2018 Chicago Red Stars season

The 2018 Chicago Red Stars season was the team's tenth season and sixth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. For the fourth consecutive season, the team qualified for the post-season playoffs and lost in the semi-final, as they were defeated by the North Carolina Courage 2–0.[o 1]

Chicago Red Stars
2018 season
OwnerArnim Whisler
Head coachRory Dames
StadiumToyota Park
(capacity: 20,000)
NWSL4th
Top goalscorerLeague: Kerr (16)
All: Kerr (16)
Highest home attendance13,678 (March 31,
vs Portland)
Lowest home attendance2,027 (May 2,
vs Orlando)
Average home league attendance4,004
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Team roster

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2018 squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Alyssa Naeher
2 MF   USA Nikki Stanton
3 DF   USA Arin Gilliland
4 MF   USA Alyssa Mautz
5 DF   USA Katie Naughton
6 DF   USA Casey Short
8 MF   USA Julie Ertz
9 FW   USA Stephanie McCaffrey
10 DF   USA Vanessa DiBernardo
12 FW   JPN Yuki Nagasato
13 MF   USA Morgan Brian
14 DF   USA Sarah Gorden
15 FW   USA Michele Vasconcelos
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   USA Summer Green
20 FW   AUS Sam Kerr
21 GK   USA Emily Boyd
22 MF   NZL Rosie White
23 MF   USA Brooke Elby
24 MF   USA Danielle Colaprico
25 MF   USA Erin Yenney
GK   USA Ryann Torrero
DF   MEX Christina Murillo
MF   USA Jo Boyles
MF   USA Chandra Eigenberger
DF   USA Zoey Goralski

Player transactions

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College draft

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Source: National Women's Soccer League[1]
Round Pick Nat. Player Pos. Previous Team
Round 2 15   Emily Boyd GK University of California, Berkeley
Round 2 18   Indigo Gibson D University of California, Berkeley
Round 2 19   Brianna Visalli M Pepperdine University
Round 3 24   Megan Buckingham M University of North Carolina
Round 3 27   Zoey Goralski D University of California Los Angeles
Round 4 37   Alexa Ben M DePaul University

Transfers in

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Date Player Positions played Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
January 18, 2018   Sam Kerr FW Sky Blue FC Acquired in 3-team trade with Sky Blue FC and the Houston Dash. [2]
January 18, 2018   Nikki Stanton MF Sky Blue FC Acquired in 3-team trade with Sky Blue FC and the Houston Dash. [2]
January 30, 2018   Rosie White MF Boston Breakers Selected with the 7th pick in the Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft [3]
January 30, 2018   Ashton Miller MF Boston Breakers Selected with the 12th pick in the Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft [3]
January 30, 2018   Joanna Boyles MF Boston Breakers Selected with the 25th pick in the Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft [3]
June 18, 2018   Brooke Elby MF Utah Royals FC Acquired in 3-team trade with Utah Royals FC and the Houston Dash. [4]
June 19, 2018   Morgan Brian MF   Olympique Lyonnais Signed. [5]

Transfer out

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Date Player Positions played Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
January 1, 2018   Morgan Brian MF   Olympique Lyonnais Signed with Olympique Lyonnais, Chicago retained her rights in the NWSL [6]
January 18, 2018   Christen Press FW Houston Dash Traded to the Houston Dash as part of a 3-team trade with Sky Blue FC and the Houston Dash. [2]
January 18, 2018   Jen Hoy FW Sky Blue FC Traded to Sky Blue FC as part of a 3-team trade with Sky Blue FC and the Houston Dash. [2]
June 16, 2018   Lauren Kaskie MF   Hammarby Waived, signed with Hammarby [7]
June 18, 2018   Samantha Johnson DF Utah Royals FC Traded to Utah Royals FC as part of a 3-team trade with Utah Royals FC and the Houston Dash. [4]
June 18, 2018   Sofia Huerta MF Houston Dash Traded to the Houston Dash as part of a 3-team trade with Utah Royals FC and the Houston Dash. [4]
June 18, 2018   Taylor Comeau DF Houston Dash Traded to the Houston Dash as part of a 3-team trade with Utah Royals FC and the Houston Dash. [4]

Off-season loans

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After the 2018 season several Chicago Red Stars players were loaned to clubs of W-League, Australia to play in their 2018-2019 season.[8]

Player W-League club
Sam Kerr Perth Glory FC
Nikki Stanton
Alyssa Mautz
Katie Naughton
Danielle Colaprico Sydney FC
Yuki Nagasato Brisbane Roar FC

Management and staff

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Front office
  • Owner: Arnim Whisler
Coaching Staff[9]
  • Manager: Rory Dames
  • Assistant Coach: Craig Harrington
  • Assistant Coach: Gary Curneen
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Jordi King
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach: Evan Johnson
  • Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brian Kibler

Competitions

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League standing

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 North Carolina Courage (C) 24 17 6 1 53 17 +36 57 NWSL Shield
2 Portland Thorns FC 24 12 6 6 40 28 +12 42 NWSL Playoffs
3 Seattle Reign FC 24 11 8 5 27 19 +8 41
4 Chicago Red Stars 24 9 10 5 38 28 +10 37
5 Utah Royals FC 24 9 8 7 22 23 −1 35
6 Houston Dash 24 9 5 10 35 39 −4 32
7 Orlando Pride 24 8 6 10 30 37 −7 30
8 Washington Spirit 24 2 5 17 12 35 −23 11
9 Sky Blue FC 24 1 6 17 21 52 −31 9
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Weekly ranking

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Week
ending
March April May June July August September
X 25 1 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 2 9 X
Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Rank 3 7 4 4 2 3 4 5 6 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Games 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 17 18 18 18 18 19 21 22 23 24
Points 1 1 4 8 9 10 11 12 12 15 15 16 19 22 25 28 28 28 28 29 31 34 37 37

Update September 8, 2018 Source: NWSL 2018 season [n 1] [n 2] [n 3]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
24 9 10 5 38 28  +10 37 5 4 3 22 15  +7 4 6 2 16 13  +3

Last updated: September 8, 2018.
Source: NWSLSoccer.com: 2018 Schedule: Chicago Red Stars

National Women's Soccer League

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Preseason

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Sat Feb 24 Marquette Golden Eagles 0–2 Chicago Red Stars Milwaukee, Wisconsin
14:30 CT [p 1] Stadium: Valley Fields
Attendance: Closed-door
Sun Mar 11 Thorns Spring Invitational Portland Thorns FC 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
7 PM CT [p 2] Gilliland   62' (Nagasato) Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 3,822
Wed Mar 14 Thorns Spring Invitational Houston Dash 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
15:30 CT [p 3] Huerta   9' Stadium: Merlo Field
Sat Mar 17 Thorns Spring Invitational United States U-23 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
15:30 CT Catalina Macario   32' (penalty) [p 4] Stadium: Merlo Field

Regular season

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Sat Mar 25 1 Houston Dash 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Houston, Texas
4 PM CT Keever   38' (Jordan)
Brooks   81'
[m 1] Naughton   69'
Comeau   90+1' (Colaprico)
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,846
Referee: Jasmine Peralta
Sat Mar 31 2 Chicago Red Stars 2–3 Portland Thorns FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7:15 PM CT Mautz   31' (Huerta), 67' (Huerta)
Colaprico   64'
[m 2] Horan   9'
Sinclair   40', 65' (pen.)
Boureille   58'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,678
Referee: Greg Dopka
Sat Apr 14 3 Utah Royals FC 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Sandy, Utah
1:30 PM MT [m 3] Colaprico   27' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,203
Referee: Karen Abt
Note: Televised on Lifetime.
Wed Apr 18 4 Chicago Red Stars 3–0 Houston Dash Bridgeview, Illinois
6:30 PM CT Mewis   7' (o.g.)
Gilliland   9'
Kaskie   11'
Huerta   74' (Colaprico)
Johnson   90+2'
[m 4] Keever   45'
Brooks   82'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,327
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
Sat Apr 21 5 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 Sky Blue FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7 PM CT Huerta   1' (Mautz) [m 5] McCaskill   78' (Johnson) Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,413
Referee: Reyna Fonseca
Sat Apr 28 6 Washington Spirit 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Boyds, Maryland
7 PM ET Ordega   4' (Pugh) [m 6] Mautz   20'   56'
Nagasato   83'
Kerr   90+1'
Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,448
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
Wed May 2 7 Chicago Red Stars 0–2 Orlando Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
6:30 PM CT Comeau   87' [m 7] Ubogagu   28' (Leroux)
Hill   81' (van Egmond)
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,027
Referee: Greg Dopka
Sun May 6 8 North Carolina Courage 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Cary, North Carolina
3 PM ET Mewis   45'
Zerboni   71'   82'
[m 8] Kerr   37'
Nagasato   45+3'
Vasconcelos   73'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,068
Referee: John Krill
Sat May 12 9 Chicago Red Stars 2–2 Houston Dash Bridgeview, Illinois
7 PM CT Kerr   20' (Gilliland)
Johnson   26'
Comeau   59'
Huerta   68' (penalty)
[m 9] Daly   6' (Prince)
Mewis   48' (Simon)
Ohai   89'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,372
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Sat May 19 10 Seattle Reign FC 0–0 Chicago Red Stars Seattle, Washington
7 PM PT McNabb   86' [m 10] Stanton   26'
Naughton   46'
Colaprico   90+3'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,597
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
Sat May 26 11 Chicago Red Stars 2–5 Orlando Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
2:30 PM CT Kerr   21' (Nagasato)   60' (Nagasato)
Johnson   42'
[m 11] Hill   2'
Morgan   6' (Marta)
Leroux   62' (Krieger)   64'
Weatherholt   83' (Morgan)
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,047
Referee: Reyna Fonseca
Sat Jun 2 12 Washington Spirit 0–2 Chicago Red Stars Boyds, Maryland
3:30 PM ET Lohaman   24' [m 12] Kerr   25'
Stantaon   31'
Nagasato   49' (Mautz)
Mautz   75'
Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,199
Referee: Karen Abt
Note: game was delayed due to weather
Sat Jun 16 13 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM CT Nagasato   43'
Stanton   62'
[m 13] Hubly   42'
Horan   48'   54'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,093
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Note: Televised on ESPNews.
Sat Jun 23 14 Chicago Red Stars 2–0 Utah Royals FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7PM CT Naughton   62' (Colaprico)
DiBernardo   70' (Kerr)
Nagasato   87'
[m 14] Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,317
Referee: Natalie Simon
Sun Jul 1 15 Chicago Red Stars 2–0 Washington Spirit Bridgeview, Illinois
5 PM CT Short   34' (Colaprico)
Nagasato   60' (Kerr)
Mautz   65'
[m 15] Johnson   24'
Hatch   86'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,858
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Wed Jul 4 16 North Carolina Courage 4–1 Chicago Red Stars Cary, North Carolina
8 PM ET Dunn   20' (McDonald)
Williams   67' (Mathias)
Debinha   69' (Mewis)
Hamilton   87' (Williams)
[m 16] Ertz   32'
Nagasato   90+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,295
Referee: Mathew Franz
Note: Match start delayed 1 hour, 50 minutes due to inclement weather.
Sat Jul 7 17 Sky Blue FC 1–3 Chicago Red Stars Piscataway, New Jersey
3:30 PM ET Dorsey   73' (McCaskill) [m 17] Kerr   40' (Mautz), 46' (Nagasato), 63' (Nagasato) Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,846
Referee: Jasmine Peralta
Sat Jul 14 18 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Seattle Reign FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7 PM CT Kerr   87' (Nagasato) [m 18] Fishlock   35' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,375
Referee: Natalie Simon
Sat Jul 28 Chicago Red Stars postponed Sky Blue FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7 PM CT [10] Stadium: Toyota Park
Note: Match postponed due to the cancellation of Sky Blue's flight to Chicago
Fri Aug 10 19 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 North Carolina Courage Bridgeview, Illinois
7 PM CT Kerr   64' (DiBernardo)
Nagasato   72'
[m 19] Debinha   21' (McDonald)
Hamilton   87'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,567
Referee: Matthew Franz
Wed Aug 15 20 Seattle Reign FC 0–0 Chicago Red Stars Seattle, Washington
7:30 PM PT Oyster   47' [m 20]
boxscore
Kerr   27'
Colaprico   44'
Gilliland   75'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,341
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Sat Aug 18 21 Portland Thorns FC 2–2 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM PT Heath   60'
Sonnett   67'
Sinclair   69' (Heath)
[m 21] Kerr   44' (Nagasato), 49' (DiBernardo)
White   81'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 18,631
Referee: Malik Badawi
Note: Televised on ESPNews
Sat Aug 25 22 Orlando Pride 1–3 Chicago Red Stars Orlando, Florida
3:30 PM ET Camila   42'
Morgan   65' (Marta)
Zadorsky   79'
Monica   82'
[m 22] Kerr   44' (Nagasato), 59'
DiBernardo   45+1' (Kerr)
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,016
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr
Tue Sept 4 23 Chicago Red Stars 5–0 Sky Blue FC Bridgeview, Illinois
6:30 PM CT Mautz   18' (Gilliland), 46' (Gilliland)
Kerr   64' (Elby)
White   80' (Kerr)
Vasconcelos   90+7' (White)
[m 23]
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Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,974
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Note: Match was originally scheduled for July 28th, was postponed due to the cancellation of Sky Blue's flight to Chicago.
Sat Sep 8 24 Utah Royals FC 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Sandy, Utah
1:30 PM MT Rodriguez   55' (Bowen)
Stengel   64' (Lytle)
[m 24] Gilliland   17'
Stanton   25'
Kerr   39' (Gilliland)
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 11,851
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Postseason

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Tue Sep 18 Semifinal North Carolina Courage 2–0 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
6:00 PM PT McDonald   5' (Dunn)
Mathias   72'
Mewis   86' (Dunn)
[o 1] Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 4,646
Referee: Timothy Ford
Note: Televised on ESPNews. Due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Florence, the league rescheduled the Courage-Red Stars semifinal for September 18 in Portland.[11]

Honors and awards

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Award Result Player
Golden Boot winner Sam Kerr [12]
Most Valuable Player finalist Sam Kerr [13]
Defender of the Year finalist Julie Ertz [13]
NWSL Best XI
Position First team Position Second team
Forward Sam Kerr [14] Defender Julie Ertz [14]
Month Result Player Ref.
April Won   Sofia Huerta [15]
August Won   Sam Kerr [16]
Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref
April   Sofia Huerta [17]
May
June   Alyssa Naeher   Yuki Nagasato [18]
July   Katie Naughton   Yuki Nagasato   Sam Kerr [19]
August   Vanessa DiBernardo   Sam Kerr [20]
Week Result Player Ref
4 Won   Sofia Huerta [21]
6 Won   Alyssa Naeher [22]
10 Won   Yuki Nagasato [23]
15 Won   Sam Kerr [24]
22 Won   Sam Kerr [25]
Week Result Player Ref.
2 Nominated   Alyssa Mautz [26]
3 Nominated   Danielle Colaprico [27]
4 Nominated   Sofia Huerta [28]
6 Nominated   Samantha Kerr [29]
10 Nominated   Yuki Nagasato [30]
13 Nominated   Vanessa DiBernardo [31]
14 Nominated   Yuki Nagasato [32]
15 Nominated   Samantha Kerr [33]
16 Nominated   Samantha Kerr [34]
20 Nominated   Samantha Kerr [35]
21 Nominated   Samantha Kerr [36]
22 Nominated   Samantha Kerr [37]
Week Result Player Ref.
1 Nominated   Alyssa Naeher [38]
3 Nominated   Alyssa Naeher [39]
4 Nominated   Alyssa Naeher [40]
6 Won   Alyssa Naeher [41]
8 Nominated   Alyssa Naeher [42]
10 Nominated   Emily Boyd [43]
11/12 Nominated   Alyssa Naeher [44]
15 Nominated   Alyssa Naeher [45]
16 Nominated   Alyssa Naeher [46]
24 Nominated   Alyssa Naeher [47]

References

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  1. ^ "NWSL draft results: All the picks from all 4 rounds". January 18, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Sam Kerr departs Sky Blue FC in trade that brings Carli Lloyd back to New Jersey". January 18, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Boston Breakers players taken in NWSL dispersal draft". January 30, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Utah Royals acquire U.S. forward Christen Press in three-team trade". June 18, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "Morgan Brian Leaves France, Signs With Chicago Red Stars". June 19, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
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  7. ^ "Chicago Pending Trade Leaves Players Unavailable for Tonight's Match". June 16, 2018. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "Six Red Stars Head Down Under for 2018-19 W-League Season". Archived from the original on November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
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  12. ^ "2018 Golden Boot: Sam Kerr; Kerr scored 16 goals in 2018". September 10, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
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Match reports (preseason)
  1. ^ "Red Stars Defeat Marquette 3-0 in Preseason Opener". Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Chicago Defeats Portland 1-0 in Preseason Tournament Opener". Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Chicago Earns 1-0 Victory Against Houston in Preseason Tournament". Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Chicago Falls 1-0 to U.S. U-23 WNT in Final Tournament Match". Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
Match reports (regular season)
  1. ^ "Chicago Draws Houston 1-1 in Season Opener". March 25, 2018. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Chicago Falls 3-2 to Portland in 2018 Home Opener". March 13, 2018. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Chicago Defeats Utah 1-0 in First 2018 Victory". April 14, 2018. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Chicago Earns 3-0 Home Victory Against Houston". April 18, 2018. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "Chicago Draws Sky Blue FC 1-1 at Home". April 21, 2018. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "Chicago Earns a Point in Washington after 1-1 Draw". April 28, 2018. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  7. ^ "Chicago Fell 2-0 to Orlando in First Contest of 2018". May 2, 2018. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  8. ^ "Chicago Fights For a Point After 1-1 Draw in North Carolina". May 6, 2018. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  9. ^ "Chicago Draws Houston 2-2 in Final Duel for Both Clubs". May 12, 2018. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  10. ^ "Chicago Splits a Point with Scoreless Draw in Seattle". May 19, 2018. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  11. ^ "Chicago Falls 5-2 Against Orlando Pride". May 26, 2018. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  12. ^ "Chicago Breaks Seven-Game Winless Streak with 2-0 Victory Against the Spirit". June 2, 2018. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  13. ^ "The Red Stars battled Portland to a 1-1 draw in the heat at Toyota Park". Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  14. ^ "Chicago Earns 2-0 Victory Against Utah Royals FC". Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  15. ^ "Chicago Blanks Washington 2-0 Stretching Four-Game Undefeated Streak". Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  16. ^ "Chicago Suffers 4-1 Loss in North Carolina". Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  17. ^ "Kerr's Hat Trick Leads 3-1 Victory Against Sky Blue FC". Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  18. ^ "Chicago Grabs Three Points After 1-0 Victory Against Seattle". Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  19. ^ "Chicago Steals a Point in 1-1 Draw Against North Carolina". Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  20. ^ "Chicago Splits a Point in 0-0 Draw Against Seattle". Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  21. ^ "Chicago Settles with 2-2 Draw in Portland". Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  22. ^ "Chicago Takes Huge Three Points on the Road". Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  23. ^ "Chicago Clinches NWSL Playoff Spot". Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  24. ^ "Chicago Falls 2-1 to Utah Royals FC in Regular Season Finale". Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
Match report (postseason playoff)
  1. ^ a b "Chicago Falls to North Carolina 2-0 in NWSL Semifinals". Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
Notes
  1. ^ week ending April 8 had no game scheduled in the league
  2. ^ week 11, ending June 10, had only one game in the league
  3. ^ week 18, ending July 29, had one game scheduled in the league but was postponed due to inclement weather
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