2016 Seattle Reign FC season

Last updated
Seattle Reign FC
2016 season
OwnersBill and Teresa Predmore
General manager Laura Harvey
Head coach Laura Harvey
Stadium Memorial Stadium
NWSL 5th (missed the playoffs)
Top goalscorer Manon Melis (7)
Highest home attendance5,888
(Aug. 27 vs. PTFC)
Lowest home attendance3,987
(Apr. 17 vs. SBFC)
Average home league attendance4,599
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2017  →

The 2016 Seattle Reign FC season is 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 enters the season as the two-time defending winner of the NWSL Shield.

Contents

Club

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
General Manager & Head Coach Flag of England.svg Laura Harvey
Assistant Coach Flag of England.svg Sam Laity
Goalkeeper Coach Flag of the United States.svg Ben Dragavon

Last updated: 30 August 2016
Source: https://www.reignfc.com/

Roster

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauren Barnes
4 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Rachel Corsie
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michelle Cruz
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kiersten Dallstream
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsay Elston
10 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Jess Fishlock
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kendall Fletcher
36 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Nahomi Kawasumi
28 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Haley Kopmeyer
8 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kim Little
No.Pos.NationPlayer
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Merritt Mathias
14 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Manon Melis
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carson Pickett
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Megan Rapinoe
7 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elli Reed
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Havana Solaun
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andi Tostanoski
20 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Rumi Utsugi
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Keelin Winters (captain)
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Beverly Yanez

Competitions

  Win  Tie  Loss

Preseason

March 27, 2016PTFC Tournament Portland Thorns FC 0–2 Seattle Reign FC Portland, Oregon
17:00 (PDT) Horan Yellow card.svg 59'
Nadim Yellow card.svg 90'		 Box
Recap 		Mathias Yellow card.svg 59'
Solaun Soccerball shade.svg75'
Fishlock Soccerball shade.svg77'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A
March 30, 2016PTFC Tournament Seattle Reign FC 2–0 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon
17:00 (PDT) Yanez Soccerball shade.svg36'
Dallstream Soccerball shade.svg81'
Corsie Yellow card.svg
Foxhoven Yellow card.svg		 Recap Brooks Yellow card.svgStadium: Providence Park
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A
April 2, 2016PTFC Tournament Seattle Reign FC 2–1 Oregon State Beavers Portland, Oregon
14:30 (PDT) Foxhoven Soccerball shade.svg2'
Cruz Soccerball shade.svg29'		 Box
Recap 		Faris Soccerball shade.svg61'
Santarossa Yellow card.svg		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A
April 9, 2016Community Shield Seattle Reign FC 4–1 Washington Huskies Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Melis Soccerball shade.svg18', 45'
Yanez Soccerball shade.svg26'
Mathias Soccerball shade.svg48' (pen.)		 Box
Report 		Serwold Soccerball shade.svg85'
Johnston Yellow card.svg		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,633
Referee: N/A

International friendlies

May 26, 2016 Seattle Reign FC Flag of the United States.svg 1–1 Flag of England.svg Arsenal Ladies Seattle, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Yanez Soccerball shade.svg17'
Reed Yellow card.svg 83'		 Report van de Donk Yellow card.svg 56'
Natalia Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.)		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,083

Regular season

April 17, 20161 Seattle Reign FC 1–2 Sky Blue FC Seattle, Washington
16:00 (PDT) Solo Yellow card.svg 37'
Mathias Soccerball shade.svg52'
Corsie Yellow card.svg 81'		 Box
Report 		Kai Soccerball shade.svg15'
Conheeney Soccerball shade.svg67'		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,987
Referee: Karen Abt
April 24, 20162 Boston Breakers 0–3 Seattle Reign FC Allston, Massachusetts
15:30 (PDT) Ratcliffe Yellow card.svg
Zerboni Yellow card.svg		 Box
Recap 		Melis Soccerball shade.svg9'
Corsie Soccerball shade.svg39'
Solo Yellow card.svg 49'
Little Soccerball shade.svg79'		Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 3,743
Referee: Matthew Franz
May 1, 20163 Seattle Reign FC 1–0 FC Kansas City Seattle, Washington
16:00 (PDT) Little Soccerball shade.svg56'
Elston Yellow card.svg 90+'		 Box
Report 		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,083
Referee: Greg Dopka
May 8, 20164 Orlando Pride 2–0 Seattle Reign FC Orlando, Florida
20:00 (PDT) Hagen Soccerball shade.svg12'
Sanderson Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Box
Report 		Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 8,211
Referee: Leszek Stalmach
May 14, 20165 Seattle Reign FC 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Yanez Soccerball shade.svg49' Box
Report 		Nadim Soccerball shade.svg46'
Horan Yellow card.svg 86'
Morris Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,631
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
May 22, 20166 Seattle Reign FC 1–2 Chicago Red Stars Seattle, Washington
16:00 (PDT) Corsie Yellow card.svg 74'
Little Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.)		 Box
Report 		Hoy Soccerball shade.svg55', 67'Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,056
Referee: Reyna Fonseca
May 29, 20167 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 Seattle Reign FC Portland, Oregon
16:00 (PDT) Box
Report 		Reed Yellow card.svg 84'Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 18,114
Referee: Greg Dopka
June 12, 20168 Seattle Reign FC 1–0 Houston Dash Seattle, Washington
16:00 (PDT) Solaun Soccerball shade.svg66' Box
Report 		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,682
Referee: Marco Vega
June 19, 20169 Sky Blue FC 0–0 Seattle Reign FC Piscataway, New Jersey
TBD (PDT) Box
Recap 		Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,547
Referee: Margaret Domka
June 25, 201610 FC Kansas City 0–0 Seattle Reign FC Kansas City, Missouri
TBD (PDT) Scott Yellow card.svg 59'
Sauerbrunn Yellow card.svg 90+'		 Box
Recap 		Corsie Yellow card.svg 18'
Pickett Red card.svg 90'		Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 3,041
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 2, 201611 Seattle Reign FC 2–0 Boston Breakers Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Kawasumi Soccerball shade.svg14', 62' Box
Recap 		King Yellow card.svg 40'
Ratcliffe Yellow card.svg 72'		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,327
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
July 9, 201612 Western New York Flash 3–2 Seattle Reign FC Rochester, New York
TBD (PDT) Erceg Soccerball shade.svg38', 45'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Box
Recap 		Kawasumi Soccerball shade.svg22'
Winters Yellow card.svg 64'
Mathias Yellow card.svg 82'
Utsugi Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: Frontier Field
Attendance: 4,314
Referee: Karen Abt
July 16, 201613 Seattle Reign FC 1–1 Western New York Flash Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Melis Soccerball shade.svg3'
Winters Yellow card.svg 33'
Reed Yellow card.svg 74'
Fishlock Yellow card.svg 90+'		 Box
Report 		McDonald Soccerball shade.svg45'
Zerboni Yellow card.svg 47'		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,521
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
July 23, 201614 Seattle Reign FC 5–2 Orlando Pride Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Little Soccerball shade.svg21' (pen.)
Fishlock Soccerball shade.svg30'
Melis Soccerball shade.svg47'
Fletcher Soccerball shade.svg56'
Dallstream Yellow card.svg 81'
Pressley Soccerball shade.svg87' (o.g.)		 Box
Report 		Spencer Soccerball shade.svg52'
Edmonds Soccerball shade.svg89'		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,103
Referee: Christopher Spivey
July 30, 201615 Portland Thorns FC 1–0 Seattle Reign FC Portland, Oregon
TBD (PDT) Nadim Soccerball shade.svg74' Box
Report 		Fishlock Yellow card.svg 62'Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,231
Referee: Malik Badawi
August 27, 201616 Seattle Reign FC 3–1 Portland Thorns FC Seattle, Washington
14:00 (PDT) Melis Soccerball shade.svg27', 50'
Barnes Yellow card.svg 54'
Fishlock Yellow card.svg 65'
Rapinoe Soccerball shade.svg94'		 Box
Recap 		Reynolds Yellow card.svg 71'
Long Soccerball shade.svg92'		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,888
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
September 4, 201617 Chicago Red Stars 2–2 Seattle Reign FC Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 (PDT) Huerta Soccerball shade.svg27'
Press Soccerball shade.svg79' (pen.)		 Box
Report 		Melis Soccerball shade.svg5'
Barnes Soccerball shade.svg9'
Fishlock Yellow card.svg 80'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,355
Referee: Christina Unkel
September 7, 201618 Washington Spirit 2–1 Seattle Reign FC Boyds, Maryland
TBD (PDT) Dunn Soccerball shade.svg50+'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Box
Recap 		Little Soccerball shade.svg70' (pen.)
Fletcher Yellow card.svg 74'		Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,039
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
September 11, 201619 Seattle Reign FC 2–0 Washington Spirit Seattle, Washington
18:00 (PDT) Yanez Soccerball shade.svg27'
Winters Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Box
Recap 		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,711
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 25, 201620 Houston Dash 2–3 Seattle Reign FC Houston, Texas
18:30 (PDT) Ohai Soccerball shade.svg39'
Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg42'		 Box
Report 		Mathias Yellow card.svg 13'
Melis Soccerball shade.svg60'
Little Soccerball shade.svg76'
Yanez Soccerball shade.svg82'		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,651
Referee: Farhad Dadkho

Regular-season standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 2012533519+1641 NWSL Shield
2 Washington Spirit 2012353021+939 NWSL Playoffs
3 Chicago Red Stars 209652420+433
4 Western New York Flash (C)209564026+1432
5 Seattle Reign FC 208662921+830
6 FC Kansas City 207581820−226
7 Sky Blue FC 207582430−626
8 Houston Dash 2064102929022
9 Orlando Pride 2061132030−1019
10 Boston Breakers 2032151447−3311
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
20308662921 +8622189 +92441112 −1

Last updated: September 26, 2016
Source: http://www.nwslsoccer.com/teams/seattle-reign-fc
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 matchday
Round1234567891011121314151617181920
StadiumHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHA
ResultLWWLDLDWDDWLDWLWDLWW
Position [lower-alpha 1] 63367676675666655555
Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 2016. Source: nwslsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ↑ SRFC's position at the end of the day in which their match was played.

Statistics

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
* Tostanoski's appearances came while she was still an amateur call-up.

Last updated: 26 September 2016.
Source: http://nwslsoccer.com/teams/seattle-reign-fc

No.Pos.NameRegular SeasonDiscipline
AppsGoals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
3DF Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Barnes 20110
4DF Flag of Scotland.svg Rachel Corsie 11 (1)130
6MF Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Elston 0 (12)010
7DF Flag of the United States.svg Elli Reed 14 (2)020
8MF Flag of Scotland.svg Kim Little 20600
9FW Flag of the United States.svg Merritt Mathias 17 (2)120
10MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jess Fishlock 16140
11MF Flag of the United States.svg Keelin Winters 20120
13DF Flag of the United States.svg Kendall Fletcher 20110
14FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Melis 15 (1)700
15FW Flag of the United States.svg Megan Rapinoe 2 (3)100
16DF Flag of the United States.svg Carson Pickett 8 (7)001
17FW Flag of the United States.svg Beverly Yanez 18 (2)300
19MF Flag of the United States.svg Havana Solaun 3 (3)100
20MF Flag of Japan.svg Rumi Utsugi 6 (1)100
21DF Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Cruz 0 (4)000
24GK Flag of the United States.svg Andi Tostanoski 1 (1)*000
25FW Flag of the United States.svg Kiersten Dallstream 2 (9)010
28GK Flag of the United States.svg Haley Kopmeyer 11000
36FW Flag of Japan.svg Nahomi Kawasumi 8 (2)300
Own Goal1
Players who left the club during the season
1GK Flag of the United States.svg Hope Solo 8020
12DF Flag of the United States.svg Paige Nielsen 0 (2)000

Awards

FIFA FIFPro Women's World11

BBC Women's Footballer of the Year

The 100 Best Footballers in The World

NWSL Season Awards

NWSL Player of the Week

NWSL Save of the Week

Team awards

Contract extensions

DatePlayerPosNotesRef
November 23, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Barnes DFSigned to new contract [17]
November 23, 2015 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jess Fishlock MFSigned to new contract [17]
November 23, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Kendall Fletcher DFSigned to new contract [17]
November 23, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Haley Kopmeyer GKSigned to new contract [17]
November 23, 2015 Flag of Scotland.svg Kim Little MFSigned to new contract [17]
November 23, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Elli Reed DFSigned to new contract [17]
November 23, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Keelin Winters MFSigned to new contract [17]
November 25, 2015 Flag of Scotland.svg Rachel Corsie DFClub option exercised [18]
November 25, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Kiersten Dallstream FWClub option exercised [18]
November 25, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Merritt Mathias FWClub option exercised [18]
November 25, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Havana Solaun MFClub option exercised [18]
November 25, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Stanley GKClub option exercised [18]
November 25, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Beverly Yanez FWClub option exercised [18]

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when the Reign FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired (e.g., draft picks) are not listed, and amateur call-ups are not considered official signings either. For transfers out, dates listed are when the Reign FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, her new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when she was officially removed from the Reign FC roster.

In

DatePlayerPosPrevious ClubNotesRef
October 26, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Meghan Klingenberg DF Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dash Traded, along with a conditional selection in the 2017 NWSL College Draft, for Amber Brooks and the No. 5 overall selection in the 2016 NWSL College Draft [19]
November 25, 2015 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Melis FW Flag of Sweden.svg Göteborg FC Free [20]
November 25, 2015 Flag of Sweden.svg Antonia Göransson DF Flag of Sweden.svg Vittsjö GIK Free [21]
April 11, 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Carson Pickett DF Flag of the United States.svg Florida State Seminoles Free; 2016 draft pick [22]
April 11, 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Elston MF Flag of France.svg FC Metz-AlgrangeFree [22]
April 24, 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Andi Tostanoski GK Flag of the United States.svg Santa Clara Broncos Free; GK replacement for match at BOS [23]
May 5, 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Paige Nielsen DF Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Tar Heels Free; 2016 draft pick [24]
May 20, 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Andi Tostanoski GK Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Reign FC Free; GK replacement for match vs. CRS [25]
June 2, 2016 Flag of Japan.svg Rumi Utsugi MF Flag of France.svg Montpellier HSC Free [26]
June 16, 2016 Flag of Japan.svg Nahomi Kawasumi FW Flag of Japan.svg INAC Kobe Leonessa Free [27]
August 27, 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Andi Tostanoski GK Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Reign FC Free [28]

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed during the 2016 NWSL College Draft on January 15, 2016, will be listed in the notes. [29] [30]

PlayerPosPrevious ClubNotes
Flag of the United States.svg Carson Pickett DF Flag of the United States.svg Florida State Seminoles 1st round, 4th pick (4th pick overall)
Flag of the United States.svg Paige Nielsen DF Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Tar Heels 3rd round, 5th pick (25th pick overall)
Flag of the United States.svg Summer Green FW Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Tar Heels 3rd round, 10th pick (30th pick overall)
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Luke GK Flag of the United States.svg Utah Utes 4th round, 10th pick (40th pick overall)

Out

DatePlayerPosDestination ClubNotesRef
October 6, 2015 Flag of Denmark.svg Katrine Veje FW Flag of Denmark.svg Brøndby IF Waived [31] [32]
October 8, 2015 Flag of Samoa.svg Mariah Bullock MFRetired [33] [34]
October 19, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Cox DFRetired [35] [36]
October 26, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Amber Brooks MF Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dash Traded, along with the No. 5 overall selection in the 2016 NWSL College Draft, for Meghan Klingenberg and a conditional selection in the 2017 NWSL College Draft [19]
November 2, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Meghan Klingenberg DF Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Pride The No. 1 selection in the 2015 NWSL Expansion Draft [37]
December 22, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Stanley GK Flag of the United States.svg Sky Blue FC Waived [38] [39]
January 18, 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Foxhoven FWOut of contract; left the club by mutual consent [40] [41]
March 25, 2016 Flag of Sweden.svg Antonia Göransson DF Flag of Sweden.svg Mallbackens IF Waived due to a medical issue [42] [43] [44]
April 25, 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Andi Tostanoski GK Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Reign FC End of GK replacement [23]
May 23, 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Andi Tostanoski GK Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Reign FC End of GK replacement [25]
July 1, 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Paige Nielsen DF Flag of Cyprus.svg Apollon Ladies FC Waived [45] [46]
August 30, 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Hope Solo GKPersonal leave for the remainder of the 2016 season [47]

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