2010 FC Gold Pride season
FC Gold Pride 2010 soccer season
The 2010 FC Gold Pride season was the team's second and final season as a professional women's soccer team. FC Gold Pride played in the Women's Professional Soccer league (WPS), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States . After finishing in last place during the 2009 season , the team won the 2010 WPS Championship on September 26, 2010, 4–0 over Philadelphia Independence .[ 1] [ 2]
Summary
The only player FC Gold Pride lost to the 2009 WPS Expansion Draft was defender Leigh Ann Robinson , chosen by the Atlanta Beat .[ 3] Allison Whitworth to the Beat for the 10th- and 12th-overall picks in the 2010 WPS Draft ,[ 4] Leslie Osborne [ 5] Tiffany Weimer to the Boston Breakers in free agency,[ 6] Eriko Arakawa back to her former Nadeshiko League club NTV Beleza for the remainder of her WPS contract,[ 7] Adriane , Érika , and Formiga ,[ 8] Brandi Chastain .[ 9]
The club signed Canadian player Candace Chapman on October 8, 2009,[ 10] 2009 UEFA Women's Championship , the club signed Norwegian international Solveig Gulbrandsen on December 10.[ 11]
FC Gold Pride acquired Los Angeles Sol player Camille Abily in exchange for midfielder Tina DiMartino , FC Gold Pride's top 2009 WPS Draft pick, and the 14th-overall pick in the 2010 draft and rights to a 2009 international discovery player.[ 12] 2010 WPS Draft , FC Gold Pride selected 2009 Hermann Trophy winner Kelley O'Hara , New Zealand international Ali Riley , and 2008 U-20 World Cup champions Becky Edwards and Kaley Fountain , among others.[ 13]
The Los Angeles Sol ceased operations not long afterward, and in the ensuing 2010 WPS Dispersal Draft FC Gold Pride acquired Marta , Kiki Bosio , and Lindsay Browne .[ 14] Brittany Cameron as a free agent.[ 15]
Regular season
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FC Gold Pride started fast and kept its momentum running throughout the 2010 season . Despite the departure of Solveig Gulbrandsen in July[ 16] Kaley Fountain , the Pride dominated the league's regular season.
Championship
On September 26, FC Gold Pride won their first WPS Championship by defeating the Philadelphia Independence 4–0.[ 17]
Three members of the team garnered end of season honors: Marta was named Player of the Year and won the Golden Boot , both for the second consecutive season; Nicole Barnhart was named Goalkeeper of the Year ; and Ali Riley was named Rookie of the Year . On November 16, 2010, after the close of the 2010 season, the league announced that FC Gold Pride had folded and would not return for the 2011 season.[ 18] [ 19]
Team
Squad
As of August 30, 2010[update] [ 20] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transactions
Transfers in:
Transfers out:
Waived or released:
Competitions
Key
Win Draw Loss
Regular season
Regular season standings
Source:
WPS Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head-to-head result.
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
24
16
5
3
46
19
+27
53
9
3
1
20
8
+12
7
2
2
26
11
+15
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Stadium A H H A H A A H A H H H H H A A A H H A A A H H Result L W W W W W L D W W L W W W W W D D D W W D W W
Updated to match(es) played on September 11, 2010. Source:
2010 WPS Schedule A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
WPS Championship
Statistics
Awards
WPS awards
WPS All-Star Team
Further reading
Lauletta, Dan (September 24, 2015). "The Lowdown: Remembering FC Gold Pride" . The Equalizer . Retrieved June 21, 2023 . NeSmith, Nancy (November 24, 2010). "Q+A with Nancy NeSmith, former owner of FC Gold Pride" . The Equalizer (Interview). Interviewed by Jeff Kassouf. Retrieved June 21, 2023 . Kessler, Ilisa (November 6, 2011). "Fun While it Lasted" (PDF) (Interview). Interviewed by Andy Crossley. Fun While it Lasted. Retrieved June 21, 2023 .
References
^ FitzGerald, Tom (September 27, 2010). "FC Gold Pride are champs" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved June 21, 2023 . ^ "WPS champs FC Gold Pride fold tent" . UPI . Retrieved June 21, 2023 .^ "Atlanta, Philadelphia begin stocking rosters through Expansion Draft" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer . September 15, 2009. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2010 .^ "Pride Acquires 10th and 12th Overall Draft Picks In Team's First-Ever Trade" (Press release). FC Gold Pride . October 29, 2009. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2023 .^ Kassouf, Jeff (October 20, 2009). "Osborne agrees to terms with Breakers" . The Equalizer . Retrieved June 21, 2023 . ^ Civin, Todd (October 8, 2009). "Breakers Agree to Terms with Free Agents Weimer and Sutton" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved June 21, 2023 . ^ "FC Gold Pride Finalizes Player Loan Agreement With NTV Beleza" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer . September 1, 2009. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2023 .^ "Transactions: 2009" . Women's Professional Soccer . November 30, 2009. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2023 .^ "Transactions: 2010" . Women's Professional Soccer . December 21, 2010. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2023 .^ "Pride Agrees to Terms with Free Agent Candace Chapman" (Press release). FC Gold Pride . October 8, 2009. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2010 .^ "Norwegian Soccer Star Solveig Gulbrandsen Signs with FC Gold Pride" (Press release). FC Gold Pride . December 10, 2009. Archived from the original on December 25, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2010 .^ "FC Gold Pride Acquires WPS All-Star Camille Abily" (Press release). FC Gold Pride . January 5, 2010. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010 .^ a b "Heath selected first in 2010 WPS Draft" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer . January 15, 2010. Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2023 .^ "Four-Time FIFA World Player of the Year Marta to Join the Pride" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer . February 4, 2010. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2023 .^ "Pride Signs Bay Area Native Brittany Cameron" . FC Gold Pride (Press release). February 16, 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2010 .^ a b "FC Gold Pride Midfielder Solveig Gulbrandsen to Return to Norway" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer . July 7, 2010. Archived from the original on July 11, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2023 .^ "FC Gold Pride wins WPS Championship" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer . September 26, 2010. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010 .^ FitzGerald, Tom (January 10, 2011). "FC Gold Pride to fold" . The San Francisco Chronicle . ^ "WPS lives on, looks toward future" . The Marietta Daily Journal the original on July 14, 2011.^ a b "2010 FC Gold Pride Stats" . Women's Professional Soccer . Archived from the original on August 30, 2010.^ a b c Albanese Jr., Giovanni (June 4, 2010). "FC Gold Pride bolsters club with addition of Boxx" . Center Line Soccer . Retrieved June 21, 2023 . ^ "Beat Sign Kaley Fountain" . OurSportsCentral (Press release). Atlanta Beat . August 9, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2023 .^ "Abby XI, Marta XI rosters selected for WPS All-Star Game" (Press release). Women's Professional Soccer . June 28, 2010. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2023 .
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