2024–25 Fort Lauderdale United FC season

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Fort Lauderdale United FC
2024 season
General managerDeon Graham
Head coach Tyrone Mears
Stadium New Stadium at NSU
USL Super League TBD
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Addie McCain (5 goals)
Highest home attendanceTBD
Lowest home attendanceTBD
Average home league attendanceTBD
Biggest win DC 0–2 FTL
(September 13, 2024)
LEX 1–3 FTL
(September 22, 2024)
Biggest defeat CAR 2–1 FTL
(September 6, 2024)
2025-26  
All statistics correct as of September 22, 2024.

The 2024 Fort Lauderdale United FC season is the team's inaugural season as a professional women's soccer team and as well as the first for the USL Super League (USLS), one of two leagues to be in the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Contents

Players and staff

Current roster

As of August 29, 2024*Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cosette Morché
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Delaney Lindahl
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sheyenne Allen
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Celia Gaynor
5 DF Flag of Tonga.svg  TGA Laveni Vaka
6 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Anele Komani
7 MF Flag of Bermuda.svg  BER Nia Christopher
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Felicia Knox
10 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Erica Gomes
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sh'Nia Gordon
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Darya Rajaee
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gianna Gourley
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adrienne Jordan
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anna Henderson
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jasmine Hamid
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Addie McCain
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cameron Brooks
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tatiana Fung
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Thelma Hermansdottir
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Smith
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reese Klein
43 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Makenna Gottschalk

Staff

As of September 9, 2024*

Front office
PositionName
Chairman & founderTommy Smith
CEO & co-founderDeon Graham
Technical staff
Head Coach Tyrone Mears
Associate Head CoachAli Rogers
VP of Team Operations & Player AffairsBrittany Waterbury
Head Athletic TrainerKiara Giles
Equipment ManagerKeneil Gibbs
Performance CoachJeff Duarte
Goalkeeper CoachAaron Ingham

Competitions

2024 regular season

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
421174 +3700000 021174 +3

Regular season standings

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Carolina Ascent FC 430162+410 Playoffs
2 Fort Lauderdale United FC 421174+37
3 Dallas Trinity FC 310284+45
4 Tampa Bay Sun FC 41124405
5 Spokane Zephyr FC 41123415
Updated to match(es) played on September 22, 2024. Source: USL Super League
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Matches

Fort Lauderdale United FC plans to play their debut season in 2024 with the following schedule: [1]

August 17, 20241 Spokane Zephyr FC 1–1 Fort Lauderdale United FC Spokane, Washington
6:00 p.m. PDT
Report Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
Attendance: 4,868
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
September 6, 20242 Carolina Ascent FC 2–1 Fort Lauderdale United FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET
Report
Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,251
Referee: Shawn Tehini
September 13, 20243 DC Power FC 0–2 Fort Lauderdale United FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 4,719
Referee: Adorae Monroy
September 22, 20244 Lexington SC 1–3 Fort Lauderdale United FC Charlotte, North Carolina
4:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Referee: Iryna Petrunok
September 29, 20245 Fort Lauderdale United FC v Dallas Trinity FC Davie, Florida
Stadium: New Stadium at NSU
October 6, 20246 Fort Lauderdale United FC v Brooklyn FC Davie, Florida
Stadium: New Stadium at NSU
October 12, 20247 Tampa Bay Sun FC v Fort Lauderdale United FC Tampa, Florida
Stadium: Riverfront Stadium
October 19, 20248 Fort Lauderdale United FC v Lexington SC Davie, Florida
Stadium: New Stadium at NSU
October 27, 20249 Brooklyn FC v Fort Lauderdale United FC Manhattan, New York
Stadium: Commisso Soccer Stadium
Note: Match originally scheduled for October 26, 2024 but changed due to field issues at Maimonides Park
November 2, 202410 Dallas Trinity FC v Fort Lauderdale United FC Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
November 9, 202411 Fort Lauderdale United FC v Tampa Bay Sun FC Davie, Florida
Stadium: New Stadium at NSU
November 23, 202412 Fort Lauderdale United FC v DC Power FC Davie, Florida
Stadium: New Stadium at NSU
December 7, 202413 Fort Lauderdale United FC v Spokane Zephyr FC Davie, Florida
Stadium: New Stadium at NSU
December 14, 202414 Fort Lauderdale United FC v Carolina Ascent FC Davie, Florida
Stadium: New Stadium at NSU

Statistics

Appearances

As of match played September 22, 2024
No.PlayerPos.Nat.TotalRegular SeasonPlayoffs
AppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStarts
Goalkeepers
1 Cosette Morché GK Flag of the United States.svg 444400
43Makenna Gottschalk GK Flag of the United States.svg 101000
Defenders
2Delaney Lindahl DF Flag of the United States.svg 000000
3Sheyenne Allen DF Flag of the United States.svg 222200
4Celia Gaynor DF Flag of the United States.svg 444400
5 Laveni Vaka DF Flag of Tonga.svg 444400
15 Adrienne Jordan DF Flag of the United States.svg 444400
19Cameron Brooks DF Flag of the United States.svg 323200
24Reese Klein DF Flag of the United States.svg 202000
Midfielders
6Anele Komani MF Flag of England.svg 222200
7 Nia Christopher MF Flag of Bermuda.svg 313100
8 Felicia Knox MF Flag of the United States.svg 444400
12Darya Rajaee MF Flag of the United States.svg 444400
18 Addie McCain MF Flag of the United States.svg 444400
21Tatiana Fung MF Flag of the United States.svg 101000
23Taylor Smith MF Flag of the United States.svg 303000
Forwards
10Erica Gomes FW Flag of Brazil.svg 000000
11 Sh'Nia Gordon FW Flag of the United States.svg 444400
14Gianna Gourley FW Flag of the United States.svg 313100
16Anna Henderson FW Flag of the United States.svg 202000
17Jasmine Hamid FW Flag of the United States.svg 444400

    Goals

    Pos.No.Nat.NameRegular SeasonPlayoffsOtherTotal
    DF18 Flag of the United States.svg Addie McCain 5005
    FW17 Flag of the United States.svg Jasmine Hamid2002
    Own goals0000
    Total7007

    Assists

    Pos.No.Nat.NameRegular SeasonPlayoffsTotal
    FW14 Flag of the United States.svg Felicia Knox 101
    DF19 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Brooks101
    FW11 Flag of the United States.svg Sh'Nia Gordon 101
    MF7 Flag of Bermuda.svg Nia Christopher 101
    Total404

    Clean sheets

    Pos.No.Nat.NameRegular SeasonPlayoffsTotal
    GK000
    GK000
    Total000

    Disciplinary cards

    PlayerRegular SeasonPlayoffsTotal
    Pos.No.Nat.NameYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svg
    DF3 Flag of the United States.svg Sheyenne Allen100000100
    FW11 Flag of the United States.svg Sh'Nia Gordon 100000100
    MF6 Flag of England.svg Anele Komani100000100
    FW14 Flag of the United States.svg Gianna Gourley100000100
    Total400000400

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    References

    1. "Schedule". Fort Lauderdale United FC. Retrieved August 18, 2024.