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2024–25 season | |
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General manager | Deon Graham |
Head coach | Tyrone Mears |
Stadium | FTL UTD Stadium |
Top goalscorer | Addie McCain (6 goals) |
Biggest win | 3–1(vs LEX, September 22, 2024) |
Biggest defeat | 1–3(vs BKFC, October 27, 2024) |
All statistics correct as of November 10, 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.
As of November 11, 2024*Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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As of September 9, 2024*
Front office | |
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Position | Name |
Chairman & founder | Tommy Smith |
CEO & co-founder | Deon Graham |
Technical staff | |
Head Coach | Tyrone Mears |
Associate Head Coach | Ali Rogers |
VP of Team Operations & Player Affairs | Brittany Waterbury |
Head Athletic Trainer | Kiara Giles |
Equipment Manager | Keneil Gibbs |
Performance Coach | Jeff Duarte |
Goalkeeper Coach | Aaron Ingham |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | Dallas Trinity FC | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 16 | Playoffs |
4 | Tampa Bay Sun FC | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 16 | |
5 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
6 | Spokane Zephyr FC | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 11 | |
7 | DC Power FC | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 10 |
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 | Lexington, Kentucky |
4:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium Referee: Iryna Petrunok |
September 29, 20245 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | v | Dallas Trinity FC | Davie, Florida |
Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium | ||||
Note: Match was rescheduled to December 1, 2024 due to construction issues at Training Facility at Nova Southeastern University |
October 6, 20246 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | 1–0 | Brooklyn FC | Davie, Florida |
7:30 PM EST |
| Report |
| Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium Referee: Jamie Padilla |
October 12, 20247 | Tampa Bay Sun FC | v | Fort Lauderdale United FC | Tampa, Florida |
Stadium: Riverfront Stadium | ||||
Note: Postponed due to Hurricane Milton |
October 19, 20248 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | 1–2 | Lexington SC | Davie, Florida |
7:30 PM EST | Report |
| Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium Referee: Melinda Sopka Homa |
October 27, 20249 | Brooklyn FC | 3–1 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | New York, New York |
2:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Commisso Soccer Stadium Attendance: 411 Referee: Thomas Snyder | ||
Note: Match originally scheduled for October 26, 2024 but changed due to field issues at Maimonides Park. |
November 2, 202410 | Dallas Trinity FC | 1–0 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | Dallas, Texas |
5:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 3,130 Referee: Natalie Simon |
November 9, 202411 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | 1–1 | Tampa Bay Sun FC | Davie, Florida |
5:00 PM EST |
| Report | Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium Referee: Adorae Monroy |
November 23, 202412 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | v | DC Power FC | Davie, Florida |
Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium |
December 1, 20245 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | v | Dallas Trinity FC | Davie, Florida |
Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium | ||||
Note: Match was originally scheduled for September 29, 2024 but was postponed due to construction issues at FTL UTD Stadium |
December 7, 202413 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | v | Spokane Zephyr FC | Davie, Florida |
Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium |
December 14, 202414 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | v | Carolina Ascent FC | Davie, Florida |
Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium |
February 22, 202515 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | v | Lexington SC | Davie, Florida |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium |
March 2, 202516 | Carolina Ascent FC | v | Fort Lauderdale United FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
3:00 PM EST | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium |
March 8, 202517 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | v | Tampa Bay Sun FC | Davie, Florida |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium |
March 15, 202518 | Brooklyn FC | v | Fort Lauderdale United FC | New York, New York |
6:00 PM EST | Stadium: Maimonides Park |
March 22, 202519 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | v | Spokane Zephyr FC | Davie, Florida |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium |
April 6, 202520 | Tampa Bay Sun FC | v | Fort Lauderdale United FC | Tampa, Florida |
6:00 PM EST | Stadium: Riverfront Stadium |
April 12, 202521 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | v | DC Power FC | Davie, Florida |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium |
April 19, 202522 | Dallas Trinity FC | v | Fort Lauderdale United FC | Dallas, Texas |
5:00 PM EST | Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
April 26, 202523 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | v | Carolina Ascent FC | Davie, Florida |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium |
May 3, 202524 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | v | Brooklyn FC | Davie, Florida |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium |
May 16, 202525 | Lexington SC | v | Fort Lauderdale United FC | Lexington, Kentucky |
7:00 PM EST | Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium |
May 20, 202526 | DC Power FC | v | Fort Lauderdale United FC | Washington D.C. |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: TBC |
May 24, 202527 | Fort Lauderdale United FC | v | Dallas Trinity FC | Davie, Florida |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium |
May 31, 202528 | Spokane Zephyr FC | v | Fort Lauderdale United FC | Spokane, Washington |
9:00 PM EST | Stadium: One Spokane Stadium |
No. | Player | Pos. | Nat. | Total | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||
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Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||
1 | Cosette Morché | GK | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | Heather Hinz | GK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
43 | Makenna Gottschalk | GK | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Defenders | |||||||||
2 | Delaney Lindahl | DF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Sheyenne Allen | DF | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Celia Gaynor | DF | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Laveni Vaka | DF | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | Adrienne Jordan | DF | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | Cameron Brooks | DF | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | Reese Klein | DF | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | Sabrina McNeil | DF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Midfielders | |||||||||
6 | Anele Komani | MF | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Nia Christopher | MF | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Felicia Knox | MF | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Darya Rajaee | MF | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | Addie McCain | MF | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | Tatiana Fung | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | Taylor Smith | MF | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Forwards | |||||||||
10 | Erica Gomes | FW | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Sh'Nia Gordon | FW | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | Gianna Gourley | FW | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | Anna Henderson | FW | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | Jasmine Hamid | FW | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Regular Season | Playoffs | Total |
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DF | 18 | Addie McCain | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
FW | 17 | Jasmine Hamid | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
DF | 19 | Reese Klein | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 14 | Felicia Knox | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 16 | Anna Henderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Regular Season | Playoffs | Total |
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FW | 14 | Felicia Knox | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 19 | Cameron Brooks | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 11 | Sh'Nia Gordon | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 7 | Nia Christopher | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Regular Season | Playoffs | Total |
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GK | 1 | Cosette Morché | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Player | Regular Season | Playoffs | Total | |||||||||
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Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | |||||||||
MF | 6 | Anele Komani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | 17 | Jasmine Hamid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | 3 | Sheyenne Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | 11 | Sh'Nia Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | 14 | Gianna Gourley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | 10 | Erica Gomes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | 23 | Taylor Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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