San Diego Wave FC is a National Women's Soccer League expansion team that began play in 2022. The team is based in San Diego, California.[1] The team is owned by Ron Burkle.

San Diego Wave FC

Full name	San Diego Wave Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	Wave FC
Founded	June 8, 2021; 17 months ago (2021-06-08)
Stadium	Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, California
Capacity	32,000
President	Jill Ellis
Head coach	Casey Stoney
League	National Women's Soccer League
Website	Club website
Home colors Away colors
Current season

The team is the San Diego area's first women's professional soccer team since 2003, when the Women's United Soccer Association folded and forced the San Diego Spirit to disband.[2]

History

In January 2021, Lisa Baird, the commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), announced that an expansion team in Sacramento, led by Ron Burkle and in conjunction with Sacramento Republic FC's expansion bid into Major League Soccer, would join the NWSL in 2022.[3] However, Burkle never confirmed the news publicly before exiting the Sacramento Republic's ownership group. Instead, on June 8, 2021, the NWSL announced San Diego as the location for an expansion team owned by Burkle to begin play in 2022.[1]

Colors and crest

On December 15, 2021, the team revealed its crest for the 2022 season. Press released said, "The crest, encased in a shield, is a symbol of strength, for the city and team, to proudly stand behind. A powerful wave, cresting in the rich blues of the Pacific Ocean, sits front and center as the iconic mark of Wave FC. And under the proud banner of the city’s name, are the vivid colors of the horizon, celebrating the beauty, fun, and vibrant culture of the city and its people."[4]

Sponsorship

Stadium

The team began play at Torero Stadium on the campus of the University of San Diego for its inaugural season. It moved to Snapdragon Stadium, located in the Mission Valley campus expansion of San Diego State University, for its last two home games of the 2022 season.[5] Wave FC's opener at the new stadium against regional rival and fellow 2022 NWSL entry Angel City FC on September 17 drew a sellout crowd of 32,000, setting a new NWSL single-game attendance record.[6]

Players and staff

Current squad

As of July 25, 2022.[7][8]

No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
1	GK	Kailen Sheridan	Canada
2	DF	Abby Dahlkemper	United States
4	DF	Naomi Girma	United States
5	MF	Emily van Egmond	Australia
6	MF	Kelsey Turnbow	United States
7	FW	Amirah Ali	United States
9	FW	Jodie Taylor	England
10	FW	Sofia Jakobsson	Sweden
11	FW	Jaedyn Shaw	United States
13	FW	Alex Morgan	United States
14	MF	Kristen McNabb	United States
15	FW	Makenzy Doniak	United States
16	DF	Madison Pogarch	United States
17	MF	Sydney Pulver	United States
18	DF	Kaleigh Riehl	United States
20	DF	Christen Westphal	United States
21	GK	Carly Telford	England
22	MF	Taylor Kornieck	United States
23	MF	Isabella Briede	United States
24	FW	Sarah Sodoma	United States
25	DF	Kayla Bruster	United States
26	DF	Mia Gyau	United States
27	FW	Marleen Schimmer	Germany
29	DF	Taylor Hansen	United States
31	GK	Melissa Lowder	United States
33	FW	Katie Johnson	Mexico
35	MF	Jackie Altschuld	United States
37	DF	Sydney Cummings	Guyana

Coaching staff

As of March 15, 2022.[7]

Position	Staff
Head coach	Casey Stoney
Assistant coach	Rich Gunney
Assistant coach	Victoria Boardman
Goalkeeper coach	Louis Hunt

Records

Year-by-year

Head coaching record

As of October 23, 2022

Only competitive matches are counted. Includes NWSL regular season, playoffs, and Challenge Cup matches.

All-time San Diego Wave FC coaching stats

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%
Casey Stoney	England	July 14, 2021	present	30	12	8	10	44	35	040.00

References

External links

• Official website

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