2013 Portland Thorns FC season

The 2013 season was the Portland Thorns inaugural season in the newly created National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's professional soccer in the United States. The Thorns ended the 22-game regular season in third place with a 10-6-6 record, qualifying them for the NWSL playoffs. In their semi-final game the team beat FC Kansas City 3-2 in extra time, qualifying them to play Western New York Flash in the championship. The Thorns beat the Flash 2–0, making Portland Thorns FC the NWSL champion.

Background

The league's founding was announced on November 21, 2012, with Portland as a host for one of eight teams. At that time it was announced by Portland Timbers' owner Merritt Paulson that the Timbers would own the team.

The chosen team, Portland Thorns FC, was announced on December 13, 2012, accompanied by the unveiling of its logo. Both the name and logo were intended to invoke Portland's nickname of the Rose City.

Cindy Parlow Cone was announced as the first head coach on December 19, 2012.

Club Executive staff

Coaching staff

Roster In the National Women's Soccer League's (NWSL) inaugural season, the eight founding clubs filled out their rosters through numerous mechanisms. First, teams are allocated national team players from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Next, teams go through the NWSL College Draft, a free agency period, the NWSL Supplemental Draft, and the signing of Discovery Players.

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| Western New York Flash | National team allocation

| 13 | Alex Morgan

| Ottawa Fury Women | Supplemental draft

Competitions All times Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00)

Preseason

Regular season

Results summary

Results by round

Playoffs and Championship See also 2013 NWSL playoffs and 2013 NWSL Championship.

Statistics Team statistics No.Pos. NameLeagueDiscipline1GK Karina LeBlanc2121189000002DF Marian Dougherty1919166611203MF Elizabeth Guess416700204DF/MF Emilee O'Neil4114100005DF Kathryn Williamson2222194400106MF Meleana Shim1917141652107DF Nikki Marshall2222187101108MF Angie Kerr15976201009FW Danielle Foxhoven217997401010MF Allie Long22221956332011DF Jazmyne Avant42212000012FW Christine Sinclair20201783822013FW Alex Morgan18181525854014MF Becky Edwards1010900003015DF/MF Casey Ramirez41159000016DF Rachel Buehler20201800022017MF Tobin Heath77630034018FW Jessica Shufelt4031000019FW Tiffany Weimer105522110020MF Courtney Wetzel166602110021MF Nikki Washington1110776123024DF Tina Ellertson3040000026GK Cris Lewis11900000Portland Thorns FC2219803224290Opponents2219802519180 Statistics accurate as of October 11, 2013

Goalkeeper stats

Last updated: October 11, 2013 Player1Karina LeBlanc1890231.19223Adelaide Gay000026Cris Lewis90220

Honors NWSL Player of the Month MonthResultPlayerRefApril Christine Sinclair

Player Transactions National Team Player Allocation On January 11, 2013, the league held its player allocation for the national team players, with Portland receiving seven players: Rachel Buehler, Tobin Heath, Karina LeBlanc, Alex Morgan, Marlene Sandoval, Luz Saucedo, and Christine Sinclair. On January 23, 2013, Heath signed a six-month contract with Paris Saint-Germain and expected to join the Thorns FC once the French club's season is concluded. On March 21, 2013, Sandoval and Saucedo, the two allocated Mexico national team defenders, were removed from the team roster, due to an injury and decision by the Mexican Football Federation, respectively.

National Women's Soccer League College Draft Each team in the NWSL got to pick once per round, with the draft order based on how well each team did in allocation. The Thorns picked eighth (last) in each round.

DatePlayerPosPrevious clubRound (Overall)Ref January 18, 2013 Kathryn Williamson DF University of Florida 1 (8) January 18, 2013 Nicolette Radovcic MF University of Central Florida 2 (16) January 18, 2013 Amber Brooks MF University of North Carolina 3 (24) January 18, 2013 Roxanne Barker GK Pepperdine University 4 (32)

Supplemental Draft Picks Any player that wasn’t selected in the NWSL College Draft, and was done with her college eligibility, was eligible for the NWSL Supplemental Draft. The draft lasted six rounds. Again, the Thorns selected eighth (last) in each round.

DatePlayerPosPrevious clubPick (Overall)Ref February 7, 2013 Tina Ellertson DF magicJack (WPS) 1 (8) February 7, 2013 Angie Kerr MF Sky Blue FC 2 (16) February 7, 2013 Michele Weissenhofer FW Chicago Red Stars 3 (24) February 7, 2013 Marian Dougherty (Dalmy) DF magicJack (WPS) 4 (32) February 7, 2013 Jessica Shufelt FW Ottawa Fury Women 5 (40)

Transfers In DatePlayerPosPrevious clubNotesRef April 24, 2013 Elizabeth Guess MF Boston Breakers Signed off Waivers

Transfers Out DatePlayerPosDestination ClubNotesRef

References

2013 Portland Thorns FC season

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