| Club: | Bay FC |
| Season: | 2024 |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Ownertitle: | Majority Owner |
| Owner: | Sixth Street Partners |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Manager: | Albertin Montoya |
| Stadium: | PayPal Park |
| League: | NWSL |
| League Result: | 10th |
| Cup1: | Playoffs |
| Cup2: | NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Group stage |
| League Topscorer: | 6 players (2) |
| Highest Attendance: | 18,000 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 10,611 |
| Average Attendance: | 14,870 |
| American: | true |
| Updated: | June 10, 2024 |
| Prevseason: | Inaugural season |
| Nextseason: | 2025 |
The 2024 Bay FC season will be Bay FC's inaugural season as a professional women's soccer team. It plays in the National Women's Soccer League.
See also: 2023 National Women's Soccer League season. On April 4, 2023, the NWSL formally awarded one of its two planned 2024 expansion teams to a Bay Area group led by former US Women's National Team players Brandi Chastain
, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton, and Aly Wagner, backed by majority owners and San Francisco-based investment firm Sixth Street Partners. The expansion fee was reported to be $53 million.[1] [2] [3]| Player | Nation |
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See main article: 2024 National Women's Soccer League season.
See main article: 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup.
The 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft was held on December 15, 2023.[4]
| Pick | Nat. | Player | Previous team | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Alyssa Malonson | DF | Seattle Reign FC | [5] | |
| 3 | | Tess Boade | FW | |||
| 5 | | Rachel Hill | FW | San Diego Wave FC | ||
| 7 | | Katelyn Rowland | GK | North Carolina Courage | ||
| 9 | PASS | |||||
| 11 | PASS | |||||
| 12 | | MF | ||||
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 NWSL Draft was held on December 14, 2023.[6]
| Round | Pick | Player | College | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Savannah King | DF | North Carolina | Signed[7] | |
| 8 | Maya Doms | MF | Stanford | Signed[8] | ||
| 3 | 30 | Jamie Shepherd | MF | BYU | Signed | |
| 34 | Caroline Conti | MF | Clemson | Signed | ||
| 4 | 55 |  Laveni Vaka | DF | Georgia |
| Date | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 15, 2023 | Alex Loera | MF | Kansas City Current | Acquired in a trade in exchange for $175,000 in allocation money and protection from Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. | [9] | |
| November 21, 2023 | Caprice Dydasco | DF | Houston Dash | Free agent signing. | [10] | |
| December 12, 2023 | Dorian Bailey | DF | Washington Spirit | Acquired in a trade in exchange for protection from Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. | [11] | |
| Emily Menges | DF | Portland Thorns FC | Acquired in a trade in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money and protection in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. | [12] | ||
| Ellie Jean | DF | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Acquired in a three-team trade in exchange for protection in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. Bay also received $130,000 in allocation money from Racing Louisville FC. | [13] | ||
 Scarlett Camberos | FW | Angel City FC | Acquired in a trade in exchange for $50,000 in allocation money and protection from Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. | [14] | ||
| Joelle Anderson | MF | Houston Dash | Acquired in a trade along with $25,000 in Allocation Money in exchange for protection from Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. | [15] | ||
| December 21, 2023 | Kayla Sharples | DF | Chicago Red Stars | Free agent signing. | [16] | |
| January 21, 2024 | Kiki Pickett | DF | North Carolina Courage | Free agent signing. | [17] | |
| January 25, 2024 | Melissa Lowder | GK |  Þór/KA | Free agent signing. Was a Preseason Non-Roster Invitee. | [18] | |
| January 26, 2024 |  Deyna Castellanos | MF | Manchester City W.F.C. | Transfer with fee from Manchester City | [19] | |
| January 30, 2024 |  Princess Marfo | FW | FC Nordsjælland | Transfer with fee from FC Nordsjælland. | [20] | |
| February 1, 2024 |  Asisat Oshoala | FW | FC Barcelona | Transfer with fee from FC Barcelona. | [21] | |
| February 2, 2024 | Jen Beattie | DF | Arsenal | Transfer with fee from Arsenal. | [22] | |
| February 8, 2024 |  Lysianne Proulx | GK |  Melbourne City FC | Transfer with fee from Melbourne City FC. | [23] | |
| February 13, 2024 | Racheal Kundananji | FW |  Madrid CFF | Transfer with fee from Madrid CFF. | [24] | |
| March 11, 2024 | Jordan Brewster | DF |  Kristianstads DFF | Free agent signing. | [25] | |
| March 13, 2024 | Emmie Allen | GK | North Carolina Tar Heels | Free agent signing. Was a Preseason Non-Roster Invitee. | [26] | |
| March 15, 2024 | Maddie Moreau | DF | West Virginia Mountaineers | Free agent signing. Was a Preseason Non-Roster Invitee. | [27] |
| Date | Player | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2023 | Sierra Enge | MF | Houston Dash | Traded in exchange for $50,000 in allocation money. | [28] | |
| December 18, 2021 | Ellie Jean | DF | Racing Louisville FC | Traded in exchange for $40,000 in Alternative Allocation Money. Bay also received $130,000 in Allocation Money on December 12, as part of this trade. | [29] |
Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. Bay released their preseason roster on January 23, 2024.[30]
| Player | Position | Previous team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmie Allen | GK | North Carolina Tar Heels | |
| Hailey Coll | GK | Oregon State Beavers | |
| Melissa Lowder | GK | Þór/KA | |
| DF | Orlando Pride | ||
| Maya Gordon | DF | LSU Tigers | |
| Tegan McGrady | DF | Portland Thorns FC | |
| Maya McCutcheon | MF | West Virginia Mountaineers | |
| Maddie Moreau | MF | West Virginia Mountaineers | |
| Brianna Visalli | MF | Aarhus GF | |
| Jasmine Hamid | MF | Towson Tigers | |
| Ru Mucherera | FW | Shelbourne F.C. | |
| Shaelan Murison | FW | Oly Town FC | |
| Chioma Ubogagu | FW | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |