Angel City FC

Announced on July 21, 2020, the club began play in 2022. Its founders included Natalie PortmanNatalie PortmanNatalie Portman is an actress, director, and producer who made her film debut in Léon: The Professional in 1994 and won the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 83rd Academy Awards for Black Swan. She graduated from Harvard University in 2003 with a degree in psychology, co-founded the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team Angel City FC in 2020 with Kara Nortman, Julie Uhrman, and others, and founded the production company MountainA with Sophie Mas in 2021.Open the full entry, Julie UhrmanJulie UhrmanJulie Uhrman is an American entrepreneur and a co-founder of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team Angel City FC, where she served as President and Chief Executive Officer; since April 2026 she has served as Principal Advisor to team ownership while remaining on the board. She founded the Android game console company Ouya in 2012 and later led Lionsgate’s streaming business and served as President of Media at Playboy Enterprises.Open the full entry, Kara NortmanKara NortmanKara Nortman is an American venture capitalist, the founder and managing partner of Monarch Collective, an investment platform for women’s sports, and a co-founder of Angel City FC, a team in the National Women’s Soccer League. She was previously a partner and co-managing partner at Upfront Ventures, and earlier co-headed M&A at IAC and ran its Urbanspoon and Citysearch businesses.Open the full entry, and Alexis Ohanian.⁠[1]

After parting with head coach Freya Coombe during the 2023 season, Angel City put Becki Tweed in interim charge. A comeback win at San Diego on June 17 began an eight-match unbeaten regular-season run. A 5–1 victory over Portland ThornsPortland Thorns FCPortland Thorns FC is an NWSL women's professional soccer club in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 2012, it began play in 2013, plays at Providence Park, and has won three NWSL Championships.Open the full entry in the final regular-season round secured the club's first playoff berth.⁠[2]

Willow Bay and Bob Iger became majority owners in 2024, at a $250 million valuation with a further $50 million investment.⁠[1]

On October 3, 2024, the NWSL said Angel City had entered five undisclosed player agreements in 2023. The league found that unreported benefits put the club about US$50,000 over the salary cap for four weeks in 2024. It fined the club US$200,000, deducted three points from its 2024 standings and barred then-president and CEO Julie Uhrman and general manager Angela Hucles Mangano from player-transaction duties for the rest of 2024.⁠[3]

In its October 14 statement, the club acknowledged mistakes and said it would strengthen compliance policies. It disputed the treatment of childcare payments under the cap and requested reconsideration of the points deduction. The statement also said the league had confirmed that the sanctions would stand.⁠[4]

On June 15, 2026, Angel City appointed Amy Taylor as CEO effective July 27, with responsibility for football, business and organizational operations.⁠[5]

On June 17, 2026, the club announced Alex Straus's departure as head coach and named senior assistant Leif Gunnar Smerud as interim head coach.⁠[6]

Angel City has announced that its November 1, 2026 regular-season finale against Boston Legacy will be played at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson as its Celebración de Culturas match.⁠[7]

Angel City FC: Official website: https://angelcity.com/ (opens in a new window).⁠[1]

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Angel City FC: YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry: https://www.youtube.com/@AngelCityFC (opens in a new window).⁠[12]

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