2015 Chicago Red Stars season
The 2015 Chicago Red Stars season was the seventh season of the soccer club and its third season in National Women's Soccer League. For the first time in NWSL the Red Stars advanced to the playoffs by finishing second in regular season. In addition, the team held the first place for ten consecutive weeks, from week 4 to week 13. However, the club could not reach the NWSL championship, as in the playoffs semi-final the Red Stars lost to the reigning Champion FC Kansas City, by a score of 0–3. It was the club's final season playing home games at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex.
| 2015 season | ||||
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| Owner | Arnim Whisler | |||
| Head coach | Rory Dames | |||
| Stadium | Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex (capacity: 3,600) Toyota Park (capacity: 20,000) | |||
| NWSL | 2nd place | |||
| Top goalscorer | Christen Press (10) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 16,017 (May 9 vs. Boston) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,402 (May 2 vs. Sky Blue) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 4,210 | |||
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First-team squad
- Roster
Players who were under contract to play for the club in 2015 NWSL season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- Reserve players of first-team
Reserve players who appeared in the club's game day rosters during regular season. They should not be confused with the Chicago Red Stars Reserves team which compete in Women's Premier Soccer League.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Squad correct as of August 16, 2015
Player movement
Joined in previous seasons During preseason During regular season
| N | Pos | Player | Date | Trans | GDR | Method | Club |
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| 5 | FW | Zakiya Bywaters | Jan 18, 2013 | in | –– | 2013 College Draft[2] | UCLA Bruins |
| 2 | FW | Jen Hoy | Jan 18, 2013 | in | Apr 18, 2015[m 1] | 2013 College Draft[2] | Princeton Tigers |
| 4 | MF | Alyssa Mautz | Feb 7, 2013 | in | May 2, 2015[m 2] | 2013 Supplemental draft[3] | Chicago Red Stars |
| 13 | DF | Michelle Lomnicki | Feb 7, 2013 | in | Apr 18, 2015[m 1] | 2013 Supplemental draft[3] | Sky Blue FC |
| 10 | MF | Vanessa DiBernardo | Jan 17, 2014 | in | Apr 18, 2015[m 1] | 2014 College Draft[4] | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| –– | FW | Hayley Brock | Jan 17, 2014 | in | –– | 2014 College Draft[4] | Maryland Terrapins |
| 14 | DF | Taryn Hemmings | Sep 1, 2014 | in | Apr 18, 2015[m 1] | Signed[5] | Fortuna Hjorring (loaned to) |
| 17 | MF | Lori Chalupny | Sep 4, 2014 | in | Apr 18, 2015[m 1] | Signed[6] | Chicago Red Stars |
| 6 | DF | Abby Erceg | Sep 4, 2014 | in | Apr 18, 2015[m 1] | Signed[6] | FF USV Jena (loaned to) |
| 16 | DF | Samantha Johnson | Sep 5, 2014 | in | Apr 18, 2015[m 1] | Returned[7] | Sydney FC (loaned to) |
| 7 | MF | Shannon Boxx | Jan 14, 2015 | in | Apr 18, 2015[m 1] | Player allocation[8] | Chicago Red Stars |
| 8 | DF | Julie Johnston | Jan 15, 2015 | in | Apr 18, 2015[m 1] | Player allocation[8] | Chicago Red Stars |
| 23 | FW | Christen Press | Jan 15, 2015 | in | Apr 18, 2015[m 1] | Player allocation[8] | Chicago Red Stars |
| 19 | FW | Adriana Leon | Jan 15, 2015 | in | –– | Player allocation[8] | Chicago Red Stars |
| 1 | GK | Karina LeBlanc | Jan 15, 2015 | in | Apr 18, 2015[m 1] | Player allocation[8] | Chicago Red Stars |
| 9 | FW | Melissa Tancredi | Jan 15, 2015 | in | –– | Player allocation[8] | Chicago Red Stars |
| 11 | FW | Rachel Quon | Jan 15, 2015 | in | Apr 18, 2015[m 1] | Player allocation[8] | Chicago Red Stars |
| –– | FW | Stephanie McCaffrey | Jan 16, 2015 | in | –– | 2015 College draft[9] | Boston College |
| 3 | DF | Arin Gilliland | Jan 16, 2015 | in | Apr 18, 2015[m 1] | 2015 College draft[9] | University of Kentucky |
| 24 | MF | Danielle Colaprico | Jan 16, 2015 | in | Apr 18, 2015[m 1] | 2015 College draft[9] | University of Virginia |
| 20 | FW | Sofia Huerta | Jan 16, 2015 | in | Apr 18, 2015[m 1] | 2015 College draft[9] | Santa Clara University |
| 12 | FW | Cara Walls | Jan 16, 2015 | in | Apr 18, 2015[m 1] | 2015 College draft[9] | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| –– | FW | Nicole Setterlund | Jan 16, 2015 | in | –– | 2015 College draft[9] | Washington State University |
| 28 | FW | Rachel Tejada | Jan 16, 2015 | in | May 9, 2015[m 3] | 2015 College draft[9] | Illinois State University |
| –– | FW | Stephanie McCaffrey | Mar 4, 2015 | out | –– | Traded[10] | Boston Breakers |
| –– | FW | Nicole Setterlund | Mar 6, 2015 | out | –– | Retired[11] | –– |
| 5 | FW | Zakiya Bywaters | Apr 6, 2015 | out | –– | Recovering from surgery[12] | –– |
| –– | FW | Hayley Brock | Apr 6, 2015 | out | –– | Returned to school[12] | –– |
| 18 | GK | Michele Dalton | Apr 16, 2015 | in | Apr 18, 2015[m 1] | Signed[13] | Kvarnsvedens IK |
| 17 | MF | Lori Chalupny | Apr 14, 2015 | out | May 2, 2015[m 2] | World Cup[14] | United States |
| 7 | MF | Shannon Boxx | Apr 14, 2015 | out | May 2, 2015[m 2] | World Cup[14] | United States |
| 8 | DF | Julie Johnston | Apr 14, 2015 | out | May 2, 2015[m 2] | World Cup[14] | United States |
| 23 | FW | Christen Press | Apr 14, 2015 | out | May 2, 2015[m 2] | World Cup[14] | United States |
| 19 | FW | Adriana Leon | Apr 28, 2015 | out | –– | World Cup[15] | Canada |
| 1 | GK | Karina LeBlanc | Apr 28, 2015 | out | May 2, 2015[m 2] | World Cup[15] | Canada |
| 9 | FW | Melissa Tancredi | Apr 28, 2015 | out | –– | World Cup[15] | Canada |
| 25 | DF | Kelley McCloskey | –– | in | May 9, 2015[m 3] | Preseason trial[p 1] | University of San Diego |
| 26 | MF | Jackie Esterkamp | –– | in | May 9, 2015[m 3] | Preseason trial[p 1] | Cincinnati Christian University |
| 29 | DF | Lillie Toaspern | –– | in | May 9, 2015[m 3] | Preseason trial[p 1] | Washington University in St. Louis |
| 20 | GK | Monica Gonyo | –– | in | May 9, 2015[m 3] | Preseason trial[p 1] | Loyola University Chicago |
| 6 | DF | Abby Erceg | May 15, 2015 | out | May 15, 2015[m 4] | World Cup[16] | New Zealand |
| 34 | MF | Mary Luba | Sep 2, 2015 | in | May 23, 2015[m 5] | Signed[17][p 2] | Marquette University |
| 31 | DF | Leigh Jakes | –– | in | May 23, 2015[m 5] | Preseason trial[p 1] | NiceFutis |
| 32 | DF | Natalie Horner | –– | in | Jun 28, 2015[m 6] | Preseason trial[p 1] | University of Kentucky |
| 6 | DF | Abby Erceg | Jun 19, 2015 | in | Jun 28, 2015[m 6] | World Cup elimination[18] | New Zealand |
| 19 | FW | Adriana Leon | Jun 27, 2015 | in | Jul 12, 2015[m 7] | World Cup elimination[19] | Canada |
| 1 | GK | Karina LeBlanc | Jun 27, 2015 | in | Jul 12, 2015[m 7] | World Cup elimination[19] | Canada |
| 9 | FW | Melissa Tancredi | Jun 27, 2015 | in | Jul 12, 2015[m 7] | World Cup elimination[19] | Canada |
| 17 | MF | Lori Chalupny | Jul 5, 2015 | in | Jul 18, 2015[m 8] | World Cup final[20] | United States |
| 7 | MF | Shannon Boxx | Jul 5, 2015 | in | Jul 18, 2015[m 8] | World Cup final[20] | United States |
| 8 | DF | Julie Johnston | Jul 5, 2015 | in | Jul 12, 2015[m 7] | World Cup final[20] | United States |
| 23 | FW | Christen Press | Jul 5, 2015 | in | Jul 12, 2015[m 7] | World Cup final[20] | United States |
| 7 | MF | Shannon Boxx | Jul 27, 2015 | out | Jul 18, 2015[m 8] | Retired[21] | –– |
Management and staff
- Front Office
- Owner Arnim Whisler
- Coaching Staff[22]
- Manager Rory Dames
- First Assistant and Goalkeeper Coach Trae Manny
- Second Assistant Coach Christian Lavers
Regular-season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Seattle Reign FC | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 43 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 33 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | FC Kansas City (C) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 32 | |
| 4 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 30 | |
| 5 | Houston Dash | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 24 | |
| 6 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 23 | |
| 7 | Western New York Flash | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 23 | |
| 8 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 22 | |
| 9 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 15 |
- Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 20 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 |
Last updated: September 6, 2015
Source: NWSLsoccer.com standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
- Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on September 6, 2015. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match results
Win Tie Loss
Preseason
| March 16, Mon | Marquette Golden Eagles | 0–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 17:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Report[p 1] | Chalupny  12'Mautz 17'DiBernardo 53' |
Stadium: Valley Fields |
| March 20, Fri | Wisconsin Badgers | 0–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Verona, Wisconsin |
| 19:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Report[p 3] | Colaprico 2' |
Stadium: Goodman Pitch at Reddan Park |
| April 4, Sat | Missouri Lady Tigers | 0–6 | Chicago Red Stars | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 11:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Report[p 2] | Walls 1' DiBernardo 4'Hoy 5'Mary Luba 13' 19' (o.g.)Giuleana Lopez 30'Jayden Barrett  36' |
Stadium: Lou Fusz Soccer Complex Field #1 | |
| Note: 45 minute scrimmage. | ||||
| April 4, Sat | Iowa State Cyclones | 0–3 | Chicago Red Stars | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 12:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Report[p 2] | Hoy 23' Valerie Gonyo 25'Walls 28' |
Stadium: Lou Fusz Soccer Complex Field #1 | |
| Note: 45 minute scrimmage. | ||||
| April 8, Wed | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Notre Dame, Indiana |
| 18:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Report[p 4] | Huerta 1' Johnson 41' |
Stadium: Alumni Stadium |
National Women's Soccer League
Regular season
| April 18, Sat 1 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–2 | Seattle Reign FC | Lisle, Illinois |
| 19:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Press 32' (DiBernado) 91+' (unassisted) Hoy 35' (Press) |
Report[m 1] | Yanez 32' (Rapinoe) Fletcher 39' (unassisted) |
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 2,368 Referee: David Mon |
| April 25, Sat 2 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–2 | Portland Thorns FC | Lisle, Illinois |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Press 4' (Chalupny) 8' (DiBernardo) Johnston 16' |
Report[m 9] | Sinclair 29' (Long) Shim 47' (unassisted) |
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 2,136 Referee: Levi Rippy |
| May 2, Sat 3 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | Sky Blue FC | Lisle, Illinois |
| 17:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Colaprico 54' (unassisted) |
Report[m 2] | Nadim 86' |
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 1,402 |
| May 9, Sat 4 | Chicago Red Stars | 3–0 | Boston Breakers | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 16:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Johnson 22' Huerta 56' (DiBernardo) 82' (Gilliland)Walls 70' (Huerta) |
Report[m 3] | King 39' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,017 Referee: Margaret Domka |
| May 15, Fri 5 | Houston Dash | 2–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Houston |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Axon 28' (penalty) Ohai 59' (Henderson)Masar 62' |
Report[m 4] | Colaprico 43' Huerta 60' (Hoy) 81' (unassisted) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,527 Referee: Randall Kelley |
| May 23, Sat 6 | FC Kansas City | 1–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 CDT (UTC-05) | LePeilbet 68' |
Report[m 5] | Huerta 33' (DiBernardo) Hemmings 82' (Lomnicki) |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Championship Field |
| May 30, Sat 7 | Seattle Reign FC | 0–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Seattle |
| 21:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Mathias 90+' |
Report[m 10] | Colaprico 61' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| June 6, Sat 8 | Western New York Flash | 3–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Rochester, New York |
| 18:00 CDT (UTC-05) | S Mewis 51' (Eddy) Eddy 72' (Williams)Fields 75' (unassisted)S Mewis 85' |
Report[m 11] | Lomnicki 57' Huerta 93+' (DiBernardo) |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,514 |
| June 20, Sat | Chicago Red Stars | abandoned | Washington Spirit | Lisle, Illinois |
| 19:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Report[m 12] | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex | ||
| Note: rescheduled to August 16, 2015 | ||||
| June 28, Sun 9 | Sky Blue FC | 0–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 17:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Report[m 6] | DiBernardo 6' (Huerta) Hoy 34' (Huerta)Mautz 62' (Hoy) |
Stadium: Yurcak Field |
| July 12, Sun 10 | Houston Dash | 1–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Houston |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) | McCarty 57' (Ohai) Brush 84' |
Report[m 7] | Colaprico 3' DiBernado 19' (Mautz)Hoy 69' (unassisted) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 13,025 Referee: Christopher Spivey |
| July 18, Sat 11 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–1 | Boston Breakers | Lisle, Illinois |
| 19:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Chalupny 54' (Hemmings) Leon 75' |
Report[m 8] | McCaffrey 62' (unassisted) Schoepfer 63' |
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 3,560 record crowd |
| July 22, Wed 12 | Boston Breakers | 1–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Boston |
| 18:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Simon 69' (McCaffrey) |
Report[m 13] | Tancredi 41' (Mautz) Press 90' (Hoy) |
Stadium: Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,403 Referee: Cedric Adams |
| July 25, Sat 13 | Washington Spirit | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Germantown, Maryland |
| 18:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Dunn 83' (unassisted) |
Report[m 14] | Press 31' (unassisted) Hemmings 74' |
Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,100 |
| August 1, Sat 14 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–2 | FC Kansas City | Lisle, Illinois |
| 19:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Press 12' (Chalupny) 74' (Chalupny) Erceg 42' |
Report[m 15] | LePeilbet 35' (Holiday) Hagen 87' (O'Reilly) |
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 3,477[23] Referee: Matthew Franz |
| August 9, Sun 15 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Portland, Oregon |
| 21:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Long 38' (unassisted) 69' (Farrelly) |
Report[m 16] | Mautz 29' (unassisted) |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,858 Referee: Margaret Domka |
| August 12, Wed 16 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–1 | Sky Blue FC | Lisle, Illinois |
| 13:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Leon 15' (Gilliland) Chalupny 64' |
Report[m 17] | Kerr 36' (unassisted) Filigno 86' |
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex |
| August 16, Sun 17 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–2 | Washington Spirit | Lisle, Illinois |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Tancredi 82' (Mautz) Lomnicki 44' |
Report[m 18] | Oyster 3' (Nairn) Dunn 90+2' (unassisted) |
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex |
| Note: rescheduled from June 20, 2015 | ||||
| August 23, Sun 18 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–0 | Western New York Flash | Lisle, Illinois |
| 16:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex |
| August 29, Sat 19 | Western New York Flash | 0–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Rochester, New York |
| 18:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Report[m 19] | Press 40' (Chalupny) DiBernardo 63'Hoy 65' (Press)Erceg 86' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,525 |
| September 6, Sun 20 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–1 | Houston Dash | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 16:00 CDT (UTC-05) | DiBernardo 82' Press 90' (Johnston) |
Report[m 20] | Masar 62' (Brian) |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 5,623 Referee: Margaret Domka |
Postseason playoff
| September 13, Sun Semifinal | Chicago Red Stars | 0–3 | FC Kansas City | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 12:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Samantha Johnson 68' |
Report[po 1][po 2] | Rodriguez 16' (unassisted) Tymrak 21' (O'Reilly)Rodriguez 35' (O'Reilly) |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,031 Referee: Karen Abt |
NWSL awards
| Date | Award | Recipient | Reference |
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| April 21, 2015 | Player of the week of week 2 | Christen Press | [24] |
| May 1, 2015 | Player of the month of April | Christen Press | [25] |
| May 12, 2015 | Player of the week of week 5 | Sofia Huerta | [26] [n 2] |
| May 19, 2015 | Player of the week of week 6 | Sofia Huerta | [27] [n 2] |
| June 3, 2015 | Player of the month of May | Sofia Huerta | [28] |
| September 10, 2015 | Player of the week of week 21 | Karina LeBlanc | [29] |
| September 14, 2015 | Rookie of the year 2015 | Danielle Colaprico | [30] [n 3] |
| September 25, 2015 | NWSL Best Eleven | Christen Press | [31] |
| Julie Johnston | |||
| NWSL Second Eleven | Arin Gilliland | ||
| Danielle Colaprico | |||
| Sofia Huerta |
Squad statistics
Source: NWSL
Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper
| N | Pos | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | WG | Shot | SOG | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
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| 7 | MF | Shannon Boxx | 4 | 2 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Lori Chalupny | 11 | 11 | 944 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Danielle Colaprico | 20 | 20 | 1776 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Vanessa DiBernardo | 20 | 19 | 1733 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Abby Erceg | 14 | 12 | 1085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Arin Gilliland | 19 | 17 | 1533 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Taryn Hemmings | 18 | 17 | 1528 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | Jen Hoy | 18 | 14 | 1110 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Sofia Huerta | 19 | 15 | 1343 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Leigh Jakes | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Samantha Johnson | 14 | 13 | 1215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Julie Johnston | 11 | 11 | 990 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Adriana Leon | 5 | 4 | 277 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Michelle Lomnicki | 12 | 7 | 614 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Mary Luba | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Alyssa Mautz | 15 | 13 | 1076 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Kelley McCloskey | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Christen Press | 11 | 10 | 931 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Rachel Quon | 17 | 12 | 1046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Melissa Tancredi | 8 | 2 | 246 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Rachel Tejada | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Cara Walls | 10 | 1 | 256 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| N | Pos | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | Shot | SOG | Sav | GA | GA/G | Pen | PKF | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | GK | Michele Dalton | 12 | 12 | 1080 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 113 | 58 | 47 | 11 | .917 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | GK | Karina LeBlanc | 8 | 8 | 720 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 79 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 1.375 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Red Stars team awards
On September 23 Chicago Red Stars announced the winners of 2015 team awards.[32] For the second time in 2 years Julie Johnston was the recipient of the award for Defensive Most Valuable Player, having been named Defender of the Year in 2014. Lori Chalupny who was the Team Most Valuable Player in 2014, was named the Iron Women of Character. Christen Press was named Team Most Valuable player, and was in 2014 the Golden Boot recipient. Danielle Colaprico was named the team's Rookie of the Year, while she was also the recipient of the NWSL Rookie of the Year. Vanessa DiBernardo who had a team high of 5 assists, and served a team high of 73 corner kicks, was named the Unsung Hero.
- Team Most Valuable Player
Christen Press
- Defensive Most Valuable Player
Julie Johnston
- Rookie of the Year
Danielle Colaprico
- Unsung Hero
Vanessa DiBernardo
- Iron Woman of Character
Lori Chalupny
Images
 Team MVP Christen Press |
 Team Defensive MVP Julie Johnston |
 Rookie of the Year Danielle Colaprico |
 Unsung Hero Vanessa DiBernardo |
 Iron Woman of Character Lori Chalupny |
Notes
- Chicago Red Stars' position in the league at the end of match day
- Sofia Huerta is the first NWSL to earn back to back player of the week awards
- Danielle Colaprico is the second Red Star named NWSL Rookie of the Year, in two consecutive years. Julie Johnston was NWSL Rookie of the Year in 2014
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- "CANADA FALLS TO ENGLAND, 2–1 — Show heart and fight as they bow out of WWC". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "WORLD CHAMPIONS: USA WINS 2015 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP — Carli Lloyd Scores First Hat Trick in WWC Final History".
- "CHICAGO AND U.S. STAR SHANNON BOXX RETIRES FROM NWSL PLAY — Legendary midfielder's national team career to end at conclusion of 2015". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
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- "The Lowdown: The anatomy of a hat trick". August 5, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- "Red Stars' Christen Press Voted NWSL Player of the Week; Press scored the game winning goal in the 91st minute of the match". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- "Red Stars' Christen Press Voted Player of the Month; Press scored four goals and added one assist over two games in April". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- "Red Stars Huerta Voted NWSL Player of the Week; Forward scored two goals and recorded an assist in the Red Stars 3–0 victory over Breakers". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- "Red Stars Huerta Voted NWSL Player of the Week; Huerta, 22, recorded her second brace of the 2015 NWSL season on Friday night". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- "Red Stars' Sofia Huerta Voted NWSL Player of the Month; Huerta, 22, has scored five goals over five games in May". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- "Red Stars' Karina LeBlanc Voted Player of the Week; LeBlanC helped the Red Stars earn a point at home in a 1–1 draw". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- "Danielle Colaprico Voted Rookie of the Year; Colaprico, 22, started all 20 games for the Red Stars this season". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- "NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2015 BEST XI". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- "Chicago Red Stars Announce Winners of 2015 Team Awards". chicagoredstars.com. September 23, 2015. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- Match reports (preseason)
- "Red Stars Defeat Marquette 3–0 In Preseason Opener — Away scrimmage features total of 22 Chicago players". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Chicago Downs Missouri 6–0, Iowa State 3–0 in 45-Minute Games; Hoy and Walls each score twice as club improves to 4–0 in NWSL preseason". chicagoredstars.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- "Chicago Downs UW-Madison For Second Preseason Win — Early Colaprico goal holds up for dominant NWSL side". chicagoredstars.com. Chicago Red Stars. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Red Stars Wrap up Preseason with Gritty Win at Notre Dame; Defeat Fighting Irish 1–0 behind Huerta goal, stay perfect in 2015". chicagoredstars.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- Match reports (regular season)
- "RED STARS DEFEAT REIGN FC, 3–2, IN EXTRA TIME". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- "CHICAGO DEFEATS SKY BLUE FC, 1–0; Red Stars Remain undefeated as Colaprico bags first professional goal". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Huerta Shines as Red Stars Defeat Boston 3-0". chicagoredstars.com. Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Dash and Red Stars Split Points in 2–2 Draw — Kealia Ohai earned a penalty and scored a goal in match". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Red Stars Earn 2-1 Road Win over Defending Champs — Hemmings with the game-winner in rainy Kansas City". nwslsoccer.com. Chicago Red Stars. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Red Stars Dominate Sky Blue FC, 3–0 — Several players with standout performances as Chicago remains atop NWSL table". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Red Stars Defeat Dash, 2–1; DiBernardo and Hoy find the net to grab all three points for Chicago". nwsl.com.
- "Chicago Earns 1–1 Draw With Boston; WWC winner Lori Chalupny scores in front of record crowd". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "RED STARS AND THORNS FC BATTLE TO 2–2 DRAW — Chicago's Christen Press scores two goals in first half". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Reign FC Tie Red Stars, 0–0; Haley Kopmeyer made four saves to earn the shutout". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Flash Defeat Red Stars, 3–1 — WNY snaps Chicago's undefeated streak". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Red Stars' Clash With Spirit Falls Victim to Weather — NWSL blockbuster match to be replayed at a later date". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Red Stars Earn Dramatic 2–1 Win at Boston; Chicago needs late winner from USWNT star despite dominant performance". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Spirit Rally vs. Red Stars for 1–1 Tie; Crystal Dunn scores her league-leading 9th goal". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Chicago Draws 2–2 with Kansas City — Red Stars' Christen Press scored two goals in the game". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- "Thorns FC Earn 2–1 Win Over Red Stars — Allie Long scores the game-winning goal". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- "Red Stars and SBFC Settle for 1–1 Draw — Adriana Leon scored the opening goal, but Sam Kerr would net the equalizer". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- "Spirit Strike Late to Earn 2–1 Win Over Red Stars — Crystal Dunn scores the game-winning goal". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- "Red Stars Defeat Flash, 2–0 — Press and Hoy each score to end winless streak at six games". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- "Red Stars Come Back to Tie Dash, 1–1 — Christen Press scored the game-tying goal in the 90th minute". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- Match report (postseason playoff)
- "Kansas City Advances to Final After Defeating Chicago, 3–0; Amy Rodriguez (2) and Erika Tymrak both scored in the first half". nwslsoccer.com. NWSL. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
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