2016 Portland Thorns FC season
2016 season | |||
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President | Merritt Paulson | ||
Head coach | Mark Parsons | ||
Stadium | Providence Park Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 21,144) | ||
National Women's Soccer League | 1st | ||
NWSL Playoffs | Semifinals (eliminated by Western New York Flash) | ||
Top goalscorer | Nadia Nadim (9 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 21,144 (Sept. 11 vs. Western New York)[1] | ||
Lowest home attendance | 13,752 (Sept. 7 vs. Houston)[2] | ||
Average home league attendance | 16,945[3] | ||
Biggest win | 5-1 (Sept. 4 vs. Boston Breakers) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0-3 (July 16 vs. Houston Dash) | ||
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All statistics correct as of 9/26/2016. |
The 2016 season was the Portland Thorns FC's fourth season of existence in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns finished first, winning the NWSL Shield, an improvement over their sixth-place finish in the 2015 season. They lost their opening game of the 2016 NWSL Championship tournament (playoffs).
Background
Season review
April
The Thorns began their season at Providence Park as they faced off against expansion team Orlando Pride in the latter's inaugural match. Former Thorn Steph Catley was able to strike first for Orlando in the 12th minute. Portland would soon respond with goals from Dagný Brynjarsdóttir in the 25th minute and Linsey Horan in the 81st minute. Both goals would be assisted by captain Tobin Heath. Thorns FC would win their home opener 2-1. For their last match in April, the Thorns traveled to Kansas City where they would receive a 1-1 draw. Shea Groom was able to strike first with a goal in the 30th minute; however, Lindsey Horan was able to level for the Thorns in the 78th minute, again assisted by Tobin Heath. Position at the end of April
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | Portland Thorns FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | NWSL Playoffs |
May
The Thorns began their month of May continuing their 4-game road spell against the Boston Breakers where Dagný Brynjarsdóttir scored the lone goal and Tobin Heath continued her assist streak to 4 in a row. The Thorns would end up winning 1-0. The Thorns traveled to D.C. to take on the Washington Spirit. The team would end up drawing 0-0 with Tobin Heath acquiring two yellow cards, thus suspending her for the next match against local rivals Seattle Reign FC. The Thorns finished their 4 away matches in Seattle as they faced off against Reign FC. Nadia Nadim would score her first of the season with an assist by Meg Morris; however, Seattle would respond within 3 minutes by a goal from Beverly Yanez, equalizing at 1-1. Both teams would settle for the draw. In the first of a two-game home stand, the Thorns secured a 3-1 win over the then-first-place Washington Spirit. In their last game of the month, missing 6 starters due to USWNT call-ups, the Thorns played Seattle to a 0-0 draw. Position at the end of May
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | Portland Thorns FC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | NWSL Playoffs |
June
The Thorns began June with a two-game road trip, first holding on for a 1-1 draw with Chicago Red Stars and then prevailing 2-0 over Western New York Flash. French international Amandine Henry made her first appearance as a Thorn as a second-half substitute in that game. The Thorns played a crucial match against Chicago Red Stars to determine who would remain in first place. The Thorns prevailed with a 2-0 win with goals from Christine Sinclair and Nadia Nadim with an assist from Henry, who also started for the first time for the club. Continuing their unbeaten streak (11 games without a loss from the beginning of the season to the end of June), the Thorns traveled to Florida to take on Orlando Pride. The Thorns would win it 2-1, with goals from Dagný Brynjarsdóttir and Lindsey Horan. Position at the end of June
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portland Thorns FC | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 23 | NWSL Shield |
July
The Thorns opened July play without 6 starters due to USWNT and CanWNT Olympics preparations for a home game against Sky Blue. Amandine Henry would join the French national team after the game. The starting lineup included players who previously had seen limited professional minutes or even earning her first start. Sky Blue scored first and the Thorns came back to win 2-1 with goals from Dagný and Nadim to extend their season-opening unbeaten streak to 12 games. For their second match for the month, the Thorns took on FC Kansas City at home. Now without 7 starting players and using their new amateur players (via a rule that allowed a team to bring in non-paid players when national players go on duty), the Thorns would suffer their first loss of the season, falling 2-1 with the only Thorns goal scorer being Kat Williamson, who was assisted by Dagný Brynjarsdóttir. The Thorns then went on the road and continuing the stretch without their Olympians, this time also without Dagný as well, lost 3-0 to the 9th-place Houston Dash. In their last game of both July and before the league-wide Olympics break, the Thorns hosted Seattle Reign at Providence Park. Playing their first 5-4-1 formation of the season, Mana Shim passed to Nadia Nadim who headed home the game's only goal and the Thorns remained in 1st place. Position at the end of July
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portland Thorns FC | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 29 | NWSL Shield |
August
Due to the Olympic Games in Brazil, NWSL did not schedule games most of the month. The Thorns traveled to Seattle at the end of the month and fell 3-1 to the Reign. Position at the end of August
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | Portland Thorns FC | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 29 | NWSL Playoffs |
September
The Thorns started off their final month in NWSL League play on a busy week with 3 matches in 7 days. The team, fully reunited after the Olympics, hosted Boston Breakers where the Thorns took a dominating 5-1 victory, keeping them in the race for the NWSL Shield. Continuing their busy week, Portland Thorns took on Houston Dash. In the 19th minute, Portland fans and team members learned from a message on the big screen that they had clinched a playoff berth with Seattle Reign's loss to Washington Spirit. The Thorns started off strong with a brace from Allie Long in the 26th and 71st minute, both goals assisted by Tobin Heath. Christine Sinclair would finish up by scoring in the 90th minute and shutting out Houston 3-0, giving goalkeeper Michelle Betos 4 clean sheets for the season so far. To conclude the stretch of 3 games in 8 days, the Thorns played the Western New York Flash in front of their only sold-out crowd of the year, with 21,144 announced attendance. The Thorns went ahead 3-0 only to concede 2 goals within 4 minutes late in the game, but hung on to win and clinch a home playoff match. On Sunday September 25, the Thorns clinched the NWSL Shield with a win over Sky Blue FC and a Washington Spirit loss to the Chicago Red Stars. The Thorns hosted Western New York Flash in the semi-finals for the NWSL Playoffs, losing a physical match 4-3 in overtime. Position at the end of the season
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | NWSL Shield |
Competitions
Competition | Record | Started Round | First Match | Last Match | Final Position | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
NWSL | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 60.00 | 1 | April 17, 2016 | September 25, 2016 | 1st |
NWSL Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.00 | Semi-finals | October 2, 2016 | October 2, 2016 | out |
Total | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 57.14 |
NWSL
Preseason
Providence Park Pre-season Tournament Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
March 27, 2016 Pre 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–2 | Seattle Reign FC | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
14:30 (PST) | Horan Yellow card 59' Nadim Yellow card 90' |
Report | Mathias Yellow card 59' Solaun File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Fishlock File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' |
Stadium: Providence Park |
March 30, 2016 Pre 2 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–0 | Oregon State University | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
17:00 (PST) | Nadim File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', 58', 68' Bourille Yellow card 71' |
Report | Stadium: Providence Park |
April 2, 2016 Pre 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–2 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
14:30 (PST) | Franch Yellow card 27' Berryhill Yellow card 51' Brynjarsdottir File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Report | Beckie File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' Brooks Yellow card 86' Ohai File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
Stadium: Providence Park |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | United States Seattle Reign | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
2 | United States Houston Dash | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
2 | United States Portland Thorns FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
4 | United States Oregon State University | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Regular season
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
April 17, 2016 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | Orlando Pride | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PST) | Brynjarsdóttir File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' (Heath) Yellow card 45' Horan File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' (Heath) Klingenberg Yellow card 87' |
Report | Catley File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Alleway Yellow card 78' Kyle Yellow card 89' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,073 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
April 23, 2016 2 | FC Kansas City | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
17:30 (PST) | Groom File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' (O'Reilly) Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 47' | Report | Horan File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' (Heath) | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 3,022 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
May 1, 2016 3 | Boston Breakers | 0–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Boston, Massachusetts |
14:00 (PST) | Schillgard Yellow card 38' King Yellow card 78' Ratcliffe Yellow card 90' |
Report | Brynjarsdóttir File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' (Heath) Horan Yellow card 91+' |
Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 3,698 Referee: Brandon Artis |
May 7, 2016 4 | Washington Spirit | 0–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Boyds, Maryland |
16:00 (PST) | Oyster Yellow card 17' | Report | Sonnett Yellow card 26' HeathYellow card 59' Yellow-red card 88' Horan Yellow card 90+5' |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,333 Referee: Chris Spivey |
May 14, 2016 5 | Seattle Reign FC | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Seattle, Washington |
19:00 (PST) | Yanez File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' (Barnes) | Report | Nadim File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' (Morris) Horan Yellow card 86' Morris Yellow card 90' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,631 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
May 21, 2016 6 | Portland Thorns FC | 4–1 | Washington Spirit | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PST) | Horan File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' (Heath) Yellow card 76' Kleiner File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' (o.g.) Heath File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (Sinclair) Morris File:Soccerball shade.svg 78', Yellow card 60' Sonnett Yellow card 32' Nadim Yellow card 61' |
Report | Lohman File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' (Dunn) Nairn Yellow card 61' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,823 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
May 29, 2016 7 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–0 | Seattle Reign FC | Portland, Oregon |
16:00 (PST) | Report | Reed Yellow card 84' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 18,114 Referee: Greg Dopka |
June 12, 2016 8 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
15:00 (PST) | Christen Press File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' (Alyssa Mautz) Sofia Huerta Yellow card 74' Alyssa Mautz Yellow card 75' Arin Gilliland Yellow card 84' |
Report | Christine Sinclair File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Nadia Nadim Yellow card 88' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,131 Referee: Levi Rippy |
June 17, 2016 9 | Western New York Flash | 0–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Rochester, New York |
16:00 (PST) | Mewis Yellow card 47' Kennedy Yellow card 55' Doniak Yellow card 90' |
Report | Sinclair File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' (Long) Nadim File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' (pen.) Raso Yellow card 81' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,235 Referee: Victor Rivas |
June 22, 2016 10 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PST) | Sinclair File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Nadim File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' (Henry) |
Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,931 Referee: Chipalo Street |
June 26, 2016 11 | Orlando Pride | 1–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Orlando, Florida |
14:00 (PST) | Alleway Yellow card 43' Spencer File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' |
Report | Brynjarsdóttir File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' (Sinclair) Horan File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (Raso) Raso Yellow card 90+2' |
Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 7,143 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
July 2, 2016 12 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | Sky Blue FC | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 (PST) | Brynjarsdóttir File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' (Nadim) Nadim File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' (pen.) Weber Yellow card 66' |
Report | Kai File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' (Lytle) Rampone Yellow card 45+2' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 14,287 Referee: Reyna Fonseca |
July 9, 2016 13 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–2 | FC Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 (PST) | Williamson File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' (Brynjarsdóttir) Nadim Yellow card 62' |
Report | Groom File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' (McCarty), 54' (McCarty) Reed Yellow card 51' Averbuch Yellow card 90+3' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,942 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
July 16, 2016 14 | Houston Dash | 3–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Houston, Texas |
TBD (PST) | Daly File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' (Ohai) Brooks File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (Moros) Ohai File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
Report | Shim Yellow card 40' Raso Yellow card 81' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,561 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
July 30, 2016 15 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–0 | Seattle Reign FC | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 (PST) | Nadim File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' (Shim) | Report | Fishlock Yellow card 61' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 19,231 Referee: Malik Badawi |
August 27, 2016 16 | Seattle Reign FC | 3–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Seattle, Washington |
2pm (PST) | Melis File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' (Naho), 50' (Yanez) Barnes Yellow card 54' Fishlock Yellow card 65' Rapinoe File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+4' (Fishlock) |
Report | Reynolds Yellow card 71' Long File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' (Heath) |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,888 Referee: Rosendo Martinez |
September 4, 2016 17 | Portland Thorns FC | 5–1 | Boston Breakers | Portland, Oregon |
16:00 (PST) | Sinclair File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' (Nadim) Long File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' (Sinclair) Nadim File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' (pen.), 79' (Long), 90+2' Yellow card 90' |
Report | King File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' (Beckmann) | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 17,152 Referee: Jon Freemon |
September 7, 2016 18 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–0 | Houston Dash | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PST) | Long File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' (Heath), 71' (Heath) Sinclair File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 13,752 Referee: Brandon Artis |
September 11, 2016 19 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–2 | Western New York Flash | Portland, Oregon |
18:30 (PST) | Nadim File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' (pen.) Sinclair File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Heath Yellow card 58' Brynjarsdóttir File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' (Heath) Betos Yellow card 71' |
Report | Hinkle Yellow card 27' McDonald File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' (Eddy) Williams File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' (McDonald) |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Marco Vega |
September 25, 2016 20 | Sky Blue FC | 1–3 | Portland Thorns FC | Piscataway, New Jersey |
16:00 (PST) | Kai File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' (O'Hara) Grubka Yellow card 59' |
Report | Long File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' (Heath), 84' (Raso) Horan File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' (Nadim) |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 3,780 Referee: Christina Unkel |
The 2016 NWSL Regular Season schedule was released on February 18, 2016.[4]
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
- ↑ POR's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.
Home/away results
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 |
Last updated: September 25, 2016.
Source: Match reports
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | NWSL Shield |
2 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 39 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 33 | |
4 | Western New York Flash (C) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 32 | |
5 | Seattle Reign FC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 30 | |
6 | FC Kansas City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 26 | |
7 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 26 | |
8 | Houston Dash | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | |
9 | Orlando Pride | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 19 | |
10 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 11 |
NWSL Playoffs
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
October 2, 2016 Semi-finals | Portland Thorns FC | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Western New York Flash | Portland, Oregon |
14:00 (PST) | Sinclair File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' (Reynolds) Brynjarsdottir Yellow card 75' Sonnett File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' Horan File:Soccerball shade.svg 106+' (Brynjarsdottir) Heath Yellow card 114' |
Report | Mewis File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Kennedy Yellow card 28' Doniak File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' (McDonald) Dahlkemper Yellow card 76' Williams File:Soccerball shade.svg 98' Williams File:Soccerball shade.svg 104' (Mewis) Eddy Yellow card 109' D'Angelo Yellow card 121+' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,086 Referee: Marco Vega |
Club
Executive staff
Majority Owner & Chief Executive Officer | Merritt Paulson |
President of Business | Mike Golub |
General Manager / President of Soccer | Gavin Wilkinson |
Manager of Soccer Operations / Executive Assistant | Sarah Aschwald |
Updated to match played November 16, 2016
Source: [1]
Coaching staff
Position | Staff |
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Head Coach | Mark Parsons |
Assistant Coach | Tracy Hasson |
Assistant Coach | Sophie Clough |
Assistant Coach | Carly Copplestone |
Goalkeeping Coach | Nadine Angerer |
Fitness Coach | Garga Caserta |
Head Athletic Trainer | Robyn Hasegawa |
Athletic Trainer | Katie Donnelley |
Equipment Manager | Megan Lovich |
Last updated: November 16, 2016
Source: [2]
Stadiums
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Providence Park (21,144 / 110x75 yards) |
Training Ground | Providence Park |
Source: Providence Park
Kits
Primary kit
The 2016 primary kits are their signature red color with a "spray on" black on the ends of the sleeves. The kits remain Nike and the sponsorship with their sponsor Providence Health and Services on the front.
Secondary kit
The 2016 secondary kits feature the same style as the first kit, however instead of red, it is white with the "spray on" black sleeve style. The kit is also Nike and shows the Providence Health and Services sponsorship.
Third kit
The Thorns do not have a third kit for 2016.
First Team
Roster
All players contracted to the club during the season included.
Last updated: August 30, 2016[5][6]
No. | Name | Nationality | Positions | Date of birth (age) | Year with Club (Year Signed) |
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Goalkeepers | |||||
18 | Michelle Betos | United States | GK | February 20, 1988 | 3 (2014) |
24 | Adrianna Franch | United States | GK | November 12, 1990 | 1 (2016) |
Defenders | |||||
2 | Katherine Reynolds | United States | RB | September 14, 1987 | 1 (2016) |
4 | Emily Menges | United States | CB | July 28, 1992 | 3 (2014) |
16 | Emily Sonnett | United States | CB | November 25, 1993 | 1 (2016) |
25 | Meghan Klingenberg | United States | LB | August 2, 1988 | 1 (2016) |
44 | Meg Morris | United States | LB / FW | May 11, 1992 | 1 (2016) |
Midfielders | |||||
6 | Meleana Shim | United States | CM | September 25, 1991 | 4 (2013) |
7 | Lindsey Horan (NTA) | United States | CM | May 26, 1994 | 1 (2016) |
10 | Allie Long | United States | LW / CM | August 13, 1987 | 4 (2013) |
11 | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | Iceland | MF | August 10, 1991 | 1 (2016) |
15 | Kendall Johnson | United States | MF / DF | April 24, 1991 | 2 (2015) |
17 | Tobin Heath (NTA) | United States | LW | May 29, 1988 | 4 (2013) |
28 | Amandine Henry | France | CM | September 28, 1989 | 1 (2016) |
30 | Celeste Boureille | United States | MF | April 20, 1994 | 1 (2016) |
Forwards | |||||
9 | Nadia Nadim | Denmark | CF / RW | January 2, 1988 | 1 (2016) |
12 | Christine Sinclair | Canada | CF | June 12, 1983 | 4 (2013) |
21 | Hayley Raso | Australia | FW / RW | September 5, 1994 | 1 (2016) |
26 | Mallory Weber | United States | FW / CB | April 4, 1994 | 1 (2016) |
- (HG) = Homegrown Player
- (NTA) = National Team Allocated Player
- (Loan) = On Loan
- (AP) = Amateur Player
Squad statistics
Source: NWSL Squad statistics are of regular season only
N | Pos | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | PK | Shot | SOG | SOG% | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
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20 | DF | McKenzie Berryhill | 5 | 2 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18 | GK | Michelle Betos | 14 | 14 | 1260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
30 | MF | Celeste Boureille | 6 | 5 | 466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | Dagny Brynjarsdottir | 17 | 12 | 1068 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 62% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
27 | MF | Maureen Fitzgerald | 3 | 2 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
24 | GK | Adrianna Franch | 6 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | Tobin Heath | 14 | 13 | 1158 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 18 | 55% | 6 | 61 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
28 | MF | Amandine Henry | 9 | 8 | 638 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | Lindsey Horan | 15 | 15 | 1303 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 59% | 2 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
25 | DF | Meghan Klingenberg | 14 | 14 | 1259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50% | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
32 | DF | Sam Lofton | 3 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | Allie Long | 15 | 15 | 1350 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 48% | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | Emily Menges | 20 | 20 | 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
44 | DF | Meg Morris | 7 | 3 | 274 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
9 | FW | Nadia Nadim | 20 | 20 | 1649 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 43% | 2 | 15 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
29 | DF | Shade Pratt | 5 | 1 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
21 | FW | Hayley Raso | 20 | 6 | 757 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 27% | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
2 | DF | Katherine Reynolds | 20 | 18 | 1672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
6 | MF | Mana Shim | 14 | 9 | 814 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 29% | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
12 | FW | Christine Sinclair | 11 | 10 | 826 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 57% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
22 | DF | Jennifer Skogerboe | 3 | 2 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
16 | DF | Emily Sonnett | 15 | 15 | 1350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
26 | DF | Mallory Weber | 13 | 7 | 697 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF | Kat Williamson | 5 | 3 | 196 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Total | 20 | — | 19798 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 220 | 104 | 47% | 18 | 82 | 57 | 222 | 179 | 23 | 1 |
N | Pos | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | GA | GA/G | PKA | PKF | Shot | SOG | Sav | Sav% | YC | RC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | GK | Michelle Betos | 14 | 14 | 1260 | 16 | 1.14 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 66 | 50 | 76% | 1 | 0 |
24 | GK | Adrianna Franch | 6 | 6 | 540 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 22 | 19 | 86% | 0 | 0 |
Team Total | 20 | — | 1800 | 19 | 0.95 | 0 | 1 | 227 | 88 | 69 | 78% | 1 | 0 |
Player transactions
National Team Player Allocation
Date | Player | Positions Played | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
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January 13, 2016 | United States Lindsey Horan | FW | France Paris Saint-Germain | U.S. Women's National Team allocation process | [7] |
Transfers in
Date | Player | Positions Played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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November 2, 2015 | United States Meghan Klingenberg | DF | United States Orlando Pride | Part of trade for Alex Morgan and Kaylyn Kyle. | [8] |
December 10, 2015 | United States Adrianna Franch | GK | United States Orlando Pride | Part of trade for Steph Catley. | [9] |
January 19, 2016 | Denmark Nadia Nadim | FW | United States Sky Blue FC | Traded for the second overall pick in 2016 and a 2017 first and conditional fourth-round pick. | [10] |
February 2, 2016 | United States Katherine Reynolds | DF | United States Washington Spirit | Traded for Alyssa Kleiner. | [11] |
March 16, 2016 | France Amandine Henry | MF | France Olympique Lyonnais | [12] | |
April 15, 2016 | United States Celeste Boureille | MF | [13] | ||
April 16, 2016 | Australia Hayley Raso | FW | United States Washington Spirit | Signed off waivers. | [13] |
April 27, 2016 | United States Meg Morris | DF / FW | United States Sky Blue FC | [14] | |
July 1, 2016 | United States Jennifer Skogerboe | DF | Czech Republic FC Slovácko | [15] |
Loans in
Date | Player | Positions Played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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Loans out
Date | Player | Positions Played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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September 24, 2015 | United States Michelle Betos | GK | Australia Sydney FC | Will return for the start of the 2016 season. | [16] |
October 6, 2015 | Australia Steph Catley | DF | Australia Melbourne City FC | Was set to return for the start of the 2016 season. Traded. | [17] |
October 6, 2015 | United States Kendall Johnson | DF | Australia Western Sydney Wanderers | Will return for the start of the 2016 season. | [17] |
October 6, 2015 | Australia Clare Polkinghorne | DF | Australia Brisbane Roar | Will return for the start of the 2016 season. | [17] |
October 6, 2015 | England Lianne Sanderson | MF | Cyprus Apollon Limassol | Was set to return for the start of the 2016 season. Selected in Expansion Draft. | [17] |
October 6, 2015 | United States Mana Shim | MF | Japan Iga Football Club Kunoichi | Will return for the start of the 2016 season. | [17] |
Transfers out
Date | Player | Positions Played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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October 21, 2015 | Equatorial Guinea Genoveva Añonma | FW | N/A | Waived. | [18] |
October 26, 2015 | United States Alex Morgan | FW | United States Orlando Pride | Part of trade for first Expansion Draft selection, first round College Draft selection, and international roster spot. | [19] |
October 26, 2015 | Canada Kaylyn Kyle | MF | United States Orlando Pride | Part of trade for first Expansion Draft selection, first round College Draft selection, and international roster spot. | [19] |
November 2, 2015 | England Lianne Sanderson | MF | United States Orlando Pride | Selected in Expansion Draft. | [20] |
December 10, 2015 | Australia Steph Catley | DF | United States Orlando Pride | Part of trade for Adrianna Franch. | [21] |
February 2, 2016 | United States Alyssa Kleiner | DF | United States Washington Spirit | Traded for Katherine Reynolds. | [22] |
February 8, 2016 | Canada Rhian Wilkinson | DF | N/A | No longer allocated. Released. | [23] |
March 24, 2016 | England Jodie Taylor | FW | England Arsenal Ladies | [24] | |
August 30, 2016 | United States McKenzie Berryhill | DF | United States Orlando Pride | Waived. Claimed off waivers by Pride. | [25][26] |
Contract extensions
Date | Player | Positions Played | Year with Club (Year Signed) | Notes | Ref |
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National Women's Soccer League College Draft
Stage (Round Pick) | Player | Positions Played | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
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1 (1) | Emily Sonnett | DF | United States Virginia Cavaliers | [27] | |
3 (21) | McKenzie Berryhill | DF | United States Arizona State Sun Devils | [27] |
The draft was held on January 15, 2016.
Staff in
Date | Name | Position | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
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Staff out
Date | Name | Position | Destination club | Notes | Ref |
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National team participation
Ten Thorns players have been called up to play for their national teams during this season.
Statistics
Appearances
No. | Pos. | Name | NWSL | NWSL Playoffs | Total | |||||||||
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Apps | Goals | File:Yellow card.svg | File:Red card.svg | Apps | Goals | File:Yellow card.svg | File:Red card.svg | Apps | Goals | File:Yellow card.svg | File:Red card.svg | |||
2 | DF | United States Katherine Reynolds | 17 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 | DF | United States Emily Menges | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF | United States Kat Williamson | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | United States Meleana Shim | 9 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | MF | United States Lindsey Horan | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
9 | FW | Denmark Nadia Nadim | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
10 | MF | United States Allie Long | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | Iceland Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | 12 (4) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (4) | 5 | 1 | 0 |
12 | FW | Canada Christine Sinclair | 9 (1) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (1) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
15 | MF | United States Kendall Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | DF | United States Emily Sonnett | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
17 | MF | United States Tobin Heath | 12 (1) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (1) | 1 | 2 | 1 |
18 | GK | United States Michelle Betos | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | FW | Australia Hayley Raso | 6 (13) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (13) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
22 | DF | United States Jennifer Skogerboe | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | GK | United States Adrianna Franch | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | United States Meghan Klingenberg | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
26 | FW | United States Mallory Weber | 7 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27 | MF | United States Maureen Fitzgerald | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | MF | France Amandine Henry | 7 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | FW | United States Shade Pratt | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | MF | United States Celeste Boureille | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | DF | United States Samantha Lofton | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
44 | MF | United States Meg Morris | 3 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Players who were transferred/waived from the club during active season or on loan | ||||||||||||||
20 | DF | United States McKenzie Berryhill | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics
Goalkeeper stats
No. | Player | NWSL | NWSL Playoffs | Total | |||||||||
MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | ||
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18 | United States Michelle Betos | 1170 | 15 | 1.15 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1170 | 15 | 1.15 | 48 |
24 | United States Adrianna Franch | 540 | 3 | 0.50 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 540 | 3 | 0.50 | 19 |
TOTALS | 1620 | 16 | 0.89 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1710 | 18 | 0.95 | 67 |
Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics
Line-up
- As of September 11, 2016.
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Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | NWSL | NWSL Playoffs | Total |
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1 | F | 9 | Denmark Nadia Nadim | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2 | F | 12 | Canada Christine Sinclair | 6 | 0 | 6 |
3 | MF | 11 | Iceland Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | 5 | 0 | 5 |
4 | MF | 7 | United States Lindsey Horan | 4 | 0 | 4 |
MF | 10 | United States Allie Long | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
6 | DF | 5 | United States Kat Williamson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 17 | United States Tobin Heath | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 44 | United States Meg Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Total | 32 | 0 | 32 |
Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics
Top assists
The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.
Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | NWSL | NWSL Playoffs | Total |
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1 | MF | 17 | United States Tobin Heath | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2 | FW | 9 | Denmark Nadia Nadim | 2 | 0 | 2 |
MF | 10 | United States Allie Long | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | 12 | Canada Christine Sinclair | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | MF | 6 | United States Meleana Shim | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 11 | Iceland Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 21 | Australia Hayley Raso | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 28 | France Amandine Henry | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 44 | United States Meg Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
TOTALS | 20 | 0 | 20 |
Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics
Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.
Rnk | No. | Player | NWSL | NWSL Playoffs | Total |
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1 | 18 | United States Michelle Betos | 4 | 0 | 4 |
24 | United States Adrianna Franch | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOTALS | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Last updated: September 7, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics
Summary
Games played | 20 (20 NWSL) |
Games won | 12 (12 NWSL) |
Games drawn | 5 (5 NWSL) |
Games lost | 3 (3 NWSL) |
Goals scored | 35 (35 NWSL) |
Goals conceded | 19 (19 NWSL) |
Goal difference | +16 (+16 NWSL) |
Clean sheets | 7 (7 NWSL) |
Yellow cards | 23 (23 NWSL) |
Red cards | 1 (1 NWSL) |
Most appearances | 20 Appearances (Emily Menges, Nadia Nadim, Katherine Reynolds, Hayley Raso) |
Top scorer | (9) (Nadia Nadim) |
Top assists | (10) (Tobin Heath) |
Top clean sheets | (4) (Michelle Betos) |
Winning Percentage | Overall: 12/20 (60.00%) |
Last updated: September 25, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics
Honors
NWSL Player of the Month
Month | Result | Player | Ref |
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April | Won | United States Tobin Heath | [28][29] |
June | Won | Canada Christine Sinclair | [30] |
September | Won | United States Allie Long | [31] |
NWSL Weekly Awards
NWSL Player of the Week
Week | Result | Player | Ref |
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6 | Won | United States Tobin Heath | [32] |
19 | Won | United States Allie Long | [33] |
NWSL Goal of the Week
Week | Result | Player | Ref |
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6 | Won | United States Tobin Heath | [34] |
11 | Won | Iceland Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | [35] |
NWSL Save of the Week
Week | Result | Player | Ref |
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1 | Won | United States Michelle Betos | [36] |
7 | Won | United States Katherine Reynolds | [37] |
12 | Won | United States Michelle Betos | [38] |
13 | Won | United States Michelle Betos | [39] |
15 | Won | United States Michelle Betos | [40] |
See also
References
- ↑ Blue, Molly (September 11, 2016). "Portland Thorns earn home playoff game with 3-2 win against Western New York Flash". OregonLive. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ "NWSL Match Recap: Portland Thorns FC 3, Houston Dash 0". Portland Thorns FC. September 7, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 NWSL Statistics". National Women's Soccer League. September 25, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Thorns FC announce schedule for 2016 NWSL season". Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Portland Thorns FC Roster". NWSL. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Thorns Activate Johnson from DL". August 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Midfielder Lindsey Horan added to Thorns FC through U.S. Women's National Team allocation process". Portland Thorns. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Thorns FC acquire defender Meghan Klingenberg as part of trade with Orlando Pride". November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Thorns FC acquire defender Meghan Klingenberg as part of trade with Orlando Pride". November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Thorns FC acquire forward Nadia Nadim, third pick in 2016 NWSL College Draft from Sky Blue FC". January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Thorns FC acquire defender Katherine Reynolds from Washington Spirit in exchange for defender Alyssa Kleiner". February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Portland Thorns FC sign midfielder Amandine Henry". March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Thorns FC sign midfielder Celeste Boureille, acquire forward Hayley Raso". April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Thorns FC sign defender Meg Morris". April 27, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Thorns FC sign defender Jennifer Skogerboe". July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Thorns FC loan goalkeeper Michelle Betos to Australian club Sydney FC". September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 "Thorns FC loan five players to clubs in Australia, Cyprus and Japan". October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Portland Thorns FC waive forward Ayo". Portland Thorns FC. October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Orlando Pride Acquires Alex Morgan Kaylyn Kyle and Sarah Hagen". Orlando Pride. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
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- ↑ "Thorns FC acquire goalkeeper Adrianna Franch, third-round pick in 2016 NWSL College Draft from Orlando Pride in exchange for defender Steph Catley". Portland Thorns FC. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Thorns FC acquire defender Katherine Reynolds from Washington Spirit in exchange for defender Alyssa Kleiner". Portland Thorns FC. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "2016 NWSL College Draft Results". NWSLSoccer. January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Portland Thorns midfielder Tobin Heath named NWSL Player of the Month". OregonLive.com. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ↑ "THORNS FC'S TOBIN HEATH VOTED PLAYER OF THE MONTH Heath's three assists in two games helped lead Portland to a 1-0-1 record during April". May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Christine Sinclair named NWSL Player of the Month for June". StumptownFooty.com. July 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Portland Thorns midfielder Allie Long wins NWSL Player of the Month". September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Portland Thorns midfielder Tobin Heath wins NWSL Player of the Week". OregonLive.com. May 24, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Thorns' Allie Long named NWSL Player of the Week". September 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Congrats to @ThornsFC midfielder @TobinHeath on being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 6!". Twitter.com. NWSL. May 27, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Congrats to @ThornsFC midfielder @dagnybrynjars on being voted by the fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 11!". Twitter.com. NWSL. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Congrats to @ThornsFC's @MichelleBetos on her save being selected by fans as the #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 1!". Twitter.com. NWSL. April 22, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Congrats to @ThornsFC defender @KReynolds16 on being selected by the fans as #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 7!". Twitter.com. NWSL. June 3, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Congrats to @ThornsFC goalkeeper Michelle Betos on being voted #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 12 by the fans!". Twitter.com. NWSL. July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Save of the Week Winner: Michelle Betos – Week 13". YouTube.com. NWSL. July 20, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Congrats to @ThornsFC goalkeeper @MichelleBetos on being voted by the fans as the #NWSL Save of the Week – Week 15!". Twitter.com. NWSL. August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.