2019 Portland Thorns FC season

Portland Thorns FC
2019 season
Several Thorns players were on the U.S. national team that won the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Pictured here, those players greeted the then-record size audience upon their return, prior to a match against the Houston Dash.
ChairmanMerritt Paulson
ManagerMark Parsons
StadiumProvidence Park
Portland, Oregon
National Women's Soccer League3rd
NWSL PlayoffsSemifinals (eliminated by Chicago Red Stars)
Top goalscorerChristine Sinclair (9 goals), Margaret Purce (8 goals)
Highest home attendance25,218 August 11 vs. North Carolina Courage
Lowest home attendance15,581 June 21 vs. Utah Royals FC
Average home league attendance20,098
Biggest win5–0
(July 24 vs. Houston Dash)
Biggest defeat0–6
(Sep. 11 vs. North Carolina Courage)
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The 2019 Portland Thorns FC season was the team's and the league's seventh season of existence. The Thorns play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Due to construction at Providence Park, the Thorns would start the season with six consecutive away matches.[1]

Team

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Squad

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Updated July 28, 2022, referencing same, to add #36 Angela Salem

Updated May 8, 2019 [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF United States USA Katherine Reynolds
4 DF United States USA Emily Menges
7 FW Switzerland SUI Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
8 MF Brazil BRA Andressinha
9 FW Australia AUS Caitlin Foord
10 MF United States USA Lindsey Horan
11 MF Iceland ISL Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
12 FW Canada CAN Christine Sinclair
15 DF Australia AUS Ellie Carpenter
16 DF United States USA Emily Sonnett
17 MF United States USA Tobin Heath
20 DF United States USA Kelli Hubly
21 FW Australia AUS Hayley Raso
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF United States USA Margaret Purce
24 GK United States USA Adrianna Franch
25 DF United States USA Meghan Klingenberg
27 DF United States USA Elizabeth Ball
30 MF United States USA Celeste Boureille
31 GK United States USA Bella Bixby
33 GK United States USA Britt Eckerstrom
34 FW United States USA Tyler Lussi
35 DF United States USA Gabby Seiler
36 MF United States USA Angela Salem
37 MF United States USA Emily Ogle
38 FW United States USA Simone Charley
41 DF United States USA Madison Pogarch

Competitions

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Preseason

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Thorns Spring Invitational

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March 24, 2019 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
17:00 Lussi 6' (Sonnett)
Sinclair 74' (Heath)		 Report Sharples 54' (Sánchez) Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 3,420
March 27, 2019 Portland Thorns FC 0–1 United States U-23 Portland, Oregon
19:30 Report Macario 6' (pen.) Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 1,943
March 30, 2019 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 Reign FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 Report Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 4,100

Regular season

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April 14 1 Orlando Pride 0–2 Portland Thorns FC Orlando, Florida
14:00 PST Camila Yellow card 90+1' Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 7,189
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
April 20 2 Chicago Red Stars 4–4 Portland Thorns FC Bridgeview, Illinois
12:30
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 12,967
Referee: Karen Abt
April 28 3 Sky Blue FC 2–2 Portland Thorns FC Piscataway, New Jersey
15:00
Report
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,321
May 11 4 Orlando Pride 1–3 Portland Thorns FC Orlando, Florida
7:30pm
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 4,369
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
Note: Play suspended for inclement weather in second half stoppage time
May 18 5 Washington Spirit 3–1 Portland Thorns FC Boyds, Maryland
16:00 Hatch 16'
Dougherty Howard Yellow card 25'
Brynjarsdottir 47' (o.g.)
DiBiasi 71'
Staab Yellow card 87'
Logarzo Yellow card 90+4'		 Box Foord 67' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,049
May 25 6 Sky Blue FC 0–1 Portland Thorns FC Piscataway, New Jersey
15:00 Box Purce 69'
Brynjarsdottir Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,472
June 2 7 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
15:00
Box
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,461
Referee: Victor Rivas
June 15 8 North Carolina Courage 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Cary, North Carolina
16:45
Box
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,172
Note: doubleheader with North Carolina FC.
June 21 9 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 Utah Royals FC Portland, Oregon
20:00
Box
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,581
June 29 10 Houston Dash 1–2 Portland Thorns FC Houston, Texas
17:30 Simon 51'
Murray Yellow card 75'		 Report Ball Yellow card 60'
Lussi 70'
Purce 75'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 3,379
July 5 11 Portland Thorns FC 0–1 Reign FC Portland, Oregon
20:00 Brynjarsdóttir Yellow card 54' Box
Report		 Barnes Yellow card 22'
Groom Yellow card 52'
Celia 55' Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,116
July 14 12 Portland Thorns FC 4–3 Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
12:00
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 18,909
July 19 13 Utah Royals FC 2–2 Portland Thorns FC Sandy, Utah
19:00 Press 43'
Corsie 90'		 Report Sinclair 9'
Foord Yellow card 83'
Sauerbrunn 87' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 15,931
July 24 14 Portland Thorns FC 5–0 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon
19:30
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,329
August 3 15 Portland Thorns FC 1–1 Sky Blue FC Portland, Oregon
20:00 Sinclair 39' (pen) Report Dorsey 69'
Pierre-Louis Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 90+2'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,070
August 7 16 Reign FC 1–0 Portland Thorns FC Tacoma, Washington
19:00 Catley Yellow card 31'
White 55'
Taylor Yellow card 78'		 Box
Report		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 5,865
August 11 17 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 North Carolina Courage Portland, Oregon
12:00 Foord Yellow card 19'
Labbé 56' (o.g)
Erceg 82' (o.g)		 Report Dunn 4' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 25,218
Note: Game was broadcast on ESPNews
August 17 18 Portland Thorns FC 3–1 Washington Spirit Portland, Oregon
19:30 Raso 5'
Sonnett 19'
Sinclair 63'		 Report Kellond-Knight Yellow card 58'
Sullivan 68'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20,895
August 25 19 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
12:00 Sinclair 12'
Purce 24', 56'
Heath Yellow card 70'		 Report Stanton Yellow card 63'
Nagasato Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 17,542
September 6 20 Utah Royals FC 1–0 Portland Thorns FC Sandy, Utah
18:30 Sauerbrunn 36'
Corsie Yellow card 65'
Rodriguez Yellow card 78'		 Report Sonnett Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 77'
Horan Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
September 11 21 Portland Thorns FC 0–6 North Carolina Courage Portland, Oregon
19:30 Klingenberg Yellow card 57'
Horan Yellow card 58'		 Report Debinha 15'
L. Williams 21', 24', 68'
Dunn 61'
Hinkle Yellow card 69'
Hamilton 89'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 17,517
September 21 22 Portland Thorns FC 1–0 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon
19:30 Heath 48' Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,022
September 29 23 Reign FC 2–0 Portland Thorns FC Tacoma, Washington
13:00 Taylor 27'
Nielsen Yellow card 36'
Yanez Yellow card 51'
Balcer 81'		 Box Foord Yellow card 34'
Dagný Yellow card 57'
Sonnett Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 7,370
October 12 24 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 Washington Spirit Portland, Oregon
19:30 Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 24,521

Postseason playoffs

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October 20 (20-10) Semifinal Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Portland Thorns FC Bridgeview, Illinois
2:30 p.m. CDT Kerr 8' Report Ball Yellow card 45+1' Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 9,218
Note: Televised on ESPN2

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
24 11 7 6 40 31  +9 40 7 3 2 22 13  +9 4 4 4 18 18  0

Last updated: October 12, 2019.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round
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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
StadiumAAAAAAHAHAHHAHHAHHHAHHAH
ResultWDDWLWWDDWLWDWDLWWWLLWLD
Position114563233132112211112333
Updated to match(es) played on September 29, 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[3]
Round Pick Nat. Player Pos. Previous Team
Round 3 24 United States Emily Ogle M Penn State

In

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Date Player Positions played Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
February 13, 2019 Iceland Dagný Brynjarsdóttir MF Maternity Leave Signed [4]
May 8, 2019 United States Madison Pogarch DF Rutgers University Signed [5]
May 8, 2019 United States Simone Charley FW Vanderbilt University Signed [5]

Out

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Date Player Positions played Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
October 1, 2018 United States Meg Morris MF Retired [6]
May 8, 2019 United States Ifeoma Onumonu FW Reign FC Waived. [5]
May 8, 2019 United States Mallory Weber FW Utah Royals FC Waived. [5]

Awards

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As of October 9, 2019.

NWSL Monthly Awards

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NWSL Team of the Month

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Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref
April United States Meghan Klingenberg Canada Christine Sinclair United States Tobin Heath [7]
June United States Katherine Reynolds United States Midge Purce [8]
July United States Gabby Seiler [9]
August United States Emily Menges Canada Christine Sinclair United States Midge Purce [10]

NWSL Weekly Awards

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NWSL Player of the Week

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Week Result Player Ref.
1 Won United States Tobin Heath [11]
2 Won Canada Christine Sinclair [12]
19 Won United States Midge Purce [13]

NWSL Goal of the Week

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Week Result Player Ref.
1 Won United States Tobin Heath [14]
2 Nominated Canada Christine Sinclair [15]
3 Won United States Tobin Heath [16]
5 Won Brazil Andressinha [17]
7 Nominated United States Margaret Purce [18]
8 Won United States Margaret Purce [19][20]
9 Nominated United States Margaret Purce [21]
11 Won United States Tyler Lussi [22]
13 Won United States Tyler Lussi [23]
14 Nominated Canada Christine Sinclair [24]
15 Nominated Australia Hayley Raso [25]
23 Won United States Tobin Heath [26]

NWSL Save of the Week

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Week Result Player Ref.
5 Nominated United States Britt Eckerstrom [27]
6 Won United States Britt Eckerstrom [28][29]
14 Won United States Adrianna Franch [30]
17 Won United States Adrianna Franch [31]
18 Nominated United States Adrianna Franch [32]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Providence Park stadium expansion project remains on schedule". October 17, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Thorns FC announce 2019 season-opening roster". April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "List: Every pick of the 2019 NWSL College Draft". National Women's Soccer League. January 10, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Dagny Brynjarsdottir returns to Portland without truly leaving". February 13, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Thorns FC sign three players to supplemental roster". May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "Meg Morris listed as retiring in NWSL Re-Entry Wire". October 1, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Balf, Celia (May 3, 2019). "March Team of the Month". NWSLsoccer. NWSL. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  8. ^ "June Team of the Month". July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  9. ^ "July Team of the Month". August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  10. ^ "August Team of the Month". NWSLsoccer. NWSL. September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  11. ^ "Player of the Week: Tobin Heath". National Women's Soccer League. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  12. ^ "Player of the Week: Christine Sinclari". NWSL. April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  13. ^ Levine, Matthew (August 27, 2019). "Week 19 Player of the Week: Midge Purce, Portland Thorns FC". NWSLsoccer.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  14. ^ "Tobin Heath, Portland Thorns FC, Week 1 Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  15. ^ "Week 2 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League. April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  16. ^ "Week 3Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. April 29, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  17. ^ "Vote: Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  18. ^ "Week 7 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League youtube. May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  19. ^ "Week 8 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League twitter. June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  20. ^ "Week 8 Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League twitter. June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  21. ^ "Week 9 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League twitter. June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  22. ^ "Week 11 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League twitter. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  23. ^ "Tyler Lussi, Portland Thorns FC | Week 13 #NWSL Goal of the Week". YouTube. National Women's Soccer League. July 16, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  24. ^ "WEEK 14 GOAL OF THE WEEK NOMINEES". NWSLSoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  25. ^ "Week 15 Goal of the Week nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  26. ^ "Tobin Heath, Portland Thorns Week 23 #NWSL Goal of the Week". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  27. ^ "Vote: Save of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  28. ^ "Vote: Save of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League twitter. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  29. ^ "Save of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League twitter. May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  30. ^ "ADRIANNA FRANCH, PORTLAND THORNS FC WEEK 14 SAVE OF THE WEEK". NWSL. NWSLSoccer.com. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  31. ^ "Adrianna Franch, Portland Thorns FC | Week 17 #NWSL Save of the Week". YouTube. National Women's Soccer League. August 13, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  32. ^ "Week 18 Save of the Week nominees | #NWSL 2019". YouTube. National Women's Soccer League. August 19, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
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See also

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