2024 Bay FC season

The 2024 Bay FC season will be Bay FC's inaugural season as a professional women's soccer team. It plays in the National Women's Soccer League.

Background
On April 4, 2023, the NWSL formally awarded one of its two planned 2024 expansion teams to a Bay Area group led by former US Women's National Team players Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne , Danielle Slaton , and Aly Wagner, backed by majority owners and San Francisco-based investment firm Sixth Street Partners. The expansion fee was reported to be $53 million.

2024 NWSL Expansion Draft
The 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft was held on December 15, 2023.

2024 NWSL Draft
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 NWSL Draft was held on December 14, 2023.

Preseason trialists
Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. Bay released their preseason roster on January 23, 2024.