2024 NJ/NY Gotham FC season

NJ/NY Gotham FC
2024 season
Operating owners	Carolyn Tisch Blodgett (lead); Ed Nalbandian
General manager	Yael Averbuch West
Head coach	Juan Carlos Amorós
Stadium	Red Bull Arena; Harrison, New Jersey; (Capacity: 25,000);
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 vs LA)
Lowest home attendance	5,883; (Sep 8 vs HOU)
Average home league attendance	8,589
Biggest win	League: 5–1; (Oct 5 vs. BAY); All competitions:; 0–13; (Oct 13 at Frazsiers Whip, CONCACAF)
Biggest defeat	2 goals; (3 league matches, 5 all competitions)
Home colors	Away colors
	All statistics correct as of November 16, 2024.

The 2024 NJ/NY Gotham FC season was the team's 15th season as a professional women's soccer team and eleventh participating in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

As reigning champions, Gotham opened the 2024 NWSL season against San Diego Wave FC, the previous season's NWSL Shield winners, in the 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup one day before the beginning of the regular season.^[1]

Gotham finished the regular season in third place and advanced to the NWSL playoffs, where they defeated Portland Thorns FC in the quarterfinals before drawing against the Washington Spirit in regulation and losing the penalty shootout after extra time in the semifinals.^[2]

Background

Notable offseason transactions

By December 2023, Gotham were in negotiations to sign four members of the United States women's national soccer team: Tierna Davidson, Crystal Dunn, Rose Lavelle, and Emily Sonnett.^[3] Dunn and Davidson were signed the next month,^[4] followed by Lavelle and Sonnett days later.^[5]

Team

Staff

As of March 7, 2024^[6]

Technical staff
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 of sports science	Philip Congleton
Strength and conditioning coach	Adrián Benítez Jiménez

Current squad

As of March 16, 2024.^[7]

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Michelle Betos
3	DF	BRA	Bruninha
4	GK	USA	Abby Smith
5	DF	USA	Kelley O'Hara
6	MF	USA	Emily Sonnett
7	MF	USA	McCall Zerboni
8	DF	USA	Taryn Torres
10	FW	USA	Lynn Williams
11	FW	ESP	Esther González
12	DF	USA	Kristen Edmonds
14	MF	USA	Nealy Martin
15	DF	USA	Tierna Davidson
16	MF	USA	Rose Lavelle
17	MF	USA	Delanie Sheehan
18	MF	USA	Yazmeen Ryan
19	FW	USA	Crystal Dunn
20	FW	USA	Taylor Smith
21	DF	USA	Sam Hiatt
22	DF	USA	Mandy Freeman
23	FW	USA	Margaret Purce
25	DF	USA	Maycee Bell
28	FW	USA	Katie Stengel
2	DF	USA	Jenna Nighswonger
33	MF	IRL	Sinead Farrelly
38	GK	USA	Cassie Miller
77	DF	ESP	Maitane López
13	FW	USA	Ella Stevens
—	FW	ISL	Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir
—	GK	USA	Erin McKinney

Competitions

Friendlies

August 19	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–3	Chelsea Women	Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pm ET	Carter 31', 71' Martin 65'	Report	Kaneryd 7', 15' Jones 26' Bright 45+3'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena

NWSL Challenge Cup

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	Morgan 88'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14,241 Referee: Danielle Chesky

Regular season

March 24 1	Portland Thorns FC	0–1	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm ET		Report	González 72'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 19,857 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

March 30 2	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 14 3	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 20 4	Washington Spirit	2–0	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Washington, District of Columbia
1:00 pm ET	Bethune 41' Hatch 69' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,004 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

April 28 5	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–1	Racing Louisville FC	Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 pm ET	Lavelle 90+7'	Report	Turner 90+5'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 6,015 Referee: Calin Radosav

May 4 6	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–0	North Carolina Courage	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm ET	Williams 11'	Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 6,184 Referee: Jeremy Scheer

May 8 7	Houston Dash	0–1	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Houston, Texas
8:00 pm ET		Report	Williams 8'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 4,438 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

May 12 8	San Diego Wave FC	1–1	NJ/NY Gotham FC	San Diego, California
8:00 pm ET	Lundkvist 64'	Report	Stevens 25'	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 16,024 Referee: Matthew Thompson

May 19 9	NJ/NY Gotham FC	2–1	Chicago Red Stars	Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 pm ET	Williams 57' Stevens 90'	Report	Hocking 74'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 8,996 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

May 24 10	Bay FC	0–2	NJ/NY Gotham FC	San Jose, California
10:00 pm ET		Report	Stevens 31', 33'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,643 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

June 8 11	NJ/NY Gotham FC	2–1	Angel City FC	Harrison, New Jersey
12:30 pm ET	Dunn 26' Lavelle 62'	Report	Le Bihan 51'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 11,662 Referee: Rebecca Pagan

June 15 12	Racing Louisville FC	0–2	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Louisville, Kentucky
1:00 pm ET		Report	Ryan 21' Stevens 53'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,412 Referee: Danielle Chesky

June 19 13	NJ/NY Gotham FC	2–1	San Diego Wave FC	Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pm ET	Lavelle 45+3' Bell 90+8'	Report	Jones 48'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10,718 Referee: Anya Voigt

June 23 14	NJ/NY Gotham FC	0–2	Washington Spirit	Harrison, New Jersey
12:30 pm ET	Ryan 45+9'	Report	Brown 27' Rodman 47'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 8,396 Referee: Jeremy Scheer

June 30 15	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–1	Seattle Reign FC	Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 pm ET	Lavelle 47'	Report	Brown 90+9' (o.g.)	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 7,064 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

July 6 16	Angel City FC	1–2	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Los Angeles, California
10:00 pm ET	Emslie 69' (pen.)	Report	Lavelle 16' Sheehan 40'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 16,542 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

August 24 17	NJ/NY Gotham FC	2–0	Portland Thorns FC	Harrison, New Jersey
2:00 pm ET	Stevens 7' Ryan 70'	Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10,640 Referee: Darren Bandy

September 1 18	Orlando Pride	2–0	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Orlando, Florida
6:00 pm ET	Adriana 6', 19'	Report		Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 8,726 Referee: Thomas Snyder

September 8 19	NJ/NY Gotham FC	2–1	Houston Dash	Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 pm ET	Ryan 10' Sheehan 32' Silva 79' González 90+3'	Report	Ordóñez 16' Tarciane 32'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 5,883 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

September 16 20	Seattle Reign FC	0–2	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Seattle, Washington
10:00 pm ET	King 59'	Report	Sheehan 41' Martin 73' Esther 85'	Stadium: Lumen Field Referee: Shawn Tehini

September 22 21	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–0	Utah Royals	Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 pm ET	Ryan 3'	Report	Lacasse 43' Betfort 87'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 7,680 Referee: Eric Tattersall

September 28 22	Kansas City Current	1–1	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Kansas City, Missouri
1:00 pm ET	Chawinga 51', 80'	Report	Cook 15' (o.g.) Martin 14'	Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Katja Koroleva

October 5 23	NJ/NY Gotham FC	5–1	Bay FC	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm ET	Nighswonger 9' (pen.) Lavelle 69' González 71', 73' Kizer 83'	Report	Oshoala 17'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 9,092 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

October 12 24	Chicago Red Stars	0–2	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
4:00 pm ET	Groom 29'	Report	L. Williams 87' (pen.) Sonnett 80' Esther 90+8'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Greg Dopka

October 20 25	NJ/NY Gotham FC	3–1	Orlando Pride	Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 pm ET	Hiatt 13' Lavelle 45+1' Stevens 49' Nighswonger 54' Martin 88'	Report	Adriana 31' (pen.)	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10,757 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

November 1 26	Utah Royals	1–4	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Sandy, Utah
9:30 pm ET	Betfort 73'	Report	Ryan 14' Freeman 16' Stevens 21' Esther 76', 83' Nighswonger 86' Carter 90+6'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 9,879 Referee: Adorae Monroy

Regular season standings

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, and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
2	Washington Spirit	26	18	2	6	51	28	+23	56	Playoffs, and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
3	NJ/NY Gotham FC	26	17	5	4	41	20	+21	56	Playoffs, and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
4	Kansas City Current	26	16	7	3	57	31	+26	55	Playoffs
5	North Carolina Courage	26	12	3	11	34	28	+6	39	Playoffs

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions; (S) NWSL Shield

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
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

Results by matchday

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

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

Playoffs

November 10, 2024 Quarterfinals	NJ/NY Gotham FC	2–1	Portland Thorns FC	Harrison, New Jersey
3:00 PM EST	Davidson 67' Carter 74' Lavelle 90+7'	Report	Turner 75'	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.) (3–0 p)	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Washington, District of Columbia
12:00 p.m. EST (UTC−5)	Hershfelt 90+3' Krueger 97' Rodman 102'	Report	Carter 17' Sheehan 23' González 56' Bruninha 72' 101' Nighswonger 90+2' Zerboni 116'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,365 Referee: Matthew Thompson
	Penalties
	Hatch Silano McKeown		González Zerboni Nighswonger

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

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 to knockout 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	—

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: tiebreakers

July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20) 1	Chicago Red Stars	0–0 (4–5 p)	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-7)		Report		Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Salvador Flores
	Penalties
	Schlegel Anderson Bike Groom Bianchi		Ryan Stevens Sheehan Stengel Edmonds

July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28) 2	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–0	Washington Spirit	Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-7)	Ryan 62' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

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

August 6, 2024 SF	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–0	Angel City FC	Kansas City, Missouri
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-7)	Sheehan 48'	Report		Stadium: CPKC Stadium Referee: Elijio Arreguin

October 25, 2024 F	NJ/NY Gotham FC	0–2	Kansas City Current	San Antonio, Texas
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-7)		Report		Stadium: Toyota Field

2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	TUA	NYJ	MON	LDA	FRA
1	Tigres UANL	4	3	1	0	18	6	+12	10	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	4–0	3–1	—
2	NJ/NY Gotham	4	2	2	0	21	4	+17	8	Advance to knockout stage	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	—	—	—

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

NJ/NY Gotham FC qualified as the 2023 National Women's Soccer League champions.

Group stage

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	Gonzalez 3' Stengel 31' (pen.) Nighswonger 45+1' Sheehan 54'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Merlin Soto (Honduras)

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

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	Ryan 13', 18', 90+2' Freeman 39' Kizer 45+5' Nighswonger 47' Torres 52', 53' Williams 82', 86', 90+3' Silva 84' Able 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Amairany Garcìa (Mexico)

October 16, 2024 (2024-10-16) 4	NJ/NY Gotham	4–4	Tigres Femenil	Harrison, United States
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4)	Zerboni 4' González 21' Sheehan 42' López 71'	Report	Mayor 6' Dias 15', 25' Ovalle 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

Semifinals

May 22, 2025 (2025-05-22)	América	–	NJ/NY Gotham
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Transactions

2024 NWSL Draft

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]

Transfers in

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]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Destination club	Ref.
January 31, 2024		DF	USA	Taylor Smith	Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C.	^[13]

References

^ Linehan, Meg (January 25, 2024). "Breaking down the 2024 NWSL schedule". The Athletic.
^ Kassouf, Jeff (November 16, 2024). "Washington Spirit beats Gotham in shootout to reach NWSL final". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
^ Linehan, Meg (December 18, 2023). "Gotham FC close to signing Lavelle, Dunn". The Athletic. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Moore, David (January 2, 2024). "Gotham FC announce the signings of USWNT stars Crystal Dunn and Tierna Davidson". The18.
^ Cattry, Pardeep (January 4, 2024). "How NJ/NY Gotham FC sold USWNT stars on people-first ethos to pull off ambitious NWSL free agency sweep". CBS Sports.
^ "Technical Staff". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
^ "Gotham FC Announces Roster for 2024 Season". Gotham FC. March 13, 2024.
^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com.
^ Lewis, Michael (February 14, 2024). "Welcome Aboard: Gotham FC signs draft pick Bell". Front Row Soccer.
^ ^a ^b "Gotham FC Signs FIFA Women's World Cup Champions, Olympians, and USWNT Players Rose Lavelle and Emily Sonnett" (Press release). NJ/NY Gotham FC. January 4, 2024.
^ Tonelli, Jenna (January 25, 2023). "Gotham FC and Kelley O'Hara finalize two-year deal". The Equalizer. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
^ Communications, Gotham FC (January 24, 2024). "Gotham FC, Racing Louisville, and Seattle Reign Agree to Three-Way Trade; Gotham FC Acquires Defender Sam Hiatt". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
^ Communications, Gotham FC (January 31, 2024). "Gotham FC Loans Forward Taylor Smith to Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C." NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

[1] Linehan, Meg (January 25, 2024). "Breaking down the 2024 NWSL schedule". The Athletic.

[2] Kassouf, Jeff (November 16, 2024). "Washington Spirit beats Gotham in shootout to reach NWSL final". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2024.

[3] Linehan, Meg (December 18, 2023). "Gotham FC close to signing Lavelle, Dunn". The Athletic. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024.

[:0-4] Moore, David (January 2, 2024). "Gotham FC announce the signings of USWNT stars Crystal Dunn and Tierna Davidson". The18.

[5] Cattry, Pardeep (January 4, 2024). "How NJ/NY Gotham FC sold USWNT stars on people-first ethos to pull off ambitious NWSL free agency sweep". CBS Sports.

[6] "Technical Staff". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved April 20, 2023.

[7] "Gotham FC Announces Roster for 2024 Season". Gotham FC. March 13, 2024.

[8] "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com.

[9] Lewis, Michael (February 14, 2024). "Welcome Aboard: Gotham FC signs draft pick Bell". Front Row Soccer.

[Gotham-10] "Gotham FC Signs FIFA Women's World Cup Champions, Olympians, and USWNT Players Rose Lavelle and Emily Sonnett" (Press release). NJ/NY Gotham FC. January 4, 2024.

[11] Tonelli, Jenna (January 25, 2023). "Gotham FC and Kelley O'Hara finalize two-year deal". The Equalizer. Retrieved April 20, 2023.

[12] Communications, Gotham FC (January 24, 2024). "Gotham FC, Racing Louisville, and Seattle Reign Agree to Three-Way Trade; Gotham FC Acquires Defender Sam Hiatt". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

[13] Communications, Gotham FC (January 31, 2024). "Gotham FC Loans Forward Taylor Smith to Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C." NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

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