2023 Chicago Red Stars season

The 2023 Chicago Red Stars season was the team's fifteenth as a professional women's soccer team, and tenth in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Chicago Red Stars

2023 season
Board chairwoman	Kim Vender Moffatt
General manager	Vacant
Head coach	Chris Petrucelli
Stadium	SeatGeek Stadium (capacity: 20,000)
League	12th of 12
Challenge Cup	Group stage
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Top goalscorer	League: 4 goals Bianca St-Georges Ella Stevens All: 5 goals Penelope Hocking
Highest home attendance	8,961 (Sep 17 vs. LA)
Lowest home attendance	2,356 (Apr 15 vs. KC)
Average home league attendance	4,848
Biggest win	4–2 (Apr 15 vs. KC)
Biggest defeat	0–5 (Jun 10 vs. NC) 0–5 (Aug 20 vs. ORL)
Home colors Away colors
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of October 15, 2023.

Background

See also: 2022 Chicago Red Stars season

Team sale

See also: 2021 NWSL abuse scandal

On October 3, 2022, the United States Soccer Federation published the Yates Report detailing the 2021 NWSL abuse scandal. The report detailed alleged abuses experienced by players from coaches and staff, and included reports of abusive behavior by former Red Stars head coach Rory Dames, who resigned in November 2021. The Yates Report indicated that Red Stars majority owner Arnim Whisler was aware of the allegations and either declined to take action or actively defended Dames, and a report in The Athletic described a letter sent by minority owners to all Red Stars investors and board members as early as January 3, 2022, that detailed allegations of abuse by Dames and complaints against Whisler over poor player housing conditions and his continued influence over club operations.^[1]

On October 5, Whisler stepped down as the team's representative to the NWSL's board of governors.^[2] Later that day, the Red Stars board of directors voted to remove Whisler from the club's board of directors.^[3] The team transitioned to being managed by its board^[1] with Kim Vender Moffat as its chairwoman.^[4]

On October 10, Chicago Red Stars players released a joint statement asking Whisler to sell his stake in the team.^[5]> Red Stars chief business officer Vicky Lynch resigned the same day, and the club named Mike Ernst as her interim replacement.^[1]

On December 5, Whisler confirmed his intent to sell his stake in the club through investment bank Inner Circle Sports.^[6] On December 15, the club's board released a statement confirming the sale process.^[7]

Hirings

On November 3, 2022, assistant coach Morinao Imaizumi left the Red Stars to become assistant coach of NWSL competitors Washington Spirit.^[8][9] On January 11, 2023, the Red Stars hired former Red Stars player and Kansas City Current assistant coach Ella Masar as the club's new assistant coach.^[10]

On January 19, 2023, the Red Stars promoted associate general manager Michelle Lomnicki to general manager.^[4] On May 5, the Red Stars announced that the team had fired Lomnicki on May 4 due to a "lapse in judgment to not share important information with club leadership".^[11] Lomnicki had not informed the club of the hiring of former Red Stars assistant coach Craig Harrington by Chicago Empire FC, a Chicago-area youth soccer club formerly affiliated with the Red Stars where Lomnicki's husband serves as sporting director. Harrington had been banned for two years by the NWSL following the publication of the league's joint investigation with the NWSL Players Association into the 2021 NWSL abuse scandal, which implicated Harrington in allegations of inappropriate behavior around players.^[12]

Kit changes

Chicago released a new primary kit, named the Foundation Kit, on March 15, 2023. The black kit features a connected offset pattern of gray six-pointed stars around the team's traditional Flag of Chicago motif of four red stars at the center.^[13]

Summary

Offseason

On December 23, 2022, the Red Stars announced that defender Tierna Davidson would train during the offseason with German club VfL Wolfsburg, which had agreed to become strategic partners with the Red Stars during the 2022 season.^[14]

The team traveled to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, for its preseason training camp.^[15]

March/April

May

On May 27, the Red Stars faced the Orlando Pride at home. In the match's 22nd minute, Yūki Nagasato scored her 20th career regular-season goal, becoming the 12th player to be credited with 20 goals and 20 assists in a regular-season NWSL career. The goal held up as the match winner in a 1–0 shutout. In the 49th minute, Naeher recorded her 518th regular-season career save, breaking the NWSL career record previously held by Ashlyn Harris. After the match, the Red Stars honored Naeher's 150th regular-season career NWSL appearance and the 100th regular-season NWSL appearance of Cari Roccaro.^[16]

June

The Red Stars won their second consecutive regular-season match for the first time in the 2023 season on June 6, defeating Angel City FC on the road 2–0 behind an 11-minute brace by Ava Cook in the first half. The match also marked the 100th NWSL appearance for defender Casey Krueger, all with Chicago, making her the sixth player in league history to record 100 regular-season appearances with the same club.^[17]

On June 30, the league issued a one-match suspension to midfielder Julia Bianchi for major game misconduct, for an offense committed in 63rd minute of the June 25 match against NJ/NY Gotham FC, and fined head coach Chris Petrucelli an undisclosed amount of money for comments "detrimental to the league" on social media on June 26.^[18] Petrucelli had tweeted "When do the charters start in this league?" during a four-hour delay returning home from the June 25 match against Gotham FC.^[19]

Stadium and facilities

The Red Stars continued to play in SeatGeek Stadium, their full-time home since the team's 2016 season.^[20]

Broadcasting

On April 26, 2023, the Red Stars announced the continuation of its local broadcast agreement with WCIU-TV ("The U"), including matches broadcast on WMEU-CD and WCIU-TV. Broadcast talent included play-by-play announcer Dan Kelly and color commentators Erica Ayala and former Red Stars player Jackie Santacaterina Manny.^[21]

Team

Staff

As of June 7, 2023.^[22]

style="text-align:left"|Technical staff

Head coach	Chris Petrucelli
Assistant coach	Ella Masar
Goalkeeper coach	Rade Tanaskovic

style="text-align:left"|Performance staff

High performance director	Jake Roy
Sports scientist and data analyst	Jimmy Haley
Head athletic trainer	Emily Fortunato

Players

As of June 7, 2023.^[23][20]

First-team roster

No.	Pos.	Nation	Name	Birthday (age)	Since	Previous team	Notes
1	GK	USA	Alyssa Naeher	(1988-04-20)April 20, 1988 (aged 34)	2016	Boston Breakers
19	GK	USA	Mackenzie Wood	(2000-07-04)July 4, 2000 (aged 22)	2023	Northwestern Wildcats	IRP[a]
21	GK	USA	Emily Boyd	(1996-07-25)July 25, 1996 (aged 26)	2018	California Golden Bears
3	DF	USA	Arin Wright	(1992-12-25)December 25, 1992 (aged 30)	2015	Kentucky Wildcats
6	DF	USA	Casey Krueger	(1990-08-23)August 23, 1990 (aged 32)	2016	Avaldsnes IL
12	DF	USA	Tierna Davidson	(1998-09-19)September 19, 1998 (aged 24)	2019	Stanford Cardinal
23	DF	USA	Tatumn Milazzo	(1998-04-17)April 17, 1998 (aged 24)	2021	South Carolina Gamecocks
28	DF	USA	Kayla Sharples	(1997-06-17)June 17, 1997 (aged 25)	2019	Northwestern Wildcats
31	DF	USA	Amanda Kowalski	(1998-09-01)September 1, 1998 (aged 24)	2022	Butler Bulldogs
2	MF	USA	Samantha Fisher	(1999-08-26)August 26, 1999 (aged 23)	2023	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	MF	USA	Cari Roccaro	(1994-07-18)July 18, 1994 (aged 28)	2023	Angel City FC
5	MF	BRA	Julia Bianchi	(1997-10-07)October 7, 1997 (aged 25)	2023	Palmeiras	INT[b]
13	MF	USA	Addie McCain	(1999-08-28)August 28, 1999 (aged 23)	2023	Kansas City Current
14	MF	PUR	Jill Aguilera	(1998-01-05)January 5, 1998 (aged 25)	2022	Arizona Wildcats
16	MF	USA	Sophie Jones	(2001-07-17)July 17, 2001 (aged 21)	2023	Duke Blue Devils
18	MF	GER	Sandra Starke	(1993-07-31)July 31, 1993 (aged 29)	2023	VfL Wolfsburg	INT[b] LOAN[c]
22	MF	CAN	Bianca St-Georges	(1997-07-28)July 28, 1997 (aged 25)	2019	West Virginia Mountaineers	INT[b]
29	MF	USA	Sami Feller	(2000-04-04)April 4, 2000 (aged 22)	2023	Denver Pioneers	D45[d]
32	MF	USA	Taylor Malham	(1999-05-20)May 20, 1999 (aged 23)	2023	Arkansas Razorbacks
7	FW	JPN	Yūki Nagasato	(1987-07-15)July 15, 1987 (aged 35)	2022	Racing Louisville FC	INT[b]
8	FW	USA	Ella Stevens	(1997-12-11)December 11, 1997 (aged 25)	2020	Duke Blue Devils
9	FW	USA	Mallory Swanson	(1998-04-29)April 29, 1998 (aged 24)	2021	NJ/NY Gotham FC	SEI[e]
15	FW	USA	Sarah Griffith	(1999-04-30)April 30, 1999 (aged 23)	2022	Purdue Boilermakers	D45[d]
20	FW	JAM	Cheyna Matthews	(1993-11-10)November 10, 1993 (aged 29)	2023	Racing Louisville FC
24	FW	USA	Jenna Bike	(1998-06-01)June 1, 1998 (aged 24)	2023	NJ/NY Gotham FC
25	FW	USA	Ava Cook	(1997-06-17)June 17, 1997 (aged 25)	2021	Michigan State Spartans
27	FW	AUS	Chelsie Dawber	(2000-01-12)January 12, 2000 (aged 23)	2022	Adelaide United FC	INT[b] LOAN[f]
34	FW	USA	Ally Schlegel	(1997-06-17)June 17, 1997 (aged 25)	2023	Penn State Nittany Lions
55	FW	USA	Penelope Hocking	(1999-12-29)December 29, 1999 (aged 23)	2023	Penn State Nittany Lions

1. Injury replacement player
2. International player
3. On loan from Wolfsburg until June 30.^[24]
4. 45-day disabled list
5. On season-ending injury list
6. Loaned out to Norrköping through the end of the 2023 Damallsvenskan season.^[25]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Preseason

Chicago Red Stars v Racing Louisville FC

February 18, 2023 (2023-02-18)	Chicago Red Stars	2–3	Racing Louisville FC	Westfield, Indiana
3 p.m. CST (UTC−5)	Bike Hocking	Chicago report Racing report	Fischer 31' Davis 60' Monaghan 67'	Stadium: Grand Park Sports Campus
Note: Closed-door scrimmage by invitation of Indy Eleven.

Chicago Red Stars v Kansas City Current

February 27, 2023 (2023-02-27)	Chicago Red Stars	1–1	Kansas City Current	Bradenton, Florida
	Milazzo 90' (Bianchi)	Report Chicago report	Kizer	Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: Closed-door scrimmage.

NJ/NY Gotham FC v Chicago Red Stars

March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02)	NJ/NY Gotham FC	2–1	Chicago Red Stars	Bradenton, Florida
	Purce 45' (Bruninha)	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: Closed-door scrimmage played as three 45-minute periods.

Non-competitive friendlies

Chicago Red Stars v Mexico WNT

April 8, 2023 (2023-04-08)	Chicago Red Stars	2–5	Mexico WNT	Bridgeview, Illinois
7 p.m. CDT (UTC−4)	Bianchi 39' Griffith 45+1' (Bike) Hocking  51'	Report	Corral 20' (pen.) Nieto 22' (Ovalle) Sánchez 34' (Ovalle) Ordóñez 61' (Rodriguez) Casarez  67' Jaramillo 78'  90+1'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Note: Part of the inaugural MexTour W.

NWSL Challenge Cup

Main article: 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup

Group stage

Houston Dash v Chicago Red Stars

May 3, 2023 (2023-05-03)	Houston Dash	2–0	Chicago Red Stars	Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−5)	Olivieri 5' Ordóñez 72' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 3,696 Referee: Adorae Monroy

Chicago Red Stars v Racing Louisville FC

May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31)	Chicago Red Stars	0–2	Racing Louisville FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−5)	Roccaro  70' St-Georges  78'	Report	Holloway  32' Kanu 44' (Monaghan)  62' Goins 71' (DeMelo)	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 1,762 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

Kansas City Current v Chicago Red Stars

June 14, 2023 (2023-06-14)	Kansas City Current	4–0	Chicago Red Stars	Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Cooper  20' Debinha 54' (Mace), 70' (DiBernardo) Mace  55' DiBernardo 60' Kizer 62' (Larsson)	NWSL report ESPN report	Malham  82'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 8,226 Referee: Shawn Tehini

Racing Louisville FC v Chicago Red Stars

July 21, 2023 (2023-07-21)	Racing Louisville FC	2–0	Chicago Red Stars	Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)	Baggett 11' Monaghan 19'	Report		Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 5,499 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

Chicago Red Stars v Kansas City Current

July 29, 2023 (2023-07-29)	Chicago Red Stars	0–0	Kansas City Current	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−5)		Report		Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,959 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

Chicago Red Stars v Houston Dash

August 5, 2023 (2023-08-05)	Chicago Red Stars	3–0	Houston Dash	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−5)	Hocking 37', 43' Nagasato 50'	Report		Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,137 Referee: Karen Callado

Central Division standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KC	LOU	HOU	CHI
1	Kansas City Current	6	4	1	1	14	4	+10	13	Advance to knockout stage		—	3–0	3–1	4–0
2	Racing Louisville FC	6	4	0	2	10	6	+4	12	Advance to knockout stage based on ranking		3–2	—	3–0	2–0
3	Houston Dash	6	2	0	4	4	11	−7	6			0–2	1–0	—	2–0
4	Chicago Red Stars	6	1	1	4	3	10	−7	4			0–0	0–2	3–0	—

Source: NWSL

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6
Stadium	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	L	L	L	L	D	W
Position	4	4	4	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on October 15, 2023. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

Main article: 2023 National Women's Soccer League season

Matches

San Diego Wave FC v Chicago Red Stars

March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25) 1	San Diego Wave FC	3–2	Chicago Red Stars	San Diego, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC−7)	Ali 22' Shaw 32' Kornieck  58' Morgan 89' (pen.)	NWSL report ESPN report	Nagasato 18' Swanson 45+4' (pen.) Davidson  49' Wright  88'	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 30,854 Referee: Elton García

Chicago Red Stars v Houston Dash

April 1, 2023 (2023-04-01) 2	Chicago Red Stars	1–2	Houston Dash	Bridgeview, Illinois
1:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Jacobs 19' (o.g.)	NWSL report ESPN report	Sánchez 4' (Salmon) Schmidt  51' Ordóñez 60' (pen.)	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 4,065 Referee: Karen Callado

Chicago Red Stars v Kansas City Current

April 15, 2023 (2023-04-15) 3	Chicago Red Stars	4–2	Kansas City Current	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Stevens 4' Hocking 49' (Stevens), 67' (Matthews)  77' Franch 60' (o.g.) Roccaro  90+6'	NWSL report ESPN report	Debinha 74' (Larsson) Larsson 90+7'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,356 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

OL Reign v Chicago Red Stars

April 22, 2023 (2023-04-22) 4	OL Reign	5–2	Chicago Red Stars	Seattle, Washington
12:30 p.m. PDT (UTC−7)	Balcer 15' (Latsko), 20' (Barnes) Rapinoe  21' Fishlock 45+5' (Sonnett), 76' (Balcer) Nagasato 73' (o.g.) Harvey  78'	NWSL report ESPN report	Wright 32' Schlegel 46' Bike  85' Milazzo  90+2'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 6,186 Referee: JC Griggs

Chicago Red Stars v Washington Spirit

April 29, 2023 (2023-04-29) 5	Chicago Red Stars	1–1	Washington Spirit	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	St-Georges 33' (Schlegel) Stevens  69'	NWSL report ESPN report	McKeown  17' Hatch 29' (pen.) Staab  67'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,610 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

Chicago Red Stars v NJ/NY Gotham FC

May 7, 2023 (2023-05-07) 6	Chicago Red Stars	1–2	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Stevens 54' (Bianchi)	NWSL report ESPN report	Nighswonger 5' Williams 45+2' (Farrelly) Onumonu  79' Smith  89'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,692 Referee: Natalie Simon

Racing Louisville FC v Chicago Red Stars

May 12, 2023 (2023-05-12) 7	Racing Louisville FC	3–0	Chicago Red Stars	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)	Naeher 35' (o.g.) Wang 45+5' (pen.) Erceg  53' Goins 89' Howell  90'	NWSL report ESPN report	Bianchi  6' St-Georges  28'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,143 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

Portland Thorns FC v Chicago Red Stars

May 21, 2023 (2023-05-21) 8	Portland Thorns FC	4–0	Chicago Red Stars	Portland, Oregon
2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC−7)	Hubly 8' (Coffey)  36' Dunn 14' (Sugita) Moultrie 16' (Dunn) Kuikka 48' (Coffey)	NWSL report ESPN report	Bianchi  90'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,402 Referee: Tori Penso

Chicago Red Stars v Orlando Pride

May 27, 2023 (2023-05-27) 9	Chicago Red Stars	1–0	Orlando Pride	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Nagasato 22' (Krueger)	NWSL report ESPN report		Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 5,646 Referee: Rebecca Pagan

Angel City FC v Chicago Red Stars

June 5, 2023 (2023-06-05) 10	Angel City FC	1–2	Chicago Red Stars	Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC−7)	Riley  85' Leroux 88' (Thompson)	NWSL report ESPN report	Cook 16' (Bianchi), 27' (Nagasato)  57'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 16,682 Referee: Alex Billeter
Note: Rescheduled from 5 p.m. PDT on June 4 due to Los Angeles FC advancing to the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League final.[26]

Chicago Red Stars v North Carolina Courage

June 10, 2023 (2023-06-10) 11	Chicago Red Stars	0–5	North Carolina Courage	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Bike  76' Milazzo  90+7'	NWSL report ESPN report	Kerolin 11' (Gejl), 34' (Kurtz), 60' (Boade) Gejl 31' (O'Sullivan) O'Sullivan 52' (Miura)	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,541 Referee: Karen Callado

Chicago Red Stars v Portland Thorns FC

June 18, 2023 (2023-06-18) 12	Chicago Red Stars	2–3	Portland Thorns FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	St-Georges  58' Stevens 72' (pen.) Schlegel 82' (Bianchi)	NWSL report ESPN report	Sugita  29' 63' (Weaver) Smith 43' (Kuikka) Bixby  65' Sinclair 75' (Dunn) Hubly  79'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,655 Referee: Anya Voigt

NJ/NY Gotham FC v Chicago Red Stars

June 25, 2023 (2023-06-25) 13	NJ/NY Gotham FC	2–1	Chicago Red Stars	Harrison, New Jersey
5:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)	Williams 46' (Martin) Long 69' Freeman  86'	NWSL report ESPN report	Roccaro 55' (Griffith) Bianchi  63' Milazzo  81'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 5,601 Referee: Matthew Corrigan
Note: Match was paused for 50 minutes due to lightning in the area at the 53rd minute.[27]

Chicago Red Stars v San Diego Wave FC

July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) 14	Chicago Red Stars	1–0	San Diego Wave FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Cook  33' Stevens 45+1' (Milazzo)	NWSL report ESPN report	Kornieck  45+3' Pogarch  63'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 5,698 Referee: Thomas Snyder

Houston Dash v Chicago Red Stars

July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) 15	Houston Dash	0–1	Chicago Red Stars	Houston, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Petersen  86' Olivieri  90+7'	NWSL report ESPN report	Hocking 69' (St-Georges)	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 4,892 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

Orlando Pride v Chicago Red Stars

August 20, 2023 (2023-08-20) 16	Orlando Pride	5–0	Chicago Red Stars	Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)	Rafaelle 15' Bight 24', 49' Larroquette 64' Cluff 68'	NWSL report ESPN report	Hocking  25'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 5,904 Referee: Anya Voigt

North Carolina Courage v Chicago Red Stars

August 27, 2023 (2023-08-27) 17	North Carolina Courage	1–1	Chicago Red Stars	Cary, North Carolina
2:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)	Boade 14' Fox  21' O'Sullivan  27'	NWSL report ESPN report	Roccaro  4' Nagasato  44' Milazzo 63'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Kevin Broadley

Washington Spirit v Chicago Red Stars

September 3, 2023 (2023-09-03) 18	Washington Spirit	0–2	Chicago Red Stars	Washington, D.C.
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)	Butel  64'	NWSL report ESPN report	Hocking  41' St-Georges 48' Nagasato 60'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 10,035 Referee: Brandon Stevis

Chicago Red Stars v Angel City FC

September 17, 2023 (2023-09-17) 19	Chicago Red Stars	2–2	Angel City FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Cook 68' Matthews 75'	NWSL report ESPN report	Riley 39'  76' Gorden  47' Endō 71'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 8,961 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

Chicago Red Stars v Racing Louisville FC

September 30, 2023 (2023-09-30) 20	Chicago Red Stars	1–0	Racing Louisville FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	St-Georges 33' Matthews  80'	NWSL report ESPN report	Kanu  90+9'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 4,104 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Kansas City Current v Chicago Red Stars

October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07) 21	Kansas City Current	6–3	Chicago Red Stars	Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Rodriguez 14' LaBonta 22' Spaanstra 44' Debinha 52' Kizer 90+2' Larsson 90+6'	NWSL report ESPN report	Sharples 20'  90+6' Nagasato  38' Ballisager 45+1' (o.g.) St-Georges 63'  81'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 15,671 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

Chicago Red Stars v OL Reign

October 15, 2023 (2023-10-15) 22	Chicago Red Stars	0–2	OL Reign	Bridgeview, Illinois
4:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)		NWSL report ESPN report	Latsko  23' Rapinoe 47', 50' Fishlock 59' Cook  89' Balcer  90+3'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 8,004 Referee: Anya Voigt

Regular season standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Washington Spirit	22	7	9	6	26	29	−3	30
9	Racing Louisville FC	22	6	9	7	25	24	+1	27
10	Houston Dash	22	6	8	8	16	18	−2	26
11	Kansas City Current	22	8	2	12	30	36	−6	26
12	Chicago Red Stars	22	7	3	12	28	50	−22	24

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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
22	7	3	12	28	50	−22	24	4	2	5	14	20	−6	3	1	7	14	30	−16

Last updated: October 15, 2023.
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
Stadium	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	L
Position	8	10	8	9	11	12	12	12	11	10	10	11	12	12	11	12	12	11	12	11	12	12

Updated to match(es) played on October 15, 2023. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

As of matches played October 15, 2023.^[28][29]

style="text-align:left"|Goalscorers, per competition

Player				Goals by competition
Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name	NWSL	Cup	Playoffs	Total
FW	55	USA	Penelope Hocking	3	2	—	5
DF	22	CAN	Bianca St-Georges	4	0	—	4
FW	8	USA	Ella Stevens	4	0	—	4
FW	7	JPN	Yūki Nagasato	3	1	—	4
FW	25	USA	Ava Cook	3	0	—	3
MF	34	USA	Ally Schlegel	2	0	—	2
FW		JAM	Cheyna Matthews	1	0	—	1
DF		USA	Tatumn Milazzo	1	0	—	1
MF	4	USA	Cari Roccaro	1	0	—	1
DF		USA	Kayla Sharples	1	0	—	1
FW	9	USA	Mallory Swanson	1	0	—	1
DF	3	USA	Arin Wright	1	0	—	1
Total				25	3	—	28

style="text-align:left"|Assists by player, per competition

Player				Assists by competition
Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name	NWSL	Cup	Playoffs	Total
MF	5	BRA	Julia Bianchi	5	0	—	5
FW	6	USA	Casey Krueger	1	3	—	4
FW	15	USA	Sarah Griffith	2	0	—	2
FW	7	JPN	Yūki Nagasato	2	0	—	2
FW		USA	Penelope Hocking	1	0	—	1
FW		JAM	Cheyna Matthews	1	0	—	1
DF	23	USA	Tatumn Milazzo	1	0	—	1
MF	34	USA	Ally Schlegel	1	0	—	1
DF	22	CAN	Bianca St-Georges	1	0	—	1
FW	8	USA	Ella Stevens	1	0	—	1
Total				16	3	—	19

style="text-align:left"|Clean sheets by goalkeeper, per competition

Player				Clean sheets by competition
Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name	NWSL	Cup	Playoffs	Total
GK	21	USA	Emily Boyd	2	2	—	4
GK	1	USA	Alyssa Naeher	3	0	—	3
Total				5	2	—	7

style="text-align:left"|Disciplinary cards by player, per competition

Player				NWSL		Cup		Playoffs		Total
Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name
DF	22	CAN	Bianca St-Georges	3	0	2	0	—		5	0
MF	5	BRA	Julia Bianchi	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
FW	24	USA	Jenna Bike	2	0	1	0	—		3	0
FW	55	USA	Penelope Hocking	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
DF	23	USA	Tatumn Milazzo	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
FW	7	JPN	Yūki Nagasato	2	0	1	0	—		3	0
MF	4	USA	Cari Roccaro	2	0	1	0	—		3	0
FW	25	USA	Ava Cook	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
DF	3	USA	Arin Wright	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
DF	12	USA	Tierna Davidson	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
MF	32	USA	Taylor Malham	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
FW		JAM	Cheyna Matthews	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
FW		USA	Kayla Sharples	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
FW	8	USA	Ella Stevens	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Total				25	0	6	0	—		31	0

Awards

As of June 29, 2023.

NWSL weekly awards

Player of the Week

Wk.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Won	Ref.
3	FW	USA	Penelope Hocking	2nd	[30]
5	DF	USA	Tatumn Milazzo	Nom.	[31]
9	GK	USA	Alyssa Naeher	2nd	[32]
10	FW	USA	Ava Cook	Nom.	[33]

Save of the Week

Wk.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Won	Ref.
7	GK	USA	Alyssa Naeher	Nom.	[34]
8				Won	[35]
9				Won	[36]

Transactions

Draft selections

Draft selections are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2023 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2023, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

style="text-align:left"|2023 NWSL Draft selections, by round

Round	Pick	Pos.	Nat.	Player	College	Status	Ref.
1	7	FW	USA	Penelope Hocking	Penn State University	Signed to a three-year contract with an option for a fourth year on March 20, 2023.	[37][38]
2	14	MF	USA	Grace Yochum	Oklahoma State University	Declined to report to preseason training.	[37][39]
	23	FW	USA	Ally Schlegel	Penn State University	Signed to a three-year contract with an option for a fourth year on March 20, 2023.	[37][38]
4	43	MF	USA	Sophie Jones	Duke University	Signed to a two-year contract on March 20, 2023.	[37][38]

Contracts

style="text-align:left"|Contract expirations

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Notes	Ref.
December 1, 2022	MF	USA	Danielle Colaprico	Free agent declined new contract.	[40]
	MF	USA	Morgan Gautrat
	FW	USA	Rachel Hill
January 8, 2023	DF	USA	Zoe Morse	Contract expired; new contract offer declined.	[41]

style="text-align:left"|Contract re-signings

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Notes	Ref.
November 11, 2022	FW	JPN	Yūki Nagasato	Re-signed to a one-year contract with an option for an additional year.	[42]
November 15, 2022	DF	USA	Arin Wright	Re-signed to a two-year contract.	[43]
November 16, 2022	DF	USA	Tatumn Milazzo	Contract option exercised.	[44]
	FW	USA	Ella Stevens
	DF	USA	Kayla Sharples
	DF	CAN	Bianca St-Georges
	GK	USA	Emily Boyd
December 13, 2022	DF	USA	Tatumn Milazzo	Signed new two-year contract with an option for an additional year.	[45]

style="text-align:left"|Waivers

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Notes	Ref.
November 16, 2022	MF	USA	Channing Foster	Waived.	[44]
	DF	USA	Mikenna McManus
June 28, 2023	FW	USA	Brenna Lovera	Released.	[46]

Loans

style="text-align:left"|Loans in

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
April 16, 2023	MF	GER	Sandra Starke	VfL Wolfsburg	Loaned through June 30.	[24]

style="text-align:left"|Loans out

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
October 31, 2022	FW	AUS	Chelsie Dawber	Adelaide United FC	Loaned until May 4, 2023; recalled on March 2, 2023.	[47][48]
	FW	USA	Sarah Griffith	Newcastle Jets FC	Loaned until April 6, 2023.
March 2, 2023	FW	AUS	Chelsie Dawber	IFK Norrköping	Loaned until the end of the 2023 Damallsvenskan in November.	[48]

Transfers

style="text-align:left"|Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Former club	Fee/notes	Ref.
January 9, 2023	MF	USA	Addie McCain	Racing Louisville FC	Acquired via waiver wire and signed to a two-year contract with an option for a third year.	[49]
January 11, 2023	FW	USA	Jenna Bike	Racing Louisville FC	Acquired via waiver wire and signed to a two-year contract with an option for a third year.	[50]
January 25, 2023	MF	USA	Cari Roccaro	Angel City FC	Acquired in exchange for $65,000 in allocation money.	[51]
	MF	BRA	Julia Bianchi	Palmeiras	Signed to a two-year contract.	[39][52]
March 20, 2023	MF	USA	Taylor Malham	Racing Louisville FC	Acquired via discovery after being waived and signed to a one-year contract.	[53]
March 25, 2023	FW	JAM	Cheyna Matthews	Racing Louisville FC	Free agent signed to a one-year contract with an option for an additional year.	[54]
	DF	USA	Sami Feller	Denver Pioneers	Preseason trialist signed to a three-year contract with an option for an additional year.
	FW	USA	Brenna Lovera	Selfoss	Preseason trialist signed to an injury replacement contract for Addie McCain.
	GK	USA	Mackenzie Wood	Northwestern Wildcats	Preseason trialist signed to an injury replacement contract for Emily Boyd.
April 7, 2023	GK	USA	Meagan McClelland	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	Signed to a national team replacement contract for Alyssa Naeher.	[55]

style="text-align:left"|Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 13, 2022	FW	USA	Sarah Luebbert	Club América	Transferred for an undisclosed fee.	[56]

Retirements

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Ref.
December 7, 2022	MF	USA	Sarah Woldmoe	[57]
October 15, 2023	FW	JAM	Cheyna Matthews	[58]

Preseason trialists

Pos.	Nat.	Player	Previous club	Ref.
GK	USA	Meagan McClelland	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	[39]
GK	USA	Morgan Messner	Penn State Nittany Lions
MF	USA	Abby Boyan	Georgia Bulldogs
MF	USA	Meg Brandt	MSV Duisburg
MF	USA	Meghan Cavanaugh	Puerto Rico Sol FC
MF	USA	Sami Feller	Denver Pioneers
MF	USA	Carlee Giammona	Pepperdine Waves
MF	USA	Brenna Lovera	Selfoss
MF	USA	Brenna Ochoa	MSV Duisburg
FW	USA	Bayleigh Chaviers	UMF Valur Reydarfjördur
MF	USA	Taylor Malham	Racing Louisville FC	[59]
FW	JAM	Cheyna Matthews	Racing Louisville FC	[60]