# 2024 Bay FC season

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
### Regular season
#### Regular season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 5 | North Carolina Courage | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 39 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Portland Thorns FC | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 34 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Bay FC | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 34 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Chicago Red Stars | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 32 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Racing Louisville FC | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 28 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: November 2, 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 | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
* ↑ 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 | Teamvte | 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 | — |

## Transactions
### 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft

The 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft was held on December 15, 2023.
| Pick | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Previous team |
| 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 | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| 11 | PASS | PASS | PASS | 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 |
| 1 | 8 | Maya Doms | MF | Stanford | Signed |
| 3 | 30 | Jamie Shepherd | MF | BYU | Signed |
| 3 | 34 | Caroline Conti | MF | Clemson | Signed |
| 4 | 55 | Laveni Vaka | DF | Georgia | |

### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Pos. | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| 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. |
| December 12, 2023 | 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. |
| December 12, 2023 | 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. |
| December 12, 2023 | 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. |
| December 12, 2023 | 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. |