2010 FC Gold Pride season

August 2023 FC Gold Pride 2010 File:2010 WPS Championship Trophy presentation 8.JPG FC Gold Pride raise the 2010 WPS Championship trophy NeSmith family Head coach Albertin Montoya Castro Valley Athletic Stadium (until Jun 19)Pioneer Stadium (since Jun 27) WPS 1st WPS Playoffs Champions Marta (19) Marta (20) 4,003 (Sep 11 vs. PHI) 2,431 (Jul 11 vs. WAS) 3,056 6–1 (Aug 28 at ATL) 0–2 (two times) Primary _wps10 000 000 000 000 000 Black shirt, shorts, and socks with gold stripes over the inner shoulders Secondary _blackcollar C9AF74 C9AF74 C9AF74 000 C9AF74 Gold shirt with black collar, shorts, and socks with black stripes over the inner shoulders true 2009 The 2010 FC Gold Pride season was the team's second and final season 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. After finishing in last place during the 2009 season, the team won the 2010 WPS Championship on September 26, 2010, 4–0 over Philadelphia Independence.FitzGerald Tom September 27, 2010 FC Gold Pride are champs San Francisco Chronicle https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/FC-Gold-Pride-are-champs-3251756.php June 21, 2023 On November 16, FC Gold Pride announced that it had ceased operations.November 16, 2010 WPS champs FC Gold Pride fold tent UPI https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2010/11/16/WPS-champs-FC-Gold-Pride-fold-tent/34351289951255/ June 21, 2023 Summary 2009–10 off-season moves The only player FC Gold Pride lost to the 2009 WPS Expansion Draft was defender Leigh Ann Robinson, chosen by the Atlanta Beat.Atlanta, Philadelphia begin stocking rosters through Expansion Draft September 15, 2009 Women's Professional Soccer http://www.womensprosoccer.com:80/Home/news/press_releases/090915-expansion-draft-results.aspx June 21, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090922221833/http://www.womensprosoccer.com:80/Home/news/press_releases/090915-expansion-draft-results.aspx September 22, 2009 Over the course of the offseason, the club traded Allison Whitworth to the Beat for the 10th- and 12th-overall picks in the 2010 WPS Draft,Pride Acquires 10th and 12th Overall Draft Picks In Team's First-Ever Trade October 29, 2009 FC Gold Pride http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/bayarea/news/general/091029-whitworth-trade.aspx June 21, 2023 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091103134649/http://www.womensprosoccer.com:80/Home/bayarea/news/general/091029-whitworth-trade.aspx November 3, 2009 lost team co-captain Leslie OsborneKassouf Jeff October 20, 2009 Osborne agrees to terms with Breakers The Equalizer https://equalizersoccer.com/2009/10/20/osborne-agrees-to-terms-with-breakers/ June 21, 2023 and assists leader Tiffany Weimer to the Boston Breakers in free agency,Civin Todd October 8, 2009 Breakers Agree to Terms with Free Agents Weimer and Sutton Bleacher Report https://bleacherreport.com/articles/268658-breakers-agree-to-terms-with-free-agents-weimer-and-sutton June 21, 2023 loaned Eriko Arakawa back to her former Nadeshiko League club NTV Beleza for the remainder of her WPS contract,FC Gold Pride Finalizes Player Loan Agreement With NTV Beleza September 1, 2009 Women's Professional Soccer http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/bayarea/news/general/090901-fc-gold-pride-finalizes-loan-agreement-with-ntv-beleza.aspx June 21, 2023 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090906085046/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/bayarea/news/general/090901-fc-gold-pride-finalizes-loan-agreement-with-ntv-beleza.aspx September 6, 2009 waived contract options for Adriane, Érika, and Formiga,November 30, 2009 Transactions: 2009 http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/transactions-09.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091202103705/http://www.womensprosoccer.com:80/Home/news/transactions-09.aspx December 2, 2009 June 21, 2023 Women's Professional Soccer and in February 2010 also waived Brandi Chastain.December 21, 2010 Transactions: 2010 http://womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/transactions-10.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110111204835/http://www.womensprosoccer.com:80/Home/news/transactions-10.aspx January 11, 2011 June 21, 2023 Women's Professional Soccer The club signed Canadian player Candace Chapman on October 8, 2009,Pride Agrees to Terms with Free Agent Candace Chapman October 8, 2009 FC Gold Pride http://www.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/news/general/091008-pride-agrees-to-terms-candace-chapman April 1, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100107221949/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/news/general/091008-pride-agrees-to-terms-candace-chapman January 7, 2010 and after scouting the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship, the club signed Norwegian international Solveig Gulbrandsen on December 10.Norwegian Soccer Star Solveig Gulbrandsen Signs with FC Gold Pride December 10, 2009 FC Gold Pride http://www.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/news/general/091210-solveig-gulbrandsen-signs-with-pride April 1, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091225122119/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/news/general/091210-solveig-gulbrandsen-signs-with-pride December 25, 2009 FC Gold Pride acquired Los Angeles Sol player Camille Abily in exchange for midfielder Tina DiMartino, FC Gold Pride's top 2009 WPS Draft pick, and the 14th-overall pick in the 2010 draft and rights to a 2009 international discovery player.FC Gold Pride Acquires WPS All-Star Camille Abily January 5, 2010 FC Gold Pride http://www.womensprosoccer.com:80/Home/bayarea/news/general/100107-abily-trade.aspx June 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100111061139/http://www.womensprosoccer.com:80/Home/bayarea/news/general/100107-abily-trade.aspx January 11, 2010 In the 2010 WPS Draft, FC Gold Pride selected 2009 Hermann Trophy winner Kelley O'Hara, New Zealand international Ali Riley, and 2008 U-20 World Cup champions Becky Edwards and Kaley Fountain, among others.Heath selected first in 2010 WPS Draft January 15, 2010 Women's Professional Soccer http://www.womensprosoccer.com:80/Home/news/press_releases/100115-draft-results.aspx June 21, 2023 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100119032932/http://www.womensprosoccer.com:80/Home/news/press_releases/100115-draft-results.aspx January 19, 2010 The Los Angeles Sol ceased operations not long afterward, and in the ensuing 2010 WPS Dispersal Draft FC Gold Pride acquired Marta, Kiki Bosio, and Lindsay Browne.Four-Time FIFA World Player of the Year Marta to Join the Pride February 4, 2010 Women's Professional Soccer http://www.womensprosoccer.com:80/Home/news/press_releases/100104-dispersal-draft-results.aspx June 21, 2023 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100208082437/http://www.womensprosoccer.com:80/Home/news/press_releases/100104-dispersal-draft-results.aspx February 8, 2010 The club separately signed Sol goalkeeper Brittany Cameron as a free agent.Pride Signs Bay Area Native Brittany Cameron February 16, 2010 http://www.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/news/general/100216-pride-signs-brittany-cameron April 1, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100613124501/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/news/general/100216-pride-signs-brittany-cameron June 13, 2010 FC Gold Pride Regular season June 2023 FC Gold Pride started fast and kept its momentum running throughout the 2010 season. Despite the departure of Solveig Gulbrandsen in JulyFC Gold Pride Midfielder Solveig Gulbrandsen to Return to Norway July 7, 2010 Women's Professional Soccer http://www.womensprosoccer.com:80/Home/bayarea/news/general/100707-solveig-gulbrandsen.aspx June 21, 2023 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100711071446/http://www.womensprosoccer.com:80/Home/bayarea/news/general/100707-solveig-gulbrandsen.aspx July 11, 2010 and waiving draft pick Kaley Fountain, the Pride dominated the league's regular season. Championship On September 26, FC Gold Pride won their first WPS Championship by defeating the Philadelphia Independence 4–0.FC Gold Pride wins WPS Championship September 26, 2010 Women's Professional Soccer http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/general/100926-bay-phi.aspx September 26, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101001173208/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/general/100926-bay-phi.aspx October 1, 2010 Three members of the team garnered end of season honors: Marta was named Player of the Year and won the Golden Boot, both for the second consecutive season; Nicole Barnhart was named Goalkeeper of the Year; and Ali Riley was named Rookie of the Year. On November 16, 2010, after the close of the 2010 season, the league announced that FC Gold Pride had folded and would not return for the 2011 season.FitzGerald Tom January 10, 2011 FC Gold Pride to fold The San Francisco Chronicle https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/FC-Gold-Pride-to-fold-3166073.phpWPS lives on, looks toward future The Marietta Daily Journal http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story_sports/10326818/article-WPS-lives-on--looks-toward-future dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110714064353/http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story_sports/10326818/article-WPS-lives-on--looks-toward-future?instance=secondary_story_left_column&sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4ce27c14c871c735,0 July 14, 2011 Team Squad 2010 08 30 US. 1 USA GK Nicole Barnhart 2 USA MF Kimberly Yokers 3 NZL DF Ali Riley 4 USA DF Rachel Buehler 5 CAN DF Candace Chapman 7 USA FW Kelley O'Hara 9 USA FW Kandace Wilson 10 BRA FW Marta 11 USA FW Kiki Bosio 12 CAN FW Christine Sinclair 13 USA MF Kristen Graczyk 14 USA DF Becky Edwards 15 USA FW Tiffeny Milbrett 16 USA MF Rosie Tantillo 17 USA DF Niki Cross 18 USA GK Brittany Cameron 19 USA DF Carrie Dew 20 FRA MF Camille Abily 21 USA GK Erin Guthrie 77 USA MF Shannon Boxx Transactions + 2010 FC Gold Pride draft selections R Round selected # Overall selection number P Position Name College 1 3 FW Kelley O'Hara Stanford 10 DF Ali Riley Stanford 2 12 DF Becky Edwards Florida St. 20 FW Kaley Fountain Wake Forest 4 32 GK Erin Guthrie Rutgers 5 41 MF Ashley Bowyer Ohio St. 6 50 DF Elizabeth Harkin Arizona St. 7 59 DF Lauren Wilmoth UCLA Transfers in: Shannon Boxx, June 4, from Saint Louis Athletica via dispersalAlbanese Jr. Giovanni June 4, 2010 FC Gold Pride bolsters club with addition of Boxx Center Line Soccer https://www.centerlinesoccer.com/2010/6/4/5648696/fc-gold-pride-bolsters-club-with-addition-of-boxx June 21, 2023 Transfers out: Solveig Gulbrandsen, July 17, to Stabæk IF Waived or released: Ashley Bowyer, June 4, released Kaley Fountain, June 4, released but retained as a developmental player; later waived, signed with Atlanta Beat on Aug. 9Beat Sign Kaley Fountain August 9, 2010 Atlanta Beat https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/beat-sign-kaley-fountain/n-4067889 June 21, 2023 OurSportsCentral Competitions Key #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Regular season 2010 04 11 3 p.m. CDT 1 2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2010/964241.aspx Saint Louis Athletica FC Gold Pride Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park Fenton, Missouri 3,356 L 2010 04 17 2 3–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/boxscores/2010/964248 FC Gold Pride Sky Blue FC Castro Valley Athletic Stadium Castro Valley, California 3,757 W 2010 04 24 3 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/boxscores/2010/964255.aspx FC Gold Pride Atlanta Beat Castro Valley Athletic Stadium Castro Valley, California 3,002 W 2010 05 01 4 0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2010/964262.aspx Sky Blue FC FC Gold Pride Yurcak Field Piscataway, New Jersey 3,798 W 2010 05 08 5 2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2010/964266.aspx FC Gold Pride Chicago Red Stars Castro Valley Athletic Stadium Castro Valley, California 3,153 W 2010 05 14 6 1–2 BoxReport Boston Breakers Smith 22 Cheney 70 Osborne 85 FC Gold Pride Marta 15 Milbrett 37 Gulbrandsen Harvard Stadium Cambridge, Massachusetts 5,283 Ted Unkel W 2010 05 29 7 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2010/964278.aspx Chicago Red Stars FC Gold Pride Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 3,845 L 2010 06 05 8 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/boxscores/2010/964288.aspx FC Gold Pride Washington Freedom Castro Valley Athletic Stadium Castro Valley, California 3,442 D 2010 06 13 9 1–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2010/964299.aspx Philadelphia Independence FC Gold Pride John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, Pennsylvania 2,616 W 2010 06 19 10 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2010/964303.aspx FC Gold Pride Boston Breakers Castro Valley Athletic Stadium Castro Valley, California 3,588 W 2010 06 27 11 0–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2010/981151.aspx FC Gold Pride Sky Blue FC Pioneer Stadium Hayward, California 2,478 L 2010 07 03 12 0–4 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2010/964326 Atlanta Beat FC Gold Pride Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium Kennesaw, Georgia 3,111 W 2010 07 11 13 3–2 BoxReport FC Gold Pride Marta 13 pen. 65 Sinclair Gulbrandsen 70 Abily Washington Freedom Gabarra 0 28 Welsh 58 Mykjaland 80 Bock Marshall 90 Pioneer Stadium Hayward, California 2,431 Bryan Roslund W 2010 07 17 14 2–0 BoxReport FC Gold Pride Sinclair 45 Gulbrandsen 81 Abily Philadelphia Independence Pioneer Stadium Hayward, California 2,576 Allan Chapman W 2010 07 21 14 1–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2010/964344.aspx Boston Breakers FC Gold Pride Harvard Stadium Cambridge, Massachusetts 3,052 W 2010 07 24 15 1–4 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2010/964347.aspx Washington Freedom FC Gold Pride Maryland SoccerPlex Boyds, Maryland 4,809 W 2010 08 01 16 0–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2010/964282.aspx Atlanta Beat FC Gold Pride Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium Kennesaw, Georgia 3,242 D 2010 08 08 17 0–0 BoxReport FC Gold Pride Wilson 62 Chicago Red Stars Pioneer Stadium Hayward, California 2,470 D 2010 08 14 18 0–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2010/964304.aspx FC Gold Pride Washington Freedom Pioneer Stadium Hayward, California 3,328 D 2010 08 22 5:00 p.m. CDT 19 2–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2010/964314.aspx Chicago Red Stars FC Gold Pride Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 6,089 W 2010 08 28 7:00 p.m. EDT 20 1–6 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2010/964316.aspx Atlanta Beat FC Gold Pride Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium Kennesaw, Georgia 4,289 W 2010 09 01 7:00 p.m. EDT 20 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2010/964324.aspx Sky Blue FC FC Gold Pride Yurcak Field Piscataway, New Jersey 3,412 D 2010 09 05 6:00 p.m. PDT 21 2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181829/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2010/964328.aspx FC Gold Pride Boston Breakers Pioneer Stadium Hayward, California 2,447 W 2010 09 11 5:30 p.m. PDT 22 4–1 FC Gold Pride Philadelphia Independence Pioneer Stadium Hayward, California 4,003 W Regular season standings Results summary 9 3 1 20 8 7 2 2 26 11 September 11, 2010 2010 WPS Schedule September 2010 Results by matchday table b Matchday Stadium Result A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/H/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/H L/W/W/W/W/W/L/D/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/D/D/D/W/W/D/W/W Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss September 11, 2010 2010 WPS Schedule WPS Championship 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season#WPS Championship 2010 09 26 4–0 BoxReport FC Gold Pride Sinclair 16 53 Marta Wilson 28 Marta Marta 90 Wilson Philadelphia Independence Pioneer Stadium Hayward, California 5,228 Jennifer Bennett Statistics + Regular-season player statistics2010 FC Gold Pride Stats http://www.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/stats.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100830101407/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/stats.aspx August 30, 2010 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 20 MF code FRA Camille Abily 1713 1103 14 00 1 GK code USA Nicole Barnhart 2121 1880 00 00 11 FW code USA Kiki Bosio 167 675 00 00 77 MF code USA Shannon Boxx 2019 1,705 15 60 4 DF code USA Rachel Buehler 2222 1,958 10 10 18 GK code USA Brittany Cameron 33 270 00 00 5 DF code CAN Candace Chapman 2121 1880 00 20 17 DF code USA Niki Cross 42 270 00 00 19 DF code USA Carrie Dew 1510 972 11 10 14 DF code USA Becky Edwards soccer 2420 1,815 11 20 14 DF code USA Kaley Fountain 51 62 00 00 13 MF code USA Kristen Graczyk 1610 899 00 00 21 GK code USA Erin Guthrie 01 10 00 00 8 MF code NOR Solveig Gulbrandsen 86 441 12 00 10 FW code BRA Marta footballer 2424 2,160 196 30 15 FW code USA Tiffeny Milbrett 2215 1,237 62 00 7 FW code USA Kelley O'Hara 1816 1,445 65 40 3 DF code NZL Ali Riley 2323 2,045 03 10 12 FW code CAN Christine Sinclair 2323 2,054 109 10 16 MF code USA Rosie Tantillo 11 27 00 00 9 FW code USA Kandace Wilson 2415 1488 00 20 2 MF code USA Kimberly Yokers 51 167 01 00 Total 3929 190 Awards WPS awards Michelle Akers Player of the Year Award: Marta Goalkeeper of the Year: Nicole Barnhart Rookie of the Year: Ali Riley WPS Golden Boot: Marta Regular-season champions League champions WPS All-Star Team 2010 WPS All-Star Game + 2010 WPS All-Star Team selectionsAbby XI, Marta XI rosters selected for WPS All-Star Game June 28, 2010 Women's Professional Soccer http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/press_releases/100628-allstar-pick-em.aspx June 21, 2023 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100703013645/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/press_releases/100628-allstar-pick-em.aspx July 3, 2010 Pos. 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FIFA nationality Name Selected as GK code USA Nicole Barnhart Replacement DF code USA Rachel Buehler Starter MF code USA Shannon Boxx Starter code BRA Marta Starter, captain FW code USA Kelley O'Hara Selection code USA Christine Sinclair Starter Further reading Lauletta Dan September 24, 2015 The Lowdown: Remembering FC Gold Pride https://equalizersoccer.com/2015/09/24/the-lowdown-remembering-fc-gold-pride-2010-wps-champions/ June 21, 2023 The Equalizer NeSmith Nancy Jeff Kassouf Q+A with Nancy NeSmith, former owner of FC Gold Pride https://equalizersoccer.com/2010/11/24/qa-with-nancy-nesmith-former-owner-of-fc-gold-pride/ June 21, 2023 The Equalizer November 24, 2010 Kessler Ilisa Andy Crossley Fun While it Lasted https://funwhileitlasted.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ilisa-Kessler-Interview.pdf June 21, 2023 Fun While it Lasted November 6, 2011 References Gold Pride Gold FC Gold Pride Category:Women's Professional Soccer championship–winning seasons Category:FC Gold Pride seasons