2025 Kansas City Current season

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Owners

Angie Long
Chris Long
Brittany Mahomes
Patrick Mahomes

PresidentRaven Jemison

Head coach and Sporting DirectorVlatko Andonovski

StadiumCPKC Stadium
(capacity: 11,500)

Kansas City Current

2025 season

Owners

Angie Long
Chris Long
Brittany Mahomes
Patrick Mahomes

President

Raven Jemison

Head coach and Sporting Director

Vlatko Andonovski

Stadium

CPKC Stadium
(capacity: 11,500)

Biggest win

3 goals (2 times)

Home colors

Away colors

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2026 →

All statistics correct as of March 23, 2025.

The 2025 Kansas City Current season was the team's fifth season as a professional soccer team. The Current played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

The Kansas City Current's 2024 season ended with a loss to the 2024 NWSL Shield winner, Orlando Pride, in the semi-finals of the 2024 NWSL Playoffs after finishing fourth in the 2024 regular season. Orlando Pride went on to win the NWSL Championship.

Summary

Stadium and facilities

In 2024, The Current began playing in their new home stadium, CPKC Stadium, the first stadium in the world stadium built solely for a women's professional sports team. The stadium has a seating capacity of 11,500 with additional standing-room capacity on its north-end. The stadium is located in the Berkley Riverfront of Kansas City along the banks of the Missouri River, the namesake of the team.

CPKC Stadium held its first match between the Kansas City Current and the Portland Thorns on March 16, 2024. Kansas City won the match 5–4 in front of a sell-out crowd.^[1]

The Current continue to train in their dedicated practice facility in Riverside, Missouri, which opened in June 2022. It was the first purpose-built practice facility for an NWSL team.^[2]

Team

Technical staff

As of March 14, 2024.^[3]

General manager	Camille Levin Ashton
Head coach	Vlatko Andonovski
Assistant coach	Freya Coombe
Assistant coach	Lucas Rodríguez
Assistant coach	Milan Ivanovic
Goalkeeping coach	Ljupčo Kmetovski
Director of Performance	Garga Caserta
Head Strength Coach	Joseph Potts

Squad

As of March 23, 2025.^[4]^[5]^[6]

No.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Previous team	Notes
Goalkeepers
23	Lorena	(1997-05-06)May 6, 1997 (aged 27)	Grêmio FBPA	INT
81	Laurel Ivory	(1999-08-28)August 28, 1999 (aged 25)	Seattle Reign FC
0	Clare Gagne	(2002-02-22)February 22, 2002 (aged 23)	North Carolina Tar Heels
Defenders
15	Alana Cook	(1997-04-11)April 11, 1997 (aged 27)	Seattle Reign FC
27	Kayla Sharples	(1997-06-17)June 17, 1997 (aged 27)	Bay FC
4	Hailie Mace	(1997-03-24)March 24, 1997 (aged 27)	North Carolina Courage
24	Gabrielle Robinson	(2001-06-18)June 18, 2001 (aged 23)	West Virginia Mountaineers	SEI
18	Izzy Rodriguez	(1999-04-13)April 13, 1999 (aged 25)	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Regan Steigleder	(1998-09-03)September 3, 1998 (aged 26)	KIF Örebro
5	Ellie Wheeler	(2001-12-14)December 14, 2001 (aged 23)	Penn State Nittany Lions
31	Katie Scott	(2007-06-20)June 20, 2007 (aged 17)	Penn State Nittany Lions
7	Elizabeth Ball	(1995-10-20)October 20, 1995 (aged 29)	Utah Royals
Midfielders
99	Debinha	(1991-10-20)October 20, 1991 (aged 33)	North Carolina Courage
16	Vanessa DiBernardo	(1992-05-15)May 15, 1992 (aged 32)	Chicago Stars FC
22	Bayley Feist	(1997-03-14)March 14, 1997 (aged 28)	Washington Spirit
14	Claire Hutton	(2006-01-11)January 11, 2006 (aged 19)	From academy
10	Lo'eau LaBonta	(1993-03-18)March 18, 1993 (aged 31)	Utah Royals
33	Jereko	(1997-09-04)September 4, 1997 (aged 27)	Hakkarigücü Spor	INT
11	Rocky Rodríguez	(1993-10-28)October 28, 1993 (aged 31)	Angel City FC
Forwards
6	Temwa Chawinga	(1998-09-20)September 20, 1998 (aged 26)	Wuhan Jianghan	INT
17	Michelle Cooper	(2002-12-04)December 4, 2002 (aged 22)	Duke Blue Devils
47	Alex Pfeiffer	(2007-11-26)November 26, 2007 (aged 17)	From academy	SEI
8	Nichelle Prince	(1995-02-19)February 19, 1995 (aged 30)	Houston Dash
9	Bia Zaneratto	(1993-12-17)December 17, 1993 (aged 31)	Palmeiras	SEI, INT
19	Mary Long	(2007-01-24)January 24, 2007 (aged 18)	Duke Blue Devils
13	Haley Hopkins	(1998-12-21)December 21, 1998 (aged 26)	North Carolina Courage

Competitions

Regular season

Matches

March

March 15, 2025 (2025-03-15) 1	Kansas City Current	3–1	Portland Thorns FC	Kansas City, Missouri
12:00 p.m. CDT	Chawinga 4' Hutton 14' Cooper 24' Debinha 38'	Report	Reyes 19' Moultrie 49' Sugita 51'	Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500* Referee: Alyssa Nichols

March 22, 2025 (2025-03-22) 2	Washington Spirit	0–2	Kansas City Current	Washington, DC
7:30 p.m. EDT		Report	Hutton 33' Labonta 56' (pen) Rodríguez 83' Labonta 90+6' Chawinga 90+8'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,254 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

March 29, 2025 (2025-03-29) 3	Kansas City Current	3–0	Utah Royals	Kansas City, Missouri
6:30 p.m. CDT	Chawinga 22' Cooper 37' Debinha 45+2'	Report		Stadium: CPKC Stadium Referee: Marie Durr Assistant referees: Matt Trotter, Melisssa Beck Fourth official: Kaitlyn Trowbridge

April

April 12, 2025 (2025-04-12) 4	San Diego Wave	0–2	Kansas City Current	San Diego, California
9:00 p.m. CDT		Report	Debinha 16' Labonta 25' (pen)	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 10,873 Referee: John Griggs

April 19, 2025 (2025-04-19) 5	Kansas City Current	2–0	Houston Dash	Kansas City, Missouri
6:30 p.m. CDT	Labonta 21' (pen) Sharples 62'	Report		Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26) 6	North Carolina Courage	3–2	Kansas City Current	Cary, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. CDT	Ryan Williams 52' Kurtz 90' Sanchez 90+3'	Report	Hopkins 39' Bia Zaneratto 57'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,235 Referee: Shawn Tehini

May

May 2, 2025 (2025-05-02) 7	Seattle Reign	1–0	Kansas City Current	Seattle, Washington
9:30 p.m. CDT	Biyendolo 37'	Report		Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 5,912 Referee: Calin Radosav

May 11, 2025 (2025-05-11) 8	Kansas City Current	4-1	Bay FC	Kansas City, Missouri
12:00 p.m. CDT	Bia Zaneratto 3' Debinha 33', 38' Chawinga 62'	Report	Hocking 53'	Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Jaclyn Metz

May 16, 2025 (2025-05-16) 9	Orlando Pride	0–1	Kansas City Current	Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. CDT		Report	Chawinga 52'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 8,414 Referee: Natalie Simon

May 24, 2025 (2025-05-24) 10	Chicago Stars	1–3	Kansas City Current	Bridgeview, Illinois
6:30 p.m. CDT	Shea Groom 51'	Report	Bia Zaneratto 34' Chawinga 41' Sharples 60'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,886 Referee: Matthew Thompson

June

June 7, 2025 (2025-06-07) 11	Gotham FC	1–2	Kansas City Current	Harrison, New Jersey
12:00 p.m. CDT	DiBernardo 90+11' O.G.	Report	Cooper 3' Chawinga 11'	Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Attendance: 10,399 Referee: Danielle Chesky

June 14, 2025 (2025-06-14) 12	Kansas City Current	4–2	Racing Louisville	Kansas City, Missouri
6:30 p.m. CDT	Milliet 2' O.G. Cooper 15' Bia Zaneratto 19' Chawinga 90+5'	Report	Sonis 62' Kanu 88'	Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Jaclyn Metz

June 20, 2025 (2025-06-20) 13	Kansas City Current	1–0	Angel City FC	Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT	Bia Zaneratto 69'	Report		Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Elton Garcia

August

August 1, 2025 (2025-08-01) 14	Racing Louisville	0–2	Kansas City Current	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 p.m. CDT		Report	Chawinga 65' Ball 72'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,113 Referee: Nabil Bensalah Assistant referees: Rhett Hammil, Artyom Arustamyan Fourth official: Jackson Krauser

August 8, 2025 (2025-08-08) 15	Utah Royals	0–1	Kansas City Current	Sandy, Utah
9:00 p.m. CDT		Report	Chawinga 82'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 6,843 Referee: Brandon Stevis

August 16, 2025 (2025-08-16) 16	Kansas City Current	0–0	Orlando Pride	Kansas City, Missouri
3:00 p.m. CDT		Report		Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Brad Jensen

August 23, 2025 (2025-08-23) 17	Portland Thorns	0–2	Kansas City Current	Portland, Oregon
9:00 p.m. CDT	Castellanos 56' Hiatt 90+11'	Report	Wheeler 1' Chawinga 71' Robinson 90+8'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Alexandra Billeter

August 30, 2025 (2025-08-30) 18	Kansas City Current	2–0	North Carolina Courage	Kansas City, Missouri
6:30 p.m. CDT	Rodriguez 31' LaBonta 41' (pen.) 71' Sentnor 44'	Report		Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

September

September 6, 2025 (2025-09-06) 19	Bay FC	0–2	Kansas City Current	San Jose, California
9:00 p.m. CDT	Hill 77'	Report	Rodríguez 40' Cooper 45' Chawinga 90+2'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,520 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

September 13, 2025 20	Kansas City Current	0–0	Washington Spirit	Kansas City, Missouri
6:30 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)		Report	Hershfelt 21' Kouassi 79'	Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Thomas Snyder (New York)

September 20 21	Kansas City Current	2–0	Seattle Reign	Kansas City, Missouri
	Debinha 34' (pen.) Chawinga 74' Ball 90+5' Hutton 90+10'	Box Report	James-Turner 29' Mondésir 45' Huitema 88'	Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Shawn Tehini

September 27 22	Kansas City Current	4–1	Chicago Stars FC	Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT	Debinha 7' Michelle Cooper 25' Scott 31' Zaneratto 51' Chawinga 73' LaBonta 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Franklin 13' Gomes 58' Cook 90+4'	Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva Assistant referees: Matt Trotter, Stephen Milhoan Fourth official: Velimir Stefanovic

October

October 6, 2025 (2025-10-06) 23	Angel City FC	0–1	Kansas City Current	Los Angeles, California
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)		Report	Cooper 59' Wheeler 88'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 11,147 Referee: Gerald Flores

October 11, 2025 24

Kansas City Current

2–0

Gotham FC

Kansas City, Missouri

4:00 p.m. CDT

October 6, 2025 (2025-10-06) 23	Angel City FC	0–1	Kansas City Current	Los Angeles, California
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)		Report	Cooper 59' (Hopkins) Wheeler 88'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 11,147 Referee: Gerald Flores

Howell 40'
Sonnett 85'

Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Nabil Bensalah

October 18, 2025 (2025-10-18) 25	Houston Dash	1–0	Kansas City Current	Houston, Texas
6:30 p.m. CDT	Gareis 69'	Report		Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 8,436 Referee: Iryna Petrunok

November

November 2, 2025 (2025-11-02) 26	Kansas City Current	2–1	San Diego Wave	Kansas City, Missouri
TBD p.m. CDT	I. Rodriguez 23' Cooper 45+2' Debinha 54' Prince 75'		Dudinha 8' Dali 28'	Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Jaclyn Metz Assistant referees: Sarah Gaddes, Kevin Huet Fourth official: Drew Klemp

Last updated: August 19, 2025.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Regular season standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kansas City Current (S)	26	21	2	3	49	13	+36	65	Playoffs and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
2	Washington Spirit	26	12	8	6	42	33	+9	44	Playoffs and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
3	Portland Thorns FC	26	11	7	8	36	29	+7	40	Playoffs
4	Orlando Pride	26	11	7	8	33	27	+6	40
5	Seattle Reign FC	26	10	9	7	32	29	+3	39

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal difference; 3) total wins; 4) total goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) fewest disciplinary points; 8) coin toss (if 2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (if ≥3 clubs tied).
(S) NWSL Shield

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
16	13	1	2	32	10	+22	40	6	1	0	17	4	+13	7	0	2	15	6	+9

Last updated: August 19, 2025.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Stadium	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D
Position	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on August 19, 2025. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

NWSL playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Championship

1	Kansas City Current	1

8	Gotham FC (a.e.t.)	2
			8	Gotham FC	1

			4	Orlando Pride	0
4	Orlando Pride	2

5	Seattle Reign FC	0
						8	Gotham FC	1

						2	Washington Spirit	0
2	Washington Spirit (p)	1 (3)

7	Racing Louisville FC	1 (1)
			2	Washington Spirit	2

			3	Portland Thorns FC	0
3	Portland Thorns FC (a.e.t.)	1

6	San Diego Wave FC	0

Results

November 9, 2025 Quarterfinals	Kansas City Current	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Gotham FC	Kansas City, Missouri
12:30 pm EST	Wheeler 90+6'	Report	Shaw 68' Stengel 120+1'	Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

Squad statistics

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	NWSL	Playoffs	Total
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
0	GK		Clare Gagne	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Regan Steigleder	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF		Hailie Mace	15+8	0	1	0	24	0
5	DF		Ellie Wheeler	15+6	1	0+1	1	22	2
6	FW		Temwa Chawinga	21+2	15	0	0	23	15
7	DF		Elizabeth Ball	14+5	1	1	0	20	1
8	FW		Nichelle Prince	6+15	1	1	0	22	1
9	FW		Bia Zaneratto	19+5	7	1	0	25	7
10	MF		Lo'eau LaBonta	21+2	5	1	0	24	5
11	FW		Rocky Rodríguez	7+13	0	0	0	20	0
13	FW		Haley Hopkins	3+17	1	0+1	0	21	1
14	MF		Claire Hutton	22+3	0	1	0	26	0
15	DF		Alana Cook	7	0	0	0	7	0
16	MF		Vanessa DiBernardo	11+2	0	0	0	13	0
17	FW		Michelle Cooper	17+3	6	0	0	20	6
18	DF		Izzy Rodriguez	22+4	1	1	0	27	1
19	FW		Mary Long	1+9	0	0	0	10	0
21	MF		Ally Sentnor	7+4	0	1	0	12	0
22	MF		Bayley Feist	1+8	0	0+1	0	10	0
23	GK		Lorena	24	0	1	0	25	0
24	DF		Gabrielle Robinson	6+2	0	0	0	8	0
27	DF		Kayla Sharples	23+1	2	1	0	25	2
31	DF		Katie Scott	2	0	0	0	2	0
33	MF		Jereko	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
47	FW		Alex Pfeiffer	1+3	0	0+1	0	5	0
81	GK		Laurel Ivory	2	0	0	0	2	0
99	MF		Debinha	17+5	8	1	0	23	8
Players away from the club on loan:
	MF		Flora Marta Lacho	2+4	0	0	0	6	0

Transactions

Contract operations

Contract options
Date	Player	Pos.	Notes	Ref.
December 10, 2024	Stine Ballisager Pedersen	DF	Option declined.	^[7]
	Sophia Braun	DF	Option declined.
	Regan Steigleder	DF	Option exercised.
	Bia Zaneratto	FW	Option exercised.

Re-signings
Date	Player	Pos.	Notes	Ref.
August 27, 2024	Ellie Wheeler	DF	Re-signed to a four-year contract through 2028.	^[8]
August 29, 2024	Alana Cook	DF	Re-signed to a three-year contract through 2027.	^[9]
September 6, 2024	Debinha	MF	Re-signed to a two-year contract through 2026 with a mutual option.	^[10]
October 24, 2024	Vanessa DiBernardo	MF	Re-signed to a two-year contract through 2026 with an option.	^[11]
December 5, 2024	Nichelle Prince	FW	Re-signed to a two-year contract through 2026 with a mutual option.	^[12]
January 27, 2025	Elizabeth Ball	DF	Free agent re-signed to a two-year contract through 2026 with a mutual option.	^[13]
January 27, 2025	Kristen Hamilton	FW	Free agent re-signed to a one-year contract through 2025 with a mutual option.	^[13]
January 29, 2025	Temwa Chawinga	FW	Re-signed to a three-year extension through 2028.	^[14]
February 20, 2025	Haley Hopkins	FW	Re-signed to a two-year extension through 2027.	^[15]

Loans out

Date	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
March 12, 2025	Fridah Mukoma	FW	Beijing Jingtan FC	Loaned through the 2025 NWSL season.	^[16]

Transfers in

Date	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 19, 2024	Laurel Ivory	GK	Seattle Reign FC	Free agent signing.	^[17]
December 20, 2024	Rocky Rodríguez	MF	Angel City FC	In exchange for $100,000 in intra-league transfer funds.	^[18]
December 23, 2024	Lorena	GK	Grêmio	Acquired for an undisclosed fee and signed to a three-year contract through 2027 with an option.	^[19]
January 9, 2025	Clare Gagne	GK	North Carolina Tar Heels	Free agent rookie signed to a one-year contract through 2025.	^[20]
	Mary Long	FW	Duke Blue Devils
	Katie Scott	DF	Penn State Nittany Lions
January 30, 2025	Haley Hopkins	FW	North Carolina Courage	In exchange for $50,000 in intra-league transfer funds.	^[21]
March 12, 2025	Flora Marta Lacho	FW	TP Mazembe	Signed to a two-year contract through 2026.	^[16]
March 12, 2025	Fridah Mukoma	FW	ZESCO Ndola Girls	Acquired for an undisclosed transfer fee and signed to a four-year contract through 2028.	^[16]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 10, 2024	Katie Fraine	GK		Out of contract.	^[7]
	Adrianna Franch	GK	Birmingham City
	Almuth Schult	GK	Retired
	Mallory Weber	DF
January 15, 2025	Opeyemi Ajakaye	FW	FC Robo	Mutual contract termination.	^[22]

Retirements

Date	Player	Pos.	Ref.
October 17, 2024	Desiree Scott	MF	^[23]

Injury listings

Date	Player	Pos.	List	Injury	Ref.
May 30, 2024	Gabrielle Robinson	DF	Season-ending injury	Torn ACL sustained in match against the Utah Royals.	^[24]
July 4, 2024	Alex Pfeiffer	FW	Season-ending injury	Torn ACL and meniscus sustained in match against the Houston Dash.	^[25]
March 14, 2025	Bia Zaneratto	FW	Season-ending injury	Foot injury sustained in 2024.	^[26]

Preseason trialists

Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. The Current released their preseason roster on January 15, 2025.^[22]

Player	Pos.	Previous club	Status	Ref.
Meila Brewer	DF	KC Athletics	Not signed; U18 trialist.	^[22]
Evan O'Steen	GK	Solar SC	Not signed; U18 trialist.
Ava Tankersley	FW	Arkansas Razorbacks	Not signed.
Mallory Weber	DF	Kansas City Current	Not signed.