2013 Sky Blue FC season

Sky Blue FC
2013 season
President & CEO	Thomas Hofstetter
Head coach	Jim Gabarra
Stadium	Yurcak Field
NWSL	4th
NWSL Playoffs	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Ocampo (8); All: Ocampo (8)
Highest home attendance	3,002 vs Portland Thorns FC; (June 22, 2013)
Lowest home attendance	688 vs Chicago Red Stars; (May 8, 2013)
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2013 Sky Blue FC season was the team's fourth season of existence. Sky Blue played the 2013 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

Regular season

April 14, 2013 (2013-04-14) 1	Sky Blue FC	1–0	Western New York Flash	Piscataway, New Jersey
18:00 EST	Zerboni 42' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,611

April 27, 2013 (2013-04-27) 2	Washington Spirit	1–2	Sky Blue FC	Boyds, Maryland
19:00 EST	Matheson 35'	Report	Goodson 2' O'Hara 28' Schmidt 48'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,569 Referee: Kara Honthumb

May 1, 2013 (2013-05-01) 3	Western New York Flash	2–1	Sky Blue FC	Rochester, New York
19:05 EST	Martín 6' Wambach 20' Kerr 45'	Report	Schmidt 44' O'Hara 72'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,127 Referee: Miguel Panduro

May 8, 2013 (2013-05-08) 4	Sky Blue FC	1–1	Chicago Red Stars	Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST	Schmidt 88'	Report	Moscato 5' Mautz 90+2'	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 688 Referee: Eugene Mednikov

May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11) 5	Sky Blue FC	2–0	Seattle Reign FC	Piscataway, New Jersey
15:00 (PST)	Adams 31' De Vanna 35'	Report		Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,459 Referee: Steve Montanino

May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16) 6	Portland Thorns FC	0–1	Sky Blue FC	Portland, Oregon
19:30	Sinclair 80'	Report	Lytle 80'	Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 11,055 Referee: Josh Wilkens

May 19, 2013 (2013-05-19) 7	Seattle Reign FC	0–3	Sky Blue FC	Tukwila, Washington
18:00 (PST)	Ruiz 25' 63' Kyle 40'	Report	De Vanna 9' 70' Bock 66' Schmidt 78' Lytle 86'	Stadium: Starfire Sports Stadium Attendance: 1,046 Referee: Kari Seitz

May 25, 2013 (2013-05-25) 8	FC Kansas City	0–1	Sky Blue FC	Overland Park, Kansas
19:35 CST	Sesselmann 22'	Report	Schmidt 23' (pen.)	Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium Attendance: 4,186 Referee: John McCloskey

June 1, 2013 (2013-06-01) 9	Sky Blue FC	5–1	Boston Breakers	Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST	Adams 7', 85' De Vanna 14', 56' Lytle 17' Foord 61'	Report	McNeill 52' Lohman 62' Leon 75'	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,312 Referee: Robert Sibiga

June 8, 2013 (2013-06-08) 10	Sky Blue FC	0–3	Western New York Flash	Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST		Report	Kerr 4' Lloyd 45' Reynolds 50' Wambach 82'	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,056 Referee: Josh Wilkens

June 16, 2013 (2013-06-16) 11	Boston Breakers	2–3	Sky Blue FC	Somerville, Massachusetts
18:30 EST	Lohman 61' Dragotta 70' Simon 90+5'	Report	De Vanna 9' Ocampo 26' Freels 71'	Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 2,687 Referee: Christina Unkel

June 22, 2013 (2013-06-22) 12	Sky Blue FC	0–0	Portland Thorns FC	Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST		Report		Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 3,002 Referee: Kari Seitz

June 26, 2013 (2013-06-26) 13	Sky Blue FC	2–2	FC Kansas City	Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST	Tymrak 14' Cheney 74'	Report	Ocampo 85', 90+2'	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,126 Referee: Robert Sibiga

June 30, 2013 (2013-06-30) 14	Boston Breakers	3–2	Sky Blue FC	Somerville, Massachusetts
18:30 EST	Leroux 29', 41' Nogueira 35'	Report	Schmidt 32' 90+2' Ocampo 58'	Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 1,876 Referee: Katja Koroleva

July 6, 2013 (2013-07-06) 15	Sky Blue FC	1–0	Washington Spirit	Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST	Ocampo 73'	Report		Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,322 Referee: John McCloskey

July 13, 2013 (2013-07-13) 16	Sky Blue FC	0–0	Boston Breakers	Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST		Report		Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,279 Referee: Margaret Domka

July 21, 2013 (2013-07-21) 17	Western New York Flash	3–0	Sky Blue FC	Rochester, New York
16:05 EST	Lloyd 13' Taylor 35' Kerr 56'	Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 4,664 Referee: Kara Honthumb

July 28, 2013 (2013-07-28) 18	Sky Blue FC	0–1	FC Kansas City	Piscataway, New Jersey
18:00 EST		Report	Mathias 10' Jones 76'	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,302 Referee: Christina Unkel

July 31, 2013 (2013-07-31) 19	Portland Thorns FC	1-3	Sky Blue FC	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST	Morgan 37' Shim 65' Long 73'	Report	Marshall 18' (o.g.)	Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 13,769 Referee: Margaret Domka

August 3, 2013 (2013-08-03) 20	Sky Blue FC	1-0	Washington Spirit	Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST	Ocampo 58'	Report		Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,172 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic

August 10, 2013 (2013-08-10) 21	Chicago Red Stars	3-3	Sky Blue FC	Lisle, Illinois
18:00 CST	Domínguez 8' Santacaterina 77', 90'	Report	Ocampo 15', 89' Schmidt 36'	Stadium: Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 2,064 Referee: Kristen Salazar

August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18) 22	Washington Spirit	1-1	Sky Blue FC	Boyds, Maryland
17:00 EST	Ochs 40'	Report	Lytle 84'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,241 Referee: Kara Honthumb

Playoffs

August 24, 2013 Semi-finals	Western New York Flash	2–0	Sky Blue FC	Rochester, New York
8:00 pm EDT	Lloyd 33', 90+' 42' Huffman 90+'	Report Report	Makoski 51' Adams 90'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 7,316 Referee: Katja Koroleva

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Western New York Flash	22	10	8	4	36	20	+16	38	NWSL Shield
2	FC Kansas City	22	11	5	6	34	22	+12	38	NWSL Playoffs
3	Portland Thorns FC (C)	22	11	5	6	32	25	+7	38
4	Sky Blue FC	22	10	6	6	31	26	+5	36
5	Boston Breakers	22	8	6	8	35	34	+1	30
6	Chicago Red Stars	22	8	6	8	32	36	−4	30
7	Seattle Reign FC	22	5	3	14	22	36	−14	18
8	Washington Spirit	22	3	5	14	16	39	−23	14

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
22	36	10	6	6	31	26	+5	5	2	4	13	8	+5	5	4	2	18	18	0

Last updated: 31 August 2013
Source: Soccerway
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Stadium	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	D	D

Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2013. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Team

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Brittany Cameron
2	DF	USA	CoCo Goodson
3	DF	USA	Christie Rampone
4	DF	AUS	Caitlin Foord
5	DF	USA	Kendall Johnson
6	MF	USA	Taylor Lytle
7	MF	MEX	Nayeli Rangel
8	FW	MEX	Mónica Ocampo
9	FW	USA	Danesha Adams
10	MF	USA	Brittany Bock
11	FW	AUS	Lisa De Vanna


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	MF	USA	Ashley Nick
13	DF	CAN	Melanie Booth
16	MF	CAN	Sophie Schmidt
18	DF	USA	Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall
19	FW	USA	Kelley O'Hara
20	GK	ENG	Ashley Baker
21	GK	USA	Jillian Loyden
22	MF	USA	Manya Makoski
23	MF	USA	Katy Freels
24	MF	USA	Maddie Thompson
28	DF	USA	Rachel Breton

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 6 September 2013

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NWSL
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Brittany Cameron	19	0	19+0	0
2	DF	USA	CoCo Goodson	23	1	23+0	1
3	DF	USA	Christie Rampone	21	0	21+0	0
4	DF	AUS	Caitlin Foord	15	0	14+1	0
5	FW	USA	Kendall Johnson	23	0	23+0	0
6	MF	USA	Taylor Lytle	22	4	13+9	4
7	MF	MEX	Nayeli Rangel	10	0	5+5	0
8	FW	MEX	Mónica Ocampo	17	8	11+6	8
9	FW	USA	Danesha Adams	21	3	19+2	3
10	MF	USA	Brittany Bock	7	0	4+3	0
11	FW	AUS	Lisa De Vanna	17	5	15+2	5
12	MF	USA	Ashley Nick	4	0	4+0	0
13	DF	CAN	Melanie Booth	3	0	0+3	0
16	MF	CAN	Sophie Schmidt	21	7	20+1	7
18	DF	USA	Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall	8	0	3+5	0
19	FW	USA	Kelley O'Hara	12	0	10+2	0
20	GK	ENG	Ashley Baker	1	0	0+1	0
21	GK	USA	Jillian Loyden	4	0	4+0	0
22	MF	USA	Manya Makoski	21	0	20+1	0
23	MF	USA	Katy Freels	23	1	22+1	1
25	MF	USA	Maddie Thompson	14	0	4+10	0
28	DF	USA	Rachel Breton	1	0	0+1	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Source: Sky Blue FC Player Stats

Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.

As of 6 September 2013

Rk.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total	NWSL
1		FW	Mónica Ocampo	8	8
2		MF	Sophie Schmidt	7	7
3		FW	Lisa De Vanna	5	5
4		MF	Taylor Lytle	4	4
5		FW	Danesha Adams	3	3
6		DF	CoCo Goodson	1	1
6		MF	Katy Freels	1	1

Source: Sky Blue FC Player Stats

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.^[4]

As of 6 September 2013

No.	Nat	Pos	Player
No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total		NWSL
16		MF	Sophie Schmidt	0	1	0	1
19		FW	Kelley O'Hara	2	0	2	0
10		MF	Brittany Bock	1	0	1	0
11		FW	Lisa De Vanna	1	0	1	0
4		DF	Caitlin Foord	1	0	1	0
6		DF	CoCo Goodson	1	0	1	0
22		MF	Manya Makoski	1	0	1	0
9		FW	Danesha Adams	1	0	1	0

Source: Sky Blue FC Player Stats

Goalkeeper stats

Last updated: 31 August 2013

No.	Nat	Player	MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV
No.	Nat	Player	Total				NWSL
20		Ashley Baker	1	0	—	1	1	0	—	1
21		Jillian Loyden	360	9	2.25	21	360	9	2.25	21
1		Brittany Cameron	1619	17	.944	65	1619	17	.944	65
		TOTALS	1980	26	3.194	86	1980	26	3.194	86

Source: Sky Blue FC Player Stats

Honors and awards

NWSL Awards

NWSL Yearly Awards

Player	Award	Ref.
Christie Rampone	Best X1	^[5]
Caitlin Foord	Best X1	^[6]

NWSL Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Month's Statline
May		Brittany Cameron^[7]	Sky Blue FC	GAA 0.5, 27 saves of 30 shots on goal, 360 min, 0 G; SBFC 4-1-1 in May
August		Mónica Ocampo^[8]	Sky Blue FC	3 G, in 3 games

NWSL Weekly awards

Week		Club	Week's Statline
Week 1	Brittany Cameron^[9]	Sky Blue FC	5 SVS, SHO
Week 6	Christie Rampone^[10]	Sky Blue FC	180min, 0 GA
Week 8	Lisa De Vanna^[11]	Sky Blue FC	2 G (14', 56'), 1 A

References

^ "U.S. Soccer to announce new women's professional league today". Leagues. Soccer Wire. November 21, 2012. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
^ "Paint the town blue: Sky Blue FC season preview". SB Nation. April 12, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
^ "Sky Blue FC Set To Join National Women's Soccer League". Sky Blue FC. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
^ "SBFC". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
^ NWSL awards
^ NWSL awards
^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL".
^ "AUGUST'S BEST: MONICA OCAMPO – National Women's Soccer League". Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
^ "BRITTANY CAMERON VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – National Women's Soccer League". Nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
^ "CHRISTIE RAMPONE VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK". Nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
^ "PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LISA DE VANNA – National Women's Soccer League". Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.

[soccer_wire_league-1] "U.S. Soccer to announce new women's professional league today". Leagues. Soccer Wire. November 21, 2012. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2012.

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[sbfc_stats-4] "SBFC". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved May 6, 2013.

[5] NWSL awards

[6] NWSL awards

[7] "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL".

[8] "AUGUST'S BEST: MONICA OCAMPO – National Women's Soccer League". Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2013.

[9] "BRITTANY CAMERON VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – National Women's Soccer League". Nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.

[10] "CHRISTIE RAMPONE VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK". Nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2013.

[11] "PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LISA DE VANNA – National Women's Soccer League". Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.

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Background

Match results

Regular season

Playoffs

Standings

Results summary

Results by round

Team

Roster

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Top scorers

Disciplinary record

Goalkeeper stats

Honors and awards

NWSL Awards

NWSL Yearly Awards

NWSL Monthly awards

NWSL Weekly awards

See also

References