2024 Chicago Red Stars season

Chicago Red Stars
2024 season
Majority owner	Laura Ricketts
General manager	Richard Feuz
Head coach	Lorne Donaldson
Stadium	SeatGeek Stadium; (capacity: 20,000)
League	8th
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup	Group stage
Playoffs	Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	Mallory Swanson (7)
Highest home attendance	35,038; (Jun 8 at Wrigley Field vs. BAY)
Lowest home attendance	2,999; (May 1 vs. WAS)
Average home league attendance	7,156
Biggest win	3–0; (Jun 28 at SD)
Biggest defeat	League: 2 goals; (8 times); All: 4–1; (Nov 8 vs ORL, playoffs)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2023 2025 →
	All statistics correct as of November 7, 2024.

The 2024 Chicago Red Stars season was the team's sixteenth as a professional women's soccer team, and eleventh in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. The Red Stars finished the season in eighth place, qualifying for the NWSL playoffs, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by the top-seeded Orlando Pride.^[1]

Background

Hirings

On December 20, 2023, the Red Stars hired former Jamaica women's national football team head coach Lorne Donaldson to be the club's head coach.^[2]

On February 5, 2024, the Red Stars hired Servette FC chief executive officer Richard Feuz to be the club's general manager.^[3]

Kit changes

NWSL apparel sponsor Nike redesigned all of the league's home and away kits for the 2024 season. The Chicago Red Stars primary kits were a patchwork of striped blue and white patterns emanating from the club's secondary crest with its traditional four six-pointed stars on its lower front corner. The club's secondary kits consisted of diagonally divided fields of dark and darker blue. The club's front-of-shirt sponsor was Wintrust Financial.^[4]

Stadium and facilities

The Red Stars continued to play in SeatGeek Stadium, their full-time home since the team's 2016 season.^[5]

Team

Staff

As of October 20, 2024.^[6]^[7]^[5]

Front office
President	Karen Leetzow
Director of operations	Michelle Henstock

Soccer operations
General manager	Richard Feuz
Assistant general manager	Babett Peter
Head coach	Lorne Donaldson
First assistant coach	Masaki Hemmi
Assistant coach, development	Ella Masar
Assistant coach, goalkeeping	Brenton Saylor
Assistant coach, analytics	Karina Báez
Soccer operations manager	Victoria Buonanni

Performance staff
Director of high performance and medical	Ellie Somers
Head of performance	Jimmy Haley
Head athletic trainer	Shayna Lewis
Chief medical officer	Dr. Joshua Blomgren

Players

As of September 18, 2024.^[8]^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
1	GK	Alyssa Naeher (captain)	United States
3	DF	Sam Staab	United States
4	MF	Cari Roccaro	United States
5	MF	Julia Bianchi	Brazil
7	FW	Ava Cook	United States
8	FW	Jameese Joseph	United States
9	FW	Mallory Swanson	United States
10	MF	Shea Groom	United States
11	MF	Chardonnay Curran	United States
12	DF	Natalia Kuikka	Finland
13	MF	Leilanni Nesbeth	Bermuda
14	FW	Ludmila	Brazil
15	FW	Sarah Griffith	United States
16	MF	Sophie Jones	United States
19	GK	Mackenzie Wood	United States
20	MF	Bea Franklin	United States
21	MF	Julia Grosso	Canada
23	DF	Tatumn Milazzo	United States
24	FW	Jenna Bike	United States
26	FW	Nádia Gomes	Portugal
28	DF	Maximiliane Rall	Germany
30	DF	Camryn Biegalski	United States
32	MF	Taylor Malham	United States
33	FW	Ally Cook	United States
34	FW	Ally Schlegel	United States
37	GK	Sydney Schneider	Jamaica
41	DF	Hannah Anderson	United States

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

Preseason

Regular season

Matches

March 16, 2024 (2024-03-16) 1	Utah Royals	0–2	Chicago Red Stars	Sandy, Utah
5:30 p.m. MDT (UTC−6)	Nyberg 62'	Report	Sentnor 44' Schlegel 50' Hocking 60' Cook 77' 97'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,370 Referee: Gerald Flores

March 23, 2024 (2024-03-23) 2	Chicago Red Stars	2–1	Seattle Reign FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
3:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Kuikka 28' Bianchi 42' Rall 68'	Report	Ji 63' McClernon 85'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 5,494 Referee: Rebecca Pagan

March 29, 2024 (2024-03-29) 3	Orlando Pride	1–1	Chicago Red Stars	Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)	Malham 21' (o.g.) Martinez 46' Luana 71' Marta 90'	Report	Roccaro 36' Bianchi 42' Swanson 64' Staab 95'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 5,586 Referee: Anya Voigt

April 13, 2024 (2024-04-13) 4	Chicago Red Stars	0–1	Angel City FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Bike 39'	Report	Spencer 35' Rall 40' (o.g.) Reid 46' Johnson 93'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,168 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21) 5	Seattle Reign FC	1–2	Chicago Red Stars	Seattle, Washington
3:00 p.m. PDT (UTC−7)	King 79'	Report	Schlegel 4' Swanson 31' Hocking 53' Huerta 66' Bianchi 96'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 9,626 Referee: Elton Garcia

April 27, 2024 (2024-04-27) 6	Chicago Red Stars	0–2	Portland Thorns FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
6:30 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Staab 62'	Report	Smith 10', 26' 71' Reyes 83' Obaze 90+8'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 4,544 Referee: Thomas Snyder

May 1, 2024 (2024-05-01) 7	Chicago Red Stars	2–4	Washington Spirit	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Roccaro 53' Schlegel 79' Nesbeth 90+2'	Report	Rodman 28' 58' Sarr 30' Butel 45' Ratcliffe 83', 86'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,999 Referee: Alex Billeter

May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05) 8	Bay FC	1–2	Chicago Red Stars	San Jose, California
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC−7)	Boade 8' Sharples 79'	Report	Hocking 30' 61' Schlegel 63'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,317 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12) 9	Chicago Red Stars	3–1	Utah Royals	Bridgeview, Illinois
4:30 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Bike 23' Swanson 29' (pen.) Hocking 90+7'	Report	Cluff 33' Henry 47' Tucker 81'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,104 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

May 19, 2024 (2024-05-19) 10	NJ/NY Gotham FC	2–1	Chicago Red Stars	Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)	Sheehan 27' Williams 57' 90+7' Stevens 90'	Report	Bike 28' Hocking 74'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 8,996 Referee: Katja Koroleva

May 25, 2024 (2024-05-25) 11	Chicago Red Stars	0–1	Racing Louisville FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
6:30 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Milazzo 34' Nesbeth 39' Hocking 49'	Report	Wright 24' Sears 26' Fischer 58'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,872 Referee: Rebecca Pagan

June 8, 2024 (2024-06-08) 12	Chicago Red Stars	1–2	Bay FC	Chicago, Illinois
5:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Malham 17' Hocking 90+3'	Report	Picket 25' Anderson 79'	Stadium: Wrigley Field Attendance: 35,038 Referee: Alex Billeter
Note: Set all-time record for attendance to an NWSL match.

June 14, 2024 (2024-06-14) 13	Kansas City Current	2–2	Chicago Red Stars	Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Bia 51' Chawinga 58' Mace 72'	Report	Swanson 6' Staab 90' Curran 90+3'	Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Gerald Flores

June 23, 2024 (2024-06-23) 14	North Carolina Courage	3–1	Chicago Red Stars	Cary, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−4)	Lussi 16' Sanchez 51' Miura 66' Speck 81' O'Sullivan 84' St-Georges 90+7'	Report	Swanson 12' Roccaro 90+2'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,256 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28) 15	San Diego Wave FC	0–3	Chicago Red Stars	San Diego, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC−7)	McNabb 9'	Report	Girma 42' (o.g.) Hocking 45' Swanson 67' Joseph 69' Staab 73'	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 24,115 Referee: Shawn Tehini

July 6, 2024 (2024-07-06) 16	Chicago Red Stars	1–0	Houston Dash	Bridgeview, Illinois
12:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Swanson 45+1'	Report	Olivieri 83'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 5,566 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

August 24, 2024 (2024-08-24) 17	Racing Louisville FC	3–1	Chicago Red Stars	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)	Kanu 12' Milliet 41' DiGrande 61' Fischer 77' Ary 90+1'	Report	Anderson 40' Joseph 56' 59' Nesbeth 66'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,607 Referee: Shawn Tehini

September 1, 2024 (2024-09-01) 18	Angel City FC	2–1	Chicago Red Stars	Los Angeles, California
1:00 p.m. PDT (UTC−7)	A. Thompson 6' Zelem 71' Leroux 90+1'	Report	Franklin 45+10'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 18,159 Referee: JC Griggs

September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08) 19	Chicago Red Stars	0–1	Orlando Pride	Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Bike 48' Anderson 61' Franklin 84'	Report	Strom 14' Marta 37' Gautrat 90+2'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 7,291 Referee: Eric Tattersall

September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) 20	Portland Thorns FC	0–1	Chicago Red Stars	Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC−7)	Reyes 46' Hubly 79'	Report Box	Schlegel 16'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 17,120 Referee: Elton Garcia

September 21, 2024 (2024-09-21) 21	Chicago Red Stars	1–0	San Diego Wave FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Ludmila 12' Bike 83'	Report	Morroni 16' Sánchez 30' Lundkvist 55'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 5,045 Referee: Danielle Chesky

September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29) 22	Chicago Red Stars	1–3	North Carolina Courage	Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Ludmila 68'	Report	Roccaro 15' (o.g.) O'Sullivan 42' Kerolin 65'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 4,317 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

October 4, 2024 (2024-10-04) 23	Houston Dash	0–2	Chicago Red Stars	Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Harris 6' Patterson 45+8' Nielsen 78'	Report	Ludmila 7' Franklin 17' Schlege 45+9' (pen.) Anderson 45+11'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 5,870 Referee: Katja Koroleva

October 12, 2024 (2024-10-12) 24	Chicago Red Stars	0–2	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
3:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)	Groom 30'	Report Report	Hiatt 61' Sonnett 81' Amorós 87' Williams 87' (pen.) Esther 90+8'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 6,997 Referee: Greg Dopka

October 20, 2024 (2024-10-20) 25	Washington Spirit	2–0	Chicago Red Stars	Washington, D.C.
3:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)	Stainbrook 31' 90+3' Hershfelt 46' Kouassi 69' Morris 83'	Report Report	Ludmila 71'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,065 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

November 3, 2024 (2024-11-03) 26	Chicago Red Stars	1–3	Kansas City Current	Bridgeview, Illinois
2:00 p.m. CST (UTC−6)	Schlegel 52'	Report	Cooper 23' Debinha 26' Prince 33' Magaia 81'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 5,595 Referee: Jaclyn Metz

Regular season standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	Portland Thorns FC	26	10	4	12	37	35	+2	34	Playoffs
7	Bay FC	26	11	1	14	31	41	−10	34
8	Chicago Red Stars	26	10	2	14	31	38	−7	32
9	Racing Louisville FC	26	7	7	12	33	39	−6	28
10	San Diego Wave FC	26	6	7	13	24	35	−11	25

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	10	2	14	31	38	−7	32	4	0	9	12	21	−9	6	2	5	19	17	+2

Last updated: November 3, 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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	L
Position	2	1	2	4	3	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	8

Updated to match(es) played on November 3, 2024. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Playoffs

The Red Stars finished the regular season in 8th place and qualified for the NWSL playoffs as the lowest-seeded of eight teams.

Matches

November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09) Quarterfinals	Orlando Pride	4–1	Chicago Red Stars	Orlando, Florida
8:00 p.m. EST (UTC−5)	McCutcheon 25' Banda 38', 45+3' Marta 56' (pen.) Doyle 58'	Report	Joseph 59' Dyke 66'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 11,496 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

The Red Stars finished second in Group D and did not advance to the tournament semifinals.

Group stage standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	NYJ	CHI	WAS	GUA
1	NJ/NY Gotham FC	3	2	1	0	0	4	0	+4	8	Advances to knockout stage	—	0–0	1–0	3–0
2	Chicago Red Stars	3	1	0	1	1	3	3	0	4		0–0	—	3–2	0–1
3	Washington Spirit	3	1	0	0	2	4	5	−1	3		0–1	2–3	—	2–1
4	Guadalajara	3	1	0	0	2	2	5	−3	3		0–3	1–0	1–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on comlete. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: tiebreakers

Group stage matches

July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20)	Chicago Red Stars	0–0 (4–5 p)	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
6:00 p.m.		Report		Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,846 Referee: Salvador Flores
	Penalties
	Schlegel Anderson Bike Groom Bianchi		Ryan Stevens Sheehan Stengel Edmonds

July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26)	Chicago Red Stars	0–1	Guadalajara	Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
8:00 p.m.		Report	Valenzuela 45'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 4,785 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

July 31, 2024 (2024-07-31)	Washington Spirit	2–3	Chicago Red Stars	Richmond, United States
7:30 p.m.	Sullivan 55' (pen.) Silano 83'	Report	Bike 48' Joseph 60' Griffith 89'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Melinda Homa

Statistics

Transactions

References

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^ Yang, Steph (December 20, 2023). "Chicago Red Stars name Lorne Donaldson head coach after historic World Cup run with Jamaica". The Athletic. The New York Times. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
^ Montemurro, Meghan (February 5, 2024). "Chicago Red Stars name executive Richard Feuz as general manager ahead of next month's season opener". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
^ "NWSL and Nike Launch Vibrant New Kits Ahead of the 2024 Season" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. March 12, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
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[1] Lloyd-Hughes, Theo (November 9, 2024). "Orlando Pride Blows Away Chicago Red Stars 4-1, Advances to NWSL Playoff Semifinals". Sports Illustrated. MSN. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[2] Yang, Steph (December 20, 2023). "Chicago Red Stars name Lorne Donaldson head coach after historic World Cup run with Jamaica". The Athletic. The New York Times. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[3] Montemurro, Meghan (February 5, 2024). "Chicago Red Stars name executive Richard Feuz as general manager ahead of next month's season opener". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[4] "NWSL and Nike Launch Vibrant New Kits Ahead of the 2024 Season" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. March 12, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[crs-media-guide-5] Chicago Red Stars Media Guide 2024 (PDF) (Report). Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[technical-staff-6] "Technical Staff". Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[front-office-7] "Front Office". Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[8] "Chicago Red Stars Release 2024 Roster". Chicago Red Stars. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
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