Washington Spirit
An American professional soccer club, The Washington Spirit, is based in Germantown, Maryland. The club participates in the National Soccer League (NWSL). It continues to field both an amateur WPAL team and a youth team, as it is a continuation of D.C. United Women of the W-League. Moreover, both are under the Spirit’s name, which is coached by Richie Burke.
The Washington Spirit has a home in the Maryland SoccerPlex, situated in Germantown, Maryland, since the inaugural 2013 season. Besides, they play their home games at the main stadium, Maureen Hendricks Field in June 2013 in the development of women’s professional soccer and the SoccerPlex facility, in honor of Hendrick’s role. The facility has also been home to the Washington Spirit Reserves in the WPSL.
The Sprit coordinated with DC United to play home matches in Buzzard Point at Audi Field in Washington D.C., during the starting of the 2018 season. Likewise, on August 25 of that season, the Spirit played their first match, hosting the Portland Thoms. Moreover, the match was viewed as a means to generate more interest in the team and was registered as the highest attended game of the team.
Furthermore, the team recently in 2019 announced to be the host of two matches at Audi Field. he Spirit had announced a broadcast partnership with the NBC Sports Washington and Monumental Sports Network, at the beginning of 2019.
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Current Squad of Washington Spirit:
As of July 15, 2019
- 1 Goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe, as well as
- 2 Forward Arielle Ship
- 3 Defender Sam Staab
- 4 Midfielder Jordan DiBiasi
- 5 Defender Megan Crosson
- 6 Midfielder Chloe Logarzo
- 7 Defender Amy Harrison
- 8 Midfielder Meggie Dougherty Howard
- 9 Defender Tegan McGrady
- 10 Midfielder Rose Lavelle
- 11 Forward Mallory Pugh
- 12 Midfielder Andi Sullivan
- 13 Midfielder Bayley Feist
- 14 Forward Paige Nielsen
- 16 Forward Tiffany McCarty
- 17 Forward Cali Farquharson
- 18 Defender Mackenzie Berryhill
- 19 Midfielder Dorian Bailey
- 20 Forward Cheyna Matthews
- 22 Forward Mallory Eubanks
- 23 Midfielder Tori Huster
- 24 Defender Carlin Hudson
- 28 Midfielder Elise Kellond-Knight
- 30 Goalkeeper Shea Yanez
- 31 Forward Crystal Thomas
- 32 Forward Grace Cutler
- 33 Forward Ashley Hatch
Current staff
As of July 9, 2019
Executive
- Majority Owner Steve Baldwin, as well as
- Minority Owner Bill Lynch
- Chief Executive Officer Larry Best
Coaching staff
- Head Coach Richie Burke from England, as well as
- Player/Opponent Analyst Tom Torres from united States
- High-Performance Coach Michael Minthorne from the United States
- Goalkeeper Coach Ian McCaldon from England
- Team Performance Coach Christian Cziommer from Germany
- Reserve Team Head Coach Kati Jo Spisak from the United States
- Athletic Trainer Julie Beveridge from the United States
Head Coaches of Washington Spirit
Mike Jorden from the United States, as well as
Mark Parsons from England
Jim Gabarra from the United States
Tom Torres from the United States
Richie Burke from England D
