2009 Chicago Red Stars season

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Chicago Red Stars
2009 season
ChairmanEngland Emma Hayes
ManagerUnited States Peter Wilt
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The 2009 Chicago Red Stars season was the first season of the soccer club, and it competed in the first season of Women's Professional Soccer league.

Major events[]

Team news[]

The Chicago Red Stars team is one of the eight teams in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) League, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States that began play on March 29, 2009. The WPS is the highest level in the United States soccer pyramid for the women's game. The Chicago Red Stars play at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL - a suburb of Chicago.[1]

Squad[]

First-team squad[]

As of March 25, 2009.[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Sweden SWE Caroline Jönsson
2 DF United States USA Marian Dalmy
3 FW United States USA Ella Masar
4 MF Scotland SCO Ifeoma Dieke
5 FW United States USA Lindsay Tarpley (captain)
6 MF United States USA Brittany Klein
7 MF Australia AUS Heather Garriock
8 MF United States USA Megan Rapinoe
9 FW United States USA Danesha Adams
10 MF United States USA Carli Lloyd
11 FW Brazil BRA Cristiane
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF United States USA Chioma Igwe
13 DF United States USA Natalie Spilger
14 FW England ENG Karen Carney
15 DF United States USA
16 DF United States USA Sarah Wagenfuhr
17 DF United States USA Michelle Wenino
18 MF Sweden SWE Frida Östberg
19 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Mary Therese McDonnell
20 GK United States USA
23 DF United States USA Nikki Krzysik
25 GK Australia AUS Lydia Williams

Club[]

Management[]

Position Staff
Technical Director EnglandEmma Hayes
Manager EnglandEmma Hayes
Assistant manager United StatesDenise Reddy
Assistant manager United StatesNathan Kipp
Head athletic trainer United StatesLaura Behr

Last updated: May 5, 2010
Source: http://chicagoredstars.com/history/

Competitions[]

Women's Professional Soccer[]

Standings[]

Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Los Angeles Sol 41 20 12 3 5 27 10 +17
2 Saint Louis Athletica 33 20 10 6 4 19 15 +4
3 Washington Freedom 29 20 8 7 5 32 32 0
4 Sky Blue FC 26 20 7 8 5 19 20 -1
5 Boston Breakers 25 20 7 9 4 18 20 -2
6 Chicago Red Stars 20 20 5 10 5 18 25 -7
7 FC Gold Pride 18 20 4 10 6 17 28 -11
2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs

WPS regular season[]

Main article: 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season

The Chicago Res Stars' WPS regular season kicked off on 4 April and it concluded on 5 August.[3]

  Win   Tie   Loss

April 4, 2009 Saint Louis Athletica 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Edwardsville, IL, United States
Report Tarpley Goal 78' Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 5,008
Referee: ?
April 11, 2009 Washington Freedom 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Germantown, Maryland, United States
Sauerbrunn Goal 54' Report Tarpley Goal 29' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,028
Referee: ?
April 19, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 0–0 Sky Blue FC Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,824
Referee: ?
April 25, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 4–0 Boston Breakers Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Lloyd Goal 21'
Rapinoe Goal 39'
Carney Goal 42'
Klein Goal 52'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,118
Referee: Veronica Brito
May 10, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 0–2 Sky Blue FC Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Report Walsh Goal 8'
Kai Goal 79'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,664
Referee: Victor Herrera
May 16, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 0–1 FC Gold Pride Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Report Sinclair Goal 30' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,884
Referee: Kari Seitz
May 23, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 0–2 Saint Louis Athletica Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Report Dieke Goal 25' (o.g.)
Aluko Goal 41'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,461
Referee: Sandra Serafini
June 3, 2009 Los Angeles Sol 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Carson, California United States
Abily Goal 90' Report Cristiane Goal 88' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 3,832
Referee: Felisha Mariscal
June 7, 2009 FC Gold Pride 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Santa Clara, CA United States
Sinclair Goal 14' Report Cristiane Goal 47' Stadium: BuckShaw Stadium
Attendance: 2,956
Referee: Veronica Brito
June 13, 2009 Washington Freedom 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Washington D.C., United States
Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: ?
Referee: ?
June 17, 2009 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Piscataway, NJ United States
Rosana Goal 24' Report Stadium:
Attendance: 2,611
Referee: Veronica Brito
June 21, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 0–2 Boston Breakers Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Report Rodriguez Goal 22'
Lilly Goal 90+'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,889
Referee: Dallas Malhiwsky
June 27, 2009 Los Angeles Sol 4–0 Chicago Red Stars Carson, California United States
Boxx Goal 15'
Abily Goal 20'
Marta Goal 62', 90+'		 Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 4,653
Referee: Bryan Roslund
July 1, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 2–1 Washington Freedom Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Cristiane Goal 48'
Tarpley Goal 61'		 Report Wambach Goal 34' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,127
Referee: Sandra Serafini
July 12, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 3–1 FC Gold Pride Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Cristiane Goal 31' (pen.), 45', 65' Report Milbrett Goal 64' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,127
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
July 15, 2009 Boston Breakers 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Cambridge, MA United States
Hucles Goal 35' Report Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 4,075
Referee: Ted Unkel
July 19, 2009 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Piscataway, NJ United States
Hanks Goal 62' Report Stadium:
Attendance: 3,130
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
July 26, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 2–3 Washington Freedom Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Rapinoe Goal 15'
Carney Goal 69'		 Report Wambach Goal 35', 56'
Long Goal 89'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,226
Referee: Sandra Serafini
August 2, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 3–1 Los Angeles Sol Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Lloyd Goal 10'
Tarpley Goal 46'
Cristiane Goal 90+'		 Report Duan Goal 90' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 7,959
Referee: Kari Seitz
August 5, 2009 Saint Louis Athletica 2–0 Chicago Red Stars Edwardsville, IL, United States
Welsh Goal 35, 65' Report Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 3,437
Referee: Daniel Radford

Squad Statistics[]

Rank Scorer G A
1 Brazil Cristiane 7 0
2 United States Lindsay Tarpley 4 4
3 United States Megan Rapinoe 2 3
4 England Karen Carney 2 2
5 United States Carli Lloyd 2 1
6 United States Brittany Klein 1 3
7 United States Marian Dalmy 0 2
7 United States Ella Masar 0 2
9 Australia Heather Garriock 0 1

Statistics accurate as of 5 August 2009.[4]

Other information[]

Chairman United States Peter Wilt
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Toyota Park (20,000 / N/A)[5]

Source: http://chicagoredstars.com/history/

References[]

  1. ^ "Chicago Red Stars". Beyond Sport World. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ Chicago Red Stars (25 March 2009). "Chicago Red Stars Announce Opening Day Roster". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Chicago Red Stars 2009 Schedule". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on 2009-10-02. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Chicago Red Stars 2009 Stats". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on 2010-03-07. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2010-05-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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