2016 Washington Spirit season

Washington Spirit
2016 season
General Manager Chris Hummer
Head Coach Jim Gabarra
Stadium Maryland SoccerPlex
NWSL 2nd (finals loss)
Top goalscorer League: Estefania Banini (5)
All: Estefania Banini (5)
Highest home attendance 5,750
(June 18 vs. Orlando Pride)[1]
Lowest home attendance 2,930
(July 31 vs. Sky Blue FC)[m 1]
Average home league attendance 3,782[2]
Home colors
Away colors

The 2016 season was Washington Spirit's fourth season, competing in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

First-team squad

The first-team roster of Washington Spirit.[3]

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

No. Position Player
1 Canada GK Stephanie Labbé
3 United States DF Caprice Dydasco
4 United States DF Megan Oyster
5 United States DF Whitney Church
6 Canada DF Shelina Zadorsky
7 United States MF Christine Nairn
8 Canada MF Diana Matheson
10 Argentina MF Estefania Banini
11 United States DF Ali Krieger (captain)
12 United States FW Katie Stengel
No. Position Player
14 Nigeria FW Francisca Ordega
15 United States MF Joanna Lohman
17 United States FW Cali Farquharson
18 United States GK Kelsey Wys
19 United States FW Crystal Dunn
20 United States FW Cheyna Williams
22 United States DF Alyssa Kleiner
23 United States MF Tori Huster
24 United States DF Estelle Johnson
57 Spain FW Laura del Rio

Team management

Owner Bill Lynch
General Manager Jim Gabarra
Head Coach Jim Gabarra

Source:[3]

Competitions

Preseason

On January 26, the Washington Spirit announced its preseason schedule.[4]

Regular season

Regular season standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 20 12 5 3 35 19 +16 41 NWSL Shield
2 Washington Spirit 20 12 3 5 30 21 +9 39 NWSL Playoffs
3 Chicago Red Stars 20 9 6 5 24 20 +4 33
4 Western New York Flash (C) 20 9 5 6 40 26 +14 32
5 Seattle Reign FC 20 8 6 6 29 21 +8 30
6 FC Kansas City 20 7 5 8 18 20 2 26
7 Sky Blue FC 20 7 5 8 24 30 6 26
8 Houston Dash 20 6 4 10 29 29 0 22
9 Orlando Pride 20 6 1 13 20 30 10 19
10 Boston Breakers 20 3 2 15 14 47 33 11
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 12 3 5 30 21  +9 39 7 2 1 15 5  +10 5 1 4 15 16  −1

Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: Match reports

Results by Round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHAAHHAAHHHHAAHAAHHAA
Result W W W D W L D W L W W W L W W W W W L L
Position[n 1] 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

Last updated: September 24, 2016.
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Postseason playoff

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL

Squad statistics are of regular season only

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAPKShotSOGSOG%CroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
10FEstefania Banini 13 9 888 5 1 0 23 12 52% 3 0 1 1 17 0 0
5DFWhitney Church 11 7 610 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0
19DFCrystal Dunn 13 12 1142 2 5 0 37 14 38% 2 0 13 8 26 0 0
3DFCaprice Dydasco 12 12 1080 0 2 0 7 3 43% 4 0 1 8 6 1 0
17DFCali Farquharson 16 8 561 0 0 0 10 2 20% 0 0 4 5 3 0 0
23DFTori Huster 19 19 1665 1 1 0 13 4 31% 0 0 0 14 15 0 0
27DFLine Jensen 3 2 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24DFEstelle Johnson 11 11 990 0 0 0 7 4 57% 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
22DFAlyssa Kleiner 17 12 1115 1 1 0 5 2 40% 2 0 1 10 8 1 0
11DFAli Krieger 15 14 1267 1 0 0 6 2 33% 3 6 1 5 5 2 0
1GKStephanie Labbe 8 8 720 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15MFJoanna Lohman 20 17 1535 4 1 0 30 14 47% 1 0 1 27 15 1 0
8MFDiana Matheson 12 9 800 4 0 1 12 8 67% 0 25 2 3 9 1 0
7MFChristine Nairn 20 18 1619 3 3 1 37 13 35% 9 85 2 7 21 1 0
14FWFrancisca Ordega 13 7 629 2 1 0 18 12 67% 0 0 8 10 13 1 0
4DFMegan Oyster 15 15 1340 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 12 6 2 0
2FWKatie Stengel 19 10 928 4 1 0 20 10 50% 1 0 5 5 4 0 0
20FWCheyna Williams 17 8 779 3 0 0 20 9 45% 0 0 9 10 9 1 0
18GKKelsey Wys 12 12 1080 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6DFShelina Zadorsky 11 10 911 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 8 4 2 0
Team total 20 19800 30 16 2 249 109 44% 27 116 48 139 165 13 0
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinGAGA/GPKAPKFShotSOGSavSav%YCRC
1GKStephanie Labbe 8 8 720 7 0.88 0 1 71 30 24 80% 0 0
18GKKelsey Wys 12 12 1080 14 1.17 2 2 163 75 61 81% 0 0
Team total 20 1800 21 1.05 2 3 234 105 85 81% 0 0

See also

References

  1. Andy Lohman. "Washington Spirit and Orlando Pride Came Together for More than Soccer". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  2. 2016 NWSL Statistics (PDF). National Women's Soccer League. September 25, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Washington Spirit". washingtonspirit.com.
  4. "SPIRIT ANNOUNCE 2016 PRESEASON SCHEDULE; Washington to play UVA, PSU, UNC, and Duke". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
Match reports (preseason)
  1. "Spirit Begins Preseason with 3-0 Win over UVA". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  2. "Spirit Wins Second Consecutive Preseason Game over Penn State 2-0". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
Match reports (regular season)
  1. 1 2 "SPIRIT DEFEATS SKY BLUE FC, 3-1, TO REMAIN TIED AT TOP OF THE TABLE". chicagorestars.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  2. "Washington Spirit Opens Season with 1-0 Win Over Boston Breakers". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  3. "SPIRIT DEFEATS SKY BLUE FC, 2-1". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  4. "Spirit Remains Undefeated After 3-0 Win Over Western New York Flash". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  5. "Match Recap: Flash Fall 3-0, Despite Strong ShowingMatch Recap: Flash Fall 3-0, Despite Strong Showing". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  6. "Spirit Remains Undefeated Following Scoreless Draw With The Thorns". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  7. "Washington Spirit Falls to Portland Thorns On the Road". washingtongspirit.com. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  8. "NWSL MATCH RECAP | Portland Thorns FC 4, Washington Spirit 1". Thorns FC. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  9. "Spirit Settles for 1-1 Draw on the Road Against Boston Breakers". washingtonspirir.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  10. "Breakers come back to tie the Washington Spirit". bostonbreakers.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  11. "EARLY SURGE PUSHES SPIRIT PAST PRIDE, 2-0". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  12. "Washington Spirit Falls to Regional Rivals Sky Blue FC 2-1". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  13. "Spirit Claims 2-0 Win at Home Against FC Kansas City". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  14. "Chicago Drops 2-0 Decision Away to Washington". chicagorestars.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  15. "Washington Spirit defeats Chicago Red Stars 2-0". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  16. "WASHINGTON EARNS 3-2 WIN OVER KANSAS CITY". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  17. "Banini Brace Lifts Spirit Over FC Kansas City 3-2". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  18. "SKY BLUE FC SHUT OUT SPIRT, 1-0, AT HOME". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  19. "Spirit Falls to Sky Blue FC 1-0 on the Road". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  20. "Spirit Defeats Sky Blue 3-1 to Remain Tied at the Top of the NWSL Table". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  21. "SPIRIT DEFEAT DASH, 2-1, TO CLAIM TOP SPOT IN THE STANDINGS". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  22. "SPIRIT RETAINS FIRST PLACE AFTER 2-1 WIN OVER PRIDE". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  23. "SPIRIT AND FLASH BATTLE TO A 1-1 DRAW". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  24. "REIGN FC DEFEATS SPIRIT, 2-0, AT MEMORIAL STADIUM". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  25. "DASH BEAT BREAKERS, 4-1, TO MATCH CLUB WINS RECORD". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  26. "CHICAGO DEFEATS WASHINGTON, 3-1". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  27. "SPIRIT DEFEAT RED STARS 2-1 IN EXTRA TIME — Washington advances to the 2016 NWSL Championship at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston". September 30, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
Notes
  1. Washington Spirit's position in the league at the end of match day

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