2014 Chicago Red Stars season explained

Club:Chicago Red Stars
Season:2014
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:5th
Highest Attendance:15,743 vs Western New York Flash
(19 April 2014 at Toyota Park)
Average Attendance:2,949[2]
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Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2015

The 2014 Chicago Red Stars season was the sixth season of the soccer club and its second season in National Women's Soccer League.

First-team squad

Players that competed in 2014 NWSL season for Chicago Red Stars.

Squad correct as of August 31, 2014[3]

Player movement

Note: Game day roster (GDR) are from regular season only

5 FW in 2013 College Draft UCLA Bruins
2 FW in 2013 College Draft[4] Princeton Tigers
20 GK in 2013 College Draft Florida State Seminoles
17 MF in Signed[5] Hammarby IF
–– MF in –– Signed Paris Saint-Germain
14 DF in Signed Canberra United
4 MF in 2013 Supplemental draft Chicago Red Stars
18 DF in 2013 Supplemental draft[6] Chicago Red Stars
13 DF in 2013 Supplemental draft Sky Blue FC
38 MF 2013 in Signed[7] Hammarby IF
19 FW in Player allocation[8] Chicago Red Stars
–– DF in –– Player allocation Chicago Red Stars
–– GK in –– Player allocation Chicago Red Stars
11 DF in Player allocation Chicago Red Stars
7 MF in Player allocation Chicago Red Stars
23 FW in Player allocation Tyresö FF
–– GK out –– Trade[9] Houston Dash
9 FW in Trade Houston Dash
–– MF Ella Masar out –– Expansion Draft[10] Houston Dash
1 GK in Trade[11] Portland Thorns FC
21 FW in 2014 College Draft[12] Maryland Terrapins
8 DF in 2014 College Draft Santa Clara Broncos
10 MF in 2014 College Draft Illinois Fighting Illini
28 FW Michele Weissenhofer 2014 in Portland Thorns FC
16 DF 2014 in USC Trojans
–– DF Amy LePeilbet out –– Trade[13] FC Kansas City
3 DF in Signed[14] Chicago Eclipse Select
24 FW Niki Read in Signed[15] Illinois Fighting Illini
6 DF in Signed[16] FF USV Jena
15 MF in Signed[17] Western Sydney Wanderers
21 FW out Injured[18]
38 MF out Waived[19]
14 DF Taryn Hemmings out Loaned[20] Fortuna Hjørring
6 DF Abby Erceg out Loaned[21] FF USV Jena
16 DF Samantha Johnson out Loaned[22] Sydney FC
15 MF Emily van Egmond out Waived[23] New Castle Jets

Management and staff

Front Office
  • Coaching Staff[24]

    • Regular-season standings

    Results summary

    Match results

    National Women's Soccer League

    See main article: 2014 National Women's Soccer League season.

    Results by round

    Squad statistics

    Source: NWSL[3]

    Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper

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    7 MF 5 4 245 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 1 1 0
    21 FW 8 3 238 1 1 0 9 5 0 0 4 4 0 0 0
    5 FW 19 10 1086 2 0 0 23 14 1 16 5 8 9 1 0
    17 MF 23 22 2003 5 0 0 33 14 1 5 6 28 45 1 0
    10 MF 23 19 1782 1 3 0 25 11 5 86 1 14 18 0 0
    6 DF 11 11 990 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 8 2 2 0
    14 DF 15 9 893 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 6 8 2 0
    2 FW 21 16 1354 4 3 2 21 11 4 0 18 18 7 2 0
    16 DF 12 11 956 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 11 1 0
    8 DF 21 21 1890 2 2 1 19 7 2 0 0 15 19 4 0
    19 FW 20 15 1173 1 3 1 20 9 1 1 3 26 10 2 0
    4 MF 20 12 1053 3 0 2 16 9 0 0 6 16 8 5 0
    3 DF 12 10 907 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 8 2 2 0
    23 FW 12 12 1080 6 0 1 42 26 0 11 14 12 5 0 0
    11 DF 19 19 1693 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 10 6 2 0
    24 FW Niki Read 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    18 DF 13 9 779 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 15 4 3 0
    38 MF 11 9 762 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 17 2 1 0
    9 FW 13 7 682 3 1 1 17 10 0 0 12 13 5 2 1
    15 MF 10 6 633 2 2 0 5 2 0 0 1 11 4 1 0
    28 FW Michele Weissenhofer 1 0 14 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
    13 DF 18 15 1380 2 1 1 8 4 1 0 0 10 13 1 0
    1 GK 21 21 1890 9 6 6 202 97 76 21 1.000 4 5 6
    20 GK 3 3 270 0 1 2 42 18 13 5 1.667 1 1 0

    Awards

    NWSL awards

    NWSL Player of the Week

    No player of Chicago Red Stars was named Player of the Week in 2014 season.

    NWSL Best XI

    No player of Chicago Red Stars was named to NWSL Best XI for 2014 season. However, two players, Christen Press and Julie Johnston were named to 2014 NWSL Second XI.[25]

    NWSL Rookie of the YearJulie Johnston was named 2014 NWSL Rookie of the Year, out voting Kealia Ohai and Crystal Dunn.[26]

    Chicago Red Stars team awards

    Chicago Red Stars announced on September 2 the 2014 team awards from the staff, media and fans.[27] Notably, Julie Johnston was the Defender of the Year, as well as the Rookie of the Year. In a separate announcement, Christen Press was awarded Golden Boot as the team's top goal scorer despite playing only 12 games; this followed her previous year's performance in the Swedish Damallsvenskan where she was the league's top-scorer with 23 goals, and was awarded the league's Golden Boot.[28]

    Team Most Valuable PlayerLori Chalupny
    Defender of the YearJulie Johnston
    Rookie of the YearJulie Johnston
    Community Service AwardKarina LeBlanc
    Unsung HeroAbby Erceg
    Golden BootChristen Press

    Notes and References

    1. News: Red Stars Unveil 2013 NWSL Schedule, Venue . Chicago Red Stars . 12 February 2013 . April 17, 2013 . https://archive.today/20130413170324/http://chicagoredstars.net/2013/02/12/red-stars-unveil-2013-nwsl-schedule-venue/ . April 13, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
    2. Web site: 2014 Final Regular Season NWSL Statistics . 3 August 2015 .
    3. Web site: 2014 Player Statistics . September 6, 2014 . NWSL . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150107064658/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/Stats/index_E.html . January 7, 2015 .
    4. Web site: Eight Teams Make Selections at 2013 NWSL College Draft. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. October 17, 2016.
    5. Web site: Lori Chalupny Returns to Chicago Red Stars. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. October 17, 2016.
    6. Web site: All Eight Clubs Add Players to their Roster. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. October 17, 2016.
    7. Web site: 2013 Preseason Roster Announced. September 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20130620004442/http://chicagoredstars.com/2013-preseason-roster-announced/. June 20, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
    8. Web site: NWSL ANNOUNCES 2014 ALLOCATED PLAYERS. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. October 17, 2016.
    9. Web site: RED STARS ACQUIRE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL MELISSA TANCREDI. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. October 17, 2016.
    10. Web site: NWSL REVEALS OFFICIAL RESULTS OF EXPANSION DRAFT. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. October 17, 2016.
    11. Web site: RED STARS ACQUIRE CANADIAN KARINA LEBLANC. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. October 17, 2016.
    12. Web site: 36 Players selected in the 2014 College Draft. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. October 17, 2016.
    13. Web site: Red Stars trade LePeilbet to FC Kansas City. https://web.archive.org/web/20140907031939/http://womens.soccerly.com/2014/03/31/amy-lepeilbet-trade-chicago-red-stars-fc-kansas-city/. dead. 2014-09-07.
    14. Web site: KECIA MORWAY JUMPS AT RED STARS OPPORTUNITY. September 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235033/http://www.eclipseselect.org/news_article/show/371984?referrer_id=949651. March 3, 2016. dead.
    15. Web site: RED STARS SIGN FORWARD NIKI READ. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. October 17, 2016.
    16. Web site: RED STARS SIGN DEFENDER ABBY ERCEG. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. October 17, 2016.
    17. Web site: RED STARS SIGN AUSTRALIAN CO-CAPTAIN EMILY VAN EGMOND. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. October 17, 2016.
    18. Web site: INJURY REPORT: JUNE 4, 2014. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. October 17, 2016.
    19. Web site: RED STARS WAIVE MIDFIELDER JULIANNE SITCH. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. October 17, 2016.
    20. Web site: Red Stars Loan Defender Taryn Hemmings To Fortuna Hjorring.
    21. Web site: CHICAGO RED STARS RE-SIGN CHALUPNY AND ERCEG; Erceg Loaned To FF USV Jena in German Bundesliga. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. October 17, 2016.
    22. Web site: Chicago Red Stars Loan Samantha Johnson to Sydney FC.
    23. Web site: NWSL CLUBS WAIVE 12 PLAYERS ON FRIDAY. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. October 17, 2016.
    24. Web site: Technical Staff . Chicago Red Stars . March 19, 2014.
    25. Web site: NWSL ANNOUNCES 2014 BEST XI. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. August 29, 2014. October 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161019043113/http://nwslsoccer.com/news-2/jul---sep-2014/nwsl-announces-2014-best-xi. October 19, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
    26. Web site: JULIE JOHNSTON NAMED 2014 NWSL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. NWSL. nwslsoccer.com. October 17, 2016. August 22, 2014.
    27. Web site: Chicago Red Stars Announce 2014 Team Awards. ChicagoRedStars.com. September 2, 2014. September 3, 2014.
    28. Web site: Christen Press Awarded Red Stars Golden Boot. chicagoredstars.com. September 5, 2014. September 16, 2014. November 10, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141110124730/http://chicagoredstars.com/christen-press-awarded-red-stars-golden-boot/. dead.

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