2024 NJ/NY Gotham FC season

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NJ/NY Gotham FC
2024 season
Managing owner Ed Nalbandian
General manager Yael Averbuch West
Head coach Juan Carlos Amorós
Stadium
Challenge Cup Runners-up
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup Group stage
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The 2024 NJ/NY Gotham FC season is 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]

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. [2] Dunn and Davidson were signed the next month, [3] followed by Lavelle and Sonnett days later. [4]

Team

Staff

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

Competitions

Friendlies

August 19 NJ/NY Gotham FC Flag of the United States.svg 0–1 Flag of England.svg Chelsea Women Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pm ETStadium: 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. [7]

March 15 NJ/NY Gotham FC 0–1 San Diego Wave FC Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 pm ET Report
  • Morgan Soccerball shade.svg88'
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
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 v 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 Bethune Soccerball shade.svg41' Hatch Soccerball shade.svg69' (pen.) 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
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 v Angel City FC Harrison, New Jersey
12:30 pm ETStadium: Red Bull Arena
June 1512 Racing Louisville FC v NJ/NY Gotham FC Louisville, Kentucky
1:00 pm ETStadium: Lynn Family Stadium
June 1913 NJ/NY Gotham FC v San Diego Wave FC Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pm ETStadium: Red Bull Arena
June 2314 NJ/NY Gotham FC v Washington Spirit Harrison, New Jersey
12:30 pm ETStadium: Red Bull Arena
June 3015 NJ/NY Gotham FC v Seattle Reign FC Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 pm ETStadium: Red Bull Arena
July 616 Angel City FC v NJ/NY Gotham FC Los Angeles, California
10:00 pm ETStadium: BMO Stadium
August 2417 NJ/NY Gotham FC v Portland Thorns FC Harrison, New Jersey
2:00 pm ETStadium: Red Bull Arena
September 118 Orlando Pride v NJ/NY Gotham FC Orlando, Florida
10:00 pm ETStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 819 NJ/NY Gotham FC v Houston Dash Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 pm ETStadium: Red Bull Arena
September 1620 Seattle Reign FC v NJ/NY Gotham FC Seattle, Washington
10:00 pm ETStadium: Lumen Field
September 2221 NJ/NY Gotham FC v Utah Royals Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 pm ETStadium: Red Bull Arena
September 2822 Kansas City Current v NJ/NY Gotham FC Kansas City, Missouri
1:00 pm ETStadium: CPKC Stadium
October 523 NJ/NY Gotham FC v Bay FC Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm ETStadium: Red Bull Arena
October 1224 Chicago Red Stars v NJ/NY Gotham FC Bridgeview, Illinois
4:00 pm ETStadium: SeatGeek Stadium
October 2025 NJ/NY Gotham FC v Orlando Pride Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 pm ETStadium: Red Bull Arena
November 126 Utah Royals v NJ/NY Gotham FC Sandy, Utah
9:30 pm ETStadium: America First Field

Regular season standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
3 Washington Spirit 118032516+924 Playoffs
4 Portland Thorns FC 116142416+819
5 NJ/NY Gotham FC 10532107+318
6 Chicago Red Stars 115151515016
7 North Carolina Courage 115061314−115
Updated to match(es) played on May 26, 2024. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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Last updated: March 18, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

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StadiumAAHAHHAAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHA
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on March 17, 2023. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

PosTeam
PldPts NYJ WAS CHI GUA
1 Flag of the United States.svg NJ/NY Gotham FC 00— Jul 28 — Aug 2
2 Flag of the United States.svg Washington Spirit 00—— Jul 31 Jul 21
3 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Red Stars 00 Jul 20 —— Jul 26
4 Flag of Mexico.svg C.D. Guadalajara 00————
First match(es) will be played: July 20, 2024. Source: Liga MX Femenil [8]
July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20)1 Chicago Red Stars Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of the United States.svg NJ/NY Gotham FC Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-7)Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)2 NJ/NY Gotham FC Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of the United States.svg Washington Spirit Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-7)Stadium: Subaru Park
August 2, 2024 (2024-08-02)3 NJ/NY Gotham FC Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of Mexico.svg C.D. Guadalajara Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-7)Stadium: Red Bull Arena

2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of the United States.svg NJ/NY Gotham FC 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 00000000
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey 00000000
4 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense 00000000
5 Flag of Jamaica.svg Frazsiers Whip 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 20 August 2024. Source: [9]

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. [10]

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 [3]
January 2, 2024 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Crystal Dunn Flag of the United States.svg Portland Thorns FC [3]
January 4, 2024 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rose Lavelle Flag of the United States.svg OL Reign Free agent [11]
January 4, 2024 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Sonnett Flag of the United States.svg OL Reign Free agent [11]
January 23, 2024 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cassie Miller Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Current Trade [12]
January 24, 2024 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Hiatt Flag of the United States.svg OL Reign Trade [13]

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. [14]

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  11. 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.
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