 Flag of the United States.svg FW Danesha Adams 1010

Source: Sky Blue FC Player Stats

Goalkeeper stats


Last updated: 31 August 2013

No.NatPlayerTotal NWSL
MINGAGAASVMINGAGAASV
20 Flag of England.svg Ashley Baker 10—110—1
21 Flag of the United States.svg Jillian Loyden 36092.252136092.2521
1 Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Cameron 161917.94465161917.94465
TOTALS1980263.194861980263.19486

Source: Sky Blue FC Player Stats

Honors and awards

NWSL Awards

NWSL Yearly Awards

PlayerAwardRef.
Flag of the United States.svg Christie Rampone Best X1 [5]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Caitlin Foord Best X1 [6]

NWSL Monthly awards

MonthPlayer of the MonthClubMonth's Statline
May Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Cameron [7] Sky Blue FC GAA 0.5, 27 saves of 30 shots on goal, 360 min, 0 G; SBFC 4-1-1 in May
August Flag of Mexico.svg Mónica Ocampo [8] Sky Blue FC 3 G, in 3 games

NWSL Weekly awards

WeekPlayer of the WeekClubWeek's Statline
Week 1 Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Cameron [9] Sky Blue FC 5 SVS, SHO
Week 6 Flag of the United States.svg Christie Rampone [10] Sky Blue FC 180min, 0 GA
Week 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa De Vanna [11] Sky Blue FC 2 G (14', 56'), 1 A

See also

Related Research Articles

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The 2017 North Carolina Courage season was the team's first season as a professional women's soccer team. North Carolina Courage plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. The Courage finished the regular season atop the table, winning the NWSL Shield and earning a spot in the NWSL Playoffs. After defeating Chicago 1–0 in the semi-finals of the playoffs, it lost 0–1 to Portland in the final.

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Soccer to announce new women's professional league today". Leagues. Soccer Wire. November 21, 2012. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Paint the town blue: Sky Blue FC season preview". SB Nation. April 12, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sky Blue FC Set To Join National Women's Soccer League". Sky Blue FC. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ "SBFC". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  5. ↑ NWSL awards
  6. ↑ NWSL awards
  7. ↑ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL".
  8. ↑ "AUGUST'S BEST: MONICA OCAMPO – National Women's Soccer League". Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  9. ↑ "BRITTANY CAMERON VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – National Women's Soccer League". Nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  10. ↑ "CHRISTIE RAMPONE VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK". Nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  11. ↑ "PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LISA DE VANNA – National Women's Soccer League". Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
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