2024 San Diego Wave FC season

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2024 San Diego Wave FC season
2024 season
OwnerRon Burkle
PresidentJill Ellis
Head coachCasey Stoney
StadiumSnapdragon Stadium
Challenge CupChampions
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer CupGroup stage
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The 2024 San Diego Wave FC season is the team's third as a professional women's soccer team. Wave FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Team

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Current squad

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As of July 3, 2023.[1][2]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Kailen Sheridan Canada GK (1995-07-16) July 16, 1995 (age 28) 2022 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC 15 0 INT[a]
22 Hillary Beall United States GK (1999-01-27) January 27, 1999 (age 25) 2024 United States Racing Louisville FC 0 0
35 Morgan Messner United States GK (2000-02-17) February 17, 2000 (age 24) 2024 United States Chicago Red Stars 0 0
Defenders
2 Abby Dahlkemper United States DF (1993-05-13) May 13, 1993 (age 31) 2022 United States Houston Dash 11 0
4 Naomi Girma United States DF (2000-06-14) June 14, 2000 (age 24) 2022 United States Stanford Cardinal 11 0
6 Hanna Lundkvist Sweden DF (2002-07-17) July 17, 2002 (age 21) 2024 Spain Atlético Madrid 14 1 INT[a]
12 Kennedy Wesley United States DF (2001-03-08) March 8, 2001 (age 23) 2024 United States Stanford Cardinal 7 0
14 Kristen McNabb United States DF (1994-04-17) April 17, 1994 (age 30) 2022 United States OL Reign 13 0
16 Kaitlyn Torpey Australia DF (2000-03-17) March 17, 2000 (age 24) 2024 Australia Melbourne City 10 0 INT[a]
20 Christen Westphal United States DF (1993-09-02) September 2, 1993 (age 30) 2022 United States Portland Thorns FC 7 0
Midfielders
5 Emily van Egmond Australia MF (1993-07-12) July 12, 1993 (age 30) 2022 United States Orlando Pride 15 1 INT[a]
8 Sierra Enge United States MF (2000-02-23) February 23, 2000 (age 24) 2023 United States Houston Dash 1 0
17 Kimmi Ascanio United States MF (2008-01-21) January 21, 2008 (age 16) 2024 United States Florida United SC 6 0 U18[b]
21 Savannah McCaskill United States MF (1996-07-31) July 31, 1996 (age 27) 2023 United States Angel City FC 15 0
24 Danielle Colaprico United States MF (1993-05-06) May 6, 1993 (age 31) 2023 United States Chicago Red Stars 14 0
Forwards
7 Amirah Ali United States FW (1998-12-07) December 7, 1998 (age 25) 2022 United States Rutgers Scarlet Knights 5 0
10 Sofia Jakobsson Sweden FW (1990-04-23) April 23, 1990 (age 34) 2022 Germany Bayern Munich 10 1 INT[a]
11 Jaedyn Shaw United States FW (2004-11-20) November 20, 2004 (age 19) 2023 United States Solar SC 14 3
13 Alex Morgan United States FW (1989-07-02) July 2, 1989 (age 35) 2022 United States Orlando Pride 9 0
15 Makenzy Doniak United States FW (1994-02-25) February 25, 1994 (age 30) 2022 United States Chicago Red Stars 13 3
18 Mya Jones Canada FW (2001-08-01) August 1, 2001 (age 22) 2024 United States Memphis Tigers 9 1 INT[a]
19 Kyra Carusa Republic of Ireland FW (1995-11-14) November 14, 1995 (age 28) 2023 England London City Lionesses 14 2
23 Elyse Bennett United States FW (1999-12-27) December 27, 1999 (age 24) 2023 United States Utah Royals 9 0
25 Melanie Barcenas United States FW (2007-10-30) October 30, 2007 (age 16) 2023 United States San Diego Surf SC 2 0 U18[b]
77 María Sánchez Mexico FW (1996-02-20) February 20, 1996 (age 28) 2024 United States Houston Dash 11 0
  1. ^ a b c d e f INT: International player
  2. ^ a b U18: Under-18 Signing

Coaching staff

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As of December 9, 2023.[3]
Position Staff
Head Coach Casey Stoney
Assistant Coach Jackie Bachteler
Assistant Coach / Head of Goalkeeping Louis Hunt
Technical and Development Coach Craig Barclay
Tactical Coach Analyst Chris Loxston

Competitions

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Friendlies

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Wave FC will open the 2024 preseason at the Coachella Valley Invitational.[4]

February 20 San Diego Wave FC v Bay FC Indio, California
12 pm PT Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 24 San Diego Wave FC v Portland Thorns FC Indio, California
11 am PT Stadium: Empire Polo Club

NWSL Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup has been reformatted to open each season as a single contest with the prior campaign’s winner of the NWSL Shield, presented by CarMax, against the reigning NWSL Champion. [5]

March 15 NJ/NY Gotham FC 0–1 San Diego Wave FC Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 pm PT Report
  • Morgan 88'
 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 14,241
Referee: Danielle Chesky

Regular season

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Main article: 2024 National Women's Soccer League season
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Bay FC 16 6 0 10 19 28 −9 18 Playoffs
9 Racing Louisville FC 15 3 7 5 20 19 +1 16
10 San Diego Wave FC 16 3 6 7 12 17 −5 15
11 Angel City FC 16 4 3 9 16 26 −10 15
12 Houston Dash 16 3 5 8 11 23 −12 14
Updated to match(es) played on July 6, 2024. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
March 23 1 San Diego Wave FC 1–2 Kansas City Current San Diego, California
7:00 pm PT
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 32,066
Referee: Brad Jensen
March 29 2 San Diego Wave FC 1–0 Seattle Reign FC San Diego, California
7:00 pm PT
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 16,746
Referee: Alex Billeter
April 13 3 Racing Louisville FC 0–0 San Diego Wave FC Louisville, Kentucky
4:30 pm PT
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 6,818
Referee: Rebeca Pagan
April 19 4 Orlando Pride 1–0 San Diego Wave FC Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm PT Yates 26' Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 7,701
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
April 27 5 San Diego Wave FC 2-1 Bay FC San Diego, California
7:00 pm PT
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 17,206
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 3 6 Seattle Reign FC 2-1 San Diego Wave FC Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm PT
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 7,030
Referee: Danielle Chesky
May 8 7 San Diego Wave FC 2-0 Utah Royals San Diego, California
7:00 pm PT
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 10,289
Referee: Katja Koroleva
May 12 8 San Diego Wave FC 1-1 NJ/NY Gotham FC San Diego, California
5:00 pm PT
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 16,024
Referee: Matthew Thompson
May 17 9 Bay FC 2-1 San Diego Wave FC San Jose, California
7:30 pm PT
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 16,930
Referee: Brad Jensen
May 23 10 Angel City FC 0-0 San Diego Wave FC Los Angeles, California
7:00 pm PT
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 19,103
Referee: Elton Garcia
June 7 11 San Diego Wave FC 1-1 Orlando Pride San Diego, California
7:00 pm PT
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 17,073
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
June 15 12 Washington Spirit 1-1 San Diego Wave FC Washington, D.C.
4:30 pm PT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,897
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
June 19 13 NJ/NY Gotham FC 2-1 San Diego Wave FC Harrison, New Jersey
4:00 pm PT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 10,718
Referee: Anya Voigt
June 22 14 Houston Dash 0-0 San Diego Wave FC Houston, Texas
4:30 pm PT
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 6,473
Referee: JC Griggs
June 28 15 San Diego Wave FC 0-3 Chicago Red Stars San Diego, California
7:00 pm PT
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 24,115
Referee: Shawn Tehini
July 5 16 Portland Thorns FC v San Diego Wave FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm PT Stadium: Providence Park
August 24 17 San Diego Wave FC v Angel City FC San Diego, California
1:00 pm PT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
September 1 18 San Diego Wave FC v Washington Spirit San Diego, California
5:00 pm PT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
September 8 19 San Diego Wave FC v North Carolina Courage San Diego, California
5:00 pm PT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
September 14 20 Utah Royals v San Diego Wave FC Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm PT Stadium: America First Field
September 21 21 Chicago Red Stars v San Diego Wave FC Bridgeview, Illinois
6:30 pm PT Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
September 28 22 San Diego Wave FC v Portland Thorns FC San Diego, California
7:00 pm PT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
October 5 23 North Carolina Courage v San Diego Wave FC Cary, North Carolina
4:00 pm PT Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
October 13 24 San Diego Wave FC v Houston Dash San Diego, California
5:00 pm PT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
October 19 25 Kansas City Current v San Diego Wave FC Kansas City, Missouri
10:00 am PT Stadium: CPKC Stadium
November 3 26 San Diego Wave FC v Racing Louisville FC San Diego, California
2:30 pm PT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

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Main article: 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

Pos Team
 Pld Pts LA SD BAY AME
1 United States Angel City FC 0 0 — Aug 1 — Jul 20
2 United States San Diego Wave FC 0 0 — — Jul 20 Jul 26
3 United States Bay FC 0 0 Jul 26 — — Aug 2
4 Mexico Club América 0 0 — — — —
First match(es) will be played: July 20, 2024. Source: Liga MX Femenil[6]
July 20 1 San Diego Wave FC United States v United States Bay FC San Diego, California
7:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Torero Stadium
July 26 2 San Diego Wave FC United States v Mexico Club América San Diego, California
7:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
August 1 3 Angel City FC United States v United States San Diego Wave FC Fullerton, California
7:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Titan Stadium

2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 United States San Diego Wave FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 United States Portland Thorns FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Mexico Club América Femenil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Panama Santa Fé FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Preliminary round winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: August 20, 2024. Source: CONCACAF

San Diego Wave FC qualified as the 2023 National Women's Soccer League Shield winners.

August 20 1 Santa Fe FC Panama v United States San Diego Wave FC Panama City, Panama
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
September 18 2 San Diego Wave FC United States v United States Portland Thorns San Diego, United States
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
October 1 3 Alianza FC Women/Whitecaps FC Girls Elite El Salvador/Canada v United States San Diego Wave FC Vancouver, Canada/San Salvador, El Salvador
5:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Ken Woods Field/Estadio Cuscatlán
October 16 4 San Diego Wave FC United States v United States Club América Femenil San Diego, United States
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

Transactions

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2024 NWSL Draft

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Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster.

Round Pick Player Pos. College Status
1 12 United States Kennedy Wesley
DF
 Stanford [7]
3 42 Canada Mya Jones
FW
 Memphis [8]

Transfers in

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Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
December 17, 2023 United States Sierra Enge
MF
 United States Houston Dash In exchange for midfielder Belle Briede, the Wave’s 2024 natural third-round NWSL Draft pick, and $60,000 in allocation money. [9]
December 17, 2023 United States Elyse Bennett
FW
 United States Utah Royals In exchange for $40,000 in allocation money. [10]
December 20, 2023 United States Savannah McCaskill
MF
 United States Angel City Free agent [11]
January 8, 2024 United States Hillary Beall
GK
 United States Racing Louisville FC In exchange for natural second-round pick in the 2025 NWSL Draft. [12]
February 1, 2024 Sweden Hanna Lundkvist
DF
 Spain Atlético Madrid In exchange for an undisclosed fee. [13]
February 5, 2024 Australia Kaitlyn Torpey
DF
 Australia Melbourne City In exchange for an undisclosed fee. [14]

Transfers out

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Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
November 20, 2023 United States Mia Gyau
DF
 Waived [15]
November 20, 2023 United States Giovanna DeMarco
MF
 Out of contract [15]
November 20, 2023 United States Madison Pogarch
DF
 United States Utah Royals Free agent [15]
November 20, 2023 United States Kaleigh Riehl
DF
 In exchange for $60,000 in Allocation Money and 2024 Expansion Protection from Utah Royals. [16]
December 15, 2023 United States Rachel Hill
FW
 United States Bay FC 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft [17]
December 15, 2023 United States Sierra Enge
MF
December 17, 2023 United States Belle Briede
MF
 United States Houston Dash In exchange for midfielder Sierra Enge. [10]
January 5, 2024 England Shae Yanez
GK
 England Bristol City For an undisclosed transfer fee. [18]
January 12, 2024 United States Meggie Dougherty Howard
MF
 United States Angel City FC For $40,000 in Allocation Money [19]
January 22, 2024 United States Taylor Kornieck
MF
 United States Racing Louisville FC For $150,000 in Allocation Money [20]
January 26, 2024 United States Kelsey Turnbow
MF
 Retirement [21]

References

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  1. ^ "Roster". San Diego Wave FC. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; July 3, 2024 suggested (help)
  2. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Announces 23-Player Opening Week Roster". San Diego Wave FC. March 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "technical-staff". San Diego Wave FC. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "2024 COACHELLA VALLEY INVITATIONAL". sandiegowavefc.com.
  5. ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  6. ^ "Liga MX Femenil y NWSL anuncian "Summer Cup", su histórica primera colaboración" [Liga MX Femenil and NWSL announce "Summer Cup", their historic first collaboration] (Press release) (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs 2024 NWSL Draft First-Round Pick Kennedy Wesley" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs 2024 NWSL Draft Pick Mya Jones" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Sierra Enge" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "San Diego Wave FC Acquire Elyse Bennett from Utah Royals" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Free Agent Midfielder Savannah McCaskill" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  12. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Goalkeeper Hillary Beall from Racing Louisville" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  13. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquire Swedish Defender Hanna Lundkvist from Club Atlético de Madrid" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  14. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquire Australian Defender Kaitlyn Torpey from Melbourne City FC" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  15. ^ a b c "San Diego Wave FC Announce 2023 Roster Decisions" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  16. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Allocation Money & Expansion Draft Protection, Trades Kaleigh Riehl to Utah Royals FC" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  17. ^ "NWSL Expansion Draft results: Bay FC land veteran Katelyn Rowland from North Carolina Courage" (Press release). cbssports.com. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  18. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Transfers Goalkeeper Shae Yanez to Bristol City" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  19. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires $40,000 in Allocation Money from Angel City FC" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  20. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Allocation Money, Trades Taylor Kornieck to Racing Louisville" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  21. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Midfielder Kelsey Turnbow Announces Retirement" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
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