| 2015 season | |||
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| President and CEO | Thomas Hofstetter | ||
| Head coach | Jim Gabarra | ||
| Stadium | Yurcak Field | ||
| NWSL | 8th | ||
| Top goalscorer | Sam Kerr Nadia Nadim (6) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,547 (Aug. 22 vs. Portland) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 743 (Apr. 26 vs. Washington) | ||
The 2015 Sky Blue FC season was the team's sixth season of existence. Sky Blue played the 2015 season in National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| March 14, Sat1 | Sky Blue FC | 3–0 | St. John's Red Storm | Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
| EDT (UTC−04) | Freels  50' (pen.)Killion 56'Hayes 77' | Report | Stadium: Wexler Field |
| March 21, Sat2 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | North Carolina Tar Heels | West Windsor, New Jersey |
| EDT (UTC−04) | Freels 6' | Report | Nielson  61' | Stadium: Mercer County Community College |
| March 26, Thu3 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0–2 | Sky Blue FC | Palmyra, Pennsylvania |
| EDT (UTC−04) | Report | Hayes 13' Nadim 46' | Stadium: In the Net Sports Complex |
| March 29, Sun4 | Sky Blue FC | 2–0 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Toms River, New Jersey |
| EDT (UTC−04) | Freels 14' Diederich 79' | Report | Stadium: Toms River High School North |
| April 12, Sun1 | FC Kansas City | 0–1 | Sky Blue FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 16:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Report [1] | Nadim 29' (Morris) O'Hara 90' | Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 8,489 Referee: Chris Spivey |
| April 18, Sat2 | Sky Blue FC | 1–1 | Houston Dash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Freels 14' (O'Hara), 90' | Report [2] | McDonald 52' (Brian) | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,742 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
| April 26, Sun3 | Sky Blue FC | 1–3 | Washington Spirit | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 18:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Freels 62' (Nadim) | Report [3] | Dunn 6' (Ordega)40' Nairn 48' (Ordega) | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 743 |
| May 2, Sat3 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | Sky Blue FC | Lisle, Illinois |
| 18:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Colaprico 55' (unassisted) | Report | Nadim 86' | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 1,402 |
| May 9, Sat5 | Sky Blue FC | 1–1 | Seattle Reign FC | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Nadim 78', 90' (pen.) Grubka 82' | Report | Barnes 76' Fishlock  90' | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,562 |
| May 16, Sat6 | Washington Spirit | 1–0 | Sky Blue FC | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Ordega 92+' (Dunn) | Report [4] | Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex |
| May 22, Fri7 | Boston Breakers | 1–1 | Sky Blue FC | Boston |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | McCaffrey 60' (unassisted) | Report [5] | Freels 8' (Nadim) | Stadium: Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,861 |
| May 31, Sun8 | Sky Blue FC | 1–1 | Houston Dash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 3:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Haagsma 11' (Grubka) DeCesare 86' | Report | Bailey 86' (unassisted) | Stadium: Yurcak Field |
| June 6, Sat9 | Seattle Reign FC | 3–0 | Sky Blue FC | Seattle |
| 22:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Winters 8' (Fishlock) Fishlock 28' (Cox)Little 77' (penalty) | Report | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,225 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| June 28, Sun10 | Sky Blue FC | 0–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 18:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Report | DiBernardo 6' (Huerta) Hoy 34' (Huerta)Mautz 62' (Hoy) | Stadium: Yurcak Field |
| July 3, Fri11 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | Sky Blue FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 22:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Kyle 54' Long 70' (penalty)Farrelly 79' (Kleiner) | Report | Freels 27' (Lytle) Stanton 56'Levin 69'Foord 80' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 12,223 Referee: Levi Rippy |
| July 11, Sat12 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Kerr 54' (Hayes) | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field |
| July 19, Sun13 | Western New York Flash | 3–3 | Sky Blue FC | Rochester, New York |
| 3:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Spencer 2' Hinkle 25'Heyman 50' | Report | Nadim 39' (O'Hara) Katy Freels 60' (O'Hara)Christie Rampone 62' (Freels)Taylor Lytle 94' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,161 |
| July 25, Sat14 | Sky Blue FC | 3–1 | Boston Breakers | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | O'Hara 13' (Freels), 36' (Kerr) Kerr 52' (Haagsma) | Report | Lauren Lazo 84' (Rafinha) | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,067 [6] Referee: Tori Penso |
| August 1, Sat15 | Sky Blue FC | 1–2 | Western New York Flash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Stadium: Yurcak Field |
| August 7, Fri16 | Houston Dash | 0–2 | Sky Blue FC | Houston |
| 8:30 EDT (UTC−04) | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium |
| August 12, Wed17 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–1 | Sky Blue FC | Lisle, Illinois |
| 14:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Leon 15' (Gilliland) Chalupny 64' | Report | Kerr 36' (unassisted) Filigno 86' | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex |
| August 22, Sat18 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Nadim 19' (O'Hara) | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 5,547 |
| August 29, Sat19 | Seattle Reign FC | 1–1 | Sky Blue FC | Seattle |
| 22:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Winters 68' Fishlock 90' (Little) | Report | Nadim 6' Haagsma 62' | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,471 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| September 2, Wed20 | Sky Blue FC | 2–3 | FC Kansas City | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Kerr 39' (O'Hara), 72' (Killion) | Report | Hagen 5' (Rodriguez) Rodriguez 42' (O'Reilly), 52' (Moros)Becky Sauerbrunn 92' | Stadium: Yurcak Field Referee: Levi Rippy |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Reign FC | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 43 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 33 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | FC Kansas City (C) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 32 | |
| 4 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 30 | |
| 5 | Houston Dash | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 24 | |
| 6 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 23 | |
| 7 | Western New York Flash | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 23 | |
| 8 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 22 | |
| 9 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 15 |
| 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 |
| 20 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 |
Last updated: September 26, 2015
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
Source: NWSL
Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper
| N | Pos | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | WG | Shot | SOG | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | DF | Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall | 18 | 18 | 1571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Kim DeCesare | 9 | 4 | 395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| [n 1] 44 | MF | Theresa Diederich | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Jonelle Filigno | 5 | 1 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Caitlin Foord | 10 | 10 | 895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Katy Freels | 20 | 20 | 1754 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | CoCo Goodson | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | Shawna Gordon | 13 | 10 | 768 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Kristin Grubka | 14 | 14 | 1214 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Hayley Haagsma | 16 | 15 | 1339 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Maya Hayes | 13 | 10 | 899 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Samantha Kerr | 9 | 9 | 766 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Sarah Killion | 17 | 13 | 1233 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | Lo'eau LaBonta | 6 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Cami Levin | 19 | 18 | 1605 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Taylor Lytle | 15 | 11 | 962 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Meg Morris | 9 | 4 | 453 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Nadia Nadim | 18 | 18 | 1551 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Kelley O'Hara | 11 | 11 | 989 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Shade Pratt | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Christie Rampone | 11 | 11 | 962 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Nikki Stanton | 9 | 3 | 352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Maruschka Waldus | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N | Pos | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | Shot | SOG | Sav | GA | GA/G | Pen | PKF | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | GK | Aubrey Bledsoe | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Brittany Cameron | 20 | 20 | 1792 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 263 | 114 | 87 | 27 | 1.35 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
The 2013 National Women's Soccer League season was the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2009–2011) and the Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003), this was the seventh overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. The league was operated by the United States Soccer Federation and received major financial backing from that body. Further financial backing was provided by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Mexican Football Federation. All three national federations paid the league salaries of many of their respective national team members in an effort to nurture talent in those nations.
The following is a compilation of notable records and statistics for teams and players in the National Women's Soccer League, which started in 2013.
The 2014 National Women's Soccer League season was the second season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2009–2011) and the Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003), this was the eighth overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. The league was operated by the United States Soccer Federation and received major financial backing from that body. Further financial backing was provided by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Mexican Football Federation. All three national federations paid the league salaries of many of their respective national team members in an effort to nurture talent in those nations.
The 2014 Chicago Red Stars season was the sixth season of the soccer club and its second season in National Women's Soccer League.
The 2015 Chicago Red Stars season was the seventh season of the soccer club and its third season in National Women's Soccer League. For the first time in NWSL the Red Stars advanced to the playoffs by finishing second in regular season. In addition, the team held the first place for ten consecutive weeks, from week 4 to week 13. However, the club could not reach the NWSL championship, as in the playoffs semi-final the Red Stars lost to the reigning Champion FC Kansas City, by a score of 0–3. It was the club's final season playing home games at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex.
The 2015 season was the Houston Dash's second season as a professional women's soccer team. As a member of the National Women's Soccer League, United States' top-flight women's league, the Dash's schedule included 20 total games against eight other NWSL teams. The Dash sought to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history after finishing in last place during their inaugural season. The 2015 regular season began on April 10, 2015.
The 2015 Boston Breakers season, is the club's tenth overall year of existence, sixth consecutive year, and third year as a member of the National Women's Soccer League. They played 20 games, finishing with 4 wins, 3 draws, and 13 losses. They did not qualify for the post-season playoffs, and finished the season at ninth place in a nine team league.
The 2015 season was Washington Spirit's third 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 2015 season was FC Kansas City's third season of existence. The team competes in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
The 2016 Seattle Reign FC season was the club's fourth season of play and their fourth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The club entered the season as the two-time defending winner of the NWSL Shield.
The 2016 season was the Portland Thorns FC's fourth season of existence in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns finished first, winning the NWSL Shield, an improvement over their sixth-place finish in the 2015 season. They lost their opening game of the 2016 NWSL Championship tournament (playoffs).
The 2016 season was Washington Spirit's fourth season, competing in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
The 2016 Sky Blue FC season was the team's seventh season. Sky Blue played the 2016 season in National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
The 2016 Boston Breakers season, is the club's eleventh season overall, its seventh consecutive season, and fourth year as a member of the National Women's Soccer League.
The 2016 season is the Houston Dash's third season as an American professional women's soccer team in the NWSL.
The 2017 Boston Breakers season was the club's twelfth season overall, eighth consecutive season, and fifth season as a member of the National Women's Soccer League. They finished 9th in the 10 team league with a record of 4 wins, 13 losses, and 7 draws.
The 2017 Houston Dash season was the team's fourth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League.
The 2017 Chicago Red Stars season was the team's ninth season. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. In 2017, for the third consecutive season, the Red Stars made it to the post-season playoffs and was eliminated in the semi-final.
The 2017 Sky Blue FC season was the team's eighth season as a professional women's soccer team. Sky Blue FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
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.
