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2019 Sky Blue FC season

Sky Blue FC
2019 season
President & CEOThomas Hofstetter
Head coachDenise Reddy
(until June 28)
Hugo Macedo
(caretaker, from June 28 until September 4)
Freya Coombe
(from September 4)
StadiumYurcak Field
Piscataway, New Jersey
(Capacity: 5,000)
NWSL8th
Top goalscorerCarli Lloyd (8)
Highest home attendance9,415 vs Reign FC, August 18, 2019
Lowest home attendance1,321 vs Portland Thorns FC, April 28, 2019
Average home league attendance3,338
← 2018
2020 →

The 2019 Sky Blue FC season was the team's tenth season as a professional women's soccer team. Sky Blue FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.[1]

Since the 2018 Sky Blue finished in last place and only won one game, 2019 offered opportunities for improvement. The off-season didn't get off to a promising start as two of the team's top draft picks, Hailie Mace (2nd overall pick) and Julia Ashley (6th overall pick) chose not to sign with the club. Mace signed with FC Rosengård and Ashley with Linköpings FC.[2][3] Sky Blue's third and fourth picks, Paige Monaghan (10th overall pick) and Julie James (11th overall pick) did however choose to come to preseason and were ultimately signed. During preseason training two Sky Blue players suffered season-ending injuries. Defender Mandy Freeman ruptured her Achilles tendon and midfielder Madison Tiernan tore her ACL and MCL.[4][5]

On April 9, 2019 General Manager and President Tony Novo resigned from his position, Sky Blue Vice-President Alyse LaHue was appointed to take over as interim general manager.[6] Kyra Carusa, Sky Blue's 19th overall pick in the 2019 Draft signed with Le Havre AC in France on April 25, making her the third Sky Blue draft pick to sign in Europe.[7]

On June 28, Denise Reddy was fired as the team's head coach. Her record as head coach was 1-8-24.[8] Goalkeeper coach Hugo Macedo filled in on a temporary basis until the club named Freya Coombe interim head coach on September 4.[9]

Sky Blue played their first ever game at Red Bull Arena on August 18 against Reign FC. They set a club record with 9,415 in attendance for the game, which finished in a 1–1 draw.[10] The positive feedback and high demand led the club to move their September 29 home finale to Red Bull Arena, where they drew 8,314 for a 1–1 draw against the Orlando Pride.[11]

Team

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First-team roster

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As of July 19, 2019[12] 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 Canada CAN Kailen Sheridan
3 DF United States USA Caprice Dydasco
4 MF United States USA Paige Monaghan
5 MF United States USA Julie James
7 FW United States USA Jen Hoy
8 DF United States USA Erica Skroski
9 FW Japan JPN Nahomi Kawasumi
10 MF United States USA Carli Lloyd
11 MF Costa Rica CRC Raquel Rodriguez
12 DF United States USA Gina Lewandowski
13 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH DiDi Haracic
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF United States USA Kenie Wright
16 MF United States USA Sarah Killion
17 DF United States USA Domi Richardson
19 MF United States USA Elizabeth Eddy
22 DF United States USA Mandy Freeman
24 DF Cameroon CMR Estelle Johnson
28 MF United States USA Imani Dorsey
29 DF Canada CAN Amandine Pierre-Louis
73 MF United States USA Madison Tiernan
— MF United States USA Nicole Baxter

Competitions

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Preseason

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March 16, 2019 Sky Blue FC 6–0 St. John's University Manalapan, New Jersey
3:00 p.m. Report
Stadium: Sportika Sports
March 23, 2019 Sky Blue FC 0–0 West Virginia University Manalapan, New Jersey
3:00 p.m. Stadium: Sportika Sports
March 29, 2019 Sky Blue FC 2–0 Rutgers University Manalapan, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. Hoy 9'
Monaghan 77'		 Report Stadium: Sportika Sports

Regular season

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April 13, 2019 1 Washington Spirit 2–0 Sky Blue FC Boyds, Maryland
19:00 Staab 59'
Crosson 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2.373
April 20, 2019 2 Sky Blue FC 0–1 Houston Dash Piscataway, New Jersey
18:00 Lloyd Yellow card 80' Report
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,394
April 28, 2019 3 Sky Blue FC 2–2 Portland Thorns FC Piscataway, New Jersey
18:00
Report
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,321
May 4, 2019 4 North Carolina Courage 0–0 Sky Blue FC Cary, North Carolina
19:00 McCall Zerboni Yellow card 87' Report Paige Monaghan Yellow card 34' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,039
May 11, 2019 5 Sky Blue FC 2–3 Washington Spirit Piscataway, New Jersey
15:00 Rodriguez 32'
Dorsey 80'		 Report Matthews 22', 68'
Dougherty Howard Yellow card 27'
DiBiasi 55'
Nielsen Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,330
May 18, 2019 6 Reign FC 2–1 Sky Blue FC Tacoma, Washington
16:00 James 13' (o.g)
Taylor 78'
Onumonu Yellow card 90+8'		 Box Rodriguez 10'
McCaskill Yellow card 45+1'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,036
May 25, 2019 7 Sky Blue FC 0–1 Portland Thorns FC Piscataway, New Jersey
18:00 Box Purce 69'
Brynjarsdottir Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,472
June 15, 2019 8 Utah Royals FC 1–0 Sky Blue FC Sandy, Utah
22:00
Box
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 5,777
June 22, 2019 9 Sky Blue FC 1–2 Orlando Pride Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00
Box
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,644
July 6, 2019 10 Chicago Red Stars 1–2 Sky Blue FC Bridgeview, Illinois
20:00 Colaprico 83' Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 2,374
July 12, 2019 11 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Utah Royals FC Piscataway, New Jersey
19:30 James Yellow card 42'
Flores Yellow card 77'
Pierre-Louis Yellow card 88'
Hoy 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,842
July 20, 2019 12 Orlando Pride 1–0 Sky Blue FC Orlando, Florida
19:30
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 9,415
Referee: Danielle Chesky
July 24, 2019 13 Sky Blue FC 0–1 Washington Spirit Piscataway, New Jersey
19:30 James Yellow card 50' Report Hatch 54'
Huster Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 5,003
July 28, 2019 14 Houston Dash 1–0 Sky Blue FC Houston, Texas
19:00 Daly 22' Report Dorsey Yellow card 68' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 3,510
August 4, 2019 15 Portland Thorns FC 1–1 Sky Blue FC Portland, Oregon
23:00 Sinclair 39' (pen.) Report Dorsey 69'
Pierre-Louis Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 90+2'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,070
August 7, 2019 16 Utah Royals FC 3–0 Sky Blue FC Sandy, Utah
22:00 Press 27', 29'
Rodriguez 28'		 Report Hoy Yellow card 60'
Wright Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 7,715
August 14, 2019 17 Sky Blue FC 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 Monaghan 71' (Lloyd), 90+3' (Lloyd)
Wright Yellow card 56'		 Report Kerr 90+1' (Nagasato)
Nagasato Yellow card 62'
Naughton Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,558
Referee: Thomas Snyder
August 18, 2019 18 Sky Blue FC 1–1 Reign FC Harrison, New Jersey
13:00 Eddy 36' Report Taylor 38'
Long Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 9,415
August 24, 2019 19 Houston Dash 1–2 Sky Blue FC Houston, Texas
20:30 Ohai 90+4' Report Dydasco Yellow card 9'
Lloyd 26', 41'
Skroski Yellow card 34'
Lewandowski Yellow card 49'
Sheridan Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 4,102
September 7, 2019 20 Sky Blue FC 1–2 North Carolina Courage Piscataway, New Jersey
15:00 Lloyd 13' (pen.)
Rodriguez Yellow card 79'		 Report Skroski 1' (o.g.)
Dunn 57'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,895
September 15, 2019 21 Sky Blue FC 0–3 Chicago Red Stars Piscataway, New Jersey
17:00 Rodriguez Yellow card 78' Report Brian 31'
Kerr 33'
Nagasato 80'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,871
September 21, 2019 22 Reign FC 0–1 Sky Blue FC Tacoma, Washington
22:00 Box
Report		 Dorsey Yellow card 43'
Lloyd Yellow card 50' 77'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 6,189
September 29, 2019 23 Sky Blue FC 1–1 Orlando Pride Harrison, New Jersey
11:00 Dorsey Yellow card 45+2'
Monaghan Yellow card 56'
Lloyd 88'		 Report Zadorsky 18'
Edmonds Yellow card 42'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,314
October 12, 2019 24 North Carolina Courage 3–2 Sky Blue FC Cary, North Carolina
19:00 McDonald 16'
Debinha 28'
McDonald 81'		 Report Lloyd 26'
Richardson 86'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 9,195

Regular-season standings

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Pos Team
 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
4 Reign FC 24 10 8 6 27 27 0 38
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
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions
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 5 4 13 17 30  −13 19 2 2 7 10 17  −7 3 2 6 7 13  −6

Last updated: September 22, 2019.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round
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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
StadiumAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHHAHHAHA
ResultLLDDLLLLLWWLLLDLWDWLLWDL
Position898888889999999988888888
Updated to match(es) played on September 22, 2019. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistical leaders

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Player transactions

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2019 NWSL College Draft

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Source: National Women's Soccer League[13]
Round Pick Nat. Player Pos. Previous Team
Round 1 2 United States Hailie Mace F UCLA
Round 1 6 United States Julia Ashley D University of North Carolina
Round 2 10 United States Paige Monaghan F Butler University
Round 2 11 United States Julie James M Baylor University
Round 3 19 United States Kyra Carusa F Georgetown University
Round 4 28 United States Kaylan Marckese G University of Florida
Round 4 29 United States Kenie Wright M Rutgers University
Round 4 34 United States Sabrina Flores D University of Notre Dame

In

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Date Player Positions played Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
January 10, 2019 United States Caprice Dydasco DF Washington Spirit Acquired in Trade with the Washington Spirit for the 3rd Overall Pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft [14]
January 10, 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina DiDi Haracic GK Washington Spirit Acquired in Trade with the Washington Spirit for the 3rd Overall Pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft [14]
January 10, 2019 Cameroon Estelle Johnson DF Washington Spirit Acquired in Trade with the Washington Spirit for the 3rd Overall Pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft [14]
January 14, 2019 Japan Nahomi Kawasumi FW Reign FC Acquired in Trade with Reign FC in exchange for Shea Groom [15]
April 10, 2019 Brazil Gabi MF Brazil Esporte Clube Iranduba da Amazônia Signed. [16]
May 7, 2019 United States Gina Lewandowski DF Germany Bayern Munich Signed. [17]
June 11, 2019 United States Elizabeth Eddy MF North Carolina Courage Acquired in a trade with the North Carolina Courage in exchange for McKenzie Meehan [18]
July 19, 2019 United States Nicole Baxter MF Sweden Asarums IF Signed. [19]

Out

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Date Player Positions played Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
November 14, 2018 United States Amanda Frisbie DF Norway Klepp IL Signed with Klepp IL in Norway. [20]
November 20, 2018 New Zealand Rebekah Stott DF Norway Avaldsnes IL Signed with Avaldsnes IL in Norway. [21]
January 9, 2019 Mexico Katie Johnson FW Chicago Red Stars Traded to the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for the 6th overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and the highest second-round pick in 2020. [20]
January 12, 2019 United States Christina Gibbons DF Retired [22]
January 14, 2019 United States Shea Groom FW Reign FC Traded to Reign FC in exchange for Nahomi Kawasumi [15]
March 8, 2019 United States Caroline Casey GK Retired [23]
June 11, 2019 United States McKenzie Meehan FW North Carolina Courage Traded to the North Carolina Courage in exchange for Elizabeth Eddy. [18]
June 19, 2019 United States Savannah McCaskill FW Chicago Red Stars Traded to the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for a First and Second Round draft pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft [24]
July 14, 2019 Brazil Gabi MF Released [25]
July 19, 2019 Mexico Sabrina Flores MF Spain Sevilla Released [25][19]

Awards

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NWSL Team of the Month

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Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref
April Canada Kailen Sheridan [26]
July Canada Kailen Sheridan [27]

NWSL Weekly Awards

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NWSL Goal of the Week

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Week Result Player Ref.
6 Nominated Costa Rica Raquel Rodriguez [28]
13 Nominated United States Jennifer Hoy [29]
16 Nominated United States Imani Dorsey [30]
18 Nominated United States Paige Monaghan [31]
23 Nominated United States Carli Lloyd [32]
24 Nominated United States Carli Lloyd [33]
25 Nominated United States Domi Richardson [34]

NWSL Save of the Week

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Week Result Player Ref.
2 Won Canada Kailen Sheridan [35]
3 Won Canada Kailen Sheridan [36]
4 Nominated Canada Kailen Sheridan [37]
5 Nominated Bosnia and Herzegovina DiDi Haracic [38]
6 Nominated Bosnia and Herzegovina DiDi Haracic [39]
7 Nominated Bosnia and Herzegovina DiDi Haracic [40]
9 Nominated Bosnia and Herzegovina DiDi Haracic [41]
10 Nominated Bosnia and Herzegovina DiDi Haracic [42]
12 Nominated Canada Kailen Sheridan [43]
14 Nominated Canada Kailen Sheridan [44]
15 Nominated Canada Kailen Sheridan [45]
16 Nominated Canada Kailen Sheridan [46]
17 Nominated Canada Kailen Sheridan [47]
18 Nominated Canada Kailen Sheridan [48]
21 Nominated Canada Kailen Sheridan [49]
23 Nominated Canada Kailen Sheridan [50]
25 Nominated Canada Kailen Sheridan [51]

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See also

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