# 2019 Reign FC season

The 2019 Reign FC season was the club's seventh season of play and their seventh season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. It was the club's first season playing in Tacoma, Washington, following the relocation from Seattle; the 2019 season was also their first under their new name after they were rebranded from Seattle Reign FC.
It was the NWSL's first season with the increased standard roster size from 20 to 22. In addition, there were now four supplemental roster spots for players making the minimum salary that do not count against the team salary cap. Teams were required to carry at least 20 players at any given time and could carry as many as 26 players.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Vlatko Andonovski |
| Assistant Coach | Sam Laity |
| Assistant Coach | Milan Ivanovic |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Ljupco Kmetovski-Rakush |
| Director of High Performance | Nick Leman |
Last updated: June 14, 2019 Source: https://www.reignfc.com/roster

### Roster

    As of September 17, 2019.
| No. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Since | Previous club | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Lydia Williams | (1988-05-13)May 13, 1988 (aged 30) | 2017 | Houston Dash | |
| 18 | Michelle Betos | (1988-02-20)February 20, 1988 (aged 31) | 2018 | Vålerenga | |
| 26 | Casey Murphy | (1996-04-25)April 25, 1996 (aged 22) | 2019 | Montpellier HSC | |
| 28 | Sammy Jo Prudhomme | (1993-10-25)October 25, 1993 (aged 25) | 2019 | Washington Spirit | |
| 29 | Scout Watson | (1996-05-01)May 1, 1996 (aged 22) | 2019 | Colorado Buffaloes | NTR |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | Lauren Barnes (co-captain) | (1989-05-31)May 31, 1989 (aged 29) | 2013 | Philadelphia Independence | |
| 4 | Megan Oyster | (1992-09-03)September 3, 1992 (aged 26) | 2018 | Boston Breakers | |
| 7 | Steph Catley | (1994-01-26)January 26, 1994 (aged 25) | 2018 | Melbourne City | INT |
| 8 | Theresa Nielsen | (1986-07-20)July 20, 1986 (aged 32) | 2018 | Vålerenga | INT |
| 13 | Celia Jiménez Delgado | (1995-06-20)June 20, 1995 (aged 23) | 2019 | FC Rosengård | INT |
| 19 | Kristen McNabb | (1994-04-17)April 17, 1994 (aged 24) | 2017 | Virginia Cavaliers | |
| 21 | Christen Westphal | (1993-09-02)September 2, 1993 (aged 25) | 2018 | Boston Breakers | |
| 23 | Taylor Smith | (1993-12-01)December 1, 1993 (aged 25) | 2019 | Washington Spirit | SUP |
| 33 | Stephanie Cox | (1986-04-03)April 3, 1986 (aged 33) | 2019 | Retirement | |
| 35 | Schuyler DeBree | (1996-09-05)September 5, 1996 (aged 22) | 2019 | AC Sparta Praha | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 5 | Quinn | (1995-08-11)August 11, 1995 (aged 23) | 2019 | Paris FC | INT |
| 6 | Allie Long | (1987-08-13)August 13, 1987 (aged 31) | 2018 | Portland Thorns | FED |
| 10 | Jess Fishlock | (1987-01-14)January 14, 1987 (aged 32) | 2013 | Bristol Academy | |
| 12 | Morgan Andrews | (1995-03-25)March 25, 1995 (aged 24) | 2018 | Boston Breakers | |
| 14 | Morgan Proffitt | (1994-08-22)August 22, 1994 (aged 24) | 2019 | Slavia Praha | SUP |
| 17 | Bev Yanez | (1988-07-19)July 19, 1988 (aged 30) | 2014 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | |
| 20 | Rumi Utsugi | (1988-12-05)December 5, 1988 (aged 30) | 2016 | Montpellier HSC | |
| 31 | Rosie White | (1993-06-06)June 6, 1993 (aged 25) | 2019 | Chicago Red Stars | INT |
| Forwards |||||||
| 2 | Shea Groom | (1993-03-04)March 4, 1993 (aged 26) | 2019 | Sky Blue FC | |
| 9 | Jodie Taylor | (1986-05-17)May 17, 1986 (aged 32) | 2018 | Arsenal | |
| 11 | Darian Jenkins | (1995-01-05)January 5, 1995 (aged 24) | 2019 | North Carolina Courage | |
| 15 | Megan Rapinoe (co-captain) | (1985-07-05)July 5, 1985 (aged 33) | 2013 | Lyon | FED |
| 16 | Jaycie Johnson | (1995-04-18)April 18, 1995 (aged 23) | 2018 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | SUP |
| 22 | Jasmyne Spencer | (1990-08-27)August 27, 1990 (aged 28) | 2018 | Orlando Pride | |
| 24 | Bethany Balcer | (1997-03-07)March 7, 1997 (aged 22) | 2019 | Spring Arbor Cougars | SUP |
| 25 | Ifeoma Onumonu | (1994-02-25)February 25, 1994 (aged 25) | 2019 | Portland Thorns | SUP |
| 27 | Addison Steiner | (1994-12-19)December 19, 1994 (aged 24) | 2019 | KIF Örebro | SUP |
* ↑ denotes a season-ending injury.
* ↑ Then known as Rebecca Quinn

## Competitions

Win  Tie  Loss
All times are in PT unless otherwise noted.

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Carolina Courage (C) | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 49 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 44 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 40 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 4 | Reign FC | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 38 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 5 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 34 | |
| 6 | Utah Royals FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 34 | |
| 7 | Houston Dash | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 26 | |
| 8 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 20 | |
| 9 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 16 | |

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 13, 2019. Source: NWSLsoccer.com

##### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Stadium | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | D | D | L | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | D |
| Position | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
* ↑ RFC's position at the end of the day on which their match was played.

### Playoffs
## Appearances and goals

    As of October 20, 2019; only players who have made appearances are listed.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers: ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | AUS | Lydia Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Michelle Betos | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | USA | Casey Murphy | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders: ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | USA | Lauren Barnes | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Megan Oyster | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | AUS | Steph Catley | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | DEN | Theresa Nielsen | 22 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ESP | Celia Jiménez | 13 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | USA | Kristen McNabb | 16 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | USA | Christen Westphal | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Stephanie Cox | 8 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders: ||||||||||
| 5 | MF | CAN | Quinn | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA | Allie Long | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | WAL | Jess Fishlock | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Morgan Andrews | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | USA | Morgan Proffitt | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Bev Yanez | 22 | 1 | 20+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Rumi Utsugi | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | NZL | Rosie White | 9 | 2 | 8+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards: ||||||||||
| 2 | FW | USA | Shea Groom | 16 | 2 | 14+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jodie Taylor | 17 | 5 | 15+1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | USA | Darian Jenkins | 18 | 4 | 11+6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | USA | Megan Rapinoe | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | USA | Jaycie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | USA | Jasmyne Spencer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | USA | Bethany Balcer | 25 | 6 | 19+5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | NGA | Ifeoma Onumonu | 21 | 3 | 8+12 | 2 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | USA | Addison Steiner | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season: ||||||||||
| 5 | FW | USA | Kiersten Dallstream | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | CAN | Maegan Kelly | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | AUS | Elise Kellond-Knight | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Own goals for: ||||||||||
| | | | Sky Blue FC (James) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* Source:

## Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Reign FC 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 transfers out, dates listed are when Reign FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, her new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when she was officially removed from the Reign FC roster.

### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Pos | Signed From | Notes |
| September 24, 2018 | Elise Kellond-Knight | MF | Hammarby | Free transfer from Melbourne City after the conclusion of 2018–19 W-League season |
| October 11, 2018 | Steph Catley | DF | Melbourne City | Free transfer after the conclusion of 2018–19 W-League season |
| December 12, 2018 | Celia Jiménez Delgado | DF | FC Rosengård | Free |
| December 17, 2018 | Darian Jenkins | FW | North Carolina Courage | Traded in exchange for the No. 9 overall pick in 2019 |
| January 15, 2019 | Shea Groom | FW | Sky Blue FC | Traded in exchange for Nahomi Kawasumi |
| February 27, 2019 | Morgan Proffitt | MF | SK Slavia Praha | Free |
| March 22, 2019 | Taylor Smith | DF | Washington Spirit | Free |
| April 13, 2019 | Bethany Balcer | FW | Spring Arbor Cougars | Free |
| May 3, 2019 | Maegan Kelly | FW | Atalanta Mozzanica | National Team Replacement player |
| May 14, 2019 | Ifeoma Onumonu | FW | Portland Thorns | National Team Replacement player; promoted to supplemental roster on June 28, 2019 |
| May 15, 2019 | Casey Murphy | GK | Montpellier HSC | Undisclosed |
| May 22, 2019 | Scout Watson | GK | Colorado Buffaloes | National Team Replacement player |
| May 31, 2019 | Stephanie Cox | DF | Retirement | National Team Replacement player; promoted to senior roster on July 16, 2019 |
| June 14, 2019 | Erin Yenney | MF | Chicago Red Stars | National Team Replacement player |
| June 14, 2019 | Kori Butterfield | GK | Thróttur Reykjavík | Goalkeeper replacement for Scout Watson |
| July 15, 2019 | Sammy Jo Prudhomme | GK | Washington Spirit | Traded in exchange for Elise Kellond-Knight |
| July 15, 2019 | Quinn | MF | Paris FC | Free |
| July 15, 2019 | Schuyler DeBree | DF | AC Sparta Praha | Undisclosed |
| July 16, 2019 | Addison Steiner | FW | KIF Örebro | Promoted to supplemental roster; originally signed on loan as National Team Replacement player on May 23, 2019 |
| July 16, 2019 | Rosie White | MF | Unattached | Free |

### Loans in

| Start | End | Player | Pos | Parent Club | Notes | Ref |
| May 23, 2019 | July 15, 2019 | Addison Steiner | FW | KIF Örebro | National Team Replacement player | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Player | Pos | Destination Club | Notes |
| January 3, 2019 | Adriana Leon | FW | West Ham United | Rights relinquished |
| January 15, 2019 | Nahomi Kawasumi | FW | Sky Blue FC | Traded in exchange for Shea Groom |
| February 5, 2019 | Elizabeth Addo | FW | Jiangsu Suning | Waived |
| February 27, 2019 | Alyssa Kleiner | DF | | Retired |
| March 1, 2019 | Yael Averbuch | DF | | Playing career suspended due to illness |
| July 3, 2019 | Kori Butterfield | GK | | Released |
| July 15, 2019 | Erin Yenney | MF | Åland United | Released |
| July 15, 2019 | Maegan Kelly | FW | Florentia | Released |
| July 15, 2019 | Elise Kellond-Knight | MF | Washington Spirit | Traded in exchange for Sammy Jo Prudhomme |
| July 26, 2019 | Kiersten Dallstream | FW | | Retired |

### Loans out

| Start | End | Player | Pos | Destination Club | Notes |
| September 24, 2018 | May 24, 2019 | Jess Fishlock | MF | Lyon | |
| October 11, 2018 | February 1, 2019 | Lauren Barnes | DF | Melbourne City | |
| October 11, 2018 | February 1, 2019 | Theresa Nielsen | DF | Melbourne City | |
| October 11, 2018 | February 1, 2019 | Lydia Williams | GK | Melbourne City | |
| October 11, 2018 | February 1, 2019 | Jasmyne Spencer | FW | Melbourne City | |
| October 11, 2018 | February 3, 2019 | Elizabeth Addo | MF | Western Sydney Wanderers | |
| November 15, 2018 | January 8, 2019 | Jodie Taylor | FW | Melbourne City | Guest-player loan |

### New contracts

| Date | Player | Pos | Notes |
| October 1, 2018 | Lydia Williams | GK | Club options exercised |
| October 1, 2018 | Michelle Betos | GK | Club options exercised |
| October 1, 2018 | Lauren Barnes | DF | Club options exercised |
| October 1, 2018 | Theresa Nielsen | DF | Club options exercised |
| October 1, 2018 | Christen Westphal | DF | Club options exercised |
| October 1, 2018 | Alyssa Kleiner | DF | Club options exercised |
| October 1, 2018 | Steph Catley | DF | Club options exercised |
| October 1, 2018 | Jess Fishlock | MF | Club options exercised |
| October 1, 2018 | Elizabeth Addo | MF | Club options exercised |
| October 1, 2018 | Rumi Utsugi | MF | Club options exercised |
| October 1, 2018 | Nahomi Kawasumi | FW | Club options exercised |
| October 1, 2018 | Jodie Taylor | FW | Club options exercised |
| October 1, 2018 | Jaycie Johnson | FW | Club options exercised |
| December 13, 2018 | Jasmyne Spencer | FW | Re-signed |
| December 14, 2018 | Morgan Andrews | MF | Re-signed |
| December 18, 2018 | Kristen McNabb | DF | Re-signed |
| January 15, 2019 | Bev Yanez | MF | Re-signed |
| January 17, 2019 | Megan Oyster | DF | Re-signed |
| April 21, 2019 | Kiersten Dallstream | FW | Re-signed |

## Awards
### The Best FIFA Football Awards

* The Best FIFA Women's Player: Megan Rapinoe
* FIFA FIFPro Women's World11: Megan Rapinoe

### 2019 Ballon d'Or

* Ballon d'Or Féminin: Megan Rapinoe

### SI Sportsperson of the Year

* 2019 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year: Megan Rapinoe

### The Guardian Footballer of the Year

* 2019 The Guardian Footballer of the Year: Megan Rapinoe

### The Guardian 100 Best Footballers in The World

* No. 3: Megan Rapinoe

### NWSL Players' Awards

* Players' Rookie of the Year: Bethany Balcer

### NWSL season awards

* Coach of the Year: Vlatko Andonovski
* Second XI: Bethany Balcer, Lauren Barnes, Megan Rapinoe
* Rookie of the Year: Bethany Balcer
* Defender of the Year: Lauren Barnes (finalist)
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Casey Murphy (finalist)

### Club season awards

    Announced on October 25, 2019.
* Most Valuable Player: Bev Yanez
* Defender of the Year: Lauren Barnes
* Newcomer of the Year: Bethany Balcer
* Golden Boot: Bethany Balcer (6)

### NWSL Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Ref. |
| June | Jess Fishlock | |

### NWSL Team of the Month

| Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref |
| June | | Megan Oyster | Jess Fishlock | Ifeoma Onumonu | |
| September | | Lauren Barnes | Bev Yanez | | |

### NWSL Player of the Week

| Week | Player |
| 9 | Jess Fishlock |
| 10 | Ifeoma Onumonu |
| 21 | Darian Jenkins |
| 24 | Jodie Taylor |

### NWSL Goal of the Week

| Week | Result | Player |
| 2 | Nominated | Bethany Balcer |
| 7 | Won | Bethany Balcer |
| 10 | Won | Jess Fishlock |
| 11 | Nominated | Jess Fishlock |
| 12 | Nominated | Celia |
| 16 | Nominated | Rosie White |
| 17 | Nominated | Shea Groom |
| 21 | Nominated | Darian Jenkins |
| 24 | Nominated | Bethany Balcer |
| 25 | Nominated | Darian Jenkins |

### NWSL Save of the Week

| Week | Result | Player | Note |
| 1 | Nominated | Michelle Betos | |
| 2 | Nominated | Michelle Betos | |
| 3 | Nominated | Lydia Williams | |
| 6 | Won Honorary | Morgan Andrews | Andrews filled in at goalkeeper to claim an honorary NWSL Save of the Week award. |
| 6 | Nominated | Michelle Betos | |
| 9 | Nominated | Casey Murphy | |
| 10 | Nominated | Casey Murphy | |
| 11 | Nominated | Casey Murphy | |
| 12 | Nominated | Casey Murphy | |
| 13 | Nominated | Casey Murphy | |
| 15 | Nominated | Casey Murphy | |
| 17 | Nominated | Casey Murphy | |
| 18 | Nominated | Casey Murphy | |
| 19 | Nominated | Casey Murphy | |
| 22 | Nominated | Casey Murphy | |
| 25 | Won | Casey Murphy | |