2023 San Diego Wave FC season
Playoffs | Semifinals | ||
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Top goalscorer | Alex Morgan (6) | ||
Highest home attendance | 30,854 (vs. CHI, Mar 25) | ||
Average home league attendance | 20,681 | ||
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All statistics correct as of July 8, 2023. |
The 2023 playoff semi-finals where they were eliminated from the postseason.
Team
Squad
- As of October 15, 2023.[1]
No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
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1 | GK | Kailen Sheridan | Canada |
2 | DF | Abby Dahlkemper | United States |
3 | FW | Rachel Hill | United States |
4 | DF | Naomi Girma | United States |
5 | MF | Emily van Egmond | Australia |
6 | FW | Kelsey Turnbow | United States |
7 | FW | Amirah Ali | United States |
8 | MF | Sierra Enge | United States |
10 | FW | Sofia Jakobsson | Sweden |
11 | FW | Jaedyn Shaw | United States |
12 | MF | Giovanna DeMarco | United States |
13 | FW | Alex Morgan | United States |
14 | DF | Kristen McNabb | United States |
15 | MF | Makenzy Doniak | United States |
16 | DF | Madison Pogarch | United States |
17 | GK | Lauren Brzykcy | United States |
18 | DF | Kaleigh Riehl | United States |
19 | FW | Kyra Carusa | United States |
20 | DF | Christen Westphal | United States |
22 | MF | Taylor Kornieck
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United States |
23 | MF | Belle Briede | United States |
24 | MF | Danielle Colaprico | United States |
25 | FW | Melanie Barcenas | United States |
26 | DF | Mia Gyau | United States |
28 | MF | Meggie Dougherty Howard | United States |
30 | GK | Shae Yáñez | United States |
Coaching Staff
- As of October 16, 2023.[2]
Position | Staff |
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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
Regular season
March 25 1 | San Diego Wave FC | 3–2 | Chicago Red Stars | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 30,854 Referee: Elton Garcia |
April 1 2 | San Diego Wave FC | 3–1 | North Carolina Courage | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: JC Griggs |
April 15 3 | OL Reign | 1–0 | San Diego Wave FC | Seattle, Washington |
7:00 pm | Van der Jagt 90+5' | Report | Hill 90+4' | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 9,219 Referee: Tori Penso |
April 23 4 | Los Angeles, California | |||
5:00 pm | Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
April 29 5 | San Diego Wave FC | 1–3 | Orlando Pride | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm | Report |
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Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 16,225 Referee: Brad Jensen |
May 6 6 | Washington Spirit | 3–1 | San Diego Wave FC | Buzzard Point, Washington D.C. |
10:00 am | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 12,232 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
May 14 7 | Kansas City Current | 0–2 | San Diego Wave FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
3:00 pm |
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Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 12,969 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
May 20 8 | Houston Dash | 0–3 | San Diego Wave FC | Houston, Texas |
5:30 pm | Report | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 5,966 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
May 26 9 | San Diego Wave FC | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 18,130 Referee: Elton García |
June 4 10 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0–1 | San Diego Wave FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
2:30 pm | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 15,058 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
June 9 11 | Racing Louisville FC | 0–0 | San Diego Wave FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
5:00 pm |
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Report | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,753 Referee: Adorae Monroy |
June 17 12 | San Diego Wave FC | 1–2 | Angel City FC | San Diego, California |
1:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 25,515 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
June 24 13 | San Diego Wave FC | 1–2 | OL Reign | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 22,682 Referee: Natalie Simon |
July 1 14 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | San Diego Wave FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
5:00 pm | Report |
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Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 5,698 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
July 8 15 | San Diego Wave FC | 2–2 | Washington Spirit | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 14,362 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
August 19 16 | San Diego Wave FC | 2–1 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 12,045 Referee: Elton Garcia |
August 25 17 | Orlando Pride | 1–2 | San Diego Wave FC | Orlando, Florida |
4:00 pm |
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Report |
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Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 7,556 Referee: Matt Thompson |
September 3 18 | San Diego Wave FC | 1–0 | Houston Dash | San Diego, California |
5:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 24,936 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
September 16 19 | San Diego Wave FC | 1–2 | Kansas City Current | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm |
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Report |
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Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 15,832 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
September 30 20 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–2 | San Diego Wave FC | Portland, Oregon |
7:30 pm | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 19,947 Referee: Calin Radosav |
October 7 21 | North Carolina Courage | 0–0 | San Diego Wave FC | Cary, North Carolina |
4:00 pm |
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Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 10,434 Referee: Anya Voigt |
October 15 22 | San Diego Wave FC | 2–0 | Racing Louisville FC | San Diego, California |
2:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 30,312 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
Regular season standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | San Diego Wave FC (S) | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 37 | Playoff semifinals |
2 | Portland Thorns FC | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 35 | |
3 | North Carolina Courage | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 33 | Playoff quarterfinals |
4 | OL Reign
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22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 32 | |
5 | Angel City FC | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 31 | |
6 | NJ/NY Gotham FC (C) | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 31 | |
7 | Orlando Pride | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 31 | |
8 | Washington Spirit | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 30 | |
9 | Racing Louisville FC | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 27 | |
10 | Houston Dash | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 26 | |
11 | Kansas City Current | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 26 | |
12 | Chicago Red Stars | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 24 |
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | +7 |
Last updated: October 15, 2023.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on October 15, 2023. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Playoffs
November 5, 2023 Semifinals | San Diego Wave FC | 0–1 | OL Reign | San Diego, California |
6:30 pm PST | Box Report |
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Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 32,262 Referee: Natalie Simon |
NWSL Challenge Cup
Group stage
April 19 | San Diego Wave FC | 1–0 | Portland Thorns FC | San Diego, California |
7:00 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 9,504 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
May 31 | San Diego Wave FC | 0–3 | OL Reign | San Diego, California |
7:00 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 9,763 Referee: Anya Voigt |
June 28 | Los Angeles, California | |||
7:00 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 13,648 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
July 21 | Portland Thorns FC | 4–1 | San Diego Wave FC | Portland, Oregon |
7:30 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,393 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
July 28 | Seattle, Washington | |||
7:00 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 7,513 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
August 5 | San Diego Wave FC | 1–1 | PDT (UTC-7 ) |
Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 14,408 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
West Division standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RGN
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LA | POR | SD | |
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1 | OL Reign
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | Angel City FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Portland Thorns FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | 0–1 | 3–2 | — | 4–1 | ||
4 | San Diego Wave FC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
Source: NWSL
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on August 5, 2023. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Squad statistics
Goalscorers
- As of match played November 5, 2023
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | NWSL | Playoffs | Cup | Total |
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1 | 13 | FW | Alex Morgan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
2 | 11 | FW | Jaedyn Shaw | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
3 | 15 | FW | Makenzy Doniak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | 10 | FW | Sofia Jakobsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
7 | FW | Amirah Ali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
8 | MF | Sierra Enge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
19 | FW | Kyra Carusa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
5 | 22 | MF | Taylor Kornieck
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1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | 2 | DF | Abby Dahlkemper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
23 | MF | Belle Briede | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
14 | DF | Kristen McNabb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
16 | DF | Madison Pogarch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
34 | DF | Cheyenne Shorts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
7 | 24 | MF | Danielle Colaprico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Total | 29 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
Shutouts
- As of match played November 5, 2023
Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | NWSL | Playoffs | Cup | Total |
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1 | 1 | GK | Kailen Sheridan | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Transactions
2023 NWSL Draft
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2023 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2023.[3]
Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | College | Status |
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2 | 13 | Sierra Enge | MF
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Stanford | Signed[4] |
3 | 33 | Lauren Brzykcy | GK
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UCLA | Signed[5] |
4 | 45 | Giovanna DeMarco | MF
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Wake Forest | Signed[6] |
Transfers in
Date | Player | Pos. | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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December 2, 2022 | Rachel Hill | FW
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Chicago Red Stars | Free agent signing. | [7] |
December 5, 2022 | Danielle Colaprico | MF
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[8] | ||
January 12, 2023 | Megan Dougherty Howard
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MF
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Orlando Pride | [9] | |
March 28, 2023 | Cheyenne Shorts | DF
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Portland Thorns FC | Short-term injury replacement player signing. | [10] |
April 26, 2023 | Shae Yanez | GK
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London City Lionesses | Transferred for an undisclosed fee. | [11] |
June 27, 2023 | Chai Cortez | DF
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Oregon Ducks
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Short-term national team replacement player signings. | [12] |
Shea Connors | FW
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Brisbane Roar FC | |||
Sydney Cummings | DF
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Western United FC | |||
August 16, 2023 | Kyra Carusa | FW
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London City Lionesses | Free transfer. | [13] |
Transfers out
Date | Player | Pos. | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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November 15, 2022 | Jackie Altschuld | FW
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Out of contract. | [14] | |
Taylor Hansen | DF
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Katie Johnson | FW
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Angel City FC | |||
Melissa Lowder | GK
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Sydney Pulver | MF
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Kayla Bruster | DF
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The club chose not to exercise contract options. | |||
Marleen Schimmer | FW
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Retirements
Date | Player | Pos. | Ref. |
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March 15, 2023 | Carly Telford | GK
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[15] |
Preseason trialists
Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. The Wave released their preseason roster on February 6, 2023.[16]
Player | Pos. | Previous team |
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Melanie Barcenas[A] | FW
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San Diego Surf SC |
Trinity Watson | DF
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Pepperdine Waves |
Maisie Whitsett | MF
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Louisville Cardinals |
- ^ Signed to first team contract.
See also
References
- ^ "Roster". San Diego Wave FC. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "technical-staff". San Diego Wave FC. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NWSL Draft tracker: Complete list of picks as phenom Alyssa Thompson goes No. 1 to Angel City FC". CBS Sports. January 12, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Local Product Sierra Enge" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. March 9, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Goalkeeper Lauren Brzykcy" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. March 14, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Midfielder Giovanna DeMarco" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. March 22, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Forward Rachel Hill" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. December 2, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Midfielder Danielle Colaprico" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. December 5, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Midfielder Megan Dougherty Howard" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 12, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC sign defender Cheynne Shorts as Injury Replacement player" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. March 28, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Goalkeeper Shae Yanez" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. April 26, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Sign Shea Connors, Chai Cortez and Sydney Cummings as National Team Replacement Players" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquire Forward Kyra Carusa" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. August 16, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Announces Initial Roster Decisions Ahead of 2023 NWSL Season" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. November 15, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Goalkeeper Carly Telford Announces Retirement" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. March 15, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ Rodriguez, Alicia (February 6, 2023). "San Diego Wave FC release initial 2023 preseason roster". LAG Confidential. Retrieved April 30, 2023.