2013 Sky Blue FC season
The 2013 Sky Blue FC season was the team's fourth season of existence. Sky Blue played the 2013 season in National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
| 2013 season | |||
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| President & CEO | Thomas Hofstetter | ||
| Head coach | Jim Gabarra | ||
| Stadium | Yurcak Field | ||
| NWSL | 4th | ||
| NWSL Playoffs | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ocampo (8) All: Ocampo (8) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 3,002 vs Portland Thorns FC (June 22, 2013) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 688 vs Chicago Red Stars (May 8, 2013) | ||
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Background
The foundation of the National Women's Soccer League was announced on November 21, 2012, with Sky Blue FC selected as a host for one of the eight teams.[1][2][3]
Match results
Regular season
| April 14, 2013 1 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Western New York Flash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 18:00 EST | Zerboni  |
Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,611 |
| April 27, 2013 2 | Washington Spirit | 1–2 | Sky Blue FC | Boyds, Maryland |
| 19:00 EST | Matheson |
Report | Goodson O'Hara  Schmidt |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,569 Referee: Kara Honthumb |
| May 1, 2013 3 | Western New York Flash | 2–1 | Sky Blue FC | Rochester, New York |
| 19:05 EST | Martín Wambach Kerr |
Report | Schmidt O'Hara |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,127 Referee: Miguel Panduro |
| May 8, 2013 4 | Sky Blue FC | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EST | Schmidt |
Report | Moscato Mautz |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 688 Referee: Eugene Mednikov |
| May 11, 2013 5 | Sky Blue FC | 2–0 | Seattle Reign FC | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 15:00 (PST) | Adams De Vanna |
Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,459 Referee: Steve Montanino |
| May 16, 2013 6 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–1 | Sky Blue FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 | Sinclair |
Report | Lytle |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 11,055 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
| May 19, 2013 7 | Seattle Reign FC | 0–3 | Sky Blue FC | Tukwila, Washington |
| 18:00 (PST) | Ruiz  Kyle |
Report | De Vanna Bock Schmidt Lytle |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Stadium Attendance: 1,046 Referee: Kari Seitz |
| May 25, 2013 8 | FC Kansas City | 0–1 | Sky Blue FC | Overland Park, Kansas |
| 19:35 CST | Sesselmann |
Report | Schmidt |
Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium Attendance: 4,186 Referee: John McCloskey |
| June 1, 2013 9 | Sky Blue FC | 5–1 | Boston Breakers | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EST | Adams De Vanna Lytle Foord |
Report | McNeill Lohman Leon |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,312 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| June 8, 2013 10 | Sky Blue FC | 0–3 | Western New York Flash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EST | Report | Kerr Lloyd Reynolds Wambach |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,056 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
| June 16, 2013 11 | Boston Breakers | 2–3 | Sky Blue FC | Somerville, Massachusetts |
| 18:30 EST | Lohman Dragotta Simon |
Report | De Vanna Ocampo Freels |
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 2,687 Referee: Christina Unkel |
| June 22, 2013 12 | Sky Blue FC | 0–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EST | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 3,002 Referee: Kari Seitz |
| June 26, 2013 13 | Sky Blue FC | 2–2 | FC Kansas City | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EST | Tymrak Cheney |
Report | Ocampo |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,126 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| June 30, 2013 14 | Boston Breakers | 3–2 | Sky Blue FC | Somerville, Massachusetts |
| 18:30 EST | Leroux Nogueira |
Report | Schmidt Ocampo |
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 1,876 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| July 6, 2013 15 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EST | Ocampo |
Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,322 Referee: John McCloskey |
| July 13, 2013 16 | Sky Blue FC | 0–0 | Boston Breakers | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EST | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,279 Referee: Margaret Domka |
| July 21, 2013 17 | Western New York Flash | 3–0 | Sky Blue FC | Rochester, New York |
| 16:05 EST | Lloyd Taylor Kerr |
Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 4,664 Referee: Kara Honthumb |
| July 28, 2013 18 | Sky Blue FC | 0–1 | FC Kansas City | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 18:00 EST | Report | Mathias Jones |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,302 Referee: Christina Unkel |
| July 31, 2013 19 | Portland Thorns FC | 1-3 | Sky Blue FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 PST | Morgan Shim Long |
Report | Marshall |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 13,769 Referee: Margaret Domka |
| August 3, 2013 20 | Sky Blue FC | 1-0 | Washington Spirit | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EST | Ocampo |
Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,172 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
| August 10, 2013 21 | Chicago Red Stars | 3-3 | Sky Blue FC | Lisle, Illinois |
| 18:00 CST | Domínguez Santacaterina |
Report | Ocampo Schmidt |
Stadium: Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 2,064 Referee: Kristen Salazar |
| August 18, 2013 22 | Washington Spirit | 1-1 | Sky Blue FC | Boyds, Maryland |
| 17:00 EST | Ochs |
Report | Lytle |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,241 Referee: Kara Honthumb |
Playoffs
| August 24, 2013 Semi-Finals | Western New York Flash | 2–0 | Sky Blue FC | Rochester, New York |
| 8:00 pm EDT | Lloyd Huffman |
Report Report |
Makoski Adams |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 7,316 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western New York Flash | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 38 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | FC Kansas City | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 38 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Portland Thorns FC (C) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 38 | |
| 4 | Sky Blue FC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 36 | |
| 5 | Boston Breakers | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 30 | |
| 6 | Chicago Red Stars | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 30 | |
| 7 | Seattle Reign FC | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 18 | |
| 8 | Washington Spirit | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 14 |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
Last updated: 31 August 2013
Source: Soccerway
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2013. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Team
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 6 September 2013
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NWSL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  |
Brittany Cameron | 19 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
CoCo Goodson | 23 | 1 | 23+0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | |
Christie Rampone | 21 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 |
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Caitlin Foord | 15 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 |
| 5 | FW | |
Kendall Johnson | 23 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | |
Taylor Lytle | 22 | 4 | 13+9 | 4 |
| 7 | MF |  |
Nayeli Rangel | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | |
Monica Ocampo | 17 | 8 | 11+6 | 8 |
| 9 | FW | |
Danesha Adams | 21 | 3 | 19+2 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | |
Brittany Bock | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | |
Lisa De Vanna | 17 | 5 | 15+2 | 5 |
| 12 | MF | |
Ashley Nick | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
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Melanie Booth | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | |
Sophie Schmidt | 21 | 7 | 20+1 | 7 |
| 18 | DF | |
Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | |
Kelley O'Hara | 12 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 |
| 20 | GK |  |
Ashley Baker | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | |
Jillian Loyden | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
Manya Makoski | 21 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | |
Katy Freels | 23 | 1 | 22+1 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | |
Maddie Thompson | 14 | 0 | 4+10 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | |
Rachel Breton | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
- Source:
Source: Sky Blue FC Player Stats
Top scorers
Players with 1 goal or more included only.
- As of 6 September 2013
| Rk. | Nat | Pos | Player | Total | NWSL |
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| 1 | |
FW | Monica Ocampo | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | |
MF | Sophie Schmidt | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | |
FW | Lisa De Vanna | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | |
MF | Taylor Lytle | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | |
FW | Danesha Adams | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | |
DF | CoCo Goodson | 1 | 1 |
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MF | Katy Freels | 1 | 1 | |
Source: Sky Blue FC Player Stats
Disciplinary record
Players with 1 card or more included only.[4]
- As of 6 September 2013
| No. | Nat | Pos | Player | Total | NWSL | ||
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| 16 | |
MF | Sophie Schmidt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | |
FW | Kelley O'Hara | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | |
MF | Brittany Bock | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | |
FW | Lisa De Vanna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | |
DF | Caitlin Foord | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | |
DF | CoCo Goodson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | |
MF | Manya Makoski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | |
FW | Danesha Adams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Sky Blue FC Player Stats
Goalkeeper stats
Last updated: 31 August 2013
| No. | Nat | Player | Total | NWSL | ||||||
| MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | |
Ashley Baker | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | |
Jillian Loyden | 360 | 9 | 2.25 | 21 | 360 | 9 | 2.25 | 21 |
| 1 | |
Brittany Cameron | 1619 | 17 | .944 | 65 | 1619 | 17 | .944 | 65 |
| TOTALS | 1980 | 26 | 3.194 | 86 | 1980 | 26 | 3.194 | 86 | ||
Source: Sky Blue FC Player Stats
Honors and awards
NWSL Yearly Awards
| Player | Award | Ref. |
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Best X1 | [5] |
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Best X1 | [6] |
NWSL Monthly awards
| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Month's Statline | |
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| May | |
Brittany Cameron[7] | Sky Blue FC | GAA 0.5, 27 saves of 30 shots on goal, 360 min, 0 G; SBFC 4-1-1 in May |
| August | |
Mónica Ocampo[8] | Sky Blue FC | 3 G, in 3 games |
NWSL Weekly awards
| Week | Player of the Week | Club | Week's Statline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | |
Brittany Cameron[9] | Sky Blue FC | 5 SVS, SHO |
| Week 6 | |
Christie Rampone[10] | Sky Blue FC | 180min, 0 GA |
| Week 8 | |
Lisa De Vanna[11] | Sky Blue FC | 2 G (14', 56'), 1 A |
References
- "U.S. Soccer to announce new women's professional league today". Leagues. Soccer Wire. November 21, 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- "Paint the town blue: Sky Blue FC season preview". SB Nation. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- "Sky Blue FC Set To Join National Women's Soccer League". Sky Blue FC. Archived from the original on 2013-03-30. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- "SBFC". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- NWSL awards
- NWSL awards
- http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/724130.html
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2013-08-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "BRITTANY CAMERON VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - National Women's Soccer League". Nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- "CHRISTIE RAMPONE VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK". Nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2013-07-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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