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2018 Sky Blue FC season

The 2018 Sky Blue FC season was the team's ninth season as a professional women's soccer team. Sky Blue FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.[1] Sky Blue had a difficult season in 2018 as they finished in last place. They went 23 games without winning a game, setting the mark for the longest winless streak in NWSL history.[2] Sky Blue finally won on September 8 as they beat the Orlando Pride 1-0 in their final game of the 2018 season.[3]

Sky Blue FC
2018 season
President & CEOThomas Hofstetter
Head coachDenise Reddy
StadiumYurcak Field
Piscataway, New Jersey
(Capacity: 5,000)
Top goalscorerCarli Lloyd
Imani Dorsey
Katie Johnson (4)
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There were numerous reports of off-field issues that came out after former Sky Blue player Sam Kerr spoke to the media following the Sky Blue vs Chicago game on July 7. Reports of poor management and training facilities as well as housing, travel, and transportation issues were also reported, and were believed to be contributing factors to the team's poor performance on the field.[4]

Team edit

First-team roster edit

Source: Sky Blue FC[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CAN Kailen Sheridan
2 FW   USA McKenzie Meehan
6 FW   USA Shea Groom
7 FW   USA Jen Hoy
8 DF   USA Erica Skroski
9 DF   USA Amanda Frisbie
10 MF   USA Carli Lloyd
11 MF   CRC Raquel Rodriguez
13 DF   NZL Rebekah Stott
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW   MEX Katie Johnson
16 MF   USA Sarah Killion
17 DF   USA Domi Richardson
21 FW   USA Savannah McCaskill
22 DF   USA Mandy Freeman
27 GK   USA Caroline Casey
28 MF   USA Imani Dorsey
29 DF   CAN Amandine Pierre-Louis
31 DF   USA Christina Gibbons
73 MF   USA Madison Tiernan

Match results edit

Preseason edit

24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) Sky Blue FC 0–1 PSU Manalapan, New Jersey
2:00 p.m. Report
  • Jean   73'
 Stadium: Sportika Sports
3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) Sky Blue FC 2–1 UNC Manalapan, New Jersey
 Report
  • UNC Goal   43'
 Stadium: Sportika Sports
10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) Sky Blue FC 1–0 WVU Manalapan, New Jersey
1:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: Sportika Sports
18 March 2018 (2018-03-18) Sky Blue FC 6–0 St. John's University Manalapan, New Jersey
2:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: Sportika Sports

Regular season edit

31 March 2018 (2018-03-31) 1 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Sky Blue FC Cary, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EST
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,078
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Assistant referees: Jennifer Garner, Jordan Davis
Fourth official: Forrest Ambrose
Man of the Match: Erica Skroski
15 April 2018 (2018-04-15) 2 Sky Blue FC 0–1 Seattle Reign FC Piscataway, New Jersey
5:00 p.m. EST McCaskill   50' Box
Report		 Rapinoe   6' (pen.)
Dallstream   82'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,913
21 April 2018 (2018-04-21) 3 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 Sky Blue FC Bridgeview, Illinois
8:00 p.m. EST Huerta   1' (Mautz) Report McCaskill   78' (Johnson) Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,413
5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 4 Sky Blue FC 2–3 Houston Dash Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EST
Report
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,065
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) 5 Seattle Reign FC 4–1 Sky Blue FC Seattle, Washington
10:00 p.m. EST Taylor   5' (Catley)   88'
Rapinoe   38', 60' (Kawasumi)
Long   84'		 Box
Report		 Skroski   21'
McCaskill   62' (Lloyd)		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,607
19 May 2018 (2018-05-19) 6 Sky Blue FC 1–2 North Carolina Courage Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EST Lloyd   15'   90+4' (Killion)
Tiernan   85'		 Report Dunn   19' (McDonald)
Mewis   27'
Rowland   70'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,923
Referee: Danielle Chesky
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23) 7 Washington Spirit 1–0 Sky Blue FC Boyds, Maryland
7:30 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,433
26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) 8 Sky Blue FC 0–1 Seattle Reign FC Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EST Report Rapinoe   64' (Westphal) Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,814
2 June 2018 (2018-06-02) 9 Sky Blue FC 1–2 Utah Royals FC Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EST Groom   10' (Johnson)
Tiernan   90+2'		 Report Matheson   3' (Jónsdóttir)
Freeman  85' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,229
Referee: Lorant Varga
Assistant referees: Walter Heatherly,Matthew Osterhouse
Fourth official: Szczepan Dziewa
8 June 2018 (2018-06-08) 10 Sky Blue FC 0–0 Washington Spirit Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EST Meehan   39'
Killion   67'		 Report Dougherty Howard   50'
Dydasco   88'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,188
16 June 2018 (2018-06-16) 11 Orlando Pride 3–2 Sky Blue FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST Leroux   2' (Ubogagu), 31' (Nairn)   75'
Hill   83' (Morgan)		 Report McCaskill   16'
Tiernan   37'
Gibbons   45+1'
Lloyd   85'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 4,445
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27) 12 Portland Thorns FC 1–1 Sky Blue FC Portland, Oregon
10:30 p.m. EST Horan   45' (Sinclair)
Salem   90+2'		 Report Beckie   41'
Lloyd   77' (pen.)
Freeman   90+3'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 18,237
30 June 2018 (2018-06-30) 13 Utah Royals FC 3–1 Sky Blue FC Sandy, Utah
10:00 p.m. EST Press   7'
Stengel   25' (Press), 29' (Gorry)
Tymrak   90+1'
Jonsdottir   90+3'		 Report Lloyd   62' (Dorsey)
Freeman   89'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 8,394
7 July 2018 (2018-07-07) 14 Sky Blue FC 1–3 Chicago Red Stars Piscataway, New Jersey
3:30 p.m. EST Dorsey   73' (McCaskill) Report Kerr   40' (Mautz), 46' (Nagasato), 63' (Nagasato) Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,846
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) 15 Sky Blue FC 0–4 North Carolina Courage Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EST Lloyd   85' Report Erceg   15' (Hamilton)
Williams   56' (Hamilton), 72' (Debinha), 89'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,376
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) 16 Sky Blue FC 1–2 Portland Thorns FC Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EST Dorsey   27' (McCaskill) Report Raso   4' (Sinclair)
Crnogorčević   7'
Christine Sinclair   80'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,338
Referee: Reyna Fonseca
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Chicago Red Stars postponed Sky Blue FC Bridgeview, Illinois
8:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Toyota Park
Note: Match postponed due to the cancellation of Sky Blue's flight to Chicago
5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) 17 Orlando Pride 2–2 Sky Blue FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST Edmonds   32'
Marta   51'
Weatherholt   73'
Camila   78'
Kennedy   90+3'		 Report Dorsey   53' (Groom)
Groom   59' (McCaskill)
Lloyd   90+6'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 4,577
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 18 Sky Blue FC 1–2 Houston Dash Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EST Tiernan   64' Report Daly   7' (Ohai), 73' (pen.) Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,126
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 19 Sky Blue FC 2–2 Utah Royals FC Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EST Johnson   14' (Rodriguez), 48'
Killion   39'
Lloyd   69'
Tiernan   76'		 Report Richardson   58' (o.g.)
Rodriguez   90+4' (Press)		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 3,468
22 August 2018 (2018-08-22) 20 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Sky Blue FC Portland, Oregon
11:00 p.m. EST Sinclair   13' (pen.)
Heath   54'		 Report Tiernan   41'
McCaskill   67'
Johnson   75'
Killion   84'
Hoy   88'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 17,986
Referee: Mark Allatin
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 21 Houston Dash 6–1 Sky Blue FC Houston, Texas
8:30 p.m. EST Motlhalo   22'
Latsko   48' (Huerta)
Huerta   65' (Ohai)
Daly   67' (pen.)
Hanson   88' (Simon)
Kgatlana   90' (Hanson)		 Report Dorsey   54' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,257
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 22 Washington Spirit 1–1 Sky Blue FC Boyds, Maryland
7:00 p.m. EST Ship   71' Report Killion   58'   87' (Tiernan) Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,461
Note: Game was postponed until Sunday, September 2 at 10 a.m. (ET) due to lightning.
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) 23 Chicago Red Stars 5–0 Sky Blue FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 p.m. EST Mautz   18' (Gilliland), 46' (Gilliland)
Kerr   64' (Elby)
White   80' (Kerr)
Vasconcelos   90+7' (White)		 Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,974
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Note: Match was originally scheduled for July 28th, was postponed due to the cancellation of Sky Blue's flight to Chicago.
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 24 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Orlando Pride Piscataway, New Jersey
12:00 p.m. EST Sheridan   32'
Lloyd   73' (Groom)		 Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 4,086

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 North Carolina Courage (C) 24 17 6 1 53 17 +36 57 NWSL Shield
2 Portland Thorns FC 24 12 6 6 40 28 +12 42 NWSL Playoffs
3 Seattle Reign FC 24 11 8 5 27 19 +8 41
4 Chicago Red Stars 24 9 10 5 38 28 +10 37
5 Utah Royals FC 24 9 8 7 22 23 −1 35
6 Houston Dash 24 9 5 10 35 39 −4 32
7 Orlando Pride 24 8 6 10 30 37 −7 30
8 Washington Spirit 24 2 5 17 12 35 −23 11
9 Sky Blue FC 24 1 6 17 21 52 −31 9
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
24 9 1 17 6 21 52  −31 1 9 2 10 22  −12 0 8 4 11 30  −19

Last updated: September 8, 2018.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
StadiumAHAHAHAHHHAAAHHHAAHHAAAH
ResultLLDLLLLLLDLDLLLLDLDLLDLW
Position[a]—99999999999999999999999
Updated to match(es) played on September 8, 2018. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Honors and awards edit

NWSL Yearly Awards edit

NWSL Rookie of the Year edit

Player Player Statistics Ref.
  Imani Dorsey 4 Goals; 1 Assist; 14 Appearances [7]

NWSL Team of the Year edit

Team Position Player Ref.
Second XI Midfielder   Carli Lloyd [8]

NWSL Weekly Awards edit

NWSL Player of the Week edit

Week Result Player Ref
21 Won   Katie Johnson [9]

NWSL Save of the Week edit

Week Result Player(s) Ref.
3 Nominated   Kailen Sheridan [10]
9 Nominated   Kailen Sheridan and   Rebekah Stott [11]
11/12 Nominated   Kailen Sheridan [12]
19 Nominated   Kailen Sheridan [13]
20 Nominated   Kailen Sheridan [14]
21 Nominated   Kailen Sheridan [15]
24 Nominated   Kailen Sheridan [16]

NWSL Goal of the Week edit

Week Result Player Ref.
4 Nominated   Savannah McCaskill [17]
7 Nominated   Savannah McCaskill [18]
8 Won   Carli Lloyd [19]
10 Nominated   Shea Groom [20]
11/12 Nominated   Savannah McCaskill [21]
24 Nominated   Carli Lloyd [22]

Player transactions edit

2018 NWSL College Draft edit

Source: National Women's Soccer League[23]
Round Pick Nat. Player Pos. Previous Team
Round 1 4   Michaela Abam F University of West Virginia
Round 1 5   Imani Dorsey F Duke University
Round 1 6   Amandine Pierre-Louis D University of West Virginia
Round 2 13   Casey Murphy GK Rutgers University
Round 4 35   Kiana Palacios F University of California, Irvine

In edit

Date Player Positions played Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
December 13, 2017   Thaisa MF   Grindavík Signed in offseason [24]
December 29, 2017   Christina Gibbons DF   Utah Royals FC Acquired in trade for Kelley O'Hara, Taylor Lytle, and Utah's 4th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [25]
December 29, 2017   Shea Groom FW   Utah Royals FC Acquired in trade for Kelley O'Hara, Taylor Lytle, and Utah's 4th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [25]
January 11, 2018   Katie Johnson FW   Seattle Reign Acquired in trade for the rights to Caitlin Foord [26]
January 11, 2018   Rebekah Stott FW   Seattle Reign Acquired in trade for the rights to Caitlin Foord [26]
January 19, 2018   Carli Lloyd MF   Houston Dash Acquired as part of a three team trade that also included Janine Beckie, Christen Press, Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade. [27]
January 19, 2018   Janine Beckie FW   Houston Dash Acquired as part of a three team trade that also included Carli Lloyd, Christen Press, Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade. [27]
January 19, 2018   Jen Hoy FW   Chicago Red Stars Acquired as part of a three team trade that also included Carli Lloyd, Christen Press, Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and Janine Beckie. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade. [27]
January 30, 2018   Savannah McCaskill FW   Boston Breakers Acquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft [28]
January 30, 2018   Adriana Leon FW   Boston Breakers Acquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft [28]
January 30, 2018   Amanda Frisbie FW   Boston Breakers Acquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft [28]

Out edit

Date Player Positions played Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
December 29, 2017   Kelley O'Hara DF   Utah Royals FC Traded to Utah Royals FC along with Taylor Lytle for Katie Johnson, Christina Gibbons, and Utah's 4th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [25]
December 29, 2017   Taylor Lytle MF   Utah Royals FC Traded to Utah Royals FC along with Kelley O'Hara for Katie Johnson, Christina Gibbons, and Utah's 4th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [25]
January 19, 2018   Samantha Kerr FW   Chicago Red Stars Traded to the Chicago Red Stars as part of a three team trade that also included Janine Beckie, Christen Press, Carli Lloyd, Nikki Stanton and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade. [27]
January 19, 2018   Nikki Stanton MF   Chicago Red Stars Traded to the Chicago Red Stars as part of a three team trade that also included Janine Beckie, Christen Press, Carli Lloyd, Sam Kerr and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade. [27]
May 4, 2018   Erin Simon DF Waived. [29]
June 12, 2018   Adriana Leon MF   Seattle Reign Traded to the Seattle Reign for Seattle's 4th Round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft [30]
June 15, 2018   Kayla Mills DF Waived. [31]
July 25, 2018   Michaela Abam FW   Paris FC Waived. Signed with Paris FC in the Division 1 Féminine. [32]
July 25, 2018   Thaisa MF   A.C. Milan Waived. Signed with A.C. Milan in the Serie A. [32]
August 9, 2018   Janine Beckie FW   Manchester City Transferred to Manchester City in the FA Women's Super League [33]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ SBFC's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.

References edit

  1. ^ "About Sky Blue Soccer". skybluefc.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "NWSL Focus: Sam Kerr sets record in homecoming". July 8, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Carli Lloyd goal gives Sky Blue first win of the season, 1-0 over Pride". September 8, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Sky Blue FC created untenable player conditions for years". July 17, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 Roster". skybluefc.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  6. ^ https://nwslsoccer.com/schedule
  7. ^ Purdy, Jacqueline (September 16, 2018). "2018 NWSL Awards Finalists". NWSLsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "2018 NWSL Best XI and Second XI announced". Nwslsoccer.com. September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  9. ^ "@NWSL". August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  10. ^ "Vote: Save of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  11. ^ "Vote: Save of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  12. ^ "Save of the Week nominees: Week 11/12". National Women's Soccer League. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  13. ^ "Save of the Week nominees - Week 19". August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  14. ^ "Save of the Week nominees - Week 20". August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  15. ^ "Save of the Week nominees - Week 21". August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  16. ^ "Save of the Week nominees - Week 24". September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  17. ^ "Vote: Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  18. ^ "Vote: Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  19. ^ Gabriel, Cassidy (May 22, 2018). "Goal of the Week: Carli Lloyd". NWSLsoccer.com. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  20. ^ Balf, Celia (June 4, 2018). "Vote: Goal of the Week". NWSLsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  21. ^ "Goal of the Week nominees: Week 11/12". National Women's Soccer League. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  22. ^ "Goal of the Week nominees: Week 24". National Women's Soccer League. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  23. ^ "List: Every draft pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. January 18, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  24. ^ "SKY BLUE FC SIGNS BRAZILIAN MIDFIELDER THAISA MORENO". December 13, 2017. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  25. ^ a b c d "UWSNT star Kelley O'Hara traded to Utah Royals". January 12, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  26. ^ a b "SKY BLUE FC ACQUIRES REBEKAH STOTT AND KATIE JOHNSON FROM SEATTLE REIGN FC". January 11, 2018. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  27. ^ a b c d e "Carli Lloyd traded to Sky Blue FC, Samantha Kerr to Red Stars". January 19, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  28. ^ a b c "Boston Breakers players taken in NWSL dispersal draft". January 30, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  29. ^ "SKY BLUE FC WAIVES DEFENDER ERIN SIMON". May 4, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  30. ^ "Seattle Reign acquire Adriana Leon from Sky Blue". June 12, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  31. ^ "Sky Blue FC signs Imani Dorsey to full professional contract". June 15, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  32. ^ a b "SKY BLUE FC ANNOUNCES TWO ROSTER MOVES". July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  33. ^ "SKY BLUE FC ANNOUNCES TRANSFER OF JANINE BECKIE". August 9, 2018. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
Match reports (preseason)
Match reports (regular season)

External links edit

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