| Club: | Sky Blue FC |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Chrtitle: | President & CEO |
| Chairman: | Thomas Hofstetter |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Denise Reddy |
| Stadium: | Yurcak Field Piscataway, New Jersey (Capacity: 5,000) |
| League: | NWSL |
| League Topscorer: | Carli Lloyd Imani Dorsey Katie Johnson (4) |
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| American: | true |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Sky Blue FC season was the team's ninth season as a professional women's soccer team. Sky Blue FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.[1] Sky Blue had a difficult season in 2018 as they finished in last place. They went 23 games without winning a game, setting the mark for the longest winless streak in NWSL history.[2] Sky Blue finally won on September 8 as they beat the Orlando Pride 1-0 in their final game of the 2018 season.[3]
There were numerous reports of off-field issues that came out after former Sky Blue player Sam Kerr spoke to the media following the Sky Blue vs Chicago game on July 7. Reports of poor management and training facilities as well as housing, travel, and transportation issues were also reported, and were believed to be contributing factors to the team's poor performance on the field.[4]
Source: Sky Blue FC[5]
| Week | Result | Player(s) | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Kailen Sheridan | [9] | ||
| 9 | Kailen Sheridan and  Rebekah Stott | [10] | ||
| 11/12 | Kailen Sheridan | [11] | ||
| 19 | Kailen Sheridan | [12] | ||
| 20 | Kailen Sheridan | [13] | ||
| 21 | Kailen Sheridan | [14] | ||
| 24 | Kailen Sheridan | [15] |
| data-sort-type=number | Week | Result | Player | class=unsortable | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Savannah McCaskill | [16] | |||
| 7 | Savannah McCaskill | [17] | |||
| 8 | Carli Lloyd | [18] | |||
| 10 | Shea Groom | [19] | |||
| 11/12 | Savannah McCaskill | [20] | |||
| 24 | Carli Lloyd | [21] |
Source: National Women's Soccer League[22]
| Round | Pick | Player | Previous Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 4 | | F | University of West Virginia | ||
| Round 1 | 5 | | F | Duke University | ||
| Round 1 | 6 | | D | University of West Virginia | ||
| Round 2 | 13 | | GK | Rutgers University | ||
| Round 4 | 35 |  | F | University of California, Irvine |
| Date | Player | Positions played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 13, 2017 |  Thaisa | MF | Signed in offseason | [23] | ||
| December 29, 2017 | Christina Gibbons | DF | Acquired in trade for Kelley O'Hara, Taylor Lytle, and Utah's 4th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. | [24] | ||
| December 29, 2017 | Shea Groom | FW | Acquired in trade for Kelley O'Hara, Taylor Lytle, and Utah's 4th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. | |||
| January 11, 2018 | Katie Johnson | FW | Seattle Reign | [25] | ||
| January 11, 2018 | Rebekah Stott | FW | Seattle Reign | |||
| January 19, 2018 | Carli Lloyd | MF | Houston Dash | Acquired as part of a three team trade that also included Janine Beckie, Christen Press, Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade. | [26] | |
| January 19, 2018 | Janine Beckie | FW | Houston Dash | Acquired as part of a three team trade that also included Carli Lloyd, Christen Press, Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade. | ||
| January 19, 2018 | Jen Hoy | FW | Chicago Red Stars | Acquired as part of a three team trade that also included Carli Lloyd, Christen Press, Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and Janine Beckie. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade. | ||
| January 30, 2018 | Savannah McCaskill | FW | Boston Breakers | Acquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft | [27] | |
| January 30, 2018 | Adriana Leon | FW | Boston Breakers | Acquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft | ||
| January 30, 2018 | Amanda Frisbie | FW | Boston Breakers | Acquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft |
| Date | Player | Positions played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 2017 | Kelley O'Hara | DF | Traded to Utah Royals FC along with Taylor Lytle for Katie Johnson, Christina Gibbons, and Utah's 4th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. | |||
| December 29, 2017 | Taylor Lytle | MF | Traded to Utah Royals FC along with Kelley O'Hara for Katie Johnson, Christina Gibbons, and Utah's 4th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. | |||
| January 19, 2018 |  Samantha Kerr | FW | Chicago Red Stars | Traded to the Chicago Red Stars as part of a three team trade that also included Janine Beckie, Christen Press, Carli Lloyd, Nikki Stanton and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade. | ||
| January 19, 2018 | Nikki Stanton | MF | Chicago Red Stars | Traded to the Chicago Red Stars as part of a three team trade that also included Janine Beckie, Christen Press, Carli Lloyd, Sam Kerr and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade. | ||
| May 4, 2018 | Erin Simon | DF | Waived. | [28] | ||
| June 12, 2018 | Adriana Leon | MF | Seattle Reign | Traded to the Seattle Reign for Seattle's 4th Round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft | [29] | |
| June 15, 2018 | Kayla Mills | DF | Waived. | [30] | ||
| July 25, 2018 | Michaela Abam | FW |  Paris FC | Waived. Signed with Paris FC in the Division 1 Féminine. | [31] | |
| July 25, 2018 | Thaisa | MF |  A.C. Milan | Waived. Signed with A.C. Milan in the Serie A. | ||
| August 9, 2018 | Janine Beckie | FW | Manchester City | Transferred to Manchester City in the FA Women's Super League | [32] |