2024 NJ/NY Gotham FC season

NJ/NY Gotham FC
2024 season
Operating ownersCarolyn Tisch Blodgett (lead)
Ed Nalbandian
General managerYael Averbuch West
Head coachJuan Carlos Amorós
Stadium
League3rd
Challenge CupRunners-up
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer CupRunners-up
CONCACAF W Champions CupSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Esther González (9)
All: Esther González (10)
Highest home attendance11,662
(Jun 8 vs LA)
Lowest home attendance5,883
(Sep 8 vs HOU)
Average home league attendance8,589
Biggest winLeague: 5–1
(Oct 5 vs. BAY)
All competitions:
0–13
(Oct 13 at Frazsiers Whip, CONCACAF)
Biggest defeat2 goals
(3 league matches, 5 all competitions)
← 2023
2025 →
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

See also: 2023 NJ/NY Gotham FC season

Notable offseason transactions

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.[3] Dunn and Davidson were signed the next month,[4] followed by Lavelle and Sonnett days later.[5]

Team

Staff

As of March 7, 2024[6]
Technical staff
Role Name
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

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

Competitions

Friendlies

August 19 NJ/NY Gotham FC United States 1–3 England Chelsea Women Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pm ET
  • Carter 31', Yellow card 71'
  • Martin Yellow card 65'
 Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena

NWSL Challenge Cup

Main article: 2024 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.[8]

March 15 NJ/NY Gotham FC 0–1 San Diego Wave FC Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 pm ET Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 14,241
Referee: Danielle Chesky

Regular season

Main article: 2024 National Women's Soccer League season
March 24 1 Portland Thorns FC 0–1 NJ/NY Gotham FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm ET Report
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
Report
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
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
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
Report
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 20 25 NJ/NY Gotham FC 3–1 Orlando Pride Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 pm ET
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
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 9,879
Referee: Adorae Monroy

Regular season standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions; (S) NWSL Shield

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
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

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StadiumAAHAHHAAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLDLDWWDWWWWWLDWWLWWWDWWWW
Position8477111197755444444444333333
Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2024. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Playoffs

Further information: 2024 National Women's Soccer League season § Playoffs
November 10, 2024 Quarterfinals NJ/NY Gotham FC 2–1 Portland Thorns FC Harrison, New Jersey
3:00 PM EST
Report
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 (2024-11-16) 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

Main article: 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NYJ CHI WAS GUA
1 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC 3 2 1 0 0 4 0 +4 8 Advances to knockout stage — 0–0 1–0 3–0
2 United States Chicago Red Stars 3 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 4 0–0 — 3–2 0–1
3 United States Washington Spirit 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3 0–1 2–3 — 2–1
4 Mexico Guadalajara 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 −3 3 0–3 1–0 1–2 —
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: tiebreakers
July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20) 1 Chicago Red Stars United States 0–0
(4–5 p)		 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Referee: Salvador Flores
Penalties
July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28) 2 NJ/NY Gotham FC United States 1–0 United States Washington Spirit Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-7)
Report Stadium: Subaru Park
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
August 2, 2024 (2024-08-02) 3 NJ/NY Gotham FC United States 3–0 Mexico 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 United States 1–0 United States Angel City FC Kansas City, Missouri
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-7)
Report Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
October 25, 2024 F NJ/NY Gotham FC United States 0–2 United States Kansas City Current San Antonio, Texas
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Toyota Field

2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup

Main article: 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TUA NYJ MON LDA FRA
1 Mexico UANL 4 3 1 0 18 6 +12 10 Advance to knockout stage — — 4–0 3–1 —
2 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC 4 2 2 0 21 4 +17 8 4–4 — 0–0 — —
3 Mexico Monterrey 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7 — — — 3–0 5–0
4 Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 1 0 3 6 10 −4 3 — 0–4 — — 5–0
5 Jamaica Frazsiers Whip 4 0 0 4 1 30 −29 0 1–7 0–13 — — —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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

Group stage

September 5, 2024 (2024-09-05) 1 Alajuelense Costa Rica 0–4 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC Alajuela, Costa Rica
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) Report
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Merlin Soto (Honduras)
September 19, 2024 (2024-09-19) 2 NJ/NY Gotham United States 0–0 Mexico C.F. Monterrey Feminil Harrison, United States
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
October 2, 2024 (2024-10-02) 3 Frazsiers Whip Jamaica 0–13 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC Kingston, Jamaica
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Amairany Garcìa (Mexico)
October 16, 2024 (2024-10-16) 4 NJ/NY Gotham United States 4–4 Mexico Tigres Femenil Harrison, United States
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

Semifinals

May 22, 2025 (2025-05-22) América Mexico – United States NJ/NY Gotham
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Transactions

2024 NWSL Draft

Main article: 2024 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster.

Round Pick Pos. Nat. Player College Status Ref.
1 14 DF United States USA Maycee Bell North Carolina Tar Heels Signed. [9]

Transfers in

Date Pos. Nat. Player Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
January 2, 2024 DF United States USA Tierna Davidson United States Chicago Red Stars [4]
January 2, 2024 MF United States USA Crystal Dunn United States Portland Thorns FC [4]
January 4, 2024 DF United States USA Rose Lavelle United States OL Reign Free agent [10]
January 4, 2024 DF United States USA Emily Sonnett United States OL Reign Free agent [10]
January 23, 2024 GK United States USA Cassie Miller United States Kansas City Current Trade [11]
January 24, 2024 DF United States USA Sam Hiatt United States OL Reign Trade [12]

Loans out

Start date End date Pos. Nat. Player Destination club Ref.
January 31, 2024 DF United States USA Taylor Smith England Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. [13]

References

  1. ^ Linehan, Meg (January 25, 2024). "Breaking down the 2024 NWSL schedule". The Athletic.
  2. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (November 16, 2024). "Washington Spirit beats Gotham in shootout to reach NWSL final". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c Moore, David (January 2, 2024). "Gotham FC announce the signings of USWNT stars Crystal Dunn and Tierna Davidson". The18.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Technical Staff". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "Gotham FC Announces Roster for 2024 Season". Gotham FC. March 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  9. ^ Lewis, Michael (February 14, 2024). "Welcome Aboard: Gotham FC signs draft pick Bell". Front Row Soccer.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Tonelli, Jenna (January 25, 2023). "Gotham FC and Kelley O'Hara finalize two-year deal". The Equalizer. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.