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2020 Portland Thorns FC season

The 2020 Portland Thorns FC season was the team's and the league's eighth season of existence. The Thorns played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 12, 2020 the Thorns canceled their preseason tournament, scheduled for March 29-April 4.[1] On March 20, 2020, the NWSL postponed the start of the league's regular season indefinitely.[2]

Portland Thorns FC
2020 season
ChairmanMerritt Paulson
ManagerMark Parsons
StadiumProvidence Park
Portland, Oregon
2020 NWSL Challenge CupSemi-finals
2020 NWSL Fall SeriesChampions
Average home league attendance14,391
← 2019
2021 →

Team edit

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Head Coach   Mark Parsons
Assistant Coach Rich Gunney
Assistant Coach Sophie Clough
Goalkeeper Coach   Nadine Angerer
Fitness Coach and Performance Specialist Tom Milroy
Head Athletic Trainer Pierre Soubrier
Athletic Trainer Bailey Torrez
Team Physician Breanne Brown, M.D.

Last updated: April 10, 2020
Source: https://www.timbers.com/club/front-office

Current squad edit

No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous team Notes[a]
Goalkeepers
24   Adrianna Franch (1990-11-02)November 2, 1990 (aged 29) 2016   Avaldsnes IL FED
31   Bella Bixby (1995-11-25)November 25, 1995 (aged 24) 2018   Oregon State
33   Britt Eckerstrom (1993-05-28)May 28, 1993 (aged 26) 2017   Western New York Flash
Defenders
2   Katherine Reynolds (1987-09-14)September 14, 1987 (aged 32) 2016   Washington Spirit
4   Becky Sauerbrunn (1985-06-06)June 6, 1985 (aged 34) 2020   Utah Royals FC
5   Emily Menges (1992-07-28)July 28, 1992 (aged 27) 2014   Georgetown
15   Madison Pogarch (1997-11-05)November 5, 1997 (aged 22) 2019   Rutgers
20   Kelli Hubly (1994-08-09)August 9, 1994 (aged 25) 2017   DePaul
25   Meghan Klingenberg (1988-08-02)August 2, 1988 (aged 31) 2016   Houston Dash
35   Gabby Seiler (1994-09-14)September 14, 1994 (aged 25) 2018   Florida
18   Christen Westphal (1993-09-02)September 2, 1993 (aged 26) 2020   Reign FC
39   Meaghan Nally (1998-06-30)June 30, 1998 (aged 21) 2020   Georgetown
Midfielders
10   Lindsey Horan (1994-05-26)May 26, 1994 (aged 25) 2016   Paris Saint-Germain FED
17   Tobin Heath (1988-05-29)May 29, 1988 (aged 31) 2013   Paris Saint-Germain FED
30   Celeste Boureille (1994-04-20)April 20, 1994 (aged 25) 2016   California Golden Bears
36   Angela Salem (1988-07-24)July 24, 1988 (aged 31) 2018   Boston Breakers
11   Raquel Rodríguez (1993-10-28)October 28, 1993 (aged 26) 2020   Sky Blue FC INT
37   Emily Ogle (1996-08-05)August 5, 1996 (aged 23) 2019   Penn State
Forwards
9   Sophia Smith (2000-08-10)August 10, 2000 (aged 19) 2020   Stanford
12   Christine Sinclair (1983-06-12)June 12, 1983 (aged 36) 2013   Western New York Flash FED
22   Morgan Weaver (1997-10-18)October 18, 1997 (aged 22) 2020   Washington State
34   Tyler Lussi (1995-01-26)January 26, 1995 (aged 25) 2017   Princeton
38   Simone Charley (1995-02-04)February 4, 1995 (aged 25) 2019   Vanderbilt
40   Marissa Everett (1997-08-29)August 29, 1997 (aged 22) 2019   Oregon
  1. ^   denotes a season-ending injury.

Competitions edit

Challenge Cup edit

Main article: 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup

Preliminary round edit

June 27 (27-06) 1 North Carolina Courage 2–1 Portland Thorns FC Herriman, Utah
 Report
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Note: Televised on CBS
July 1 (1-07) 2 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 Chicago Red Stars Herriman, Utah
 Report
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Danielle Chesky
July 5 (5-07) 2 Portland Thorns FC 1–1 Washington Spirit Herriman, Utah
 Report
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Karen Abt
July 13 (13-07) 4 OL Reign 0–0 Portland Thorns FC Herriman, Utah
Report Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Tori Penso
Standings edit
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 North Carolina Courage 4 4 0 0 7 1 +6 12
2 Washington Spirit 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7
3 OL Reign 4 1 2 1 1 2 −1 5
4 Houston Dash 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
5 Utah Royals FC (H) 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
6 Chicago Red Stars 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4[a]
7 Sky Blue FC 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4[a]
8 Portland Thorns FC 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Chicago Red Stars won the tiebreaker against Sky Blue FC on fewer yellow cards (1 to 4).

Knockout round edit

July 17 (17-07) QF North Carolina Courage 0–1 Portland Thorns FC Herriman, Utah
 Report
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 22 (22-07) SF Houston Dash 1–0 Portland Thorns FC Sandy, Utah
 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Referee: Tori Penso

2020 Fall Series edit

September 20 (20-09) 1 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Utah Royals FC Portland, Oregon
 Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: Closed
Referee: Adorae Monroy
September 30 (30-09) 2 Portland Thorns FC 4–1 OL Reign Portland, Oregon
 Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: Closed
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
October 3 (3-10) 3 Utah Royals FC 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Sandy, Utah
 Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: Closed
Referee: Karen Abt
October 10 (10-10) 4 OL Reign 1–2 Portland Thorns FC Tacoma, Washington
5 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: Closed

Standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Thorns FC (C) 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 10 Community Shield
2 Houston Dash 4 3 0 1 12 7 +5 9 Runners-up
3 Washington Spirit 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7 Third place
4 Sky Blue FC 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 6
5 North Carolina Courage 4 1 2 1 8 10 −2 5
6 Chicago Red Stars 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4
7 OL Reign 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4
8 Orlando Pride 4 0 2 2 5 8 −3 2
9 Utah Royals FC 4 0 2 2 3 8 −5 2
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Transactions edit

NWSL Draft edit

Main article: 2020 NWSL College Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2020 NWSL College Draft was held on January 16, 2020.

R Pick Nat. Player Pos. College Status Ref.
1 1   Sophia Smith FW Stanford Allocated by the United States Soccer Federation in 2021. [3][4]
2   Morgan Weaver FW Washington State Signed to two-year contract with one-year option. [4]
3 25   Meaghan Nally DF Georgetown Signed to two-year contract with one-year option. [4]

Transfers out edit

Date Nat. Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
August 21, 2020   Celeste Boureille MF   FC Fleury 91 Short-term loan. [5][6][7]
September 9, 2020   Tobin Heath MF/FW   Manchester United W.F.C. Out of contract; Thorns retained NWSL playing rights. [5][8]
December 16, 2020   Emily Ogle MF   Houston Dash Traded for the 7th- and 37th-overall picks in the 2021 NWSL Draft. [5][9]
  Gabby Seiler MF
January 19, 2021   Britt Eckerstrom GK None Retired. [5][10]

Expansion Draft edit

Main article: 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft

The 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft was a special draft held on November 12, 2020, by the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for Racing Louisville FC, an expansion team, to select players from existing teams in the league. The league allowed Louisville to select up to 18 players from lists of unprotected players provided by the existing nine NWSL teams.[11]

Protected players edit

Racing Louisville FC selected the playing rights of Tobin Heath, which the Thorns retained while she was playing for Manchester United W.F.C. in the Women's Super League.[8][11]

Protected Unprotected
Simone Charley Nadine Angerer
Crystal Dunn Bella Bixby
Lindsey Horan Celeste Boureille
Kelli Hubly Marian Dougherty
Meghan Klingenberg Britt Eckerstrom
Natalia Kuikka Marissa Everett
Emily Menges Adrianna Franch
Raquel Rodríguez Tobin Heath
Christine Sinclair Tyler Lussi
Sophia Smith Andressinha
Morgan Weaver Nikki Marshall
Meg Morris
Meaghan Nally
Emily Ogle
Madison Pogarch
Hayley Raso
Kat Reynolds
Angela Salem
Becky Sauerbrunn
Gabby Seiler
Kat Tarr
Rachel Van Hollebeke
Christen Westphal
Sandra Yu
  • Bold indicates players selected in the Expansion Draft[11]
  • Blue highlights indicate United States federation players
  • Italics indicate players who are not under contract but whose NWSL playing rights remain with the team

References edit

  1. ^ Goldberg, Jamie (March 12, 2020). "Portland Thorns cancel preseason tournament amid coronavirus outbreak". Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Peterson, Anne M. (March 20, 2020). "NWSL season delayed; training moratorium extended". Associated Press. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Herrera, Sandra (February 25, 2021). "NWSL allocated player list: Lynn Williams, Kristie Mewis and Jane Campbell return for 2021 season". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Little, Grant (December 8, 2021). "Portland Thorns exercise 2022 contract options on six players". Stumptown Footy. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "2020-21 NWSL Transactions Tracker". The Equalizer. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  6. ^ Little, Grant (August 21, 2020). "Midfielder Celeste Boureille Loaned to France for 2021 Season". Stumptown Footy. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "#D1Arkema - Les transferts actualisés : Michèle Akaba arrive à SOYAUX". actufoot. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Manchester United sign USWNT World Cup winners Tobin Heath, Christen Press". ESPN. September 9, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  9. ^ Swanson, Mike (December 16, 2020). "Portland Thorns trade Emily Ogle, Gabby Seiler to Houston Dash for two NWSL draft picks". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  10. ^ Young, Ashley (January 19, 2021). "Thorns GK Britt Eckerstrom announces retirement". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c Creditor, Avi (November 12, 2020). "Racing Louisville Takes USWNT's Heath, Press to Headline NWSL Expansion Draft". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 7, 2022.

External links edit

See also edit

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