2010 Philadelphia Independence season
Philadelphia Independence 2010 soccer season
The 2010 Philadelphia Independence season was the team's inaugural season of competition in the Women's Professional Soccer league.
Review
The Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer ended the 2010 season with a record of 10 wins and 10 losses and 4 ties for 34 points finishing third in WPS. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1. Paul Riley coached the team.[ 1] The 2010 Philadelphia Independence lost in the Championship.[ 2]
Squad
Roster
2010 Independence Roster [ 3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team management
Position
Staff
Head coach
Paul Riley
Assistant coach
Paul Royal
Assistant coach
Skip Thorp
Strength and conditioning coach
Mike Demakis
Last updated: November 10, 2011 Source: WPS
Competition
Women's Professional Soccer
Regular season
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 Result D D W W L W L W L W D W L L W W L D W W L L L L
Source:
Soccerway A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Home/away results
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
24
10
4
10
37
36
+1
34
7
2
3
24
16
+8
3
2
7
13
20
−7
Last updated: 24 February 2018.
Source: Soccerway
League table
Source:
WPS Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head-to-head result.
WPS Playoffs
Statistics
As of 27 February 2018
Players without any appearance are not included.
[1]
[2]
Transfers
2010 WPS Draft
The 2010 WPS Draft was held on January 15, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where the Independence selected five players.[ 4]
In
Date
Player
Position
Previous club
Fee/notes
September 15, 2009
Lori Lindsey
MF
Washington Freedom
Expansion Draft, Pick #2[ 5]
Jen Buczkowski
DF
Sky Blue FC
Expansion Draft, Pick #3[ 5]
Nikki Krzysik
DF
Chicago Red Stars
Expansion Draft, Pick #5[ 5]
Sue Weber
DF
Boston Breakers
Expansion Draft, Pick #7[ 5]
Sarah Senty
DF
Washington Freedom
Expansion Draft, Pick #9[ 5]
Danesha Adams
MF
Chicago Red Stars
Expansion Draft, Pick #11[ 5]
Kelly Schmedes
FW
Boston Breakers
Expansion Draft, Pick #13[ 5]
September 22, 2009
Charlotte Rohlin
DF
Linköpings FC
International Draft, Pick #3[ 6]
Fara Williams
MF
Everton L.F.C.
International Draft, Pick #7[ 6]
September 29, 2009
Amy Rodriguez
FW
Boston Breakers
Trade for 2009 #1 Draft Pick, 2010 General Draft Pick[ 7]
January 3, 2010
Karina LeBlanc
GK
Los Angeles Sol
Dispersal Draft, Round 1, Pick #2[ 8]
Estelle Johnson
DF
Los Angeles Sol
Dispersal Draft, Round 2, Pick #7[ 8]
February 4, 2010
Valerie Henderson
GK
Los Angeles Sol
Trade for No. 5 and No. 22 picks in 2010 WPS Draft [ 9]
Allison Falk
DF
Los Angeles Sol
Trade for No. 5 and No. 22 picks in 2010 WPS Draft [ 9]
March 5, 2010
Sara Larsson
MF
Saint Louis Athletica
Expansion Draft[ 10] [ 11]
March 5, 2010
Lyndsey Patterson
MF/FW
Los Angeles Sol
Signed as Free Agent[ 10] [ 11]
Karina Maruyama
FW
TEPCO Mareeze
Signed as International Discovery player[ 10] [ 11]
Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir
MF
Kristianstads DFF
International Draft, Pick #5[ 6] [ 11]
Lianne Sanderson
FW
Chelsea L.F.C.
International Draft, Pick #9[ 6] [ 11]
Caroline Seger
MF
Linköpings FC
International Draft, Pick #1[ 6] [ 11]
March 8, 2010
Heather Mitts
DF
Boston Breakers
Signed as Free Agent[ 12] [ 11]
Joanna Lohman
MF
Washington Freedom
Signed as Free Agent[ 10]
Robyn Jones
GK
New Jersey Wildcats
Signed to Developmental Roster[ 10]
Katherine Reynolds
DF
University of Santa Clara
Signed to Developmental Roster[ 10]
Gina DiMartino
FW
Boston College
Signed to Developmental Roster[ 10]
Carrie Patterson
FW
University of Georgia
Signed to Developmental Roster[ 10]
Tina DiMartino
MF
Saint Louis Athletica
Signed as Free Agent[ 13]
Out
Awards
Player of the Week
Player of the Month
WPS year-end awards
Source[ 17]
2010 WPS Best XI
Source[ 18]
See also
References
^ Jeff Kassouf (September 3, 2009). "Riley named Independence head coach" . The Equalizer. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ "2010 Philadelphia Independence" . www.statscrew.com . Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ "2010 Philadelphia Independence Roster" . Stats Crew. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ a b c d e f g "North Carolina's Heath Selected First in 2010 WPS Draft" . Bleacher Report. January 15, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ a b c d e f g Jeff Kassouf (September 15, 2009). "Philadelphia, Atlanta build through expansion draft" . The Equalizer. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ a b c d e " "WPS - All horses in the stable?" " . Big Soccer. September 26, 2009. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ Jeff Kassouf (September 29, 2009). "Boston trades A-Rod to Philly for draft picks" . The Equalizer. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ a b Phil Andrews (February 4, 2010). "Philadelphia Independence Take WPS All-Star Karina LeBlanc in Dispersal Draft" . Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ a b Phil Andrews (April 8, 2010). "Val Henderson and Karina LeBlanc: Philadelphia's Dynamic Goalkeeping Duo" . Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Previewing the 2010 Philadelphia Independence" . All White Kit. April 10, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ a b c d e f g h Denise Saul. "WPS Transactions 2010" . Retrieved February 25, 2018 .
^ Todd Civin (October 14, 2009). "Philadelphia Independence "Smitten" with Mitts" . Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ "WPS Standout Tina DiMartino Signs with Independence" . womensprosoccer.com .[permanent dead link ]
^ a b "Clubs make initial offseason moves" . Soccer America. October 2, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ Walltin, Stenåke O. (March 1, 2010). " "Lotta" Rohlin stark profil när LFC vann första SM-guldet!" (in Swedish). Svensk Damfotboll. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013 .
^ Tony Leighton (March 14, 2010). "Everton's Fara Williams declines move to American league" . The Guardian. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ Marc Narducci (September 17, 2010). "Independence's Riley named WPS coach of the year" . The Inquirer. Retrieved February 25, 2018 .
^ Tom Timmermann (October 6, 2010). "Marta heads WPS Best XI" . www.stltoday.com . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .