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The '''Utah Royals''' (formerly '''Utah Royals FC''') are an American women's professional [[association football|soccer]] club based in [[Salt Lake City]]. Established on November 16, 2017, as an [[NWSL expansion|expansion club]], the Royals played its first stint in the [[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL) from 2018 until ceasing operations in 2020, with their player-related assets transferred to the expansion [[Kansas City Current]].<ref name="royals_ceased">{{cite news |title=Kansas City Returns to the NWSL as Expansion Team in 2021 |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/kansas-city-returns-to-the-nwsl-as-expansion-team-in-2021 |access-date=7 December 2020 |publisher=NWSL |date=7 December 2020}}</ref> In 2023, [[Real Salt Lake]] owners [[Ryan Smith (businessman)|Ryan Smith]] and [[David Blitzer]] reestablished the team.<ref name="royals_phoenix">{{cite news |title=Utah Soccer LLC Transfers Ownership of Utah Royals FC to Group in Kansas City, Kansas |url=https://www.rsl.com/post/2020/12/06/utah-soccer-llc-transfers-ownership-utah-royals-fc-group-kansas-city-kansas |access-date=7 December 2020 |publisher=Real Salt Lake |date=6 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite |
The '''Utah Royals''' (formerly '''Utah Royals FC''') are an American women's professional [[association football|soccer]] club based in [[Salt Lake City]]. Established on November 16, 2017, as an [[NWSL expansion|expansion club]], the Royals played its first stint in the [[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL) from 2018 until ceasing operations in 2020, with their player-related assets transferred to the expansion [[Kansas City Current]].<ref name="royals_ceased">{{cite news |title=Kansas City Returns to the NWSL as Expansion Team in 2021 |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/kansas-city-returns-to-the-nwsl-as-expansion-team-in-2021 |access-date=7 December 2020 |publisher=NWSL |date=7 December 2020}}</ref> In 2023, [[Real Salt Lake]] owners [[Ryan Smith (businessman)|Ryan Smith]] and [[David Blitzer]] reestablished the team.<ref name="royals_phoenix">{{cite news |title=Utah Soccer LLC Transfers Ownership of Utah Royals FC to Group in Kansas City, Kansas |url=https://www.rsl.com/post/2020/12/06/utah-soccer-llc-transfers-ownership-utah-royals-fc-group-kansas-city-kansas |access-date=7 December 2020 |publisher=Real Salt Lake |date=6 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://theathletic.com/4298180/2023/03/11/nwsl-utah-royals-new-era/ | title=Returning to NWSL, Utah Royals bring same name but plenty of changes | last1=Linehan | first1=Meg }}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===Establishment=== |
===Establishment=== |
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{{See also|National Women's Soccer League#Establishment|l1=National Women's Soccer League}} |
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On November 16, 2017, [[Real Salt Lake]] of [[Major League Soccer]] announced that it had acquired a franchise in the [[National Women's Soccer League]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Torres|first1=Maria|title=Announcement of new team in Salt Lake means women's pro soccer is likely done in KC|url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mls/fc-kansas-city/article185034293.html|access-date=December 1, 2017|work=Kansas City Star|date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> On November 20, 2017, the league announced that [[FC Kansas City]] of the [[National Women's Soccer League]] would fold their club, and the team's player contracts, draft picks, and other rights would be transferred to the new Salt Lake City club.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Torres|first1=Maria|title=FC Kansas City women's soccer team folds, NWSL sends players to Salt Lake City|url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mls/fc-kansas-city/article185611053.html|access-date=December 1, 2017|work=Kansas City Star|date=November 20, 2017}}</ref> {{As of|August 2017}}, Utah's six [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[List of NCAA Division I women's soccer programs|Division I women's soccer teams]] outnumbered the men's,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ksl.com/?nid=1252&sid=29517602|title=Utah's only Division 1 men's soccer program taking shape at UVU {{!}} KSL.com|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/700242628/De-flated-With-soccer-popular-among-boys-why-only-one-NCAA-sanctioned-mens-team-in-Utah.html|title=De-flated: With soccer popular among boys, why only one NCAA-sanctioned men's team in Utah?|last=Coon|first=John|date=2008-07-12|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en}}</ref> [[Utah Tech Trailblazers|a seventh women's soccer school]] moved from [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] to Division I in 2020,<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://wacsports.com/general/2018-19/releases/20190111mx6862 |title=Dixie State University to Join WAC in 2020-21 |publisher=Western Athletic Conference |date=January 11, 2019 |access-date=March 11, 2023}} NB: Dixie State University changed its name to [[Utah Tech University]] in 2022.</ref> and the state has the highest rate of girls' high school soccer players recruited by Division I colleges.<ref name="stltrib-040418">{{Cite news|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/rsl/2017/11/25/can-the-new-womens-pro-soccer-team-generate-a-following-in-utah/|title=Can the new women's pro soccer team generate a following in Utah?|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en-US}}</ref> Attendance at Division I women's soccer games in Utah is among the highest in the NCAA.<ref name="stltrib-040418"/> The decision to bring a NWSL team to Utah was based on the established interest in men's soccer in the state as well as [[Dell Loy Hansen]]'s gut feeling and longtime interest in a team.<ref name="stltrib-040418"/> |
On November 16, 2017, [[Real Salt Lake]] of [[Major League Soccer]] announced that it had acquired a franchise in the [[National Women's Soccer League]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Torres|first1=Maria|title=Announcement of new team in Salt Lake means women's pro soccer is likely done in KC|url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mls/fc-kansas-city/article185034293.html|access-date=December 1, 2017|work=Kansas City Star|date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> On November 20, 2017, the league announced that [[FC Kansas City]] of the [[National Women's Soccer League]] would fold their club, and the team's player contracts, draft picks, and other rights would be transferred to the new Salt Lake City club.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Torres|first1=Maria|title=FC Kansas City women's soccer team folds, NWSL sends players to Salt Lake City|url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mls/fc-kansas-city/article185611053.html|access-date=December 1, 2017|work=Kansas City Star|date=November 20, 2017}}</ref> {{As of|August 2017}}, Utah's six [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[List of NCAA Division I women's soccer programs|Division I women's soccer teams]] outnumbered the men's,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ksl.com/?nid=1252&sid=29517602|title=Utah's only Division 1 men's soccer program taking shape at UVU {{!}} KSL.com|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/700242628/De-flated-With-soccer-popular-among-boys-why-only-one-NCAA-sanctioned-mens-team-in-Utah.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311023302/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700242628/De-flated-With-soccer-popular-among-boys-why-only-one-NCAA-sanctioned-mens-team-in-Utah.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 11, 2015|title=De-flated: With soccer popular among boys, why only one NCAA-sanctioned men's team in Utah?|last=Coon|first=John|date=2008-07-12|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en}}</ref> [[Utah Tech Trailblazers|a seventh women's soccer school]] moved from [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] to Division I in 2020,<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://wacsports.com/general/2018-19/releases/20190111mx6862 |title=Dixie State University to Join WAC in 2020-21 |publisher=Western Athletic Conference |date=January 11, 2019 |access-date=March 11, 2023}} NB: Dixie State University changed its name to [[Utah Tech University]] in 2022.</ref> and the state has the highest rate of girls' high school soccer players recruited by Division I colleges.<ref name="stltrib-040418">{{Cite news|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/rsl/2017/11/25/can-the-new-womens-pro-soccer-team-generate-a-following-in-utah/|title=Can the new women's pro soccer team generate a following in Utah?|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en-US}}</ref> Attendance at Division I women's soccer games in Utah is among the highest in the NCAA.<ref name="stltrib-040418"/> The decision to bring a NWSL team to Utah was based on the established interest in men's soccer in the state as well as [[Dell Loy Hansen]]'s gut feeling and longtime interest in a team.<ref name="stltrib-040418"/> |
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The new Salt Lake City team announced its hiring of former [[Seattle Reign FC]] coach [[Laura Harvey]] as its inaugural head coach on November 27, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sports/rsl/2017/11/27/real-salt-lake-hires-laura-harvey-to-coach-new-womens-soccer-team/|date=November 27, 2017|first1=Maddie|last1=Lee|title=Real Salt Lake hires Laura Harvey to coach new women's soccer team|newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref> |
The new Salt Lake City team announced its hiring of former [[Seattle Reign FC]] coach [[Laura Harvey]] as its inaugural head coach on November 27, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sports/rsl/2017/11/27/real-salt-lake-hires-laura-harvey-to-coach-new-womens-soccer-team/|date=November 27, 2017|first1=Maddie|last1=Lee|title=Real Salt Lake hires Laura Harvey to coach new women's soccer team|newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref> |
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[[Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir]] scored the first goal in franchise history on March 24, 2018 in the third minute of the club's inaugural match against [[Orlando Pride]] in Orlando.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/royals/2018/03/29/the-iceland-international-who-scored-the-first-goal-in-utah-royals-history-is-making-an-immediate-impact-in-the-nwsl/|title=The Iceland international who scored the first goal in Utah Royals history is making an immediate impact in the NWSL|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en-US}}</ref> 18,500 tickets were sold ahead of their first home match (with only club seats and standing-only tickets remaining).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/royals/2018/04/14/utah-royals-sell-out-rio-tinto-stadium-for-their-inaugural-home-game-against-the-chicago-red-stars-on-saturday/|title=Utah Royals sell out Rio Tinto Stadium for their inaugural home game against the Chicago Red Stars on Saturday|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en-US}}</ref> Official attendance the day of the match, in which they played the Chicago Red Stars, was reported as 19,023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/games/info/23ifh0wd24wlbn69fsioyc8a|title=Utah Royals FC vs. Chicago Red Stars|last=Ltd|first=Simplestream|website=www.nwslsoccer.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-14}}</ref> |
[[Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir]] scored the first goal in franchise history on March 24, 2018 in the third minute of the club's inaugural match against [[Orlando Pride]] in Orlando.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/royals/2018/03/29/the-iceland-international-who-scored-the-first-goal-in-utah-royals-history-is-making-an-immediate-impact-in-the-nwsl/|title=The Iceland international who scored the first goal in Utah Royals history is making an immediate impact in the NWSL|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en-US}}</ref> 18,500 tickets were sold ahead of their first home match (with only club seats and standing-only tickets remaining).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/royals/2018/04/14/utah-royals-sell-out-rio-tinto-stadium-for-their-inaugural-home-game-against-the-chicago-red-stars-on-saturday/|title=Utah Royals sell out Rio Tinto Stadium for their inaugural home game against the Chicago Red Stars on Saturday|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en-US}}</ref> Official attendance the day of the match, in which they played the Chicago Red Stars, was reported as 19,023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/games/info/23ifh0wd24wlbn69fsioyc8a|title=Utah Royals FC vs. Chicago Red Stars|last=Ltd|first=Simplestream|website=www.nwslsoccer.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-14}}</ref> |
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===Dissolution=== |
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In August 2020, Dell Loy Hansen announced plans to sell Utah Soccer LLC—the parent company of the Royals, Real Salt Lake, and [[Real Monarchs]]—following reports and allegations of racist and sexist behavior by staff across the properties.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/50012055/dell-loy-hansen-to-begin-process-of-selling-real-salt-lake-utah-royals-fc |title=Dell Loy Hansen to begin process of selling Real Salt Lake, Utah Royals FC |date=August 30, 2020 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |publisher=[[KSL-TV]] |website=ksl.com}}</ref><ref name="ath-20230311"/> Utah Royals FC were officially dissolved on December 7, 2020. The club's parent company, Utah Soccer LLC, sold the team's NWSL player contracts and franchise rights to Chris and Angie Long and [[Brittany Mahomes]], who founded a new team provisionally named [[Kansas City NWSL]] and later renamed Kansas City Current.<ref name="ksl-20201207">{{Cite news |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/50062437/utah-royals-fc-sold-to-kansas-city-owners-may-return-in-2023 |title=Utah Royals FC sold to Kansas City owners, may return in 2023 |date=December 7, 2020 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |publisher=[[KSL-TV]] |website=ksl.com |first1=Sean |last1=Walker}}</ref> |
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The sale of the Royals included a provision that any entity that purchased Real Salt Lake would be granted the option to launch an expansion team using the Utah Royals FC identity no sooner than the [[2023 National Women's Soccer League season]].<ref name="ksl-20201207"/> |
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===Return=== |
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On March 11, 2023, Ryan Smith and David Blitzer—whose groups had jointly purchased ownership of Real Salt Lake—announced that they would exercise their option to launch an NWSL team alongside investment from a group known as 42 Futbol Group composed of [[Jessica Gelman]], [[Daryl Morey]], and [[Amy Reinhard]]. The new expansion team would begin play in the [[2024 National Women's Soccer League season]], joining alongside fellow expansion team [[Bay FC]] in [[San Jose, California]].<ref name="ath-20230311"/> The agreement reportedly allowed the Royals to enter the league at a considerably lower expansion fee of $2–$5 million, compared to around $50 million for Bay FC.<ref name="ath-20230311">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4298336/2023/03/11/utah-royals-return-nwsl-2024/ |title=Utah Royals returning to NWSL in 2024; RSL owners Ryan Smith, David Blitzer among investors |date=March 11, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |work=[[The Athletic]] |publisher=[[The New York Times]] |first1=Adam |last1=Hansmann |first2=Meg |last2=Linnehan |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/national-womens-soccer-league-san-francisco-boston-utah-11674857126 |title=NWSL Set to Expand With Record-Setting $50 Million Franchise Fees |date=January 27, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |first1=Jessica |last1=Toonkel |first2=Rachel |last2=Bachman}}</ref> |
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The new ownership group named Michelle Hyncik as club president.<ref name="ath-20230311"/> Hyncik hired former Utah Royals FC and [[United States women's national soccer team]] forward [[Amy Rodriguez]], then serving as an assistant coach for the [[USC Trojans women's soccer]] team, as the team's inaugural head coach. Hyncik and Rodriguez had been teammates in high school.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37638113/nwsl-expansion-team-utah-royals-appoint-ex-uswnt-star-amy-rodriguez-coach |title=NWSL expansion team Utah Royals appoint ex-USWNT star Amy Rodriguez as coach |date=April 19, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |work=[[ESPN]] |first1=Jeff |last1=Carlisle}}</ref> |
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==Colors and badge== |
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The team was officially launched on December 1, 2017 with the announcements of its name, branding, season tickets, and social media.<ref name="URFC">{{cite news|title=Utah Royals FC unveils name, identity for 2018 NWSL season|url=https://www.rsl.com/post/2017/12/01/utah-royals-fc-unveils-name-identity-2018-nwsl-season|publisher=MLS Digital|website=RSL.com|date=December 1, 2017|access-date=June 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=UTAH ROYALS FC NAME, LOGO, SEASON TICKET INFORMATION REVEALED|url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/utah-royals-fc-name-logo-season-ticket-information-revealed|website=NWSLSoccer.com|date=December 1, 2017|access-date=June 4, 2024}}</ref> The badge features a gold Lioness head and “Claret Red”, “Cobalt Blue” and “Victory Gold” colors. Two stylized balls surround the name “UTAH ROYALS FC” in the lower half of the badge which represent the team's connection to the organization's MLS and United Soccer League teams.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2017/12/01/newest-nwsl-club-utah-royals-fc-unveils-crest-social-media-presence/|title=Newest NWSL club Utah Royals FC unveils crest, social media presence – Equalizer Soccer|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en-US}}</ref> Rio Tinto Stadium, now known as [[America First Field]], was named as the team's playing ground.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rslsoapbox.com/2017/12/1/16724108/utah-royals-nwsl-team-name-logo-season-ticket-prices-announced|title=Utah Royals: Logo, season ticket prices announced|work=RSL Soapbox|access-date=2018-04-14}}</ref> By the end of December 2017 over 2,000 season tickets had been sold.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2017/12/20/utah-royals-are-off-to-a-fast-start-at-the-box-office/|title=Utah Royals are off to a fast start at the box office|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en-US}}</ref> By early April 2018, the number of season tickets sold had increased to 5,000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865697577/A-look-at-the-fans-who-will-be-backing-Utah-Royals-FC-as-its-home-debut-draws-near.html|title=A look at the fans who will be backing Utah Royals FC as its home debut draws near|last=McDonald|first=Ryan|date=2018-04-11|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en}}</ref> |
The team was officially launched on December 1, 2017 with the announcements of its name, branding, season tickets, and social media.<ref name="URFC">{{cite news|title=Utah Royals FC unveils name, identity for 2018 NWSL season|url=https://www.rsl.com/post/2017/12/01/utah-royals-fc-unveils-name-identity-2018-nwsl-season|publisher=MLS Digital|website=RSL.com|date=December 1, 2017|access-date=June 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=UTAH ROYALS FC NAME, LOGO, SEASON TICKET INFORMATION REVEALED|url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/utah-royals-fc-name-logo-season-ticket-information-revealed|website=NWSLSoccer.com|date=December 1, 2017|access-date=June 4, 2024}}</ref> The badge features a gold Lioness head and “Claret Red”, “Cobalt Blue” and “Victory Gold” colors. Two stylized balls surround the name “UTAH ROYALS FC” in the lower half of the badge which represent the team's connection to the organization's MLS and United Soccer League teams.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2017/12/01/newest-nwsl-club-utah-royals-fc-unveils-crest-social-media-presence/|title=Newest NWSL club Utah Royals FC unveils crest, social media presence – Equalizer Soccer|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en-US}}</ref> Rio Tinto Stadium, now known as [[America First Field]], was named as the team's playing ground.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rslsoapbox.com/2017/12/1/16724108/utah-royals-nwsl-team-name-logo-season-ticket-prices-announced|title=Utah Royals: Logo, season ticket prices announced|work=RSL Soapbox|access-date=2018-04-14}}</ref> By the end of December 2017 over 2,000 season tickets had been sold.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2017/12/20/utah-royals-are-off-to-a-fast-start-at-the-box-office/|title=Utah Royals are off to a fast start at the box office|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en-US}}</ref> By early April 2018, the number of season tickets sold had increased to 5,000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865697577/A-look-at-the-fans-who-will-be-backing-Utah-Royals-FC-as-its-home-debut-draws-near.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414234022/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865697577/A-look-at-the-fans-who-will-be-backing-Utah-Royals-FC-as-its-home-debut-draws-near.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 14, 2018|title=A look at the fans who will be backing Utah Royals FC as its home debut draws near|last=McDonald|first=Ryan|date=2018-04-11|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en}}</ref> |
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{{Fs player2 | no=1 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name={{sortname|Mandy|Haught}} }} |
{{Fs player2 | no=1 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name={{sortname|Mandy|Haught}} }} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
{{Fs player2 | no=3 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name={{sortname|Olivia|Griffitts}} }} |
{{Fs player2 | no=3 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name={{sortname|Olivia|Griffitts}} }} |
||
{{Fs player2 | no=4 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name={{sortname|Paige|Monaghan}} |other=Captain }} |
{{Fs player2 | no=4 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name={{sortname|Paige|Monaghan}} |other=Captain }} |
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{{Fs player2 | no=8 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name={{sortname|Kate|Del Fava}} }} |
{{Fs player2 | no=8 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name={{sortname|Kate|Del Fava}} }} |
||
{{Fs player2 | no=9 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name={{sortname|Ally|Sentnor}} }} |
{{Fs player2 | no=9 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name={{sortname|Ally|Sentnor}} }} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
{{Fs player2 | no=12 | nat=CAN | pos=DF | name={{sortname|Zoe|Burns}} }} |
{{Fs player2 | no=12 | nat=CAN | pos=DF | name={{sortname|Zoe|Burns}} }} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
{{Fs player2 | no=14 | nat=NZL | pos=MF | name={{sortname|Macey|Fraser}} }} |
{{Fs player2 | no=14 | nat=NZL | pos=MF | name={{sortname|Macey|Fraser}} }} |
||
{{Fs player2 | no=15 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name={{sortname|Brecken|Mozingo}} }} |
{{Fs player2 | no=15 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name={{sortname|Brecken|Mozingo}} }} |
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{{Fs player2 | no=17 | nat=ESP | pos=DF | name={{sortname|Ana|Tejada}} }} |
{{Fs player2 | no=17 | nat=ESP | pos=DF | name={{sortname|Ana|Tejada}} }} |
||
{{Fs player2 | no=18 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name={{sortname|Kaleigh|Riehl}} }} |
{{Fs player2 | no=18 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name={{sortname|Kaleigh|Riehl}} }} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
{{Fs player2 | no=20 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name={{sortname|Cameron|Tucker|dab=soccer}} }} |
{{Fs player2 | no=20 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name={{sortname|Cameron|Tucker|dab=soccer}} }} |
||
{{Fs player2 | no=21 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name={{sortname|Mikayla|Cluff}} }} |
{{Fs player2 | no=21 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name={{sortname|Mikayla|Cluff}} }} |
||
{{Fs player2 | no=22 | nat=NED | pos=MF | name={{sortname|Dana|Foederer}} }} |
{{Fs player2 | no=22 | nat=NED | pos=MF | name={{sortname|Dana|Foederer}} }} |
||
{{Fs player2 | no= |
{{Fs player2 | no=23 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name={{sortname|Darielle|O'Brien}} }} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
{{Fs player2 | no=27 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name={{sortname|Carly|Nelson}} }} |
{{Fs player2 | no=27 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name={{sortname|Carly|Nelson}} }} |
||
{{Fs player2 | no=28 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name={{sortname|Imani|Dorsey}} }} |
{{Fs player2 | no=28 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name={{sortname|Imani|Dorsey}} }} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
{{Fs player2 | no=32 | nat=PUR | pos=GK | name={{sortname|Cristina|Roque}} }} |
{{Fs player2 | no=32 | nat=PUR | pos=GK | name={{sortname|Cristina|Roque}} }} |
||
{{Fs player2 | no=33 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name={{sortname|Hannah|Betfort}} }} |
{{Fs player2 | no=33 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name={{sortname|Hannah|Betfort}} }} |
||
{{Fs player2 | no=— | nat=JPN | pos=FW | name={{sortname|Mina|Tanaka}} }} |
|||
{{Fs player2 | no=— | nat=ESP | pos=MF | name={{sortname|Claudia|Zornoza}} }} |
|||
{{Fs player2 | no=- | nat=CAN | pos=FW | name={{sortname|Cloe|Lacasse}} }} |
|||
|} |
|} |
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=== |
==== Out on loan ==== |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" |
|||
| ⚫ | {{Updated| |
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| ⚫ | |||
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col"|No. |
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! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col"|Pos. |
|||
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col"|Player |
|||
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col"|Nation |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
{{football squad player2 |no=24 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name={{sortname|Emily|Gray}} |other=at [[Odense Boldklub Q]] until December 31, 2024 <ref>{{Cite web |last=rsl |title=Utah Royals FC Loans Emily Gray To Odense Boldklub Q For Remainder Of 2024 Season {{!}} Utah Royals |url=https://www.rsl.com/utahroyals/news/utah-royals-fc-loans-emily-gray-to-odense-boldklub-q-for-remainder-of-2024-season |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=rsl |language=en}}</ref> }} |
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|} |
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=== Technical staff === |
|||
| ⚫ | {{Updated|October 24, 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsl.com/utahroyals/news/urfc-unveils-2024-coaching-staff |title=URFC Unveils 2024 Coaching Staff |date=March 13, 2024 |website=Real Salt Lake}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsl.com/utahroyals/news/jimmy-coenraets-and-sam-lismont-join-utah-royals-fc-coaching-staff#:~:text=HERRIMAN%2C%20Utah%20(Friday%20June%207,the%20Royals%20pending%20visa%20approval. |title=Jimmy Coenraets And Sam Lismont Join Utah Royals FC Coaching Staff |date=June 10, 2024 |website=Real Salt Lake}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=rsl |title=Utah Royals FC Announce Reorganization {{!}} Utah Royals |url=https://www.rsl.com/utahroyals/news/utah-royals-fc-announce-reorganization |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=rsl |language=en}}</ref> |
||
* Sporting director: {{flagdeco|ENG}} [[Kelly Chambers (footballer)|Kelly Cousins]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://theathletic.com/4698684/2023/07/18/utah-royals-kelly-cousins-sporting-director/ |title=Utah Royals name Kelly Cousins, former Reading Women's manager, as first sporting director |date=July 18, 2023 |access-date=July 19, 2023 |work=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref> |
* Sporting director: {{flagdeco|ENG}} [[Kelly Chambers (footballer)|Kelly Cousins]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://theathletic.com/4698684/2023/07/18/utah-royals-kelly-cousins-sporting-director/ |title=Utah Royals name Kelly Cousins, former Reading Women's manager, as first sporting director |date=July 18, 2023 |access-date=July 19, 2023 |work=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref> |
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* Head coach: {{flagdeco|BEL}} [[Jimmy Coenraets]] |
* Head coach: {{flagdeco|BEL}} [[Jimmy Coenraets]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/51162161/utah-royals-make-interim-head-coach-jimmy-coenraets-permanent |title=Utah Royals make interim head coach Jimmy Coenraets permanent |date=October 24, 2024 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |publisher=[[KSL-TV]] |website=ksl.com}}</ref> |
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*Assistant coach: {{flagdeco|AUS}} Vanessa Mann |
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*Assistant coach: {{flagdeco|BEL}} Sam Lismont |
*Assistant coach: {{flagdeco|BEL}} Sam Lismont |
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*Goalkeeper coach: {{flagdeco|ENG}} James White<ref>{{Cite web |last=rsl |title=Utah Royals Announce James White as Goalkeeper Coach {{!}} Utah Royals |url=https://www.rsl.com/utahroyals/news/utah-royals-announce-james-white-as-goalkeeper-coach#:~:text=Utah%20Royals%20Announce%20James%20White%20as%20Goalkeeper%20Coach%20%7C%20Utah%20Royals |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=rsl |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Records== |
==Records== |
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===Season-by-season=== |
===Season-by-season=== |
||
{{updated| |
{{updated|November 05, 2024}} |
||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
||
|- |
|- |
||
! rowspan=2 scope="col" | Season |
! rowspan=2 scope="col" | Season |
||
! colspan= |
! colspan="9" class="unsortable" scope="colgroup" | [[National Women's Soccer League|NWSL]] |
||
! rowspan=2 class="unsortable" scope="col" | Playoffs |
! rowspan=2 class="unsortable" scope="col" | Playoffs |
||
! colspan=3 class="unsortable" scope="colgroup" | Top scorer |
! colspan=3 class="unsortable" scope="colgroup" | Top scorer |
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! scope="col" | {{Abbr|GF|Goals for}} |
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|GF|Goals for}} |
||
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|GA|Goals against}} |
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|GA|Goals against}} |
||
!GD |
|||
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Pts.|Points}} |
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Pts.|Points}} |
||
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Pos.|Position}} |
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Pos.|Position}} |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row" | [[2018 Utah Royals FC season|2018]] |
! scope="row" | [[2018 Utah Royals FC season|2018]] |
||
| 24 || 9||8||7 || 22||23 || 35 || 5th |
| 24 || 9||8||7 || 22||23 |
||
| -1|| 35 || 5th |
|||
| ''Did not qualify'' |
| ''Did not qualify'' |
||
| {{left}}{{flagicon|USA}} [[Katie Stengel]] |
| {{left}}{{flagicon|USA}} [[Katie Stengel]] |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row" | [[2019 Utah Royals FC season|2019]] |
! scope="row" | [[2019 Utah Royals FC season|2019]] |
||
| 24 || 10||4||10 || 25||25 || 34 || 6th |
| 24 || 10||4||10 || 25||25 |
||
|0|| 34 || 6th |
|||
| ''Did not qualify'' |
| ''Did not qualify'' |
||
| {{left}}{{flagicon|USA}} [[Amy Rodriguez]] |
| {{left}}{{flagicon|USA}} [[Amy Rodriguez]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
! scope="row" style="background:#ccc;" | [[2020 Utah Royals FC season|2020]] |
! scope="row" style="background:#ccc;" | [[2020 Utah Royals FC season|2020]] |
||
| colspan= |
| colspan="10" style="background:#ccc;" | {{center|''Canceled due to the [[impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports|COVID-19 pandemic]]''}} |
||
| {{left}}{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tziarra King]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Amy Rodriguez]]{{efn|Statistics from the [[2020 NWSL Challenge Cup]] and the [[2020 NWSL Fall Series]].}} |
| {{left}}{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tziarra King]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Amy Rodriguez]]{{efn|Statistics from the [[2020 NWSL Challenge Cup]] and the [[2020 NWSL Fall Series]].}} |
||
| 2 |
| 2 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
! scope="row" | [[2024 Utah Royals season|2024]] |
! scope="row" | [[2024 Utah Royals season|2024]] |
||
| |
| 26 || 7 || 4 || 15 || 22 || 40 |
||
| -18|| 25 || 11th |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| Did not qualify |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| {{left}}{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cloé Lacasse]] |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
|} |
|} |
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===Head coaches' records=== |
===Head coaches' records=== |
||
: ''As of October 24, 2024'' |
|||
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | Name |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{Abbr|Nation|Nationality}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | Tenure |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{Abbr|P|Games played}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{Abbr|W|Games won}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{Abbr|D|Games drawn}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{Abbr|L|Games lost}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{Abbr|GF|Goals for}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{Abbr|GA|Goals against}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{Abbr|Win%|Percentage of games won}} |
||
|- |
|- |
||
! scope="row" {{left}}{{sn|Laura|Harvey}} |
! scope="row" {{left}}{{sn|Laura|Harvey}} |
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| {{left}}{{fba|name=code|USA}} || {{left}}{{Dts|April 20, 2023}} – June 30, 2024 |
| {{left}}{{fba|name=code|USA}} || {{left}}{{Dts|April 20, 2023}} – June 30, 2024 |
||
{{WDL|15|2|2|11|for=7|against=27}} |
{{WDL|15|2|2|11|for=7|against=27}} |
||
|- |
|||
! scope="row" {{left}}{{sn|Jimmy|Coenraets}} (interim) |
|||
| {{left}}{{fba|name=code|BEL}} || {{left}}{{Dts|June 30, 2024}} – October 24, 2024 |
|||
{{WDL|13|7|2|4|for=23|against=13}} |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
! scope="row" {{left}}{{sn|Jimmy|Coenraets}} |
! scope="row" {{left}}{{sn|Jimmy|Coenraets}} |
||
| {{left}}{{fba|name=code|BEL}} || {{left}}{{Dts| |
| {{left}}{{fba|name=code|BEL}} || {{left}}{{Dts|October 24, 2024}} – ''present'' |
||
{{WDL|0|0|0|0|for=0|against=0}} |
{{WDL|0|0|0|0|for=0|against=0}} |
||
|} |
|} |
||
===Team records=== |
===Team records=== |
||
{{Updated| |
{{Updated|November 05, 2024|.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fbref.com/en/squads/d4c130bc/Utah-Royals-Stats#all_stats_standard]] |title=Utah Royals Stats, All Competitions }}</ref>}} |
||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
||
|+ Top goalscorers |
|+ Top goalscorers |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" colspan=4 scope="colgroup" | Player |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" colspan=5 scope="colgroup" | Goals scored |
||
|- |
|- |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | Name |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{abbr|Nat.|FIFA nationality}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{abbr|Pos.|Association football position}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{abbr|Royals career|Years as an active player for Utah Royals FC}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{abbr|NWSL|Goals in NWSL regular season matches}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{abbr|Playoffs|Goals in NWSL playoff matches}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{abbr|Cup|Goals in NWSL Challenge Cups matches}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{abbr|Other|Goals in other NWSL competitions; as of 2021, the NWSL Fall Series}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | Total |
||
|- |
|- |
||
! scope="row" {{left}}{{sn|Amy|Rodriguez}} |
! scope="row" {{left}}{{sn|Amy|Rodriguez}} |
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| {{left}}2018–2019 |
| {{left}}2018–2019 |
||
| 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''8''' |
| 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''8''' |
||
|- |
|||
|scope="row" {{left}}[[Cloé Lacasse]] |
|||
|{{fba|name=code|USA}} || LW |
|||
| {{left}} 2024- |
|||
|4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''4''' |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|} |
|} |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
||
|+ Most appearances |
|+ Most appearances |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" colspan=4 scope="colgroup" | Player |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" colspan=5 scope="colgroup" | Appearances |
||
|- |
|- |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | Name |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{abbr|Nat.|FIFA nationality}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{abbr|Pos.|Association football position}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{abbr|Royals career|Years as an active player for Utah Royals FC}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{abbr|NWSL|Appearances in NWSL regular season matches}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{abbr|Playoffs|Appearances in NWSL playoff matches}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{abbr|Cup|Appearances in NWSL Challenge Cups matches}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | {{abbr|Other|Appearances in other NWSL competitions; as of 2021, the NWSL Fall Series}} |
||
! style="background:# |
! style="background:#AE122A; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FDB71A|2px}};" scope="col" | Total |
||
|- |
|- |
||
! scope="row" {{left}}{{sn|Gunny|Jónsdóttir|Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir}} |
! scope="row" {{left}}{{sn|Gunny|Jónsdóttir|Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir}} |
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| Founded | November 16, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | America First Field (Sandy, Utah) | ||
| Capacity | 20,213 | ||
| Owners | |||
| President | John Kimball (interim) | ||
| Head coach | Jimmy Coenraets | ||
| League | National Women's Soccer League | ||
| 2020 | Regular season: Canceled Playoffs: Canceled Challenge Cup: Quarter-finals Fall Series: 9th of 9 | ||
| Website | https://www.rsl.com/utahroyalsfc | ||
|
| |||
The Utah Royals (formerly Utah Royals FC) are an American women's professional soccer club based in Salt Lake City. Established on November 16, 2017, as an expansion club, the Royals played its first stint in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) from 2018 until ceasing operations in 2020, with their player-related assets transferred to the expansion Kansas City Current.[1] In 2023, Real Salt Lake owners Ryan Smith and David Blitzer reestablished the team.[2][3]
History
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: Doesn't include future seasons. (October 2024) |
Establishment
[edit]On November 16, 2017, Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer announced that it had acquired a franchise in the National Women's Soccer League.[4] On November 20, 2017, the league announced that FC Kansas City of the National Women's Soccer League would fold their club, and the team's player contracts, draft picks, and other rights would be transferred to the new Salt Lake City club.[5] As of August 2017[update], Utah's six NCAA Division I women's soccer teams outnumbered the men's,[6][7] a seventh women's soccer school moved from Division II to Division I in 2020,[8] and the state has the highest rate of girls' high school soccer players recruited by Division I colleges.[9] Attendance at Division I women's soccer games in Utah is among the highest in the NCAA.[9] The decision to bring a NWSL team to Utah was based on the established interest in men's soccer in the state as well as Dell Loy Hansen's gut feeling and longtime interest in a team.[9]
The new Salt Lake City team announced its hiring of former Seattle Reign FC coach Laura Harvey as its inaugural head coach on November 27, 2017.[10]
Inaugural season
[edit]Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir scored the first goal in franchise history on March 24, 2018 in the third minute of the club's inaugural match against Orlando Pride in Orlando.[11] 18,500 tickets were sold ahead of their first home match (with only club seats and standing-only tickets remaining).[12] Official attendance the day of the match, in which they played the Chicago Red Stars, was reported as 19,023.[13]
Dissolution
[edit]In August 2020, Dell Loy Hansen announced plans to sell Utah Soccer LLC—the parent company of the Royals, Real Salt Lake, and Real Monarchs—following reports and allegations of racist and sexist behavior by staff across the properties.[14][15] Utah Royals FC were officially dissolved on December 7, 2020. The club's parent company, Utah Soccer LLC, sold the team's NWSL player contracts and franchise rights to Chris and Angie Long and Brittany Mahomes, who founded a new team provisionally named Kansas City NWSL and later renamed Kansas City Current.[16]
The sale of the Royals included a provision that any entity that purchased Real Salt Lake would be granted the option to launch an expansion team using the Utah Royals FC identity no sooner than the 2023 National Women's Soccer League season.[16]
Return
[edit]On March 11, 2023, Ryan Smith and David Blitzer—whose groups had jointly purchased ownership of Real Salt Lake—announced that they would exercise their option to launch an NWSL team alongside investment from a group known as 42 Futbol Group composed of Jessica Gelman, Daryl Morey, and Amy Reinhard. The new expansion team would begin play in the 2024 National Women's Soccer League season, joining alongside fellow expansion team Bay FC in San Jose, California.[15] The agreement reportedly allowed the Royals to enter the league at a considerably lower expansion fee of $2–$5 million, compared to around $50 million for Bay FC.[15][17]
The new ownership group named Michelle Hyncik as club president.[15] Hyncik hired former Utah Royals FC and United States women's national soccer team forward Amy Rodriguez, then serving as an assistant coach for the USC Trojans women's soccer team, as the team's inaugural head coach. Hyncik and Rodriguez had been teammates in high school.[18]
Colors and badge
[edit]Historical badges
2018–20 (primary)
The team was officially launched on December 1, 2017 with the announcements of its name, branding, season tickets, and social media.[19][20] The badge features a gold Lioness head and “Claret Red”, “Cobalt Blue” and “Victory Gold” colors. Two stylized balls surround the name “UTAH ROYALS FC” in the lower half of the badge which represent the team's connection to the organization's MLS and United Soccer League teams.[21] Rio Tinto Stadium, now known as America First Field, was named as the team's playing ground.[22] By the end of December 2017 over 2,000 season tickets had been sold.[23] By early April 2018, the number of season tickets sold had increased to 5,000.[24]
Sponsorship
[edit]In February 2018, the Royals announced a three-year multimillion-dollar deal with Conservice, a utility company based in Logan, Utah.[25] The company's logo is featured on the front of the team's jerseys.[26] Utah announced a multi-year partnership deal with Young Living Essential Oils on April 2, 2019. The Young Living partnership will include an original video series called ‘Rise up to Royalty’ which profiles URFC players personal lives. This 12-episode series, will run throughout the course of the 2019 season.[27]
Stadium
[edit]Utah Royals FC play at America First Field (known before September 2022 as Rio Tinto Stadium), located 15 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City in Sandy, Utah, as the men's team, Real Salt Lake, does.[19] America First Field is a soccer-specific stadium which opened on October 9, 2008.[28] The pitch features Kentucky Bluegrass[29] and is 120 × 75 yards.[30] The stadiums seats 20,213 for soccer matches.[30]
Players and staff
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of October 10, 2024[31]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mandy Haught |  United States
|
| 2 | DF | Julia Grosso | United States
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| 3 | DF | Olivia Griffitts | United States
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| 4 | FW | Paige Monaghan (Captain) | United States
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| 5 | DF | Lauren Flynn | United States
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| 6 | MF | Agnes Nyberg |  Sweden
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| 7 | FW | Michele Vasconcelos | United States
|
| 8 | DF | Kate Del Fava | United States
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| 9 | FW | Ally Sentnor | United States
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| 12 | DF | Zoe Burns |  Canada
|
| 14 | MF | Macey Fraser |  New Zealand
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| 15 | FW | Brecken Mozingo | United States
|
| 16 | DF | Madison Pogarch | United States
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| 17 | DF | Ana Tejada |  Spain
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| 18 | DF | Kaleigh Riehl | United States
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| 20 | FW | Cameron Tucker | United States
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| 21 | MF | Mikayla Cluff | United States
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| 22 | MF | Dana Foederer |  Netherlands
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| 23 | DF | Darielle O'Brien | United States
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| 24 | FW | Cloé Lacasse | Canada
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| 26 | MF | Claudia Zornoza | Spain
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| 27 | GK | Carly Nelson | United States
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| 28 | DF | Imani Dorsey | United States
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| 29 | FW | Mina Tanaka |  Japan
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| 32 | GK | Cristina Roque |  Puerto Rico
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| 33 | FW | Hannah Betfort | United States
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Out on loan
[edit]| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | MF | Emily Gray (at Odense Boldklub Q until December 31, 2024 [32]) | United States
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Technical staff
[edit]- Sporting director:
Kelly Cousins[36] - Head coach:
Jimmy Coenraets[37] - Assistant coach: Sam Lismont
- Goalkeeper coach: James White[38]
Records
[edit]Season-by-season
[edit]- As of November 05, 2024
| Season | NWSL | Playoffs | Top scorer | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. | Pos. | Player | Goals | |||
| 2018 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 35 | 5th | Did not qualify | Katie Stengel
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6 | |
| 2019 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 34 | 6th | Did not qualify | Amy Rodriguez
|
9 | |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
|
Tziarra King Amy Rodriguez[a]
|
2 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 25 | 11th | Did not qualify | Cloé Lacasse
|
4 | |
- ^ Statistics from the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup and the 2020 NWSL Fall Series.
Head coaches' records
[edit]- As of October 24, 2024
| Name | Nation | Tenure | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Harvey | ENG |
December 1, 2017 – January 6, 2020 | 47 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 47 | 38.30 |
| Scott Parkinson (interim) | ENG |
January 6, 2020 – February 7, 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Craig Harrington | ENG |
February 7, 2020 – September 20, 2020 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20.00 |
| Amy LePeilbet (interim) | USA |
September 20, 2020 – December 7, 2020 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Amy Rodriguez | USA |
April 20, 2023 – June 30, 2024 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 13.33 |
| Jimmy Coenraets (interim) | BEL |
June 30, 2024 – October 24, 2024 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 53.85 |
| Jimmy Coenraets | BEL |
October 24, 2024 – present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Team records
[edit]- As of November 05, 2024.[39]
| Player | Goals scored | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Nat. | Pos. | Royals career | NWSL | Playoffs | Cup | Other | Total |
| Amy Rodriguez | USA |
FW | 2018–2020 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Christen Press | USA |
FW | 2018–2020 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Katie Stengel | USA |
FW | 2018–2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Cloé Lacasse | USA |
LW | 2024- | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Appearances | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Nat. | Pos. | Royals career | NWSL | Playoffs | Cup | Other | Total |
| Gunny Jónsdóttir |  ISL |
MF | 2018–2020 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 |
| Amy Rodriguez | USA |
FW | 2018–2020 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 51 |
| Rachel Corsie |  SCO |
DF | 2018–2020 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48 |
| Katie Stengel | USA |
FW | 2018–2019 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Katie Bowen | NZL |
DF | 2018–2020 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 47 |
| Lo'eau LaBonta | USA |
MF | 2018–2020 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 47 |
| Desiree Scott | CAN |
MF | 2018–2020 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Becky Sauerbrunn | USA |
DF | 2018–2019 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Nicole Barnhart | USA |
GK | 2018–2020 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| Becca Moros | USA |
DF | 2018–2019 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Broadcasting
[edit]The Utah Royals announced that all matches in 2018, except for their six NWSL Game of the Week appearances on Lifetime, would be broadcast locally on KMYU My Utah TV and streamed on the KSL app, as an extension of the broadcast rights agreements with Sinclair Broadcast Group and KSL with Real Salt Lake.[40] KALL ESPN 700 would carry the majority of Royals games on local radio – as it does for Real Salt Lake and Real Monarchs.[40] On August 17, 2018, KSL announced that Utah Royals games would no longer be broadcast on television or radio, but they would continue to be streamed on the KSL website and app.[41]
See also
[edit]- List of top-division football clubs in CONCACAF countries
- List of professional sports teams in the United States and Canada
- Real Salt Lake Women
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