2026 Bay FC season

Bay FC
2026 season
Majority Owner	Sixth Street Partners
President	Bernard Gutmann
Head Coach	Emma Coates
Stadium	PayPal Park
	← 2025 2027 →
	All statistics correct as of July 8, 2026.

The 2026 season is Bay FC's third season as a professional women's soccer team. The club 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

On February 11, 2026, Claire Hutton was traded to Bay FC in exchange for US$1.1 million in transfer funds.^[1] This move and Croix Bethune's move from Washington to Kansas City were the second and third largest transfers in NWSL history.^[2]

Squad

As of August 10,2026.^[3]

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Camryn Miller
2	DF	USA	Heather Gilchrist
3	DF	USA	Caprice Dydasco (ML^[4])
4	DF	USA	Emily Menges (ML^[5])
5	FW	USA	Karlie Lema
6	FW	USA	Onyeka Gamero
7	MF	USA	Taylor Huff
8	MF	USA	Claire Hutton
9	FW	ZAM	Racheal Kundananji
10	FW	ITA	Cristiana Girelli (on loan from Juventus)
11	DF	USA	Kelli Hubly
12	FW	USA	Tess Boade
13	DF	USA	Abby Dahlkemper
16	DF	CAN	Sydney Collins
17	FW	USA	Alex Pfeiffer
18	MF	USA	Joelle Anderson
19	MF	USA	Dorian Bailey
20	DF	USA	Alyssa Malonson (SEI^[6])
21	DF	ARG	Aldana Cometti
23	MF	USA	Caroline Conti
24	DF	USA	Maddie Moreau
25	DF	ENG	Anouk Denton
27	FW	ENG	Keira Barry
29	GK	USA	Jordan Silkowitz
30	FW	ARG	Agostina Holzheier
31	DF	USA	Jenna Nighswonger
32	GK	USA	Emmie Allen
41	MF	USA	Hannah Bebar
47	MF	USA	Kennedy Fuller

Out on loan

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	USA	Jamie Shepherd (on loan to Dallas Trinity)
22	DF	CAN	Brooklyn Courtnall (on loan to San Diego Wave FC)

Competitions

Friendlies

April 17, 2026 Friendly	Bay FC	1–0	Ottawa Rapid FC	San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Conti 59' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: PayPal Park

Regular season

Regular season standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Houston Dash (E)	27	8	6	13	34	39	−5	30
13	Boston Legacy FC (E)	27	8	5	14	36	46	−10	29
14	Bay FC (E)	27	7	5	15	28	42	−14	26
15	Racing Louisville FC (E)	27	7	3	17	36	52	−16	24
16	Chicago Stars FC (E)	27	5	2	20	15	63	−48	17

Updated to match(es) played on October 4, 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).
(E) Eliminated

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
25	7	5	13	26	34	−8	26	4	2	6	13	14	−1	3	3	7	13	20	−7

Last updated: September 20, 2026.
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	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	D	L	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	W
Position	4	8	6	10	12	10	10	8	13	13	13	13	13	11	14	14	14	14	15		14	15	15	14	13

Updated to match(es) played on September 20, 2026. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = NWSL Shield; = NWSL Playoffs

Matches

Win Draw Loss

March

March 14, 2026 1	Bay FC	2–1	Denver Summit FC	San Jose, California
3:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Pfeiffer 8' Anderson 31', 51' Barry 88' Kundananji 90+5'	Report	Kössler 20' Sonis 27'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 13,110^[7] Referee: Nabil Bensalah

March 21, 2026 2	Bay FC	1–3	Angel City FC	San Jose, California
5:45 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Moreau 27' Huff 56', 90+5' 90+7' Collins 90+2'	Report	Jónsdóttir 3', 53', 33' Thompson 32' Gorden 83'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 10,299^[8] Referee: Jaclyn Metz

March 28, 2026 3	North Carolina Courage	1–3	Bay FC	Cary, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Ijeh 45+9' Matsukubo 65'	Report	Pfeiffer 20' Barry 30', 41' Bailey 34' Lema 76'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 7,013 Referee: Shawn Tehini

April

April 5, 2026 4	Bay FC	0–2	Washington Spirit	San Jose, California
2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Courtnall 90'	Report	Courtnall 57' (o.g.) Monday 86'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 10,237 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

April 25, 2026 5	Gotham FC	3–0	Bay FC	Harrison, New Jersey
10:00 a.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Lema 20' (o.g.) Lavelle 40' González 45+6' (pen.)	Report	Hutton 74'	Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Attendance: 7,184 Referee: Natalie Simon

May

May 3, 2026 6	San Diego Wave FC	0–1	Bay FC	San Diego, California
4:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Dali 17' Dudinha 54' Morroni 59'	Report	Kundananji 5' Hutton 11' Cometti 15' Silkowitz 17' Lema 43' Denton 47'	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 13,508 Referee: Katja Koroleva

May 10, 2026 7	Bay FC	0–0	Utah Royals	San Jose, California
1:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Hutton 55' Cometti 65' Anderson 80'	Report	Milazzo 70'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,689 Referee: Cristian Campo

May 15, 2026 8	Bay FC	1–1	Boston Legacy FC	San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Bailey 51' Silkowitz 63'	Report	St-Georges 42' Gutierres 64' (pen.) Karich 76'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,533 Referee: Gerald Flores

May 20, 2026 9	Portland Thorns FC	2–0	Bay FC	Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Vignola 30' McKenzie 77', 90'	Report	Cometti 65'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,683 Referee: John Griggs

May 24, 2026 10	Bay FC	0–1	Chicago Stars FC	San Jose, California
2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Cometti 12' Hutton 32' Silkowitz 62' Moreau 90'	Report	Gomes 45' Swanson 70' Hayashi 88' Atkinson 90+5'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,015 Referee: Atahan Yaya

May 29, 2026 11	Orlando Pride	3–1	Bay FC	Orlando, Florida
4:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Banda 4', 51' Dyke 55'	Report	Conti 7'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 8,140 Referee: Jaclyn Metz

July

July 5, 2026 12	Boston Legacy FC	2–2	Bay FC	Pawtucket, Rhode Island
9:00 a.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Murphy 3' Carabalí 8' Gutierres 45+2' Traoré 79' (pen.) Karich 81'	Report	Hutton 5' (pen.) Lema 17' Courtnall 90+11'	Stadium: Centreville Bank Stadium Attendance: 8,014 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

July 10, 2026 13	Racing Louisville FC	0–2	Bay FC	Louisville, Kentucky
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	McMahon 70'		Fuller 21' Moreau 28' Lema 58'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 5,328 Referee: Trevor Wiseman

July 18, 2026 14	Bay FC	3–0	North Carolina Courage	San Jose, California
1:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Lema 14', 17' Kundananji 54'	Report		Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,081 Referee: Lauren Aldrich

July 24, 2026 15	Houston Dash	1–0	Bay FC	Houston, Texas
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Patterson 39' Ullmark 90+1' Larisey 90+5'	Report	Conti 66'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 7,270 Referee: Shawn Tehini

July 29, 2026 16	Bay FC	0–1	Gotham FC	San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Moreau 60'	Report	Purce 2' Lavelle 81'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,178^[9] Referee: Servando Berna Rico

August

August 1, 2026 17	Bay FC	2–3	Seattle Reign FC	San Jose, California
5:45 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Bebar 13' Bailey 45+5' Conti 51' Barry 75'	Report	Fishel 5' 45+2' Dahlien 10' Meza 64' Mondésir 83' Fishlock 85'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,439 Referee: Alyssa Pennington

August 9, 2026 18	Chicago Stars FC	0–0	Bay FC	Evanston, Illinois
4:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)		Report	Hutton 49' Collins 75'	Stadium: Martin Stadium Attendance: 4,925 Referee: Iryna Petrunok

August 14, 2026 19	Utah Royals	3–2	Bay FC	Sandy, Utah
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Moriya 7' Miura 22' Tanaka 79' (pen.)	Report	Lema 6' Gilchrist 29' Nighswonger 71'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 7,020 Referee: John Griggs

August 23, 2026 20	Bay FC	1–0	Houston Dash	San Jose, California
3:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Collins 84' Girelli 89'	Report		Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,548 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

August 30, 2026 21	Washington Spirit	1–0	Bay FC	Washington, D.C.
9:30 a.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Metayer 35' 45+4' Carle 79'	Report	Moreau 88'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,817^[10] Referee: Calin Radosav

September

September 4, 2026 22	Bay FC	1–2	Kansas City Current	San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Lema 45+3', 57' Bebar 84'	Report	I. Rodriguez 11' Rouse 37' Bethune 73' R. Rodríguez 89'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 10,569 Referee: Brad Jensen

September 12, 2026 23	Seattle Reign FC	2–0	Bay FC	Seattle, Washington
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Huerta 51' (pen.) Fishel 88' Ratcliffe 90+3'	Report	Barry 60'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 8,191 Referee: Lauren Aldrich

September 16, 2026 24	Denver Summit FC	2–2	Bay FC	Centennial, Colorado
6:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Heaps 42' Sonis 57'		Hutton 73' Huff 79', 90+5' Barry 90+7'	Stadium: Centennial Stadium Attendance: 11,571 Referee: Marie Durr

September 20, 2026 25	Bay FC	2–0	Racing Louisville FC	San Jose, California
4:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Pfeiffer 50' Lema 56' Conti 90+2'	Report	Wright 35'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,427 Referee: Amin Hadzic

September 27, 2026 26	Bay FC	1–3	Orlando Pride	San Jose, California
2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Kundananji 11' Holzheier 86'	Report	McCutcheon 2', 47' Ovalle 87', 90+6'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,393 Referee: Corbyn May

October and November

October 3, 2026 27	Kansas City Current	5–1	Bay FC	Kansas City, Missouri
3:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Hopkins 24' Debinha 46', 53', 75' Chawinga 89'		Lema 4'	Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Edson Carvajal

October 18, 2026 28	Bay FC	v	Portland Thorns FC	San Jose, California
2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)				Stadium: PayPal Park

October 24, 2026 29	Angel City FC	v	Bay FC	Los Angeles, California
5:45 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)				Stadium: BMO Stadium

November 1, 2026 30	Bay FC	v	San Diego Wave FC	San Jose, California
2:00 p.m. PST (UTC-8)				Stadium: PayPal Park

Statistics

As of August 14, 2026

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
1	GK	USA	Camryn Miller	0	0	0	0
29	GK	USA	Jordan Silkowitz	18	0	18	0
32	GK	USA	Emmie Allen	2	0	1+1	0
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Heather Gilchrist	2	1	1+1	1
3	DF	USA	Caprice Dydasco	0	0	0	0
4	DF	USA	Emily Menges	0	0	0	0
11	DF	USA	Kelli Hubly	8	0	0+8	0
13	DF	USA	Abby Dahlkemper	2	0	0+2	0
16	DF	CAN	Sydney Collins	19	0	18+1	0
20	DF	USA	Alyssa Malonson	0	0	0	0
21	DF	ARG	Aldana Cometti	16	0	15+1	0
22	DF	CAN	Brooklyn Courtnall	11	0	7+4	0
24	DF	USA	Maddie Moreau	19	0	13+6	0
25	DF	ENG	Anouk Denton	8	0	6+2	0
31	DF	USA	Jenna Nighswonger	1	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
7	MF	USA	Taylor Huff	14	1	10+4	1
8	MF	USA	Claire Hutton	19	1	19	1
12	MF	USA	Tess Boade	2	0	0+2	0
14	MF	USA	Jamie Shepherd	1	0	0+1	0
18	MF	USA	Joelle Anderson	17	1	15+2	1
19	MF	USA	Dorian Bailey	14	2	8+6	2
23	MF	USA	Caroline Conti	16	1	5+11	1
41	MF	USA	Hannah Bebar	19	1	19	1
47	MF	USA	Kennedy Fuller	8	1	8	1
Forwards
5	FW	USA	Karlie Lema	19	5	14+5	5
6	FW	USA	Onyeka Gamero	5	0	0+5	0
9	FW	ZAM	Racheal Kundananji	11	2	9+2	2
10	FW	ITA	Cristiana Girelli	15	0	9+6	0
17	FW	USA	Alex Pfeiffer	12	2	11+1	2
27	FW	USA	Keira Barry	14	2	3+11	2
30	FW	ARG	Agostina Holzheier	1	0	0+1	0

Transactions

Contract operations

Transfers in

Date	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
January 6, 2026	Brooklyn Courtnall	DF	North Carolina Courage	Transfer	^[11]
January 7, 2026	Alex Pfeiffer	FW	Kansas City Current	Transfer	^[12]
February 2, 2026	Anouk Denton	DF	West Ham United	Transfer	^[13]
February 4, 2026	Keira Barry	FW	Manchester United	Transfer	^[14]
February 11, 2026	Claire Hutton	MF	Kansas City Current	Traded in exchange for 1.1 million	^[15]
March 4, 2026	Aldana Cometti	MF	FC Fleury 91	Transfer	^[16]
June 17, 2026	Kennedy Fuller	MF	Angel City FC	Traded in exchange for $500,000 in intra-league transfer funds and $20,000 in allocation money.	^[17]
July 31, 2026	Agostina Holzheier	FW	Racing Club	Transfer. Signed contract a four-year contract through 2029, with a fifth-year option.	^[18]
August 10, 2026	Jenna Nighswonger	DF	Arsenal	Transfer	^[19]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 23, 2025	Rachel Hill	FW	Racing Louisville FC	Transfer	^[20]
January 2, 2026	Jordan Brewster	DF		Out of contract	^[21]
January 12, 2026	Leah Freeman	GK	San Diego Wave FC	Transfer	^[22]
January 16, 2026	Kiki Pickett	MF	San Diego Wave FC	Transfer	^[23]
March 11, 2026	Penelope Hocking	FW	Kansas City Current	Trade	^[24]

Loans in

Date	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
February 27, 2026	Cristiana Girelli	FW	Juventus	Loan until August	^[25]

Loans out

Date	Player	Pos.	Loaned to	Fee/notes	Ref.
July 27, 2026	Jamie Shepherd	MF	Dallas Trinity FC	Loaned through the remainder of the 2026 calendar year	^[26]
July 31, 2026	Brooklyn Courtnall	DF	San Diego Wave FC	Loaned through the 2026 NWSL season	^[27]

References

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↑ "Match Recap: Bay FC Unable to Pull Off the Comeback in Season's First Loss" (Press release). Bay FC. March 21, 2026. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
↑ "Match Recap: Bay FC Fall 1-0 to Defending Champion Gotham FC at PayPal Park" (Press release). Bay FC. July 29, 2026. Retrieved September 1, 2026.
↑ "Recap: Spirit Returns to Winning Ways with 1-0 Home Result Over Bay FC" (Press release). Washington Spirit. August 30, 2026. Retrieved August 31, 2026.
↑ "Bay FC Signs Defender Brooklyn Courtnall to New Three-Year Contract Through 2028 Season". Bay FC. January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
↑ "Bay FC Signs Forward Alex Pfeiffer to Three-Year Contract Through 2028". Bay FC. January 7, 2026. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
↑ "Bay FC Acquires English International Defender Anouk Denton via Transfer from West Ham United". Bay FC. February 2, 2026. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
↑ Ingemi, Marisa. "Bay FC to sign Manchester United's Keira Barry, another former player of Emma Coates". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on February 4, 2026. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
↑ "Bay FC Acquires Midfielder Claire Hutton in Intra-League Transfer with Kansas City Current". Bay FC. February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
↑ "Bay FC Acquires Defender Aldana Cometti via Transfer". Bay FC. March 4, 2026. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
↑ "Bay FC Acquire Midfielder Kennedy Fuller from Angel City FC". Bay FC. June 17, 2026. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
↑ "Bay FC Acquire Argentine Forward Agostina Holzheier from Primera Division A League's Racing Club". Bay FC. July 31, 2026. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
↑ "Bay FC Acquire Defender Jenna Nighswonger from Arsenal WFC". Bay FC. August 10, 2026. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
↑ "Racing signs NWSL veteran forward Rachel Hill to two-year deal". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
↑ Ingemi, Marisa (December 11, 2025). "Changes are minimal as Bay FC releases their end-of-season roster". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
↑ "San Diego Wave FC Sign Goalkeeper Leah Freeman". San Diego Wave FC. January 12, 2026. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
↑ Grueskin, Birgen (January 16, 2026). "San Diego Wave FC Signs Free Agent Defender/Midfielder Kiki Pickett". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
↑ "Kansas City Current Adds Forward Penelope Hocking in Trade with Bay FC". Kansas City Current. March 11, 2026. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
↑ "Bay FC Acquires Forward Cristiana Girelli on Loan From Italian Side Juventus". Bay FC. February 27, 2026. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
↑ "Bay FC Loan Midfielder Jamie Shepherd to USL Super League Club Dallas Trinity FC Through 2026". Bay FC. July 28, 2026. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
↑ "Bay FC Loan Defender Brooklyn Courtnall to San Diego Wave FC Through Remainder of 2026 Season". Bay FC. July 31, 2026. Retrieved August 9, 2026.