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2010 Philadelphia Independence season

The 2010 Philadelphia Independence season was the team's inaugural season of competition in the Women's Professional Soccer league.

Philadelphia Independence
2010 season
OwnerUnited States Team Dynamics, LLC
Head coachEngland Paul Riley
StadiumJohn A. Farrell Stadium
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Women's Professional Soccer3rd
WPS PlayoffsRunners-up
Top goalscorerAmy Rodriguez (12)
Highest home attendance6,028 (April 11 vs. Atlanta)
Lowest home attendance2,093 (July 4 vs. Boston)
Average home league attendance3,050
Biggest win4–1
(2 matches)
Biggest defeat1–3
(July 23 vs. FC Gold Pride)
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All statistics correct as of June 15, 2017.

Review edit

The Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer ended the 2010 season with a record of 10 wins and 10 losses and 4 ties for 34 points finishing third in WPS. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1. Paul Riley coached the team.[1] The 2010 Philadelphia Independence lost in the Championship.[2]

Squad edit

Roster edit

2010 Independence Roster[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   USA Danesha Adams
— MF   USA Jen Buczkowski
— FW   USA Gina DiMartino
— MF   USA Tina DiMartino
— DF   USA Allison Falk
— MF   USA Kelly Henderson
— GK   USA Valerie Henderson
— DF   CMR Estelle Johnson
— DF   SWE Sara Larsson
— GK   CAN Karina LeBlanc
— MF   USA Lori Lindsey
— MF   USA Joanna Lohman
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   ISL Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir
— FW   JPN Karina Maruyama
— DF   USA Heather Mitts
— FW   USA Carrie Patterson
— MF   USA Lyndsey Patterson
— DF   USA Katherine Reynolds
— MF   POL Nikki Phillips
— FW   USA Amy Rodriguez
— FW   ENG Lianne Sanderson
— MF   SWE Caroline Seger
— DF   USA Sarah Senty

Team management edit

Position Staff
Head coach   Paul Riley
Assistant coach   Paul Royal
Assistant coach   Skip Thorp
Strength and conditioning coach   Mike Demakis

Last updated: November 10, 2011
Source: WPS

Competition edit

Women's Professional Soccer edit

Main article: 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season

Regular season edit

April 11, 2010 1 Philadelphia Independence 0–0 Atlanta Beat West Chester, PA
Box Score McNeill   90' Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
Attendance: 6,028
April 18, 2010 2 Boston Breakers 1–1 Philadelphia Independence Boston, MA
Smith   49' Box Score Falk   55'
Seger   63'
Buczkowski   76'   86'		 Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 5,286
April 25, 2010 3 Philadelphia Independence 3–1 Washington Freedom West Chester, PA
Senty   16'
Magnúsdóttir   43'
Rodriguez   54'
Falk   57'
Sanderson   67'		 Box Score de Vanna   51' Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
Attendance: 2,906
May 1, 2010 4 Philadelphia Independence 1–0 Atlanta Beat West Chester, PA
Lindsey   25' Box Score Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
Attendance: 2,760
May 8, 2010 5 Saint Louis Athletica 2–1 Philadelphia Independence St Louis, MO
Falk   41' (o.g.)
Tarpley   59'
Boxx   86'		 Box Score Patterson   74'
Lindsey   89'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,107
May 19, 2010 6 Chicago Red Stars 0–1 Philadelphia Independence Bridgeview, IL
Formiga   83' Box Score Lohman   6' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,645
May 30, 2010 7 Washington Freedom 2–1 Philadelphia Independence Germantown, MD
Moros   24'
Wambach   33'		 Box Score Seger   87'
Sanderson   90'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,762
June 6, 2010 8 Philadelphia Independence 2–1 Sky Blue FC West Chester, PA
Lindsey   2'
Rodriguez   28'		 Box Score Kalmari   10' Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
Attendance: 2,585
June 13, 2010 9 Philadelphia Independence 1–3 FC Gold Pride West Chester, PA
DiMartino   81' Box Score Sinclair   41'
Marta   54', 89'		 Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
Attendance: 2,616
June 19, 2010 10 Sky Blue FC 1–4 Philadelphia Independence Piscataway, NJ
Rosana   27' (pen.)
O'Reilly   75'		 Box Score Adams   4'
Rodriguez   18'
Lohman   56'
DiMartino   74'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 3,362
June 23, 2010 11 Atlanta Beat 2–2 Philadelphia Independence Kennesaw, GA
Yamaguchi   15'
Ellertson   90'		 Box Score Rodriguez   36'
Bishop   48' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,632
June 26, 2010 12 Philadelphia Independence 3–2 Washington Freedom West Chester, PA
Wambach   12' (pen.)
Rodriguez   62', 72'
Sanderson   90'
DiMartino   90'		 Box Score Mykjåland   2'
Huffman   84'		 Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
Attendance: 2,488
July 4, 2010 13 Philadelphia Independence 1–2 Boston Breakers West Chester, PA
Rodriguez   18' Box Score Holiday   46'
Lilly   84'		 Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
Attendance: 2,093
July 17, 2010 14 FC Gold Pride 2–0 Philadelphia Independence Hayward, CA
Sinclair   45', 80' Box Score Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 2,576
July 24, 2010 15 Philadelphia Independence 4–1 Sky Blue FC West Chester, PA
Lohman   7'
Rodriguez   8', 52'
Magnúsdóttir   21'		 Box Score Taylor   80' Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
Attendance: 2,415
July 28, 2010 16 Philadelphia Independence 3–0 Chicago Red Stars West Chester, PA
Rodriguez   12', 25'
Buczkowski   48'
Seger   56'
Magnúsdóttir   90'		 Box Score Markgraf   81' Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
August 4, 2010 17 Washington Freedom 2–0 Philadelphia Independence West Chester, PA
Wambach   39', 41'
Long   79'		 Box Score Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
Attendance: 2,118
August 8, 2010 18 Philadelphia Independence 2–2 Boston Breakers West Chester, PA
Magnúsdóttir   28', 30'   89' Box Score Holiday   25'
Smith   52'		 Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
Attendance: 3,091
August 11, 2010 19 Chicago Red Stars 1–2 Philadelphia Independence Bridgeview, IL
Formiga   37'
Masar   62'
Rapinoe   67'
Spilger   77'
Chapman   90'		 Box Score Rodriguez   53'
Sanderson   78'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,152
August 15, 2010 20 Philadelphia Independence 3–2 Atlanta Beat West Chester, PA
Magnúsdóttir   32'
DiMartino   42', 60'
Lohman   81'   90'		 Box Score Rasmussen   4'
Chalupny   18'		 Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
Attendance: 2,559
August 22, 2010 21 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Philadelphia Independence Piscataway, NJ
Averbuch   61' Box Score Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,572
August 29, 2010 22 Philadelphia Independence 1–2 Boston Breakers West Chester, PA
Lohman   17'
Johnson   53'
Buczkowski   64'		 Box Score Cox   35'
Smith   60' (pen.)
del Rio   84'		 Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
Attendance: 4,011
September 1, 2010 23 Chicago Red Stars 2–0 Philadelphia Independence Bridgeview, IL
Boquete   4'
Chapman   36'
Dougherty   54'		 Box Score Seger   77' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,173
September 11, 2010 24 FC Gold Pride 4–1 Philadelphia Independence Hayward, CA
O'Hara   40', 52'
Marta   41'
Sinclair   65'		 Box Score Sanderson   51'
Krzysik   82'		 Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 4,003

Results by round edit

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GroundHAHHAAAHHAAHHAHHAHAHAHAA
ResultDDWWLWLWLWDWLLWWLDWWLLLL
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Home/away results 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 4 10 37 36  +1 34 7 2 3 24 16  +8 3 2 7 13 20  −7

Last updated: 24 February 2018.
Source: Soccerway

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Gold Pride 24 16 5 3 46 19 +27 53 Advance to Championship
2 Boston Breakers 24 10 6 8 36 28 +8 36 Advance to Super Semifinal
3 Philadelphia Independence 24 10 4 10 37 36 +1 34 Advance to First Round
4 Washington Freedom 24 8 7 9 33 33 0 31
5 Sky Blue FC 24 7 7 10 20 31 −11 28
Source: WPS Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head-to-head result.

WPS Playoffs edit

See also: 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season § Playoffs
19 September 2010 First Round Philadelphia Independence 1–0 Washington Freedom West Chester, Pennsylvania
14:30 EDT Magnúsdóttir   55'
Rodriguez   120'		 Box Score Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
Attendance: 2,378
23 September 2010 Super Semifinal Boston Breakers 1–2 Philadelphia Independence Boston, Massachusetts
14:30 EDT Holiday   22' Box Score Seger   28'
Buczkowski   58'
Adams   103'		 Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 2,676
26 September 2010 WPS Championship FC Gold Pride 4–0 Philadelphia Independence Hayward, California
14:30 EDT Sinclair   16', 53'
Wilson   28'
Marta   90'		 Box Score Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 5,228

Statistics edit

As of 27 February 2018
Players without any appearance are not included.
No. Pos Nat Player Total WPS WPS Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers:
GK   CAN Karina LeBlanc 14 0 14 0 0 0
GK   USA Valerie Henderson 13 0 10 0 3 0
Defenders:
DF   USA Allison Falk 25 2 22 2 3 0
DF   CMR Estelle Johnson 16 0 10+3 0 3 0
DF   SWE Sara Larsson 13 0 12+1 0 0 0
DF   USA Heather Mitts 20 0 14+3 0 1+2 0
DF   USA Katherine Reynolds 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF   USA Sarah Senty 11 0 4+6 0 0+1 0
Midfielders:
MF   USA Jen Buczkowski 26 0 20+3 0 3 0
MF   USA Tina DiMartino 19 4 13+3 4 3 0
MF   USA Kelly Henderson 6 0 1+1 0 2+2 0
MF   USA Lori Lindsey 26 2 23 2 3 0
MF   USA Joanna Lohman 24 5 20+4 5 0 0
MF   USA Lyndsey Patterson 15 1 2+13 1 0 0
MF   POL Nikki Phillips 26 0 22+1 0 3 0
MF   SWE Caroline Seger 21 2 17+1 1 3 1
Forwards:
FW   USA Danesha Adams 17 2 4+10 1 0+3 1
FW   USA Gina DiMartino 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
FW   ISL Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir 22 3 18+1 3 3 0
FW   JPN Karina Maruyama 4 0 1+3 0 0 0
FW   USA Carrie Patterson 2 0 0+1 0 1 0
FW   USA Amy Rodriguez 26 13 23 12 3 1
FW   ENG Lianne Sanderson 26 5 12+11 5 3 0

[1] [2]

Transfers edit

2010 WPS Draft edit

The 2010 WPS Draft was held on January 15, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where the Independence selected five players.[4]

Player Pos Previous club Notes Ref
  Malorie Rutledge MF   Louisiana State University Round 2, Pick 2 (13th overall) [4]
  Kelly Henderson DF/MF   Boston College Round 4, Pick 2 (31st overall) [4]
  Carrie Patterson FW   University of Georgia Round 5, Pick 2 (40th overall) [4]
  Jennifer Anzivino DF/MF   Rutgers University Round 6, Pick 2 (49th overall) [4]
  Caitlin Farrell DF   Wake Forest University Round 7, Pick 2 (58th overall) [4]
  Danielle Collins DF/MF   William & Mary College Round 7, Pick 6 (62nd overall) [4]

In edit

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes
September 15, 2009   Lori Lindsey MF   Washington Freedom Expansion Draft, Pick #2[5]
  Jen Buczkowski DF   Sky Blue FC Expansion Draft, Pick #3[5]
  Nikki Krzysik DF   Chicago Red Stars Expansion Draft, Pick #5[5]
  Sue Weber DF   Boston Breakers Expansion Draft, Pick #7[5]
  Sarah Senty DF   Washington Freedom Expansion Draft, Pick #9[5]
  Danesha Adams MF   Chicago Red Stars Expansion Draft, Pick #11[5]
  Kelly Schmedes FW   Boston Breakers Expansion Draft, Pick #13[5]
September 22, 2009   Charlotte Rohlin DF   Linköpings FC International Draft, Pick #3[6]
  Fara Williams MF   Everton L.F.C. International Draft, Pick #7[6]
September 29, 2009   Amy Rodriguez FW   Boston Breakers Trade for 2009 #1 Draft Pick, 2010 General Draft Pick[7]
January 3, 2010   Karina LeBlanc GK   Los Angeles Sol Dispersal Draft, Round 1, Pick #2[8]
  Estelle Johnson DF   Los Angeles Sol Dispersal Draft, Round 2, Pick #7[8]
February 4, 2010   Valerie Henderson GK   Los Angeles Sol Trade for No. 5 and No. 22 picks in 2010 WPS Draft[9]
  Allison Falk DF   Los Angeles Sol Trade for No. 5 and No. 22 picks in 2010 WPS Draft[9]
March 5, 2010   Sara Larsson MF   Saint Louis Athletica Expansion Draft[10][11]
March 5, 2010   Lyndsey Patterson MF/FW   Los Angeles Sol Signed as Free Agent[10][11]
  Karina Maruyama FW   TEPCO Mareeze Signed as International Discovery player[10][11]
  Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir MF   Kristianstads DFF International Draft, Pick #5[6][11]
  Lianne Sanderson FW   Chelsea L.F.C. International Draft, Pick #9[6][11]
  Caroline Seger MF   Linköpings FC International Draft, Pick #1[6][11]
March 8, 2010   Heather Mitts DF   Boston Breakers Signed as Free Agent[12][11]
  Joanna Lohman MF   Washington Freedom Signed as Free Agent[10]
  Robyn Jones GK   New Jersey Wildcats Signed to Developmental Roster[10]
  Katherine Reynolds DF   University of Santa Clara Signed to Developmental Roster[10]
  Gina DiMartino FW   Boston College Signed to Developmental Roster[10]
  Carrie Patterson FW   University of Georgia Signed to Developmental Roster[10]
  Tina DiMartino MF   Saint Louis Athletica Signed as Free Agent[13]

Out edit

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes
October 2, 2009   Kelly Schmedes DF Waived[14]
February 26, 2010   Sue Weber DF Waived[14][11]
March 1, 2010   Charlotte Rohlin DF   Linköpings FC Declined move to WPS[15]
March 10, 2010   Fara Williams DF   Everton L.F.C. Declined move to WPS[16]

Awards edit

Player of the Week edit

Week Player of the Week Week's Statline
Week 3   Lori Lindsey 3 A
Week 8   Amy Rodriguez 2 G
Week 10   Danesha Adams 1 G, 2A
Week 15   Caroline Seger 3 A
Week 18   Tina DiMartino 2 G

Player of the Month edit

Month Player of the Month Month's Statline
April   Lori Lindsey 4 A
June   Amy Rodriguez 5 G, 2 A

WPS year-end awards edit

Award Player Notes
Coach of the Year   Paul Riley 3rd-place finish in inaugural season and playoff final

Source[17]

2010 WPS Best XI edit

Player Position
  Lori Lindsey Defense
  Amy Rodriguez Forward

Source[18]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Jeff Kassouf (September 3, 2009). "Riley named Independence head coach". The Equalizer. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "2010 Philadelphia Independence". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "2010 Philadelphia Independence Roster". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "North Carolina's Heath Selected First in 2010 WPS Draft". Bleacher Report. January 15, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Jeff Kassouf (September 15, 2009). "Philadelphia, Atlanta build through expansion draft". The Equalizer. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e ""WPS - All horses in the stable?"". Big Soccer. September 26, 2009. Archived from the original on September 27, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  7. ^ Jeff Kassouf (September 29, 2009). "Boston trades A-Rod to Philly for draft picks". The Equalizer. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Phil Andrews (February 4, 2010). "Philadelphia Independence Take WPS All-Star Karina LeBlanc in Dispersal Draft". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Phil Andrews (April 8, 2010). "Val Henderson and Karina LeBlanc: Philadelphia's Dynamic Goalkeeping Duo". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "Previewing the 2010 Philadelphia Independence". All White Kit. April 10, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h Denise Saul. "WPS Transactions 2010". Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  12. ^ Todd Civin (October 14, 2009). "Philadelphia Independence "Smitten" with Mitts". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  13. ^ "WPS Standout Tina DiMartino Signs with Independence". womensprosoccer.com.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ a b "Clubs make initial offseason moves". Soccer America. October 2, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  15. ^ Walltin, Stenåke O. (March 1, 2010). ""Lotta" Rohlin stark profil när LFC vann första SM-guldet!" (in Swedish). Svensk Damfotboll. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  16. ^ Tony Leighton (March 14, 2010). "Everton's Fara Williams declines move to American league". The Guardian. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  17. ^ Marc Narducci (September 17, 2010). "Independence's Riley named WPS coach of the year". The Inquirer. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  18. ^ Tom Timmermann (October 6, 2010). "Marta heads WPS Best XI". www.stltoday.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
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