The 2017 Seattle Reign FC season was the club's fifth season of play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
Incorporating schedule disruptions caused by the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics, teams competed in 24 games during the regular season, a schedule last played during the 2014 season.
Club
Coaching staff
Roster As of September 1, 2017
Competitions
All match times are listed in PT unless otherwise noted.
Preseason
Regular season
Regular-season standings
Results summary
Results by matchday
Appearances and goals
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Awards The 100 Best Footballers in The World
No. 16: Megan Rapinoe No. 22: Jess Fishlock No. 45: Nahomi Kawasumi No. 56: Lydia Williams
NWSL season awards
Most Valuable Player: Megan Rapinoe, finalist Best XI: Jess Fishlock Second XI: Megan Rapinoe
Team season awards Reign FC team season awards are voted on by the players, coaches, and technical staff at the club.
Golden Boot: Megan Rapinoe (12) Most Valuable Player: Rumi Utsugi Unsung Hero: Elli Reed Offensive Player of the Year: Megan Rapinoe Defensive Player of the Year: Rebekah Stott Best Social Media Game: Haley Kopmeyer and Katie Johnson
Fan season awards Game of the Year: vs. Sky Blue FC, July 22. Goal of the Year: Jess Fishlock at Portland Thorns FC, May 6. Save of the Year: Haley Kopmeyer vs. Sky Blue FC, July 22.
NWSL Player of the Month July: Megan Rapinoe
NWSL Team of the Month April: Jess Fishlock May: Nahomi Kawasumi June: Jess Fishlock and Megan Rapinoe July: Megan Rapinoe
NWSL Player of the Week Week 1: Haley Kopmeyer (8SV, 1GA vs. Sky Blue FC) Week 2: Jess Fishlock (1G, 1A vs. Houston Dash) Week 5: Nahomi Kawasumi (1G, 4A vs. Washington Spirit) Week 11: Megan Rapinoe (4G in two games) Week 14: Megan Rapinoe (3G vs. Sky Blue FC) Week 22: Jess Fishlock (2G, 1A vs. Washington Spirit)
NWSL Goal of the Week Week 4: Jess Fishlock at Portland Thorns FC Week 14: Megan Rapinoe vs. Sky Blue FC
Contract extensions DatePlayerPosNotesRef October 19, 2016 Haley Kopmeyer GK Club options exercised October 19, 2016 Andi Tostanoski GK Club options exercised October 19, 2016 Lauren Barnes DF Club options exercised October 19, 2016 Kendall Fletcher DF Club options exercised October 19, 2016 Carson Pickett DF Club options exercised October 19, 2016 Rumi Utsugi DF Club options exercised October 19, 2016 Elli Reed DF Club options exercised October 19, 2016 Jess Fishlock MF Club options exercised October 19, 2016 Lindsay Elston MF Club options exercised October 19, 2016 Nahomi Kawasumi FW Club options exercised October 19, 2016 Manon Melis FW Club options exercised November 21, 2016 Beverly Yanez FW Re-signed December 8, 2016 Rachel Corsie DF Re-signed January 18, 2017 Merritt Mathias DF Re-signed January 19, 2017 Kiersten Dallstream FW Re-signed February 15, 2017 Haley Kopmeyer GK Signed to a new contract through 2018
Transfers For transfers in, dates listed are when the Reign FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired (e.g., draft picks) are not listed, and amateur call-ups are not considered official signings either. For transfers out, dates listed are when the Reign FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, her new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when she was officially removed from the Reign FC roster.
In DatePlayerPosPrevious clubNotesRef November 10, 2016 Christine Nairn MF Washington Spirit Traded, along with rights to Madalyn Schiffel, for rights to Havana Solaun and three draft picks January 5, 2017 Madalyn Schiffel GK Avaldsnes IL Free; rights previously acquired from Washington Spirit January 17, 2017 Rebekah Stott DF Melbourne City Free January 23, 2017 Diana Matheson MF Washington Spirit Traded for rights to Arielle Ship and a third-round draft pick in 2018 January 26, 2017 Larissa Crummer FW Melbourne City Free March 31, 2017 Katie Johnson FW USC Trojans Draft pick April 3, 2017 Kristen McNabb MF Virginia Cavaliers Draft pick April 10, 2017 Maddie Bauer DF Stanford Cardinal Draft pick April 11, 2017 Michaela Hahn MF North Carolina Courage Claimed off waivers August 31, 2017 Lydia Williams GK Houston Dash Traded for a second-round draft pick in 2018
Draft picks Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed during the 2017 NWSL College Draft will be listed in the notes. PlayerPosPrevious clubNotesRef Maddie Bauer DF Stanford Cardinal Round 1, Pick 6 (6th overall) Katie Johnson FW USC Trojans Round 2, Pick 6 (16th overall); pick acquired from Chicago in exchange for the club's 1st round pick in 2018 Arielle Ship FW California Golden Bears Round 3, Pick 6 (26th overall) Kristen McNabb DF Virginia Cavaliers Round 4, Pick 7 (37th overall)
Out DatePlayerPosDestination ClubNotesRef September 10, 2016 Keelin Winters MF Retired October 17, 2016 Kim Little MF Arsenal Transfer October 19, 2016 Michelle Cruz DF Waived November 7, 2016 Manon Melis FW Retired November 10, 2016 Havana Solaun MF Washington Spirit Traded, along with three draft picks, for rights to Christine Nairn and Madalyn Schiffel December 16, 2016 Andi Tostanoski GK Waived January 16, 2017 Kendall Fletcher DF Sydney Uni SFC Departed for postgraduate study July 18, 2017 Michaela Hahn MF Apollon Ladies FC Waived August 31, 2017 Lindsay Elston MF Elected to not finish the season; retired
Offseason loans Lauren Barnes, Melbourne City Larissa Crummer, Melbourne City Jess Fishlock, Melbourne City Haley Kopmeyer, Canberra United Kristen McNabb, Melbourne Victory Carson Pickett, Brisbane Roar Rebekah Stott, Melbourne City Lydia Williams, Melbourne City
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