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| 2024 season | |||
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| Owner | Y. Michele Kang | ||
| General manager | Mark Krikorian | ||
| Head coach | Jonatan Giráldez (since June) Adrián González (interim, until June) | ||
| Stadium | Audi Field (capacity: 20,000) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 19,897 (Jun 15 vs. SD) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,182 (Mar 31 vs. UTA) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 13,934 | ||
| Biggest win | 3 goals (4 times) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 (Sep 20 vs. KC) | ||
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| All statistics correct as of October 20, 2024. | |||
The 2024 Washington Spirit season is the team's twelfth season as a professional women's soccer team. The Spirit play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
Background
editThe Spirit finished the 2023 National Women's Soccer League season in 8th place of 12 teams. The top six teams qualified for the NWSL playoffs, and the Spirit ended one point out of playoff contention. On October 17, 2023, two days following the team's final defeat against North Carolina Courage, the team released head coach Mark Parsons from his duties after one season.[1][2]
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Hirings
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On January 9, 2024, the Spirit announced the hiring of FC Barcelona Femení manager Jonatan Giráldez as the club's head coach, to arrive in June following the conclusion of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League, which Barcelona won. Adrián González, formerly manager of RCD Espanyol Femení, served as interim head coach until Giráldez's arrival and remained with the staff as an assistant coach.[3][4]
Summary
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Stadium and facilities
editThe Spirit continued to play in Audi Field, their full-time home since the team's 2022 season, and trained at the United Performance Center in Leesburg, Virginia, a facility shared with D.C. United, D.C. United's youth academy, and Loudoun United FC.[5][6]
Broadcasting
editIn addition to the league's national and international broadcast agreements, ten Spirit matches of the 2024 season aired on the regional Monumental Sports Network.[7]
Team
editStaff
edit| General manager President of soccer operations |
 Mark Krikorian
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| Senior director of soccer administration | Nathan Minion
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| Head coach |  Jonatan Giráldez
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| Assistant coach | Adrián González
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| Assistant coach Director of player personnel |
Mike Bristol
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| Player development coach |  Morinao Imaizumi
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| Assistant coach Player development coach |
Mami Yamaguchi
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| Vice president of performance, medical, and innovation |
 Dawn Scott
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| Director of performance and innovation | Kirsty Hicks
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| Director of data and analytics | Seungbeum Lee |
| Director of medical | Eric Marchek |
| Head athletic trainer | Alessandro Ciarla |
Players
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Competitions
editWin Draw Loss
Regular season
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando Pride (S, Q) | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 57 | NWSL Shield, playoffs |
| 2 | NJ/NY Gotham FC (Q) | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 56 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Washington Spirit (Q) | 25 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 53 | |
| 4 | Kansas City Current (Q) | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 52 | |
| 5 | North Carolina Courage (Q) | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 39 |
Updated to match(es) played on November 1, 2024. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (S) NWSL Shield
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (S) NWSL Shield
Results summary
edit| 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 |
| 25 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 |
Last updated: October 19, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
Matches
edit| March 17, 2024 1 | Seattle Reign FC | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Seattle, Washington |
| 3:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) | Report | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 8,557 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| March 23, 2024 2 | Washington Spirit | 2–1 | Bay FC | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 11,734 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| March 31, 2024 3 | Washington Spirit | 2–1 | Utah Royals | Washington, D.C. |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 8,182 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
| April 12, 2024 4 | Houston Dash | 1–3 | Washington Spirit | Houston, Texas |
| 7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5) | Report | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 7,767 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
| April 20, 2024 5 | Washington Spirit | 2–0 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Washington, D.C. |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) | Report |
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Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,004 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| April 26, 2024 6 | Washington Spirit | 2–3 | Orlando Pride | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 11,636 Referee: Rebeca Pagan |
| May 1, 2024 7 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–4 | Washington Spirit | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5) | Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,999 Referee: Alex Billeter |
| May 4, 2024 8 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–1 | Washington Spirit | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 17,039 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| May 10, 2024 9 | Racing Louisville FC | 1–2 | Washington Spirit | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) | Report | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,222 Referee: Shawn Tehini |
| May 18, 2024 10 | Washington Spirit | 4–2 | Angel City FC | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 13,342 Referee: Anya Voigt |
| May 24, 2024 11 | Washington Spirit | 3–2 | Seattle Reign FC | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) | Report |
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Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 11,551 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| June 8, 2024 12 | Utah Royals | 0–1 | Washington Spirit | Sandy, Utah |
| 5:30 p.m. MDT (UTC-6) |
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Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 8,486 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
| June 15, 2024 13 | Washington Spirit | 1–1 | San Diego Wave FC | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) | Report |
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Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,897 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| June 23, 2024 14 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0–2 | Washington Spirit | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 8,396 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| June 29, 2024 15 | Washington Spirit | 0–1 | North Carolina Courage | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) |
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Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,717 Referee: Rebeca Pagan |
| July 6, 2024 16 | Bay FC | 0–3 | Washington Spirit | San Jose, California |
| 7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,384 Referee: Matthew Corrigan | ||
| Note: First match led by head coach Jonatan Giráldez.[12] | ||||
| August 25, 2024 17 | Washington Spirit | 4–1 | Kansas City Current | Washington, D.C. |
| 12:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) | Report |
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Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,130 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| September 1, 2024 18 | San Diego Wave FC | 1–1 | Washington Spirit | San Diego, California |
| 5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |
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Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 23,541 Referee: Anya Voigt |
| September 7, 2024 19 | Washington Spirit | 2–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Washington, D.C. |
| 12:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) | Report |
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Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 14,306 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| September 15, 2024 20 | Washington Spirit | 3–0 | Houston Dash | Washington, D.C. |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) | Report |
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Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 11,792 Referee: Mathew Corrigan |
| September 20, 2024 21 | Kansas City Current | 3–0 | Washington Spirit | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5) | Report |
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Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| September 27, 2024 22 | Angel City FC | 1–2 | Washington Spirit | Los Angeles, California |
| 7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) |
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Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 19,257 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
| October 6, 2024 23 | Orlando Pride | 2–0 | Washington Spirit | Orlando, Florida |
| 5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) | Report |
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Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 7,729 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| October 13, 2024 24 | Washington Spirit | 4–1 | Racing Louisville FC | Washington, D.C. |
| 5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) | Report |
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Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 13,781 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
| October 20, 2024 25 | Washington Spirit | 2–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Washington, D.C. |
| 5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,065 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| November 2, 2024 26 | North Carolina Courage | – | Washington Spirit | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) | Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
Results by matchday
editUpdated to match(es) played on October 20, 2024. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
editThe Spirit finished last in Group D of the Summer Cup and failed to advance to the tournament knockout stage.
Group stage standings
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NYJ | CHI | WAS | GUA | |
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| 1 | NJ/NY Gotham FC
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 8 | Advances to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Chicago Red Stars
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3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 0–1 | ||
| 3 | Washington Spirit
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 |  Guadalajara
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |
Group stage matches
edit| July 21, 2024 | Washington Spirit | 2–1 | Guadalajara | Chester, United States |
| 4:30 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 1,101 |
| July 28, 2024 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Chester, United States |
| 6:00 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 3,523 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| July 31, 2024 | Washington Spirit | 2–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Richmond, United States |
| 7:30 p.m. | Report | Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Melinda Homa |
Statistics
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Awards
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Transactions
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References
edit- ^ Diamond, Drew (October 18, 2023). "Washington Spirit sack Mark Parsons after second stint in charge". Her Football Hub. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Head Coach Mark Parsons Will Not Return to Washington Spirit for 2024 Season" (Press release). Washington Spirit. October 17, 2023. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Floyd, Thomas (June 28, 2024). "Jonatan Giráldez built his life around soccer. Now he's a coaching prodigy". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Washington Spirit Names FC Barcelona Femení's Jonatan Giráldez Costas New Head Coach" (Press release). Washington Spirit. January 9, 2024. Archived from the original on January 9, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ Fleming, Margaret (March 17, 2024). "The Washington Spirit are ready to move forward". The Equalizer. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ "Washington Spirit to play 2020 games at Audi Field, Segra Field and the Maryland SoccerPlex" (Press release). Washington Spirit. November 12, 2019. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ "Monumental Sports Network & Washington Spirit Announce Regional Broadcast Partnership for 2024 Season". March 8, 2024.
- ^ "Front Office". Washington Spirit. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "Sporting Staff". Washington Spirit. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Roster – Washington Spirit". Washington Spirit. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "Washington Spirit Announces 24-Player Roster Ahead of Season Kickoff". Washington Spirit. March 13, 2024.
- ^ Schreiber, Julie (July 9, 2024). "Rookies continue to define Spirit season". The Equalizer. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
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