Angel City FC comes close, but unable to stay above playoff line in first season

The Angel City Football Club remained in playoff contention for 21 of the 22 games in its inaugural season.

Friday’s scoreless draw between San Diego Wave FC and North Carolina Courage, knocked ACFC (8-8-5, 29 points) from contention before Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Chicago Red Stars.

With any season, especially the first, there will be some time to reflect on what went wrong and what worked.

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