# 2013 Chicago Red Stars season

The 2013 Chicago Red Stars season was the fifth season of the soccer club and its first season in National Women's Soccer League.

## Major events

In November 2012, it was announced that there would be eight teams in a new women's professional soccer league, the National Women's Soccer League will be subsidized by the USSF, the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF). The three federations would pay the salaries of their national team players (24 from the US, 16 from Canada, and 12 from Mexico) to aid the teams in creating world-class rosters while staying under the salary cap. The players would be distributed evenly (as possible) among the eight teams in an allocation process. USSF would run the league offices and set the schedule.

## Current squad
### First-team squad

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 | CAN | Erin McLeod |
| 2 | FW | USA | Jen Hoy |
| 3 | FW | USA | Ella Masar |
| 4 | MF | USA | Alyssa Mautz |
| 6 | FW | USA | Zakiya Bywaters |
| 7 | MF | USA | Shannon Boxx |
| 9 | FW | MEX | Maribel Dominguez |
| 10 | MF | MEX | Dinora Garza |
| 11 | DF | USA | Rachel Quon |
| 12 | MF | USA | Leslie Osborne |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | USA | Lydia Vandenbergh |
| 14 | DF | USA | Taryn Hemmings |
| 16 | FW | CAN | Adriana Leon |
| 17 | MF | USA | Lori Chalupny |
| 18 | DF | USA | Jackie Santacaterina |
| 19 | MF | USA | Julianne Sitch |
| 20 | GK | USA | Taylor Vancil |
| 21 | FW | GER | Inka Grings |
| 22 | MF | GER | Sonja Fuss |
| 23 | DF | USA | Michelle Wenino |
Squad correct as of July 2, 2013

### Second-team squad/Injured

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | USA | Amy LePeilbet |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | USA | Lindsay Tarpley |

## Player movement
### In

Per NWSL and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| January 11, 2013 | Shannon Boxx | MF | magicJack | Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation |
| January 11, 2013 | Amy LePeilbet | DF | Boston Breakers | Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation |
| January 11, 2013 | Keelin Winters | FW | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation |
| January 11, 2013 | Erin McLeod | GK | Dalsjöfors GoIF | Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation |
| January 11, 2013 | Carmelina Moscato | MF | Piteå IF | Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation |
| January 11, 2013 | Maribel Dominguez | FW | | Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation |
| January 11, 2013 | Dinora Garza | MF | | Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation |
| January 18, 2013 | Zakiya Bywaters | FW | UCLA | Selected 1st overall in the 2013 NWSL College Draft |
| January 18, 2013 | Taylor Vancil | GK | Florida State | Selected 17th overall in the 2013 NWSL College Draft |
| February 1, 2013 | Leslie Osborne | MF | Boston Breakers | Signed as a free agent |
| February 5, 2013 | Lori Chalupny | MF | Chicago Red Stars | Signed as a free agent |
| February 5, 2013 | Taryn Hemmings | DF | Boston Breakers | Signed as a free agent |
| February 5, 2013 | Ella Masar | FW | Chicago Red Stars | Signed as a free agent |
| February 7, 2013 | Lindsay Tarpley | FW | magicJack | Selected 4th overall in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft |
| February 7, 2013 | Lauren Fowlkes | DF | Chicago Red Stars | Selected 12th overall in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft |
| February 7, 2013 | Michelle Wenino | DF | Chicago Red Stars | Selected 20th overall in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft |
| February 7, 2013 | Jackie Santacaterina | DF | Chicago Red Stars | Selected 28th overall in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft |
| February 7, 2013 | Alyssa Mautz | MF | Chicago Red Stars | Selected 36th overall in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft |
| February 7, 2013 | Jessica McDonald | FW | Melbourne Victory FC | Signed as a free agent |
| March 18, 2013 | Rachel Quon | DF | Stanford | Signed after being selected 9th overall (second round) in the 2013 NWSL College Draft |
| March 18, 2013 | Lydia Vandenbergh | DF | magicJack | Acquired as a discovery player selection |
| March 21, 2013 | Sonja Fuss | MF | FC Zürich | Acquired as a designated international player |
| March 21, 2013 | Inka Grings | FW | FC Zürich | Acquired as a designated international player |
| April 8, 2013 | Hanna Gilmore | FW | Baylor | Made final roster as a tryout draftee |
| April 8, 2013 | Julianne Sitch | MF | Chicago Red Stars | Made final roster as a tryout draftee |
| May 30, 2013 | Jamie Forbes | GK | Chicago Red Stars | |
| June 13, 2013 | Jen Hoy | FW | Princeton | Signed after being selected 25th overall (fourth round) in the 2013 NWSL College Draft |
| June 13, 2013 | Kelsey Devonshire | GK | Chicago Red Stars | |
| June 30, 2013 | Adriana Leon | FW | Boston Breakers | Traded in exchange for Carmelina Moscato |

### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| March 1, 2013 | Keelin Winters | FW | Seattle Reign FC | Traded together with the 4th round pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft in exchange for the 1st round pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and future considerations (part of the future considerations include Seattle's 2014 U.S. WNT Allocated player) |
| May 30, 2013 | Hanna Gilmore | FW | None | Waived |
| May 30, 2013 | Lauren Fowlkes | DF | None | Retired |
| June 28, 2013 | Jessica McDonald | FW | Seattle Reign FC | Waived; picked up off waivers by Seattle Reign FC |
| June 30, 2013 | Carmelina Moscato | DF | Boston Breakers | Traded in exchange for Adriana Leon |
* Players not selected in either the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft or signed as a free agent, but were on the 2012 Red Star squad: defender Elise Weber, defender Lauren Alkek, midfielder Jennifer Buczkowski, forward Amanda Cinalli, goalkeeper Kelsey Devonshire, midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo, forward Allison Doyle, goalkeeper Kristin Eggert, midfielder Ashleigh Ellenwood, defender Ashlee Elliott, goalkeeper Jamie Forbes, defender Alexandra Heller, defender Brittany Hengesh, midfielder Kelsey Hough, forward Michele Weissenhofer, defender Kara Kabellis, midfielder Vanessa Laxgang, midfielder Nicole Lipp, defender Mary Therese McDonnell, defender Kecia Morway, midfielder Shayla Mutz, forward Lindsey Schwartz, defender Sammy Scofield.
* Invitees to the preseason camp who departed or were released in the preseason: midfielder Natalia Daniels, goalkeeper Erin Kane, midfielder Maureen Smunt, midfielder Alissa VonderHaar.

## Management and staff
### Coaching Staff

* Manager Rory Dames
* First Assistant Coach Stephanie Foster
* Second Assistant Coach Christian Lavers
* Goalkeeper Coach Trae Manny

## Regular-season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Western New York Flash | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 38 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | FC Kansas City | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 38 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Portland Thorns FC (C) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 38 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 4 | Sky Blue FC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 36 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 5 | Boston Breakers | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 30 | |
| 6 | Chicago Red Stars | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 30 | |
| 7 | Seattle Reign FC | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 18 | |
| 8 | Washington Spirit | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 14 | |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 20 | −3 |
Last updated: 18 August 2013 Source: NWSLsoccer.com standings Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

## Match results

Win  Tie  Loss

### National Women's Soccer League
## Squad statistics

| N | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | WG | Shot | SOG | Cros | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
| 7 | Shannon Boxx | 2 | 1 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Zakiya Bywaters | 6 | 5 | 372 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lori Chalupny | 18 | 17 | 1500 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Maribel Dominguez | 16 | 9 | 710 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Lauren Fowlkes | 4 | 4 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Sonja Fuss | 16 | 16 | 1440 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Dinora Garza | 2 | 2 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Inka Grings | 16 | 14 | 1295 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Taryn Hemmings | 14 | 14 | 1245 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jen Hoy | 9 | 4 | 471 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Adriana Leon | 10 | 9 | 800 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Ella Masar | 20 | 14 | 1206 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Alyssa Mautz | 18 | 8 | 901 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Jessica McDonald | 9 | 3 | 323 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Carmelina Moscato | 5 | 4 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Leslie Osborne | 18 | 18 | 1550 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Rachel Quon | 19 | 16 | 1531 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Jackie Santacaterina | 18 | 14 | 1316 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Julianne Sitch | 20 | 18 | 1577 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Lydia Vandenbergh | 17 | 13 | 1195 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Michelle Wenino | 18 | 17 | 1478 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| N | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | Shot | SOG | Save | GA | GA/G | Pen | PKF | SO |
| 1 | Erin McLeod | 16 | 16 | 1440 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 165 | 92 | 64 | 28 | 1.75 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | Taylor Vancil | 6 | 6 | 540 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 1.333 | 2 | 2 | 1 |

## Awards
### NWSL Player of the Week

| Week | Player of the Week | Player of the Week | Week's Statline |
| Week 10 | | Lori Chalupny | 1 A |
| Week 19 | | Jen Hoy | 2 G (45', 92') |

### NWSL Best XI

NWSL Best XI :
| Player | Position | Team | Note |
| Lori Chalupny | Midfield | Chicago Red Stars | 5 goals, 4 assists |