2019 Chicago Red Stars season

The 2019 Chicago Red Stars season was the team's eleventh season and seventh season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Chicago Red Stars
2019 season
OwnerArnim Whisler
Head coachRory Dames
StadiumSeatGeek Stadium
(capacity: 20,000)
Top goalscorerSam Kerr (18)
Highest home attendance17,388 vs North Carolina Courage, July 21
Lowest home attendance2,113 vs North Carolina Courage, May 11
Average home league attendance7,744

First-team squad

2019 squad

Updated August 12, 2019 [1] Players under contract to play for the club during 2019 season.
bold type indicates player played for her national team.
 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 Alyssa Naeher
2 MF  USA Nikki Stanton
3 DF  USA Arin Wright
4 MF  USA Alyssa Mautz
5 DF  USA Katie Naughton
6 DF  USA Casey Short
7 FW  USA Michele Vasconcelos
8 MF  USA Julie Ertz
9 FW  USA Savannah McCaskill
10 DF  USA Vanessa DiBernardo
12 FW  JPN Yūki Nagasato
13 MF  USA Morgan Brian
14 DF  USA Sarah Gorden
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  MEX Maria Sánchez
16 GK  USA Alison Jahansouz
18 GK  AUS Mackenzie Arnold
20 FW  AUS Sam Kerr
21 GK  USA Emily Boyd
23 MF  USA Brooke Elby
24 MF  USA Danielle Colaprico
28 DF  USA Zoey Goralski
26 DF  USA Tierna Davidson
28 DF  USA Kayla Sharples
30 DF  USA Hannah Davison
31 DF  USA Jenna Szczesny
33 FW  MEX Katie Johnson

Player transactions

2019 NWSL College Draft
Round Pick Nat. Player Pos. Previous Team
Round 11Tierna DavidsonDStanford University
Round 215María SánchezFSanta Clara University
Round 320Bianca St. GeorgesFWest Virginia University
Round 326Kayla SharplesDNorthwestern University
Round 428April BockinFUniversity of Minnesota
Round 433Hannah DavisonDNorthwestern University
Round 435Jenna SzczesnyFLoyola University Chicago

In
Date Player Positions played Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
January 9, 2019 Katie Johnson FW Sky Blue FC Acquired in a Trade with Sky Blue FC for the 6th Overall Pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Chicago's highest second round pick in 2020 [2]
June 19, 2019 Savannah McCaskill FW Sky Blue FC Acquired in a Trade with Sky Blue FC for a First and Second Round Pick at the 2020 NWSL College Draft [3]
August 1, 2019 Mackenzie Arnold GK Arna-Bjørnar Signed. [4]

Out
Date Player Positions played Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
January 7, 2019 Summer Green FW Vittsjö Signed with Vittsjö [5]
March 2, 2019 Rosie White MF Reign FC Left team to focus on preparing for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup with New Zealand. [6]
March 3, 2019 Stephanie McCaffrey FW Retired. [7]

Management and staff
Front Office
  • Owner: Arnim Whisler
Coaching Staff[8]
  • Manager: Rory Dames
  • Assistant Coach: Craig Harrington
  • Assistant Coach: Gary Curneen
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Jordi King
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach: Evan Johnson
  • Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brian Kibler

Competitions

League standing
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North Carolina Courage (C) 24 15 4 5 54 23 +31 49 NWSL Shield
2 Chicago Red Stars 24 14 2 8 41 28 +13 44 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC 24 11 7 6 40 31 +9 40
4 Reign FC 24 10 8 6 27 27 0 38
5 Washington Spirit 24 9 7 8 30 25 +5 34
6 Utah Royals FC 24 10 4 10 25 25 0 34
7 Houston Dash 24 7 5 12 21 36 −15 26
8 Sky Blue FC 24 5 5 14 20 34 −14 20
9 Orlando Pride 24 4 4 16 24 53 −29 16
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
24 14 2 8 41 28  +13 44 7 1 4 24 15  +9 7 1 4 17 13  +4

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHH
ResultDDWLWWLLLWLWWWWWLLLWWWWW
Position473531447666333223333222
Updated to match(es) played on September 29, 2019. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Weekly schedule
Main article: 2019 National Women's Soccer League season

  Win   Tie   Loss

All times are in Central Time unless otherwise noted.

Preseason
Sat., Mar. 9 Closed door scrimmage Chicago Red Stars –– Missouri Tigers Bridgeview, Illinois
14:00 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Note: Closed door scrimmage
Sun., Mar. 24 Thorns Spring Invitational Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
17:00 Lussi  6'
Horan  74'		 Sharples  54' Stadium: Merlo Field
Wed., Mar. 27 Thorns Spring Invitational Reign FC 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
13:30 Andrews  38'
Nielsen  64'		 Johnson  5' Stadium: Merlo Field
Sat., Mar. 30 Thorns Spring Invitational United States U-23 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
13:30 Fox  29'
Foster  90+2'		 Kerr  14' Stadium: Merlo Field

Regular season
Sat., Apr. 13 1 North Carolina Courage 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Cary, North Carolina
18:00 Dunn  66' Report Kerr  26' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,053
Sat., Apr. 20 2 Chicago Red Stars 4–4 Portland Thorns FC Bridgeview, Illinois
14:30
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 12,967
Referee: Karen Abt
Sat., Apr. 27 3 Chicago Red Stars 3–0 Reign FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 Short  13'
Nagasato  53'
Elby  90'		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 2,804
Note: Game played at 12pm on Sunday, April 28 due to poor field conditions
Fri., May 3 4 Utah Royals FC 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MST
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 16,556
Sun., May 12 5 Chicago Red Stars 3–1 North Carolina Courage Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 Kerr  13'  90+3'
Vasconcelos  40'
Stanton  72'		 Report Williams  33'
Williams  80'		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 2,113
Sun., May 19 6 Houston Dash 1–2 Chicago Red Stars Houston, Texas
17:00 Huerta  26'
Murray  54'		 Box Kerr  8'  13'
Stanton  49'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 3,690
Sun., May 26 7 Chicago Red Stars 0–2 Washington Spirit Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00
Box
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,447
Sun., June 2 8 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
17:00
*Box
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,461
Referee: Victor Rivas
Sun., June 23 9 Chicago Red Stars 0–1 Reign FC Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00
Box
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 2,023
Sun., June 30 10 Orlando Pride 2–3 Chicago Red Stars Orlando, Florida
16:00
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,906
Sat., July 6 11 Chicago Red Stars 1–2 Sky Blue FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 Colaprico  83' Rodriguez  23'
Hoy  81'		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Sat., July 13 12 Houston Dash 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Houston, Texas
19:30 Hanson  77' Johnson  7'
Stanton  66'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,327
Sun., July 21 13 Chicago Red Stars 2–1 North Carolina Courage Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 Naughton  14'
DiBernardo  37'
Kerr  58'		 Williams  30'
McDonald  51'		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 17,388
Note: Game was broadcast on ESPN 2
Sun., July 28 14 Reign FC 0–4 Chicago Red Stars Tacoma, Washington
15:00 Barnes  34' Box
Report		 Wright  4'
DiBernardo  14'
Nagasato  51'
Ertz  59'
Kerr  81'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 7,479
Sat., Aug. 3 15 Chicago Red Stars 2–0 Utah Royals FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 Kerr  5'
Elby  85'		 Jónsdóttir  74' Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 4,335
Sat., Aug. 10 16 Washington Spirit 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Boyds, Maryland
18:00 Sullivan  13'
Lavelle  64'		 Colaprico  46'
Nagasato  65'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,300
Wed., Aug. 14 17 Sky Blue FC 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Piscataway, New Jersey
18:00 Monaghan  71', 90+3'
Wright  56'		 Report Kerr  90+1'
Nagasato  62'
Naughton  64'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,558
Referee: Thomas Snyder
Wed., Aug. 21 18 Chicago Red Stars 1–2 Orlando Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
18:30
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Sun., Aug. 25 19 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
14:00 Sinclair  12'
Purce  24', 56'
Heath  70'		 Stanton  63'
Nagasato  84'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 17,542
Sun., Sep. 8 20 Chicago Red Stars 3–0 Houston Dash Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 Kerr  7', 44'
McCaskill  65'
Nagasato  90'		 Agnew  40' Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,345
Wed., Sep. 11 21 Orlando Pride 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Orlando, Florida
18:30
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 4,592
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Note: Televised on ESPNews
Sun., Sep. 15 22 Sky Blue FC 0–3 Chicago Red Stars Piscataway, New Jersey
16:00 Rodriguez  78' Brian  31'
Kerr  33'
Nagasato  80'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,871
Sat., Sep. 21 23 Chicago Red Stars 3–1 Washington Spirit Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 Kerr  9', 49'
Nagasato  23'		 Nielsen  53'
Staab  62'
Daugherty Howard  65'
Pugh  80'		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 4,317
Sat., Sep. 28 24 Chicago Red Stars 2–1 Utah Royals FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 DiBernardo  40'
Short  67'
Nagasato  85'		 Press  42' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,839

Postseason playoffs
October 20 (20-10) Semifinal Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Portland Thorns FC Bridgeview, Illinois
2:30 p.m. CDT Kerr  8' Report Ball  45+1' Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Note: Televised on ESPN2
October 27 (27-10) Final North Carolina Courage 4–0 Chicago Red Stars Cary, North Carolina
4:30 p.m. EST Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park

Statistical leaders
As of September 28, 2019 *Denotes League Leader

Honors and awards
As of October 3, 2019.

NWSL Player of the Month
Month Result Player Ref.
May Won Sam Kerr [9]
September Won Sam Kerr [10]

NWSL Team of the Month
Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref
April Casey Short Yuki Nagasato Sam Kerr [11]
May Casey Short Yuki Nagasato Sam Kerr [12]
June Casey Short [13]
July Casey Short
Sarah Gorden		 Vanessa DiBernardo Sam Kerr [14]
August Casey Short [15]
September Alyssa Naeher Casey Short
Julie Ertz		 Morgan Brian Yuki Nagasato
Sam Kerr		 [16]

NWSL Player of the Week
Week Result Player Ref.
3 Won Yuki Nagasato [17]
5 Won Sam Kerr [18]
6 Won Sam Kerr [19]
11 Won Sam Kerr [20]
14 Won Sam Kerr [21]
16 Won Sam Kerr [22]
23 Won Sam Kerr [23]

NWSL Goal of the Week
Week Result Player Ref.
3 Nominated Yuki Nagasato [24]
5 Nominated Sam Kerr [25]
11 Nominated Sam Kerr [26]
14 Nominated Sam Kerr [27]
15 Nominated Yuki Nagasato [28]
16 Won Sam Kerr [29]

NWSL Save of the Week
Week Result Player Ref.
1 Nominated Alyssa Naeher [30]
2 Nominated Alyssa Naeher [31]
5 Nominated Emily Boyd [32]
6 Nominated Emily Boyd [33]
11 Nominated Emily Boyd [34]
14 Nominated Alyssa Naeher [35]
15 Nominated Alyssa Naeher [36]

References
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  5. "Green and Perez to Vittsjö". January 7, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  6. "Rosie White preparing for World Cup with New Zealand". March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
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