Season in Review 2023

All Home Matches Played at Audi Field for the First Time

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2023

Washington Spirit Unveils New Kit and Crest Colors for 2023 Season

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Chloe Ricketts

Spirit signs Chloe Ricketts as youngest-ever player

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Home Opener 1-0 win over OL Reign

Aubrey Kingsbury earned her 100th regular season appearance as the Spirit kicked off the season and begins a seven-game unbeaten streak.

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Pride Night

Over 17 drag queens performed in the largest halftime drag performance in NWSL history as the Spirit community celebrated Pride while the team fought to a 1-1 draw against Racing Louisville.

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Pitchside Pups at Challenge Cup match

170 dogs attended their first Spirit match, and the Washington Spirit Shop unveiled new pet merch during Pitchside Pups Night at Audi Field.

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3-2 comeback victory over KC Current

After trailing by two goals in the first 23 minutes, the Spirit scored three unanswered goals from Ashley Sanchez, Paige Metayer, and Tara McKeown to beat Kansas City.

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Ouleymata Sarr & Annaïg Butel join the team from France

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Paige Metayer

Paige Metayer named Rookie of the Month for June

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FIFA World Cup

Seven Spirit players were called up by the USA, Ireland, Canada, and Panama national teams to compete at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Thousands attended watch parties in DC, which ranked as the second-biggest television audience for the USWNT matches.

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First-Ever Brand Campaign Launched

The club launched its extensive ‘That’s The Spirit’ marketing campaign across the metropolitan area featuring players with tongue-in-cheek messaging alluding to DC culture.

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0-0 Draw in Seattle

A record-setting 34,130 fans attended the Spirit’s match at OL Reign for soccer icon Megan Rapinoe’s final regular season home match of her career.

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Total Unique Viewers:

683K

Most-watched in NWSL HISTORY:

#2

RS Average Viewership on CBS:

55%

Season Finale

In the final match of the regular season, 15,749 fans filled Audi Field for Fan Appreciation Night as the Spirit fell 0-1 to the North Carolina Courage.

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Aubrey Kingsbury Sam Staab Ashley Hatch Trinity Rodman Tara McKeown

Aubrey Kingsbury

#1

Goalkeeper

100th Cap

Became just the sixth NWSL keeper to register 400 saves, 10,000 minutes, and 30 clean sheets in her career

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Sam Staab

#3

Defense

NWSL Defender of the Year Finalist

Completed her third Iron Woman, set a new record for most consecutive regular season starts, and was named to two NWSL Best XI of the Month teams.

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Ashley Hatch

#33

Forward

Best XI Second Team

Led the team with nine goals, including scoring on all five penalty kicks taken.

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Trinity Rodman

#2

Forward

Best XI Second Team

Started 19 matches and scored five goals for the Spirit, while also appearing in every USWNT match and scoring five goals.

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Tara McKeown

#9

Defense

50th Appearance

Moved to defense, surpassed 50 appearances for the club, and was named as the Spirit’s NWSL Nationwide Community Impact Ambassador.

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