The 2013 Chicago Red Stars season was the fifth season of the soccer club and its first season in National Women's Soccer League.
Major events In November 2012, it was announced that there would be eight teams in a new women's professional soccer league, the National Women's Soccer League will be subsidized by the USSF, the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF). The three federations would pay the salaries of their national team players (24 from the US, 16 from Canada, and 12 from Mexico) to aid the teams in creating world-class rosters while staying under the salary cap. The players would be distributed evenly (as possible) among the eight teams in an allocation process. USSF would run the league offices and set the schedule.
Current squad
First-team squad
Squad correct as of July 2, 2013
Second-team squad/Injured
Player movement
In Per NWSL and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef January 11, 2013 Shannon Boxx MF magicJack Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 Amy LePeilbet DF Boston Breakers Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 Keelin Winters FW 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 Erin McLeod GK Dalsjöfors GoIF Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 Carmelina Moscato MF Piteå IF Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 Maribel Dominguez FW Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation January 11, 2013 Dinora Garza MF Acquired in the NWSL Player Allocation January 18, 2013 Zakiya Bywaters FW UCLA Selected 1st overall in the 2013 NWSL College Draft January 18, 2013 Taylor Vancil GK Florida State Selected 17th overall in the 2013 NWSL College Draft February 1, 2013 Leslie Osborne MF Boston Breakers Signed as a free agent February 5, 2013 Lori Chalupny MF Chicago Red Stars Signed as a free agent February 5, 2013 Taryn Hemmings DF Boston Breakers Signed as a free agent February 5, 2013 Ella Masar FW Chicago Red Stars Signed as a free agent February 7, 2013 Lindsay Tarpley FW magicJack Selected 4th overall in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft February 7, 2013 Lauren Fowlkes DF Chicago Red Stars Selected 12th overall in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft February 7, 2013 Michelle Wenino DF Chicago Red Stars Selected 20th overall in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft February 7, 2013 Jackie Santacaterina DF Chicago Red Stars Selected 28th overall in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft February 7, 2013 Alyssa Mautz MF Chicago Red Stars Selected 36th overall in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft February 7, 2013 Jessica McDonald FW Melbourne Victory FC Signed as a free agent March 18, 2013 Rachel Quon DF Stanford Signed after being selected 9th overall (second round) in the 2013 NWSL College Draft March 18, 2013 Lydia Vandenbergh DF magicJack Acquired as a discovery player selection March 21, 2013 Sonja Fuss MF FC Zürich Acquired as a designated international player March 21, 2013 Inka Grings FW FC Zürich Acquired as a designated international player April 8, 2013 Hanna Gilmore FW Baylor Made final roster as a tryout draftee April 8, 2013 Julianne Sitch MF Chicago Red Stars Made final roster as a tryout draftee May 30, 2013 Jamie Forbes GK Chicago Red Stars June 13, 2013 Jen Hoy FW Princeton Signed after being selected 25th overall (fourth round) in the 2013 NWSL College Draft June 13, 2013 Kelsey Devonshire GK Chicago Red Stars June 30, 2013 Adriana Leon FW Boston Breakers Traded in exchange for Carmelina Moscato
Out DatePlayerPositionDestination clubFee/notesRef March 1, 2013 Keelin Winters FW Seattle Reign FC Traded together with the 4th round pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft in exchange for the 1st round pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and future considerations (part of the future considerations include Seattle's 2014 U.S. WNT Allocated player) May 30, 2013 Hanna Gilmore FW None Waived May 30, 2013 Lauren Fowlkes DF None Retired June 28, 2013 Jessica McDonald FW Seattle Reign FC Waived; picked up off waivers by Seattle Reign FC June 30, 2013 Carmelina Moscato DF Boston Breakers Traded in exchange for Adriana Leon
Players not selected in either the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft or signed as a free agent, but were on the 2012 Red Star squad: defender Elise Weber, defender Lauren Alkek, midfielder Jennifer Buczkowski, forward Amanda Cinalli, goalkeeper Kelsey Devonshire, midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo, forward Allison Doyle, goalkeeper Kristin Eggert, midfielder Ashleigh Ellenwood, defender Ashlee Elliott, goalkeeper Jamie Forbes, defender Alexandra Heller, defender Brittany Hengesh, midfielder Kelsey Hough, forward Michele Weissenhofer, defender Kara Kabellis, midfielder Vanessa Laxgang, midfielder Nicole Lipp, defender Mary Therese McDonnell, defender Kecia Morway, midfielder Shayla Mutz, forward Lindsey Schwartz, defender Sammy Scofield. Invitees to the preseason camp who departed or were released in the preseason: midfielder Natalia Daniels, goalkeeper Erin Kane, midfielder Maureen Smunt, midfielder Alissa VonderHaar.
Management and staff Front Office Coaching Staff Manager Rory Dames First Assistant Coach Stephanie Foster Second Assistant Coach Christian Lavers Goalkeeper Coach Trae Manny
Regular-season standings
Results summary
Match results
Preseason
National Women's Soccer League
Squad statistics 7Shannon Boxx 2 1 123 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 06Zakiya Bywaters 6 5 372 2 0 1 8 4 2 0 4 4 2 0 017Lori Chalupny 18 17 1500 5 4 2 42 20 8 28 8 33 41 3 09Maribel Dominguez 16 9 710 2 0 0 24 12 5 0 5 10 7 0 015Lauren Fowlkes 4 4 291 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 7 0 022Sonja Fuss 16 16 1440 2 1 0 6 2 11 0 0 8 2 0 010Dinora Garza 2 2 93 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 021Inka Grings 16 14 1295 3 1 1 30 13 2 0 13 15 12 2 014Taryn Hemmings 14 14 1245 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 10 2 0 02Jen Hoy 9 4 471 3 1 1 9 5 2 0 7 6 5 1 016Adriana Leon 10 9 800 1 1 1 16 8 6 1 0 16 10 1 03Ella Masar 20 14 1206 3 2 1 24 11 7 0 11 26 9 0 04Alyssa Mautz 18 8 901 4 0 0 18 13 5 0 3 15 5 3 08Jessica McDonald 9 3 323 0 1 0 3 2 4 0 0 6 0 0 05Carmelina Moscato 5 4 363 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 012Leslie Osborne 18 18 1550 1 0 0 7 4 0 1 1 20 11 2 011Rachel Quon 19 16 1531 0 1 0 7 0 9 0 0 7 11 1 018Jackie Santacaterina 18 14 1316 3 1 0 12 7 0 1 0 9 3 1 019Julianne Sitch 20 18 1577 1 4 0 19 8 2 34 3 33 8 1 013Lydia Vandenbergh 17 13 1195 0 2 0 1 1 8 23 0 8 12 1 023Michelle Wenino 18 17 1478 1 1 0 8 2 3 0 0 16 6 2 0
1Erin McLeod 16 16 1440 5 6 5 165 92 64 28 1.75 2 2 420Taylor Vancil 6 6 540 3 2 1 64 31 23 8 1.333 2 2 1
Top scorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
NameNational Women's Soccer LeagueTotal117MFLori Chalupny5524MFAlyssa Mautz4432FWJen Hoy333FWElla Masar3318DFJackie Santacaterina3321FWInka Grings3346MFZakiya Bywaters229FWMaribel Dominguez2222MFSonja Fuss22512MFLeslie Osborne1116FWAdriana Leon1119MFJulianne Sitch1123DFMichelle Wenino11TOTALS3131 Updated to matches played on 18 August 2013 Source: Chicagoredstars.com Player Stats
Top assists Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.
NameNational Women's Soccer LeagueTotal117MFLori Chalupny4419MFJulianne Sitch4423FWElla Masar2213DFLydia Vandenbergh2232FWJen Hoy118FWJessica McDonald1111DFRachel Quon1114DFTaryn Hemmings1116FWAdriana Leon1118DFJackie Santacaterina1121FWInka Grings1122MFSonja Fuss1123DFMichelle Wenino11TOTALS2121
Awards
NWSL Player of the Week
WeekPlayer of the WeekWeek's StatlineWeek 10Lori Chalupny 1 AWeek 19Jen Hoy 2 G (45', 92')
NWSL Best XI
NWSL Best XI Player Position Team Note Lori ChalupnyMidfieldChicago Red Stars5 goals, 4 assists
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