# 2017 Boston Breakers season

The 2017 Boston Breakers season was the club's twelfth season overall, eighth consecutive season, and fifth season as a member of the National Women's Soccer League. They finished 9th in the 10 team league with a record of 4 wins, 13 losses, and 7 draws.
As of 2023, this was the Boston Breakers's final season. After failed last-minute attempts to sell the club to the owners of the New England Revolution and to local commercial real estate developers, the Boston Breakers officially folded on January 25, 2018, and did not participate in the NWSL in 2018. Reports generally blamed lack of marketing and resultant limited fanbase for the club's demise.

## Players and coaches
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Matt Beard |
| Assistant Coach | Paul McHugh |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Neill Caine |
| Pro Team Second Assistant/Breakers College Academy Coach | Leanne Champ |
| Head of Sport Science and Player Performance | Julian Haigh |
| Reserve Team Head Coach | Dushawne Simpson |
| Breakers U-20 Head Coach | Javier Mejia-Blau |
| Consultant | Ashley Phillips |
Last updated: April 11, 2017 Source:

### Players

    As of June 30, 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Libby Stout |
| 2 | DF | CAN | Allysha Chapman |
| 3 | DF | USA | Brooke Elby |
| 4 | DF | USA | Megan Oyster |
| 5 | MF | POR | Amanda DaCosta |
| 7 | FW | NOR | Emilie Haavi |
| 8 | DF | USA | Julie King |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Natasha Dowie |
| 10 | MF | NZL | Rosie White |
| 11 | MF | USA | Rose Lavelle |
| 14 | GK | USA | Abby Smith |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | GK | USA | Sammy Jo Prudhomme |
| 17 | DF | USA | Amanda Frisbie |
| 18 | FW | USA | Tiffany Weimer |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Adriana Leon |
| 20 | DF | USA | Christen Westphal |
| 21 | FW | USA | Margaret Purce |
| 22 | FW | USA | Ifeoma Onumonu |
| 23 | FW | USA | Katie Stengel |
| 25 | MF | USA | Morgan Andrews |
| 26 | MF | USA | Angela Salem |

### Mid-Season Roster Transactions

On June 21, it was announced the team re-signed goalkeeper Libby Stout as a keeper replacement for the injured Abby Smith. Stout has previously been initially waived by the team on May 10. On June 30, 2017, the Breakers waived defender Kylie Strom from the roster, and picked up forward Katie Stengel from waivers, who was released on June 28 by the Washington Spirit.

## Regular season

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: September 30, 2017. Source: NWSLsoccer.com

### League standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Carolina Courage | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 49 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | Portland Thorns FC (C) | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 47 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 40 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 4 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 39 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 5 | Seattle Reign FC | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 34 | |
| 6 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 33 | |
| 7 | FC Kansas City | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 31 | |
| 8 | Houston Dash | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 24 | |
| 9 | Boston Breakers | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 19 | |
| 10 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 19 | |

### 2017 Supporters Award

In 2017 the official supporters group of the Boston Breakers, The Boston Armada, began a tradition of awarding one player at each home game with a supporters award. This award recognizes a player's individual contribution to the team during the match.
The trophy for 2017 is representative of the unofficial mascot of the Boston Breakers, "Chunk", a British Bulldog owned by team President of Soccer Operations and Development, Lee Billard.
| Date of Home Match | Opponent | Award Recipient |
| April 23, 2017 | Sky Blue FC | Rosie White |
| April 29, 2017 | Seattle Reign FC | Abby Smith |
| May 7, 2017 | North Carolina Courage | Allysha Chapman |
| May 19, 2017 | Portland Thorns FC | Angela Salem |
| June 24, 2017 | North Carolina Courage | Christen Westphal |
| July 1, 2017 | Washington Spirit | Margaret Purce |
| July 7, 2017 | Chicago Red Stars | Sammy Jo Prudhomme |
| August 4, 2017 | FC Kansas City | Adriana Leon |
| August 16, 2017 | Houston Dash | Ifeoma Onumonu |
| August 19, 2017 | Orlando Pride | Amanda DaCosta |
| September 10, 2017 | Portland Thorns FC | Margaret Purce |
| September 30, 2017 | The COTY (Chunk of the Year Award) | Angela Salem |