2014 Sky Blue FC season explained

Club:	Sky Blue FC
Season:	2014
Chrtitle:	President & CEO
Chairman:	Thomas Hofstetter
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Jim Gabarra
Stadium:	Yurcak Field
League:	NWSL
League Result:	6th
League Topscorer:	Kelley O'Hara Nadia Nadim (7)
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Prevseason:	2013
Nextseason:	2015

The 2014 Sky Blue FC season was the team's fifth season of existence. Sky Blue played the 2014 season in National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Background

The foundation of the National Women's Soccer League was announced on November 21, 2012, with Sky Blue FC selected as a host for one of the eight teams.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Match results

Standings

Results by round

Team

Squad statistics

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

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18	DF		14	11	943	3	0	2	5	3	0	0	2	4	4	0	0
16	FW		17	6	697	1	1	0	8	3	0	0	11	15	11	1	0
4	DF		21	20	1825	0	2	0	6	3	0	1	1	20	19	4	0
10	MF		23	23	2021	5	4	0	45	25	1	79	1	27	25	2	0
2	DF		21	18	1652	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	8	11	1	0
11	FW		23	13	1146	1	1	0	22	9	0	0	6	14	21	0	0
5	DF		15	12	1123	0	0	0	6	3	0	0	0	7	10	0	0
7	MF		16	12	909	0	1	0	11	6	0	17	0	10	6	0	0
22	DF		23	21	1884	0	0	0	9	4	0	1	1	13	14	3	0
6	MF		7	5	481	0	1	0	9	4	0	0	1	2	6	0	0
32	MF		3	1	96	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
9	FW		6	5	495	7	3	3	23	12	0	0	12	13	3	3	0
12	MF		22	17	1612	1	0	0	15	7	0	0	1	16	10	3	0
8	FW		18	13	996	3	0	2	44	15	0	0	17	14	6	0	0
19	DF		22	22	1917	7	5	2	61	27	0	3	25	10	16	0	0
3	DF		19	18	1665	1	2	0	6	3	2	0	1	7	8	0	0
13	MF		22	22	1964	1	0	0	40	13	0	5	1	22	21	1	0
44	MF	Nikki Stanton	4	0	78	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0
25	DF		2	1	96	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0


1	GK		7	7	630	2	3	2	91	40	28	12	1.714	0	0	2
21	GK		17	17	1530	7	5	5	210	94	69	25	1.471	2	3	4

Honors and awards

NWSL Awards

NWSL Yearly Awards

Notes and References

Web site: U.S. Soccer to announce new women’s professional league today. Leagues. Soccer Wire. 14 December 2012. November 21, 2012. 28 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140428042951/http://www.soccerwire.com/news/u-s-soccer-to-announce-new-womens-professional-league-today/. dead.
Web site: Paint the town blue: Sky Blue FC season preview. SB Nation. 6 May 2013.
Web site: Sky Blue FC Set To Join National Women's Soccer League. Sky Blue FC. 6 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130330145848/http://www.skybluefc.com/home/680795.html. 2013-03-30. dead.
Web site: NWSL Announces best x1. April 30, 2019. October 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001113421/https://chicagoredstars.com/national-womens-soccer-league-announces-2014-best-xi/. dead.