The 2018 Sky Blue FC season was the team's ninth season as a professional women's soccer team. Sky Blue FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. Sky Blue had a difficult season in 2018 as they finished in last place. They went 23 games without winning a game, setting the mark for the longest winless streak in NWSL history. Sky Blue finally won on September 8 as they beat the Orlando Pride 1-0 in their final game of the 2018 season.
There were numerous reports of off-field issues that came out after former Sky Blue player Sam Kerr spoke to the media following the Sky Blue vs Chicago game on July 7. Reports of poor management and training facilities as well as housing, travel, and transportation issues were also reported, and were believed to be contributing factors to the team's poor performance on the field.
Team
First-team roster
Source: Sky Blue FC
Match results
Preseason
Regular season
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Honors and awards
NWSL Yearly Awards
NWSL Rookie of the Year
Player Player Statistics Ref. Imani Dorsey 4 Goals; 1 Assist; 14 Appearances
NWSL Team of the Year Team Position Player Ref. Second XI Midfielder Carli Lloyd
NWSL Weekly Awards
NWSL Player of the Week WeekResultPlayerRef21 Katie Johnson
NWSL Save of the Week
Week Result Player(s) Ref.3 Kailen Sheridan 9 Kailen Sheridan and Rebekah Stott11/12 Kailen Sheridan19 Kailen Sheridan20 Kailen Sheridan21 Kailen Sheridan24 Kailen Sheridan
NWSL Goal of the Week
Week Result Player Ref.4 Savannah McCaskill7 Savannah McCaskill8 Carli Lloyd10 Shea Groom11/12 Savannah McCaskill24 Carli Lloyd
Player transactions
2018 NWSL College Draft
Source: National Women's Soccer League
RoundPickPlayerPrevious TeamRound 14 F University of West VirginiaRound 15 F Duke UniversityRound 16 D University of West VirginiaRound 213 GK Rutgers UniversityRound 435 F University of California, Irvine
In
DatePlayerPositions playedPrevious clubFee/notesRef. December 13, 2017 Thaisa MF Grindavík Signed in offseason December 29, 2017 Christina Gibbons DF Utah Royals FC Acquired in trade for Kelley O'Hara, Taylor Lytle, and Utah's 4th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. December 29, 2017 Shea Groom FW Utah Royals FC Acquired in trade for Kelley O'Hara, Taylor Lytle, and Utah's 4th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.January 11, 2018 Katie Johnson FW Seattle Reign Acquired in trade for the rights to Caitlin Foord January 11, 2018 Rebekah Stott FW Seattle Reign Acquired in trade for the rights to Caitlin Foord January 19, 2018 Carli Lloyd MF Houston DashAcquired as part of a three team trade that also included Janine Beckie, Christen Press, Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade.January 19, 2018 Janine Beckie FW Houston DashAcquired as part of a three team trade that also included Carli Lloyd, Christen Press, Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade.January 19, 2018 Jen Hoy FW Chicago Red StarsAcquired as part of a three team trade that also included Carli Lloyd, Christen Press, Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and Janine Beckie. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade.January 30, 2018 Savannah McCaskill FW Boston BreakersAcquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal DraftJanuary 30, 2018 Adriana Leon FW Boston BreakersAcquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal DraftJanuary 30, 2018 Amanda Frisbie FW Boston BreakersAcquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft
Out
DatePlayerPositions playedDestination clubFee/notesRef. December 29, 2017 Kelley O'Hara DF Utah Royals FC Traded to Utah Royals FC along with Taylor Lytle for Katie Johnson, Christina Gibbons, and Utah's 4th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. December 29, 2017 Taylor Lytle MF Utah Royals FC Traded to Utah Royals FC along with Kelley O'Hara for Katie Johnson, Christina Gibbons, and Utah's 4th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.January 19, 2018 Samantha Kerr FW Chicago Red StarsTraded to the Chicago Red Stars as part of a three team trade that also included Janine Beckie, Christen Press, Carli Lloyd, Nikki Stanton and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade.January 19, 2018 Nikki Stanton MF Chicago Red StarsTraded to the Chicago Red Stars as part of a three team trade that also included Janine Beckie, Christen Press, Carli Lloyd, Sam Kerr and Jen Hoy. Draft picks and international roster spot were also part of trade.May 4, 2018 Erin Simon DFWaived.June 12, 2018 Adriana Leon MF Seattle ReignTraded to the Seattle Reign for Seattle's 4th Round pick in the 2019 NWSL College DraftJune 15, 2018 Kayla Mills DF Waived. July 25, 2018 Michaela Abam FW Paris FCWaived. Signed with Paris FC in the Division 1 Féminine. July 25, 2018 Thaisa MF A.C. MilanWaived. Signed with A.C. Milan in the Serie A. August 9, 2018 Janine Beckie FW Manchester CityTransferred to Manchester City in the FA Women's Super League
See also 2018 National Women's Soccer League season 2018 in American soccer
Notes
References
Match reports (preseason)
Match reports (regular season)
External links