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TeamsWashington Spirit2016

Washington Spirit · 2016 NWSL seasonFranchise record

2016 Washington Spirit

1255 (W–D–L) across all competitions. Roster stats are regular season only.

Record
12–5–5
Points
391.95 per game
Finish
2nd of 10published table
Goal diff
+93rd in the NWSL
GF–GA
32–23all competitions
Squad
20players used
Live —Evidence —Release 2026-09-02coverage through September 1, 2026

Estefanía Banini led the roster with 5 goals and led Washington Spirit's roster in VAEP° (5.32).

goals are counted; VAEP° is a model estimate that tends to favor high-touch midfielders

Final regular-season table: 2nd of 1039 points, +9 goal difference.

The team-season record supports one named chance-creation comparison.How did Washington Spirit's 2016 chance creation compare with Portland Thorns's?
The Roster · 2016
20 players with a minute or more · regular seasonderived
Estefanía BaniniSpirit11395251241073.800
Joanna LohmanSpirit120162141331272.310
Katie LampsonSpirit1199794121877.200
Diana MathesonSpirit1128284013877.510
Christine NairnSpirit120169333401165.510
Cheyna MatthewsSpirit1178303021963.710
Crystal DunnSpirit113119125501164.900
Francisca OrdegaSpirit1136822116653.810
Tori HusterSpirit11917611118767.700
Ali KriegerSpirit1151333109468.020
A. KleinerSpirit1171203114261.110
Megan MontefuscoSpirit1151415001077.020
Kelsey WysSpirit1121161000045.500
Caprice DydascoSpirit1121158027276.910
Estelle JohnsonSpirit1111066006183.800
Shelina Laura ZadorskySpirit111956001073.220
Stephanie Lynn Marie LabbéSpirit18749000045.700
W. ChurchSpirit111665000079.400
Cali Jean FarquharsonSpirit1166120010466.000
Line Sigvardsen JensenSpirit13155000068.300

Washington Spirit's 2016 modeled directness, transition share, and shot-triggered threat. The signals describe style and context; the signals are not grades.

2016 NWSL regular season · 22 matches with signal coverage°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
0.2020.5081.8651.383
All admitted competitions through September 1, 2026.
2016-04-16Regular seasonHomeBreakersW103578
2016-04-24Regular seasonAwayGothamW212571
2016-04-29Regular seasonAwayFlashW303615
2016-05-07Regular seasonHomeThornsD004333
2016-05-14Regular seasonHomeDashW103545
2016-05-22Regular seasonAwayThornsL1415823
2016-06-10Regular seasonAwayBreakersD114007
2016-06-18Regular seasonHomePrideW205750
2016-06-25Regular seasonHomeGothamL123448
2016-07-02Regular seasonHomeFCKCW203036
2016-07-09Regular seasonHomeStarsW203631
2016-07-16Regular seasonAwayFCKCW322013
2016-07-23Regular seasonAwayGothamL011552
2016-07-31Regular seasonHomeGothamW312930
2016-08-19Regular seasonAwayDashW215012
2016-08-26Regular seasonAwayPrideW217052
2016-09-03Regular seasonHomeFlashD114527
2016-09-08Regular seasonHomeReignW213039
2016-09-12Regular seasonAwayReignL024711
2016-09-25Regular seasonAwayStarsL133712
2016-10-01PlayoffsHomeStarsD114249
2016-10-09PlayoffsHomeFlashD118255

Upcoming Washington Spirit fixtures after September 1, 2026 are unavailable in the admitted release. NWSL Notebook does not turn missing fixture authority into placeholder dates.

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