2010 Philadelphia Independence season
The 2010 Philadelphia Independence season was the team's inaugural season of competition in the Women's Professional Soccer league.
2010 season | |||
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Owner | ![]() | ||
Head Coach | ![]() | ||
Stadium | John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, Pennsylvania | ||
Women's Professional Soccer | 3rd | ||
WPS Playoffs | Runners-up | ||
Top goalscorer | Amy Rodriguez (12) | ||
Highest home attendance | 6,028 (April 11 vs. Atlanta) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,093 (July 4 vs. Boston) | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,050 | ||
Biggest win | 4–1 (2 matches) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–3 (July 23 vs. FC Gold Pride) | ||
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All statistics correct as of June 15, 2017. |
Review
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
Roster
2010 Independence Roster[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Strength and conditioning coach | ![]() |
Last updated: November 10, 2011
Source: WPS
Competition
Women's Professional Soccer
Regular season
April 11, 2010 1 | Philadelphia Independence | 0–0 | Atlanta Beat | West Chester, PA |
Box Score | McNeill ![]() |
Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 6,028 |
April 18, 2010 2 | Boston Breakers | 1–1 | Philadelphia Independence | Boston, MA |
Smith ![]() |
Box Score | Falk ![]() Seger ![]() Buczkowski ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Harvard Stadium Attendance: 5,286 |
April 25, 2010 3 | Philadelphia Independence | 3–1 | Washington Freedom | West Chester, PA |
Senty ![]() Magnúsdóttir ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Falk ![]() Sanderson ![]() |
Box Score | de Vanna ![]() |
Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,906 |
May 1, 2010 4 | Philadelphia Independence | 1–0 | Atlanta Beat | West Chester, PA |
Lindsey ![]() |
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 ![]() Tarpley ![]() Boxx ![]() |
Box Score | Patterson ![]() Lindsey ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,107 |
May 19, 2010 6 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–1 | Philadelphia Independence | Bridgeview, IL |
Formiga ![]() |
Box Score | Lohman ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 5,645 |
May 30, 2010 7 | Washington Freedom | 2–1 | Philadelphia Independence | Germantown, MD |
Moros ![]() Wambach ![]() |
Box Score | Seger ![]() Sanderson ![]() |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,762 |
June 6, 2010 8 | Philadelphia Independence | 2–1 | Sky Blue FC | West Chester, PA |
Lindsey ![]() Rodriguez ![]() |
Box Score | Kalmari ![]() |
Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,585 |
June 13, 2010 9 | Philadelphia Independence | 1–3 | FC Gold Pride | West Chester, PA |
DiMartino ![]() |
Box Score | Sinclair ![]() Marta ![]() |
Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,616 |
June 19, 2010 10 | Sky Blue FC | 1–4 | Philadelphia Independence | Piscataway, NJ |
Rosana ![]() O'Reilly ![]() |
Box Score | Adams ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Lohman ![]() DiMartino ![]() |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 3,362 |
June 23, 2010 11 | Atlanta Beat | 2–2 | Philadelphia Independence | Kennesaw, GA |
Yamaguchi ![]() Ellertson ![]() |
Box Score | Rodriguez ![]() Bishop ![]() |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,632 |
June 26, 2010 12 | Philadelphia Independence | 3–2 | Washington Freedom | West Chester, PA |
Wambach ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Sanderson ![]() DiMartino ![]() |
Box Score | Mykjåland ![]() Huffman ![]() |
Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,488 |
July 4, 2010 13 | Philadelphia Independence | 1–2 | Boston Breakers | West Chester, PA |
Rodriguez ![]() |
Box Score | Holiday ![]() Lilly ![]() |
Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,093 |
July 17, 2010 14 | FC Gold Pride | 2–0 | Philadelphia Independence | Hayward, CA |
Sinclair ![]() |
Box Score | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 2,576 |
July 24, 2010 15 | Philadelphia Independence | 4–1 | Sky Blue FC | West Chester, PA |
Lohman ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Magnúsdóttir ![]() |
Box Score | Taylor ![]() |
Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,415 |
July 28, 2010 16 | Philadelphia Independence | 3–0 | Chicago Red Stars | West Chester, PA |
Rodriguez ![]() Buczkowski ![]() Seger ![]() Magnúsdóttir ![]() |
Box Score | Markgraf ![]() |
Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium |
August 4, 2010 17 | Washington Freedom | 2–0 | Philadelphia Independence | West Chester, PA |
Wambach ![]() Long ![]() |
Box Score | Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,118 |
August 8, 2010 18 | Philadelphia Independence | 2–2 | Boston Breakers | West Chester, PA |
Magnúsdóttir ![]() ![]() |
Box Score | Holiday ![]() Smith ![]() |
Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 3,091 |
August 11, 2010 19 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–2 | Philadelphia Independence | Bridgeview, IL |
Formiga ![]() Masar ![]() Rapinoe ![]() Spilger ![]() Chapman ![]() |
Box Score | Rodriguez ![]() Sanderson ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,152 |
August 15, 2010 20 | Philadelphia Independence | 3–2 | Atlanta Beat | West Chester, PA |
Magnúsdóttir ![]() DiMartino ![]() Lohman ![]() ![]() |
Box Score | Rasmussen ![]() Chalupny ![]() |
Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 2,559 |
August 22, 2010 21 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Philadelphia Independence | Piscataway, NJ |
Averbuch ![]() |
Box Score | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,572 |
August 29, 2010 22 | Philadelphia Independence | 1–2 | Boston Breakers | West Chester, PA |
Lohman ![]() Johnson ![]() Buczkowski ![]() |
Box Score | Cox ![]() Smith ![]() del Rio ![]() |
Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium Attendance: 4,011 |
September 1, 2010 23 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–0 | Philadelphia Independence | Bridgeview, IL |
Boquete ![]() Chapman ![]() Dougherty ![]() |
Box Score | Seger ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,173 |
September 11, 2010 24 | FC Gold Pride | 4–1 | Philadelphia Independence | Hayward, CA |
O'Hara ![]() Marta ![]() Sinclair ![]() |
Box Score | Sanderson ![]() Krzysik ![]() |
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 4,003 |
Results by round
Home/away results
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | FC Gold Pride | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 53 | Qualification to the 2010 WPS Championship |
2 | Boston Breakers | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 36 | Qualification to the 2010 WPS Super Semifinal |
3 | Philadelphia Independence | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 34 | Qualification for the 2010 WPS First Round Playoff |
4 | Washington Freedom | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 31 | |
5 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head to head result. Source: Soccerway
WPS Playoffs
19 September 2010 First Round | Philadelphia Independence | 1–0 | Washington Freedom | West Chester, Pennsylvania |
14:30 EDT | Magnúsdóttir ![]() Rodriguez ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Box Score | Seger ![]() Buczkowski ![]() Adams ![]() |
Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 2,676 |
26 September 2010 WPS Championship | FC Gold Pride | 4–0 | Philadelphia Independence | Hayward, California |
14:30 EDT | Sinclair ![]() Wilson ![]() Marta ![]() |
Box Score | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 5,228 |
Statistics
- As of 27 February 2018
- Players without any appearance are not included.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | WPS | WPS Playoffs | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers: | |||||||||||||
GK | ![]() |
Karina LeBlanc | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
GK | ![]() |
Valerie Henderson | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Defenders: | |||||||||||||
DF | ![]() |
Allison Falk | 25 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Estelle Johnson | 16 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Sara Larsson | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Heather Mitts | 20 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Katherine Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Sarah Senty | 11 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
Midfielders: | |||||||||||||
MF | ![]() |
Jen Buczkowski | 26 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Tina DiMartino | 19 | 4 | 13+3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Kelly Henderson | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Lori Lindsey | 26 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Joanna Lohman | 24 | 5 | 20+4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Lyndsey Patterson | 15 | 1 | 2+13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Nikki Phillips | 26 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Caroline Seger | 21 | 2 | 17+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
Forwards: | |||||||||||||
FW | ![]() |
Danesha Adams | 17 | 2 | 4+10 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Gina DiMartino | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir | 22 | 3 | 18+1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Karina Maruyama | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Carrie Patterson | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Amy Rodriguez | 26 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Lianne Sanderson | 26 | 5 | 12+11 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
- Source:
Transfers
2010 WPS Draft
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 |
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![]() | MF | ![]() | Round 2, Pick 2 (13th overall) | [4] |
![]() | DF/MF | ![]() | Round 4, Pick 2 (31st overall) | [4] |
![]() | FW | ![]() | Round 5, Pick 2 (40th overall) | [4] |
![]() | DF/MF | ![]() | Round 6, Pick 2 (49th overall) | [4] |
![]() | DF | ![]() | Round 7, Pick 2 (58th overall) | [4] |
![]() | DF/MF | ![]() | Round 7, Pick 6 (62nd overall) | [4] |
In
Date | Player | Position | Previous Club | Fee/Notes |
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September 15, 2009 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Expansion Draft, Pick #2[5] |
![]() | DF | ![]() | Expansion Draft, Pick #3[5] | |
![]() | DF | ![]() | Expansion Draft, Pick #5[5] | |
![]() | DF | ![]() | Expansion Draft, Pick #7[5] | |
![]() | DF | ![]() | Expansion Draft, Pick #9[5] | |
![]() | MF | ![]() | Expansion Draft, Pick #11[5] | |
![]() | FW | ![]() | Expansion Draft, Pick #13[5] | |
September 22, 2009 | ![]() | DF | ![]() | International Draft, Pick #3[6] |
![]() | MF | ![]() | International Draft, Pick #7[6] | |
September 29, 2009 | ![]() | FW | ![]() | Trade for 2009 #1 Draft Pick, 2010 General Draft Pick[7] |
January 3, 2010 | ![]() | GK | ![]() | Dispersal Draft, Round 1, Pick #2[8] |
![]() | DF | ![]() | Dispersal Draft, Round 2, Pick #7[8] | |
February 4, 2010 | ![]() | GK | ![]() | Trade for No. 5 and No. 22 picks in 2010 WPS Draft[9] |
![]() | DF | ![]() | Trade for No. 5 and No. 22 picks in 2010 WPS Draft[9] | |
March 5, 2010 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Expansion Draft[10][11] |
March 5, 2010 | ![]() | MF/FW | ![]() | Signed as Free Agent[10][11] |
![]() | FW | ![]() | Signed as International Discovery player[10][11] | |
![]() | MF | ![]() | International Draft, Pick #5[6][11] | |
![]() | FW | ![]() | International Draft, Pick #9[6][11] | |
![]() | MF | ![]() | International Draft, Pick #1[6][11] | |
March 8, 2010 | ![]() | DF | ![]() | Signed as Free Agent[12][11] |
![]() | MF | ![]() | Signed as Free Agent[10] | |
![]() | GK | ![]() | Signed to Developmental Roster[10] | |
![]() | DF | ![]() | Signed to Developmental Roster[10] | |
![]() | FW | ![]() | Signed to Developmental Roster[10] | |
![]() | FW | ![]() | Signed to Developmental Roster[10] | |
![]() | MF | ![]() | Signed as Free Agent[13] |
Out
Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Fee/Notes |
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October 2, 2009 | ![]() | DF | Waived[14] | |
February 26, 2010 | ![]() | DF | Waived[14][11] | |
March 1, 2010 | ![]() | DF | ![]() | Declined move to WPS[15] |
March 10, 2010 | ![]() | DF | ![]() | Declined move to WPS[16] |
Awards
Player of the Week
Week | Player of the Week | Week's Statline |
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Week 3 | ![]() |
3 A |
Week 8 | ![]() |
2 G |
Week 10 | ![]() |
1 G, 2A |
Week 15 | ![]() |
3 A |
Week 18 | ![]() |
2 G |
Player of the Month
Month | Player of the Month | Month's Statline |
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April | ![]() |
4 A |
June | ![]() |
5 G, 2 A |
WPS year-end awards
Award | Player | Notes |
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Coach of the Year | ![]() |
3rd-place finish in inaugural season and playoff final |
Source[17]
References
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- "2010 Philadelphia Independence". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- "2010 Philadelphia Independence Roster". Stats Crew. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- "North Carolina's Heath Selected First in 2010 WPS Draft". Bleacher Report. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- Jeff Kassouf (15 September 2009). "Philadelphia, Atlanta build through expansion draft". The Equalizer. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ""WPS - All horses in the stable?"". Big Soccer. 26 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- Jeff Kassouf (29 September 2009). "Boston trades A-Rod to Philly for draft picks". The Equalizer. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- Phil Andrews (4 February 2010). "Philadelphia Independence Take WPS All-Star Karina LeBlanc in Dispersal Draft". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- Phil Andrews (8 April 2010). "Val Henderson and Karina LeBlanc: Philadelphia's Dynamic Goalkeeping Duo". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- "Previewing the 2010 Philadelphia Independence". All White Kit. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- Denise Saul. "WPS Transactions 2010". Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- Todd Civin (14 October 2009). "Philadelphia Independence "Smitten" with Mitts". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- "WPS Standout Tina DiMartino Signs with Independence". womensprosoccer.com.
- "Clubs make initial offseason moves". Soccer America. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- Walltin, Stenåke O. (1 March 2010). ""Lotta" Rohlin stark profil när LFC vann första SM-guldet!" (in Swedish). Svensk Damfotboll. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- Tony Leighton (14 March 2010). "Everton's Fara Williams declines move to American league". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- Marc Narducci (17 September 2010). "Independence's Riley named WPS coach of the year". The Inquirer. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- Tom Timmermann (6 October 2010). "Marta heads WPS Best XI". www.stltoday.com. Retrieved 26 February 2018.