The 2013 season was Washington Spirit's first 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 The inaugural Spirit roster began to assemble on January 11, 2013, as part of the NWSL Player Allocation, goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris (USA), defender Ali Krieger (USA), midfielder Lori Lindsey (USA), defender Robyn Gayle (CAN), midfielder Diana Matheson (CAN), defender Alina Garciamendez (MEX) and midfielder Teresa Worbis (MEX) were named to the team. During the February 7, 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft, the team selected Stephanie Ochs, Tori Huster, Jordan Angeli, Natasha Kai, Megan Mischler and Heather Cooke.
The Spirit played their first competitive match on April 14, 2013, drawing Boston Breakers 1–1 with Tiffany McCarty scoring the team's first goal assisted by Stephanie Ochs. The Spirit won their first competitive match on May 16, 2013, when they defeated the Seattle Reign 2–4 at Starfire Stadium. As the season wore on, the Spirit struggled to gain form and after the first eleven matches, Mike Jorden was fired and replaced by Mark Parsons.
The coaching transition would be tough, and the Spirit continued the season with a 13-match winless streak (only one draw) until finishing the season on a high with two wins and a draw. Washington finished their first season in last place (8th).
Club
Roster
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Team management
Competitions
Preseason
Regular season
Standings
Results summary
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Top scorers Players with one goal or more included only.
PlayerTotalNWSL1 MF Diana Matheson 8 82 FW Tiffany McCarty 2 23 MF Tori Huster 1 13 DF Ali Krieger 1 13 MF Lori Lindsey 1 13 MF Stephanie Ochs 1 13 FW Conny Pohlers 1 13 MF Lupita Worbis 1 1
Top assists Players with one assist or more included only.
PlayerTotalNWSL1 MF Diana Matheson 3 32 MF Lori Lindsey 2 22 MF Stephanie Ochs 2 23 DF Robyn Gayle 1 13 FW Jasmyne Spencer 1 1
Disciplinary record
Disciplinary record Players with 1 card or more included only.
PlayerTotalNWSL 15 DF Robyn Gayle 2 0 2 0 1 GK Ashlyn Harris 1 0 1 0 23 MF Tori Huster 1 0 1 0 11 DF Ali Krieger 2 0 2 0 16 FW Conny Pohlers 2 0 2 0 19 DF Toni Pressley 1 0 1 0 13 MF Julia Roberts 1 0 1 0
Goalkeeper stats Last updated: August 20, 2013 PlayerNational Women's Soccer League 1Ashlyn Harris1620331.83385 18Chantel Jones35061.515
Transfers
In
No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 1 FCR 2001 DuisburgNWSL Player Allocation 11 1. FFC FrankfurtNWSL Player Allocation 6 Western New York FlashNWSL Player Allocation 15 Vancouver Whitecaps WFCNWSL Player Allocation 8 LSK KvinnerNWSL Player Allocation Stanford CardinalNWSL Player Allocationopted not to play 7UnknownNWSL Player Allocation 14 Florida State SeminolesSelected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft 10 Virginia CavaliersSelected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft20 Florida GatorsSelected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft2 Dayton FlyersSelected in the 2013 NWSL College Draft Kopparbergs/Göteborg FCSigned18 Þór AkureyriSigned22 University of San Diego2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft23 Florida State Seminoles2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft3 Rågsveds IFSigned Maryland TerrapinsDiscovery Player24 Brøndby IFSigned19 Ryazan VDVSigned17 Seattle Reign FCTraded for a 2014 NWSL College Draft second round pick4 Gulf Coast Texans Signed on July 31, 2013 5 Western New York Flash Free agent13 Seattle Sounders Women
Loan in
No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource16 VfL Wolfsburg Signed in June 2013 – on loan from VfL Wolfsburg
Honors and awards
NWSL Yearly Awards
NWSL Team of the Year Team Position Player Ref. Best XI Midfielder Diana Matheson Second X1 Defender Ali Krieger
See also 2013 National Women's Soccer League season
References