2020 Portland Thorns FC season

Last updated
Portland Thorns FC
2020 season
Chairman Merritt Paulson
Manager Mark Parsons
Stadium Providence Park
Portland, Oregon
2020 NWSL Challenge Cup Semi-finals
2020 NWSL Fall Series Champions
Average home league attendance14,391
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The 2020 Portland Thorns FC season was the team's and the league's eighth season of existence. The Thorns played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 12, 2020 the Thorns canceled their preseason tournament, scheduled for March 29-April 4. [1] On March 20, 2020, the NWSL postponed the start of the league's regular season indefinitely. [2]

Contents

Team

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Head Coach Flag of England.svg Mark Parsons
Assistant CoachRich Gunney
Assistant CoachSophie Clough
Goalkeeper Coach Flag of Germany.svg Nadine Angerer
Fitness Coach and Performance SpecialistTom Milroy
Head Athletic TrainerPierre Soubrier
Athletic TrainerBailey Torrez
Team PhysicianBreanne Brown, M.D.

Last updated: April 10, 2020
Source: https://www.timbers.com/club/front-office

Current squad

No.Nat.NameDate of birth (age)SincePrevious teamNotes [lower-alpha 1]
Goalkeepers
24 Flag of the United States.svg Adrianna Franch November 2, 1990 (aged 29)2016 Flag of Norway.svg Avaldsnes IL FED
31 Flag of the United States.svg Bella Bixby November 25, 1995 (aged 24)2018 Flag of the United States.svg Oregon State
33 Flag of the United States.svg Britt Eckerstrom May 28, 1993 (aged 26)2017 Flag of the United States.svg Western New York Flash
Defenders
2 Flag of the United States.svg Katherine Reynolds September 14, 1987 (aged 32)2016 Flag of the United States.svg Washington Spirit
4 Flag of the United States.svg Becky Sauerbrunn June 6, 1985 (aged 34)2020 Flag of the United States.svg Utah Royals FC
5 Flag of the United States.svg Emily Menges July 28, 1992 (aged 27)2014 Flag of the United States.svg Georgetown
15 Flag of the United States.svg Madison Pogarch November 5, 1997 (aged 22)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Rutgers
20 Flag of the United States.svg Kelli Hubly August 9, 1994 (aged 25)2017 Flag of the United States.svg DePaul
25 Flag of the United States.svg Meghan Klingenberg August 2, 1988 (aged 31)2016 Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dash
35 Flag of the United States.svg Gabby Seiler September 14, 1994 (aged 25)2018 Flag of the United States.svg Florida
18 Flag of the United States.svg Christen Westphal September 2, 1993 (aged 26)2020 Flag of the United States.svg Reign FC
39 Flag of the United States.svg Meaghan Nally June 30, 1998 (aged 21)2020 Flag of the United States.svg Georgetown
Midfielders
10 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Horan May 26, 1994 (aged 25)2016 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain FED
17 Flag of the United States.svg Tobin Heath May 29, 1988 (aged 31)2013 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain FED
30 Flag of the United States.svg Celeste Boureille April 20, 1994 (aged 25)2016 Flag of the United States.svg California Golden Bears
36 Flag of the United States.svg Angela Salem July 24, 1988 (aged 31)2018 Flag of the United States.svg Boston Breakers
11 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Raquel Rodríguez October 28, 1993 (aged 26)2020 Flag of the United States.svg Sky Blue FC INT
37 Flag of the United States.svg Emily Ogle August 5, 1996 (aged 23)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Penn State
Forwards
9 Flag of the United States.svg Sophia Smith August 10, 2000 (aged 19)2020 Flag of the United States.svg Stanford
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christine Sinclair June 12, 1983 (aged 36)2013 Flag of the United States.svg Western New York Flash FED
22 Flag of the United States.svg Morgan Weaver October 18, 1997 (aged 22)2020 Flag of the United States.svg Washington State
34 Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Lussi January 26, 1995 (aged 25)2017 Flag of the United States.svg Princeton
38 Flag of the United States.svg Simone Charley February 4, 1995 (aged 25)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Vanderbilt
40 Flag of the United States.svg Marissa Everett August 29, 1997 (aged 22)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Oregon
  1. ↑ Cruz Roja.svg denotes a season-ending injury.

Competitions

Challenge Cup

Preliminary round

June 27 (27-06)1 North Carolina Courage 2–1 Portland Thorns FC Herriman, Utah
  • Debinha Soccerball shade.svg75'
  • L. Williams Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
 Report
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Note: Televised on CBS
July 1 (1-07)2 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 Chicago Red Stars Herriman, Utah
Report
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Danielle Chesky
July 5 (5-07)2 Portland Thorns FC 1–1 Washington Spirit Herriman, Utah
Report
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Karen Abt
July 13 (13-07)4 OL Reign 0–0 Portland Thorns FC Herriman, Utah
Report Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Tori Penso
Standings
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 North Carolina Courage 440071+612
2 Washington Spirit 42114407
3 OL Reign 412112−15
4 Houston Dash 411256−14
5 Utah Royals FC (H)411245−14
6 Chicago Red Stars 411223−14 [lower-alpha 1]
7 Sky Blue FC 411223−14 [lower-alpha 1]
8 Portland Thorns FC 403123−13
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Chicago Red Stars won the tiebreaker against Sky Blue FC on fewer yellow cards (1 to 4).

Knockout round

July 17 (17-07)QF North Carolina Courage 0–1 Portland Thorns FC Herriman, Utah
Report
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 22 (22-07)SF Houston Dash 1–0 Portland Thorns FC Sandy, Utah
Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Referee: Tori Penso

2020 Fall Series

September 20 (20-09)1 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Utah Royals FC Portland, Oregon
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: Closed
Referee: Adorae Monroy
September 30 (30-09)2 Portland Thorns FC 4–1 OL Reign Portland, Oregon
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: Closed
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
October 3 (3-10)3 Utah Royals FC 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Sandy, Utah
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: Closed
Referee: Karen Abt
October 10 (10-10)4 OL Reign 1–2 Portland Thorns FC Tacoma, Washington
5 p.m. PDT
 Report
Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: Closed

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Portland Thorns FC (C)4310103+710Community Shield
2 Houston Dash 4301127+59Runners-up
3 Washington Spirit 421154+17Third place
4 Sky Blue FC 420267−16
5 North Carolina Courage 4121810−25
6 Chicago Red Stars 41127704
7 OL Reign 411268−24
8 Orlando Pride 402258−32
9 Utah Royals FC 402238−52
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Transactions

NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2020 NWSL College Draft was held on January 16, 2020.

RPickNat.PlayerPos.CollegeStatusRef.
11 Flag of the United States.svg Sophia Smith FW Stanford Allocated by the United States Soccer Federation in 2021. [3] [4]
2 Flag of the United States.svg Morgan Weaver FW Washington State Signed to two-year contract with one-year option. [4]
325 Flag of the United States.svg Meaghan Nally DF Georgetown Signed to two-year contract with one-year option. [4]

Transfers out

DateNat.PlayerPos.Destination clubFee/NotesRef.
August 21, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg Celeste Boureille MF Flag of France.svg FC Fleury 91 Short-term loan. [5] [6] [7]
September 9, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg Tobin Heath MF/FW Flag of England.svg Manchester United W.F.C. Out of contract; Thorns retained NWSL playing rights. [5] [8]
December 16, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg Emily Ogle MF Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dash Traded for the 7th- and 37th-overall picks in the 2021 NWSL Draft. [5] [9]
Flag of the United States.svg Gabby Seiler MF
January 19, 2021 Flag of the United States.svg Britt Eckerstrom GKNoneRetired. [5] [10]

Expansion Draft

The 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft was a special draft held on November 12, 2020, by the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for Racing Louisville FC, an expansion team, to select players from existing teams in the league. The league allowed Louisville to select up to 18 players from lists of unprotected players provided by the existing nine NWSL teams. [11]

Protected players

Racing Louisville FC selected the playing rights of Tobin Heath, which the Thorns retained while she was playing for Manchester United W.F.C. in the Women's Super League. [8] [11]

ProtectedUnprotected
Simone Charley Nadine Angerer
Crystal Dunn Bella Bixby
Lindsey Horan Celeste Boureille
Kelli Hubly Marian Dougherty
Meghan Klingenberg Britt Eckerstrom
Natalia Kuikka Marissa Everett
Emily Menges Adrianna Franch
Raquel Rodríguez Tobin Heath
Christine Sinclair Tyler Lussi
Sophia Smith Andressinha
Morgan Weaver Nikki Marshall
Meg Morris
Meaghan Nally
Emily Ogle
Madison Pogarch
Hayley Raso
Kat Reynolds
Angela Salem
Becky Sauerbrunn
Gabby Seiler
Kat Tarr
Rachel Van Hollebeke
Christen Westphal
Sandra Yu
  • Bold indicates players selected in the Expansion Draft [11]
  • Blue highlights indicate United States federation players
  • Italics indicate players who are not under contract but whose NWSL playing rights remain with the team

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References

  1. ↑ Goldberg, Jamie (March 12, 2020). "Portland Thorns cancel preseason tournament amid coronavirus outbreak" . Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ Peterson, Anne M. (March 20, 2020). "NWSL season delayed; training moratorium extended". Associated Press . Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ Herrera, Sandra (February 25, 2021). "NWSL allocated player list: Lynn Williams, Kristie Mewis and Jane Campbell return for 2021 season". CBS Sports . Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Little, Grant (December 8, 2021). "Portland Thorns exercise 2022 contract options on six players". Stumptown Footy. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "2020-21 NWSL Transactions Tracker". The Equalizer. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  6. ↑ Little, Grant (August 21, 2020). "Midfielder Celeste Boureille Loaned to France for 2021 Season". Stumptown Footy. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  7. ↑ "#D1Arkema - Les transferts actualisés : Michèle Akaba arrive à SOYAUX". actufoot. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Manchester United sign USWNT World Cup winners Tobin Heath, Christen Press". ESPN. September 9, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  9. ↑ Swanson, Mike (December 16, 2020). "Portland Thorns trade Emily Ogle, Gabby Seiler to Houston Dash for two NWSL draft picks". The Oregonian . Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  10. ↑ Young, Ashley (January 19, 2021). "Thorns GK Britt Eckerstrom announces retirement". NBC Sports . Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  11. 1 2 3 Creditor, Avi (November 12, 2020). "Racing Louisville Takes USWNT's Heath, Press to Headline NWSL Expansion Draft". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved August 7, 2022.

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