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The 2010 FC Gold Pride season was the team's second and final season as a professional women's soccer team. FC Gold Pride played in the Women's Professional Soccer league (WPS), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. After finishing in last place during the 2009 season, the team won the 2010 WPS Championship on September 26, 2010, 4–0 over Philadelphia Independence. On November 16, FC Gold Pride announced that it had ceased operations.
Summary
= 2009–10 off-season moves
=The only player FC Gold Pride lost to the 2009 WPS Expansion Draft was defender Leigh Ann Robinson, chosen by the Atlanta Beat. Over the course of the offseason, the club traded Allison Whitworth to the Beat for the 10th- and 12th-overall picks in the 2010 WPS Draft, lost team co-captain Leslie Osborne and assists leader Tiffany Weimer to the Boston Breakers in free agency, loaned Eriko Arakawa back to her former Nadeshiko League club NTV Beleza for the remainder of her WPS contract, waived contract options for Adriane, Érika, and Formiga, and in February 2010 also waived Brandi Chastain.
The club signed Canadian player Candace Chapman on October 8, 2009, and after scouting the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship, the club signed Norwegian international Solveig Gulbrandsen on December 10.
FC Gold Pride acquired Los Angeles Sol player Camille Abily in exchange for midfielder Tina DiMartino, FC Gold Pride's top 2009 WPS Draft pick, and the 14th-overall pick in the 2010 draft and rights to a 2009 international discovery player. In the 2010 WPS Draft, FC Gold Pride selected 2009 Hermann Trophy winner Kelley O'Hara, New Zealand international Ali Riley, and 2008 U-20 World Cup champions Becky Edwards and Kaley Fountain, among others.
The Los Angeles Sol ceased operations not long afterward, and in the ensuing 2010 WPS Dispersal Draft FC Gold Pride acquired Marta, Kiki Bosio, and Lindsay Browne. The club separately signed Sol goalkeeper Brittany Cameron as a free agent.
= Regular season
=FC Gold Pride started fast and kept its momentum running throughout the 2010 season. Despite the departure of Solveig Gulbrandsen in July and waiving draft pick Kaley Fountain, the Pride dominated the league's regular season.
= Championship
=On September 26, FC Gold Pride won their first WPS Championship by defeating the Philadelphia Independence 4–0.
Three members of the team garnered end of season honors: Marta was named Player of the Year and won the Golden Boot, both for the second consecutive season; Nicole Barnhart was named Goalkeeper of the Year; and Ali Riley was named Rookie of the Year. On November 16, 2010, after the close of the 2010 season, the league announced that FC Gold Pride had folded and would not return for the 2011 season.
Team
= Squad
=As of August 30, 2010.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transactions
Transfers in:
Shannon Boxx, June 4, from Saint Louis Athletica via dispersal
Transfers out:
Solveig Gulbrandsen, July 17, to Stabæk IF
Waived or released:
Ashley Bowyer, June 4, released
Kaley Fountain, June 4, released but retained as a developmental player; later waived, signed with Atlanta Beat on Aug. 9
Competitions
= Key
=Win
Draw
Loss
= Regular season
=Regular season standings
Results summary
Results by matchday
= WPS Championship
=Statistics
Awards
= WPS awards
=Michelle Akers Player of the Year Award: Marta
Goalkeeper of the Year: Nicole Barnhart
Rookie of the Year: Ali Riley
WPS Golden Boot: Marta
Regular-season champions
League champions
= WPS All-Star Team
=Further reading
Lauletta, Dan (September 24, 2015). "The Lowdown: Remembering FC Gold Pride". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
NeSmith, Nancy (November 24, 2010). "Q+A with Nancy NeSmith, former owner of FC Gold Pride". The Equalizer (Interview). Interviewed by Jeff Kassouf. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
Kessler, Ilisa (November 6, 2011). "Fun While it Lasted" (PDF) (Interview). Interviewed by Andy Crossley. Fun While it Lasted. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
References
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- Women's Professional Soccer
- Derbi Sydney
- LeBron James
- Megan Rapinoe
- Daftar julukan kota di Amerika Serikat
- 2010 FC Gold Pride season
- FC Gold Pride
- 2009 FC Gold Pride season
- List of FC Gold Pride players
- 2010 Sky Blue FC season
- 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season
- Western Pride FC
- Marta (footballer)
- Nicole Barnhart
- Emily Sams
