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OL Reign
2020 season
Majority ownerOL Groupe
CEOBill Predmore
Head coachFarid Benstiti
StadiumCheney Stadium
NWSLCanceled
PlayoffsCanceled
Challenge CupTBD
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 OL Reign season is the team's eighth season of play and their eighth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. It is the team's first season under new majority owner OL Groupe, the parent company of French football clubs Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique Lyonnais Féminin,[1] and the resultant new team name.[2]

After leading the team for the past two seasons, former head coach Vlatko Andonovski departed in October 2019 to become the head coach of the United States women's national soccer team.[3] Frenchman Farid Benstiti was named the third head coach in team history in January 2020.[4]

On March 12, 2020, the preseason match schedule was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5] As a result, the NWSL announced on March 20 that the regular season start will be delayed.[6]

On May 27, 2020, the NWSL announced that the 2020 Challenge Cup will mark the return to action following the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The 25-game tournament, to be held from June 27 to July 26, will be hosted by the owner of Utah Royals FC Dell Loy Hansen. Subsequently, OL Reign resumed team preseason training in Missoula, Montana, on June 1.[8]

On June 22, 2020, the NWSL announced, in conjunction with the full rules and regulations for the 2020 Challenge Cup,[9] that the 2020 NWSL regular season and playoffs have been canceled.[10]

Team

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach France Farid Benstiti
Assistant Coach England Sam Laity
Assistant Coach United States Carrie Kveton
Goalkeeper Coach North Macedonia Ljupco Kmetovski-Rakush
Video Analyst England Matt Dorman
Director of High Performance Australia Nick Leman

Last updated: March 9, 2020
Source: https://www.reignfc.com/roster

Current roster

As of June 23, 2020.[11]
No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous team Notes[a]
Goalkeepers
1 United States Michelle Betos (1988-02-20)February 20, 1988 (aged 32) 2018 Norway Vålerenga
26 United States Casey Murphy (1996-04-25)April 25, 1996 (aged 23) 2019 France Montpellier HSC
27 United States Carly Nelson (1997-02-11)February 11, 1997 (aged 23) 2020 United States Utah Utes STA
Defenders
2 United States Amber Brooks (1991-01-23)January 23, 1991 (aged 29) 2020 Australia Adelaide United
3 United States Lauren Barnes (co-captain) (1989-05-31)May 31, 1989 (aged 30) 2013 United States Philadelphia Independence
4 United States Alana Cook (1997-04-11)April 11, 1997 (aged 23) 2020 France Paris Saint-Germain STA
13 Spain Celia (1995-06-20)June 20, 1995 (aged 24) 2019 Sweden FC Rosengård INT
14 United States Steph Cox (1986-04-03)April 3, 1986 (aged 34) 2019 Retirement
16 United States Julia Ashley (1996-11-11)November 11, 1996 (aged 23) 2020 Australia Adelaide United D45
19 United States Kristen McNabb (1994-04-17)April 17, 1994 (aged 26) 2017 United States Virginia Cavaliers
23 United States Taylor Smith (1993-12-01)December 1, 1993 (aged 26) 2019 United States Washington Spirit
29 United States Adrienne Jordan (1994-01-30)January 30, 1994 (aged 26) 2020 England Birmingham City
30 United States Machaela George (1997-10-03)October 3, 1997 (aged 22) 2020 United States Santa Clara Broncos NTR
99 United States Madison Hammond (1997-11-15)November 15, 1997 (aged 22) 2020 United States Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Midfielders
5 Canada Rebecca Quinn (1995-08-11)August 11, 1995 (aged 24) 2019 France Paris FC INT
6 United States Allie Long (1987-08-13)August 13, 1987 (aged 32) 2018 United States Portland Thorns FED
10 Wales Jess Fishlock (1987-01-14)January 14, 1987 (aged 33) 2013 England Bristol Academy
12 United States Morgan Andrews (1995-03-25)March 25, 1995 (aged 25) 2018 United States Boston Breakers
17 United States Dani Weatherholt (1994-03-17)March 17, 1994 (aged 26) 2020 United States Orlando Pride
25 United States Kelcie Hedge (1997-09-19)September 19, 1997 (aged 22) 2020 United States Santa Clara Broncos
28 Costa Rica Shirley Cruz (1985-08-28)August 28, 1985 (aged 34) 2020 Costa Rica Alajuelense INT
31 New Zealand Rosie White (1993-06-06)June 6, 1993 (aged 26) 2019 United States Chicago Red Stars INT
Forwards
9 England Jodie Taylor (1986-05-17)May 17, 1986 (aged 33) 2018 England Arsenal
11 United States Darian Jenkins (1995-01-05)January 5, 1995 (aged 25) 2019 United States North Carolina Courage
15 United States Megan Rapinoe (co-captain) (1985-07-05)July 5, 1985 (aged 34) 2013 France Lyon FED
18 United States Mariah Lee (1995-06-30)June 30, 1995 (aged 24) 2020 Switzerland FF Lugano STA
20 United States Sofia Huerta (1992-12-14)December 14, 1992 (aged 27) 2020 Australia Sydney FC
21 Japan Yuka Momiki (1996-04-09)April 9, 1996 (aged 24) 2020 Japan Nippon TV Beleza
22 United States Jasmyne Spencer (1990-08-27)August 27, 1990 (aged 29) 2018 United States Orlando Pride
24 United States Bethany Balcer (1997-03-07)March 7, 1997 (aged 23) 2019 United States Spring Arbor Cougars
United States Leah Pruitt (1997-09-05)September 5, 1997 (aged 22) 2020 United States North Carolina Courage D45
  1. ^ denotes a season-ending injury.

Competitions

  Win   Tie   Loss

All times are in PT unless otherwise noted.

Preseason

Thorns Spring Invitational

March 29, 2020 OL Reign Canceled United States U-23 Portland, Oregon
14:30 Report Stadium: Providence Park
April 1, 2020 OL Reign Canceled Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
17:00 Report Stadium: Providence Park
April 4, 2020 Portland Thorns FC Canceled OL Reign Portland, Oregon
19:30 Report Stadium: Providence Park

Regular season

On February 25, 2020, the NWSL announced the full, 24-game schedule for the regular season.[12] However, the regular season has been delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Regular season standings

Template:2020 National Women's Soccer League season

Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: February 20, 2020.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday
Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundAAH
Result
Position[a]
Updated to match(es) played on February 20, 2020. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ^ RGN's position at the end of the day on which their match was played.

Playoffs

Further information: 2020 NWSL season § NWSL Playoffs

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup

Preliminary round

June 30, 2020 OL Reign v Sky Blue FC Herriman, Utah
19:00 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
July 4, 2020 Houston Dash v OL Reign Herriman, Utah
19:00 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
July 8, 2020 Utah Royals FC v OL Reign Herriman, Utah
9:30 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
July 13, 2020 OL Reign v Portland Thorns FC Herriman, Utah
9:30 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Preliminary round standings
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 North Carolina Courage 4 4 0 0 7 1 +6 12
2 Washington Spirit 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7
3 OL Reign 4 1 2 1 1 2 −1 5
4 Houston Dash 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
5 Utah Royals FC (H) 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
6 Chicago Red Stars 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4[a]
7 Sky Blue FC 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4[a]
8 Portland Thorns FC 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Chicago Red Stars won the tiebreaker against Sky Blue FC on fewer yellow cards (1 to 4).

Knockout round

Appearances and goals

Transfers

For incoming transfers, dates listed are when OL Reign officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired (e.g., draft picks) are not listed. For outgoing transfers, dates listed are when OL Reign officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another team. If a player later signed with another team, her new team will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when she was officially removed from the OL Reign roster.

Transfers in

Date Player Pos Signed From Notes Ref
January 22, 2020 United States Dani Weatherholt MF United States Orlando Pride Traded in exchange for the team's natural second-round pick in the 2021 NWSL College Draft [13]
March 4, 2020 United States Julia Ashley DF Australia Adelaide United Free [14]
March 4, 2020 United States Amber Brooks DF Australia Adelaide United Free [14]
March 4, 2020 United States Sofia Huerta FW Australia Sydney FC Free [14]
March 6, 2020 United States Kelcie Hedge MF United States Santa Clara Broncos Free [15]
March 17, 2020 Costa Rica Shirley Cruz MF Costa Rica Alajuelense Free [16]
May 22, 2020 Japan Yuka Momiki FW Japan Nippon TV Beleza Free [17]
June 1, 2020 United States Adrienne Jordan DF England Birmingham City Free [18]
June 23, 2020 United States Carly Nelson GK United States Utah Utes Signed to short-term agreement until July 31 [19]
June 23, 2020 United States Machaela George DF United States Santa Clara Broncos National Team Replacement Player [19]
June 23, 2020 United States Madison Hammond DF United States Wake Forest Demon Deacons Free [19]
June 23, 2020 United States Mariah Lee FW Switzerland FF Lugano Signed to short-term agreement until July 31 [19]
June 23, 2020 United States Leah Pruitt FW United States North Carolina Courage Acquired off waivers [19]

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as incoming transfers. Only trades involving draft picks and executed on the day of the 2020 NWSL College Draft will be listed in the notes.

Player Pos Previous Team Notes Ref
United States Kelcie Hedge MF United States Santa Clara Broncos Round 1, Pick 9 (9th overall) [20]
United States Sam Hiatt DF United States Stanford Cardinal Round 4, Pick 6 (33rd overall) [20]
United States Meg Brandt MF United States Nebraska Cornhuskers Round 4, Pick 7 (34th overall); pick acquired from Portland Thorns FC in exchange for the rights to Christen Westphal [20][21]

Transfers out

Date Player Pos Destination Team Notes Ref
November 4, 2019 United States Scout Watson GK Team option not exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Jaycie Johnson FW Team option not exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 Australia Lydia Williams GK Australia Melbourne City Free [22][14]
November 27, 2019 Denmark Theresa Nielsen DF Denmark Brøndby IF Free [23]
January 16, 2020 United States Christen Westphal DF United States Portland Thorns FC Traded in exchange for the 34th overall pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft [20]
January 17, 2020 United States Ifeoma Onumonu FW United States Sky Blue FC Traded in exchange for the rights to Julia Ashley [24]
January 22, 2020 United States Schuyler DeBree DF Player Elected Leave; retired on June 23 [25][19]
January 22, 2020 United States Morgan Proffitt MF Retired [25]
January 22, 2020 United States Addison Steiner FW Waived [25]
February 3, 2020 United States Shea Groom FW United States Houston Dash Traded, along with Megan Oyster and a conditional second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL College Draft, in exchange for the rights to Amber Brooks and Sofia Huerta [26]
February 3, 2020 United States Megan Oyster DF United States Houston Dash Traded, along with Shea Groom and a conditional second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL College Draft, in exchange for the rights to Amber Brooks and Sofia Huerta [26]
February 10, 2020 United States Bev Yanez MF United States California Storm Retired [27][28]
February 13, 2020 United States Sammy Jo Prudhomme GK Waived [29]
March 4, 2020 Japan Rumi Utsugi MF Out of contract [14]
May 27, 2020 Australia Steph Catley DF Elected not to return [30]

Loans in

Start End Player Pos Parent Team Notes Ref
June 16, 2020 July 31, 2020 United States Alana Cook DF France Paris Saint-Germain For the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup [31][10]

Loans out

Start End Player Pos Destination Team Notes Ref
November 4, 2019 March 22, 2020 United States Lauren Barnes DF Australia Melbourne City For the 2019–20 W-League season [22][32]
November 4, 2019 March 22, 2020 Australia Steph Catley DF Australia Melbourne City For the 2019–20 W-League season [22][32]
November 5, 2019 March 15, 2020 United States Darian Jenkins FW Australia Melbourne Victory For the 2019–20 W-League season [33][34]
November 7, 2019 March 1, 2020 Spain Celia DF Australia Perth Glory For the 2019–20 W-League season [35][36]
November 7, 2019 March 1, 2020 United States Morgan Andrews MF Australia Perth Glory For the 2019–20 W-League season [35][36]

New contracts

Date Player Pos Notes Ref
November 4, 2019 United States Sammy Jo Prudhomme GK Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Casey Murphy GK Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 Australia Steph Catley DF Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Steph Cox DF Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Schuyler DeBree DF Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 Spain Celia DF Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Kristen McNabb DF Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Megan Oyster DF Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Taylor Smith DF Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Morgan Andrews MF Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Allie Long MF Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 Canada Rebecca Quinn MF Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 New Zealand Rosie White MF Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Bev Yanez MF Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Morgan Proffitt MF Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Shea Groom FW Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Darian Jenkins FW Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Megan Rapinoe FW Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Addison Steiner FW Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 England Jodie Taylor FW Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Bethany Balcer FW Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Ifeoma Onumonu FW Team option exercised [21]
November 4, 2019 United States Jasmyne Spencer FW Team option exercised [21]
January 22, 2020 England Jodie Taylor FW Signed to a new contract [37]
February 10, 2020 Wales Jess Fishlock MF Re-signed [38]
February 13, 2020 United States Lauren Barnes DF Re-signed [39]
February 25, 2020 United States Bethany Balcer FW Signed to a new contract [40]
March 5, 2020 United States Michelle Betos GK Re-signed [41]

Awards

Further information: 2020 NWSL season § Individual awards

BBC Women's Footballer of the Year


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