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Saint Louis Athletica
2010 season
StadiumAnheuser-Busch Soccer Park
WPSDissolved
← 2009

The 2010 Saint Louis Athletica season was the second and final season for the team, both in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) and as an organization. On May 27, 2010, WPS announced that Athletica would fold effective immediately, forcing the league to finish the 2010 season with seven teams.[1]

Background

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During their inaugural season in 2009, Athletica finished the regular season in second place and third in the playoffs.

Offseason

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In the first WPS expansion draft, Athletica lost two players to the Atlanta Beat.[2] Atlanta used their second pick (fourth overall) on Athletica forward Amanda Cinalli, and their fifth pick (tenth overall) on defender Sara Larsson, who was the only international player to be taken by either team in the draft.

On September 30, when the WPS free agency period began,[3] all teams announced which players they waived or let become free agents, with Athletica waiving/freeing ten players, while resigning or extending contracts for five other players, after exercising options for another four players two days earlier. Athletica release[4] Niki Cross was picked up by FC Gold Pride at the end of October, as were Christie Welsh and Sarah Walsh by the Washington Freedom and Boston Breakers, respectively, in mid-February.

On November 23, Athletica put on their website that they had successfully signed Swedish forward Madelaine Edlund and Brazilian midfielder Elaine,[5] both from Umeå IK, two bring Athletica's confirmed international count for 2010 up to three. They also later re-signed Daniela, for a total of four internationals.

The morning day of the 2010 WPS Draft, Athletica traded young goalkeeper Jillian Loyden to the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for Lindsay Tarpley. Later that day, they drafted UCLA Bruin Kristina Larsen, (second round, 17th overall,) UNC and Pali Blue goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris, (second round, 19th overall,) Santa Clara midfielder Amanda Poach, (third round, 28th overall,) and four other players.

In preparation for the dispersal of the Los Angeles Sol players, Athletica traded Angie Woznuk, Kia McNeill, and rights to Amanda Poach to the Atlanta Beat. In the dispersal draft, Athletica acquired Shannon Boxx, Aya Miyama, Tina DiMartino, and rights to Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen.

Personnel

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Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Hope Solo
2 MF Brazil BRA Elaine
3 MF United States USA Carolyn Blank
4 MF United States USA Kendall Fletcher
5 MF United States USA Lindsay Tarpley
6 MF Japan JPN Aya Miyama
7 MF United States USA Shannon Boxx
8 DF United States USA Tina Ellertson
9 FW England ENG Eniola Aluko
10 MF Brazil BRA Daniela
11 FW United States USA India Trotter
12 DF United States USA Elise Weber
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF United States USA Sarah Teegarden
16 MF United States USA Erin Walter
17 MF United States USA Lori Chalupny (captain)
18 GK United States USA Ashlyn Harris
19 FW Sweden SWE Madelaine Edlund
20 FW United States USA Kristina Larsen
21 DF United States USA Niki Cross
22 DF United States USA Sarah Wagenfuhr
23 MF United States USA Verónica Pérez
25 MF United States USA Tina DiMartino
61 GK United States USA Katie Jo Spisak

Transfers

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In
Out
Released

Club

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Summary

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Preseason

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Athletica played four games in the 2010 preseason, double that from 2009. Wins against the University of Illinois (4-0) and University of Missouri (3-0) were followed by a 2–1 loss against WPS expansion side Atlanta Beat.[6] Former Athletica player Kia McNeill opened the scoring for the Beat, with Ramona Bachmann (Atlanta) and Shannon Boxx (St. Louis) each adding one later. Athletica finished the preseason with a 3–0 win against a local boys' academy team.[7]

Trade: May 5 w/ New Jersey

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After losing to the Washington Freedom, Athletica made a defensive-minded trade with Sky Blue FC, sending India Trotter and their first-round pick in the 2011 WPS Draft to the New Jersey team in exchange for English international Anita Asante, rights to former Los Angeles Sol player Nikki Washington, and a second-round pick in the 2011 draft.[citation needed]

The trade was announced on May 4, but controversy and a league review followed. In the 2009 season, Athletica had traded their 2011 first-round draft pick to the Los Angeles Sol, which subsequently had dissolved. Unlike the Sol's players, the Sol's draft picks had not been dispersed to the other teams, so the draft pick's ownership was unknown. The league approved the trade the following day.[citation needed]

Trotter appeared for Sky Blue that weekend, though Asante and Washington were not ready to play for Athletica. To make room for the English international, Athletica waived Brazilian player Daniela.[citation needed]

Regular season

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Matches

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April 11, 2010 (2010-04-11) 1 Saint Louis Athletica 2–0 FC Gold Pride Fenton, Missouri
  • Aluko 40' (Boxx), 62' (Boxx)
  • Boxx Yellow card 55'
 Report
Box
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,356
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
April 17, 2010 (2010-04-17) 2 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 Saint Louis Athletica Bridgeview, Illinois
 Report
Box
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,134
Referee: Kari Seitz
April 25, 2010 (2010-04-25) 3 Saint Louis Athletica 1–1 Boston Breakers Fenton, Missouri
 Report
Box
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Felisha Mariscal
May 1, 2010 (2010-05-01) 4 Washington Freedom 3–1 Saint Louis Athletica Washington, D.C.
 Box
Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,261
Referee: Kari Seitz
May 8, 2010 (2010-05-08) 5 Saint Louis Athletica 2–1 Philadelphia Independence Fenton, Missouri
 Box
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,107
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 16, 2010 (2010-05-16) 6 Saint Louis Athletica 2–2 Sky Blue FC Fenton, Missouri
4:00 p.m. CDT
Box score
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,346
Referee: Margaret Domka
May 29, 2010 (2010-05-29) 7 Atlanta Beat v Saint Louis Athletica Kennesaw, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
June 5, 2010 (2010-06-05) 8 Boston Breakers v Saint Louis Athletica Cambridge, Massachusetts
6:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Harvard Stadium
June 9, 2010 (2010-06-09) 9 Saint Louis Athletica v FC Gold Pride Fenton, Missouri
7:10 p.m. CDT Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
June 12, 2010 (2010-06-12) 10 Saint Louis Athletica v Atlanta Beat Fenton, Missouri
4:45 p.m. CDT Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
June 20, 2010 (2010-06-20) 11 Saint Louis Athletica v Washington Freedom Fenton, Missouri
5:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
June 27, 2010 (2010-06-27) 12 FC Gold Pride v Saint Louis Athletica Hayward, California
3:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
July 7, 2010 (2010-07-07) 13 Sky Blue FC v Saint Louis Athletica Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Yurcak Field
July 10, 2010 (2010-07-10) 14 Washington Freedom v Saint Louis Athletica Boyds, Maryland
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
July 18, 2010 (2010-07-18) 15 Saint Louis Athletica v Chicago Red Stars Fenton, Missouri
7:10 p.m. CDT Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
July 24, 2010 (2010-07-24) 16 Saint Louis Athletica v Atlanta Beat Fenton, Missouri
7:10 p.m. CDT Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
July 28, 2010 (2010-07-28) 17 Sky Blue FC v Saint Louis Athletica Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Yurcak Field
August 8, 2010 (2010-08-08) 18 Philadelphia Independence v Saint Louis Athletica West Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
August 11, 2010 (2010-08-11) 19 Saint Louis Athletica v Boston Breakers Fenton, Missouri
7:10 p.m. CDT Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
August 14, 2010 (2010-08-14) 20 Atlanta Beat v Saint Louis Athletica Kennesaw, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: KSU Soccer Stadium
August 22, 2010 (2010-08-22) 21 Saint Louis Athletica v Washington Freedom Fenton, Missouri
3:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
August 28, 2010 (2010-08-28) 22 Saint Louis Athletica v Chicago Red Stars Fenton, Missouri
7:10 p.m. CDT Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
September 5, 2010 (2010-09-05) 23 Philadelphia Independence v Saint Louis Athletica West Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: John A. Farrell Stadium
September 11, 2010 (2010-09-11) 24 Chicago Red Stars v Saint Louis Athletica Bridgeview, Illinois
6:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: Toyota Park

Standings

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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
6 Chicago Red Stars 24 7 6 11 21 27 −6 27
7 Atlanta Beat 24 5 6 13 20 40 −20 21
8 Saint Louis Athletica 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9 Team withdrawn
Source: WPS Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head-to-head result.

Results by match

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StadiumHAHAHHAAHHHAAAHHAAHAHHAA
ResultWDDLWDVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
Updated to match(es) played on May 8, 2010. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; V = Void due to dissolution

Dissolution and dispersal

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Saint Louis Athletica folded on May 27, 2010,[8] and its sibling men's club A.C. St. Louis folded in January 2011.[9] Spokesman Jeff Cooper announced the closure, precipitated when investors Sanjeev and Heemal Vaid defaulted on a funding contract.[10][11] Its players were made free agents effective June 1.[12]

Saint Louis Athletica free agent dispersal[12][13]
Date Pos. Nat. Player Destination team
June 3, 2010
FW
 England ENG Eniola Aluko Atlanta Beat
MF
 United States USA Carolyn Blank Atlanta Beat[a][b]
FW
 United States USA Lori Chalupny Atlanta Beat
DF
 United States USA Tina Ellertson Atlanta Beat
GK
 United States USA Hope Solo Atlanta Beat
MF
 United States USA Shannon Boxx FC Gold Pride
June 4, 2010
MF
 United States USA Nikki Washington Chicago Red Stars
DF
 United States USA Elise Weber Chicago Red Stars[a]
June 7, 2010
FW
 United States USA Lindsay Tarpley Boston Breakers
MF
 United States USA Tina DiMartino Philadelphia Independence
June 9, 2010
DF
 England ENG Anita Asante Chicago Red Stars
GK
 United States USA Ashlyn Harris Washington Freedom
June 10, 2010
MF
 Japan JPN Aya Miyama Atlanta Beat
DF
 United States USA Kendall Fletcher Sky Blue FC[a][c]
June 11, 2010
MF
 United States USA Niki Cross Boston Breakers[a]
June 21, 2010
MF
 Brazil BRA Elaine Tyresö FF[14]
  1. ^ a b c d Signed to developmental player roster.
  2. ^ Elevated from developmental roster to full team on July 1.
  3. ^ Elevated from developmental roster to full team on July 7.

References

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  1. ^ "Athletica announces shock shutdown mid-season". Potomac Soccer Wire. May 27, 2010. Archived from the original on May 31, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Atlanta, Philadelphia begin stocking rosters through Expansion Draft". WPS. September 15, 2009. Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
  3. ^ "WPS Free Agency Opens: Off-season Player Transactions Underway". WPS. September 30, 2009. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  4. ^ "Saint Louis Athletica Announce Offseason Transactions". Saint Louis Athletica. September 30, 2009. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  5. ^ "Athletica Make Two International Signings". Saint Louis Athletica. November 23, 2009. Archived from the original on November 27, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  6. ^ "Athletica Drop 2-1 Decision To Atlanta". Saint Louis Athletica. April 3, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ Tom Timmermann (April 7, 2010). "Athletica do better in scrimmage". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved April 25, 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Saint Louis Athletica folding, AC St. Louis safe for now". Soccer By Ives. May 27, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  9. ^ "AC St. Louis Closes its Doors for Good". Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  10. ^ Salazar, Jo-Ryan (May 27, 2010). "Missouri Loves Company: WPS' St. Louis Athletica Follows LA Sol, Shuts Down". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  11. ^ Tritto, Christopher (May 27, 2010). "St. Louis Athletica soccer team shutting down". St. Louis Business Journal. Archived from the original on November 13, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Green, Lauren (June 4, 2010). "Former St. Louis Athletica Players Signed By Remaining Teams". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  13. ^ "Transactions: 2010". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on July 14, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  14. ^ Lindbäck, Anna (June 21, 2010). "Tyresös bomb: Värvar två landslagsspelare" [Tyresö's bomb: Recruits two national team players]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved June 30, 2023.
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