2022 NJ/NY Gotham FC season

The 2022 NJ/NY Gotham FC season was the team's 13th season as a professional women's soccer team and their tenth season as a member of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

NJ/NY Gotham FC

2022 season
Club Chair	Tammy Murphy
Head coach	Scott Parkinson (until August 11) Hue Menzies (interim) (from August 13)
Stadium	Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey (Capacity: 25,000)
NWSL	12th
Challenge Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Margaret Purce (3) Paige Monaghan (3) McCall Zerboni (3) All: Margaret Purce (4) Kristie Mewis (4)
Highest home attendance	7,145 (June 19 vs. SD)
Lowest home attendance	2,130 (Sept. 11 vs. KC)
Average home league attendance	4,415
Home colors Away colors
← 2021 2023 →

Background

Ownership changes

After retiring as a player for Gotham FC, Carli Lloyd joined the ownership group on April 27, 2022.^[1] On May 4, 2022, NBA player Kevin Durant and investor Rich Kleiman announced their minority investment into Gotham FC via their investment company Thirty Five Ventures.^[2] On July 29, 2022, WNBA player Sue Bird joined Gotham FC's ownership group as a minority owner, consultant, and advisor.^[3] On August 10, 2022, Gotham FC announced the addition of former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and Giants chief commercial officer Pete Guelli to its ownership group as minority owners.^[4][5] The investments raised the club's valuation to an estimated $40 million.^[6]

Coaching changes

On August 11, 2022, Gotham FC fired head coach Scott Parkinson following a 4–8–0 start to the 2021 season and announced an immediate search for a new coach to be hired for the 2023 season.^[7] On August 13, 2022, the club named former Jamaica women's national football team coach Hue Menzies as interim head coach.^[8]

Management changes

On August 17, 2022, Gotham FC named Nathán Goldberg Crenier as its new assistant general manager, replacing Stephanie Lee, who left to become the NWSL's director of player affairs.^[9][10]

Team

First-team roster

As of August 23, 2022^[11]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Notes[a]
Goalkeepers
1	Michelle Betos		GK	(1988-02-20) February 20, 1988 (age 37)	Free agency
18	Ashlyn Harris		GK	(1985-10-19) October 19, 1985 (age 39)	Orlando Pride
51	Hensley Hancuff		GK	(2000-08-03) August 3, 2000 (age 25)	Clemson
Defenders
11	Ali Krieger		CB/LB	(1984-07-28) July 28, 1984 (age 41)	Orlando Pride
15	Sabrina Flores		RB/LB	(1996-01-31) January 31, 1996 (age 29)	Sevilla
21	Ellie Jean		FB	(1997-01-31) January 31, 1997 (age 28)	PSV Eindhoven
22	Mandy Freeman		CB	(1995-03-23) March 23, 1995 (age 30)	USC Trojans
24	Estelle Johnson		CB	(1988-07-21) July 21, 1988 (age 37)	Washington Spirit
27	Kelly Ann Livingstone		DF	(1998-11-23) November 23, 1998 (age 26)	Georgetown
28	Imani Dorsey		LB/LW	(1996-03-21) March 21, 1996 (age 29)	Duke Blue Devils
	Bruninha		RB	(2002-06-16) June 16, 2002 (age 23)	Santos FC
Midfielders
5	Nicole Baxter		DM/CM/AM	(1994-05-24) May 24, 1994 (age 31)	Asarums IF
6	Jennifer Cudjoe		CM/AM	(1994-03-07) March 7, 1994 (age 31)	Racing Louisville
7	McCall Zerboni (captain)		CM/AM	(1986-12-13) December 13, 1986 (age 38)	North Carolina Courage
8	Taryn Torres		MF	(1999-04-23) April 23, 1999 (age 26)	University of Virginia
9	Nahomi Kawasumi		LW/AM/FW	(1985-09-23) September 23, 1985 (age 39)	OL Reign
14	Delanie Sheehan		MF	(1999-01-13) January 13, 1999 (age 26)	UCLA
16	Allie Long		CM	(1987-08-13) August 13, 1987 (age 38)	OL Reign	On maternity leave
17	Domi Richardson		DM/CM/CB	(1992-10-18) October 18, 1992 (age 32)	Free agent	[12]
19	Kristie Mewis		AM	(1991-02-25) February 25, 1991 (age 34)	San Diego Wave FC
	Victoria Pickett		MF	(1996-08-12) August 12, 1996 (age 29)	Kansas City Current
Forwards
2	Cameron Tucker		FW	(1999-07-15) July 15, 1999 (age 26)	BYU
4	Paige Monaghan		RW/FW	(1996-11-13) November 13, 1996 (age 28)	Butler Bulldogs
13	Kumi Yokoyama		FW	(1993-08-13) August 13, 1993 (age 32)	Washington Spirit
20	Taylor Smith		FW	(1993-12-01) December 1, 1993 (age 31)	North Carolina Courage	Claimed off waivers[13]
20	Évelyne Viens		FW	(1997-02-06) February 6, 1997 (age 28)	South Florida Bulls	Loaned to Kristianstads DFF
23	Margaret Purce		RW/LW/FW/RB	(1995-09-18) September 18, 1995 (age 29)	Portland Thorns FC
25	Ifeoma Onumonu		FW	(1994-02-25) February 25, 1994 (age 31)	OL Reign
44	Jenna Bike		FW	(1998-02-02) February 2, 1998 (age 27)	Boston College Eagles

1. denotes a season-ending injury.

Staff

As of August 17, 2022^{[14][15][16][10]}

Front Office
Position	Name
General manager and head of soccer operations	Yael Averbuch West
Interim head of business operations	Kristin Bernert
Assistant general manager	Nathán Goldberg Crenier
Director of communications	Mike Kowalsky
Technical Staff
Interim head coach	Hue Menzies
Assistant coach	Beverly Goebel Yanez
Assistant coach	Becki Tweed
Goalkeeper coach	Brody Sams
High performance director	Philip Congleton
Head physical therapist	Joelle Muro
Head athletic trainer	Sara Carpentieri

Competitions

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NC	WAS	NJY	ORL
1	North Carolina Courage	6	3	3	0	12	7	+5	12	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–2	2–0	1–0
2	Washington Spirit	6	2	4	0	12	7	+5	10	Advance to knockout stage based on ranking		2–2	—	1–1	4–1
3	NJ/NY Gotham FC	6	1	3	2	5	8	−3	6			1–1	1–3	—	1–1
4	Orlando Pride	6	0	2	4	4	11	−7	2			2–4	0–0	0–1	—

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Total goal differential; 3) Total number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points record; 5) Head-to-head goal differential; 6) Head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) Fewest disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots

Matches

North Carolina Courage v NJ/NY Gotham FC

March 19, 2022	North Carolina Courage	2–0	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EST	Pinto 22' (Pickett) Erceg 51' (Berkely)	Report	Cudjoe  46'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,537 Referee: Karen Callado

Washington Spirit v NJ/NY Gotham FC

March 25, 2022	Washington Spirit	1–1	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Leesburg, Virginia
19:30 EST	Brooks  37'  65' Rodman  55' Hatch 61'	Report	Mewis 23' (pen.) Lewandowski  90+1' Torres  90+3'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 3,421 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

Orlando Pride v NJ/NY Gotham FC

March 30, 2022	Orlando Pride	0–1	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Orlando, Florida
19:00 EST	Strom  4'	Report	Krieger  26' Zerboni  53' Purce 83' (Jean)	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 3,551 Referee: Anya Voigt

NJ/NY Gotham FC v North Carolina Courage

April 3, 2022	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–1	North Carolina Courage	Harrison, New Jersey
15:00 EST	Monaghan  24' Richardson  50' Cudjoe  80' Onumonu 84' (Mewis)	Report	Berkely  76' Debinha 25'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 1,408 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

NJ/NY Gotham FC v Washington Spirit

April 17, 2022	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–3	Washington Spirit	Harrison, New Jersey
15:00 EST	Kawasumi 4' Dorsey  30'	Report	Sanchez 24' Rodman 39' (O'Hara), 75' (Sanchez) Aylmer  53'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 2,061 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

NJ/NY Gotham FC v Orlando Pride

April 23, 2022	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–1	Orlando Pride	Harrison, New Jersey
19:00 EST	Mewis 45+1' (pen.) Zerboni  72'	Report	Jónsdóttir 10' (James)	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 2,734 Referee: Jeremy Scheer

Regular season

Matches

Orlando Pride v NJ/NY Gotham FC

May 1, 2022 1	Orlando Pride	0–3	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Orlando, Florida
19:00 EDT	Megan Montefusco  53'	Report	Zerboni 29' (Purce) Purce 30' (Dorsey) Mewis 41' (Purce) Zerboni  78'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 4,304 Referee: Natalie Simon

San Diego Wave FC v NJ/NY Gotham FC

May 7, 2022 2	San Diego Wave FC	4–0	NJ/NY Gotham FC	San Diego, California
19:00 PDT	Morgan 45+1' (pen.), 66' (pen.), 70', 90+1'	Report	Dydasco  45+6' Jean  88'	Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Alex Billeter

NJ/NY Gotham FC v North Carolina Courage

May 14, 2022 3	NJ/NY Gotham FC	v	North Carolina Courage	Harrison, New Jersey
		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Note: Postponed; 11 players unavailable due to COVID-19 protocols

NY/NJ Gotham FC v Racing Louisville FC

May 22, 2022 4	NY/NJ Gotham FC	0–1	Racing Louisville FC	Harrison, New Jersey
17:00 EDT	Johnson  19' Baxter  69'	Report	Milliet 13' (McDonald) Howell  73' Olofsson  90+4'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 2,672 Referee: Thomas Snyder

Angel City FC v NJ/NY Gotham FC

May 29, 2022 5	Angel City FC	0–1	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Los Angeles, California
17:00 PDT		Report	Dorsey  13' Mewis  18' Purce  45+2' Onumonu 57' (Purce)	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 18,784 Referee: Malik Badawi

NJ/NY Gotham FC v Washington Spirit

June 4, 2022 6	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–0	Washington Spirit	Harrison, New Jersey
19:00 PDT	Purce 21' (Onumonu) Monaghan  74' Betos  88'	Report	Goff  90+8'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 6,433 Referee: John Griggs

Kansas City Current v NJ/NY Gotham FC

June 11, 2022 7	Kansas City Current	1–0	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	Hamilton 84' (Rodriguez)	Report	Torres  53'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 5,695 Referee: Samantha Martinez

NJ/NY Gotham FC v San Diego Wave FC

June 19, 2022 8	NJ/NY Gotham FC	0–3	San Diego Wave FC	Harrison, New Jersey
13:00 EDT	Mewis  44'	Report	Morgan 19' (Kornieck), 43' (Jakobsson) McNabb  31' Doniak 69' (Morgan) Taylor  82' van Egmond  86' Schimmer  88'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 7,145 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

NJ/NY Gotham FC v Chicago Red Stars

July 2, 2022 9	NJ/NY Gotham FC	0–3	Chicago Red Stars	Harrison, New Jersey
19:00 EDT	Dydasco  39' Zerboni  64'	Report	Luebbert 16' (Stevens) DiBernardo 25' (Milazzo) Stevens 84' (Nagasato)	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 3,499 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

Racing Louisville FC v NJ/NY Gotham FC

July 8, 2022 10	Racing Louisville FC	1–2	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Louisville, Kentucky
17:00 EDT	Lester  58' DeMelo 67',  90+1' Howell  85'	Report	Dydasco  23' Dorsey  24' Monaghan 25' (Sheehan) Zerboni  43' Cudjoe  74' Smith 80' (Kawasumi)	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 5,771 Referee: Danielle Chesky

Portland Thorns FC v NJ/NY Gotham FC

July 16, 2022 11	Portland Thorns FC	5–0	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Porter 5' Moultrie 7' (Ryan) Everett 11' (Weaver) Pogarch  33' Betfort 65' (Pogarch) Weaver 80'	Report	Dydasco  30'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,870 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

NJ/NY Gotham FC v Houston Dash

July 31, 2022 12	NJ/NY Gotham FC	2–4	Houston Dash	Harrison, New Jersey
14:00 EDT	Monaghan 4' (Smith),  45+2' Purce 82' (Jean)	Report	Freeman 18' (o.g.) Groom 36' (Sánchez) Schmidt 70' (Viggiano) Salmon 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 5,631 Referee: Adorae Monroy

Chicago Red Stars v NJ/NY Gotham FC

August 7, 2022 13	Chicago Red Stars	2–0	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00 CDT	Milazzo 45+5' (Colaprico) Cook 66' (Pugh)	Report	Mewis  34' Baxter  89' Tucker  90+3'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 5,078 Referee: Kevin Broadley

OL Reign v NJ/NY Gotham FC

August 14, 2022 14	OL Reign	4–1	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Seattle, Washington
12:00 PDT	Lavelle 15' (Rapinoe) Rapinoe 42' (pen.), 69' (Huitema) Freeman 73' (o.g.) Barnes  87' Heath  90'	Report	Johnson  24' Jean  41' Smith 72' (Onumonu)	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 7,048[17] Referee: Matthew Corrigan

Houston Dash v NJ/NY Gotham FC

August 17, 2022 15	Houston Dash	2–1	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Houston, Texas
17:30 CDT	Salmon 73' Viggiano 76' (Schmidt) Campbell  79'	Report	Purce  24'  58' Onumonu  58' Zerboni 80' (Mewis)	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 4,753 Referee: Alex Billeter

NJ/NY Gotham FC v Orlando Pride

August 20, 2022 16	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–2	Orlando Pride	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
16:00 EDT	Dorsey  42' Mewis 75' (Kawasumi)	Report	Listro  6' Celia 49' Watt 73' (Dougherty Howard)	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 4,107 Referee: Katja Koroleva

NJ/NY Gotham FC v Angel City FC

August 28, 2022 17	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–3	Angel City FC	Harrison, New Jersey
17:00 EDT	Freeman  36' Monaghan 52'	Report	McCaskill 16' Roccaro 25' Emslie 31' (McCaskill) Haračić  72'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 6,796 Referee: Brandon Stevis

NJ/NY Gotham FC v North Carolina Courage

September 4, 2022 3	NJ/NY Gotham FC	0–1	North Carolina Courage	Harrison, New Jersey
17:00 EDT	Dorsey  71'	Report	Nagano 81' Baisden  84'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 3,124 Referee: Danielle Chesky
Note: Rescheduled from May 14

NJ/NY Gotham FC v Kansas City Current

September 11, 2022 18	NJ/NY Gotham FC	0–1	Kansas City Current	Harrison, New Jersey
15:00 EDT		Report	Merrick  2' Mace 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 2,130 Referee: Brad Jensen

Washington Spirit v NJ/NY Gotham FC

September 17, 2022 19	Washington Spirit	2–0	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Washington, D.C.
16:00 EDT	Staab  33' McKeown 51' Hatch  79' Sanchez 86'	Report	Monaghan  29'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 8,781 Referee: Shawn Tehini

NJ/NY Gotham FC v OL Reign

September 21, 2022 20	NJ/NY Gotham FC	0–1	OL Reign	Harrison, New Jersey
19:00 EDT	Krieger  57' Bike  84'	Report	Huitema  24' Rapinoe 58' (pen.) Huerta  77' Fishlock  90+1'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 2,274 Referee: Anya Voigt

North Carolina Courage v NJ/NY Gotham FC

September 24, 2022 21	North Carolina Courage	3-0	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Cary, North Carolina
16:00 EDT	O'Sullivan  8' Debinha 27' (Pickett), 34' (Williams), 81' (Boade)	Report	Torres  32'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,376

NJ/NY Gotham FC v Portland Thorns FC

October 1, 2022 22	NJ/NY Gotham FC	3–3	Portland Thorns FC	Harrison, New Jersey
15:00 EDT	Kawasumi 39' Onumonu 56' Zerboni 74' Freeman  90 +1'	Report	Smith 44', 45 +1' Weaver 53'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 4,752

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	OL Reign	22	11	7	4	32	19	+13	40	NWSL Shield, Playoffs – semi-finals
2	Portland Thorns FC (C)	22	10	9	3	49	24	+25	39	Playoffs – semi-finals
3	San Diego Wave FC	22	10	6	6	32	21	+11	36	Playoffs – first round
4	Houston Dash	22	10	6	6	35	27	+8	36
5	Kansas City Current	22	10	6	6	29	29	0	36
6	Chicago Red Stars	22	9	6	7	34	28	+6	33
7	North Carolina Courage	22	9	5	8	46	33	+13	32
8	Angel City FC	22	8	5	9	23	27	−4	29
9	Racing Louisville FC	22	5	8	9	23	35	−12	23
10	Orlando Pride	22	5	7	10	22	45	−23	22
11	Washington Spirit	22	3	10	9	26	33	−7	19
12	NJ/NY Gotham FC	22	4	1	17	16	46	−30	13

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

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
22	4	1	17	16	46	−30	13	1	1	9	8	22	−14	3	0	8	8	24	−16

Last updated: October 1, 2022.
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
Stadium	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D
Position	1	7	8	10	10	5	7	8	10	8	9	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Updated to match(es) played on October 1, 2022. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Squad statistics

Goalscorers

As of matches played October 1, 2022

Rank	Pos.	No.	Name	NWSL	Cup	Total
1	MF	19	Kristie Mewis	2	2	4
	FW	23	Margaret Purce	3	1	4
3	FW	4	Paige Monaghan	3	0	3
	FW	25	Ifeoma Onumonu	2	1	3
	MF	7	McCall Zerboni	3	0	3
6	FW	20	Taylor Smith	2	0	2
	MF	9	Nahomi Kawasumi	1	1	2
Total				16	5	21

Clean sheets

As of matches played October 1, 2022

Rank	Pos.	No.	Name	NWSL	Cup	Total
1	GK	18	Ashlyn Harris	2	1	3
2	GK	1	Michelle Betos	1	0	1
Total				3	1	4

Transfers

NWSL Expansion Draft

Main article: 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft

The 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft held by the NWSL on December 16, 2021, for two expansion teams, Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC, to select players from existing teams in the league.^[18]

On December 4, Gotham FC traded goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan in exchange for allocation money and roster protection from San Diego Wave FC.^[19] On December 8, Gotham FC traded goalkeeper DiDi Haračić in exchange for allocation money and roster protection from Angel City FC.^[20]

NWSL Draft

Main article: 2022 NWSL Draft

Round	Pick	Nat.	Player	Pos.	College
2	24		Kelly Ann Livingstone	DF	Georgetown
3	34		Hensley Hancuff	GK	Clemson
4	46		Raleigh Loughman	MF	Michigan

Transfers in

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 6, 2021 (2021-12-06)		Ali Krieger	DF	Orlando Pride	Acquired in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, a natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, and $50,000 in allocation money.	[21][22][23]
		Ashlyn Harris	GK
December 16, 2021 (2021-12-16)		Kristie Mewis	MF	Houston Dash (via San Diego Wave FC)	Acquired in exchange for $200,000 in allocation money.	[21][24]
January 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)		Michelle Betos	GK	Racing Louisville FC	Signed off waivers on a two-year contract.	[21][25]
January 31, 2022 (2022-01-31)		Ellie Jean	DF	PSV	Signed to one-year contract with one-year option.	[21][26]
February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)		Kumi Yokoyama	DF	Washington Spirit	Acquired in exchange for Gotham FC's natural fourth-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.	[21][27]
June 24, 2022 (2022-06-24)		Taylor Smith	DF/FW	North Carolina Courage	Signed off waivers.	[28][29]
June 27, 2022 (2022-06-27)		Jenna Bike	FW	Boston College	Signed as National Team Replacement players.	[30]
		Amanda Visco	FW	Apollon Ladies F.C.
August 22, 2022 (2022-08-22)		Victoria Pickett	MF	Kansas City Current	Acquired in exchange for $200,000 in allocation money and a conditional first-round draft pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.	[31]
August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23)		Bruninha	DF	Santos FC	Transferred for an undisclosed fee.	[32][33][34]

Transfers out

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04)		Megan Hinz	GK	None	Contracts expired.	[21][35]
		Lee So-dam	MF
		Kenie Wright	DF
December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04)		Kailen Sheridan	GK	San Diego Wave FC	Traded in exchange for roster protection in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft and $130,000 in allocation money.	[21][19]
December 6, 2021 (2021-12-06)		Brianna Pinto	MF	North Carolina Courage	Traded in exchange for $125,000 in allocation money.	[21][36]
December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)		DiDi Haračić	GK	Angel City FC	Traded in exchange for roster protection in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft and $50,000 in allocation money.	[21][20]
December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)		Mandy McGlynn	GK	Piteå IF	No transfer terms disclosed. Gotham FC retains NWSL playing rights until 2024 pre-season.	[21][37][38]
March 11, 2022 (2022-03-11)		Elizabeth Eddy	DF/MF	Houston Dash	Traded in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.	[21]
August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)		Caprice Dydasco	DF	Houston Dash	Traded in exchange for $120,000 in allocation money, and up to $150,000, increasing by $10,000 per playoff appearance.	[39][40]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Pos.	No.	Nat.	Player	Destination club	Ref.
November 30, 2021 (2021-11-30)	March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28)	DF/MF			Elizabeth Eddy	Newcastle Jets FC	[21][41]
December 16, 2021 (2021-12-16)	End of 2022 NWSL season	FW			Évelyne Viens	Kristianstads DFF	[21][42]

New contracts

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Terms	Ref.
December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04)		Allie Long	MF	Signed two-year contract.	[21][43]
December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)		Cameron Tucker	MF	Signed two-year contract.	[21][44]
December 20, 2021 (2021-12-20)		Estelle Johnson	DF	Signed one-year contract.	[21][45]
December 22, 2021 (2021-12-22)		Taryn Torres	MF	Signed one-year contract with one-year option.	[21][46]
January 10, 2022 (2022-01-10)		Caprice Dydasco	DF	Signed two-year contract.	[21][47]
January 12, 2022 (2022-01-12)		Domi Richardson	FW	Signed one-year contract with one-year option.	[21][48]
January 14, 2022 (2022-01-14)		Imani Dorsey	DF	Signed two-year contract.	[21][49]
January 19, 2022 (2022-01-19)		Kristie Mewis	MF	Signed three-year contract.	[21][50]
January 20, 2022 (2022-01-20)		Margaret Purce	FW	Signed two-year contract.	[21][50]
January 20, 2022 (2022-01-20)		Ifeoma Onumonu	FW	Signed one-year contract.	[21][50]
March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14)		Nahomi Kawasumi	MF	Signed two-year contract.	[21][51]
March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14)		Hensley Hancuff	GK	Signed one-year contract with one-year option.	[21][51]
March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31)		Kelly Ann Livingstone	DF	Signed one-year contract with one-year option.	[21][52]
August 5, 2022 (2022-08-05)		Jenna Bike	FW	Signed through the rest of the 2022 season with a one-year option.	[28][53]