2024 Washington Spirit season

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Washington Spirit
2024 season
Owner Y. Michele Kang
General manager Mark Krikorian
Head coach Jonatan Giráldez (since June)
Adrián González (interim, until June)
Stadium Audi Field
(capacity: 20,000)
League 2nd
2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup Group stage
Playoffs Runners-up
Top goalscorer Trinity Rodman, Ouleymata Sarr (8)
Highest home attendance19,897
(Jun 15 vs. SD)
Lowest home attendance8,182
(Mar 31 vs. UTA)
Average home league attendance13,934
Biggest win3 goals
(4 times)
Biggest defeat0–3
(Sep 20 vs. KC)
←  2023
2025  →
All statistics correct as of November 16, 2024.

The 2024 Washington Spirit season is the team's twelfth season as a professional women's soccer team. The Spirit play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Contents

Background

The Spirit finished the 2023 National Women's Soccer League season in 8th place of 12 teams. The top six teams qualified for the NWSL playoffs, and the Spirit ended one point out of playoff contention. On October 17, 2023, two days following the team's final defeat against North Carolina Courage, the team released head coach Mark Parsons from his duties after one season. [1] [2]

Hirings

Jonatan Giraldez joined the Washington Spirit as head coach in June 2024. L'entrenador Jonatan Giraldez, durant la seva intervencio (cropped).jpg
Jonatan Giráldez joined the Washington Spirit as head coach in June 2024.

On January 9, 2024, the Spirit announced the hiring of FC Barcelona Femení manager Jonatan Giráldez as the club's head coach, to arrive in June following the conclusion of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League, which Barcelona won. Adrián González, formerly manager of RCD Espanyol Femení, served as interim head coach until Giráldez's arrival and remained with the staff as an assistant coach. [3] [4]

Summary

Stadium and facilities

The Spirit continued to play in Audi Field, their full-time home since the team's 2022 season, and trained at the United Performance Center in Leesburg, Virginia, a facility shared with D.C. United, D.C. United's youth academy, and Loudoun United FC. [5] [6]

Broadcasting

In addition to the league's national and international broadcast agreements, ten Spirit matches of the 2024 season aired on the regional Monumental Sports Network. [7]

Team

Staff

As of October 21, 2024. [8] [9]
Sporting operations staff
General manager
President of soccer operations		Flag of the United States.svg Mark Krikorian
Senior director of soccer administrationFlag of the United States.svg Nathan Minion
Sporting staff
Head coachFlag of Spain.svg Jonatan Giráldez
Assistant coachFlag of Spain.svg Adrián González
Assistant coach
Director of player personnel		Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bristol
Player development coachFlag of Japan.svg Morinao Imaizumi
Assistant coach
Player development coach		Flag of Japan.svg Mami Yamaguchi
Performance staff
Vice president of performance,
medical, and innovation		Flag of England.svg Dawn Scott
Director of performance and innovationFlag of England.svg Kirsty Hicks
Director of data and analyticsSeungbeum Lee
Director of medicalEric Marchek
Head athletic trainerAlessandro Ciarla

Players

As of August 24, 2024 [10] [11]
No.Pos.PlayerNation
1 GK Aubrey Kingsbury (Captain)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2 FW Trinity Rodman Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3 DF Casey Krueger Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4 FW Lena Silano Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5 DF Annaïg Butel Flag of France.svg  France
6 DF Kate Wiesner Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7 MF Croix Bethune Flag of the United States.svg  United States
8 MF Makenna Morris Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9 DF Tara McKeown Flag of the United States.svg  United States
10 MF Leicy Santos Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
11 FW Ouleymata Sarr Flag of France.svg  France
12 MF Andi Sullivan Flag of the United States.svg  United States
13 FW Brittany Ratcliffe Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14 DF Gabby Carle Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
16 MF Courtney Brown Flag of the United States.svg  United States
17 MF Hal Hershfelt Flag of the United States.svg  United States
18 GK Lyza Bosselmann Flag of the United States.svg  United States
19 FW Rosemonde Kouassi Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
20 FW Civana Kuhlmann Flag of the United States.svg  United States
21 DF Anna Heilferty Flag of the United States.svg  United States
22 MF Heather Stainbrook Flag of the United States.svg  United States
24 DF Esme Morgan Flag of England.svg  England
26 MF Paige Metayer Flag of the United States.svg  United States
28 GK Nicole Barnhart Flag of the United States.svg  United States
31 GK Kaylie Collins Flag of the United States.svg  United States
32 DF Jenna Butler Flag of the United States.svg  United States
33 FW Ashley Hatch Flag of the United States.svg  United States
35 DF Waniya Hudson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
39 FW Chloe Ricketts Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Competitions

  Win  Draw  Loss

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
2618265128 +235610123114 +178142014 +6

Last updated: November 2, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Matches

March 17, 2024 (2024-03-17)1 Seattle Reign FC 1–0 Washington Spirit Seattle, Washington
3:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
  • Balcer Soccerball shade.svg3' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 8,557
Referee: Natalie Simon (Florida)
March 23, 2024 (2024-03-23)2 Washington Spirit 2–1 Bay FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 11,734
Referee: Danielle Chesky (Virginia)
March 31, 2024 (2024-03-31)3 Washington Spirit 2–1 Utah Royals Washington, D.C.
1:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 8,182
Referee: Nabil Bensalah (Indiana)
April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)4 Houston Dash 1–3 Washington Spirit Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 7,767
Referee: Alyssa Nichols (Mississippi)
April 20, 2024 (2024-04-20)5 Washington Spirit 2–0 NJ/NY Gotham FC Washington, D.C.
1:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,004
Referee: Katja Koroleva (California)
April 26, 2024 (2024-04-26)6 Washington Spirit 2–3 Orlando Pride Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 11,636
Referee: Rebecca Pagan (Illinois)
May 1, 2024 (2024-05-01)7 Chicago Red Stars 2–4 Washington Spirit Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 2,999
Referee: Alex Billeter (Florida)
May 4, 2024 (2024-05-04)8 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Washington Spirit Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
 Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 17,039
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic (Florida)
May 10, 2024 (2024-05-10)9 Racing Louisville FC 1–2 Washington Spirit Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 6,222
Referee: Shawn Tehini (North Carolina)
May 18, 2024 (2024-05-18)10 Washington Spirit 4–2 Angel City FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 13,342
Referee: Anya Voigt (Florida)
May 24, 2024 (2024-05-24)11 Washington Spirit 3–2 Seattle Reign FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 11,551
Referee: Joshua Encarnación (Pennsylvania)
June 8, 2024 (2024-06-08)12 Utah Royals 0–1 Washington Spirit Sandy, Utah
5:30 p.m. MDT (UTC-6)
 Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 8,486
Referee: Laura Rodriguez (Colorado)
June 15, 2024 (2024-06-15)13 Washington Spirit 1–1 San Diego Wave FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,897
Referee: Katja Koroleva (California)
June 23, 2024 (2024-06-23)14 NJ/NY Gotham FC 0–2 Washington Spirit Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,396
Referee: Jeremy Scheer (Connecticut)
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29)15 Washington Spirit 0–1 North Carolina Courage Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,717
Referee: Rebecca Pagan (Illinois)
July 6, 2024 (2024-07-06)16 Bay FC 0–3 Washington Spirit San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
 Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 11,384
Referee: Matthew Corrigan (Oklahoma)
Note: First match led by head coach Jonatan Giráldez. [12]
August 25, 2024 (2024-08-25)17 Washington Spirit 4–1 Kansas City Current Washington, D.C.
12:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,130
Referee: Brad Jensen (Utah)
September 1, 2024 (2024-09-01)18 San Diego Wave FC 1–1 Washington Spirit San Diego, California
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
 Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 23,541
Referee: Joshua Encarnación (Pennsylvania)
September 7, 2024 (2024-09-07)19 Washington Spirit 2–1 Portland Thorns FC Washington, D.C.
12:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 14,306
Referee: Greg Dopka (Illinois)
September 15, 2024 (2024-09-15)20 Washington Spirit 3–0 Houston Dash Washington, D.C.
1:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 11,792
Referee: Mathew Corrigan (Oklahoma)
September 20, 2024 (2024-09-20)21 Kansas City Current 3–0 Washington Spirit Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Matthew Thompson (Mississippi)
September 27, 2024 (2024-09-27)22 Angel City FC 1–2 Washington Spirit Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
 Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 19,257
Referee: Alyssa Nichols (Mississippi)
October 6, 2024 (2024-10-06)23 Orlando Pride 2–0 Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 7,729
Referee: Danielle Chesky (Virginia)
October 13, 2024 (2024-10-13)24 Washington Spirit 4–1 Racing Louisville FC Washington, D.C.
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 13,781
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye (Louisiana)
October 20, 2024 (2024-10-20)25 Washington Spirit 2–0 Chicago Red Stars Washington, D.C.
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,065
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick (Massachusetts)
November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02)26 North Carolina Courage 0–1 Washington Spirit Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 10,026
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic (Florida)

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
StadiumAHHAHHAAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAAHHA
ResultLWWWWLWLWWWWDWLWWDWWLWLWWW
Position126432333333333322222222222
Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2024. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Playoffs

The Spirit finished the regular season in 2nd place and qualified for the NWSL playoffs as the second-seeded of eight teams.

Matches

November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10)Quarterfinals Washington Spirit 2–1 (a.e.t.) Bay FC Washington, District of Columbia
12:30 p.m. EST (UTC−5)
 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,215
Referee: Katja Koroleva (California)
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 (Mississippi)
Penalties
November 23, 2024 (2024-11-23)Championship Orlando Pride 1–0 Washington Spirit Kansas City, Missouri
8:00 p.m. EST (UTC−5)
 Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Alyssa Nichols

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

The Spirit finished last in Group D of the Summer Cup and failed to advance to the tournament knockout stage.

Group stage standings

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

Group stage matches

July 21, 2024 (2024-07-21) Washington Spirit 2–1 Guadalajara Chester, United States
4:30 p.m.
 Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 1,101
July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28) NJ/NY Gotham FC 1–0 Washington Spirit Chester, United States
6:00 p.m.
 Report Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 3,523
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 31, 2024 (2024-07-31) Washington Spirit 2–3 Chicago Red Stars Richmond, United States
7:30 p.m.
 Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Referee: Melinda Homa

Statistics

Transactions

2024 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2024.

RPPlayerPos.CollegeStatusRef.
13 Flag of the United States.svg Croix Bethune
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg University of Georgia Signed to a three-year contract with an option on March 11, 2024. [13] [14]
15 Flag of the United States.svg Hal Hershfelt
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Clemson University Signed to a three-year contract on March 11, 2024.
17 Flag of the United States.svg Kate Wiesner
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Pennsylvania State University Signed to a three-year contract on March 11, 2024.
113 Flag of the United States.svg Makenna Morris
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Clemson University Signed to a one-year contract on March 11, 2024.
335 Flag of the United States.svg Anna Podojil
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg University of Arkansas Not signed.
449 Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Brown
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg University of Utah Signed to a three-year contract on March 11, 2024.

Contract operations

Contract options
DatePlayerPos.NotesRef.
November 20, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Hatch
FW
2024 option exercised. [15]
Flag of the United States.svg Aubrey Kingsbury
GK
2026 option exercised.
Flag of the United States.svg Trinity Rodman
FW
2024 option exercised.
Flag of the United States.svg Andi Sullivan
MF
2026 option exercised.
Re-signings
DatePlayerPos.NotesRef.
September 7, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Sanchez
MF
Re-signed to a three-year contract through 2026. [16]
December 20, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Lyza Bosselmann
GK
Re-signed to a three-year contract with an option. [17]
Flag of the United States.svg Paige Metayer
MF
Re-signed to a three-year contract with an option. [18]
January 5, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Barnhart
GK
Re-signed to a one-year contract. [19]
March 5, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Hatch
FW
Re-signed to a three-year contract with an option. [20]
September 19, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Tara McKeown
DF
Re-signed to a four-year contract through 2027 with an option. [21]

Loans in

DatePlayerPos.Previous clubFee/notesRef.
July 27, 2024 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Jill Aguilera
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Carolina Ascent FC Loaned through the 2024 summer FIFA international window. [22]
Flag of the United States.svg Maya Gordon
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Dallas Trinity FC

Loans out

DatePlayerPos.Destination clubFee/notesRef.
September 23, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Waniya Hudson
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Dallas Trinity FC Loaned through the end of the 2024 calendar year. [23]

Transfers in

DatePlayerPos.Previous clubFee/notesRef.
January 10, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Casey Krueger
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Red Stars Free agent signed to a three-year contract. [24]
January 11, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Ratcliffe
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Courage Free agent signed to a three-year contract. [25]
March 11, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Heather Stainbrook
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Utah Valley Wolverines Preseason trialist signed to a three-year contract. [14]
April 2, 2024 Flag of Colombia.svg Leicy Santos
MF
 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid Signed to a three-year contract. [26]
May 22, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Waniya Hudson
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Notre Dame Fighting Irish Signed to a one-year contract. [27]
June 13, 2024 Flag of England.svg Esme Morgan
DF
 Flag of England.svg Manchester City Acquired in exchange for an undisclosed fee and signed to a four-year contract. [28]
July 10, 2024 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Rosemonde Kouassi
FW
 Flag of France.svg FC Fleury 91 Acquired in exchange for an undisclosed fee and signed to a four-year contract. [29]
July 18, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Jenna Butler
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg NC State Wolfpack Signed to short-term national team replacement contracts. [30]
Flag of the United States.svg Kaylie Collins
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Reign FC
Flag of the United States.svg Olivia Stone
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg San Diego Toreros

Transfers out

DatePlayerPos.Destination clubFee/notesRef.
November 20, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Camryn Biegalski
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Red Stars Free agent signing. [15] [31]
Flag of the United States.svg Amber Brooks
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Dallas Trinity FC [15] [32]
Flag of the United States.svg Bayley Feist
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Current [15] [33]
Flag of the United States.svg Tori Huster
DF
Retired [15] [34]
Flag of Ireland.svg Marissa Sheva
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Portland Thorns FC [15] [35]
Flag of England.svg Nicole Douglas
MF
 Flag of England.svg London City Lionesses Waived. [15] [36]
Flag of the United States.svg Maddie Elwell
DF
 [15]
Flag of France.svg Inès Jaurena
MF
 Flag of France.svg FC Fleury 91 [15] [37]
December 12, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Dorian Bailey
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Bay FC Traded in exchange for roster protection in the 2024 NWSL expansion draft. [38]
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Staab
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Red Stars Traded in exchange for the 3rd overall pick of the 2024 NWSL Draft. [39]
Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Sanchez
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Courage Traded in exchange for the 5th overall pick of the 2024 NWSL Draft and $250,000 in allocation money. [40]
April 8, 2024 Flag of Panama.svg Riley Tanner
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg Spokane Zephyr FC Waived. [41] [42]

Injury listings

DatePlayerPos.ListInjuryRef.
July 12, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Civana Kuhlmann
FW
Season-ending injuryKnee injury sustained in 2023. [43] [44]
April 30, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Anna Heilferty
DF
Season-ending injuryTorn ACL sustained in a match against the Orlando Pride. [45]
August 8, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Lyza Bosselmann
GK
Season-ending injuryTorn wrist ligament. [46]
September 4, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Croix Bethune
MF
Season-ending injuryTorn meniscus. [47]
October 9, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Andi Sullivan
MF
Season-ending injuryTorn ACL sustained in a match against the Orlando Pride. [48]

Preseason trialists

Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. The Spirit released their preseason roster on January 25, 2024.

PlayerPos.Previous clubStatusRef.
Flag of the United States.svg Maya Antoine
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Vanderbilt Commodores Not signed. [49]
Flag of the United States.svg Heather Stainbrook
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Utah Valley Wolverines Signed to a three-year contract on March 11, 2024. [49] [14]

Awards

As of November 19, 2024

NWSL annual awards

NWSL monthly awards

style="text-align:left"| Best XI of the Month
MonthPos.Nat.PlayerRef.
March/
April		DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Casey Krueger [52]
MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Croix Bethune
MayDFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Croix Bethune (2) [53]
FWFlag of France.svg  FRA Ouleymata Sarr
JuneDFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Casey Krueger (2) [54]
MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Croix Bethune (3)
SeptemberFWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Trinity Rodman [55]
October/
November		FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Makenna Morris [56]

Rookie of the Month

NWSL Rookie of the Month
MonthPos.Rookie of the MonthStatlineRef.
March/April
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Croix Bethune Led rookies with 3 goals, 2 assists in 5 matches [57]
May1 goal, 7 assists in 5 matches; set rookie record for assists in a season; first rookie to score 3 assists in a match [58]
June1 goal, 1 assist; first rookie to win award in three consecutive months [59]
August1 assist, tying all-time record for assists in a season; first rookie to win award four times in one season [60]
October/November
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Makenna Morris 3 goals, 1 assist; brace vs. LOU was only multi-goal match for a rookie during the season [61]

NWSL weekly awards

Weekly awards

NWSL Goal of the Week
WeekWinnerRef.
12 Flag of the United States.svg Croix Bethune [62]
13 Flag of the United States.svg Trinity Rodman [63]
19 Flag of the United States.svg Trinity Rodman (2) [64]
NWSL Save of the Week
WeekWinnerRef.
3 Flag of the United States.svg Aubrey Kingsbury [65]
21 Flag of the United States.svg Aubrey Kingsbury (2) [66]

References

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  2. ↑ "Head Coach Mark Parsons Will Not Return to Washington Spirit for 2024 Season" (Press release). Washington Spirit. October 17, 2023. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  3. ↑ Floyd, Thomas (June 28, 2024). "Jonatan Giráldez built his life around soccer. Now he's a coaching prodigy" . The Washington Post . Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Washington Spirit Names FC Barcelona Femení's Jonatan Giráldez Costas New Head Coach" (Press release). Washington Spirit. January 9, 2024. Archived from the original on January 9, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  5. ↑ Fleming, Margaret (March 17, 2024). "The Washington Spirit are ready to move forward" . The Equalizer. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Washington Spirit to play 2020 games at Audi Field, Segra Field and the Maryland SoccerPlex" (Press release). Washington Spirit. November 12, 2019. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Monumental Sports Network & Washington Spirit Announce Regional Broadcast Partnership for 2024 Season". March 8, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Front Office". Washington Spirit . Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Sporting Staff". Washington Spirit . Retrieved October 21, 2024.
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  11. ↑ "Washington Spirit Announces 24-Player Roster Ahead of Season Kickoff". Washington Spirit. March 13, 2024.
  12. ↑ Schreiber, Julie (July 9, 2024). "Rookies continue to define Spirit season". The Equalizer. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  13. ↑ Spirit, Washington (January 13, 2024). "Washington Spirit Adds Six Players During 2024 NWSL Draft, presented by Ally". Washington Spirit. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  14. 1 2 3 Spirit, Washington (March 11, 2024). "Washington Spirit Officially Signs 2024 Rookie Class to Professional Contracts". Washington Spirit. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Spirit, Washington (November 20, 2023). "Washington Spirit Announces Initial Offseason Roster Moves". Washington Spirit. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  16. ↑ Spirit, Washington (September 7, 2023). "Washington Spirit Signs Midfielder Ashley Sanchez to New Contract". Washington Spirit. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  17. ↑ Spirit, Washington (December 20, 2023). "Washington Spirit Signs Goalkeeper Lyza Bosselmann to New Contract". Washington Spirit. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  18. ↑ Spirit, Washington (December 20, 2023). "Washington Spirit Signs Midfielder Paige Metayer to New Contract". Washington Spirit. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
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