Английская Википедия:2009 Washington Freedom season

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The 2009 season is Washington Freedom's first season competing in the Women's Professional Soccer league, the top division of women's soccer in the United States, and seventh competitive season. The team was coached by Jim Gabarra who has led the team since its founding in 2001.[1]

Review

In January 2008, Washington was selected as one of the seven cities to launch Women’s Professional Soccer in spring 2009. The WPS would be the next iteration of a women’s professional league since the WUSA folded in 2003.[2]

The Washington Freedom had been competing in the W-League since 2006, would begin the Washington franchise to field a WSP team.Шаблон:Clarify Still led by head coach Jim Gabarra, the coaching staff stayed intact transitioning to the new league. The initial player allocation aimed to keep players in preferred locations and best marketing potential, with the Freedom getting Abby Wambach, Cat Whitehill, and Ali Krieger (on loan from FFC Frankfurt).[3][4][5]

The Freedom played in the league’s inaugural match on March 29, 2009, against Los Angeles Sol before a crowd of 14,382.[6] They lost the match, 2–0, and struggled for the first three weeks. The Freedom picked up their first win of the WPS era back in California, beating FC Gold Pride, 3–4, thanks to a 90th-minute goal from Abby Wambach.[7]

The season continued to be an up and down one with a strong run through June (going undefeated through 8 matches) followed by three consecutive losses. Winning four of their last five, the Freedom finished their first WPS regular season in 3rd place, earning their first playoff appearance.

The first round playoff match was a rematch of the last week of the season, where the Freedom defeated Sky Blue FC at home 3–1.[8] Sky Blue would get revenge winning 2–1 at the Maryland SoccerPlex, thanks to an 85th-minute goal from Francielle.[9]

Club

Roster

The first-team roster of Washington Freedom.[10]

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Team management

2009 coaching staff[10]
Position Name Nationality
Head coach Jim Gabarra Шаблон:Flag
Assistant coach Clyde Watson Шаблон:Flag
Goalkeeper coach Nicci Wright Шаблон:Flag

Competition

Regular season

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Regular-season standings

2009 Women's Professional Soccer season

WPS playoffs

The Freedom finished 3rd in the table earning a place in the WPS Playoffs in a First Round match up versus 4th place Sky Blue FC. Despite having defeated Sky Blue on the final day of the regular season, the Freedom dropped the First Round match at home after conceding a late goal to Francielle. Шаблон:Football box collapsible

Statistics

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Goalkeepers

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1 Шаблон:Flagicon Briana Scurry 3 3 270 0 2 1 6 1.97 0
18 Шаблон:Flagicon Erin McLeod 14 14 1260 6 5 3 20 1.41 3
23 Шаблон:Flagicon Nicci Wright 1 0 26 1 0 0 0 0.00 1
61 Шаблон:Flagicon Kati Jo Spisak 3 3 244 1 0 1 6 2.18 1

Honors and awards

Player of the Week

Week Player of the Week Week's Statline
Week 5 Шаблон:Flagicon Abby Wambach 2 G (18', 90') GWG, 1 A (51')
Week 6 Шаблон:Flagicon Sonia Bompastor 2 G (29', 90')
Week 13 Шаблон:Flagicon Erin McLeod 7 SVS, SHO
Week 18 Шаблон:Flagicon Abby Wambach 2 G (35', 56')
Week 20Шаблон:Dead link Шаблон:Flagicon Abby Wambach 1 A (58'), 2 G (20', 49')

Player of the Month

Month Player of the Month Month's Statline
May Шаблон:Flagicon Sonia Bompastor 2 G, 3 A in 4 games; Freedom 2–0–2 in May
July Шаблон:Flagicon Abby Wambach 4 G, 1 A in 5 games; Freedom 3–2–1 in July

Transfers

As part of the inaugural season, each of the league’s seven teams went through several mechanisms for player acquisitions to fill out their rosters. These included:

  • WPS Player Allocation – allocation of existing US national team players across the league
  • International Draft – draft of international players across the league
  • General Draft – draft of existing professional players not active with their respective national teams
  • Draft – inaugural college draft

In

Date Player Number Position Previous club Fee/notes
September 16, 2008 Шаблон:Flagicon Cat Whitehill 4 DF Шаблон:Flagicon New Jersey Wildcats WPS Player Allocation[11]
Шаблон:Flagicon Abby Wambach 20 FW Шаблон:Flagicon Washington Freedom (W-League) WPS Player Allocation[11]
Шаблон:Flagicon Ali Krieger DF Шаблон:Flagicon 1. FFC Frankfurt WPS Player Allocation; loan from June[11][12]
September 24, 2008 Шаблон:Flagicon Sonia Bompastor 8 MF Шаблон:Flagicon Lyon WPS International Draft[13]
Шаблон:Flagicon Homare Sawa 10 MF Шаблон:Flagicon Nippon TV Beleza WPS International Draft[13]
Шаблон:Flagicon Lisa De Vanna 17 FW Шаблон:Flagicon AIK WPS International Draft[13]
Шаблон:Flagicon Louisa Necib MF Шаблон:Flagicon Lyon WPS International Draft[13]
October 6, 2008 Шаблон:Flagicon Lori Lindsey 6 MF Шаблон:Flagicon Washington Freedom (W-League) WPS General Draft[14]
Шаблон:Flagicon Emily Janss 11 DF Шаблон:Flagicon Fortuna Hjørring WPS General Draft[14]
Шаблон:Flagicon Sarah Huffman 14 MF Шаблон:Flagicon Røa IL WPS General Draft[14]
Шаблон:Flagicon Becky Sauerbrunn 22 DF Шаблон:Flagicon Washington Freedom (W-League) WPS General Draft[14]
January 16, 2009 Шаблон:Flagicon Briana Scurry 1 GK Шаблон:Flagicon Atlanta Beat WPS Draft[15]
Шаблон:Flagicon Jill Gilbeau 3 MF Шаблон:Flagicon Washington Freedom (W-League) WPS Draft[15]
Шаблон:Flagicon Parrissa Eyorokon 7 MF Шаблон:Flagicon Purdue University WPS Draft[15]
Шаблон:Flagicon Allie Long 9 MF Шаблон:Flagicon University of North Carolina WPS Draft[15]
Шаблон:Flagicon Rebecca Moros 19 MF Шаблон:Flagicon Washington Freedom (W-League) WPS Draft[15]
Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Singer 21 DF Шаблон:Flagicon Washington Freedom (W-League) WPS Draft[15]
Шаблон:Flagicon Christen Karniski 24 DF Шаблон:Flagicon Bälinge IF WPS Draft[15]
Шаблон:Flagicon Clair Zimmeck 25 FW Шаблон:Flagicon Richmond Strikers WPS Draft[15]
Шаблон:Flagicon Kati Jo Spisak 61 GK Шаблон:Flagicon Washington Freedom (W-League) WPS Draft[15]
Шаблон:Flagicon Sarah Senty DF Шаблон:Flagicon Washington Freedom (W-League) WPS Draft[15]
March 26, 2009 Шаблон:Flagicon Madison Keller 26 MF Шаблон:Flagicon Washington Freedom (W-League) Free Agent[16]
April 16, 2009 Шаблон:Flagicon Erin McLeod 18 GK Шаблон:Flagicon Vancouver Whitecaps Post International Draft[17]
Шаблон:Flagicon Kristin DeDycker 15 MF Шаблон:Flagicon Atlanta Beat Free Agent[18]

Out

References

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