# 2024 New York City FC season

The 2024 New York City FC season was the club's tenth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States. The club split its home games between Yankee Stadium and Citi Field, and played their season opener against Charlotte FC on February 24, 2024.

## Player movement
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 7 | FW | Jovan Mijatović | Red Star Belgrade | Transfer | February 19, 2024 |
| 8 | MF | Andrés Perea | Philadelphia Union | $650,000 in General Allocation Money | January 15, 2024 |
| 12 | DF | Strahinja Tanasijević | FK Spartak Subotica | Transfer | February 5, 2024 |
| 17 | DF | Hannes Wolf | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Transfer | January 16, 2024 |
| 26 | FW | Agustín Ojeda | Racing Club | Transfer | February 2, 2024 |
| 30 | GK | Tomás Romero | Toronto FC | Transfer | February 6, 2024 |
| 88 | FW | Malachi Jones | Lipscomb Bisons | Picked in the First Round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft | January 22, 2024 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 8 | FW | Thiago Andrade | Shenzhen Peng City | Loan | February 8, 2024 |
| 19 | FW | Gabe Segal | Houston Dynamo FC | Transfer | February 16, 2024 |
| 26 | MF | Nicolás Acevedo | Bahia | Loan | January 26, 2024 |

## Current roster

    As of January 27, 2023
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Since | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Luis Barraza | GK | 2019 | (1996-11-08) November 8, 1996 (age 28) | Chicago FC United | 9 | 0 |
| 49 | Matt Freese | GK | 2023 | (1998-02-09) February 9, 1998 (age 27) | Philadelphia Union | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 13 | Thiago Martins Bueno | CB | 2022 | (1995-03-17) March 17, 1995 (age 29) | Yokohama F. Marinos | 36 | 0 |
| 24 | Tayvon Gray | RB | 2017 | (2002-08-19) August 19, 2002 (age 22) | New York City Academy | 49 | 0 |
| 35 | Mitja Ilenic | RB | 2023 | (2004-12-26) December 26, 2004 (age 20) | NK Domžale | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 6 | James Sands | DM | 2017 | (2000-07-06) July 6, 2000 (age 24) | Rangers F.C. | 65 | 0 |
| 10 | Santiago Rodríguez | AM | 2023 | (2000-01-08) January 8, 2000 (age 25) | Montevideo City Torque | 79 | 11 |
| 21 | Andres Jasson | MF | 2020 | (2002-01-17) January 17, 2002 (age 23) | New York Soccer Club | 42 | 0 |
| 55 | Keaton Parks | CM | 2019 | (1997-08-06) August 6, 1997 (age 27) | Benfica | 116 | 12 |
| 80 | Justin Haak | CM | 2019 | (2001-09-12) September 12, 2001 (age 23) | New York Soccer Club | 24 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 8 | Thiago Andrade | LW | 2021 | (2000-10-31) October 31, 2000 (age 24) | Esporte Clube Bahia | 66 | 11 |
| 22 | Kevin O'Toole | LW | 2022 | (1998-12-14) December 14, 1998 (age 26) | Princeton Tigers men's soccer | 12 | 0 |
| 43 | Talles Magno Bacelar Martins | AM | 2021 | (2002-06-26) June 26, 2002 (age 22) | Vasco da Gama | 63 | 14 |

## Competitions
### Major League Soccer
#### League tables
##### Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 52 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 51 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 6 | New York City FC | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 50 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 7 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 47 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 8 | CF Montréal | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 43 | Qualification for the wild-card round and the 2025 Leagues Cup |

##### Overall

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 11 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 51 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 12 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 50 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 13 | New York City FC | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 50 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 14 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V) | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 47 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 15 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 47 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
* 1 2 3 As one of the best U.S. teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
* ↑ As third place of Leagues Cup
* ↑ As winners of Canadian Championship

##### Match results
### Leagues Cup

The Leagues Cup took place from July 26 to August 25. New York City FC entered in the group stage in Pot 2, based on the 2023 Major League Soccer standings.

#### East 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CIN | NYC | QFC |
| 1 | FC Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 5–2 | 1–0 |
| 2 | New York City FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 0–0 |
| 3 | Querétaro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | | — | — | — |

#### Knockout stage
### U.S. Open Cup

New York City FC was not sent to the tournament, but their MLS Next Pro team New York City FC II was sent instead following the deal reached on March 1, 2024.