2009 Women's Professional Soccer season

July 2020 American women's professional soccer league Women's Professional Soccer 2009 Sky Blue FC Marta (10) 153 2.10 4 (LA rounds 13–16) 11 (LA rounds 6–16) 4 (BAY rounds 12–15) 16,089 (WAS v NJ) 1,878 (NJ v BOS) 4,684https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2010/09/14/The-Back-Of-The-Book/WPS-Average-Attendance-Drops-23-In-Leagues-Second-Season.aspx WPS Average Attendance Drops 23% In League's Second Season September 14, 2010 July 15, 2022 Sports Business Journal 2010 The 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season served as the inaugural season for WPS, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. The regular season began on March 29 and ended on August 9, with the postseason being held between August 15 and 21. Competition format The season began on March 29 and ended on August 9. Each team played a total of 20 games evenly divided between home and away games. Each team played every other team three times, either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away, for a total of 18 games. The remaining two games were played against two other teams, one at home and one away. The four teams with the most points from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. The third- and fourth-placed regular season finishers played each other in the single-match First Round. The winner of the First Round then faced the second-placed regular season finisher in the Super Semifinal, and the winner faced the first-placed regular season finisher in the WPS Final. Results table Abbreviation and Color Key:Boston Breakers – BOS • Chicago Red Stars – CHI • FC Gold Pride – BAY • Los Angeles Sol – LASaint Louis Athletica – STL • Sky Blue FC – NJ • Washington Freedom – WSHWin Loss Tie HomeClubMatch1234567891011121314151617181920Boston Breakers BAYSTLWSHCHILALAWSHNJSTLBAYCHIWSHNJNJCHIBAYNJWSHSTLLA2–12–01–34–02–10–01–12–10–11–10–21–01–01–21–00–10–00–10–12–1Chicago Red Stars STLWSHNJBOSNJBAYSTLLABAYWSHNJBOSLAWSHBAYBOSNJWSHLASTL0–11–10–04–00–20–10–21–11–10–01–00–24–02–13–11–01–02–33–12–0FC Gold Pride BOSNJLAWSHNJSTLCHILAWSHCHIBOSLASTLCHIBOSLASTLWSHNJSTL2–11–11–03–41–01–00–10–23–11–11–12–00–13–10–10–01–12–32–01–1Los Angeles Sol WSHNJBAYSTLBOSBOSNJBAYSTLCHIWSHNJBAYSTLCHIWSHSTLBAYCHIBOS2–00–21–00–02–10–01–00–22–01–13–10–02–01–24–00–10–10–03–12–1Saint Louis Athletica CHIBOSLAWSHBAYCHILANJBOSWSHLANJBAYLAWSHNJBAYBOSCHIBAY0–12–00–03–31–00–22–01–00–10–11–21–20–10–11–01–01–11–02–01–1Sky Blue FC LABAYCHIBAYCHILAWSHBOSSTLLACHISTLBOSBOSWSHCHISTLBOSBAYWSH0–21–10–01–00–21–02–12–11–00–01–01–21–01–24–41–01–00–02–03–1Washington Freedom LACHIBOSBAYSTLBOSNJBAYLACHISTLBOSCHILANJSTLCHIBOSBAYNJ2–01–11–33–43–31–12–13–13–10–00–11–02–10–14–41–02–31–03–23–1 Standings main WDL 5 complete Soccerway LAS STL WAS SKY BOS CHI FCG 7 4 9 18 20 5 5 10 18 25 4 6 10 17 28 C 12 5 3 27 10 10 4 6 19 15 7 5 8 19 20 8 5 7 32 32 Boston Breakers Chicago Red Stars FC Gold Pride Los Angeles Sol Saint Louis Athletica Sky Blue FC Washington Freedom Tiebreakers Q CH SS FR FR green1 Advance to Championship blue1 Advance to Super Semifinal yellow1 Advance to First Round Attendance Average home attendances Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance. Team GP Home games played Attendance Home attendance Average Average season attendance Los Angeles Sol 10 62,980 6,298 Washington Freedom 10 57,466 5,747 Chicago Red Stars 10 49,276 4,928 Boston Breakers 10 46,651 4,665 Saint Louis Athletica 10 38,326 3,833 FC Gold Pride 10 36,666 3,667 Sky Blue FC 10 36,513 3,651 Total 70 327,878 4,684 Playoffs 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs First Round Super Semifinal WPS Final 3 Washington Freedom 1 4 Sky Blue FC 2 2 Saint Louis Athletica 0 4 Sky Blue FC 1 1 Los Angeles Sol 0 4 Sky Blue FC 1 Leaders it still lacks end-of-season statistics and updated league leaders March 2019 http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/standings/leaders.aspx League Leaders WPS August 4, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090803181632/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/standings/leaders.aspx August 3, 2009 dead Last updated: August 4, 2009 Offense + Leading GoalscorersRankPlayerClubGMin1BRA MartaLos Angeles Sol914402FRA Camille AbilyLos Angeles Sol813143BRA CristianeChicago Red Stars69204USA Abby WambachWashington Freedom6977CAN Christine SinclairFC Gold Pride61052ENG Eniola AlukoSaint Louis Athletica611237AUS Lisa De VannaWashington Freedom5629USA Natasha KaiSky Blue FC5954ENG Kelly SmithBoston Breakers597410FRA Sonia BompastorWashington Freedom4793USA Tiffany MilbrettFC Gold Pride4USA Lindsay TarpleyChicago Red Stars4 + Assist LeadersRankPlayerClubAMin1FRA Sonia BompastorWashington Freedom61170JPN Aya MiyamaLos Angeles Sol616203ENG Eniola AlukoSaint Louis Athletica41123AUS Lisa De VannaWashington Freedom47675USA Keeley DowlingSky Blue FC3529USA Kendall FletcherSaint Louis Athletica3695BRA MartaLos Angeles Sol31440USA Megan RapinoeChicago Red Stars31096USA Lindsay TarpleyChicago Red Stars31117USA Aly WagnerLos Angeles Sol3695USA Abby WambachWashington Freedom3977USA Tiffany WeimerFC Gold Pride3644 + Most ShotsRankPlayerClubShtsMin1USA Abby WambachWashington Freedom649772CAN Christine SinclairFC Gold Pride5210523BRA MartaLos Angeles Sol5114404ENG Eniola AlukoSaint Louis Athletica4911235USA Megan RapinoeChicago Red Stars451096USA Kristine LillyBoston Breakers4512607USA Natasha KaiSky Blue FC42974JPN Aya MiyamaLos Angeles Sol4216209BRA CristianeChicago Red Stars41920AUS Lisa De VannaWashington Freedom41920ENG Kelly SmithBoston Breakers41974USA Lindsay TarpleyChicago Red Stars41 + Most CrossesRankPlayerClubCrsMin1ENG Karen CarneyChicago Red Stars5112012BRA MartaLos Angeles Sol3614403USA Megan RapinoeChicago Red Stars3410964JPN Aya MiyamaLos Angeles Sol3315305FRA Sonia BompastorWashington Freedom3011706USA Kristine LillyBoston Breakers2512607ENG Eniola AlukoSaint Louis Athletica2411238USA Amy RodriguezBoston Breakers21920USA Heather O'ReillySky Blue FC211170USA Heather MittsBoston Breakers211203 Fouls + Fouls CommittedRankPlayerClubFCMin1USA Megan RapinoeChicago Red Stars3510962USA Carli LloydChicago Red Stars339533ENG Kelly SmithBoston Breakers30974USA Abby WambachWashington Freedom30977USA Shannon BoxxLos Angeles Sol3014406BRA FormigaFC Gold Pride271093FRA Sonia BompastorWashington Freedom2711708BRA RosanaSky Blue FC239USA Brittany KleinChicago Red Stars221228BRA MartaLos Angeles Sol221440 + Fouls SufferedRankPlayerClubFSMin1USA Lori ChalupnySaint Louis Athletica4411702ENG Kelly SmithBoston Breakers439743USA Abby WambachWashington Freedom38977FRA Sonia BompastorWashington Freedom3811705USA Kristine LillyBoston Breakers3212606USA Brittany KleinChicago Red Stars261228BRA MartaLos Angeles Sol261440JPN Aya MiyamaLos Angeles Sol2615309BRA FormigaFC Gold Pride25109310USA Tina DiMartinoFC Gold Pride20USA Leslie OsborneFC Gold Pride201217 Goalkeeping 270+ MINS only RankGoalkeeperClubGPMINSSOGSVSGAGAAW-L-TSHO1USA Jillian LoydenSaint Louis Athletica3270181610.332–1–022CAN Karina LeBlancLos Angeles Sol181620877390.5010–3–5123USA Ali LipsherBoston Breakers11928463760.584–4–254USA Hope SoloSaint Louis Athletica1513508671130.877–5–375USA Jenni BranamSky Blue FC1613958262150.976–6–366SWE Caroline JönssonChicago Red Stars19171010987231.215–9–547USA Alison WhitworthFC Gold Pride4360221751.251–2–118USA Kristin LuckenbillBoston Breakers97824124121.383–4–229USA Nicole BarnhartFC Gold Pride1212608361201.433–7–4210CAN Erin McLeodWashington Freedom1311706946191.465–5–3311USA Briana ScurryWashington Freedom3270171162.000–2–10 Awards Player of the Week WeekPlayer of the WeekClubWeek's StatlineWeek 1JPN Aya MiyamaLos Angeles Sol1 A (6') GWAWeek 2BRA MartaLos Angeles Sol2 G (42', 45') GWGWeek 3ENG Kelly SmithBoston Breakers1 G (53') GWG, 1 A (87')Week 4USA Aly WagnerLos Angeles Sol1 A (47') GWAWeek 5USA Abby WambachWashington Freedom2 G (18', 90') GWG, 1 A (51')Week 6FRA Sonia BompastorWashington Freedom2 G (29', 90')Week 7USA Lori ChalupnySaint Louis Athletica1 G (16') GWGWeek 8CAN Christine SinclairFC Gold Pride1 G (30') GWGWeek 9USA Jillian LoydenSaint Louis Athletica6 SVS, SHOWeek 10USA Shannon BoxxLos Angeles Sol1 G (50')Week 11FRA Camille AbilyLos Angeles Sol1 G (90'), 2 G (14', 60')Week 12ENG Eniola AlukoSaint Louis Athletica1 G (43') GWGWeek 13CAN Erin McLeodWashington Freedom7 SVS, SHOWeek 14BRA MartaLos Angeles Sol1 G (73') GWG, 2 G (62', 92')Week 15USA Lindsay TarpleyChicago Red Stars1 A (48'), 1 G (61') GWGWeek 16BRA CristianeChicago Red Stars3 G (31', 46+', 65') GWGWeek 17USA Natasha KaiSky Blue FC2 G (5', 86'); 6 shotsWeek 18USA Abby WambachWashington Freedom2 G (35', 56')Week 19USA Lindsay TarpleyChicago Red Stars1 A (24'), 1 G (47') GWGWeek 20June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes USA Abby WambachWashington Freedom1 A (58'), 2 G (20', 49') Player of the Month MonthPlayer of the MonthClubMonth's StatlineAprilENG Kelly SmithBoston Breakers3 G, 1 A in 3 games; Breakers 2–2–0 in AprilMayFRA Sonia BompastorWashington Freedom2 G, 3 A in 4 games; Freedom 2–0–2 in MayJuneFRA Camille AbilyLos Angeles Sol5 G in 6 games; Sol 4–0–2 in JuneJulyUSA Abby WambachWashington Freedom4 G, 1 A in 5 games; Freedom 3–2–1 in July Statistics Scoring First Goal of the Season: Allison Falk for Los Angeles Sol against Washington Freedom, 6th minute (March 29)Washington Freedom vs. Los Angeles Sol http://www.womensprosoccer.com/~/media/84F6C67D7419464CA09BA8822195849D.ashx STATS LLC April 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422042008/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/~/media/84F6C67D7419464CA09BA8822195849D.ashx April 22, 2009 dead Earliest Goal in a Match: 2 minutes Kelly Smith for Boston Breakers against Los Angeles Sol (2 May)Los Angeles Sol vs. Boston Breakers http://www.womensprosoccer.com/news/general/~/media/A4574C9281A848BEA11FC0032A81A3CE.ashx STATS LLC https://web.archive.org/web/20090903055618/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/news/general/~/media/A4574C9281A848BEA11FC0032A81A3CE.ashx September 3, 2009 dead August 5, 2009 Eniola Aluko for Saint Louis Athletica against Sky Blue FC (June 28)Saint Louis Athletica vs. Sky Blue FC http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/schedule/~/media/6955EA5C4A534D74873D4C30AAA9DDF2.ashx STATS LLC 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Stars (June 27) Most Goals Scored in a Match: 8 Sky Blue FC 4–4 Washington Freedom (April 26) First Hat-Trick: Cristiane for Chicago Red Stars against FC Gold Pride (July 12))FC Gold Pride vs. Chicago Red Stars http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/general/~/media/BB6D2CEAA9034AACBAF8F278E0FC44F0.ashx STATS LLC July 14, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100107225330/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/general/~/media/BB6D2CEAA9034AACBAF8F278E0FC44F0.ashx January 7, 2010 Fastest Hat-Trick: 35 minutes Cristiane for Chicago Red Stars against FC Gold Pride: 31' 46+' 65' (July 12) First Own Goal: Ifeoma Dieke of Chicago Red Stars for Saint Louis Athletica (23 May)Saint Louis Athletica vs. Chicago Red Stars http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/schedule/~/media/37EF2CB4A25842CE9D5F858E42231D23.ashx STATS LLC May 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090616071912/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/schedule/~/media/37EF2CB4A25842CE9D5F858E42231D23.ashx June 16, 2009 dead Average Goals per match: 2.086 Discipline First Yellow Card: Nikki Krzysik for Chicago Red Stars against Saint Louis Athletica, 90th minute (April 4)Chicago Red Stars vs. Saint Louis Athletica http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/schedule/~/media/4BEA602F35D943E2BA3DDBA6324D930A.ashx STATS LLC April 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422041807/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/schedule/~/media/4BEA602F35D943E2BA3DDBA6324D930A.ashx April 22, 2009 dead First Red Card: Frida Östberg for Chicago Red Stars against Washington Freedom, 63rd minute (April 11)Chicago Reds Stars vs. Washington Freedom http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/schedule/~/media/134CD02F9E02491EAEE79C1A6D5B5BA5.ashx STATS LLC April 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422041443/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/schedule/~/media/134CD02F9E02491EAEE79C1A6D5B5BA5.ashx April 22, 2009 dead Most Yellow Cards: 4 Chioma Igwe (Chicago Red Stars) Kia McNeill (Saint Louis Athletica) Most Yellow Cards in a Match: 4 Boston Breakers 2–0 Saint Louis Athletica – 3 for Boston (Kasey Moore, Alex Scott, & Stacy Bishop) and 1 for St. Louis (Melissa Tancredi) (April 11)Saint Louis Athletica vs. Boston Breakers http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/schedule/~/media/87BAEA234E754F0B8500EAC70F535221.ashx STATS LLC April 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422042201/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/schedule/~/media/87BAEA234E754F0B8500EAC70F535221.ashx April 22, 2009 dead Saint Louis Athletica 0–0 Los Angeles Sol – 2 for St. Louis (Kia McNeill & Daniela) and 2 for Los Angeles (Aya Miyama & Shannon Boxx) (April 25) Los Angeles Sol vs. Saint Louis Athletica http://www.womensprosoccer.com/~/media/62341948B00A4D83BB050D9E1BAFDC83.ashx STATS LLC April 28, 2009 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Los Angeles Sol 0–0 Boston Breakers – 2 for Los Angeles (Shannon Boxx & Camille Abily) and 2 for Boston (Angela Hucles & Nancy Augustyniak)Boston Breakers vs. Los Angeles Sol 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6–16 Longest Winless Streak: 10 games FC Gold Pride Games 8–17 Longest Losing Streak: 4 Games FC Gold Pride Games 12–15 Longest Shutout: 361 minutes by Karina LeBlanc for Los Angeles Sol Longest Drought: 451 minutes for Chicago Red Stars Other Firsts First player to score twice in a match: Marta for Los Angeles Sol against Sky Blue FC (April 5) First come-from-behind victory: Chicago Red Stars 2–1 Washington Freedom (July 1) First team to lose to all opponents: Chicago Red Stars with loss to Washington Freedom on July 26 The only other team to accomplish this was FC Gold Pride with loss to Sky Blue FC on August 5 First team to beat all opponents: Los Angeles Sol with win against Boston Breakers on August 9 The only other team to accomplish this was Sky Blue FC with win against Los Angeles Sol on August 22 First goalkeeper assist: Hope Solo (to Christie Welsh) for Saint Louis Athletica against FC Gold Pride on August 9 Home Team Record (Regular season only) 33 wins, 20 losses, 17 ties – 1.657 PPG 87 goals for, 59 goals against – +28 GD Related Competitions All-Star Game WPS All-Star 2009 WPS All-Star 2009 was played on August 30 at Soccer Park in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, Missouri, with the WPS All-Stars defeating Swedish powerhouse Umeå IK of Damallsvenskan 4–2. The match was televised in the US on Fox Soccer Channel. See also Association football List of Women's Professional Soccer stadiums References External links Official Site 2009 1