2022 Chicago Red Stars season

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Chicago Red Stars
2022 season
OwnerArnim Whisler
Head coach Chris Petrucelli
Stadium SeatGeek Stadium
Bridgeview, Illinois
(Capacity: 20,000)
NWSL 6th
Challenge Cup 2nd in Central Division
Playoffs First Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mallory Pugh (11)
All: Mallory Pugh (15)
Highest home attendance23,951
(vs San Diego Wave FC, July 30)
Lowest home attendance2,135 (vs Kansas City Current, Sept. 14)
Average home league attendance5,872
Biggest win4–0
(two matches)
Biggest defeat3 goals
(three matches)
  2021
2023  
All statistics correct as of October 16, 2022.

The 2022 Chicago Red Stars season was the team's fourteenth season as a professional women's soccer team, and ninth in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Contents

Team

Management and staff

As of October 8, 2021. [1]
Technical staff
Head coachFlag of the United States.svg Chris Petrucelli
Assistant coachesFlag of Japan.svg Morinao Imaizumi
Flag of the United States.svg Fabrice Gautrat
Goalkeeper coachFlag of Serbia.svg Rade Tanaskovic
Medical staff
Medical directorRoger N. Chams
Head athletic trainerEmily Fortunato
Physician assistantMolly Uyenishi
Physical therapistBria Wanzung
High performance directorJake Roy

Competitions

  Win  Tie  Loss

All times are in CT unless otherwise noted.

Regular season

April 301 Chicago Red Stars 2–1 Racing Louisville FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,028
May 152 San Diego Wave FC 2–1 Chicago Red Stars San Diego, California
14:00 PDT
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
May 223 Orlando Pride 2–4 Chicago Red Stars Orlando, Florida
19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,015 [2]
Referee: Danielle Chesky [2]
May 284 Chicago Red Stars 2–2 Portland Thorns FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,268
June 15 Washington Spirit 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Leesburg, Virginia
19:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 1,961
June 46 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 OL Reign Bridgeview, Illinois
14:00 CDT
Report Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,002
June 87 Chicago Red Stars 0–0 Washington Spirit Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 2,312
June 128 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Orlando Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,881
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
June 189 Kansas City Current 2–2 Chicago Red Stars Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 6,848
Referee: John Griggs
July 210 NJ/NY Gotham FC 0–3 Chicago Red Stars Harrison, New Jersey
19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 3,499
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
July 1011 Chicago Red Stars 2–2 North Carolina Courage Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 CDT Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 4,098
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
July 1612 Houston Dash 4–1 Chicago Red Stars Houston, Texas
19:30 CDT
Report
Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 4,637
July 3013 Chicago Red Stars 0–1 San Diego Wave FC Chicago, Illinois
19:00 CDT Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 23,951
Referee: Danielle Chesky
August 714 Chicago Red Stars 2–0 NJ/NY Gotham FC Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 5,078
Referee: Kevin Broadley
August 1415 Angel City FC 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Los Angeles
17:00 PDT
Report Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 17,002
Referee: Mark Allatin [3]
August 2016 North Carolina Courage 4–1 Chicago Red Stars Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,571
August 2717 Racing Louisville FC 0–4 Chicago Red Stars Louisville, Kentucky
19:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 8,729
Referee: Alex Billeter [4]
September 918 OL Reign 2–2 Chicago Red Stars Seattle
19:00 PDT
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 7,427
September 1419 Chicago Red Stars 4–0 Kansas City Current Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 2,135
Referee: Katja Koroleva [5]
September 1720 Chicago Red Stars 0–1 Houston Dash Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 5,488
September 2521 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
13:00 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,127
Referee: Alexandra Billeter
October 222 Chicago Red Stars 2–0 Angel City FC Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 8,347
Referee: Kevin Broadley

Regular-season standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
4 Houston Dash 2210663527+836 Playoffs – first round
5 Kansas City Current 2210662929036
6 Chicago Red Stars 229673428+633
7 North Carolina Courage 229584633+1332
8 Angel City FC 228592327429
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
229673428 +633632167 +93351821 −3

Last updated: October 2, 2022.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
StadiumH A A H A HHH A A H A HH A A A A HH A H
ResultWLWDDWDWDWDLLWLLWDWLLW
Position3666533232234466665676
Updated to match(es) played on October 2, 2022. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Playoffs

The top six teams from the regular season qualified for the NWSL Championship playoffs, with the top two teams receiving a first-round bye. [6] [7] Chicago finished the season in sixth place, earning the lowest seed in the playoff tournament's first-round and facing third-seeded San Diego Wave FC on the road.

October 161 San Diego Wave FC 2–1 (a.e.t.) Chicago Red Stars San Diego, California
22:30 EDT
Report Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 26,215
Referee: Mark Allatin

Challenge Cup

Group stage

March 20 Houston Dash 1–3 Chicago Red Stars Houston, Texas
18:00
Report
Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 4,087
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
March 25 Chicago Red Stars 1–2 Kansas City Current Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 2,604
Referee: Greg Dopka
March 30 Chicago Red Stars 0–0 Racing Louisville FC Bridgeview, Illinois
18:30
Report Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Referee: Calin Radosav
April 2 Chicago Red Stars 2–0 Houston Dash Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00
Report Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 1,741
Referee: Katja Koroleva
April 16 Racing Louisville FC 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Louisville, Kentucky
19:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,409
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
April 24 Kansas City Current 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Kansas City, Kansas
16:00
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 5,107
Referee: Adorae Monroy
Central Division standings

PosTeamPldWTLGFGAGDPtsQualification KC CHI LOU HOU
1 Kansas City Current 6411107+313Advance to knockout stage 2–10–32–1
2 Chicago Red Stars 622286+281–20–02–0
3 Racing Louisville FC 613287+161–11–12–3
4 Houston Dash 6204713660–31–32–1
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Total goal differential; 3) Total number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points record; 5) Head-to-head goal differential; 6) Head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) Fewest disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots

Players

As of October 16, 2022.

Chicago used a total of 25 players during the 2022 season, with 14 scoring goals. There were also three squad members who did not make a first-team appearance in the campaign.

The Red Stars scored 43 goals in all competitions. Mallory Pugh, with 15 goals, was the highest scorer, followed by Amanda Kowalski, Yūki Nagasato, and Ella Stevens, who scored four goals each.

Key

Numbers under Apps indicate starts, and numbers in parentheses denote appearances as a substitute. Players whose names are struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.

Player statistics
No.Pos.Nat.Name Cup NWSL Playoffs TotalDiscipline
AppsGAppsGAppsGAppsG Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1GK Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Naeher 601901026000
3DF Flag of the United States.svg Arin Wright 5 (1)17 (3)01013 (4)120
4MF Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Mautz 1 (5)01 (7)0002 (12)000
5MF Flag of the United States.svg Rachel Hill 0015 (5)11016 (5)100
7MF Flag of Japan.svg Yūki Nagasato 5 (1)020 (1)31126 (2)420
8FW Flag of the United States.svg Ella Stevens 3 (2)010 (9)40 (1)013 (12)420
9FW Flag of the United States.svg Mallory Pugh 5413 (3)111019 (3)1510
10MF Flag of the United States.svg Vanessa DiBernardo 612211029230
11MF Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Luebbert 009 (5)11010 (5)100
12DF Flag of the United States.svg Tierna Davidson 1000001000
13MF Flag of the United States.svg Morgan Gautrat 1 (1)02 (3)0104 (4)000
14DF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Jill Aguilera 0 (3)05 (12)00 (1)05 (16)010
15FW Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Griffith 2 (4)06 (13)20 (1)08 (18)200
18FW Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Fisher 005 (8)1005 (8)100
19FW Flag of the United States.svg Channing Foster 0 (1)00 (1)0000 (2)000
20DF Flag of the United States.svg Zoe Morse 602101028041
21GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emily Boyd 0030003000
22DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bianca St-Georges 4 (1)113 (2)20017 (3)331
23DF Flag of the United States.svg Tatumn Milazzo 602221029220
24MF Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Colaprico 5 (1)019 (3)11025 (4)150
25FW Flag of the United States.svg Ava Cook 2 (3)09 (9)20 (1)011 (13)230
26DF Flag of the United States.svg Mikenna McManus 100 (1)0001 (1)000
27FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chelsie Dawber 001 (3)0001 (3)000
28DF Flag of the United States.svg Kayla Sharples 40800012010
31DF Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Kowalski 3112 (5)30015 (5)420

Source: NWSL, [8] FBref [9]

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