2013 Chicago Red Stars season explained

Club:	Chicago Red Stars
Season:	2013
Chairman:	Arnim Whisler
Chrtitle:	Owner
Manager:	Rory Dames
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Stdtitle:	Stadium
Stadium:	Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex (capacity: 3,600)^[1]
League:	NWSL
League Result:	6th
League Topscorer:	Lori Chalupny (5)
Season Topscorer:	Lori Chalupny (5)
Highest Attendance:	3,400 vs. Seattle Reign FC (3 August 2013)
Lowest Attendance:	790 vs. Western New York Flash (19 June 2013)
Average Attendance:	1,711
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Prevseason:	2012
Nextseason:	2014

The 2013 Chicago Red Stars season was the fifth season of the soccer club and its first season in National Women's Soccer League.

Major events

In November 2012, it was announced that there would be eight teams in a new women's professional soccer league, the National Women's Soccer League will be subsidized by the USSF, the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF). The three federations would pay the salaries of their national team players (24 from the US, 16 from Canada, and 12 from Mexico) to aid the teams in creating world-class rosters while staying under the salary cap. The players would be distributed evenly (as possible) among the eight teams in an allocation process. USSF would run the league offices and set the schedule.^[2]

Current squad

First-team squad

Squad correct as of July 2, 2013^[3]

Second-team squad/Injured

Player movement

In

Per NWSL and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date	Position	Fee/notes	Ref
January 11, 2013	MF		^[4]
January 11, 2013	DF
January 11, 2013	FW
January 11, 2013	GK
January 11, 2013	MF
January 11, 2013	FW
January 11, 2013	MF
January 18, 2013	FW		^[5]
January 18, 2013	GK
February 1, 2013	MF	Signed as a free agent	^[6]
February 5, 2013	MF	Signed as a free agent	^[7]
February 5, 2013	DF	Signed as a free agent
February 5, 2013	FW	Signed as a free agent
February 7, 2013	FW		^[8]
February 7, 2013	DF
February 7, 2013	DF
February 7, 2013	DF
February 7, 2013	MF
February 7, 2013	FW	Signed as a free agent
March 18, 2013	DF		^[9]
March 18, 2013	DF	Acquired as a discovery player selection
March 21, 2013	MF	Acquired as a designated international player	^[10]
March 21, 2013	FW	Acquired as a designated international player
April 8, 2013	FW	Made final roster as a tryout draftee	^[11] ^[12]
April 8, 2013	MF	Made final roster as a tryout draftee
May 30, 2013	GK
June 13, 2013	FW		^[13]
June 13, 2013	GK
June 30, 2013	FW	Traded in exchange for Carmelina Moscato	^[14]

Out

Date	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
March 1, 2013	FW		Traded together with the 4th round pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft in exchange for the 1st round pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and future considerations (part of the future considerations include Seattle's 2014 U.S. WNT Allocated player)	^[15]
May 30, 2013	FW	None	Waived	^[16]
May 30, 2013	DF	None	Retired
June 28, 2013	FW			^[17] ^[18]
June 30, 2013	DF		Traded in exchange for Adriana Leon

Players not selected in either the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft or signed as a free agent, but were on the 2012 Red Star squad: defender Elise Weber, defender Lauren Alkek, midfielder Jennifer Buczkowski, forward Amanda Cinalli, goalkeeper Kelsey Devonshire, midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo, forward Allison Doyle, goalkeeper Kristin Eggert, midfielder Ashleigh Ellenwood, defender Ashlee Elliott, goalkeeper Jamie Forbes, defender Alexandra Heller, defender Brittany Hengesh, midfielder Kelsey Hough, forward Michele Weissenhofer, defender Kara Kabellis, midfielder Vanessa Laxgang, midfielder Nicole Lipp, defender Mary Therese McDonnell, defender Kecia Morway, midfielder Shayla Mutz, forward Lindsey Schwartz, defender Sammy Scofield.
Invitees to the preseason camp^[11] who departed or were released in the preseason:^[12] midfielder Natalia Daniels, goalkeeper Erin Kane, midfielder Maureen Smunt, midfielder Alissa VonderHaar.

Management and staff

Front Office

Manager Rory Dames
First Assistant Coach Stephanie Foster
Second Assistant Coach Christian Lavers
Goalkeeper Coach Trae Manny

Regular-season standings

Results summary

Match results

National Women's Soccer League

See main article: 2013 National Women's Soccer League season.

Squad statistics


7	Shannon Boxx	2	1	123	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	3	0	0
6	Zakiya Bywaters	6	5	372	2	0	1	8	4	2	0	4	4	2	0
17	Lori Chalupny	18	17	1500	5	4	2	42	20	8	28	8	33	41	3
9	Maribel Dominguez	16	9	710	2	0	0	24	12	5	0	5	10	7	0
15	Lauren Fowlkes	4	4	291	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	6	7	0
22	Sonja Fuss	16	16	1440	2	1	0	6	2	11	0	0	8	2	0
10	Dinora Garza	2	2	93	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
21	Inka Grings	16	14	1295	3	1	1	30	13	2	0	13	15	12	2
14	Taryn Hemmings	14	14	1245	0	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	10	2	0
2	Jen Hoy	9	4	471	3	1	1	9	5	2	0	7	6	5	1
16	Adriana Leon	10	9	800	1	1	1	16	8	6	1	0	16	10	1
3	Ella Masar	20	14	1206	3	2	1	24	11	7	0	11	26	9	0
4	Alyssa Mautz	18	8	901	4	0	0	18	13	5	0	3	15	5	3
8	Jessica McDonald	9	3	323	0	1	0	3	2	4	0	0	6	0	0
5	Carmelina Moscato	5	4	363	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
12	Leslie Osborne	18	18	1550	1	0	0	7	4	0	1	1	20	11	2
11	Rachel Quon	19	16	1531	0	1	0	7	0	9	0	0	7	11	1
18	Jackie Santacaterina	18	14	1316	3	1	0	12	7	0	1	0	9	3	1
19	Julianne Sitch	20	18	1577	1	4	0	19	8	2	34	3	33	8	1
13	Lydia Vandenbergh	17	13	1195	0	2	0	1	1	8	23	0	8	12	1
23	Michelle Wenino	18	17	1478	1	1	0	8	2	3	0	0	16	6	2


1	Erin McLeod	16	16	1440	5	6	5	165	92	64	28	1.75	2	2	4
20	Taylor Vancil	6	6	540	3	2	1	64	31	23	8	1.333	2	2	1

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

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1	17	MF	Lori Chalupny	5	5
2	4	MF	Alyssa Mautz	4	4
3	2	FW	Jen Hoy	3	3
	3	FW	Ella Masar	3	3
	18	DF	Jackie Santacaterina	3	3
	21	FW	Inka Grings	3	3
4	6	MF	Zakiya Bywaters	2	2
	9	FW	Maribel Dominguez	2	2
	22	MF	Sonja Fuss	2	2
5	12	MF	Leslie Osborne	1	1
	16	FW	Adriana Leon	1	1
	19	MF	Julianne Sitch	1	1
	23	DF	Michelle Wenino	1	1
			TOTALS	31	31

Updated to matches played on 18 August 2013
Source: Chicagoredstars.com Player Stats

Top assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.

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1	17	MF	Lori Chalupny	4	4
1	19	MF	Julianne Sitch	4	4
2	3	FW	Ella Masar	2	2
2	13	DF	Lydia Vandenbergh	2	2
3	2	FW	Jen Hoy	1	1
	8	FW	Jessica McDonald	1	1
	11	DF	Rachel Quon	1	1
	14	DF	Taryn Hemmings	1	1
	16	FW	Adriana Leon	1	1
	18	DF	Jackie Santacaterina	1	1
	21	FW	Inka Grings	1	1
	22	MF	Sonja Fuss	1	1
	23	DF	Michelle Wenino	1	1
			TOTALS	21	21

Awards

NWSL Player of the Week

Week	Player of the Week		Week's Statline
Week 10		Lori Chalupny^[20]	1 A
Week 19		Jen Hoy^[21]	2 G (45', 92')

NWSL Best XI

Notes and References

News: Red Stars Unveil 2013 NWSL Schedule, Venue . Chicago Red Stars . 12 February 2013 . 17 April 2013 . https://archive.today/20130413170324/http://chicagoredstars.net/2013/02/12/red-stars-unveil-2013-nwsl-schedule-venue/ . 2013-04-13 . dead .
Web site: Lauletta . Dan . Eight teams to start new women’s pro soccer league in 2013 . The Equalizer . 21 November 2012 . 16 December 2012.
Web site: Roster . July 2, 2013 . Chicago Red Stars.
Web site: Bird. Liviu . NWSL allocates US, Mexican, Canadian players to designated teams . The Equalizer . 11 January 2013 . 18 January 2013.
Web site: Red Stars Select UCLA's Zakiya Bywaters with #1 Draft Pick . The Chicago Red Stars . 18 January 2013 . 6 June 2013 . https://archive.today/20130618031701/http://chicagoredstars.com/red-stars-select-uclas-zakiya-bywaters-with-1-pick/ . 18 June 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
Web site: Leslie Osborne Joins Red Stars for 2013 Season . The Chicago Red Stars . 1 February 2013 . 6 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928113316/http://chicagoredstars.com/leslie-osborne-joins-red-stars-for-2013-season/ . 28 September 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
Web site: Red Stars Add Chalupny, Hemmings & Masar for 2013 . The Chicago Red Stars . 5 February 2013 . 6 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927065633/http://chicagoredstars.com/red-stars-add-chalupny-hemmings-masar-for-2013/ . 27 September 2013 .
Web site: Red Stars Select 5 in Supplemental Draft, Add 5th FA . The Chicago Red Stars . 7 February 2013 . 6 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928113224/http://chicagoredstars.com/red-stars-select-5-in-supplemental-draft/ . 28 September 2013 .
Web site: Red Stars Announce Roster of 25, Sign Vandenbergh & Quon . The Chicago Red Stars . 18 March 2013 . 6 June 2013 . https://archive.today/20130618031744/http://chicagoredstars.com/red-stars-announce-roster-of-25-sign-vandenbergh-quon/ . 18 June 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
Web site: Chicago Red Stars Sign German Stars Fuss and Grings . The Chicago Red Stars . 21 March 2013 . 6 June 2013 . https://archive.today/20130618031740/http://chicagoredstars.com/chicago-red-stars-sign-german-stars-fuss-and-grings/ . 18 June 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
Web site: 2013 Preseason Roster Announced . The Chicago Red Stars . 11 March 2013 . 6 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130620004442/http://chicagoredstars.com/2013-preseason-roster-announced/ . 20 June 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
Web site: 2013 Red Stars Roster Announced . The Chicago Red Stars . 8 April 2013 . 6 June 2013 . https://archive.today/20130618031725/http://chicagoredstars.com/2013-red-stars-roster-announced/ . 18 June 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
Web site: Red Stars Heading Into Kansas City Series . The Chicago Red Stars . 13 June 2013 . 13 June 2013.
Web site: Red Stars Acquire Adriana Leon from Boston . The Chicago Red Stars . 30 June 2013 . 1 July 2013.
Web site: Red Stars Acquire 1st Round Pick in 2014 College Draft & Future Considerations from Seattle . The Chicago Red Stars . 1 March 2013 . 6 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140907075411/http://chicagoredstars.com/red-stars-acquire-1st-round-pick-in-2014-college-draft-future-considerations-from-seattle/ . 7 September 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
Web site: Red Stars Make Roster Changes Ahead of June Matches . The Chicago Red Stars . 30 May 2013 . 6 June 2013.
Web site: Red Stars Meet Reign FC in Seattle Saturday . The Chicago Red Stars . 28 June 2013 . 1 July 2013.
Web site: Reign FC Acquire Forward Jessica McDonald . OurSports Central . 28 June 2013 . 1 July 2013.
Web site: Red Stars Announce 2013 Coaching Staff . Chicago Red Stars . 12 December 2012 . 26 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130110005023/http://chicagoredstars.net/2012/12/12/red-stars-announce-2013-coaching-staff/ . 10 January 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
Web site: PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LORI CHALUPNY. National Women's Soccer League. 19 June 2013. June 18, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130723203013/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/730173.html. 2013-07-23. dead.
Web site: PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JEN HOY. National Women's Soccer League. 21 August 2013. 26 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131030032125/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/749094.html. 2013-10-30. dead.
Web site: NWSL BEST XI . National Women's Soccer League . 30 August 2013 . 28 August 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131218104454/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/751162.html . 18 December 2013 .
Web site: Lori Chalupny Named to NWSL Best XI. Chicago Red Stars. 30 August 2013. 28 August 2013.