Boston Breakers

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Boston Breakers
Boston Breakers logo.svg
Nickname(s)Breakers
FoundedSeptember 4, 2007;16 years ago (2007-09-04)
DissolvedJanuary 28, 2018;6 years ago (2018-01-28)
Stadium Jordan Field
Capacity4,100 (seated)
OwnerBoston Women’s Soccer, LLC
Head Coach Matt Beard
League National Women's Soccer League
Website Club website

The Boston Breakers were an American professional women's soccer club based in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. [1] The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). They replaced the original Breakers, who competed in the defunct Women's United Soccer Association, as the Boston area's professional women's soccer team. Boston would eventually get a new expansion team in 2023 that would begin play in 2026.

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The Breakers played their home games at Jordan Field in Boston and were managed in their final season by Matt Beard.

History

Original franchise

The original Boston Breakers played in the WUSA from 2001 to 2003. In the final season in the WUSA, the Breakers had their best record (10–4–7) and placed first in the regular season before losing to the Washington Freedom in the semifinals. [1]

Women's Professional Soccer

Re-establishment (2007–2009)

Boston Breakers, 2009 Breakersteam2009.jpg
Boston Breakers, 2009

The formation of Women's Professional Soccer was announced on September 4, 2007, during which time it was also announced that a franchise had been awarded to Boston.

The Boston Breakers franchise was officially unveiled on October 26, 2008. At the time it was the only professional women's sports team in Massachusetts. [2] Joe Cummings was named the President and General Manager and he had previously worked for the Breakers franchise in the WUSA. [3] In September 2007, Tony DiCicco was appointed as the club's first head coach.

During the WPS national team player allocation on September 16, 2008 the Breakers acquired Heather Mitts and former Breakers players, Kristine Lilly and Angela Hucles. [4] The club acquired Amy Rodriguez as the first overall pick in the 2009 WPS Soccer Draft in St. Louis on January 30, 2009. [5]

2009 season

Boston Breaker, Amy LePeilbet, defends against the Saint Louis Athletica Fletcher Soccer STL.jpg
Boston Breaker, Amy LePeilbet, defends against the Saint Louis Athletica

The Breakers played their debut match in the inaugural season of Women's Professional Soccer against FC Gold Pride in Santa Clara, California, losing 2–1. [6]

Its first home match was against St. Louis Athletica on April 11, 2009, in which the Breakers lost 2–0. [6] [7] The Breakers finished the season in fifth place with a 7–9–4 record.

2010 season

2011 season

2012 league suspension

On January 16, 2012, the Breakers announced that they signed United States U-23 national team defender, Bianca D'Agostino. [8] The Breakers also acquired Australian national team forward Kyah Simon in anticipation of the 2012 season. Simon scored two goals against Norway in the 2011 World Cup, which advanced Australia to the quarter-finals. [9] Her goals made her the first Aboriginal player to score a goal in a World Cup tournament. [10]

The league announced on January 30, 2012, that it had suspended the 2012 season. [11] On February 9, 2012, the club announced it would compete in the newly formed WPSL Elite for the 2012 season, with the expectation that it would rejoin the WPS for the 2013 season. [12] The semi-pro league had no restrictions on whether players were professional or amateur.

After the WPS season was suspended, goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher returned to her former club, Turbine Potsdam, after playing for the Breakers during the 2010 and 2011 seasons. [13]

Women's Premier Soccer League Elite

In 2012, the Boston Breakers competed in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite. [14] The team finished in first place clinching the regular season title with an 11–3–0 record, the best season in the franchise history. They lost 3–1 against the Chicago Red Stars in the WPSL Elite semifinals. [15] The team was coached by Lisa Cole.

National Women's Soccer League

In November 2012, it was announced that the Breakers would be one of eight teams in a new women's professional soccer league sponsored by the United States Soccer Federation, the Canadian Soccer Association and the Mexican Football Federation. [16] On January 11, 2013, the league held its player allocation for the national team players, with Boston receiving seven players, including two returning former Breakers Heather O'Reilly and Heather Mitts. [17] The other players assigned to the Breakers were Anisa Guajardo, Adriana Leon, Sydney Leroux, Cecilia Santiago, and Rhian Wilkinson. [17]

2013 season

The 2013 Boston Breakers season was the club's eighth overall year of existence, fourth consecutive year, and first year as a member of the National Women's Soccer League. They played 22 games, finishing with 8 wins, 6 draws, and 8 losses. They did not qualify for the post-season playoffs, and finished the season at fifth place in an eight team league.

2014 season

The 2014 Boston Breakers season was the club's ninth overall year of existence, fifth consecutive year, and second year as a member of the National Women's Soccer League. They played 24 games, finishing with 6 wins, 2 draws, and 16 losses. They did not qualify for the post-season playoffs, and finished the season at eighth place in a nine team league.

2015 season

The 2015 Boston Breakers season, was the club's tenth overall year of existence, sixth consecutive year, and third year as a member of the National Women's Soccer League. They played 20 games, finishing with 4 wins, 3 draws, and 13 losses. They did not qualify for the post-season playoffs, and finished the season at ninth place in a nine team league. [18]

2016 season

The 2016 Boston Breakers season was the club's eleventh overall year of existence, seventh consecutive year, and fourth year as a member of the National Women's Soccer League. They played 20 games, finishing with 3 wins, 2 draws, and 15 losses. They did not qualify for the post-season playoffs, and finished the season at tenth place in a ten-team league.

2017 season

The 2017 Boston Breakers season was the club's twelfth overall year of existence, eighth consecutive year, and fifth year as a member of the National Women's Soccer League. They played 24 games, finishing with 4 wins, 7 draws, and 13 losses. They did not qualify for the post-season playoffs, and finished the season in ninth place of a ten-team league.

2018 season

After failed last-minute attempts to sell the club to the owners of the New England Revolution [19] and to local commercial real estate developers, [20] the Boston Breakers officially folded on January 25, 2018 and did not participate in the NWSL in 2018. [21] Reports generally blamed lack of marketing and resultant limited fanbase for the club's demise. [22] [23]

Stadium

Jordan Field (2014–2017)

The Boston Breakers played their home games for their final four seasons at Jordan Field, a 4,100 seat, multi-purpose facility located on the campus of Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. Jordan Field was formerly known as Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium.

Dilboy Stadium (2012–2013)

The Breakers played at Dilboy Stadium in the Boston suburb of Somerville, Massachusetts [24] for their 2012 and 2013 seasons, the move from Harvard to Dilboy concurrent with their league move to the WPSL Elite. [25]

Harvard Stadium (2009–2011)

Boston used Harvard Stadium, the 30,323 seat home football stadium of the Harvard Crimson, from 2009 through 2011. In 2012, shortly after joining the newly created Women's Premier Soccer League Elite, the Breakers moved their home field to Jordan Field. [26]

Broadcasting

As of 2017, Boston Breakers games were streamed exclusively by Go90 for American audiences and via the NWSL website for international viewers. [27] As part of a three-year agreement with A&E Networks, Lifetime broadcasts one NWSL Game of the Week on Saturday afternoons. [28] [29] The Breakers were featured in the nationally televised Game of the Week on September 2, 2017. [30]

Previous seasons' games were broadcast on YouTube, [31] MediaBoss Television, [32] ESPN, [33] and Fox Sports. [34]

Supporters

The team had an official supporters group called the Boston Armada [35] [36] as well as an independent supporters group called the Riptide, who cheered from a standing section known as "The Dock". [37] [38]

Players and coaches

Final roster

As of November 1, 2017 [39]
No.PositionPlayerNation
2 DF Allysha Chapman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
3 DF Brooke Elby Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4 DF Megan Oyster Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7 DF Lotta Ökvist Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
8 DF Julie King Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9 FW Natasha Dowie Flag of England.svg  England
10 MF Rosie White Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
11 MF Rose Lavelle Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14 GK Abby Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States
15 GK Sammy Jo Prudhomme Flag of the United States.svg  United States
17 DF Amanda Frisbie Flag of the United States.svg  United States
18 FW Tiffany Weimer Flag of the United States.svg  United States
19 FW Adriana Leon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
20 DF Christen Westphal Flag of the United States.svg  United States
21 FW Midge Purce Flag of the United States.svg  United States
22 FW Ifeoma Onumonu Flag of the United States.svg  United States
23 FW Katie Stengel Flag of the United States.svg  United States
25 MF Morgan Andrews Flag of the United States.svg  United States
26 MF Angela Salem Flag of the United States.svg  United States
33 FW Hayley Dowd Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Head coaches

Ownership and team management

Michael Stoller was the managing partner of Boston Women's Soccer, LLC, the ownership group overseeing the Breakers. [41]

Records and statistics

All-time results by season [42]
YearLeaguePos.PlayoffsWLDPts.GFGAHomeAway
2009 WPS 5thdid not qualify7942518204–3–33–6–1
2010 WPS 2ndSuper Semifinal10863636285–6–15–2–5
2011 WPS 4thFirst Round5941919244–3–21–6–2
2012 WPSLE 1stFirst Round1130332896–1–05–2–0
2013 NWSL 5thDid not qualify8863035345–3–33–5–3
2014 NWSL 8thDid not qualify61622037535–7–01–9–2
2015 NWSL 9thDid not qualify41331522434–5–10–8–2
2016 NWSL 10thDid not qualify31521114472–6–21–9–0
2017 NWSL 9thDid not qualify41371924353–6–31–7–4

Honors

Individual player awards

Player of the Week

YearLeagueWeekPlayerRef
2009WPSWeek 3 Flag of England.svg Kelly Santiago
2010WPSWeek 17 Flag of England.svg Kelly Smith
2011WPSWeek 9 Flag of the United States.svg Meghan Klingenberg
2011WPSWeek 10 Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Naeher
2011WPSWeek 18 Flag of the United States.svg Kiki Santiago
2013NWSLWeek 3 Flag of the United States.svg Heather O'Reilly [44]
2013NWSLWeek 4 Flag of the United States.svg Sydney Leroux [45]
2013NWSLWeek 7 Flag of England.svg Lianne Sanderson [45]
2013NWSLWeek 13 Flag of the United States.svg Sydney Leroux [45]
2015NWSLWeek 17 Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Naeher [46]
2017NWSLWeek 3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adriana Leon [47]
2017NWSLWeek 21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adriana Leon [48]

Player of the Month

MonthLeaguePlayerRef
April 2009WPS Flag of England.svg Kelly Smith [49]
July 2010WPS Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Angeli [50]
August 2010WPS Flag of England.svg Kelly Smith [51]
April 2017NWSL Flag of the United States.svg Rose Lavelle [52]

Pillars of Excellence

Two pillars at the southern part of the colonnade at Harvard Stadium Harvard Stadium end view.jpg
Two pillars at the southern part of the colonnade at Harvard Stadium

In summer 2009, the Breakers began a tradition of honoring legends from the past with commemorative banners at Harvard Stadium. [53] The award's Pillars of Excellence name was influenced by the stadium's iconic colonnade. Players from both Boston Breakers (WUSA) and the WPS/WPSL Elite/NWSL entry are considered.

Maren Meinert became the first inductee during a halftime ceremony on May 17, 2009 when the Breakers hosted the Washington Freedom. During her final season in 2003 Meinert was named the WUSA's Most Valuable Player for the regular season and MVP of the WUSA All-Star Game. [53] Angela Hucles was inducted on May 1, 2010 during a home game against the Chicago Red Stars. [54] Kristine Lilly was inducted during halftime of a match against the Philadelphia Independence May 23, 2011. [55] Leslie Osborne was inducted during halftime of a home game against Sky Blue FC. [56]

InductedPlayerPositionLeagueYears
May 22, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Leslie Osborne Midfielder WPS/WPSL Elite2010–12
May 23, 2011 Flag of the United States.svg Kristine Lilly Midfielder/Forward WUSA/WPS2001–03, 2009–10
May 1, 2010 Flag of the United States.svg Angela Hucles Midfielder WUSA/WPS2001–03, 2009
May 17, 2009 Flag of Germany.svg Maren Meinert Midfielder/Forward WUSA2001–03

Supporters Award

In 2017 the official supporters group of the Boston Breakers, The Boston Armada, began a tradition of awarding one player at each home game with a supporters award. Officially dubbed "The Chunk Award", it recognized a player's individual contribution to the team during the match. The trophy for 2017 represented the unofficial mascot of the Boston Breakers, "Chunk", a bulldog owned by Boston Breakers Academy head coach Lee Billard.

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