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2015 Washington Spirit season
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| 2015 season | |||
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| General manager | Chris Hummer | ||
| Head coach | Mark Parsons | ||
| Stadium | Maryland SoccerPlex | ||
| NWSL | 4th place (semifinals loss) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Crystal Dunn (15)[1] All: Crystal Dunn (15)[1] | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,708 (Sept. 1 vs. Seattle Reign FC) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,267 (June 27 vs. Houston Dash)[2] | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,087[1] | ||
| Biggest win | Washington Spirit 3–0 Seattle Reign FC (Maryland SoccerPlex, Germantown, Maryland; July 18, 2015) | ||
| Biggest defeat | Seattle Reign FC 3–0 Washington Spirit (Moda Pitch at Memorial Stadium, Seattle, Washington; September 1, 2015) | ||
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| All statistics correct as of November 12, 2016. | |||
The 2015 season was Washington Spirit's third season of existence in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
Review
Building off 2014's playoff achievement, the Spirit added a few key contributors including midfielder Joanna Lohman (from Boston Breakers), defenders Megan Oyster (drafted out of UCLA) and Katherine Reynolds (from Western New York Flash), and Nigerian international Francisca Ordega (signed from Piteå IF). The season also served as the breakout year for Crystal Dunn who was awarded the 2015 NWSL Golden Boot Award, scoring 15 goals during the campaign.[3]
The Spirit finished the 2015 season with a record of 8-6-6 and repeating their 4th place league position.[4] The playoff result, again, ended in an away loss to Seattle in the semifinals.[5]
At the conclusion of the season, Mark Parsons stepped down as head coach and general manager to take over as coach of the Portland Thorns FC.[6]
Club
Roster
As of May 15, 2017[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- (FP) = Federation player
* – denotes amateur call-ups
Team management
| Owner | Bill Lynch |
| General Manager | Mark Parsons |
| Head Coach | Mark Parsons |
Competitions
Regular season
| April 10, Fri 1 | Houston Dash | 2–0 | Washington Spirit | Houston |
| 20:30 EDT (UTC−04) | Lloyd  45+'Ohai 51'Masar  71' |
Report[8] | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,012 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| April 18, Sat 2 | Washington Spirit | 3–1 | FC Kansas City | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Nairn 9', 65' Huster 27'Dunn 46'Salem 56' |
Report[9] | O'Reilly 6' LePeilbet 64'Groom 95' |
Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,136 Referee: Matthew Richardson |
| April 26, Sun 3 | Sky Blue FC | 1–3 | Washington Spirit | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 18:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Freels 62' (Nadim) |
Report[10] | Dunn 6' (Ordega) 40' (unassisted) Nairn 48' (Ordega) |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 953 Referee: Farhad Dadkho[11] |
| May 2, Sat 4 | Seattle Reign FC | 3–1 | Washington Spirit | Seattle, Washington |
| 22:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Yanez 36' (Mathias) Mathias 48' (Little)Fishlock 75' (Little) |
Report[12] | Lohman 63' (Dunn) |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,703 Referee: Karen Abt |
| May 9, Sat 5 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–2 | Washington Spirit | Portland, Oregon |
| 22:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Shim 28' Van Hollebeke 34' Long 51' |
Report[13] | Dunn 3' Ordega 14' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 14,236 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
| May 16, Sat 6 | Washington Spirit | 1–0 | Sky Blue FC | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Ordega 92+' (Dunn) |
Report[14] | Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,095[15] Referee: Margaret Domka[16] |
| May 23, Sat 7 | Western New York Flash | 3–2 | Washington Spirit | Rochester, New York |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Williams 11' (Spencer) Mewis 35' (Becky Edwards)Spencer 57' (Edmonds)Mewis 60' |
Report[17] | Nairn 22' (penalty) Oyster 32'Dunn 55' (Nairn)Nairn 63' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,110 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic[18] |
| May 30, Sat 8 | Washington Spirit | 2–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | DaCosta 26' (unassisted) Dunn 28' (unassisted)Johnson 61' |
Report[19] | Anonma 18' (Long) Long 57'Williamson 61'Farrelly 71'Jackson 72' |
Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,519 Referee: Farhad Dadkho[20] |
| June 6, Sat 9 | Washington Spirit | 1–1 | Boston Breakers | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | DaCosta 64' (unassisted) Nairn 58' |
Report[21] | Evans 65' (unassisted) Kallman 91+' |
Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,081 Referee: Levi Rippy[22] |
| June 20, Sat | Chicago Red Stars | abandoned | Washington Spirit | Lisle, Illinois |
| 20:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Report[23] | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex | ||
| Note: rescheduled for August 16 | ||||
| June 27, Sat 10 | Washington Spirit | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Dunn 56' (unassisted) |
Report[24] | Pereira 55' Brush 78' |
Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 1,267[2] Referee: Matthew Franz[2] |
| July 3, Fri 11 | FC Kansas City | 3–0 | Washington Spirit | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 20:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Avebuch 27' (unassisted) Groom 53' (Silva)Bogus 65' (Robinson) |
Report[25] | Johnson 26' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,079 Referee: Tori Penso |
| July 18, Sat 12 | Washington Spirit | 3–0 | Seattle Reign FC | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Da Costa 46' (Del Rio) Dunn 69' (Matheson)Nairn 83' (unassisted)Reynolds 31'Del Rio 66' |
Report[26] | Corsie 20' |
Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,413[27] Referee: Christopher Spivey[28] |
| July 25, Sat 13 | Washington Spirit | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Dunn 83' (unassisted) |
Report[29] | Press 31' (unassisted) Hemmings 74' |
Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Brandon Artis[30] |
| August 1, Sat 14 | Washington Spirit | 3–1 | Houston Dash | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Dunn 28' (unassisted) 36' (Matheson) 46+' (Nairn) |
Report[31] | McDonald 74' (Ohai) |
Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 1,267[32] Referee: Matthew Franz |
| August 8, Sat 15 | Boston Breakers | 2–1 | Washington Spirit | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | King 12' (Mewis) Simon 38' (unassisted)Simon 30'Ezurike 79'McCaffrey 90' |
Report[33] | Matheson 49' (unassisted) Oyster 33'Salem 85' |
Stadium: Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,137 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| August 12, Wed 16 | Washington Spirit | 1–1 | Western New York Flash | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Matheson 16' (unassisted) |
Report[34] | Williams 90' (unassisted) |
Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,101[35] Referee: Tori Penso[36] |
| August 16, Sun 17 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–2 | Washington Spirit | Lisle, Illinois |
| 20:30 EDT (UTC−04) | Tancredi 82' (Mautz) Lomnicki 44' |
Report[37] | Oyster 3' (Nairn) Dunn 90+2' (unassisted) |
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 2,470 Referee: Levi Rippy[38] |
| Note: rescheduled from June 20, 2015 | ||||
| August 27, Thu 18 | FC Kansas City | 0–0 | Washington Spirit | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 20:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Report[39] | Huster 53' Okobi 76'Matheson 79' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,492 Referee: Randall Kelley[40] |
| August 30, Sun 19 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–3 | Washington Spirit | Portland, Oregon |
| 21:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Morgan 53' (Sanderson) Heath 71' (Penalty)Taylor 80' (Morgan)Long 67'Williamson 86' |
Report[41] | Ordega 6' (Dunn) Dunn 46+' (Nairn) 81' (Unassisted)Matheson 17' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144[42] Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva[43] |
| September 5, Sat 20 | Washington Spirit | 1–2 | Seattle Reign FC | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT (UTC−04) | Matheson 37' (pen.) Johnson 80'Raso 88' |
Report[44] | Fishlock 15' Rapinoe 25'Veje 54'Little 77' |
Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,708 Referee: Brandon Artis |