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Washington Spirit 2014 soccer season

The 2014 season was Washington Spirit’s second season of existence in which they competed in the National Women’s Soccer League, the top division of women’s soccer in the United States.

Coming off a tough inaugural season, the Spirit looked to build a contending team for the 2014 season. Mark Parsons had a full preseason to work with his team and made some key offseason acquisitions included Jodie Taylor and Christine Nairn, both who would finish as the team’s tops scorers with 11 and 8 goals, respectively.

The beginning of the season saw similar struggles to 2013, losing 4 of the opening 6 matches. The turn-around began in Week 7, when the Spirit would outscore the Western New York Flash 3–2 with a brace from Jodie Taylor and own goal equalizer. The Spirit went 5 matches unbeaten mid-season and finished the season strong, losing only two of their last ten matches.

Finishing 4th, the Spirit made their first NWSL Playoff appearance. They ultimately lost at Seattle Reign in a 2–1 match with Verónica Pérez scoring the Spirit’s first ever playoff goal in the 65th minute.

Roster[edit]

As of April 24, 2014:[1]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team management[edit]

Owner Bill Lynch
General Manager Chris Hummer
Head Coach Mark Parsons

Competitions[edit]

Preseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Houston Dash v Washington Spirit
Jun 28, 2014 15 Houston Dash 0–1 Washington Spirit Houston, Texas
21:00 Box score Taylor 62′ Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,050
Referee: Maraget Domka
Washington Spirit v Sky Blue FC
Aug 16, 2014 24 Washington Spirit 0–1 Sky Blue FC Boyds, Maryland
18:30 Box Score Ocampo 27′ Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,282
Referee: David Mon

Regular-season standings[edit]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
24 10 5 9 36 43  −7 35 5 3 4 23 26  −3 5 2 5 13 17  −4
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Stadium H H A A H A H H H A A A A H A H A A A H H H A H
Result L W L W L L W D W W W L L L W D W D L D W W D L
Updated to match(es) played on August 16, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

NWSL Playoffs[edit]

Squad statistics[edit]

Note: only regular season squad statistics displayed.

Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
7 MF Christine Nairn Seattle Reign Trade November 20, 2013 [2]
14 FW Jodie Taylor Sydney FC Signed December 18, 2013 [3]
4 MF Yael Averbuch Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC NWSL Player Allocation January 3, 2014 [4]
9 FW Renae Cuéllar FC Kansas City NWSL Player Allocation January 3, 2014 [5]
99 FW Danesha Adams Houston Dash Trade January 13, 2014 [6]
16 FW Tiffany Weimer Portland Thorns FC Trade January 17, 2014 [7]
12 DF Cecilie Sandvej Perth Glory Signed February 27, 2014 [8]
17 MF Verónica Pérez Western New York Flash Trade March 3, 2014 [9]
12 DF Niki Cross FC Bayern Munich Trade March 18, 2014 [10]
22 MF Bianca Sierra University of Auburn Signed April 4, 2014 [11]
28 DF Jordan Angeli Boston Breakers Signed April 4, 2014 [11]
21 GK Adelaide Gay Portland Thorns FC Signed April 8, 2014 [12]
21 DF Alex Singer 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam Signed June 4, 2014 [13]
24 FW Lisa De Vanna Boston Breakers Trade June 18, 2014 [14]
31 MF Jennifer Skogerboe Washington Spirit Reserves
36 MF Kelsey Pardue Washington Spirit Reserves

Out[edit]

Loan in[edit]

Honors and awards[edit]

NWSL Yearly Awards[edit]

NWSL Team of the Year[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Roster”. Washington Spirit. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. ^ “Reign Add Arsenal Star Midfielder Kim Little”. Sounder at Heart. November 20, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. ^ “Jodie Taylor joins the Spirit for 2014 NWSL season & earns England National Team Call up”. Washington Spirit. December 18, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  4. ^ Steven Goff (January 3, 2014). “Washington Spirit acquires Yael Averbuch”. The Washington Post. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  5. ^ “NWSL announces 2014 allocated players: KC, Portland, Seattle look stacked”. SoccerWire.com. January 3, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  6. ^ “Houston Dash acquire forward Stephanie Ochs from Washington Spirit”. Washington Spirit. January 13, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  7. ^ “Portland Thorns reacquire Meleana Shim and shake up roster at NWSL College Draft”. OregonLive.com. January 17, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  8. ^ “Spirit sign Danish defender Cecilie Sandvej”. SoccerWire.com. February 27, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  9. ^ Meg Linehan (March 3, 2014). “De Vanna, Perez find new homes during trade flurry”. OregonLive.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  10. ^ “Spirit acquire FC Bayern Munich defender Niki Cross via trade with Seattle Reign FC”. Washington Spirit. March 18, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  11. ^ a b “Washington Spirit Sign Midfielder Jordan Angeli and Mexican Women’s National Team Defender Bianca Sierra”. Washington Spirit. April 4, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  12. ^ “Washington Spirit announces official 2014 NWSL roster”. Women’s Soccer United. April 8, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  13. ^ “Spirit Sign Defender Alex Singer”. The Bent Musket. June 4, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ^ a b “Breakers Transfers 2014: Boston Trades Lisa De Vanna to Spirit for Defender Bianca Sierra”. The Bent Musket. June 18, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  15. ^ a b “Houston Dash select 10 players in 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft”. Houston Dynamo. January 10, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  16. ^ “Houston Dash acquire forward Stephanie Ochs from Washington Spirit”. Houston Dynamo. January 13, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  17. ^ “Marisa Abegg announces her retirement”. Washington Spirit. February 14, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  18. ^ “The Washington Spirit Waive Defender Candace Chapman”. Washington Spirit. March 29, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  19. ^ Joe Paisley (May 19, 2014). “Colorado Pride women’s soccer team kicks off first season Thursday at Colorado College”. The Gazette. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  20. ^ “Washington Spirit part ways with Colleen Williams”. SoccerWire.com. May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  21. ^ Steven Goff (June 20, 2013). “Wells Waived”. Twitter. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  22. ^ “Western New York Flash announces 2014 roster”. SoccerWire.com. April 7, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  23. ^ “Spirit acquire German midfielder Kerstin Garefrekes”. Washington Spirit. June 14, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  24. ^ a b “National Women’s Soccer League Announces 2014 Best XI | | Chicago Red Stars”. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2019-05-01.