2025 Bay FC season

Bay FC

2025 season
Majority Owner	Sixth Street Partners
General manager	Lucy Rushton
Head Coach	Albertin Montoya
Stadium	PayPal Park
NWSL	3rd
Playoffs	TBD
Home colors Away colors
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All statistics correct as of March 22, 2025.

The 2025 season is Bay FC's ongoing second season as a professional women's soccer team. it is playing in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of soccer in the United States. Bay FC play their home games at PayPal Park in San Jose, California.

Background

See also: Bay FC § History, and 2025 National Women's Soccer League season

Team

Squad

As of March 13, 2025. ^[1]

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Melissa Lowder
3	DF	USA	Caprice Dydasco
4	DF	USA	Emily Menges
5	FW	USA	Karlie Lema
7	MF	USA	Taylor Huff
8	FW	NGA	Asisat Oshoala
9	FW	ZAM	Racheal Kundananji
11	DF	USA	Kelli Hubly
12	FW	USA	Tess Boade
13	DF	USA	Abby Dahlkemper
14	MF	USA	Jamie Shepherd
15	MF	USA	Caroline Conti
16	DF	USA	Jordan Brewster
17	FW	USA	Catherine Paulson
18	MF	USA	Joelle Anderson
19	MF	USA	Dorian Bailey
20	DF	USA	Alyssa Malonson
21	FW	USA	Rachel Hill
23	DF	USA	Kiki Pickett
24	DF	USA	Maddie Moreau
29	GK	USA	Jordan Silkowitz
32	GK	USA	Emmie Allen
41	MF	USA	Hannah Bebar
55	FW	USA	Penelope Hocking
71	FW	GHA	Princess Marfo

Competitions

Preseason

Seattle Reign FC v Bay FC

February 16, 2025 (2025-02-16) Coachella Valley Invitational	Seattle Reign FC	1-0	Bay FC	Indio, California
1:00 p.m. PST	Biyendolo 9'	Report		Stadium: Empire Polo Club

San Diego Wave FC v Bay FC

February 22, 2025 (2025-02-22) Coachella Valley Invitational	San Diego Wave FC	1-0	Bay FC	Indio, California
11:00 a.m. PST	Sánchez 90'	Report		Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)	March 15, 2025	November 2, 2025	Matchday 1	TBD	6	2	2	2	6	6	+0	033.33
Total					6	2	2	2	6	6	+0	033.33

Last updated: April 29, 2025
Source: Competitions

Regular season standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Houston Dash	26	8	6	12	27	39	−12	30
11	Angel City FC	26	7	6	13	31	41	−10	27
12	Utah Royals	26	6	7	13	28	42	−14	25
13	Bay FC	26	4	8	14	26	41	−15	20
14	Chicago Stars FC	26	3	11	12	32	54	−22	20

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal difference; 3) total wins; 4) total goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal goals scored; 7) fewest disciplinary points; 8) coin toss (if 2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (if ≥3 clubs tied).

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
11	4	3	4	13	14	−1	15	3	1	1	7	3	+4	1	2	3	6	11	−5

Last updated: June 12, 2025.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Stadium	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	D	W	L
Points	1	4	4	4	7	8	8	8	11	12	15	15
Position [a]	9	3	8	8	8	8						9

Updated to match(es) played on June 12, 2025. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw 1; L = Loss

1. Bay's position at the end of the day on which their match was played.

Regular season

Main article: 2025 National Women's Soccer League season

Utah Royals v Bay FC

March 15, 2025 (2025-03-15)1	Utah Royals	1–1	Bay FC	Sandy, Utah
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	St-Georges 12',  47' Tejada  73' Rábano  82'	Report	Kundananji  36' Pickett 44',  45+5' Hill  90+3'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 10,624 Referee: Jaclyn Metz

Bay FC v Racing Louisville

March 22, 2025 (2025-03-22)2	Bay FC	2–0	Racing Louisville	San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Pickett  2' Anderson 12' Bailey  45+1' Lema 45+2' Huff  45+6'	Report	Fischer  90+8'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,742 Referee: Danielle Chesky

Washington Spirit v Bay FC

March 28, 2025 (2025-03-28)3	Washington Spirit	2–0	Bay FC	Washington, D.C.
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Hatch 23', 26',  53' Santos  51'	Report		Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 12,140 Referee: Natalie Simon

Bay FC v Chicago Stars

April 13, 2025 (2025-04-13)4	Bay FC	1–2	Chicago Stars	San Jose, California
4:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Conti 57' (pen.) Kundananji  90'	Report	Ludmila 4', 40' Biegalski  47' Grosso  83'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,320 Referee: Brad Jensen

North Carolina Courage v Bay FC

April 19, 2025 (2025-04-19)5	North Carolina Courage	0–1	Bay FC	Cary, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Rauch  52' Matsukubo  90' Williams  94'	Report	Pickett 32' Dydasco  86'	Stadium: WekeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 7049 Referee: Iryna Petrunok

Bay FC v Seattle Reign

April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26)6	Bay FC	1–1	Seattle Reign	San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Kundananji 31' Dydasco  43'	Report	Dahlien  18' Huitema 49'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,564 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

San Diego Wave v Bay FC

May 4, 2025 (2025-05-04)7	San Diego Wave	2–1	Bay FC	San Diego, California
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Wesley 6' Armstrong 90+5'	Report	Lema 18' Anderson  43' Kundananji  52' Dydasco  67'	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 11,206 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

Kansas City Current v Bay FC

May 11, 2025 (2025-05-11)8	Kansas City Current	4–1	Bay FC	Kansas City, Missouri
10:00 a.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Bia Zaneratto 3' Debinha 33', 38' Chawinga 62' Feist  78'	Report	Hocking 53'	Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Jaclyn Metz

Bay FC v Angel City

May 17, 2025 (2025-05-17)9	Bay FC	2–0	Angel City	San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Hocking 23' Conti 28' (pen.) Kundananji  33' Menges  45+4' Bailey  53' Silkowitz  72'	Report	Reid  13'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,241 Referee: Brandon Stevis

Houston Dash v Bay FC

May 24, 2025 (2025-05-24)10	Houston Dash	2–2	Bay FC	Houston, Texas
2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Patterson 33' Nielsen  85' Bright 88'	Report	Dahlkemper  45+2' Hocking 53' Hill 56'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 5,595 Referee: Alexandra Billeter

Bay FC v Portland Thorns

June 7, 2025 (2025-06-07)11	Bay FC	1–0	Portland Thorns	San Jose, California
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Oshoala  33' Malonson 39' Picket  80'	Report		Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,094 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

Bay FC v Orlando Pride

June 13, 2025 (2025-06-13)12	Bay FC	0–1	Orlando Pride	San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Lema  31'	Report	Banda 58'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,127 Referee: Muhammad Hassan

NJ/NY Gotham FC v Bay FC

June 21, 2025 (2025-06-21)13	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–2	Bay FC	Harrison, New Jersey
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	González 30' Geyse 55'	Report	Hocking 11'	Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Attendance: 9,009 Referee: Shawn Tehini

Bay FC v Houston Dash

August 2, 2025 (2025-08-02)14	Bay FC	2–2	Houston Dash	San Francisco, California
				Stadium: Oracle Park

Chicago Stars v Bay FC

August 10, 2025 (2025-08-10)15	Chicago Stars	1–1	Bay FC	San Francisco, California
				Stadium: Oracle Park

Bay FC v San Diego Wave

August 16, 2025 (2025-08-16)16	Bay FC	1–2	San Diego Wave	San Francisco, California
				Stadium: Oracle Park

Bay FC v Washington Spirit

August 23, 2025 (2025-08-23)17	Bay FC	2–3	Washington Spirit	San Francisco, California
				Stadium: Oracle Park

Angel City FC v Bay FC

September 1, 2025 (2025-09-01)18	Angel City FC	2–1	Bay FC	Los Angeles, California
6:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Tiernan 12' Hodge  34' Niehues 77'	Report	Hill 37' Malonson  47' Dydasco  50'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 14,971 Referee: Matthew Thompson

Bay FC v Kansas City Current

September 6, 2025 (2025-09-06)19	Bay FC	0–2	Kansas City Current	San Jose, California
9:00 p.m. CDT	Hill  77'	Report	Rodríguez  40' Cooper 45' Chawinga 90+2'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,520 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

Orlando Pride v Bay FC

September 13, 202520	Orlando Pride	1–1	Bay FC	Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm	Watt 70'	Report	Kundananji 45+4' Hubly  47' Collins  53'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Referee: Natalie Simon

Bay FC v Gotham FC

September 21, 202521	Bay FC	1–1	Gotham FC	San Jose, California
8:30 pm ET	Kundananji 68'	Report	Lavelle 36' Schupansky  90+3'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,193 Referee: Brad Jensen

Bay FC v Utah Royals

September 28, 202522	Bay FC	0–2	Utah Royals	San Jose, California
	Pickett 25' Hill  44' Kundananji  78'	Report	Thomsen 9' Solórzano  13', 18' Tejada  39' Justus  82'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 10,798 Referee: Rachel Swett

Statistics

As of November 6, 2025

Appearances and goals

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NWSL
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
0	GK	USA	Leah Freeman	0	0	0	0
1	GK	USA	Melissa Lowder	0	0	0	0
29	GK	USA	Jordan Silkowitz	24	0	24	0
32	GK	USA	Emmie Allen	2	0	2	0
Defenders
3	DF	USA	Caprice Dydasco	26	0	26	0
4	DF	USA	Emily Menges	5	0	3+2	0
11	DF	USA	Kelli Hubly	9	1	7+2	1
13	DF	USA	Abby Dahlkemper	13	0	13	0
16	DF	CAN	Sydney Collins	9	0	8+1	0
20	DF	USA	Alyssa Malonson	26	1	21+5	1
22	DF	CAN	Brooklyn Courtnall	7	0	6+1	0
24	DF	USA	Maddie Moreau	15	0	5+10	0
Midfielders
7	MF	USA	Taylor Huff	26	4	26	4
12	MF	USA	Tess Boade	19	0	10+9	0
14	MF	USA	Jamie Shepherd	10	0	3+7	0
15	MF	USA	Caroline Conti	21	3	14+7	3
17	MF	USA	Catherine Paulson	6	0	1+5	0
18	MF	USA	Joelle Anderson	20	1	15+5	1
19	MF	USA	Dorian Bailey	23	0	12+11	0
23	MF	USA	Kiki Pickett	19	2	13+6	2
41	MF	USA	Hannah Bebar	17	0	12+5	0
Forwards
5	FW	USA	Karlie Lema	24	2	15+9	2
6	FW	USA	Onyeka Gamero	0	0	0	0
9	FW	ZAM	Racheal Kundananji	24	4	20+4	4
21	FW	USA	Rachel Hill	23	2	14+9	2
55	FW	USA	Penelope Hocking	18	6	10+8	6
Players away from the club on loan:
16	DF	USA	Jordan Brewster	1	0	1	0
Players who left the club during the season:
8	FW	NGA	Asisat Oshoala	12	0	5+7	0
71	FW	GHA	Princess Marfo	0	0	0	0

Transactions

Contract operations

Date	Player	Pos.	Notes	Ref.
November 19, 2024	Penelope Hocking	FW	Re-signed to a three year extension through 2027 with mutual options for up to two additional seasons.	[2]
November 20, 2024	Maddie Moreau	DF	Re-signed to a one-year extension through 2025 with an option.	[3]
December 9, 2024	Emmie Allen	GK	Re-signed to a one-year contract through 2025 with an option.	[4]
	Caroline Conti	MF
	Jamie Shepherd	MF
July 1, 2025	Emmie Allen	GK	Re-signed to a two-year contract through 2027 with a mutual option for 2028.	[5]
	Joelle Anderson	MF
	Maddie Moreau	DF
	Jamie Shepherd	MF
	Catherine Paulson	MF	Re-signed through 2025.
July 16, 2025	Caroline Conti	MF	Re-signed to a three-year contract through 2027 with a team option for 2028.	[6]
August 5, 2025	Jordan Silkowitz	GK	Re-signed to a three-year contract through 2027 with a team option for 2028.	[7]
August 27, 2025	Sydney Collins	DF	Re-signed to a two-year contract through 2027 with a team option for 2028.	[8]

Loans in

Date	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
August 28, 2025	Brooklyn Courtnall	DF	North Carolina Courage	Loaned through the end of the 2025 NWSL season.	[9]

Loans out

Date	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
July 28, 2025	Jordan Brewster	DF	Club América	Loaned through the end of the 2025 NWSL season.	[10]

Transfers in

Date	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 30, 2024	Karlie Lema	FW	California Golden Bears	Rookie signed to a three-year contract through 2027 with an option.	[11]
January 9, 2025	Taylor Huff	MF	Florida State Seminoles	Rookie signed to a three-year contract through 2027 with an option.	[12]
January 31, 2025	Kelli Hubly	DF	Portland Thorns FC	Signed to a two-year contract through 2026.	[13]
February 7, 2025	Hannah Bebar	MF	Duke Blue Devils	Signed to a three-year contract through 2027.	[14]
March 10, 2025	Catherine Paulson	FW	Bay FC	Preseason trialist signed to a contract through June 30, 2025.	[15]
July 15, 2025	Onyeka Gamero	FW	Barcelona	Acquired in exchange for an undisclosed transfer fee and signed to a four-year contract through 2028.	[16]
July 18, 2025	Leah Freeman	GK	Duke Blue Devils	Rookie signed through 2025.	[17]
August 22, 2025	Sydney Collins	DF	North Carolina Courage	Acquired in exchange for $60,000 in intra-league transfer funds.	[18]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 10, 2024	Maya Doms	MF	Sassuolo	Out of contract.	[19]
	Catherine Paulson	MF	Bay FC
December 18, 2024	Alex Loera	MF	Utah Royals	In exchange for $25,000 in intra-league transfer funds and a 15% sell-on fee.	[20]
January 21, 2025	Jen Beattie	DF	Retired		[21]
January 23, 2025	Deyna Castellanos	MF	Portland Thorns FC	Released into free agency by mutual agreement.	[22]
February 3, 2025	Savy King	DF	Angel City FC	In exchange for a total of $300,000 in intra-league transfer funds and a 10% sell-on fee.	[23]
February 14, 2025	Katelyn Rowland	GK	Retired		[24]
August 15, 2025	Princess Marfo	FW	FC Nordsjælland	Mutual contract termination.	[25]
September 2, 2025	Asisat Oshoala	FW	Al-Hilal	Transferred in exchange for an undisclosed fee.	[26]

References

1. "Bay FC Team Roster". Bay FC. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
2. "Bay FC signs Forward Penelope Hocking to three-year contract extension". Bay FC. November 19, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
3. "Bay FC signs defender Maddie Moreau to contract for 2025 with option for 2026 season". Bay FC. November 20, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
4. "Bay FC signs Emmie Allen, Caroline Conti, Jamie Shepherd to new contracts for 2025 with options for 2026". Bay FC. December 9, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
5. "Bay FC announces mid-season roster updates and new contracts for five players ahead of NWSL Free Agency". Bay FC. July 1, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
6. "Bay FC signs midfielder Caroline Conti to new contract through 2027 season". Bay FC. July 16, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
7. "Bay FC Signs goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz to new contract through 2027". Bay FC. August 5, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
8. "Bay FC Signs Defender Sydney Collins to New Contract Through 2027". Bay FC. August 27, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
9. "Bay FC Acquires Defender Brooklyn Courtnall on Loan from North Carolina Courage". Bay FC. August 28, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
10. "Bay FC Loans defender Jordan Brewster to Liga MX Femenil's Club América for remainder of 2025 Season". Bay FC. July 28, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
11. "Bay FC signs Bay Area native and UC Berkeley standout Karlie Lema to three-year contract". Bay FC. December 30, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
12. "Bay FC signs three-time All-American Taylor Huff to first professional contract". Bay FC. January 9, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
13. "Bay FC signs two-time NWSL Champion defender Kelli Hubly through 2026". Bay FC. January 31, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
14. "Bay FC Signs Three-Time All-American Hannah Bebar to First Professional Contract". Bay FC. February 7, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
15. "Bay FC Signs Los Altos Native Catherine Paulson Through June 30". Bay FC. March 10, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
16. "Bay FC Acquires Forward Onyeka Gamero via Transfer from FC Barcelona". Bay FC. July 15, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
17. "Bay FC Signs Bay Area Native Goalkeeper Leah Freeman". Bay FC. July 18, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
18. "Bay FC Trade for Canadian International Defender Sydney Collins". Bay FC. August 22, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
19. "Bay FC signs Emmie Allen, Caroline Conti, Jamie Shepherd to new contracts for 2025 with options for 2026". Bay FC. December 9, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
20. "Bay FC trades midfielder Alex Loera to Utah Royals FC". Bay FC. December 18, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
21. "Bay FC Defender Jen Beattie Announces Retirement from Professional Football". Bay FC. January 21, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
22. "Bay FC and Midfielder Deyna Castellanos Announce Mutual Agreement for Castellanos to Transition to Free Agency". Bay FC. January 23, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
23. "Bay FC receives $300,000 in transfer funds in trade with Angel City FC". Bay FC. February 3, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
24. "Bay FC Goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland Announces Retirement from Professional Football". Bay FC. February 14, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
25. Bay FC [@wearebayfc]; (August 15, 2025). "#BayFC and @dammcesss have mutually agreed to terminate her contract. We wish her the best in her future!" – via Instagram.
26. "Bay FC Agrees to Transfer Forward Asisat Oshoala to Al Hilal". Bay FC. September 2, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.

See also

• 2025 National Women's Soccer League season
• 2025 in American soccer