2024 Bay FC season

Bay FC's 2024 National Women's Soccer League season

Bay FC 2024 soccer season
Bay FC
2024 season
Majority OwnerSixth Street Partners
Head CoachAlbertin Montoya
StadiumPayPal Park
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer CupGroup stage
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The 2024 Bay FC season will be Bay FC's inaugural season as a professional women's soccer team. It plays in the National Women's Soccer League.

Background

On April 4, 2023, the NWSL formally awarded one of its two planned 2024 expansion teams to a Bay Area group led by former US Women's National Team players Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton, and Aly Wagner, backed by majority owners and San Francisco-based investment firm Sixth Street Partners. The expansion fee was reported to be $53 million.[1][2][3]

Team

Squad

As of March 19, 2024.
No. Pos. Player Nation
0 GK Katelyn Rowland  United States
1 GK Melissa Lowder  United States
2 DF Savy King  United States
3 DF Caprice Dydasco  United States
4 DF Emily Menges  United States
5 DF Jen Beattie  Scotland
6 MF Maya Doms  United States
7 FW Princess Marfo  Ghana
8 FW Asisat Oshoala  Nigeria
9 FW Racheal Kundananji  Zambia
10 MF Deyna Castellanos  Venezuela
11 FW Scarlett Camberos  Mexico
12 MF Tess Boade  United States
14 MF Jamie Shepherd  United States
15 MF Caroline Conti  United States
16 DF Jordan Brewster  United States
18 MF Joelle Anderson  United States
19 MF Dorian Bailey  United States
20 DF Alyssa Malonson  United States
21 FW Rachel Hill  United States
22 DF Alex Loera  United States
23 DF Kiki Pickett  United States
24 DF Maddie Moreau  United States
27 DF Kayla Sharples  United States
32 GK Emmie Allen  United States
44 GK Lysianne Proulx  Canada


Competitions

Preseason

San Diego Wave FC v Bay FC
February 20 Coachella Valley Invitational San Diego Wave FC 2–1 Bay FC Indio, California
12:00 PM PST
Report
  • Doms 53'
 Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Angel City FC v Bay FC
February 24 Coachella Valley Invitational Angel City FC 0–0 Bay FC Indio, California
1:00 PM PST Report Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Regular season

Angel City FC v Bay FC
March 17, 2024 (2024-03-17) 1 Angel City FC 0–1 Bay FC Los Angeles, California
4:30 PM PDT Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
Washington Spirit v Bay FC
March 23, 2024 (2024-03-23) 2 Washington Spirit 2–1 Bay FC Washington, District of Columbia
4:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 11,734
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Bay FC v Houston Dash
March 30, 2024 (2024-03-30) 3 Bay FC 2–3 Houston Dash San Jose, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
Bay FC v Seattle Reign FC
April 14, 2024 (2024-04-14) 4 Bay FC 3–2 Seattle Reign FC San Jose, California
5:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 16,719
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
Kansas City Current v Bay FC
April 20, 2024 (2024-04-20) 5 Kansas City Current 5-2 Bay FC Kansas City, Missouri
11:30 AM PDT
Report Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
San Diego Wave FC v Bay FC
April 27, 2024 (2024-04-27) 6 San Diego Wave FC 2-1 Bay FC San Diego, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 17,206
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Bay FC v Portland Thorns FC
May 1, 2024 (2024-05-01) 7 Bay FC v Portland Thorns FC San Jose, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: PayPal Park
Bay FC v Chicago Red Stars
May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05) 8 Bay FC v Chicago Red Stars San Jose, California
5:00 PM PDT Stadium: PayPal Park
Orlando Pride v Bay FC
May 11, 2024 (2024-05-11) 9 Orlando Pride v Bay FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM PDT Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Bay FC v San Diego Wave FC
May 17, 2024 (2024-05-17) 10 Bay FC v San Diego Wave FC San Jose, California
7:30 PM PDT Stadium: PayPal Park
Bay FC v NJ/NY Gotham FC
May 24, 2024 (2024-05-24) 11 Bay FC v NJ/NY Gotham FC San Jose, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: PayPal Park
Chicago Red Stars v Bay FC
June 9, 2024 (2024-06-09) 12 Chicago Red Stars v Bay FC Bridgeview, Illinois
1:00 PM PDT Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Bay FC v Utah Royals
June 16, 2024 (2024-06-16) 13 Bay FC v Utah Royals San Jose, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: PayPal Park
Bay FC v Angel City FC
June 22, 2024 (2024-06-22) 14 Bay FC v Angel City FC San Jose, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: PayPal Park
Racing Louisville FC v Bay FC
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) 15 Racing Louisville FC v Bay FC Louisville, Kentucky
1:00 PM PDT Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Bay FC v Washington Spirit
July 6, 2024 (2024-07-06) 16 Bay FC v Washington Spirit San Jose, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: PayPal Park
Utah Royals v Bay FC
August 23, 2024 (2024-08-23) 17 Utah Royals v Bay FC Sandy, Utah
6:30 PM PDT Stadium: America First Field
Portland Thorns FC v Bay FC
August 30, 2024 (2024-08-30) 18 Portland Thorns FC v Bay FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Providence Park
Bay FC v Racing Louisville FC
September 7, 2024 (2024-09-07) 19 Bay FC v Racing Louisville FC San Jose, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: PayPal Park
North Carolina Courage v Bay FC
September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) 20 North Carolina Courage v Bay FC Cary, North Carolina
5:00 PM PDT Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Bay FC v Orlando Pride
September 20, 2024 (2024-09-20) 21 Bay FC v Orlando Pride San Jose, California
7:30 PM PDT Stadium: PayPal Park
Seattle Reign FC v Bay FC
September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29) 22 Seattle Reign FC v Bay FC Seattle, Washington
3:00 PM PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
NJ/NY Gotham FC v Bay FC
October 5, 2024 (2024-10-05) 23 NJ/NY Gotham FC v Bay FC Harrison, New Jersey
4:30 PM PDT Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Bay FC v Kansas City Current
October 12, 2024 (2024-10-12) 24 Bay FC v Kansas City Current San Jose, California
7:30 PM PDT Stadium: PayPal Park
Bay FC v North Carolina Courage
October 19, 2024 (2024-10-19) 25 Bay FC v North Carolina Courage San Jose, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: PayPal Park
Houston Dash v Bay FC
November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) 26 Houston Dash v Bay FC Houston, Texas
6:30 PM PDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

Regular season standings

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 San Diego Wave FC 5 2 1 2 4 4 0 7 Playoffs
9 Angel City FC 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7
10 Bay FC 6 2 0 4 10 14 −4 6
11 NJ/NY Gotham FC 5 1 2 2 3 4 −1 5
12 Houston Dash 6 1 2 3 6 14 −8 5
Updated to match(es) played on April 28, 2024. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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
3 1 0 2 4 5  −1 3 0 0 1 2 3  −1 1 0 1 2 2  0

Last updated: February 25, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com


Results by matchday

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

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

Pos Team
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 Pld Pts LA SD BAY AME
1 United States Angel City FC 0 0 — Aug 1 — Jul 20
2 United States San Diego Wave FC 0 0 — — Jul 20 Jul 26
3 United States Bay FC 0 0 Jul 26 — — Aug 2
4 Mexico Club América 0 0 — — — —
First match(es) will be played: July 20, 2024. Source: Liga MX Femenil[4]
San Diego Wave FC United States v United States Bay FC
July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20) 1 San Diego Wave FC United States v United States Bay FC San Diego, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Torero Stadium
Bay FC United States v United States Angel City FC
July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26) 2 Bay FC United States v United States Angel City FC San Jose, California
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: PayPal Park
Bay FC United States v Mexico Club América
August 2, 2024 (2024-08-02) 3 Bay FC United States v Mexico Club América San Jose, California
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: PayPal Park

Transactions

2024 NWSL Expansion Draft

The 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft was held on December 15, 2023.[5]

Pick Nat. Player Pos. Previous team Ref.
1 United States Alyssa Malonson DF Seattle Reign FC [6]
3 United States Tess Boade FW OL Reign [6]
5 United States Rachel Hill FW San Diego Wave FC [6]
7 United States Katelyn Rowland GK North Carolina Courage [6]
9 PASS [6]
11 PASS [6]
12 United States Sierra Enge MF San Diego Wave FC [6]

2024 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 NWSL Draft was held on December 14, 2023.[7]

Round Pick Player Pos. College Status
1 2 United States Savannah King DF North Carolina Signed[8]
8 United States Maya Doms MF Stanford Signed[9]
3 30 United States Jamie Shepherd MF BYU Signed[9]
34 United States Caroline Conti MF Clemson Signed[9]
4 55 Tonga Laveni Vaka DF Georgia

Transfers in

Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
November 15, 2023 United States Alex Loera MF United States Kansas City Current Acquired in a trade in exchange for $175,000 in allocation money and protection from Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. [10]
November 21, 2023 United States Caprice Dydasco DF United States Houston Dash Free agent signing. [11]
December 12, 2023 United States Dorian Bailey DF United States Washington Spirit Acquired in a trade in exchange for protection from Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. [12]
United States Emily Menges DF United States Portland Thorns FC Acquired in a trade in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money and protection in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. [13]
United States Ellie Jean DF United States NJ/NY Gotham FC Acquired in a three-team trade in exchange for protection in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. Bay also received $130,000 in allocation money from Racing Louisville FC. [14]
Mexico Scarlett Camberos FW United States Angel City FC Acquired in a trade in exchange for $50,000 in allocation money and protection from Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. [15]
United States Joelle Anderson MF United States Houston Dash Acquired in a trade along with $25,000 in Allocation Money in exchange for protection from Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. [16]
December 21, 2023 United States Kayla Sharples DF United States Chicago Red Stars Free agent signing. [17]
January 21, 2024 United States Kiki Pickett DF United States North Carolina Courage Free agent signing. [18]
January 25, 2024 United States Melissa Lowder GK Iceland Þór/KA Free agent signing. Was a Preseason Non-Roster Invitee. [19]
January 26, 2024 Venezuela Deyna Castellanos MF United States Manchester City W.F.C. Transfer with fee from Manchester City [20]
January 30, 2024 Ghana Princess Marfo FW Denmark FC Nordsjælland Transfer with fee from FC Nordsjælland. [21]
February 1, 2024 Nigeria Asisat Oshoala FW Spain FC Barcelona Transfer with fee from FC Barcelona. [22]
February 2, 2024 Scotland Jen Beattie DF England Arsenal Transfer with fee from Arsenal. [23]
February 8, 2024 Canada Lysianne Proulx GK Australia Melbourne City FC Transfer with fee from Melbourne City FC. [24]
February 13, 2024 Zambia Racheal Kundananji FW Spain Madrid CFF Transfer with fee from Madrid CFF. [25]
March 11, 2024 United States Jordan Brewster DF Sweden Kristianstads DFF Free agent signing. [26]
March 13, 2024 United States Emmie Allen GK United States North Carolina Tar Heels Free agent signing. Was a Preseason Non-Roster Invitee. [27]
March 15, 2024 United States Maddie Moreau DF United States West Virginia Mountaineers Free agent signing. Was a Preseason Non-Roster Invitee. [28]

Transfers out

Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
December 17, 2023 United States Sierra Enge MF United States Houston Dash Traded in exchange for $50,000 in allocation money. [29]
December 18, 2021 United States Ellie Jean DF United States Racing Louisville FC Traded in exchange for $40,000 in Alternative Allocation Money. Bay also received $130,000 in Allocation Money on December 12, as part of this trade. [30]

Preseason trialists

Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. Bay released their preseason roster on January 23, 2024.[31]

Player Position Previous team
United States Emmie Allen[A] GK United States North Carolina Tar Heels
United States Hailey Coll GK United States Oregon State Beavers
United States Melissa Lowder[A] GK Iceland Þór/KA
United States Caitlin Cosme DF United States Orlando Pride
United States Maya Gordon DF United States LSU Tigers
United States Tegan McGrady DF United States Portland Thorns FC
United States Maya McCutcheon MF United States West Virginia Mountaineers
United States Maddie Moreau[A] MF United States West Virginia Mountaineers
United States Brianna Visalli MF Denmark Aarhus GF
United States Jasmine Hamid MF United States Towson Tigers
United States Ru Mucherera FW Republic of Ireland Shelbourne F.C.
United States Shaelan Murison FW United States Oly Town FC
England Chioma Ubogagu FW England Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract.
    2.

References

  1. ^ Ingemi, Marisa (April 4, 2023). "Bay Area lands NWSL 2024 expansion team with largest investment in women's soccer". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Toonkel, Jessica; Bachman, Rachel (January 27, 2023). "NWSL Set to Expand With Record-Setting $50 Million Franchise Fees". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (December 16, 2022). "San Francisco, Boston, Tampa are final candidates to join Utah Royals; Philadelphia out". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Liga MX Femenil y NWSL anuncian "Summer Cup", su histórica primera colaboración" [Liga MX Femenil and NWSL announce "Summer Cup", their historic first collaboration] (Press release) (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Herrera, Sandra (December 16, 2021). "NWSL Expansion Draft results, tracker: San Diego Wave trade Kristie Mewis, Angel City FC get Dani Weatherholt". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Bay FC selects five players in 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft". Bay FC. December 15, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  7. ^ "Bay FC selects five players in 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft". Bay FC. December 15, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "Bay FC signs 2024 NWSL Draft pick Savy King". Bay FC. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Bay FC announces roster ahead of inaugural NWSL season". Bay FC. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  10. ^ "Bay FC Acquires Its First Player, Former NCAA Champion and Honda Player of the Year Defender Alex Loera". Bay FC. November 15, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  11. ^ "Bay FC Continues to Build its Roster and Signs Defensive Powerhouse Caprice Dydasco". Bay FC. November 21, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  12. ^ "Bay FC Acquires midfielder Dorian Bailey from Washington Spirit". Bay FC. December 12, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  13. ^ "Bay FC Acquires veteran NWSL defender Emily Menges from Portland Thorns FC". Bay FC. December 12, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  14. ^ "Bay FC Acquires defender Ellie Jean from NJ/NY Gotham FC, Allocation Money from Racing Louisville FC in three-team trade". Bay FC. December 12, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  15. ^ "Bay FC Acquires Mexican National Team Forward Scarlett Camberos from Angel City FC". Bay FC. December 12, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  16. ^ "Bay FC Acquires midfielder Joelle Anderson, $25,000 Allocation Money from Houston Dash". Bay FC. December 12, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  17. ^ "Bay FC signs free agent defender Kayla Sharples". Bay FC. December 21, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  18. ^ "Bay FC Signs Free Agent Defender Kiki Pickett". Bay FC. January 21, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  19. ^ "Bay FC signs goalkeeper Melissa Lowder". Bay FC. January 29, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  20. ^ "Bay FC signs Venezuelan international midfielder Deyna Castellanos". Bay FC. January 26, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  21. ^ "Bay FC signs young Ghanaian forward Princess Marfo". Bay FC. January 30, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  22. ^ "Bay FC signs Nigerian international Asisat Oshoala". Bay FC. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  23. ^ "Bay FC signs Scottish defender Jen Beattie". Bay FC. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  24. ^ "Bay FC adds Canadian goalkeeper Lysianne Proulx". Bay FC. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  25. ^ "Bay FC signs Zambian forward Racheal Kundananji". Bay FC. February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  26. ^ "Bay FC signs defender Jordan Brewster". Bay FC. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  27. ^ "Bay FC announces roster ahead of inaugural NWSL season". Bay FC. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  28. ^ "Bay FC signs defender Maddie Moreau". Bay FC. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  29. ^ "Bay FC acquires $50,000 Allocation Money from Houston Dash". Bay FC. December 17, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  30. ^ "Bay FC acquires $40,000 Alternative Allocation Money from Racing Louisville FC". Bay FC. December 18, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  31. ^ "Bay FC announces 2024 preseason roster to open training camp". Bay FC. January 23, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.

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