Jump to content

2024 Kansas City Current season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kansas City Current
2024 season
Owners
PresidentRaven Jemison
Head coach and Sporting DirectorVlatko Andonovski
StadiumCPKC Stadium
(capacity: 11,500)
20244th
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer CupChampions
PlayoffsSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Temwa Chawinga (20)
All: Temwa Chawinga (21)
Highest home attendance11,500
Lowest home attendance11,500
Average home league attendance11,500
Biggest win3 goals (8 times)
Biggest defeat1–4
(Aug 25 at WAS)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of November 17, 2024.

The 2024 Kansas City Current season was the team's fourth season as a professional soccer team. The Current played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

The Current finished fourth in the 2024 National Women's Soccer League season and qualified for the NWSL playoffs as the fourth seed, where they defeated the fifth-seeded North Carolina Courage in the quarterfinals before losing to the top-seeded Orlando Pride in the semifinals.[1]

Background

[edit]

Despite making it to the championship match in the 2022 season, the Current did not qualify for the 2023 playoffs. They ended the 2023 regular season 11th out of 12 teams. In 2021, they ended their inaugural season in last place.

Summary

[edit]

Draft, trades, and transfers

[edit]

NWSL Draft

[edit]

In the 2024 NWSL Draft, the KC Current drafted Ellie Wheeler from Penn State, Halle Mackiewicz from Clemson, and Hope Hisey from Arizona.

Stadium and facilities

[edit]

The KC Current began playing in their new home stadium, CPKC Stadium, the first stadium in the world stadium built solely for a women's professional sports team. The stadium has a seating capacity of 11,500 with additional standing-room capacity on its north-end. The stadium is located in the Berkley Riverfront of Kansas City along the banks of the Missouri River, the namesake of the team.

CPKC Stadium held its first match between the Kansas City Current and the Portland Thorns on March 16, 2024. Kansas City won the match 5–4 in front of a sell-out crowd.[2]

The Current continue to train in their dedicated practice facility in Riverside, Missouri, which opened in June 2022. It was the first purpose-built practice facility for an NWSL team.[3]

Team

[edit]

Technical staff

[edit]
As of March 14, 2024.[4]
General manager Camille Levin Ashton
Head coach Vlatko Andonovski
Assistant coach Freya Coombe
Assistant coach Lucas Rodríguez
Assistant coach Milan Ivanovic
Goalkeeping coach Ljupčo Kmetovski
Director of Performance Garga Caserta
Head Strength Coach Joseph Potts
Medical Director Carlos Jiminez

Squad

[edit]
As of March 14, 2024.[5][6]
No. Pos. Player Nation
2 DF Regan Steigleder  United States
3 DF Hanna Glas  Sweden
4 DF Hailie Mace  United States
5 DF Ellie Wheeler  United States
6 FW Temwa Chawinga  Malawi
7 DF Elizabeth Ball  United States
8 FW Nichelle Prince  Canada
9 FW Bia Zaneratto  Brazil
10 MF Lo'eau LaBonta  United States
11 MF Desiree Scott  Canada
12 DF Stine Ballisager Pedersen  Denmark
13 MF Sophia Braun  Argentina
14 MF Claire Hutton  United States
16 MF Vanessa DiBernardo  United States
17 FW Michelle Cooper  United States
18 DF Izzy Rodriguez  United States
20 DF Mallory Weber  United States
21 GK Adrianna Franch  United States
22 MF Bayley Feist  United States
24 DF Gabrielle Robinson  United States
25 FW Kristen Hamilton  United States
29 GK Jordan Silkowitz  United States
30 GK Hope Hisey  United States
47 FW Alex Pfeiffer  United States
77 FW Alexa Spaanstra  United States
78 DF Lauren  Brazil
94 MF Claire Lavogez  France
99 MF Debinha  Brazil

Competitions

[edit]

Regular season

[edit]

Matches

[edit]
March 16, 2024 (2024-03-16) 1 Kansas City Current 5–4 Portland Thorns FC Kansas City, Missouri
12:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Alex Billeter
March 23, 2024 (2024-03-23) 2 San Diego Wave FC 1–2 Kansas City Current San Diego, California
7:00 p.m. PDT Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 32,066
March 30, 2024 (2024-03-30) 3 Kansas City Current 4–2 Angel City FC Kansas City, Missouri
2:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
April 14, 2024 (2024-04-14) 4 NJ/NY Gotham FC 1–1 Kansas City Current Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,573
April 20, 2024 (2024-04-20) 5 Kansas City Current 5–2 Bay FC Kansas City, Missouri
6:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
April 26, 2024 (2024-04-26) 6 Angel City FC 1–3 Kansas City Current Los Angeles, California
9:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 19,178
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05) 7 Houston Dash 1–1 Kansas City Current Houston, Texas
12:00 p.m. CDT
Report Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,099
Referee: Calin Radosav
May 8, 2024 (2024-05-08) 8 Seattle Reign FC 0–0 Kansas City Current Seattle, Washington
9:00 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 5,083
Referee: Anya Voigt
May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12) 9 Kansas City Current 1–0 North Carolina Courage Kansas City, Missouri
5:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
May 18, 2024 (2024-05-18) 10 Kansas City Current 3–3 Racing Louisville FC Kansas City, Missouri
8:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
May 25, 2024 (2024-05-25) 11 Utah Royals FC 0–1 Kansas City Current Salt Lake City, Utah
9:00 p.m. CDT Tejada Yellow card 3' Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 7,491
Referee: Danielle Chesky
June 9, 2024 (2024-06-09) 12 Kansas City Current 5–2 Seattle Reign FC Kansas City, Missouri
5:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Brad Jensen
June 14, 2024 (2024-06-14) 13 Kansas City Current 2–2 Chicago Red Stars Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Gerald Flores
June 23, 2024 (2024-06-23) 14 Portland Thorns FC 1–4 Kansas City Current Portland, Oregon
3:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20,024
Referee: Brandon Stevis
June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28) 15 Kansas City Current 2–0 Houston Dash Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT
Report Puntigam Yellow card 75' Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Katherine McCormick
July 6, 2024 (2024-07-06) 16 Kansas City Current 1–2 Orlando Pride Kansas City, Missouri
6:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
August 25, 2024 (2024-08-25) 17 Washington Spirit 4–1 Kansas City Current Washington, D.C.
11:00 a.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Referee: Brad Jensen
September 1, 2024 (2024-09-01) 18 North Carolina Courage 2–1 Kansas City Current Cary, North Carolina
1:00 p.m. CDT
Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,003
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 7, 2024 (2024-09-07) 19 Kansas City Current 1–0 Utah Royals FC Kansas City, Missouri
6:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Calin Radosav
September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) 20 Orlando Pride 0–0 Kansas City Current Orlando, Florida
6:00 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 9,396
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
September 20, 2024 (2024-09-20) 21 Kansas City Current 3–0 Washington Spirit Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Box
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Matthew Thompson
September 28, 2024 (2024-09-28) 22 Kansas City Current 1–1 NJ/NY Gotham FC Kansas City, Missouri
12:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Katja Koroleva
October 5, 2024 (2024-10-05) 23 Racing Louisville FC 0–2 Kansas City Current Louisville, Kentucky
6:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 6,013
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
October 12, 2024 (2024-10-12) 24 Bay FC 0–1 Kansas City Current San Jose, California
9:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Referee: Danielle Chesky
October 19, 2024 (2024-10-19) 25 Kansas City Current 4–1 San Diego Wave FC Kansas City, Missouri
12:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500*
Referee: Iryna Petrunok
November 3, 2024 (2024-11-03) 26 Chicago Red Stars 1–3 Kansas City Current Chicago, Illinois
12:00 p.m. CST Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 5,595
Referee: Jaclyn Metz

Note: * Indicates a sell-out crowd

Last updated: November 3, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Regular season standings

[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Washington Spirit 26 18 2 6 51 28 +23 56 Playoffs
3 NJ/NY Gotham FC 26 17 5 4 41 20 +21 56
4 Kansas City Current 26 16 7 3 57 31 +26 55
5 North Carolina Courage 26 12 3 11 34 28 +6 39
6 Portland Thorns FC 26 10 4 12 37 35 +2 34
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results summary

[edit]
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 16 7 3 57 31  +26 55 9 3 1 37 19  +18 7 4 2 20 12  +8

Last updated: November 3, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

[edit]
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
StadiumHAHAHAAAHHAHHAHHAAHAHHAAHA
ResultWWWDWWDDWDWWDWWLLLWDWDWWWW
Position32111111122111123333444444
Updated to match(es) played on November 3, 2024. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Playoffs

[edit]

The Current finished the regular season in fourth place and qualified for the NWSL playoffs as the fourth seed of eight teams.

Matches

[edit]
November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09) Quarterfinals Kansas City Current 1–0 North Carolina Courage Kansas City, Missouri
11:00 a.m. CST (UTC−6)
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Referee: Brad Jensen
November 17, 2024 (2024-11-17) Semifinals Orlando Pride 3–2 Kansas City Current Orlando, Florida
3:00 p.m. EST (UTC−5)
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 14,524
Referee: Danielle Chesky

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

[edit]

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KC HOU TIG PAC
1 United States Kansas City Current 3 3 0 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Advances to knockout stage 3–1 4–1 3–0
2 United States Houston Dash 3 2 0 0 1 5 4 +1 6 1–3 2–1 2–0
3 Mexico Tigres UANL 3 1 0 0 2 6 8 −2 3 1–4 1–2 4–2
4 Mexico Pachuca 3 0 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0 0–3 0–2 2–4
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: tiebreakers
July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20) 1 Kansas City Current United States 3–1 United States Houston Dash Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Referee: Corbyn May
July 27, 2024 (2024-07-27) 2 Kansas City Current United States 3–0 Mexico C.F. Pachuca Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Referee: Katarzyna Waslak
August 1, 2024 (2024-08-01) 3 Kansas City Current United States 4–1 Mexico Tigres UANL Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Referee: Matt Geringer
August 6, 2024 (2024-08-06) SF Kansas City Current United States 2–0 United States North Carolina Courage Kansas City, Missouri
Report Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Referee: Katja Koroleva
October 25, 2024 (2024-10-25) F NJ/NY Gotham FC United States 0–2 United States Kansas City Current San Antonio, Texas
Report
Stadium: Toyota Field
Referee: Alyssa Nichols

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (November 17, 2024). "Marta, Pride down K.C. Current to set up NWSL final with Spirit". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (March 16, 2024). "Kansas City Current open 'game-changing' stadium with 5-4 win". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Cash, Meredith (June 25, 2022). "Kansas City Current's sparkling new $18 million facility shows the luxury women's pro athletes have long missed out on". Insider. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Kansas City Current Announce Changes to Soccer Staff Ahead of 2024 Season". Kansas City Current. January 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Kansas City Current Set Opening Day Roster Ahead of Historic 2024 Season". Kansas City Current. March 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "Team - Kansas City Current". Kansas City Current.