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Washington Spirit
2021 season
General ManagerChris Hummer
Head CoachRichie Burke
StadiumMaryland SoccerPlex
Audi Field
Segra Field
NWSL9th
NWSL PlayoffsTo be determined
Challenge CupGroup stage
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 Washington Spirit season will be the club's eighth season of existence, and their eighth in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

The season is slated to begin with the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup, which will begin on April 9, 2021, followed by a 24-match regular season. The regular season will conclude on October 30, 2021.[1]

Background

Main article: 2020 Washington Spirit season

The 2020 season was the Washington Spirit's seventh season. The season was slated to begin on April 18, 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ultimately, the NWSL season was cancelled due to the pandemic. The club participated in the NWSL Challenge Cup and the NWSL Fall series which were held in lieu of the regular season. The Challenge Cup was held behind closed doors at the neutral venue of Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah. The Spirit reached the Quarterfinals of the Challenge Cup and finished in third place in the Fall Series. Combined across all matches, the Spirit had the second best record of matches played during the 2020 season.

Club

Roster

Team management

Non-competitive

March 6, 2021 Preseason Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish 0–6 Washington Spirit West Palm Beach, Florida
Report Hatch 18' (Sanchez), 23', 39' (Feist)
Feist 27'
Rodman 51', 71'		 Stadium: Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Athletic Campus
March 13, 2021 Preseason Washington Spirit 5–0 IMG Academy West Palm Beach, Florida
O'Hara 29'
Sanchez 54' (pen.)
Feist 64' (Sanchez), 69'
Sonnett 83' (Sanchez)		 Report Stadium: Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Athletic Campus
March 20, 2021 Preseason Washington Spirit Canceled Orlando Pride West Palm Beach, Florida
Report Stadium: Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Athletic Campus
Note: Canceled due to false positive Coronavirus disease 2019 tests at Spirit training camp.

Competitive

NWSL Challenge Cup

Main article: 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup


April 10 1 North Carolina Courage 3–2 Washington Spirit Cary, North Carolina
3:30 PM EDT (UTC-4)
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,300
April 15, 2021 (2021-04-15) 2 Washington Spirit 1–0 Racing Louisville FC Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM EDT (UTC-4)
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
April 21, 2021 (2021-04-21) 3 Orlando Pride 1–0 Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
7:00 PM EDT (UTC-4)
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
April 27, 2021 (2021-04-27) 4 Washington Spirit 0–0 NJ/NY Gotham FC Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM EDT (UTC-4)
Report Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 2,039

NWSL

Main article: 2021 National Women's Soccer League season

Standings

League standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 24 13 5 6 33 17 +16 44 NWSL Shield
2 OL Reign 24 13 3 8 37 24 +13 42 Playoffs – Semi-finals
3 Washington Spirit (C) 24 11 6 7 29 26 +3 39 Playoffs – First round
4 Chicago Red Stars 24 11 5 8 28 28 0 38
5 NJ/NY Gotham FC 24 8 11 5 29 21 +8 35
6 North Carolina Courage 24 9 6 9 28 23 +5 33
7 Houston Dash 24 9 5 10 31 31 0 32
8 Orlando Pride 24 7 7 10 27 32 −5 28
9 Racing Louisville FC 24 5 7 12 21 40 −19 22
10 Kansas City 24 3 7 14 15 36 −21 16
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results

May 16, 2021 (2021-05-16) 1 Orlando Pride 1–1 Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
7:00 PM EDT (UTC-4)
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Referee: Karen Colado
May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21) 2 Racing Louisville FC 2–0 Washington Spirit Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT (UTC-4)
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Referee: Katja Koroleva
May 26, 2021 (2021-05-26) 3 Houston Dash 1–2 Washington Spirit Houston, Texas
6:30 PM CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Referee: Natalie Simon
May 30, 2021 (2021-05-30) 4 OL Reign 0–1 Washington Spirit Tacoma, Washington
4:00 PM PDT (UTC-7)
Stadium: Cheney Stadium
June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06) 5 Washington Spirit v Orlando Pride Washington, D.C.
2:00 pm EDT (UTC-4) Stadium: Audi Field
June 19, 2021 (2021-06-19) 6 Chicago Red Stars v Washington Spirit Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM CDT (UTC-5) Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
June 26, 2021 (2021-06-26) 7 Kansas City v Washington Spirit Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT (UTC-5) Stadium: Legends Field
July 2, 2021 (2021-07-02) 8 Washington Spirit v Chicago Red Stars Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT (UTC-4) Stadium: Segra Field
July 10, 2021 (2021-07-10) 9 Washington Spirit v North Carolina Courage Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM EDT (UTC-4) Stadium: Audi Field
July 18, 2021 (2021-07-18) 10 Washington Spirit v NJ/NY Gotham FC Leesburg, Virginia
5:00 PM EDT (UTC-4) Stadium: Segra Field
July 25, 2021 (2021-07-25) 11 Racing Louisville FC v Washington Spirit Louisville, Kentucky
3:00 PM EDT (UTC-4) Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
August 1, 2021 (2021-08-01) 12 Chicago Red Stars v Washington Spirit Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 PM CDT (UTC-5) Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
August 7, 2021 (2021-08-07) 13 Washington Spirit v Portland Thorns FC Leesburg, Virginia
7:30 PM EDT (UTC-4) Stadium: Segra Field
August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13) 14 Houston Dash v Washington Spirit Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT (UTC-5) Stadium: BBVA Stadium
August 22, 2021 (2021-08-22) 15 Washington Spirit v Orlando Pride Washington, D.C.
4:00 PM EDT (UTC-4) Stadium: Audi Field
August 29, 2021 (2021-08-29) 16 Washington Spirit v North Carolina Courage Washington, D.C.
5:00 PM EDT (UTC-4) Stadium: Audi Field
September 4, 2021 (2021-09-04) 17 Portland Thorns FC v Washington Spirit Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Providence Park
September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12) 18 Washington Spirit v OL Reign Washington, D.C.
5:00 PM EDT (UTC-4) Stadium: Audi Field
September 26, 2021 (2021-09-26) 19 Washington Spirit v Kansas City Leesburg, Virginia
5:00 PM EDT (UTC-4) Stadium: Segra Field
October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01) 20 North Carolina Courage v Washington Spirit Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT (UTC-4) Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06) 21 NJ/NY Gotham FC v Washington Spirit Orlando, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT (UTC-4) Stadium: Red Bull Arena
October 9, 2021 (2021-10-09) 22 Washington Spirit v Racing Louisville FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT (UTC-4) Stadium: Audi Field
October 16, 2021 (2021-10-16) 23 OL Reign v Washington Spirit Tacoma, Washington
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Cheney Stadium
October 30, 2021 (2021-10-30) 24 Washington Spirit v Houston Dash Washington, D.C.
2:00 PM EDT (UTC-4) Stadium: Audi Field

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position No. Name From Fee/Notes Ref.
December 24, 2020 MF United States Emily Sonnett United States Orlando Pride Trade for Meggie Howard [2]
January 26, 2021 MF Sweden Julia Roddar Sweden Göteborg Free [3]

Transfers out

Date Position No. Name To Fee/Notes Ref.
August 18, 2020 MF 10 United States Rose Lavelle England Manchester City Free
November 2, 2020 FW 20 Jamaica Cheyna Matthews United States Racing Louisville Draft [4]
November 12, 2020 GK 21 United States Katie Lund United States Racing Louisville Draft [4]
November 12, 2020 FW 6 United States Katie McClure United States Racing Louisville Draft [4]
December 24, 2020 MF 8 United States Meggie Howard United States Orlando Pride Trade for Emily Sonnett [2]
December 30, 2020 DF 5 United States Brooke Hendrix United States Racing Louisville Free [5]
January 7, 2021 FW 18 United States Jessie Scarpa Sweden KIF Örebro Free [6]

NWSL Draft picks

Main article: 2021 NWSL Draft
2021 Washington Spirit Draft Picks
Round Selection Player Nat. Position College Ref.
1 2 Trinity Rodman  USA FW Washington State
1 8 Tara McKeown  USA FW USC
2 19 Anna Heilferty  USA FW Boston U
3 29 Sydney Schneider  JAM GK UNC Wilmington
4 39 Mariana Speckmaier  VEN FW Clemson

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player Total NWSL Challenge Cup NWSL Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

Top scorers

Rank
  • 1
 Position
  • Forward
 Number
  • 33
 Name NWSL Challenge Cup Playoffs Total

Top assists

Rank Position Number Name NWSL Challenge Cup Playoffs Total

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player NWSL Challenge Cup Playoffs Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card

Awards

Awards will be announced as the season begins.

References

  1. ^ "The 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup Set to Begin on April 9, 2021". nwslsoccer.com. February 1, 2021. Archived from the original on February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Orlando Pride Acquires Pair of First Round Draft Picks, Allocation Money and Meggie Dougherty Howard". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  3. ^ Small, Jordan (January 26, 2021). "Washington Spirit sign Swedish international Julia Roddar to a multi-year contract". washingtonspirit.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Racing Acquires Rights to Heath, Press in Expansion Draft". Racing Louisville FC. November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  5. ^ Yates, Dominique (December 30, 2020). "Racing Louisville FC signs defender Brooke Hendrix". Louisville Courier-Journal. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  6. ^ Bromley, Ben (January 7, 2021). "Adrien Perez, Jessie Scarpa, and more: Freedom Kicks for 7 January 2020". Black and Red United. SB Nation. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
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