| 2013 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General manager | Chris Hummer | ||
| Head coach | Mark Parsons | ||
| Stadium | Maryland SoccerPlex | ||
| NWSL | 8th | ||
| Top goalscorer | Diana Matheson (8 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,011 (May 4, 2013 vs Portland Thorns FC) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,081 (August 7, 2013 vs Chicago Red Stars) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,754 | ||
The 2013 season was Washington Spirit's first season of existence in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
The inaugural Spirit roster began to assemble on January 11, 2013, as part of the NWSL Player Allocation, goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris (USA), defender Ali Krieger (USA), midfielder Lori Lindsey (USA), defender Robyn Gayle (CAN), midfielder Diana Matheson (CAN), defender Alina Garciamendez (MEX) and midfielder Teresa Worbis (MEX) were named to the team. [1] [2] [3] During the February 7, 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft, the team selected Stephanie Ochs, Tori Huster, Jordan Angeli, Natasha Kai, Megan Mischler and Heather Cooke. [4] [5]
The Spirit played their first competitive match on April 14, 2013, drawing Boston Breakers 1–1 with Tiffany McCarty scoring the team's first goal assisted by Stephanie Ochs. [6] The Spirit won their first competitive match on May 16, 2013, when they defeated the Seattle Reign 2–4 at Starfire Stadium. As the season wore on, the Spirit struggled to gain form and after the first eleven matches, Mike Jorden was fired and replaced by Mark Parsons. [7]
The coaching transition would be tough, and the Spirit continued the season with a 13-match winless streak (only one draw) until finishing the season on a high with two wins and a draw. Washington finished their first season in last place (8th).
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Owner | Bill Lynch |
| General Manager | Chris Hummer |
| Head Coach | Mark Parsons |
| March 17, 20131 | Washington Spirit | 1–0 | Penn State Nittany Lions | TBD |
| 16:00 EST | Wagner  87' | Report | Stadium: TBD |
| March 30, 20132 | Washington Spirit | 2–0 | North Carolina Tar Heels | Boyds, Maryland |
| 15:00 EST | Miller 27', 48' | Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 1,725 |
| April 4, 20133 | Maryland Terrapins | 2–0 | Washington Spirit | College Park, Maryland |
| 19:30 EST | Huster 22' (o.g.) Prior-Brown 68' | Report | Stadium: Ludwig Field Attendance: 1,000 |
| April 7, 20134 | Washington Spirit | 3–6 | Virginia Cavaliers | Boyds, Maryland |
| 19:30 EST | McCarty 32', 42' Spencer 73' | Report | Douglas 5' Torres 24'Fry 33'Doniak 36', 40'Brian 64' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 312 |
| April 14, 20131 | Boston Breakers | 1–1 | Washington Spirit | Somerville, Massachusetts |
| 18:30 EDT | Leroux 91+' (Guess) | Report | McCarty 15' (Ochs) Wells  50' | Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 2,634 Referee: Christina Unkel |
| April 20, 20132 | Washington Spirit | 1–1 | Western New York Flash | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT | Huster 84' Matheson 87' (pen.) | Report | Kerr 85' (Wambach) | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,569 [8] Referee: Kari Seitz |
| April 27, 20133 | Washington Spirit | 1–2 | Sky Blue | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT | Matheson 35' | Report | Goodson 2' Schmidt 48' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,569 Referee: Kara Honthumb |
| May 4, 20134 | Washington Spirit | 1–2 | Portland Thorns | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT | Harris 13' Matheson 86' (pen.) | Report | Morgan 12' (pen.) Washington 51'Long 70'Edwards 82' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,011 Referee: Christina Unkel |
| May 11, 20135 | Washington Spirit | 1–1 | Boston Breakers | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT | Lindsey 51' (Matheson) | Report | Lohman 24' (Sanderson) | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,027 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
| May 16, 20136 | Seattle Reign FC | 2–4 | Washington Spirit | Tukwila, Washington |
| 19:00 PDT | Taylor 7' (Larsen) Noyola 47' (Nairn)Larsen 68'Zurrer 83' | Report | Matheson 37' Krieger 41'McCarty 56'Krieger 63'Roberts 75'Huster 84' (Lindsey) | Stadium: Starfire Stadium Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| May 19, 20137 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–0 | Washington Spirit | Portland, Oregon |
| 14:00 PDT | Sinclair 41' (Long) Morgan 86' (Wetzel)Marshall 65' | Report | Gayle 83' | Stadium: JELD-WEN Field Attendance: 12,474 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| May 25, 20138 | Boston Breakers | 3–0 | Washington Spirit | Somerville, Massachusetts |
| 18:30 EDT | O'Reilly 38' (Sanderson) Shoepfer 53' (Sanderson)Simon 66' (Sanderson) | Report | Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 1,246 Referee: Kara Honthumb |
| June 15, 20139 | Washington Spirit | 0–2 | Western New York Flash | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT | Report | Pérez 10' (Adriana) DiMartino 31' (Sahlen) 36'Adriana 55' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,569 Referee:  Boris Senic |
| June 23, 201310 | FC Kansas City | 2–0 | Washington Spirit | Overland Park, Kansas |
| 20:35 EDT | Holiday 17', 65' | Summary | Pressley 29' | Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium Attendance: 3,057 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| June 28, 201311 | Western New York Flash | 4–0 | Washington Spirit | Rochester, New York |
| 19:05 EDT | Lloyd 3' (Sahlen), 22' (Wambach), 55' Taylor 90+1' (Wambach) | Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,364 Referee: Margaret Domka |
| July 3, 201312 | Washington Spirit | 1–1 | FC Kansas City | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:30 EDT | Matheson 86' (pen.) | Report | Tymrak 54' (Mathias) | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,467 Referee: Kara Honthumb |
| July 6, 201313 | Sky Blue | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EDT | Ocampo 74' | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,322 Referee: John McCloskey |
| July 10, 201314 | Washington Spirit | 0–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:30 EDT | Pohlers 90' | Report | Leon 63' Masar 71' (Leon) | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,593 Referee: Miguel Panduro |
| July 14, 201315 | Seattle Reign FC | 2–1 | Washington Spirit | Tukwila, Washington |
| 19:00 PDT | McDonald 30' (Nairn), 34' (Reed) | Report | Matheson 11' (pen.) | Stadium: Starfire Stadium Attendance: 3,855 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| July 20, 201316 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Lisle, Illinois |
| 18:00 CDT | McCarty 62' (o.g.) Sitch 87' | Report | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 1,241 Referee: Margaret Domka |
| July 27, 201317 | Washington Spirit | 2–5 | Boston Breakers | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT | Matheson 2' (Spencer) Pohlers 73' (Ochs) | Report | Nogueira 5' (O'Reilly) Sanderson 42' (Wilkinson)Wilkinson 48'O'Reilly 57'Whitehill 78' | Stadium: Maryland Soccerplex Attendance: 2,607 Referee: Kara Honthumb |
| July 31, 201318 | Western New York Flash | 3–0 | Washington Spirit | Rochester, New York |
| 20:05 PDT | Martin 35' (Kerr) Kerr 60' (Reynolds)Lloyd 68'Huffman 72' | Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,967 Referee: Miguel Panduro |
| August 3, 201319 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EST | Ocampo 58' (Freels) | Re port | Gayle 60' Pohlers 68' | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,172 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
| August 7, 201320 | Washington Spirit | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:30 EDT | Worbis 58' Krieger 75' | Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,081 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov | |
| Note: Match was called at 80' due to multiple lightning delays and a midnight curfew. | ||||
| August 10, 201321 | Washington Spirit | 1–0 | Seattle Reign FC | Germantown, Maryland |
| 16:35 PDT | Matheson 83' | Report | Nairn 86' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,549 Referee: Kari Seitz |
| August 18, 201322 | Washington Spirit | 1–1 | Sky Blue FC | Germantown, Maryland |
| 17:00 EST | Ochs 40' (Worbis) | Report | Lytle 84' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,241 Referee: Kara Honthumb |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 22 | −16 |
Last updated: 20 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
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NWSL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | FW | USA | Colleen Williams | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Kika Toulouse | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Domenica Hodak | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Marisa Abegg | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  CAN | Candace Chapman | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA | Lori Lindsey | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| 7 | MF |  MEX | Lupita Worbis | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | CAN | Diana Matheson | 19 | 8 | 19 | 8 |
| 9 | MF | USA | Ingrid Wells | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | USA | Caroline Miller | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | USA | Ali Krieger | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | USA | Julia Roberts | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | USA | Tiffany McCarty | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | CAN | Robyn Gayle | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | FW |  GER | Conny Pohlers | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | USA | Lindsay Taylor | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | USA | Toni Pressley | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | USA | Holly King | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | USA | Stephanie Ochs | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | USA | Tori Huster | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | USA | Jasmyne Spencer | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Players with one goal or more included only.
| Rk. | Nat | Pos | Player | Total | NWSL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | MF | Diana Matheson | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | | FW | Tiffany McCarty | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | | MF | Tori Huster | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | DF | Ali Krieger | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | MF | Lori Lindsey | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | MF | Stephanie Ochs | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | FW | Conny Pohlers | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | MF | Lupita Worbis | 1 | 1 |
Players with one assist or more included only.
| Rk. | Nat | Pos | Player | Total | NWSL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | MF | Diana Matheson | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | | MF | Lori Lindsey | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | | MF | Stephanie Ochs | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | | DF | Robyn Gayle | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | FW | Jasmyne Spencer | 1 | 1 |
Players with 1 card or more included only.
| No. | Nat | Pos | Player | Total | NWSL | ||
|  | | | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | | DF | Robyn Gayle | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | | GK | Ashlyn Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 |  | MF | Tori Huster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | DF | Ali Krieger | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | | FW | Conny Pohlers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | | DF | Toni Pressley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | | MF | Julia Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: August 20, 2013
| No. | Nat | Player | National Women's Soccer League | |||
| MIN | GA | GAA | SV | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Ashlyn Harris | 1620 | 33 | 1.833 | 85 |
| 18 | | Chantel Jones | 350 | 6 | 1.5 | 15 |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ashlyn Harris | FCR 2001 Duisburg | NWSL Player Allocation | January 11, 2013 | [10] |
| 11 | DF | Ali Krieger | 1. FFC Frankfurt | NWSL Player Allocation | January 11, 2013 | [10] |
| 6 | MF | Lori Lindsey | Western New York Flash | NWSL Player Allocation | January 11, 2013 | [10] |
| 15 | DF | Robyn Gayle | Vancouver Whitecaps WFC | NWSL Player Allocation | January 11, 2013 | [10] |
| 8 | MF | Diana Matheson |  LSK Kvinner | NWSL Player Allocation | January 11, 2013 | [10] |
| DF | Alina Garciamendez | Stanford Cardinal | NWSL Player Allocation | January 11, 2013 | opted not to play [10] | |
| 7 | MF | Teresa "Lupita" Worbis | Unknown | NWSL Player Allocation | January 11, 2013 | [10] |
| 14 | FW | Tiffany McCarty | Florida State Seminoles | Selected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft | January 18, 2013 | |
| 10 | FW | Caroline Miller | Virginia Cavaliers | Selected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft | January 18, 2013 | |
| 20 | MF | Holly King | Florida Gators | Selected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft | January 18, 2013 | |
| 2 | MF | Colleen Williams | Dayton Flyers | Selected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft | January 18, 2013 | |
| MF | Ingrid Wells |  Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | Signed | February 6, 2013 | [11] | |
| 18 | GK | Chantel Jones |  Þór Akureyri | Signed | February 6, 2013 | [11] |
| 22 | FW | Stephanie Ochs | University of San Diego | 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft | February 7, 2013 | [12] |
| 23 | MF | Tori Huster | Florida State Seminoles | 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft | February 7, 2013 | [12] |
| 3 | DF | Kika Toulouse | Rågsveds IF | Signed | February 12, 2013 | [13] |
| DF | Domenica Hodak | Maryland Terrapins | Discovery Player | March 9, 2013 | [14] | |
| 24 | FW | Jasmyne Spencer |  Brøndby IF | Signed | April 9, 2013 | [15] |
| 19 | DF | Toni Pressley |  Ryazan VDV | Signed | June 3, 2013 | [16] |
| 17 | FW | Lindsay Taylor | Seattle Reign FC | Traded for a 2014 NWSL College Draft second round pick | July 1, 2013 | [17] |
| 4 | FW | Marisa Abegg | Gulf Coast Texans | Signed on July 31, 2013 | July 31, 2013 | [18] |
| 5 | FW | Candace Chapman | Western New York Flash | Free agent | 2013 | [19] |
| 13 | MF | Julia Roberts | Seattle Sounders Women | 2013 | [20] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | FW | Conny Pohlers | VfL Wolfsburg | Signed in June 2013 – on loan from VfL Wolfsburg | June 11, 2013 | [21] |
| Team | Position | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best XI | Midfielder | Diana Matheson | |
| Second X1 | Defender | Ali Krieger |
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