2009 Chicago Red Stars season
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| Chairman |  Emma Hayes | ||
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| Manager |  Peter Wilt | ||
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The 2009 Chicago Red Stars season was the first season of the soccer club, and it competed in the first season of Women's Professional Soccer league.
Major events
Team news
The Chicago Red Stars team is one of the eight teams in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) League, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States that began play on March 29, 2009. The WPS is the highest level in the United States soccer pyramid for the women's game. The Chicago Red Stars play at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL - a suburb of Chicago.[1]
Squad
First-team squad
- As of March 26, 2009.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club
Management
| Position | Staff | 
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| Technical Director |  Emma Hayes | 
| Manager |  Emma Hayes | 
| Assistant manager |  Denise Reddy | 
| Assistant manager |  Nathan Kipp | 
| Head athletic trainer |  Laura Behr | 
Last updated: May 5, 2010
Source: http://chicagoredstars.com/history/
Competitions
Women's Professional Soccer
Standings
| Club | Pts | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | |
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| 1 | Los Angeles Sol | 41 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 
| 2 | Saint Louis Athletica | 33 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 
| 3 | Washington Freedom | 29 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 
| 4 | Sky Blue FC | 26 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 
| 5 | Boston Breakers | 25 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 
| 6 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 
| 7 | FC Gold Pride | 18 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 
| 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs | 
Matches
Win Tie Loss
WPS regular season
Reference[3]
| April 4, 2009 | Saint Louis Athletica | 0 – 1 | Chicago Red Stars | Edwardsville, IL, USA | 
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| Report | Tarpley  78' | Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Attendance: 5,008 Referee: ? | 
| April 11, 2009 | Washington Freedom | 1 – 1 | Chicago Red Stars | Germantown, MD, USA | 
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| Sauerbrunn  54' | Report | Tarpley  29' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,028 Referee: ? | 
| April 19, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 0 – 0 | Sky Blue FC | Bridgeview, Illinois USA | 
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| Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 5,824 Referee: ? | 
| April 25, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 4 – 0 | Boston Breakers | Bridgeview, Illinois USA | 
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| Lloyd  21' Rapinoe  39' Carney  42' Klein  52' | Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 4,118 Referee: Veronica Brito | 
| May 10, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 0 – 2 | Sky Blue FC | Bridgeview, Illinois USA | 
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| Report | Walsh  8' Kai  79' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,664 Referee: Victor Herrera | 
| May 16, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 0 – 1 | FC Gold Pride | Bridgeview, Illinois USA | 
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| Report | Sinclair  30' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 4,884 Referee: Kari Seitz | 
| May 23, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 0 – 2 | Saint Louis Athletica | Bridgeview, Illinois USA | 
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| Report | Dieke  25' (o.g.) Aluko  41' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 4,461 Referee: Sandra Serafini | 
| June 3, 2009 | Los Angeles Sol | 1 – 1 | Chicago Red Stars | Carson, California USA | 
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| Abily  90' | Report | Cristiane  88' | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 3,832 Referee: Felisha Mariscal | 
| June 7, 2009 | FC Gold Pride | 1 – 1 | Chicago Red Stars | Santa Clara, CA USA | 
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| Sinclair  14' | Report | Cristiane  47' | Stadium: BuckShaw Stadium Attendance: 2,956 Referee: Veronica Brito | 
| June 13, 2009 | Washington Freedom | 2 – 1 | Chicago Red Stars | Washington D.C., USA | 
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| Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: ? Referee: ? | 
| June 17, 2009 | Sky Blue FC | 1 – 0 | Chicago Red Stars | Piscataway, NJ USA | 
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| Rosana  24' | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Stadium Attendance: 2,611 Referee: Veronica Brito | 
| June 21, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 0 – 2 | Boston Breakers | Bridgeview, Illinois USA | 
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| Report | Rodriguez  22' Lilly  90+' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,889 Referee: Dallas Malhiwsky | 
| June 27, 2009 | Los Angeles Sol | 4 – 0 | Chicago Red Stars | Carson, California USA | 
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| Boxx  15' Abily  20' Marta  62', 90+' | Report | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 4,653 Referee: Bryan Roslund | 
| July 1, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 2 – 1 | Washington Freedom | Bridgeview, Illinois USA | 
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| Cristiane  48' Tarpley  61' | Report | Wambach  34' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 4,127 Referee: Sandra Serafini | 
| July 12, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 3 – 1 | FC Gold Pride | Bridgeview, Illinois USA | 
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| Cristiane  31' (pen.), 45', 65' | Report | Milbrett  64' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 5,127 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald | 
| July 15, 2009 | Boston Breakers | 1 – 0 | Chicago Red Stars | Cambridge, MA USA | 
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| Hucles  35' | Report | Stadium: Harvard Stadium Attendance: 4,075 Referee: Ted Unkel | 
| July 19, 2009 | Sky Blue FC | 1 – 0 | Chicago Red Stars | Piscataway, NJ USA | 
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| Hanks  62' | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Stadium Attendance: 3,130 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero | 
| July 26, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 2 – 3 | Washington Freedom | Bridgeview, Illinois USA | 
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| Rapinoe  15' Carney  69' | Report | Wambach  35', 56' Long  89' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 5,226 Referee: Sandra Serafini | 
| August 2, 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 3 – 1 | Los Angeles Sol | Bridgeview, Illinois USA | 
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| Lloyd  10' Tarpley  46' Cristiane  90+' | Report | Duan  90' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 7,959 Referee: Kari Seitz | 
| August 5, 2009 | Saint Louis Athletica | 2 – 0 | Chicago Red Stars | Edwardsville, IL, USA | 
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| Welsh  35, 65' | Report | Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Attendance: 3,437 Referee: Daniel Radford | 
Awards
Golden Boot
| Rank | Scorer | G | A | 
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| 1 |  Cristiane | 7 | 0 | 
| 2 |  Lindsay Tarpley | 4 | 4 | 
| 3 |  Megan Rapinoe | 2 | 3 | 
| 4 |  Karen Carney | 2 | 2 | 
| 5 |  Carli Lloyd | 2 | 1 | 
| 6 |  Brittany Klein | 1 | 3 | 
| 7 |  Marian Dalmy | 0 | 2 | 
| 7 |  Ella Masar | 0 | 2 | 
| 9 |  Heather Garriock | 0 | 1 | 
http://www.womensprosoccer.com/chicago/stats/2009-stats.aspx
Other information
| Chairman |  Peter Wilt | 
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Toyota Park (20,000 / N/A)[4] | 
Source: http://chicagoredstars.com/history/
References
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