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| Full name | Gotham Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | The Bats[1] | ||
| Founded | 2006; 19 years ago (2006), asJersey Sky Blue | ||
| Stadium | Sports Illustrated Stadium Harrison, New Jersey | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Owners | Phil andTammy Murphy Carolyn Tisch Blodgett Steven H. Temares Kristin Bernert Eli Manning Sue Bird Karen Bryant Bobby Cho Ed Nalbandian[2] | ||
| Chair | Tammy Murphy | ||
| Head coach | Juan Carlos Amorós | ||
| League | National Women's Soccer League | ||
| 2025 | Regular season: 8th of 14 Playoffs: Champions | ||
| Website | gothamfc.com | ||
 Current season | |||
Gotham Football Club is an American professionalsoccer team based in theNew York metropolitan area that competes in theNational Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Founded in 2006 asJersey Sky Blue, the team was known asSky Blue FC from 2008 until 2020, and asNJ/NY Gotham FC from 2021 to 2024. A founding member of the NWSL in 2013, Sky Blue FC also played inWomen's Professional Soccer (WPS) from 2009 to 2011. They won theNWSL Championship in 2023 and 2025.
Following the growth ofwomen's soccer in the United States in the 1990s, the first attempt at a fully professional women's league, theWomen's United Soccer Association (WUSA), was founded in 2000.[3] However, after playing just three seasons the WUSA folded in 2003.[3] Almost immediately following the folding of the WUSA, attempts were made to relaunch the league, although each of these initially came to naught. Finally, in December 2006, an agreement was reached to establish a new professional women's league, consisting of teams from Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., as well as an undetermined sixth city located somewhere in theWestern United States.[4] Originally planned to begin play in 2008, the launch of this new league, dubbedWomen's Professional Soccer (WPS), was subsequently pushed back to 2009.[5] Boston and the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area were also selected to host clubs to participate in the inaugural WPS season.[5]
Sky Blue FC was originally founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, playing in theUSL W-League in 2007,[6] asemi-professional league that served as part of thesecond division of women's soccer in the United States. Futuregovernor of New JerseyPhil Murphy and his wifeTammy Murphy were co-founders of the team,[7] alongside businessmanSteven H. Temares, Francesco Prandoni[8] and Thomas Hofstetter.[9] The Murphys would later claim that their motivation in founding the club was as an example to their daughter, in order to prove that there was a viable pathway for women in the United States to play professional soccer.[7][10] By September 2007, the club had been selected to fulfill the New York/New Jersey slot in Women's Professional Soccer and rebranded as Sky Blue FC.[5] Following this move, the Jersey Sky Blue name initially remained in use for afeeder team in the W-League, although it later rebranded as theHudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues. Co-founder Thomas Hofstetter, who served as president of Sky Blue FC until 2013, also served as chairman of the feeder team until their folding in 2010.[9] As of 2018, Phil Murphy was a majority shareholder of the team.[11]
Sky Blue FC namedIan Sawyers as its first head coach and general manager on March 5, 2008. However, it was not until September 9, 2008, that the New York/New Jersey outfit was officially unveiled under the name Sky Blue FC. One week later, theU.S. women's national team allocation took place withHeather O'Reilly,Natasha Kai, andChristie Pearce allocated to Sky Blue FC.[12]
On September 24, the2008 WPS International Draft was held. Sky Blue FC draftedAustralia national team forwardSarah Walsh in the first round,Brazil national team membersRosana andEster in the second and third rounds respectively, finished withCanada national team midfielderKelly Parker in the fourth round.[13] In addition to these picks, Sky Blue FC also named Australia national team midfielderCollette McCallum andEngland national team defenderAnita Asante as post-draft discovery players on September 26, 2008, and October 2, 2008, respectively, and were awarded their WPS playing rights.
To further assign player rights, on October 6 the2008 WPS General Draft took place. Sky Blue FC draftedCori Alexander,Keeley Dowling,Kacey White, and Jenny Hammond.[14] Ian Sawyers closed out 2008 by choosingKelly Lindsey to be his assistant coach on December 3.
The new year brought new players. On January 16, the2009 WPS Draft was held. Sky Blue FC draftedYael Averbuch,Meghan Schnur,Karen Bardsley,Christie Shaner,Julianne Sitch,Jen Buczkowski,Zhang Ouying,Mary Therese McDonnell,Mele French, and Fanta Cooper.[15]
Sky Blue FC kicked off its inaugural season on April 5, 2009, dropping a 2–0 decision toLos Angeles Sol atTD Bank Ballpark inBridgewater Township,New Jersey. It played its next game at the venue before moving permanently toYurcak Field on the campus ofRutgers University.
The team stuttered to one win and two draws in their first six games, scoring only 3 goals in the process, before head coach and general managerIan Sawyers was suspended indefinitely by the team for disagreements on May 23, 2009. He was eventually relieved of his duties as head coach and general manager on May 28, 2009. In his absence,Kelly Lindsey stepped in as theinterim and slowly started to turn around Sky Blue FC's on-field fortunes. She was eventually permanently installed as head coach on June 19, 2009, by then General Manager Gerry Marrone.
Lindsey's time at the helm was short-lived as she abruptly resigned from her position on July 30, 2009. She had won five games and drawn three others in her twelve total matches beforeChristie Rampone was named the secondinterim of the year and third head coach overall by Marrone. Her position also included playing on the field and she was the first player/manager in WPS history. Rampone led Sky Blue FC into 4th position and secured the final playoff spot for the2009 playoffs. Sky Blue FC upended bothWashington Freedom andSaint Louis Athletica to make the championship game against Los Angeles Sol. A 16th minuteHeather O'Reilly strike earned Sky Blue FC the championship on August 22, 2009, beating the Sol on their own home field ofThe Home Depot Center inCarson,California.
Sky Blue's victory was seen as an upset,[16] and later described as "an all-time underdog story."[17] Sky Blue were later invited to theWhite House, where PresidentBarack Obama hailed their success in the inaugural WPS season.[18]
With two additional teams,Atlanta Beat andPhiladelphia Independence, joining the league for 2010, Sky Blue FC were destined to lose players from their championship-winning side. On September 15, the2009 WPS Expansion Draft was held withJen Buczkowski moving to Philadelphia andNoelle Keselica headed to Atlanta.
Sky Blue FC announced on September 29, 2009, that formerFinnish National Team playerPauliina Miettinen would be head coach of the team for the 2010 season after completing her coaching duties withPK-35 Vantaa.
Sky Blue FC started its title defense on April 11, 2010, when it hosted the Chicago Red Stars at Yurcak Field. The team wasted little time in gaining its first goal on the young season, with forward Tasha Kai scoring on a fourth-minute strike to lead her team to an eventual 1–0 victory. Sky Blue FC found itself having some trouble tallying goals as the season progressed and held a 5–6–3 record when head coach Pauliina Miettinen was relieved of her duties. Immediately replacing her was assistant coach Rick Stainton, who led the team to a 2–4–4 record the rest of the way. After settling for three draws to conclude its sophomore campaign, Sky Blue FC finished the year in fifth place in the regular season standings and just missed the postseason.
The 2011 season marked the first at the helm by decorated women's soccer coach Jim Gabarra, who had spent the past decade with the Washington Freedom. Prior to the start of the regular season, Sky Blue FC headed to Turkey for the preseason, playing to the finals of the Alanya International Women's Tournament of Champions, where it fell to team partner LdB FC Malmö, 1–0. Also participating in the tournament were Russian side FK Energiya and Danish club Fortuna Hjørring (who Sky Blue FC defeated in a penalty shootout in the semifinals).
Sky Blue FC kicked off the WPS regular season on April 10, 2011, at Yurcak Field, playing thePhiladelphia Independence to a 2–2 draw. The team then hit the road for three games, suffering three consecutive defeats, before returning home for a pair of wins. After two more draws and another victory, Sky Blue FC found itself amid the longest unbeaten streak in franchise history (five matches). The team kicked off that streak on May 21, 2011, with a 3–0 win over the Atlanta Beat, its then-largest margin of victory.
The club went 1–2 in its next three games before entering the final four matches of the regular season. After suffering defeats in each of those games, Sky Blue FC came up just short of the playoffs after finishing even with the Boston Breakers for the final postseason spot (Boston took the season tiebreaker).
After the WPS announced the suspension of the 2012 season, Sky Blue FC announced a partnership with theNew Jersey Wildcats of theW-League, which included sharing coaching staff.[citation needed]
In November 2012, it was announced that Sky Blue FC would be one of eight teams in a new women's professional soccer league sponsored by theUnited States Soccer Federation, theCanadian Soccer Association and theMexican Football Federation.[19] The league, known as theNational Women's Soccer League, began play in spring 2013.
For the 2013 season, Sky Blue were allocated seven players from North American federations, includingKelley O'Hara,Jillian Loyden,Christie Rampone, andSophie Schmidt.[20] On May 19, the club recorded their third consecutive victory and their fifth overall, marking the club's best-ever start to a season.[21] On June 1, 2013, the team extended their run of consecutive victories to five with a 5–1 win over theBoston Breakers atYurcak Field. In so doing, Sky Blue became the first team to score five goals in a single match in the nascent National Women's Soccer League.[22] The team's form later slumped in the second half of the regular season, though Sky Blue ultimately finished in 4th place, earning a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2009.[23] Sky Blue were later eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, suffering a 2–0 defeat to theWestern New York Flash.
The following season, Sky Blue failed to win any of their opening four matches.[24] After defeating the Boston Breakers on May 3, Sky Blue again went on a winless streak until June 25, when they secured a 2–1 victory over thePortland Thorns.[25] The 2014 season ended with a five-game win streak,[26] though this proved insufficient to overcome earlier poor form and Sky Blue finished the season in 6th place, failing to qualify for the playoffs.
The 2015 season was similarly marred by poor form. After winning their opening match of the season, Sky Blue went on a winless streak until July 11. The game marked the debut forAustralian internationalSam Kerr, who scored the winning goal.[27] Sky Blue ultimately finished the season in 8th place, having won only five games out of 20, and once more failing to qualify for the playoffs.
Following the 2015 season, head coach Jim Gabarra reached an agreement with Sky Blue to be released from his contract, having agreed terms to join theWashington Spirit.[28] Gabarra's assistant,Christy Holly, was later named his successor for the 2016 season.[29]
Sky Blue FC opened its 2016 season at Seattle Reign in thrilling fashion on Sunday, April 17, 2016, winning 2–1 and handing two-time defendingNWSL Shield winner its first-ever home loss at Memorial Stadium. The Reign were unbeaten at Memorial Stadium over the previous two seasons[30] Sky Blue FC started six players who had never logged a single NWSL minute before that night.[31] By the end of the season they had racked up with 26 points in 7th place. Playing twenty games this season, they ended up with seven wins, eight losses, and five draws. They scored 24 goals and had 30 against them.[32] Sky Blue midfielderRaquel Rodríguez was named2016 NWSL Rookie of the Year.[33]
After beginning with a 1–1 draw againstSeattle Reign, the 2017 season got off to an uneven start. Sky Blue recorded alternating wins and losses in their next four games. Over the opening 18 matches of the season, Sky Blue recorded only two draws, compared to 7 wins and 9 defeats. Despite these results, Sky Blue were in 3rd place as late as July 15. Ultimately, in 2017, Sky Blue had its most successful season since 2014. They finished in sixth place, but were in playoff contention until mid September.[34] Despite these successes, head coachChristy Holly unexpectedly stepped down as coach on August 16, 2017.[35]
Holly's departure was followed by veteran defenderChristie Pearce announcing she would miss the remainder of the season due to injury on August 18.[36] Following Holly's abrupt departure, assistant manager Dave Hodgson was appointedinterim head coach.[37]
On August 19, 2017, Sky Blue overcame a 3–0 deficit, to defeat theSeattle Reign 5–4. In that gameSam Kerr became the first player in NWSL history to score 4 goals in one game.[38] Kerr enjoyed a breakout season in 2017, she broke the single season goal scoring record by scoring 17 goals and won the golden boot. Kerr was also awarded the 2017 NWSL MVP award.[39]
Denise Reddy was appointed as the new head coach on November 15, 2017.[40] Sky Blue began the off-season by trading several of their key players. They dealtTaylor Lytle andUSWNT defenderKelley O'Hara to theUtah Royals on December 29, 2017.[41] Then at the2018 NWSL College Draft they tradedNikki Stanton and 2017 NWSL MVPSam Kerr to theChicago Red Stars.[42] Sky Blue received forwardKatie Johnson and defenderRebekah Stott from theSeattle Reign in exchange for the rights to forwardCaitlin Foord.[43] They also added two-timeFIFA Player of the yearCarli Lloyd in the trade forSam Kerr.[42]
The results of the field were not good for Sky Blue as they finished in last place with a record of 1–17–6. They broke the NWSL record for the longest winless streak (23 games) as they didn't earn a victory until the final game of the season.[44]
During this time, the club was plagued with reports of poor off-field conditions. The training facilities lacked running water, working toilets, and showers, leading players to take post-game ice baths in garbage cans.[45] The team reneged on its promise to provide housing for some players, and those who were accommodated found the conditions unacceptable. Players had to cover broken windows with cardboard, and some were placed with host families who expected them to babysit.[46] Players also accused the club of also trying to cut travel costs at their expense. Players were forced into early check-outs at hotels, sometimes hours before they had to leave for a game. Between the poor training conditions and ownership they saw as distant, players started referring to Sky Blue as "a semi-pro team".[46]
These off-field issues, coupled with Sky Blue's poor results, led to the club being described as "falling apart, on the field and off".[47]
The 2018 season did include promising rookie seasons fromImani Dorsey andSavannah McCaskill. Dorsey scored 4 goals in 13 games and McCaskill had 3 goals and 3 assists.[48] Both players were voted as finalists for the2018 NWSL Rookie of the year. Dorsey won the award, becoming the second Sky Blue player to win the award afterRaquel Rodríguez won it in 2016.[49]
Following the disappointments of the preceding two seasons, the 2019 season got off to a poor start. Before the season even began,Hailie Mace andJulia Ashley declined to sign for the club despite being drafted, citing the team's mismanagement.[50] Sky Blue then failed to win any of their opening nine matches, drawing two and losing seven. Head coach Denise Reddy was subsequently relieved of her duties. At the time of her dismissal, Reddy had won only one of thirty-three matches in charge of the club.[51] Goalkeeping coach Hugo Macedo was namedinterim head coach following Reddy's dismissal. In his first game in charge, Macedo guided Sky Blue to a 2–1 win over theChicago Red Stars, their first victory in anaway game since September 2017.[52] Under Macedo, Sky Blue amassed a 4–2–4 record. However, on September 4, Macedo returned to his previous role of goalkeeping coach and was replaced as interim head coach byFreya Coombe.[53] Under Coombe, Sky Blue went on to win only one of their final five games of the season. Having had three head coaches in a single season for the second time, Sky Blue finished the 2019 season with a record of 5 wins, 5 draws, and 14 defeats. This saw them finish 8th in the table, ahead of only theOrlando Pride, and failing to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.
Off the field, in February co-owner andFirst Lady ofNew JerseyTammy Murphy announced she would be taking an "active role" in the club.[54] In the same statement, Murphy announced that the club had taken steps to improve player housing, as well as relocating its administrative offices, and expanding the size of the club's staff.[54] Murphy also committed to improving Sky Blue's training facilities.[54] Longtime president and General Manager Tony Novo resigned in April, with reports alleging that Novo was forced out of the club.[55] Alyse LaHue, formerly General Manager of the Chicago Red Stars, was named interim GM following Novo's resignation. LaHue was later made permanent General Manager on September 3.[56]
In November 2019, Sky Blue announced that they had reached an agreement withMajor League Soccer club theNew York Red Bulls to play their home matches for the following season atRed Bull Arena.[57] In December, Freya Coombe's appointment as head coach was made permanent.[58]
Following their previous announcement of agroundshare arrangement, in February 2020 Sky Blue announced that they had agreed a deal to share training facilities with the New York Red Bulls.[59] That same month, Ed Nalbandian joined the club as minority owner and was appointed Vice Chair.[60] Heading into the 2020 season, Sky Blue's off field developments over the preceding year were perceived as having turned around the club's culture.[61][62] The club also took steps to overhaul their roster, bringing in thirteen new players,[62] such asMallory Pugh,McCall Zerboni, andMargaret Purce, for what was described as a "new-look Sky Blue."[63] These changes led to a belief that the club "was set to make leaps and bounds" and would "compete for playoff spots in due time."[64] The outbreak of theCOVID-19 pandemic halted the new season's momentum before it could even begin, however. On March 12, the team's originally scheduled preseason was cancelled.[65] The start date of the 2020 NWSL season was also pushed back before being cancelled altogether and replaced by the2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.[66]
Veteran defenderCaprice Dydasco, new arrival Pugh, and star midfielderCarli Lloyd were ruled out of the Challenge Cup through injury.[67] MidfielderMadison Tiernan also picked up an injury shortly before the start of the tournament.[68] These absences, coupled with the extensive changes that had been made to the club in a short space of time, led to Sky Blue entering the Challenge Cup as "the true underdog".[69] The truncated season was seen as pushing back the club's growth,[64] while at the same time the tournament was perceived as "more of a development opportunity."[62] Heading into the tournament, the team were perceived as least likely to reach the final.[70][69]
Following a 0–0 draw with theOL Reign in their opening game of the tournament and a 1–0 defeat toUtah Royals, Sky Blue recorded a 2–0 win over theHouston Dash, which saw them rise to 2nd in the table.[71] A subsequent 2–0 defeat to theNorth Carolina Courage saw them slump to 7th, and Sky Blue were pitted against 2nd placeWashington Spirit in the quarter-final. The Spirit were perceived as the favorite for the match,[72] though Sky Blue ultimately advanced after winning 4–3 on penalties.[73] In the semi-final, Sky Blue were pitted against the Chicago Red Stars, who had finished as runners-up in the 2019 NWSL Championship. After conceding three goals in the opening 60 minutes, Sky Blue rallied courtesy of a late goal fromEvelyne Viens and an effort by Purce which forced an own goal byJulie Ertz. However, Sky Blue were unable to overcome the deficit and the club were eliminated in a 3–2 defeat.[74] Despite these results, goalkeeperKailen Sheridan was named the best goalkeeper of the tournament by the media, being awarded the Golden Glove.[75]The Philadelphia Inquirer also wrote that Sky Blue's performance in the tournament "shows big potential for the future," and that "if general manager Alyse LaHue can keep her team's spine together, Sky Blue will enter 2021 with real potential to end its playoff drought."[76]
Following the conclusion of the Challenge Cup, the NWSL announced the continuation of the season with theNWSL Fall Series. Per the rules of the series, Sky Blue were drawn into a three-team regional pod with the Washington Spirit and Chicago Red Stars. Sky Blue opened the Fall Series with a 2–1 victory over the Washington Spirit atSegra Field on September 5,[77] though this was followed by a heavy 4–1 defeat to the Chicago Red Stars.[78] Sky Blue then suffered a 1–0 defeat to the Washington Spirit in their firsthome game of the season,[79] before closing out the Fall Series with a 3–1 victory at home over Chicago.[80] These results ultimately saw Sky Blue finish the Fall Series in fourth place, just one point behind the third-placed Washington Spirit.
In April 2021, Sky Blue officially changed its name to Gotham FC,[81] "Gotham" being anickname for New York City.[82][83] Carli Lloyd announced her retirement from professional soccer on August 16, 2021, indicating the current NJ/NY Gotham season would be her last season.[84] In September 2021, former Sky Blue playerNadia Nadim accused management of forging her signature on a contract extension so they could trade her to thePortland Thorns in early 2016.[85]
Lloyd joined the ownership group on April 27, 2022.[86] On May 4, 2022,NBA playerKevin Durant and investorRich Kleiman announced their minority investment into Gotham FC via their investment company Thirty Five Ventures.[87] On July 29, 2022,WNBA playerSue Bird joined Gotham FC's ownership group as a minority owner, consultant, and advisor.[88] On August 10, 2022, Gotham FC announced the addition of formerNew York Giants quarterbackEli Manning and Giants chief commercial officerPete Guelli to its ownership group as minority owners.[89][90] The investments raised the club's valuation to an estimated $40 million.[91]
On August 11, 2022, Gotham FC fired head coachScott Parkinson following a4–8–0 start to the 2022 season and announced an immediate search for a new coach to be hired for the 2023 season.[92]
After finishing the 2022 season in last place, Gotham FC appointedJuan Carlos Amóros as the new head coach.[93] In the NWSL Draft, Gotham FC made several trades to acquireLynn Williams fromKansas City Current in exchange for the 2nd pick and sendPaige Monaghan toRacing Louisville in exchange for the 4th pick, which they used to draft 2023Rookie of the Year winnerJenna Nighswonger.[94] Prior to the start of the season, veteran defenderAli Krieger announced that she would be retiring at the end of the 2023 NWSL season.[95] Gotham FC finished the regular season in 6th place, securing the final playoff spot on the last day of the season. In the playoffs, Gotham FC defeatedNorth Carolina Courage 0-3 andPortland Thorns FC 0–1 to advance to their first ever NWSL Championship Game. On November 11, 2023, Gotham FC won their first NWSL Championship, the team's first title since the 2009 WPS Championship, by a score of 1–2 overOL Reign with first half goals byLynn Williams andEsther Gonzalez.[96]
In the 2024 season, Gotham finished 3rd in the league, defeatingPortland Thorns FC in the quarterfinals 2–1. In the semifinals, Gotham faced theWashington Spirit, in this match goals fromEsther andHal Hershfelt sent the match to penalties, where Gotham lost, 3–0.[97]
On May 24th 2025, Gotham became Champions of the inaugural edition of theCONCACAF W Champions Cup with a 1-0 result overTigres UANL (women).
On November 22, 2025, Gotham won the 2025 NWSL Championship, defeating the Washington Spirit 1-0 atPayPal Park inSan Jose, California.[98]MidfielderRose Lavelle scored the winning goal and was declared the game's MVP.
The club's visual identity has changed multiple times throughout its history. During their tenure inWomen's Professional Soccer, Sky Blue FC's home colors were orange and their away colors were sky blue. Beginning with the2013 season and the launch of the National Women's Soccer League, the club's home colors changed tomidnight blue, while their away colors changed to a white shirt with midnight blue shorts. In2015, the club's colors reverted to sky blue and orange, but with sky blue for their home jersey and orange for their away jersey. The following season, the club's home colors returned to midnight blue, while their away colors returned to sky blue. This pattern again emerged in following seasons, as the club's home jersey was sky blue in2017 and2018, but returned to midnight blue in2019. The2020 season marked yet another change, as the club's home colors became primarily black with sky blue accents. While their home and away strips as Sky Blue FC lacked a consistent visual identity, throughout this era the club's crest remained a blue, white, and orange shield emblazoned with the club's name. The addition of a blue star above the shield was to represent the club's victory in the2009 Women's Professional Soccer championship.[99]
Following the club's rebrand from Sky Blue FC to NJ/NY Gotham FC, a new crest and color scheme was announced. The club's new crest, a shield adorned by the crown of theStatue of Liberty, was designed byMatthew Wolff, who had previously designed for several MLS clubs as well as other professional clubs around the world. According to a club statement, the crown represents the club's ambitions to become an international club.[100] The lettering on the crest contains a hybrid letter Y and letter J, reflecting the club's name, location, and fanbase.[100] The new kit is similarly representative. The blue sash running diagonally across the kit harkens back to the team's roots as Sky Blue FC. The sash also symbolizes the Hudson River, a visual representation of the "/" in NJ/NY, as it flows between New Jersey and New York. Following the rebrand, the official colors of Gotham FC are "Sky Blue", "Gotham Black", and "Cloud White", representing the club's original name, its current name, and the name of the supporters group.[100]
| Selection of Gotham kits through history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
     The all orange home jersey worn from 2009–2011 |  Midnight blue and white were adopted as the club's home colors from 2013–2014 |  The sky blue jersey worn in 2017 |  Black and sky blue were adopted as the club's colors in 2020 |  The inaugural Gotham FC home kit used in 2021–2022, known as the Colossal Kit. |  Gotham FC 2023 kit |
Cloud 9 is the official supporters group of Gotham FC.[101] They stand in the supporters' section for home games (Section 101 of Red Bull Arena, behind the south-side goal), and travel to road games, singing songs and chants throughout the game.[102] During the team's tenure at Yurcak Field, Cloud 9 stood and supported from Section 9 during home games.[103]
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | MF |  GHA | Stella Nyamekye(atFort Lauderdale United FC) |
| — | FW |  ENG | Princess Ademiluyi(atFort Lauderdale United FC) |
| Front office | |
|---|---|
| Position | Name |
| General manager Head of soccer operations |  Yael Averbuch West |
| Chief business officer | Ryan Dillon |
| Technical staff | |
| Head coach |  Juan Carlos Amorós |
| Assistant head coach | Andy Spence |
| Assistant coaches | Jen Lalor |
| Shaun Harris | |
| Ak Lakhani | |
| Guillermo Amorós | |
| Goalkeeper coach |  Brody Sams |
| Assistant goalkeeper coach | Michelle Betos |
Only competitive matches[a] are counted. Wins, losses, and draws are results at the final whistle; the results ofpenalty shootouts are not counted.
| Name | Nationality | From | Until | Record | Honors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ian Sawyers | | March 5, 2008 | May 23, 2009 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 016.67 | |
| Kelly Lindsey[107] | | May 23, 2009 | July 29, 2009 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 041.67 | |
| Christie Pearce[108] | | July 30, 2009 | September 29, 2009 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 080.00 | WPS Champions |
| Pauliina Miettinen[109] |  | September 29, 2009 | July 19, 2010 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 035.71 | |
| Rick Stainton[110] | | July 19, 2010 | October 7, 2010 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 020.00 | |
| Jim Gabarra[111] | | October 7, 2010 | October 14, 2015 | 84 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 68 | 87 | −19 | 034.52 | |
| Christy Holly[112] |  | January 13, 2016 | August 16, 2017 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 036.84 | |
| Dave Hodgson (interim) | | August 16, 2017 | November 15, 2017 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 050.00 | |
| Denise Reddy[113] | | November 15, 2017 | June 28, 2019[114] | 33 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 66 | −39 | 003.03 | |
| Christiane Lessa Hugo Macedo (interim) |  | June 28, 2019 | September 4, 2019 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 040.00 | |
| Freya Coombe (interim) | | September 4, 2019 | December 17, 2019 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 020.00 | |
| Freya Coombe[115] | | December 17, 2019 | August 29, 2021[116] | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 032.26 | |
| Scott Parkinson[117] | | August 31, 2021 | August 11, 2022[92] | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 029.17 | |
| Hue Menzies (interim)[118] | | August 13, 2022 | October 2, 2022 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 000.00 | |
| Juan Carlos Amorós[119] | | November 1, 2022 | Present | 81 | 43 | 19 | 19 | 126 | 67 | +59 | 053.09 | NWSL Champions CONCACAF W Champions Cup |
| Period | Name |
|---|---|
| 2009–2010 | Christie Pearce |
| 2011 | Brittany Kolmel |
| 2013–2017 | Christie Pearce |
| 2018 | Carli Lloyd |
| 2019–2020 | Sarah Woldmoe |
| 2021–2022 | McCall Zerboni |
| 2023 | Ali Krieger |
| 2024 | Kelley O'Hara |
| 2025 | Tierna Davidson[120][121] |
| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning Seasons | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | WPS Championship /NWSL Championship (Tier 1) | 3 | 2009,2023,2025 | |
| NWSL Challenge Cup | 0 | 2021,2024 | ||
| Regional | NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup | 0 | 2024 | |
| Continental | CONCACAF W Champions Cup | 1 | 2024-25 |
Invitational cup(s): (1)
Statistics from competitive matches (regular season, playoffs, and domestic, continental, and international cups) only.[122][123]Current players inbold.
| Season | Regular season | Playoffs | Challenge Cup | Summer Cup | Champions Cup | Avg. attendance | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | ||||||
| 2009 | WPS | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 4th | Champions | Not held | Not held | Not held | 3,651 |
| 2010 | WPS | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 5th | DNQ | 3,320 | |||
| 2011 | WPS | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 19 | 5th | 2,033 | ||||
| 2013 | NWSL | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 36 | 4th | Semi-finals | 1,664 | |||
| 2014 | NWSL | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 34 | 6th | DNQ | 1,640 | |||
| 2015 | NWSL | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 8th | 2,189 | ||||
| 2016 | NWSL | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 7th | 2,162 | ||||
| 2017 | NWSL | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 51 | 33 | 6th | 2,613 | ||||
| 2018 | NWSL | 24 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 52 | 9 | 9th | 2,532 | ||||
| 2019 | NWSL | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 20 | 8th | 3,338 | ||||
| 2020 | NWSL | Canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | 4th[a] | Canceled | Semi-finals | 0[b] | ||||||||
| 2021 | NWSL | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 35 | 5th | Quarter-finals | Runners-up | 3,793 | ||
| 2022 | NWSL | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 46 | 13 | 12th | DNQ | Group stage | 4,415 | ||
| 2023 | NWSL | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 6th | Champions | Group stage | 6,293 | ||
| 2024 | NWSL | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 56 | 3rd | Semi-finals | Runners-up | Runners-up | Champions | 8,550 |
| 2025 | NWSL | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 25 | 36 | 8th | Champions | DNQ | Not held | Ongoing | 8,892 |
| Rank | Player | Years | League[a] | Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandy Freeman | 2017– | 101 | 18 | 119 |
| 2 | Christie Pearce | 2009–2010 2013–2017 | 116 | 0 | 116 |
| Sarah Woldmoe | 2015–2020 | 106 | 10 | 116 | |
| 4 | Erica Skroski | 2016–2021 | 96 | 10 | 106 |
| 5 | Kelley O'Hara | 2013–2017 2023-2024 | 91 | 2 | 93 |
| 6 | Kailen Sheridan | 2017–2021 | 80 | 10 | 90 |
| Imani Dorsey | 2018–2023 | 72 | 18 | 90 | |
| 8 | Taylor Lytle | 2013–2017 | 82 | 0 | 82 |
| 9 | Paige Monaghan | 2019–2022 | 57 | 21 | 78 |
| 10 | Raquel Rodríguez | 2016–2019 | 76 | 0 | 76 |
Matches played appear in brackets.
| Rank | Player | Years | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Kerr | 2015–2017 | 28(40) |
| 2 | Margaret Purce | 2020– | 21(77) |
| 3 | Esther González | 2023– | 18(37) |
| 4 | Carli Lloyd | 2010 2018–2021 | 17(52) |
| 5 | Natasha Kai | 2009–2010 2016–2017 | 15(58) |
| Kelley O'Hara | 2013–2017 | 15(75) | |
| 7 | Ifeoma Onumonu | 2020–2023 | 14(60) |
| 8 | Lynn Williams | 2023–2024 | 13(37) |
| Nadia Nadim | 2014–2015 | 13(24) | |
| 10 | Mónica Ocampo | 2013–2015 | 11(35) |
| Sarah Woldmoe | 2015–2020 | 11(116) |
Starting in April 2017, Sky Blue FC games were streamed exclusively byGo90 for American audiences and via the NWSL website for international viewers.[124] For the 2017 season, the team was featured in the nationally televisedLifetimeNWSL Game of the Week broadcasts on May 13, May 20, July 1, and August 12, 2017.[125]
Previous seasons' matches were streamed live onYouTube, available around the world. The announcers were Corey Cohen on play-by-play and Dan Lauletta on color commentary with Evan Davis hosting the halftime show and NJ Discover handling production.[126]
The NWSL announced that it has entered into athree-year media agreement withCBS Sports and the video game-oriented streaming serviceTwitch on March 11, 2020.[127]
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