2022 Chicago Red Stars season
2022 season | ||||
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Owner | Arnim Whisler | |||
Head coach | Chris Petrucelli | |||
Stadium | SeatGeek Stadium Bridgeview, Illinois (Capacity: 20,000) | |||
NWSL | 6th | |||
Challenge Cup | 2nd in Central Division | |||
Playoffs | First Round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Mallory Pugh (11) All: Mallory Pugh (15) | |||
Highest home attendance | 23,951 (vs San Diego Wave FC, July 30) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 2,135 (vs Kansas City Current, Sept. 14) | |||
Average home league attendance | 5,872 | |||
Biggest win | 4–0 (two matches) | |||
Biggest defeat | 3 goals (three matches) | |||
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All statistics correct as of October 16, 2022. |
The 2022 Chicago Red Stars season was the team's fourteenth season as a professional women's soccer team, and ninth in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
Team
[edit]Management and staff
[edit]- As of October 8, 2021.[1]
Technical staff | |
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Head coach | Chris Petrucelli |
Assistant coaches | Morinao Imaizumi Fabrice Gautrat |
Goalkeeper coach | Rade Tanaskovic |
Medical staff | |
Medical director | Roger N. Chams |
Head athletic trainer | Emily Fortunato |
Physician assistant | Molly Uyenishi |
Physical therapist | Bria Wanzung |
High performance director | Jake Roy |
Competitions
[edit]Win Tie Loss
All times are in CT unless otherwise noted.
Regular season
[edit]April 30 1 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–1 | Racing Louisville FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:00 CDT |
| Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,028 |
May 15 2 | San Diego Wave FC | 2–1 | Chicago Red Stars | San Diego, California |
14:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 5,000 |
May 22 3 | Orlando Pride | 2–4 | Chicago Red Stars | Orlando, Florida |
19:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 3,015[2] Referee: Danielle Chesky[2] |
May 28 4 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:00 CDT | Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,268 |
June 1 5 | Washington Spirit | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Leesburg, Virginia |
19:30 EDT | Report | Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 1,961 |
June 4 6 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | OL Reign | Bridgeview, Illinois |
14:00 CDT | Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,002 |
June 8 7 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–0 | Washington Spirit | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:00 CDT |
| Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,312 |
June 12 8 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | Orlando Pride | Bridgeview, Illinois |
17:00 CDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,881 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
June 18 9 | Kansas City Current | 2–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 CDT | Report |
| Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 6,848 Referee: John Griggs |
July 2 10 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Harrison, New Jersey |
19:00 EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 3,499 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
July 10 11 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–2 | North Carolina Courage | Bridgeview, Illinois |
17:00 CDT |
| Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 4,098 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
July 16 12 | Houston Dash | 4–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Houston, Texas |
19:30 CDT | Report |
| Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 4,637 |
July 30 13 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–1 | San Diego Wave FC | Chicago, Illinois |
19:00 CDT | Report |
| Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 23,951 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
August 7 14 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–0 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
17:00 CDT | Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 5,078 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
August 14 15 | Angel City FC | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Los Angeles |
17:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 17,002 Referee: Mark Allatin[3] |
August 20 16 | North Carolina Courage | 4–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Cary, North Carolina |
19:00 EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,571 |
August 27 17 | Racing Louisville FC | 0–4 | Chicago Red Stars | Louisville, Kentucky |
19:30 EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,729 Referee: Alex Billeter[4] |
September 9 18 | OL Reign | 2–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Seattle |
19:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 7,427 |
September 14 19 | Chicago Red Stars | 4–0 | Kansas City Current | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:00 CDT |
| Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,135 Referee: Katja Koroleva[5] |
September 17 20 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–1 | Houston Dash | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:00 CDT |
| Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 5,488 |
September 25 21 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
13:00 PDT | Report |
| Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 19,127 Referee: Alexandra Billeter |
October 2 22 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–0 | Angel City FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
17:00 CDT | Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 8,347 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
Regular-season standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | Houston Dash | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 36 | Playoffs – first round |
5 | Kansas City Current | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 36 | |
6 | Chicago Red Stars | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 33 | |
7 | North Carolina Courage | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 32 | |
8 | Angel City FC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 29 |
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 |
Last updated: October 2, 2022.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
Results by matchday
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Playoffs
[edit]The top six teams from the regular season qualified for the NWSL Championship playoffs, with the top two teams receiving a first-round bye.[6][7] Chicago finished the season in sixth place, earning the lowest seed in the playoff tournament's first-round and facing third-seeded San Diego Wave FC on the road.
October 16 1 | San Diego Wave FC | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Chicago Red Stars | San Diego, California |
22:30 EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 26,215 Referee: Mark Allatin |
Challenge Cup
[edit]Group stage
[edit]March 20 | Houston Dash | 1–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Houston, Texas |
18:00 | Report |
| Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 4,087 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
March 25 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–2 | Kansas City Current | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,604 Referee: Greg Dopka |
March 30 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–0 | Racing Louisville FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
18:30 |
| Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Calin Radosav |
April 2 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–0 | Houston Dash | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:00 |
| Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 1,741 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
April 16 | Racing Louisville FC | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Louisville, Kentucky |
19:30 EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,409 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
April 24 | Kansas City Current | 2–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Kansas City, Kansas |
16:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 5,107 Referee: Adorae Monroy |
Central Division standings
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KC | CHI | LOU | HOU | |
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1 | Kansas City Current | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
2 | Chicago Red Stars | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Racing Louisville FC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | ||
4 | Houston Dash | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 6 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Total goal differential; 3) Total number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points record; 5) Head-to-head goal differential; 6) Head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) Fewest disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots
Players
[edit]- As of October 16, 2022.
Chicago used a total of 25 players during the 2022 season, with 14 scoring goals. There were also three squad members who did not make a first-team appearance in the campaign.
The Red Stars scored 43 goals in all competitions. Mallory Pugh, with 15 goals, was the highest scorer, followed by Amanda Kowalski, Yūki Nagasato, and Ella Stevens, who scored four goals each.
- Key
No. = Squad number Pos. = Playing position Nat. = Nationality Apps = Appearances G = Goals | GK = Goalkeeper DF = Defender MF = Midfielder FW = Forward |
Numbers under Apps indicate starts, and numbers in parentheses denote appearances as a substitute. Players whose names are struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Cup | NWSL | Playoffs | Total | Discipline | |||||
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Apps | G | Apps | G | Apps | G | Apps | G | ||||||
1 | GK | Alyssa Naeher | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Arin Wright | 5 (1) | 1 | 7 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
4 | MF | 1 (5) | 0 | 1 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (12) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | MF | Rachel Hill | 0 | 0 | 15 (5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Yūki Nagasato | 5 (1) | 0 | 20 (1) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 (2) | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
8 | FW | Ella Stevens | 3 (2) | 0 | 10 (9) | 4 | 0 (1) | 0 | 13 (12) | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Mallory Pugh | 5 | 4 | 13 (3) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 19 (3) | 15 | 1 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Vanessa DiBernardo | 6 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Sarah Luebbert | 0 | 0 | 9 (5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | DF | Tierna Davidson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | MF | Morgan Gautrat | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | DF | Jill Aguilera | 0 (3) | 0 | 5 (12) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 5 (16) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
15 | FW | Sarah Griffith | 2 (4) | 0 | 6 (13) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 8 (18) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | FW | Samantha Fisher | 0 | 0 | 5 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | FW | Channing Foster | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | DF | Zoe Morse | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
21 | GK | Emily Boyd | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Bianca St-Georges | 4 (1) | 1 | 13 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 (3) | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
23 | DF | Tatumn Milazzo | 6 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
24 | MF | Danielle Colaprico | 5 (1) | 0 | 19 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 (4) | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
25 | FW | Ava Cook | 2 (3) | 0 | 9 (9) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 11 (13) | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
26 | DF | Mikenna McManus | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | FW | Chelsie Dawber | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | DF | Kayla Sharples | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
31 | DF | Amanda Kowalski | 3 | 1 | 12 (5) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 (5) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Technical staff". Chicago Red Stars. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "Orlando Pride vs. Chicago Red Stars - Football Match Summary". ESPN. May 22, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Angel City FC vs. Chicago Red Stars - Football Match Summary". ESPN. August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "Houston Dash vs. Racing Louisville FC - Football Match Summary". ESPN. August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Chicago Red Stars vs. Kansas City Current - Football Match Summary". ESPN. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League, CBS Sports and Ally Financial Make History as 2022 Championship Moves to First-Ever Prime-Time Spot" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ Goff, Steven (August 23, 2022). "Audi Field to host NWSL championship game in prime time". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "Stats - Players". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Chicago Red Stars Stats". FBref. Retrieved May 7, 2023.