2024 San Diego Wave FC season
2024 season | |||
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Owner | Ron Burkle | ||
President | Jill Ellis | ||
Head coach | Casey Stoney | ||
Stadium | Snapdragon Stadium | ||
Challenge Cup | Champions | ||
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup | Group stage | ||
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The 2024 San Diego Wave FC season is the team's third as a professional women's soccer team. Wave FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
Team[edit]
Current squad[edit]
Coaching staff[edit]
- As of December 9, 2023.[3]
Position | Staff |
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Head Coach | Casey Stoney |
Assistant Coach | Jackie Bachteler |
Assistant Coach / Head of Goalkeeping | Louis Hunt |
Technical and Development Coach | Craig Barclay |
Tactical Coach Analyst | Chris Loxston |
Competitions[edit]
Friendlies[edit]
Wave FC will open the 2024 preseason at the Coachella Valley Invitational.[4]
February 20 | San Diego Wave FC | v | Bay FC | Indio, California |
12 pm PT | Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
February 24 | San Diego Wave FC | v | Portland Thorns FC | Indio, California |
11 am PT | Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
NWSL Challenge Cup[edit]
Challenge Cup has been reformatted to open each season as a single contest with the prior campaign’s winner of the NWSL Shield, presented by CarMax, against the reigning NWSL Champion. [5]
March 15 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0–1 | San Diego Wave FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
5:00 pm PT | Report |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14,241 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
Regular season[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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8 | Racing Louisville FC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | Playoffs |
9 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 8 | |
10 | San Diego Wave FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | |
11 | Seattle Reign FC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | |
12 | Bay FC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 6 |
March 23 1 | San Diego Wave FC | 1–2 | Kansas City Current | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm PT |
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Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 32,066 |
March 29 2 | San Diego Wave FC | 1–0 | Seattle Reign FC | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm PT |
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Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 16,746 Referee: Alex Billeter |
April 13 3 | Racing Louisville FC | 0–0 | San Diego Wave FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
4:30 pm PT | Report | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,818 Referee: Rebeca Pagan |
April 19 4 | Orlando Pride | 1–0 | San Diego Wave FC | Orlando, Florida |
5:00 pm PT | Yates 26' | Report | Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 7,701 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
April 27 5 | San Diego Wave FC | 2-1 | Bay FC | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm PT | Report |
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Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 17,206 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
May 3 6 | Seattle Reign FC | 2-1 | San Diego Wave FC | Seattle, Washington |
7:00 pm PT | Report |
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Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 7,030 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
May 8 7 | San Diego Wave FC | v | Utah Royals | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm PT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
May 12 8 | San Diego Wave FC | v | NJ/NY Gotham FC | San Diego, California |
5:00 pm PT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
May 17 9 | Bay FC | v | San Diego Wave FC | San Jose, California |
7:30 pm PT | Stadium: PayPal Park |
May 23 10 | Angel City FC | v | San Diego Wave FC | Los Angeles, California |
7:00 pm PT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
June 7 11 | San Diego Wave FC | v | Orlando Pride | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm PT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
June 15 12 | Washington Spirit | v | San Diego Wave FC | Washington, D.C. |
4:30 pm PT | Stadium: Audi Field |
June 19 13 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | v | San Diego Wave FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
4:00 pm PT | Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
June 22 14 | Houston Dash | v | San Diego Wave FC | Houston, Texas |
4:30 pm PT | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium |
June 28 15 | San Diego Wave FC | v | Chicago Red Stars | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm PT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
July 5 16 | Portland Thorns FC | v | San Diego Wave FC | Portland, Oregon |
7:00 pm PT | Stadium: Providence Park |
August 24 17 | San Diego Wave FC | v | Angel City FC | San Diego, California |
1:00 pm PT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
September 1 18 | San Diego Wave FC | v | Washington Spirit | San Diego, California |
5:00 pm PT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
September 8 19 | San Diego Wave FC | v | North Carolina Courage | San Diego, California |
5:00 pm PT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
September 14 20 | Utah Royals | v | San Diego Wave FC | Sandy, Utah |
7:00 pm PT | Stadium: America First Field |
September 21 21 | Chicago Red Stars | v | San Diego Wave FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
6:30 pm PT | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium |
September 28 22 | San Diego Wave FC | v | Portland Thorns FC | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm PT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
October 5 23 | North Carolina Courage | v | San Diego Wave FC | Cary, North Carolina |
4:00 pm PT | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
October 13 24 | San Diego Wave FC | v | Houston Dash | San Diego, California |
5:00 pm PT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
October 19 25 | Kansas City Current | v | San Diego Wave FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
10:00 am PT | Stadium: CPKC Stadium |
November 3 26 | San Diego Wave FC | v | Racing Louisville FC | San Diego, California |
2:30 pm PT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | LA | SD | BAY | AME | |
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1 | Angel City FC | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 1 | — | Jul 20 | |
2 | San Diego Wave FC | 0 | 0 | — | — | Jul 20 | Jul 26 | |
3 | Bay FC | 0 | 0 | Jul 26 | — | — | Aug 2 | |
4 | Club América | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
First match(es) will be played: July 20, 2024. Source: Liga MX Femenil[6]
July 20 1 | San Diego Wave FC | v | Bay FC | San Diego, California |
7:00 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Torero Stadium |
July 26 2 | San Diego Wave FC | v | Club América | San Diego, California |
7:00 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
August 1 3 | Angel City FC | v | San Diego Wave FC | Fullerton, California |
7:00 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Titan Stadium |
2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup[edit]
San Diego Wave FC qualified as the 2023 National Women's Soccer League Shield winners.
Transactions[edit]
2024 NWSL Draft[edit]
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster.
Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | College | Status |
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1 | 12 | Kennedy Wesley | DF
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Stanford | [7] |
3 | 42 | Mya Jones | FW
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Memphis | [8] |
Transfers in[edit]
Date | Player | Pos. | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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December 17, 2023 | Sierra Enge | MF
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Houston Dash | In exchange for midfielder Belle Briede, the Wave’s 2024 natural third-round NWSL Draft pick, and $60,000 in allocation money. | [9] |
December 17, 2023 | Elyse Bennett | FW
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Utah Royals | In exchange for $40,000 in allocation money. | [10] |
December 20, 2023 | Savannah McCaskill | MF
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Angel City | Free agent | [11] |
January 8, 2024 | Hillary Beall | GK
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Racing Louisville FC | In exchange for natural second-round pick in the 2025 NWSL Draft. | [12] |
February 1, 2024 | Hanna Lundkvist | DF
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Atlético Madrid | In exchange for an undisclosed fee. | [13] |
February 5, 2024 | Kaitlyn Torpey | DF
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Melbourne City | In exchange for an undisclosed fee. | [14] |
Transfers out[edit]
Date | Player | Pos. | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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November 20, 2023 | Mia Gyau | DF
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Waived | [15] | |
November 20, 2023 | Giovanna DeMarco | MF
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Out of contract | [15] | |
November 20, 2023 | Madison Pogarch | DF
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Utah Royals | Free agent | [15] |
November 20, 2023 | Kaleigh Riehl | DF
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In exchange for $60,000 in Allocation Money and 2024 Expansion Protection from Utah Royals. | [16] | |
December 15, 2023 | Rachel Hill | FW
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Bay FC | 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft | [17] |
December 15, 2023 | Sierra Enge | MF
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December 17, 2023 | Belle Briede | MF
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Houston Dash | In exchange for midfielder Sierra Enge. | [10] |
January 5, 2024 | Shae Yanez | GK
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Bristol City | For an undisclosed transfer fee. | [18] |
January 12, 2024 | Meggie Dougherty Howard | MF
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Angel City FC | For $40,000 in Allocation Money | [19] |
January 22, 2024 | Taylor Kornieck | MF
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Racing Louisville FC | For $150,000 in Allocation Money | [20] |
January 26, 2024 | Kelsey Turnbow | MF
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Retirement | [21] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Roster". San Diego Wave FC. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Announces 23-Player Opening Week Roster". San Diego Wave FC. March 13, 2024.
- ^ "technical-staff". San Diego Wave FC. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "2024 COACHELLA VALLEY INVITATIONAL". sandiegowavefc.com.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs 2024 NWSL Draft First-Round Pick Kennedy Wesley" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs 2024 NWSL Draft Pick Mya Jones" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Sierra Enge" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "San Diego Wave FC Acquire Elyse Bennett from Utah Royals" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Free Agent Midfielder Savannah McCaskill" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Goalkeeper Hillary Beall from Racing Louisville" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquire Swedish Defender Hanna Lundkvist from Club Atlético de Madrid" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquire Australian Defender Kaitlyn Torpey from Melbourne City FC" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c "San Diego Wave FC Announce 2023 Roster Decisions" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Allocation Money & Expansion Draft Protection, Trades Kaleigh Riehl to Utah Royals FC" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "NWSL Expansion Draft results: Bay FC land veteran Katelyn Rowland from North Carolina Courage" (Press release). cbssports.com. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Transfers Goalkeeper Shae Yanez to Bristol City" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires $40,000 in Allocation Money from Angel City FC" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Allocation Money, Trades Taylor Kornieck to Racing Louisville" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Midfielder Kelsey Turnbow Announces Retirement" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 27, 2024.