2015_Washington_Spirit_season

2015 Washington Spirit season

2015 Washington Spirit season

Washington Spirit 2015 soccer season

The 2015 season was Washington Spirit's third season of existence in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

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Building off 2014's playoff achievement, the Spirit added a few key contributors including midfielder Joanna Lohman (from Boston Breakers), defenders Megan Oyster (drafted out of UCLA) and Katherine Reynolds (from Western New York Flash), and Nigerian international Francisca Ordega (signed from Piteå IF). The season also served as the breakout year for Crystal Dunn who was awarded the 2015 NWSL Golden Boot Award, scoring 15 goals during the campaign.[3]

The Spirit finished the 2015 season with a record of 8-6-6 and repeating their 4th place league position.[4] The playoff result, again, ended in an away loss to Seattle in the semifinals.[5]

At the conclusion of the season, Mark Parsons stepped down as head coach and general manager to take over as coach of the Portland Thorns FC.[6]

Club

Roster

As of May 15, 2017[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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  • (FP) = Federation player

* – denotes amateur call-ups

Team management

Owner Bill Lynch
General Manager Mark Parsons
Head Coach Mark Parsons

Competitions

Regular season

April 10, Fri 1 Houston Dash 2–0 Washington Spirit Houston
20:30 EDT (UTC−04) Lloyd 45+'
Ohai 51'
Masar Yellow card 71'		 Report[8] Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,012
Referee: Katja Koroleva
April 18, Sat 2 Washington Spirit 3–1 FC Kansas City Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) Nairn 9', 65'
Huster Yellow card 27'
Dunn 46'
Salem Yellow card 56'		 Report[9] O'Reilly 6'
LePeilbet Yellow card 64'
Groom Yellow card 95'		 Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,136
Referee: Matthew Richardson
April 26, Sun 3 Sky Blue FC 1–3 Washington Spirit Piscataway, New Jersey
18:00 EDT (UTC−04) Freels 62' (Nadim) Report[10] Dunn 6' (Ordega) 40' (unassisted)
Nairn 48' (Ordega)		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 953
Referee: Farhad Dadkho[11]
May 2, Sat 4 Seattle Reign FC 3–1 Washington Spirit Seattle, Washington
22:00 EDT (UTC−04) Yanez 36' (Mathias)
Mathias 48' (Little)
Fishlock 75' (Little)		 Report[12] Lohman 63' (Dunn) Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,703
Referee: Karen Abt
May 9, Sat 5 Portland Thorns FC 2–2 Washington Spirit Portland, Oregon
22:00 EDT (UTC−04) Shim 28'
Van Hollebeke Yellow card 34'
Long 51'		 Report[13] Dunn 3'
Ordega 14'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 14,236
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
May 16, Sat 6 Washington Spirit 1–0 Sky Blue FC Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) Ordega 92+' (Dunn) Report[14] Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,095[15]
Referee: Margaret Domka[16]
May 23, Sat 7 Western New York Flash 3–2 Washington Spirit Rochester, New York
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) Williams 11' (Spencer)
Mewis 35' (Becky Edwards)
Spencer 57' (Edmonds)
MewisYellow card 60'		 Report[17] Nairn 22' (penalty)
OysterYellow card 32'
Dunn 55' (Nairn)
NairnYellow card 63'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 2,110
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic[18]
May 30, Sat 8 Washington Spirit 2–1 Portland Thorns FC Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) DaCosta 26' (unassisted)
Dunn 28' (unassisted)
JohnsonYellow card 61'		 Report[19] Anonma 18' (Long)
LongYellow card 57'
WilliamsonYellow card 61'
FarrellyYellow card 71'
JacksonYellow card 72'		 Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,519
Referee: Farhad Dadkho[20]
June 6, Sat 9 Washington Spirit 1–1 Boston Breakers Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) DaCosta 64' (unassisted)
NairnYellow card 58'		 Report[21] Evans 65' (unassisted)
KallmanYellow card 91+'		 Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,081
Referee: Levi Rippy[22]
June 20, Sat Chicago Red Stars abandoned Washington Spirit Lisle, Illinois
20:00 EDT (UTC−04) Report[23] Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Note: rescheduled for August 16
June 27, Sat 10 Washington Spirit 1–0 Houston Dash Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) Dunn 56' (unassisted) Report[24] Pereira Yellow card 55'
Brush Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 1,267[2]
Referee: Matthew Franz[2]
July 3, Fri 11 FC Kansas City 3–0 Washington Spirit Kansas City, Missouri
20:00 EDT (UTC−04) Avebuch 27' (unassisted)
Groom 53' (Silva)
Bogus 65' (Robinson)		 Report[25] Johnson Yellow card 26' Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,079
Referee: Tori Penso
July 18, Sat 12 Washington Spirit 3–0 Seattle Reign FC Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) Da Costa 46' (Del Rio)
Dunn 69' (Matheson)
Nairn 83' (unassisted)
Reynolds Yellow card 31'
Del Rio Yellow card 66'		 Report[26] Corsie Yellow card 20' Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,413[27]
Referee: Christopher Spivey[28]
July 25, Sat 13 Washington Spirit 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) Dunn 83' (unassisted) Report[29] Press 31' (unassisted)
Hemmings Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Brandon Artis[30]
August 1, Sat 14 Washington Spirit 3–1 Houston Dash Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) Dunn 28' (unassisted) 36' (Matheson) 46+' (Nairn) Report[31] McDonald 74' (Ohai) Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 1,267[32]
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 8, Sat 15 Boston Breakers 2–1 Washington Spirit Boston, Massachusetts
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) King 12' (Mewis)
Simon 38' (unassisted)
Simon Yellow card 30'
Ezurike Yellow card 79'
McCaffrey Yellow card 90'		 Report[33] Matheson 49' (unassisted)
Oyster Yellow card 33'
Salem Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,137
Referee: Danielle Chesky
August 12, Wed 16 Washington Spirit 1–1 Western New York Flash Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) Matheson 16' (unassisted) Report[34] Williams 90' (unassisted) Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,101[35]
Referee: Tori Penso[36]
August 16, Sun 17 Chicago Red Stars 1–2 Washington Spirit Lisle, Illinois
20:30 EDT (UTC−04) Tancredi 82' (Mautz)
LomnickiYellow card 44'		 Report[37] Oyster 3' (Nairn)
Dunn 90+2' (unassisted)		 Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,470
Referee: Levi Rippy[38]
Note: rescheduled from June 20, 2015
August 27, Thu 18 FC Kansas City 0–0 Washington Spirit Kansas City, Missouri
20:00 EDT (UTC−04) Report[39] HusterYellow card 53'
OkobiYellow card 76'
MathesonYellow card 79'		 Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,492
Referee: Randall Kelley[40]
August 30, Sun 19 Portland Thorns FC 3–3 Washington Spirit Portland, Oregon
21:00 EDT (UTC−04) Morgan 53' (Sanderson)
Heath 71' (Penalty)
Taylor 80' (Morgan)
Long Yellow card 67'
Williamson Yellow card 86'		 Report[41] Ordega 6' (Dunn)
Dunn 46+' (Nairn)
81' (Unassisted)
Matheson Yellow card 17'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144[42]
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva[43]
September 5, Sat 20 Washington Spirit 1–2 Seattle Reign FC Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EDT (UTC−04) Matheson 37' (pen.)
Johnson Yellow card 80'
Raso Yellow card 88'		 Report[44] Fishlock 15'
Rapinoe 25'
Veje Yellow card 54'
Little Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,708
Referee: Brandon Artis

Regular-season standings

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Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Last updated: September 7, 2015.
Source: Match reports

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Updated to match(es) played on September 7, 2015. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

NWSL Playoffs

September 13, Sun semifinal Seattle Reign FC 3–0 Washington Spirit Seattle, Washington
18:30 PDT (UTC−07) Mathias Yellow card 52'
Yanez 25' (Rapinoe)
Rapinoe 75' (Little)
Bullock 90'		 Report[45] Stadium: Moda Pitch at Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,021
Referee: Christopher Spivey

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL[1]

Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper

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Transfers

In

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Out

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Honors and awards

NWSL Yearly Awards

NWSL Most Valuable Player

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NWSL Golden Boot

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NWSL Team of the Year

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NWSL Player of the Month

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See also

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