2022 Chicago Red Stars season

Chicago Red Stars
2022 season
OwnerArnim Whisler
Head coachChris Petrucelli
StadiumSeatGeek Stadium
Bridgeview, Illinois
(Capacity: 20,000)
NWSL6th
Challenge Cup2nd in Central Division
PlayoffsFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mallory Pugh (11)
All: Mallory Pugh (15)
Highest home attendance23,951
(vs San Diego Wave FC, July 30)
Lowest home attendance2,135 (vs Kansas City Current, Sept. 14)
Average home league attendance5,872
Biggest win4–0
(two matches)
Biggest defeat3 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

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Management and staff

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As of October 8, 2021.[1]
Technical staff
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

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  Win   Tie   Loss

All times are in CT unless otherwise noted.

Regular season

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Results summary
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Overall Home Away
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
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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
StadiumHAAHAHHHAAHAHHAAAAHHAH
ResultWLWDDWDWDWDLLWLLWDWLLW
Position3666533232234466665676
Updated to match(es) played on October 2, 2022. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Playoffs

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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

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Group stage

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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
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Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KC CHI LOU HOU
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
Source: NWSL
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

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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

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.

Player statistics
No. Pos. Nat. Name Cup NWSL Playoffs Total Discipline
Apps G Apps G Apps G Apps G A yellow rectangular card A red rectangular card
1 GK United States Alyssa Naeher 6 0 19 0 1 0 26 0 0 0
3 DF United States Arin Wright 5 (1) 1 7 (3) 0 1 0 13 (4) 1 2 0
4 MF United States Alyssa Mautz 1 (5) 0 1 (7) 0 0 0 2 (12) 0 0 0
5 MF United States Rachel Hill 0 0 15 (5) 1 1 0 16 (5) 1 0 0
7 MF Japan Yūki Nagasato 5 (1) 0 20 (1) 3 1 1 26 (2) 4 2 0
8 FW United States Ella Stevens 3 (2) 0 10 (9) 4 0 (1) 0 13 (12) 4 2 0
9 FW United States Mallory Pugh 5 4 13 (3) 11 1 0 19 (3) 15 1 0
10 MF United States Vanessa DiBernardo 6 1 22 1 1 0 29 2 3 0
11 MF United States Sarah Luebbert 0 0 9 (5) 1 1 0 10 (5) 1 0 0
12 DF United States Tierna Davidson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
13 MF United States Morgan Gautrat 1 (1) 0 2 (3) 0 1 0 4 (4) 0 0 0
14 DF Puerto Rico Jill Aguilera 0 (3) 0 5 (12) 0 0 (1) 0 5 (16) 0 1 0
15 FW United States Sarah Griffith 2 (4) 0 6 (13) 2 0 (1) 0 8 (18) 2 0 0
18 FW United States Samantha Fisher 0 0 5 (8) 1 0 0 5 (8) 1 0 0
19 FW United States Channing Foster 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0
20 DF United States Zoe Morse 6 0 21 0 1 0 28 0 4 1
21 GK Australia Emily Boyd 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
22 DF Canada Bianca St-Georges 4 (1) 1 13 (2) 2 0 0 17 (3) 3 3 1
23 DF United States Tatumn Milazzo 6 0 22 2 1 0 29 2 2 0
24 MF United States Danielle Colaprico 5 (1) 0 19 (3) 1 1 0 25 (4) 1 5 0
25 FW United States Ava Cook 2 (3) 0 9 (9) 2 0 (1) 0 11 (13) 2 3 0
26 DF United States Mikenna McManus 1 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0
27 FW Australia Chelsie Dawber 0 0 1 (3) 0 0 0 1 (3) 0 0 0
28 DF United States Kayla Sharples 4 0 8 0 0 0 12 0 1 0
31 DF United States Amanda Kowalski 3 1 12 (5) 3 0 0 15 (5) 4 2 0

Source: NWSL,[8] FBref[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Technical staff". Chicago Red Stars. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Orlando Pride vs. Chicago Red Stars - Football Match Summary". ESPN. May 22, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Angel City FC vs. Chicago Red Stars - Football Match Summary". ESPN. August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Houston Dash vs. Racing Louisville FC - Football Match Summary". ESPN. August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Chicago Red Stars vs. Kansas City Current - Football Match Summary". ESPN. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Goff, Steven (August 23, 2022). "Audi Field to host NWSL championship game in prime time". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Stats - Players". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  9. ^ "2022 Chicago Red Stars Stats". FBref. Retrieved May 7, 2023.