Philadelphia Independence
2010 season
OwnerUnited States Team Dynamics, LLC
Head coachEngland Paul Riley
StadiumJohn A. Farrell Stadium
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Women's Professional Soccer3rd
WPS PlayoffsRunners-up
Top goalscorerAmy Rodriguez (12)
Highest home attendance6,028 (April 11 vs. Atlanta)
Lowest home attendance2,093 (July 4 vs. Boston)
Average home league attendance3,050
Biggest win4–1
(2 matches)
Biggest defeat1–3
(July 23 vs. FC Gold Pride)
All statistics correct as of June 15, 2017.

The 2010 Philadelphia Independence season was the team's inaugural season of competition in the Women's Professional Soccer league.

Review

The Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer ended the 2010 season with a record of 10 wins and 10 losses and 4 ties for 34 points finishing third in WPS. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1. Paul Riley coached the team.[1] The 2010 Philadelphia Independence lost in the Championship.[2]

Squad

Roster

2010 Independence Roster[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW United States USA Danesha Adams
— MF United States USA Jen Buczkowski
— FW United States USA Gina DiMartino
— MF United States USA Tina DiMartino
— DF United States USA Allison Falk
— MF United States USA Kelly Henderson
— GK United States USA Valerie Henderson
— DF Cameroon CMR Estelle Johnson
— DF Sweden SWE Sara Larsson
— GK Canada CAN Karina LeBlanc
— MF United States USA Lori Lindsey
— MF United States USA Joanna Lohman
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Iceland ISL Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir
— FW Japan JPN Karina Maruyama
— DF United States USA Heather Mitts
— FW United States USA Carrie Patterson
— MF United States USA Lyndsey Patterson
— DF United States USA Katherine Reynolds
— MF Poland POL Nikki Phillips
— FW United States USA Amy Rodriguez
— FW England ENG Lianne Sanderson
— MF Sweden SWE Caroline Seger
— DF United States USA Sarah Senty

Team management

Position Staff
Head coach England Paul Riley
Assistant coach United States Paul Royal
Assistant coach United States Skip Thorp
Strength and conditioning coach United States Mike Demakis

Last updated: November 10, 2011
Source: WPS

Competition

Women's Professional Soccer

Regular season

April 18, 2010 2 Boston Breakers 1–1 Philadelphia Independence Boston, MA
Smith 49' Box Score Falk 55'
Seger Yellow card 63'
Buczkowski Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card 86'		 Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 5,286

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHAHHAAAHHAAHHAHHAHAHAHAA
ResultDDWWLWLWLWDWLLWWLDWWLLLL
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Home/away results

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
24 10 4 10 37 36  +1 34 7 2 3 24 16  +8 3 2 7 13 20  −7

Last updated: 24 February 2018.
Source: Soccerway

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Gold Pride 24 16 5 3 46 19 +27 53 Advance to Championship
2 Boston Breakers 24 10 6 8 36 28 +8 36 Advance to Super Semifinal
3 Philadelphia Independence 24 10 4 10 37 36 +1 34 Advance to First Round
4 Washington Freedom 24 8 7 9 33 33 0 31
5 Sky Blue FC 24 7 7 10 20 31 −11 28
Source: WPS Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head-to-head result.

WPS Playoffs

23 September 2010 Super Semifinal Boston Breakers 1–2 Philadelphia Independence Boston, Massachusetts
14:30 EDT Holiday 22' Box Score Seger 28'
Buczkowski Yellow card 58'
Adams 103'		 Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 2,676
26 September 2010 WPS Championship FC Gold Pride 4–0 Philadelphia Independence Hayward, California
14:30 EDT Sinclair 16', 53'
Wilson 28'
Marta 90'		 Box Score Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 5,228

Statistics

As of 27 February 2018
Players without any appearance are not included.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalWPSWPS Playoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers:
GK Canada CAN Karina LeBlanc 14014000
GK United States USA Valerie Henderson 13010030
Defenders:
DF United States USA Allison Falk 25222230
DF Cameroon CMR Estelle Johnson 16010+3030
DF Sweden SWE Sara Larsson 13012+1000
DF United States USA Heather Mitts 20014+301+20
DF United States USA Katherine Reynolds 303000
DF United States USA Sarah Senty 1104+600+10
Midfielders:
MF United States USA Jen Buczkowski 26020+3030
MF United States USA Tina DiMartino 19413+3430
MF United States USA Kelly Henderson 601+102+20
MF United States USA Lori Lindsey 26223230
MF United States USA Joanna Lohman 24520+4500
MF United States USA Lyndsey Patterson 1512+13100
MF Poland POL Nikki Phillips 26022+1030
MF Sweden SWE Caroline Seger 21217+1131
Forwards:
FW United States USA Danesha Adams 1724+1010+31
FW United States USA Gina DiMartino 200+100+10
FW Iceland ISL Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir 22318+1330
FW Japan JPN Karina Maruyama 401+3000
FW United States USA Carrie Patterson 200+1010
FW United States USA Amy Rodriguez 2613231231
FW England ENG Lianne Sanderson 26512+11530
  • Source:

Transfers

2010 WPS Draft

The 2010 WPS Draft was held on January 15, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where the Independence selected five players.[4]

Player Pos Previous club Notes Ref
United States Malorie RutledgeMFUnited States Louisiana State UniversityRound 2, Pick 2 (13th overall)[4]
United States Kelly HendersonDF/MFUnited States Boston CollegeRound 4, Pick 2 (31st overall)[4]
United States Carrie PattersonFWUnited States University of GeorgiaRound 5, Pick 2 (40th overall)[4]
United States Jennifer AnzivinoDF/MFUnited States Rutgers UniversityRound 6, Pick 2 (49th overall)[4]
United States Caitlin FarrellDFUnited States Wake Forest UniversityRound 7, Pick 2 (58th overall)[4]
United States Danielle CollinsDF/MFUnited States William & Mary CollegeRound 7, Pick 6 (62nd overall)[4]

In

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes
September 15, 2009 United States Lori LindseyMFUnited States Washington FreedomExpansion Draft, Pick #2[5]
United States Jen BuczkowskiDFUnited States Sky Blue FCExpansion Draft, Pick #3[5]
Poland Nikki KrzysikDFUnited States Chicago Red StarsExpansion Draft, Pick #5[5]
United States Sue WeberDFUnited States Boston BreakersExpansion Draft, Pick #7[5]
United States Sarah SentyDFUnited States Washington FreedomExpansion Draft, Pick #9[5]
United States Danesha AdamsMFUnited States Chicago Red StarsExpansion Draft, Pick #11[5]
United States Kelly SchmedesFWUnited States Boston BreakersExpansion Draft, Pick #13[5]
September 22, 2009 Sweden Charlotte RohlinDFSweden Linköpings FCInternational Draft, Pick #3[6]
England Fara WilliamsMFEngland Everton L.F.C.International Draft, Pick #7[6]
September 29, 2009 United States Amy RodriguezFWUnited States Boston BreakersTrade for 2009 #1 Draft Pick, 2010 General Draft Pick[7]
January 3, 2010 Canada Karina LeBlancGKUnited States Los Angeles SolDispersal Draft, Round 1, Pick #2[8]
Cameroon Estelle JohnsonDFUnited States Los Angeles SolDispersal Draft, Round 2, Pick #7[8]
February 4, 2010 United States Valerie HendersonGKUnited States Los Angeles SolTrade for No. 5 and No. 22 picks in 2010 WPS Draft[9]
United States Allison FalkDFUnited States Los Angeles SolTrade for No. 5 and No. 22 picks in 2010 WPS Draft[9]
March 5, 2010 Sweden Sara LarssonMFUnited States Saint Louis AthleticaExpansion Draft[10][11]
March 5, 2010 United States Lyndsey PattersonMF/FWUnited States Los Angeles SolSigned as Free Agent[10][11]
Japan Karina MaruyamaFWJapan TEPCO MareezeSigned as International Discovery player[10][11]
Iceland Hólmfríður MagnúsdóttirMFSweden Kristianstads DFFInternational Draft, Pick #5[6][11]
England Lianne SandersonFWEngland Chelsea L.F.C.International Draft, Pick #9[6][11]
Sweden Caroline SegerMFSweden Linköpings FCInternational Draft, Pick #1[6][11]
March 8, 2010 United States Heather MittsDFUnited States Boston BreakersSigned as Free Agent[12][11]
United States Joanna LohmanMFUnited States Washington FreedomSigned as Free Agent[10]
United States Robyn JonesGKUnited States New Jersey WildcatsSigned to Developmental Roster[10]
United States Katherine ReynoldsDFUnited States University of Santa ClaraSigned to Developmental Roster[10]
United States Gina DiMartinoFWUnited States Boston CollegeSigned to Developmental Roster[10]
United States Carrie PattersonFWUnited States University of GeorgiaSigned to Developmental Roster[10]
United States Tina DiMartinoMFUnited States Saint Louis AthleticaSigned as Free Agent[13]

Out

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes
October 2, 2009 United States Kelly SchmedesDFWaived[14]
February 26, 2010 United States Sue WeberDFWaived[14][11]
March 1, 2010 Sweden Charlotte RohlinDFSweden Linköpings FCDeclined move to WPS[15]
March 10, 2010 England Fara WilliamsDFEngland Everton L.F.C.Declined move to WPS[16]

Awards

Player of the Week

Week Player of the Week Week's Statline
Week 3 United States Lori Lindsey 3 A
Week 8 United States Amy Rodriguez 2 G
Week 10 United States Danesha Adams 1 G, 2A
Week 15 Sweden Caroline Seger 3 A
Week 18 United States Tina DiMartino 2 G

Player of the Month

Month Player of the Month Month's Statline
April United States Lori Lindsey 4 A
June United States Amy Rodriguez 5 G, 2 A

WPS year-end awards

Award Player Notes
Coach of the Year England Paul Riley 3rd-place finish in inaugural season and playoff final

Source[17]

2010 WPS Best XI

Player Position
United States Lori LindseyDefense
United States Amy RodriguezForward

Source[18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jeff Kassouf (September 3, 2009). "Riley named Independence head coach". The Equalizer. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2010 Philadelphia Independence". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2010 Philadelphia Independence Roster". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "North Carolina's Heath Selected First in 2010 WPS Draft". Bleacher Report. January 15, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Jeff Kassouf (September 15, 2009). "Philadelphia, Atlanta build through expansion draft". The Equalizer. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 ""WPS - All horses in the stable?"". Big Soccer. September 26, 2009. Archived from the original on September 27, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ Jeff Kassouf (September 29, 2009). "Boston trades A-Rod to Philly for draft picks". The Equalizer. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  8. 1 2 Phil Andrews (February 4, 2010). "Philadelphia Independence Take WPS All-Star Karina LeBlanc in Dispersal Draft". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Phil Andrews (April 8, 2010). "Val Henderson and Karina LeBlanc: Philadelphia's Dynamic Goalkeeping Duo". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Previewing the 2010 Philadelphia Independence". All White Kit. April 10, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Denise Saul. "WPS Transactions 2010". Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  12. ↑ Todd Civin (October 14, 2009). "Philadelphia Independence "Smitten" with Mitts". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  13. ↑ "WPS Standout Tina DiMartino Signs with Independence". womensprosoccer.com.
  14. 1 2 "Clubs make initial offseason moves". Soccer America. October 2, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  15. ↑ Walltin, Stenåke O. (March 1, 2010). ""Lotta" Rohlin stark profil när LFC vann första SM-guldet!" (in Swedish). Svensk Damfotboll. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  16. ↑ Tony Leighton (March 14, 2010). "Everton's Fara Williams declines move to American league". The Guardian. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  17. ↑ Marc Narducci (September 17, 2010). "Independence's Riley named WPS coach of the year". The Inquirer. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  18. ↑ Tom Timmermann (October 6, 2010). "Marta heads WPS Best XI". www.stltoday.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
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