2016 Seattle Reign FC season
ClubSeattle Reign FC
Season2016
StadiumMemorial Stadium
OwnertitleOwners
OwnerBill and Teresa Predmore
ChrtitleGeneral manager
ChairmanLaura Harvey
MgrtitleHead coach
ManagerLaura Harvey
LeagueNWSL
League result5th (missed the playoffs)
League topscorerManon Melis (7)
Highest attendance5,888
(Aug 27 vs. PTFC)
Lowest attendance3,987
(Apr 17 vs. SBFC)
Average attendance4,599
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The 2016 Seattle Reign FC season was the club's fourth season of play and their fourth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The club entered the season as the two-time defending winner of the NWSL Shield.

Statistics

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
* Tostanoski's appearances came while she was still an amateur call-up.
No.Pos.Nat.NameRegular SeasonDiscipline
AppsGoals
3DFUSALauren Barnes20110
4DFSCORachel Corsie11 (1)130
6MFUSALindsay Elston0 (12)010
7DFUSAElli Reed14 (2)020
8MFSCOKim Little20600
9FWUSAMerritt Mathias17 (2)120
10MFWALJess Fishlock16140
11MFUSAKeelin Winters20120
13DFUSAKendall Fletcher20110
14FWNEDManon Melis15 (1)700
15FWUSAMegan Rapinoe2 (3)100
16DFUSACarson Pickett8 (7)001
17FWUSABeverly Yanez18 (2)300
19MFUSAHavana Solaun3 (3)100
20MFJPNRumi Utsugi6 (1)100
21DFUSAMichelle Cruz0 (4)000
24GKUSAAndi Tostanoski1 (1)*000
25FWUSAKiersten Dallstream2 (9)010
28GKUSAHaley Kopmeyer11000
36FWJPNNahomi Kawasumi8 (2)300
Own Goal1
Players who left the club during the season
1GKUSAHope Solo8020
12DFUSAPaige Nielsen0 (2)000

Awards

FIFA FIFPro Women's World11

BBC Women's Footballer of the Year

Main article: BBC Women's Footballer of the Year

The 100 Best Footballers in The World

Main article: The 100 Best Female Footballers In The World

NWSL Season Awards

NWSL Player of the Week

NWSL Save of the Week

Team awards

Contract extensions

DatePlayerPosNotesRef
November 23, 2015Lauren BarnesDFSigned to new contract[17]
November 23, 2015Jess FishlockMFSigned to new contract[17]
November 23, 2015Kendall FletcherDFSigned to new contract[17]
November 23, 2015Haley KopmeyerGKSigned to new contract[17]
November 23, 2015Kim LittleMFSigned to new contract[17]
November 23, 2015Elli ReedDFSigned to new contract[17]
November 23, 2015Keelin WintersMFSigned to new contract[17]
November 25, 2015Rachel CorsieDFClub option exercised[18]
November 25, 2015Kiersten DallstreamFWClub option exercised[18]
November 25, 2015Merritt MathiasFWClub option exercised[18]
November 25, 2015Havana SolaunMFClub option exercised[18]
November 25, 2015Caroline StanleyGKClub option exercised[18]
November 25, 2015Beverly YanezFWClub option exercised[18]

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when the 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, and amateur call-ups are not considered official signings either. For transfers out, dates listed are when the 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.

In

DatePlayerPosPrevious clubNotesRef
October 26, 2015Meghan KlingenbergDFHouston DashTraded, along with a conditional selection in the 2017 NWSL College Draft, for Amber Brooks and the No. 5 overall selection in the 2016 NWSL College Draft[19]
November 25, 2015Manon MelisFWGöteborg FCFree[20]
November 25, 2015Antonia GöranssonDFVittsjö GIKFree[21]
April 11, 2016Carson PickettDFFlorida State SeminolesFree; 2016 draft pick[22]
April 11, 2016Lindsay ElstonMFFC Metz-AlgrangeFree[22]
April 24, 2016Andi TostanoskiGKSanta Clara BroncosFree; GK replacement for match at BOS[23]
May 5, 2016Paige NielsenDFNorth Carolina Tar HeelsFree; 2016 draft pick[24]
May 20, 2016Andi TostanoskiGKSeattle Reign FCFree; GK replacement for match vs. CRS[25]
June 2, 2016Rumi UtsugiMFMontpellier HSCFree[26]
June 16, 2016Nahomi KawasumiFWINAC Kobe LeonessaFree[27]
August 27, 2016Andi TostanoskiGKSeattle Reign FCFree[28]

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed during the 2016 NWSL College Draft on January 15, 2016, will be listed in the notes.[29][30]

PlayerPosPrevious clubNotes
Carson PickettDFFlorida State Seminoles1st round, 4th pick (4th pick overall)
Paige NielsenDFNorth Carolina Tar Heels3rd round, 5th pick (25th pick overall)
Summer GreenFWNorth Carolina Tar Heels3rd round, 10th pick (30th pick overall)
Lindsey LukeGKUtah Utes4th round, 10th pick (40th pick overall)

Out

DatePlayerPosDestination ClubNotesRef
October 6, 2015Katrine VejeFWBrøndby IFWaived[31][32]
October 8, 2015Mariah BullockMFRetired[33][34]
October 19, 2015Stephanie CoxDFRetired[35][36]
October 26, 2015Amber BrooksMFHouston DashTraded, along with the No. 5 overall selection in the 2016 NWSL College Draft, for Meghan Klingenberg and a conditional selection in the 2017 NWSL College Draft[19]
November 2, 2015Meghan KlingenbergDFOrlando PrideThe No. 1 selection in the 2015 NWSL Expansion Draft[37]
December 22, 2015Caroline StanleyGKSky Blue FCWaived[38][39]
January 18, 2016Danielle FoxhovenFWOut of contract; left the club by mutual consent[40][41]
March 25, 2016Antonia GöranssonDFMallbackens IFWaived due to a medical issue[42][43][44]
April 25, 2016Andi TostanoskiGKSeattle Reign FCEnd of GK replacement[23]
May 23, 2016Andi TostanoskiGKSeattle Reign FCEnd of GK replacement[25]
July 1, 2016Paige NielsenDFApollon Ladies FCWaived[45][46]
August 30, 2016Hope SoloGKPersonal leave for the remainder of the 2016 season[47]

Offseason loans

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See also