| 2010 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 FC Gold Pride raise the 2010 WPS Championship trophy | |||
| Owner | NeSmith family | ||
| Head coach | Albertin Montoya | ||
| Stadium | Castro Valley Athletic Stadium (until Jun 19) Pioneer Stadium (since Jun 27) | ||
| WPS | 1st | ||
| WPS Playoffs | Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Marta (19) All: Marta (20) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,003 (Sep 11 vs. PHI) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,431 (Jul 11 vs. WAS) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,056 | ||
| Biggest win | 6–1 (Aug 28 at ATL) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–2 (two times) | ||
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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.[1] On November 16, FC Gold Pride announced that it had ceased operations.[2]
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.[3] 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,[4] lost team co-captain Leslie Osborne[5] and assists leader Tiffany Weimer to the Boston Breakers in free agency,[6] loaned Eriko Arakawa back to her former Nadeshiko League club NTV Beleza for the remainder of her WPS contract,[7] waived contract options for Adriane, Érika, and Formiga,[8] and in February 2010 also waived Brandi Chastain.[9]
The club signed Canadian player Candace Chapman on October 8, 2009,[10] and after scouting the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship, the club signed Norwegian international Solveig Gulbrandsen on December 10.[11]
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.[12] 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.[13]
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.[14] The club separately signed Sol goalkeeper Brittany Cameron as a free agent.[15]
Regular season
FC Gold Pride started fast and kept its momentum running throughout the 2010 season. Despite the departure of Solveig Gulbrandsen in July[16] 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.[17]
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.[18][19]
Team
Squad
- As of August 30, 2010.[20]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transactions
| R | # | P | 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 dispersal[21]
Transfers out:
Waived or released:
- Ashley Bowyer, June 4, released[21]
- Kaley Fountain, June 4, released but retained as a developmental player;[21] later waived, signed with Atlanta Beat on Aug. 9[22]
Competitions
Key
Win Draw Loss
Regular season
| April 11, 2010 1 | Saint Louis Athletica | 2–0 | FC Gold Pride | Fenton, Missouri |
| 3 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park Attendance: 3,356 |
| April 17, 2010 2 | FC Gold Pride | 3–1 | Sky Blue FC | Castro Valley, California |
| Report | Stadium: Castro Valley Athletic Stadium Attendance: 3,757 |
| April 24, 2010 3 | FC Gold Pride | 2–1 | Atlanta Beat | Castro Valley, California |
| Report | Stadium: Castro Valley Athletic Stadium Attendance: 3,002 |
| May 1, 2010 4 | Sky Blue FC | 0–1 | FC Gold Pride | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 3,798 |
| May 8, 2010 5 | FC Gold Pride | 2–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Castro Valley, California |
| Report | Stadium: Castro Valley Athletic Stadium Attendance: 3,153 |
| May 14, 2010 6 | Boston Breakers | 1–2 | FC Gold Pride | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Box Report |
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Stadium: Harvard Stadium Attendance: 5,283 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| May 29, 2010 7 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | FC Gold Pride | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,845 |
| June 5, 2010 8 | FC Gold Pride | 1–1 | Washington Freedom | Castro Valley, California |
| Report | Stadium: Castro Valley Athletic Stadium Attendance: 3,442 |
| June 13, 2010 9 | Philadelphia Independence | 1–3 | FC Gold Pride | West Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Report | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,616 |
| June 19, 2010 10 | FC Gold Pride | 1–0 | Boston Breakers | Castro Valley, California |
| Report | Stadium: Castro Valley Athletic Stadium Attendance: 3,588 |
| June 27, 2010 11 | FC Gold Pride | 0–2 | Sky Blue FC | Hayward, California |
| Report | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 2,478 |
| July 3, 2010 12 | Atlanta Beat | 0–4 | FC Gold Pride | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| Report | Stadium: Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,111 |
| July 11, 2010 13 | FC Gold Pride | 3–2 | Washington Freedom | Hayward, California |
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Box Report |
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 2,431 Referee: Bryan Roslund |
| July 17, 2010 14 | FC Gold Pride | 2–0 | Philadelphia Independence | Hayward, California |
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Box Report |
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 2,576 Referee: Allan Chapman |
| July 21, 2010 14 | Boston Breakers | 1–2 | FC Gold Pride | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Report | Stadium: Harvard Stadium Attendance: 3,052 |
| July 24, 2010 15 | Washington Freedom | 1–4 | FC Gold Pride | Boyds, Maryland |
| Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,809 |
| August 1, 2010 16 | Atlanta Beat | 0–0 | FC Gold Pride | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| Report | Stadium: Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,242 |
| August 8, 2010 17 | FC Gold Pride | 0–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Hayward, California |
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Box Report |
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 2,470 |
| August 14, 2010 18 | FC Gold Pride | 0–0 | Washington Freedom | Hayward, California |
| Report | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,328 |
| August 22, 2010 19 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–3 | FC Gold Pride | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 5:00 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 6,089 |
| August 28, 2010 20 | Atlanta Beat | 1–6 | FC Gold Pride | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,289 |
| September 1, 2010 20 | Sky Blue FC | 1–1 | FC Gold Pride | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 3,412 |
| September 5, 2010 21 | FC Gold Pride | 2–0 | Boston Breakers | Hayward, California |
| 6:00 p.m. PDT | Report | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 2,447 |
| September 11, 2010 22 | FC Gold Pride | 4–1 | Philadelphia Independence | Hayward, California |
| 5:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 4,003 |
Regular season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Gold Pride | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 53 | Advance to Championship |
| 2 | Boston Breakers | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 36 | Advance to Super Semifinal |
| 3 | Philadelphia Independence | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 34 | Advance to First Round |
| 4 | Washington Freedom | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 31 | |
| 5 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head-to-head result.
Results summary
| 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 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 |
Last updated: September 11, 2010.
Source: 2010 WPS Schedule
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
WPS Championship
Statistics
| # | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MP | MS | Min. | G | A | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | MF |  FRA | Camille Abily | 17 | 13 | 1103 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK |  USA | Nicole Barnhart | 21 | 21 | 1880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | USA | Kiki Bosio | 16 | 7 | 675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | USA | Shannon Boxx | 20 | 19 | 1,705 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Rachel Buehler | 22 | 22 | 1,958 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Brittany Cameron | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} CAN | Candace Chapman | 21 | 21 | 1880 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | USA | Niki Cross | 4 | 2 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | USA | Carrie Dew | 15 | 10 | 972 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA | Becky Edwards | 24 | 20 | 1,815 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA | Kaley Fountain | 5 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | USA | Kristen Graczyk | 16 | 10 | 899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | USA | Erin Guthrie | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  NOR | Solveig Gulbrandsen | 8 | 6 | 441 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  BRA | Marta | 24 | 24 | 2,160 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | USA | Tiffeny Milbrett | 22 | 15 | 1,237 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | USA | Kelley O'Hara | 18 | 16 | 1,445 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  NZL | Ali Riley | 23 | 23 | 2,045 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | CAN | Christine Sinclair | 23 | 23 | 2,054 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Rosie Tantillo | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Kandace Wilson | 24 | 15 | 1488 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | USA | Kimberly Yokers | 5 | 1 | 167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 29 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
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
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Selected as |
|---|---|---|---|
GK |
USA | Nicole Barnhart | Replacement |
DF |
USA | Rachel Buehler | Starter |
MF |
USA | Shannon Boxx | Starter |
| BRA | Marta | Starter, captain | |
FW |
USA | Kelley O'Hara | Selection |
| USA | Christine Sinclair | Starter | |
Further reading
- Lauletta, Dan (September 24, 2015). "The Lowdown: Remembering FC Gold Pride". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- NeSmith, Nancy (November 24, 2010). "Q+A with Nancy NeSmith, former owner of FC Gold Pride". The Equalizer (Interview). Interviewed by Jeff Kassouf. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- Kessler, Ilisa (November 6, 2011). "Fun While it Lasted" (PDF) (Interview). Interviewed by Andy Crossley. Fun While it Lasted. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
References
- ↑ FitzGerald, Tom (September 27, 2010). "FC Gold Pride are champs". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ↑ "WPS champs FC Gold Pride fold tent". UPI. November 16, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ↑ "Atlanta, Philadelphia begin stocking rosters through Expansion Draft" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. September 15, 2009. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
- ↑ "Pride Acquires 10th and 12th Overall Draft Picks In Team's First-Ever Trade" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. October 29, 2009. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ↑ Kassouf, Jeff (October 20, 2009). "Osborne agrees to terms with Breakers". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ↑ Civin, Todd (October 8, 2009). "Breakers Agree to Terms with Free Agents Weimer and Sutton". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ↑ "FC Gold Pride Finalizes Player Loan Agreement With NTV Beleza" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. September 1, 2009. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ↑ "Transactions: 2009". Women's Professional Soccer. November 30, 2009. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ↑ "Transactions: 2010". Women's Professional Soccer. December 21, 2010. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ↑ "Pride Agrees to Terms with Free Agent Candace Chapman" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. October 8, 2009. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Norwegian Soccer Star Solveig Gulbrandsen Signs with FC Gold Pride" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. December 10, 2009. Archived from the original on December 25, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
- ↑ "FC Gold Pride Acquires WPS All-Star Camille Abily" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. January 5, 2010. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
- 1 2 "Heath selected first in 2010 WPS Draft" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. January 15, 2010. Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ↑ "Four-Time FIFA World Player of the Year Marta to Join the Pride" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. February 4, 2010. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ↑ "Pride Signs Bay Area Native Brittany Cameron". FC Gold Pride (Press release). February 16, 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
- 1 2 "FC Gold Pride Midfielder Solveig Gulbrandsen to Return to Norway" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. July 7, 2010. Archived from the original on July 11, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ↑ "FC Gold Pride wins WPS Championship" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. September 26, 2010. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ↑ FitzGerald, Tom (January 10, 2011). "FC Gold Pride to fold". The San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ "WPS lives on, looks toward future". The Marietta Daily Journal. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011.
- 1 2 "2010 FC Gold Pride Stats". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010.
- 1 2 3 Albanese Jr., Giovanni (June 4, 2010). "FC Gold Pride bolsters club with addition of Boxx". Center Line Soccer. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ↑ "Beat Sign Kaley Fountain". OurSportsCentral (Press release). Atlanta Beat. August 9, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ↑ "Abby XI, Marta XI rosters selected for WPS All-Star Game" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. June 28, 2010. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2023.