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.

Sky Blue FC
2013 season
President & CEOThomas Hofstetter
Head coachJim Gabarra
StadiumYurcak Field
NWSL4th
NWSL PlayoffsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Ocampo (8)
All: Ocampo (8)
Highest home attendance3,002 vs Portland Thorns FC
(June 22, 2013)
Lowest home attendance688 vs Chicago Red Stars
(May 8, 2013)

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 (2013-04-14) 1 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Western New York Flash Piscataway, New Jersey
18:00 EST Zerboni  42' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,611
April 27, 2013 (2013-04-27) 2 Washington Spirit 1–2 Sky Blue FC Boyds, Maryland
19:00 EST Matheson  35' Report Goodson  2'
O'Hara  28'
Schmidt  48'
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,569
Referee: Kara Honthumb
May 1, 2013 (2013-05-01) 3 Western New York Flash 2–1 Sky Blue FC Rochester, New York
19:05 EST Martín  6'
Wambach  20'
Kerr  45'
Report Schmidt  44'
O'Hara  72'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 2,127
Referee: Miguel Panduro
May 8, 2013 (2013-05-08) 4 Sky Blue FC 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST Schmidt  88' Report Moscato  5'
Mautz  90+2'
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 688
Referee: Eugene Mednikov
May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11) 5 Sky Blue FC 2–0 Seattle Reign FC Piscataway, New Jersey
15:00 (PST) Adams  31'
De Vanna  35'
Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,459
Referee: Steve Montanino
May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16) 6 Portland Thorns FC 0–1 Sky Blue FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 Sinclair  80' Report Lytle  80' Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 11,055
Referee: Josh Wilkens
May 19, 2013 (2013-05-19) 7 Seattle Reign FC 0–3 Sky Blue FC Tukwila, Washington
18:00 (PST) Ruiz  25'  63'
Kyle  40'
Report De Vanna  9'  70'
Bock  66'
Schmidt  78'
Lytle  86'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Stadium
Attendance: 1,046
Referee: Kari Seitz
May 25, 2013 (2013-05-25) 8 FC Kansas City 0–1 Sky Blue FC Overland Park, Kansas
19:35 CST Sesselmann  22' Report Schmidt  23' (pen.) Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium
Attendance: 4,186
Referee: John McCloskey
June 1, 2013 (2013-06-01) 9 Sky Blue FC 5–1 Boston Breakers Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST Adams  7', 85'
De Vanna  14', 56'
Lytle  17'
Foord  61'
Report McNeill  52'
Lohman  62'
Leon  75'
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,312
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 8, 2013 (2013-06-08) 10 Sky Blue FC 0–3 Western New York Flash Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST Report Kerr  4'
Lloyd  45'
Reynolds  50'
Wambach  82'
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,056
Referee: Josh Wilkens
June 16, 2013 (2013-06-16) 11 Boston Breakers 2–3 Sky Blue FC Somerville, Massachusetts
18:30 EST Lohman  61'
Dragotta  70'
Simon  90+5'
Report De Vanna  9'
Ocampo  26'
Freels  71'
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,687
Referee: Christina Unkel
June 22, 2013 (2013-06-22) 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 (2013-06-26) 13 Sky Blue FC 2–2 FC Kansas City Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST Tymrak  14'
Cheney  74'
Report Ocampo  85', 90+2' Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 30, 2013 (2013-06-30) 14 Boston Breakers 3–2 Sky Blue FC Somerville, Massachusetts
18:30 EST Leroux  29', 41'
Nogueira  35'
Report Schmidt  32'  90+2'
Ocampo  58'
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 1,876
Referee: Katja Koroleva
July 6, 2013 (2013-07-06) 15 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Washington Spirit Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST Ocampo  73' Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,322
Referee: John McCloskey
July 13, 2013 (2013-07-13) 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 (2013-07-21) 17 Western New York Flash 3–0 Sky Blue FC Rochester, New York
16:05 EST Lloyd  13'
Taylor  35'
Kerr  56'
Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,664
Referee: Kara Honthumb
July 28, 2013 (2013-07-28) 18 Sky Blue FC 0–1 FC Kansas City Piscataway, New Jersey
18:00 EST Report Mathias  10'
Jones  76'
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,302
Referee: Christina Unkel
July 31, 2013 (2013-07-31) 19 Portland Thorns FC 1-3 Sky Blue FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST Morgan  37'
Shim  65'
Long  73'
Report Marshall  18' (o.g.) Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 13,769
Referee: Margaret Domka
August 3, 2013 (2013-08-03) 20 Sky Blue FC 1-0 Washington Spirit Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST Ocampo  58' Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,172
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
August 10, 2013 (2013-08-10) 21 Chicago Red Stars 3-3 Sky Blue FC Lisle, Illinois
18:00 CST Domínguez  8'
Santacaterina  77', 90'
Report Ocampo  15', 89'
Schmidt  36'
Stadium: Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,064
Referee: Kristen Salazar
August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18) 22 Washington Spirit 1-1 Sky Blue FC Boyds, Maryland
17:00 EST Ochs  40' Report Lytle  84' 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  33', 90+'  42'
Huffman  90+'
Report
Report
Makoski  51'
Adams  90'
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
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAAHHAAAHHAHHAHHAHAHAA
ResultWWLDWWWWWLWDDLWDLLLWDD
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2013. Source: Soccerway
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Brittany Cameron
2 DF  USA CoCo Goodson
3 DF  USA Christie Rampone
4 DF  AUS Caitlin Foord
5 DF  USA Kendall Johnson
6 MF  USA Taylor Lytle
7 MF  MEX Nayeli Rangel
8 FW  MEX Monica Ocampo
9 FW  USA Danesha Adams
10 MF  USA Brittany Bock
11 FW  AUS Lisa De Vanna
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF  USA Ashley Nick
13 DF  CAN Melanie Booth
16 MF  CAN Sophie Schmidt
18 DF  USA Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall
19 FW  USA Kelley O'Hara
20 GK  ENG Ashley Baker
21 GK  USA Jillian Loyden
22 MF  USA Manya Makoski
23 MF  USA Katy Freels
24 MF  USA Maddie Thompson
28 DF  USA Rachel Breton

Appearances and goals

As of 6 September 2013
No. Pos Nat Player TotalNWSL
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Brittany Cameron 19019+00
2 DF CoCo Goodson 23123+01
3 DF Christie Rampone 21021+00
4 DF Caitlin Foord 15014+10
5 FW Kendall Johnson 23023+00
6 MF Taylor Lytle 22413+94
7 MF Nayeli Rangel 1005+50
8 FW Monica Ocampo 17811+68
9 FW Danesha Adams 21319+23
10 MF Brittany Bock 704+30
11 FW Lisa De Vanna 17515+25
12 MF Ashley Nick 404+00
13 DF Melanie Booth 300+30
16 MF Sophie Schmidt 21720+17
18 DF Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall 803+50
19 FW Kelley O'Hara 12010+20
20 GK Ashley Baker 100+10
21 GK Jillian Loyden 404+00
22 MF Manya Makoski 21020+10
23 MF Katy Freels 23122+11
25 MF Maddie Thompson 1404+100
28 DF Rachel Breton 100+10
  • 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
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
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
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.
Christie Rampone Best X1 [5]
Caitlin Foord Best X1 [6]

NWSL Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
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

See also

References

  1. "U.S. Soccer to announce new women's professional league today". Leagues. Soccer Wire. November 21, 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. "Paint the town blue: Sky Blue FC season preview". SB Nation. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  3. "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.
  4. "SBFC". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  5. NWSL awards
  6. NWSL awards
  7. http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/724130.html
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2013-08-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "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.
  10. "CHRISTIE RAMPONE VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK". Nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  11. "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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