2024 NJ/NY Gotham FC season

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NJ/NY Gotham FC
2024 season
Operating owners Carolyn Tisch Blodgett (lead)
Ed Nalbandian
General manager Yael Averbuch West
Head coach Juan Carlos Amorós
Stadium
League 3rd
Challenge Cup Runners-up
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup Runners-up
CONCACAF W Champions Cup Semifinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Esther González (9)
All: Esther González (10)
Highest home attendance11,662
(Jun 8 vs LA)
Lowest home attendance5,883
(Sep 8 vs HOU)
Average home league attendance8,589
Biggest winLeague: 5–1
(Oct 5 vs. BAY)
All competitions:
0–13
(Oct 13 at Frazsiers Whip, CONCACAF)
Biggest defeat2 goals
(3 league matches, 5 all competitions)
←  2023
2025  →
All statistics correct as of November 16, 2024.

The 2024 NJ/NY Gotham FC season was the team's 15th season as a professional women's soccer team and eleventh participating in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Contents

As reigning champions, Gotham opened the 2024 NWSL season against San Diego Wave FC, the previous season's NWSL Shield winners, in the 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup one day before the beginning of the regular season. [1]

Gotham finished the regular season in third place and advanced to the NWSL playoffs, where they defeated Portland Thorns FC in the quarterfinals before drawing against the Washington Spirit in regulation and losing the penalty shootout after extra time in the semifinals. [2]

Background

Notable offseason transactions

Defenders Sam Hiatt and Tierna Davidson joined Gotham in 2024. NC Courage vs Gotham FC (Mar 2024) 088.jpg
Defenders Sam Hiatt and Tierna Davidson joined Gotham in 2024.

By December 2023, Gotham were in negotiations to sign four members of the United States women's national soccer team: Tierna Davidson, Crystal Dunn, Rose Lavelle, and Emily Sonnett. [3] Dunn and Davidson were signed the next month, [4] followed by Lavelle and Sonnett days later. [5]

Team

Staff

As of March 7, 2024 [6]
Technical staff
RoleName
General manager
Head of soccer operations		 Yael Averbuch West
Head coach Juan Carlos Amorós
Assistant coaches Jen Lalor
Shaun Harris
Ak Lakhani
Goalkeeper coachBrody Sams
Head of tactical analysisJesús Botello Hermosa
Head of sports science Philip Congleton
Strength and conditioning coachAdrián Benítez Jiménez

Current squad

As of March 16, 2024. [7]
No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michelle Betos
3 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Bruninha
4 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abby Smith
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kelley O'Hara
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Sonnett
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA McCall Zerboni
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taryn Torres
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lynn Williams
11 FW Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Esther González
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kristen Edmonds
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nealy Martin
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tierna Davidson
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rose Lavelle
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Delanie Sheehan
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Yazmeen Ryan
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Crystal Dunn
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Smith
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Hiatt
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mandy Freeman
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Margaret Purce
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maycee Bell
28 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Stengel
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jenna Nighswonger
33 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Sinead Farrelly
38 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cassie Miller
77 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Maitane López
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ella Stevens
— FW Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir
— GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erin McKinney

Competitions

Friendlies

August 19 NJ/NY Gotham FC Flag of the United States.svg 1–3 Flag of England.svg Chelsea Women Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pm ET
  • Carter Soccerball shade.svg31', Yellow card.svg 71'
  • Martin Yellow card.svg 65'
 Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena

NWSL Challenge Cup

The Challenge Cup was reformatted in 2024 to open the season as a single contest between the prior season's NWSL Shield winner and the reigning NWSL Champion. [8]

March 15 NJ/NY Gotham FC 0–1 San Diego Wave FC Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 pm ET Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 14,241
Referee: Danielle Chesky

Regular season

March 241 Portland Thorns FC 0–1 NJ/NY Gotham FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm ET Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,857
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
March 302 North Carolina Courage 1–0 NJ/NY Gotham FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 pm ET Pinto Soccerball shade.svg44' Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,281
Referee: Elton García
April 143 NJ/NY Gotham FC 1–1 Kansas City Current Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 pm ET González Soccerball shade.svg51' Report Chawinga Soccerball shade.svg17'Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,573
Referee: Anya Voigt
April 204 Washington Spirit 2–0 NJ/NY Gotham FC Washington, District of Columbia
1:00 pm ET
 Report Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,004
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
April 285 NJ/NY Gotham FC 1–1 Racing Louisville FC Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 pm ET
 Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 6,015
Referee: Calin Radosav
May 46 NJ/NY Gotham FC 1–0 North Carolina Courage Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm ET
 Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 6,184
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
May 87 Houston Dash 0–1 NJ/NY Gotham FC Houston, Texas
8:00 pm ET Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 4,438
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
May 128 San Diego Wave FC 1–1 NJ/NY Gotham FC San Diego, California
8:00 pm ET
 Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 16,024
Referee: Matthew Thompson
May 199 NJ/NY Gotham FC 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 pm ET
 Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,996
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
May 2410 Bay FC 0–2 NJ/NY Gotham FC San Jose, California
10:00 pm ET Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 12,643
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
June 811 NJ/NY Gotham FC 2–1 Angel City FC Harrison, New Jersey
12:30 pm ET
 Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 11,662
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
June 1512 Racing Louisville FC 0–2 NJ/NY Gotham FC Louisville, Kentucky
1:00 pm ET Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 6,412
Referee: Danielle Chesky
June 1913 NJ/NY Gotham FC 2–1 San Diego Wave FC Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pm ET
 Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 10,718
Referee: Anya Voigt
June 2314 NJ/NY Gotham FC 0–2 Washington Spirit Harrison, New Jersey
12:30 pm ET
 Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,396
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
June 3015 NJ/NY Gotham FC 1–1 Seattle Reign FC Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 pm ET
 Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 7,064
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 616 Angel City FC 1–2 NJ/NY Gotham FC Los Angeles, California
10:00 pm ET
 Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 16,542
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
August 2417 NJ/NY Gotham FC 2–0 Portland Thorns FC Harrison, New Jersey
2:00 pm ET
 Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 10,640
Referee: Darren Bandy
September 118 Orlando Pride 2–0 NJ/NY Gotham FC Orlando, Florida
6:00 pm ET
 Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 8,726
Referee: Thomas Snyder
September 819 NJ/NY Gotham FC 2–1 Houston Dash Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 pm ET
 Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 5,883
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
September 1620 Seattle Reign FC 0–2 NJ/NY Gotham FC Seattle, Washington
10:00 pm ET
 Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Referee: Shawn Tehini
September 2221 NJ/NY Gotham FC 1–0 Utah Royals Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 pm ET
 Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 7,680
Referee: Eric Tattersall
September 2822 Kansas City Current 1–1 NJ/NY Gotham FC Kansas City, Missouri
1:00 pm ET
 Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Katja Koroleva
October 523 NJ/NY Gotham FC 5–1 Bay FC Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm ET
 Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 9,092
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
October 1224 Chicago Red Stars 0–2 NJ/NY Gotham FC Bridgeview, Illinois
4:00 pm ET
 Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 2025 NJ/NY Gotham FC 3–1 Orlando Pride Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 pm ET
 Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 10,757
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
November 126 Utah Royals 1–4 NJ/NY Gotham FC Sandy, Utah
9:30 pm ET
 Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 9,879
Referee: Adorae Monroy

Regular season standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Orlando Pride (C, S)2618624620+2660 NWSL Shield, playoffs
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
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions; (S) NWSL Shield

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2617544120 +21569312311 +12823189 +9

Last updated: November 1, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
StadiumAAHAHHAAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLDLDWWDWWWWWLDWWLWWWDWWWW
Position8477111197755444444444333333
Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2024. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Playoffs

November 10, 2024Quarterfinals NJ/NY Gotham FC 2–1 Portland Thorns FC Harrison, New Jersey
3:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 15,540
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Note: Set all-time club attendance record for a home match in all competitions.
November 16, 2024 (2024-11-16)Semifinals Washington Spirit 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		 NJ/NY Gotham FC Washington, District of Columbia
12:00 p.m. EST (UTC−5)
 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,365
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Penalties

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

PosTeam
PldWPWPLLGFGAGDPtsQualification NYJ CHI WAS GUA
1 Flag of the United States.svg NJ/NY Gotham FC 3210040+48Advances to knockout stage — 0–0 1–0 3–0
2 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Red Stars 310113304 0–0 — 3–2 0–1
3 Flag of the United States.svg Washington Spirit 3100245−13 0–1 2–3 — 2–1
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 3100225−33 0–3 1–0 1–2 —
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: tiebreakers
July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20)1 Chicago Red Stars Flag of the United States.svg 0–0
(4–5 p)		 Flag of the United States.svg NJ/NY Gotham FC Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Referee: Salvador Flores
Penalties
July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)2 NJ/NY Gotham FC Flag of the United States.svg 1–0 Flag of the United States.svg Washington Spirit Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-7)
 Report Stadium: Subaru Park
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
August 2, 2024 (2024-08-02)3 NJ/NY Gotham FC Flag of the United States.svg 3–0 Flag of Mexico.svg C.D. Guadalajara Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
August 6, 2024SF NJ/NY Gotham FC Flag of the United States.svg 1–0 Flag of the United States.svg Angel City FC Kansas City, Missouri
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-7)
 Report Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
October 25, 2024F NJ/NY Gotham FC Flag of the United States.svg 0–2 Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Current San Antonio, Texas
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Toyota Field

2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification TUA NYJ MON LDA FRA
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Tigres UANL 4310186+1210Advance to knockout stage —— 4–0 3–1 —
2 Flag of the United States.svg NJ/NY Gotham 4220214+178 4–4 — 0–0 ——
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey 421184+47——— 3–0 5–0
4 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense 4103610−43— 0–4 —— 5–0
5 Flag of Jamaica.svg Frazsiers Whip 4004130−290 1–7 0–13 ———
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

NJ/NY Gotham FC qualified as the 2023 National Women's Soccer League champions.

Group stage

September 5, 2024 (2024-09-05)1 Alajuelense Flag of Costa Rica.svg 0–4 Flag of the United States.svg NJ/NY Gotham FC Alajuela, Costa Rica
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) Report
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Merlin Soto (Honduras)
September 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)2 NJ/NY Gotham Flag of the United States.svg 0–0 Flag of Mexico.svg C.F. Monterrey Feminil Harrison, United States
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
October 2, 2024 (2024-10-02)3 Frazsiers Whip Flag of Jamaica.svg 0–13 Flag of the United States.svg NJ/NY Gotham FC Kingston, Jamaica
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Amairany Garcìa (Mexico)
October 16, 2024 (2024-10-16)4 NJ/NY Gotham Flag of the United States.svg 4–4 Flag of Mexico.svg Tigres Femenil Harrison, United States
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4)
 Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

Semifinals

May 22, 2025 (2025-05-22) América Flag of Mexico.svg – Flag of the United States.svg NJ/NY Gotham
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Transactions

2024 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster.

RoundPickPos.Nat.PlayerCollegeStatusRef.
114 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maycee Bell North Carolina Tar Heels Signed. [9]

Transfers in

DatePos.Nat.PlayerPrevious clubFee/notesRef.
January 2, 2024 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tierna Davidson Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Red Stars [4]
January 2, 2024 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Crystal Dunn Flag of the United States.svg Portland Thorns FC [4]
January 4, 2024 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rose Lavelle Flag of the United States.svg OL Reign Free agent [10]
January 4, 2024 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Sonnett Flag of the United States.svg OL Reign Free agent [10]
January 23, 2024 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cassie Miller Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Current Trade [11]
January 24, 2024 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Hiatt Flag of the United States.svg OL Reign Trade [12]

Loans out

Start dateEnd datePos.Nat.PlayerDestination clubRef.
January 31, 2024 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Smith Flag of England.svg Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Linehan, Meg (January 25, 2024). "Breaking down the 2024 NWSL schedule". The Athletic .
  2. ↑ Kassouf, Jeff (November 16, 2024). "Washington Spirit beats Gotham in shootout to reach NWSL final". ESPN . Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ Linehan, Meg (December 18, 2023). "Gotham FC close to signing Lavelle, Dunn". The Athletic . The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Moore, David (January 2, 2024). "Gotham FC announce the signings of USWNT stars Crystal Dunn and Tierna Davidson". The18.
  5. ↑ Cattry, Pardeep (January 4, 2024). "How NJ/NY Gotham FC sold USWNT stars on people-first ethos to pull off ambitious NWSL free agency sweep". CBS Sports .
  6. ↑ "Technical Staff". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Gotham FC Announces Roster for 2024 Season". Gotham FC. March 13, 2024.
  8. ↑ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  9. ↑ Lewis, Michael (February 14, 2024). "Welcome Aboard: Gotham FC signs draft pick Bell". Front Row Soccer.
  10. 1 2 "Gotham FC Signs FIFA Women's World Cup Champions, Olympians, and USWNT Players Rose Lavelle and Emily Sonnett" (Press release). NJ/NY Gotham FC. January 4, 2024.
  11. ↑ Tonelli, Jenna (January 25, 2023). "Gotham FC and Kelley O'Hara finalize two-year deal". The Equalizer. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  12. ↑ Communications, Gotham FC (January 24, 2024). "Gotham FC, Racing Louisville, and Seattle Reign Agree to Three-Way Trade; Gotham FC Acquires Defender Sam Hiatt". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  13. ↑ Communications, Gotham FC (January 31, 2024). "Gotham FC Loans Forward Taylor Smith to Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C." NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
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