2012 D.C. United Women season

D.C. United Women
2012 season
General managerChris Hummer
Head coachMichael Jorden
StadiumMaryland SoccerPlex
USL W-LeagueDivision: 1st
Conference: 1st
Overall: 2nd
U.S. National Women's CupDid not enter
W-League PlayoffsDivisional semifinals
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The 2012 D.C. United Women season was the club's second season of existence, and their second in the USL W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States at the time.[1] United went undefeated in the Atlantic Division of the W-League's Eastern Conference and were division champions.[2]

The regular season was the strongest showing by the squad in their existence, accumulating 11 wins and one draw in their 12-match season.[3] The undefeated record resulted in United having the best regular season record in both the Eastern Conference and the Atlantic Division, as well as the second best overall record of the 30 W-League clubs. United finished the season thirteen points clear of the Virginia Beach Piranhas, the Division runners-up.[4][5][6]

The team played the W-League Playoffs for the first time ever.[7][2]

It was the final season with the club using the "D.C. United Women" moniker. In 2013, the club was rebranded as the Washington Spirit for the newly created National Women's Soccer League. The reserve team continued to play in the W-League.[8]

Review

Main article: 2011 D.C. United Women season

Preseason

April 21, 2012 D.C. United Women 1–0 Maryland Terrapins Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EST Sample 60' Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
May 12, 2012 D.C. United Women 0–1 Boston Breakers Germantown, Maryland
18:00 EST Report Simon 56' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 1,022

W-League

Main article: 2012 W-League season

Standings

Eastern Conference standings
Atlantic Division standings
Team GP W L T GF GA GD Pts
D.C. United Women 12 11 0 1 37 8 +29 34
Fredericksburg Impact 11 6 3 2 27 18 +9 20
Virginia Beach Piranhas 11 5 2 3 16 8 +8 18
Northern Virginia Majestics 12 2 9 1 7 28 −21 7
Dayton Dutch Lions 12 0 9 3 10 32 −22 3

Results summary

Results by round

Match reports

May 19, 2012 1 D.C. United Women 2–0 Virginia Beach Piranhas Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EST Howell 36', 60' Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 664
Referee: Rebekah Friedrich
May 27, 2012 2 D.C. United Women 3–0 Northern Virginia Majestics Germantown, Maryland
19:45 EST Baker 71'
Howell 74' (pen.)
King 83'		 Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 421
Referee: Mathew Richardson
May 31, 2012 3 Dayton Dutch Lions 2–3 D.C. United Women Bellbrook, Ohio
19:30 EST Agueci 45'
Fillion 56'		 Report Sample 28'
Baker 29'
Malagari Yellow card 77'
Cooper 88' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Miami Valley South Stadium
Attendance: 278
Referee: Brrandon Artis
June 2, 2012 4 Dayton Dutch Lions 0–2 D.C. United Women Bellbrook, Ohio
17:30 EST Stadium: Miami Valley South Stadium
June 9, 2012 5 Fredericksburg Impact 2–3 D.C. United Women Fredericksburg, Virginia
17:30 EST Stadium: UMW Battleground Stadium
June 16, 2012 6 Northern Virginia Majestics 1–5 D.C. United Women Manassas, Virginia
19:00 EST Stadium: Hellwig Memorial Field Stadium
June 20, 2012 7 D.C. United Women 5–0 Fredericksburg Impact Boyds, Maryland
19:00 EST Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
June 23, 2012 8 D.C. United Women 1–1 Virginia Beach Piranhas Boyds, Maryland
19:00 EST Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
June 26, 2012 9 Northern Virginia Majestics 0–2 D.C. United Women Manassas, Virginia
19:00 EST Stadium: Hellwig Memorial Field Stadium
July 1, 2012 10 D.C. United Women 4–1 Fredericksburg Impact Boyds, Maryland
17:00 EST Brown 7'
Sanderson 9', 53'
Howell 26'		 Report Lybert 10'
Blocker Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 421
Referee: Adrian Krell
July 7, 2012 11 D.C. United Women 4–1 Dayton Dutch Lions Boyds, Maryland
17:00 EST Sanderson 34'
Sauerbrunn 53'
Sullivan 56'
Herndon 59'		 Report Agueci 45' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 703
Referee: Rebekah Friedrich
July 14, 2012 12 Virginia Beach Piranhas 0–3 D.C. United Women Virginia Beach, Virginia
20:00 EST Report Baker 7'
Sanderson 40'
Howell 47'		 Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Referee: Michael Samaan

W-League Playoffs

July 21, 2012 Divisional semifinals D.C. United Women 3 - 0 Virginia Beach Piranhas Boyds, Maryland
18:00 EST Hayley Siegel 23'
Lohman Yellow card 32' 80'
Sanderson 45'		 Summary Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 628
Referee: Michael Piercey
July 22, 2012 Divisional Finals Charlotte Lady Eagles 0 - 3 D.C. United Women Boyds, Maryland
16:00 EST Amanda Naeher Yellow card 65' Summary Sanderson 28', 52'
Hayley Siegel 42'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 688
Referee: Rebekah Friedrich
July 27, 2012 Championship Semi-finals Ottawa Fury Women 1 - 0 D.C. United Women Ottawa, Ontario
19:30 EST Lydia Hastings 44'
Katrina-Lee Gorry Yellow card 77'		 Summary Stadium: Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Attendance: 585
Referee: Sheena Dickson

See also

References

  1. ^ Goff, Steven (April 16, 2012). "Becky Sauerbrunn of the U.S. national soccer team signs with D.C. United Women". Washington Post. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Goff, Steven (July 16, 2012). "D.C. United Women complete undefeated regular season, will host conference tournament". Washington Post. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Perfect seasons for Pali Blues and D.C. United snapped". Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "Preview: 2012 W-League Championship – The Final Four". Pitchside Report. July 26, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  5. ^ Desaulniers, Darren (July 30, 2012). "FURY WOMEN BEST IN NORTH AMERICA". Retrieved June 7, 2018 – via PressReader.
  6. ^ "2012 W-League Standings". W-League. USLSoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  7. ^ "D.C. United Women win Eastern Conference Championship with 3-0 rout of Charlotte Lady Eagles — Washington Spirit". washingtonspirit.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "New DC team named Washington Spirit – Equalizer Soccer". Retrieved June 7, 2018.