2016 Portland Thorns FC season

The 2016 season is the Portland Thorns FC's fourth season of existence in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns finished in 6th place in the 2015 season.

Portland Thorns FC
2016 season
PresidentMerritt Paulson
Head coachMark Parsons
StadiumProvidence Park
Portland, Oregon
(Capacity: 21,144)
National Women's Soccer League1st
NWSL PlayoffsSemifinals (eliminated by Western New York Flash)
Top goalscorerNadia Nadim (9 goals)
Highest home attendance21,144
(Sept. 11 vs. Western New York)[1]
Lowest home attendance13,752
(Sept. 7 vs. Houston)[2]
Average home league attendance16,945[3]
Biggest win5-1
(Sept. 4 vs. Boston Breakers)
Biggest defeat0-3
(July 16 vs. Houston Dash)
All statistics correct as of 9/26/2016.

Background
See also: 2015 Portland Thorns FC season

Season review

April

The Thorns began their season at Providence Park as they faced off against the inaugural match for Orlando Pride SC. Former Thorn, Steph Catley was able to strike first for Orlando in the 12th minute. Portland would soon respond with goals from Dagný Brynjarsdóttir in the 25th minute and Linsey Horan in the 81st minute. Both goals would be assisted by captain, Tobin Heath. Thorns FC would win their home opener 2-1.

For their last match in April, the Thorns traveled to Kansas City where they would receive a 1-1 draw. Shea Groom was able to strike first with a goal in the 30th minute; however, Lindsey Horan was able to level the Thorns in the 78th minute once again assisted by Tobin Heath.

Position at the end of April

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Portland Thorns FC 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 NWSL Playoffs
Source:

May

The Thorns began their month of May continuing their 4-game road spell against Boston Breakers where Dagny Brynjarsdottir scored the lone goal and Tobin Heath continued her assist streak to 4 in a row. The Thorns would end up winning 1-0.

The Thorns traveled to D.C. to take on the Washington Spirit. The team would end up drawing 0-0 with Tobin Heath acquiring two yellow cards thus suspending her for the next match against local rivals, Seattle Reign FC.

The Thorns finished their 4 away matches in Seattle as they faced off against Reign FC. Nadia Nadim would score her first of the season with an assist by Meg Morris, however would Seattle respond within 3 minutes by a goal from Yanez, equalizing at 1-1. Both teams would settle for the draw.

In the first of a two-game home stand, the Thorns secured a 3-1 win over the then-first-place Washington Spirit. In their last game of the month, missing 6 starters due to USWNT call-ups, the Thorns played Seattle to a 0-0 draw.

Position at the end of May

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Portland Thorns FC 7 3 4 0 9 4 +5 13 NWSL Playoffs
Source:

June

The Thorns began June with a two-game road trip, first holding on for a 1-1 draw with Chicago Red Stars and then prevailing 2-0 over Western New York Flash. Of note, Amandine Henry made her first appearance as a Thorn as a second-half substitute in that game.

The Thorns played a crucial match against Chicago Red Stars to determine who would remain in first place. The Thorns prevailed with a 2-0 win with goals from Christine Sinclair and Nadia Nadim with an assist from Amandine Henry, who also started for the first time for the club.

Continuing their unbeaten streak (11 games without a loss from the beginning of the season to the end of June), the Thorns traveled to Florida to take on Orlando Pride. The Thorns would win it 2-1, with goals from Dagny Brynjarsdottir and Lindsey Horan.

Position at the end of June

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 11 6 5 0 16 6 +10 23 NWSL Shield
Source:

July

The Thorns opened July play without 6 starters due to USWNT and CanWNT Olympics preparations for a home game against Sky Blue. Amandine Henry would join the French National Team after the game. The starting lineup included players who previously had seen limited professional minutes or even earning her first start. Sky Blue scored first and the Thorns came back to win 2-1 with goals from Dagný and Nadim to extend their season-opening unbeaten streak to 12 games.

For their second match for the month, the Thorns took on FC Kansas City at home. Now without 7 starting players and using their new amateur players (a rule that allows a team to bring in non-paid players when national players go on duty), the Thorns would suffer their first loss of the season, falling 2-1 with the only goal scorer being Kat Williamson who was assisted by Dagný Brynjarsdóttir.

The Thorns then went on the road and continuing the stretch without their Olympians, this time also without Dagný as well, lost 3-0 to the 9th-place Houston Dash.

In their last game of both July and before the league-wide Olympics break, the Thorns hosted Seattle Reign at Providence Park. Playing their first 5-4-1 formation of the season, Mana Shim passed to Nadia Nadim who headed home the game's only goal and the Thorns remained in 1st place.

Position at the end of July

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 15 8 5 2 20 12 +8 29 NWSL Shield
Source:

August

Due to the Olympic Games in Brazil, NWSL did not schedule games most of the month. The Thorns traveled to Seattle at the end of the month and fell 3-1 to the Reign.

Position at the end of August

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Portland Thorns FC 16 8 5 3 21 15 +6 29 NWSL Playoffs
Source:

September

The Thorns started off their final month in NWSL League play on a busy week with 3 matches in 7 days. The team, fully reunited after the Olympics, hosted Boston Breakers where the Thorns took a dominating 5-1 victory, keeping them in the race for the NWSL Supporters' Shield.

Continuing their busy week, Portland Thorns took on Houston Dash. In the 19th minute, Portland fans and team members had learned that they had clinched a playoff berth with Seattle Reign's loss to Washington Spirit from a message on the big screen. The Thorns started off strong with a brace from Allie Long, both goals assisted by Tobin Heath in the 26th and 71st minute. Christine Sinclair would finish up by scoring in the 90th minute and shutting out Houston Dash 3-0, putting Michelle Betos with 4 clean sheets for the season so far.

To conclude the stretch of 3 games in 8 days, the Thorns played the Western New York Flash in front of their only sold-out crowd of the year, with 21,144 announced attendance. The Thorns went ahead 3-0 only to concede 2 goals within 4 minutes late in the game, but hung on to win and clinch a home playoff match (1st or 2nd in the league).

On Sunday September 25, the Thorns clinched the NWSL Shield with a win over Sky Blue FC and Washington Spirit losing to Chicago Red Stars. The Thorns will host Western New York Flash in the semi-finals for the NWSL Playoffs.

Position at the end of the season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 20 12 5 3 35 19 +16 41 NWSL Shield
Source:

Competitions
Competition Record Started Round First Match Last Match Final Position
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
NWSL 20 12 5 3 35 19 +16 060.00 1 April 17, 2016 September 25, 2016 1st
NWSL Playoffs 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— Semi-finals October 2, 2016 TBD TBD
Total 20 12 5 3 35 19 +16 060.00

Updated to match played September 25, 2016
Source: Competitions
 |}

Preseason

Providence Park Pre-season Tournament

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

March 27, 2016 Pre 1 Portland Thorns FC 0–2 Seattle Reign FC Portland, Oregon, U.S.
14:30 (PST) Horan  59'
Nadim  90'		 Report Mathias  59'
Solaun  75'
Fishlock  77'		 Stadium: Providence Park
March 30, 2016 Pre 2 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Oregon State University Portland, Oregon, U.S.
17:00 (PST) Nadim  33', 58', 68'
Bourille  71'		 Report Stadium: Providence Park
April 2, 2016 Pre 3 Portland Thorns FC 1–2 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon, U.S.
14:30 (PST) Franch  27'
Berryhill  51'
Brynjarsdottir  79'		 Report Beckie  83'
Brooks  86'
Ohai  90'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Seattle Reign 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
2 Houston Dash 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
2 Portland Thorns FC 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 Oregon State University 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source:

Regular season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

April 17, 2016 1 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST) Brynjarsdóttir  25' (Heath)  45'
Horan  81' (Heath)
Klingenberg  87'		 Report Catley  12'
Alleway  78'
Kyle  89'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,073
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
April 23, 2016 2 FC Kansas City 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Kansas City, Missouri
17:30 (PST) Groom  30' (O'Reilly)  41'  47' Report Horan  78' (Heath) Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 3,022
Referee: Danielle Chesky
May 1, 2016 3 Boston Breakers 0–1 Portland Thorns FC Boston, Massachusetts
14:00 (PST) Schillgard  38'
King  78'
Ratcliffe  90'		 Report Brynjarsdóttir  79' (Heath)
Horan  91+'		 Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 3,698
Referee: Brandon Artis
May 7, 2016 4 Washington Spirit 0–0 Portland Thorns FC Boyds, Maryland
16:00 (PST) Oyster  17' Report Sonnett  26'
Heath 59'  88'
Horan  90+5'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,333
Referee: Chris Spivey
May 14, 2016 5 Seattle Reign FC 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PST) Yanez  49' (Barnes) Report Nadim  46' (Morris)
Horan  86'
Morris  90'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,631
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
May 21, 2016 6 Portland Thorns FC 4–1 Washington Spirit Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST) Horan  27' (Heath)  76'
Kleiner  31' (o.g.)
Heath  45' (Sinclair)
Morris  78',  60'
Sonnett  32'
Nadim  61'		 Report Lohman  55' (Dunn)
Nairn  61'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,823
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
May 29, 2016 7 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 Seattle Reign FC Portland, Oregon
16:00 (PST) Report Reed  84' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 18,114
Referee: Greg Dopka
June 12, 2016 8 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00 (PST) Christen Press  61' (Alyssa Mautz)
Sofia Huerta  74'
Alyssa Mautz  75'
Arin Gilliland  84'		 Report Christine Sinclair  24'
Nadia Nadim  88'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,131
Referee: Levi Rippy
June 17, 2016 9 Western New York Flash 0–2 Portland Thorns FC Rochester, New York
16:00 (PST) Mewis  47'
Kennedy  55'
Doniak  90'		 Report Sinclair  46' (Long)
Nadim  73' (pen.)
Raso  81'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 2,235
Referee: Victor Rivas
June 22, 2016 10 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST) Sinclair  6'
Nadim  25' (Henry)		 Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,931
Referee: Chipalo Street
June 26, 2016 11 Orlando Pride 1–2 Portland Thorns FC Orlando, Florida
14:00 (PST) Alleway  43'
Spencer  67'		 Report Brynjarsdóttir  80' (Sinclair)
Horan  90' (Raso)
Raso  90+2'		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 7,143
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
July 2, 2016 12 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Sky Blue FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PST) Brynjarsdóttir  38' (Nadim)
Nadim  62' (pen.)
Weber  66'		 Report Kai  30' (Lytle)
Rampone  45+2'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 14,287
Referee: Reyna Fonseca
July 9, 2016 13 Portland Thorns FC 1–2 FC Kansas City Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PST) Williamson  76' (Brynjarsdóttir)
Nadim  62'		 Report Groom  23' (McCarty), 54' (McCarty)
Reed  51'
Averbuch  90+3'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,942
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
July 16, 2016 14 Houston Dash 3–0 Portland Thorns FC Houston, Texas
TBD (PST) Daly  7' (Ohai)
Brooks  68' (Moros)
Ohai  83'		 Report Shim  40'
Raso  81'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,561
Referee: Danielle Chesky
July 30, 2016 15 Portland Thorns FC 1–0 Seattle Reign FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PST) Nadim  74' (Shim) Report Fishlock  61' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,231
Referee: Malik Badawi
August 27, 2016 16 Seattle Reign FC 3–1 Portland Thorns FC Seattle, Washington
2pm (PST) Melis  27' (Naho), 50' (Yanez)
Barnes  54'
Fishlock  65'
Rapinoe  90+4' (Fishlock)		 Report Reynolds  71'
Long  90+2' (Heath)		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,888
Referee: Rosendo Martinez
September 4, 2016 17 Portland Thorns FC 5–1 Boston Breakers Portland, Oregon
16:00 (PST) Sinclair  14' (Nadim)
Long  48' (Sinclair)
Nadim  41' (pen.), 79' (Long), 90+2'  90'		 Report King  84' (Beckmann) Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 17,152
Referee: Jon Freemon
September 7, 2016 18 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST) Long  26' (Heath), 71' (Heath)
Sinclair  90'		 Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 13,752
Referee: Brandon Artis
September 11, 2016 19 Portland Thorns FC 3–2 Western New York Flash Portland, Oregon
18:30 (PST) Nadim  27' (pen.)
Sinclair  37'
Heath  58'
Brynjarsdóttir  69' (Heath)
Betos  71'		 Report Hinkle  27'
McDonald  77' (Eddy)
Williams  80' (McDonald)		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Marco Vega
September 25, 2016 20 Sky Blue FC 1–3 Portland Thorns FC Piscataway, New Jersey
16:00 (PST) Kai  6' (O'Hara)
Grubka  59'		 Report Long  41' (Heath), 84' (Raso)
Horan  57' (Nadim)		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 3,780
Referee: Christina Unkel

The 2016 NWSL Regular Season schedule was released on February 18, 2016.[4]

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHAAAAHHAAHAHHAHAHHHA
ResultWDWDDWDDWWWWLLWLWWWW
Position[lower-alpha 1]32233333211111222221
Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2016. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. POR's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.
Home/away results
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 12 5 3 35 19  +16 41 8 1 1 23 8  +15 4 4 2 12 11  +1

Last updated: September 25, 2016.
Source: Match reports

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 20 12 5 3 35 19 +16 41 NWSL Shield
2 Washington Spirit 20 12 3 5 30 21 +9 39 NWSL Playoffs
3 Chicago Red Stars 20 9 6 5 24 20 +4 33
4 Western New York Flash (C) 20 9 5 6 40 26 +14 32
5 Seattle Reign FC 20 8 6 6 29 21 +8 30
6 FC Kansas City 20 7 5 8 18 20 −2 26
7 Sky Blue FC 20 7 5 8 24 30 −6 26
8 Houston Dash 20 6 4 10 29 29 0 22
9 Orlando Pride 20 6 1 13 20 30 −10 19
10 Boston Breakers 20 3 2 15 14 47 −33 11
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

NWSL Playoffs
Further information: NWSL Playoffs

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

October 2, 2016 Semi-finals Portland Thorns FC 3–4 (a.e.t.) Western New York Flash Portland, Oregon
14:00 (PST) Sinclair  39' (Reynolds)
Brynjarsdottir  75'
Sonnett  78'
Horan  106+' (Brynjarsdottir)
Heath  114'		 Report Mewis  16'
Kennedy  28'
Doniak  38' (McDonald)
Dahlkemper  76'
Williams  98'
Williams  104' (Mewis)
Eddy  109'
D'Angelo  121+'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20,086
Referee: Marco Vega
Thorns playing Flash, October 2, 2016

Club

Executive staff
Majority Owner & President Merritt Paulson
Chief Operating Officer Mike Golub
General Manager / Technical Director Gavin Wilkinson
Manager of Soccer Operations Sarah Aschwald

Updated to match played January 12, 2016
Source: Portland Timbers

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head Coach Mark Parsons
Assistant Coach Tracy Hasson
Assistant Coach Sophie Clough
Assistant Coach Carly Copplestone
Goalkeeper Coach Nadine Angerer
Fitness Coach Garga Caserta
Head Athletic Trainer Robyn Hasegawa
Athletic Trainer Katie Donnelley
Equipment Manager Megan Lovich

Last updated: April 17, 2016
Source:

Grounds
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Providence Park (21,144 / 110x75 yards)
Training Ground Providence Park

Source: Providence Park

Kits

Primary kit

The 2016 primary kits are their signature red color with a "spray on" black on the ends of the sleeves. The kits remain Nike and the sponsorship with their sponsor Providence Health and Services on the front.

Secondary kit

The 2016 secondary kits feature the same style as the first kit, however instead of red, it is white with the "spray on" black sleeve style. The kit is also Nike and shows the Providence Health and Services sponsorship.

Third kit

The Thorns do not have a third kit for 2016.

First Team

Roster

All players contracted to the club during the season included.
Last updated: August 30, 2016[5][6]

No. Name Nationality Positions Date of Birth (Age) Year with Club (Year Signed)
Goalkeepers
18 Michelle Betos GK (1988-02-20) February 20, 1988 3 (2014)
24 Adrianna Franch GK (1990-11-12) November 12, 1990 1 (2016)
Defenders
2 Katherine Reynolds RB (1987-09-14) September 14, 1987 1 (2016)
4 Emily Menges CB (1992-07-28) July 28, 1992 3 (2014)
16 Emily Sonnett CB (1993-11-25) November 25, 1993 1 (2016)
25 Meghan Klingenberg LB (1988-08-02) August 2, 1988 1 (2016)
44 Meg Morris LB / FW (1992-05-11) May 11, 1992 1 (2016)
Midfielders
6 Meleana Shim CM (1991-09-25) September 25, 1991 4 (2013)
7 Lindsey Horan (NTA) CM (1994-05-26) May 26, 1994 1 (2016)
10 Allie Long LW / CM (1987-08-13) August 13, 1987 4 (2013)
11 Dagný Brynjarsdóttir MF (1991-08-10) August 10, 1991 1 (2016)
15 Kendall Johnson MF / DF (1991-04-24) April 24, 1991 2 (2015)
17 Tobin Heath (NTA) LW (1988-05-29) May 29, 1988 4 (2013)
28 Amandine Henry CM (1989-09-28) September 28, 1989 1 (2016)
30 Celeste Boureille MF (1994-04-20) April 20, 1994 1 (2016)
Forwards
9 Nadia Nadim CF / RW (1988-01-02) January 2, 1988 1 (2016)
12 Christine Sinclair CF (1983-06-12) June 12, 1983 4 (2013)
21 Hayley Raso FW / RW (1994-09-05) September 5, 1994 1 (2016)
26 Mallory Weber FW / CB (1994-04-04) April 4, 1994 1 (2016)
  • (HG) = Homegrown Player
  • (NTA) = National Team Allocated Player
  • (Loan) = On Loan
  • (AP) = Amateur Player

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL

Squad statistics are of regular season only

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAPKShotSOGSOG%CroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
20DFMcKenzie Berryhill52182000100%0001100
18GKMichelle Betos1414126000000—0000210
30MFCeleste Boureille65466000500%0004300
11MFDagny Brynjarsdottir1712106851013862%00125510
27MFMaureen Fitzgerald3213300000—0003200
24GKAdrianna Franch6654000000—0000000
17MFTobin Heath141311581100331855%6616253021
28MFAmandine Henry9863801010220%00113700
7MFLindsey Horan15151303500291759%208231740
25DFMeghan Klingenberg141412590004250%4036710
32DFSam Lofton305500011100%0001100
10MFAllie Long15151350620291448%233192700
4DFEmily Menges2020180000000—0003400
44DFMeg Morris732741102150%0044320
9FWNadia Nadim20201649934401743%21518322140
29DFShade Pratt5114100011100%0004200
21FWHayley Raso20675702015427%105181830
2DFKatherine Reynolds2018167200022100%00011910
6MFMana Shim1498140107229%1319310
12FWChristine Sinclair1110826620211257%0064400
22DFJennifer Skogerboe3221000000—0001300
16DFEmily Sonnett151513500002150%0014320
26DFMallory Weber1376970004125%0009610
5DFKat Williamson5319610011100%0003100
Team Total20—197983423422010447%188257222179231
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinGAGA/GPKAPKFShotSOGSavSav%YCRC
18GKMichelle Betos14141260161.1401165665076%10
24GKAdrianna Franch6654030.500062221986%00
Team Total20—1800190.9501227886978%10

Player transactions

National Team Player Allocation
Date Player Positions Played Previous Club Notes Ref
January 13, 2016 Lindsey Horan FW Paris Saint-Germain U.S. Women's National Team allocation process [7]

Transfers in
Date Player Positions Played Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 2, 2015 Meghan Klingenberg DF Orlando Pride Part of trade for Alex Morgan and Kaylyn Kyle. [8]
December 10, 2015 Adrianna Franch GK Orlando Pride Part of trade for Steph Catley. [9]
January 19, 2016 Nadia Nadim FW Sky Blue FC Traded for the second overall pick in 2016 and a 2017 first and conditional fourth-round pick. [10]
February 2, 2016 Katherine Reynolds DF Washington Spirit Traded for Alyssa Kleiner. [11]
March 16, 2016 Amandine Henry MF Olympique Lyonnais [12]
April 15, 2016 Celeste Boureille MF [13]
April 16, 2016 Hayley Raso FW Washington Spirit Signed off waivers. [13]
April 27, 2016 Meg Morris DF / FW Sky Blue FC [14]
July 1, 2016 Jennifer Skogerboe DF FC Slovácko [15]

Loans in
Date Player Positions Played Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref

Loans out
Date Player Positions Played Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
September 24, 2015 Michelle Betos GK Sydney FC Will return for the start of the 2016 season. [16]
October 6, 2015 Steph Catley DF Melbourne City FC Was set to return for the start of the 2016 season. Traded. [17]
October 6, 2015 Kendall Johnson DF Western Sydney Wanderers Will return for the start of the 2016 season. [17]
October 6, 2015 Clare Polkinghorne DF Brisbane Roar Will return for the start of the 2016 season. [17]
October 6, 2015 Lianne Sanderson MF Apollon Limassol Was set to return for the start of the 2016 season. Selected in Expansion Draft. [17]
October 6, 2015 Mana Shim MF Iga Football Club Kunoichi Will return for the start of the 2016 season. [17]

Transfers out
Date Player Positions Played Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
October 21, 2015 Genoveva Añonma FW N/A Waived. [18]
October 26, 2015 Alex Morgan FW Orlando Pride Part of trade for first Expansion Draft selection, first round College Draft selection, and international roster spot. [19]
October 26, 2015 Kaylyn Kyle MF Orlando Pride Part of trade for first Expansion Draft selection, first round College Draft selection, and international roster spot. [19]
November 2, 2015 Lianne Sanderson MF Orlando Pride Selected in Expansion Draft. [20]
December 10, 2015 Steph Catley DF Orlando Pride Part of trade for Adrianna Franch. [21]
February 2, 2016 Alyssa Kleiner DF Washington Spirit Traded for Katherine Reynolds. [22]
February 8, 2016 Rhian Wilkinson DF N/A No longer allocated. Released. [23]
March 24, 2016 Jodie Taylor FW Arsenal Ladies [24]
August 30, 2016 McKenzie Berryhill DF Orlando Pride Waived. Claimed off waivers by Pride. [25][26]

Contract extensions
Date Player Positions Played Year with Club (Year Signed) Notes Ref

National Women's Soccer League College Draft
Stage (Round Pick) Player Positions Played Previous Club Notes Ref
1 (1) Emily Sonnett DF Virginia Cavaliers [27]
3 (21) McKenzie Berryhill DF Arizona State Sun Devils [27]

The draft was held on January 15, 2016.

Staff in
Date Name Position Previous Club Notes Ref

Staff out
Date Name Position Destination Club Notes Ref

National team participation

Ten Thorns players have been called up to play for their national teams during this season.

Team Players
 United StatesMeghan Klingenberg, Tobin Heath, Emily Sonnett, Lindsey Horan, Allie Long
 CanadaChristine Sinclair
 IcelandDagný Brynjarsdóttir
 DenmarkNadia Nadim
 FranceAmandine Henry

Statistics

Appearances
No. Pos. Name NWSL NWSL Playoffs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Katherine Reynolds 17 (2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 (2) 0 1 0
4 DF Emily Menges 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 1 0
5 DF Kat Williamson 4 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (1) 1 0 0
6 MF Meleana Shim 9 (5) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 (5) 0 1 0
7 MF Lindsey Horan 14 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 4 4 0
9 FW Nadia Nadim 19 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 19 9 4 0
10 MF Allie Long 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4 0 0
11 MF Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 12 (4) 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 (4) 5 1 0
12 FW Christine Sinclair 9 (1) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 (1) 6 0 0
15 MF Kendall Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Emily Sonnett 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 2 0
17 MF Tobin Heath 12 (1) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 (1) 1 2 1
18 GK Michelle Betos 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 0
21 FW Hayley Raso 6 (13) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 (13) 0 3 0
22 DF Jennifer Skogerboe 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 0 0
24 GK Adrianna Franch 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
25 DF Meghan Klingenberg 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 0
26 FW Mallory Weber 7 (6) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 (6) 0 1 0
27 MF Maureen Fitzgerald 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 0 0
28 MF Amandine Henry 7 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 (1) 0 0 0
29 FW Shade Pratt 1 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (4) 0 0 0
30 MF Celeste Boureille 5 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 (1) 0 0 0
32 DF Samantha Lofton 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0 0 0
44 MF Meg Morris 3 (4) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 (4) 1 2 0
Players who were transferred/waived from the club during active season or on loan
20 DF McKenzie Berryhill 2 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (3) 0 0 0

Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Goalkeeper stats
No. Player NWSL NWSL Playoffs Total
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
18 Michelle Betos 1170 15 1.15 48 0 0 0.00 0 1170 15 1.15 48
24 Adrianna Franch 540 3 0.50 19 0 0 0.00 0 540 3 0.50 19
TOTALS 1620 16 0.89 65 0 0 0.00 0 1710 18 0.95 67

Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Line-up
As of September 11, 2016.
Visual Most recent starters Players who have started

Formation: 4-2-3-1
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
18 GK Michelle Betos 13
11 RB Katherine Reynolds 17
16 CB Emily Sonnett 14
4 CB Emily Menges 19
25 LB Meghan Klingenberg 13
10 DM Allie Long 14
28 DM Amandine Henry 7
9 RW Nadia Nadim 19
7 CM Lindsey Horan 14
17 LW Tobin Heath 12
12 CF Christine Sinclair (c) 9
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
24 GK Adrianna Franch 6
5 LB Kat Williamson 3
44 RB Meg Morris 3
22 RB Jennifer Skogerboe 2
LB McKenzie Berryhill 2
6 DM Meleana Shim 9
11 AM Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 12
30 CM Celeste Boureille 5
29 AM Shade Pratt 1
26 AM Mallory Weber 7
27 CM Maureen Fitzgerald 2
21 RW Hayley Raso 6

Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player NWSL NWSL Playoffs Total
1 F 9 Nadia Nadim 909
2 F 12 Christine Sinclair 606
3 MF 11 Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 505
4 MF 7 Lindsey Horan 404
MF 10 Allie Long 404
6 DF 5 Kat Williamson 101
MF 17 Tobin Heath 101
DF 44 Meg Morris 101
Own goals 1 0 1
Total 32 0 32

Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Top assists

The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player NWSL NWSL Playoffs Total
1 MF 17 Tobin Heath 909
2 FW 9 Nadia Nadim 202
MF 10 Allie Long 202
FW 12 Christine Sinclair 202
5 MF 6 Meleana Shim 101
MF 11 Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 101
FW 21 Hayley Raso 101
MF 28 Amandine Henry 101
MF 44 Meg Morris 101
TOTALS 20 0 20

Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Rnk No. Player NWSL NWSL Playoffs Total
1 18 Michelle Betos 404
24 Adrianna Franch 303
TOTALS 707

Last updated: September 7, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Summary
Games played20 (20 NWSL)
Games won12 (12 NWSL)
Games drawn5 (5 NWSL)
Games lost3 (3 NWSL)
Goals scored35 (35 NWSL)
Goals conceded19 (19 NWSL)
Goal difference+16 (+16 NWSL)
Clean sheets7 (7 NWSL)
Yellow cards23 (23 NWSL)
Red cards1 (1 NWSL)
Most appearances20 Appearances (Emily Menges, Nadia Nadim, Katherine Reynolds, Hayley Raso)
Top scorer(9) (Nadia Nadim)
Top assists(10) (Tobin Heath)
Top clean sheets(4) (Michelle Betos)
Winning PercentageOverall: 12/20 (60.00%)

Last updated: September 25, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Honors

NWSL Player of the Month
Month Result Player Ref
April Won Tobin Heath [28][29]
June Won Christine Sinclair [30]
September Won Allie Long [31]

NWSL Player of the Week
Week Result Player Ref
6 Won Tobin Heath [32]
19 Won Allie Long [33]

NWSL Goal of the Week
Week Result Player Ref
6 Won Tobin Heath [34]
11 Won Dagný Brynjarsdóttir [35]

NWSL Save of the Week
Week Result Player Ref
1 Won Michelle Betos [36]
7 Won Katherine Reynolds [37]
12 Won Michelle Betos [38]
13 Won Michelle Betos [39]
15 Won Michelle Betos [40]

See also

References
  1. Blue, Molly (September 11, 2016). "Portland Thorns earn home playoff game with 3-2 win against Western New York Flash". OregonLive. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. "NWSL Match Recap: Portland Thorns FC 3, Houston Dash 0". Portland Thorns FC. September 7, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  3. "2016 NWSL Statistics". National Women's Soccer League. September 25, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  4. "Thorns FC announce schedule for 2016 NWSL season". Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  5. "Portland Thorns FC Roster". NWSL. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  6. http://www.stumptownfooty.com/portland-women/2016/8/30/12716734/thorns-activate-johnson-from-dl
  7. "Midfielder Lindsey Horan added to Thorns FC through U.S. Women's National Team allocation process". Portland Thorns. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  8. "Thorns FC acquire defender Meghan Klingenberg as part of trade with Orlando Pride". November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  9. "Thorns FC acquire defender Meghan Klingenberg as part of trade with Orlando Pride". November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  10. "Thorns FC acquire forward Nadia Nadim, third pick in 2016 NWSL College Draft from Sky Blue FC". January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  11. "Thorns FC acquire defender Katherine Reynolds from Washington Spirit in exchange for defender Alyssa Kleiner". February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  12. "Portland Thorns FC sign midfielder Amandine Henry". March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  13. "Thorns FC sign midfielder Celeste Boureille, acquire forward Hayley Raso". April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  14. "Thorns FC sign defender Meg Morris". April 27, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  15. "Thorns FC sign defender Jennifer Skogerboe". July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  16. "Thorns FC loan goalkeeper Michelle Betos to Australian club Sydney FC". September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  17. "Thorns FC loan five players to clubs in Australia, Cyprus and Japan". October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  18. "Portland Thorns FC waive forward Ayo". Portland Thorns FC. October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  19. "Orlando Pride Acquires Alex Morgan Kaylyn Kyle and Sarah Hagen". Orlando Pride. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  20. "Thorns FC acquire defender Meghan Klingenberg as part of trade with Orlando Pride". Portland Thorns FC. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  21. "Thorns FC acquire goalkeeper Adrianna Franch, third-round pick in 2016 NWSL College Draft from Orlando Pride in exchange for defender Steph Catley". Portland Thorns FC. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  22. "Thorns FC acquire defender Katherine Reynolds from Washington Spirit in exchange for defender Alyssa Kleiner". Portland Thorns FC. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  23. "Forward Christine Sinclair returns to Thorns FC through allocation process". Portland Thorns FC. February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  24. "Jodie Taylor signs for Arsenal Ladies". Arsenal Ladies. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  25. "Thorns Activate Johnson from DL". Stumptown Footy. August 30, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  26. "Orlando Pride Claim Defender McKenzie Berryhill Off Waivers". Orlando Pride. August 30, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  27. "2016 NWSL College Draft Results". NWSLSoccer. January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  28. "Portland Thorns midfielder Tobin Heath named NWSL Player of the Month". OregonLive.com. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  29. "THORNS FC'S TOBIN HEATH VOTED PLAYER OF THE MONTH Heath's three assists in two games helped lead Portland to a 1-0-1 record during April". May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  30. "Christine Sinclair named NWSL Player of the Month for June". StumptownFooty.com. July 1, 2016.
  31. "Portland Thorns midfielder Allie Long wins NWSL Player of the Month". September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  32. "Portland Thorns midfielder Tobin Heath wins NWSL Player of the Week". OregonLive.com. May 24, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  33. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland-thorns/2016/09/portland_thorns_midfielder_all_17.html
  34. "Congrats to @ThornsFC midfielder @TobinHeath on being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 6!". Twitter.com. NWSL. May 27, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  35. "Congrats to @ThornsFC midfielder @dagnybrynjars on being voted by the fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 11!". Twitter.com. NWSL. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  36. "Congrats to @ThornsFC's @MichelleBetos on her save being selected by fans as the #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 1!". Twitter.com. NWSL. April 22, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  37. "Congrats to @ThornsFC defender @KReynolds16 on being selected by the fans as #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 7!". Twitter.com. NWSL. June 3, 2016. Retrieved Jun 11, 2016.
  38. "Congrats to @ThornsFC goalkeeper Michelle Betos on being voted #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 12 by the fans!". Twitter.com. NWSL. July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  39. "Save of the Week Winner: Michelle Betos – Week 13". YouTube.com. NWSL. July 20, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  40. "Congrats to @ThornsFC goalkeeper @MichelleBetos on being voted by the fans as the #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 15!". Twitter.com. NWSL. August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.