2018 Seattle Reign FC season
Seattle Reign FC 2018 soccer season
The 2018 Seattle Reign FC season was the club's sixth season of play and their sixth season in the National Women's Soccer League , the top division of women's soccer in the United States. After finishing fifth in the league for two consecutive seasons, the Reign finished third to return to the playoffs , where they lost to Portland Thorns FC in the semi-final.
Vlatko Andonovski replaced Laura Harvey as head coach on November 7, 2017.[ 1] FC Kansas City .
This was ultimately the club's last season of their first stint in Seattle , as well as its last as Seattle Reign FC. During the 2018–19 offseason, the club's principal owners, Bill and Teresa Predmore, announced that the team would move to Tacoma, Washington for 2019 and beyond, rebranding as Reign FC. In addition, the team gained two new minority investors—the ownership group of the Tacoma Rainiers , a Triple-A Minor League Baseball team in the Pacific Coast League , and Adrian Hanauer , the principal owner of the region's Major League Soccer team, Seattle Sounders FC . Reign FC played in the Rainiers' home of Cheney Stadium . A new soccer stadium in Tacoma, already planned for the Sounders' USL Championship affiliate Tacoma Defiance , was expected to be built by 2021, with Reign FC to move in upon its completion.[ 2] [ 3]
Club
Coaching staff
Position
Staff
Head Coach
Vlatko Andonovski
Assistant Coach
Sam Laity
Assistant Coach
Director of High Performance
Roster
As of July 16, 2018.[ 4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Competitions
Win Tie Loss
All times are in PT unless otherwise noted.
Preseason
Regular season
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
11
8
5
27
19
+8
41
7
4
1
17
8
+9
4
4
4
10
11
−1
Results by round
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 A A A H H A A H A H A H H H A A H A H H H A Result W W L D W W D L W D D L D W W W L D W W D W D L Position[ a] 1 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Updated to match(es) played on September 8, 2018. Source:
NWSLsoccer.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
^ SEA's position at the end of their matchday.
Playoffs
Appearances and goals
As of September 18, 2018 Only players who have made appearances are listed.
Awards
NWSL season awards
Team season awards
NWSL Goal of the Week
NWSL Save of the Week
Contract extensions
Date
Player
Pos
Notes
Ref
October 23, 2017
Haley Kopmeyer GK
Club options exercised
[ 42]
October 23, 2017
Maddie Bauer DF
Club options exercised
[ 42]
October 23, 2017
Rachel Corsie DF
Club options exercised
[ 42]
October 23, 2017
Merritt Mathias DF
Club options exercised
[ 42]
October 23, 2017
Kristen McNabb DF
Club options exercised
[ 42]
October 23, 2017
Rebekah Stott DF
Club options exercised
[ 42]
October 23, 2017
Christine Nairn MF
Club options exercised
[ 42]
October 23, 2017
Larissa Crummer FW
Club options exercised
[ 42]
October 23, 2017
Kiersten Dallstream FW
Club options exercised
[ 42]
October 23, 2017
Katie Johnson FW
Club options exercised
[ 42]
October 23, 2017
Beverly Yanez FW
Club options exercised
[ 42]
November 29, 2017
Nahomi Kawasumi FW
Re-signed
[ 43]
November 29, 2017
Jess Fishlock MF
Re-signed
[ 44]
November 30, 2017
Rumi Utsugi MF
Re-signed
[ 45]
December 5, 2017
Lydia Williams GK
Signed to a new contract
[ 46]
January 22, 2018
Lauren Barnes DF
Re-signed
[ 47]
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.
Transfers in
Date
Player
Pos
Previous Club
Notes
Ref
November 22, 2017
Jodie Taylor FW
Arsenal Free transfer after guest-player stint with Melbourne City
[ 48]
January 11, 2018
Allie Long MF
Portland Thorns FC Traded for a conditional 2nd-round draft pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft and the rights to Caitlin Foord
[ 49]
January 18, 2018
Yael Averbuch DF
Utah Royals FC Traded, along with the 25th pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft , for Diana Matheson
[ 50]
January 29, 2018
Jasmyne Spencer FW
Orlando Pride Traded for Haley Kopmeyer and the club's natural 3rd-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft
[ 51]
January 30, 2018
Michelle Betos GK
Vålerenga Free transfer
[ 52]
January 30, 2018
Megan Oyster DF
Boston Breakers Contracted dispersal draft pick
[ 53]
January 30, 2018
Elizabeth Addo MF
Boston Breakers Contracted dispersal draft pick
[ 53]
January 30, 2018
Morgan Andrews MF
Boston Breakers Contracted dispersal draft pick
[ 53]
January 30, 2018
Christen Westphal DF
Boston Breakers Contracted dispersal draft pick
[ 53]
January 31, 2018
Theresa Nielsen DF
Vålerenga Free transfer
[ 54]
March 23, 2018
Adelaide Gay GK
ÍBV National Team Replacement player for Lydia Williams
[ 55]
March 30, 2018
Jaycie Johnson FW
Nebraska Cornhuskers National Team Replacement player; signed standard player agreement on July 10
[ 56] [ 57]
May 1, 2018
Alyssa Kleiner DF
Washington Spirit Free transfer
[ 58]
June 12, 2018
Adriana Leon FW
Sky Blue FC Traded for a 4th-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft
[ 59]
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 on the days of the 2018 NWSL College Draft and the 2018 NWSL Dispersal Draft , respectively, will be listed in the notes.
Loans in
Transfers out
Date
Player
Pos
Destination Club
Notes
Ref
September 22, 2017
Elli Reed DF
Retired
[ 63]
October 23, 2017
Madalyn Schiffel GK
Retired
[ 64]
January 11, 2018
Rebekah Stott DF
Sky Blue FC Traded, along with Katie Johnson , for the rights to Caitlin Foord
[ 49]
January 11, 2018
Katie Johnson FW
Sky Blue FC Traded, along with Rebekah Stott , for the rights to Caitlin Foord
[ 49]
January 18, 2018
Diana Matheson MF
Utah Royals FC Traded for Yael Averbuch and the 25th pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft
[ 50]
January 29, 2018
Carson Pickett DF
Orlando Pride Traded, along with Christine Nairn , for Steph Catley
[ 51]
January 29, 2018
Christine Nairn MF
Orlando Pride Traded, along with Carson Pickett , for Steph Catley
[ 51]
January 29, 2018
Haley Kopmeyer GK
Orlando Pride Traded, along with the club's natural 3rd-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft , for Jasmyne Spencer
[ 51]
January 31, 2018
Merritt Mathias DF
North Carolina Courage Traded, along with the club's natural 2nd-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft , for the Courage's natural 1st-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft
[ 65]
January 31, 2018
Rachel Corsie DF
Utah Royals FC Waived
[ 66] [ 67]
February 19, 2018
Larissa Crummer FW
Newcastle Jets Waived
[ 68]
April 25, 2018
Adelaide Gay GK
Portland Thorns FC National Team Replacement contract concluded
[ 69] [ 70]
July 16, 2018
Maddie Bauer DF
Djurgården Waived
[ 71] [ 72]
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