2013 National Women's Soccer League season

The 2013 National Women's Soccer League season was the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2009–2011) and the Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003), this is the seventh overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. The league is operated by the United States Soccer Federation and receives major financial backing from that body. Further financial backing is provided by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Mexican Football Federation. All three national federations are paying the league salaries of many of their respective national team members in an effort to nurture talent in those nations.

The league started on April 13 with FC Kansas City hosting Portland Thorns FC. The last regular season matches were played on August 18, followed by postseason playoffs which culminated with a one-game final on August 31.^[2] In the final, Portland Thorns FC defeated the Western New York Flash 2–0 to win the inaugural NWSL Championship.^{[3] [4]}

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

Stadiums and locations

Team Stadium Capacity Boston Breakers Dilboy Stadium 3,500 Chicago Red Stars Village Sports Complex 3,600[5] FC Kansas City Shawnee Mission District Stadium 6,150 Portland Thorns FC Jeld-Wen Field 20,438 Seattle Reign FC Memorial Stadium 6,000 Sky Blue FC Yurcak Field 5,000 Washington Spirit Maryland SoccerPlex 5,126 Western New York Flash Sahlen's Stadium 13,768

Breakers Red Stars Kansas City Thorns Reign Sky Blue Spirit Flash Locations of teams for the 2013 National Women's Soccer League season.

Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All teams use Nike as kit manufacturer.

Team	Head coach	Captain	Shirt sponsor
Boston Breakers	Cole, LisaLisa Cole (until August 2)[6]	Whitehill, CatCat Whitehill	Ocean Spray
	Whitehill, CatCat Whitehill (after August 2)[7]
Chicago Red Stars	Dames, RoryRory Dames[6]	Chalupny, LoriLori Chalupny	JimmyBars
FC Kansas City	Andonovski, VlatkoVlatko Andonovski[6]	Sauerbrunn, BeckyBecky Sauerbrunn	Title Boxing Club
Portland Thorns	Parlow Cone, CindyCindy Parlow Cone[6]	Sinclair, ChristineChristine Sinclair	Providence Health & Services
Seattle Reign FC	Harvey, LauraLaura Harvey[6]	Winters, KeelinKeelin Winters	Moda Health
Sky Blue FC	Gabarra, JimJim Gabarra[6]	Rampone, ChristieChristie Rampone	2NDFLOOR® Youth Helpline
Washington Spirit	Mike Jorden (until June 30)[6]	Lindsey, LoriLori Lindsey	ProChain Solutions, Inc.
	Parsons, MarkMark Parsons (after June 30)[8]
Western New York Flash	Lines, AaranAaran Lines[6]	Zerboni, McCallMcCall Zerboni	Sahlen's

Player Acquisition

Players were acquired through the 2013 Allocation of national team players announced on January 11, the 2013 NWSL College Draft on January 18, and the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft on February 7, along with free agency, trading and loans.

The Portland Thorns received an allocation with a notably strong offensive record including Alex Morgan and Christine Sinclair, the 2012 U.S. and Canadian Players of the Year and leading scorers for their national teams respectively, as well as a U.S. allocation (Morgan, Tobin Heath, and Rachel Buehler) that accounted for 1/3 of their national team's assists in 2012.^[9][10][11]

Competition format

The regular season began on April 13 and ended on August 18. Each team played a total of 22 games: 11 at home and 11 away. Each team played:

• three other teams (based on an east/west geographical split) four times each: twice at home and twice away
• two other teams twice each: once at home and once away
• and the remaining two teams three times each: one twice at home and once away, the other vice versa

The four teams at the end of the season with the most points qualified for the playoffs. Two semifinal games were played on August 24, with the winners advancing to the league final to be played on August 31.^[12]

Results table

^[13]

Scores listed as home-away

League standings

NWSL Championship

The top four teams from the regular season qualified for the championship playoffs. In the semifinals, the regular season premiers hosted the fourth-placed team and the regular season runners-up hosted the third-placed team. The highest-seeded semifinal winner then hosted the championship final. All match-ups were one-game series (as opposed to home-and-away series).

Semi-finals

FC Kansas City v Portland Thorns FC

August 24, 2013 1:00 pm CDT

FC Kansas City	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Portland Thorns FC
Tymrak  12' Henderson  25' Scott  73' Buczkowski  86'	Report Report	Heath  33' Dougherty  50' Long  61'  103' Weimer  65'

Shawnee Mission District Stadium Attendance: 4,016 Referee: Christina Unkel

Western New York Flash v Sky Blue FC

August 24, 2013 8:00 pm EDT

Western New York Flash	2–0	Sky Blue FC
Lloyd  33 ',  90+'  42' Huffman  90+'	Report Report	Makoski  51' Adams  90'

Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 7,316 Referee: Katja Koroleva

Championship

Western New York Flash v Portland Thorns FC

August 31, 2013 8:00 pm EDT

Western New York Flash	0–2	Portland Thorns FC
Johnson  33' Martin  74'	Report Report	Heath  40' Williamson  49', 57' Long  89' Ellertson  90' Sinclair  90+'

Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 9,129 Referee: Kari Seitz

Attendance

Average home attendances

Highest Attendance: 17,619^[17] (August 4, Kansas City at Portland)

Lowest Attendance: 688^[1] (May 8, Chicago at Sky Blue)

Total Attendance: 375,846^[14] (88 games total)

League Average: 4,271^[14]

Playoff attendance

Semifinal 1, Portland at FC Kansas City: 4,016^[18]

Semifinal 2, Sky Blue at Western New York: 7,316^[19]

Championship, Portland at Western New York: 9,129^[20]

Statistical leaders

Top scorers Rank Player Nation Club Goals 1 Lauren Holiday  USA FC Kansas City 12 2 Sydney Leroux  USA Boston Breakers 11 Abby Wambach  USA Western New York Flash 11 4 Carli Lloyd  USA Western New York Flash 8 Diana Matheson  CAN Washington Spirit 8 Alex Morgan  USA Portland Thorns FC 8 Mónica Ocampo  MEX Sky Blue FC 8 Christine Sinclair  CAN Portland Thorns FC 8 9 Sophie Schmidt  CAN Sky Blue FC 7 10 Erika Tymrak  USA FC Kansas City 6 Source:[21]

Top assists Rank Player Nation Club Assists 1 Lauren Holiday  USA FC Kansas City 9 2 Abby Wambach  USA Western New York Flash 8 3 Lianne Sanderson  ENG Boston Breakers 7 4 Katy Freels  USA Sky Blue FC 6 Heather O'Reilly  USA Boston Breakers 6 6 Leigh Ann Robinson  USA FC Kansas City 5 Christine Nairn  USA Seattle Reign FC 5 Alex Morgan  USA Portland Thorns 5 Samantha Kerr  AUS Western New York Flash 5 10 Lori Chalupny  USA Chicago Red Stars 4 Julianne Sitch  USA Chicago Red Stars 4 Erika Tymrak  USA FC Kansas City 4 Source:[21]

Goalkeeping

(Minimum of 540 Minutes Played)

Rank	Goalkeeper	Club	GP	MINS	SOG	SVS	GA	GAA	W-L-T	SHO
1	Adrianna Franch	Western New York Flash	22	1978	119	98	20	0.909	10–4–8	7
2	Brittany Cameron	Sky Blue FC	18	1619	83	65	17	0.945	9–4–5	8
3	Nicole Barnhart	FC Kansas City	20	1800	86	67	19	0.950	10–5–5	10
4	Karina LeBlanc	Portland Thorns FC	21	1890	114	92	23	1.095	11–5–5	7
5	Alyssa Naeher	Boston Breakers	9	765	47	36	11	1.222	4–2–2	2
6	Taylor Vancil	Chicago Red Stars	6	540	31	23	8	1.334	3–2–1	1
7	Hope Solo	Seattle Reign FC	14	1260	101	81	19	1.357	5–6–2	0
8	Erin McLeod	Chicago Red Stars	16	1430	92	64	28	1.750	5–6–5	4
9	Ashley Phillips	Boston Breakers	11	945	51	32	20	1.818	2–5–4	1
10	Ashlyn Harris	Washington Spirit	18	1620	118	85	33	1.882	2–11–4	1
11	Michelle Betos	Seattle Reign FC	7	630	49	34	14	2.000	0–6–1	0

Source:^[21]

Individual awards

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Month's Statline
April		Christine Sinclair[22]	Portland Thorns FC	2 G, 1 A in 3 games; Thorns 2–0–1 in April
May		Brittany Cameron[23]	Sky Blue FC	0.5 GAA, 4SHO in 6 games; SBFC 4–1–1 in May
June		Lauren Cheney[24]	FC Kansas City	6 G, 1 A in 5 games; FCKC 4–2–1 in June
July		Erika Tymrak[25]	FC Kansas City	3 G, 1 A in 6 games; FCKC 3–0–3 in July
August		Mónica Ocampo[26]	Sky Blue FC	3 G, in 3 games

Weekly awards

Week	Player of the Week		Club	Week's Statline
Week 1		Brittany Cameron[27]	Sky Blue FC	5 SVS, SHO
Week 2		Jessica Fishlock[28]	Seattle Reign FC	1 G (74')
Week 3		Heather O'Reilly[29]	Boston Breakers	2 G (16', 83'), GWG
Week 4		Sydney Leroux[30]	Boston Breakers	3 G (26', 74', 84'), GWG
Week 5		Abby Wambach[31]	Western New York Flash	2 G (34', 39'), GWG
Week 6		Christie Rampone[32]	Sky Blue FC	180min, 0 GA
Week 7		Lianne Sanderson[33]	Boston Breakers	3 A
Week 8		Lisa De Vanna[34]	Sky Blue FC	2 G (14', 56'), 1 A
Week 9		Abby Wambach[35]	Western New York Flash	1 G (82'), 1 A
Week 10		Lori Chalupny[36]	Chicago Red Stars	1 A
Week 11		Karina LeBlanc[37]	Portland Thorns FC	7 SVS
Week 12		Carli Lloyd[38]	Western New York Flash	3 G (3', 22', 56')
Week 13		Sydney Leroux[39]	Boston Breakers	3 G, 2 Games
Week 14		Karina LeBlanc[40]	Portland Thorns FC	5 SVS
Week 15		Erika Tymrak[41]	FC Kansas City	1 G (86'), 1 A
Week 16		Megan Rapinoe[42]	Seattle Reign FC	2 G (6', 68'), 1 A
Week 17		Lauren Holiday[43]	FC Kansas City	2 G (23', 55')
Week 18		Diana Matheson[44]	Washington Spirit	1 G, 1 A in 2 Games
Week 19		Jen Hoy[45]	Chicago Red Stars	2 G (45', 92')

Annual awards

Award	Winner			Runner-up		Third place
Golden Boot [46]	Lauren Holiday	FC Kansas City	12 Goals	Abby Wambach	Western New York Flash	Sydney Leroux	Boston Breakers
Rookie of the Year [47]	Erika Tymrak		6 Goals, 4 Assists	Adrianna Franch	Western New York Flash	Sydney Leroux	Boston Breakers
Goalkeeper of the Year [48]	Nicole Barnhart		10 Shutouts	Adrianna Franch	Western New York Flash	Karina LeBlanc	Portland Thorns
Defender of the Year [49]	Becky Sauerbrunn		1710min, 1.00 GAA	Christie Rampone	Sky Blue FC	Leigh Ann Robinson	FC Kansas City
Coach of the Year [50]	Vlatko Andonovski		11–6–5, 2nd reg. season	Jim Gabarra	Sky Blue FC	Aaran Lines	Western New York Flash
Most Valuable Player [51]	Lauren Holiday		1st in G and A, 4th in S and SOG	Abby Wambach	Western New York Flash	Lori Chalupny	Chicago Red Stars

NWSL Best XI [52]
Position	First team			Second team
Goalkeeper	Nicole Barnhart	FC Kansas City	10 shutouts	Adrianna Franch	Western New York Flash	98 Saves
Defense	Christie Rampone	Sky Blue FC	1.20 GAA	Rachel Buehler	Portland Thorns FC	1.15 GAA
Defense	Leigh Ann Robinson	FC Kansas City	5 assists	Caitlin Foord	Sky Blue FC	NWSL youngest player
Defense	Becky Sauerbrunn	FC Kansas City	1.0 GAA	Ali Krieger	Washington Spirit	1 goal
Defense	Brittany Taylor	Western New York Flash	3 goals, 4 assists	Lauren Sesselmann	FC Kansas City	0.84 GAA
Midfield	Lori Chalupny	Chicago Red Stars	5 goals, 4 assists	Megan Rapinoe	Seattle Reign FC	5 goals, 1 assist
Midfield	Jess Fishlock	Seattle Reign FC	4 goals	Desiree Scott	FC Kansas City	1.00 GAA
Midfield	Lauren Holiday	FC Kansas City	12 goals, 9 assists	Erika Tymrak	FC Kansas City	6 goals, 4 assists
MF // FW	Diana Matheson	Washington Spirit	8 goals, 3 assists	Alex Morgan	Portland Thorns FC	8 goals, 5 assists
Forward	Sydney Leroux	Boston Breakers	11 goals, 2 assists	Lianne Sanderson	Boston Breakers	5 goals, 7 assists
Forward	Abby Wambach	Western New York Flash	11 goals, 8 assists	Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns FC	8 goals, 2 assists

NWSL Championship Game MVP [4]
Player	Club	Record
Tobin Heath	Portland Thorns FC	Scored game-winning goal in first league Championship Game

Statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Renae Cuellar for FC Kansas City against Portland Thorns FC, 3rd minute (April 13)^[53]
• Earliest goal in a match: 2 minutes
  • CoCo Goodson for Sky Blue FC against Washington Spirit (April 27)^[54]
• Latest goal in a match: 90+6 minutes
  • Lori Chalupny for Chicago Red Stars against FC Kansas City (July 14)^[55]
• Widest winning margin: 3 goals
  • Boston Breakers 4–1 Chicago Red Stars (May 4)
• Most goals scored in a match: 6
  • Seattle Reign FC 2–4 Washington Spirit (May 16)
• First Own Goal: McCall Zerboni of Western New York Flash for Sky Blue FC (April 14)^[56]
• Average goals per match: 2.705

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Leroux, SydneySydney Leroux	Boston Breakers	Chicago Red Stars	4–1[57]	000000002013-05-04-0000May 4, 2013
Lloyd, CarliCarli Lloyd	Western New York Flash	Washington Spirit	4–0[58]	000000002013-06-28-0000June 28, 2013

Discipline

• First yellow card: Kristie Mewis for FC Kansas City against Portland Thorns FC, 43rd minute (April 13)^[59]
• Most yellow cards in a match: 6
  • Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Seattle Reign FC – 3 for Portland (Allie Long, Angie Kerr, & Nikki Washington) and 3 for Seattle (Elli Reed, Christine Nairn, & Jessica Fishlock) (April 21)

Streaks

• Longest winning streak: 5 games
  • Sky Blue FC, games 5–9
• Longest unbeaten streak: 10 games
  • FC Kansas City, games 11–20
• Longest winless streak: 13 games
  • Washington Spirit, games 7–19
• Longest losing streak: 9 games
  • Seattle Reign FC, games 2–10
• Longest shutout: 435 minutes by Brittany Cameron for Sky Blue FC
• Longest drought: 541 minutes for Washington Spirit

Other firsts

• First player to score twice in a match: Heather O'Reilly for Boston Breakers against Western New York Flash (April 27)
• First come-from-behind victory: Boston Breakers 2–1 Western New York Flash (April 27)

Home team record

(Regular season only)

• 8 wins, 8 losses, 6 ties – 1.364 PPG
• 28 goals for, 26 goals against – +2 GD

See also

• List of top-division football clubs in CONCACAF countries
• List of professional sports teams in the United States and Canada

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