Gotham FC
NWSL x Liga MX
Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New Jersey
Manager: Juan Carlos Amorós
26 players
Orlando Pride (W)
12:30 AM
Oct 26, 2026
Gotham FC (W)
Washington Spirit (W)
1 – 0
L
Oct 17, 2026
Gotham FC (W)
-
L
A
Washington Spirit (W)
NWSL
1 - 0
-
D
H
Angel City FC (W)
NWSL
1 - 1
-
W
H
Chicago Stars (W)
NWSL
3 - 1
-
W
A
North Carolina Courage (W)
NWSL
1 - 2
-
W
A
Racing Louisville (W)
NWSL
1 - 2
NWSL
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gotham FC |
28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 35-22 | 13 | 55 |
| 2 |  San Diego Wave FC |
28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 42-29 | 13 | 54 |
| 3 | Washington Spirit |
28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 40-26 | 14 | 52 |
| 4 |  Kansas City Current |
28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 50-38 | 12 | 47 |
| 5 | Angel City FC |
28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 48-31 | 17 | 46 |
| 6 |  Utah Royals |
28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 44-37 | 7 | 46 |
| 7 |  Portland Thorns |
28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 47-41 | 6 | 44 |
| 8 |  Seattle Reign FC |
28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 36-33 | 3 | 43 |
| 9 | North Carolina Courage |
28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 51-41 | 10 | 42 |
| 10 |  Denver Summit FC |
28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 47-40 | 7 | 38 |
| 11 | Orlando Pride |
28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 38-44 | -6 | 36 |
| 12 |  Boston Legacy FC |
28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 38-47 | -9 | 32 |
| 13 |  Houston Dash |
28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 35-41 | -6 | 30 |
| 14 |  Bay FC |
28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 30-44 | -14 | 27 |
| 15 | Racing Louisville |
28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 37-54 | -17 | 24 |
| 16 | Chicago Stars |
28 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16-66 | -50 | 17 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Current |
14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 37-14 | 23 | 34 |
| 2 | Gotham FC |
14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 18-9 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Portland Thorns |
14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24-13 | 11 | 26 |
| 4 | Seattle Reign FC |
14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16-10 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | San Diego Wave FC |
14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21-15 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Utah Royals |
14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 21-19 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | Denver Summit FC |
14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27-21 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Washington Spirit |
14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 16-14 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | North Carolina Courage |
14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 27-23 | 4 | 19 |
| 10 | Orlando Pride |
14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21-22 | -1 | 19 |
| 11 | Angel City FC |
13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21-16 | 5 | 18 |
| 12 | Houston Dash |
14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22-19 | 3 | 18 |
| 13 | Racing Louisville |
14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20-21 | -1 | 18 |
| 14 | Boston Legacy FC |
15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 23-27 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Bay FC |
14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16-19 | -3 | 15 |
| 16 | Chicago Stars |
14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11-31 | -20 | 13 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Spirit |
14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24-12 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | San Diego Wave FC |
14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21-14 | 7 | 29 |
| 3 | Angel City FC |
15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27-15 | 12 | 28 |
| 4 | Gotham FC |
14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17-13 | 4 | 26 |
| 5 | North Carolina Courage |
14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24-18 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Utah Royals |
14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23-18 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Portland Thorns |
14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23-28 | -5 | 18 |
| 8 | Seattle Reign FC |
14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20-23 | -3 | 17 |
| 9 | Orlando Pride |
14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17-22 | -5 | 17 |
| 10 | Denver Summit FC |
14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20-19 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Boston Legacy FC |
13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15-20 | -5 | 15 |
| 12 | Kansas City Current |
14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13-24 | -11 | 13 |
| 13 | Houston Dash |
14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13-22 | -9 | 12 |
| 14 | Bay FC |
14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14-25 | -11 | 12 |
| 15 | Racing Louisville |
14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 17-33 | -16 | 6 |
| 16 | Chicago Stars |
14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5-35 | -30 | 4 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Wave FC |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10-3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Angel City FC |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11-4 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Kansas City Current |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13-6 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Gotham FC |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8-5 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Boston Legacy FC |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10-7 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Washington Spirit |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7-6 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Denver Summit FC |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10-10 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Orlando Pride |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9-10 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Utah Royals |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | -3 | 7 |
| 10 | Portland Thorns |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10-9 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Seattle Reign FC |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7-7 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Bay FC |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8-12 | -4 | 5 |
| 13 | Houston Dash |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-8 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | North Carolina Courage |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5-8 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Racing Louisville |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-9 | -6 | 1 |
| 16 | Chicago Stars |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-13 | -10 | 1 |
Table over each team's last five league matches.
| # | Team | xG | xGA | xG +/- | xPts | Pts | Pos +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Wave FC |
49.3 | 27.8 | +21.5 | 52.9 | 54 | +1 |
| 2 | Kansas City Current |
61.2 | 38.1 | +23.1 | 50.4 | 47 | +2 |
| 3 | Angel City FC |
47.5 | 34.7 | +12.8 | 46.7 | 46 | +2 |
| 4 | Washington Spirit |
43.9 | 32.8 | +11.1 | 46.0 | 52 | -1 |
| 5 | North Carolina Courage |
54.0 | 39.4 | +14.6 | 45.5 | 42 | +4 |
| 6 | Gotham FC |
45.6 | 34.9 | +10.7 | 45.2 | 55 | -5 |
| 7 | Utah Royals |
44.1 | 40.3 | +3.8 | 42.2 | 46 | -1 |
| 8 | Denver Summit FC |
45.5 | 44.5 | +1.0 | 40.4 | 38 | +2 |
| 9 | Seattle Reign FC |
40.4 | 39.7 | +0.7 | 39.3 | 43 | -1 |
| 10 | Portland Thorns |
45.4 | 45.7 | -0.3 | 38.4 | 44 | -3 |
| 11 | Orlando Pride |
40.2 | 43.6 | -3.4 | 38.3 | 36 | 0 |
| 12 | Boston Legacy FC |
43.1 | 42.5 | +0.6 | 37.8 | 32 | 0 |
| 13 | Bay FC |
38.8 | 51.3 | -12.5 | 32.0 | 27 | +1 |
| 14 | Racing Louisville |
42.7 | 54.7 | -11.9 | 31.8 | 24 | +1 |
| 15 | Houston Dash |
34.7 | 56.4 | -21.8 | 24.7 | 30 | -2 |
| 16 | Chicago Stars |
22.2 | 72.2 | -50.0 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
Ordered by expected position. xPts is the points the chances created and conceded would typically earn.
Juan Carlos AmorósGoalkeepers 3
| # | Player | Age | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Shelby Hogan
GK
|
28 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 |
Ann-Katrin Berger
GK
|
36 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 |
Teagan Wy
|
22 | — | 0 | 0 |
Defenders 9
| # | Player | Age | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
Bruninha
RB
|
24 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |
Leila Ouahabi
LB
|
33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |
Emily Sonnett
CB
|
32 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 |
Tierna Davidson
CB
|
28 | 2 | 1 | |
| 18 |
Guro Reiten
LB, LW, CM
|
32 | 1 | 5 | |
| 19 |
Kayla Duran
RB
|
27 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 |
Mandy Freeman
RB, LB
|
31 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 |
Midge Purce
RB, RW
|
31 | 3 | 1 | |
| 27 |
Jess Carter
CB, RB
|
28 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders 7
| # | Player | Age | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
Denise O'Sullivan
CAM, CM, CDM
|
32 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 |
Jaelin Howell
CDM, CM
|
26 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 |
Taryn Torres
LB
|
27 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 |
Savannah McCaskill
CM, CDM
|
30 | 0 | 2 | |
| 16 |
Rose Lavelle
CAM, CM, ST
|
31 | 4 | 3 | |
| 21 |
Sofia Cook
CAM
|
22 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |
Meredith Speck
LW
|
33 | 0 | 0 |
Forwards 7
| # | Player | Age | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
Jordynn Dudley
RW
|
21 | 4 | 3 | |
| 10 |
Jaedyn Shaw
LW, ST, CAM
|
21 | 10 | 5 | |
| 14 |
Talia Sommer
CAM
|
22 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 |
Sam Kerr
ST
|
33 | 4 | 4 | |
| 24 |
Andrea Kitahata
CM
|
23 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 |
Tess Boade
CAM
|
27 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 |
Olivia Wingate
LW
|
26 | 0 | 0 |
No players found.
Ratings, goals and assists are this season's league numbers from FotMob.
Upcoming
| Oct 26, 2026NWSL | Orlando Pride (W) |
12:30 AM | Gotham FC |
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| Nov 02, 2026NWSL | Gotham FC |
03:30 AM | Utah Royals (W) |
Results
| Oct 17, 2026NWSL | Washington Spirit (W) |
1 - 0 | Gotham FC |
L |
| Oct 04, 2026NWSL | Gotham FC |
1 - 1 | Angel City FC (W) |
D |
| Sep 26, 2026NWSL | Gotham FC |
3 - 1 | Chicago Stars (W) |
W |
| Sep 20, 2026NWSL | North Carolina Courage (W) |
1 - 2 | Gotham FC |
W |
| Sep 12, 2026NWSL | Racing Louisville (W) |
1 - 2 | Gotham FC |
W |
| Sep 06, 2026NWSL | Denver Summit FC (W) |
3 - 0 | Gotham FC |
L |
| Aug 29, 2026NWSL | Gotham FC |
1 - 1 | Portland Thorns (W) |
D |
| Aug 24, 2026NWSL | Angel City FC (W) |
0 - 0 | Gotham FC |
D |
| Aug 15, 2026NWSL | Gotham FC |
2 - 1 | Kansas City Current (W) |
W |
| Aug 08, 2026NWSL | Gotham FC |
1 - 0 | San Diego Wave FC (W) |
W |
| Aug 02, 2026NWSL | Houston Dash (W) |
0 - 1 | Gotham FC |
W |
| Jul 30, 2026NWSL | Bay FC (W) |
0 - 1 | Gotham FC |
W |
Team rankings · NWSL x Liga MX
Club leaders
- Jaedyn Shaw7.67
- Jaelin Howell7.47
- Rose Lavelle7.37
- Jaelin Howell2,480
- Jessica Carter2,342
- Ann-Katrin Berger2,250
Esther González0.47- Jaedyn Shaw0.44
- Samantha Kerr0.31
- Samantha Kerr9.6
- Esther González7.9
- Rose Lavelle6.1
- Samantha Kerr0.74
- Esther González0.62
- Jordynn Dudley0.30
- Jaedyn Shaw8.5
- Samantha Kerr8.5
- Jordynn Dudley8.4
- Samantha Kerr1.5
- Jordynn Dudley1.4
- Esther González1.3
- Samantha Kerr3.3
- Esther González3.0
- Sofia Cook2.8
- Tierna Davidson71.7
- Jessica Carter61.5
- Bruninha49.3
Honours
| Competition | Won | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| NWSL |
2 | 0 |
 NWSL Challenge Cup |
1 | 2 |
 CONCACAF W Champions Cup |
1 | 1 |
| The Women's Cup | 1 | 0 |
| NWSL x Liga MX |
0 | 1 |
Managers by season
| Season | Manager | W | D | L | Win % | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Juan Carlos Amorós | 16 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 1.96 |
| 2025 | Juan Carlos Amorós | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 1.38 |
| 2024 | Juan Carlos Amorós | 17 | 5 | 4 | 65 | 2.15 |
| 2023 | Juan Carlos Amorós | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 1.83 |
| 2023 | Juan Carlos Amorós | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 1.41 |
| 2022 | Scott Parkinson | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 2022 | Scott Parkinson | 4 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 2022 | Hue Menzies | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.10 |
| 2021 | Freya Coombe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 2.00 |
| 2021 | Freya Coombe | 5 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 1.31 |
| 2021 | Scott Parkinson | 3 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 1.75 |
| 2020 | Freya Coombe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 2020 | Freya Coombe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 1.50 |
| 2019 | Freya Coombe | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0.80 |
| 2017 | Christy Holly | 8 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 1.37 |
| 2016 | Christy Holly | 7 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 1.30 |
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