Florida Gators

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida soccer's 2024 season begins with two exhibition matches in a week. Action begins Saturday evening at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium versus USF. Then the Gators meet Georgia Southern Saturday evening in Statesboro, Ga.
 

Florida vs. USF	Saturday, Aug. 3 at 6 p.m.	Dizney Stadium	Free admission
Florida at Georgia Southern	Saturday, Aug. 10 at 6 p.m.	Tormenta Stadium	Free admission

 
NOTE: UF vs USF match moved to Saturday, Aug. 3 due to Sunday's anticipated weather.
 
 
For Fans Attending the UF vs USF Exhibition:

• Dizney Stadium gates open 60 minutes prior to match time
• Admission is free for all Florida soccer regular-season matches
• First 500 fans Saturday get a 2024 Gators Soccer schedule poster
• Get that poster autographed by the 2024 Gators post-match

 
About the 2024 Gators:

• Florida's 33 player roster includes nine newcomers – five freshmen and four transfers. The 24 returners includes eight with 14 or more starts in last season's 17-match schedule – including six that started every match. This is the 16th time in the program's 30 seasons that 30 or more players make up UF's roster.2024 Gator Roster
•  Florida was 6-5-6 in 2023. The two who earned 2023 All-SEC honors are back this season - forward Megan Hinnenkamp and defender Daviana Vaka.  Super Senior goalkeeper Alexa Goldberg turned in a career-low season GAA of 0.91 in 2023. 
• International play was part of spring action for a trio of Gators.
  • Junior Njeri Butts (Jamaica) played in a pair of international friendly matches versus Chile.
  • Sophomore Paloma Peña (Dominican Republic) played every minute in goal for the four matches in the inaugural CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup.
  • Super Senior Daviana Vaka played with Tonga at the Oceania Football Confederation Olympic qualifier.