| 2019 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Several Thorns players were on the U.S. national team that won the2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Pictured here, those players greeted the then-record size audience upon their return, prior to a match against theHouston Dash. | |||
| Chairman | Merritt Paulson | ||
| Manager | Mark Parsons | ||
| Stadium | Providence Park Portland, Oregon | ||
| National Women's Soccer League | 3rd | ||
| NWSL Playoffs | Semifinals (eliminated byChicago Red Stars) | ||
| Top goalscorer | Christine Sinclair(9 goals),Margaret Purce(8 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 25,218 August 11 vs. North Carolina Courage | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 15,581 June 21 vs. Utah Royals FC | ||
| Average home league attendance | 20,098 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–0 (July 24 vs.Houston Dash) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–6 (Sep. 11 vs.North Carolina Courage) | ||
The2019Portland Thorns FC season was the team's and the league's seventh season of existence. The Thorns play in theNational Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Due to construction atProvidence Park, the Thorns would start the season with six consecutive away matches.[1]
Updated July 28, 2022, referencing same, to add #36 Angela Salem
Updated May 8, 2019[2]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| 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 |
| April 141 | 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 202 | Chicago Red Stars | 4–4 | Portland Thorns FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 12:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium:SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 12,967 Referee: Karen Abt |
| April 283 | Sky Blue FC | 2–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium:Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,321 |
| May 114 | 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 185 | 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 256 | 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 27 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
| 15:00 | Box |
| Stadium:Providence Park Attendance: 19,461 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| June 158 | North Carolina Courage | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 16:45 | Box |
| Stadium:WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,172 | |
| Note: doubleheader withNorth Carolina FC. | ||||
| June 219 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–0 | Utah Royals FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 20:00 |
| Box |
| Stadium:Providence Park Attendance: 15,581 |
| June 2910 | 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 511 | 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 1412 | Portland Thorns FC | 4–3 | Orlando Pride | Portland, Oregon |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium:Providence Park Attendance: 18,909 |
| July 1913 | 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 2414 | Portland Thorns FC | 5–0 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 | Report |
| Stadium:Providence Park Attendance: 22,329 |
| August 315 | 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 716 | 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 1117 | 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 1718 | 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 2519 | 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 620 | 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 1121 | 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 2122 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 | Heath 48' | Report | Stadium:Providence Park Attendance: 21,022 |
| September 2923 | 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 1224 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–0 | Washington Spirit | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium:Providence Park Attendance: 24,521 |
| 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 onESPN2 | ||||
| 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 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 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
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Stadium | A | A | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | D |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Top scorers[edit]
| Top assists[edit]
Shutouts[edit]
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| Round | Pick | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 3 | 24 |  | Emily Ogle | M | Penn State |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Won | Tobin Heath | [11] |
| 2 | Won | Christine Sinclair | [12] |
| 19 | Won | Midge Purce | [13] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
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