Club: | NJ/NY Gotham FC |
Season: | 2021 |
Chrtitle: | Club Chair |
Chairman: | Tammy Murphy |
Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
Manager: | Freya Coombe (until August 29) Scott Parkinson (from August 31) |
Stadium: | Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey (Capacity: 25,000) |
League: | NWSL |
League Result: | 5th |
Cup1: | Playoffs |
Cup1 Result: | Quarter-finals |
Cup2: | Challenge Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Runners-up |
League Topscorer: | Margaret Purce (9) |
Season Topscorer: | Margaret Purce (11) |
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Prevseason: | 2020 |
Nextseason: | 2022 |
The 2021 NJ/NY Gotham FC season was the team's 12th season as a professional women's soccer team and their ninth season as a member of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. It is the first season following the club's change of name from Sky Blue FC, which it played under from 2007 to 2020.
On May 2, Gotham qualified for the final of the NWSL Challenge Cup, marking the club's first appearance in a final since the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer playoffs.[1] [2] However, following a 1–1 draw with the Portland Thorns, Gotham were defeated 6–5 on penalties in the final.
On August 22, it was announced that head coach Freya Coombe would be taking over Angel City FC for the 2022 National Women's Soccer League season.[3] Although initially slated to remain in her post for the remainder of the season, following concerns about possible conflicts of interest Coombe stepped down on August 29, with her final match in charge being a 1–0 defeat to the Orlando Pride on that day.[4] Scott Parkinson was subsequently announced as Coombe's successor on August 31.[5] On October 30, Gotham qualified for the NWSL playoffs for the first time since 2013,[6] [7] but were subsequently eliminated in the first round by the Chicago Red Stars.
Position | Staff | |
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Head Coach | Scott Parkinson | |
Assistant Coach | Beverly Goebel Yanez | |
Assistant Coach | Becki Tweed | |
Goalkeeper Coach | Daniel Ball | |
High Performance Coach | Philip Congleton | |
Technical Advisor | Marcia McDermott | |
Head Physio | Joelle Muro | |
Head Athletic Trainer | Sara Carpentieri |
Preseason training camp began on February 1, 2021. On the same day, Gotham FC announced a 28-player preseason roster, including four non-roster invitees.[10] The club's first preseason friendly was announced on March 3, to be played behind closed doors.[11] Another friendly, against fellow NWSL club Washington Spirit, was announced on March 7.[12]
See main article: 2021 National Women's Soccer League season.
The regular season schedule was announced on April 27, 2021.[13] [14]
See main article: 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup. The schedule for the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup was announced on March 9, 2021. Under the rules of the competition, Gotham played four matches as part of the East Division.[15] On April 5, the club announced a twenty-four player roster for the tournament.[16]
See main article: 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup Championship.
As a result of their performances in the East Division of the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup, in which Gotham FC went unbeaten, the club qualified for the championship match on May 2, 2021.[17] However, because West Division champions Portland Thorns FC had a better overall record in the cup, Portland were selected as the home team for the final.
No. | Player | NWSL | Playoffs | Challenge Cup | Total | |||||||
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Starts | Starts | Starts | Starts | |||||||||
1 | GK | Kailen Sheridan | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | ||
2 | MF | Brianna Pinto | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | Caprice Dydasco | 24 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 28 | ||
4 | FW | Paige Monaghan | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 10 | ||
5 | MF | Nicole Baxter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
6 | MF | Jennifer Cudjoe | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 11 | ||
7 | MF | McCall Zerboni | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 19 | ||
8 | DF | Erica Skroski | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | ||
9 | MF | Nahomi Kawasumi | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 24 | ||
10 | FW | Carli Lloyd | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | ||
11 | MF | Lee So-dam | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 9 | ||
12 | DF | Gina Lewandowski | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 26 | ||
13 | GK | DiDi Haracic | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | ||
15 | DF | Sabrina Flores | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||
16 | MF | Allie Long | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 23 | ||
17 | MF | Domi Richardson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
18 | MF | Delanie Sheehan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
19 | MF | Elizabeth Eddy | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
20 | FW | Évelyne Viens | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
21 | GK | Mandy McGlynn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
22 | DF | Mandy Freeman | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | ||
23 | FW | Margaret Purce | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | ||
24 | DF | Estelle Johnson | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 21 | ||
25 | FW | Ifeoma Onumonu | 24 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 23 | ||
27 | MF | Gaëtane Thiney | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | ||
28 | DF | Imani Dorsey | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | ||
Players who went out on loan or left permanently but made appearances for Gotham prior to departing | ||||||||||||
18 | MF | Taylor Aylmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 24 | 1 | 5 | 30 |
No. | Player | NWSL | Playoffs | Challenge Cup | Total | ||||||
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23 | FW | Margaret Purce | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |||||
25 | FW | Ifeoma Onumonu | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
10 | FW | Carli Lloyd | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |||||
4 | FW | Paige Monaghan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||
27 | MF | Gaëtane Thiney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
3 | DF | Caprice Dydasco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
7 | MF | McCall Zerboni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
9 | MF | Nahomi Kawasumi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
16 | MF | Allie Long | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
17 | MF | Domi Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
20 | FW | Évelyne Viens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 29 | 0 | 6 | 35 |
No. | Player | NWSL | Playoffs | Challenge Cup | Total | |||||||
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25 | FW | Ifeoma Onumonu | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
3 | DF | Caprice Dydasco | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
9 | MF | Nahomi Kawasumi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
20 | FW | Évelyne Viens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
28 | DF | Imani Dorsey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
4 | FW | Paige Monaghan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
6 | MF | Jennifer Cudjoe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
7 | MF | McCall Zerboni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
10 | MF | Carli Lloyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
18 | MF | Delanie Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
19 | MF | Elizabeth Eddy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
23 | FW | Margaret Purce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
24 | DF | Estelle Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
No. | Player | NWSL | Playoffs | Challenge Cup | Total | ||
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1 | Kailen Sheridan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
13 | DiDi Haracic | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
21 | Mandy McGlynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. | Player | NWSL | Playoffs | Challenge Cup | Total | ||||||
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1 | GK | Kailen Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Caprice Dydasco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
4 | FW | Paige Monaghan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Jennifer Cudjoe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
7 | MF | McCall Zerboni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
8 | DF | Erica Skroski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
9 | MF | Nahomi Kawasumi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Carli Lloyd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Lee So-dam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
12 | DF | Gina Lewandowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Allie Long | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
20 | FW | Évelyne Viens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Mandy Freeman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Margaret Purce | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Estelle Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
25 | FW | Ifeoma Onumonu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
27 | MF | Gaëtane Thiney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
28 | DF | Imani Dorsey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
Round | Pick | Player | College | |||
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1 | 3 | Brianna Pinto | MF | University of North Carolina | ||
3 | 23 | Taryn Torres | MF | University of Virginia | ||
4 | 33 | Delanie Sheehan | DF | UCLA | ||
4 | 40 | Tess Boade | FW | Duke University |
Date | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. | |||
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January 5, 2021 | Lee So-dam | MF | Hyundai Steel Red Angels | Free agent | [18] | ||
January 13, 2021 | Jennifer Cudjoe | MF | Racing Louisville FC | Trade for allocation money and 13th overall pick in the 2021 NWSL Draft | [19] | ||
April 9, 2021 | Taylor Aylmer | MF | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | National team replacement player | [20] | ||
Claire Winter | MF | UCLA Bruins | |||||
April 27, 2021 | Allie Long | MF | OL Reign | Trade for allocation money and 2nd round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft | [21] | ||
June 4, 2021 | Brianna Pinto | MF | University of North Carolina | Draft pick. Signed two-year contract. | [22] | ||
July 8, 2021 | Delanie Sheehan | MF | UCLA | Draft pick. National team replacement player. | [23] |
Date | Player | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. | ||
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November 12, 2020 | Jennifer Cudjoe | MF | Racing Louisville FC | 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft | [24] | |
Kaleigh Riehl | DF | |||||
December 29, 2020 | Mallory Pugh | FW | Chicago Red Stars | Trade for draft picks and International slots | [25] | |
Sarah Woldmoe | MF | |||||
Date | Player | Ref. | |||
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December 10, 2020 | Nicole Baxter | MF | [28] | ||
December 14, 2020 | Kenie Wright | MF | [29] | ||
December 16, 2020 | Nahomi Kawasumi | MF | [30] | ||
December 18, 2020 | Mandy Freeman | DF | [31] | ||
December 21, 2020 | Ifeoma Onumonu | FW | [32] | ||
December 22, 2020 | Gina Lewandowski | DF | [33] | ||
January 20, 2021 | Caprice Dydasco | DF | [34] | ||
January 26, 2021 | McCall Zerboni | MF | [35] | ||
January 28, 2021 | Megan Hinz | GK | [36] | ||
January 29, 2021 | DiDi Haracic | GK | [37] |
Month | Player(s) | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|
May | Kailen Sheridan Caprice Dydasco | [41] | |
June | Caprice Dydasco | [42] | |
July | Caprice Dydasco Allie Long | [43] | |
August | Caprice Dydasco Ifeoma Onumonu | [44] | |
September | Kailen Sheridan Estelle Johnson | [45] | |
October | Caprice Dydasco Margaret Purce | [46] |
Week | Player | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Margaret Purce | [48] | |
13 | Ifeoma Onumonu | [49] | |
21 | Margaret Purce | [50] |
Week | Player | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|
3 | Kailen Sheridan | [51] | |
8 | DiDi Haracic | [52] | |
22 | Kailen Sheridan | [53] |