2024 Portland Thorns FC season
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| 2024 season | |||
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| Owner | RAJ Sports | ||
| General manager | Karina LeBlanc | ||
| Head coach (interim) | Rob Gale | ||
| Stadium |
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| NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup | Group stage | ||
| CONCACAF W Champions Cup | Group stage | ||
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The 2024 Portland Thorns FC season is the team's twelfth season as a professional women's soccer team. Thorns FC played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns opened the NWSL season against the Kansas City Current playing in the first game at the Current's newly built CPKC Stadium.[1]
In addition to playing in the 2024 NWSL season, the Thorns also play in the inaugural 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup and 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup tournaments,[2] qualifying for the latter by finishing as runners-up for the 2023 NWSL Shield.[3]
Team
Staff
- As of July 17, 2024.[4]
| Technical | |
|---|---|
| General manager President of Thorns FC operations |
 Karina LeBlanc
|
| Head coach |  Rob Gale
|
| Assistant coach |  Vytautas Andriuškevičius
|
| Assistant coach |  Sarah Lowdon
|
| Goalkeeper coach | Jordan Franken |
| Medical | |
| Assistant athletic trainer | Lauren Swords |
| Director of scouting and recruiting Youth sporting director |
Mike Smith |
| Sports scientist | Ella Maliska |
| Performance and wellness coach | Renee Pirkl |
Squad
- As of July 17, 2024.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | GK |  MEX |
Emily Alvarado |
| 1 | GK |  USA |
Bella Bixby |
| 18 | GK | USA |
Shelby Hogan |
| 26 | GK | USA |
Kat Asman |
| 28 | GK | USA |
Lauren Kozal |
| 2 | DF | MEX |
Reyna Reyes |
| 4 | DF | USA |
Becky Sauerbrunn |
| 5 | DF |  DEN |
Isabella Obaze |
| 11 | DF |  NGA |
Nicole Payne |
| 20 | DF | USA |
Kelli Hubly |
| 25 | DF | USA |
Meghan Klingenberg |
| 39 | DF | USA |
Meaghan Nally |
| 48 | DF | USA |
Kayla Morrison |
| 8 | MF |  JPN |
Hina Sugita |
| 13 | MF | USA |
Olivia Moultrie |
| 17 | MF | USA |
Sam Coffey |
| 21 | MF | CAN |
Jessie Fleming |
| 23 | MF |  GER |
Marie Müller |
| 27 | MF |  IRL |
Marissa Sheva |
| 29 | MF | USA |
Mallie McKenzie |
| 44 | MF | USA |
Gabby Provenzano |
| 54 | MF | USA |
Olivia Wade-Katoa |
| 9 | FW | USA |
Sophia Smith |
| 12 | FW | CAN |
Christine Sinclair |
| 15 | FW | USA |
Payton Linnehan |
| 16 | FW | CAN |
Janine Beckie |
| 19 | FW |  POR |
Ana Dias |
| 22 | FW | USA |
Morgan Weaver |
| 24 | FW | USA |
Izzy D'Aquila |
Competitions
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Washington Spirit | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 34 | Playoffs |
| 4 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 31 | |
| 5 | Portland Thorns FC | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 27 | |
| 6 | North Carolina Courage | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 25 | |
| 7 | Chicago Red Stars | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 23 |
Matches
| March 16, 2024 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 24 2 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–1 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:00 pm ET | Report |
|
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 19,857 |
| March 30, 2024 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–2 | Racing Louisville FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:30 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,688 Referee: Gerald Flores |
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | POR | SEA | UTA | TIJ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland Thorns FC
|
0 | 0 | — | Jul 31 | — | Jul 21 | |
| 2 | Seattle Reign FC
|
0 | 0 | — | — | Jul 19 | Jul 28 | |
| 3 | Utah Royals
|
0 | 0 | Jul 27 | — | — | Jul 31 | |
| 4 | Tijuana
|
0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
First match(es) will be played: July 19, 2024. Source: Liga MX Femenil[2]
2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Wave FC
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Portland Thorns FC
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Club América Femenil
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Santa Fé FC
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  Preliminary round winner
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 20 August 2024. Source: CONCACAF
References
- ^ Cattry, Pardeep (January 25, 2024). "2024 NWSL schedule: Portland Thorns travel to Kansas City Current in regular season opener". CBS Sports.
- ^ a b "Liga MX Femenil y NWSL anuncian "Summer Cup", su histórica primera colaboración" [Liga MX Femenil and NWSL announce "Summer Cup", their historic first collaboration] (Press release) (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Concacaf announces schedule for inaugural Concacaf W Champions Cup". CONCACAF. June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Technical Staff". Portland Thorns. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ "Portland Thorns FC". Portland Thorns. Retrieved July 17, 2024.