| Season: | 2023 |
| Owner: | Ron Burkle |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Chairman: | Jill Ellis |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Casey Stoney |
| Stadium: | Snapdragon Stadium |
| League: | NWSL |
| League Result: | 1st (NWSL Shield) |
| Cup1: | Challenge Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Group stage |
| Cup2: | Playoffs |
| Cup2 Result: | Semifinals |
| League Topscorer: | Alex Morgan (6) |
| Highest Attendance: | 30,854 (vs. CHI, Mar 25) |
| Pattern B1: | _blue_2023_nike_pattern |
| Leftarm1: | 033354 |
| Body1: | 033354 |
| Rightarm1: | 033354 |
| Shorts1: | 033354 |
| Socks1: | 033354 |
| Leftarm2: | FFF |
| Body2: | FFF |
| Rightarm2: | FFF |
| Shorts2: | FFF |
| Socks2: | FFF |
| American: | true |
| Updated: | July 8, 2023 |
| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
The 2023 San Diego Wave FC season was the team's second as a professional women's soccer team. Wave FC played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. The Wave finished the season with the best record, earning the NWSL Shield and a first-round bye to the playoff semi-finals where they were eliminated from the postseason.
See main article: 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup.
| Name | NWSL | Playoffs | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | FW |  | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2 | 11 | FW | | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 15 | FW | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 10 | FW |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | FW | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 8 | MF | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 19 | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 5 | 22 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 16 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 34 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 24 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 4 | 33 | ||||
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2023 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2023.[1]
| Round | Pick | Player | College | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 13 | Sierra Enge | Stanford | Signed[2] | ||
| 3 | 33 | Lauren Brzykcy | UCLA | Signed[3] | ||
| 4 | 45 | Giovanna DeMarco | Wake Forest | Signed[4] |
| Date | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2022 | Rachel Hill | Chicago Red Stars | Free agent signing. | [5] | |
| December 5, 2022 | Danielle Colaprico | [6] | |||
| January 12, 2023 | Megan Dougherty Howard | Orlando Pride | [7] | ||
| March 28, 2023 | Cheyenne Shorts | Portland Thorns FC | Short-term injury replacement player signing. | [8] | |
| April 26, 2023 | Shae Yanez | London City Lionesses | Transferred for an undisclosed fee. | [9] | |
| June 27, 2023 | Chai Cortez | Oregon Ducks | Short-term national team replacement player signings. | [10] | |
| Shea Connors |  Brisbane Roar FC | ||||
| Sydney Cummings | Western United FC | ||||
| August 16, 2023 | Kyra Carusa | London City Lionesses | Free transfer. | [11] | |
| Date | Player | Destination club | Fee/notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 15, 2022 | Jackie Altschuld | Out of contract. | [12] | ||
| Taylor Hansen | |||||
| Katie Johnson | Angel City FC | ||||
| Melissa Lowder | |||||
| Sydney Pulver | |||||
| Kayla Bruster | The club chose not to exercise contract options. | ||||
| Marleen Schimmer | |||||
Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. The Wave released their preseason roster on February 6, 2023.[14]
| Player | Previous team | |
|---|---|---|
| Melanie Barcenas | San Diego Surf SC | |
| Trinity Watson | Pepperdine Waves | |
| Maisie Whitsett | Louisville Cardinals | |