2025 Bay FC season

Bay FC
2025 season
Majority OwnerSixth Street Partners
General managerLucy Rushton
Head CoachAlbertin Montoya
StadiumPayPal Park
NWSL3rd
PlayoffsTBD
All statistics correct as of March 22, 2025.

The 2025 season is Bay FC's ongoing second season as a professional women's soccer team. it is playing in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of soccer in the United States. Bay FC play their home games at PayPal Park in San Jose, California.

Background

Team

Squad

As of March 13, 2025.[1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Melissa Lowder
3 DF United States USA Caprice Dydasco
4 DF United States USA Emily Menges
5 FW United States USA Karlie Lema
7 MF United States USA Taylor Huff
8 FW Nigeria NGA Asisat Oshoala
9 FW Zambia ZAM Racheal Kundananji
11 DF United States USA Kelli Hubly
12 FW United States USA Tess Boade
13 DF United States USA Abby Dahlkemper
14 MF United States USA Jamie Shepherd
15 MF United States USA Caroline Conti
16 DF United States USA Jordan Brewster
17 FW United States USA Catherine Paulson
18 MF United States USA Joelle Anderson
19 MF United States USA Dorian Bailey
20 DF United States USA Alyssa Malonson
21 FW United States USA Rachel Hill
23 DF United States USA Kiki Pickett
24 DF United States USA Maddie Moreau
29 GK United States USA Jordan Silkowitz
32 GK United States USA Emmie Allen
41 MF United States USA Hannah Bebar
55 FW United States USA Penelope Hocking
71 FW Ghana GHA Princess Marfo

Competitions

Preseason

February 16, 2025 (2025-02-16) Coachella Valley Invitational Seattle Reign FC 1-0 Bay FC Indio, California
1:00 p.m. PST
  • Biyendolo 9'
Report Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 22, 2025 (2025-02-22) Coachella Valley Invitational San Diego Wave FC 1-0 Bay FC Indio, California
11:00 a.m. PST Report Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) March 15, 2025 November 2, 2025 Matchday 1 TBD 6 2 2 2 6 6 +0 033.33
Total 6 2 2 2 6 6 +0 033.33

Last updated: April 29, 2025
Source: Competitions

Regular season standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 North Carolina Courage 16 5 5 6 20 23 −3 20
10 Houston Dash 16 5 3 8 19 26 −7 18
11 Bay FC 16 4 5 7 18 22 −4 17
12 Angel City FC 16 4 5 7 21 27 −6 17
13 Chicago Stars FC 16 1 6 9 15 32 −17 9
Updated to match(es) played on August 18, 2025. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total wins; 4) total goals scored; 5) head to head points; 6) head to head goal goals scored; 7) fewer disciplinary points; 8) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

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
11 4 3 4 13 14  −1 15 3 1 1 7 3  +4 1 2 3 6 11  −5

Last updated: June 12, 2025.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
StadiumAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAAHA
ResultDWLLWDLLWDWL
Points1444788811121515
Position[a]9388889
Updated to match(es) played on June 12, 2025. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw 1; L = Loss
  1. ^ Bay's position at the end of the day on which their match was played.

Regular season

March 15, 2025 (2025-03-15) 1 Utah Royals 1–1 Bay FC Sandy, Utah
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 10,624
Referee: Jaclyn Metz
March 22, 2025 (2025-03-22) 2 Bay FC 2–0 Racing Louisville San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 14,742
Referee: Danielle Chesky
March 28, 2025 (2025-03-28) 3 Washington Spirit 2–0 Bay FC Washington, D.C.
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 12,140
Referee: Natalie Simon
April 13, 2025 (2025-04-13) 4 Bay FC 1–2 Chicago Stars San Jose, California
4:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 12,320
Referee: Brad Jensen
April 19, 2025 (2025-04-19) 5 North Carolina Courage 0–1 Bay FC Cary, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: WekeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7049
Referee: Iryna Petrunok
April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26) 6 Bay FC 1–1 Seattle Reign San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 11,564
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
May 4, 2025 (2025-05-04) 7 San Diego Wave 2–1 Bay FC San Diego, California
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 11,206
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 11, 2025 (2025-05-11) 8 Kansas City Current 4–1 Bay FC Kansas City, Missouri
10:00 a.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Jaclyn Metz
May 17, 2025 (2025-05-17) 9 Bay FC 2–0 Angel City San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 14,241
Referee: Brandon Stevis
May 24, 2025 (2025-05-24) 10 Houston Dash 2–2 Bay FC Houston, Texas
2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,595
Referee: Alexandra Billeter
June 7, 2025 (2025-06-07) 11 Bay FC 1–0 Portland Thorns San Jose, California
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 14,094
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
June 13, 2025 (2025-06-13) 12 Bay FC 0–1 Orlando Pride San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 12,127
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
June 21, 2025 (2025-06-21) 13 Angel City v Bay FC Harrison, New Jersey
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
August 23, 2025 (2025-08-23) Bay FC v Washington Spirit San Francisco, California
1:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Oracle Park

Transactions

Contract operations

Contract options
Date Player Pos. Notes Ref.
December 10, 2024 United States Maya Doms
MF
2025 option not exercised. [2]
Re-signings
Date Player Pos. Notes Ref.
August 26, 2024 United States Abby Dahlkemper
DF
Re-signed to a two-year extension through 2026 with a mutual option. [3]
August 29, 2024 United States Alyssa Malonson
DF
Re-signed to a three-year extension through 2027. [4]
September 29, 2024 United States Jordan Silkowitz
GK
Re-signed to a two-year extension through 2026. [5]
November 19, 2024 United States Penelope Hocking
FW
Re-signed to a three year extension through 2027 with mutual options for up to two additional seasons. [6]
November 20, 2024 United States Maddie Moreau
DF
Re-signed to a one-year extension through 2025 with an option. [7]
December 9, 2024 United States Emmie Allen
GK
Re-signed to a one-year contract through 2025 with an option. [8]
United States Caroline Conti
MF
United States Jamie Shepherd
MF

Transfers in

Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
December 30, 2024 United States Karlie Lema
FW
United States California Golden Bears Free agent rookie signed to a three-year contract through 2027 with an option. [9]
January 9, 2025 United States Taylor Huff
MF
United States Florida State Seminoles Free agent rookie signed to a three-year contract through 2027 with an option. [10]
January 31, 2025 United States Kelli Hubly
DF
United States Portland Thorns FC Signed to a two-year contract through 2026. [11]
February 7, 2025 United States Hannah Bebar
MF
United States Duke Blue Devils Signed to a three-year contract through 2027. [12]
March 10, 2025 United States Catherine Paulson
FW
United States Bay FC Preseason trialist signed to a contract through June 30, 2025. [13]

Transfers out

Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
December 10, 2024 United States Maya Doms
MF
Italy Sassuolo Out of contract. [2]
United States Catherine Paulson
MF
United States Bay FC
December 18, 2024 United States Alex Loera
MF
United States Utah Royals In exchange for $25,000 in intra-league transfer funds and a 15% sell-on fee. [14]
January 23, 2025 Venezuela Deyna Castellanos
MF
United States Portland Thorns FC Released into free agency by mutual agreement. [15]
February 3, 2025 United States Savy King
DF
United States Angel City FC In exchange for a total of $300,000 in intra-league transfer funds and a 10% sell-on fee. [16]

Retirements

Date Player Pos. Ref.
January 21, 2025 Scotland Jen Beattie
DF
[17]
February 14, 2025 United States Katelyn Rowland
GK
[18]

Preseason trialists

Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. Bay FC released their preseason roster on January 27, 2025.[19]

Player Pos. Previous club Status Ref.
United States Catherine Paulson
FW
United States Bay FC Signed. [19]

References

  1. ^ "Bay FC Team Roster". Bay FC. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Bay FC signs Emmie Allen, Caroline Conti, Jamie Shepherd to new contracts for 2025 with options for 2026". Bay FC. December 9, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  3. ^ "Bay FC acquires Bay Area native Abby Dahlkemper from San Diego Wave FC in exchange for $50,000 in Allocation Money". Bay FC. August 26, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  4. ^ "Bay FC signs defender Alyssa Malonson to three-year contract extension". Bay FC. August 29, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  5. ^ "Bay FC signs goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz to two-year contract extension". Bay FC. September 26, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  6. ^ "Bay FC signs Forward Penelope Hocking to three-year contract extension". Bay FC. November 19, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  7. ^ "Bay FC signs defender Maddie Moreau to contract for 2025 with option for 2026 season". Bay FC. November 20, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  8. ^ "Bay FC signs Emmie Allen, Caroline Conti, Jamie Shepherd to new contracts for 2025 with options for 2026". Bay FC. December 9, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  9. ^ "Bay FC signs Bay Area native and UC Berkeley standout Karlie Lema to three-year contract". Bay FC. December 30, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  10. ^ "Bay FC signs three-time All-American Taylor Huff to first professional contract". Bay FC. January 9, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  11. ^ "Bay FC signs two-time NWSL Champion defender Kelli Hubly through 2026". Bay FC. January 31, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  12. ^ "Bay FC Signs Three-Time All-American Hannah Bebar to First Professional Contract". Bay FC. February 7, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  13. ^ "Bay FC Signs Los Altos Native Catherine Paulson Through June 30". Bay FC. March 10, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  14. ^ "Bay FC trades midfielder Alex Loera to Utah Royals FC". Bay FC. December 18, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  15. ^ "Bay FC and Midfielder Deyna Castellanos Announce Mutual Agreement for Castellanos to Transition to Free Agency". Bay FC. January 23, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  16. ^ "Bay FC receives $300,000 in transfer funds in trade with Angel City FC". Bay FC. February 3, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  17. ^ "Bay FC Defender Jen Beattie Announces Retirement from Professional Football". Bay FC. January 21, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  18. ^ "Bay FC Goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland Announces Retirement from Professional Football". Bay FC. February 14, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  19. ^ a b "Bay FC announces 2025 preseason roster". Bay FC. January 27, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.

See also