2024 Kansas City Current season

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Kansas City Current
2024 season
Owners
President Raven Jemison
Head coach and Sporting Director Vlatko Andonovski
Stadium CPKC Stadium
(capacity: 11,500)
2024 4th
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup Champions
Playoffs Semifinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Temwa Chawinga (20)
All: Temwa Chawinga (21)
Highest home attendance11,500
Lowest home attendance11,500
Average home league attendance11,500
Biggest win3 goals (8 times)
Biggest defeat1–4
(Aug 25 at WAS)
←  2023
2025  →
All statistics correct as of November 17, 2024.
Week 18 starting lineup: Prince, Wheeler, Chawinga, Cook, Mace, Ballisager DiBernardo, Feist, Schult, LaBonta, Debinha NC Courage vs KC Current (Sep 2024) 030.jpg

The 2024 Kansas City Current season was the team's fourth season as a professional soccer team. The Current played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Contents

The Current finished fourth in the 2024 National Women's Soccer League season and qualified for the NWSL playoffs as the fourth seed, where they defeated the fifth-seeded North Carolina Courage in the quarterfinals before losing to the top-seeded Orlando Pride in the semifinals. [1]

Background

Despite making it to the championship match in the 2022 season, the Current did not qualify for the 2023 playoffs. They ended the 2023 regular season 11th out of 12 teams. In 2021, they ended their inaugural season in last place.

Summary

Draft, trades, and transfers

NWSL Draft

In the 2024 NWSL Draft, the KC Current drafted Ellie Wheeler from Penn State, Halle Mackiewicz from Clemson, and Hope Hisey from Arizona.

Stadium and facilities

The KC Current began playing in their new home stadium, CPKC Stadium, the first stadium in the world stadium built solely for a women's professional sports team. The stadium has a seating capacity of 11,500 with additional standing-room capacity on its north-end. The stadium is located in the Berkley Riverfront of Kansas City along the banks of the Missouri River, the namesake of the team.

CPKC Stadium held its first match between the Kansas City Current and the Portland Thorns on March 16, 2024. Kansas City won the match 5–4 in front of a sell-out crowd. [2]

The Current continue to train in their dedicated practice facility in Riverside, Missouri, which opened in June 2022. It was the first purpose-built practice facility for an NWSL team. [3]

Team

Technical staff

As of March 14, 2024. [4]
General managerFlag of the United States.svg Camille Levin Ashton
Head coachFlag of North Macedonia.svg Vlatko Andonovski
Assistant coachFlag of England.svg Freya Coombe
Assistant coachFlag of Argentina.svg Lucas Rodríguez
Assistant coachFlag of Serbia.svg Milan Ivanovic
Goalkeeping coachFlag of North Macedonia.svg Ljupčo Kmetovski
Director of PerformanceFlag of Brazil.svg Garga Caserta
Head Strength CoachFlag of the United States.svg Joseph Potts
Medical DirectorFlag of the United States.svg Carlos Jiminez

Squad

As of March 14, 2024. [5] [6]
No.Pos.PlayerNation
2 DF Regan Steigleder Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3 DF Hanna Glas Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
4 DF Hailie Mace Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5 DF Ellie Wheeler Flag of the United States.svg  United States
6 FW Temwa Chawinga Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
7 DF Elizabeth Ball Flag of the United States.svg  United States
8 FW Nichelle Prince Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
9 FW Bia Zaneratto Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
10 MF Lo'eau LaBonta Flag of the United States.svg  United States
11 MF Desiree Scott Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
12 DF Stine Ballisager Pedersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
13 MF Sophia Braun Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
14 MF Claire Hutton Flag of the United States.svg  United States
16 MF Vanessa DiBernardo Flag of the United States.svg  United States
17 FW Michelle Cooper Flag of the United States.svg  United States
18 DF Izzy Rodriguez Flag of the United States.svg  United States
20 DF Mallory Weber Flag of the United States.svg  United States
21 GK Adrianna Franch Flag of the United States.svg  United States
22 MF Bayley Feist Flag of the United States.svg  United States
24 DF Gabrielle Robinson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
25 FW Kristen Hamilton Flag of the United States.svg  United States
29 GK Jordan Silkowitz Flag of the United States.svg  United States
30 GK Hope Hisey Flag of the United States.svg  United States
47 FW Alex Pfeiffer Flag of the United States.svg  United States
77 FW Alexa Spaanstra Flag of the United States.svg  United States
78 DF Lauren Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
94 MF Claire Lavogez Flag of France.svg  France
99 MF Debinha Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Competitions

Regular season

Matches

March 16, 2024 (2024-03-16)1 Kansas City Current 5–4 Portland Thorns FC Kansas City, Missouri
12:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Alex Billeter
March 23, 2024 (2024-03-23)2 San Diego Wave FC 1–2 Kansas City Current San Diego, California
7:00 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 32,066
March 30, 2024 (2024-03-30)3 Kansas City Current 4–2 Angel City FC Kansas City, Missouri
2:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
April 14, 2024 (2024-04-14)4 NJ/NY Gotham FC 1–1 Kansas City Current Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,573
April 20, 2024 (2024-04-20)5 Kansas City Current 5–2 Bay FC Kansas City, Missouri
6:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
April 26, 2024 (2024-04-26)6 Angel City FC 1–3 Kansas City Current Los Angeles, California
9:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 19,178
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05)7 Houston Dash 1–1 Kansas City Current Houston, Texas
12:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,099
Referee: Calin Radosav
May 8, 2024 (2024-05-08)8 Seattle Reign FC 0–0 Kansas City Current Seattle, Washington
9:00 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 5,083
Referee: Anya Voigt
May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12)9 Kansas City Current 1–0 North Carolina Courage Kansas City, Missouri
5:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
May 18, 2024 (2024-05-18)10 Kansas City Current 3–3 Racing Louisville FC Kansas City, Missouri
8:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
May 25, 2024 (2024-05-25)11 Utah Royals FC 0–1 Kansas City Current Salt Lake City, Utah
9:00 p.m. CDT Tejada Yellow card.svg 3' Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 7,491
Referee: Danielle Chesky
June 9, 2024 (2024-06-09)12 Kansas City Current 5–2 Seattle Reign FC Kansas City, Missouri
5:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Brad Jensen
June 14, 2024 (2024-06-14)13 Kansas City Current 2–2 Chicago Red Stars Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Gerald Flores
June 23, 2024 (2024-06-23)14 Portland Thorns FC 1–4 Kansas City Current Portland, Oregon
3:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20,024
Referee: Brandon Stevis
June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28)15 Kansas City Current 2–0 Houston Dash Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT
Report Puntigam Yellow card.svg 75'Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Katherine McCormick
July 6, 2024 (2024-07-06)16 Kansas City Current 1–2 Orlando Pride Kansas City, Missouri
6:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
August 25, 2024 (2024-08-25)17 Washington Spirit 4–1 Kansas City Current Washington, D.C.
11:00 a.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Referee: Brad Jensen
September 1, 2024 (2024-09-01)18 North Carolina Courage 2–1 Kansas City Current Cary, North Carolina
1:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,003
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 7, 2024 (2024-09-07)19 Kansas City Current 1–0 Utah Royals FC Kansas City, Missouri
6:30 p.m. CDT
Report Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Calin Radosav
September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13)20 Orlando Pride 0–0 Kansas City Current Orlando, Florida
6:00 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 9,396
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
September 20, 2024 (2024-09-20)21 Kansas City Current 3–0 Washington Spirit Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Box
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Matthew Thompson
September 28, 2024 (2024-09-28)22 Kansas City Current 1–1 NJ/NY Gotham FC Kansas City, Missouri
12:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Katja Koroleva
October 5, 2024 (2024-10-05)23 Racing Louisville FC 0–2 Kansas City Current Louisville, Kentucky
6:30 p.m. CDT Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 6,013
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
October 12, 2024 (2024-10-12)24 Bay FC 0–1 Kansas City Current San Jose, California
9:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Referee: Danielle Chesky
October 19, 2024 (2024-10-19)25 Kansas City Current 4–1 San Diego Wave FC Kansas City, Missouri
12:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Iryna Petrunok
November 3, 2024 (2024-11-03)26 Chicago Red Stars 1–3 Kansas City Current Chicago, Illinois
12:00 p.m. CST
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 5,595
Referee: Jaclyn Metz

Note: * Indicates a sell-out crowd

Last updated: November 3, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Regular season standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
2 Washington Spirit 2618265128+2356 Playoffs
3 NJ/NY Gotham FC 2617544120+2156
4 Kansas City Current 2616735731+2655
5 North Carolina Courage 26123113428+639
6 Portland Thorns FC 26104123735+234
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2616735731 +26559313719 +187422012 +8

Last updated: November 3, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
StadiumHAHAHAAAHHAHHAHHAAHAHHAAHA
ResultWWWDWWDDWDWWDWWLLLWDWDWWWW
Position32111111122111123333444444
Updated to match(es) played on November 3, 2024. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Playoffs

The Current finished the regular season in fourth place and qualified for the NWSL playoffs as the fourth seed of eight teams.

Matches

November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09)Quarterfinals Kansas City Current 1–0 North Carolina Courage Kansas City, Missouri
11:00 a.m. CST (UTC−6)
 Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Referee: Brad Jensen
November 17, 2024 (2024-11-17)Semifinals Orlando Pride 3–2 Kansas City Current Orlando, Florida
3:00 p.m. EST (UTC−5)
 Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 14,524
Referee: Danielle Chesky

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

PosTeam
PldWPWPLLGFGAGDPtsQualification KC HOU TIG PAC
1 Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Current 33000102+89Advances to knockout stage — 3–1 4–1 3–0
2 Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dash 3200154+16 1–3 — 2–1 2–0
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Tigres UANL 3100268−23 1–4 1–2 — 4–2
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca 3000329−70 0–3 0–2 2–4 —
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: tiebreakers
July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20)1 Kansas City Current Flag of the United States.svg 3–1 Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dash Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Referee: Corbyn May
July 27, 2024 (2024-07-27)2 Kansas City Current Flag of the United States.svg 3–0 Flag of Mexico.svg C.F. Pachuca Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Referee: Katarzyna Waslak
August 1, 2024 (2024-08-01)3 Kansas City Current Flag of the United States.svg 4–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Tigres UANL Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Referee: Matt Geringer
August 6, 2024 (2024-08-06)SF Kansas City Current Flag of the United States.svg 2–0 Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Courage Kansas City, Missouri
Report Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Referee: Katja Koroleva
October 25, 2024 (2024-10-25)F NJ/NY Gotham FC Flag of the United States.svg 0–2 Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Current San Antonio, Texas
Report
Stadium: Toyota Field
Referee: Alyssa Nichols

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