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![]() Several Thorns players were on the U.S. national team that won the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Pictured here, those players greeted the then-record size audience upon their return, prior to a match against the Houston Dash. | |||
Chairman | Merritt Paulson | ||
Manager | Mark Parsons | ||
Stadium | Providence Park Portland, Oregon | ||
National Women's Soccer League | 3rd | ||
NWSL Playoffs | Semifinals (eliminated by Chicago Red Stars) | ||
Top goalscorer | Christine Sinclair (9 goals), Margaret Purce (8 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 25,218 August 11 vs. North Carolina Courage | ||
Lowest home attendance | 15,581 June 21 vs. Utah Royals FC | ||
Average home league attendance | 20,098 | ||
Biggest win | 5–0 (July 24 vs. Houston Dash) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–6 (Sep. 11 vs. North Carolina Courage) | ||
The 2019 Portland Thorns FC season was the team's and the league's seventh season of existence. The Thorns play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Due to construction at Providence Park, the Thorns would start the season with six consecutive away matches. [1]
Updated July 28, 2022, referencing same, to add #36 Angela Salem
Updated May 8, 2019 [2] 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 24, 2019 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
17:00 | Lussi ![]() Sinclair ![]() | Report | Sharples ![]() | Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 3,420 |
March 27, 2019 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–1 | United States U-23 | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 | Report | Macario ![]() | Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 1,943 |
March 30, 2019 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–0 | Reign FC | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 4,100 |
April 141 | Orlando Pride | 0–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Orlando, Florida |
14:00 PST | Camila ![]() | Report | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 7,189 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
April 202 | Chicago Red Stars | 4–4 | Portland Thorns FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
12:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 12,967 Referee: Karen Abt |
April 283 | Sky Blue FC | 2–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Piscataway, New Jersey |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,321 |
May 114 | Orlando Pride | 1–3 | Portland Thorns FC | Orlando, Florida |
7:30pm | Report |
| Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 4,369 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin | |
Note: Play suspended for inclement weather in second half stoppage time |
May 185 | Washington Spirit | 3–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Boyds, Maryland |
16:00 | Hatch ![]() Dougherty Howard ![]() Brynjarsdottir ![]() DiBiasi ![]() Staab ![]() Logarzo ![]() | Box | Foord ![]() | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,049 |
May 256 | Sky Blue FC | 0–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Piscataway, New Jersey |
15:00 | Box | Purce ![]() Brynjarsdottir ![]() | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,472 |
June 27 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
15:00 | Box |
| Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 19,461 Referee: Victor Rivas |
June 158 | North Carolina Courage | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Cary, North Carolina |
16:45 | Box |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,172 | |
Note: doubleheader with North Carolina FC. |
June 219 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–0 | Utah Royals FC | Portland, Oregon |
20:00 |
| Box |
| Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,581 |
June 2910 | Houston Dash | 1–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Houston, Texas |
17:30 | Simon ![]() Murray ![]() | Report | Ball ![]() Lussi ![]() Purce ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,379 |
July 511 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–1 | Reign FC | Portland, Oregon |
20:00 | Brynjarsdóttir ![]() | Box Report | Barnes ![]() Groom ![]() Celia ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 19,116 |
July 1412 | Portland Thorns FC | 4–3 | Orlando Pride | Portland, Oregon |
12:00 | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 18,909 |
July 1913 | Utah Royals FC | 2–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Sandy, Utah |
19:00 | Press ![]() Corsie ![]() | Report | Sinclair ![]() Foord ![]() Sauerbrunn ![]() | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,931 |
July 2414 | Portland Thorns FC | 5–0 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,329 |
August 315 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–1 | Sky Blue FC | Portland, Oregon |
20:00 | Sinclair ![]() | Report | Dorsey ![]() Pierre-Louis ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 19,070 |
August 716 | Reign FC | 1–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Tacoma, Washington |
19:00 | Catley ![]() White ![]() Taylor ![]() | Box Report | Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 5,865 |
August 1117 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | North Carolina Courage | Portland, Oregon |
12:00 | Foord ![]() Labbé ![]() Erceg ![]() | Report | Dunn ![]() | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 |
Note: Game was broadcast on ESPNews |
August 1718 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–1 | Washington Spirit | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 | Raso ![]() Sonnett ![]() Sinclair ![]() | Report | Kellond-Knight ![]() Sullivan ![]() | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,895 |
August 2519 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
12:00 | Sinclair ![]() Purce ![]() Heath ![]() | Report | Stanton ![]() Nagasato ![]() | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 17,542 |
September 620 | Utah Royals FC | 1–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Sandy, Utah |
18:30 | Sauerbrunn ![]() Corsie ![]() Rodriguez ![]() | Report | Sonnett ![]() ![]() Horan ![]() | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium |
September 1121 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–6 | North Carolina Courage | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 | Klingenberg ![]() Horan ![]() | Report | Debinha ![]() L. Williams ![]() Dunn ![]() Hinkle ![]() Hamilton ![]() | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 17,517 |
September 2122 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 | Heath ![]() | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,022 |
September 2923 | Reign FC | 2–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Tacoma, Washington |
13:00 | Taylor ![]() Nielsen ![]() Yanez ![]() Balcer ![]() | Box | Foord ![]() Dagný ![]() Sonnett ![]() | Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 7,370 |
October 1224 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–0 | Washington Spirit | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 24,521 |
October 20Semifinal | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
2:30 p.m. CDT | Kerr ![]() | Report | Ball ![]() | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 9,218 |
Note: Televised on ESPN2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | North Carolina Courage (C) | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 49 | NWSL Shield |
2 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 44 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 40 | |
4 | Reign FC | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 38 | |
5 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 34 | |
6 | Utah Royals FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 34 | |
7 | Houston Dash | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 26 | |
8 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 20 | |
9 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 16 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
Last updated: October 12, 2019.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
Top scorers
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Round | Pick | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Previous Team |
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Round 3 | 24 | ![]() | Emily Ogle | M | Penn State |
Date | Player | Positions played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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February 13, 2019 | ![]() | MF | Maternity Leave | Signed | [4] |
May 8, 2019 | ![]() | DF | Rutgers University | Signed | [5] |
May 8, 2019 | ![]() | FW | Vanderbilt University | Signed | [5] |
Date | Player | Positions played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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October 1, 2018 | ![]() | MF | Retired | [6] | |
May 8, 2019 | ![]() | FW | Reign FC | Waived. | [5] |
May 8, 2019 | ![]() | FW | Utah Royals FC | Waived. | [5] |
Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref |
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April | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [7] | |
June | ![]() | ![]() | [8] | ||
July | ![]() | [9] | |||
August | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [10] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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1 | Won | ![]() | [11] |
2 | Won | ![]() | [12] |
19 | Won | ![]() | [13] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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1 | Won | ![]() | [14] |
2 | Nominated | ![]() | [15] |
3 | Won | ![]() | [16] |
5 | Won | ![]() | [17] |
7 | Nominated | ![]() | [18] |
8 | Won | ![]() | [19] [20] |
9 | Nominated | ![]() | [21] |
11 | Won | ![]() | [22] |
13 | Won | ![]() | [23] |
14 | Nominated | ![]() | [24] |
15 | Nominated | ![]() | [25] |
23 | Won | ![]() | [26] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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5 | Nominated | ![]() | [27] |
6 | Won | ![]() | [28] [29] |
14 | Won | ![]() | [30] |
17 | Won | ![]() | [31] |
18 | Nominated | ![]() | [32] |
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