| 2015 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Owners | Bill and Teresa Predmore | |||
| General manager | Laura Harvey | |||
| Head coach | Laura Harvey | |||
| Stadium | Memorial Stadium | |||
| NWSL | 1st place | |||
| Playoffs | Runner-Up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:Kim Little (10) All:Kim Little (10) Beverly Yanez (10) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 6,303 (July 26 vs.Portland Thorns) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,225 (June 6 vs.Sky Blue) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 4,060 | |||
The2015Seattle Reign FC season was the club's third season of play and their third season in theNational Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. To accommodate the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the league announced that it would reduce the season to 20 games while extending the calendar length into September and take a two-week break from June 7–19.[1]
Following a record-breaking2014 season that saw the team winning theNWSL Shield and losing toFC Kansas City in the playoffs final, Head Coach and GMLaura Harvey expected minimal roster turnover entering into the off-season. Key contributorsNahomi Kawasumi andBeverly Goebel both returned toINAC Kobe Leonessa at the end of their season-long loans.[2] In November, the team acquired the rights to midfielderMerritt Mathias fromFC Kansas City in exchange for defenderKate Deines and the 16th and 26th draft picks in the2015 NWSL College Draft.[3] Two days later, Harvey added formerPortland Pilots defenderMichelle Cruz.[4]
Prior to the2015 NWSL College Draft, Harvey signed forwardBeverly Yanez from Japanese clubINAC Kobe Leonessa.[5] Yanez, under her maiden name Goebel, played in Seattle on loan in 2014, scoring five goals and adding four assists while helping the Reign FC to a regular season title. A day later,NWSL announcedallocated National Team players for the 2015 season, with Reign FC defendersStephanie Cox andCarmelina Moscato removed from the list.[6] The club expects to bring Cox back on a standard contract but has announced that Moscato will be exploring playing opportunities overseas.[7] Then on January 16, the Harvey selectedFlorida Gators midfielderHavana Solaun andStanford Cardinal defenderKendall Romine at theNWSL Draft.[8]
In anticipation for post-World Cup fatigue for the national team players, Harvey signed Danish forwardKatrine Veje on January 21.[9] Veje will join the club on July 1 after her current contract withBrøndby IF ends. The club was also able to retain defenderStephanie Cox by signing her to a standard contract after she was removed from allocation byU.S. Soccer.[10] To make room on the roster, Harvey waived second-year defendersMegan Brigman[11] andHolly Hein.[12] Additional defensive reinforcement came soon after as the club signedScottish internationalRachel Corsie fromNotts County Ladies F.C. on January 29.[13]
For the second season in a row, the Reign FC was involved in a blockbuster trade as last season's prized acquisitionSydney Leroux requested a move away from the club.[14] On March 30, Harvey sent Leroux andAmanda Frisbie toWestern New York Flash; in return, the club received midfielderAmber Brooks, WNY's first-round draft pick in the2016 NWSL College Draft, and the rights to Leroux's international teammateAbby Wambach.[15] Wambach had already announced that she will not play this season to concentrate on preparing for the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup,[16] and Harvey does not expect her to suit up for the Reign FC until 2016 at the earliest. The club then finalized its roster by signing second-round draft pickHavana Solaun on April 3.[17]
The Reign FC headed into the regular season with a 19-player roster, with the one open spot reserved for Danish forwardKatrine Veje's mid-season arrival.[18] It includes 14 returners from last season's Shield-winning team, featuring league MVPKim Little and fellow Best XI selectionsJess Fishlock andKendall Fletcher.[19] Harvey hopes that the blend of returning core plus new acquisitions will help the club defend its Shield and win the playoffs this year.
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| General Manager & Head Coach |  Laura Harvey |
| Assistant Coach | Sam Laity |
| Goalkeeper Coach |  Ben Dragavon |
Last updated: April 13, 2015
Source:http://www.nwslsoccer.com/teams/74415303/58150141-74415358/TEAM.html
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Win Tie Loss
| March 28, 2015 | Portland Pilots | 0–5 | Seattle Reign FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:00 PDT | Report | Winters 9'Foxhoven 38'Little 45',52'Cox 48' | Stadium:Merlo Field |
| April 3, 2015 | Seattle Reign FC | 2–0 | Washington Huskies | Seattle, Washington |
| 19:00 PDT | Foxhoven 12' Yanez 69' | Report | Stadium:Memorial Stadium |
| May 22, 2015 | Seattle Reign FC | 1–1 | China WNT | Seattle, Washington |
| 19:00 PDT | Yanez 48' | Box Report | Ren 36' | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| April 12, 20151 | Seattle Reign FC | 5–1 | Western New York Flash | Seattle, Washington |
| 16:00 (PDT) | Fishlock 25' Yanez 53'Rapinoe 71',74',86' | Box Report | Angeli 57' 68' | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,642 Referee: Christina Unkel |
| April 18, 20152 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–2 | Seattle Reign FC | Lisle, Illinois |
| 17:00 (PDT) | Press 32',90+1' Hoy 35' | Box Report | Yanez 31' Fletcher 39' | Stadium:Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 2,368 Referee: David Mon |
| April 23, 20153 | FC Kansas City | 1–0 | Seattle Reign FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 17:00 (PDT) | Rodriguez 49' | Box Report | Stadium:Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,466 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| May 2, 20154 | Seattle Reign FC | 3–1 | Washington Spirit | Seattle, Washington |
| 19:00 (PDT) | Yanez 36' Mathias 48'Fishlock 75' | Box Report | Lohman 63' | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,703 Referee: Karen ABT |
| May 9, 20155 | Sky Blue FC | 1–1 | Seattle Reign FC | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 16:00 (PDT) | Nadim 78' 90' (pen.) Grubka 82' | Box Report | Barnes 76' Fishlock  90' | Stadium:Yurcak Field Attendance: 1562 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
| May 30, 20156 | Seattle Reign FC | 0–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Seattle, Washington |
| 19:00 (PDT) | Mathias 90' | Box Report | Colaprico 61' | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| June 6, 20157 | Seattle Reign FC | 3–0 | Sky Blue FC | Seattle, Washington |
| 19:00 (PDT) | Winters 8' Fishlock 28'Little 77' (pen.) | Box Report | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,225 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| June 21, 20158 | Boston Breakers | 2–3 | Seattle Reign FC | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 13:00 (PDT) | Mewis 14' Marlborough 76'King Pires | Box Report | Little 42' Yanez 66'Fishlock 86'Foxhoven | Stadium:Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
| June 27, 20159 | Seattle Reign FC | 2–1 | FC Kansas City | Seattle, Washington |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Yanez 62' Little 63'Barnes 67' | Box Report | Groom 90+' | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,331 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
| July 3, 201510 | Western New York Flash | 1–1 | Seattle Reign FC | Rochester, New York |
| 16:00 (PDT) | Williams 81' | Box Report | Little 55' (pen.) | Stadium:Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2377 Referee: Greg Dopla |
| July 11, 201511 | Seattle Reign FC | 4–2 | Western New York Flash | Seattle, Washington |
| 19:00 (PDT) | Yanez 49' Corsie 52'Brooks 55'Fishlock 73' | Box Report | Frisbie 34' Edwards 67'Dahlkemper 89' | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,778 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| July 18, 201512 | Washington Spirit | 3–0 | Seattle Reign FC | Germantown, Maryland |
| 16:00 (PDT) | Reynolds 31' DaCosta 46'del Rio 66'Dunn 69'Nairn 83' (pen.) | Box Report | Corsie 20' | Stadium:Maureen Hendricks Field atMaryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5413 Referee: Christopher Spivey |
| July 22, 201513 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–1 | Seattle Reign FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:00 (PDT) | Box Report | Little 57' Cox 90+' | Stadium:Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Karen Abt |
| July 26, 201514 | Seattle Reign FC | 3–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Seattle, Washington |
| 16:00 (PDT) | Fishlock 38' Yanez 46',50' | Box Report | Johnson 82' Ayo 89' | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,303 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| August 1, 201515 | Boston Breakers | 1–2 | Seattle Reign FC | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 13:00 (PDT) | Mewis 34' King 59'  82' | Box Report | Yanez 24' Little 59' (pen.), 65' | Stadium:Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,325 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
| August 12, 201516 | Seattle Reign FC | 2–1 | Houston Dash | Seattle, Washington |
| 19:00 (PDT) | Mathias 22' Corsie 59' | Box Report | Ohai 15' Masar 70'Brush 90+' | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,021 Referee: Cedric Adams |
| August 21, 201517 | Houston Dash | 0–3 | Seattle Reign FC | Houston, Texas |
| 17:00 (PDT) | Box Report | Little 42',74',90' | Stadium:BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 9,530 Referee: Christina Hutchinson |
| August 26, 201518 | Seattle Reign FC | 3–1 | Boston Breakers | Seattle, Washington |
| 19:00 (PDT) | Rapinoe 21'
Little 56' | Box Report | Evans 88' | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,484 Referee: David Mon |
| August 29, 201519 | Seattle Reign FC | 1–1 | Sky Blue FC | Seattle, Washington |
| 19:00 (PDT) | Winters 68' Fishlock 90' | Box Report | Nadim 6' Haagsma 62' | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,471 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| September 5, 201520 | Washington Spirit | 1–2 | Seattle Reign FC | Germantown, Maryland |
| 16:00 (PDT) | Matheson 37' (pen.) Johnson 80'Raso 88' | Box Report | Fishlock 15' Rapinoe 25'Veje 54'Little 77' | Stadium:Maureen Hendricks Field atMaryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,708 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Reign FC | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 43 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 33 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | FC Kansas City(C) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 32 | |
| 4 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 30 | |
| 5 | Houston Dash | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 24 | |
| 6 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 23 | |
| 7 | Western New York Flash | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 23 | |
| 8 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 22 | |
| 9 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 15 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 20 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 |
Last updated: September 6, 2015
Source:http://www.nwslsoccer.com/teams/74415303/58150141-74415358/TEAM.html
Pld = Matches played;Pts = Points;W = Matches won;T = Matches tied;L = Matches lost;GF = Goals for;GA = Goals against;GD = Goal difference
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W |
| Position[20] | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| September 13, 2015Semi-finals | Seattle Reign FC | 3–0 | Washington Spirit | Seattle, Washington |
| 18:30 (PDT) | Mathias 52' Yanez 71'Rapinoe 75'Bullock 90' | Box Report | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,021 Referee: Christopher Spivey |
| October 1, 2015Finals | Seattle Reign FC | 0–1 | FC Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
| 18:30 (PDT) | Box Report | Sauerbrunn 76' Rodriguez 78' | Stadium:Providence Park Attendance: 13,624 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
Last updated: October 5, 2015.
Source:http://www.nwslsoccer.com/Stats/index_E.html
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Regular Season | Playoffs | Discipline (regular season) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |  | |||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Hope Solo | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | DF | USA | Lauren Barnes | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 4 | DF |  SCO | Rachel Corsie | 14 (2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 7 | DF | USA | Elli Reed | 9 (9) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | MF | SCO | Kim Little | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 9 | MF | USA | Merritt Mathias | 17 (1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 10 | MF |  WAL | Jess Fishlock | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 11 | MF | USA | Keelin Winters | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 12 | GK | USA | Caroline Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | DF | USA | Kendall Fletcher | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | DF | USA | Stephanie Cox | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 15 | MF | USA | Megan Rapinoe | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | FW | USA | Beverly Yanez | 17 | 9 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | FW | USA | Danielle Foxhoven | 2 (14) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 19 | MF | USA | Havana Solaun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | MF |  SAM | Mariah Bullock | 4 (9) | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | DF | USA | Michelle Cruz | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | MF | USA | Amber Brooks | 4 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | FW |  DEN | Katrine Veje | 4 (5) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 25 | FW | USA | Kiersten Dallstream | 2 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 28 | GK | USA | Haley Kopmeyer | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Players who left the club during the regular season | ||||||||||||
| 40 | GK | USA | Abigail Steele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
For transfers in, dates listed are when the Reign FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired (e.g., draft picks) are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when the Reign FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, her new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when she was officially removed from the Reign FC roster.
| Date | Player | Pos | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 12, 2014 | Merritt Mathias | MF | FC Kansas City | Traded forKate Deines and Seattle's 16th and 26th draft picks in 2015 | [3] |
| November 14, 2014 | Michelle Cruz | DF |  Apollon Limassol | Undisclosed | [4] |
| January 13, 2015 | Beverly Yanez | FW |  INAC Kobe Leonessa | Undisclosed | [5] |
| January 21, 2015 | Katrine Veje | FW | Brøndby | Undisclosed; will join the club on July 1 | [9] |
| January 27, 2015 | Stephanie Cox | DF | Seattle Reign FC | Re-signed to a standard contract after being removed from allocation byU.S. Soccer | [6][10] |
| January 29, 2015 | Rachel Corsie | DF | Notts County | Undisclosed | [13] |
| March 30, 2015 | Amber Brooks | MF | Western New York Flash | Traded along with WNY's first-round pick in2016 and the rights toAbby Wambach forSydney Leroux andAmanda Frisbie | [15] |
| April 3, 2015 | Havana Solaun | MF | Florida Gators | 2015 2nd Round Pick (#15)[8] | [42] |
| July 22, 2015 | Caroline Stanley | GK | USC Trojans | Signed as injury replacement forHope Solo; previously an amateur call-up | [43] |
| July 31, 2015 | Abigail Steele | GK | Oregon Ducks | Signed as injury replacement forHaley Kopmeyer | [44] |
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed during the2015 NWSL College Draft will be listed in the notes.
| Date | Player | Pos | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 16, 2015 | Havana Solaun | MF | Florida Gators | 2015 2nd Round Pick (#15) | [8] |
| January 16, 2015 | Kendall Romine | DF | Stanford Cardinal | 2015 4th Round Pick (#36) | [8] |
| Date | Player | Pos | Destination Club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 12, 2014 | Kate Deines | DF | FC Kansas City | Traded along with Seattle's 16th and 26th draft picks in 2015 for the rights toMerritt Mathias | [3] |
| January 14, 2015 | Stephanie Cox | DF | Seattle Reign FC | Removed from allocation byU.S. Soccer | [6][7] |
| January 14, 2015 |  Carmelina Moscato | DF | Removed from allocation byCSA | [6][7] | |
| January 26, 2015 | Megan Brigman | DF | Waived | [11] | |
| January 28, 2015 | Holly Hein | DF | Waived | [12] | |
| March 30, 2015 | Amanda Frisbie | FW | Western New York Flash | Traded along withSydney Leroux forAmber Brooks, WNY's first-round pick in2016, and the rights toAbby Wambach | [15] |
| March 30, 2015 | Sydney Leroux | FW | Western New York Flash | Traded along withAmanda Frisbie forAmber Brooks, WNY's first-round pick in2016, and the rights toAbby Wambach | [15] |
| August 2, 2015 | Abigail Steele | GK | Waived afterHope Solo returned from injury after the match atBoston Breakers |
