# 2019 Chicago Red Stars season

The 2019 Chicago Red Stars season was the team's eleventh season and seventh season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

## First-team squad
### 2019 squad

Updated August 12, 2019 Players under contract to play for the club during 2019 season.
bold type indicates player played for her national team.
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 | Alyssa Naeher |
| 2 | MF | USA | Nikki Stanton |
| 3 | DF | USA | Arin Wright |
| 4 | MF | USA | Alyssa Mautz |
| 5 | DF | USA | Katie Naughton |
| 6 | DF | USA | Casey Short |
| 7 | FW | USA | Michele Vasconcelos |
| 8 | MF | USA | Julie Ertz |
| 9 | FW | USA | Savannah McCaskill |
| 10 | DF | USA | Vanessa DiBernardo |
| 12 | FW | JPN | Yūki Nagasato |
| 13 | MF | USA | Morgan Brian |
| 14 | DF | USA | Sarah Gorden |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | MEX | Maria Sánchez |
| 16 | GK | USA | Alison Jahansouz |
| 18 | GK | AUS | Mackenzie Arnold |
| 20 | FW | AUS | Sam Kerr |
| 21 | GK | USA | Emily Boyd |
| 23 | MF | USA | Brooke Elby |
| 24 | MF | USA | Danielle Colaprico |
| 28 | DF | USA | Zoey Goralski |
| 26 | DF | USA | Tierna Davidson |
| 28 | DF | USA | Kayla Sharples |
| 30 | DF | USA | Hannah Davison |
| 31 | DF | USA | Jenna Szczesny |
| 33 | FW | MEX | Katie Johnson |

## Player transactions
### 2019 NWSL College Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Previous Team |
| Round 1 | 1 | Tierna Davidson | D | Stanford University |
| Round 2 | 15 | María Sánchez | F | Santa Clara University |
| Round 3 | 20 | Bianca St. Georges | F | West Virginia University |
| Round 3 | 26 | Kayla Sharples | D | Northwestern University |
| Round 4 | 28 | April Bockin | F | University of Minnesota |
| Round 4 | 33 | Hannah Davison | D | Northwestern University |
| Round 4 | 35 | Jenna Szczesny | F | Loyola University Chicago |

### In

| Date | Player | Positions played | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| January 9, 2019 | Katie Johnson | FW | Sky Blue FC | Acquired in a Trade with Sky Blue FC for the 6th Overall Pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Chicago's highest second round pick in 2020 |
| June 19, 2019 | Savannah McCaskill | FW | Sky Blue FC | Acquired in a Trade with Sky Blue FC for a First and Second Round Pick at the 2020 NWSL College Draft |
| August 1, 2019 | Mackenzie Arnold | GK | Arna-Bjørnar | Signed. |

### Out

| Date | Player | Positions played | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| January 7, 2019 | Summer Green | FW | Vittsjö | Signed with Vittsjö |
| March 2, 2019 | Rosie White | MF | Reign FC | Left team to focus on preparing for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup with New Zealand. |
| March 3, 2019 | Stephanie McCaffrey | FW | | Retired. |

## Management and staff
### Front Office

* Owner: Arnim Whisler

### Coaching Staff

* Manager: Rory Dames
* Assistant coach: Craig Harrington
* Assistant coach: Gary Curneen
* Goalkeeper coach: Jordi King
* Strength & Conditioning Coach: Evan Johnson
* Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brian Kibler

## Competitions
### League standing

| 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 |

#### Results by round

| Round | 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H |
| Result | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

### Weekly schedule

Win  Tie  Loss
All times are in Central Time unless otherwise noted.

#### Postseason playoffs
## Statistical leaders

    As of September 28, 2019 *Denotes League Leader

## Honors and awards

    As of October 3, 2019.

### NWSL Monthly Award
#### NWSL Player of the Month

| Month | Result | Player | Ref. |
| May | Won | Sam Kerr | |
| September | Won | Sam Kerr | |

#### NWSL Team of the Month

| Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| April | | Casey Short | Yuki Nagasato | Sam Kerr |
| May | | Casey Short | Yuki Nagasato | Sam Kerr |
| June | | Casey Short | | |
| July | | Casey Short Sarah Gorden | Vanessa DiBernardo | Sam Kerr |
| August | | Casey Short | | |
| September | Alyssa Naeher | Casey Short Julie Ertz | Morgan Brian | Yuki Nagasato Sam Kerr |

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

| Week | Result | Player |
| 3 | Won | Yuki Nagasato |
| 5 | Won | Sam Kerr |
| 6 | Won | Sam Kerr |
| 11 | Won | Sam Kerr |
| 14 | Won | Sam Kerr |
| 16 | Won | Sam Kerr |
| 23 | Won | Sam Kerr |

#### NWSL Goal of the Week

| Week | Result | Player |
| 3 | Nominated | Yuki Nagasato |
| 5 | Nominated | Sam Kerr |
| 11 | Nominated | Sam Kerr |
| 14 | Nominated | Sam Kerr |
| 15 | Nominated | Yuki Nagasato |
| 16 | Won | Sam Kerr |

#### NWSL Save of the Week

| Week | Result | Player |
| 1 | Nominated | Alyssa Naeher |
| 2 | Nominated | Alyssa Naeher |
| 5 | Nominated | Emily Boyd |
| 6 | Nominated | Emily Boyd |
| 11 | Nominated | Emily Boyd |
| 14 | Nominated | Alyssa Naeher |
| 15 | Nominated | Alyssa Naeher |