Season | 2009 |
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Champions | Sky Blue FC |
Goals scored | 153 |
Average goals/game | 2.10 |
Top goalscorer | Marta (10) |
Longest winning run | 4 (LA rounds 13–16) |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 (LA rounds 6–16) |
Longest losing run | 4 (BAY rounds 12–15) |
Highest attendance | 16,089 (WASvNJ) |
Lowest attendance | 1,878 (NJvBOS) |
Average attendance | 4,684[1] |
2010 → |
The 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season served as the inaugural season for WPS, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. The regular season began on March 29 and ended on August 9, with the postseason being held between August 15 and 21.
Abbreviation and Color Key: Boston Breakers – BOS • Chicago Red Stars – CHI • FC Gold Pride – BAY • Los Angeles Sol – LA Saint Louis Athletica – STL • Sky Blue FC – NJ • Washington Freedom – WSH Win • Loss • Tie • Home | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boston Breakers | BAY | STL | WSH | CHI | LA | LA | WSH | NJ | STL | BAY | CHI | WSH | NJ | NJ | CHI | BAY | NJ | WSH | STL | LA | ||||||||||
2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |||||||||||
Chicago Red Stars | STL | WSH | NJ | BOS | NJ | BAY | STL | LA | BAY | WSH | NJ | BOS | LA | WSH | BAY | BOS | NJ | WSH | LA | STL | ||||||||||
0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |||||||||||
FC Gold Pride | BOS | NJ | LA | WSH | NJ | STL | CHI | LA | WSH | CHI | BOS | LA | STL | CHI | BOS | LA | STL | WSH | NJ | STL | ||||||||||
2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||||||||||
Los Angeles Sol | WSH | NJ | BAY | STL | BOS | BOS | NJ | BAY | STL | CHI | WSH | NJ | BAY | STL | CHI | WSH | STL | BAY | CHI | BOS | ||||||||||
2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |||||||||||
Saint Louis Athletica | CHI | BOS | LA | WSH | BAY | CHI | LA | NJ | BOS | WSH | LA | NJ | BAY | LA | WSH | NJ | BAY | BOS | CHI | BAY | ||||||||||
0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||||||||||
Sky Blue FC | LA | BAY | CHI | BAY | CHI | LA | WSH | BOS | STL | LA | CHI | STL | BOS | BOS | WSH | CHI | STL | BOS | BAY | WSH | ||||||||||
0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |||||||||||
Washington Freedom | LA | CHI | BOS | BAY | STL | BOS | NJ | BAY | LA | CHI | STL | BOS | CHI | LA | NJ | STL | CHI | BOS | BAY | NJ | ||||||||||
2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.[1]
Team | GP | Attendance | Average |
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Los Angeles Sol | 10 | 62,980 | 6,298 |
Washington Freedom | 10 | 57,466 | 5,747 |
Chicago Red Stars | 10 | 49,276 | 4,928 |
Boston Breakers | 10 | 46,651 | 4,665 |
Saint Louis Athletica | 10 | 38,326 | 3,833 |
FC Gold Pride | 10 | 36,666 | 3,667 |
Sky Blue FC | 10 | 36,513 | 3,651 |
Total | 70 | 327,878 | 4,684 |
First Round | Super Semifinal | WPS Final | |||||||||||
1 | Los Angeles Sol | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Saint Louis Athletica | 0 | 4 | Sky Blue FC | 1 | ||||||||
3 | Washington Freedom | 1 | 4 | Sky Blue FC | 1 | ||||||||
4 | Sky Blue FC | 2 | |||||||||||
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This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: it still lacks end-of-season statistics and updated league leaders. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (March 2019)
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[2] Last updated: August 4, 2009
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Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | GP | MINS | SOG | SVS | GA | GAA | W-L-T | SHO |
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Saint Louis Athletica | 3 | 270 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0.33 | 2–1–0 | 2 |
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Los Angeles Sol | 18 | 1620 | 87 | 73 | 9 | 0.50 | 10–3–5 | 12 |
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Boston Breakers | 11 | 928 | 46 | 37 | 6 | 0.58 | 4–4–2 | 5 |
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Saint Louis Athletica | 15 | 1350 | 86 | 71 | 13 | 0.87 | 7–5–3 | 7 |
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Sky Blue FC | 16 | 1395 | 82 | 62 | 15 | 0.97 | 6–6–3 | 6 |
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Chicago Red Stars | 19 | 1710 | 109 | 87 | 23 | 1.21 | 5–9–5 | 4 |
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FC Gold Pride | 4 | 360 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1.25 | 1–2–1 | 1 |
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Boston Breakers | 9 | 782 | 41 | 24 | 12 | 1.38 | 3–4–2 | 2 |
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FC Gold Pride | 12 | 1260 | 83 | 61 | 20 | 1.43 | 3–7–4 | 2 |
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Washington Freedom | 13 | 1170 | 69 | 46 | 19 | 1.46 | 5–5–3 | 3 |
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Washington Freedom | 3 | 270 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2.00 | 0–2–1 | 0 |
Month | Player of the Month | Club | Month's Statline |
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April | ![]() |
Boston Breakers | 3 G, 1 A in 3 games; Breakers 2–2–0 in April |
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Washington Freedom | 2 G, 3 A in 4 games; Freedom 2–0–2 in May |
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Los Angeles Sol | 5 G in 6 games; Sol 4–0–2 in June |
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Washington Freedom | 4 G, 1 A in 5 games; Freedom 3–2–1 in July |
(Regular season only)
WPS All-Star 2009 was played on August 30 at Soccer Park in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, Missouri, with the WPS All-Stars defeating Swedish powerhouse Umeå IKofDamallsvenskan 4–2. The match was televised in the US on Fox Soccer Channel.
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