2019 season | |||
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Head coach | Richie Burke | ||
Stadium | Maryland SoccerPlex (primary) Audi Field (secondary) | ||
NWSL | 5th | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Ashley Hatch (7) All: Ashley Hatch (7) | ||
Highest home attendance | 19,871 (August 24 vs Pride)[1][2][3] | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,097 (May 4 vs Reign) | ||
Average home league attendance | 6,138 | ||
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The 2019 season is Washington Spirit's seventh season, competing in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The season is the first to be led by newly appointed head coach Richie Burke.[4]
The first-team roster of Washington Spirit.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff | |
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Head Coach | ![]() |
Player/Opponent Analyst | ![]() |
High Performance Coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeper Coach | ![]() |
Team Performance Coach | ![]() |
Reserve Team Head Coach | ![]() |
Athletic Trainer | ![]() |
March 16, Sat Preseason | Washington Spirit | 5–0 | James Madison Dukes | Richmond, Virginia |
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Hatch ![]() DiBiasi ![]() Farquharson ![]() Pugh ![]() |
Report Box Score |
Stadium: City Stadium |
March 23, Sat Preseason | Washington Spirit | 1–3 | FC Bordeaux | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Bornes ![]() |
Report | Lavogez ![]() Asseyi ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland Soccerplex |
March 30, Sat Preseason | Washington Spirit | 0–0 | North Carolina Tar Heels | Leesburg, Virginia |
17:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Dougherty Howard ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Evergreen Sportsplex Attendance: 2,000 |
April 6, Sat Preseason | Washington Spirit | 1–0 | Virginia Tech Hokies | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Lohman ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Maryland Soccerplex |
April 13, 2019 1 | Washington Spirit | 2–0 | Sky Blue FC | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 | Staab ![]() Crosson ![]() |
Report Box Score |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,373 Referee: Natalie Simon |
April 20, 2019 2 | Utah Royals FC | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Sandy, Utah |
21:00 | Labonta ![]() |
Report Box Score |
Matthews ![]() |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,015 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
May 4, 2019 3 | Washington Spirit | 0–0 | Reign FC | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 | Matthews ![]() |
Report | Barnes ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,097 Referee: Jasmine Peralta |
May 11, 2019 5 | Sky Blue FC | 2–3 | Washington Spirit | Piscataway, New Jersey |
15:00 | Rodriguez ![]() Dorsey ![]() |
Report Box Score |
Matthews ![]() Dougherty Howard ![]() Nielsen ![]() DiBiasi ![]() |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,330 Referee: Tori Penso |
May 18, 2019 5 | Washington Spirit | 3–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 | Hatch ![]() Dougherty Howard ![]() Brynjarsdottir ![]() DiBiasi ![]() Staab ![]() Logarzo ![]() |
Report Box Score |
Foord ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,049 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
May 26, 2019 6 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–2 | Washington Spirit | Bridgeview, Illinois |
18:00 |
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Report Box Score |
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Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,447 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
June 1, 2019 7 | Washington Spirit | 2–0 | Utah Royals FC | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 | Report Box Score |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,575 Referee: Guido Gonzalez |
June 15, 2019 8 | Reign FC | 1–1 | Washington Spirit | Tacoma, Washington |
22:00 |
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Report Box Score |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 3,572 Referee: Natalie Simon |
June 22, 2019 9 | Washington Spirit | 0–0 | Houston Dash | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 | Report Box Score |
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Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Lorant Varga |
June 29, 2019 10 | Washington Spirit | 1–2 | North Carolina Courage | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 | Harrison ![]() Thomas ![]() |
Report Box Score |
Debinha ![]() Pritchett ![]() Zerboni ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,481 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
July 6, 2019 11 | Orlando Pride | 4–3 | Washington Spirit | Orlando, Florida |
19:30 | Report Box Score |
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Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 3,703 Referee: Greg Dopka |
July 20, 2019 12 | Washington Spirit | 1–2 | Houston Dash | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 | DiBiasi ![]() Hatch ![]() |
Report | Mewis ![]() Huerta ![]() Brooks ![]() Nairn ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,500 |
July 24, 2019 13 | Sky Blue FC | 0–1 | Washington Spirit | Piscataway, New Jersey |
19:30 | James ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Jasmine Peralta |
August 3, 2019 14 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Cary, North Carolina |
16:00 | Debinha ![]() Spetsmark ![]() |
Report | Nielsen ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,393 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
Note: Rescheduled from August 2nd due to thunderstorms. |
August 10, 2019 15 | Washington Spirit | 0–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 | Sullivan ![]() Lavelle ![]() |
Report | Colaprico ![]() Nagasato ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
August 17, 2019 16 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–1 | Washington Spirit | Portland, Oregon |
22:30 | Raso ![]() Sonnett ![]() Sinclair ![]() |
Report | Kellond-Knight ![]() Sullivan ![]() |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,895 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
August 21, 2019 17 | Washington Spirit | 0–0 | Utah Royals FC | Boyds, Maryland |
19:30 | Kellond-Knight ![]() |
Report | Press ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,430 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
August 24, 2019 18 | Washington Spirit | 2–1 | Orlando Pride | Washington, D.C. |
19:30 | Nielsen ![]() Thomas ![]() Hatch ![]() Feist ![]() |
Report | Marta ![]() Emslie ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,871[1][2][3] Referee: Matt Franz |
September 14, 2019 19 | Washington Spirit | 2–2 | Reign FC | Washington, D.C. |
19:30 | Hatch ![]() Logarzo ![]() |
Report | Balcer ![]() Onumonu ![]() McNabb ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,418 Referee: Jon Freemon |
September 21, 2019 20 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–1 | Washington Spirit | Bridgeview, Illinois |
20:00 | Kerr ![]() Nagasato ![]() |
Report | Nielsen ![]() Staab ![]() Daugherty Howard ![]() Pugh ![]() |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 4,317 Referee: Mark Allatin |
September 25, 2019 21 | Houston Dash | 0–0 | Washington Spirit | Houston, Texas |
20:30 | Chapman ![]() |
Report | Staab ![]() Nielsen ![]() |
Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 5,247 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
September 28, 2019 22 | Washington Spirit | 2–1 | North Carolina Courage | Boyds, Maryland |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
October 5, 2019 23 | Orlando Pride | 0–3 | Washington Spirit | Orlando, Florida |
17:00 | Emslie ![]() |
Report | Feist ![]() Hatch ![]() Thomas ![]() McCarty ![]() |
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 6,054 Referee: Tori Penso |
Note: Game was rescheduled from August 31 due to Hurricane Dorian |
October 12, 2019 24 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–0 | Washington Spirit | Portland, Oregon |
22:30 | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 24,521 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | North Carolina Courage (C) | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 49 | NWSL Shield |
2 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 44 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 40 | |
4 | Reign FC | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 38 | |
5 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 34 | |
6 | Utah Royals FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 34 | |
7 | Houston Dash | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 26 | |
8 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 20 | |
9 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 16 |
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 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Last updated: October 12, 2019.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NWSL | Playoffs | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers: | |||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Aubrey Bledsoe | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | GK | ![]() |
Shae Yanez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders: | |||||||||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Sam Staab | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Megan Crosson | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9 | DF | ![]() |
Tegan McGrady | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Paige Nielsen | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | DF | ![]() |
McKenzie Berryhill | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | DF | ![]() |
Dorian Bailey | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
24 | DF | ![]() |
Carlin Hudson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders: | |||||||||
4 | MF | ![]() |
Jordan DiBiasi | 22 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Chloe Logarzo | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Amy Harrison | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Megan Dougherty Howard | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Rose Lavelle | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
Andi Sullivan | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Tiffany McCarty | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
Tori Huster | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | MF | ![]() |
Elise Kellond-Knight | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Forwards: | |||||||||
2 | FW | ![]() |
Arielle Ship | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Mallory Pugh | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
13 | FW | ![]() |
Bayley Feist | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Cali Farquharson | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() |
Cheyna Matthews | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
31 | FW | ![]() |
Crystal Thomas | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW | ![]() |
Grace Cutler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | FW | ![]() |
Ashley Hatch | 24 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Italics indicates player left team midway through season.
No. | Nat | Player | National Women's Soccer League | ||||||||
GP | GS | MIN | W | L | D | GA | GAA | CS | |||
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1 | ![]() |
Aubrey Bledsoe | 24 | 24 | 2149 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 1.05 | 9 |
21 | ![]() |
Sammy Jo Prudhomme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
30 | ![]() |
Shea Yanez | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Date | Player | Number | Position | New club | Fee/notes |
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October 17, 2018 | ![]() |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Undisclosed[19] |
November 16, 2019 | ![]() |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Undisclosed[20] |
January 10, 2019 | ![]() |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Traded for 3rd and 29th overall 2019 draft picks[21] |
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21 | GK | |||
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24 | DF | |||
January 11, 2019 | ![]() |
19 | GK | ![]() |
Waived[22][23] |
February 5, 2019 | ![]() |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Undisclosed[24] |
February 19, 2019 | ![]() |
88 | FW | ![]() |
Undisclosed[25] |
February 27, 2019 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Waived[26] | |
March 1, 2019 | ![]() |
14 | FW | ![]() |
Undisclosed[27] |
March 22, 2019 | ![]() |
7 | DF | ![]() |
Released[28] |
April 8, 2019 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Retired[29] | |
July 15, 2019 | ![]() |
21 | GK | ![]() |
Traded in exchange for Elise Kellond-Knight[18] |
September 28, 2019 | ![]() |
24 | DF | ![]() |
Released[30] |
Date | Player | Number | Position | Parent club | Fee/notes |
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February 14, 2019 | ![]() |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Season loan[12] |
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 the 2019 NWSL College Draft will be listed in the notes.
Player | Pos | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
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MF | ![]() |
Round 1, Pick 3 (3rd overall) | [31] |
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DF | ![]() |
Round 1, Pick 4 (4th overall) | [31] |
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DF/FW | ![]() |
Round 1, Pick 7 (7th overall) | [31] |
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MF | ![]() |
Round 1, Pick 8 (8th overall) | [31] |
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FW/MF | ![]() |
Round 2, Pick 8 (17th overall) | [31] |
Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref |
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May | ![]() |
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[32] |
June | ![]() |
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[33] | |
August | ![]() |
[34] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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4 | Won | ![]() |
[35] |
7 | Won | ![]() |
[36] |
20 | Won | ![]() |
[37] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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1 | Nominated | ![]() |
[38] |
5 | Nominated | ![]() |
[39] |
6 | Won | ![]() |
[40][41] |
7 | Nominated | ![]() |
[42] |
8 | Nominated | ![]() |
[43] |
12 | Nominated | ![]() |
[44] |
18 | Nominated | ![]() |
[45] |
19 | Nominated | ![]() |
[46] |
20 | Won | ![]() |
[47] |
Nominated | ![]() |
[48] | |
Nominated | ![]() | ||
22 | Nominated | ![]() |
[49] |
23 | Nominated | ![]() |
[50] |
24 | Won | ![]() |
[51] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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4 | Won | ![]() |
[52] |
7 | Won | ![]() |
[53] |
8 | Nominated | ![]() |
[54] |
9 | Nominated | ![]() |
[55] |
12 | Won | ![]() |
[56] |
16 | Won | ![]() |
[57] |
18 | Nominated | ![]() |
[58] |
19 | Nominated | ![]() |
[59] |
20 | Nominated | ![]() |
[60] |
24 | Nominated | ![]() |
[61] |
25 | Nominated | ![]() |
[62] |