2012 D.C. United Women season

D.C. United Women
2012 season
General manager	Chris Hummer
Head coach	Michael Jorden
Stadium	Maryland SoccerPlex
USL W-League	Division: 1st; Conference: 1st; Overall: 2nd
U.S. National Women's Cup	Did not enter
W-League Playoffs	Divisional semifinals
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 D.C. United Women season was the club's second season of existence, and their second in the USL W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States at the time.^[1] United went undefeated in the Atlantic Division of the W-League's Eastern Conference and were division champions.^[2]

The regular season was the strongest showing by the squad in their existence, accumulating 11 wins and one draw in their 12-match season.^[3] The undefeated record resulted in United having the best regular season record in both the Eastern Conference and the Atlantic Division, as well as the second best overall record of the 30 W-League clubs. United finished the season thirteen points clear of the Virginia Beach Piranhas, the Division runners-up.^[4]^[5]^[6]

The team played the W-League Playoffs for the first time ever.^[7]^[2]

It was the final season with the club using the "D.C. United Women" moniker. In 2013, the club was rebranded as the Washington Spirit for the newly created National Women's Soccer League. The reserve team continued to play in the W-League.^[8]

Review

Preseason

April 21, 2012	D.C. United Women	1–0	Maryland Terrapins	Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EST	Sample 60'	Report		Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex

May 12, 2012	D.C. United Women	0–1	Boston Breakers	Germantown, Maryland
18:00 EST		Report	Simon 56'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 1,022

W-League

Standings

Eastern Conference standings

Atlantic Division standings

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
D.C. United Women	12	11	0	1	37	8	+29	34
Fredericksburg Impact	11	6	3	2	27	18	+9	20
Virginia Beach Piranhas	11	5	2	3	16	8	+8	18
Northern Virginia Majestics	12	2	9	1	7	28	−21	7
Dayton Dutch Lions	12	0	9	3	10	32	−22	3

Results summary

Results by round

Match reports

May 19, 2012 1	D.C. United Women	2–0	Virginia Beach Piranhas	Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EST	Howell 36', 60'	Report		Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 664 Referee: Rebekah Friedrich

May 27, 2012 2	D.C. United Women	3–0	Northern Virginia Majestics	Germantown, Maryland
19:45 EST	Baker 71' Howell 74' (pen.) King 83'	Report		Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 421 Referee: Mathew Richardson

May 31, 2012 3	Dayton Dutch Lions	2–3	D.C. United Women	Bellbrook, Ohio
19:30 EST	Agueci 45' Fillion 56'	Report	Sample 28' Baker 29' Malagari 77' Cooper 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Miami Valley South Stadium Attendance: 278 Referee: Brrandon Artis

June 2, 2012 4	Dayton Dutch Lions	0–2	D.C. United Women	Bellbrook, Ohio
17:30 EST				Stadium: Miami Valley South Stadium

June 9, 2012 5	Fredericksburg Impact	2–3	D.C. United Women	Fredericksburg, Virginia
17:30 EST				Stadium: UMW Battleground Stadium

June 16, 2012 6	Northern Virginia Majestics	1–5	D.C. United Women	Manassas, Virginia
19:00 EST				Stadium: Hellwig Memorial Field Stadium

June 20, 2012 7	D.C. United Women	5–0	Fredericksburg Impact	Boyds, Maryland
19:00 EST				Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex

June 23, 2012 8	D.C. United Women	1–1	Virginia Beach Piranhas	Boyds, Maryland
19:00 EST				Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex

June 26, 2012 9	Northern Virginia Majestics	0–2	D.C. United Women	Manassas, Virginia
19:00 EST				Stadium: Hellwig Memorial Field Stadium

July 1, 2012 10	D.C. United Women	4–1	Fredericksburg Impact	Boyds, Maryland
17:00 EST	Brown 7' Sanderson 9', 53' Howell 26'	Report	Lybert 10' Blocker 67'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 421 Referee: Adrian Krell

July 7, 2012 11	D.C. United Women	4–1	Dayton Dutch Lions	Boyds, Maryland
17:00 EST	Sanderson 34' Sauerbrunn 53' Sullivan 56' Herndon 59'	Report	Agueci 45'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 703 Referee: Rebekah Friedrich

July 14, 2012 12	Virginia Beach Piranhas	0–3	D.C. United Women	Virginia Beach, Virginia
20:00 EST		Report	Baker 7' Sanderson 40' Howell 47'	Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex Referee: Michael Samaan

W-League Playoffs

July 21, 2012 Divisional semifinals	D.C. United Women	3 - 0	Virginia Beach Piranhas	Boyds, Maryland
18:00 EST	Hayley Siegel 23' Lohman 32' 80' Sanderson 45'	Summary		Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 628 Referee: Michael Piercey

July 22, 2012 Divisional Finals	Charlotte Lady Eagles	0 - 3	D.C. United Women	Boyds, Maryland
16:00 EST	Amanda Naeher 65'	Summary	Sanderson 28', 52' Hayley Siegel 42'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 688 Referee: Rebekah Friedrich

July 27, 2012 Championship Semi-finals	Ottawa Fury Women	1 - 0	D.C. United Women	Ottawa, Ontario
19:30 EST	Lydia Hastings 44' Katrina-Lee Gorry 77'	Summary		Stadium: Algonquin College Soccer Complex Attendance: 585 Referee: Sheena Dickson

References

^ Goff, Steven (April 16, 2012). "Becky Sauerbrunn of the U.S. national soccer team signs with D.C. United Women". Washington Post. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Goff, Steven (July 16, 2012). "D.C. United Women complete undefeated regular season, will host conference tournament". Washington Post. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
^ "Perfect seasons for Pali Blues and D.C. United snapped". Retrieved June 7, 2018.
^ "Preview: 2012 W-League Championship – The Final Four". Pitchside Report. July 26, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
^ Desaulniers, Darren (July 30, 2012). "FURY WOMEN BEST IN NORTH AMERICA". Retrieved June 7, 2018 – via PressReader.
^ "2012 W-League Standings". W-League. USLSoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
^ "D.C. United Women win Eastern Conference Championship with 3-0 rout of Charlotte Lady Eagles — Washington Spirit". washingtonspirit.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
^ "New DC team named Washington Spirit – Equalizer Soccer". Retrieved June 7, 2018.

[1] Goff, Steven (April 16, 2012). "Becky Sauerbrunn of the U.S. national soccer team signs with D.C. United Women". Washington Post. Retrieved June 7, 2018.

[wapo_undefeated-2] Goff, Steven (July 16, 2012). "D.C. United Women complete undefeated regular season, will host conference tournament". Washington Post. Retrieved June 7, 2018.

[3] "Perfect seasons for Pali Blues and D.C. United snapped". Retrieved June 7, 2018.

[4] "Preview: 2012 W-League Championship – The Final Four". Pitchside Report. July 26, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2018.

[5] Desaulniers, Darren (July 30, 2012). "FURY WOMEN BEST IN NORTH AMERICA". Retrieved June 7, 2018 – via PressReader.

[6] "2012 W-League Standings". W-League. USLSoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2012.

[7] "D.C. United Women win Eastern Conference Championship with 3-0 rout of Charlotte Lady Eagles — Washington Spirit". washingtonspirit.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.

[8] "New DC team named Washington Spirit – Equalizer Soccer". Retrieved June 7, 2018.

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