| 2024 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating owners | Carolyn Tisch Blodgett (lead) Ed Nalbandian | ||
| General manager | Yael Averbuch West | ||
| Head coach | Juan Carlos Amorós | ||
| Stadium | |||
| League | 3rd | ||
| Challenge Cup | Runners-up | ||
| NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup | Runners-up | ||
| CONCACAF W Champions Cup | Semifinals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Esther González (9) All: Esther González (10) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 11,662 (Jun 8 vsLA) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,883 (Sep 8 vsHOU) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 8,589 | ||
| Biggest win | League: 5–1 (Oct 5 vs.BAY) All competitions: 0–13 (Oct 13 atFrazsiers Whip,CONCACAF) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 2 goals (3 league matches, 5 all competitions) | ||
| All statistics correct as of November 16, 2024. | |||
The2024NJ/NY Gotham FC season was the team's 15th season as a professionalwomen's soccer team and eleventh participating in theNational Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier ofwomen's soccer in the United States.
As reigning champions, Gotham opened the2024 NWSL season againstSan Diego Wave FC, the previous season'sNWSL Shield winners, in the2024 NWSL Challenge Cup one day before the beginning of the regular season.[1]
Gotham finished the regular season in third place and advanced to theNWSL playoffs, where they defeatedPortland Thorns FC in the quarterfinals before drawing against theWashington Spirit in regulation and losing thepenalty shootout afterextra time in the semifinals.[2]
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By December 2023, Gotham were in negotiations to sign four members of theUnited States women's national soccer team:Tierna Davidson,Crystal Dunn,Rose Lavelle, andEmily Sonnett.[3] Dunn and Davidson were signed the next month,[4] followed by Lavelle and Sonnett days later.[5]
| 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 ofsports science | Philip Congleton |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Adrián Benítez Jiménez |
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Chelsea Women| August 19 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1–3 | Chelsea Women | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 7:00 pm ET | Report | Stadium:Red Bull Arena |
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 |
| March 241 | 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 302 | 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 143 | 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 204 | 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 285 | 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 46 | 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 87 | 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 128 | 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 199 | 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 2410 | 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 811 | 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 1512 | 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 1913 | 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 2314 | 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 3015 | 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 616 | 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 2417 | 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 118 | 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 819 | 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 1620 | Seattle Reign FC | 0–2 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Seattle, Washington |
| 10:00 pm ET |
| Report | Stadium:Lumen Field Referee: Shawn Tehini |
| September 2221 | 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 2822 | 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 523 | 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 1224 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–2 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 4:00 pm ET |
| Report |
| Stadium:SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Greg Dopka |
| October 2025 | 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 126 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| November 10, 2024Quarterfinals | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 2–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 3:00 PMEST | 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.) (3–0p) | 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 | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NYJ | CHI | WAS | GUA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 8 | Advances toknockout stage | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Chicago Red Stars | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 0–1 | ||
| 3 | Washington Spirit | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 |  Guadalajara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |
v NJ/NY Gotham FC| July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20)1 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–0 (4–5p) | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 5:00 p.m.CDT (UTC-7) | Report | Stadium:SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Salvador Flores | ||
| Penalties | ||||
vWashington Spirit| July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)2 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 p.m.EDT (UTC-7) | Report | Stadium:Subaru Park Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
vC.D. Guadalajara| August 2, 2024 (2024-08-02)3 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 3–0 | C.D. Guadalajara | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 8:00 p.m.EDT (UTC-7) | Report | Stadium:Red Bull Arena |
vAngel City FC| August 6, 2024SF | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1–0 | Angel City FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 5:00 p.m.EDT (UTC-7) |
| Report | Stadium:CPKC Stadium Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
vKansas City Current| October 25, 2024F | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0–2 | Kansas City Current | San Antonio, Texas |
| 5:00 p.m.EDT (UTC-7) | Report | Stadium:Toyota Field |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TUA | NYJ | MON | LDA | FRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UANL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 10 | Advance toknockout stage | — | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | — | |
| 2 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 8 | 4–4 | — | 0–0 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Monterrey | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | — | — | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 4 |  Alajuelense | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | — | 0–4 | — | — | 5–0 | ||
| 5 |  Frazsiers Whip | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | −29 | 0 | 1–7 | 0–13 | — | — | — |
NJ/NY Gotham FC qualified as the2023 National Women's Soccer League champions.
v NJ/NY Gotham FC| September 5, 2024 (2024-09-05)1 | Alajuelense | 0–4 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 8:00 p.m.EDT (UTC-4) | Report |
| Stadium:Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Merlin Soto (Honduras) |
vC.F. Monterrey Feminil| September 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)2 | NJ/NY Gotham | 0–0 | C.F. Monterrey Feminil | Harrison, United States |
| 7:00 p.m.EDT (UTC-4) | Report | Stadium:Red Bull Arena |
v NJ/NY Gotham FC| October 2, 2024 (2024-10-02)3 | Frazsiers Whip | 0–13 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Kingston, Jamaica |
| 8:00 p.m.EDT (UTC-4) | Report | Stadium:National Stadium Referee: Amairany Garcìa (Mexico) |
vTigres Femenil| October 16, 2024 (2024-10-16)4 | NJ/NY Gotham | 4–4 | Tigres Femenil | Harrison, United States |
| 8:00 p.m.EDT (UTC-4) | Report | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala) |
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster.
| Round | Pick | Pos. | Nat. | Player | College | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | DF | USA | Maycee Bell | North Carolina Tar Heels | Signed. | [9] |
| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 2024 | DF | USA | Tierna Davidson | Chicago Red Stars | [4] | |
| January 2, 2024 | MF | USA | Crystal Dunn | Portland Thorns FC | [4] | |
| January 4, 2024 | DF | USA | Rose Lavelle | OL Reign | Free agent | [10] |
| January 4, 2024 | DF | USA | Emily Sonnett | OL Reign | Free agent | [10] |
| January 23, 2024 | GK | USA | Cassie Miller | Kansas City Current | Trade | [11] |
| January 24, 2024 | DF | USA | Sam Hiatt | OL Reign | Trade | [12] |
| Start date | End date | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Destination club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 31, 2024 | DF | USA | Taylor Smith | Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. | [13] |
