2024 Chicago Red Stars season
The 2024 Chicago Red Stars season was the team's sixteenth as a professional women's soccer team, and eleventh in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. The Red Stars finished the season in eighth place, qualifying for the NWSL playoffs, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by the top-seeded Orlando Pride.
Background
Hirings
On December 20, 2023, the Red Stars hired former Jamaica women's national football team head coach Lorne Donaldson to be the club's head coach.On February 5, 2024, the Red Stars hired Servette FC chief executive officer Richard Feuz to be the club's general manager.
Kit changes
NWSL apparel sponsor Nike redesigned all of the league's home and away kits for the 2024 season. The Chicago Red Stars primary kits were a patchwork of striped blue and white patterns emanating from the club's secondary crest with its traditional four six-pointed stars on its lower front corner. The club's secondary kits consisted of diagonally divided fields of dark and darker blue. The club's front-of-shirt sponsor was Wintrust Financial.Stadium and facilities
The Red Stars continued to play in SeatGeek Stadium, their full-time home since the team's 2016 season.Team
Staff
| President | Karen Leetzow |
| Director of operations | Michelle Henstock |
Players
| Player | Nation |
Competitions
Playoffs
The Red Stars finished the regular season in 8th place and qualified for the NWSL playoffs as the lowest-seeded of eight teams.NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
The Red Stars finished second in Group D and did not advance to the tournament semifinals.Statistics
Appearances
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! colspan=14 style="background:#42b7e6; color:#fff; width:110px;" text-align:center;" |Midfielders
! colspan=14 style="background:#42b7e6; color:#fff; width:110px;" text-align:center;" |''Forwards''
Transactions
Draft selections
Draft selections are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2024, in Anaheim, California.| Player | College | Status | |||||
| 1 | 10 | MF | Leilanni Nesbeth | Florida State University | Signed to a three-year contract on March 6, 2024. | ||
| 2 | 15 | FW | Jameese Joseph | North Carolina State University | Signed to a three-year contract on March 8, 2024 | ||
| 3 | 31 | DF | Hannah Anderson | Texas Tech University | Signed to a one-year contract with a club option for a second year on March 12, 2024. | ||
| 3 | 41 | MF | Bea Franklin | University of Arkansas | Signed to a one-year contract with a club option for a second year on March 13, 2024. | ||
| 4 | 45 | MF | Celia Gaynor | Michigan State University | Not signed. |
Contracts
| Date | Player | Notes | |||
| November 20, 2023 | MF | Jill Aguilera | Contract option exercised. | ||
| December 5, 2023 | DF | Taylor Malham | Re-signed to a two-year contract. | ||
| December 8, 2023 | DF | Cari Roccaro | Free agent re-signed to a two-year contract. | ||
| January 16, 2024 | FW | Mallory Swanson | Free agent re-signed to a five-year contract. | ||
| March 22, 2024 | DF | Sam Staab | Re-signed to a three-year contract. |
| Date | Player | Notes | |||
| February 26, 2024 | DF | Amanda Fick | Released. | ||
| February 26, 2024 | MF | Addie McCain | Released. | ||
| March 9, 2024 | MF | Samantha Fisher | Released. | ||
| March 11, 2024 | MF | Jill Aguilera | Released. | ||
| September 16, 2024 | DF | Sami Feller | Mutual contract termination. |
Loans
| Date | Player | Destination club | Fee/notes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 6, 2024 | GK | Mackenzie Wood |  Transfers
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