The 2018

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season is the team's ninth season as a professional women's soccer team. Sky Blue FC plays in the

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, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. Sky Blue had a difficult season in 2018 as they finished in last place. They went 23 games without winning a game, setting the mark for the longest winless streak in NWSL history. Sky Blue finally won on September 8 as they beat the

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1-0 in their final game of the 2018 season. There were numerous reports of off-field issues that came out after former Sky Blue player

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spoke to the media following the Sky Blue vs Chicago game on July 7. Reports of poor management and training facilities as well as housing, travel, and transportation issues were also reported, and were believed to be contributing factors to the team's poor performance on the field.

Team

First-team roster

Source: Sky Blue FC

Match results

Preseason

Regular season

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Honors and awards

NWSL Yearly Awards

NWSL Rookie of the Year The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) presents six annual awards to individual players. The Golden Boot award is presented to the top scorer at the end of the regular season, while the Most Valuable Player, Defender of the Year, Goalkeeper of ...

NWSL Team of the Year

NWSL Weekly Awards

NWSL Player of the Week The National Women's Soccer League Player of the Week is a weekly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League. The honor is awarded to the player deemed to have put in the best performances over the past week b ...

NWSL Save of the Week The National Women's Soccer League Save of the Week is a weekly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League since 2016. The honor is awarded by popular social media vote to the player deemed to have scored the be ...

NWSL Goal of the Week

Player transactions

2018 NWSL College Draft The 2018 NWSL College Draft was the sixth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 18, 2018 at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvani ...

: ''Source: National Women's Soccer League''

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Notes

References

;Match reports (preseason) ;Match reports (regular season)

External links

* {{2018 in American soccer

NJ/NY Gotham FC seasons