2016 Sky Blue FC season

Sky Blue FC

2016 season
President & CEO	Thomas Hofstetter
Head coach	Christy Holly
Stadium	Yurcak Field
Home colors Away colors
← 2015

The 2016 Sky Blue FC season was the team's eight season. Sky Blue played the 2016 season in National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Team

Roster

The first team roster of Sky Blue FC.^[1]

Current squad

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

No. Position Player 2 MF Shawna Gordon 3 DF Christie Rampone 5 DF Maya Hayes 6 MF Taylor Lytle 7 MF Nikki Stanton 8 DF Erica Skroski 9 DF Meg Morris 10 MF Ashley Nick 11 MF Raquel Rodriguez 12 MF Kim DeCesare 13 DF Kristin Grubka 15 DF CoCo Goodson

No. Position Player 16 MF Sarah Killion 18 GK Caroline Stanley 19 DF Kelley O'Hara 20 FW Samantha Kerr 21 FW Leah Galton 22 DF Rachel Breton 24 MF Kelly Conheeney 27 GK Caroline Casey 32 FW Natasha Kai 33 FW Erin Simon 44 MF Theresa Diederich 88 FW Danielle Schulmann

Match results

Preseason

Sky Blue FC v St. John's Red Storm

Sun Mar 20 1	Sky Blue FC	1 – 0	St. John's Red Storm	Scotch Plains, New Jersey
2:00pm ET	Killion  37' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Wexler Field

Sky Blue FC v North Carolina Tar Heels

Sat Mar 26 2	Sky Blue FC	2 – 0	North Carolina Tar Heels	Lakewood Township, New Jersey
2:00pm ET	Kai  4' DeCesare  61'	Report		Stadium: Georgian Court University

Regular season

Seattle Reign FC v Sky Blue FC

Sun Apr 17 1	Seattle Reign FC	1 – 2	Sky Blue FC	Seattle, Washington
				Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Sky Blue FC v Washington Spirit

Sun Apr 24 2	Sky Blue FC	1 – 2	Washington Spirit	Piscataway, New Jersey
	Maya Hayes  66' (Taylor Lytle) Kelley O'Hara  74'	Report	Ali Krieger  40' (Tori Huster) Shelina Zadorsky  46+' Diana Matheson  56' (Crystal Dunn)	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,571

Houston Dash v Sky Blue FC

Fri Apr 29 3	Houston Dash	0 – 0	Sky Blue FC	Houston
		Report	Raquel Rodriguez  32'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,081 Referee: Reyna Fonseca

Sky Blue FC v Western New York Flash

Sat May 7 4	Sky Blue FC	v	Western New York Flash	Piscataway, New Jersey
				Stadium: Yurcak Field

Sky Blue FC v Boston Breakers

Fri May 13 5	Sky Blue FC	v	Boston Breakers	Piscataway, New Jersey
				Stadium: Yurcak Field

Western New York Flash v Sky Blue FC

Sat May 21 6	Western New York Flash	v	Sky Blue FC	Rochester, New York
				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

Chicago Red Stars v Sky Blue FC

Sun May 29 7	Chicago Red Stars	v	Sky Blue FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
				Stadium: Toyota Park

Sky Blue FC v FC Kansas City

Sat Jun 11 8	Sky Blue FC	v	FC Kansas City	Piscataway, New Jersey
				Stadium: Yurcak Field

Sky Blue FC v Seattle Reign FC

Sun Jun 19 9	Sky Blue FC	v	Seattle Reign FC	Piscataway, New Jersey
				Stadium: Yurcak Field

Washington Spirit v Sky Blue FC

Sat Jun 25 10	Washington Spirit	v	Sky Blue FC	Boyds, Maryland
				Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex

Portland Thorns FC v Sky Blue FC

Sat Jul 2 11	Portland Thorns FC	v	Sky Blue FC	Portland, Oregon
				Stadium: Providence Park

Sky Blue FC v Houston Dash

Sat Jul 9 12	Sky Blue FC	v	Houston Dash	Piscataway, New Jersey
				Stadium: Yurcak Field

Boston Breakers v Sky Blue FC

Sun Jul 17 13	Boston Breakers	v	Sky Blue FC	Boston, Massachusetts
				Stadium: Jordan Field

Sky Blue FC v Washington Spirit

Sat Jul 23 14	Sky Blue FC	v	Washington Spirit	Piscataway, New Jersey
				Stadium: Yurcak Field

Washington Spirit v Sky Blue FC

Sat Jul 30 15	Washington Spirit	v	Sky Blue FC	Boyds, Maryland
				Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex

Sky Blue FC v Chicago Red Stars

Sat Aug 27 16	Sky Blue FC	v	Chicago Red Stars	Piscataway, New Jersey
				Stadium: Yurcak Field

FC Kansas City v Sky Blue FC

Sun Sep 4 17	FC Kansas City	v	Sky Blue FC	Kansas City, Missouri
				Stadium: TBD

Sky Blue FC v Orlando Pride

Wed Sep 7 18	Sky Blue FC	v	Orlando Pride	Piscataway, New Jersey
				Stadium: Yurcak Field

Orlando Pride v Sky Blue FC

Sat Sep 10 19	Orlando Pride	v	Sky Blue FC	Orlando, Florida
				Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl

Sky Blue FC v Portland Thorns FC

Sun Sep 25 20	Sky Blue FC	v	Portland Thorns FC	Piscataway, New Jersey
				Stadium: Yurcak Field

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Washington Spirit	4	3	1	0	6	1	+5	10	NWSL Shield
2	Chicago Red Stars	4	3	0	1	4	3	+1	9	NWSL Playoffs
3	Portland Thorns FC	4	2	2	0	4	2	+2	8
4	Seattle Reign FC	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
5	Western New York Flash	4	2	0	2	3	5	−2	6
6	Houston Dash	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
7	Sky Blue FC	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	4
8	Orlando Pride	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
9	FC Kansas City	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1
10	Boston Breakers	4	0	0	4	0	6	−6	0

Updated to match(es) played on May 7, 2016. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
3	4	1	1	1	3	3	0	0	1	0	1	2	−1	1	0	1	2	1	+1

Last updated: April 29, 2016
Source: Soccerway
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	D

Last updated: April 29, 2016.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

External links

• Official website

References

1. "2016 ROSTER". skybluefc.com.

See also

• 2016 National Women's Soccer League season
• 2016 in American soccer