# 2009 Chicago Red Stars season

The 2009 Chicago Red Stars season was the first season of the soccer club, and it competed in the first season of Women's Professional Soccer league.

## Major events
### Team news

The Chicago Red Stars team was one of the eight teams in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) League, the former top level professional women's soccer league in the United States that began play on March 29, 2009. The WPS was the highest level in the United States soccer pyramid for the women's game. During the WPS, the Chicago Red Stars played at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL - a suburb of Chicago.

## Squad
### First-team squad

    As of March 25, 2009.
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 | SWE | Caroline Jönsson |
| 2 | DF | USA | Marian Dalmy |
| 3 | FW | USA | Ella Masar |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Ifeoma Dieke |
| 5 | FW | USA | Lindsay Tarpley (captain) |
| 6 | MF | USA | Brittany Klein |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Heather Garriock |
| 8 | MF | USA | Megan Rapinoe |
| 9 | FW | USA | Danesha Adams |
| 10 | MF | USA | Carli Lloyd |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Cristiane |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | MF | USA | Chioma Igwe |
| 13 | DF | USA | Natalie Spilger |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Karen Carney |
| 15 | DF | USA | Bonnie Young |
| 16 | DF | USA | Sarah Wagenfuhr |
| 17 | DF | USA | Michelle Wenino |
| 18 | MF | SWE | Frida Östberg |
| 19 | DF | IRL | Mary Therese McDonnell |
| 20 | GK | USA | Jaimel Johnson |
| 23 | DF | USA | Nikki Krzysik |
| 25 | GK | AUS | Lydia Williams |

## Club
### Management

| Position | Staff |
| Technical Director | Emma Hayes |
| Manager | Emma Hayes |
| Assistant manager | Denise Reddy |
| Assistant manager | Nathan Kipp |
| Head athletic trainer | Laura Behr |
Last updated: May 5, 2010 Source: http://chicagoredstars.com/history/

## Competitions
### Women's Professional Soccer
#### 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 | |

## WPS regular season

The Chicago Red Stars' WPS regular season kicked off on 4 April and it concluded on 5 August.
Win  Tie  Loss

## Squad statistics

| Rank | Scorer | G | A |
| 1 | Cristiane | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Lindsay Tarpley | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Megan Rapinoe | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Karen Carney | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Carli Lloyd | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Brittany Klein | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Marian Dalmy | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Ella Masar | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Heather Garriock | 0 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of 5 August 2009.

## Other information

| Chairman | Peter Wilt |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Toyota Park (20,000 / N/A) |
Source: http://chicagoredstars.com/history/