FC Gold Pride
2009 season
ChairmanNeSmith Family
Head coachAlbertin Montoya
WPS7th
WPS PlayoffsDNQ
Top goalscorerChristine Sinclair (6)
Highest home attendance6,459
(Apr 5 vs. BOS)
Lowest home attendance2,203
(Jul 19 vs. BOS)
Average home league attendance3,667
Biggest win1 goal (4 times)
Biggest defeat2 goals (4 times)
Black shirt, shorts, and socks with gold stripes over the inner shoulders
Primary colors
Gold shirt, shorts, and socks with black stripes over the inner shoulders
Secondary colors

The 2009 FC Gold Pride season was the team's first 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.

Summary

Preseason

FC Gold Pride played two scrimmages against the Los Angeles Sol, losing both. They also posted a 6-1 win over the University of California women's soccer team[1] and a 3-0 win over an "All-Star" team of local college players.

Regular season

FC Gold Pride won their inaugural WPS game against the Boston Breakers on April 5, 2009.[2] The club remained in strong contention until defender Kandace Wilson was injured during a home game against the Los Angeles Sol. After that, FC Gold Pride's second loss at the hands of the Washington Freedom marked the beginning of the club's slide to the bottom of the WPS rankings, where it would remain for the rest of the season. The club's transactions in the wake of Wilson's injury included signing Los Angeles Sol draftee Greer Barnes, elevating developmental player Marisa Abegg to the full roster, and returning Sissi to the field as a player.

In the end, FC Gold Pride failed to make the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs, after a must-win game against the Saint Louis Athletica ended in a 1–1 draw.[3] The club finally snapped its ten-game winless streak with a final 3–2 win against the Washington Freedom on August 1, 2009.[4] However, a last loss to Sky Blue FC and a tie with Saint Louis Athletica did not allow FC Gold Pride to avoid finishing last in the WPS standings.

Team

Squad

As of the end of the 2009 WPS season.[5]

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 United States USA Nicole Barnhart
2 MF United States USA Kimberly Yokers
3 DF United States USA Marisa Abegg
4 DF United States USA Rachel Buehler
5 MF United States USA Christina DiMartino
6 MF United States USA Brandi Chastain
7 DF United States USA Leigh Ann Robinson
8 FW United States USA Tiffany Weimer
9 FW United States USA Kandace Wilson
10 MF United States USA Leslie Osborne
11 MF Brazil BRA Sissi (D)
12 FW Canada CAN Christine Sinclair
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF United States USA Kristen Graczyk
14 DF United States USA Greer Barnes (D)
15 FW United States USA Tiffeny Milbrett
18 GK United States USA Allison Whitworth
19 DF United States USA Carrie Dew
20 DF Brazil BRA Érika
21 MF Brazil BRA Adriane
22 GK United States USA Meagan McCray (D)
23 DF United States USA Lindsay Massengale (D)
30 FW Japan JPN Eriko Arakawa
31 MF Brazil BRA Formiga

Transfers

Competitions

Key

  Win   Draw   Loss

Regular season

April 5, 2009 (2009-04-05) 1 FC Gold Pride 2–1 Boston Breakers Santa Clara, California
  • Arakawa 16'
  • Milbrett 91+'
 Report
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 6,459
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
April 11, 2009 (2009-04-11) 2 Sky Blue FC 1–1 FC Gold Pride Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
 Report
Stadium: TD Bank Ballpark
Attendance: 2,753
Referee: Kari Seitz
April 19, 2009 (2009-04-19) 3 Los Angeles Sol 1–0 FC Gold Pride Carson, California
 Report Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 6,119
Referee: Veronica Brito
April 26, 2009 (2009-04-26) 4 FC Gold Pride 3–4 Washington Freedom Santa Clara, California
 Report
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 3,321
Referee: Sandra Serafini
May 3, 2009 (2009-05-03) 5 FC Gold Pride 1–0 Sky Blue FC Santa Clara, California
 Report
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 2,533
Referee: Felisha Mariscal
May 9, 2009 (2009-05-09) 6 Saint Louis Athletica 1–0 FC Gold Pride Edwardsville, Illinois
 Report
Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 3,860
Referee: Dallas Malhiwsky
May 16, 2009 (2009-05-16) 7 Chicago Red Stars 0–1 FC Gold Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
 Report
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,884
Referee: Kari Seitz
May 24, 2009 (2009-05-24) 8 FC Gold Pride 0–2 Los Angeles Sol Santa Clara, California
 Report
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 6,280
Referee: Daniel Radford
May 31, 2009 (2009-05-31) 9 Washington Freedom 3–1 FC Gold Pride Boyds, Maryland
 Report
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,474
Referee: Sandra Serafini
June 7, 2009 (2009-06-07) 10 FC Gold Pride 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Santa Clara, California
 Report
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 2,957
Referee: Veronica Brito
June 17, 2009 (2009-06-17) 11 Boston Breakers 1–1 FC Gold Pride Cambridge, Massachusetts
 Box
Report
Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 3,128
Referee: Margaret Domka
June 21, 2009 (2009-06-21) 12 Los Angeles Sol 2–0 FC Gold Pride Carson, California
3:00 p.m. PDT
Box
Report		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 4,593
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
July 5, 2009 (2009-07-05) 14 FC Gold Pride 0–1 Saint Louis Athletica Santa Clara, California
5:00 p.m. PDT
Box
Report
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 2,861
Referee: Veronica Brito
July 12, 2009 (2009-07-12) 15 Chicago Red Stars 3–1 FC Gold Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
 Box
Report
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,127
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19) 16 FC Gold Pride 0–1 Boston Breakers Santa Clara, California
Box
Report
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 2,203
Referee: Kari Seitz
July 23, 2009 (2009-07-23) 17 FC Gold Pride 0–0 Los Angeles Sol Santa Clara, California
7:00 p.m. PDT Box
Report
  • LeBlanc Yellow card 79'
 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 3,873
Referee: Felisha Mariscal
July 26, 2009 (2009-07-26) 18 Saint Louis Athletica 1–1 FC Gold Pride Fenton, Missouri
5:00 p.m. CDT
Box
Report
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,212
Referee: Bryan Roslund
August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01) 19 FC Gold Pride 3–2 Washington Freedom Santa Clara, California
3:00 p.m. PDT
Box
Report
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 2,324
Referee: Daniel Radford
August 5, 2009 (2009-08-05) 20 Sky Blue FC 2–0 FC Gold Pride Piscataway, New Jersey
 Box
Report		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 5,455
Referee: Ted Unkel
August 9, 2009 (2009-08-09) 21 FC Gold Pride 1–1 Saint Louis Athletica Santa Clara, California
 Box
Report
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 3,856
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald

Regular season standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles Sol 20 12 5 3 27 10 +17 41 Advance to Championship
2 Saint Louis Athletica 20 10 4 6 19 15 +4 34 Advance to Super Semifinal
3 Washington Freedom 20 8 5 7 32 32 0 29 Advance to First Round
4 Sky Blue FC 20 7 5 8 19 20 −1 26
5 Boston Breakers 20 7 4 9 18 20 −2 25
6 Chicago Red Stars 20 5 5 10 18 25 −7 20
7 FC Gold Pride 20 4 6 10 17 28 −11 18
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 4 6 10 17 28  −11 18 3 3 4 11 13  −2 1 3 6 6 15  −9

Last updated: August 9, 2009.
Source: 2009 WPS Results

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920
StadiumHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAH
ResultWDLLWLWLLDDLLLLDDWLD
Updated to match(es) played on August 9, 2009. Source: 2009 WPS Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Regular-season player statistics[5]
# Pos. Nat. Name MP MS Min. G A YC RC
3DFUnited States USAMarisa Abegg 633350000
21MFBrazil BRA Adriane 1244511100
30FWJapan JPNEriko Arakawa 19111,0881100
14DFUnited States USAGreer Barnes 332700000
1GKUnited States USANicole Barnhart 16161,4400000
4DFUnited States USARachel Buehler 17171,5301120
6MFUnited States USABrandi Chastain 1054500000
19DFUnited States USACarrie Dew 17171,4291021
5MFUnited States USATina DiMartino 18181,5300110
20DFBrazil BRA Érika 754230010
31MFBrazil BRA Formiga 16151,3630030
13MFUnited States USAKristen Graczyk 20181,5890020
23DFUnited States USALindsay Massengale 421930000
15FWUnited States USATiffeny Milbrett 19141,3034110
10MFUnited States USALeslie Osborne 19181,6220010
7DFUnited States USALeigh Ann Robinson 18151,3391000
12FWCanada CANChristine Sinclair 17161,4126100
11MFBrazil BRA Sissi 311280000
8FWUnited States USATiffany Weimer 15107451300
18GKUnited States USAAllison Whitworth 443600000
9FWUnited States USAKandace Wilson 865550100
2MFUnited States USAKimberly Yokers 922381000
Total1710131

Awards

WPS All-Star Team

2009 WPS All-Star Team selections[7]
Pos. Nat. Name Selected as
DF
Brazil BRAFormigaStarter[lower-alpha 1]
FW
Canada CANChristine SinclairAt-large
United States USATiffeny MilbrettReplacement[lower-alpha 2]
  1. ↑ Could not attend due to national-team commitments.
  2. ↑ As a replacement for Formiga.

References

  1. ↑ "Cal Dropped by FC Gold Pride, 6-1". Cal Athletics. March 12, 2009. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Milbrett's strike lifts FC Gold Pride to 2–1 win over Boston Breakers" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. April 5, 2009. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ "FC Gold Pride Sees Post-Season Campaign End After 1–1 Tie in Saint Louis" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ "FC Gold Pride Earns Long Awaited Victory at Home, Defeats Freedom 3–2" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. August 1, 2009. Archived from the original on August 6, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  5. 1 2 "FC Gold Pride Stats". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Transactions: 2009". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  7. ↑ "WPS Adds Players to 2009 WPS All-Star Game Roster". Bleacher Report. August 7, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
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