2025 Angel City FC season

Angel City FC 2025 soccer season

Angel City FC2025 season

Owners| List of Angel City FC owners
Sporting director| Mark Parsons
Head coach| Sam Laity (interim)
Stadium| BMO Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)

Home colors

<- 2024

All statistics correct as of January 22, 2025.

The 2025 Angel City FC season is the team's upcoming fourth season as a professional women's soccer team. Angel City FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

## Background

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See also: 2024 Angel City FC season

### Coaching changes

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After a disappointing 2024 season where Angel City ending up ranking 12th out of 14 clubs, failing to reach the NWSL playoffs, on December 5, 2024, Angel City announced that they had mutually agreed to part ways with General Manager, Angela Hucles, who had first joined the club as VP of Player Development in 2021. Assistant General Manager, Matt Wade, assumed the role of interim General Manager while the club conducts a comprehensive search for a new General Manager.[1]

Following the departure of Hucles, Angel City then announced the departure of Head Coach Becki Tweed on December 9, 2024. Assistant Coach Eleri Earnshaw will act as interim head coach while the search of a new coach begins.[2] Angel City later announced the departure of Goalkeeping coach Omar Zeenni via social media on December 16, 2024.[3]

## Summary

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### Preseason

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After the conclusion of the 2024 season, on November 18, 2024, Angel City announced they would be moving into a newly renovated performance facility at California Lutheran University. The performance center, formerly used by the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, offers a full-size pitch and a half and approximately 50,000 square feet of indoor space, the largest dedicated solely to NWSL club. The performance center will serve as the home of Angel City players and first-team staff for up to four years and would be completed ahead of the 2025 preseason.

On November 19, 2024, announced NYX Professional Makeup as a new multi-year sleeve sponsor for the 2025 season, NYX is the first makeup brand to invest in a soccer team.[4]

On November 22, 2024, Angel City announced they had signed Scottish forward Claire Emslie to a new contract to keep her with Angel City until 2026.[5]

On December 4, 2024, rookie defender Madison Curry announced she would not be re-signing with Angel City and would instead sign with Seattle Reign FC as a free agent.[6] Later that day, Angel City announced the contract extension of Japanese goalkeeper Hannah Stambaugh for the 2025 season.[7]

On December 5, 2024, Angel City announced that they had mutually agreed to part ways with General Manager Angela Hucles Mangano who had first joined the club as VP of Player Development in 2021. Assistant General Manager Matt Wade will assume the role of interim General Manager while the club conducts a comprehensive search for a new GM.[1] Following the departure of Hucles, Angel City then announced the departure of Head Coach Becki Tweed on December 9, 2024. Tweed finished her time at Angel City with 17 wins, 13 draws, 17 loss across all competitions with a win rate of 36.17%. Assistant Coach Eleri Earnshaw will act as interim head coach while the search of a new coach begins.[2]

At the conclusion of the 2024 season, on December 10, 2024, Angel City announced their end-of-season roster, they announced they will not be renewing the contract of goalkeeper DiDi Haračić and defender Jasmyne Spencer, who have been with the club since its inaugural season in 2022, as well as midfielder Meggie Dougherty Howard and forward Katie Johnson, who would later announce her retirement from professional soccer on December 20, 2024.[8][9]

On December 16, 2024, M.A. Vignola announced she would be re-signing a new two-year contract with Angel City, keeping her at the club until 2026.[10]

On December 17, 2024, Angel City announced they had acquired French forward Julie Dufour from Paris FC and signed her on a three-year contract beginning in January 2025.[11] Dufour will occupy one of Angel City's international roster spots when she joins the club.

On December 20, 2024, Angel City announced they would be trading Costa Rican midfielder Rocky Rodríguez to Kansas City Current in exchange for $100,000 in intra-league transfer funds. Later that day, Mexican forward Katie Johnson, whose contract was not renewed with Angel City, also announced her retirement from professional soccer.[12]

On December 23, 2024, Angel City announced they had signed midfielder Macey Hodge on a two-year contract through 2026 with a club option for 2027. Hodge previously played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, and made 97 appearances over 5 years.[13]

Two Angel City players, Alyssa Thompson and Angelina Anderson were named to the USWNT's January training camp on January 7, 2025. This was Anderson's first call up to the United States senior team.[14] Gisele Thompson was later called up to the first ever USWNT futures camp which will run concurrently with the senior teams training camp.[15]

Mark Parsons was announced as the club's new Sporting Director on January 15, 2025.[16] Parsons will oversee all soccer operations, including the technical staff, the scouting and analytics department, sports medical, performance, nutrition, and player care. Parsons teased Christen Press' one-year contract renewal which was announced a few days later on January 17, 2025.[17]

Australian defender Alanna Kennedy announced her departure from Manchester City on January 21, 2025, and it was subsequently reported that she would be signing with Angel City on a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2026.[18] Later that day the new performance center was unveiled ahead of the start of preseason the following day.[19] On January 22, 2025 the official preseason roster was announced along with the announcement that Sam Laity was appointed as the new interim Head Coach and Ludovic Antunes as the interim Goalkeeping Coach.[20]

On January 29, 2025, it was announced that Alyssa and Gisele Thompson had both signed contract extensions keeping them at Angel City until 2028.[21] On January 31, 2025, Angel City announced they had acquired Japanese defender Miyabi Moriya from INAC Kobe Leonessa for an undisclosed fee. Moriya will occupy an International Roster spot and signed a one-year contract with a club option for 2026.[22] The following week on February 3, 2025, Angel City announced they had acquired Los Angeles-born defender Savy King from Bay FC, in exchange for $200,000 in intra-league transfer funds plus $100,000 in 2026.[23] Four days later, the club announced that Angelina Anderson had also signed an extension until 2028.[24]

Ahead of the International Break, both Thompson sisters were called up by Emma Hayes to represent the United States at the 2025 SheBelieves Cup, becoming the third sisters to make the same roster. Savy King also received a call-up as a training player.[25] New signings Alanna Kennedy and Miyabi Moriya were also called up for Japan and Australia for the SheBelieves Cup, Maithe López also received a call up as training player for Colombia. Megan Reid was called up by newly appointed Canadian coach Casey Stoney to represent Canada at the 2025 Pinatar Cup. Claire Emslie was called-up to represent Scotland for UEFA Nations League matches against Austria and Netherlands.[26]

After playing a closed door match against Bay FC, Angel City played their first public preseason match at the Coachella Invitational at the Empire Polo Fields on February 16, 2025 against Portland Thorns FC. After conceding first in the 57th minute, Lily Nabet scored her first Angel City goal off a corner kick from new signing Julie Dufour to tie the match, and U18-trialist Scottie Antonucci scored the match winner in stoppage time to finish the match as a 2–1 victory.[27] After the conclusion of the match the players called-up for International Duty departed.

Gisele Thompson made her senior-team debut on February 20, 2025 in the first match against Colombia. Both Alyssa and Gisele started the following match against Australia and Alanna Kennedy on February 23, 2025, becoming the second sisters to start in a senior-team match for the United States.[28] On February 25, 2025, Megan Reid scored her first international goal for Canada in a 7-0 victory over Chinese Taipei in the 2025 Pinatar Cup which was eventually won by Canada.[29] On February 26, 2025, the United States were defeated by Japan in the final match of the 2025 SheBelievesCup, Alyssa Thompson played as a substitute against Angel City teammate Miyabi Moriya, who won the 2025 SheBelieves Cup with Japan.[30]

With many key players out on International Duty for both teams, Angel City faced Seattle Reign FC in their second match of the Coachella Invitational on February 22, 2025, which finished as a 1–1 draw after Casey Phair scored her first goal with Angel City from a header to tie the match and finish the Coachella Invitational undefeated.[31]

## Stadium and facilities

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Angel City FC continued to play in BMO Stadium, their home since the team's inaugural season in 2022.

On November 18, 2024, Angel City announced they would be moving into a newly renovated performance facility at California Lutheran University. The performance center, formerly used by the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, offers a full-size pitch and a half and approximately 50,000 square feet of indoor space, the largest dedicated solely to NWSL club. The performance center will serve as the home of Angel City players and first-team staff for up to four years and would be completed ahead of the 2025 preseason. The performance center was officially unveiled on January 21, 2025 ahead of the preseason.[19]

The center features a 5,400-square-foot gym, custom lockers for players, coaches, staff, and a dedicated locker room for players under 18, a new hydrotherapy area including cold and hot plunge pools and saunas, a private outdoor relaxation lounge, a 3,400-square-foot medical treatment and rehabilitation area, a private recovery room, private doctor's office and medical staff offices, Custom pre- and post-training nutrition and supplement area to provide elevated nutrition area for athletes to fuel with fresh, nutritious meals prepared onsite, children's playroom to support the families of our players and staff, a 930-square-foot team meeting and film room, coaching and peraformance offices for soccer operations staff, and a fit-for-purpose studio onsite for content capture and interviews.[32]

## Team

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### Current staff

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As of January 22, 2025.[33][34][35]
Executive

President  | Julie Uhrman
Sporting Director  | Mark Parsons
Assistant General Manager  | Matt Wade
Coaching
Head Coach (interim)  | Sam Laity
Assistant Coach  | Eleri Earnshaw
Goalkeeping Coach (interim)  | Ludovic Antunes
Technical Assistant Coach  | Mykell Bates
Performance Analyst  | Oliver Blitz
Technical Staff
Technical Director  | Mark Wilson
Senior Director of Soccer Operations  | Marisa Leconte
Director of Player Care  | Chelsea Rodriguez
Soccer Operations Coordinator  | Alrick Drummond
Head Equipment Manager  | Brock Chartier
Director of Medical and Performance  | Sarah Smith
Head of Sports Science  | Dan Jones
Physical Performance Coach  | Michael Roman
Head Athletic Trainer  | Manny De Alba
Director of Rehabilitation  | Sarah Neal
Assistant Athletic Trainer  | April Seymon
Physical Therapist  | Joscelyn Shumate Bourne

### Squad

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As of March 12, 2025.[36]
No. | Nat. | Name  | Date of birth (age)  | Since | Previous team  | Notes

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Goalkeepers
1  |  | Hannah Stambaugh |  (1998-12-24)December 24, 1998 (aged 26)  | 2024  |  Omiya Ardija Ventus |
19  |  | Angelina Anderson |  (2001-03-22)March 22, 2001 (aged 24)  | 2023  |  University of California-Berkeley |
35  |  | Breanna Norris |  (2003-05-29)May 29, 2003 (aged 21)  | 2025  |  University of Portland |
Defenders
3  |  | Savy King |  (2005-02-05)February 5, 2005 (aged 20)  | 2025  |  Bay FC |
4  |  | Vanessa Gilles |  (1996-03-11)March 11, 1996 (aged 29)  | 2021  |  Bordeaux | INT

LOAN[a]

5  |  | Ali Riley (Captain)  |  (1987-10-30)October 30, 1987 (aged 37)  | 2022  |  Orlando Pride | SEI[b]
6  |  | Megan Reid |  (1996-07-09)July 9, 1996 (aged 28)  | 2022  |  Lamorinda United |
11  |  | Sarah Gorden (Vice Captain)  |  (1992-09-13)September 13, 1992 (aged 32)  | 2021  |  Chicago Red Stars |
16  |  | M.A. Vignola |  (1998-02-11)February 11, 1998 (aged 27)  | 2021  |  Valur

(via Washington Spirit)

20  |  | Gisele Thompson |  (2005-12-05)December 5, 2005 (aged 19)  | 2024  |  Total Futbol Academy |
26  |  | Hannah Johnson |  (2003-02-20)February 20, 2003 (aged 22)  | 2025  |  Mississippi State |
29  |  | Miyabi Moriya |  (1996-08-22)August 22, 1996 (aged 28)  | 2025  |  INAC Kobe Leonessa | INT
44  |  | Elizabeth Eddy |  (1991-09-13)September 13, 1991 (aged 33)  | 2023  |  Houston Dash |
Midfielders
4  |  | Katie Zelem |  (1996-01-20)January 20, 1996 (aged 29)  | 2024  |  Manchester United | INT
8  |  | Macey Hodge |  (2001-05-04)May 4, 2001 (aged 23)  | 2024  |  Mississippi State |
14  |  | Alanna Kennedy |  (1995-01-21)January 21, 1995 (aged 30)  | 2025  |  Manchester City | INT
17  |  | Kennedy Fuller |  (2007-03-09)March 9, 2007 (aged 18)  | 2024  |  Solar FC  |
28  |  | Lily Nabet |  (1999-09-24)September 24, 1999 (aged 25)  | 2022  |  Duke University |
99  |  | Madison Hammond |  (1997-11-15)November 15, 1997 (aged 27)  | 2022  |  OL Reign |
Forwards
2  |  | Sydney Leroux |  (1990-05-07)May 7, 1990 (aged 34)  | 2022  |  Orlando Pride |
7  |  | Julie Dufour |  (2001-05-29)May 29, 2001 (aged 23)  | 2024  |  Paris FC | INT
9  |  | Casey Phair |  (2007-06-29)June 29, 2007 (aged 17)  | 2024  |  Players Development Academy  | U18
10  |  | Claire Emslie |  (1994-03-08)March 8, 1994 (aged 31)  | 2022  |  Orlando Pride |
18  |  | Jun Endo |  (2000-05-24)May 24, 2000 (aged 24)  | 2021  |  Tokyo Verdy Beleza | INT

SEI[b]

21  |  | Alyssa Thompson |  (2004-11-07)November 7, 2004 (aged 20)  | 2023  |  Total Futbol Academy |
23  |  | Christen Press |  (1988-12-29)December 29, 1988 (aged 36)  | 2021  |  Manchester United

(via Racing Louisville FC)

27  |  | Maithé López |  (2007-01-24)January 24, 2007 (aged 18)  | 2025  |  Real Santander | INT

LOAN[a]

33  |  | Riley Tiernan |  | 2025  |  Rutgers Scarlet Knights |

1. ^ a b Loaned out to another team
2. ^ a b Season-ending injury

## Competitions

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Win Draw Loss

### Preseason

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#### Coachella Valley Invitational

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Angel City FC v Portland Thorns FC February 16, 2025 (2025-02-16) 1|  Angel City FC | 2–1|  Portland Thorns FC | Indio, California

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11:00 a.m. PDT (UTC-7) |

* Nabet 67'
* Antonucci 90+3'

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* Linnehan 57'

| Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Angel City FC v Seattle Reign FC February 22, 2025 (2025-02-22) 2|  Angel City FC | 1–1|  Seattle Reign FC | Indio, California

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12:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |

* Phair 86'

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* Dahlien 25'

| Stadium: Empire Polo Club

### Regular Season

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Main article: 2025 National Women's Soccer League season

All matches are in Pacific time

#### Matches

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Angel City FC v San Diego Wave FC March 16, 2025 (2025-03-16) 1|  Angel City FC | v|  San Diego Wave FC | Los Angeles, California

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3:50 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: BMO Stadium
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

Portland Thorns v Angel City FC March 21, 2025 (2025-03-21) 2|  Portland Thorns | v|  Angel City FC | Portland, Oregon

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Angel City FC v Seattle Reign FC March 30, 2025 (2025-03-30) 3|  Angel City FC | v|  Seattle Reign FC | Los Angeles, California

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5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: BMO Stadium

Houston Dash v Angel City FC April 12, 2025 (2025-04-12) 4|  Houston Dash | v|  Angel City FC | Houston, Texas

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2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

Angel City FC v NJ/NY Gotham FC April 18, 2025 (2025-04-18) 5|  Angel City FC | v|  NJ/NY Gotham FC | Los Angeles, California

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7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: BMO Stadium

Orlando Pride v Angel City FC April 25, 2025 (2025-04-25) 6|  Orlando Pride | v|  Angel City FC | Orlando, Florida

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5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

Washington Spirit v Angel City FC May 2, 2025 (2025-05-02) 7|  Washington Spirit | v|  Angel City FC | Washington D.C.

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5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: Audi Field

Angel City FC v Utah Royals May 9, 2025 (2025-05-9) 8|  Angel City FC | v|  Utah Royals | Los Angeles, California

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7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: BMO Stadium

Bay FC v Angel City FC May 17, 2025 (2025-05-17) 9|  Bay FC | v|  Angel City FC | San Jose, California

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7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: PayPal Park

Angel City FC v Racing Louisville FC May 24, 2025 (2025-05-24) 10|  Angel City FC | v|  Racing Louisville FC | Los Angeles, California

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7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: BMO Stadium

Angel City FC v Chicago Stars FC June 7, 2025 (2025-06-7) 11|  Angel City FC | v|  Chicago Stars FC | Los Angeles, California

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7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: BMO Stadium

Angel City FC v North Carolina Courage June 14, 2025 (2025-06-14) 12|  Angel City FC | v|  North Carolina Courage | Los Angeles, California

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7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: BMO Stadium

Kansas City Current v Angel City FC June 20, 2025 (2025-06-20) 13|  Kansas City Current | v|  Angel City FC | Kansas City, Missouri

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5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: CPKC Stadium

Seattle Reign FC v Angel City FC August 1, 2025 (2025-08-01) 14|  Seattle Reign FC | v|  Angel City FC | Seattle, Washington

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7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: Lumen Field

San Diego Wave FC v Angel City FC August 9, 2025 (2025-08-09) 15|  San Diego Wave FC | v|  Angel City FC | San Diego, California

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7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

Utah Royals v Angel City FC August 15, 2025 (2025-08-15) 16|  Utah Royals | v|  Angel City FC | Sandy, Utah

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7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: America First Field

Angel City FC v Orlando Pride August 21, 2025 (2025-08-21) 17|  Angel City FC | v|  Orlando Pride | Los Angeles, California

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7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: BMO Stadium

Angel City FC v Bay FC September 1, 2025 (2025-09-01) 18|  Angel City FC | v|  Bay FC | Los Angeles, California

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6:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: BMO Stadium

NJ/NY Gotham FC v Angel City FC September 7, 2025 (2025-09-07) 19|  NJ/NY Gotham FC | v|  Angel City FC | Harrison, New Jersey

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2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

North Carolina Courage v Angel City FC September 13, 2025 (2025-09-13) 20|  North Carolina Courage | v|  Angel City FC | Cary, North Carolina

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9:30 a.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Angel City FC v Washington Spirit September 18, 2025 (2025-09-18) 21|  Angel City FC | v|  Washington Spirit | Los Angeles, California

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7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: BMO Stadium

Racing Louisville FC v Angel City FC September 27, 2025 (2025-09-27) 22|  Racing Louisville FC | v|  Angel City FC | Louisville, Kentucky

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4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium

Angel City FC v Kansas City Current October 6, 2025 (2025-10-06) 23|  Angel City FC | v|  Kansas City Current | Los Angeles, California

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7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: BMO Stadium

Angel City FC v Houston Dash October 12, 2025 (2025-10-12) 24|  Angel City FC | v|  Houston Dash | Los Angeles, California

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2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: BMO Stadium

Angel City FC v Portland Thorns October 19, 2025 (2025-10-19) 25|  Angel City FC | v|  Portland Thorns | Los Angeles, California

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2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |  |  |  | Stadium: BMO Stadium

Chicago Stars FC v Angel City FC November 2, 2025 (2025-11-02) 26|  Chicago Stars FC | v|  Angel City FC | Bridgeview, Illinois

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#### Regular season standings

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Pos | Team

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8  | Utah Royals | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | Playoffs
9  | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  |
10  | Angel City FC | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
11  | San Diego Wave FC | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
12  | Houston Dash | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2  | −1  | 0

Updated to match(es) played on March 15, 2025. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

#### Results summary

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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
0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  0

Last updated: March 8, 2025.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

#### Results by matchday

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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

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Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2025. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

## Transactions

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### Contract options

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Date  | Nat. | Player  | Pos. | Notes  | Ref.

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December 4, 2024  |  | Madison Curry |

| Signed with Seattle Reign FC as a free agent.  | [37]
December 10, 2024  |  | Meggie Dougherty Howard |

| Contract expired and signed with Calgary Wild FC.  | [38][39]
December 10, 2024  |  | Jasmyne Spencer |

| Contract expired and signed with Vancouver Rise FC.  | [38][40]
December 10, 2024  |  | Katie Johnson |

| Contract expired and subsequently announced retirement.  | [38][12]
December 10, 2024  |  | DiDi Haračić |

| Contract expired and signed with San Diego Wave FC.  | [38][41]

### Re-signings

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October 29, 2024  |  | Sydney Leroux |

| Re-signed on a new contract through 2027.  | [42]
November 22, 2024  |  | Claire Emslie |

| Re-signed on a new contract through 2026.  | [43]
December 4, 2024  |  | Hannah Stambaugh |

| Re-signed on a new contract through 2025.  | [44]
December 16, 2024  |  | M.A. Vignola |

| Re-signed on a new contract through 2026  | [45]
January 17, 2025  |  | Christen Press |

| Re-signed on a new contract through 2025.  | [17]
January 29, 2025  |  | Alyssa Thompson |

| Re-signed on a new contract through 2028.  | [21]
January 29, 2025  |  | Gisele Thompson |

| Re-signed on a new contract through 2028.  | [21]
February 7, 2025  |  | Angelina Anderson |

| Re-signed on a new contract through 2028.  | [24]
March 5, 2025  |  | Savy King |

| Re-signed on a new contract through 2028.  | [46]

### Preseason trialists

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Date  | Nat. | Player  | Pos. | Previous club  | Fee/notes  | Ref.

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January 22, 2025  |  | Scottie Antonucci |

|  Club Legends FC  | U18 trialist.  | [20]
| Hannah Johnson |

|  Mississippi State | Signed to roster relief contract through June 30, 2025.  | [20][47]
| Breanna Norris |

|  Portland Pilots | Signed to roster relief contract through June 30, 2025.  | [20][48]
| Leena Powell |

|  Club Tudela FC  | U18 trialist.  | [20]
| Riley Tiernan |

|  Rutgers | Signed to a two-year contract with club option for 2027.  | [20][47]

### Loans out

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Date  | Nat. | Player  | Pos. | Destination club  | Fee/notes  | Ref.

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September 19, 2022  |  | Vanessa Gilles |

|  Olympique Lyon | Expected to return in June 2025.  | [49]
February 21, 2025  |  | Maithé López |

|  Lexington SC |  | [50]

### Transfers in

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Date  | Nat. | Player  | Pos. | Previous club  | Fee/notes  | Ref.

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December 17, 2024  |  | Julie Dufour |

|  Paris FC | Signed contract through 2027 season via transfer from Paris FC for an undisclosed transfer fee.  | [51]
December 23, 2024  |  | Macey Hodge |

|  Mississippi State | Signed contract through 2026 season with a club option for 2027.  | [52]
January 21, 2025  |  | Alanna Kennedy |

|  Manchester City | Signed one-year contract through 2025 season with mutual option for 2026.  | [18]
January 31, 2025  |  | Miyabi Moriya |

|  INAC Kobe Leonessa | Signed one-year contract through 2025 with a club option for 2026.  | [22]
February 3, 2025  |  | Savy King |

|  Bay FC | Acquired from Bay FC in exchange for $200,000 in intra-league transfer funds plus $100,000 in 2026.  | [23]
February 21, 2025  |  | Maithé López |

|  Real Santander | Signed four-year contract through 2028.  | [50]
March 3, 2025  |  | Hannah Johnson |

|  Mississippi State | Signed to roster relief contract through June 30, 2025.  | [47]
| Riley Tiernan |

|  Rutgers | Signed to a two-year contract with club option for 2027.  | [47]
March 12, 2025  |  | Breanna Norris |

|  Portland Pilots | Signed to roster relief contract through June 30, 2025.  | [48]

### Transfers out

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Date  | Nat. | Player  | Pos. | Destination club  | Fee/notes  | Ref.

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December 20, 2024  |  | Rocky Rodríguez |

|  Kansas City Current | Traded in exchange for $100,000 in intra-league transfer funds.  | [53]
January 27, 2025  |  | Messiah Bright |

|  Houston Dash | Traded in exchange for $100,000 in intra-league transfer funds and up to $50,000 in additional performance-based incentives.  | [54]

### Retirements

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Date  | Nat. | Player  | Pos. | Ref.

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December 20, 2024  |  | Katie Johnson |

| [12]

### Injury listings

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Date  | Nat. | Player  | Pos. | List  | Injury/Notes  | Ref.

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February 14, 2024  |  | Jun Endo |

| Season-ending injury  | Left knee anterior cruciate ligament tear.  | [55]
August 22, 2024  |  | Ali Riley |

| Season-ending injury  | Due to a chronic and persistent leg injury.  | [56]

## Statistics

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No  | Pos  | Nat  | Player  | Total  | NWSL Regular Season  | NWSL Playoffs  | Other

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Apps  | Starts  | Apps  | Starts  | Apps  | Starts  | Apps  | Starts
Goalkeepers
1  | GK  |  | Hannah Stambaugh | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
19  | GK  |  | Angelina Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
35  | GK  |  | Breanna Norris | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Defenders
6  | DF  |  | Megan Reid | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
11  | DF  |  | Sarah Gorden | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
14  | DF  |  | Alanna Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
16  | DF  |  | M.A. Vignola | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
20  | DF  |  | Gisele Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
29  | DF  |  | Miyabi Moriya | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
44  | DF  |  | Elizabeth Eddy | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Midfielders
4  | MF  |  | Katie Zelem | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
8  | MF  |  | Macey Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
17  | MF  |  | Kennedy Fuller | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
26  | MF  |  | Hannah Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
28  | MF  |  | Lily Nabet | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
99  | MF  |  | Madison Hammond | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Forwards
2  | FW  |  | Sydney Leroux | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
7  | FW  |  | Julie Dufour | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
9  | FW  |  | Casey Phair | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
10  | FW  |  | Claire Emslie | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
21  | FW  |  | Alyssa Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
23  | FW  |  | Christen Press | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
33  | FW  |  | Riley Tiernan | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.)
4  | DF  |  | Vanessa Gilles | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
5  | DF  |  | Ali Riley | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
18  | FW  |  | Jun Endo | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
27  | FW  |  | Maithé López | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

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Angel City Football Club

* Founded 2020
* Based in Los Angeles, California

Club|

* History

Stadiums|

* BMO Stadium

Ownership group|

Majority Owners
Willow Bay
Bob Iger
Founding members
Natalie Portman
Kara Nortman
Julie Uhrman
Alexis Ohanian
Serena Williams
Uzo Aduba
Jessica Chastain
America Ferrera
Jennifer Garner
Eva Longoria
Casey Neistat
Lilly Singh
Julie Foudy
Mia Hamm
Rachel Van Hollebeke
Shannon Boxx
Amanda Cromwell
Lorrie Fair
Ronnie Fair
Joy Fawcett
Angela Hucles
Shannon MacMillan
Tisha Venturini
Saskia Webber
Lauren Holiday
Abby Wambach
Other members
Becky G
Sophia Bush
James Corden
Deirdre DeLany
Cobi Jones
Ryan Kalil
Billie Jean King
Ilana Kloss
Candace Parker
P. K. Subban
Lindsey Vonn

Key personnel|

President
Julie Uhrman
Interim General manager
Matt Wade
Interim head coach
Eleri Earnshaw

Rivalries|

La Chanclasico (San Diego)

Retired numbers|

National Women's Soccer League

Seasons (4)|

* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Media|

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2025 NWSL season by team

* Playoffs
* Challenge Cup
* Records and statistics
* Teams of the Year
* Player of the Month
* Team of the Month
* Player of the Week

* Angel City FC
* Bay FC
* Chicago Stars FC
* Houston Dash
* Kansas City Current
* NJ/NY Gotham FC
* North Carolina Courage
* Orlando Pride
* Portland Thorns FC
* Racing Louisville FC
* San Diego Wave FC
* Seattle Reign FC
* Utah Royals
* Washington Spirit

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2025 in American soccer

« 2024

2026 »

National teams|

| Men|

* Senior
* 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A
* 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
* U-20
* 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
* U-17
* 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Qualification)

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Women|

* Senior
* 2025 SheBelieves Cup
* U-20
* U-17
* 2025 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

League competitions|

| Level 1|

* Major League Soccer (All-Star Game, Playoffs, MLS Cup)

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Level 2|

* USL Championship (Playoffs)

Level 3|

* MLS Next Pro (Playoffs)
* USL League One (Playoffs)

Amateur|

* NPSL
* USL League Two
* NISA Nation
* UPSL
* TLC

Collegiate|

* NCAA
* Division I
* Division II
* Division III
* NAIA
* NJCAA

Cup competitions|

| Domestic|

* U.S. Open Cup (Qualification, Final)
* USL Cup
* National Amateur Cup
* NISA Independent Cup
* Steinbrecher Cup

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International|

* FIFA Club World Cup
* CONCACAF Champions Cup
* Campeones Cup
* Leagues Cup
* group stage
* knockout stage
* final

Youth competitions|

| Under-23|

* NCAA College Cup (Final)

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Under-18|

* MLS Next
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

Club seasons (Men)

MLS|

* Atlanta United FC
* Austin FC
* Charlotte FC
* Chicago Fire
* FC Cincinnati
* Colorado Rapids
* Columbus Crew
* D.C. United
* FC Dallas
* Houston Dynamo FC
* Inter Miami CF
* LA Galaxy
* Los Angeles FC
* Minnesota United FC
* CF Montréal
* Nashville SC
* New England Revolution
* New York City FC
* New York Red Bulls
* Orlando City SC
* Philadelphia Union
* Portland Timbers
* Real Salt Lake
* San Diego FC
* San Jose Earthquakes
* Seattle Sounders FC
* St. Louis City SC
* Sporting Kansas City
* Toronto FC
* Vancouver Whitecaps FC

USLC|

* Birmingham Legion FC
* Charleston Battery
* Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
* Detroit City FC
* El Paso Locomotive FC
* Hartford Athletic
* Indy Eleven
* Las Vegas Lights FC
* Loudoun United FC
* Louisville City
* Lexington SC
* Miami FC
* Monterey Bay FC
* New Mexico United
* North Carolina FC
* Oakland Roots SC
* Orange County SC
* Phoenix Rising
* Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
* Rhode Island FC
* Sacramento Republic FC
* San Antonio FC
* Tampa Bay Rowdies
* FC Tulsa

MLS Next Pro|

* Atlanta United 2
* Austin FC II
* Carolina Core FC
* Chattanooga FC
* Chicago Fire FC II
* FC Cincinnati 2
* Colorado Rapids 2
* Columbus Crew 2
* Crown Legacy FC
* Houston Dynamo 2
* Huntsville City FC
* Inter Miami CF II
* Jacksonville Armada
* Los Angeles FC 2
* Ventura County FC
* Minnesota United FC 2
* New England Revolution II
* New York City FC II
* New York Red Bulls II
* North Texas SC
* Orlando City B
* Philadelphia Union II
* Portland Timbers 2
* Real Monarchs
* The Town FC
* St. Louis City 2
* Sporting Kansas City II
* Tacoma Defiance
* Toronto FC II
* Whitecaps FC 2

USL1|

* AV Alta
* Charlotte Independence
* Chattanooga Red Wolves
* Forward Madison
* Greenville Triumph
* FC Naples
* Portland Hearts of Pine
* One Knoxville
* Richmond Kickers
* Spokane Velocity
* Texoma FC
* South Georgia Tormenta
* Union Omaha
* Westchester SC

Club seasons (Women)

NWSL|

* Angel City FC
* Bay FC
* Chicago Red Stars
* Houston Dash
* Kansas City Current
* NJ/NY Gotham FC
* North Carolina Courage
* Orlando Pride
* Portland Thorns FC
* Racing Louisville FC
* San Diego Wave FC
* Seattle Reign FC
* Utah Royals
* Washington Spirit

USLS|

| 2024–25|

* Brooklyn FC
* Carolina Ascent FC
* Dallas Trinity FC
* DC Power FC
* Fort Lauderdale United FC
* Lexington SC
* Spokane Zephyr FC
* Tampa Bay Sun FC

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2025–26|

* Brooklyn FC
* Carolina Ascent FC
* Dallas Trinity FC
* DC Power FC
* Fort Lauderdale United FC
* Lexington SC
* Spokane Zephyr FC
* Tampa Bay Sun FC

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*[Pos.]: Player position
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