2026 Angel City FC season

Angel City FC
2026 season
OwnersList of Angel City FC owners
Sporting directorMark Parsons
Head coachAlexander Straus
StadiumBMO Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
League 
All statistics correct as of Preseason.

The 2026 Angel City FC season will be the team's fifth 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. They play their home matches at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California.

Background

See also: 2025 Angel City FC season

Staff

Current staff

As of June 1, 2025.[1][2][3]
Executive
President Julie Uhrman
Sporting Director Mark Parsons
Assistant General Manager Matt Wade
Coaching
Head Coach Alexander Straus
Senior Assistant Coach Sam Laity
Senior Assistant Coach Eleri Earnshaw
Goalkeeping Coach (Interim) Omar Zeenni
Technical Assistant Coach Mykell Bates
Performance Analyst Oliver Blitz
Technical Staff
Technical Director Mark Wilson
Senior Director of Soccer Operations Marisa Leconte
Director of Player Care Chelsea Rodriguez
Soccer Operations Coordinator Alrick Drummond
Head Equipment Manager Brock Chartier
Director of Medical and Performance Sarah Smith
Head of Sports Science Dan Jones
Physical Performance Coach Michael Roman
Head Athletic Trainer Manny De Alba
Director of Rehabilitation Sarah Neal
Assistant Athletic Trainer April Seymon
Physical Therapist Joscelyn Shumate Bourne

Players

Current squad

As of January 14, 2026.[4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
2 FW  USA Sydney Leroux
3 DF  USA Savy King
4 DF  USA Karsyn Cherry
6 DF  USA Emily Sams
7 MF  JPN Hina Sugita
10 FW  SCO Claire Emslie
11 DF  USA Sarah Gorden (captain)
12 MF  BRA Maiara Niehues
13 GK  USA Hannah Seabert
14 MF  USA Nealy Martin
15 MF  USA Evelyn Shores
16 MF  USA Carina Lageyre
17 MF  USA Kennedy Fuller
18 FW  JPN Jun Endo
19 GK  USA Angelina Anderson
20 DF  USA Gisele Thompson
24 FW  ZAM Prisca Chilufya
25 DF  USA Sophia Mattice
27 FW  COL Maithé López
30 GK  USA Faith Nguyen
32 FW  ISL Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir
33 FW  USA Riley Tiernan
99 MF  USA Taylor Suarez
— MF  BRA Ary Borges

Out on loan

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW  KOR Casey Phair (at Djurgårdens IF)[5]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Preseason

Coachella Valley Invitational

February 15, 2026 (2026-02-15) 1 Portland Thorns FC – Angel City FC Indio, California
1:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 21, 2026 (2026-02-21) 2 Angel City FC – Seattle Reign FC Indio, California
1:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Regular season standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Angel City FC 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Playoffs and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
2 Houston Dash 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
3 Portland Thorns FC 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Playoffs
4 North Carolina Courage 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
5 Gotham FC 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 2026. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal difference; 3) total wins; 4) total goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal goals scored; 7) fewest disciplinary points; 8) coin toss (if 2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (if ≥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
2 2 0 0 7 1  +6 6 1 0 0 4 0  +4 1 0 0 3 1  +2

Last updated: March 21, 2026.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

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ResultWW
Position11
Updated to match(es) played on March 21, 2026. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = NWSL Shield;   = NWSL Playoffs

Regular season

Main article: 2026 National Women's Soccer League season

All matches are in Pacific

Matches

March

March 15, 2026 (2026-03-15) 1 Angel City FC 4–0 Chicago Stars FC Los Angeles, California
4:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 16,813[6]
Referee: Shawn Tehini
March 21, 2026 2 Bay FC 1–3 Angel City FC San Jose, California
5:45 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
  • Huff 56'  90+5'  90+7'
 Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 10,299[7]
Referee: Jaclyn Metz
March 27, 2026 (2026-03-27) 3 Angel City FC – Houston Dash Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium

April

April 3, 2026 (2026-04-03) 4 Orlando Pride – Angel City FC Orlando, Florida
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
April 26, 2026 (2026-04-26) 5 Angel City FC – Portland Thorns Los Angeles, California
3:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium

May

May 2, 2026 (2026-05-02) 6 Angel City FC – Utah Royals Los Angeles, California
5:45 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
May 9, 2026 (2026-05-09) 7 Angel City FC – San Diego Wave FC Los Angeles, California
5:45 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
May 17, 2026 (2026-05-17) 8 Portland Thorns – Angel City FC Portland, Oregon
3:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Providence Park
May 20, 2026 (2026-05-20) 9 Angel City FC – Kansas City Current Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
May 23, 2026 (2026-05-23) 10 Houston Dash – Angel City FC Houston, Texas
5:45 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
May 31, 2026 (2026-05-31) 11 Angel City FC – North Carolina Courage Los Angeles, California
4:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium

July

July 2, 2026 (2026-07-02) 12 Angel City FC – Orlando Pride Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
July 11, 2026 (2026-07-11) 13 San Diego Wave FC – Angel City FC San Diego, California
5:45 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
July 18, 2026 (2026-07-18) 14 Chicago Stars – Angel City FC Evanston, Illinois
3:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Martin Stadium
July 26, 2026 (2026-07-26) 15 Angel City FC – Racing Louisville FC Los Angeles, California
6:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium

August

August 1, 2026 (2026-08-01) 16 Kansas City Current – Angel City FC Kansas City, Missouri
3:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: CPKC Stadium
August 9, 2026 (2026-08-09) 17 Seattle Reign – Angel City FC Seattle, Washington
6:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Lumen Field
August 16, 2026 (2026-08-16) 18 Angel City FC – Washington Spirit Los Angeles, California
6:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
August 23, 2026 (2026-08-23) 19 Angel City FC – Gotham FC Los Angeles, California
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
August 26, 2026 (2026-08-26) 20 North Carolina Courage – Angel City FC Cary, North Carolina
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
August 31, 2026 (2026-08-31) 21 Boston Legacy FC – Angel City FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Gillette Stadium

September

September 5, 2026 (2026-09-05) 22 Racing Louisville FC – Angel City FC Louisville, Kentucky
3:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
September 11, 2026 (2026-09-11) 23 Angel City FC – Denver Summit FC Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
September 16, 2026 (2026-09-16) 24 Angel City FC – Seattle Reign Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
September 20, 2026 (2026-09-20) 25 Utah Royals – Angel City FC Sandy, Utah
4:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: America First Field
September 26, 2026 (2026-09-26) 26 Washington Spirit – Angel City FC Washington, D.C.
3:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Audi Field

October

October 4, 2026 (2026-10-04) 27 Gotham FC – Angel City FC Harrison, New Jersey
9:00 a.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
October 17, 2026 (2026-10-17) 28 Denver Summit FC – Angel City FC Centennial, Colorado
5:45 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Centennial Stadium
October 24, 2026 (2026-10-24) 29 Angel City FC – Bay FC Los Angeles, California
5:45 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium

November

November 1, 2026 (2026-11-01) 30 Angel City FC – Boston Legacy FC TBD
2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: TBD

Transactions

Contract options

Date Nat. Player Pos. Notes Ref.
November 11, 2025 Elizabeth Eddy
DF
 Contract expired. [8]
Madison Hammond
MF
 Contract expired and signed with Utah Royals. [8][9]
Miyabi Moriya
DF
 Contract expired and signed with Utah Royals. [8][10]
Megan Reid
DF
 Contract expired and signed with Denver Summit FC. [8][11]
Hannah Stambaugh
GK
 Contract expired and signed with Boston Legacy FC. [8][12]
December 11, 2025 Lily Nabet
MF
 Contract expired and signed with Carolina Ascent FC. [8][13][14]

Re-signings

Date Nat. Player Pos. Notes Ref.
November 18, 2025 Hina Sugita
MF
 Re-signed on a new contract through 2029. [15]
December 2, 2025 Nealy Martin
MF
 Re-signed on a new contract through 2027. [16]
January 13, 2026 Riley Tiernan
FW
 Re-signed on a new contract through 2028. [17]

Preseason trialists

Date Nat. Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes

Transfers in

Date Nat. Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
January 6, 2026 Ary Borges
MF
 Racing Louisville FC Signed contract through 2028 season. [18]
January 7, 2026 Karsyn Cherry
DF
 Louisville Cardinals Signed contract through 2028 season. [19]
Carina Lageyre
MF
 Duke Blue Devils Signed contract through 2028 season. [20]
January 8, 2026 Taylor Suarez
MF
 Florida State Seminoles Signed contract through 2028 season. [21]
January 9, 2026 Emily Sams
DF
 Orlando Pride Acquired from Orlando Pride in exchange for $650,000 in intra-league transfer funds. Signed contract through 2028 season. [22]
January 14, 2026 Faith Nguyen
GK
 Texas Tech Red Raiders Signed to a six-month contract. [23]

Transfers out

Date Nat. Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
December 23, 2025 Sara Doorsoun
DF
 Eintracht Frankfurt Contract mutually terminated and subsequently re-signed for Eintracht Frankfurt. [24][25]
January 14, 2026 Macey Hodge
MF
 Racing Louisville FC Traded in exchange for $55,000 in intra-league transfer funds, $28,000 in allocation funds and international spots for both 2026 and 2027. [26]

Retirements

Date Nat. Player Pos. Ref.
November 2, 2025 Christen Press
FW
 [8][27]
Ali Riley
DF
 [8][28]

Injury listings

Date Nat. Player Pos. List Injury/Notes

Statistics

As of Preseason.[29][2][30]
No Pos Nat Player Total NWSL Regular Season NWSL Playoffs Other
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.)

Goals

Pos. No. Nat. Name NWSL Playoffs Other Total
Own goals 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0

Assists

Pos. No. Nat. Name NWSL Playoffs Other Total
Total 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

Pos. No. Nat. Name NWSL Playoffs Other Total
Total 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary cards

Player NWSL Playoffs Other Total
Pos. No. Nat. Name
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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