2018 Chicago Red Stars season

Chicago Red Stars
2018 season
Owner	Arnim Whisler
Head coach	Rory Dames
Stadium	Toyota Park; (capacity: 20,000)
NWSL	4th
Top goalscorer	League: Kerr (16); All: Kerr (16)
Highest home attendance	13,678 (March 31,; vs Portland)
Lowest home attendance	2,027 (May 2,; vs Orlando)
Average home league attendance	4,004
Home colors	Away colors

The 2018 Chicago Red Stars season was the team's tenth season and sixth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. For the fourth consecutive season, the team qualified for the post-season playoffs and lost in the semi-final.^{[o 1]}

First-team squad

Initial 2018 roster includes all players in this 2016 lineup

The entire 2017 roster returned for 2018 NWSL season.^[1] In January, in a three-team trade, Chicago sent Christen Press to Houston Dash, Jen Hoy to Sky Blue FC, and received Sam Kerr and Nikki Stanton from Sky Blue.^[2] In another three-way trade in the middle of the season, Red Stars sent Samantha Johnson to Utah Royals FC, Sofia Huerta and Taylor Comeau to Houston Dash, and received Brooke Elby from Utah. In this second three-way trade, Utah Royals received Christen Press who did not join Houston after the previous trade.^[3] On June 19, Chicago Red Stars announced the signing of Morgan Brian for the rest of the season.^[4]

2018 squad

Players under contract to play for the club during 2018 season.
+ indicates player was added during the season
bold type incdicates player played for her national team.
itatlic type indicates player did not see any action
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Alyssa Naeher
2	MF	Nikki Stanton
3	DF	Arin Gilliland
4	MF	Alyssa Mautz
5	DF	Katie Naughton
6	DF	Casey Short
8	MF	Julie Ertz
9	FW	Stephanie McCaffrey
10	DF	Vanessa DiBernardo
12	FW	Yuki Nagasato
13	MF	Morgan Brian +
14	DF	Sarah Gorden
15	FW	Michele Vasconcelos

No.	Position	Player
19	MF	Summer Green
20	FW	Sam Kerr
21	GK	Emily Boyd
22	MF	Rosie White
23	MF	Brooke Elby +
24	MF	Danielle Colaprico
25	MF	Erin Yenney +
	GK	Ryann Torrero +
	DF	Christina Murillo +
	MF	Jo Boyles +
	MF	Chandra Eigenberger +
	DF	Zoey Goralski +

Players traded to other clubs

Players who played for the club during 2018 season, and were traded out to other clubs or rights to the players were waived

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

No.		Position	Player
7		DF	Taylor Comeau
11		MF	Sofia Huerta

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Lauren Kaskie
16		DF	Samantha Johnson

College draft

Players selected by the club in 2018 NWSL College Draft.

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Emily Boyd
		DF	Indigo Gibson
		MF	Brianna Visalli

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Megan Buckingham
		DF	Zoey Goralski
		MF	Alexa Ben

Management and Staff

Front Office

Owner: Arnim Whisler

Coaching Staff^[5]

Manager: Rory Dames
Assistant Coach: Craig Harrington
Assistant Coach: Gary Curneen
Goalkeeper Coach: Jordi King
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Evan Johnson
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brian Kibler

Competitions

League standing

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	North Carolina Courage (C)	24	17	6	1	53	17	+36	57	NWSL Shield
2	Portland Thorns FC	24	12	6	6	40	28	+12	42	NWSL Playoffs
3	Seattle Reign FC	24	11	8	5	27	19	+8	41
4	Chicago Red Stars	24	9	10	5	38	28	+10	37
5	Utah Royals FC	24	9	8	7	22	23	−1	35
6	Houston Dash	24	9	5	10	35	39	−4	32
7	Orlando Pride	24	8	6	10	30	37	−7	30
8	Washington Spirit	24	2	5	17	12	35	−23	11
9	Sky Blue FC	24	1	6	17	21	52	−31	9

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

Weekly ranking

Week ending	March		April				May				June				July					August				September
Week ending	X	25	1	15	22	29	6	13	20	27	3	10	17	24	1	8	15	22	29	5	12	19	26	2	9	X
Week		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Rank		3	7	4	4	2	3	4	5	6	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Games		1	2	3	5	6	8	9	10	11	12	12	13	14	15	17	18	18	18	18	19	21	22	23	24
Points		1	1	4	8	9	10	11	12	12	15	15	16	19	22	25	28	28	28	28	29	31	34	37	37

Update September 8, 2018 Source: NWSL 2018 season ^{[n 1]} ^{[n 2]} ^{[n 3]}

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
24	9	10	5	38	28	+10	37	5	4	3	22	15	+7	4	6	2	16	13	+3

Last updated: September 8, 2018.
Source: NWSLSoccer.com: 2018 Schedule: Chicago Red Stars

National Women's Soccer League

Preseason

Sat Feb 24	Marquette Golden Eagles	0–2	Chicago Red Stars	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
14:30 CT		^{[p 1]}		Stadium: Valley Fields Attendance: Closed-door

Sun Mar 11 Thorns Spring Invitational	Portland Thorns FC	0–1	Chicago Red Stars	Portland, Oregon
7 PM CT		^{[p 2]}	Gilliland 62' (Nagasato)	Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 3,822

Wed Mar 14 Thorns Spring Invitational	Houston Dash	0–1	Chicago Red Stars	Portland, Oregon
15:30 CT		^{[p 3]}	Huerta 9'	Stadium: Merlo Field

Sat Mar 17 Thorns Spring Invitational	United States U-23	1–0	Chicago Red Stars	Portland, Oregon
15:30 CT	Catalina Macario 32' (penalty)	^{[p 4]}		Stadium: Merlo Field

Regular season

Sat Mar 25 1	Houston Dash	1–1	Chicago Red Stars	Houston, Texas
4 PM CT	Keever 38' (Jordan) Brooks 81'	^{[m 1]}	Naughton 69' Comeau 90+1' (Colaprico)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,846 Referee: Jasmine Peralta

Sat Mar 31 2	Chicago Red Stars	2–3	Portland Thorns FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:15 PM CT	Mautz 31' (Huerta), 67' (Huerta) Colaprico 64'	^{[m 2]}	Horan 9' Sinclair 40', 65' (pen) Boureille 58'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,678 Referee: Greg Dopka

Sat Apr 14 3	Utah Royals FC	0–1	Chicago Red Stars	Sandy, Utah
1:30 PM MT		^{[m 3]}	Colaprico 27'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,203 Referee: Karen Abt
Note: Televised on Lifetime.

Wed Apr 18 4	Chicago Red Stars	3–0	Houston Dash	Bridgeview, Illinois
6:30 PM CT	Mewis 7' (o.g.) Gilliland 9' Kaskie 11' Huerta 74' (Colaprico) Johnson 90+2'	^{[m 4]}	Keever 45' Brooks 82'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,327 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

Sat Apr 21 5	Chicago Red Stars	1–1	Sky Blue FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7 PM CT	Huerta 1' (Mautz)	^{[m 5]}	McCaskill 78' (Johnson)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,413 Referee: Reyna Fonseca

Sat Apr 28 6	Washington Spirit	1–1	Chicago Red Stars	Boyds, Maryland
7 PM ET	Ordega 4' (Pugh)	^{[m 6]}	Mautz 20' 56' Nagasato 83' Kerr 90+1'	Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,448 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez

Wed May 2 7	Chicago Red Stars	0–2	Orlando Pride	Bridgeview, Illinois
6:30 PM CT	Comeau 87'	^{[m 7]}	Ubogagu 28' (Leroux) Hill 81' (van Egmond)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,027 Referee: Greg Dopka

Sun May 6 8	North Carolina Courage	1–1	Chicago Red Stars	Cary, North Carolina
3 PM ET	Mewis 45' Zerboni 71' 82'	^{[m 8]}	Kerr 37' Nagasato 45+3' Vasconcelos 73'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,068 Referee: John Krill

Sat May 12 9	Chicago Red Stars	2–2	Houston Dash	Bridgeview, Illinois
7 PM CT	Kerr 20' (Gilliland) Johnson 26' Comeau 59' Huerta 68' (penalty)	^{[m 9]}	Daly 6' (Prince) Mewis 48' (Simon) Ohai 89'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,372 Referee: Danielle Chesky

Sat May 19 10	Seattle Reign FC	0–0	Chicago Red Stars	Seattle, Washington
7 PM PT	McNabb 86'	^{[m 10]}	Stanton 26' Naughton 46' Colaprico 90+3'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,597 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

Sat May 26 11	Chicago Red Stars	2–5	Orlando Pride	Bridgeview, Illinois
2:30 PM CT	Kerr 21' (Nagasato) 60' (Nagasato) Johnson 42'	^{[m 11]}	Hill 2' Morgan 6' (Marta) Leroux 62' (Krieger) 64' Weatherholt 83' (Morgan)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 5,047 Referee: Reyna Fonseca

Sat Jun 2 12	Washington Spirit	0–2	Chicago Red Stars	Boyds, Maryland
3:30 PM ET	Lohaman 24'	^{[m 12]}	Kerr 25' Stantaon 31' Nagasato 49' (Mautz) Mautz 75'	Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,199 Referee: Karen Abt
Note: game was delayed due to weather

Sat Jun 16 13	Chicago Red Stars	1–1	Portland Thorns FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM CT	Nagasato 43' Stanton 62'	^{[m 13]}	Hubly 42' Horan 48' 54'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 4,093 Referee: Danielle Chesky
Note: Televised on ESPNews.

Sat Jun 23 14	Chicago Red Stars	2–0	Utah Royals FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7PM CT	Naughton 62' (Colaprico) DiBernardo 70' (Kerr) Nagasato 87'	^{[m 14]}		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,317 Referee: Natalie Simon

Sun Jul 1 15	Chicago Red Stars	2–0	Washington Spirit	Bridgeview, Illinois
5 PM CT	Short 34' (Colaprico) Nagasato 60' (Kerr) Mautz 65'	^{[m 15]}	Johnson 24' Hatch 86'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,858 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Wed Jul 4 16	North Carolina Courage	4–1	Chicago Red Stars	Cary, North Carolina
8 PM ET	Dunn 20' (McDonald) Williams 67' (Mathias) Debinha 69' (Mewis) Hamilton 87' (Williams)	^{[m 16]}	Ertz 32' Nagasato 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,295 Referee: Mathew Franz
Note: Match start delayed 1 hour, 50 minutes due to inclement weather.

Sat Jul 7 17	Sky Blue FC	1–3	Chicago Red Stars	Piscataway, New Jersey
3:30 PM ET	Dorsey 73' (McCaskill)	^{[m 17]}	Kerr 40' (Mautz), 46' (Nagasato), 63' (Nagasato)	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,846 Referee: Jasmine Peralta

Sat Jul 14 18	Chicago Red Stars	1–0	Seattle Reign FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7 PM CT	Kerr 87' (Nagasato)	^{[m 18]}	Fishlock 35'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,375 Referee: Natalie Simon

Sat Jul 28	Chicago Red Stars	postponed	Sky Blue FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7 PM CT		^[6]		Stadium: Toyota Park
Note: Match postponed due to the cancellation of Sky Blue's flight to Chicago

Fri Aug 10 19	Chicago Red Stars	1–1	North Carolina Courage	Bridgeview, Illinois
7 PM CT	Kerr 64' (DiBernardo) Nagasato 72'	^{[m 19]}	Debinha 21' (McDonald) Hamilton 87'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,567 Referee: Matthew Franz

Wed Aug 15 20	Seattle Reign FC	0–0	Chicago Red Stars	Seattle, Washington
7:30 PM PT	Oyster 47'	^{[m 20]} boxscore	Kerr 27' Colaprico 44' Gilliland 75'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,341 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Sat Aug 18 21	Portland Thorns FC	2–2	Chicago Red Stars	Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM PT	Heath 60' Sonnett 67' Sinclair 69' (Heath)	^{[m 21]}	Kerr 44' (Nagasato), 49' (DiBernardo) White 81'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 18,631 Referee: Malik Badawi
Note: Televised on ESPNews

Sat Aug 25 22	Orlando Pride	1–3	Chicago Red Stars	Orlando, Florida
3:30 PM ET	Camila 42' Morgan 65' (Marta) Zadorsky 79' Monica 82'	^{[m 22]}	Kerr 44' (Nagasato), 59' DiBernardo 45+1' (Kerr)	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 5,016 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr

Tue Sept 4 23	Chicago Red Stars	5–0	Sky Blue FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
6:30 PM CT	Mautz 18' (Gilliland), 46' (Gilliland) Kerr 64' (Elby) White 80' (Kerr) Vasconcelos 90+7' (White)	^{[m 23]} boxscore		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,974 Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Note: Match was originally scheduled for July 28th, was postponed due to the cancellation of Sky Blue's flight to Chicago.

Sat Sep 8 24	Utah Royals FC	2–1	Chicago Red Stars	Sandy, Utah
1:30 PM MT	Rodriguez 55' (Bowen) Stengel 64' (Lytle)	^{[m 24]}	Gilliland 17' Stanton 25' Kerr 39' (Gilliland)	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,851 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Post season

Tue Sep 18 Semifinal	North Carolina Courage	2–0	Chicago Red Stars	Portland, Oregon
6:00 PM PT	McDonald 5' (Dunn) Mathias 72' Mewis 86' (Dunn)	^{[o 1]}		Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 4,646 Referee: Timothy Ford
Note: Televised on ESPNews. Due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Florence, the league rescheduled the Courage-Red Stars semifinal for September 18 in Portland.^[7]

Honors and awards

NWSL annual awards

Award	Result	Player
Golden Boot	winner	Sam Kerr	^[8]
Most Valuable Player	finalist	Sam Kerr	^[9]
Defender of the Year	finalist	Julie Ertz	^[9]

NWSL Best XI
Position	First team			Position	Second team
Forward	Sam Kerr	^[10]		Defender	Julie Ertz	^[10]

NWSL Player of the Month

Month	Result	Player	Ref.
April	Won	Sofia Huerta	^[11]
August	Won	Sam Kerr	^[12]

NWSL Team of the Month

Month	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards	Ref
April			Sofia Huerta		^[13]
May
June	Alyssa Naeher		Yuki Nagasato		^[14]
July		Katie Naughton	Yuki Nagasato	Sam Kerr	^[15]
August			Vanessa DiBernardo	Sam Kerr	^[16]

NWSL Player of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref
4	Won	Sofia Huerta	^[17]
6	Won	Alyssa Naeher	^[18]
10	Won	Yuki Nagasato	^[19]
15	Won	Sam Kerr	^[20]
22	Won	Sam Kerr	^[21]

NWSL Goal of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref.
2	Nominated	Alyssa Mautz	^[22]
3	Nominated	Danielle Colaprico	^[23]
4	Nominated	Sofia Huerta	^[24]
6	Nominated	Samantha Kerr	^[25]
10	Nominated	Yuki Nagasato	^[26]
13	Nominated	Vanessa DiBernardo	^[27]
14	Nominated	Yuki Nagasato	^[28]
15	Nominated	Samantha Kerr	^[29]
16	Nominated	Samantha Kerr	^[30]
20	Nominated	Samantha Kerr	^[31]
21	Nominated	Samantha Kerr	^[32]
22	Nominated	Samantha Kerr	^[33]

NWSL Save of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref.
1	Nominated	Alyssa Naeher	^[34]
3	Nominated	Alyssa Naeher	^[35]
4	Nominated	Alyssa Naeher	^[36]
6	Won	Alyssa Naeher	^[37]
8	Nominated	Alyssa Naeher	^[38]
10	Nominated	Emily Boyd	^[39]
11/12	Nominated	Alyssa Naeher	^[40]
15	Nominated	Alyssa Naeher	^[41]
16	Nominated	Alyssa Naeher	^[42]
24	Nominated	Alyssa Naeher	^[43]

References

↑ "Chicago Returns Entire Roster For 2018". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
↑ "Chicago Acquires Sam Kerr & Nikki Stanton". Retrieved January 21, 2018.
↑ "Trade alert: Press, Johnson to Utah; Huerta, Comeau to Houston; Elby to Chicago". June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
↑ "Morgan Brian Returns to Chicago". Retrieved June 19, 2018.
↑ "Technical Staff". Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
↑ "CHICAGO RED STARS VS SKY BLUE FC GAME POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE". Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "NWSL Reschedules North Carolina/Chicago semifinal to Portland, OR". nwslsoccer.com. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
↑ "2018 Golden Boot: Sam Kerr; Kerr scored 16 goals in 2018". September 10, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
1 2 Purdy, Jacqueline (16 September 2018). "2018 NWSL Awards Finalists". NWSLsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
1 2 "2018 NWSL Best XI and Second XI announced". Nwslsoccer.com. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
↑ "Chicago Red Stars midfielder Sofia Huerta voted April Player of the Month". National Women's Soccer League. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
↑ "Sam Kerr voted NWSL Player of the Month". Chicago Red Stars. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
↑ Purdy, Jacqueline (3 May 2018). "April Team of the Month". NWSLsoccer.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
↑ Purdy, Jacqueline (6 July 2018). "June Team of the Month". NWSLsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
↑ "July Team of the Month". August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
↑ "August Team of the Month". August 31, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
↑ "Player of the Week: Sofia Huerta". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "Player of the Week: Alyssa Naeher". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
↑ "Yuki Nagasato Voted NWSL Player of the Week". www.chicagoredstars.com. Chicago Red Stars. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
↑ "Sam Kerr Voted NWSL Player of the Week". www.chicagoredstars.com. Chicago Red Stars. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
↑ "Sam Kerr Voted NWSL Player of the Week". www.chicagoredstars.com. Chicago Red Stars. August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
↑ "Vote: Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
↑ "Vote: Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
↑ "Vote: Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
↑ "Vote: Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
↑ Balf, Celia (4 June 2018). "Vote: Goal of the Week". NWSLsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
↑ "Vote: Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
↑ "Goal of the Week nominees : Week 14". Youtube. National Women's Soccer League. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
↑ "Goal of the Week nominees: Week 15". YouTube. National Women's Soccer League. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
↑ "Goal of the Week nominees: Week 16". YouTube. National Women's Soccer League. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
↑ "Goal of the Week nominees: Week 20". YouTube. National Women's Soccer League. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
↑ "Goal of the Week nominees: Week 21". YouTube. National Women's Soccer League. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
↑ "Goal of the Week nominees: Week 22". YouTube. National Women's Soccer League. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
↑ "Vote: Save of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
↑ "Vote: Save of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
↑ "Vote: Save of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
↑ Balf, Celia (8 May 2014). "Save of the Week: Alyssa Naeher". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
↑ "Save of the Week nominees: Week 8". NWSL. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
↑ Balf, Celia (4 June 2018). "Vote: Save of the Week". NWSLsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
↑ "Save of the Week nominees: Week 11/12". National Women's Soccer League. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
↑ "Save of the Week nominees: Week 15". YouTube. National Women's Soccer League. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
↑ "Save of the Week nominees: Week 16". YouTube. National Women's Soccer League. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
↑ "Save of the Week nominees: Week 24". YouTube. National Women's Soccer League. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

Match reports (preseason)

↑ "Red Stars Defeat Marquette 3-0 in Preseason Opener". Retrieved May 13, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Defeats Portland 1-0 in Preseason Tournament Opener". Retrieved May 13, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Earns 1-0 Victory Against Houston in Preseason Tournament". Retrieved May 13, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Falls 1-0 to U.S. U-23 WNT in Final Tournament Match". Retrieved May 13, 2018.

Match reports (regular season)

↑ "Chicago Draws Houston 1-1 in Season Opener". March 25, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Falls 3-2 to Portland in 2018 Home Opener". March 13, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Defeats Utah 1-0 in First 2018 Victory". April 14, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Earns 3-0 Home Victory Against Houston". April 18, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Draws Sky Blue FC 1-1 at Home". April 21, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Earns a Point in Washington after 1-1 Draw". April 28, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Fell 2-0 to Orlando in First Contest of 2018". May 2, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Fights For a Point After 1-1 Draw in North Carolina". May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Draws Houston 2-2 in Final Duel for Both Clubs". May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Splits a Point with Scoreless Draw in Seattle". May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Falls 5-2 Against Orlando Pride". May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Breaks Seven-Game Winless Streak with 2-0 Victory Against the Spirit". June 2, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
↑ "The Red Stars battled Portland to a 1-1 draw in the heat at Toyota Park". Retrieved June 16, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Earns 2-0 Victory Against Utah Royals FC". Retrieved June 24, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Blanks Washington 2-0 Stretching Four-Game Undefeated Streak". Retrieved July 2, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Suffers 4-1 Loss in North Carolina". Retrieved July 5, 2018.
↑ "Kerr's Hat Trick Leads 3-1 Victory Against Sky Blue FC". Retrieved July 7, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Grabs Three Points After 1-0 Victory Against Seattle". Retrieved July 14, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Steals a Point in 1-1 Draw Against North Carolina". Retrieved August 18, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Splits a Point in 0-0 Draw Against Seattle". Retrieved August 18, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Settles with 2-2 Draw in Portland". Retrieved August 19, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Takes Huge Three Points on the Road". Retrieved August 25, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Clinches NWSL Playoff Spot". Retrieved September 4, 2018.
↑ "Chicago Falls 2-1 to Utah Royals FC in Regular Season Finale". Retrieved September 8, 2018.

Match report (postseason playoff)

1 2 "Chicago Falls to North Carolina 2-0 in NWSL Semifinals". Retrieved September 18, 2018.

Notes

↑ week ending April 8 had no game scheduled in the league
↑ week 11, ending June 10, had only one game in the league
↑ week 18, ending July 29, had one game scheduled in the league but was postponed due to inclement weather

External links

Official website

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[3] "Chicago Acquires Sam Kerr & Nikki Stanton". Retrieved January 21, 2018.

[4] "Trade alert: Press, Johnson to Utah; Huerta, Comeau to Houston; Elby to Chicago". June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.

[5] "Morgan Brian Returns to Chicago". Retrieved June 19, 2018.

[6] "Technical Staff". Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

[32] "CHICAGO RED STARS VS SKY BLUE FC GAME POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE". Retrieved July 28, 2018.

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[xis-42] 1 2 "2018 NWSL Best XI and Second XI announced". Nwslsoccer.com. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

[43] "Chicago Red Stars midfielder Sofia Huerta voted April Player of the Month". National Women's Soccer League. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[44] "Sam Kerr voted NWSL Player of the Month". Chicago Red Stars. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

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[46] Purdy, Jacqueline (6 July 2018). "June Team of the Month". NWSLsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

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Chicago Red Stars
Bridgeview, Illinois
The Club	History Players All articles
Stadiums	Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex (2011–2015) Concordia University Chicago Athletic Complex (2012) Northwestern University Lakeside Athletic Club (2012) Toyota Park (2009–2010, 2016–present)
Culture	Local 134
Important figures	Peter Wilt
Key personnel	Owners: Chicago Professional Women's Soccer, LLC (2009–2010), Arnim Whisler (2011–present) Head coach: Rory Dames (2011–present)
Seasons (9)
WPS (2)	2009 2010
WPSL (1)	2011
WPSLE (1)	2012
NWSL (5)	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Website: www.chicagoredstars.com

National Women's Soccer League
Current teams	Chicago Red Stars Houston Dash North Carolina Courage Orlando Pride Portland Thorns FC Utah Royals FC Seattle Reign FC Sky Blue FC Washington Spirit
Former teams	Western New York Flash (2013–2016) FC Kansas City (2013–2017) Boston Breakers (2013–2017)
Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Miscellaneous	Expansion Records and statistics Attendance Stadiums Players Association
Player lists	Player allocation Drafts Foreign players
Awards	NWSL Shield Playoffs Annual awards Player of the Month Team of the Month Player of the Week

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
24	9	10	5	38	28	+10	37	5	4	3	22	15	+7	4	6	2	16	13	+3

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
24	9	10	5	38	28	+10	37	5	4	3	22	15	+7	4	6	2	16	13	+3

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
24	9	10	5	38	28	+10	37	5	4	3	22	15	+7	4	6	2	16	13	+3