2023 San Diego Wave FC season
2023 season
OwnerRon Burkle
PresidentJill Ellis
Head coachCasey Stoney
StadiumSnapdragon Stadium
NWSL1st (NWSL Shield)
Challenge CupGroup stage
PlayoffsSemifinals
Top goalscorerAlex Morgan (6)
Highest home attendance30,854 (vs. CHI, Mar 25)
Average home league attendance20,681
All statistics correct as of July 8, 2023.

The 2023 San Diego Wave FC season was the team's second as a professional women's soccer team. Wave FC played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. The Wave finished the season with the best record, earning the NWSL Shield and a first-round bye to the playoff semi-finals where they were eliminated from the postseason.

Team

Squad

As of October 15, 2023.[1]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Kailen Sheridan  Canada
2 DF Abby Dahlkemper  United States
3 FW Rachel Hill  United States
4 DF Naomi Girma  United States
5 MF Emily van Egmond  Australia
6 FW Kelsey Turnbow  United States
7 FW Amirah Ali  United States
8 MF Sierra Enge  United States
10 FW Sofia Jakobsson  Sweden
11 FW Jaedyn Shaw  United States
12 MF Giovanna DeMarco  United States
13 FW Alex Morgan  United States
14 DF Kristen McNabb  United States
15 MF Makenzy Doniak  United States
16 DF Madison Pogarch  United States
17 GK Lauren Brzykcy  United States
18 DF Kaleigh Riehl  United States
19 FW Kyra Carusa  United States
20 DF Christen Westphal  United States
22 MF Taylor Kornieck  United States
23 MF Belle Briede  United States
24 MF Danielle Colaprico  United States
25 FW Melanie Barcenas  United States
26 DF Mia Gyau  United States
28 MF Meggie Dougherty Howard  United States
30 GK Shae Yáñez  United States

Coaching Staff

As of October 16, 2023.[2]
Position Staff
Head Coach Casey Stoney
Assistant Coach Jackie Bachteler
Assistant Coach / Head of Goalkeeping Louis Hunt
Technical and Development Coach Craig Barclay
Tactical Coach Analyst Chris Loxston

Competitions

Regular season

March 25 1 San Diego Wave FC 3–2 Chicago Red Stars San Diego, California
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 30,854
Referee: Elton Garcia
April 1 2 San Diego Wave FC 3–1 North Carolina Courage San Diego, California
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: JC Griggs
April 15 3 OL Reign 1–0 San Diego Wave FC Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm Van der Jagt 90+5' Report Hill Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 9,219
Referee: Tori Penso
April 23 4 Angel City FC 0–2 San Diego Wave FC Los Angeles, California
5:00 pm Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
April 29 5 San Diego Wave FC 1–3 Orlando Pride San Diego, California
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 16,225
Referee: Brad Jensen
May 6 6 Washington Spirit 3–1 San Diego Wave FC Buzzard Point, Washington D.C.
10:00 am
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 12,232
Referee: Matthew Thompson
May 14 7 Kansas City Current 0–2 San Diego Wave FC Kansas City, Kansas
3:00 pm
  • Robinson Yellow card 74'
 Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 12,969
Referee: Danielle Chesky
May 20 8 Houston Dash 0–3 San Diego Wave FC Houston, Texas
5:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,966
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
May 26 9 San Diego Wave FC 1–1 Portland Thorns FC San Diego, California
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 18,130
Referee: Elton García
June 4 10 NJ/NY Gotham FC 0–1 San Diego Wave FC Harrison, New Jersey
2:30 pm Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 15,058
Referee: Eric Tattersall
June 9 11 Racing Louisville FC 0–0 San Diego Wave FC Louisville, Kentucky
5:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 6,753
Referee: Adorae Monroy
June 17 12 San Diego Wave FC 1–2 Angel City FC San Diego, California
1:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 25,515
Referee: Matthew Thompson
June 24 13 San Diego Wave FC 1–2 OL Reign San Diego, California
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 22,682
Referee: Natalie Simon
July 1 14 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 San Diego Wave FC Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 pm
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 5,698
Referee: Thomas Snyder
July 8 15 San Diego Wave FC 2–2 Washington Spirit San Diego, California
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 14,362
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
August 19 16 San Diego Wave FC 2–1 NJ/NY Gotham FC San Diego, California
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 12,045
Referee: Elton Garcia
August 25 17 Orlando Pride 1–2 San Diego Wave FC Orlando, Florida
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 7,556
Referee: Matt Thompson
September 3 18 San Diego Wave FC 1–0 Houston Dash San Diego, California
5:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 24,936
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
September 16 19 San Diego Wave FC 1–2 Kansas City Current San Diego, California
7:00 pm
Report
  • Debinha 3'
  • Hamilton 22'
  • Loera Yellow card 73'
 Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 15,832
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
September 30 20 Portland Thorns FC 0–2 San Diego Wave FC Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,947
Referee: Calin Radosav
October 7 21 North Carolina Courage 0–0 San Diego Wave FC Cary, North Carolina
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 10,434
Referee: Anya Voigt
October 15 22 San Diego Wave FC 2–0 Racing Louisville FC San Diego, California
2:00 pm
Report Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 30,312
Referee: Jeremy Scheer

Regular season standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Diego Wave FC 22 11 4 7 31 22 +9 37 NWSL Shield, playoffs – semifinals
2 Portland Thorns FC 22 10 5 7 42 32 +10 35 Playoffs – semifinals
3 North Carolina Courage 22 9 6 7 29 22 +7 33 Playoffs – quarterfinals
4 OL Reign 22 9 5 8 29 24 +5 32
5 Angel City FC 22 8 7 7 31 30 +1 31
6 NJ/NY Gotham FC 22 8 7 7 25 24 +1 31
7 Orlando Pride 22 10 1 11 27 28 −1 31
8 Washington Spirit 22 7 9 6 26 29 −3 30
9 Racing Louisville FC 22 6 9 7 25 24 +1 27
10 Houston Dash 22 6 8 8 16 18 −2 26
11 Kansas City Current 22 8 2 12 30 36 −6 26
12 Chicago Red Stars 22 7 3 12 28 50 −22 24
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 11 4 7 31 22  +9 37 5 2 4 18 16  +2 6 2 3 13 6  +7

Last updated: October 15, 2023.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
StadiumHHAAHAAAHAAHHAHHAHHAAH
ResultWWLWLLWWDWDLLLDWWWLWDW
Position2233355342156666312121
Updated to match(es) played on October 15, 2023. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Playoffs

November 5, 2023 Semifinals San Diego Wave FC 0–1 OL Reign San Diego, California
6:30 pm PST Box
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 32,262
Referee: Natalie Simon

NWSL Challenge Cup

Group stage

April 19 San Diego Wave FC 1–0 Portland Thorns FC San Diego, California
7:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 9,504
Referee: Brandon Stevis
May 31 San Diego Wave FC 0–3 OL Reign San Diego, California
7:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 9,763
Referee: Anya Voigt
June 28 Angel City FC 2–1 San Diego Wave FC Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 13,648
Referee: Katja Koroleva
July 21 Portland Thorns FC 4–1 San Diego Wave FC Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,393
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
July 28 OL Reign 1–0 San Diego Wave FC Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 7,513
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
August 5 San Diego Wave FC 1–1 Angel City FC San Diego, California
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 14,408
Referee: Elijio Arreguin

West Division standings

Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RGN LA POR SD
1 OL Reign 6 4 2 0 7 0 +7 14 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 0–0 1–0
2 Angel City FC 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 0–2 — 2–1 2–1
3 Portland Thorns FC 6 2 1 3 8 7 +1 7 0–1 3–2 — 4–1
4 San Diego Wave FC 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4 0–3 1–1 1–0 —
Source: NWSL

Results by matchday

Matchday123456
StadiumAHHHAA
ResultWLLLLD
Position234444
Updated to match(es) played on August 5, 2023. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Squad statistics

Goalscorers

As of match played November 5, 2023
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name NWSL Playoffs Cup Total
1 13 FW United StatesAlex Morgan 600 6
2 11 FW United StatesJaedyn Shaw 501 6
3 15 FW United StatesMakenzy Doniak 300 3
4 10 FW SwedenSofia Jakobsson 200 2
7 FW United StatesAmirah Ali 200 2
8 MF United StatesSierra Enge 200 2
19 FW Republic of IrelandKyra Carusa 2 0 0 2
5 22 MF United StatesTaylor Kornieck 101 2
6 2 DF United StatesAbby Dahlkemper 1 0 0 1
23 MF United StatesBelle Briede 100 1
14 DF United StatesKristen McNabb 100 1
16 DF United StatesMadison Pogarch 100 1
34 DF United StatesCheyenne Shorts 1 0 0 1
7 24 MF United StatesDanielle Colaprico 0 0 1 1
Own goals 101 2
Total 290433

Shutouts

As of match played November 5, 2023
Rank No. Pos. Name NWSL Playoffs Cup Total
1 1GKCanada Kailen Sheridan 901 10
Total 901 10

Transactions

2023 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2023 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2023.[3]

Round Pick Player Pos. College Status
2 13 United States Sierra Enge
MF
 Stanford Signed[4]
3 33 United States Lauren Brzykcy
GK
 UCLA Signed[5]
4 45 United States Giovanna DeMarco
MF
 Wake Forest Signed[6]

Transfers in

Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
December 2, 2022 United States Rachel Hill
FW
 United States Chicago Red Stars Free agent signing. [7]
December 5, 2022 United States Danielle Colaprico
MF
 [8]
January 12, 2023 United States Megan Dougherty Howard
MF
 United States Orlando Pride [9]
March 28, 2023 United States Cheyenne Shorts
DF
 United States Portland Thorns FC Short-term injury replacement player signing. [10]
April 26, 2023 United States Shae Yanez
GK
 England London City Lionesses Transferred for an undisclosed fee. [11]
June 27, 2023 United States Chai Cortez
DF
 United States Oregon Ducks Short-term national team replacement player signings. [12]
United States Shea Connors
FW
 Australia Brisbane Roar FC
United States Sydney Cummings
DF
 Australia Western United FC
August 16, 2023 Republic of Ireland Kyra Carusa
FW
 England London City Lionesses Free transfer. [13]

Transfers out

Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
November 15, 2022 United States Jackie Altschuld
FW
 Out of contract. [14]
United States Taylor Hansen
DF
United States Katie Johnson
FW
 United States Angel City FC
United States Melissa Lowder
GK
United States Sydney Pulver
MF
United States Kayla Bruster
DF
 The club chose not to exercise contract options.
Germany Marleen Schimmer
FW

Retirements

Date Player Pos. Ref.
March 15, 2023 England Carly Telford
GK
 [15]

Preseason trialists

Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. The Wave released their preseason roster on February 6, 2023.[16]

Player Pos. Previous team
United States Melanie Barcenas[A]
FW
 United States San Diego Surf SC
United States Trinity Watson
DF
 United States Pepperdine Waves
United States Maisie Whitsett
MF
 United States Louisville Cardinals
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract.
    2.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Roster". San Diego Wave FC. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  2. ↑ "technical-staff". San Diego Wave FC. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2023 NWSL Draft tracker: Complete list of picks as phenom Alyssa Thompson goes No. 1 to Angel City FC". CBS Sports. January 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Local Product Sierra Enge" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. March 9, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  5. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Goalkeeper Lauren Brzykcy" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. March 14, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Midfielder Giovanna DeMarco" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. March 22, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  7. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Forward Rachel Hill" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. December 2, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  8. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Midfielder Danielle Colaprico" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. December 5, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  9. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Midfielder Megan Dougherty Howard" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 12, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  10. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC sign defender Cheynne Shorts as Injury Replacement player" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. March 28, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  11. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Goalkeeper Shae Yanez" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. April 26, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  12. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Sign Shea Connors, Chai Cortez and Sydney Cummings as National Team Replacement Players" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  13. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Acquire Forward Kyra Carusa" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. August 16, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  14. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Announces Initial Roster Decisions Ahead of 2023 NWSL Season" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. November 15, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  15. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Goalkeeper Carly Telford Announces Retirement" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. March 15, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  16. ↑ Rodriguez, Alicia (February 6, 2023). "San Diego Wave FC release initial 2023 preseason roster". LAG Confidential. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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