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The Spirit failed to defend their 2021 championship during the 2022 season, and also failed to qualify for the NWSL Playoffs, finishing in 11th place of 12 teams. [1] The team fired championship-winning Kris Ward after a 1–6–9 start and allegations of misconduct toward players, leaving Albertin Montoya to finish the season as interim head coach.
The 2023 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) off-season began on October 30, 2022, and the 2023 season competition calendar — which includes its preseason, regular season, and postseason — runs from January 4 to November 11, 2023. [1]
The NWSL regular season, comprising 22 games for each team, began on March 25 and ended on October 15, 2023. The playoffs followed from October 22 and ended with the championship match on November 11. [1] For the first time, the NWSL Challenge Cup ran entirely concurrent with the regular season from April to September 9, 2023. [1]
The Washington Spirit are an American professional women's soccer team based in the Washington metropolitan area that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It is a continuation of the D.C. United Women of the W-League and continues to field both an amateur Women's Premier Soccer League team [1] and a youth team, both under the Spirit name.
Jonatan Giráldez joined the Washington Spirit as head coach in June 2024. On January 9, 2024, the Spirit announced the hiring of FC Barcelona Femení manager Jonatan Giráldez as the club's head coach, to arrive in June following the conclusion of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League , which Barcelona won.
Each team played 26 matches during the regular season, an increase of four from the 2023 season. The playoffs comprised the top eight teams and ran from November 9 to November 23. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Orlando Pride finished in first place during the regular season, accumulating a record 60 points, and also won the playoffs, defeating the Washington ...
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NWSL club Washington Spirit invited Metayer to join the team during the 2023 preseason as a non-rostered invitee. [5] [7] On March 8, 2023, she signed a three-year contract with the team with an option for an additional year. [8] She debuted for the Spirit in the team's first match of her rookie season on March 26, 2023, as a starter against OL ...