2024 Racing Louisville FC season
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(capacity: 11,700)
| 2024 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General manager | Ryan Dell (until Nov 26) | ||
| Manager | Bev Yanez | ||
| Stadium | Lynn Family Stadium (capacity: 11,700) | ||
| League | 9th | ||
| NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup | Group stage | ||
| Playoffs | DNQ | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Savannah DeMelo, Uchenna Kanu, Emma Sears (5) All: Emma Sears (6) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 11,365 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,137 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 6,223 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–1 (Apr 20 vs. UTA) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–4 (Oct 13 at WAS) | ||
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| All statistics correct as of November 3, 2024. | |||
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The 2024 Racing Louisville FC season was the team's fourth as a top-tier professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League.
The club finished the 2024 National Women's Soccer League season in ninth place and failed to qualify for the NWSL playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. It also finishied second in Group E during the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup and failed to advance to the mid-season tournament's knockout stages.[1]
Hirings
After Racing Louisville announced head coach Kim Björkegren would not return for the 2024 season,[2] the club hired former NWSL standout player Bev Yanez as its new coach.[3] The 35-year-old spent the 2023 season as Racing's assistant coach after two years in the same role at NJ/NY Gotham FC.
Yanez added former UANL Tigres coach and Canada Women's National Football Team star Carmelina Moscato to her staff as assistant coach.[4] Former men's collegiate coach Mitch Sowerby was also hired as an assistant coach.[5]
Offseason transactions
Kit changes
As part of the NWSL's new collaboration with Nike, Racing Louisville announced two new kits for the 2024 season and beyond.[6] The primary kit has an argyle pattern "inspired by traditional jockey silks." The secondary kit is a midnight violet gradient.
Stadium and facilities
Racing Louisville plays its home games at Lynn Family Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium it shares with brother club Louisville City FC.[7] The team trains at the Lynn Family Sports Vision & Training Center about two miles away from the stadium.[8]
Broadcasting
In November 2023, the NWSL announced its largest media rights deal in league history, worth a reported $240 million.[9] The new broadcast agreement includes ABC, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, Prime Video and Scripps Sports. The NWSL also announced its new in-house streaming service, NWSL+.[10]
For its local broadcast rights, Racing renewed its deal with WAVE, the NBC affiliate in Louisville.[11] The club also started a new radio broadcast deal with iHeartMedia in Louisville, with games primarily carried by Sports Talk 790AM and News Talk 1080 AM.[12]
Technical staff
Players
- As of November 3, 2024
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Katie Lund |  United States |
| 2 | DF | Lauren Milliet | United States |
| 3 | DF | Arin Wright | United States |
| 4 | DF | Elli Pikkujämsä |  Finland |
| 5 | DF | Ellie Jean | United States |
| 7 | MF | Savannah DeMelo | United States |
| 8 | MF | Ary Borges |  Brazil |
| 9 | MF | Kayla Fischer | United States |
| 10 | FW | Linda Motlhalo |  South Africa |
| 11 | DF | Courtney Petersen | United States |
| 13 | FW | Emma Sears | United States |
| 14 | MF | Marisa DiGrande | United States |
| 15 | DF | Ángela Barón |  Colombia |
| 16 | FW | Janine Beckie |  Canada |
| 17 | DF | Maddie Pokorny | United States |
| 18 | FW | Milly Clegg |  New Zealand |
| 19 | MF | Jordan Baggett | United States |
| 20 | DF | Abby Erceg | New Zealand |
| 21 | FW | Parker Goins | United States |
| 22 | FW | Kirsten Wright | United States |
| 23 | FW | Elexa Bahr | United States |
| 24 | GK | Jordyn Bloomer | United States |
| 26 | MF | Taylor Flint | United States |
| 29 | FW | Uchenna Kanu |  Nigeria |
| 88 | FW | Bethany Balcer | United States |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | GK | Olivia Sekany | United States |
Brisbane Roar FC |
| 77 | GK | Madison White | United States |
Dallas Trinity FC |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | MF | Jaelin Howell | United States |
| 11 | MF | Yuuka Kurosaki |  Japan |
| 16 | DF | Carson Pickett | United States |
| 66 | FW | Reilyn Turner | United States |
