2021 NJ/NY Gotham FC season
NJ/NY Gotham FC 2021 soccer season
The 2021 NJ/NY Gotham FC season was the team's 12th season as a professional women's soccer team and their ninth season as a member of the National Women's Soccer League , the top division of women's soccer in the United States . It is the first season following the club's change of name from Sky Blue FC , which it played under from 2007 to 2020.
On May 2, Gotham qualified for the final of the NWSL Challenge Cup , marking the club's first appearance in a final since the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer playoffs .[ 1] [ 2] However, following a 1β1 draw with the Portland Thorns , Gotham were defeated 6β5 on penalties in the final.
On August 22, it was announced that head coach Freya Coombe would be taking over Angel City FC for the 2022 National Women's Soccer League season .[ 3] Although initially slated to remain in her post for the remainder of the season, following concerns about possible conflicts of interest Coombe stepped down on August 29, with her final match in charge being a 1β0 defeat to the Orlando Pride on that day.[ 4] Scott Parkinson was subsequently announced as Coombe's successor on August 31.[ 5] On October 30, Gotham qualified for the NWSL playoffs for the first time since 2013 ,[ 6] [ 7] but were subsequently eliminated in the first round by the Chicago Red Stars .
Team
First-team roster
As of July 22, 2021 [ 8]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (age)
Signed from
Notes[ a]
Goalkeepers
1
Kailen Sheridan
GK
(1995-07-16 ) July 16, 1995 (age 29)
Clemson Tigers
13
DiDi Haracic
GK
(1992-04-12 ) April 12, 1992 (age 32)
Washington Spirit
21
Mandy McGlynn
GK
(1998-11-03 ) November 3, 1998 (age 26)
Virginia Cavaliers
35
Megan Hinz
GK
(1995-12-04 ) December 4, 1995 (age 28)
Chicago Red Stars
Defenders
3
Caprice Dydasco
RB /LB
(1993-08-19 ) August 19, 1993 (age 31)
Washington Spirit
8
Erica Skroski
CB /LB
(1994-02-14 ) February 14, 1994 (age 30)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
12
Gina Lewandowski
CB
(1985-04-13 ) April 13, 1985 (age 39)
Bayern Munich
15
Sabrina Flores
RB /LB
(1996-01-31 ) January 31, 1996 (age 28)
Sevilla
22
Mandy Freeman
CB
(1995-03-23 ) March 23, 1995 (age 29)
USC Trojans
24
Estelle Johnson
CB
(1988-07-21 ) July 21, 1988 (age 36)
Washington Spirit
28
Imani Dorsey
LB /LW
(1996-03-21 ) March 21, 1996 (age 28)
Duke Blue Devils
Midfielders
2
Brianna Pinto
CM
(2000-05-24 ) May 24, 2000 (age 24)
University of North Carolina
5
Nicole Baxter
DM /CM /AM
(1994-05-24 ) May 24, 1994 (age 30)
Asarums IF
6
Jennifer Cudjoe
CM /AM
(1994-03-07 ) March 7, 1994 (age 30)
Racing Louisville
7
McCall Zerboni (captain )
CM /AM
(1986-12-13 ) December 13, 1986 (age 37)
North Carolina Courage
9
Nahomi Kawasumi
LW /AM /FW
(1985-09-23 ) September 23, 1985 (age 39)
OL Reign
11
Lee So-dam
CM
(1994-10-12 ) October 12, 1994 (age 30)
Hyundai Steel Red Angels
14
Kenie Wright
DM /CB /RB /LB
(1997-08-14 ) August 14, 1997 (age 27)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
16
Allie Long
CM
(1987-08-13 ) August 13, 1987 (age 37)
OL Reign
17
Domi Richardson
DM /CM /CB
(1992-10-18 ) October 18, 1992 (age 32)
Free agent
18
Delanie Sheehan
CM /RB
(1999-01-13 ) January 13, 1999 (age 25)
UCLA
19
Elizabeth Eddy
CM /AM /RW /LB
(1991-09-13 ) September 13, 1991 (age 33)
North Carolina Courage
27
GaΓ«tane Thiney
AM /FW
(1985-10-28 ) October 28, 1985 (age 39)
Paris FC
Loan in
Forwards
4
Paige Monaghan
RW /FW
(1996-11-13 ) November 13, 1996 (age 28)
Butler Bulldogs
10
Carli Lloyd
FW /DM /CM /AM
(1982-07-16 ) July 16, 1982 (age 42)
Houston Dash
20
Γvelyne Viens
FW
(1997-02-06 ) February 6, 1997 (age 27)
South Florida Bulls
23
Margaret Purce
RW /LW /FW /RB
(1995-09-18 ) September 18, 1995 (age 29)
Portland Thorns FC
25
Ifeoma Onumonu
FW
(1994-02-25 ) February 25, 1994 (age 30)
OL Reign
^ denotes a season-ending injury.
Coaching staff
As of August 31, 2021 [ 9]
Position
Staff
Head Coach
Scott Parkinson
Assistant Coach
Beverly Goebel Yanez
Assistant Coach
Becki Tweed
Goalkeeper Coach
Daniel Ball
High Performance Coach
Philip Congleton
Technical Advisor
Marcia McDermott
Head Physio
Joelle Muro
Head Athletic Trainer
Sara Carpentieri
Competitions
Overview
Competition
First match
Last match
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
National Women's Soccer League
May 15, 2021
October 31, 2021
5th
24
8
11
5
29
21
+8
0 33.33
NWSL Challenge Cup
April 14, 2021
May 8, 2021
Runners-up
5
2
3
0
6
4
+2
0 40.00
NWSL Playoffs
November 7, 2021
Quarter-finals
1
0
0
1
0
1
β1
00 0.00
Total
30
10
14
6
35
26
+9
0 33.33
Preseason
Preseason training camp began on February 1, 2021. On the same day, Gotham FC announced a 28-player preseason roster, including four non-roster invitees.[ 10] The club's first preseason friendly was announced on March 3, to be played behind closed doors .[ 11] Another friendly, against fellow NWSL club Washington Spirit , was announced on March 7.[ 12]
Matches
National Women's Soccer League
Regular season
Standings
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
24
8
11
5
29
21
+8
35
4
5
3
10
8
+2
4
6
2
19
13
+6
Results by matchday
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Stadium H A H H A A H A A H A H H A A H H H H A A A A H Result W D L W D W D D W W D L D L L L D W D W W D D D Position 1 3 5 3 4 5 5 6 4 2 2 3 3 4 5 7 7 6 7 5 5 5 5 5
Updated to match(es) played on October 31, 2021. Source:
NWSLsoccer.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
The regular season schedule was announced on April 27, 2021.[ 13] [ 14]
Playoffs
Matches
Challenge Cup
The schedule for the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup was announced on March 9, 2021. Under the rules of the competition, Gotham played four matches as part of the East Division.[ 15] On April 5, the club announced a twenty-four player roster for the tournament.[ 16]
Standings
Matches
Championship
As a result of their performances in the East Division of the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup , in which Gotham FC went unbeaten, the club qualified for the championship match on May 2, 2021.[ 17] However, because West Division champions Portland Thorns FC had a better overall record in the cup, Portland were selected as the home team for the final.
Squad statistics
Appearances
As of November 7, 2021
Goals
As of November 7, 2021
Assists
As of November 7, 2021
Shutouts
As of November 7, 2021
Disciplinary record
As of November 7, 2021
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
Loans in
Loans out
New contracts
Date
Player
Ref.
December 10, 2020
Nicole Baxter
MF
[ 28]
December 14, 2020
Kenie Wright
MF
[ 29]
December 16, 2020
Nahomi Kawasumi
MF
[ 30]
December 18, 2020
Mandy Freeman
DF
[ 31]
December 21, 2020
Ifeoma Onumonu
FW
[ 32]
December 22, 2020
Gina Lewandowski
DF
[ 33]
January 20, 2021
Caprice Dydasco
DF
[ 34]
January 26, 2021
McCall Zerboni
MF
[ 35]
January 28, 2021
Megan Hinz
GK
[ 36]
January 29, 2021
DiDi Haracic
GK
[ 37]
Awards
NWSL annual awards
Monthly awards
NWSL Player of the Month
NWSL Team of the Month
Weekly awards
Challenge Cup
Save of the Week
National Women's Soccer League
NWSL Player of the Week
NWSL Save of the Week
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^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 12, 2021). "Was there ever a doubt? π @DIdeeds legendary stop takes home @Verizon Save of the Week honors π #CC21 | @GothamFC https://t.co/8nCa7w05u8" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 19, 2021). "Week 1 is @100Purcent π― The @GothamFC star takes home @budweiserusa Player of the Week honors π #NWSL21 https://t.co/ExpUNNOdBk" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (August 18, 2021). "t's not π²π― she balls out, it's when she balls outπ» in the chat for this week's @budweiserusa Player of the Week winner, @ify_on22π»" (Tweet ). Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Twitter .
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^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (June 2, 2021). "The hero Gotham deserves π¦ @Kailen_Sheridan's amazing stop takes home @Verizon Save of the Week honors for Week 3 β
@GothamFC | #NWSL21 https://t.co/AY7J4LEdsQ" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (July 14, 2021). "Picture perfect save πΈ @DIdeeds takes home @Verizon Save of the Week honors for this stop at Providence Park β€΅οΈ https://t.co/O8G2iFXDPE" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (November 3, 2021). "The hero @GothamFC needed @Kailen_Sheridan takes home @Verizon Save of the Week honors for this stop" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
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