2016 Washington Spirit season

The 2016 season was Washington Spirit's fourth season, competing in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Washington Spirit
2016 season
General managerChris Hummer
Head coachJim Gabarra
StadiumMaryland SoccerPlex
NWSL2nd (finals loss)
Top goalscorerLeague: Estefania Banini (5)
All: Estefania Banini (5)
Highest home attendance5,750
(June 18 vs. Orlando Pride)[1]
Lowest home attendance2,930
(July 31 vs. Sky Blue FC)[m 1]
Average home league attendance3,782[2]

Review

Building off the successes of the previous two playoff appearances the Spirit hired former Sky Blue FC manager, Jim Gabarra to replace Mark Parsons.[3]

The Spirit would see their most successful season to date in 2016, being league leaders in the standings throughout most of the season. Only in the final week would the Spirit's loss at Chicago Red Stars finalize them as league runners-up.

Returning to the playoffs, the Spirit earned their first post-season victory in a revenge effort against Chicago Red Stars, who just a week earlier denied them the league title. The match was sent into extra time where Francisca Ordega scored the game-winner in the 111th minute. Advancing to the final for the first time in club history, the Spirit faced Western New York Flash in Houston, Texas.

The 2016 NSWL Final played to a 1–1 draw in regulation, and finished 2–2 at the end of extra time; both Spirit goals scored by Crystal Dunn. Going into penalties, Western New won 3–2 with only Christine Nairn and Katie Stengel slotting their penalties.[4]

National Anthem Protest

The week prior to a match with the Spirit, Seattle Reign FC and U.S. women's national soccer team player Megan Rapinoe knelt during the national anthem in a game on September 5, 2016, explaining that her decision was a "nod to Kaepernick and everything that he's standing for right now".[5] Anticipating Rapinoe's protest, Spirit owner Bill Lynch, moved the national anthem's performance ahead of the Spirit-Reign match without warning or notice to occur before the players' appearances on the pitch. Jeff Plush, the league's commissioner, was present at the game and told reporters that he was unaware of Lynch's plans and disagreed with the act of moving the anthem's performance.[6] The Spirit's players issued a joint statement also disagreeing with Lynch's decision to move the anthem without first consulting the team's players or coaches.[7]

Club

Roster

The first-team roster of Washington Spirit.[8]

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  CAN Stephanie Labbé (FP)
3 DF  USA Caprice Dydasco
4 DF  USA Megan Oyster
5 DF  USA Whitney Church
6 DF  CAN Shelina Zadorsky (FP)
7 MF  USA Christine Nairn
8 MF  CAN Diana Matheson (FP)
10 MF  ARG Estefania Banini
11 DF  USA Ali Krieger (captain) (FP)
12 FW  USA Katie Stengel
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  NGA Francisca Ordega
15 MF  USA Joanna Lohman
17 FW  USA Cali Farquharson
18 GK  USA Kelsey Wys
19 FW  USA Crystal Dunn (FP)
20 FW  USA Cheyna Williams
22 DF  USA Alyssa Kleiner
23 MF  USA Tori Huster
24 DF  CMR Estelle Johnson
57 FW  ESP Laura del Rio
  • (FP) = Federation player

Team management

Owner Bill Lynch
General Manager Jim Gabarra
Head Coach Jim Gabarra

Source:[8]

Competitions

Preseason

On January 26, the Washington Spirit announced its preseason schedule.[9]

March 19, Sat Washington Spirit 3–0 University of Virginia Boyds, Maryland
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) Banini  3', 15'
Stengel  38'
[p 1] Stadium: Maryland Soccerplex
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.
March 26, Sat Washington Spirit 2–0 Pennsylvania State University Boyds, Maryland
16:00 EDT (UTC-04) Dunn  47'
Nairn  73'
[p 2] Stadium: Maryland Soccerplex
Attendance: 3,000

Regular season

Sat Apr 16 1 Washington Spirit 1–0 Boston Breakers Boyds, Maryland
7:00 p.m. Lohman  3'
Oyster  86'
[m 2] Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,578
Referee: Margaret Domka
Sun Apr 24 2 Sky Blue FC 1–2 Washington Spirit Piscataway, New Jersey
Hayes  66' (Lytle)
O'Hara  74'
[m 3] Krieger  40' (Huster)
Zadorsky  46+'
Matheson  56' (Dunn)
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,571
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
Fri Apr 29 3 Western New York Flash 0–3 Washington Spirit Rochester, New York
Eddy  80' [m 4][m 5] Matheson  4' (Dunn), 72' (p.k.)
Eddy  82' (o.g.)
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,615
Referee: Matthew Franz
Sat May 7 4 Washington Spirit 0–0 Portland Thorns FC Boyds, Maryland
Oyster  17' [m 6] Sonnett  28'
Heath  59'  88'
Horan  95+'
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,615
Referee: Matthew Franz
Sat May 14 5 Washington Spirit 1–0 Houston Dash Boyds, Maryland
Lohman  39' (Nairn)
Kleiner  66'
Krieger  89'
Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,545
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
Sat May 21 6 Portland Thorns FC 4–1 Washington Spirit Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Horan  27' (Heath)  76'
Own Goal  31' (Kleiner)
Heath  45' (Sinclair)
Morris  78' (unassisted)  60'
Sonnett  32' Nadim  61'
[m 7][m 8] Lohman  55' (Dunn)
Nairn  61'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,823
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
Fri May 27 Houston Dash PPD Washington Spirit Houston, Texas
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Fri Jun 10 7 Boston Breakers 1–1 Washington Spirit Boston, Massachusetts
Louise Schillgard  15' (pen.) [m 9][m 10] Katie Stengel  13' Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 4,007
Referee: Margaret Domka
Sat Jun 18 8 Washington Spirit 2–0 Orlando Pride Germantown, Maryland
Estefania Banini  9' (Alyssa Kleiner)
Francisca Ordega  40' (unassisted)
[m 11] Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,750
Referee: Christopher Spivey
Sat Jun 25 9 Washington Spirit 1–2 Sky Blue FC Boyds, Maryland
Diana Matheson  77' (Estefania Banini) [m 12] Raquel Rodriguez  8' (Leah Galton)
Samantha Kerr  64' (Leah Galton)
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,448
Referee: Leszek Stalmach
Sat Jul 2 10 Washington Spirit 2–0 FC Kansas City Boyds, Maryland
Francisca Ordega  79'
Tori Huster  85'
[m 13] Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,036
Referee: Karen Abt
Sat Jul 9 11 Washington Spirit 2–0 Chicago Red Stars Boyds, Maryland
Estefania Banini  24' (Francisca Ordega)
Francisca Ordega  47'
Katie Stengel  74' (Christine Nairn)
[m 14][m 15] Alyssa Mautz  42' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,631
Referee: Brandon Artis
Sat Jul 16 12 FC Kansas City 2–3 Washington Spirit Boyds, Maryland
Frances Silva  69' (Erika Tymrak)
Shea Groom  91+'
[m 16][m 17] Estefania Banini  48+' (unassisted), 83' (unassisted)
Joanna Lohman  58' (unassisted)
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
Sat Jul 23 13 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Washington Spirit Piscataway, New Jersey
Leah Galton  24' (Erin Simon) [m 18][m 19] Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,552
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
Sat Jul 30 14 Washington Spirit 3–1 Sky Blue FC Boyds, Maryland
Estefania Banini  27' (Joanna Lohman)
Cheyna Williams  39' (Caprice Dydasco)
Alyssa Kleiner  95+' (unassisted)
[m 1][m 20] Tasha Kai  33' (unassisted) Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,930
Referee: Victor Rivas
Thu Aug 18 15 Houston Dash 1–2 Washington Spirit Houston
Christine Nairn  30' (pk), 63' (unassisted) [m 21] Kealia Ohai  90' (Stephanie Ochs) Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Christina Unkel
Note: rescheduled from May 27
Fri Aug 26 16 Orlando Pride 1–2 Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
Toni Pressley  28'
Sarah Hagen  71' (Cami Levin)
[m 22] Ali Krieger  35'
Cheyna Williams  37' (Caprice Dydasco)
Christine Nairn  57' (Katie Stengel)
Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 7,052
Referee: Marco Vega
Sat Sep 3 17 Washington Spirit 1–1 Western New York Flash Boyds, Maryland
Katie Stengel  64' (Crystal Dunn)
Diana Matheson  85'
[m 23] Elizabeth Eddy  40'
Samantha Mewis  86' (unassisted)
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,527
Referee: Chris Spivey
Wed Sep 7 18 Washington Spirit 2–1 Seattle Reign FC Boyds, Maryland
Crystal Dunn  50+'
Cheyna Williams  62'
[m 24] Kim Little  70' (penalty)
Kendall Fletcher  74'
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,039
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
Sun Sep 11 19 Seattle Reign FC 2–0 Washington Spirit Seattle, Washington
Yanez  27'
Winters  78'
[m 25] Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,711
Referee: Greg Dopka
Sat Sep 24 20 Chicago Red Stars 3–1 Washington Spirit Bridgeview, Illinois
Christen Press  6' (Vanessa DiBernardo)
Cara Walls  26' (Sofia Herta)
Sofia Huerta  46' (unassisted)
[m 26] Crystal Dunn  47' (unassisted) Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,712
Referee: Matthew Franz

Regular-season standings

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.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 12 3 5 30 21  +9 39 7 2 1 15 5  +10 5 1 4 15 16  −1

Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: Match reports

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHAAHHAAHHHHAAHAAHHAA
ResultWWWDWLDWLWWWLWWWWWLL
Position[n 1]32111112333222111112
Updated to match(es) played on September 24, 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

NWSL Playoffs

Fri Sept 30 7:00 pm CDT NWSL Playoffs Semifinal Washington Spirit 2–1 (a.e.t.) Chicago Red Stars Boyds, Maryland
19:00 UTC-05 Krieger  36' (Zadorsky)
Nairn  57'
Ordega  111' (Christine Nairn)
[m 27] Press  74' (Short)
Johnson  120+2'
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,249
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Sun Oct 9 4:00 pm CDT 2016 NWSL Championship Western New York Flash 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
Washington Spirit Houston, Texas
16:00 UTC-05 Mewis  14' (Williams)
Zerboni  84'
Williams  124+' (McDonald)
Report Dunn  9' (Oyster)  91' (Krieger)
Wys  122+'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 8,255
Referee: Christina Unkel
Penalties
Dahlkemper
Hinkle
McDonald
Williams
Mewis
Krieger
Nairn
Stengel
Huster
Matheson

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL

Squad statistics are of regular season only

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAPKShotSOGSOG%CroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
10FEstefania Banini139888510231252%30111700
5DFWhitney Church117610000001003200
19DFCrystal Dunn13121142250371438%201382600
3DFCaprice Dydasco121210800207343%4018610
17DFCali Farquharson16856100010220%0045300
23DFTori Huster1919166511013431%000141500
27DFLine Jensen32141000000000000
24DFEstelle Johnson11119900007457%0003100
22DFAlyssa Kleiner171211151105240%20110810
11DFAli Krieger151412671006233%3615520
1GKStephanie Labbe88720000000000000
15MFJoanna Lohman20171535410301447%101271510
8MFDiana Matheson12980040112867%02523910
7MFChristine Nairn20181619331371335%985272110
14FWFrancisca Ordega137629210181267%008101310
4DFMegan Oyster15151340000300%00012620
2FWKatie Stengel1910928410201050%1055400
20FWCheyna Williams17877930020945%00910910
18GKKelsey Wys12121080000000000100
6DFShelina Zadorsky1110911000100%1008420
Team total20198003016224910944%2711648139165130
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinGAGA/GPKAPKFShotSOGSavSav%YCRC
1GKStephanie Labbe8872070.880171302480%00
18GKKelsey Wys12121080141.1722163756181%00
Team total201800211.05232341058581%00

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
12 FW Katie Stengel FC Bayern Munich Signed December 30, 2015 [10]
20 FW Cheyna Williams Florida State 2016 NWSL College Draft - 1st Round January 19, 2016 [11]
17 FW Cali Farquharson Arizona State 2016 NWSL College Draft - 2nd Round January 19, 2016 [11]
1 GK Stephanie Labbé KIF Örebro DFF NWSL Player Allocation and trade for DaCosta February 2, 2016 [12]
6 DF Shelina Zadorsky Vittsjö GIK NWSL Player Allocation February 2, 2016 [12]
22 DF Alyssa Kleiner Portland Thorns Trade for Reynolds February 2, 2016 [13]
14 DF Line Jensen Fortuna Hjørring Signed July 13, 2016 [14]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
17 MF Verónica Pérez Canberra United September 17, 2016 [15]
12 DF Josephine Chukwunonye Vittsjö GIK Waived December 22, 2015 [16]
25 FW Ngozi Okobi Vittsjö GIK Waived January 6, 2016 [17]
2 DF Katherine Reynolds Portland Thorns FC Trade for Kleiner February 2, 2016 [13]
16 FW Tiffany Weimer FC Kansas City Waived March 31, 2016 [18]
22 DF Arianna Romero Seattle Reign NWSL Distribution Draft March 31, 2016 [19]
20 FW Hayley Raso Portland Thorns FC Waived April 11, 2016 [20]
22 MF Amanda DaCosta Chicago Red Stars Trade for draft pick and Labbé April 16, 2016 [21]
28 DF Jennifer Skogerboe FC Slovácko [22]

Honors and awards

NWSL Team of the Year

Team Position Player Ref.
Second XI Defender Ali Krieger [23]
Second X1 Forward Crystal Dunn [24]

NWSL Player of the Month

Month Player Month's Statline Ref.
July Estefanía Banini 4 goals; Spirit 4-1-0 in July [25]

NWSL Player of the Week

Week Result Player Ref.
13 Won Estefanía Banini [26]

NWSL Goal of the Week

Week Result Player Ref.
2 Won Ali Krieger [27]
13 Won Estefanía Banini [28]
16 Won Christine Nairn [29]

See also

References

  1. Andy Lohman. "Washington Spirit and Orlando Pride Came Together for More than Soccer". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  2. 2016 NWSL Statistics (PDF). National Women's Soccer League. September 25, 2016.
  3. Steven Goff (October 14, 2015). "Soccer Insider Jim Gabarra named coach, general manager of Washington Spirit". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  4. Alexandra Grant (October 18, 2016). "Washington Spirit 2016 NWSL season review". Vavel. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  5. McKirdy, Euan. "Megan Rapinoe takes knee in solidarity with Kaepernick". CNN. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  6. Steven Goff (September 7, 2016). "Megan Rapinoe doesn't get chance to kneel for national anthem. It was played with teams in locker room". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  7. Steven Goff (September 9, 2016). "Washington Spirit players unhappy with owner's anthem move". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  8. "Washington Spirit". washingtonspirit.com.
  9. "SPIRIT ANNOUNCE 2016 PRESEASON SCHEDULE; Washington to play UVA, PSU, UNC, and Duke". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  10. "Spirit Sign Ex-Bayern Munich Forward Katie Stengel". The Equalizer. December 30, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  11. "2016 NWSL Draft Results: Sonnett goes No. 1". The Equalizer. January 15, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  12. "Washington Spirit Signs Danish International Line Sigvardsen Jensen". Canada Soccer.com. February 2, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  13. "Spirit Acquires Defender Alyssa Kleiner". Washington Spirit. February 2, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  14. "Washington Spirit Signs Danish International Line Sigvardsen Jensen". Washington Spirit. July 13, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  15. Lee Gaskin (September 17, 2015). "W-League: Canberra United signs Mexican women's national team midfielder Veronica Perez". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  16. "Spirit Waives Defender Josephine Chukwunonye". Washington Spirit. December 22, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  17. "Spirit Waives Forward Ngozi Sonia Okobi". Washington Spirit. January 6, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  18. "Spirit Acquires Defender Alyssa Kleiner". Black and Red United. March 31, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  19. "Reign FC acquires rights to Arianna Romero and Veronica Perez in NWSL Distribution Draft". TheBold.net. March 31, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  20. "Spirit Waives Forward Hayley Raso". Washington Spirit. April 11, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  21. "Red Stars Acquire Amanda Da Costa and 2017 Draft Pick". Chicago Red Stars. April 16, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  22. "Red Stars Acquire Amanda Da Costa and 2017 Draft Pick". Portland Timbers. July 1, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  23. "National Women's Soccer League Announces 2016 Best XI". Chicago Red Stars. NWSL. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  24. "National Women's Soccer League Announces 2016 Best XI". Chicago Red Stars. NWSL. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  25. "National Women's Soccer League". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. August 2, 2016.
  26. "WASHINGTON SPIRIT MIDFIELDER ESTEFANIA BANINI VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. July 19, 2016. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  27. "Congrats to @WashSpirit's @alikrieger on her goal being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 2!". Twitter.com. NWSL. April 29, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  28. "Goal of the Week Winner: Estefania Banini – Week 13". YouTube.com. NWSL. July 20, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  29. "Goal of the Week Winner: Christine Nairn – Week 16". youtube.com. NWSLsoccer. August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
Match reports (preseason)
  1. "Spirit Begins Preseason with 3-0 Win over UVA". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  2. "Spirit Wins Second Consecutive Preseason Game over Penn State 2-0". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
Match reports (regular season)
  1. "SPIRIT DEFEATS SKY BLUE FC, 3-1, TO REMAIN TIED AT TOP OF THE TABLE". chicagorestars.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  2. "Washington Spirit Opens Season with 1-0 Win Over Boston Breakers". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  3. "SPIRIT DEFEATS SKY BLUE FC, 2-1". nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  4. "Spirit Remains Undefeated After 3-0 Win Over Western New York Flash". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  5. "Match Recap: Flash Fall 3-0, Despite Strong ShowingMatch Recap: Flash Fall 3-0, Despite Strong Showing". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  6. "Spirit Remains Undefeated Following Scoreless Draw With The Thorns". washingtonspirit.com. 2016-05-08. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  7. "Washington Spirit Falls to Portland Thorns On the Road". washingtongspirit.com. 2016-05-22. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  8. "NWSL MATCH RECAP | Portland Thorns FC 4, Washington Spirit 1". Thorns FC. 2016-05-22. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  9. "Spirit Settles for 1-1 Draw on the Road Against Boston Breakers". washingtonspirir.com. 2016-06-11. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  10. "Breakers come back to tie the Washington Spirit". bostonbreakers.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  11. "EARLY SURGE PUSHES SPIRIT PAST PRIDE, 2-0". National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  12. "Washington Spirit Falls to Regional Rivals Sky Blue FC 2-1". washingtonspirit.com. 2016-06-26. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  13. "Spirit Claims 2-0 Win at Home Against FC Kansas City". washingtonspirit.com. 2016-07-03. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  14. "Chicago Drops 2-0 Decision Away to Washington". chicagorestars.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  15. "Washington Spirit defeats Chicago Red Stars 2-0". washingtonspirit.com. 2016-07-10. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  16. "WASHINGTON EARNS 3-2 WIN OVER KANSAS CITY". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  17. "Banini Brace Lifts Spirit Over FC Kansas City 3-2". washingtonspirit.com. 2016-07-17. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  18. "SKY BLUE FC SHUT OUT SPIRT, 1-0, AT HOME". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  19. "Spirit Falls to Sky Blue FC 1-0 on the Road". washingtonspirit.com. 2016-07-24. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  20. "Spirit Defeats Sky Blue 3-1 to Remain Tied at the Top of the NWSL Table". washingtonspirit.com. 2016-07-31. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  21. "SPIRIT DEFEAT DASH, 2-1, TO CLAIM TOP SPOT IN THE STANDINGS". nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  22. "SPIRIT RETAINS FIRST PLACE AFTER 2-1 WIN OVER PRIDE". nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  23. "SPIRIT AND FLASH BATTLE TO A 1-1 DRAW". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  24. "REIGN FC DEFEATS SPIRIT, 2-0, AT MEMORIAL STADIUM". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  25. "DASH BEAT BREAKERS, 4-1, TO MATCH CLUB WINS RECORD". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  26. "CHICAGO DEFEATS WASHINGTON, 3-1". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  27. "SPIRIT DEFEAT RED STARS 2-1 IN EXTRA TIME — Washington advances to the 2016 NWSL Championship at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston". September 30, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
Notes
  1. Washington Spirit's position in the league at the end of match day
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