2015 Sky Blue FC season

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Sky Blue FC
2015 season
President and CEO Thomas Hofstetter
Head coach Jim Gabarra
Stadium Yurcak Field
NWSL 8th
Top goalscorer Sam Kerr
Nadia Nadim (6)
Highest home attendance5,547
(Aug. 22 vs. Portland)
Lowest home attendance743
(Apr. 26 vs. Washington)
  2014
2016  

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.

Contents

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 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shawna Gordon
4 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Caitlin Foord
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Lytle
8 FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Mónica Ocampo
9 FW Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Nadia Nadim
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katy Freels
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maya Hayes
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kristin Grubka
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sarah Killion
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jonelle Filigno
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hayley Haagsma
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kelley O'Hara
20 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Samantha Kerr
21 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aubrey Bledsoe
32 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Meg Morris
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shade Pratt
42 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lo'eau LaBonta
44 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nikki Stanton

Match results

Preseason

March 14, Sat1 Sky Blue FC 3–0 St. John's Red Storm Scotch Plains, New Jersey
EDT (UTC−04) Freels Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen.)
Killion Soccerball shade.svg56'
Hayes Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report Stadium: Wexler Field

Regular season

April 12, Sun1 FC Kansas City 0–1 Sky Blue FC Kansas City, Kansas
16:00 EDT (UTC−04)Report [1] Nadim Soccerball shade.svg29' (Morris)
O'Hara Yellow card.svg 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 Soccerball shade.svg14' (O'Hara), Yellow card.svg 90'Report [2] McDonald Soccerball shade.svg52' (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 Soccerball shade.svg62' (Nadim)Report [3] Dunn Soccerball shade.svg6' (Ordega)Soccerball shade.svg40'
Nairn Soccerball shade.svg48' (Ordega)
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 743
May 9, Sat5 Sky Blue FC 1–1 Seattle Reign FC Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) Nadim Yellow card.svg 78', Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)
Grubka Yellow card.svg 82'
Report Barnes Soccerball shade.svg76'
Fishlock Red card.svg 90'
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,562
May 22, Fri7 Boston Breakers 1–1 Sky Blue FC Boston
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) McCaffrey Soccerball shade.svg60' (unassisted)Report [5] Freels Soccerball shade.svg8' (Nadim)Stadium: Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,861
June 6, Sat9 Seattle Reign FC 3–0 Sky Blue FC Seattle
22:00 EDT (UTC−04) Winters Soccerball shade.svg8' (Fishlock)
Fishlock Soccerball shade.svg28' (Cox)
Little Soccerball shade.svg77' (penalty)
Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,225
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 3, Fri11 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Sky Blue FC Portland, Oregon
22:00 EDT (UTC−04) Kyle Yellow card.svg 54'
Long Soccerball shade.svg70' (penalty)
Farrelly Soccerball shade.svg79' (Kleiner)
Report Freels Soccerball shade.svg27' (Lytle)
Stanton Yellow card.svg 56'
Levin Red card.svg 69'
Foord Yellow card.svg 80'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 12,223
Referee: Levi Rippy
July 19, Sun13 Western New York Flash 3–3 Sky Blue FC Rochester, New York
3:00 EDT (UTC−04) Spencer Soccerball shade.svg2'
Hinkle Soccerball shade.svg25'
Heyman Soccerball shade.svg50'
Report Nadim Soccerball shade.svg39' (O'Hara)
Katy Freels Soccerball shade.svg60' (O'Hara)
Christie Rampone Soccerball shade.svg62' (Freels)
Taylor Lytle Yellow card.svg 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 Soccerball shade.svg13' (Freels), Soccerball shade.svg36' (Kerr)
Kerr Soccerball shade.svg52' (Haagsma)
Report Lauren Lazo Soccerball shade.svg84' (Rafinha)Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,067 [6]
Referee: Tori Penso
August 29, Sat19 Seattle Reign FC 1–1 Sky Blue FC Seattle
22:00 EDT (UTC−04) Winters Yellow card.svg 68'
Fishlock Soccerball shade.svg90' (Little)
Report Nadim Soccerball shade.svg6'
Haagsma Yellow card.svg 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 Soccerball shade.svg39' (O'Hara), Soccerball shade.svg72' (Killion) Report Hagen Soccerball shade.svg5' (Rodriguez)
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg42' (O'Reilly), Soccerball shade.svg52' (Moros)
Becky Sauerbrunn Yellow card.svg 92'
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Referee: Levi Rippy

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Seattle Reign FC 2013434121+2043 NWSL Shield
2 Chicago Red Stars 208933122+933 NWSL Playoffs
3 FC Kansas City (C)209563220+1232
4 Washington Spirit 208663128+330
5 Houston Dash 206682126524
6 Portland Thorns FC 206592729223
7 Western New York Flash 2065924341023
8 Sky Blue FC 205782228622
9 Boston Breakers 20431322432115
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
20225872228 −63431215 −32441013 −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

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920
StadiumAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAH
ResultWDLLDLDDLLLWDWLWDWDL
Updated to match(es) played on September 26, 2015. Source: nwslsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL

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

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAWGShotSOGCroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
18DF Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall 18181571000411017300
12MF Kim DeCesare 94395000630118310
MFTheresa Diederich3018000000011000
16FW Jonelle Filigno 5198000210014200
4DF Caitlin Foord 10108950005110191110
10MF Katy Freels 2020175452033141262152510
25DF CoCo Goodson 3047000000000000
2MF Shawna Gordon 131076800073110341000
13DF Kristin Grubka 14141214010530106410
17DF Hayley Haagsma 1615133911015201015620
11FW Maya Hayes 1310899010841025700
20FW Samantha Kerr 9976662138151084500
14MF Sarah Killion 1713123301031240101530
42FW Lo'eau LaBonta 6080000200010100
22DF Cami Levin 1918160501053404101101
6MF Taylor Lytle 15119620101863134210
32MF Meg Morris 94453010720137300
9FW Nadia Nadim 1818155161351262024341520
19DF Kelley O'Hara 11119893512614029281310
33DFShade Pratt1020000000001000
3DF Christie Rampone 1111962100320002400
44MF Nikki Stanton 933520002100010410
34MF Maruschka Waldus 108000000000000
  1. Number 44 was later assigned to Nikki Stanton
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinWLTShotSOGSavGAGA/GPenPKFSO
21GK Aubrey Bledsoe 10800022111000
1GK Brittany Cameron 2020179258726311487271.35234

See also

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