2010 Chicago Red Stars season explained

Club:Chicago Red Stars
Season:2010
Manager: Marcia McDermott
Chairman: Emma Hayes
Stadium:Toyota Park
League:Women's Professional Soccer
League Result:6th
League Topscorer:Ella Masar (8)
Highest Attendance:6,089 (vs. FC Gold Pride)
Lowest Attendance:2,173 (vs. Philadelphia)
Average Attendance:4,025
Largest Win:2-0 (May 1 at Boston, July 10 vs. Sky Blue FC, Sept. 1 vs. Philadelphia)
Largest Loss:0-3 (July 28 at Philadelphia)
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Updated:June 14, 2017
Prevseason:2009
Nextseason:2011

The 2010 Chicago Red Stars season was the second season of the soccer club and its second season in the Women's Professional Soccer league.

Major events

Team news

For the 2010 season the Red Stars returned nine of their original 22 players from 2009.[1]

After the 2010 season, the Red Stars could not come up with the security bond for Women's Professional Soccer. On December 13, 2010, the Red Stars informed its fans that they would not be able to return for the 2011 WPS season.[2]

Squad

First-team squad

As of July 30, 2010.[3]

Transfers

Out

Club

Management

Emma Hayes started the season as the head coach, but she was fired on May 10. Marcia McDermott served in the position on an interim basis, during which the team beat the top of the table FC Gold Pride 1–0. Omid Namazi was hired in the beginning of June.[4]

Competitions

Women's Professional Soccer

Standings

Blue denotes team has clinched regular season championship.
Green denotes team has spot in 2010 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs.

PlaceTeamGPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1FC Gold Pride2416354619+2753
2Boston Breakers2410863628+836
3Philadelphia Independence24101043736+134
4Washington Freedom248973333031
5Sky Blue FC2471072031-1128
6Chicago Red Stars2471162127-627
7Atlanta Beat2451362040-2021

Results summary

Abbreviation and Color Key:
Atlanta Beat – ATL • Boston Breakers – BOS • Chicago Red Stars – CHI • FC Gold Pride – BAY
Philadelphia Independence – PHI • Saint Louis Athletica – STL • Sky Blue FC – NJ • Washington Freedom – WSH
Win Loss Tie Home
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https://web.archive.org/web/20100914163833/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/chicago/schedule/2010schedule.aspx

Matches

WPS regular season

See also: 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season.

Statistics

Golden Boot

RankScorerwidth=20width=20
1 Ella Masar80
2 Cristiane32
3 Casey Nogueira23
4 Marian Dalmy04

Source: womensprosoccer.com[5]

Other information

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: WPS Chicago Red Stars Announce Opening Day Roster. John. Howell. April 1, 2010. June 14, 2017. Bleacher Report.
  2. Web site: Press release: Chicago Red Stars Planning to Suspend Operations . . December 13, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110407113806/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/general/101213-redstars-letter.aspx . April 7, 2011 .
  3. Web site: Chicago Red Stars . July 30, 2011 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100730005754/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/chicago/team/index.aspx . July 30, 2010 .
  4. Web site: Chicago Red Stars Name Omid Namazi Head Coach. 2010-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20100609105013/https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1698/womens-soccer/2010/06/03/1957476/chicago-red-stars-name-omid-namazi-head-coach. Internet Archive from Goal. January 21, 2023.
  5. Web site: 2010 stats. womensprosoccer.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100831072420/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/chicago/stats.aspx. August 31, 2010.
  6. Web site: Chicago Red Stars :: Stadium . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100804083031/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/chicago/stadium/stadium.aspx . August 4, 2010 . .