2009 Chicago Red Stars season

Chicago Red Stars
2009 season
Chairman England Emma Hayes
Manager United States Peter Wilt
Home colors
Away colors

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

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

  Win   Tie   Loss

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.
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