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Portland Thorns FC
2019 season
ChairmanMerritt Paulson
ManagerMark Parsons
StadiumProvidence Park
Portland, Oregon
2020 NWSL Challenge CupSemi-finals
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The 2020 Portland Thorns FC season will be the team's and the league's eighth season of existence. The Thorns play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 12, 2020 the Thorns canceled their preseason tournament, scheduled for March 29-April 4.[1] On March 20, 2020, the NWSL postponed the start of the league's regular season indefinitely. [2]

Team

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach England Mark Parsons
Assistant Coach Rich Gunney
Assistant Coach Sophie Clough
Goalkeeper Coach Germany Nadine Angerer
Fitness Coach and Performance Specialist Tom Milroy
Head Athletic Trainer Pierre Soubrier
Athletic Trainer Bailey Torrez
Team Physician Breanne Brown, M.D.

Last updated: April 10, 2020
Source: https://www.timbers.com/club/front-office

Current Squad

No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous team Notes[a]
Goalkeepers
24 United States Adrianna Franch (1990-11-02)November 2, 1990 (aged 29) 2016 Norway Avaldsnes IL FED
31 United States Bella Bixby (1995-11-25)November 25, 1995 (aged 24) 2018 United States Oregon State
33 United States Britt Eckerstrom (1993-05-28)May 28, 1993 (aged 26) 2017 United States Western New York Flash


Defenders
2 United States Katherine Reynolds (1987-09-14)September 14, 1987 (aged 32) 2016 United States Washington Spirit
4 United States Becky Sauerbrunn (1985-06-06)June 6, 1985 (aged 34) 2020 United States Utah Royals FC
5 United States Emily Menges (1992-07-28)July 28, 1992 (aged 27) 2014 United States Georgetown
15 United States Madison Pogarch (1997-11-05)November 5, 1997 (aged 22) 2019 United States Rutgers
20 United States Kelli Hubly (1994-08-09)August 9, 1994 (aged 25) 2017 United States DePaul
25 United States Meghan Klingenberg (1988-08-02)August 2, 1988 (aged 31) 2016 United States Houston Dash
35 United States Gabby Seiler (1994-09-14)September 14, 1994 (aged 25) 2018 United States Florida
United States Christen Westphal (1993-09-02)September 2, 1993 (aged 26) 2020 United States Reign FC
United States Meaghan Nally (1998-06-30)June 30, 1998 (aged 21) 2020 United States Georgetown
Midfielders
10 United States Lindsey Horan (1994-05-26)May 26, 1994 (aged 25) 2016 France Paris Saint-Germain FED
17 United States Tobin Heath (1988-05-29)May 29, 1988 (aged 31) 2013 France Paris Saint-Germain FED
30 United States Celeste Boureille (1994-04-20)April 20, 1994 (aged 25) 2016 United States California Golden Bears
36 United States Angela Salem (1988-07-24)July 24, 1988 (aged 31) 2018 United States Boston Breakers
11 Costa Rica Raquel Rodríguez (1993-10-28)October 28, 1993 (aged 26) 2020 United States Sky Blue FC INT
37 United States Emily Ogle (1996-08-05)August 5, 1996 (aged 23) 2019 United States Penn State
Forwards
9 United States Sophia Smith (2000-08-10)August 10, 2000 (aged 19) 2020 United States Stanford
12 Canada Christine Sinclair (1983-06-12)June 12, 1983 (aged 36) 2013 United States Western New York Flash FED
22 United States Morgan Weaver (1997-10-18)October 18, 1997 (aged 22) 2020 United States Washington State
34 United States Tyler Lussi (1995-01-26)January 26, 1995 (aged 25) 2017 United States Princeton
38 United States Simone Charley (1995-02-04)February 4, 1995 (aged 25) 2019 United States Vanderbilt
40 United States Marissa Everett (1997-08-29)August 29, 1997 (aged 22) 2019 United States Oregon
  1. ^ denotes a season-ending injury.

Competitions

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: March 1, 2020.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on March 1, 2020. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup

Preliminary round

June 27 (27-06) 1 North Carolina Courage 2–1 Portland Thorns FC Herriman, Utah
 Report
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Note: Televised on CBS
July 1 (1-07) 2 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 Chicago Red Stars Herriman, Utah
 Report
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Danielle Chesky
July 5 (5-07) 2 Portland Thorns FC 1–1 Washington Spirit Herriman, Utah
 Report
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Karen Abt
July 13 (13-07) 4 OL Reign 0–0 Portland Thorns FC Herriman, Utah
Report Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Tori Penso
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

July 17 (17-07) QF North Carolina Courage 0-1 Portland Thorns FC Herriman, Utah
 Report
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 22 (22-07) SF Houston Dash 1-0 Portland Thorns FC Sandy, Utah
 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Referee: Tori Penso

References

  1. ^ Goldberg, Jamie (March 12, 2020). "Portland Thorns cancel preseason tournament amid coronavirus outbreak". Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Peterson, Anne M. (March 20, 2020). "NWSL season delayed; training moratorium extended". Retrieved April 10, 2020.

See also

Oregon

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