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2024 season
Majority Owner	Sixth Street Partners
Head Coach	Albertin Montoya
Stadium	PayPal Park
NWSL	7th
Playoffs	Quarterfinals
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Asisat Oshoala (7) All: Asisat Oshoala (8)
Highest home attendance	18,000
Lowest home attendance	10,367
Average home league attendance	13,617
Home colors Away colors
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All statistics correct as of November 10, 2024.

The 2024 Bay FC season was Bay FC's inaugural season as a professional women's soccer team. It played in the National Women's Soccer League, where it finished the season in seventh place to qualify for the playoffs and was eliminated in the quarterfinals by the second-seeded Washington Spirit.

Background

On April 4, 2023, the NWSL formally awarded one of its two planned 2024 expansion teams to a Bay Area group led by former US Women's National Team players Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton, and Aly Wagner, backed by majority owners and San Francisco-based investment firm Sixth Street Partners. The expansion fee was reported to be $53 million.

Team

Squad

As of March 19, 2024.

No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
0	GK	Katelyn Rowland	United States
1	GK	Melissa Lowder	United States
2	DF	Savy King	United States
3	DF	Caprice Dydasco	United States
4	DF	Emily Menges	United States
5	DF	Jen Beattie	Scotland
6	MF	Maya Doms	United States
7	FW	Princess Marfo	Ghana
8	FW	Asisat Oshoala	Nigeria
9	FW	Racheal Kundananji	Zambia
10	MF	Deyna Castellanos	Venezuela
11	FW	Scarlett Camberos	Mexico
12	MF	Tess Boade	United States
14	MF	Jamie Shepherd	United States
15	MF	Caroline Conti	United States
16	DF	Jordan Brewster	United States
18	MF	Joelle Anderson	United States
19	MF	Dorian Bailey	United States
20	DF	Alyssa Malonson	United States
21	FW	Rachel Hill	United States
22	DF	Alex Loera	United States
23	DF	Kiki Pickett	United States
24	DF	Maddie Moreau	United States
27	DF	Kayla Sharples	United States
32	GK	Emmie Allen	United States
44	GK	Lysianne Proulx	Canada

Competitions

Preseason

Friendlies

August 27, 2024 US Tour	Bay FC	2–5	Barcelona	San Jose, California
	Oshoala 18' Kundananji 32'	Report	Kika 22' Graham Hansen 35' Mapi León 67' Pina 90+1' Patri 90+3'	Stadium: PayPal Park

Regular season

Regular season standings

Results summary

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

Results by matchday

1. Bay's position at the end of the day on which their match was played.

Playoffs

Bay FC finished the regular season in 7th place and qualified for the NWSL playoffs as the seventh-seeded of eight teams.

Matches

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LA	SD	AME	BAY
1	Angel City FC	3	2	1	0	0	4	1	+3	8	Advances to knockout stage		—	0–0	2–1	2–0
2	San Diego Wave FC	3	1	0	1	1	3	3	0	4			0–0	—	0–2	3–1
3	Club América	3	1	0	0	2	4	4	0	3			1–2	2–0	—	1–2
4	Bay FC	3	1	0	0	2	3	6	−3	3			0–2	1–3	2–1	—

July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20) 1	San Diego Wave FC	3–1	Bay FC	San Diego, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Wesley 45+1' Sánchez 53' Ali 80'	Report	Moreau 63'	Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 5,153 Referee: Iryna Petrunok

July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26) 2	Bay FC	0–2	Angel City FC	San Jose, California
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)		Report	Bailey 18' (o.g.) Emslie 54'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 9,766 Referee: Adam Zarrin

August 2, 2024 (2024-08-02) 3	Bay FC	2–1	Club América	San Jose, California
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Moreau 7' Bailey 53'	Report	Camberos 29'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 10,192 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

Transactions

2024 NWSL Expansion Draft

The 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft was held on December 15, 2023.

Pick	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Previous team	Ref.
1		Alyssa Malonson	DF	Seattle Reign FC
3		Tess Boade	FW	OL Reign
5		Rachel Hill	FW	San Diego Wave FC
7		Katelyn Rowland	GK	North Carolina Courage
9	PASS
11	PASS
12		Sierra Enge	MF	San Diego Wave FC

2024 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 NWSL Draft was held on December 14, 2023.

Round	Pick	Player	Pos.	College	Status
1	2	Savannah King	DF	North Carolina	Signed
	8	Maya Doms	MF	Stanford	Signed
3	30	Jamie Shepherd	MF	BYU	Signed
	34	Caroline Conti	MF	Clemson	Signed
4	55	Laveni Vaka	DF	Georgia

Transfers in

Date	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
November 15, 2023	Alex Loera	MF	Kansas City Current	Acquired in a trade in exchange for $175,000 in allocation money and protection from Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft.
November 21, 2023	Caprice Dydasco	DF	Houston Dash	Free agent signing.
December 12, 2023	Dorian Bailey	DF	Washington Spirit	Acquired in a trade in exchange for protection from Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft.
	Emily Menges	DF	Portland Thorns FC	Acquired in a trade in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money and protection in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft.
	Ellie Jean	DF	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Acquired in a three-team trade in exchange for protection in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. Bay also received $130,000 in allocation money from Racing Louisville FC.
	Scarlett Camberos	FW	Angel City FC	Acquired in a trade in exchange for $50,000 in allocation money and protection from Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft.
	Joelle Anderson	MF	Houston Dash	Acquired in a trade along with $25,000 in Allocation Money in exchange for protection from Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft.
December 21, 2023	Kayla Sharples	DF	Chicago Red Stars	Free agent signing.
January 21, 2024	Kiki Pickett	DF	North Carolina Courage	Free agent signing.
January 25, 2024	Melissa Lowder	GK	Þór/KA	Free agent signing. Was a Preseason Non-Roster Invitee.
January 26, 2024	Deyna Castellanos	MF	Manchester City W.F.C.	Transfer with fee from Manchester City
January 30, 2024	Princess Marfo	FW	FC Nordsjælland	Transfer with fee from FC Nordsjælland.
February 1, 2024	Asisat Oshoala	FW	FC Barcelona	Transfer with fee from FC Barcelona.
February 2, 2024	Jen Beattie	DF	Arsenal	Transfer with fee from Arsenal.
February 8, 2024	Lysianne Proulx	GK	Melbourne City FC	Transfer with fee from Melbourne City FC.
February 13, 2024	Racheal Kundananji	FW	Madrid CFF	Transfer with fee from Madrid CFF.
March 11, 2024	Jordan Brewster	DF	Kristianstads DFF	Free agent signing.
March 13, 2024	Emmie Allen	GK	North Carolina Tar Heels	Free agent signing. Was a Preseason Non-Roster Invitee.
March 15, 2024	Maddie Moreau	DF	West Virginia Mountaineers	Free agent signing. Was a Preseason Non-Roster Invitee.

Transfers out

Date	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 17, 2023	Sierra Enge	MF	Houston Dash	Traded in exchange for $50,000 in allocation money.
December 18, 2021	Ellie Jean	DF	Racing Louisville FC	Traded in exchange for $40,000 in Alternative Allocation Money. Bay also received $130,000 in Allocation Money on December 12, as part of this trade.

Preseason trialists

Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. Bay released their preseason roster on January 23, 2024.

Player	Position	Previous team
Emmie Allen	GK	North Carolina Tar Heels
Hailey Coll	GK	Oregon State Beavers
Melissa Lowder	GK	Þór/KA
Caitlin Cosme	DF	Orlando Pride
Maya Gordon	DF	LSU Tigers
Tegan McGrady	DF	Portland Thorns FC
Maya McCutcheon	MF	West Virginia Mountaineers
Maddie Moreau	MF	West Virginia Mountaineers
Brianna Visalli	MF	Aarhus GF
Jasmine Hamid	MF	Towson Tigers
Ru Mucherera	FW	Shelbourne F.C.
Shaelan Murison	FW	Oly Town FC
Chioma Ubogagu	FW	Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

1. Signed to first team contract.

References

1. "Washington Spirit beat Bay FC to reach NWSL semifinals". ESPN. Associated Press. November 10, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
2. Ingemi, Marisa (April 4, 2023). "Bay Area lands NWSL 2024 expansion team with largest investment in women's soccer". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
3. Toonkel, Jessica; Bachman, Rachel (January 27, 2023). "NWSL Set to Expand With Record-Setting $50 Million Franchise Fees". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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10. ^ "Bay FC announces roster ahead of inaugural NWSL season". Bay FC. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
11. "Bay FC Acquires Its First Player, Former NCAA Champion and Honda Player of the Year Defender Alex Loera". Bay FC. November 15, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
12. "Bay FC Continues to Build its Roster and Signs Defensive Powerhouse Caprice Dydasco". Bay FC. November 21, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
13. "Bay FC Acquires midfielder Dorian Bailey from Washington Spirit". Bay FC. December 12, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
14. "Bay FC Acquires veteran NWSL defender Emily Menges from Portland Thorns FC". Bay FC. December 12, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
15. "Bay FC Acquires defender Ellie Jean from NJ/NY Gotham FC, Allocation Money from Racing Louisville FC in three-team trade". Bay FC. December 12, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
16. "Bay FC Acquires Mexican National Team Forward Scarlett Camberos from Angel City FC". Bay FC. December 12, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
17. "Bay FC Acquires midfielder Joelle Anderson, $25,000 Allocation Money from Houston Dash". Bay FC. December 12, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
18. "Bay FC signs free agent defender Kayla Sharples". Bay FC. December 21, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
19. "Bay FC Signs Free Agent Defender Kiki Pickett". Bay FC. January 21, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
20. "Bay FC signs goalkeeper Melissa Lowder". Bay FC. January 29, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
21. "Bay FC signs Venezuelan international midfielder Deyna Castellanos". Bay FC. January 26, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
22. "Bay FC signs young Ghanaian forward Princess Marfo". Bay FC. January 30, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
23. "Bay FC signs Nigerian international Asisat Oshoala". Bay FC. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
24. "Bay FC signs Scottish defender Jen Beattie". Bay FC. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
25. "Bay FC adds Canadian goalkeeper Lysianne Proulx". Bay FC. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
26. "Bay FC signs Zambian forward Racheal Kundananji". Bay FC. February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
27. "Bay FC signs defender Jordan Brewster". Bay FC. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
28. "Bay FC announces roster ahead of inaugural NWSL season". Bay FC. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
29. "Bay FC signs defender Maddie Moreau". Bay FC. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
30. "Bay FC acquires $50,000 Allocation Money from Houston Dash". Bay FC. December 17, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
31. "Bay FC acquires $40,000 Alternative Allocation Money from Racing Louisville FC". Bay FC. December 18, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
32. "Bay FC announces 2024 preseason roster to open training camp". Bay FC. January 23, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.

See also

• 2024 National Women's Soccer League season
• 2024 in American soccer

• 2024 National Women's Soccer League season
• American soccer clubs 2024 season
• 2024 in sports in California
• 2020s in San Jose, California
• Women's sports in California