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 42' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,611 |
April 27, 2013 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 14' Cheney 74' |
Report | Ocampo 85', 90+2' | 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 29', 41' Nogueira 35' |
Report | Schmidt 32' 90+2' Ocampo 58' |
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 73' | 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 13' Taylor 35' Kerr 56' |
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 10' Jones 76' |
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 37' Shim 65' Long 73' |
Report | Marshall 18' (o.g.) | 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 58' | 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 8' Santacaterina 77', 90' |
Report | Ocampo 15', 89' Schmidt 36' |
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 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 |
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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
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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Appearances and goals
- As of 6 September 2013
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NWSL | ||
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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 | |
4 | DF | 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 | |
13 | DF | 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 | |
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 | |||
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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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Christie Rampone | Best X1 | [5] |
Caitlin Foord | 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 | |
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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)