2014 Chicago Red Stars season

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Chicago Red Stars
2014 season
Owner Arnim Whisler
Head coach Rory Dames
Stadium Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
(capacity: 3,600) [1]
NWSL 5th
Highest home attendance15,743 vs Western New York Flash
(19 April 2014 at Toyota Park)
Average home league attendance2,949 [2]
  2013
2015  

The 2014 Chicago Red Stars season was the sixth season of the soccer club and its second season in National Women's Soccer League.

Contents

First-team squad

Players that competed in 2014 NWSL season for Chicago Red Stars.

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 Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Karina LeBlanc
2 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jen Hoy
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kecia Morway
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alyssa Mautz
5 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zakiya Bywaters
6 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Abby Erceg
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shannon Boxx
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julie Johnston
9 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Melissa Tancredi
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vanessa DiBernardo
11 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Rachel Quon
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michelle Wenino
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taryn Hemmings
15 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Emily van Egmond
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Samantha Johnson
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lori Chalupny
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jackie Santacaterina
19 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Adriana Leon
20 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Vancil
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hayley Brock
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christen Press
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Niki Read
28 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michele Weissenhofer
38 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julianne Sitch

Squad correct as of August 31, 2014 [3]

June 15, 2014 Sky Blue FC at Chicago Red Stars, DiBernardo serving a corner-kick to Loyden's goal. From left to right: 3-Morway 4-Foord 7-Kiryu 5-Bywaters 21-Loyden 18-Cutshall 2-Goodson 15-Egmond 12-Nick 5-K Johnson 4-Mautz 10-Freels 22-Levin 2-Hoy 10-DiBernardo 32-Morris 2014-06-15 SkyBlue vs ChicagoRedStars.jpg
June 15, 2014 Sky Blue FC at Chicago Red Stars, DiBernardo serving a corner-kick to Loyden's goal. From left to right: 3-Morway 4-Foord 7-Kiryu 5-Bywaters 21-Loyden 18-Cutshall 2-Goodson 15-Egmond 12-Nick 5-K Johnson 4-Mautz 10-Freels 22-Levin 2-Hoy 10-DiBernardo 32-Morris

Player movement

  Joined in previous season  During preseason  During regular season

Note: Game day roster (GDR) are from regular season only

NPosPlayerDateTransGDRMethodClub
5FW Zakiya Bywaters Jan 18, 2013inApr 26, 20142013 College Draft [4] UCLA Bruins
2FW Jen Hoy Jan 18, 2013inApr 19, 20142013 College Draft [4] Princeton Tigers
20GK Taylor Vancil Jan 18, 2013inApr 19, 20142013 College Draft [4] Florida State Seminoles
17MF Lori Chalupny Feb 5, 2013inApr 19, 2014Signed [5] Hammarby IF
––MF Ella Masar Feb 5, 2013inSigned [5] Paris Saint-Germain
14DF Taryn Hemmings Feb 5, 2013inMay 18, 2014Signed [5] Canberra United
4MF Alyssa Mautz Feb 7, 2013inApr 19, 20142013 Supplemental draft [6] Chicago Red Stars
18DF Jackie Santacaterina Feb 7, 2013inApr 19, 20142013 Supplemental draft [6] Chicago Red Stars
13DF Michelle Wenino Feb 7, 2013inApr 19, 20142013 Supplemental draft [6] Sky Blue FC
38MF Julianne Sitch inApr 19, 2014Signed [7] Hammarby IF
19FW Adriana Leon Jan 3, 2014inApr 19, 2014Player allocation [8] Chicago Red Stars
––DF Amy LePeilbet Jan 3, 2014inPlayer allocation [8] Chicago Red Stars
––GK Erin McLeod Jan 3, 2014inPlayer allocation [8] Chicago Red Stars
11DF Rachel Quon Jan 3, 2014inApr 19, 2014Player allocation [8] Chicago Red Stars
7MF Shannon Boxx Jan 3, 2014inJul 9, 2014Player allocation [8] Chicago Red Stars
23FW Christen Press inJun 7, 2014Player allocation [8] Tyresö FF
––GK Erin McLeod Jan 7, 2014outTrade [9] Houston Dash
9FW Melissa Tancredi Jan 7, 2014inJun 7, 2014Trade [9] Houston Dash
––MFElla MasarJan 10, 2014outExpansion Draft [10] Houston Dash
1GK Karina LeBlanc Jan 13, 2014inApr 19, 2014Trade [11] Portland Thorns FC
21FW Hayley Brock Jan 17, 2014inApr 19, 20142014 College Draft [12] Maryland Terrapins
8DF Julie Johnston Jan 17, 2014inApr 19, 20142014 College Draft [12] Santa Clara Broncos
10MF Vanessa DiBernardo Jan 17, 2014inApr 19, 20142014 College Draft [12] Illinois Fighting Illini
28FWMichele WeissenhoferinJun 18, 2014 Portland Thorns FC
16DF Samantha Johnson inApr 19, 2014 USC Trojans
––DFAmy LePeilbetMar 31, 2014outTrade [13] FC Kansas City
3DF Kecia Morway Apr 1, 2014inApr 19, 2014Signed [14] Chicago Eclipse Select
24FWNiki ReadApr 22, 2014inApr 26, 2014Signed [15] Illinois Fighting Illini
6DF Abby Erceg May 5, 2014inJun 7, 2014Signed [16] FF USV Jena
15MF Emily van Egmond May 8, 2014inJun 7, 2014Signed [17] Western Sydney Wanderers
21FW Hayley Brock Jun 4, 2014outMay 28, 2014Injured [18]
38MF Julianne Sitch Jul 31, 2014outJul 20, 2014Waived [19]
14DFTaryn HemmingsSep 1, 2014outAug 16, 2014Loaned [20] Fortuna Hjørring
6DFAbby ErcegSep 4, 2014outAug 16, 2014Loaned [21] FF USV Jena
16DFSamantha JohnsonSep 5, 2014outJun 18, 2014Loaned [22] Sydney FC
15MFEmily van EgmondSep 13, 2014outAug 16, 2014Waived [23] New Castle Jets

Management and staff

Front Office
Coaching Staff [24]

Regular-season standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Seattle Reign FC 2416625020+3054 NWSL Shield
2 FC Kansas City (C)2412573932+741 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC 2410683935+436
4 Washington Spirit 2410593643735
5 Chicago Red Stars 249873226+635
6 Sky Blue FC 249783037734
7 Western New York Flash 2484124238+428
8 Boston Breakers 24621637531620
9 Houston Dash 24531623442118
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
24359783226 +65251410 +44531816 +2

Last updated: September 1, 2014
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

Match results

  Win  Tie  Loss

Preseason

22 March 2014 FC Kansas City 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Fenton, Missouri
19:00 CDT (UTC−05) Henderson Soccerball shade.svg83' Report Mautz Soccerball shade.svg51'Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,300
2 April 2014 Notre Dame 0–2 Chicago Red Stars Notre Dame, Indiana
18:00 CDT (UTC−05) Report Leon Soccerball shade.svg47'
Mautz Soccerball shade.svg66'
Stadium: Alumni Stadium

National Women's Soccer League

April 19, 2014 (2014-04-19)1 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Western New York Flash Bridgeview, Illinois
17:45 CDT (UTC−05) Johnston Soccerball shade.svg59' Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,743
Referee: Christina Unkel
April 26, 2014 (2014-04-26)2 Chicago Red Stars 0–1 Washington Spirit Lisle, Illinois
19:00 CDT (UTC−05) Johnston Yellow card.svg 67' Summary Huster Soccerball shade.svg50'
Sierra Yellow card.svg 55'
Dunn Yellow card.svg 70'
Matheson Yellow card.svg 71'
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,822
Referee: Mark Allatin
April 30, 2014 (2014-04-30)3 FC Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Kansas City, Missouri
19:00 CDT (UTC−05) Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg9' Summary Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,679
Referee: Josh Wilkens
May 7, 2014 (2014-05-07)4 Sky Blue FC 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) Goodson Yellow card.svg 13'
Freels Soccerball shade.svg27' (pen.)
Summary Mautz Yellow card.svg 25'
Brock Soccerball shade.svg58'
Hoy Yellow card.svg 88'
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 604
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
May 11, 2014 (2014-05-11)5 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Houston Dash Lisle, Illinois
20:00 CDT (UTC−05) Hoy Soccerball shade.svg33'
Leon Yellow card.svg 59'
Summary Masar Yellow card.svg 64'
Henninger Yellow card.svg 75'
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,039
Referee: Miguel Panduro
May 15, 2014 (2014-05-15)6 Boston Breakers 1–3 Chicago Red Stars Boston
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) Jones Soccerball shade.svg19'Yellow card.svg 56'
Lohman Yellow card.svg 42'
Summary Chalupny Soccerball shade.svg44'
Leon Yellow card.svg 47'
Wenino Soccerball shade.svg52'
Hoy Soccerball shade.svg67'
Mautz Yellow card.svg 77'
Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 1,696
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 18, 2014 (2014-05-18)7 Boston Breakers 1–4 Chicago Red Stars Boston
18:30 EDT (UTC−04) O'Reilly Soccerball shade.svg35' (pen.) Summary Wenino Soccerball shade.svg23'
Hoy Soccerball shade.svg50'
Chalupny Soccerball shade.svg57'
Bywaters Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 2,123
Referee: Kristen Salazar
May 23, 2014 (2014-05-23)8 Houston Dash 1–3 Chicago Red Stars Houston, Texas
19:00 CDT (UTC−05) Masar Soccerball shade.svg51'Yellow card.svg 57' Summary DiBernardo Soccerball shade.svg10' (pen.)
Mautz Yellow card.svg 23'Soccerball shade.svg54'
Hoy Soccerball shade.svg62'
Tancredi Yellow card.svg 75' Yellow-red card.svg 89'
Quon Yellow card.svg 78'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,868
Referee: Timon Berry
May 28, 2014 (2014-05-28)9 Sky Blue FC 0–2 Chicago Red Stars Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) Foord Yellow card.svg 84' Summary Leon Soccerball shade.svg26'
Chalupny Soccerball shade.svg35'
Johnson Yellow card.svg 77'
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 786
Referee: Matt Mercier
June 4, 2014 (2014-06-04)10 Chicago Red Stars 0–1 Washington Spirit Lisle, Illinois
19:00 CDT (UTC−05) Morway Yellow card.svg 40' Summary Gayle Yellow card.svg 27'
Taylor Soccerball shade.svg79'
Pérez Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Josh Wilkens
June 7, 2014 (2014-06-07)11 Seattle Reign FC 3–1 Chicago Red Stars Seattle, Washington
19:00 PDT (UTC−7) Barnes Yellow card.svg 26'

Goebel Yellow card.svg 38'
Leroux Yellow card.svg 47'Soccerball shade.svg68'

Little Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.), 77' (pen.)
Summary Johnston Yellow card.svg 7'

Wenino Yellow card.svg 45'
Sitch Yellow card.svg 53'

van Egmond Soccerball shade.svg62'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,222
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
June 15, 2014 (2014-06-15)12 Chicago Red Stars 2–2 Sky Blue FC Lisle, Illinois
13:00 CDT (UTC−05) Mautz Soccerball shade.svg21'
Bywaters Soccerball shade.svg31'
Summary Lisonbee-Cutshall Soccerball shade.svg60'
Hayes Soccerball shade.svg63'
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,211
Referee: Juliana Duncan
June 18, 2014 (2014-06-18)13 Western New York Flash 2–0 Chicago Red Stars Rochester, New York
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) Taylor Soccerball shade.svg2'
Losada Yellow card.svg 37'
Kerr Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Summary Chalupny Yellow card.svg 13'
Hemmings Yellow card.svg 44'
Morway Yellow card.svg 50'
Santacaterina Yellow card.svg 85'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 1,786
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 21, 2014 (2014-06-21)14 FC Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Kansas City, Missouri
19:00 CDT (UTC−05) Buczkowski Soccerball shade.svg76' Summary van Egmond Yellow card.svg 83'Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,493
Referee: Christina Unkel
July 4, 2014 (2014-07-04)15 Portland Thorns FC 2–2 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
11:00 PDT (UTC−7) McDonald Soccerball shade.svg24'
Huffman Soccerball shade.svg39'Yellow card.svg 62'
Summary Press Soccerball shade.svg76'Soccerball shade.svg82'Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 13,084
Referee: Timon Berry
July 12, 2014 (2014-07-12)17 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Seattle Reign FC Lisle, Illinois
19:00 CDT (UTC−05) Tancredi Soccerball shade.svg8'
Abby Erceg Yellow card.svg 60'
Bywaters Yellow card.svg 85'
Report Reed Yellow card.svg 80'Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,032
Referee: Margaret Domka
July 17, 2014 (2014-07-17)18 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Lisle, Illinois
19:00 CDT (UTC−05) Boxx Yellow card.svg 17'
Chalupny Soccerball shade.svg77'
Summary McDonald Soccerball shade.svg1'
Sinclair Yellow card.svg 57'
Menges Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,014
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Josh Wilkens
July 20, 2014 (2014-07-20)19 Seattle Reign FC 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Seattle, Washington
16:00 PDT (UTC−7) Rapinoe Yellow card.svg 38'
Goebel Soccerball shade.svg70'
Summary Johnston Yellow card.svg 69'
Press Soccerball shade.svg81'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,030
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg David Mon
July 26, 2014 (2014-07-26)20 Chicago Red Stars 0–0 Houston Dash Lisle, Illinois
13:00 CDT (UTC−05) Erceg Yellow card.svg 61'
Mautz Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Summary Ohale Yellow card.svg 84'Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,494
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Christina Unkel

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
StadiumHHAAHAAAAHAHAAAHHHAHAHHH
ResultWLLDWWWWWLLDLLDDWDDDLWWD
Updated to match(es) played on August 30, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL [3]

Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAWGShotSOGCroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
7MF Shannon Boxx 54245000110007110
21FW Hayley Brock 83238110950044000
5FW Zakiya Bywaters 19101086200231411658910
17MF Lori Chalupny 232220035003314156284510
10MF Vanessa DiBernardo 2319178213025115861141800
6DF Abby Erceg 1111990000320008220
14DF Taryn Hemmings 159893020300016820
2FW Jen Hoy 211613544322111401818720
16DF Samantha Johnson 12119560101100041110
8DF Julie Johnston 21211890221197200151940
19FW Adriana Leon 20151173131209113261020
4MF Alyssa Mautz 2012105330216900616850
3DF Kecia Morway 1210907000101018220
23FW Christen Press 1212108060142260111412500
11DF Rachel Quon 191916930001100110620
24FWNiki Read106000000000000
18DF Jackie Santacaterina 1397790002110115430
38MF Julianne Sitch 1197620003210017210
9FW Melissa Tancredi 1376823111710001213521
15MF Emily Van Egmond 1066332205200111410
28FWMichele Weissenhofer1014000110012000
13DF Michelle Wenino 1815138021184100101310
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinWLTShotSOGSavGAGA/GPenPKFSO
1GK Karina LeBlanc 212118909662029776211.000456
20GK Taylor Vancil 3327001242181351.667110

Awards

NWSL awards

NWSL Player of the Week

No player of Chicago Red Stars was named Player of the Week in 2014 season.

NWSL Best XI

No player of Chicago Red Stars was named to NWSL Best XI for 2014 season. However, two players, Christen Press and Julie Johnston were named to 2014 NWSL Second XI. [25]

NWSL Rookie of the Year

Julie Johnston was named 2014 NWSL Rookie of the Year, out voting Kealia Ohai and Crystal Dunn. [26]

Chicago Red Stars team awards

Chicago Red Stars announced on September 2 the 2014 team awards from the staff, media and fans. [27] Notably, Julie Johnston was the Defender of the Year, as well as the Rookie of the Year. In a separate announcement, Christen Press was awarded Golden Boot as the team's top goal scorer despite playing only 12 games; this followed her previous year's performance in the Swedish Damallsvenskan where she was the league's top-scorer with 23 goals, and was awarded the league's Golden Boot. [28]

Team Most Valuable Player

Lori Chalupny

Defender of the Year

Julie Johnston

Rookie of the Year

Julie Johnston

Community Service Award

Karina LeBlanc

Unsung Hero

Abby Erceg

Golden Boot

Christen Press

Notes

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