2014 Portland Thorns FC season explained

Club:	Portland Thorns FC
Season:	2014
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Merritt Paulson
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Paul Riley
Stadium:	Providence Park Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 20,438)
League:	National Women's Soccer League
League Result:	3rd
Average Attendance:	13,362
League Topscorer:	Jessica McDonald (11 goals)
Cup1:	NWSL Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Semifinals (eliminated by FC Kansas City)
Highest Attendance:	19,123 (Aug. 3 vs. Houston Dash)
Lowest Attendance:	9,672 (Jul 13 vs. FC Kansas City)
American:	true
Largest Win:	7-1 (Jul. 13 vs. FC Kansas City)
Largest Loss:	0-5 (June 7 vs. Western New York Flash)
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Prevseason:	2013
Nextseason:	2015

The 2014 season was the Portland Thorns FC's second season of existence in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Club

Roster

Match results

Regular season

Results by round

NWSL Championship Playoffs

Squad statistics

Note: only regular season squad statistics displayed

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

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23	FW	Jackie Acevedo	2	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
9	MF	Veronica Boquete	15	15	1335	4	6	1	31	12	2	16	1	8	17	0	0
22	MF	Amber Brooks	20	19	1598	1	2	0	21	7	2	10	1	25	9	4	0
4	DF	Stephanie Catley	14	13	1141	0	5	0	5	1	0	1	0	8	10	0	0
24	MF	Sinead Farrelly	17	16	1303	0	0	0	11	6	1	1	5	15	18	0	0
17	MF	Tobin Heath	5	5	401	0	0	0	13	7	0	1	1	8	6	1	0
19	MF	Sarah Huffman	22	9	962	1	1	0	6	2	3	3	0	9	7	2	0
8	MF	Angie Kerr	14	8	676	0	3	0	12	7	3	0	1	3	1	0	0
10	MF	Allie Long	22	20	1809	9	3	1	44	21	10	113	15	31	29	1	0
7	DF	Nikki Marshall	24	24	2072	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	16	13	3	0
14	FW	Jessica McDonald	24	13	1310	11	1	4	48	26	4	1	5	12	6	0	0
21	DF	Emily Menges	23	22	1972	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	4	3	0
13	FW	Alex Morgan	14	13	1135	6	4	3	56	36	0	1	16	5	12	0	0
2	MF	Rebecca Moros	18	13	1171	0	0	0	8	4	3	0	0	9	7	0	0
25	DF	Courtney Niemiec	11	10	824	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	5	6	0	0
6	MF	Meleana Shim	17	4	530	0	2	0	14	6	0	0	0	4	6	1	0
12	FW	Christine Sinclair	23	22	1987	7	1	1	77	40	1	2	12	11	16	2	0
11	FW	Elisabeth Sullivan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	Kat Tarr	6	5	405	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	1	14	1	1	1
28	FW	Hanna Terry	2	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Rachel Van Hollebeke	12	9	835	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	9	6	1	0

1	GK	Nadine Angerer	22	22	1917	8	8	6	232	104	74	30	1.364	3	4	4
18	GK	Michelle Betos	3	2	243	2	0	0	34	14	9	5	1.667	1	1	1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Player	Pos	Previous Club	Notes	Ref
January 2, 2014		MF		Drafted by Portland in the 2013 NWSL College Draft.	^[1]
January 3, 2014		FW		Acquired via national team allocation.	^[2]
January 13, 2014		GK			^[3]
January 13, 2014		MF		Acquired via trade for a 2nd-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick.	^[4]
January 17, 2014		GK		Acquired via trade for a 4th-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick.	^[5]
January 17, 2014		DF		2014 NWSL College Draft pick.
January 17, 2014		MF		Acquired via trade for a 2nd-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick and Nikki Washington.
January 17, 2014		FW		2014 NWSL College Draft pick.
February 17, 2014		DF			^[6]
April 7, 2014		MF		Acquired along with Sarah Huffman via trade for Courtney Wetzel, Kathryn Williamson, and a 1st-round 2015 NWSL College Draft pick.	^[7]
April 7, 2014		MF		Acquired along with Verónica Boquete via trade for Courtney Wetzel, Kathryn Williamson, and a 1st-round 2015 NWSL College Draft pick.
April 9, 2014		DF/MF			^[8]
April 9, 2014		DF
July 25, 2014		FW		Signed after amateur appearance.	^[9]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Pos	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
January 10, 2014		MF		Selected in the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft.	^[10]
January 13, 2014		GK		Traded for 2nd-round pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft.	^[11]
January 17, 2014		MF		Tradeed along with a 2nd-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick to acquire Meleana Shim.
January 17, 2014		FW		Traded for a 3rd-round 2014 NWSL College Draft pick.
August 25, 2014		MF			^[12]
September 10, 2014		MF	None	Player waived.	^[13]
November 18, 2014		DF	None	Player retired.	^[14]

See also

• 2014 National Women's Soccer League season

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thorns FC sign midfielder Amber Brooks PTFC.
2. Web site: Thorns FC add Jackie Acevedo through 2014 NWSL Allocation of National Team Players PTFC.
3. Web site: Thorns FC sign goalkeeper Nadine Angerer PTFC.
4. Web site: Thorns FC acquire midfielder Sinead Farrelly from FC Kansas City in exchange for 2014 second-round pick | PTFC.
5. Web site: Thorns FC acquire midfielder Meleana Shim, goalkeeper Michelle Betos in separate trades at 2014 NWSL College Draft | PTFC.
6. Web site: Thorns FC sign defender Stephanie Catley | PTFC.
7. Web site: Thorns FC acquire Spanish international Verónica Boquete, midfielder Sarah Huffman from Western New York Flash in exchange for midfielder Courtney Wetzel, defender Kathryn Williamson, 2015 NWSL College Draft First Round Draft Pick Portland Timbers. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711094327/http://www.timbers.com/post/2014/04/07/thorns-fc-acquire-spanish-international-ver%C3%B3nica-boquete-midfielder-sarah-huffman. 2015-07-11.
8. Web site: Thorns FC sign Courtney Niemiec and Katarina Tarr | PTFC.
9. Web site: Thorns FC sign forward Hanna Terry | PTFC.
10. Web site: Thorns FC acquire midfielder Meleana Shim, goalkeeper Michelle Betos in separate trades at 2014 NWSL College Draft | PTFC.
11. Web site: Thorns FC acquire second-round pick in 2015 NWSL Draft from Chicago in exchange for goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc | PTFC.
12. Web site: Thorns FC midfielder Vero Boquete signs with FFC Frankfurt | PTFC.
13. http://www.timbers.com/thornsfc/2014/09/thorns-fc-waive-midfielder-angie-kerr
14. Web site: Thorns FC defender Sarah Huffman announces retirement | PTFC.