# 2009 FC Gold Pride season

The 2009 FC Gold Pride season was the team's first as a professional women's soccer team. FC Gold Pride played in the Women's Professional Soccer league (WPS), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

## Summary
### Preseason

FC Gold Pride played two scrimmages against the Los Angeles Sol, losing both. They also posted a 6-1 win over the University of California women's soccer team and a 3-0 win over an "All-Star" team of local college players.

### Regular season

FC Gold Pride won their inaugural WPS game against the Boston Breakers on April 5, 2009. The club remained in strong contention until defender Kandace Wilson was injured during a home game against the Los Angeles Sol. After that, FC Gold Pride's second loss at the hands of the Washington Freedom marked the beginning of the club's slide to the bottom of the WPS rankings, where it would remain for the rest of the season. The club's transactions in the wake of Wilson's injury included signing Los Angeles Sol draftee Greer Barnes, elevating developmental player Marisa Abegg to the full roster, and returning Sissi to the field as a player.
In the end, FC Gold Pride failed to make the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs, after a must-win game against the Saint Louis Athletica ended in a 1–1 draw. The club finally snapped its ten-game winless streak with a final 3–2 win against the Washington Freedom on August 1, 2009. However, a last loss to Sky Blue FC and a tie with Saint Louis Athletica did not allow FC Gold Pride to avoid finishing last in the WPS standings.

## Team
### Squad

As of the end of the 2009 WPS season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Nicole Barnhart |
| 2 | MF | USA | Kimberly Yokers |
| 3 | DF | USA | Marisa Abegg |
| 4 | DF | USA | Rachel Buehler |
| 5 | MF | USA | Christina DiMartino |
| 6 | MF | USA | Brandi Chastain |
| 7 | DF | USA | Leigh Ann Robinson |
| 8 | FW | USA | Tiffany Weimer |
| 9 | FW | USA | Kandace Wilson |
| 10 | MF | USA | Leslie Osborne |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Sissi (D) |
| 12 | FW | CAN | Christine Sinclair |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | USA | Kristen Graczyk |
| 14 | DF | USA | Greer Barnes (D) |
| 15 | FW | USA | Tiffeny Milbrett |
| 18 | GK | USA | Allison Whitworth |
| 19 | DF | USA | Carrie Dew |
| 20 | DF | BRA | Érika |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Adriane |
| 22 | GK | USA | Meagan McCray (D) |
| 23 | DF | USA | Lindsay Massengale (D) |
| 30 | FW | JPN | Eriko Arakawa |
| 31 | MF | BRA | Formiga |

#### Transfers

* IN: Greer Barnes from Los Angeles Sol (July 2009)

## Competitions
### Key

Win  Draw  Loss

### Regular season
#### Regular season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Los Angeles Sol | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 41 | Advance to Championship |
| 2 | Saint Louis Athletica | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 34 | Advance to Super Semifinal |
| 3 | Washington Freedom | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 29 | Advance to First Round |
| 4 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 26 | Advance to First Round |
| 5 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 25 | |
| 6 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 20 | |
| 7 | FC Gold Pride | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 18 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: August 9, 2009. Source: 2009 WPS Results

#### Results by matchday

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

## Statistics

Regular-season player statistics :
| # | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MP | MS | Min. | G | A | YC | RC |
| 3 | DF | USA | Marisa Abegg | 6 | 3 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Adriane | 12 | 4 | 451 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | JPN | Eriko Arakawa | 19 | 11 | 1,088 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA | Greer Barnes | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | USA | Nicole Barnhart | 16 | 16 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Rachel Buehler | 17 | 17 | 1,530 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA | Brandi Chastain | 10 | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | USA | Carrie Dew | 17 | 17 | 1,429 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | USA | Tina DiMartino | 18 | 18 | 1,530 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | BRA | Érika | 7 | 5 | 423 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | BRA | Formiga | 16 | 15 | 1,363 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | USA | Kristen Graczyk | 20 | 18 | 1,589 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | USA | Lindsay Massengale | 4 | 2 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | USA | Tiffeny Milbrett | 19 | 14 | 1,303 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | USA | Leslie Osborne | 19 | 18 | 1,622 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | USA | Leigh Ann Robinson | 18 | 15 | 1,339 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | CAN | Christine Sinclair | 17 | 16 | 1,412 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Sissi | 3 | 1 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | USA | Tiffany Weimer | 15 | 10 | 745 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Allison Whitworth | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Kandace Wilson | 8 | 6 | 555 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | USA | Kimberly Yokers | 9 | 2 | 238 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 17 | 10 | 13 | 1 |

## Awards
### WPS All-Star Team

2009 WPS All-Star Team selections :
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Selected as |
| DF | BRA | Formiga | Starter |
| FW | CAN | Christine Sinclair | At-large |
| FW | USA | Tiffeny Milbrett | Replacement |
* ↑ Could not attend due to national-team commitments.
* ↑ As a replacement for Formiga.