Racing Louisville FC 2024 football season
The 2024 Racing Louisville FC season is the team's fourth as a top-tier professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League .
Background [ edit ]
Hirings [ edit ]
After Racing Louisville announced head coach Kim Björkegren would not return for the 2024 season,[1] the club hired former NWSL standout player Bev Yanez as its new coach.[2] The 35-year-old spent the 2023 season as Racing's assistant coach after two years in the same role at NJ/NY Gotham FC .
Yanez added former UANL Tigres coach and Canada Women's National Football Team star Carmelina Moscato to her staff as assistant coach.[3] Former men's collegiate coach Mitch Sowerby was also hired as an assistant coach.[4]
Offseason transactions [ edit ]
See also: Transactions
Kit changes [ edit ]
As part of the NWSL's new collaboration with Nike, Racing Louisville announced two new kits for the 2024 season and beyond.[5] The primary kit has an argyle pattern "inspired by traditional jockey silks." The secondary kit is a midnight violet gradient.
Stadium and facilities [ edit ]
Racing Louisville plays its home games at Lynn Family Stadium , a soccer-specific stadium it shares with brother club Louisville City FC .[6] The team trains at the Lynn Family Sports Vision & Training Center about two miles away from the stadium.[7]
Broadcasting [ edit ]
In November 2023, the NWSL announced its largest media rights deal in league history, worth a reported $240 million.[8] The new broadcast agreement includes ABC , CBS , CBS Sports Network , ESPN , Prime Video and Scripps Sports . The NWSL also announced its new in-house streaming service, NWSL+.[9]
For its local broadcast rights, Racing renewed its deal with WAVE , the NBC affiliate in Louisville.[10] The club also started a new radio broadcast deal with iHeartMedia in Louisville, with games primarily carried by Sports Talk 790AM and News Talk 1080 AM .[11]
Technical staff [ edit ]
As of April 15, 2024
Position
Staff
General Manager
Ryan Dell
Head Coach
Bev Yanez
Assistant Coach
Carmelina Moscato
Assistant Coach
Mitchell Sowerby
Goalkeepers Coach
Sergio Gonzalez
Performance Coach
Julie Twaddle
Video Analyst
Charlie Tuley
Players [ edit ]
Transactions [ edit ]
2024 NWSL Draft [ edit ]
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the roster.
Round
Pick
Player
Position
College
Status
1
6
Reilyn Turner
FW
UCLA
Signed[12]
2
28
Emma Sears
FW
Ohio State
Signed
3
48
Sam Cary
DF
Iowa
4
54
Madison White
GK
Texas Tech
Transfers in [ edit ]
Transfers out [ edit ]
Date
Player
Position
Destination club
Fee/notes
Ref.
Nov. 9, 2023
Emina Ekic
FW
Melbourne City
Out of contract
[21]
Dec. 15, 2023
Paige Monaghan
FW
Utah Royals
2024 NWSL Expansion Draft
[22]
Dec. 20, 2023
Thembi Kgatlana
FW
Tigres UANL
$275,000 transfer fee[23]
[24]
Dec. 31, 2023
Alex Chidiac
MF
Melbourne Victory
Out of contract
[25]
Dec. 31, 2023
Taylor Aylmer
MF
Out of contract
[25]
Dec. 31, 2023
Nadia Nadim
FW
AC Milan
Out of contract
[25]
Dec. 31, 2023
Rebecca Holloway
DF
Birmingham City
Out of contract
[25]
Dec. 31, 2023
Jessica McDonald
FW
Out of contract
[25]
Jan. 8, 2024
Hillary Beall
GK
San Diego Wave
Trade
[26]
Jan. 24, 2024
Julia Lester
DF
Seattle Reign
Trade
[27]
Competitions [ edit ]
NWSL standings [ edit ]
Updated to match(es) played on May 5, 2024. Source:
NWSL Rules for classification:
Tiebreakers
Regular season [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Linehan, Jeff Rueter and Meg. "Bjorkegren out at Racing Louisville: Sources" . The Athletic . Retrieved 2024-04-16 .
^ "Racing Louisville FC names Beverly Goebel Yanez, former assistant for club, new head coach" . The Courier-Journal . Retrieved 2024-04-16 .
^ Gutierrez, Jackie. "Racing Louisville FC Welcomes Carmelina Moscato As Assistant Coach" . Forbes . Retrieved 2024-04-16 .
^ "Racing names Sowerby as new assistant coach" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-16 .
^ "Nike unveils new 2024 Racing kits" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-16 .
^ "Lynn Family Stadium" . Louisville City FC . Retrieved 2024-04-16 .
^ "Lynn Family Sports Vision & Training Center" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-16 .
^ "Women's soccer just won a 40x raise as the NWSL signs a $240 million TV deal with CBS, ESPN, Amazon and Scripps" . Fortune . Retrieved 2024-04-16 .
^ Staff, S. V. G. (2024-01-26). "NWSL Unveils Broadcast Schedule, Makes New NWSL+ Streaming Service Free to Fans for Upcoming 2024 Season" . Sports Video Group . Retrieved 2024-04-16 .
^ "Racing, WAVE renew local broadcast partnership, add streaming option" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-16 .
^ "Racing, iHeart Media announce landmark radio broadcast partnership" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-16 .
^ "Racing signs top draft pick Turner to first pro deal" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-19 .
^ "Racing acquires defender Ellie Jean in trade" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-19 .
^ "Racing signs veteran midfielder Viggiano to free agent deal" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-19 .
^ "Racing signs former UK standout Yuuka Kurosaki" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-19 .
^ "Racing completes trade for Kentucky legend Arin Wright" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-19 .
^ "Racing signs South African star Motlhalo" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-19 .
^ "Colombian forward Elexa Bahr signs with Racing" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-19 .
^ "Racing lands USWNT midfielder Taylor Flint in trade" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-19 .
^ "Racing signs teen New Zealand international Clegg" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-19 .
^ "Ekic departs Racing, signs with Australian club" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-19 .
^ "Racing loses Monaghan in NWSL Expansion Draft" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-19 .
^ Gutierrez, Jackie. "Thembi Kgatlana To Tigres Marks Second-Highest Transfer Fee In NWSL" . Forbes . Retrieved 2024-04-19 .
^ "Kgatlana departs for Mexican club in record transfer deal" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-19 .
^ a b c d e "Racing announces initial offseason roster update" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-19 .
^ "Racing acquires 2025 draft pick in Beall trade" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-19 .
^ "Racing acquires allocation money in Lester trade" . Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved 2024-04-19 .
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Soccer Holdings, LLC
Chairman
John Neace
General manager
Ryan Dell
Head coach
Kim Björkegren
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