Chicago Red Stars
2009 season
ChairmanEngland Emma Hayes
ManagerUnited States Peter Wilt

The 2009 Chicago Red Stars season was the first season of the soccer club, and it competed in the first season of Women's Professional Soccer league.

Major events

Team news

The Chicago Red Stars team was one of the eight teams in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) League, the former top level professional women's soccer league in the United States that began play on March 29, 2009. The WPS was the highest level in the United States soccer pyramid for the women's game. During the WPS, the Chicago Red Stars played at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL - a suburb of Chicago.[1]

Squad

First-team squad

As of March 25, 2009.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Sweden SWE Caroline Jönsson
2 DF United States USA Marian Dalmy
3 FW United States USA Ella Masar
4 MF Scotland SCO Ifeoma Dieke
5 FW United States USA Lindsay Tarpley (captain)
6 MF United States USA Brittany Klein
7 MF Australia AUS Heather Garriock
8 MF United States USA Megan Rapinoe
9 FW United States USA Danesha Adams
10 MF United States USA Carli Lloyd
11 FW Brazil BRA Cristiane
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF United States USA Chioma Igwe
13 DF United States USA Natalie Spilger
14 FW England ENG Karen Carney
15 DF United States USA Bonnie Young
16 DF United States USA Sarah Wagenfuhr
17 DF United States USA Michelle Wenino
18 MF Sweden SWE Frida Östberg
19 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Mary Therese McDonnell
20 GK United States USA Jaimel Johnson
23 DF United States USA Nikki Krzysik
25 GK Australia AUS Lydia Williams

Club

Management

Position Staff
Technical Director EnglandEmma Hayes
Manager EnglandEmma Hayes
Assistant manager United StatesDenise Reddy
Assistant manager United StatesNathan Kipp
Head athletic trainer United StatesLaura Behr

Last updated: May 5, 2010
Source: http://chicagoredstars.com/history/

Competitions

Women's Professional Soccer

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles Sol 20 12 5 3 27 10 +17 41 Advance to Championship
2 Saint Louis Athletica 20 10 4 6 19 15 +4 34 Advance to Super Semifinal
3 Washington Freedom 20 8 5 7 32 32 0 29 Advance to First Round
4 Sky Blue FC 20 7 5 8 19 20 −1 26
5 Boston Breakers 20 7 4 9 18 20 −2 25
6 Chicago Red Stars 20 5 5 10 18 25 −7 20
7 FC Gold Pride 20 4 6 10 17 28 −11 18
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

WPS regular season

The Chicago Red Stars' WPS regular season kicked off on 4 April and it concluded on 5 August.[3]

  Win   Tie   Loss

April 4, 2009 Saint Louis Athletica 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Edwardsville, IL, United States
Report Tarpley 78' Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 5,008
Referee: ?
April 11, 2009 Washington Freedom 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Germantown, Maryland, United States
Sauerbrunn 54' Report Tarpley 29' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,028
Referee: ?
April 19, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 0–0 Sky Blue FC Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,824
Referee: ?
April 25, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 4–0 Boston Breakers Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Lloyd 21'
Rapinoe 39'
Carney 42'
Klein 52'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,118
Referee: Veronica Brito
May 10, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 0–2 Sky Blue FC Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Report Walsh 8'
Kai 79'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,664
Referee: Victor Herrera
May 16, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 0–1 FC Gold Pride Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Report Sinclair 30' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,884
Referee: Kari Seitz
May 23, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 0–2 Saint Louis Athletica Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Report Dieke 25' (o.g.)
Aluko 41'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,461
Referee: Sandra Serafini
June 3, 2009 Los Angeles Sol 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Carson, California United States
Abily 90' Report Cristiane 88' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 3,832
Referee: Felisha Mariscal
June 7, 2009 FC Gold Pride 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Santa Clara, CA United States
Sinclair 14' Report Cristiane 47' Stadium: BuckShaw Stadium
Attendance: 2,956
Referee: Veronica Brito
June 13, 2009 Washington Freedom 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Washington D.C., United States
Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: ?
Referee: ?
June 17, 2009 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Piscataway, NJ United States
Rosana 24' Report Stadium: Yurcak Stadium
Attendance: 2,611
Referee: Veronica Brito
June 21, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 0–2 Boston Breakers Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Report Rodriguez 22'
Lilly 90+'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,889
Referee: Dallas Malhiwsky
June 27, 2009 Los Angeles Sol 4–0 Chicago Red Stars Carson, California United States
Boxx 15'
Abily 20'
Marta 62', 90+'		 Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 4,653
Referee: Bryan Roslund
July 1, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 2–1 Washington Freedom Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Cristiane 48'
Tarpley 61'		 Report Wambach 34' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,127
Referee: Sandra Serafini
July 12, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 3–1 FC Gold Pride Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Cristiane 31' (pen.), 45', 65' Report Milbrett 64' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,127
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
July 15, 2009 Boston Breakers 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Cambridge, MA United States
Hucles 35' Report Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 4,075
Referee: Ted Unkel
July 19, 2009 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Piscataway, NJ United States
Hanks 62' Report Stadium: Yurcak Stadium
Attendance: 3,130
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
July 26, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 2–3 Washington Freedom Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Rapinoe 15'
Carney 69'		 Report Wambach 35', 56'
Long 89'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,226
Referee: Sandra Serafini
August 2, 2009 Chicago Red Stars 3–1 Los Angeles Sol Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Lloyd 10'
Tarpley 46'
Cristiane 90+'		 Report Duan 90' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 7,959
Referee: Kari Seitz
August 5, 2009 Saint Louis Athletica 2–0 Chicago Red Stars Edwardsville, IL, United States
Welsh 35, 65' Report Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 3,437
Referee: Daniel Radford

Squad statistics

Rank Scorer G A
1 Brazil Cristiane 7 0
2 United States Lindsay Tarpley 4 4
3 United States Megan Rapinoe 2 3
4 England Karen Carney 2 2
5 United States Carli Lloyd 2 1
6 United States Brittany Klein 1 3
7 United States Marian Dalmy 0 2
7 United States Ella Masar 0 2
9 Australia Heather Garriock 0 1

Statistics accurate as of 5 August 2009.[4]

Other information

Chairman United States Peter Wilt
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Toyota Park (20,000 / N/A)[5]

Source: http://chicagoredstars.com/history/

References

  1. ↑ "Chicago Red Stars". Beyond Sport World. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ Chicago Red Stars (March 25, 2009). "Chicago Red Stars Announce Opening Day Roster". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Chicago Red Stars 2009 Schedule". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on October 2, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Chicago Red Stars 2009 Stats". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on March 7, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Women's Professional Soccer :: Women's Professional Soccer :: Chicago Red Stars :: Stadium". Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
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