Club: | NJ/NY Gotham FC |
Season: | 2022 |
Chrtitle: | Club Chair |
Chairman: | Tammy Murphy |
Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
Manager: | Scott Parkinson (until August 11) Hue Menzies (interim) (from August 13) |
Stadium: | Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey (Capacity: 25,000) |
League: | NWSL |
League Result: | 12th |
Cup1: | Challenge Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Group stage |
Highest Attendance: | (June 19 vs. SD) |
Lowest Attendance: | (Sept. 11 vs. KC) |
League Topscorer: | Margaret Purce (3) Paige Monaghan (3) McCall Zerboni (3) |
Season Topscorer: | Margaret Purce (4) Kristie Mewis (4) |
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Prevseason: | 2021 |
Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 NJ/NY Gotham FC season was the team's 13th season as a professional women's soccer team and their tenth season as a member of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
After retiring as a player for Gotham FC, Carli Lloyd joined the ownership group on April 27, 2022.[1] On May 4, 2022, NBA player Kevin Durant and investor Rich Kleiman announced their minority investment into Gotham FC via their investment company Thirty Five Ventures.[2] On July 29, 2022, WNBA player Sue Bird joined Gotham FC's ownership group as a minority owner, consultant, and advisor.[3] On August 10, 2022, Gotham FC announced the addition of former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and Giants chief commercial officer Pete Guelli to its ownership group as minority owners.[4] [5] The investments raised the club's valuation to an estimated $40 million.[6]
On August 11, 2022, Gotham FC fired head coach Scott Parkinson following a start to the 2021 season and announced an immediate search for a new coach to be hired for the 2023 season.[7] On August 13, 2022, the club named former Jamaica women's national football team coach Hue Menzies as interim head coach.[8]
On August 17, 2022, Gotham FC named Nathán Goldberg Crenier as its new assistant general manager, replacing Stephanie Lee, who left to become the NWSL's director of player affairs.[9] [10]
Front Office | |
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Position | Name |
General manager and head of soccer operations | Yael Averbuch West |
Interim head of business operations | Kristin Bernert |
Assistant general manager | Nathán Goldberg Crenier |
Director of communications | Mike Kowalsky |
Technical Staff | |
Interim head coach | Hue Menzies |
Assistant coach | Beverly Goebel Yanez |
Assistant coach | Becki Tweed |
Goalkeeper coach | Brody Sams |
High performance director | Philip Congleton |
Head physical therapist | Joelle Muro |
Head athletic trainer | Sara Carpentieri |
See main article: 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup.
Name | Total | |||||
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1 | MF | 19 | Kristie Mewis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
FW | 23 | Margaret Purce | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
3 | FW | 4 | Paige Monaghan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
FW | 25 | Ifeoma Onumonu | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
MF | 7 | McCall Zerboni | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
6 | FW | 20 | Taylor Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 |
MF | 9 | Nahomi Kawasumi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Total | 16 | 5 | 21 | |||
Name | NWSL | Total | ||||
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1 | GK | 18 | Ashlyn Harris | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2 | GK | 1 | Michelle Betos | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
See main article: 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft.
The 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft held by the NWSL on December 16, 2021, for two expansion teams, Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC, to select players from existing teams in the league.[17]
On December 4, Gotham FC traded goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan in exchange for allocation money and roster protection from San Diego Wave FC.[18] On December 8, Gotham FC traded goalkeeper DiDi Haračić in exchange for allocation money and roster protection from Angel City FC.[19]
See main article: 2022 NWSL Draft.
Round | Pick | Player | College | ||
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2 | 24 | DF | Georgetown | ||
3 | 34 | GK | Clemson | ||
4 | 46 | MF | Michigan | ||
Date | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. | ||
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DF | Orlando Pride | Acquired in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, a natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, and $50,000 in allocation money. | [20] [21] | |||
GK | ||||||
MF | Houston Dash (via San Diego Wave FC) | Acquired in exchange for $200,000 in allocation money. | [22] | |||
GK | Racing Louisville FC | Signed off waivers on a two-year contract. | [23] | |||
DF | PSV | Signed to one-year contract with one-year option. | [24] | |||
DF | Washington Spirit | Acquired in exchange for Gotham FC's natural fourth-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. | [25] | |||
DF/FW | North Carolina Courage | Signed off waivers. | [26] [27] | |||
FW | Boston College | Signed as National Team Replacement players. | [28] | |||
FW | Apollon Ladies F.C. | |||||
MF | Kansas City Current | Acquired in exchange for $200,000 in allocation money and a conditional first-round draft pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. | [29] | |||
DF | Santos FC | Transferred for an undisclosed fee. | [30] [31] [32] | |||
Date | Player | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. | ||
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GK | None | Contracts expired. | [33] | |||
MF | ||||||
DF | ||||||
GK | San Diego Wave FC | Traded in exchange for roster protection in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft and $130,000 in allocation money. | ||||
MF | North Carolina Courage | Traded in exchange for $125,000 in allocation money. | [34] | |||
GK | Angel City FC | Traded in exchange for roster protection in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft and $50,000 in allocation money. | ||||
GK | Piteå IF | No transfer terms disclosed. Gotham FC retains NWSL playing rights until 2024 pre-season. | [35] [36] | |||
DF/MF | Houston Dash | Traded in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. | [37] | |||
DF | Houston Dash | Traded in exchange for $120,000 in allocation money, and up to $150,000, increasing by $10,000 per playoff appearance. | [38] [39] | |||
Start date | End date | No. | Player | Destination club | Ref. | ||
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DF/MF | Newcastle Jets FC | [40] | |||||
End of 2022 NWSL season | FW | Kristianstads DFF | [41] | ||||
Date | Player | Terms | Ref. | ||
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MF | Signed two-year contract. | [42] | |||
MF | Signed two-year contract. | [43] | |||
DF | Signed one-year contract. | [44] | |||
MF | Signed one-year contract with one-year option. | [45] | |||
DF | Signed two-year contract. | [46] | |||
FW | Signed one-year contract with one-year option. | [47] | |||
DF | Signed two-year contract. | [48] | |||
MF | Signed three-year contract. | ||||
FW | Signed two-year contract. | ||||
FW | Signed one-year contract. | [49] | |||
MF | Signed two-year contract. | ||||
GK | Signed one-year contract with one-year option. | [50] | |||
DF | Signed one-year contract with one-year option. | [51] | |||
FW | Signed through the rest of the 2022 season with a one-year option. | [52] | |||