2019 season | |||
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President & CEO | Thomas Hofstetter | ||
Head coach | Denise Reddy (until June 28) Hugo Macedo (caretaker, from June 28 until September 4) Freya Coombe (from September 4) | ||
Stadium | Yurcak Field Piscataway, New Jersey (Capacity: 5,000) | ||
NWSL | 8th | ||
Top goalscorer | Carli Lloyd (8) | ||
Highest home attendance | 9,415 vs Reign FC, August 18, 2019 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,321 vs Portland Thorns FC, April 28, 2019 | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,338 | ||
The 2019 Sky Blue FC season is the team's tenth 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. [1]
Since the 2018 Sky Blue finished in last place and only won one game, 2019 offered opportunities for improvement. The off-season didn't get off to a promising start as two of the team's top draft picks, Hailie Mace (2nd overall pick) and Julia Ashley (6th overall pick) chose not to sign with the club. Mace signed with FC Rosengård and Ashley with Linköpings FC. [2] [3] Sky Blue's third and fourth picks, Paige Monaghan (10th overall pick) and Julie James (11th overall pick) did however choose to come to preseason and were ultimately signed. During preseason training two Sky Blue players suffered season-ending injuries. Defender Mandy Freeman ruptured her Achilles tendon and midfielder Madison Tiernan tore her ACL and MCL. [4] [5]
On April 9, 2019 General Manager and President Tony Novo resigned from his position, Sky Blue Vice-President Alyse LaHue was appointed to take over as interim general manager. [6] Kyra Carusa, Sky Blue's 19th overall pick in the 2019 Draft signed with Le Havre AC in France on April 25, making her the third Sky Blue draft pick to sign in Europe. [7]
On June 28, Denise Reddy was fired as the team's head coach. Her record as head coach was 1-8-24. [8] Goalkeeper coach Hugo Macedo filled in on a temporary basis until the club named Freya Coombe interim head coach on September 4. [9]
Sky Blue played their first ever game at Red Bull Arena on August 18 against Reign FC. They set a club record with 9,415 in attendance for the game, which finished in a 1–1 draw. [10] The positive feedback and high demand led the club to move their September 29 home finale to Red Bull Arena, where they drew 8,314 for a 1–1 draw against the Orlando Pride. [11]
As of July 19, 2019 [12] 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 16, 2019 | Sky Blue FC | 6–0 | St. John's University | Manalapan, New Jersey |
3:00 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Sportika Sports |
March 23, 2019 | Sky Blue FC | 0–0 | West Virginia University | Manalapan, New Jersey |
3:00 p.m. | Stadium: Sportika Sports |
March 29, 2019 | Sky Blue FC | 2–0 | Rutgers University | Manalapan, New Jersey |
7:00 p.m. | Hoy 9' Monaghan 77' | Report | Stadium: Sportika Sports |
April 13, 20191 | Washington Spirit | 2–0 | Sky Blue FC | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 | Staab 59' Crosson 90+2' | Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2.373 |
April 20, 20192 | Sky Blue FC | 0–1 | Houston Dash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
18:00 | Lloyd 80' | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,394 |
April 28, 20193 | Sky Blue FC | 2–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Piscataway, New Jersey |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,321 |
May 4, 20194 | North Carolina Courage | 0–0 | Sky Blue FC | Cary, North Carolina |
19:00 | McCall Zerboni 87' | Report | Paige Monaghan 34' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,039 |
May 11, 20195 | Sky Blue FC | 2–3 | Washington Spirit | Piscataway, New Jersey |
15:00 | Rodriguez 32' Dorsey 80' | Report | Matthews 22', 68' Dougherty Howard 27' DiBiasi 55' Nielsen 54' | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,330 |
May 18, 20196 | Reign FC | 2–1 | Sky Blue FC | Tacoma, Washington |
16:00 | James 13' (o.g) Taylor 78' Onumonu 90+8' | Box | Rodriguez 10' McCaskill 45+1' | Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 3,036 |
May 25, 20197 | Sky Blue FC | 0–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Piscataway, New Jersey |
18:00 | Box | Purce 69' Brynjarsdottir 87' | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,472 |
June 15, 20198 | Utah Royals FC | 1–0 | Sky Blue FC | Sandy, Utah |
22:00 | Box |
| Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 5,777 |
June 22, 20199 | Sky Blue FC | 1–2 | Orlando Pride | Piscataway, New Jersey |
19:00 | Box |
| Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,644 |
July 6, 201910 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–2 | Sky Blue FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
20:00 | Colaprico 83' | Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,374 |
July 12, 201911 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Utah Royals FC | Piscataway, New Jersey |
19:30 | James 42' Flores 77' Pierre-Louis 88' Hoy 90+2' | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,842 |
July 20, 201912 | Orlando Pride | 1–0 | Sky Blue FC | Orlando, Florida |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 9,415 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
July 24, 201913 | Sky Blue FC | 0–1 | Washington Spirit | Piscataway, New Jersey |
19:30 | James 50' | Report | Hatch 54' Huster 90+2' | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 5,003 |
July 28, 201914 | Houston Dash | 1–0 | Sky Blue FC | Houston, Texas |
19:00 | Daly 22' | Report | Dorsey 68' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,510 |
August 4, 201915 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–1 | Sky Blue FC | Portland, Oregon |
23:00 | Sinclair 39' (pen.) | Report | Dorsey 69' Pierre-Louis 73' 90+2' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 19,070 |
August 7, 201916 | Utah Royals FC | 3–0 | Sky Blue FC | Sandy, Utah |
22:00 | Press 27', 29' Rodriguez 28' | Report | Hoy 60' Wright 60' | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 7,715 |
August 14, 201917 | Sky Blue FC | 2–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Piscataway, New Jersey |
19:00 | Monaghan 71' (Lloyd), 90+3' (Lloyd) Wright 56' | Report | Kerr 90+1' (Nagasato) Nagasato 62' Naughton 64' | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,558 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
August 18, 201918 | Sky Blue FC | 1–1 | Reign FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
13:00 | Eddy 36' | Report | Taylor 38' Long 84' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 9,415 |
August 24, 201919 | Houston Dash | 1–2 | Sky Blue FC | Houston, Texas |
20:30 | Ohai 90+4' | Report | Dydasco 9' Lloyd 26', 41' Skroski 34' Lewandowski 49' Sheridan 83' | Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 4,102 |
September 7, 201920 | Sky Blue FC | 1–2 | North Carolina Courage | Piscataway, New Jersey |
15:00 | Lloyd 13' (p) Rodriguez 79' | Report | Skroski 1' (og) Dunn 57' | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,895 |
September 15, 201921 | Sky Blue FC | 0–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Piscataway, New Jersey |
17:00 | Rodriguez 78' | Report | Brian 31' Kerr 33' Nagasato 80' | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,871 |
September 21, 201922 | Reign FC | 0–1 | Sky Blue FC | Tacoma, Washington |
22:00 | Box Report | Dorsey 43' Lloyd 50'77' | Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 6,189 |
September 29, 201923 | Sky Blue FC | 1–1 | Orlando Pride | Harrison, New Jersey |
11:00 | Dorsey 45+2' Monaghan 56' Lloyd 88' | Report | Zadorsky 18' Edmonds 42' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 8,314 |
October 12, 201924 | North Carolina Courage | 3–2 | Sky Blue FC | Cary, North Carolina |
19:00 | McDonald 16' Debinha 28' McDonald 81' | Report | Lloyd 26' Richardson 86' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 9,195 |
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 |
22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −6 |
Last updated: September 22, 2019.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
Top scorers
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Shutouts
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Round | Pick | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Previous Team |
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Round 1 | 2 | Hailie Mace | F | UCLA | |
Round 1 | 6 | Julia Ashley | D | University of North Carolina | |
Round 2 | 10 | Paige Monaghan | F | Butler University | |
Round 2 | 11 | Julie James | M | Baylor University | |
Round 3 | 19 | Kyra Carusa | F | Georgetown University | |
Round 4 | 28 | Kaylan Marckese | G | University of Florida | |
Round 4 | 29 | Kenie Wright | M | Rutgers University | |
Round 4 | 34 | Sabrina Flores | D | University of Notre Dame |
Date | Player | Positions played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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January 10, 2019 | Caprice Dydasco | DF | Washington Spirit | Acquired in Trade with the Washington Spirit for the 3rd Overall Pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft | [14] |
January 10, 2019 | DiDi Haracic | GK | Washington Spirit | Acquired in Trade with the Washington Spirit for the 3rd Overall Pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft | [14] |
January 10, 2019 | Estelle Johnson | DF | Washington Spirit | Acquired in Trade with the Washington Spirit for the 3rd Overall Pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft | [14] |
January 14, 2019 | Nahomi Kawasumi | FW | Reign FC | Acquired in Trade with Reign FC in exchange for Shea Groom | [15] |
April 10, 2019 | Gabi | MF | Esporte Clube Iranduba da Amazônia | Signed. | [16] |
May 7, 2019 | Gina Lewandowski | DF | Bayern Munich | Signed. | [17] |
June 11, 2019 | Elizabeth Eddy | MF | North Carolina Courage | Acquired in a trade with the North Carolina Courage in exchange for McKenzie Meehan | [18] |
July 19, 2019 | Nicole Baxter | MF | Asarums IF | Signed. | [19] |
Date | Player | Positions played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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November 14, 2018 | Amanda Frisbie | DF | Klepp IL | Signed with Klepp IL in Norway. | [20] |
November 20, 2018 | Rebekah Stott | DF | Avaldsnes IL | Signed with Avaldsnes IL in Norway. | [21] |
January 9, 2019 | Katie Johnson | FW | Chicago Red Stars | Traded to the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for the 6th overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and the highest second-round pick in 2020. | [20] |
January 12, 2019 | Christina Gibbons | DF | Retired | [22] | |
January 14, 2019 | Shea Groom | FW | Reign FC | Traded to Reign FC in exchange for Nahomi Kawasumi | [15] |
March 8, 2019 | Caroline Casey | GK | Retired | [23] | |
June 11, 2019 | McKenzie Meehan | FW | North Carolina Courage | Traded to the North Carolina Courage in exchange for Elizabeth Eddy. | [18] |
June 19, 2019 | Savannah McCaskill | FW | Chicago Red Stars | Traded to the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for a First and Second Round draft pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft | [24] |
July 14, 2019 | Gabi | MF | Released | [25] | |
July 19, 2019 | Sabrina Flores | MF | Sevilla | Released | [25] [19] |
Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref |
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April | Kailen Sheridan | [26] | |||
July | Kailen Sheridan | [27] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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6 | Nominated | Raquel Rodriguez | [28] |
13 | Nominated | Jennifer Hoy | [29] |
16 | Nominated | Imani Dorsey | [30] |
18 | Nominated | Paige Monaghan | [31] |
23 | Nominated | Carli Lloyd | [32] |
24 | Nominated | Carli Lloyd | [33] |
25 | Nominated | Domi Richardson | [34] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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2 | Won | Kailen Sheridan | [35] |
3 | Won | Kailen Sheridan | [36] |
4 | Nominated | Kailen Sheridan | [37] |
5 | Nominated | DiDi Haracic | [38] |
6 | Nominated | DiDi Haracic | [39] |
7 | Nominated | DiDi Haracic | [40] |
9 | Nominated | DiDi Haracic | [41] |
10 | Nominated | DiDi Haracic | [42] |
12 | Nominated | Kailen Sheridan | [43] |
14 | Nominated | Kailen Sheridan | [44] |
15 | Nominated | Kailen Sheridan | [45] |
16 | Nominated | Kailen Sheridan | [46] |
17 | Nominated | Kailen Sheridan | [47] |
18 | Nominated | Kailen Sheridan | [48] |
21 | Nominated | Kailen Sheridan | [49] |
23 | Nominated | Kailen Sheridan | [50] |
25 | Nominated | Kailen Sheridan | [51] |
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