2024–25 Fort Lauderdale United FC season

Fort Lauderdale United FC
2024–25 season
General manager	Deon Graham
Head coach	Tyrone Mears
Stadium	Beyond Bancard Stadium
USL Super League	3rd
USLS Playoffs	Finals
Top goalscorer	Allie Thornton; (13 goals)
Highest home attendance	4,316
Lowest home attendance	1,957
Average home league attendance	2,306
Biggest win	2–0 (vs DC, September 13, 2024); 3–1 (vs LEX, September 22, 2024); 2–0 (vs CAR, December 14, 2024); 3–1 (vs LEX, February 22, 2025); 3–1 (vs BKFC, March 15, 2025)
Biggest defeat	2–5 (vs CAR, April 26, 2025); 1–4 (vs BKFC, May 3, 2025)
	All statistics correct as of 3 May 2025.

The 2024–25 Fort Lauderdale United FC season was the team's inaugural season as a professional women's soccer team, being one of the eight charter clubs in the USL Super League (USLS), one of two leagues to be in the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.^[1]

The club made it to the inaugural USL Super League final, winning via a goal away in stoppage time during added extra time against Carolina Ascent FC.^[2] However, the club lost in extra time to the champions Tampa Bay Sun FC.^[3]

Players and staff

Current roster

As of 16 March 2025* Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Cosette Morché
2	DF	USA	Delaney Lindahl
3	DF	USA	Sheyenne Allen
4	DF	USA	Celia Gaynor
5	DF	TGA	Laveni Vaka
6	MF	RSA	Anele Komani
7	MF	BER	Nia Christopher
8	MF	USA	Felicia Knox
9	FW	USA	Jorian Baucom
10	FW	BRA	Erica Gomes
11	FW	USA	Sh'Nia Gordon
12	MF	USA	Darya Rajaee
15	DF	USA	Adrienne Jordan
16	FW	USA	Anna Henderson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	USA	Jasmine Hamid
18	MF	USA	Addie McCain
19	DF	USA	Cameron Brooks
20	DF	USA	Kiara Locklear
21	FW	USA	Tatiana Fung
22	FW	ISL	Thelma Hermansdottir
23	MF	USA	Taylor Smith
24	DF	USA	Reese Klein
25	DF	CAN	Sabrina McNeill
27	DF	USA	Julia Grosso
28	DF	USA	Laurel Ansbrow
32	GK	USA	Erin McKinney
43	GK	USA	Makenna Gottschalk

Staff

As of September 9, 2024*

Front office
Position	Name
Chairman & founder	Tommy Smith
CEO & co-founder	Deon Graham
Technical staff
Head Coach	Tyrone Mears
Associate Head Coach	Ali Rogers
VP of Team Operations & Player Affairs	Brittany Waterbury
Head Athletic Trainer	Kiara Giles
Equipment Manager	Keneil Gibbs
Performance Coach	Jeff Duarte
Goalkeeper Coach	Aaron Ingham

Competitions

Friendlies

February 26, 2025	Fort Lauderdale United FC	v	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Davie, Florida
7:00 p.m. ET				Stadium: Beyond Bancard Stadium

Regular season

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
27	10	9	8	34	33	+1	39	6	4	4	17	17	0	4	5	4	17	16	+1

Last updated: May 31, 2025.
Source: USLSuperLeague.com

Regular season standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Tampa Bay Sun FC	28	12	6	10	42	28	+14	46	Playoffs
3	Dallas Trinity FC	28	12	9	7	42	30	+12	43
4	Fort Lauderdale United FC	28	11	8	9	35	33	+2	42^[a]
5	Spokane Zephyr FC	28	11	8	9	37	32	+5	42^[a]
6	Brooklyn FC	28	10	9	9	30	34	−4	39

Source: USL Super League
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Fort Lauderdale 6, Spokane 3

Matches

August 17, 2024 1	Spokane Zephyr FC	1–1	Fort Lauderdale United FC	Spokane, Washington
6:00 p.m. PDT	Emina Ekic 17' (pen.) Taylor Aylmer 32' Emina Ekic 69' Alyssa Bourgeois 79'	Report	Sheyenne Allen 20' Addie McCain 72'	Stadium: One Spokane Stadium Attendance: 4,868 Referee: Rebecca Pagan

September 6, 2024 2	Carolina Ascent FC	2–1	Fort Lauderdale United FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET	Guion 26' Corbin 28' Aguilera 68' DeMarco 70' Harding 77'	Report	Hamid 90'	Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,251 Referee: Shawn Tehini

September 13, 2024 3	DC Power FC	0–2	Fort Lauderdale United FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EST	Duong 41' Friedrichs 80' Wolfbauer 90'	Report	McCain 9' Hamid 39'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 4,719 Referee: Adorae Monroy

September 22, 2024 4	Lexington SC	1–3	Fort Lauderdale United FC	Lexington, Kentucky
4:00 PM EST	Shepherd 37', 59' Weeks 45+4'	Report	McCain 22', 57', 90' (pen.) Gordon 49' Komani 81' Gourley 83'	Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium Attendance: 3,946 Referee: Iryna Petrunok

September 29, 2024 5	Fort Lauderdale United FC	v	Dallas Trinity FC	Davie, Florida
				Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium
Note: Match was rescheduled to December 1, 2024 due to construction issues at Training Facility at Nova Southeastern University

October 6, 2024 6	Fort Lauderdale United FC	1–0	Brooklyn FC	Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST	Klein 82'	Report	Hill 89'	Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium Attendance: 4,316 Referee: Jamie Padilla

October 12, 2024 7	Tampa Bay Sun FC	v	Fort Lauderdale United FC	Tampa, Florida
				Stadium: Riverfront Stadium
Note: Postponed due to Hurricane Milton

October 19, 2024 8	Fort Lauderdale United FC	1–2	Lexington SC	Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST	McCain 22' Komani 59'	Report	Parsons 37', 71'	Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium Attendance: 2,139 Referee: Melinda Sopka Homa

October 27, 2024 9	Brooklyn FC	3–1	Fort Lauderdale United FC	New York, New York
2:00 PM EST	Pickard 11' Kroeger 28' Scheriff 31' George 57' Pantuso 87' Pluck 89'	Report	Hamid 31' Knox 71'	Stadium: Commisso Soccer Stadium Attendance: 411 Referee: Thomas Snyder
Note: Match originally scheduled for October 26, 2024 but changed due to field issues at Maimonides Park.

November 2, 2024 10	Dallas Trinity FC	1–0	Fort Lauderdale United FC	Dallas, Texas
5:00 PM EST	Brooks 45+3' Meza 83' Strawn 87'	Report	Hamid 79' Gomes 90+1'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 3,130 Referee: Natalie Simon

November 10, 2024 11	Fort Lauderdale United FC	1–1	Tampa Bay Sun FC	Davie, Florida
5:00 PM EST	Taylor Smith 75' Henderson 90+3'	Report	Giammona 17' Moore 60'	Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium Attendance: 1,976 Referee: Adorae Monroy

November 23, 2024 12	Fort Lauderdale United FC	0–1	DC Power FC	Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST		Report	Constant 60' Bagley 90+2'	Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field Attendance: 1,970 Referee: Gerald Flores

December 1, 2024 5	Fort Lauderdale United FC	2–1	Dallas Trinity FC	Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST	Hamid 2' 62' Fung 49' McCain 81'	Report	Brooks 58' Thornton 68'	Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium Attendance: 1,957 Referee: Elton Garcia
Note: Match was originally scheduled for September 29, 2024 but was postponed due to construction issues at FTL UTD Stadium

December 7, 2024 13	Fort Lauderdale United FC	2–1	Spokane Zephyr FC	Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST	McCain 9' Allen 84' Pralle 87'	Report	Rouse 90+1'	Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium Attendance: 1,965 Referee: Shawn Tehini

December 14, 2024 14	Fort Lauderdale United FC	2–0	Carolina Ascent FC	Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST	Locklear 54, 87' Vaka 74' Komani 90+2'	Report	Bruce 73'	Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium Attendance: 2,078 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

February 8, 2025 7	Tampa Bay Sun FC	2–2	Fort Lauderdale United FC	Tampa, Florida
6:00 PM EST	Almendariz 41' Giammona 71' (pen.) Fløe 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Gordon 43', 59' Hamid 54' Locklear 77' Vaka 85'	Stadium: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 2,990 Referee: Jaclyn Metz

February 22, 2025 15	Fort Lauderdale United FC	2–0	Lexington SC	Davie, Florida
7:30 PM ET	McCain 49' Hamid 62' Lindahl 86' Vaka 90+4'	Report	Winter 30'	Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium Attendance: 2,624 Referee: Brad Jensen

March 2, 2025 16	Carolina Ascent FC	1–2	Fort Lauderdale United FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
3:00 PM EST	Porter 25' Corbin 28' Parker 65'	Report	Hamid 47' Locklear 61' Rajaee 62' Baucom 82' Vaka 89'	Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,044 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

March 8, 2025 17	Fort Lauderdale United FC	1–1	Tampa Bay Sun FC	Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST	Hamid 8' McCain 12' Baucom 68'	Report	Fløe 32' Bessette 68'	Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium Attendance: 2,260 Referee: Adorae Monroy

March 15, 2025 18	Brooklyn FC	0–2	Fort Lauderdale United FC	New York, New York
6:00 PM EST	coach 78'	Report	Gordon 32', 67' Gaynor 90+1' Baucom 90+4'	Stadium: Maimonides Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Iryna Petrunok

March 22, 2025 19	Fort Lauderdale United FC	0–0	Spokane Zephyr FC	Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST	Gaynor 9' Lindahl 50'	Report		Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium Attendance: 2,070 Referee: Marie Durr

April 5, 2025 20	Tampa Bay Sun FC	2–0	Fort Lauderdale United FC	Tampa, Florida
6:00 PM EST	Listro 31' Tankersley 80'	Report	Locklear 60' Lindahl 79'	Stadium: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 2,708 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

April 12, 2025 21	Fort Lauderdale United FC	1–1	DC Power FC	Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST	Hamid 26' 50' Locklear 60'	Report	Constant 38' Gourley 46' Estcourt 90+8'	Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium Attendance: 2,173 Referee: Alejo Calume

April 19, 2025 22	Dallas Trinity FC	1–1	Fort Lauderdale United FC	Dallas, Texas
5:00 PM EST	Thornton 3' Abiodun 33' Brooks 86'	Report	Locklear 35' McCain 69' McNeill 88'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 3,536 Referee: Rachel Swett

April 26, 2025 23	Fort Lauderdale United FC	2–5	Carolina Ascent FC	Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST	Hamid 3' McCain 90+2'	Report	Corbin 5', 81' (pen.) Harding 17', 77' 45+1' Troccoli 34'	Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium Attendance: 2,215 Referee: Alex Beehler

May 3, 2025 24	Fort Lauderdale United FC	1–4	Brooklyn FC	Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST	Gordon 26' Brooks 30' Smith 45' Ansbrow 55'	Report	Garziano 19' Kelly 56' Breslin 59' Brooks 61' (o.g.)	Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium Attendance: 2,231 Referee: John Matto

May 16, 2025 25	Lexington SC	0–1	Fort Lauderdale United FC	Lexington, Kentucky
7:00 PM EST		Report	Aalbue 17' (o.g.) Locklear 58' Ansbrow 90+1' McCain 90+4'	Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

May 20, 2025 26	DC Power FC	1–1	Fort Lauderdale United FC	Washington D.C.
7:30 PM EST	Yango 18' Abera 45'	Report	McCain 6' Locklear 46' McNeill 83'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 2,095 Referee: Danielle Chesky

May 24, 2025 27	Fort Lauderdale United FC	1–0	Dallas Trinity FC	Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST	Locklear 26' 28' Cameron Brooks 71'	Report	Strawn 16'	Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium Attendance: 2,554 Referee: Shawn Tehini

May 31, 2025 28	Spokane Zephyr FC	1–1	Fort Lauderdale United FC	Spokane, Washington
9:00 PM EST	Cook 10' Aylmer 24' Bourgeois 88'	Report	Gordon 8' Allen 21' Ansbrow 83' Rajaee 90+1'	Stadium: One Spokane Stadium Attendance: Adorae Monroy Referee: 3,596

Playoffs

June 8, 2025	Carolina Ascent FC	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Fort Lauderdale United FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
	González 55'	Report	Locklear 68', 120'	Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,539 Referee: Alexandra Billeter

June 14, 2025 Final	Tampa Bay Sun FC	1–0	Fort Lauderdale United FC	Tampa
6:30 PM				Stadium: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 5,006 Referee: Danielle Chesky

Statistics

Appearances

As of match played 31 May 2025

No.	Player	Nat.	Total		Regular Season		Playoffs
No.	Player	Nat.	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
Goalkeepers
1	Cosette Morché		22	22	22	22	0	0
32	Erin McKinney		0	0	0	0	0	0
43	Makenna Gottschalk		5	4	5	4	0	0
Defenders
2	Delaney Lindahl		12	10	12	10	0	0
3	Sheyenne Allen		12	6	12	6	0	0
4	Celia Gaynor		20	16	20	16	0	0
5	Laveni Vaka		18	18	18	18	0	0
15	Adrienne Jordan		15	14	15	14	0	0
19	Cameron Brooks		16	12	16	12	0	0
25	Sabrina McNeil		15	14	15	14	0	0
27	Julia Grosso		5	5	5	5	0	0
28	Laurel Ansbrow		15	15	15	15	0	0
Midfielders
6	Anele Komani		11	5	11	5	0	0
7	Nia Christopher		14	1	14	1	0	0
8	Felicia Knox		25	18	25	18	0	0
12	Darya Rajaee		25	19	25	19	0	0
18	Addie McCain		28	28	28	28	0	0
20	Kiara Locklear		16	14	16	14	0	0
21	Tatiana Fung		19	4	19	4	0	0
23	Taylor Smith		27	22	27	22	0	0
Forwards
9	Jorian Baucom		12	4	12	4	0	0
10	Erica Gomes		6	2	6	2	0	0
11	Sh'Nia Gordon		28	28	28	28	0	0
16	Anna Henderson		8	0	8	0	0	0
17	Jasmine Hamid		25	23	25	23	0	0
22	Thelma Hermannsdottir		8	0	8	0	0	0
Other players (Departed during season)
14	Gianna Gourley		9	2	9	2	0	0
24	Reese Klein		5	1	5	1	0	0
31	Heather Hinz		2	2	2	2	0	0

Goals

No.	Name	Regular Season	Total
18	Addie McCain	10	10
17	Jasmine Hamid	9	9
20	Kiara Locklear	5	5
11	Sh'Nia Gordon	5	5
3	Sheyenne Allen	1	1
16	Anna Henderson	1	1
19	Reese Klein	1	1
14	Felicia Knox	1	1
25	Sabrina McNeil	1	1
Own goals		1	1
Total		33	33

Assists

No.	Name	Regular Season	Total
20	Kiara Locklear	5	5
14	Felicia Knox	3	3
17	Jasmine Hamid	2	2
11	Sh'Nia Gordon	3	3
18	Addie McCain	2	2
28	Laurel Ansbrow	2	2
19	Cameron Brooks	2	2
7	Nia Christopher	1	1
25	Sabrina McNeil	1	1
Total		18	18

Clean sheets

No.	Nat.	Name	Regular Season	Playoffs	Total
1		Cosette Morché	7	0	7
Total			7	0	7

Disciplinary cards

Player			Regular Season			Playoffs			Total
No.	Nat.	Name
5		Laveni Vaka	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9		Jorian Baucom	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
17		Jasmine Hamid	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
22		Kiara Locklear	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
6		Anele Komani	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11		Sh'Nia Gordon	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
2		Delaney Lindahl	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
23		Taylor Smith	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
4		Celia Gaynor	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
3		Sheyenne Allen	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14		Gianna Gourley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10		Erica Gomes	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
21		Tatiana Fung	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
12		Darya Rajaee	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18		Addie McCain	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
25		Sabrina McNeil	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
28		Laurel Ansbrow	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
19		Cameroon Brooks	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20		Kiara Locklear	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			46	0	0	0	0	0	46	0	0

References

^ Ferrer, Lauren (July 20, 2024). "Merging innovation and athletics, Fort Lauderdale United FC bringing women's pro soccer to South Florida". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
^ Pohly, Kaitlyn (June 13, 2025). "Fort Lauderdale United silences its doubters heading into inaugural USL final". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
^ Baulf, Celia (June 15, 2025). "Tampa Bay Sun FC claim inaugural USL Super League Championship, beat Fort Lauderdale United FC in overtime thriller | Goal.com US". www.goal.com. Retrieved June 17, 2025.

[table_hth_FTL0.024893438455133-4] Head-to-head points: Fort Lauderdale 6, Spokane 3

[1] Ferrer, Lauren (July 20, 2024). "Merging innovation and athletics, Fort Lauderdale United FC bringing women's pro soccer to South Florida". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved June 17, 2025.

[2] Pohly, Kaitlyn (June 13, 2025). "Fort Lauderdale United silences its doubters heading into inaugural USL final". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 16, 2025.

[3] Baulf, Celia (June 15, 2025). "Tampa Bay Sun FC claim inaugural USL Super League Championship, beat Fort Lauderdale United FC in overtime thriller | Goal.com US". www.goal.com. Retrieved June 17, 2025.

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