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2010 FC Gold Pride season

FC Gold Pride
2010 season
FC Gold Pride raise the 2010 WPS Championship trophy
OwnerNeSmith family
Head coachAlbertin Montoya
StadiumCastro Valley Athletic Stadium (until Jun 19)
Pioneer Stadium (since Jun 27)
WPS1st
WPS PlayoffsChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Marta (19)
All: Marta (20)
Highest home attendance4,003 (Sep 11 vs. PHI)
Lowest home attendance2,431 (Jul 11 vs. WAS)
Average home league attendance3,056
Biggest win6–1 (Aug 28 at ATL)
Biggest defeat0–2 (two times)
Black shirt, shorts, and socks with gold stripes over the inner shoulders
Primary colors
Gold shirt with black collar, shorts, and socks with black stripes over the inner shoulders
Secondary colors
← 2009

The 2010 FC Gold Pride season was the team's second and final season as a professional women's soccer team. FC Gold Pride played in the Women's Professional Soccer league (WPS), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. After finishing in last place during the 2009 season, the team won the 2010 WPS Championship on September 26, 2010, 4–0 over Philadelphia Independence.[1] On November 16, FC Gold Pride announced that it had ceased operations.[2]

Summary

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2009–10 off-season moves

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The only player FC Gold Pride lost to the 2009 WPS Expansion Draft was defender Leigh Ann Robinson, chosen by the Atlanta Beat.[3] Over the course of the offseason, the club traded Allison Whitworth to the Beat for the 10th- and 12th-overall picks in the 2010 WPS Draft,[4] lost team co-captain Leslie Osborne[5] and assists leader Tiffany Weimer to the Boston Breakers in free agency,[6] loaned Eriko Arakawa back to her former Nadeshiko League club NTV Beleza for the remainder of her WPS contract,[7] waived contract options for Adriane, Érika, and Formiga,[8] and in February 2010 also waived Brandi Chastain.[9]

The club signed Canadian player Candace Chapman on October 8, 2009,[10] and after scouting the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship, the club signed Norwegian international Solveig Gulbrandsen on December 10.[11]

FC Gold Pride acquired Los Angeles Sol player Camille Abily in exchange for midfielder Tina DiMartino, FC Gold Pride's top 2009 WPS Draft pick, and the 14th-overall pick in the 2010 draft and rights to a 2009 international discovery player.[12] In the 2010 WPS Draft, FC Gold Pride selected 2009 Hermann Trophy winner Kelley O'Hara, New Zealand international Ali Riley, and 2008 U-20 World Cup champions Becky Edwards and Kaley Fountain, among others.[13]

The Los Angeles Sol ceased operations not long afterward, and in the ensuing 2010 WPS Dispersal Draft FC Gold Pride acquired Marta, Kiki Bosio, and Lindsay Browne.[14] The club separately signed Sol goalkeeper Brittany Cameron as a free agent.[15]

Regular season

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FC Gold Pride started fast and kept its momentum running throughout the 2010 season. Despite the departure of Solveig Gulbrandsen in July[16] and waiving draft pick Kaley Fountain, the Pride dominated the league's regular season.

Championship

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On September 26, FC Gold Pride won their first WPS Championship by defeating the Philadelphia Independence 4–0.[17]

Three members of the team garnered end of season honors: Marta was named Player of the Year and won the Golden Boot, both for the second consecutive season; Nicole Barnhart was named Goalkeeper of the Year; and Ali Riley was named Rookie of the Year. On November 16, 2010, after the close of the 2010 season, the league announced that FC Gold Pride had folded and would not return for the 2011 season.[18][19]

Team

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Squad

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As of August 30, 2010.[20]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Nicole Barnhart
2 MF United States USA Kimberly Yokers
3 DF New Zealand NZL Ali Riley
4 DF United States USA Rachel Buehler
5 DF Canada CAN Candace Chapman
7 FW United States USA Kelley O'Hara
9 FW United States USA Kandace Wilson
10 FW Brazil BRA Marta
11 FW United States USA Kiki Bosio
12 FW Canada CAN Christine Sinclair
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF United States USA Kristen Graczyk
14 DF United States USA Becky Edwards
15 FW United States USA Tiffeny Milbrett
16 MF United States USA Rosie Tantillo
17 DF United States USA Niki Cross
18 GK United States USA Brittany Cameron
19 DF United States USA Carrie Dew
20 MF France FRA Camille Abily
21 GK United States USA Erin Guthrie
77 MF United States USA Shannon Boxx

Transactions

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2010 FC Gold Pride draft selections[13]
R # P Name College
1 3 FW Kelley O'Hara Stanford
10 DF Ali Riley Stanford
2 12 DF Becky Edwards Florida St.
20 FW Kaley Fountain Wake Forest
4 32 GK Erin Guthrie Rutgers
5 41 MF Ashley Bowyer Ohio St.
6 50 DF Elizabeth Harkin Arizona St.
7 59 DF Lauren Wilmoth UCLA

Transfers in:

Transfers out:

Waived or released:

Competitions

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Key

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Regular season

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April 11, 2010 (2010-04-11) 1 Saint Louis Athletica 2–0 FC Gold Pride Fenton, Missouri
3 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,356
April 17, 2010 (2010-04-17) 2 FC Gold Pride 3–1 Sky Blue FC Castro Valley, California
Report Stadium: Castro Valley Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 3,757
April 24, 2010 (2010-04-24) 3 FC Gold Pride 2–1 Atlanta Beat Castro Valley, California
Report Stadium: Castro Valley Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 3,002
May 1, 2010 (2010-05-01) 4 Sky Blue FC 0–1 FC Gold Pride Piscataway, New Jersey
Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 3,798
May 8, 2010 (2010-05-08) 5 FC Gold Pride 2–0 Chicago Red Stars Castro Valley, California
Report Stadium: Castro Valley Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 3,153
May 14, 2010 (2010-05-14) 6 Boston Breakers 1–2 FC Gold Pride Cambridge, Massachusetts
 Box
Report
Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 5,283
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 29, 2010 (2010-05-29) 7 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 FC Gold Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,845
June 5, 2010 (2010-06-05) 8 FC Gold Pride 1–1 Washington Freedom Castro Valley, California
Report Stadium: Castro Valley Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 3,442
June 13, 2010 (2010-06-13) 9 Philadelphia Independence 1–3 FC Gold Pride West Chester, Pennsylvania
Report Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
Attendance: 2,616
June 19, 2010 (2010-06-19) 10 FC Gold Pride 1–0 Boston Breakers Castro Valley, California
Report Stadium: Castro Valley Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 3,588
June 27, 2010 (2010-06-27) 11 FC Gold Pride 0–2 Sky Blue FC Hayward, California
Report Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 2,478
July 3, 2010 (2010-07-03) 12 Atlanta Beat 0–4 FC Gold Pride Kennesaw, Georgia
Report Stadium: Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,111
July 11, 2010 (2010-07-11) 13 FC Gold Pride 3–2 Washington Freedom Hayward, California
 Box
Report
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 2,431
Referee: Bryan Roslund
July 17, 2010 (2010-07-17) 14 FC Gold Pride 2–0 Philadelphia Independence Hayward, California
 Box
Report		 Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 2,576
Referee: Allan Chapman
July 21, 2010 (2010-07-21) 14 Boston Breakers 1–2 FC Gold Pride Cambridge, Massachusetts
Report Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 3,052
July 24, 2010 (2010-07-24) 15 Washington Freedom 1–4 FC Gold Pride Boyds, Maryland
Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,809
August 1, 2010 (2010-08-01) 16 Atlanta Beat 0–0 FC Gold Pride Kennesaw, Georgia
Report Stadium: Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,242
August 8, 2010 (2010-08-08) 17 FC Gold Pride 0–0 Chicago Red Stars Hayward, California
 Box
Report		 Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 2,470
August 14, 2010 (2010-08-14) 18 FC Gold Pride 0–0 Washington Freedom Hayward, California
Report Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 3,328
August 22, 2010 (2010-08-22) 19 Chicago Red Stars 2–3 FC Gold Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 6,089
August 28, 2010 (2010-08-28) 20 Atlanta Beat 1–6 FC Gold Pride Kennesaw, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,289
September 1, 2010 (2010-09-01) 20 Sky Blue FC 1–1 FC Gold Pride Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 3,412
September 5, 2010 (2010-09-05) 21 FC Gold Pride 2–0 Boston Breakers Hayward, California
6:00 p.m. PDT Report Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 2,447
September 11, 2010 (2010-09-11) 22 FC Gold Pride 4–1 Philadelphia Independence Hayward, California
5:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 4,003

Regular season standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Gold Pride 24 16 5 3 46 19 +27 53 Advance to Championship
2 Boston Breakers 24 10 6 8 36 28 +8 36 Advance to Super Semifinal
3 Philadelphia Independence 24 10 4 10 37 36 +1 34 Advance to First Round
4 Washington Freedom 24 8 7 9 33 33 0 31
5 Sky Blue FC 24 7 7 10 20 31 −11 28
6 Chicago Red Stars 24 7 6 11 21 27 −6 27
7 Atlanta Beat 24 5 6 13 20 40 −20 21
8 Saint Louis Athletica 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9 Team withdrawn
Source: WPS Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head-to-head result.

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
24 16 5 3 46 19  +27 53 9 3 1 20 8  +12 7 2 2 26 11  +15

Last updated: September 11, 2010.
Source: 2010 WPS Schedule

Results by matchday

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Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324
StadiumAHHAHAAHAHHHHHAAAHHAAAHH
ResultLWWWWWLDWWLWWWWWDDDWWDWW
Updated to match(es) played on September 11, 2010. Source: 2010 WPS Schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

WPS Championship

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See also: 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season § WPS Championship
FC Gold Pride4–0Philadelphia Independence
 Box
Report
Pioneer Stadium, Hayward, California
Attendance: 5,228
Referee: Jennifer Bennett

Statistics

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Regular-season player statistics[20]
# Pos. Nat. Name MP MS Min. G A YC RC
20 MF France FRA Camille Abily 17 13 1103 1 4 0 0
1 GK United States USA Nicole Barnhart 21 21 1880 0 0 0 0
11 FW United States USA Kiki Bosio 16 7 675 0 0 0 0
77 MF United States USA Shannon Boxx 20 19 1,705 1 5 6 0
4 DF United States USA Rachel Buehler 22 22 1,958 1 0 1 0
18 GK United States USA Brittany Cameron 3 3 270 0 0 0 0
5 DF Canada CAN Candace Chapman 21 21 1880 0 0 2 0
17 DF United States USA Niki Cross 4 2 270 0 0 0 0
19 DF United States USA Carrie Dew 15 10 972 1 1 1 0
14 DF United States USA Becky Edwards 24 20 1,815 1 1 2 0
14 DF United States USA Kaley Fountain 5 1 62 0 0 0 0
13 MF United States USA Kristen Graczyk 16 10 899 0 0 0 0
21 GK United States USA Erin Guthrie 0 1 10 0 0 0 0
8 MF Norway NOR Solveig Gulbrandsen 8 6 441 1 2 0 0
10 FW Brazil BRA Marta 24 24 2,160 19 6 3 0
15 FW United States USA Tiffeny Milbrett 22 15 1,237 6 2 0 0
7 FW United States USA Kelley O'Hara 18 16 1,445 6 5 4 0
3 DF New Zealand NZL Ali Riley 23 23 2,045 0 3 1 0
12 FW Canada CAN Christine Sinclair 23 23 2,054 10 9 1 0
16 MF United States USA Rosie Tantillo 1 1 27 0 0 0 0
9 FW United States USA Kandace Wilson 24 15 1488 0 0 2 0
2 MF United States USA Kimberly Yokers 5 1 167 0 1 0 0
Total 39 29 19 0

Awards

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WPS awards

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WPS All-Star Team

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Main article: 2010 WPS All-Star Game
2010 WPS All-Star Team selections[23]
Pos. Nat. Name Selected as
GK
 United States USA Nicole Barnhart Replacement
DF
 United States USA Rachel Buehler Starter
MF
 United States USA Shannon Boxx Starter
Brazil BRA Marta Starter, captain
FW
 United States USA Kelley O'Hara Selection
United States USA Christine Sinclair Starter

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ FitzGerald, Tom (September 27, 2010). "FC Gold Pride are champs". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "WPS champs FC Gold Pride fold tent". UPI. November 16, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Atlanta, Philadelphia begin stocking rosters through Expansion Draft" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. September 15, 2009. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  4. ^ "Pride Acquires 10th and 12th Overall Draft Picks In Team's First-Ever Trade" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. October 29, 2009. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (October 20, 2009). "Osborne agrees to terms with Breakers". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  6. ^ Civin, Todd (October 8, 2009). "Breakers Agree to Terms with Free Agents Weimer and Sutton". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "FC Gold Pride Finalizes Player Loan Agreement With NTV Beleza" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. September 1, 2009. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  8. ^ "Transactions: 2009". Women's Professional Soccer. November 30, 2009. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  9. ^ "Transactions: 2010". Women's Professional Soccer. December 21, 2010. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  10. ^ "Pride Agrees to Terms with Free Agent Candace Chapman" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. October 8, 2009. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  11. ^ "Norwegian Soccer Star Solveig Gulbrandsen Signs with FC Gold Pride" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. December 10, 2009. Archived from the original on December 25, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  12. ^ "FC Gold Pride Acquires WPS All-Star Camille Abily" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. January 5, 2010. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  13. ^ a b "Heath selected first in 2010 WPS Draft" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. January 15, 2010. Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  14. ^ "Four-Time FIFA World Player of the Year Marta to Join the Pride" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. February 4, 2010. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  15. ^ "Pride Signs Bay Area Native Brittany Cameron". FC Gold Pride (Press release). February 16, 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  16. ^ a b "FC Gold Pride Midfielder Solveig Gulbrandsen to Return to Norway" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. July 7, 2010. Archived from the original on July 11, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  17. ^ "FC Gold Pride wins WPS Championship" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. September 26, 2010. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  18. ^ FitzGerald, Tom (January 10, 2011). "FC Gold Pride to fold". The San Francisco Chronicle.
  19. ^ "WPS lives on, looks toward future". The Marietta Daily Journal. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011.
  20. ^ a b "2010 FC Gold Pride Stats". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010.
  21. ^ a b c Albanese Jr., Giovanni (June 4, 2010). "FC Gold Pride bolsters club with addition of Boxx". Center Line Soccer. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  22. ^ "Beat Sign Kaley Fountain". OurSportsCentral (Press release). Atlanta Beat. August 9, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  23. ^ "Abby XI, Marta XI rosters selected for WPS All-Star Game" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer. June 28, 2010. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2023.