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2024–25 Fort Lauderdale United FC season

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Fort Lauderdale United FC
2024–25 season
General managerDeon Graham
Head coachTyrone Mears
StadiumFTL UTD Stadium
Top goalscorerAddie McCain (6 goals)
Highest home attendance1.970
Average home league attendance1,970
Biggest win3–1 (vs LEX, September 22, 2024)
Biggest defeat1–3 (vs BKFC, October 27, 2024)
All statistics correct as of November 23, 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.

Players and staff

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Current roster

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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.

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

Staff

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As of September 9, 2024*

Front office
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

Competitions

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2024 regular season

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 3 2 5 11 12  −1 11 1 1 1 2 2  0 2 1 4 9 10  −1

Regular season standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Tampa Bay Sun FC 11 4 3 4 14 10 +4 16 Playoffs
5 DC Power FC 13 3 6 4 7 15 −8 13
6 Spokane Zephyr FC 12 2 4 6 10 13 −3 12
7 Fort Lauderdale United FC 10 3 5 2 11 12 −1 11
8 Lexington SC 12 2 7 3 17 27 −10 9
Updated to match(es) played on November 23, 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

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

August 17, 2024 1 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, 2024 2 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, 2024 3 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, 2024 4 Lexington SC 1–3 Fort Lauderdale United FC Lexington, Kentucky
4:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium
Referee: Iryna Petrunok
September 29, 2024 5 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, 2024 6 Fort Lauderdale United FC 1–0 Brooklyn FC Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium
Referee: Jamie Padilla
October 12, 2024 7 Tampa Bay Sun FC v Fort Lauderdale United FC Tampa, Florida
Stadium: Riverfront Stadium
Note: Postponed due to Hurricane Milton
October 19, 2024 8 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, 2024 9 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, 2024 10 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, 2024 11 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, 2024 12 Fort Lauderdale United FC 0–1 DC Power FC Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST Report
Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field
Attendance: 1,970
Referee: Gerald Flores
December 1, 2024 5 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, 2024 13 Fort Lauderdale United FC v Spokane Zephyr FC Davie, Florida
Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium
December 14, 2024 14 Fort Lauderdale United FC v Carolina Ascent FC Davie, Florida
Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium
February 22, 2025 15 Fort Lauderdale United FC v Lexington SC Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium
March 2, 2025 16 Carolina Ascent FC v Fort Lauderdale United FC Charlotte, North Carolina
3:00 PM EST Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
March 8, 2025 17 Fort Lauderdale United FC v Tampa Bay Sun FC Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium
March 15, 2025 18 Brooklyn FC v Fort Lauderdale United FC New York, New York
6:00 PM EST Stadium: Maimonides Park
March 22, 2025 19 Fort Lauderdale United FC v Spokane Zephyr FC Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium
April 6, 2025 20 Tampa Bay Sun FC v Fort Lauderdale United FC Tampa, Florida
6:00 PM EST Stadium: Riverfront Stadium
April 12, 2025 21 Fort Lauderdale United FC v DC Power FC Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium
April 19, 2025 22 Dallas Trinity FC v Fort Lauderdale United FC Dallas, Texas
5:00 PM EST Stadium: Cotton Bowl
April 26, 2025 23 Fort Lauderdale United FC v Carolina Ascent FC Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium
May 3, 2025 24 Fort Lauderdale United FC v Brooklyn FC Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium
May 16, 2025 25 Lexington SC v Fort Lauderdale United FC Lexington, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium
May 20, 2025 26 DC Power FC v Fort Lauderdale United FC Washington D.C.
7:30 PM EST Stadium: TBC
May 24, 2025 27 Fort Lauderdale United FC v Dallas Trinity FC Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium
May 31, 2025 28 Spokane Zephyr FC v Fort Lauderdale United FC Spokane, Washington
9:00 PM EST Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

Statistics

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Appearances

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As of match played November 23, 2024
No. Player Pos. Nat. Total Regular Season Playoffs
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
Goalkeepers
1 Cosette Morché GK United States 6 6 6 6 0 0
31 Heather Hinz GK United States 2 2 2 2 0 0
43 Makenna Gottschalk GK United States 3 2 3 2 0 0
Defenders
2 Delaney Lindahl DF United States 1 1 1 1 0 0
3 Sheyenne Allen DF United States 6 4 6 4 0 0
4 Celia Gaynor DF United States 10 10 10 10 0 0
5 Laveni Vaka DF Tonga 10 10 10 10 0 0
15 Adrienne Jordan DF United States 5 5 5 5 0 0
19 Cameron Brooks DF United States 9 7 9 7 0 0
24 Reese Klein DF United States 4 1 4 1 0 0
25 Sabrina McNeil DF United States 4 4 4 4 0 0
Midfielders
6 Anele Komani MF England 6 5 6 5 0 0
7 Nia Christopher MF Bermuda 8 1 8 1 0 0
8 Felicia Knox MF United States 10 9 10 9 0 0
12 Darya Rajaee MF United States 10 9 10 9 0 0
18 Addie McCain MF United States 10 10 10 10 0 0
21 Tatiana Fung MF United States 5 0 5 0 0 0
23 Taylor Smith MF United States 9 4 9 4 0 0
Forwards
10 Erica Gomes FW Brazil 5 2 5 2 0 0
11 Sh'Nia Gordon FW United States 10 10 10 10 0 0
14 Gianna Gourley FW United States 8 2 8 2 0 0
16 Anna Henderson FW United States 7 0 7 0 0 0
17 Jasmine Hamid FW United States 8 7 8 7 0 0

Goals

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Pos. No. Nat. Name Regular Season Playoffs Total
DF 18 United States Addie McCain 6 0 6
FW 17 United States Jasmine Hamid 2 0 2
DF 19 United States Reese Klein 1 0 1
FW 14 United States Felicia Knox 1 0 1
FW 16 United States Anna Henderson 1 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0
Total 11 0 11

Assists

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Pos. No. Nat. Name Regular Season Playoffs Total
FW 14 United States Felicia Knox 1 0 1
DF 19 United States Cameron Brooks 1 0 1
FW 11 United States Sh'Nia Gordon 1 0 1
MF 7 Bermuda Nia Christopher 1 0 1
Total 4 0 4

Clean sheets

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Pos. No. Nat. Name Regular Season Playoffs Total
GK 1 United States Cosette Morché 1 0 1
Total 1 0 1

Disciplinary cards

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Player Regular Season Playoffs Total
Pos. No. Nat. Name Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
MF 6 England Anele Komani 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
FW 17 United States Jasmine Hamid 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
MF 23 United States Taylor Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
DF 3 United States Sheyenne Allen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
FW 11 United States Sh'Nia Gordon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
FW 14 United States Gianna Gourley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
FW 10 Brazil Erica Gomes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0

References

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