2014 Sky Blue FC season

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

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| club = Sky Blue FC

| season = 2014

| chrtitle = President & CEO

| chairman = Thomas Hofstetter

| mgrtitle = Head coach

| manager = Jim Gabarra

| stadium = Yurcak Field

| league = NWSL

| league result = 6th

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| league topscorer = Kelley O'Hara
Nadia Nadim (7)

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The 2014 Sky Blue FC season was the team's fifth season of existence. Sky Blue played the 2014 season in National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Background

The foundation of the National Women's Soccer League was announced on November 21, 2012, with Sky Blue FC selected as a host for one of the eight teams.{{cite web|title=U.S. Soccer to announce new women’s professional league today|url=http://www.soccerwire.com/news/u-s-soccer-to-announce-new-womens-professional-league-today/|work=Leagues|publisher=Soccer Wire|access-date=14 December 2012|date=November 21, 2012|archive-date=28 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428042951/http://www.soccerwire.com/news/u-s-soccer-to-announce-new-womens-professional-league-today/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Paint the town blue: Sky Blue FC season preview|url=https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2013/4/12/4191524/sky-blue-fc-2013-nwsl-preview|publisher=SB Nation|access-date=6 May 2013}}{{cite web|title=Sky Blue FC Set To Join National Women's Soccer League|url=http://www.skybluefc.com/home/680795.html|publisher=Sky Blue FC|access-date=6 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330145848/http://www.skybluefc.com/home/680795.html|archive-date=2013-03-30|url-status=dead}}

Match results

=Regular season=

{{football box collapsible

|round = 1

|date = April 12, 2014

|time =

|team1 = FC Kansas City

|score = 1–1

|report = [http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/801515.html Report]

|team2 = Sky Blue FC

|goals1 = Rodriguez {{goal|42}}

|goals2 = Freels {{goal|48}}

|stadium = Durwood Soccer Stadium

|location = Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance = 3,107

|referee = Dimitar Chavdarov

|result = D

}}

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|round= 2

|date= {{Start date|2014|4|19}}

|time= 19:00 EST

|team1= Sky Blue FC

|score= 1–1

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20140428042815/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/803126.html Report]

|team2= Portland Thorns FC

|goals1= Rampone {{goal|26}}

|goals2= Long {{goal|75|pen}}

|stadium= Yurcak Field

|location= Piscataway, New Jersey

|attendance= 2,983

|referee=Miguel Panduro

|result= D

}}

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|round= 3

|date= {{Start date|2014|4|28}}

|time= 19:00 EST

|team1= Boston Breakers

|score= 3–2

|report= [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/04/28/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/boston-breakers/jersey-sky-blue/1648506/ Summary]

|team2= Sky Blue FC

|goals1=King {{goal|14}}
Ashley Grove {{yel|40}}
Sanderson {{goal|42}} {{goal|60}}

|goals2=Ocampo {{goal|30}}
Nick {{goal|90+3}}

|stadium= Harvard Stadium

|location= Boston, Massachusetts

|attendance= 1,263

|referee={{flagicon|USA}} Juliana Duncan

|result=L

}}

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|date = April 30, 2014

|time = 16:00 (PDT)

|round = 4

|team1 = Sky Blue FC

|score = 0–2

|report = [http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/805715.html Report]

|team2 = Seattle Reign FC

|goals1 = Levin {{yel|64}}

|goals2 = Kawasumi {{goal|24}}
Goebel {{goal|50}}

|stadium = Yurcak Field

|location = Piscataway, New Jersey

|attendance = 582

|referee = Matthew Franz

|result = L

}}

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|date = May 3, 2014

|time = 18:00 (PDT)

|round = 5

|team1 = Sky Blue FC

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/04/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/jersey-sky-blue/boston-breakers/1648512/ Summary]

|team2 = Boston Breakers

|goals1 =Ocampo {{goal|14}}

|goals2 =De Vanna {{sent off|0|89}}

|stadium = Yurcak Field

|location = Piscataway, New Jersey

|attendance = 1,294

|referee ={{flagicon|USA}} Mark Allatin

|result = W

}}

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|date = May 7, 2014

|time = 18:00 EDT (UTC-04)

|round = 6

|team1 = Sky Blue FC

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/08/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/jersey-sky-blue/chicago-red-stars/1648515/ Summary]

|team2 = Chicago Red Stars

|goals1 = Goodson {{yel|13}}
Freels {{goal|27|pen.}}

|goals2 = Mautz {{yel|25}}
Brock {{goal|58}}
Hoy {{yel|88}}

|location = Piscataway, New Jersey

|stadium = Yurcak Field

|attendance = 604

|referee = {{flagicon|USA}} Dimitar Chavdarov

|result = D

}}

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|date = May 11, 2014

|time = 15:00 EDT (UTC-04)

|round = 7

|team1 = Western New York Flash

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/11/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/buffalo-flash/jersey-sky-blue/1648517/ Summary]

|team2 = Sky Blue FC

|goals1 = Wambach {{goal|48||90+2}}
Williamson {{yel|52}}

|goals2 = Morris {{yel|90}}

|location = Rochester, New York

|stadium = Sahlen's Stadium

|attendance = 3107

|referee = Elvis Mahmutovic

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = May 28, 2014

|time = 18:00 EDT (UTC-04)

|round = 10

|team1 = Sky Blue FC

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/29/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/jersey-sky-blue/chicago-red-stars/1648535/ Summary]

|team2 = Chicago Red Stars

|goals1 = Foord {{yel|84}}

|goals2 = Leon {{goal|26}}
Chalupny {{goal|35}}
Johnson {{yel|77}}

|location = Piscataway, New Jersey

|stadium = Yurcak Field

|attendance = 786

|referee = {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Mercier

|result = L

}}

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|date = June 1, 2014

|time = 15:00 (PDT)

|round = 11

|team1 = Sky Blue FC

|score = 1–3

|report = [http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/813993.html Report]

|team2 = Seattle Reign FC

|goals1 = Freels {{goal|42}}

|goals2 = Leroux {{yel|35}}
Kawasumi {{goal|50||74}}
Little {{goal|53}}

|stadium = Yurcak Field

|location = Piscataway, New Jersey

|attendance = 2,876

|referee = Christina Unkel

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = June 15, 2014

|time = 13:00 CDT (UTC-05)

|round = 13

|team1 = Chicago Red Stars

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/06/15/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/chicago-red-stars/jersey-sky-blue/1648548/ Summary]

|team2 = Sky Blue FC

|goals1 = Mautz {{goal|21}}
Bywaters {{Goal|31}}

|goals2 = Lisonbee-Cutshall {{goal|60}}
Hayes {{goal|63}}

|stadium = Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex

|location = Lisle, Illinois

|attendance = 1211

|referee = Juliana Duncan

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = June 22, 2014

|time = 13:00 EDT (UTC-04)

|round = 14

|team1 = Sky Blue FC

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/06/22/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/jersey-sky-blue/boston-breakers/1648555/ Summary]

|team2 = Boston Breakers

|goals1 = O'Hara {{goal|2}}
Levin {{yel|48}}
Schmidt{{yel|51}}
Stanton{{yel|65}}

|goals2 = Reeves {{goal|31}}
Evans {{yel|85}}

|location = Piscataway, New Jersey

|stadium = Yurcak Field

|attendance = 1212

|referee = Greg Dopka

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = June 25, 2014

|time = 22:00 PDT (UTC-06)

|round = 15

|team1 = Portland Thorns FC

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/06/26/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/portland-thorns/jersey-sky-blue/1648556/ Summary]

|team2 = Sky Blue FC

|goals1 = Sinclair {{goal|54}}
Van Hollebeke {{yel|76}}

|goals2 = Freels {{goal|8}} {{yel|75}}
Foord {{yel|46}}
Lisonbee-Cutshall {{goal|64}}

|stadium = Providence Park

|location = Portland, Oregon

|attendance = 10477

|referee = Bernhard Hosu

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = June 28, 2014

|time = 21:00 PDT (UTC-06)

|round = 16

|team1 = Seattle Reign

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/06/29/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/seattle-reign/jersey-sky-blue/1648560/ Summary]

|team2 = Sky Blue FC

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Foord {{yel|54}}

|stadium = Seattle High School Memorial Stadium

|location = Seattle, Washington

|attendance = 5770

|referee = Chris Spivey

|result = D

}}

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|date = July 6, 2014

|time =

|round = 17

|team1 = Sky Blue FC

|score = 0–5

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/07/07/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/jersey-sky-blue/kansas-city/1648566/ Summary]

|team2 = FC Kansas City

|goals1 = Nadim {{yel|78}}

|goals2 = Tymrak {{goal|2}}
Cheney {{goal|9}}
Hagen {{goal|20||42}}
Rodriguez {{goal|90+1}}

|location = Piscataway, New Jersey

|stadium = Yurcak Field

|attendance = 1349

|referee = Margaret Domka

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = July 20, 2014

|time =

|round = 18

|team1 = Sky Blue FC

|score = 4–2

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/07/21/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/jersey-sky-blue/washington-spirit/1648577/ Summary]

|team2 = Washington Spirit

|goals1 = O'Hara {{goal|22||85}}
Schmidt {{goal|36}}
Nadim {{goal|81}}

|goals2 = Gayle {{yel|57}} {{goal|89}}
Taylor {{goal|88}}

|location = Piscataway, New Jersey

|stadium = Yurcak Field

|attendance = 1740

|referee = Bernhard Hosu

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = July 27, 2014

|round = 19

|team1 = FC Kansas City

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/07/28/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/kansas-city/jersey-sky-blue/1648582/ Summary]

|team2 = Sky Blue FC

|goals1 = Rodriguez {{goal|34}}
Cheney {{goal|70}}

|goals2 = Foord {{yel|69}}
Nadim {{goal|87}}

|location = Kansas City, Missouri

|stadium = Durwood Soccer Stadium

|attendance = 1852

|referee = Josh Wilkens

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = July 31, 2014

|time = 19:00

|round = 20

|team1 = Sky Blue FC

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/01/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/jersey-sky-blue/buffalo-flash/1648586/ Summary]

|team2 = Western New York Flash

|goals1 = Nadim {{yel|22}}
Levin {{yel|39}}
O'Hara {{goal|50}}

|goals2 = Lloyd {{yel|26}}
Bermúdez {{yel|55}}

|location = Piscataway, New Jersey

|stadium = Yurcak Field

|attendance = 3471

|referee = Josh Wilkens

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = August 9, 2014

|time =

|round = 21

|team1 = Houston Dash

|score = 1–3

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/10/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/houston-dash/jersey-sky-blue/1648594/ Summary]

|team2 = Sky Blue FC

|goals1 = Edwards {{yel|38}}
Romero {{yel|73}}
Burger {{goal|86}}

|goals2 = Nadim {{yel|23}} {{goal|39||74||90+2}}
Nick {{yel|62}}

|location = Houston, Texas

|stadium = BBVA Compass Stadium

|attendance = 5143

|referee = Mark Allatin

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = August 13, 2014

|time = 19:00

|round = 22

|team1 = Western New York Flash

|score = 2–3

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/14/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/buffalo-flash/jersey-sky-blue/1648597/ Summary]

|team2 = Sky Blue FC

|goals1 = Martín {{goal|23}}
Bermúdez {{goal|79}}

|goals2 = O'Hara {{goal|24}}
Nadim {{goal|48||89}}

|location = Rochester, New York

|stadium = Sahlen's Stadium

|attendance = 4339

|referee = Chris Spivey

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = August 16, 2014

|time = 18:30

|round = 23

|team1 = Washington Spirit

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/17/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/washington-spirit/jersey-sky-blue/1648599/ Summary]

|team2 = Sky Blue FC

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Ocampo {{goal|27}}

|location = Germantown, Maryland

|stadium = Maryland SoccerPlex

|attendance = 4,282

|referee = {{flagicon|USA}} David Mon

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = August 20, 2014

|time = 19:00

|round = 24

|team1 = Sky Blue FC

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/21/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/jersey-sky-blue/houston-dash/1648563/ Summary]

|team2 = Houston Dash

|goals1 = Lisonbee Cutshall {{goal|18}}
Nick {{yel|72}}

|goals2 = Rafaelle Souza {{yel|85}}

|location = Piscataway, New Jersey

|stadium = Yurcak Field

|attendance = 1,328

|referee = {{flagicon|USA}} Bernhard Hosu

|result = W

}}

=Standings=

{{:2014 National Women's Soccer League season|showteam=SKY}}

==Results summary==

{{Fb rs mls |hw=4 |hl=5 |ht=3 |hgf=11 |hga=20 |aw=5 |al=3|at=4 |agf=19|aga=17}}

{{Fb rs mls footer|u=April 27, 2014|s=[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-states/jersey-sky-blue/8090/matches/ Soccerway], [http://www.skybluefc.com/schedule/2014-results/ Sky Blue FC]|date=August 2015}}

==Results by round==

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b|header=Round

|label1= Stadium

| res1=A/H/A/H/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/A

|label2= Result

| res2=D/D/L/L/W/D/L/D/W/L/L/L/D/D/W/D/L/W/L/W/W/W/W/W

|text_H=Home|text_A=Away

|color_W=green2|text_W=Win

|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw

|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|updated=August 20, 2014

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-states/jersey-sky-blue/8090/matches/ Soccerway]

|date=August 2014

}}

Team

=Roster=

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=1|nat=USA|pos=GK|name=Brittany Cameron}}

{{Fs player|no=2|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=CoCo Goodson}}

{{Fs player|no=3|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Christie Rampone}}

{{Fs player|no=4|nat=AUS|pos=DF|name=Caitlin Foord}}

{{Fs player|no=5|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Kendall Johnson}}

{{Fs player|no=6|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Taylor Lytle}}

{{Fs player|no=7|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Nanase Kiryu}}

{{Fs player|no=8|nat=MEX|pos=FW|name=Mónica Ocampo}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Katy Freels}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Maya Hayes}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=12|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Ashley Nick}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=CAN|pos=MF|name=Sophie Schmidt}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=CAN|pos=MF|name=Jonelle Filigno}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Hayley Haagsma}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Kelley O'Hara}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=USA|pos=GK|name=Jillian Loyden}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Maddie Thompson}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Camille Levin}}

{{Fs player|no=32|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Meg Morris}}

{{Fs end}}

=Squad statistics=

Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper

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18DFLindsi Cutshall1411943302530024400
16FWJonelle Filigno176697110830011151110
4DFCaitlin Foord2120182502063011201940
10MFKaty Freels2323202154045251791272520
2DFCoCo Goodson211816520008100081110
11FWMaya Hayes23131146110229006142100
5DFKendall Johnson151211230006300071000
7MFNanase Kiryu1612909010116017010600
22DFCami Levin2321188400094011131430
6MFTaylor Lytle75481010940012600
32MFMeg Morris3196000000001010
9FWNadia Nadim654957332312001213330
12MFAshley Nick22171612100157001161030
8FWMónica Ocampo18139963024415001714600
19DFKelley O'Hara2222191775261270325101600
3DFChristie Rampone19181665120632017800
13MFSophie Schmidt222219641004013051222110
44MFNikki Stanton4078000200002310
25DFMaddie Thompson2196000000100000

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{{Tooltip|N|Jersey number}}{{Tooltip|Pos|Playing position}}{{Tooltip|Goal keeper|Goal keeper's name}}{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}{{Tooltip|GS|Games started}}{{Tooltip|Min|Minutes played}}{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}{{Tooltip|T|Games tied}}{{Tooltip|Shot|Shots at goal}}{{Tooltip|SOG|Shots on goal}}{{Tooltip|Sav|Saves made}}{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}{{Tooltip|GA/G|Goals against per game}}{{Tooltip|Pen|Penalty against}}{{Tooltip|PKF|Penalty kick faced}}{{Tooltip|SO|Shutout}}
1GKBrittany Cameron77630232914028121.714002
21GKJillian Loyden171715307552109469251.471234

Honors and awards

=NWSL Awards=

==NWSL Yearly Awards==

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Player

! Award

! Ref.

{{flagicon|USA}} Christie Rampone

| Best X1

|{{Cite web| url=http://chicagoredstars.com/national-womens-soccer-league-announces-2014-best-xi/| title=NWSL Announces best x1| access-date=April 30, 2019| archive-date=October 1, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001113421/https://chicagoredstars.com/national-womens-soccer-league-announces-2014-best-xi/| url-status=dead}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Sky Blue FC}}

{{2014 NWSL season by team}}

{{2014 in American soccer}}

Sky Blue FC

Sky Blue FC

Category:NJ/NY Gotham FC seasons

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