Angel City Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in Los Angeles that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The formation of the team was announced on July 21, 2020; it began play in the 2022 season. Its best season to date was 2023, when it made the playoffs but lost in the first round. The team plays its home games at BMO Stadium.
It was also announced during the team's launch that they would be announcing their official name before the end of the year but were going to use 'Angel City' as a tentative nickname. The team was also in discussions with various groups for a stadium agreement, including the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer.
Angel City FC began NWSL regular-season play on April 29, 2022 with Freya Coombe as head coach. They finished the year with 29 points, good for 8th place in the 12-team league.
Angel City FC hosted Mexican club Tigres UANL Femenil in the club's first-ever International Friendly match in August 2022, which Angel City FC won 1-0. The first edition of the Copa Angelina on September 5, 2022 saw Angel City FC fall 2-0 to the Mexico women's national team off a goal by Scarlett Camberos and an own goal.
A three-part documentary chronicling the team's first season entitled Angel City was released in May 2023 on HBO.
The 2023 season was marked by the departure of head coach Freya Coombe on June 14 following a 2–6–3 (W-L-D) start to the season, with Angel City in 11th place out of 12 teams. Assistant coach Becki Tweed became interim head coach and guided the team to a 5th-place finish, earning its first, and to date only, playoff berth. In the first round of the playoffs, on 20 October 2023, they lost to OL Reign. On 30 October 2023, Tweed was named the club's permanent head coach.
In July 2024, it was reported that the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger, and his wife, Willow Bay, were close to purchasing Angel City FC's franchise, with the intention of becoming the team’s majority shareholder for upwards of $250million. The deal was officially announced by the club on July 17, 2024, with Iger and Bay investing $50million into the club to become the majority shareholders; the $250million valuation made Angel City the most valuable women's sport team in the world. Portman, Uhrman, Ohanian and Gillian Berry will continue to serve on the club's board.
In the 2024 season, it was reported on October 3 that Angel City would be fined $200,000 and docked 3 points for violating the NWSL salary cap, lowering them to 12th place out of 14 teams. Team president and CEO Julie Uhrman and general manager Angela Hucles were also suspended "from conducting duties related to any player transactions" for the rest of 2024. The team finished with 24 points, including the 3-point deduction, and ended in 12th place out of 14 teams. Head coach Becki Tweed departed the club on 9 December 2024.
In January 2025, it was announced that Sam Laity was would be the new interim head coach. On June 1, ten games into the 2025 season, Alexander Straus took the reins as permanent head coach. The team finished the season with 27 points, good for 11th place out of 14 teams.
In the 2026 season, Alexander Straus was relieved of head-coaching duties on June 17 with a record of 4-6-1 (W-L-D) on the season. He was succeeded by interim head coach Leif Gunnar Smerud.
Colors and crest
Angel City FC's official colors are "asphalt" and "armor" with "sol rosa" as an accent color, a pink-tinted hue unique to the club.
On June 30, 2021, the club revealed its crest featuring an angel with wings inspired by the Southern Californiared-tailed hawk and shaped to mimic the area's palm trees, with the top of the crest sloping at a 22-degree angle to represent their 2022 entry into the league. The crest was designed by Amedea Tassinari.
The club collaborated with supporters in the design of the colors, crest, and kit to ensure the club represented Los Angeles.
In October 2021, Angel City pre-emptively retired shirt number 22 to recognize its founding year and the number of players on the pitch during matches. The team sells shirts bearing the number 22 and donates 10 percent of revenue through a charitable program managed by the California Community Foundation.
On November 17, 2021, the club unveiled a black primary kit made of recycled materials called 'Dawn'. The kit's design features hints of the team's sol rosa color, an art deco pattern, and the team's motto "Volemos" above player names. Angel's City's first away kit, called 'Daylight', which was only used in their 2022 inaugural season, was unveiled in April 2022 ahead of their match against rivals San Diego Wave FC. The primarily white kit, with black and sol rosa palm details inspired by the palm trees of Los Angeles, was created by art director and graphic designer Matthew Wolff.
On March 16, 2023, Angel City released a new secondary kit featuring a print of the Los Angeles County coastline called 'Represent'.
Two new kits were unveiled on February 27, 2024 as part of a league-wide refresh. The black primary jersey, named 'Moonlight', places the wing from Angel City’s crest in a gritty asphalt-like texture over a black background, and an all sol rosa and pink secondary jersey named 'Sol'.
Kit history
2022–23 home
2024–25 home
2026 home
2022 away
2023 away
2024 away
2025 away
Sponsorship and revenue
The club's eight-figure deal with DoorDash as the inaugural primary kit sponsor is the largest in the NWSL. Angel City also sold $6 million in merchandise in 2022 to lead the league. The club's revenue accounted for 38.75% of the NWSL's total revenue on the year. In 2023, Angel City's reported revenue was $31 million, nearly double the second-highest team.
