The 2024 Monterey Bay FC season was the club's third season since their establishment on February 1, 2021.
Background
The club won their first ever U.S. Open Cup match on April 5, 2023, away to Central Valley Fuego FC. In the following round Monterey Bay achieved their most important win in club history, upsetting local MLS club San Jose Earthquakes 1–0. It was their first competitive match against a first division club in their history. The club would once again host MLS competition in the US Open Cup, but this time they fell in a penalty-shootout against Los Angeles FC. The match against LAFC featured the club's highest ever attendance, just shy of a sellout with 5,808 fans on hand. Despite a hot start to the season, Monterey Bay would ultimately finish the season in 11th place, once again 2nd to last in the Western Conference and six points away from qualifying for the playoffs.
Season squad Squad No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Goalkeepers16Antony SiahaGK21Carlos HerreraGK23Fabian NarezGKDefenders3Morey DonerRB4Alex LaraCB5Carlos GuzmánDF11Walmer MartinezDF12Grant RobinsonLB24Max GlasserDF33Kai GreeneCBMidfielders7Adrian RebollarMF8Simon DawkinsMF13Mobi FehrMF14Miguel GuerreroMF20Rafael BacaMF32Pierce GallawayMF64Jerry AyonMF99Xavi GnaulatiMFForwards6Ryan DieterFW9Tristan TragerFW15Alex DixonFW18Michael Gonzalez FW19Jesús EnríquezFW20Anthony OrendainFW17Luther ArchimèdeFW22Jesse MaldonadoFW31Chase BooneFW
Transfers
In
Pos.PlayerSigned fromDetailsDateRef.DF San Diego Loyal SCFree transferMF San Diego Loyal SCFree transferFW Sacramento Republic FCFree transferFW Charleston BatteryUndisclosed feeMF Old Dominion MonarchsFree transferFW UC Davis AggiesFree transferMarch 13, 2024MF Cal State Monterey Bay OttersFree transferMarch 13, 2024FW Monterey Bay FC 2Free transferMarch 13, 2024FW Sacramento State HornetsFree transferGK Monterey Bay FC 225 Day ContractMF San Jose Earthquakes IIFree transfer
Out
DatePos.PlayerToDetailsRef.MF Detroit City FCOption declinedFWFree AgencyOut of contractDF Charlotte IndependenceOption declinedFW HFX Wanderers FCContract releaseMFFree AgencyOut of contractFW Louisville City FCUndisclosed fee
Competitions
Preseason
USL Championship
Western Conference
Results by round
Matches
U.S. Open Cup
Monterey Bay was among the USL Championship sides that entered into the third round of the 2024 U.S. Open Cup. Last season Monterey Bay entered the second round of the 2023 U.S. Open Cup, where they achieved their first US Open Cup victory, away to USL League One side Central Valley Fuego FC.
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