2024 Angel City FC season

Angel City FC
2024 season
OwnersList of Angel City FC owners
General managerAngela Hucles Mangano
Head coachBecki Tweed
StadiumBMO Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
League11th
Summer CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Claire Emslie
Sydney Leroux
(7 each)
All:
Claire Emslie
Sydney Leroux
(8 each)
Highest home attendance22,000
(four times)
Lowest home attendance16,542 v NJ/NY Gotham FC
(6 July 2024, National Women's Soccer League)
Average home league attendance19,313
Biggest win2–0 v Bay FC
(Away, 26 July 2024, NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup)
Biggest defeat0–3 v Orlando Pride
(Home, 30 June 2024, National Women's Soccer League)
0–3 v Portland Thorns FC
(Away, 3 Nov 2024, National Women's Soccer League)
← 2023
All statistics correct as of November 2, 2024.

The 2024 Angel City FC season was 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

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See also: 2023 Angel City FC season

Coaching changes

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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

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Preseason

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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 season-ending injury list.[5] Angel City competed in a friendly against NWSL expansion club Bay FC in the inaugural 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

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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, with Christen Press and Jun Endo listed with SEI's and Canadian international Vanessa Gilles remaining on loan at Lyon to round out the roster.[11]

Ahead of the start of the 2024 season, it was reported that the four primary owners of the club had voted to have investment firm Moelis & Co. seek an investor and new owner that would assume control of Angel City's board for a reported valuation of $180 million.[12]

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 of those five, Kennedy Fuller and Gisele Thompson both 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.[13]

The 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup was announced on March 20, 2024, with Angel City set to take on the two other California-based teams San Diego Wave FC and Bay FC, as well as Liga MX team Club América in three group stage matches taking place over the Olympic break in the summer with a possibility to advance to the knockout stage.[14]

Angel City earned their first point of the season during their first away game at Orlando Pride on March 22. Former Pride player Meggie Dougherty Howard was able to draw a penalty early in the second half which was converted by Claire Emslie but Angel City ultimately lost their lead when Marta was able to score off a corner kick in the eighty-eighth minute and the game finished as a 1–1 draw. Draft pick Madison Curry also made her professional debut with Angel City, coming on as a substitute.[15] Angel City played their second consecutive away game against Kansas City Current for the first time at the newly opened CPKC Stadium and were ultimately defeated 4–2 after goals from Sydney Leroux and Madison Curry were not able to make up the deficit.[16]

April

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At the conclusion of the international break which saw five ACFC players get call ups to their respective national teams,[17] Angel City played a third final consecutive away game against Chicago Red Stars. After making some changes to the starting lineup, Angel City were able to earn their first win of the season and also hand the Red Stars their first defeat of the season in a 0–1 victory off an own goal. The team also recorded their first clean sheet as defenders Megan Reid and Jasmyne Spencer, and veteran goalkeeper DiDi Haračić returned to the starting XI.[18] This game was also Jasmyne Spencer's 175th career NWSL appearance.

On April 20, 2024, Angel City announced they had made two strategic player trades before the closing of the NWSL transfer window.[19] Defender Paige Nielsen would be traded to the Houston Dash in exchange for $50,000 in allocation money and $50,000 in intra-league transfer funds and French international midfielder Amandine Henry would be traded to the Utah Royals in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money.

After three consecutive away games, Angel City returned to BMO Stadium on April 21, 2024 to play the North Carolina Courage in front of a second consecutive sold out crowd of the season. Claire Emslie scored her first brace in the NWSL for Angel City, the first goal scored off a free kick to help secure a 2–1 victory in Angel City's first home win of the season. Sarah Gorden who captained the match, also made her 100th career NWSL appearance.[20] The win saw Angel City enter 7th place in the overall standings, in playoffs contention for the first time the season.

Stadium and facilities

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

While Angel City's owners have spoken about plans to build a designated training facility for the team, Angel City continues to trains at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California. They currently use portable buildings on the college campus for offices and locker rooms and a tent for a weight room.[12]

Team

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Current staff

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As of August 27, 2024.[21][22][23]
Executive
President Julie Uhrman
General manager Angela Hucles Mangano
Coaching
Head Coach Becki Tweed
First Assistant Coach Eleri Earnshaw
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

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As of August 12, 2024.[24]
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 SEI[b]
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
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 (1991-09-13)September 13, 1991 (aged 32) 2023 United States Houston Dash
Midfielders
4 England Katie Zelem (1996-01-20)January 20, 1996 (aged 28) 2024 England Manchester United
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
28 United States Lily Nabet (1999-09-24)September 24, 1999 (aged 24) 2022 United States Duke University
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)
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

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2024 NWSL Draft

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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.[25]

R P Nat. Player Pos. College/school Status Ref.
3 37 United States Felicia Knox
MF
 Alabama Not signed. [11]
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

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Date Nat. Player Pos. Notes Ref.
November 20, 2023 United States Kelsey Hill
MF
 Contract expired. [26]
United States Mackenzie Pluck
MF
December 20, 2023 United States Savannah McCaskill
MF
 Contract expired and signed with San Diego Wave FC. [27]
January 3, 2024 United States Brittany Isenhour
GK
 Contract expired and later announced retirement. [28]
January 16, 2024 United States Dani Weatherholt
MF
 Contract expired and signed with North Carolina Courage. [29]
January 22, 2024 United States Simone Charley
FW
 Contract expired and signed with Orlando Pride. [30]

Re-signings

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Date Nat. Player Pos. Notes Ref.
October 30, 2023 United States Angelina Anderson
GK
 Re-signed on a new contract through 2025. [31]
December 19, 2023 United States Sarah Gorden
DF
 Re-signed on a new contract through 2026 with an option for 2027. [32]
January 4, 2024 United States Elizabeth Eddy
MF
 Re-signed on a new contract through 2025. [28]
January 5, 2024 United States Megan Reid
DF
 Re-signed on a new contract through 2025. [33]
January 8, 2024 United States Lily Nabet
MF
 Re-signed on a new contract through 2025. [34]
January 11, 2024 United States Madison Hammond
MF
 Re-signed on a new contract through 2025. [35]
January 17, 2024 France Clarisse Le Bihan
MF
 Re-signed on a new contract through 2024 with a mutual option for 2025. [36]
September 5, 2024 Japan Jun Endo
FW
 Re-signed on a new contract beginning in 2025 through 2027. [37]

Preseason trialists

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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][11]
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

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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. [38]

Transfers in

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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. [39]
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. [40]
January 18, 2024 South Korea Casey Phair
FW
 United States Player's Development Academy Signed three-year contract via NWSL U-18 Entry Mechanism. [41]
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. [42]
January 24, 2024 Japan Hannah Stambaugh
GK
 Japan Omiya Ardija Ventus Acquired from Omiya Ardija Ventus for a $10,000 transfer fee. [43]
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. [44]
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]
August 12, 2024 England Katie Zelem
MF
 England Manchester United Signed contract via free agency through 2026 season. [45]

Transfers out

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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. [46]
April 20, 2024 France Amandine Henry
MF
 United States Utah Royals Traded in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money. [47]
United States Paige Nielsen
DF
 United States Houston Dash Traded in exchange for $50,000 in allocation money and $50,000 in intra-league transfer funds. [47]
July 15, 2024 France Clarisse Le Bihan
MF
 Italy SS Lazio Mutually agreed to part ways. [48]

Retirements

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Date Nat. Player Pos. Ref.
October 15, 2024 United States Merritt Mathias
DF
 [49]

Injury listings

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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. Removed from SEI list on August 4, 2024, after 781 days. [11][50]
February 14, 2024 Japan Jun Endo
FW
 Season-ending injury Left knee anterior cruciate ligament tear. [5]
August 22, 2024 New Zealand Ali Riley
DF
 Season-ending injury Due to a chronic and persistent leg injury. [51]

Competitions

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Preseason

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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

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

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Main article: 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LA SD AME BAY
1 United States Angel City FC 3 2 1 0 0 4 1 +3 8 Advances to knockout stage — 0–0 2–1 2–0
2 United States San Diego Wave FC 3 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 4 0–0 — 0–2 3–1
3 Mexico Club América 3 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 3 1–2 2–0 — 1–2
4 United States Bay FC 3 1 0 0 2 3 6 −3 3 0–2 1–3 2–1 —
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: tiebreakers
July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20) 1 Angel City FC United States 2–1 Mexico Club América Fullerton, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Titan Stadium
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26) 2 Bay FC United States 0–2 United States Angel City FC San Jose, California
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 9,766
Referee: Adam Zarrin
August 1, 2024 (2024-08-01) 3 Angel City FC United States 0–0
(5–3 p)		 United States San Diego Wave FC Fullerton, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Titan Stadium
August 6, 2024 SF NJ/NY Gotham FC United States 1–0 United States Angel City FC Kansas City Missouri
 Report Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Referee: Elijio Arreguin

Regular Season

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Main article: 2024 National Women's Soccer League season

All matches are in Pacific time

Matches

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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
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
March 22, 2024 (2024-03-22) 2 Orlando Pride 1–1 Angel City FC Orlando, Florida
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 6,306
Referee: Alex Billeter
March 30, 2024 (2024-03-30) 3 Kansas City Current 4–2 Angel City FC Kansas City, Missouri
12:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Danielle Chesky
April 13, 2024 (2024-04-13) 4 Chicago Red Stars 0–1 Angel City FC Bridgeview, Illinois
6:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,168
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21) 5 Angel City FC 2–1 North Carolina Courage Los Angeles, CA
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
April 26, 2024 (2024-04-26) 6 Angel City FC 1–3 Kansas City Current Los Angeles, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 19,178
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
May 3, 2024 (2024-05-03) 7 Utah Royals 1–2 Angel City FC Sandy, Utah
6:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 10,731
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12) 8 Angel City FC 0–1 Houston Dash Los Angeles, CA
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 18,037
Referee: Thomas Snyder
May 18, 2024 (2024-05-18) 9 Washington Spirit 4–2 Angel City FC Washington, District of Columbia
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 13,342
Referee: Anya Voigt
May 23, 2024 (2024-05-23) 10 Angel City FC 0–0 San Diego Wave FC Los Angeles, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 19,103
Referee: Elton Garcia
June 8, 2024 (2024-06-08) 11 NJ/NY Gotham FC 2–1 Angel City FC Harrison, New Jersey
9:30 a.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 11,662
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
June 15, 2024 (2024-06-15) 12 Houston Dash 0–0 Angel City FC Houston, Texas
6:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 6,147
Referee: Eric Tattersall
June 19, 2024 (2024-06-19) 13 Angel City FC 3–2 Racing Louisville FC Los Angeles, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 16,735
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
June 22, 2024 (2024-06-22) 14 Bay FC 1–0 Angel City FC San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 15,640
Referee: Thomas Snyder
June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) 15 Angel City FC 0–3 Orlando Pride Los Angeles, CA
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
July 6, 2024 (2024-07-06) 16 Angel City FC 1–2 NJ/NY Gotham FC Los Angeles, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 16,542
Referee: Katja Koroleva
August 24, 2024 (2024-08-24) 17 San Diego Wave FC 1–2 Angel City FC San Diego, California
1:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Referee: Eric Tattersall
September 1, 2024 (2024-09-01) 18 Angel City FC 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Los Angeles, CA
1:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report Franklin 45+10' (Kuikka) Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 18,159
Referee: John Griggs
September 6, 2024 (2024-09-06) 19 Angel City FC 2–3 Seattle Reign Los Angeles, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 16,023
Referee: Trevor Wiseman
September 14, 2024 (2024-09-14) 20 Racing Louisville FC 2–1 Angel City FC Louisville, Kentucky
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 5,493
Referee: Danielle Chesky
September 23, 2024 (2024-09-23) 21 Angel City FC 2–2 Portland Thorns FC Los Angeles, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
September 27, 2024 (2024-09-27) 22 Angel City FC 1–2 Washington Spirit Los Angeles, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 19,257
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
October 4, 2024 (2024-10-04) 23 Seattle Reign 0–1 Angel City FC Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Referee: Matthew Thompson
October 12, 2024 (2024-10-12) 24 North Carolina Courage 1–1 Angel City FC Cary, North Carolina
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,037
Referee: Eric Tattersall
October 20, 2024 (2024-010-20) 25 Angel City FC 1–1 Utah Royals Los Angeles, CA
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 20,039
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
November 1, 2024 (2024-011-01) 26 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Angel City FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 23,212
Referee: Brad Jensen

Regular season standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 San Diego Wave FC 26 6 7 13 24 35 −11 25
11 Utah Royals 26 7 4 15 22 40 −18 25
12 Angel City FC 26 7 6 13 29 42 −13 24[a]
13 Seattle Reign FC 26 6 5 15 27 44 −17 23
14 Houston Dash 26 5 5 16 20 42 −22 20
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Angel City FC were deducted three points for breaching spending cap rules.[52]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 7 6 13 29 42  −13 27 3 3 7 15 22  −7 4 3 6 14 20  −6

Last updated: November 2, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
StadiumHAAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHHAAHA
ResultLDLWWLWLLDLDWLLLWWLLDLWDDL
Position11111410797991112119101111999101011111111
Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2024. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

International club friendlies

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On July 12, 2024, Angel City announced they would be hosting Liga MX Femenil team FC Juárez in a friendly on August 18, 2024 at BMO Stadium.[53]

August 18, 2024 (2024-08-18) Friendly Angel City FC 7–0 Mexico FC Juárez Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report Stadium: BMO Stadium

Statistics

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As of matches played November 1, 2024.[54]

Squad appearances

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No Pos Nat Player Total NWSL Regular Season Summer Cup NWSL Playoffs
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
Goalkeepers
1 GK Japan Hannah Stambaugh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina DiDi Haračić 25 25 23 23 2 2 0 0
19 GK United States Angelina Anderson 5 5 3 3 2 2 0 0
Defenders
3 DF United States Jasmyne Spencer 28 20 24 16 4 4 0 0
5 DF New Zealand Ali Riley 5 3 5 3 0 0 0 0
6 DF United States Megan Reid 27 23 23 19 4 4 0 0
11 DF United States Sarah Gorden 28 28 24 24 3 3 0 0
12 DF United States Merritt Mathias 14 4 13 3 1 1 0 0
16 DF United States M.A. Vignola 20 11 17 10 3 1 0 0
20 DF United States Gisele Thompson 16 11 15 10 1 1 0 0
27 DF United States Madison Curry 26 23 22 20 4 3 0 0
44 DF United States Elizabeth Eddy 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF England Katie Zelem 10 8 10 8 0 0 0 0
7 MF Costa Rica Rocky Rodríguez 23 13 20 13 3 0 0 0
8 MF United States Meggie Dougherty Howard 22 18 18 14 4 4 0 0
17 MF United States Kennedy Fuller 23 14 19 10 4 4 0 0
28 MF United States Lily Nabet 16 8 13 8 3 0 0 0
99 MF United States Madison Hammond 27 13 23 15 4 4 0 0
Forwards
2 FW United States Sydney Leroux 26 19 25 19 1 0 0 0
9 FW South Korea Casey Phair 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 FW Scotland Claire Emslie 29 27 26 24 3 3 0 0
21 FW United States Alyssa Thompson 30 27 26 24 4 3 0 0
23 FW United States Christen Press 11 1 9 1 2 0 0 0
24 FW United States Messiah Bright 25 11 21 7 4 4 0 0
33 FW Mexico Katie Johnson 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.)
4 DF Canada Vanessa Gilles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Japan Jun Endo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF France Amandine Henry 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 0
29 MF France Clarisse Le Bihan 10 6 10 6 0 0 0 0
14 DF United States Paige Nielsen 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0

Goals

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Pos. No. Nat. Name NWSL Summer Cup Playoffs Total
FW 10 Scotland Claire Emslie 7 1 0 8
FW 2 United States Sydney Leroux 7 1 0 8
FW 21 United States Alyssa Thompson 5 0 0 5
MF 17 United States Kennedy Fuller 1 1 0 2
FW 24 United States Messiah Bright 1 0 0 1
DF 27 United States Madison Curry 1 0 0 1
MF 8 United States Meggie Dougherty Howard 1 0 0 1
MF 29 France Clarisse Le Bihan 1 0 0 1
FW 23 United States Christen Press 1 0 0 1
MF 7 Costa Rica Rocky Rodriguez 1 0 0 1
DF 16 United States M.A. Vignola 1 0 0 1
Own goals 2 1 0 3
Total 29 4 0 33

Assists

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Pos. No. Nat. Name NWSL Summer Cup Playoffs Total
FW 21 United States Alyssa Thompson 7 0 0 7
MF 8 United States Meggie Dougherty Howard 2 0 0 2
FW 10 Scotland Claire Emslie 2 0 0 2
DF 16 United States M.A. Vignola 2 0 0 2
FW 24 United States Messiah Bright 0 1 0 1
DF 27 United States Madison Curry 1 0 0 1
MF 99 United States Madison Hammond 0 1 0 1
FW 2 United States Sydney Leroux 1 0 0 1
DF 12 United States Merritt Mathias 0 1 0 1
DF 5 New Zealand Ali Riley 1 0 0 1
DF 20 United States Gisele Thompson 1 0 0 1
MF 4 England Katie Zelem 1 0 0 1
Total 18 3 — 21

Clean sheets

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Pos. No. Nat. Name NWSL Summer Cup Playoffs Total
GK 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina DiDi Haračić 4 1 0 5
GK 1 United States Angelina Anderson 0 1 0 1
Total 4 2 — 6

Disciplinary cards

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Player NWSL Summer Cup Playoffs Total
Pos. No. Nat. Name Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
DF 27 United States Madison Curry 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
MF 99 United States Madison Hammond 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
FW 10 Scotland Claire Emslie 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
MF 28 United States Lily Nabet 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF 3 United States Jasmyne Spencer 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
MF 7 United States Rocky Rodríguez 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FW 21 United States Alyssa Thompson 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
DF 6 United States Megan Reid 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FW 24 United States Messiah Bright 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF 8 United States Meggie Dougherty Howard 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF 17 United States Kennedy Fuller 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
GK 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina DiDi Haračić 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF 29 France Clarisse Le Bihan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF 4 England Katie Zelem 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF 26 France Amandine Henry 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW 33 Mexico Katie Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW 2 United States Sydney Leroux 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 12 United States Merritt Mathias 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 14 United States Paige Nielsen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 20 United States Gisele Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 46 — 5 — — — 51 —

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