2018 Portland Thorns FC season
The 2018 Portland Thorns FC season is the team's and the league's sixth season of existence. The Thorns play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns are coming into the season as reigning NWSL Champions.
2018 season | |||
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President | Merritt Paulson | ||
Head Coach | Mark Parsons | ||
Stadium | Providence Park Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 21,144) | ||
National Women's Soccer League | 2nd | ||
NWSL Playoffs | Final (eliminated by North Carolina Courage) | ||
Top goalscorer | Lindsey Horan (13 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 21,144 ( Sept. 7 vs. Seattle reign FC) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 14,485 ( Apr. 20 vs. Washington Spirit) | ||
Average home league attendance | 17,155 | ||
Biggest win | 4–0 ( Jul. 6 vs. Utah Royals FC) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–4 ( May 30 vs. North Carolina Courage) | ||
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Season review
Off-season
On September 21, 2017, Raso signed a loan with Brisbane Roar for the 2017–18 W-League season.[1]
on September 24, 2017, the club announced that midfielder Amandine Henry and forward Nadia Nadim will not be returning to the Portland Thorns in 2018 season. The moves were made for financial reasons, NWSL has a strict salary cap of $315,000 for each team and the Thorns could not compete with the offers made by Lyon and Manchester City.[2]
In October 2017, Boureille was loaned to Brisbane Roar for the 2017–18 W-League season.[3]
On October 24, 2017, it was announced that Sonnett signed a loan with Sydney FC for the 2017–18 W-League season.[4]
On January 11, 2018, the club acquired the rights to Australian forward Caitlin Foord and a 2020 conditional natural second-round draft pick from the Seattle Reign in exchange for Allie Long.[5]
On January 12, 2018 Portland acquired Brazilian midfielder Andressinha from the Houston Dash in exchange for forward Savannah Jordan.[6]
On January 17, 2018, Portland Thorns FC selected midfielders Sandra Yu and Gabby Seiler and goalkeeper Bella Geist from the 2018 NWSL College Draft.[7]
On February 15, 2018, Ashleigh Sykes announced her retirement from professional soccer.[8]
Competitions
Win Tie Loss
Preseason
Thorns Spring Invitational presented by Tillamook Yogurt
Mar 11, Sun 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
5 PM PT | Report | Gilliland |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 3,822 |
Mar 14, Wed 2 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–2 | U.S. U-23s WNT | Portland, Oregon |
7:30 PM PT | Onumonu Weber |
Report | Macario |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 2,217 |
Mar 17, Sat 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–0 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
7:30 PM PT | Report | Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 3,119 |
Regular season
Mar 24, Sat 1 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Cary, North Carolina |
12:30 (PST) | Hinkle Debinha |
Report | Sonnett Horan |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,210 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
Note: Televised on Lifetime. |
Mar 31, Sat 2 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–3 | Portland Thorns FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
17:15 (PST) | Mautz Colaprico |
Report | Horan Sinclair Boureille |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,678 Referee: Greg Dopka |
Apr 15, Sun 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | Orlando Pride | Portland, Oregon |
15:00 (PST) | Horan Sinclair |
Report | Ubogagu Pressley |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,466 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
Apr 20, Fri 4 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–1 | Washington Spirit | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 (PST) | Sonnett Sinclair Horan |
Report | Ordega Bledsoe |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 14,485 Referee: Matt Franz |
Apr 28, Sat 5 | Utah Royals FC | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Sandy, Utah |
18:00 (PST) | Rodriguez Jónsdóttir Scott |
Report | Purce Heath |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 8,446 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
May 5, Sat 6 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–3 | Seattle Reign FC | Portland, Oregon |
12:30 (PST) | Sonnett Horan |
Report | Long Yanez Taylor Utsugi Kleiner |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,054 Referee: Karen Abt |
Note: Televised on Lifetime. |
May 9, Wed 7 | Houston Dash | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Houston, Texas |
17:00 (PST) | Simon Van Wyk |
Report | Crnogorčević |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 2,668 Referee: Luis Guardia |
May 12, Sat 8 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–2 | Orlando Pride | Portland Oregon |
12:30 (PST) | Sinclair Andressinha |
Report | Morgan Nairn Pickett Watherholt |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 17,115 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
Note: Televised on Lifetime. |
May 19, Sat 9 | Washington Spirit | 0–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Boyds, Maryland |
16:00 (PST) | Report | Carpenter Horan |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,284 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
May 25, Fri 10 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–0 | Utah Royals FC | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 (PST) | Sinclair Horan |
Report | Corsie Jónsdóttir |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,113 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
May 30, Wed 11 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–4 | North Carolina Courage | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 (PST) | Sinclair Klingenberg Reynolds |
Report | Williams Debinha Mewis Mathias Hamilton |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,018 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
Jun 16, Sat 12 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
17:00 (PST) | Nagasato Stanton |
Report | Hubly Horan Lussi |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 4,093 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
Note: Televised on ESPNews. |
Jun 22, Fri 13 | Houston Dash | 1–3 | Portland Thorns FC | Houston, Texas |
17:30 (PST) | Huerta Simon |
Report | Heath Crnogorčević Sinclair |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,480 Referee: Jasmine Peralta |
Jun 27, Wed 14 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–1 | Sky Blue FC | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 (PST) | Horan Salem |
Report | Beckie Lloyd Freeman |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 18,237 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
Jun 30, Sat 15 | Seattle Reign FC | 1–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Seattle, Washington |
19:00 (PST) | Barnes Taylor |
Report | Klingenberg |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,781 Referee: Christina Unkel |
Jul 6, Fri 16 | Portland Thorns FC | 4–0 | Utah Royals FC | Portland, Oregon |
20:00 (PST) | Heath Horan Crnogorčević Lussi |
Report | Johnson Matheson |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 17,930 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
Jul 15, Sun 17 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–1 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
20:00 (PST) | Horan Crnogorčević |
Report | Ohai |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,327 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
Jul 21, Sat 18 | Sky Blue FC | 1–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Piscataway, New Jersey |
16:00 (PST) | Dorsey |
Report | Raso Crnogorčević Sinclair |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,338 Referee: Reyna Fonseca |
Aug 5, Sun 19 | North Carolina Courage | 2–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Cary, North Carolina |
15:00 (PST) | Williams |
Report | Sonett Horan Foord |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,379 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
Aug 11, Sat 20 | Orlando Pride | 0–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Orlando, Florida |
16:30 (PST) | Marta |
Report | Sinclair Horan Raso |
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 6,102 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
Aug 18, Sat 21 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 (PST) | Heath Sonnett Sinclair |
Report | Kerr White |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 18,631 Referee: Guido Gonzales |
Note: Televised on ESPNews. |
Aug 22, Wed 22 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | Sky Blue FC | Portland, Oregon |
20:00 (PST) | Sinclair Heath |
Report | Tiernan McCaskill Johnson Killion Hoy |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 17,986 Referee: Mark Allatin |
Aug 25, Sat 23 | Washington Spirit | 0–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Washington, D.C. |
17:00 (PST) | Church |
Report | Heath |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 7,976 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
Note: Televised on ESPNews. |
Postseason
Sep 15, Sat Semifinal | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | Seattle Reign FC | Portland, Oregon |
12:00 (PST) | Sonnett Heath Menges Horan |
Report | Spencer Fishlock Rapinoe Long |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 14,179 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
Note: Televised on Lifetime. |
Sep 22, Sat Final | North Carolina Courage | 3–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Portland, Oregon |
13:30 (PST) | Debinha McDonald O'Sullivan |
Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo, Adrienne McDonald Fourth official: Karen Abt | |
Note: Televised on Lifetime. |
Regular season standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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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 |
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Club
Executive staff
Owner and CEO | Merritt Paulson |
President of Business | Mike Golub |
GM/President of Soccer | Gavin Wilkinson |
Updated to match played March 2, 2017
Source: Portland Timbers
Coaching staff
Position | Staff |
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Head Coach | Mark Parsons |
Assistant Coach | Rich Gunney |
Assistant Coach/Equipment Manager | Sophie Clough |
Assistant Coach/Community Youth Development Coach | Carly Copplestone |
Goalkeeping Coach | Nadine Angerer |
Fitness Coach | Garga Caserta |
Athletic Trainer | Beckie Kruse |
Athletic Trainer | Bailey Torrez |
Squad information
First team squad
Last updated: March 27, 2018[9]
No. | Name | Nationality | Positions | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Year with club (year signed) |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
24 | Adrianna Franch | GK | November 12, 1990 | 3 (2016) | ||
33 | Britt Eckerstrom | GK | May 28, 1993 | 2 (2017) | ||
Defenders | ||||||
2 | Katherine Reynolds | RB/CB | September 14, 1987 | 3 (2016) | ||
4 | Emily Menges | CB | July 28, 1992 | 2014 NWSL College Draft | 5 (2014) | |
16 | Emily Sonnett (FP) | CB | November 25, 1993 | 2016 NWSL College Draft | 3 (2016) | |
25 | Meghan Klingenberg | LB/LM | August 2, 1988 | 3 (2016) | ||
32 | Meg Morris | LB / FW | May 11, 1992 | 3 (2016) | ||
27 | Elizabeth Ball | CB/RB | October 20, 1995 | 1 (2018) | ||
15 | Ellie Carpenter | CB | April 28, 2000 | 1 (2018) | ||
20 | Kelli Hubly | CB | August 9, 1994 | 2 (2017) | ||
Midfielders | ||||||
10 | Lindsey Horan (FP) | CM | May 26, 1994 | 3 (2016) | ||
8 | Andressa Cavalari | CAM | May 1, 1995 | 1 (2018) | ||
17 | Tobin Heath (FP) | LW | May 29, 1988 | 6 (2013) | ||
30 | Celeste Boureille | MF | April 20, 1994 | 3 (2016) | ||
36 | Angela Salem | MF | July 24, 1988 | 1 (2018) | ||
Forwards | ||||||
9 | Caitlin Foord | CF / LW | November 11, 1994 | 1 (2018) | ||
12 | Christine Sinclair | CF/CAM | June 12, 1983 | 6 (2013) | ||
22 | Ifeoma Onumonu | FW | February 25, 1994 | 1 (2018) | ||
21 | Hayley Raso | FW/ RW / RM | September 5, 1994 | 3 (2016) | ||
26 | Mallory Weber | FW / RW | April 4, 1994 | 2016 NWSL College Draft | 3 (2016) | |
34 | Tyler Lussi | FW | January 26, 1995 | 2017 NWSL College Draft | 2 (2017) | |
23 | Margaret Purce | FW/RM | September 18, 1995 | 1 (2018) | ||
7 | Ana-Maria Crnogorčević | FW | October 3, 1990 | 1 (2018) |
- (FP) = Federation player
- (Loan) = on loan
Honors and awards
NWSL Season Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Lindsey Horan [10]
- Defender of the Year: Emily Sonnett (finalist)[10]
- Coach of the Year: Mark Parsons (finalist) [10]
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Adrianna Franch (finalist) [10]
- Best XI: Adrianna Franch, Emily Sonnett, Lindsey Horan, Tobin Heath [11]
- Second XI: Emily Menges, Christine Sinclair [11]
NWSL Team of the Month
Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref. |
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March | [12] | ||||
April | [13] | ||||
May | [14] | ||||
June | [15] | ||||
July | [16] | ||||
August | [17] |
NWSL Player of the Month
Month | Result | Player | Ref. |
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July | Won | [18] |
NWSL Player of the Week
Week | Result | Player | Ref |
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14 | Won | [19] | |
20 | Won | [20] | |
24 | Won | [21] |
NWSL Goal of the Week
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2 | Won | [22] | |
3 | Won | [23] | |
5 | Won | [24] | |
8 | Nominated | [25] | |
9 | Nominated | [26] | |
10 | Won | [27] | |
11/12 | Nominated | [28] | |
13 | Nominated | [29] | |
15 | Nominated | [30] | |
16 | Nominated | [31] | |
17 | Nominated | [32] | |
19 | Nominated | [33] | |
20 | Won | [34] | |
21 | Nominated | [35] | |
22 | Won | [36] | |
24 | Won | [37] |
NWSL Save of the Week
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Won | [38] | |
2 | Nominated | [39] | |
9 | Nominated | [40] | |
11/12 | Won | [41] | |
13 | Nominated | [42] | |
14 | Won | [43] | |
15 | Won | [44] | |
17 | Nominated | [45] | |
19 | Nominated | [46] | |
20 | Won | [47] | |
21 | Nominated | [48] |
Notes
- POR's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.
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