2009 FC Gold Pride season

August 2023 FC Gold Pride 2009 NeSmith Family Head coach Albertin Montoya WPS 7th WPS Playoffs DNQ Did not qualify Christine Sinclair (6) 6,459(Apr 5 vs. BOS) 2,203(Jul 19 vs. BOS) 3,667 1 goal (4 times) 2 goals (4 times) Primary _FC Gold Pride 000 000 000 000 000 Black shirt, shorts, and socks with gold stripes over the inner shoulders Secondary _FC Gold Pride II C9AF74 C9AF74 C9AF74 000 C9AF74 Gold shirt, shorts, and socks with black stripes over the inner shoulders true 2010 The 2009 FC Gold Pride season was the team's first as a professional women's soccer team. FC Gold Pride played in the Women's Professional Soccer league (WPS), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. Summary Preseason FC Gold Pride played two scrimmages against the Los Angeles Sol, losing both. They also posted a 6-1 win over the University of California women's soccer teamCal Dropped by FC Gold Pride, 6-1 March 12, 2009 Cal Athletics http://www.calbears.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/031209aaa.html April 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321225310/http://www.calbears.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/031209aaa.html March 21, 2012 dead and a 3-0 win over an "All-Star" team of local college players. Regular season FC Gold Pride won their inaugural WPS game against the Boston Breakers on April 5, 2009.Milbrett's strike lifts FC Gold Pride to 2–1 win over Boston Breakers April 5, 2009 FC Gold Pride http://www.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/news/general/090405-milbretts-strike-lifts-fc-gold-pride-win-over-boston-breakers 1 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422041508/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/news/general/090405-milbretts-strike-lifts-fc-gold-pride-win-over-boston-breakers April 22, 2009 dead The club remained in strong contention until defender Kandace Wilson was injured during a home game against the Los Angeles Sol. After that, FC Gold Pride's second loss at the hands of the Washington Freedom marked the beginning of the club's slide to the bottom of the WPS rankings, where it would remain for the rest of the season. The club's transactions in the wake of Wilson's injury included signing Los Angeles Sol draftee Greer Barnes, elevating developmental player Marisa Abegg to the full roster, and returning Sissi to the field as a player. In the end, FC Gold Pride failed to make the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs, after a must-win game against the Saint Louis Athletica ended in a 1–1 draw.FC Gold Pride Sees Post-Season Campaign End After 1–1 Tie in Saint Louis July 26, 2009 FC Gold Pride http://www.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/news/general/090726-fc-gold-pride-sees-post-season-campaign-end-after-tie-in-saint-louis dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090830044041/http://www.womensprosoccer.com:80/Home/bayarea/news/general/090726-fc-gold-pride-sees-post-season-campaign-end-after-tie-in-saint-louis.aspx August 30, 2009 April 1, 2010 The club finally snapped its ten-game winless streak with a final 3–2 win against the Washington Freedom on August 1, 2009.FC Gold Pride Earns Long Awaited Victory at Home, Defeats Freedom 3–2 August 1, 2009 FC Gold Pride http://www.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/news/general/090801-fc-gold-pride-earns-long-awaited-victory-at-home https://web.archive.org/web/20090806033240/http://www.womensprosoccer.com:80/Home/bayarea/news/general/090801-fc-gold-pride-earns-long-awaited-victory-at-home.aspx dead August 6, 2009 April 1, 2010 However, a last loss to Sky Blue FC and a tie with Saint Louis Athletica did not allow FC Gold Pride to avoid finishing last in the WPS standings. Team Squad As of the end of the 2009 WPS season. 1 USA GK Nicole Barnhart 2 USA MF Kimberly Yokers 3 USA DF Marisa Abegg 4 USA DF Rachel Buehler 5 USA MF Christina DiMartino 6 USA MF Brandi Chastain 7 USA DF Leigh Ann Robinson 8 USA FW Tiffany Weimer 9 USA FW Kandace Wilson 10 USA MF Leslie Osborne 11 BRA MF Sissi (D) 12 CAN FW Christine Sinclair 13 USA DF Kristen Graczyk 14 USA DF Greer Barnes (D) 15 USA FW Tiffeny Milbrett 18 USA GK Allison Whitworth 19 USA DF Carrie Dew 20 BRA DF Érika 21 BRA MF Adriane 22 USA GK Meagan McCray (D) 23 USA DF Lindsay Massengale (D) 30 JPN FW Eriko Arakawa 31 BRA MF Formiga Transfers IN: Greer Barnes from Los Angeles Sol (July 2009) Transactions: 2009 Women's Professional Soccer http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/transactions-09.aspx 3 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100406120323/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/transactions-09.aspx 6 April 2010 dead Competitions Key #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Regular season 2009 04 05 1 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20100113015510/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2009/875123.aspx FC Gold Pride Arakawa 16 Milbrett 91+ Boston Breakers Smith 79 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 6,459 Jennifer Bennett W 2009 04 11 2 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20100103124734/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2009/875132.aspx Sky Blue FC Bardsley 37 O'Reilly 77 FC Gold Pride Dew 34 TD Bank Ballpark Bridgewater Township, New Jersey 2,753 Kari Seitz D 2009 04 19 3 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20100114203554/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2009/875134.aspx Los Angeles Sol Wagner 10 Marta 48 FC Gold Pride Home Depot Center Carson, California 6,119 Veronica Brito L 2009 04 26 4 3–4 https://web.archive.org/web/20100117030251/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2009/875138.aspx FC Gold Pride Milbrett 31 Weimer 76 Sinclair 84 Washington Freedom Wambach 19 91+ Lindsey 52 Long 72 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 3,321 Sandra Serafini L 2009 05 03 5 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20100107200823/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2009/875141.aspx FC Gold Pride Robinson 87 Sky Blue FC Parker 44 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 2,533 Felisha Mariscal W 2009 05 09 6 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20100110104715/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2009/875143.aspx Saint Louis Athletica Chalupny 17 Weber 56 FC Gold Pride Milbrett 56 Ralph Korte Stadium Edwardsville, Illinois 3,860 Dallas Malhiwsky L 2009 05 16 7 0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20100107212823/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2009/875147.aspx Chicago Red Stars Klein 63 FC Gold Pride Sinclair 31 Graczyk 66 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 4,884 Kari Seitz W 2009 05 24 8 0–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20100109091403/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2009/875158.aspx FC Gold Pride Érika 33 Los Angeles Sol Abily 28 pen. Marta 45+ Duan 87 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 6,280 Daniel Radford L 2009 05 31 9 3–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20100105224640/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2009/875165.aspx Washington Freedom Graczyk 17 o.g. De Vanna 23 Whitehill 33 Bompastor 44 FC Gold Pride Formiga 45+ Sinclair 58 Dew 2 65 83 Chastain 68 Maryland SoccerPlex Boyds, Maryland 4,474 Sandra Serafini L 2009 06 07 10 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20100111160502/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2009/875171.aspx FC Gold Pride Sinclair 15 Osborne 44 Chicago Red Stars Igwe 43 Cristiane 48 Östberg 66 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 2,957 Veronica Brito D 2009 06 17 11 1–1 BoxReport Boston Breakers Nobis 77 Smith FC Gold Pride Sinclair 16 Harvard Stadium Cambridge, Massachusetts 3,128 Margaret Domka D 2009 06 21 3:00 p.m. PDT 12 2–0 BoxReport Los Angeles Sol Abily 18 Franko Marta 26 Boxx FC Gold Pride Home Depot Center Carson, California 4,593 Daniel Fitzgerald L 2009 07 05 5:00 p.m. PDT 14 0–1 BoxReport FC Gold Pride Buehler 63 Saint Louis Athletica Chalupny 74 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 2,861 Veronica Brito L 2009 07 12 15 3–1 BoxReport Chicago Red Stars Cristiane 32 pen. 45+1 Rapinoe 66 Tarpley Tarpley 45 Carney 63 Lloyd 69 FC Gold Pride Milbrett 65 pen. Formiga 84 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 5,127 Daniel Fitzgerald L 2009 07 19 16 0–1 BoxReport FC Gold Pride Boston Breakers Schmedes 14 Monroe Fabiana 59 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 2,203 Kari Seitz L 2009 07 23 7:00 p.m. PDT 17 0–0 BoxReport FC Gold Pride Los Angeles Sol LeBlanc 79 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 3,873 Felisha Mariscal D 2009 07 26 5:00 p.m. CDT 18 1–1 BoxReport Saint Louis Athletica Larsson 21 Cross 29 Fletcher FC Gold Pride Buehler 85 Sinclair 88 DiMartino Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park Fenton, Missouri 4,212 Bryan Roslund D 2009 08 01 3:00 p.m. PDT 19 3–2 BoxReport FC Gold Pride Yokers 10 Sinclair Milbrett 49 Adriane 84 Dew 61 Washington Freedom Sawa 18 Gilbeau 39 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 2,324 Daniel Radford W 2009 08 05 20 2–0 BoxReport Sky Blue FC Rosana 47 O'Reilly Kai 62 McCallum Buczkowski 69 Averbuch 71 FC Gold Pride Yurcak Field Piscataway, New Jersey 5,455 Ted Unkel L 2009 08 09 21 1–1 BoxReport FC Gold Pride Buehler 25 Graczyk 90 Saint Louis Athletica Welsh 18 Solo Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 3,856 Daniel Fitzgerald D Regular season standings FCG 0 Results summary 3 3 4 11 13 1 3 6 6 15 0 August 9, 2009 2009 WPS Results August 2009 Results by matchday table b Matchday Stadium Result H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H W/D/L/L/W/L/W/L/L/D/D/L/L/L/L/D/D/W/L/D Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss August 9, 2009 2009 WPS Results Statistics + Regular-season player statisticshttp://www.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/stats.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100115055419/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/stats.aspx January 15, 2010 FC Gold Pride Stats Women's Professional Soccer # Squad number Pos. Position Nat. FIFA nationality Name MP Matches played MS Matches started Min. Minutes played G Goals scored A Assists credited YC Yellow cards RC Red cards 3 DF code USA Marisa Abegg 63 335 00 00 21 MF code BRA Adriane footballer 124 451 11 00 30 FW code JPN Eriko Arakawa 1911 1,088 11 00 14 DF code USA Greer Barnes soccer 33 270 00 00 1 GK code USA Nicole Barnhart 1616 1,440 00 00 4 DF code USA Rachel Buehler 1717 1,530 11 20 6 MF code USA Brandi Chastain 105 450 00 00 19 DF code USA Carrie Dew 1717 1,429 10 21 5 MF code USA Tina DiMartino 1818 1,530 01 10 20 DF code BRA Érika Brazilian footballer 75 423 00 10 31 MF code BRA Formiga footballer, born 1978 1615 1,363 00 30 13 MF code USA Kristen Graczyk 2018 1,589 00 20 23 DF code USA Lindsay Massengale 42 193 00 00 15 FW code USA Tiffeny Milbrett 1914 1,303 41 10 10 MF code USA Leslie Osborne 1918 1,622 00 10 7 DF code USA Leigh Ann Robinson 1815 1,339 10 00 12 FW code CAN Christine Sinclair 1716 1,412 61 00 11 MF code BRA Sissi footballer 31 128 00 00 8 FW code USA Tiffany Weimer 1510 745 13 00 18 GK code USA Allison Whitworth 44 360 00 00 9 FW code USA Kandace Wilson 86 555 01 00 2 MF code USA Kimberly Yokers 92 238 10 00 Total 1710 131 Awards WPS All-Star Team 2009 WPS All-Star Game + 2009 WPS All-Star Team selectionshttps://bleacherreport.com/articles/232119-wps-adds-players-to-2009-wps-all-star-game-roster WPS Adds Players to 2009 WPS All-Star Game Roster August 7, 2009 June 20, 2023 Bleacher Report Pos. Position Nat. FIFA nationality Name Selected as DF code BRA Formiga Starterintl Could not attend due to national-team commitments. FW code CAN Christine Sinclair At-large code USA Tiffeny Milbrett ReplacementAs a replacement for Formiga. References Gold Pride Gold FC Gold Pride Category:FC Gold Pride seasons