{"id":246886,"date":"2026-06-05T14:39:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/yael-averbuch-west-promoted-to-gotham-president-of-soccer-operations-equalizer-soccer\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T14:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:39:13","slug":"yael-averbuch-west-promoted-to-gotham-president-of-soccer-operations-equalizer-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/yael-averbuch-west-promoted-to-gotham-president-of-soccer-operations-equalizer-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"Yael Averbuch West promoted to Gotham President of Soccer Operations \u2013 Equalizer Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div id=\"mvp-post-feat-img\" class=\"left relative\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/USATSI_21944380-1000x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1000\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-post-feat-img--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mvp-feat-caption\">\u00a9 Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Yael Averbuch West has been promoted within NJ\/NY Gotham FC. The former center back has served as general manager and head of soccer operations since August 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Averbuch West will serve as president of soccer operations and \u201cwill continue leading all sporting aspects of the club,\u201d meaning that she will retain her general manager role. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m grateful for the opportunity to continue leading our sporting vision at Gotham FC,\u201d Averbuch West said, via a press release. \u201cWe are building something truly special, and our focus remains on competing for championships while developing an environment where players and staff can perform at the highest level.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/GothamFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#GothamFC<\/a> Club Presidents \ud83e\udee1<\/p>\n<p>Please join us in welcoming Mark Zarthar as our new Club President and join us in congratulating Yael Averbuch West on her recent promotion to President of Soccer Operations. Always building, never finished! \u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JEkNCLBe1t\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/JEkNCLBe1t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gotham FC (@GothamFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GothamFC\/status\/2062889682317217872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">June 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Since joining Gotham\u2019s front office in 2021, the club has won two NWSL Championships (2023, 2025). Additionally, Gotham has recorded the most successful regular season in club history in 2024, recording a 17-5-4 record. The hardware continued with the first-ever Concacaf W Championship Cup trophy, which was earned in 2024 against Tigres UANL. <\/p>\n<p>Gotham also announced that Mark Zarthar has been named the club\u2019s president of business operations, while Ryan Dillon \u2014 who previously served as Gotham\u2019s chief business officer since 2024 \u2014 will \u201cbe returning to Next 3 as chief growth officer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom day one, our ambition has been bigger than winning championships alone \u2013 we are building one of the most iconic sports brands in the world and a club that helps define the future of women\u2019s sports,\u201d Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, the founder and CEO of Next 3 and Gotham FC governor and chair of the NWSL executive committee, said. \u201cTo achieve that vision, we need exceptional leadership across every part of the organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMark brings the experience, strategic and commercial mindset to help us accelerate our growth and deepen our connection with fans, partners and communities. Yael has built one of the premier soccer operations in the world and established a culture that consistently competes for trophies. 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