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Sky Blue FC 2020 soccer season

The 2020 Sky Blue FC season is the team’s eleventh season as a professional women’s soccer team, and their eighth season as a member of the National Women’s Soccer League.

The season was originally scheduled to begin on March 18, 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the start date was delayed. Preseason matches were cancelled on March 12[2] and on April 4 it was announced that a moratorium on training would continue through May 5, 2020.[3] On April 24, the NWSL announced the moratorium on training would be extended through May 15.[4] The start date of the season was further shifted to an indeterminate point, with the league promising to “include an appropriate preseason training period” before launching the season.[4] Small group training resumed on May 25,[5] and on May 27 the NWSL announced that the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup would mark the league’s return to action following the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The tournament was hosted in Utah from June 27 to July 26.[6]

On June 22, 2020, the NWSL confirmed that the regular season had been cancelled and the Challenge Cup would act as the 2020 season.[7] Sky Blue finished the preliminary round as the seventh seed[8] before ultimately being eliminated in the semi-finals by the Chicago Red Stars.[9]

On August 25, the NWSL announced that the season would continue with a Fall Series beginning on September 5. Per the rules of the series, Sky Blue played four matches as part of a three-team regional pod with the Chicago Red Stars and Washington Spirit.[10] Sky Blue ultimately placed fourth in the Fall Series.

First-team roster[edit]

As of November 16, 2020[11]

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

Challenge Cup roster[edit]

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On June 23, 2020, Sky Blue announced their twenty-six player roster for the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup. In the same announcement, the club confirmed that three players contracted to the club (Carli Lloyd, Caprice Dydasco, and Mallory Pugh) had been left out through injury.[12] On June 26, Madison Tiernan was also ruled out of the tournament with an injury.[13]

Squad no. Name[a] Nationality Position(s) Date of birth
Goalkeepers
1 Kailen Sheridan Canada GK (1995-07-16) July 16, 1995 (age 27)
13 DiDi Haracic Bosnia and Herzegovina GK (1992-04-12) April 12, 1992 (age 30)
21 Mandy McGlynn United States GK (1998-11-03) November 3, 1998 (age 24)
35 Megan Hinz United States GK (1995-12-04) December 4, 1995 (age 27)
Defenders
2 Kaleigh Riehl United States DF (1996-10-21) October 21, 1996 (age 26)
8 Erica Skroski United States DF (1994-02-14) February 14, 1994 (age 29)
12 Gina Lewandowski United States DF / MF (1985-04-13) April 13, 1985 (age 37)
15 Sabrina Flores Mexico DF / MF (1996-01-31) January 31, 1996 (age 27)
22 Mandy Freeman United States DF (1995-03-25) March 25, 1995 (age 28)
24 Estelle Johnson Cameroon DF (1988-07-21) July 21, 1988 (age 34)
26 Chantelle Swaby Jamaica DF (1998-08-06) August 6, 1998 (age 24)
Midfielders
5 Nicole Baxter United States MF (1994-05-12) May 12, 1994 (age 28)
6 Jennifer Cudjoe Ghana MF (1994-03-07) March 7, 1994 (age 29)
7 McCall Zerboni United States MF (1986-12-13) December 13, 1986 (age 36)
9 Nahomi Kawasumi Japan MF / FW (1985-09-23) September 23, 1985 (age 37)
14 Kenie Wright Cruz Roja.svg United States MF (1997-08-22) August 22, 1997 (age 25)
16 Sarah Woldmoe (captain) United States MF (1992-07-27) July 27, 1992 (age 30)
17 Domi Richardson United States MF (1992-10-18) October 18, 1992 (age 30)
18 Cassidy Benintente United States MF / DF (1994-06-12) June 12, 1994 (age 28)
19 Elizabeth Eddy United States MF (1991-09-13) September 13, 1991 (age 31)
23 Margaret Purce United States MF / FW / DF (1995-09-18) September 18, 1995 (age 27)
73 Madison Tiernan Cruz Roja.svg United States MF (1995-07-03) July 3, 1995 (age 27)
Forwards
4 Paige Monaghan United States FW / MF (1996-11-13) November 13, 1996 (age 26)
20 Evelyne Viens Canada FW (1997-02-06) February 6, 1997 (age 26)
25 Ifeoma Onumonu United States FW (1994-02-25) February 25, 1994 (age 29)
28 Imani Dorsey United States FW / MF / DF (1996-03-21) March 21, 1996 (age 27)
  1. ^ Cruz Roja.svg denotes season-ending injury.

Coaching staff[edit]

As of June 16, 2020[14][15]

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Preseason[edit]

Preseason training and matches were originally scheduled to take place beginning on March 28,[16] but on March 12 all preseason matches were cancelled.[17]

Matches[edit]

National Women’s Soccer League[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Matches[edit]

The regular season schedule was announced on February 25, 2020.[18][19] However, following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the regular season was eventually cancelled and replaced by the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.[7]

Fall Series[edit]

On September 1, the NWSL announced a partial schedule for the NWSL Fall Series.[20] The full schedule was subsequently announced on September 3.[21]

Standings[edit]
Results by matchday[edit]
Round 1 2 3 4
Stadium A A H H
Result W L L W
Position 1 5 6 4
Updated to match(es) played on October 10, 2020. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]

Challenge Cup[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

Standings[edit]
  1. ^ a b Chicago Red Stars won the tiebreaker against Sky Blue FC on fewer yellow cards (1 to 4).
Results by matchday[edit]
Round 1 2 3 4
Stadium N N N N
Result D L W L
Position 5 8 2 7
Updated to match(es) played on July 22, 2020. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral venue; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches[edit]

Sky Blue were originally slated to play the Orlando Pride as part of the preliminary round of the competition. However, on June 22 it was reported that several of Orlando’s players and staff had tested positive for COVID-19 and that Orlando would be withdrawing from the competition.[22] A revised schedule was subsequently announced on June 23.[23]

Knockout round[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]
Semi-finals[edit]

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

As of match played October 10, 2020

Goals and assists[edit]

As of match played October 10, 2020

Shutouts[edit]

As of match played October 10, 2020

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of match played October 10, 2020

Transfers[edit]

2020 NWSL College Draft[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date Player Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
January 16, 2020 United States Mallory Pugh FW Washington Spirit Trade for draft slots. [24]
January 17, 2020 United States Ifeoma Onumonu FW OL Reign Trade for rights to Julia Ashley. [25]
February 11, 2020 Canada Evelyne Viens FW USF Draft pick. Two-year deal. [26]
February 11, 2020 United States Kaleigh Riehl DF Penn State Draft pick. One-year deal. [26]
March 2, 2020 United States McCall Zerboni MF North Carolina Courage Trade for rights to Hailie Mace. [27]
March 7, 2020 United States Margaret Purce FW / MF Portland Thorns FC Trade for Raquel Rodriguez. [28]
June 12, 2020 United States Mandy McGlynn GK Virginia Tech Draft pick. One-year deal. [29]
June 18, 2020 Ghana Jennifer Cudjoe MF Asheville City SC Short-term contract. [30]
June 18, 2020 United States Nicole Baxter MF Sweden Asarums IF FK Short-term contract. [31]
June 18, 2020 United States Cassidy Benintente MF / DF Sweden Asarums IF FK Short-term contract. [30]
June 21, 2020 Mexico Sabrina Flores DF / MF Spain Sevilla Signed two-year deal. [32]
June 22, 2020 Jamaica Chantelle Swaby DF Rutgers Draft pick. Short-term contract. [33]
October 2, 2020 England Mikaela Howell FW Short-term contract. [34]

Transfers out[edit]

Loans out[edit]

New contracts[edit]

Date Player Ref.
January 13, 2020 United States Sarah Woldmoe MF [44]
January 22, 2020 Cameroon Estelle Johnson DF [45]
January 27, 2020 Japan Nahomi Kawasumi MF [46]
January 29, 2020 United States Gina Lewandowski DF [47]
February 3, 2020 United States Paige Monaghan MF [48]
February 6, 2020 United States Erica Skroski DF [49]
February 13, 2020 United States Imani Dorsey MF [50]
February 20, 2020 United States Elizabeth Eddy MF [51]
February 26, 2020 United States Domi Richardson DF [52]
August 28, 2020 Ghana Jennifer Cudjoe MF [53]
September 4, 2020 United States Nicole Baxter MF [39]

Team[edit]

Challenge Cup[edit]

NWSL Challenge Cup[edit]

2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Award[edit]

Nominated[edit]

References[edit]

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