2012 Chicago Red Stars season
2012 season | |||
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Owner | Arnim Whisler | ||
Head coach | Rory Dames | ||
Women's Premier Soccer League Elite | 4th | ||
WPSL Elite Cup | 2nd | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Champions | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Lauren Fowlkes (7) All: Lauren Fowlkes (8) | ||
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The 2012 Chicago Red Stars season was the fourth season of the soccer club. It was their only season in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite.
Major events
[edit]After the end of the 2011 season the Red Stars and other WPSL and former WPS teams formed a more professional league the WPSL Elite, the other teams included:
Team | Location | Ground | 2011 season |
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ASA Chesapeake Charge | Severn, MD | Archbishop Spalding High School | WPSL Mid-Atlantic, 3rd |
Boston Breakers | Somerville, MA | Dilboy Stadium | WPS, 4th |
Chicago Red Stars | Chicago metropolitan area | various | WPSL Midwest North, 1st |
FC Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | Carroll Stadium | WPSL Midwest South, 2nd |
New England Mutiny | East Longmeadow, MA | East Longmeadow High School | WPSL Northeast, 4th |
New York Fury | New York | Hofstra University | WPSL Mid-Atlantic, 1st |
Philadelphia Fever | Philadelphia, PA | various | expansion |
Western New York Flash | Rochester, NY | Sahlen's Stadium | WPS, 1st |
Squad
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Squad correct as of July 20, 2012[1]
Second squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In
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Out
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Regular-season standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | Western New York Flash (C) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 30 | 2012 WPSL Elite playoffs |
3 | New York Fury | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 29 | |
4 | Chicago Red Stars | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 28 | |
5 | New England Mutiny | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 21 | |
6 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored[citation needed]
(C) Champions
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
14 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
Last updated: 22 July 2012
Source: WPSL Elite 2012 Standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Matches
[edit]Win Tie Loss
WPSLE regular season
[edit]May 20th, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–0 | FC Indiana | River Forest, Illinois |
15:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Sitch 45+' Fowlkes 89' (pen) |
Red Stars Report | Stadium: Concordia Stadium |
May 25th, 2012 | FC Indiana | 0–2 | Chicago Red Stars | South Bend, Indiana |
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Red Stars Report | Fowlkes 6' Chalupny 64' |
Stadium: Indiana Invaders Soccer Complex |
June 3rd, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | Boston Breakers | Naperville, Illinois |
17:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Weissenhofer 35' | Red Stars Report | Stadium: Benedetti–Wehrli Stadium |
June 8th, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–1 | New York Fury | River Forest, Illinois |
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Mautz 26' Weissenhofer 68' |
Red Stars Report | Zimmeck 85' | Stadium: Concordia Stadium |
June 10th, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 5–0 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | Naperville, Illinois |
15:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Fowlkes 36', 78', 83' Chalupny 40' Goralski 86' |
Red Stars Report | Stadium: Benedetti–Wehrli Stadium |
June 13th, 2012 | Western New York Flash | 3–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Rochester, New York |
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Frierson 29' Adriana 70' Davis 74' |
Red Stars Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
June 16th, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 4–0 | New England Mutiny | Evanston, Illinois |
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Weissenhofer 35' Cinalli 68' Folkes 73' Chalupny 84' |
Red Stars Report | Stadium: Lakeside Field |
June 22nd, 2012 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | 1–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Millersville, Maryland |
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Hnatiuk 23' (pen) | Red Stars Report | Weissenhofer 46', 77' Chalupny 48' |
Stadium: Old Mill High School |
June 24th, 2012 | Philadelphia Fever | 1–4 | Chicago Red Stars | Egg Harbor, New Jersey |
19:30 EDT (UTC-04) | Ratcliffe 3' | Red Stars Report | Sitch 38', 72' Mautz 51' Chalupny 87' |
Stadium: Egg Harbor Township High School |
June 30th, 2012 | Boston Breakers | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Somerville, Massachusetts |
18:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Simon 89' | Red Stars Report | Stadium: Dilboy Stadium |
July 7th, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | Philadelphia Fever | Evanston, Illinois |
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Fowlkes 67' | Red Stars Report | Stadium: Lakeside Field |
July 14th, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–2 | Western New York Flash | Naperville, Illinois |
19:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Alkek 77' | Red Stars Report | Adriana 42' Frierson 75' |
Stadium: Benedetti–Wehrli Stadium |
July 19th, 2012 | New England Mutiny | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Longmeadow, Massachusetts |
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Mutiny Report | Stadium: East Longmeadow High School |
July 22nd, 2012 | New York Fury | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | New York, New York |
19:00 EDT (UTC-04) | Lenczyk 6' | Red Stars Report Fury Report |
Ellenwood 11' | Stadium: Hofstra University |
Source: WPSLElite.com Schedule
WPSLE playoffs
[edit]July 25, 2012 Semi-finals | Boston Breakers | 1–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Rochester, New York |
7:00pm | DaCosta 80' | Chicago Red Stars Report WPSL Elite Report |
Folkes 13' Chalupny 46' Masar 66' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
July 28, 2012 Final | Western New York Flash | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Chicago Red Stars | Rochester, New York |
1:00pm | Pressley 90+' | Red Stars Report WPSL Elite Report |
Ellenwood 41' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
Penalties | ||||
Adriana Reynolds Zerboni Van Egmond Salem |
Folkes Sitch Forbes Wenino |
US Women Open Cup
[edit]June 15, 2012 Region II: Match 1 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–0 | Croatian Eagles | Ft. Wayne, Indiana |
15:30 | Report |
June 16, 2012 Region II: Match 2 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–0 | Kansas City United Metro | Ft. Wayne, Indiana |
8:30 | Report |
June 16, 2012 Region II: Match 3 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–0 | Ft. Wayne Soccer Club | Ft. Wayne, Indiana |
12:30 | Report |
June 17, 2012 Region II: Match 4 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–0 | J.B. Marine S.C. | Ft. Wayne, Indiana |
12:00 | Report |
July 20, 2012 Semi-finals | Chicago Red Stars | 5–3 | Turbo D’Feeters | Bridgeview, Illinois |
10:30 | Cinalli 45+', 75' Hough 48' Sebo 56' Laxgang 62' |
Red Stars Report | 8' 32' 64?' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Practice field |
July 22, 2012 Final | Chicago Red Stars | 3–2 | New York Athletic Club | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Cinalli 38' Elliott 54' Waddle 66' |
Red Stars Report | Stadium: Toyota Park |
Squad statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Ran | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | WPSL Elite | WPSL Elite Playoffs | U.S. National Open Cup | Total |
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1 | 9 | DF | Lauren Fowlkes | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||
2 | 17 | MF | Lori Chalupny | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
3 | 11 | FW | Michele Weissenhofer | 5 | 5 | |||
4 | 5 | MF | Amanda Cinalli | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
5 | 18 | DF | Jackie Santacaterina | 3 | 3 | |||
38 | MF | Julianne Sitch | 3 | 3 | ||||
6 | 21 | FW | Allison Doyle | 2 | 2 | |||
33 | MF | Alyssa Mautz | 2 | 2 | ||||
MF | Ashleigh Ellenwood | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
7 | 2 | DF | Ashlee Elliott | 1 | 1 | |||
3 | FW | Ella Masar | 1 | 1 | ||||
6 | DF | Lauren Alkek | 1 | 1 | ||||
19 | MF | Kelsey Hough | 1 | 1 | ||||
23 | MF | Vanessa Laxgang | 1 | 1 | ||||
Zoey Goralski | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Niki Sebo | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Georgia Waddle | 1 | 1 | ||||||
- | unknown[a] | 2 | 2 | |||||
TOTALS | 26 | 4 | 15 | 45 |
Last updated: 28 July 2012
Source: WPSL.com 2012 Goals
Top assists
[edit]Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Ran | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | WPSL Elite | WPSL Elite Playoffs | U.S. National Open Cup | Total |
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1 | 5 | MF | Amanda Cinalli | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
17 | MF | Lori Chalupny | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
2 | 33 | MF | Alyssa Mautz | 3 | 3 | |||
3 | 2 | DF | Ashlee Elliott | 2 | 2 | |||
3 | FW | Ella Masar | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
11 | FW | Michele Weissenhofer | 2 | 2 | ||||
22 | DF | Kara Kabellis | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
23 | MF | Vanessa Laxgang | 2 | 2 | ||||
38 | DF | Julianne Sitch | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
4 | 2 | DF | Lauren Alkek | 1 | 1 | |||
9 | DF | Lauren Fowlkes | 1 | 1 | ||||
10 | FW | Shayla Mutz | 1 | 1 | ||||
13 | DF | Michelle Wenino | 1 | 1 | ||||
29 | MF | Kelsey Hough | 1 | 1 | ||||
20 | MF | Vanessa DiBernardo | 1 | 1 | ||||
21 | FW | Allison Doyle | 1 | 1 | ||||
- | unknown[a] | ? | ||||||
TOTALS | 20 | 4 | 8 | 32 |
Last updated: 28 July 2012
Source: WPSL.com 2012 Assists
Team management
[edit]Position | Name |
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Chairman | Arnim Whisler |
Head coach | Rory Dames |
Assistant coach | John DeJulio |
General Manager | Alyse LaHue |
Last updated: 27 July 2012
Source: WPSL Elite Chicago Red Stars
Stadium
[edit]Stadium | Location | Capacity | Games Played |
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Concordia Stadium | Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Illinois | 1,500[2] | 2 |
Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium | North Central College, Naperville, Illinois | 5,500[3] | 3 |
Lakeside Field | Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois | 2,000[4] | 2 |
Last updated: 27 July 2012
Source: WPSL Elite Chicago Red Stars
Team awards
[edit]Award | Player | total |
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Golden Boot | Fowlkes | 7 |
Notes
[edit]- a Details about the first four matches played in the U.S. Women's Open Cup are sparse with the articles reporting only that Shayla Mutz had 3 goals and an assist and Allison Doyle had two goals and an assist.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Chicago Red Stars Roster". Women's Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "2012 Fall Sports Media Guide Concordia University Chicago" (PDF). Concordia University Chicago. 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ^ "North Central College Cardinals Facilities". North Central College Athletics. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ^ "Northwestern Wildcats Lakeside Field". CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ^ "Red Stars Seek First US National Cup Title This Weekend". Stryker-Indigo. July 18, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2013.