2025 Bay FC season

Bay FC
2025 season
Majority Owner	Sixth Street Partners
Sporting Director	Matt Potter
Head Coach	Albertin Montoya
Stadium	PayPal Park
NWSL	13th
Playoffs	DNQ
Top goalscorer	Penelope Hocking (6)
Highest home attendance	40,091; Aug 23 vs. WAS
Lowest home attendance	10,798; Sep 27 vs. UTA
Average home league attendance	14,823
Biggest win	2-0; (May 17 vs LA,; Mar 22 vs LOU)
Biggest defeat	1-4; (May 11 vs KC,; Oct 17 vs. NC)
Home colors	Away colors
	All statistics correct as of March 23, 2026.

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

Bay FC finished the season in 13th place out of 14 teams with a record of 4–14–8, and failed to qualify for the 2025 NWSL playoffs.

Background

Team

Squad

As of March 13, 2025.^[1]

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Melissa Lowder
3	DF	USA	Caprice Dydasco
4	DF	USA	Emily Menges
5	FW	USA	Karlie Lema
7	MF	USA	Taylor Huff
8	FW	NGA	Asisat Oshoala
9	FW	ZAM	Racheal Kundananji
11	DF	USA	Kelli Hubly
12	FW	USA	Tess Boade
13	DF	USA	Abby Dahlkemper
14	MF	USA	Jamie Shepherd
15	MF	USA	Caroline Conti
16	DF	USA	Jordan Brewster
17	FW	USA	Catherine Paulson
18	MF	USA	Joelle Anderson
19	MF	USA	Dorian Bailey
20	DF	USA	Alyssa Malonson
21	FW	USA	Rachel Hill
23	DF	USA	Kiki Pickett
24	DF	USA	Maddie Moreau
29	GK	USA	Jordan Silkowitz
32	GK	USA	Emmie Allen
41	MF	USA	Hannah Bebar
55	FW	USA	Penelope Hocking
71	FW	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	Sánchez 90'	Report		Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Regular season standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Houston Dash	26	8	6	12	27	39	−12	30
11	Angel City FC	26	7	6	13	31	41	−10	27
12	Utah Royals	26	6	7	13	28	42	−14	25
13	Bay FC	26	4	8	14	26	41	−15	20
14	Chicago Stars FC	26	3	11	12	32	54	−22	20

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 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
26	4	8	14	26	41	−15	20	3	3	7	14	20	−6	1	5	7	12	21	−9

Last updated: November 2, 2025.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Stadium	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	L
Position^[a]	8	3	7	8	8	8	9	12	10	11	8	9	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13

Updated to match(es) played on November 3, 2025. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = NWSL Shield; = NWSL Playoffs

↑ 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)	St-Georges 12', 47' Tejada 73' Rábano 82'	Report	Kundananji 36' Pickett 44', 45+5' Hill 90+3'	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)	Pickett 2' Anderson 12' Bailey 45+1' Lema 45+2' Huff 45+6'	Report	Fischer 90+8'	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)	Hatch 23', 26', 53' Santos 51'	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)	Conti 57' (pen.) Kundananji 90'	Report	Ludmila 4', 40' Biegalski 47' Grosso 83'	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)	Rauch 52' Matsukubo 90' Williams 94'	Report	Pickett 32' Dydasco 86'	Stadium: WakeMed 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)	Kundananji 31' Dydasco 43'	Report	Dahlien 18' Huitema 49'	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)	Wesley 6' Armstrong 90+5'	Report	Lema 18' Anderson 43' Kundananji 52' Dydasco 67'	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)	Bia Zaneratto 3' Debinha 33', 38' Chawinga 62' Feist 78'	Report	Hocking 53'	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)	Hocking 23' Conti 28' (pen.) Kundananji 33' Menges 45+4' Bailey 53' Silkowitz 72'	Report	Reid 13'	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)	Patterson 33' Nielsen 85' Bright 88'	Report	Dahlkemper 45+2' Hocking 53' Hill 56'	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)	Oshoala 33' Malonson 39' Picket 80'	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)	Lema 31'	Report	Banda 58'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,127 Referee: Muhammad Hassan

June 21, 2025 (2025-06-21) 13	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–2	Bay FC	Harrison, New Jersey
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	González 30' Geyse 55'	Report	Hocking 11'	Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Attendance: 9,009 Referee: Shawn Tehini

August 2, 2025 (2025-08-02) 14	Bay FC	2–2	Houston Dash	San Jose, California
				Stadium: PayPal Park

August 10, 2025 (2025-08-10) 15	Chicago Stars	1–1	Bay FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
	Groom 42'	Report	Huff 29'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,624 Referee: John Griggs

August 16, 2025 (2025-08-16) 16	Bay FC	1–2	San Diego Wave	San Jose, California
				Stadium: PayPal Park

August 23, 2025 (2025-08-23) 17	Bay FC	2–3	Washington Spirit	San Francisco, California
				Stadium: Oracle Park

September 1, 2025 (2025-09-01) 18	Angel City FC	2–1	Bay FC	Los Angeles, California
6:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Tiernan 12' Hodge 34' Niehues 77'	Report	Hill 37' Malonson 47' Dydasco 50'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 14,971 Referee: Matthew Thompson

September 6, 2025 (2025-09-06) 19	Bay FC	0–2	Kansas City Current	San Jose, California
9:00 p.m. CDT	Hill 77'	Report	Rodríguez 40' Cooper 45' Chawinga 90+2'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,520 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

September 13, 2025 20	Orlando Pride	1–1	Bay FC	Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm	Watt 70'	Report	Kundananji 45+4' Hubly 47' Collins 53'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Referee: Natalie Simon

September 21, 2025 21	Bay FC	1–1	Gotham FC	San Jose, California
8:30 pm ET	Kundananji 68'	Report	Lavelle 36' Schupansky 90+3'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,193 Referee: Brad Jensen

September 27, 2025 22	Bay FC	0–2	Utah Royals	San Jose, California
	Pickett 25' Hill 44' Kundananji 78'	Report	Thomsen 9' Solórzano 13', 18' Tejada 39' Justus 82'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 10,798 Referee: Rachel Swett

October 4, 2025 23	Portland Thorns FC	1–2	Bay FC	Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. PST	Moultrie 51' (Coffey), 69'	Report	Huff 36' (Lema) Hocking 68'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,104 Referee: Tom Snyder

October 10, 2025 24	Seattle Reign FC	1–1	Bay FC	Seattle, Washington
7:30 p.m. PST	McClernon 58' Fishlock 84'	Report	Huff 31' (Kundananji) Conti 90+8'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 6,715 Referee: Matt Thompson

October 17, 2025 25	Bay FC	1–4	North Carolina Courage	San José, California
7:00 p.m. PST	Shepherd 24' Malonson 34' Hocking 45+3' (Malonson)	Report	Matsukubo 3' (Sanchez), 8' (Speck), 80' Koyama 74' (Lussi)	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 13,519 Referee: Mark Verso

November 2, 2025 26	Racing Louisville FC	1–0	Bay FC	Louisville, Kentucky
5:00 p.m. EDT	Wright 6' Hase 48' (O'Kane) Flint 57' Ary Borges 66' Bloomer 90+1'	Report	Conti 68' Lema 90+1'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,574 Referee: Shawn Tehini

Statistics

As of November 6, 2025

Appearances and goals

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NWSL
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
0	GK	USA	Leah Freeman	0	0	0	0
1	GK	USA	Melissa Lowder	0	0	0	0
29	GK	USA	Jordan Silkowitz	24	0	24	0
32	GK	USA	Emmie Allen	2	0	2	0
Defenders
3	DF	USA	Caprice Dydasco	26	0	26	0
4	DF	USA	Emily Menges	5	0	3+2	0
11	DF	USA	Kelli Hubly	9	1	7+2	1
13	DF	USA	Abby Dahlkemper	13	0	13	0
16	DF	CAN	Sydney Collins	9	0	8+1	0
20	DF	USA	Alyssa Malonson	26	1	21+5	1
22	DF	CAN	Brooklyn Courtnall	7	0	6+1	0
24	DF	USA	Maddie Moreau	15	0	5+10	0
Midfielders
7	MF	USA	Taylor Huff	26	4	26	4
12	MF	USA	Tess Boade	19	0	10+9	0
14	MF	USA	Jamie Shepherd	10	0	3+7	0
15	MF	USA	Caroline Conti	21	3	14+7	3
17	MF	USA	Catherine Paulson	6	0	1+5	0
18	MF	USA	Joelle Anderson	20	1	15+5	1
19	MF	USA	Dorian Bailey	23	0	12+11	0
23	MF	USA	Kiki Pickett	19	2	13+6	2
41	MF	USA	Hannah Bebar	17	0	12+5	0
Forwards
5	FW	USA	Karlie Lema	24	2	15+9	2
6	FW	USA	Onyeka Gamero	0	0	0	0
9	FW	ZAM	Racheal Kundananji	24	4	20+4	4
21	FW	USA	Rachel Hill	23	2	14+9	2
55	FW	USA	Penelope Hocking	18	6	10+8	6
Players away from the club on loan:
16	DF	USA	Jordan Brewster	1	0	1	0
Players who left the club during the season:
8	FW	NGA	Asisat Oshoala	12	0	5+7	0
71	FW	GHA	Princess Marfo	0	0	0	0

Transactions

Contract operations

Date	Player	Pos.	Notes	Ref.
November 19, 2024	Penelope Hocking	FW	Re-signed to a three year extension through 2027 with mutual options for up to two additional seasons.	^[2]
November 20, 2024	Maddie Moreau	DF	Re-signed to a one-year extension through 2025 with an option.	^[3]
December 9, 2024	Emmie Allen	GK	Re-signed to a one-year contract through 2025 with an option.	^[4]
	Caroline Conti	MF
	Jamie Shepherd	MF
July 1, 2025	Emmie Allen	GK	Re-signed to a two-year contract through 2027 with a mutual option for 2028.	^[5]
	Joelle Anderson	MF
	Maddie Moreau	DF
	Jamie Shepherd	MF
	Catherine Paulson	MF	Re-signed through 2025.
July 16, 2025	Caroline Conti	MF	Re-signed to a three-year contract through 2027 with a team option for 2028.	^[6]
August 5, 2025	Jordan Silkowitz	GK	Re-signed to a three-year contract through 2027 with a team option for 2028.	^[7]
August 27, 2025	Sydney Collins	DF	Re-signed to a two-year contract through 2027 with a team option for 2028.	^[8]

Loans in

Date	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
August 28, 2025	Brooklyn Courtnall	DF	North Carolina Courage	Loaned through the end of the 2025 NWSL season.	^[9]

Loans out

Date	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
July 28, 2025	Jordan Brewster	DF	Club América	Loaned through the end of the 2025 NWSL season.	^[10]

Transfers in

Date	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 30, 2024	Karlie Lema	FW	California Golden Bears	Rookie signed to a three-year contract through 2027 with an option.	^[11]
January 9, 2025	Taylor Huff	MF	Florida State Seminoles	Rookie signed to a three-year contract through 2027 with an option.	^[12]
January 31, 2025	Kelli Hubly	DF	Portland Thorns FC	Signed to a two-year contract through 2026.	^[13]
February 7, 2025	Hannah Bebar	MF	Duke Blue Devils	Signed to a three-year contract through 2027.	^[14]
March 10, 2025	Catherine Paulson	FW	Bay FC	Preseason trialist signed to a contract through June 30, 2025.	^[15]
July 15, 2025	Onyeka Gamero	FW	Barcelona	Acquired in exchange for an undisclosed transfer fee and signed to a four-year contract through 2028.	^[16]
July 18, 2025	Leah Freeman	GK	Duke Blue Devils	Rookie signed through 2025.	^[17]
August 22, 2025	Sydney Collins	DF	North Carolina Courage	Acquired in exchange for $60,000 in intra-league transfer funds.	^[18]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 10, 2024	Maya Doms	MF	Sassuolo	Out of contract.	^[19]
December 10, 2024	Catherine Paulson	MF	Bay FC	Out of contract.	^[19]
December 18, 2024	Alex Loera	MF	Utah Royals	In exchange for $25,000 in intra-league transfer funds and a 15% sell-on fee.	^[20]
January 21, 2025	Jen Beattie	DF	Retired		^[21]
January 23, 2025	Deyna Castellanos	MF	Portland Thorns FC	Released into free agency by mutual agreement.	^[22]
February 3, 2025	Savy King	DF	Angel City FC	In exchange for a total of $300,000 in intra-league transfer funds and a 10% sell-on fee.	^[23]
February 14, 2025	Katelyn Rowland	GK	Retired		^[24]
August 15, 2025	Princess Marfo	FW	FC Nordsjælland	Mutual contract termination.	^[25]
September 2, 2025	Asisat Oshoala	FW	Al-Hilal	Transferred in exchange for an undisclosed fee.	^[26]