2024 NJ/NY Gotham FC season
2024 season | |||
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Operating owners | Carolyn Tisch Blodgett (lead) Ed Nalbandian | ||
General manager | Yael Averbuch West | ||
Head coach | Juan Carlos Amorós | ||
Stadium | |||
League | 3rd | ||
Challenge Cup | Runners-up | ||
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup | Runners-up | ||
CONCACAF W Champions Cup | Semifinals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Esther González (9) All: Esther González (10) | ||
Highest home attendance | 11,662 (Jun 8 vs LA) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 5,883 (Sep 8 vs HOU) | ||
Average home league attendance | 8,589 | ||
Biggest win | League: 5–1 (Oct 5 vs. BAY) All competitions: 0–13 (Oct 13 at Frazsiers Whip, CONCACAF) | ||
Biggest defeat | 2 goals (3 league matches, 5 all competitions) | ||
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All statistics correct as of November 16, 2024. |
The 2024 NJ/NY Gotham FC season was 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.
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]
Gotham finished the regular season in third place and advanced to the NWSL playoffs, where they defeated Portland Thorns FC in the quarterfinals before drawing against the Washington Spirit in regulation and losing the penalty shootout after extra time in the semifinals.[2]
Background
[edit]Notable offseason transactions
[edit]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.[3] Dunn and Davidson were signed the next month,[4] followed by Lavelle and Sonnett days later.[5]
Team
[edit]Staff
[edit]- As of March 7, 2024[6]
Role | Name |
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General manager Head of soccer operations |
Yael Averbuch West |
Head coach | Juan Carlos Amorós |
Assistant coaches | Jen Lalor |
Shaun Harris | |
Ak Lakhani | |
Goalkeeper coach | Brody Sams |
Head of tactical analysis | Jesús Botello Hermosa |
Head of sports science | Philip Congleton |
Strength and conditioning coach | Adrián Benítez Jiménez |
Current squad
[edit]- As of March 16, 2024.[7]
Competitions
[edit]Friendlies
[edit]August 19 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1–3 | Chelsea Women | Harrison, New Jersey |
7:00 pm ET | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
NWSL Challenge Cup
[edit]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.[8]
March 15 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0–1 | San Diego Wave FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
8:00 pm ET | Report |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14,241 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
Regular season
[edit]March 24 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–1 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Portland, Oregon |
7:00 pm ET | Report |
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Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 19,857 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
March 30 2 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 pm ET | Pinto 44' | Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,281 Referee: Elton García |
April 14 3 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1–1 | Kansas City Current | Harrison, New Jersey |
6:00 pm ET | González 51' | Report | Chawinga 17' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 8,573 Referee: Anya Voigt |
April 20 4 | Washington Spirit | 2–0 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Washington, District of Columbia |
1:00 pm ET | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,004 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
April 28 5 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1–1 | Racing Louisville FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
5:00 pm ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 6,015 Referee: Calin Radosav |
May 4 6 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1–0 | North Carolina Courage | Harrison, New Jersey |
7:30 pm ET |
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Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 6,184 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
May 8 7 | Houston Dash | 0–1 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Houston, Texas |
8:00 pm ET | Report |
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Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 4,438 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
May 12 8 | San Diego Wave FC | 1–1 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | San Diego, California |
8:00 pm ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 16,024 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
May 19 9 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 2–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Harrison, New Jersey |
5:00 pm ET | Report |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 8,996 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
May 24 10 | Bay FC | 0–2 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | San Jose, California |
10:00 pm ET | Report |
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Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,643 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
June 8 11 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 2–1 | Angel City FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
12:30 pm ET | Report |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 11,662 Referee: Rebecca Pagan |
June 15 12 | Racing Louisville FC | 0–2 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
1:00 pm ET | Report | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,412 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
June 19 13 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 2–1 | San Diego Wave FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
7:00 pm ET | Report |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10,718 Referee: Anya Voigt |
June 23 14 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0–2 | Washington Spirit | Harrison, New Jersey |
12:30 pm ET |
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Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 8,396 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
June 30 15 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1–1 | Seattle Reign FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
1:00 pm ET |
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Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 7,064 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
July 6 16 | Angel City FC | 1–2 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Los Angeles, California |
10:00 pm ET | Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 16,542 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
August 24 17 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 2–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
2:00 pm ET | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10,640 Referee: Darren Bandy |
September 1 18 | Orlando Pride | 2–0 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Orlando, Florida |
6:00 pm ET |
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Report | Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 8,726 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
September 8 19 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 2–1 | Houston Dash | Harrison, New Jersey |
1:00 pm ET | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 5,883 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
September 16 20 | Seattle Reign FC | 0–2 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Seattle, Washington |
10:00 pm ET |
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Report | Stadium: Lumen Field Referee: Shawn Tehini |
September 22 21 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1–0 | Utah Royals | Harrison, New Jersey |
1:00 pm ET |
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Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 7,680 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
September 28 22 | Kansas City Current | 1–1 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
1:00 pm ET |
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Report | Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
October 5 23 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 5–1 | Bay FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
7:30 pm ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 9,092 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
October 12 24 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–2 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
4:00 pm ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Greg Dopka |
October 20 25 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 3–1 | Orlando Pride | Harrison, New Jersey |
5:00 pm ET |
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Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10,757 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
November 1 26 | Utah Royals | 1–4 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Sandy, Utah |
9:30 pm ET |
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Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 9,879 Referee: Adorae Monroy |
Regular season standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Orlando Pride (C, S) | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 60 | NWSL Shield, playoffs |
2 | Washington Spirit | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 56 | Playoffs |
3 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 56 | |
4 | Kansas City Current | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 55 | |
5 | North Carolina Courage | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 39 |
Results summary
[edit]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 |
26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 56 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 |
Last updated: November 1, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
Results by matchday
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Playoffs
[edit]November 10, 2024 Quarterfinals | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 2–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
3:00 PM EST | Report |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 15,540 Referee: Danielle Chesky | |
Note: Set all-time club attendance record for a home match in all competitions. |
November 16, 2024 Semifinals | Washington Spirit | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Washington, District of Columbia |
12:00 p.m. EST (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,365 Referee: Matthew Thompson | ||
Penalties | ||||
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NYJ | CHI | WAS | GUA | |
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1 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 8 | Advances to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | Chicago Red Stars | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 0–1 | ||
3 | Washington Spirit | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Guadalajara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |
July 20, 2024 1 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–0 (4–5 p) | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
5:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-7) | Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Salvador Flores | ||
Penalties | ||||
July 28, 2024 2 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Chester, Pennsylvania |
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-7) | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
August 2, 2024 3 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 3–0 | C.D. Guadalajara | Harrison, New Jersey |
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-7) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
August 6, 2024 SF | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1–0 | Angel City FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-7) |
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Report | Stadium: CPKC Stadium Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
October 25, 2024 F | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0–2 | Kansas City Current | San Antonio, Texas |
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-7) | Report | Stadium: Toyota Field |
2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TUA | NYJ | MON | LDA | FRA | |
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1 | UANL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | — | |
2 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 8 | 4–4 | — | 0–0 | — | — | ||
3 | Monterrey | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | — | — | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
4 | Alajuelense | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | — | 0–4 | — | — | 5–0 | ||
5 | Frazsiers Whip | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | −29 | 0 | 1–7 | 0–13 | — | — | — |
NJ/NY Gotham FC qualified as the 2023 National Women's Soccer League champions.
Group stage
[edit]September 5, 2024 1 | Alajuelense | 0–4 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Merlin Soto (Honduras) |
September 19, 2024 2 | NJ/NY Gotham | 0–0 | C.F. Monterrey Feminil | Harrison, United States |
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
October 2, 2024 3 | Frazsiers Whip | 0–13 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Kingston, Jamaica |
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) | Report | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Amairany Garcìa (Mexico) |
October 16, 2024 4 | NJ/NY Gotham | 4–4 | Tigres Femenil | Harrison, United States |
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala) |
Semifinals
[edit]May 22, 2025 | América | – | NJ/NY Gotham | |
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Transactions
[edit]2024 NWSL Draft
[edit]Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster.
Round | Pick | Pos. | Nat. | Player | College | Status | Ref. |
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1 | 14 | DF | USA | Maycee Bell | North Carolina Tar Heels | Signed. | [9] |
Transfers in
[edit]Date | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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January 2, 2024 | DF | USA | Tierna Davidson | Chicago Red Stars | [4] | |
January 2, 2024 | MF | USA | Crystal Dunn | Portland Thorns FC | [4] | |
January 4, 2024 | DF | USA | Rose Lavelle | OL Reign | Free agent | [10] |
January 4, 2024 | DF | USA | Emily Sonnett | OL Reign | Free agent | [10] |
January 23, 2024 | GK | USA | Cassie Miller | Kansas City Current | Trade | [11] |
January 24, 2024 | DF | USA | Sam Hiatt | OL Reign | Trade | [12] |
Loans out
[edit]Start date | End date | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Destination club | Ref. |
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January 31, 2024 | DF | USA | Taylor Smith | Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. | [13] |
References
[edit]- ^ Linehan, Meg (January 25, 2024). "Breaking down the 2024 NWSL schedule". The Athletic.
- ^ Kassouf, Jeff (November 16, 2024). "Washington Spirit beats Gotham in shootout to reach NWSL final". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ Linehan, Meg (December 18, 2023). "Gotham FC close to signing Lavelle, Dunn". The Athletic. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c Moore, David (January 2, 2024). "Gotham FC announce the signings of USWNT stars Crystal Dunn and Tierna Davidson". The18.
- ^ Cattry, Pardeep (January 4, 2024). "How NJ/NY Gotham FC sold USWNT stars on people-first ethos to pull off ambitious NWSL free agency sweep". CBS Sports.
- ^ "Technical Staff". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Gotham FC Announces Roster for 2024 Season". Gotham FC. March 13, 2024.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com.
- ^ Lewis, Michael (February 14, 2024). "Welcome Aboard: Gotham FC signs draft pick Bell". Front Row Soccer.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Tonelli, Jenna (January 25, 2023). "Gotham FC and Kelley O'Hara finalize two-year deal". The Equalizer. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ Communications, Gotham FC (January 24, 2024). "Gotham FC, Racing Louisville, and Seattle Reign Agree to Three-Way Trade; Gotham FC Acquires Defender Sam Hiatt". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Communications, Gotham FC (January 31, 2024). "Gotham FC Loans Forward Taylor Smith to Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C." NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.