The 2014 seattle reign fc season is upon us, and i see a lot of questions popping up on twitter and in comments about the details of attending a match at the reign. It was the first time the team was under 4,000 fans per game since 2014. Apr 12, 2014 in year two, seattle reign fc are looking to put the disappointment of their inaugural season behind them, with a revamped squad that looks equipped to compete for the 2014 nwsl championship. During the inaugural season of the nwsl, reign fc played at starfire stadium in tukwila, washington. Nwsl announces delay to start of season because of. For a second straight season, fc kansas city and the seattle reign played for the nwsl. Down 20 for the first time in 2014 on sunday, seattle threw numbers forward in the final 15 minutes. Head coach laura harveys persistence to shake up her roster with trades to improve the quality of her club, has seattle looking to rebound this season. Ol reign is an american professional womens soccer team based in tacoma, washington. Jan 30, 2019 the reign averaged just over 3,800 fans per game at memorial stadium last season, according to the seattle times. The group is one of the largest contingent of players from one. Chicago working in the backfield, reign fc not letting them push forward. Check out the seattle reign roster for the nwsl 2014 season. During the 2014 season, the reign set a league record unbeaten streak of 16 games.
Forward 2014 nwsl player of the week twice 2014 nwsl shield seattle reign fc 2014 fifa women. Fc kansas city beats seattle reign to win nwsl championship. But declining attendance and conditions inside the venue prompted a. The 2014 seattle reign fc season is the clubs second season of play and their second season in the national womens soccer league, the top division of. During the 2014 season, the reign set a league record unbeaten. Nahomi kawasumi departs seattle after four seasons with reign fc. In june 2016, kawasumi resigned with nwsl club seattle reign fc. Seattle reign fc resign forward nahomi kawasumi medium. Memorial stadium was a boon for seattle reign fc when the club took up residence there beginning in the 2014 season. Founded by bill and teresa predmore in 2012 as seattle reign fc, it was one of eight inaugural members of the national womens soccer league nwsl. Nahomi kawasumi departs after four seasons with reign fc ol. Sounder at heart photographer, mike russell, shot the seattle reign s 11th unbeaten match of the season. Perhaps most important, the reign will be essentially at full strength sunday.
May 10, 2014 usa national womens soccer league 2014 season 10 may 2014 portland thorns fc vs. Published on may 2, 2014 sky blue fc 022, 2 pts suffered a 20 loss to undefeated seattle reign fc 400, 12 pts on a rainy wednesday night at yurcak field in piscataway, nj. She is expected in seattle s preseason camp beginning on march 10. Megan rapinoe will play the entire 2014 nwsl season with seattle reign fc, the club announced monday, returning early from french club lyon, which has terminated rapinoes contract effective immediately. Fc kansas city defeated the shield winners seattle reign fc 21 to win the nwsl title. They enter the new season as the only returning team without a clean sheet, something coach laura harvey hopes to rectify sooner rather than later. Seattle february 5, 2015 seattle reign fc today announced their 2015 season schedule, which consists of 22 matches, including ten national womens soccer league nwsl home matches and two. Seattle sounders fc is an american professional soccer club based in seattle, washington. Kim littles 16 goals in 2014 for seattle reign fc youtube. The 2014 seattle reign fc season is the clubs second season of play and their second season in the national womens soccer league, the top division of womens soccer in the united states. Read our page about reign fc to see what makes seattle such an exciting urban city. Jan 15, 2019 in 2014, reign fc won the nwsl shield, advanced to the playoffs, and made the nwsl championship match for the first time in club history. The 2014 boston breakers season, is the clubs ninth overall year of existence, fifth consecutive year, and second year as a member of the national womens soccer league.
Apr 10, 2014 among the many things that ailed seattle reign fc in 20, they gave up at least one goal in each of their 22 matches. Nov 28, 2017 seattle reign fc has announced the resigning of forward nahomi naho kawasumi for the 2018 nwsl season. Goals and highlights from one of the brightest performers in the nwsl, nahomi kawasumi of the seattle reign. They enter the new season as the only returning team without a clean sheet, something coach laura harvey hopes to rectify sooner rather than. The sounders compete as a member of the western conference of major league soccer mls. May 17, 2017 nahomi kawasumi and the seattle reign suddenly look excellent. Leave your comments wsuthe wsu team bringing you news and updates from the world of womens football. She joined the club on loan from japans inac kobe leonessa for the 2014 nwsl season before signing with seattle prior to its 2015. Kawasumi first signed with reign fc on loan from inac kobe leonessa for the 2014 nwsl season. Reign fc announces immediate move to tacoma, dropping seattle. So youre thinking of attending a reign game sounder at. Thanks to a flurry of offseason moves, the seattle reign head into 2014 looking like a whole new team.
Aug 07, 2017 the curious case of seattle reign fcs attendance. Womens national team stars megan rapinoe and allie long, as well as worldclass female footballers from around the world, including jess fishlock, rumi utsugi, steph catley and jodie taylor. Kawasumi returned to seattle for the 2017 nwsl season. A day later, nwsl announced allocated national team players for the 2015 season, with reign fc defenders stephanie cox and carmelina moscato removed from the list. Megan rapinoe will play the entire 2014 nwsl season with seattle reign fc, the club announced monday, returning early from french club. Behind the body with seattle reign forward sydney leroux. The boston breakers, fc kansas city, and seattle reign fc moved to new stadia for 2014, while the houston dash was an expansion franchise.
Season two for the reign starts with a three match home stand, ends with a trip to portland thorns fc. After just a year in the league, the reign has orchestrated two first place regular season finishes clinching the nwsl shield in consecutive seasons 201415. The team did well at home with a 622 record, but as most nwsl teams do, struggled on the road with a 244 record. Awards the regular season champion seattle reign fc leads all teams with four players on the 2014 nwsl best xi and three more on the second xi. Jan 31, 2019 reign fc of the national womens soccer league announced its relocation from seattle to the south sound at a press conference earlier this week. Seattle reign at portland thorns showdown will highlight. See scores, results and the upcoming game schedule at fox sports. The 2014 regular season champion seattle reign fc heads into the 2014 nwsl championship game as slight favorites, but the players and. The reign had played at seattle s memorial stadium since 2014, but a combination of an outdated. Kawasumi returned to seattle for the 2017 nwsl season, during. The club was established on november, 2007, and began play in 2009 as an mls expansion team. Between the loss of little and the fact that seattle, aside from the 2014 season, has historically been a team that starts slow.
Megan rapinoe to play full 2014 season with seattle reign. Seattle reign fc schedule released sounder at heart. The regular season began the weekend of april 12 and ended august 20, with the championship game played on august 30. During the 16 game stretch, the reign compiled a 3 record.
Nahomi kawasumi seattle reign fc 2014 nwsl season 9 goals 5 assists in 20 games 2014 nwsl best. Seattle reign roster nwsl 2014 team roster fox sports. Force 10 sports management adds seattle reign fc to portfolio. Reign fc signs forward beverly yanez for 2019 nwsl season. Naho was key to the clubs transformation that season. Seattle reign fc announce 2015 season schedule oursports. S forward sydney leroux 2 and canada defender lauren sesselmann 10 chase the ball during the first half of a soccer game friday, jan.
Seattle reign dominates nwsl best xi selections 08302014. Reign fc is a founding member of the nineteam national womens soccer league. Last season the reign relocated to tacoma and dropped seattle. Reign score two goals in first 25 minutes and finish off their fifth shutout of the season. The 2014 edition of seattles defense features a few pieces from last seasons team elli reed, lauren barnes and kate deines are all back but harvey also made moves to acquire a few more.
The club will play at cheney stadium beginning in 2019. The seattle reign fc are relocating to tacoma in time to play the 2019 season in a new home. The seattle reign has announced its 2016 national womens soccer league season schedule, with its opener against sky blue fc at memorial stadium on april 17 at 4 p. The 2014 seattle reign fc lost in the championship. The team that played as the seattle reign fc in 2018 and reign fc, after a move to tacoma, in 2019 will take the field as ol reign this season in a nod to its new ownership, frances ol groupe. Seattle reign announces 2016 nwsl season schedule the. Nwsl partners and special offers sign up to receive special offers, news, and other communications from the nwsls official sponsors, other business partners, and member clubs.
The curious case of seattle reign fcs attendance sounder. The reign had played at memorial stadium in seattle center since their second national womens soccer league season in 2014. Published on aug 21, 2014 all the goals scored by the seattle reign in the 2014 national womens soccer league regular season. Former seattle reign fc midfielder kim little set the record for most goals scored in a season with 16 in 2014. Rapinoe joined seattle mid season in 20 as well after competing with lyon, who won. Sky blue fc 022, 2 pts suffered a 20 loss to undefeated seattle reign fc 400, 12 pts on a rainy wednesday night at yurcak field in piscataway, nj. All film used from nwsl and its respective teams game highlights. The team competes in the national womens soccer league, the top division of womens soccer in the united states. The management group of the seattle storm will now operate ticket sales and service for nwsls seattle reign fc seattle force 10 enterprises, llc, owned by lisa brummel, ginny gilder and dawn trudeau, the parent company of force 10 hoops, llc and force 10 sports management, llc, has announced that seattles national womens soccer.
Nahomi kawasumi and the seattle reign suddenly look excellent. Goal christen press sees her 1on1 chance blocked, but jen hoy is there to clean it up. The 2014 season was fc kansas citys second season of existence. The reign has six former portland pilots on the roster, including four who have started at least one game during the 2014 season. Seattle reign fc, 2014 loan in february 2014, kawasumi signed with seattle reign fc on loan for the 2014 national womens soccer league season. Aug 21, 2014 all the goals scored by the seattle reign in the 2014 national womens soccer league regular season.
Mar 27, 2020 this 2014 reign team playing their first year at memorial stadium went undefeated until july and finished the regular season at the top of the table, with a 1626 wlt record. Seattle reign fc claimed the national womens soccer league shield for the second consecutive season on wednesday with a 31 win over the boston breakers in seattle. Seattle reign nwsl team moves to cheney stadium in tacoma. It wasnt until the 2014 season the reigns second season that the sounders broke away from sharing business operations and resources with. Reign fc changes its name again, to ol reign, and has new. Jan 11, 2015 nahomi kawasumi seattle reign fc 2014 nwsl season 9 goals 5 assists in 20 games 2014 nwsl best. Seattle reign win nwsl shield for 2nd straight season. Yanez, under her maiden name goebel, played in seattle on loan in 2014, scoring five goals and adding four assists while helping the reign fc to a regular season title. Kawasumi finished the 2014 season, having scored 9 goals and provided 5 assists. The stadium is located approximately 12 miles from downtown seattle and is the training facility for seattle sounders fc, as well as where the sounders play their u. Seattle reign fc official 2014 roster womens soccer united.
The reign averaged just over 3,800 fans per game at memorial stadium last season, according to the seattle times. The club first played its matches at starfire sports in tukwila and moved to memorial stadium at seattle center in 2014. Last season the reign relocated to tacoma and dropped seattle from. Join us to rewatch the reign take down the thorns sounder. The league had announced it would not expand for the 2014 season and was not expected to contract.
The streak came to an end july 12, 2014 in a match against the chicago red stars that ended 10 in favor of the red stars. The seattle reign fc of the national womens soccer league ended the 2014 season with a record of 16 wins and 2 losses and 6 ties for 54 points finishing first in the nwsl. The forward appeared in all 24 matches for the club during the 2017 season, starting. Aug 27, 2015 seattle reign fc claimed the nwsl shield for the second straight season. Apr 03, 2017 seattle reign fc missed out on the 2016 playoffs by two points for an underwhelming fifth place finish, after winning the nwsl shield backtoback in 2014 and 2015. Kim little is reunited with coach laura harvey, with whom she spent several seasons at arsenal ladies. For those who have forgotten, perhaps by choice, seattle was without its u. The 20 seattle reign fc season was the clubs first season in the 20 seattle reign fc season was the clubs first season in the.