2019 Reign FC season

The 2019 Reign FC season was the club's seventh season of play and their seventh season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. It was the club's first season playing in Tacoma, Washington, following the relocation from Seattle; the 2019 season was also their first under their new name after they were rebranded from Seattle Reign FC.^[2]

Reign FC

2019 season
Majority owners	Bill and Teresa Predmore
President	Bill Predmore
Head coach	Vlatko Andonovski
Stadium	Cheney Stadium
NWSL	4th
Playoffs	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Bethany Balcer (6) All: Bethany Balcer (6)
Highest home attendance	7,479 (July 28 vs. CHI)
Lowest home attendance	3,032 (May 27 vs. NC)
Average home league attendance	5,213[1]
Home colors Away colors
← 2018 2020 →

It was the NWSL's first season with the increased standard roster size from 20 to 22. In addition, there were now four supplemental roster spots for players making the minimum salary that do not count against the team salary cap. Teams were required to carry at least 20 players at any given time and could carry as many as 26 players.^[3]

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Vlatko Andonovski
Assistant Coach	Sam Laity
Assistant Coach	Milan Ivanovic
Goalkeeper Coach	Ljupco Kmetovski-Rakush
Director of High Performance	Nick Leman

Last updated: June 14, 2019
Source: https://www.reignfc.com/roster

Roster

As of September 17, 2019.^[4]

No.	Nat.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Since	Previous club	Notes[a]
Goalkeepers
1		Lydia Williams	(1988-05-13)May 13, 1988 (aged 30)	2017	Houston Dash
18		Michelle Betos	(1988-02-20)February 20, 1988 (aged 31)	2018	Vålerenga
26		Casey Murphy	(1996-04-25)April 25, 1996 (aged 22)	2019	Montpellier HSC
28		Sammy Jo Prudhomme	(1993-10-25)October 25, 1993 (aged 25)	2019	Washington Spirit
29		Scout Watson	(1996-05-01)May 1, 1996 (aged 22)	2019	Colorado Buffaloes	NTR
Defenders
3		Lauren Barnes (co-captain)	(1989-05-31)May 31, 1989 (aged 29)	2013	Philadelphia Independence
4		Megan Oyster	(1992-09-03)September 3, 1992 (aged 26)	2018	Boston Breakers
7		Steph Catley	(1994-01-26)January 26, 1994 (aged 25)	2018	Melbourne City	INT
8		Theresa Nielsen	(1986-07-20)July 20, 1986 (aged 32)	2018	Vålerenga	INT
13		Celia Jiménez Delgado	(1995-06-20)June 20, 1995 (aged 23)	2019	FC Rosengård	INT
19		Kristen McNabb	(1994-04-17)April 17, 1994 (aged 24)	2017	Virginia Cavaliers
21		Christen Westphal	(1993-09-02)September 2, 1993 (aged 25)	2018	Boston Breakers
23		Taylor Smith	(1993-12-01)December 1, 1993 (aged 25)	2019	Washington Spirit	SUP
33		Stephanie Cox	(1986-04-03)April 3, 1986 (aged 33)	2019	Retirement
35		Schuyler DeBree	(1996-09-05)September 5, 1996 (aged 22)	2019	AC Sparta Praha
Midfielders
5		Quinn[b]	(1995-08-11)August 11, 1995 (aged 23)	2019	Paris FC	INT
6		Allie Long	(1987-08-13)August 13, 1987 (aged 31)	2018	Portland Thorns	FED
10		Jess Fishlock	(1987-01-14)January 14, 1987 (aged 32)	2013	Bristol Academy
12		Morgan Andrews	(1995-03-25)March 25, 1995 (aged 24)	2018	Boston Breakers
14		Morgan Proffitt	(1994-08-22)August 22, 1994 (aged 24)	2019	Slavia Praha	SUP
17		Bev Yanez	(1988-07-19)July 19, 1988 (aged 30)	2014	INAC Kobe Leonessa
20		Rumi Utsugi	(1988-12-05)December 5, 1988 (aged 30)	2016	Montpellier HSC
31		Rosie White	(1993-06-06)June 6, 1993 (aged 25)	2019	Chicago Red Stars	INT
Forwards
2		Shea Groom	(1993-03-04)March 4, 1993 (aged 26)	2019	Sky Blue FC
9		Jodie Taylor	(1986-05-17)May 17, 1986 (aged 32)	2018	Arsenal
11		Darian Jenkins	(1995-01-05)January 5, 1995 (aged 24)	2019	North Carolina Courage
15		Megan Rapinoe (co-captain)	(1985-07-05)July 5, 1985 (aged 33)	2013	Lyon	FED
16		Jaycie Johnson	(1995-04-18)April 18, 1995 (aged 23)	2018	Nebraska Cornhuskers	SUP
22		Jasmyne Spencer	(1990-08-27)August 27, 1990 (aged 28)	2018	Orlando Pride
24		Bethany Balcer	(1997-03-07)March 7, 1997 (aged 22)	2019	Spring Arbor Cougars	SUP
25		Ifeoma Onumonu	(1994-02-25)February 25, 1994 (aged 25)	2019	Portland Thorns	SUP
27		Addison Steiner	(1994-12-19)December 19, 1994 (aged 24)	2019	KIF Örebro	SUP

1. denotes a season-ending injury.
2. Then known as Rebecca Quinn

Competitions

  Win   Tie   Loss

All times are in PT unless otherwise noted.

Preseason

UCLA Bruins v Reign FC

March 16, 2019	UCLA Bruins	0–2	Reign FC	Norco, California
12:00		Report	3' (o.g.) Jenkins 19'	Stadium: SilverLakes Soccer Complex

Washington Huskies v Reign FC

April 5, 2019	Washington Huskies	0–5	Reign FC	Seattle, Washington
19:30	Castro  62'	Report	Spencer 15' McNabb 20' Groom 38' Balcer 60', 65' Andrews  70'	Stadium: Husky Soccer Stadium

Thorns Spring Invitational

Reign FC v United States U-23

March 24, 2019	Reign FC	2–1	United States U-23	Portland, Oregon
11:30	Jenkins 49' Long 70'	Report	Sanchez 54'	Stadium: Merlo Field

Reign FC v Chicago Red Stars

March 27, 2019	Reign FC	2–1	Chicago Red Stars	Portland, Oregon
13:30	Andrews 38' Theresa 64' Baucom  90+3'	Report	Johnson 5' Sharples  90+1'	Stadium: Merlo Field

Portland Thorns FC v Reign FC

March 30, 2019	Portland Thorns FC	0–0	Reign FC	Portland, Oregon
19:30		Report		Stadium: Merlo Field

Regular season

Houston Dash v Reign FC

April 14, 2019 1	Houston Dash	1–1	Reign FC	Houston, Texas
15:00	Prince 10' Schmidt  67' Nairn  90+3'	Box Report	Jenkins 58' McNabb  79'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,335

Reign FC v Orlando Pride

April 21, 2019 2	Reign FC	1–1	Orlando Pride	Tacoma, Washington
19:00	Balcer 21'	Box Report	Kennedy 6' van Egmond  58' Morgan  90+2'	Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 5,323

Chicago Red Stars v Reign FC

April 28, 2019 3	Chicago Red Stars	3–0	Reign FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
10:00	Short 13' Nagasato 53' Ertz  68' Elby 89'	Box Report		Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,804

Washington Spirit v Reign FC

May 4, 2019 4	Washington Spirit	0–0	Reign FC	Boyds, Maryland
16:00	Matthews  86'	Box Report	Barnes  89'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,097 Referee: Jasmine Peralta

Reign FC v Sky Blue FC

May 18, 2019 5	Reign FC	2–1	Sky Blue FC	Tacoma, Washington
13:00	James 13' (o.g.) Taylor 78' Onumonu  90+8'	Box Report	Rodriguez 10' McCaskill  45+1'	Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 3,036

Reign FC v North Carolina Courage

May 27, 2019 6	Reign FC	2–1	North Carolina Courage	Tacoma, Washington
14:00	Balcer 13' Theresa  30' Groom 86'	Box Report	Erceg 89'	Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 3,032 Referee: Danielle Cheskey

Reign FC v Houston Dash

June 2, 2019 7	Reign FC	1–1	Houston Dash	Tacoma, Washington
13:00	Balcer 32' Groom  45+3'	Box Report	Prisock  66' Nairn 90'	Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 3,063 Referee: Tori Penso

Reign FC v Washington Spirit

June 15, 2019 8	Reign FC	1–1	Washington Spirit	Tacoma, Washington
19:00	Fishlock 77'	Box	Huster  55' Sullivan 62'	Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 3,572

Chicago Red Stars v Reign FC

June 23, 2019 9	Chicago Red Stars	0–1	Reign FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00	Stanton  29'	Box	Fishlock 80' Barnes  90+3'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,023

Utah Royals FC v Reign FC

June 28, 2019 10	Utah Royals FC	0–2	Reign FC	Sandy, Utah
19:00	Stengel  84'	Box Report	Fishlock 30' Onumonu 35' Groom  49'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 6,910

Portland Thorns FC v Reign FC

July 5, 2019 11	Portland Thorns FC	0–1	Reign FC	Portland, Oregon
20:00	Dagný  54'	Box Report	Barnes  22' Groom  52' Celia 55'  64'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 19,116

North Carolina Courage v Reign FC

July 13, 2019 12	North Carolina Courage	2–0	Reign FC	Cary, North Carolina
16:00	Williams 22' Debinha 55' O'Sullivan  70'	Box Report	Balcer  87'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,216

Reign FC v Chicago Red Stars

July 28, 2019 13	Reign FC	0–4	Chicago Red Stars	Tacoma, Washington
13:00	Barnes  34'	Box Report	Wright 4' DiBernardo 14' Nagasato 51' Ertz  59' Kerr 81'	Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 7,479

Houston Dash v Reign FC

August 2, 2019 14	Houston Dash	0–1	Reign FC	Houston, Texas
16:00	Nairn  90+5'	Box Report	White 21' Jenkins  80' Murphy  85'	Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 3,621

Reign FC v Portland Thorns FC

August 7, 2019 15	Reign FC	1–0	Portland Thorns FC	Tacoma, Washington
19:00	Catley  31' White 55' Taylor  78'	Box Report		Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 5,865

Reign FC v Utah Royals FC

August 11, 2019 16	Reign FC	1–3	Utah Royals FC	Tacoma, Washington
13:00	Long  14' Groom 41' Celia  68'	Box Report	Stengel 3' LaBonta 59' Rodriguez 67' Weber  81'	Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 5,939

Sky Blue FC v Reign FC

August 18, 2019 17	Sky Blue FC	1–1	Reign FC	Harrison, New Jersey
10:00	Eddy 36'	Box Report	Taylor 38' Long  84'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 9,415

North Carolina Courage v Reign FC

August 24, 2019 18	North Carolina Courage	1–0	Reign FC	Cary, North Carolina
16:00	L. Williams 82'	Box Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,743

Reign FC v Orlando Pride

September 7, 2019 19	Reign FC	3–1	Orlando Pride	Tacoma, Washington
19:00	Jenkins 3', 12' Yanez 17' Barnes  61'	Box Report	Camila 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 6,668

Washington Spirit v Reign FC

September 14, 2019 20	Washington Spirit	2–2	Reign FC	Washington, D.C.
16:30	Hatch 30' Logarzo 90'	Box Report	Balcer 35' Onumonu 90+2' McNabb  90+7'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,418

Reign FC v Sky Blue FC

September 21, 2019 21	Reign FC	0–1	Sky Blue FC	Tacoma, Washington
19:00		Box Report	Dorsey  43' Lloyd  50' 77'	Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 6,189

Reign FC v Utah Royals FC

September 25, 2019 22	Reign FC	2–1	Utah Royals FC	Tacoma, Washington
19:00	Balcer 40' McNabb  77' Taylor 86'	Box Report	Stengel 67'	Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 5,015

Reign FC v Portland Thorns FC

September 29, 2019 23	Reign FC	2–0	Portland Thorns FC	Tacoma, Washington
11:00	Taylor 27' Nielsen  36' Yanez  51' Balcer 81'	Box Report	Foord  34' Dagný  57' Sonnett  89'	Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 7,370

Orlando Pride v Reign FC

October 12, 2019 24	Orlando Pride	2–2	Reign FC	Orlando, Florida
16:30	Hill 24' Marta  39' 86' Elinsky  90+2'	Box Report	Long  29' Jenkins 34' Taylor 41' McNabb  59' Celia  89'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 8,103

Regular-season standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Carolina Courage (C)	24	15	4	5	54	23	+31	49	NWSL Shield
2	Chicago Red Stars	24	14	2	8	41	28	+13	44	NWSL Playoffs
3	Portland Thorns FC	24	11	7	6	40	31	+9	40
4	Reign FC	24	10	8	6	27	27	0	38
5	Washington Spirit	24	9	7	8	30	25	+5	34
6	Utah Royals FC	24	10	4	10	25	25	0	34
7	Houston Dash	24	7	5	12	21	36	−15	26
8	Sky Blue FC	24	5	5	14	20	34	−14	20
9	Orlando Pride	24	4	4	16	24	53	−29	16

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
24	10	8	6	27	27	0	38	6	3	3	16	15	+1	4	5	3	11	12	−1

Last updated: October 13, 2019.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Stadium	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	W	D
Position[a]	3	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	4	2	1	2	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on October 13, 2019. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

1. RFC's position at the end of the day on which their match was played.

Playoffs

Further information: 2019 NWSL season § NWSL Playoffs

North Carolina Courage v Reign FC

October 20, 2019 Semi-final	North Carolina Courage	4–1 (a.e.t.)	Reign FC	Cary, North Carolina
10:30	O'Reilly 88' (pen.) Debinha 99' Barnes 105+1' (o.g.) Dunn 107'	Box Report	Long  50' Onumonu 90+3'	Stadium: Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 7,422

Appearances and goals

As of October 20, 2019; only players who have made appearances are listed.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regular season		Playoffs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers:
1	GK	AUS	Lydia Williams	1	0	1	0	0	0
18	GK	USA	Michelle Betos	4	0	4	0	0	0
26	GK	USA	Casey Murphy	20	0	19	0	1	0
Defenders:
3	DF	USA	Lauren Barnes	24	0	23	0	1	0
4	DF	USA	Megan Oyster	20	0	20	0	0	0
7	DF	AUS	Steph Catley	16	0	15	0	1	0
8	DF	DEN	Theresa Nielsen	22	0	19+2	0	0+1	0
13	DF	ESP	Celia Jiménez	13	1	10+2	1	0+1	0
19	DF	USA	Kristen McNabb	16	0	10+5	0	1	0
21	DF	USA	Christen Westphal	4	0	1+3	0	0	0
33	DF	USA	Stephanie Cox	8	0	3+4	0	1	0
Midfielders:
5	MF	CAN	Quinn	6	0	4+2	0	0	0
6	MF	USA	Allie Long	15	0	14	0	1	0
10	MF	WAL	Jess Fishlock	5	3	5	3	0	0
12	MF	USA	Morgan Andrews	9	0	7+2	0	0	0
14	MF	USA	Morgan Proffitt	6	0	4+2	0	0	0
17	MF	USA	Bev Yanez	22	1	20+1	1	1	0
20	MF	JPN	Rumi Utsugi	5	0	4+1	0	0	0
31	MF	NZL	Rosie White	9	2	8+1	2	0	0
Forwards:
2	FW	USA	Shea Groom	16	2	14+1	2	0+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Jodie Taylor	17	5	15+1	5	1	0
11	FW	USA	Darian Jenkins	18	4	11+6	4	1	0
15	FW	USA	Megan Rapinoe	6	0	3+2	0	1	0
16	FW	USA	Jaycie Johnson	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
22	FW	USA	Jasmyne Spencer	1	0	1	0	0	0
24	FW	USA	Bethany Balcer	25	6	19+5	6	1	0
25	FW	NGA	Ifeoma Onumonu	21	3	8+12	2	0+1	1
27	FW	USA	Addison Steiner	5	0	0+5	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
5	FW	USA	Kiersten Dallstream	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
44	FW	CAN	Maegan Kelly	6	0	2+4	0	0	0
88	MF	AUS	Elise Kellond-Knight	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
Own goals for:
			Sky Blue FC (James)	1	1	1	1	0	0

• Source:

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Reign FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired (e.g., draft picks) are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Reign FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, her new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when she was officially removed from the Reign FC roster.

Transfers in

Date	Player	Pos	Signed From	Notes	Ref
September 24, 2018	Elise Kellond-Knight	MF	Hammarby	Free transfer from Melbourne City after the conclusion of 2018–19 W-League season	[5]
October 11, 2018	Steph Catley	DF	Melbourne City	Free transfer after the conclusion of 2018–19 W-League season	[6]
December 12, 2018	Celia Jiménez Delgado	DF	FC Rosengård	Free	[7]
December 17, 2018	Darian Jenkins	FW	North Carolina Courage	Traded in exchange for the No. 9 overall pick in 2019	[8]
January 15, 2019	Shea Groom	FW	Sky Blue FC	Traded in exchange for Nahomi Kawasumi	[9]
February 27, 2019	Morgan Proffitt	MF	SK Slavia Praha	Free	[10]
March 22, 2019	Taylor Smith	DF	Washington Spirit	Free	[11]
April 13, 2019	Bethany Balcer	FW	Spring Arbor Cougars	Free	[12]
May 3, 2019	Maegan Kelly	FW	Atalanta Mozzanica	National Team Replacement player	[13]
May 14, 2019	Ifeoma Onumonu	FW	Portland Thorns	National Team Replacement player; promoted to supplemental roster on June 28, 2019	[14][15]
May 15, 2019	Casey Murphy	GK	Montpellier HSC	Undisclosed	[16]
May 22, 2019	Scout Watson	GK	Colorado Buffaloes	National Team Replacement player	[17]
May 31, 2019	Stephanie Cox	DF	Retirement	National Team Replacement player; promoted to senior roster on July 16, 2019	[18][19]
June 14, 2019	Erin Yenney	MF	Chicago Red Stars	National Team Replacement player	[20]
June 14, 2019	Kori Butterfield	GK	Thróttur Reykjavík	Goalkeeper replacement for Scout Watson	[20]
July 15, 2019	Sammy Jo Prudhomme	GK	Washington Spirit	Traded in exchange for Elise Kellond-Knight	[21]
July 15, 2019	Quinn	MF	Paris FC	Free	[22]
July 15, 2019	Schuyler DeBree	DF	AC Sparta Praha	Undisclosed	[23]
July 16, 2019	Addison Steiner	FW	KIF Örebro	Promoted to supplemental roster; originally signed on loan as National Team Replacement player on May 23, 2019	[24][25]
July 16, 2019	Rosie White	MF	Unattached	Free	[26]

Loans in

Start	End	Player	Pos	Parent Club	Notes	Ref
May 23, 2019	July 15, 2019	Addison Steiner	FW	KIF Örebro	National Team Replacement player	[27][28][25]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Pos	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
January 3, 2019	Adriana Leon	FW	West Ham United	Rights relinquished	[29][30]
January 15, 2019	Nahomi Kawasumi	FW	Sky Blue FC	Traded in exchange for Shea Groom	[9]
February 5, 2019	Elizabeth Addo	FW	Jiangsu Suning	Waived	[31][32]
February 27, 2019	Alyssa Kleiner	DF		Retired	[33]
March 1, 2019	Yael Averbuch	DF		Playing career suspended due to illness	[34]
July 3, 2019	Kori Butterfield	GK		Released	[35]
July 15, 2019	Erin Yenney	MF	Åland United	Released	[36][37]
July 15, 2019	Maegan Kelly	FW	Florentia	Released	[36][38]
July 15, 2019	Elise Kellond-Knight	MF	Washington Spirit	Traded in exchange for Sammy Jo Prudhomme	[21]
July 26, 2019	Kiersten Dallstream	FW		Retired	[39]

Loans out

Start	End	Player	Pos	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
September 24, 2018	May 24, 2019	Jess Fishlock	MF	Lyon		[40][41]
October 11, 2018	February 1, 2019	Lauren Barnes	DF	Melbourne City		[6]
October 11, 2018	February 1, 2019	Theresa Nielsen	DF	Melbourne City		[6]
October 11, 2018	February 1, 2019	Lydia Williams	GK	Melbourne City		[6]
October 11, 2018	February 1, 2019	Jasmyne Spencer	FW	Melbourne City		[6]
October 11, 2018	February 3, 2019	Elizabeth Addo	MF	Western Sydney Wanderers		[6]
November 15, 2018	January 8, 2019	Jodie Taylor	FW	Melbourne City	Guest-player loan	[6][42][43]

New contracts

Date	Player	Pos	Notes	Ref
October 1, 2018	Lydia Williams	GK	Club options exercised	[44]
October 1, 2018	Michelle Betos	GK	Club options exercised	[44]
October 1, 2018	Lauren Barnes	DF	Club options exercised	[44]
October 1, 2018	Theresa Nielsen	DF	Club options exercised	[44]
October 1, 2018	Christen Westphal	DF	Club options exercised	[44]
October 1, 2018	Alyssa Kleiner	DF	Club options exercised	[44]
October 1, 2018	Steph Catley	DF	Club options exercised	[44]
October 1, 2018	Jess Fishlock	MF	Club options exercised	[44]
October 1, 2018	Elizabeth Addo	MF	Club options exercised	[44]
October 1, 2018	Rumi Utsugi	MF	Club options exercised	[44]
October 1, 2018	Nahomi Kawasumi	FW	Club options exercised	[44]
October 1, 2018	Jodie Taylor	FW	Club options exercised	[44]
October 1, 2018	Jaycie Johnson	FW	Club options exercised	[44]
December 13, 2018	Jasmyne Spencer	FW	Re-signed	[45]
December 14, 2018	Morgan Andrews	MF	Re-signed	[46]
December 18, 2018	Kristen McNabb	DF	Re-signed	[47]
January 15, 2019	Bev Yanez	MF	Re-signed	[48]
January 17, 2019	Megan Oyster	DF	Re-signed	[49]
April 21, 2019	Kiersten Dallstream	FW	Re-signed	[50][51]

Awards

Further information: 2019 NWSL season § Individual awards

The Best FIFA Football Awards

Main article: The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019

• The Best FIFA Women's Player: Megan Rapinoe^[52]
• FIFA FIFPro Women's World11: Megan Rapinoe^[53]

2019 Ballon d'Or

Main article: 2019 Ballon d'Or

• Ballon d'Or Féminin: Megan Rapinoe^[54]

SI Sportsperson of the Year

Main article: Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year

• 2019 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year: Megan Rapinoe^[55]

The Guardian Footballer of the Year

Main article: The Guardian Footballer of the Year

• 2019 The Guardian Footballer of the Year: Megan Rapinoe^[56]

The Guardian 100 Best Footballers in The World

Main article: The 100 Best Female Footballers In The World

• No. 3: Megan Rapinoe^[57]

NWSL Players' Awards

Main article: NWSL Players' Awards

• Players' Rookie of the Year: Bethany Balcer^[58]

NWSL season awards

Main article: NWSL awards

• Coach of the Year: Vlatko Andonovski^[59]
• Second XI: Bethany Balcer, Lauren Barnes, Megan Rapinoe^[60]
• Rookie of the Year: Bethany Balcer^[61]
• Defender of the Year: Lauren Barnes (finalist)^[62]
• Goalkeeper of the Year: Casey Murphy (finalist)^[62]

Club season awards

Announced on October 25, 2019.^[63]

• Most Valuable Player: Bev Yanez
• Defender of the Year: Lauren Barnes
• Newcomer of the Year: Bethany Balcer
• Golden Boot: Bethany Balcer (6)

NWSL Player of the Month

Month	Player	Ref.
June	Jess Fishlock	[64]

NWSL Team of the Month

Month	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards	Ref
June		Megan Oyster	Jess Fishlock	Ifeoma Onumonu	[65]
September		Lauren Barnes	Bev Yanez		[66]

NWSL Player of the Week

Week	Player	Ref.
9	Jess Fishlock	[67]
10	Ifeoma Onumonu	[68]
21	Darian Jenkins	[69]
24	Jodie Taylor	[70]

NWSL Goal of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref.
2	Nominated	Bethany Balcer	[71]
7	Won	Bethany Balcer	[72][73]
10	Won	Jess Fishlock	[74]
11	Nominated	Jess Fishlock	[75]
12	Nominated	Celia	[76]
16	Nominated	Rosie White	[77]
17	Nominated	Shea Groom	[78]
21	Nominated	Darian Jenkins	[79]
24	Nominated	Bethany Balcer	[80]
25	Nominated	Darian Jenkins	[81]

NWSL Save of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref.	Note
1	Nominated	Michelle Betos	[82]
2	Nominated	Michelle Betos	[83]
3	Nominated	Lydia Williams	[84]
6	Won Honorary	Morgan Andrews	[85]	Andrews filled in at goalkeeper to claim an honorary NWSL Save of the Week award.
	Nominated	Michelle Betos	[86]
9	Nominated	Casey Murphy	[87]
10	Nominated	Casey Murphy	[88]
11	Nominated	Casey Murphy	[89]
12	Nominated	Casey Murphy	[90]
13	Nominated	Casey Murphy	[91]
15	Nominated	Casey Murphy	[92]
17	Nominated	Casey Murphy	[93]
18	Nominated	Casey Murphy	[94]
19	Nominated	Casey Murphy	[95]
22	Nominated	Casey Murphy	[96]
25	Won	Casey Murphy	[97]

Notes