Angel City FC
2024 season
OwnersList of Angel City FC owners
General managerAngela Hucles Mangano
Head coachBecki Tweed
StadiumBMO Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
League5th
← 2023
All statistics correct as of March 17, 2024.

The 2024 Angel City FC season is the team's third season as a professional women's soccer team. Angel City FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Background

See also: 2023 Angel City FC season

Coaching changes

On November 2, 2023, at the conclusion of the 2023 season, Angel City official announced that interim coach Becki Tweed would be staying on permanently as head coach.[1] The club announced the departure of Head of Goalkeeping, Daniel Ball on November 8, 2023 after serving his two-year contract.

On January 9, 2024, Angel City announced the hiring of Lee Nguyen as an assistant coach, as well as the promotion of Eleri Earnshaw to first assistant coach.[2] On January 23, 2024, Oliver Blitz was announced as the new Performance Analyst in the preseason roster announcement.[3] On January 31, 2024, Angel City announced the finalized staff for the 2024 season, with Omar Zeenni announced as the new goalkeeper coach and Sarah Neal as the new director of rehabilitation.[4]

Summary

Preseason

On January 23, 2024, Angel City announced their preseason roster with the first day of training beginning the following day.[3] On February 14, 2024, Angel City announced that forward Jun Endo had suffered an ACL injury to her left-knee during a preseason training camp in Melbourne, Florida and would be placed on the on its season-ending injury list.[5] Angel City competed in a friendly against NWSL expansion club Bay FC in the inagural Coachella Valley Invitational in Indio, California on February 20, 2024 which finished 0–0.[6] After the friendly, Angel City announced a revised 31-player preseason roster on February 26, 2024.[7]

Two new kits for the 2024 season were unveiled on February 27, 2024, the black primary jersey named 'Moonlight', and a pink secondary jersey named 'Sol'.[8]

March

On March 6, 2024, Angel City announced they had signed USYNT U-17 midfielder Kennedy Fuller on a three-year deal through 2026 with an option for 2027 through the NWSL's U-18 Entry Mechanism.[9] Angel City announced the following week on March 12, that they had signed draft pick Madison Curry to a one-year contract.[10] The following day Angel City announced their final 26-player roster for the 2024 season.[11]

Angel City officially kicked off their third NWSL season with a third consecutive sold out home opener at BMO Stadium against expansion team Bay FC on March 17, 2024. The game saw five players make their debut for Angel City and two, Kennedy Fuller and Gisele Thompson making their professional debuts in the NWSL. Despite having more shots and possession than their opponents, Angel City ultimately were defeated 0–1 in their first game, failing to comeback after Asisat Oshoala was able to capitalize on a defensive error.[12]

Stadium and facilities

Angel City FC continued to play in BMO Stadium, their home since the team's inaugural season in 2022.

Team

Current staff

As of January 31, 2024.[13][14][15]
Executive
President Julie Uhrman
General manager Angela Hucles Mangano
Coaching
Head Coach Becki Tweed
First Assistant Coach Eleri Earnshaw
Assistant Coach Lee Nguyen
Goalkeeper Coach Omar Zeenni
Technical Assistant Coach Mykell Bates
Performance Analyst Oliver Blitz
Technical Staff
Senior Director of Soccer Operations Marisa Leconte
Director of Player Care Alex Bitaine
Soccer Operations Coordinator Alrick Drummond
Player Care Coordinator Olivia Aluko
Head Equipment Manager Brock Chartier
Director of Medical and Performance Sarah Smith
Head of Sports Science Dan Jones
Physical Performance Coach Michael Roman
Head Athletic Trainer Manny De Alba
Director of Rehabilitation Sarah Neal
Assistant Athletic Trainer April Seymon
Physical Therapist Symiah Campbell


Squad

As of March 12, 2024.[16]
No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous team Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Japan Hannah Stambaugh (1998-12-24)December 24, 1998 (aged 25) 2024 Japan Omiya Ardija Ventus
13 Bosnia and Herzegovina DiDi Haračić (1992-04-12)April 12, 1992 (aged 31) 2021 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC
19 United States Angelina Anderson (2001-03-22)March 22, 2001 (aged 23) 2023 United States University of California-Berkeley
Defenders
3 United States Jasmyne Spencer (1990-08-27)August 27, 1990 (aged 33) 2021 United States Houston Dash
4 Canada Vanessa Gilles (1996-03-11)March 11, 1996 (aged 28) 2021 France Bordeaux LOAN[a]
5 New Zealand Ali Riley (Captain) (1987-10-30)October 30, 1987 (aged 36) 2022 United States Orlando Pride
6 United States Megan Reid (1996-07-09)July 9, 1996 (aged 27) 2022 United States Lamorinda United
11 United States Sarah Gorden (Vice Captain) (1992-09-13)September 13, 1992 (aged 31) 2021 United States Chicago Red Stars
12 United States Merritt Mathias (1990-07-02)July 2, 1990 (aged 33) 2023 United States North Carolina Courage
14 United States Paige Nielsen (1993-10-14)October 14, 1993 (aged 30) 2021 United States Washington Spirit
16 United States M.A. Vignola (1998-02-11)February 11, 1998 (aged 26) 2021 Iceland Valur
(via Washington Spirit)
20 United States Gisele Thompson (2005-12-05)December 5, 2005 (aged 18) 2024 United States Total Futbol Academy
27 United States Madison Curry (2001-01-23)January 23, 2001 (aged 23) 2024 United States Princeton
44 United States Elizabeth Eddy (1993-09-13)September 13, 1993 (aged 30) 2023 United States Houston Dash
Midfielders
7 Costa Rica Rocky Rodríguez (1993-10-28)October 28, 1993 (aged 30) 2024 United States Portland Thorns
8 United States Meggie Dougherty Howard (1995-07-27)July 27, 1995 (aged 28) 2024 United States San Diego Wave FC
17 United States Kennedy Fuller (2007-03-09)March 9, 2007 (aged 17) 2024 United States Solar FC
26 France Amandine Henry (1989-09-28)September 28, 1989 (aged 34) 2023 France Olympique Lyon
28 United States Lily Nabet (1999-09-24)September 24, 1999 (aged 24) 2022 United States Duke University
29 France Clarisse Le Bihan (1994-12-14)December 14, 1994 (aged 29) 2022 France Montpellier
99 United States Madison Hammond (1997-11-15)November 15, 1997 (aged 26) 2022 United States OL Reign
Forwards
2 United States Sydney Leroux (1990-05-07)May 7, 1990 (aged 33) 2022 United States Orlando Pride
9 South Korea Casey Phair (2007-06-29)June 29, 2007 (aged 16) 2024 United States Players Development Academy
10 Scotland Claire Emslie (1994-03-08)March 8, 1994 (aged 30) 2022 United States Orlando Pride
18 Japan Jun Endo (2000-05-24)May 24, 2000 (aged 23) 2021 Japan Tokyo Verdy Beleza SEI[b]
21 United States Alyssa Thompson (2004-11-07)November 7, 2004 (aged 19) 2023 United States Total Futbol Academy
23 United States Christen Press (1988-12-29)December 29, 1988 (aged 35) 2021 England Manchester United
(via Racing Louisville FC)
SEI[b]
24 United States Messiah Bright (2000-01-12)January 12, 2000 (aged 24) 2024 United States Orlando Pride
33 Mexico Katie Johnson (1994-09-14)September 14, 1994 (aged 29) 2023 United States San Diego Wave FC
  1. ^ Loaned out to another team
  2. ^ a b Season-ending injury

Transactions

2024 NWSL Draft

Main article: 2024 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 NWSL Draft was held on January 15, 2024, in Anaheim, California.[17]

R P Nat. Player Pos. College/school Status Ref.
3 37 United States Felicia Knox
MF
Alabama Not signed. [18]
4 44 United States Jessica Garziano
MF
St. John's Not signed. [7]
4 51 United States Madison Curry
DF
Princeton Signed to a one-year contract. [10]

Contract options

Date Nat. Player Pos. Notes Ref.
November 20, 2023 United States Kelsey Hill
MF
Contract expired. [19]
United States Mackenzie Pluck
MF
December 20, 2023 United States Savannah McCaskill
MF
Contract expired and signed with San Diego Wave FC. [20]
January 3, 2024 United States Brittany Isenhour
GK
Contract expired and later announced retirement. [21]
January 16, 2024 United States Dani Weatherholt
MF
Contract expired and signed with North Carolina Courage. [22]
January 22, 2024 United States Simone Charley
FW
Contract expired and signed with Orlando Pride. [23]

Re-signings

Date Nat. Player Pos. Notes Ref.
October 30, 2023 United States Angelina Anderson
GK
Re-signed on a new contract through 2025. [24]
December 19, 2023 United States Sarah Gorden
DF
Re-signed on a new contract through 2026 with an option for 2027. [25]
January 4, 2024 United States Elizabeth Eddy
MF
Re-signed on a new contract through 2025. [26]
January 5, 2024 United States Megan Reid
DF
Re-signed on a new contract through 2025. [27]
January 8, 2024 United States Lily Nabet
MF
Re-signed on a new contract through 2025. [28]
January 11, 2024 United States Madison Hammond
MF
Re-signed on a new contract through 2025. [29]
January 17, 2024 France Clarisse Le Bihan
MF
Re-signed on a new contract through 2024 with a mutual option for 2025. [30]

Preseason trialists

Date Nat. Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
January 23, 2024 United States Allie Augur
GK
United States Georgetown University Not signed. [3]
United States Sasha Pickard
DF
United States Alabama Not signed. [3]
United States Sam Kroeger
MF
United States Rutgers Not signed. [3][7][18]
United States Maggie Lena
MF
Israel F.C. Kiryat Gat Not signed. [3]
United States Claire Winter
MF
United States UCLA Not signed. [3]
February 26, 2024 United States Kennedy Fuller
FW
United States Solar FC U18 trialist; signed to a thee-year contract. [9][7]
United States Leena Powell
FW
United States Club Tudela FC U18 trialist. [7]

Loans out

Date Nat. Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
September 19, 2022 Canada Vanessa Gilles
DF
France Olympique Lyon Expected to return in June 2025. [31]

Transfers in

Date Nat. Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
December 6, 2023 United States Gisele Thompson
DF
United States Total Futbol Academy Signed contract through 2025 season with mutual option for 2026 via NWSL U-18 Entry Mechanism. [32]
January 12, 2024 United States Meggie Dougherty Howard
MF
United States San Diego Wave FC Acquired from San Diego Wave FC in exchange for $40,000 in allocation money. [33]
January 18, 2024 South Korea Casey Phair
FW
United States Player's Development Academy Signed three-year contract via NWSL U-18 Entry Mechanism. [34]
January 23, 2024 Costa Rica Rocky Rodríguez
MF
United States Portland Thorns FC Acquired from Portland Thorns FC in exchange for $275,000 in allocation money, with additional conditional funds to be paid against the transfer fee threshold. [35]
January 24, 2024 Japan Hannah Stambaugh
GK
Japan Omiya Ardija Ventus Acquired from Omiya Ardija Ventus for a $10,000 transfer fee. [36]
January 26, 2024 United States Messiah Bright
FW
United States Orlando Pride Acquired from Orlando Pride in exchange for $130,000 intra-league transfer funds. [37]
March 6, 2024 United States Kennedy Fuller
MF
United States Solar FC Signed contract via NWSL U-18 Entry Mechanism through 2026 season with option for 2027. [9]

Transfers out

Date Nat. Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
December 12, 2023 Mexico Scarlett Camberos
FW
United States Bay FC Traded in exchange for $50,000 in allocation money and protection in 2024 expansion draft. [38]

Injury listings

Date Nat. Player Pos. List Injury/Notes Ref.
United States Christen Press
FW
Season-ending injury Continuing recovery from a right knee anterior cruciate ligament tear from 2022 season. [18]
February 14, 2024 Japan Jun Endo
FW
Season-ending injury Left knee anterior cruciate ligament tear. [5]

Competitions

Preseason

February 24, 2024 (2024-02-24) Coachella Valley Invitational Angel City FC 0–0 Bay FC Indio, California
1:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Regular Season

Main article: 2024 National Women's Soccer League season

All matches are in Pacific time

Matches

March 17, 2024 (2024-03-17) 1 Angel City FC 0–1 Bay FC Los Angeles, California
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Oshoala 17' Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
March 22, 2024 (2024-03-22) 2 Orlando Pride v Angel City FC Orlando, Florida
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
March 30, 2024 (2024-03-30) 3 Kansas City Current v Angel City FC Kansas City, Missouri
11:30 a.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: CPKC Stadium
April 13, 2024 (2024-04-13) 4 Chicago Red Stars v Angel City FC Bridgeview, Illinois
6:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21) 5 Angel City FC v North Carolina Courage Los Angeles, CA
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
April 26, 2024 (2024-04-26) 6 Angel City FC v Kansas City Current Los Angeles, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
May 3, 2024 (2024-05-03) 7 Utah Royals v Angel City FC Sandy, Utah
6:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: America First Field
May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12) 8 Angel City FC v Houston Dash Los Angeles, CA
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
May 18, 2024 (2024-05-18) 9 Washington Spirit v Angel City FC Washington, District of Columbia
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Audi Field
May 23, 2024 (2024-05-23) 10 Angel City FC v San Diego Wave FC Los Angeles, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
June 8, 2024 (2024-06-08) 11 NJ/NY Gotham FC v Angel City FC Harrison, New Jersey
9:30 a.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Red Bull Arena
June 15, 2024 (2024-06-15) 12 Houston Dash v Angel City FC Houston, Texas
6:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
June 19, 2024 (2024-06-19) 13 Angel City FC v Racing Louisville FC Los Angeles, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
June 22, 2024 (2024-06-22) 14 Bay FC v Angel City FC San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: PayPal Park
June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) 15 Angel City FC v Orlando Pride Los Angeles, CA
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
July 6, 2024 (2024-07-06) 16 Angel City FC v NJ/NY Gotham FC Los Angeles, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
August 24, 2024 (2024-08-24) 17 San Diego Wave FC v Angel City FC San Diego, California
1:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
September 1, 2024 (2024-09-01) 18 Angel City FC v Chicago Red Stars Los Angeles, CA
1:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
September 6, 2024 (2024-09-06) 19 Angel City FC v Seattle Reign Los Angeles, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
September 14, 2024 (2024-09-14) 20 Racing Louisville FC v Angel City FC Louisville, Kentucky
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
September 23, 2024 (2024-09-23) 21 Angel City FC v Portland Thorns FC Los Angeles, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
September 27, 2024 (2024-09-27) 22 Angel City FC v Washington Spirit Los Angeles, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
October 4, 2024 (2024-10-04) 23 Seattle Reign v Angel City FC Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Lumen Field
October 4, 2024 (2024-10-04) 24 North Carolina Courage v Angel City FC Cary, North Carolina
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
October 20, 2024 (2024-010-20) 25 Angel City FC v Utah Royals Los Angeles, CA
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
November 1, 2024 (2024-011-01) 26 Portland Thorns FC v Angel City FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Providence Park

Regular season standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 San Diego Wave FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Portland Thorns FC 1 0 0 1 4 5 −1 0
11 Angel City FC 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
12 Washington Spirit 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
13 Utah Royals 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on March 17, 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
1 0 0 1 0 1  −1 0 0 0 1 0 1  −1 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: March 17, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
StadiumHAAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHHAAHA
ResultL
Position11
Updated to match(es) played on March 17, 2024. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

As of matches played March 17, 2024.[39]

Goals

Pos. No. Nat. Name NWSL Cup Playoffs Total
Total

Assists

Pos. No. Nat. Name NWSL Cup Playoffs Total
Total

Clean sheets

Pos. No. Nat. Name NWSL Cup Playoffs Total
Total

Disciplinary cards

Player NWSL Cup Playoffs Total
Pos. No. Nat. Name Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Total

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