Jump to content

2020 Washington Spirit season

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Washington Spirit
2020season
Head coachRichie Burke
StadiumMaryland SoccerPlex
Audi Field
Segra Field
NWSL2nd
NWSL PlayoffsCancelled
Challenge CupQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerLeague:4 Tied(1)
All:4 Tied(1)
Highest home attendance0 (closed door)
Lowest home attendance0 (closed door)
Average home league attendance0 (closed door)
←2019
2021→

The2020 seasonwas theWashington Spirit's seventh season, competing in theNational Women's Soccer League,the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

The season was slated to begin on April 18, 2020 but was postponed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.Ultimately, the NWSL season was cancelled due to the pandemic. Th club participated in theNWSL Challenge Cupand the NWSL Fall series which were held in lieu of the regular season. The Challenge Cup was heldbehind closed doorsat the neutral venue ofZions Bank StadiuminHerriman, Utah.The Spirit reached the Quarterfinals of the Challenge Cup and finished in third place in the Fall Series. Combined across all matches, the Spirit had the second best record of matches played during the 2020 season.

Club[edit]

Roster[edit]

The first-team roster of Washington Spirit.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United StatesUSA Aubrey Bledsoe
2 FW United StatesUSA Ashley Sanchez
3 DF United StatesUSA Sam Staab
4 MF United StatesUSA Natalie Jacobs
5 DF United StatesUSA Brooke Hendrix
6 FW United StatesUSA Katie McClure
7 MF United StatesUSA Jaye Boissierre
8 MF United StatesUSA Megan Dougherty Howard
9 DF United StatesUSA Tegan McGrady
10 MF United StatesUSA Rose Lavelle(FP)
11 MF United StatesUSA Jordan DiBiasi
12 MF United StatesUSA Andi Sullivan
13 FW United StatesUSA Bayley Feist
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF United StatesUSA Paige Nielsen
16 MF United StatesUSA Averie Collins
17 FW JapanJPN Kumi Yokoyama(INT)
18 FW United StatesUSA Jessie Scarpa
19 DF United StatesUSA Dorian Bailey
20 FW JamaicaJAM Cheyna Matthews
21 GK United StatesUSA Katie Lund
22 FW CanadaCAN Jenna Hellstrom(INT)
23 MF United StatesUSA Tori Huster
24 FW United StatesUSA Kaiya McCullogh
31 FW United StatesUSA Crystal Thomas
33 FW United StatesUSA Ashley Hatch
  • (FP)= Federation player[2]
  • (INT)= International roster player[3]

Team management[edit]

As of March 1, 2020[4][5]
Coaching staff
Head Coach EnglandRichie Burke
Player/Opponent Analyst United StatesTom Torres
High Performance Coach United StatesMichael Minthorne
Goalkeeper Coach EnglandIan McCaldon
Team Performance Coach GermanyChristian Cziommer
Reserve Team Head Coach United StatesKati Jo Spisak
Athletic Trainer United StatesJulie Beveridge

Competitions[edit]

Preseason[edit]

All preseason competitions were cancelled on March 12, 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

Regular season[edit]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: March 1, 2020.
Source:NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHHAHAAHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHA
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on March 1, 2020. Source:NWSLsoccer.com
A= Away;H= Home;W= Win;D= Draw;L= Loss

NWSL Challenge Cup[edit]

Main article:2020 NWSL Challenge Cup

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 North Carolina Courage 4 4 0 0 7 1 +6 12
2 Washington Spirit 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7
3 OL Reign 4 1 2 1 1 2 −1 5
4 Houston Dash 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
5 Utah Royals FC(H) 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
Source:NWSL
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers
(H)Host

Results by round[edit]

Round1234
GroundNNNN
ResultWLDW
Position2452
Updated to match(es) played on July 2, 2020. Source:NWSLsoccer.com
A= Away;H= Home;N= Neutral;W= Win;D= Draw;L= Loss

Preliminary round[edit]

June 27, 20201Chicago Red Stars1–2Washington SpiritHerriman, Utah
20:00
  • Gautrat51'
 Report
Stadium:Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
July 1, 20202Washington Spirit0–2North Carolina CourageHerriman, Utah
20:00 Report
Stadium:Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
July 5, 20203Portland Thorns FC1–1Washington SpiritHerriman, Utah
20:00
Report
Stadium:Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
July 12, 20204Washington Spirit1–0Houston DashHerriman, Utah
10:30
Report
Stadium:Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 0 (closed door)

Knockout round[edit]

July 17, 2020QuarterfinalsWashington Spirit0–0(a.e.t.)
(3–4p)		Sky BlueHerriman, Utah
Report
Stadium:Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
Penalties

NWSL Fall series[edit]

The Spirit were placed into the Northeast pod of the NWSL Fall series with the Chicago Red Stars and Sky Blue FC. The spirit played each team twice, once home and once away. Home Matches were hosted at Segra field without spectators.[6]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Thorns FC(C) 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 10 Community Shield
2 Houston Dash 4 3 0 1 12 7 +5 9 Runners-up
3 Washington Spirit 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7 Third place
4 Sky Blue FC 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 6
5 North Carolina Courage 4 1 2 1 8 10 −2 5
6 Chicago Red Stars 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4
7 OL Reign 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4
8 Orlando Pride 4 0 2 2 5 8 −3 2
9 Utah Royals FC 4 0 2 2 3 8 −5 2
Source:NWSL
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers
(C)Champions
September 5, 2020NWSL Fall SeriesWashington Spirit1–2Sky BlueLeesburg,Virginia
1:00 PMEDT
Report
Stadium:Segra Field
Attendance: 0 (Closed Door)
Referee: Danielle Chesky
September 12, 2020NWSL Fall SeriesWashington Spirit2–1Chicago Red StarsLeesburg,Virginia
12:00 PMEDT
Report
Stadium:Segra Field
Attendance: 0 (Closed Door)
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
September 26, 2020NWSL Fall SeriesChicago Red Stars1–1Washington SpiritBridgeview,Illinois
1:00 PMEDT
Report
Stadium:SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Closed Door)
Referee: Tori Penso
October 3, 2020NWSL Fall SeriesSky Blue0–1Washington SpiritMontclair, New Jersey
12:30 PMEDT
Report
Stadium:MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 0 (Closed Door)
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Goalkeepers[edit]

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Player Number Position Previous club Fee/notes
December 17, 2019 United StatesJessie Scarpa 18 FW United StatesNorth Carolina Tar Heels Signed[7]
CanadaJenna Hellstrom 22 FW SwedenKIF Örebro DFF Signed[8]
December 18, 2019 JapanKumi Yokoyama 17 FW JapanAC Nagano Parceiro Signed[9]
January 4, 2020 United StatesBrooke Hendrix 5 DF EnglandWest Ham United Signed[10]
January 7, 2020 United StatesJaye Boissiere 7 MF FranceLe Havre AC Signed[11]
February 10, 2020 United StatesAshley Sanchez 2 FW United StatesUCLA Bruins Signed[12]
United StatesNatalie Jacobs 4 MF United StatesUSC Trojans Signed Draft Pick[12]
United StatesAverie Collins 16 MF United StatesWashington State Cougars Signed Draft Pick[12]
United StatesKatie McClure 6 FW United StatesKansas Jayhawks Signed Draft Pick[12]
United StatesKaiya McCullogh 24 MF United StatesUCLA Bruins Signed Draft Pick[12]
United StatesKatie Lund 21 GK United StatesArkansas Razorbacks Signed, Undrafted[12]

Out[edit]

Date Player Number Position New club Fee/notes
November 4, 2019 United StatesArielle Ship 2 FW United StatesUtah Royals FC Place on Re-Entry Wire[13][14]
United StatesMegan Crosson 5 DF United StatesHouston Dash Place on Re-Entry Wire[13][15]
AustraliaChloe Logarzo 6 MF EnglandBristol City Place on Re-Entry Wire[13][16]
AustraliaAmy Harrison 7 MF AustraliaWestern Sydney Wanders Place on Re-Entry Wire[13][17]
United StatesTiffany McCarty 16 FW Place on Re-Entry Wire[13]
United StatesCali Farquharson 17 FW SwedenKIF Örebro DFF Place on Re-Entry Wire[13][18]
United StatesMcKenzie Berryhill 18 DF Place on Re-Entry Wire[13]
AustraliaElise Kellond-Knight 28 MF AustraliaBrisbane Roar Place on Re-Entry Wire[13][19]
United StatesShea Yanez 30 GK SpainSanta Teresa Place on Re-Entry Wire[13][20]
January 16, 2020 United StatesMallory Pugh 11 FW United StatesSky Blue FC Trade for 4th, 13th, and 17th overall 2020 draft picks; 1st Round 2021 dract pick[21]
United StatesMallory Eubanks 22 FW

Draft picks[edit]

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed during the2020 NWSL College Draftwill be listed in the notes.

Player Pos Previous club Notes Ref
United StatesAshley Sanchez FW United StatesUCLA Bruins Round 1, Pick 4 (4th overall) [22]
United StatesNatalie Jacobs MF United StatesUSC Trojans Round 2, Pick 4 (13th overall) [23]
United StatesAverie Collins MF United StatesWashington State Cougars Round 2, Pick 8 (17th overall) [24]
United StatesKatie McClure FW United StatesKansas Jayhawks Round 3, Pick 5 (23rd overall) [25]
United StatesKaiya McCullough FW United StatesUCLA Bruins Round 4, Pick 5 (32nd overall) [26]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Washington Spirit Roster".washingtonspirit.com.RetrievedMarch 1,2020.
  2. ^"NWSL releases 2020 allocated players list".NWSLsoccer.com. February 20, 2020.RetrievedMarch 1,2020.
  3. ^"Washington Spirit announces updated roster ahead of 2018 NWSL regular season".Washington Spirit. March 19, 2018.RetrievedMarch 23,2018.
  4. ^http://washingtonspirit.com/coaching-staff/Spirit Coaching Staff Reference
  5. ^http://washingtonspirit.com/team/front-office/Spirit Executive Staff
  6. ^Goff, Steven."Washington Spirit will finally play a home match but not in the way it had hoped".Washington Post.ISSN0190-8286.RetrievedSeptember 15,2020.
  7. ^"Washington Spirit Sign Forward Jessie Scarpa".Washington Spirit. December 17, 2019.RetrievedMarch 8,2020.
  8. ^"Washington Spirit Sign Forward Jenna Hellstrom".Washington Spirit. December 17, 2019.RetrievedMarch 8,2020.
  9. ^Declan Vargas (December 18, 2019)."Washington Spirit Sign Forward Kumi Yokoyama".Washington Spirit.RetrievedMarch 1,2020.
  10. ^Declan Vargas (January 4, 2020)."Washington Spirit Sign Defender Brooke Hendrix".Washington Spirit.RetrievedMarch 1,2020.
  11. ^Mason Covalier (January 7, 2020)."Washington Spirit sign Midfielder Jaye Boissiere".Washington Spirit.RetrievedMarch 1,2020.
  12. ^abcdef"Spirit sign all five 2020 draftees, add to keeper corps".Washington Spirit. February 10, 2020.RetrievedMarch 8,2020.
  13. ^abcdefghi"Washington Spirit announce roster updates for 2019 off-season".washingtonspirit.com. November 4, 2019.RetrievedMarch 8,2020.
  14. ^"TAKE THREE: Utah Royals FC grab 3 off NWSL Re-Entry Wire".Front Row Soccer. November 5, 2019.RetrievedMarch 8,2020.
  15. ^"Houston Dash Acquire DF Megan Crosson".Our Sporse Central. January 25, 2020.RetrievedMarch 8,2020.
  16. ^Aiden Beswick (January 24, 2020)."Women's Sport: Bristol City sign Chloe Logarzo from Sydney FC".GiveMeSport.RetrievedMarch 8,2020.
  17. ^Vince Rugari (October 23, 2019)."'I'm a Westie': Matilda Harrison crosses town for W-League homecoming ".The Sydney Morning Herald.RetrievedMarch 8,2020.
  18. ^Damall Svenskan (December 19, 2019)."Örebro värvar från amerikanska ligan"(in Swedish). Expressen.RetrievedMarch 8,2020.
  19. ^Jacob Windon (October 26, 2019)."Signing news: Kellond-Knight returns to Brisbane".Maltildas.com.au.RetrievedMarch 8,2020.
  20. ^"El Liberbank Santa Teresa Badajoz ficha a la guardameta estadounidense Jessica Yañez"(in Spanish). santateresabadajoz.com. January 8, 2020.RetrievedMarch 8,2020.
  21. ^"Washington Spirit send Mal Pugh to Sky Blue FC in blockbuster NWSL Draft trade".blackandredunited.com. January 16, 2020.RetrievedMarch 8,2020.
  22. ^"Washington Spirit select Ashley Sanchez fourth overall in 2020 NWSL Draft".Washington Spirit. January 16, 2020.RetrievedMarch 1,2020.
  23. ^"Washington Spirit select Natalie Jacobs 13th overall in 2020 NWSL Draft".Washington Spirit. January 16, 2020.RetrievedMarch 1,2020.
  24. ^"Washington Spirit select Averie Collins 17th overall in 2020 NWSL Draft".Washington Spirit. January 16, 2020.RetrievedMarch 1,2020.
  25. ^"Washington Spirit select Katie McClure 23rd overall in 2020 NWSL Draft".Washington Spirit. January 16, 2020.RetrievedMarch 1,2020.
  26. ^"Washington Spirit select Kaiya McCullough 32nd overall in 2020 NWSL Draft".Washington Spirit. January 16, 2020.RetrievedMarch 1,2020.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2020_Washington_Spirit_season&oldid=1164145581"