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2024 soccer season
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 .
Current squad [ edit ]
As of March 15, 2024.[1] [2]
Coaching staff [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Friendlies [ edit ]
Wave FC will open the 2024 preseason at the Coachella Valley Invitational. [4]
NWSL Challenge Cup [ edit ]
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]
Regular season [ edit ]
Updated to match(es) played on April 28, 2024. Source:
NWSL Rules for classification:
Tiebreakers
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup [ edit ]
First match(es) will be played: July 20, 2024. Source: Liga MX Femenil
[6]
2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup [ edit ]
San Diego Wave FC qualified as the 2023 National Women's Soccer League Shield winners.
Transactions [ edit ]
2024 NWSL Draft [ edit ]
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster.
Transfers in [ edit ]
Date
Player
Pos.
Previous club
Fee/notes
Ref.
December 17, 2023
Sierra Enge
MF
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
Elyse Bennett
FW
Utah Royals
In exchange for $40,000 in allocation money.
[10]
December 20, 2023
Savannah McCaskill
MF
Angel City
Free agent
[11]
January 8, 2024
Hillary Beall
GK
Racing Louisville FC
In exchange for natural second-round pick in the 2025 NWSL Draft.
[12]
February 1, 2024
Hanna Lundkvist
DF
Atlético Madrid
In exchange for an undisclosed fee.
[13]
February 5, 2024
Kaitlyn Torpey
DF
Melbourne City
In exchange for an undisclosed fee.
[14]
Transfers out [ edit ]
Date
Player
Pos.
Destination club
Fee/notes
Ref.
November 20, 2023
Mia Gyau
DF
Waived
[15]
November 20, 2023
Giovanna DeMarco
MF
Out of contract
[15]
November 20, 2023
Madison Pogarch
DF
Utah Royals
Free agent
[15]
November 20, 2023
Kaleigh Riehl
DF
In exchange for $60,000 in Allocation Money and 2024 Expansion Protection from Utah Royals.
[16]
December 15, 2023
Rachel Hill
FW
Bay FC
2024 NWSL Expansion Draft
[17]
December 15, 2023
Sierra Enge
MF
December 17, 2023
Belle Briede
MF
Houston Dash
In exchange for midfielder Sierra Enge.
[10]
January 5, 2024
Shae Yanez
GK
Bristol City
For an undisclosed transfer fee.
[18]
January 12, 2024
Meggie Dougherty Howard
MF
Angel City FC
For $40,000 in Allocation Money
[19]
January 22, 2024
Taylor Kornieck
MF
Racing Louisville FC
For $150,000 in Allocation Money
[20]
January 26, 2024
Kelsey Turnbow
MF
Retirement
[21]
References [ edit ]
^ "Roster" . San Diego Wave FC. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023 .
^ "San Diego Wave FC Announces 23-Player Opening Week Roster" . San Diego Wave FC . March 13, 2024.
^ "technical-staff" . San Diego Wave FC . Retrieved December 9, 2023 .
^ "2024 COACHELLA VALLEY INVITATIONAL" . sandiegowavefc.com .
^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL" . www.nwslsoccer.com .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs 2024 NWSL Draft Pick Mya Jones" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC . January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024 .
^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Sierra Enge" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC . December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023 .
^ 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 .
^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Free Agent Midfielder Savannah McCaskill" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC . December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023 .
^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Goalkeeper Hillary Beall from Racing Louisville" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC . January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ a b c "San Diego Wave FC Announce 2023 Roster Decisions" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC . November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "San Diego Wave FC Transfers Goalkeeper Shae Yanez to Bristol City" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC . January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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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