# 2016 Portland Thorns FC season

The 2016 season was the Portland Thorns FC's fourth season of existence in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns finished first, winning the NWSL Shield, an improvement over their sixth-place finish in the 2015 season. They lost their opening game of the 2016 NWSL Championship tournament (playoffs).

## Season review
### April

The Thorns began their season at Providence Park as they faced off against expansion team Orlando Pride in the latter's inaugural match. Former Thorn Steph Catley was able to strike first for Orlando in the 12th minute. Portland would soon respond with goals from Dagný Brynjarsdóttir in the 25th minute and Linsey Horan in the 81st minute. Both goals would be assisted by captain Tobin Heath. Thorns FC would win their home opener 2-1.
For their last match in April, the Thorns traveled to Kansas City where they would receive a 1-1 draw. Shea Groom was able to strike first with a goal in the 30th minute; however, Lindsey Horan was able to level for the Thorns in the 78th minute, again assisted by Tobin Heath.
Position at the end of April
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | Portland Thorns FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | NWSL Playoffs |

### May

The Thorns began their month of May continuing their 4-game road spell against the Boston Breakers where Dagný Brynjarsdóttir scored the lone goal and Tobin Heath continued her assist streak to 4 in a row. The Thorns would end up winning 1-0.
The Thorns traveled to D.C. to take on the Washington Spirit. The team would end up drawing 0-0 with Tobin Heath acquiring two yellow cards, thus suspending her for the next match against local rivals Seattle Reign FC.
The Thorns finished their 4 away matches in Seattle as they faced off against Reign FC. Nadia Nadim would score her first of the season with an assist by Meg Morris; however, Seattle would respond within 3 minutes by a goal from Beverly Yanez, equalizing at 1-1. Both teams would settle for the draw.
In the first of a two-game home stand, the Thorns secured a 3-1 win over the then-first-place Washington Spirit. In their last game of the month, missing 6 starters due to USWNT call-ups, the Thorns played Seattle to a 0-0 draw.
Position at the end of May
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | Portland Thorns FC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | NWSL Playoffs |

### June

The Thorns began June with a two-game road trip, first holding on for a 1-1 draw with Chicago Red Stars and then prevailing 2-0 over Western New York Flash. French international Amandine Henry made her first appearance as a Thorn as a second-half substitute in that game.
The Thorns played a crucial match against Chicago Red Stars to determine who would remain in first place. The Thorns prevailed with a 2-0 win with goals from Christine Sinclair and Nadia Nadim with an assist from Henry, who also started for the first time for the club.
Continuing their unbeaten streak (11 games without a loss from the beginning of the season to the end of June), the Thorns traveled to Florida to take on Orlando Pride. The Thorns would win it 2-1, with goals from Dagný Brynjarsdóttir and Lindsey Horan.
Position at the end of June
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 23 | NWSL Shield |

### July

The Thorns opened July play without 6 starters due to USWNT and CanWNT Olympics preparations for a home game against Sky Blue. Amandine Henry would join the French national team after the game. The starting lineup included players who previously had seen limited professional minutes or even earning her first start. Sky Blue scored first and the Thorns came back to win 2-1 with goals from Dagný and Nadim to extend their season-opening unbeaten streak to 12 games.
For their second match for the month, the Thorns took on FC Kansas City at home. Now without 7 starting players and using their new amateur players (via a rule that allowed a team to bring in non-paid players when national players go on duty), the Thorns would suffer their first loss of the season, falling 2-1 with the only Thorns goal scorer being Kat Williamson, who was assisted by Dagný Brynjarsdóttir.
The Thorns then went on the road and continuing the stretch without their Olympians, this time also without Dagný as well, lost 3-0 to the 9th-place Houston Dash.
In their last game of both July and before the league-wide Olympics break, the Thorns hosted Seattle Reign at Providence Park. Playing their first 5-4-1 formation of the season, Mana Shim passed to Nadia Nadim who headed home the game's only goal and the Thorns remained in 1st place.
Position at the end of July
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 29 | NWSL Shield |

### August

Due to the Olympic Games in Brazil, NWSL did not schedule games most of the month. The Thorns traveled to Seattle at the end of the month and fell 3-1 to the Reign.
Position at the end of August
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | Portland Thorns FC | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 29 | NWSL Playoffs |

### September

The Thorns started off their final month in NWSL League play on a busy week with 3 matches in 7 days. The team, fully reunited after the Olympics, hosted Boston Breakers where the Thorns took a dominating 5-1 victory, keeping them in the race for the NWSL Shield.
Continuing their busy week, Portland Thorns took on Houston Dash. In the 19th minute, Portland fans and team members learned from a message on the big screen that they had clinched a playoff berth with Seattle Reign's loss to Washington Spirit. The Thorns started off strong with a brace from Allie Long in the 26th and 71st minute, both goals assisted by Tobin Heath. Christine Sinclair would finish up by scoring in the 90th minute and shutting out Houston 3-0, giving goalkeeper Michelle Betos 4 clean sheets for the season so far.
To conclude the stretch of 3 games in 8 days, the Thorns played the Western New York Flash in front of their only sold-out crowd of the year, with 21,144 announced attendance. The Thorns went ahead 3-0 only to concede 2 goals within 4 minutes late in the game, but hung on to win and clinch a home playoff match.
On Sunday September 25, the Thorns clinched the NWSL Shield with a win over Sky Blue FC and a Washington Spirit loss to the Chicago Red Stars. The Thorns hosted Western New York Flash in the semi-finals for the NWSL Playoffs, losing a physical match 4-3 in overtime.
Position at the end of the season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | NWSL Shield |

## Competitions

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Started Round | First Match | Last Match | Final Position |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | | | | |
| NWSL | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 060.00 | 1 | April 17, 2016 | September 25, 2016 | 1st |
| NWSL Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 000.00 | Semi-finals | October 2, 2016 | October 2, 2016 | out |
| Total | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 057.14 |

### NWSL
#### Preseason

Providence Park Pre-season Tournament
Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Seattle Reign | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Houston Dash | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Portland Thorns FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Oregon State University | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |

#### Regular season

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture
The 2016 NWSL Regular Season schedule was released on February 18, 2016.

##### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Stadium | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | D | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
* ↑ POR's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.

##### Home/away results

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: September 25, 2016. Source: Match reports

##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 39 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 33 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 4 | Western New York Flash (C) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 32 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 5 | Seattle Reign FC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Kansas City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 26 | |
| 7 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 26 | |
| 8 | Houston Dash | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | Orlando Pride | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 19 | |
| 10 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 11 | |

### NWSL Playoffs

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

## Club
### Executive staff

| Majority Owner & Chief Executive Officer | Merritt Paulson |
| President of Business | Mike Golub |
| General Manager / President of Soccer | Gavin Wilkinson |
| Manager of Soccer Operations / Executive Assistant | Sarah Aschwald |
Updated to match played November 16, 2016 Source:

### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Mark Parsons |
| Assistant Coach | Tracy Hasson |
| Assistant Coach | Sophie Clough |
| Assistant Coach | Carly Copplestone |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Nadine Angerer |
| Fitness Coach | Garga Caserta |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Robyn Hasegawa |
| Athletic Trainer | Katie Donnelley |
| Equipment Manager | Megan Lovich |
Last updated: November 16, 2016 Source:

### Stadiums

| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Providence Park (21,144 / 110x75 yards) |
| Training Ground | Providence Park |
Source: Providence Park

## Kits
### Primary kit

The 2016 primary kits are their signature red color with a "spray on" black on the ends of the sleeves. The kits remain Nike and the sponsorship with their sponsor Providence Health and Services on the front.

### Secondary kit

The 2016 secondary kits feature the same style as the first kit, however instead of red, it is white with the "spray on" black sleeve style. The kit is also Nike and shows the Providence Health and Services sponsorship.

### Third kit

The Thorns do not have a third kit for 2016.

## First Team
### Roster

All players contracted to the club during the season included. Last updated: August 30, 2016
| No. | Name | Positions | Date of birth (age) | Year with Club (Year Signed) |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 18 | Michelle Betos | GK | (1988-02-20) February 20, 1988 (age 36) | 3 (2014) |
| 24 | Adrianna Franch | GK | (1990-11-12) November 12, 1990 (age 34) | 1 (2016) |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Katherine Reynolds | RB | (1987-09-14) September 14, 1987 (age 37) | 1 (2016) |
| 4 | Emily Menges | CB | (1992-07-28) July 28, 1992 (age 32) | 3 (2014) |
| 16 | Emily Sonnett | CB | (1993-11-25) November 25, 1993 (age 31) | 1 (2016) |
| 25 | Meghan Klingenberg | LB | (1988-08-02) August 2, 1988 (age 36) | 1 (2016) |
| 44 | Meg Morris | LB / FW | (1992-05-11) May 11, 1992 (age 32) | 1 (2016) |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | Meleana Shim | CM | (1991-09-25) September 25, 1991 (age 33) | 4 (2013) |
| 7 | Lindsey Horan (NTA) | CM | (1994-05-26) May 26, 1994 (age 30) | 1 (2016) |
| 10 | Allie Long | LW / CM | (1987-08-13) August 13, 1987 (age 37) | 4 (2013) |
| 11 | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | MF | (1991-08-10) August 10, 1991 (age 33) | 1 (2016) |
| 15 | Kendall Johnson | MF / DF | (1991-04-24) April 24, 1991 (age 33) | 2 (2015) |
| 17 | Tobin Heath (NTA) | LW | (1988-05-29) May 29, 1988 (age 36) | 4 (2013) |
| 28 | Amandine Henry | CM | (1989-09-28) September 28, 1989 (age 35) | 1 (2016) |
| 30 | Celeste Boureille | MF | (1994-04-20) April 20, 1994 (age 30) | 1 (2016) |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Nadia Nadim | CF / RW | (1988-01-02) January 2, 1988 (age 37) | 1 (2016) |
| 12 | Christine Sinclair | CF | (1983-06-12) June 12, 1983 (age 41) | 4 (2013) |
| 21 | Hayley Raso | FW / RW | (1994-09-05) September 5, 1994 (age 30) | 1 (2016) |
| 26 | Mallory Weber | FW / CB | (1994-04-04) April 4, 1994 (age 30) | 1 (2016) |
* (HG) = Homegrown Player
* (NTA) = National Team Allocated Player
* (Loan) = On Loan
* (AP) = Amateur Player

## Squad statistics

Source: NWSL
Squad statistics are of regular season only
| N | Pos | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | PK | Shot | SOG | SOG% | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
| 20 | DF | McKenzie Berryhill | 5 | 2 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Michelle Betos | 14 | 14 | 1260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Celeste Boureille | 6 | 5 | 466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Dagny Brynjarsdottir | 17 | 12 | 1068 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 62% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Maureen Fitzgerald | 3 | 2 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Adrianna Franch | 6 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Tobin Heath | 14 | 13 | 1158 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 18 | 55% | 6 | 61 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Amandine Henry | 9 | 8 | 638 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Lindsey Horan | 15 | 15 | 1303 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 59% | 2 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Meghan Klingenberg | 14 | 14 | 1259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50% | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Sam Lofton | 3 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Allie Long | 15 | 15 | 1350 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 48% | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Emily Menges | 20 | 20 | 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Meg Morris | 7 | 3 | 274 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Nadia Nadim | 20 | 20 | 1649 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 43% | 2 | 15 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Shade Pratt | 5 | 1 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Hayley Raso | 20 | 6 | 757 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 27% | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Katherine Reynolds | 20 | 18 | 1672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Mana Shim | 14 | 9 | 814 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 29% | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Christine Sinclair | 11 | 10 | 826 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 57% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Jennifer Skogerboe | 3 | 2 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Emily Sonnett | 15 | 15 | 1350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Mallory Weber | 13 | 7 | 697 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Kat Williamson | 5 | 3 | 196 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Total | Team Total | Team Total | 20 | — | 19798 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 220 | 104 | 47% | 18 | 82 | 57 | 222 | 179 | 23 | 1 |
| N | Pos | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | GA | GA/G | PKA | PKF | Shot | SOG | Sav | Sav% | YC | RC |
| 18 | GK | Michelle Betos | 14 | 14 | 1260 | 16 | 1.14 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 66 | 50 | 76% | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Adrianna Franch | 6 | 6 | 540 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 22 | 19 | 86% | 0 | 0 |
| Team Total | Team Total | Team Total | 20 | — | 1800 | 19 | 0.95 | 0 | 1 | 227 | 88 | 69 | 78% | 1 | 0 |

## Player transactions
### National Team Player Allocation

| Date | Player | Positions Played | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
| January 13, 2016 | Lindsey Horan | FW | Paris Saint-Germain | U.S. Women's National Team allocation process | |

### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Positions Played | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| November 2, 2015 | Meghan Klingenberg | DF | Orlando Pride | Part of trade for Alex Morgan and Kaylyn Kyle. |
| December 10, 2015 | Adrianna Franch | GK | Orlando Pride | Part of trade for Steph Catley. |
| January 19, 2016 | Nadia Nadim | FW | Sky Blue FC | Traded for the second overall pick in 2016 and a 2017 first and conditional fourth-round pick. |
| February 2, 2016 | Katherine Reynolds | DF | Washington Spirit | Traded for Alyssa Kleiner. |
| March 16, 2016 | Amandine Henry | MF | Olympique Lyonnais | |
| April 15, 2016 | Celeste Boureille | MF | | |
| April 16, 2016 | Hayley Raso | FW | Washington Spirit | Signed off waivers. |
| April 27, 2016 | Meg Morris | DF / FW | Sky Blue FC | |
| July 1, 2016 | Jennifer Skogerboe | DF | FC Slovácko | |

### Loans in

| Date | Player | Positions Played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |

### Loans out

| Date | Player | Positions Played | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| September 24, 2015 | Michelle Betos | GK | Sydney FC | Will return for the start of the 2016 season. |
| October 6, 2015 | Steph Catley | DF | Melbourne City FC | Was set to return for the start of the 2016 season. Traded. |
| October 6, 2015 | Kendall Johnson | DF | Western Sydney Wanderers | Will return for the start of the 2016 season. |
| October 6, 2015 | Clare Polkinghorne | DF | Brisbane Roar | Will return for the start of the 2016 season. |
| October 6, 2015 | Lianne Sanderson | MF | Apollon Limassol | Was set to return for the start of the 2016 season. Selected in Expansion Draft. |
| October 6, 2015 | Mana Shim | MF | Iga Football Club Kunoichi | Will return for the start of the 2016 season. |

### Transfers out

| Date | Player | Positions Played | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| October 21, 2015 | Genoveva Añonma | FW | N/A | Waived. |
| October 26, 2015 | Alex Morgan | FW | Orlando Pride | Part of trade for first Expansion Draft selection, first round College Draft selection, and international roster spot. |
| October 26, 2015 | Kaylyn Kyle | MF | Orlando Pride | Part of trade for first Expansion Draft selection, first round College Draft selection, and international roster spot. |
| November 2, 2015 | Lianne Sanderson | MF | Orlando Pride | Selected in Expansion Draft. |
| December 10, 2015 | Steph Catley | DF | Orlando Pride | Part of trade for Adrianna Franch. |
| February 2, 2016 | Alyssa Kleiner | DF | Washington Spirit | Traded for Katherine Reynolds. |
| February 8, 2016 | Rhian Wilkinson | DF | N/A | No longer allocated. Released. |
| March 24, 2016 | Jodie Taylor | FW | Arsenal Ladies | |
| August 30, 2016 | McKenzie Berryhill | DF | Orlando Pride | Waived. Claimed off waivers by Pride. |

### Contract extensions

| Date | Player | Positions Played | Year with Club (Year Signed) | Notes | Ref |

### National Women's Soccer League College Draft

| Stage (Round Pick) | Player | Positions Played | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
| 1 (1) | Emily Sonnett | DF | Virginia Cavaliers | | |
| 3 (21) | McKenzie Berryhill | DF | Arizona State Sun Devils | | |
The draft was held on January 15, 2016.

### Staff in

| Date | Name | Position | Previous club | Notes | Ref |

### Staff out

| Date | Name | Position | Destination club | Notes | Ref |

### National team participation

Ten Thorns players have been called up to play for their national teams during this season.
| Team | Players |
| United States | Meghan Klingenberg, Tobin Heath, Emily Sonnett, Lindsey Horan, Allie Long |
| Canada | Christine Sinclair |
| Iceland | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir |
| Denmark | Nadia Nadim |
| France | Amandine Henry |

## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Name | NWSL | NWSL | NWSL | NWSL | NWSL Playoffs | NWSL Playoffs | NWSL Playoffs | NWSL Playoffs | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | | | Apps | Goals | | | Apps | Goals | | |
| 2 | DF | Katherine Reynolds | 17 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Emily Menges | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Kat Williamson | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Meleana Shim | 9 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Lindsey Horan | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Nadia Nadim | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Allie Long | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | 12 (4) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (4) | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Christine Sinclair | 9 (1) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (1) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Kendall Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Emily Sonnett | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Tobin Heath | 12 (1) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (1) | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | GK | Michelle Betos | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Hayley Raso | 6 (13) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (13) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Jennifer Skogerboe | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Adrianna Franch | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Meghan Klingenberg | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Mallory Weber | 7 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Maureen Fitzgerald | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Amandine Henry | 7 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Shade Pratt | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Celeste Boureille | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Samantha Lofton | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Meg Morris | 3 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who were transferred/waived from the club during active season or on loan |||||||||||||||
| 20 | DF | McKenzie Berryhill | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: September 11, 2016. Source: NWSL statistics

### Goalkeeper stats

| No. | Player | NWSL | NWSL | NWSL | NWSL | NWSL Playoffs | NWSL Playoffs | NWSL Playoffs | NWSL Playoffs | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Player | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV |
| 18 | Michelle Betos | 1170 | 15 | 1.15 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1170 | 15 | 1.15 | 48 |
| 24 | Adrianna Franch | 540 | 3 | 0.50 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 540 | 3 | 0.50 | 19 |
| | TOTALS | 1620 | 16 | 0.89 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1710 | 18 | 0.95 | 67 |
Last updated: September 11, 2016. Source: NWSL statistics

### Line-up

    As of September 11, 2016.
| Visual | Most recent starters | Players who have started |
| Formation: 4-2-3-1 Betos Reynolds Sonnett Menges Klingenberg Long Henry Nadim Horan Heath Sinclair | No. Pos. Nat. Name MS Notes 18 GK Michelle Betos 13 11 RB Katherine Reynolds 17 16 CB Emily Sonnett 14 4 CB Emily Menges 19 25 LB Meghan Klingenberg 13 10 DM Allie Long 14 28 DM Amandine Henry 7 9 RW Nadia Nadim 19 7 CM Lindsey Horan 14 17 LW Tobin Heath 12 12 CF Christine Sinclair (c) 9 | No. Pos. Nat. Name MS Notes 24 GK Adrianna Franch 6 5 LB Kat Williamson 3 44 RB Meg Morris 3 22 RB Jennifer Skogerboe 2 LB McKenzie Berryhill 2 6 DM Meleana Shim 9 11 AM Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 12 30 CM Celeste Boureille 5 29 AM Shade Pratt 1 26 AM Mallory Weber 7 27 CM Maureen Fitzgerald 2 21 RW Hayley Raso 6 |

### Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | NWSL | NWSL Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | F | 9 | Nadia Nadim | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | F | 12 | Christine Sinclair | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | 11 | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Lindsey Horan | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 10 | Allie Long | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | 5 | Kat Williamson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 17 | Tobin Heath | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 44 | Meg Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 32 | 0 | 32 |
Last updated: September 11, 2016. Source: NWSL statistics

### Top assists

The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | NWSL | NWSL Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | MF | 17 | Tobin Heath | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Nadia Nadim | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Allie Long | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | FW | 12 | Christine Sinclair | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 6 | Meleana Shim | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 11 | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 21 | Hayley Raso | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 28 | Amandine Henry | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 44 | Meg Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 20 | 0 | 20 |
Last updated: September 11, 2016. Source: NWSL statistics

### Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | NWSL | NWSL Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | 18 | Michelle Betos | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | 24 | Adrianna Franch | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Last updated: September 7, 2016. Source: NWSL statistics

### Summary

| Games played | 20 (20 NWSL) |
| Games won | 12 (12 NWSL) |
| Games drawn | 5 (5 NWSL) |
| Games lost | 3 (3 NWSL) |
| Goals scored | 35 (35 NWSL) |
| Goals conceded | 19 (19 NWSL) |
| Goal difference | +16 (+16 NWSL) |
| Clean sheets | 7 (7 NWSL) |
| Yellow cards | 23 (23 NWSL) |
| Red cards | 1 (1 NWSL) |
| Most appearances | 20 Appearances (Emily Menges, Nadia Nadim, Katherine Reynolds, Hayley Raso) |
| Top scorer | (9) (Nadia Nadim) |
| Top assists | (10) (Tobin Heath) |
| Top clean sheets | (4) (Michelle Betos) |
| Winning Percentage | Overall: 12/20 (60.00%) |
Last updated: September 25, 2016. Source: NWSL statistics

## Honors
### NWSL Player of the Month

| Month | Result | Player |
| April | Won | Tobin Heath |
| June | Won | Christine Sinclair |
| September | Won | Allie Long |

### NWSL Weekly Awards
#### NWSL Player of the Week

| Week | Result | Player | Ref |
| 6 | Won | Tobin Heath | |
| 19 | Won | Allie Long | |

#### NWSL Goal of the Week

| Week | Result | Player | Ref |
| 6 | Won | Tobin Heath | |
| 11 | Won | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | |

#### NWSL Save of the Week

| Week | Result | Player |
| 1 | Won | Michelle Betos |
| 7 | Won | Katherine Reynolds |
| 12 | Won | Michelle Betos |
| 13 | Won | Michelle Betos |
| 15 | Won | Michelle Betos |