The 2024 Portland Thorns FC season was the team's twelfth season as a professional women's soccer team. Thorns FC played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns opened the NWSL season against the Kansas City Current, playing in the first game at the Current's newly built CPKC Stadium, and finished in sixth place to qualify for the playoffs, where they lost in the quarterfinals to third-seeded NJ/NY Gotham FC.
In addition to playing in the 2024 NWSL season, the Thorns also played in the inaugural 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup and 2024âÂÂ25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup tournaments, qualifying for the latter by finishing as runners-up for the 2023 NWSL Shield.
The Thorns finished the regular season in sixth place and qualified for the NWSL playoffs as the sixth seed of eight teams.
Advancement in the tournament was achieved by the four teams with the most points across the five groups. This did not include any teams in this group.
The Thorns advanced to the Concacaf W Champions Cup semifinals but lost to hosts Liga MX Femenil club Tigres 0-2 on May 21, 2025. They defeated Club América 3-0 in the third-place consolation match on May 24.
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2024.
Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. The Thorns' initial preseason roster, which was released on January 24, 2024, did not feature any non-rostered invitees. However, the club added three non-rostered invitees to their preseason roster on February 20, 2024.