2022 Angel City FC season

The 2022 Angel City FC season was the team's inaugural season as a professional women's soccer team. Angel City FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Angel City FC
2022 season
Owner
General managerAngela Hucles Mangano
(since Aug 15)[1]
Head coachFreya Coombe
StadiumBanc of California Stadium
Los Angeles
(Capacity: 22,000)
NWSL8th
Challenge CupGroup stage
PlayoffsDNQ
Top goalscorerLeague: Savannah McCaskill (6)
All: Savannah McCaskill (7)
Highest home attendance22,000 (4 times)
Lowest home attendance16,112 (Sep 21 vs. WAS)
Average home league attendance19,104
Biggest win2–1 (Apr 29 vs. NC)
Biggest defeat0–3 (Jun 3 vs. POR)
colors

Team

Management and staff

On August 15, 2022, Angel City FC promoted vice president of player development and operations Angela Hucles to general manager, taking on some of the roles previously held by sporting director Eniola Aluko.[1]

As of August 15, 2022.[2][1]
Executive
President Julie Uhrman
Sporting director Eniola Aluko
General manager Angela Hucles Mangano
Director of scouting and analytics Kim McCauley
Coaching
Head coach Freya Coombe
Assistant head coach and performance director Robert Udberg
Goalkeeping coach Daniel Ball

Roster
As of September 19, 2022.[3]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Brittany Isenhour  United States
2 FW Sydney Leroux  United States
3 FW Jasmyne Spencer  United States
5 DF Ali Riley  New Zealand (Captain)
6 DF Megan Reid  United States
7 FW Simone Charley  United States
8 MF Cari Roccaro  United States
9 MF Savannah McCaskill  United States
10 FW Claire Emslie  Scotland
11 DF Sarah Gorden  United States
13 GK DiDi Haračić  Bosnia and Herzegovina
14 DF Paige Nielsen  United States
16 DF Mary Alice Vignola  United States
17 MF Dani Weatherholt  United States
18 FW Jun Endo  Japan
19 MF Katie Cousins  United States
20 FW Tyler Lussi  United States
21 MF Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel  Brazil
23 FW Christen Press  United States
25 DF Allyson Swaby  Jamaica
26 MF Hope Breslin  United States
28 MF Lily Nabet  United States
29 MF Clarisse Le Bihan  France
35 MF Miri Taylor  England
99 DF Madison Hammond  United States

On loan
No. Pos. Player Nation Destination club Notes Ref.
24 GK Maia Pérez United States France GPSO 92 Issy On loan for one year. [4]
4 DF Vanessa Gilles Canada France Olympique Lyon On loan until June 30, 2023. [5][6]

Player statistics
As of August 28, 2022.

Angel City has used a total of 23 players during the 2022 season, and there have been 9 different goal scorers. There have also been five squad members who have not made a first-team appearance in the campaign: three goalkeepers, Sarah Gorden and MA Vignola, who have long term injuries.

The team has scored a total of 25 goals in all competitions. Savannah McCaskill with 7 goals, is the highest scorer, followed by Christen Press and Cari Roccaro with 4 goals each.

Key

Numbers under APPS indicate starts, and numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

Player statistics
No. Pos. Nat. Name Challenge Cup NWSL Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangular card A red rectangular card
2 FW United States Sydney Leroux 0 0 2 (1) 0 2 (1) 0 0 0
3 DF United States Jasmyne Spencer 6 0 5 (4) 0 11 (4) 0 1 0
4 DF Canada Vanessa Gilles[lower-alpha 1] 6 0 7 1 13 1 1 0
5 DF New Zealand Ali Riley 6 0 13 (1) 2 19 (1) 2 0 0
6 DF United States Megan Reid 2016018010
7 DF United States Simone Charley 2 (1) 1 8 (6) 0 10 (7) 1 2 0
8 MF United States Cari Roccaro 6 0 14 (1) 4 20 (1) 4 4 0
9 MF United States Savannah McCaskill 5 1 15 6 20 7 4 1
10 FW Scotland Claire Emslie 0 0 4 (1) 2 4 (1) 2 0 0
13 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina DiDi Haračić 6016022010
14 DF United States Paige Nielsen 2 0 8 (6) 0 10 (6) 0 4 0
17 MF United States Dani Weatherholt 6 0 14 0 20 0 1 0
18 FW Japan Jun Endo 6 0 16 1 22 1 1 0
19 MF United States Katie Cousins 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
20 DF United States Tyler Lussi 5 (1) 1 15 0 20 (1) 1 5 1
21 MF Brazil Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel 0 (2) 0 0 (2) 0 0 (4) 0 0 0
23 FW United States Christen Press 5 2 8 2 13 4 1 0
25 DF Jamaica Allyson Swaby 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 1 (2) 0 0 0
26 MF United States Hope Breslin 0 (5) 0 0 (7) 0 0 (12) 0 1 0
28 MF United States Lily Nabet 0 (2) 0 2 (5) 0 2 (7) 0 0 0
29 MF France Clarisse Le Bihan 0 0 5 (9) 0 5 (9) 0 2 0
35 MF England Miri Taylor 0 (1) 0 5 (4) 0 5 (5) 0 0 0
99 DF United States Madison Hammond 4 (2) 0 3 (4) 0 7 (6) 0 0 0

Notes
  1. Left club during playing season

Competitions

  Win   Tie   Loss

All times are in PT unless otherwise noted.

NWSL regular season
Main article: 2022 National Women's Soccer League season
April 29 1 Angel City FC 2–1 North Carolina Courage Los Angeles
19:30
  • Gilles 3' Yellow card 39'
  • Endo 13'
 Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Samantha Martinez
May 8 2 Angel City FC 0–1 Orlando Pride Los Angeles
17:00 PDT
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 17,510[7]
Referee: Adorae Monroy
May 15 3 Washington Spirit 0–1 Angel City FC Washington, D.C.
17:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 7,433
Referee: Anya Voigt[8]
May 21 4 Angel City FC 1–0 Kansas City Current Los Angeles
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 18,514
Referee: Ricardo Fierro[9]
May 29 5 Angel City FC 0–1 NJ/NY Gotham FC Los Angeles
17:00 PDT Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 18,784
Referee: Malik Badawi[10]
June 3 6 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Angel City FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 14,493
Referee: Elton Garcia[11]
June 7 7 Angel City FC 0–0 Houston Dash Los Angeles
19:00 PDT Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 16,739
Referee: Danielle Chesky[12]
June 11 8 Racing Louisville FC 2–3 Angel City FC Louisville, Kentucky
20:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 6,139
Referee: Matthew Thompson[13]
June 18 9 OL Reign 1–0 Angel City FC Seattle
19:00 PDT
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 6,367
Referee: Karen Callado[14]
July 1 10 Angel City FC 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Los Angeles
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 17,492
Referee: Adorae Monroy
July 9 11 Angel City FC 2–1 San Diego Wave FC Los Angeles
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Brad Jensen
July 30 13 Angel City FC 2–3 OL Reign Los Angeles
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,000[15]
Referee: Katja Koroleva[16]
August 7 14 Orlando Pride 2–2 Angel City FC Orlando, Florida
19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 4,904
Referee: Matt Thompson
August 14 15 Angel City FC 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Los Angeles
17:00 PDT
Report Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 17,002
Referee: Mark Allatin[17]
August 19 16 Kansas City Current 1–1 Angel City FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 10,395
Referee: Ricardo Fierro[18]
August 28 17 NJ/NY Gotham FC 1–3 Angel City FC Harrison, New Jersey
17:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 6,796
Referee: Brandon Stevis
September 11 18 Houston Dash 1–1 Angel City FC Houston, Texas
18:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 5,927
September 14 12 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Angel City FC Cary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,661
Referee: Alex Billeter[19]
Note: Rescheduled from July 15 due to league COVID-19 protocols.[20]
September 17 19 San Diego Wave FC 1–0 Angel City FC San Diego
19:00 PDT
Report Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 32,000
September 21 20 Angel City FC 2–1 Washington Spirit Los Angeles
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 16,112
September 25 21 Angel City FC 1–3 Racing Louisville FC Los Angeles
17:00 PDT
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
October 2 22 Chicago Red Stars 2–0 Angel City FC Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 8,347
Referee: Kevin Broadley

Regular-season standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 OL Reign 22 11 7 4 32 19 +13 40 NWSL Shield, Playoffs – semi-finals
2 Portland Thorns FC (C) 22 10 9 3 49 24 +25 39 Playoffs – semi-finals
3 San Diego Wave FC 22 10 6 6 32 21 +11 36 Playoffs – first round
4 Houston Dash 22 10 6 6 35 27 +8 36
5 Kansas City Current 22 10 6 6 29 29 0 36
6 Chicago Red Stars 22 9 6 7 34 28 +6 33
7 North Carolina Courage 22 9 5 8 46 33 +13 32
8 Angel City FC 22 8 5 9 23 27 −4 29
9 Racing Louisville FC 22 5 8 9 23 35 −12 23
10 Orlando Pride 22 5 7 10 22 45 −23 22
11 Washington Spirit 22 3 10 9 26 33 −7 19
12 NJ/NY Gotham FC 22 4 1 17 16 46 −30 13
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 8 5 9 23 27  −4 29 5 2 4 12 12  0 3 3 5 11 15  −4

Last updated: October 2, 2022.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
StadiumHHAHHAHAAHHHAHAAAAAHHA
ResultWLWWLLDWLDWLDWDWDLLWLL
Position[lower-alpha 1]1622254666577777777788
Updated to match(es) played on October 2, 2022. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. LA's position at the end of the day on which their match was played.

NWSL playoffs
Further information: 2022 NWSL season § Playoffs

Angel City FC finished the regular season in eighth place and did not qualify for the NWSL playoffs.

NWSL Challenge Cup
Main article: 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup

Group stage
March 19 Angel City FC 1–1 San Diego Wave FC Fullerton, California
21:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 6,307
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
March 26 Angel City FC 1–3 OL Reign Fullerton, California
16:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 4,156
Referee: Katja Koroleva
March 30 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Angel City FC Portland, Oregon
22:00 ET
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 9,902
Referee: Mark Allatin
April 2 San Diego Wave FC 4–2 Angel City FC San Diego, California
16:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 5,158
Referee: Brad Jensen
April 17 OL Reign 2–1 Angel City FC Seattle, Washington
18:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 5,660
Referee: Brandon Stevis
April 24 Angel City FC 1–0 Portland Thorns FC Fullerton, California
21:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 4,524[21]
Referee: John Griggs
Divisional standings

Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RGN POR SD LA
1 OL Reign 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–1 2–1
2 Portland Thorns FC 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 0–1 — 3–2 3–0
3 San Diego Wave FC 6 1 2 3 9 11 −2 5 1–1 0–1 — 4–2
4 Angel City FC 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 1–3 1–0 1–1 —
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Total goal differential; 3) Total number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points record; 5) Head-to-head goal differential; 6) Head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) Fewest disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots

International club friendlies

On May 24, 2022, Angel City FC announced a two-year partnership with Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL of Monterrey, Mexico. The agreement included friendlies to be played between the clubs, with the first occurring on August 10, 2022, at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, and the second in 2023 at Estadio Universitario in Monterrey.[22][23][24] TUDN announced it would stream the match via the ViX service,[25] and the match was also scheduled to be televised in the Los Angeles area on Bally Sports SoCal.[26][27]

On June 27, 2022, Angel City FC and the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol announced the Copa Angelina, an inaugural non-FIFA friendly match between the club and the Mexico women's national football team scheduled for Labor Day (September 5, 2022) in Los Angeles. The match was broadcast live on TUDN and Univision in the United States and Mexico.[28][29] Mexico won the inaugural friendly 2–0.[30][31]

August 10 Angel City FC 1–0 Mexico Tigres UANL Los Angeles
19:00 PDT
Report Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
September 5 Copa Angelina Angel City FC 0–2  Mexico Los Angeles
18:00 PDT Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 17,754
Note: Non FIFA Friendly

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