2019 Portland Thorns FC season

The 2019 Portland Thorns FC season is the team's and the league's seventh season of existence. The Thorns play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Due to construction at Providence Park, the Thorns would start the season with six consecutive away matches.[1]

Portland Thorns FC
2019 season
Several Thorns players were on the U.S. national team that won the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Pictured here, those players greeted the then-record size audience upon their return, prior to a match against the Houston Dash.
ChairmanMerritt Paulson
ManagerMark Parsons
StadiumProvidence Park
Portland, Oregon
National Women's Soccer League3rd
NWSL PlayoffsSemifinals (eliminated by Chicago Red Stars
Top goalscorerChristine Sinclair (9 goals), Margaret Purce (8 goals)
Highest home attendance25,218 August 11 vs. North Carolina Courage
Lowest home attendance15,581 June 21 vs. Utah Royals FC
Average home league attendance20,098
Biggest win5–0
(July 24 vs. Houston Dash)
Biggest defeat0–6
(Sep. 11 vs. North Carolina Courage)

Team

Current squad

Updated May 8, 2019 [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  USA Katherine Reynolds
4 DF  USA Emily Menges
7 FW   SUI Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
8 MF  BRA Andressinha
9 FW  AUS Caitlin Foord
10 MF  USA Lindsey Horan
11 MF  ISL Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
12 FW  CAN Christine Sinclair
15 DF  AUS Ellie Carpenter
16 DF  USA Emily Sonnett
17 MF  USA Tobin Heath
20 DF  USA Kelli Hubly
21 FW  AUS Hayley Raso
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  USA Margaret Purce
24 GK  USA Adrianna Franch
25 DF  USA Meghan Klingenberg
27 DF  USA Elizabeth Ball
30 MF  USA Celeste Boureille
31 GK  USA Bella Bixby
33 GK  USA Britt Eckerstrom
34 FW  USA Tyler Lussi
35 DF  USA Gabby Seiler
37 MF  USA Emily Ogle
38 FW  USA Simone Charley
41 DF  USA Madison Pogarch

Competitions

Thorns Spring Invitational
March 24, 2019 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
17:00 Lussi  6' (Sonnett)
Sinclair  74' (Heath)		 Report Sharples  54' (Sánchez) Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 3,420
March 27, 2019 Portland Thorns FC 0–1 United States U-23 Portland, Oregon
19:30 Report Macario  6' (pen.) Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 1,943
March 30, 2019 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 Reign FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 Report Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 4,100

Regular season
April 14 1 Orlando Pride 0–2 Portland Thorns FC Orlando, Florida
14:00 PST Camila  90+1' Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 7,189
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
April 20 2 Chicago Red Stars 4–4 Portland Thorns FC Bridgeview, Illinois
12:30
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 12,967
Referee: Karen Abt
April 28 3 Sky Blue FC 2–2 Portland Thorns FC Piscataway, New Jersey
15:00
Report
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,321
May 11 4 Orlando Pride 1–3 Portland Thorns FC Orlando, Florida
7:30pm
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 4,369
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
Note: Play suspended for inclement weather in second half stoppage time
May 18 5 Washington Spirit 3–1 Portland Thorns FC Boyds, Maryland
16:00 Hatch  16'
Dougherty Howard  25'
Brynjarsdottir  47' (o.g.)
DiBiasi  71'
Staab  87'
Logarzo  90+4'		 Box Foord  67' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,049
May 25 6 Sky Blue FC 0–1 Portland Thorns FC Piscataway, New Jersey
15:00 Box Purce  69'
Brynjarsdottir  87'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,472
June 2 7 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
15:00
Box
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,461
Referee: Victor Rivas
June 15 8 North Carolina Courage 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Cary, North Carolina
16:45
Box
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,172
Note: doubleheader with North Carolina FC.
June 21 9 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 Utah Royals FC Portland, Oregon
20:00
Box
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,581
June 29 10 Houston Dash 1–2 Portland Thorns FC Houston, Texas
17:30 Simon  51'
Murray  75'		 Report Ball  60'
Lussi  70'
Purce  75'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 3,379
July 5 11 Portland Thorns FC 0–1 Reign FC Portland, Oregon
20:00 Brynjarsdóttir  54' Box
Report		 Barnes  22'
Groom  52'
Celia  55'  64'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,116
July 14 12 Portland Thorns FC 4–3 Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
12:00
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 18,909
July 19 13 Utah Royals FC 2–2 Portland Thorns FC Sandy, Utah
19:00 Press  43'
Corsie  90'		 Report Sinclair  9'
Foord  83'
Sauerbrunn  87' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 15,931
July 24 14 Portland Thorns FC 5–0 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon
19:30
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,329
August 3 15 Portland Thorns FC 1–1 Sky Blue FC Portland, Oregon
20:00 Sinclair  39' (pen) Report Dorsey  69'
Pierre-Louis  73'  90+2'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,070
August 7 16 Reign FC 1–0 Portland Thorns FC Tacoma, Washington
19:00 Catley  31'
White  55'
Taylor  78'		 Box
Report		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 5,865
August 11 17 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 North Carolina Courage Portland, Oregon
12:00 Foord  19'
Labbé  56' (o.g)
Erceg  82' (o.g)		 Report Dunn  4' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 25,218
Note: Game was broadcast on ESPNews
August 17 18 Portland Thorns FC 3–1 Washington Spirit Portland, Oregon
19:30 Raso  5'
Sonnett  19'
Sinclair  63'		 Report Kellond-Knight  58'
Sullivan  68'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20,895
August 25 19 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
12:00 Sinclair  12'
Purce  24', 56'
Heath  70'		 Report Stanton  63'
Nagasato  84'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 17,542
September 6 20 Utah Royals FC 1–0 Portland Thorns FC Sandy, Utah
18:30 Sauerbrunn  36'
Corsie  65'
Rodriguez  78'		 Report Sonnett  61'  77'
Horan  80'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
September 11 21 Portland Thorns FC 0–6 North Carolina Courage Portland, Oregon
19:30 Klingenberg  57'
Horan  58'		 Report Debinha  15'
L. Williams  21', 24', 68'
Dunn  61'
Hinkle  69'
Hamilton  89'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 17,517
September 21 22 Portland Thorns FC 1–0 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon
19:30 Heath  48' Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,022
September 29 23 Reign FC 2–0 Portland Thorns FC Tacoma, Washington
13:00 Taylor  27'
Nielsen  36'
Yanez  51'
Balcer  81'		 Box Foord  34'
Dagný  57'
Sonnett  89'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 7,370
October 12 24 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 Washington Spirit Portland, Oregon
19:30 Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 24,521

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
Attendance: 9,218
Note: Televised on ESPN2

Regular-season standings
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 11 7 6 40 31  +9 40 7 3 2 22 13  +9 4 4 4 18 18  0

Last updated: October 12, 2019.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundAAAAAAHAHAHHAHHAHHHAHHAH
ResultWDDWLWWDDWLWDWDLWWWLLWLD
Position114563233132112211112333
Updated to match(es) played on September 29, 2019. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistical leaders

Player Transactions

2019 NWSL College Draft
Source: National Women's Soccer League[3]
Round Pick Nat. Player Pos. Previous Team
Round 324Emily OgleMPenn State

In
Date Player Positions played Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
February 13, 2019 Dagný Brynjarsdóttir MF Maternity Leave Signed [4]
May 8, 2019 Madison Pogarch DF Rutgers University Signed [5]
May 8, 2019 Simone Charley FW Vanderbilt University Signed [5]

Out
Date Player Positions played Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
October 1, 2018 Meg Morris MF Retired [6]
May 8, 2019 Ifeoma Onumonu FW Reign FC Waived. [5]
May 8, 2019 Mallory Weber FW Utah Royals FC Waived. [5]

Awards
As of October 9, 2019.

NWSL Team of the Month
Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref
April Meghan Klingenberg Christine Sinclair Tobin Heath [7]
June Katherine Reynolds Midge Purce [8]
July Gabby Seiler [9]
August Emily Menges Christine Sinclair Midge Purce [10]

NWSL Player of the Week
Week Result Player Ref.
1 Won Tobin Heath [11]
2 Won Christine Sinclair [12]
19 Won Midge Purce [13]

NWSL Goal of the Week
Week Result Player Ref.
1 Won Tobin Heath [14]
2 Nominated Christine Sinclair [15]
3 Won Tobin Heath [16]
5 Won Andressinha [17]
7 Nominated Margaret Purce [18]
8 Won Margaret Purce [19][20]
9 Nominated Margaret Purce [21]
11 Won Tyler Lussi [22]
13 Won Tyler Lussi [23]
14 Nominated Christine Sinclair [24]
15 Nominated Hayley Raso [25]
23 Won Tobin Heath [26]

NWSL Save of the Week
Week Result Player Ref.
5 Nominated Britt Eckerstrom [27]
6 Won Britt Eckerstrom [28][29]
14 Won Adrianna Franch [30]
17 Won Adrianna Franch [31]
18 Nominated Adrianna Franch [32]

Notes

    References
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    5. "Thorns FC sign three players to supplemental roster". May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
    6. "Meg Morris listed as retiring in NWSL Re-Entry Wire". October 1, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
    7. Balf, Celia (May 3, 2019). "March Team of the Month". NWSLsoccer. NWSL. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
    8. "June Team of the Month". 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
    9. "July Team of the Month". August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
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    12. "Player of the Week: Christine Sinclari". NWSL. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
    13. Levine, Matthew (August 27, 2019). "Week 19 Player of the Week: Midge Purce, Portland Thorns FC". NWSLsoccer.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
    14. "Tobin Heath, Portland Thorns FC, Week 1 Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
    15. "Week 2 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
    16. "Week 3Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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    21. "Week 9 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League twitter. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
    22. "Week 11 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League twitter. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
    23. "Tyler Lussi, Portland Thorns FC | Week 13 #NWSL Goal of the Week". YouTube. National Women's Soccer League. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
    24. "WEEK 14 GOAL OF THE WEEK NOMINEES". NWSLSoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
    25. "Week 15 Goal of the Week nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
    26. "Tobin Heath, Portland Thorns Week 23 #NWSL Goal of the Week". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
    27. "Vote: Save of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
    28. "Vote: Save of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League twitter. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
    29. "Save of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League twitter. May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
    30. "ADRIANNA FRANCH, PORTLAND THORNS FC WEEK 14 SAVE OF THE WEEK". NWSL. NWSLSoccer.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
    31. "Adrianna Franch, Portland Thorns FC | Week 17 #NWSL Save of the Week". YouTube. National Women's Soccer League. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
    32. "Week 18 Save of the Week nominees | #NWSL 2019". YouTube. National Women's Soccer League. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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