2024 Utah Royals season
Utah Royals 2024 soccer season
| 2024 season | |||
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| Owners | David Blitzer Ryan Smith | ||
| Head coach | Amy Rodriguez | ||
| Stadium | America First Field | ||
| NWSL | TBD | ||
| NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup | Group stage | ||
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← 2020 2025 → | |||
| All statistics correct as of March 16, 2024. | |||
The 2024 Utah Royals FC season marks the team's fourth season of existence in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of the American soccer pyramid. This season marks the team's first since 2020, after which the original club relocated to become the Kansas City Current.[1] The club will play its home games at America First Field in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, and are coached by former Royal and national team player Amy Rodriguez.[2]
Club
Roster
- As of April 28, 2024,[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mandy Haught |  United States |
| 3 | DF | Olivia Griffitts | United States |
| 4 | FW | Paige Monaghan | United States |
| 5 | FW | Lauren Flynn | United States |
| 6 | MF | Agnes Nyberg |  Sweden |
| 7 | FW | Michele Vasconcelos | United States |
| 8 | DF | Kate Del Fava | United States |
| 9 | FW | Ally Sentnor | United States |
| 10 | MF | Amandine Henry |  France |
| 11 | FW | Ifeoma Onumonu |  Nigeria |
| 12 | DF | Zoe Burns |  Canada |
| 13 | DF | Addisyn Merrick | United States |
| 15 | FW | Brecken Mozingo | United States |
| 16 | DF | Madison Pogarch | United States |
| 18 | DF | Kaleigh Riehl | United States |
| 19 | MF | Frankie Tagliaferri | United States |
| 20 | FW | Cameron Tucker | United States |
| 21 | MF | Mikayla Cluff | United States |
| 22 | MF | Dana Foederer |  Netherlands |
| 24 | MF | Emily Gray | United States |
| 27 | GK | Carly Nelson | United States |
| 28 | DF | Imani Dorsey | United States |
| 32 | GK | Cristina Roque |  Puerto Rico |
| 33 | FW | Hannah Betfort | United States |
| — | MF | Macey Fraser |  New Zealand |
| — | DF | Ana Tejada |  Spain |
Competitions
NWSL regular season
Matches
Utah Royals v Chicago Red Stars
| March 16 1 | Utah Royals | 0–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Sandy, Utah |
| 5:30 pm MT |
| Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,370 Referee: Gaad Flores |
Utah Royals v North Carolina Courage
| March 22 2 | Utah Royals | 2–1 | North Carolina Courage | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT | Report |
| Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 8,161 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
Washington Spirit v Utah Royals
| March 31 3 | Washington Spirit | 2–1 | Utah Royals | Washington, D.C. |
| 11 pm MT | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 8,182 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
Utah Royals v Orlando Pride
| April 12 4 | Utah Royals | 0-1 | Orlando Pride | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT |
| Report |
| Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 8,578 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
Racing Louisville FC v Utah Royals
| April 20 5 | Racing Louisville FC | 5-1 | Utah Royals | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 3 pm MT | Report |
| Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 11,365 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
Utah Royals v Houston Dash
| April 27 6 | Utah Royals | 0-0 | Houston Dash | Sandy, Utah |
| 5:30 pm MT |
| Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 10,349 Referee: Shawn Tehini |
Utah Royals v Angel City FC
| May 3 7 | Utah Royals | 1-2 | Angel City FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT |
| Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 10,731 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
San Diego Wave FC v Utah Royals
| May 8 8 | San Diego Wave FC | 2-0 | Utah Royals | San Diego, California |
| 8:00 pm MT | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 10,289 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
Chicago Red Stars v Utah Royals
| May 12 9 | Chicago Red Stars | 3-1 | Utah Royals | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 3:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 3,104 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
North Carolina Courage v Utah Royals
| May 17 10 | North Carolina Courage | 1-0 | Utah Royals | Cary, North Carolina |
| 6:00 pm MT |
| Report |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,528 Referee: Alex Billeter |
Utah Royals v Kansas City Current
| May 25 11 | Utah Royals | v | Kansas City Current | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 pm MT | Stadium: America First Field |
Utah Royals v Washington Spirit
| June 8 12 | Utah Royals | v | Washington Spirit | Sandy, Utah |
| 5:30 pm MT | Stadium: America First Field |
Bay FC v Utah Royals
| June 16 13 | Bay FC | v | Utah Royals | San Jose, California |
| 8:00 pm MT | Stadium: PayPal Park |
Orlando Pride v Utah Royals
| June 21 14 | Orlando Pride | v | Utah Royals | Orlando, Florida |
| 6:00 pm MT | Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium |
Utah Royals v Portland Thorns FC
| June 29 15 | Utah Royals | v | Portland Thorns FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 pm MT | Stadium: America First Field |
Seattle Reign FC v Utah Royals
| July 7 16 | Seattle Reign FC | v | Utah Royals | Seattle, Washington |
| 4:00 pm MT | Stadium: Lumen Field |
Utah Royals v Bay FC
| August 23 17 | Utah Royals | v | Bay FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT | Stadium: America First Field |
Houston Dash v Utah Royals
| August 31 18 | Houston Dash | v | Utah Royals | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 pm MT | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium |
Kansas City Current v Utah Royals
| September 7 19 | Kansas City Current | v | Utah Royals | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 5:30 pm MT | Stadium: CPKC Stadium |
Utah Royals v San Diego Wave FC
| September 14 20 | Utah Royals | v | San Diego Wave FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 pm MT | Stadium: America First Field |
NJ/NY Gotham FC v Utah Royals
| September 22 21 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | v | Utah Royals | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 11:00 am MT | Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
Utah Royals v Racing Louisville FC
| September 28 22 | Utah Royals | v | Racing Louisville FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 5:00 pm MT | Stadium: America First Field |
Portland Thorns FC v Utah Royals
| October 5 23 | Portland Thorns FC | v | Utah Royals | Portland, Oregon |
| 5:00 pm MT | Stadium: Providence Park |
Utah Royals v Seattle Reign FC
| October 13 24 | Utah Royals | v | Seattle Reign FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 3:00 pm MT | Stadium: America First Field |
Angel City FC v Utah Royals
| October 20 25 | Angel City FC | v | Utah Royals | Los Angeles, California |
| 5:30 pm MT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
Utah Royals v NJ/NY Gotham FC
| November 1 26 | Utah Royals | v | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT | Stadium: America First Field |
Standings
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Racing Louisville FC | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 9 |
| 11 | Bay FC | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 9 |
| 12 | Houston Dash | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 9 |
| 13 | Seattle Reign FC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 7 |
| 14 | Utah Royals | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on May 19, 2024. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
The Utah Royals will compete in the first edition of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, with group stage play to begin on July 19th.
| Pos | Team
| Pld | Pts | POR | SEA | UTA | TIJ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 0 | 0 | — | Jul 31 | — | Jul 21 | |
| 2 | Seattle Reign FC | 0 | 0 | — | — | Jul 19 | Jul 28 | |
| 3 | Utah Royals | 0 | 0 | Jul 27 | — | — | Jul 31 | |
| 4 |  Tijuana | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
First match(es) will be played: July 19, 2024. Source: Liga MX Femenil[4]
Matches
Seattle Reign FC 
v Utah Royals
v Utah Royals | July 19 GS | Seattle Reign FC | v | Utah Royals | Seattle, Washington |
| 7:00 pm MT | Stadium: Lumen Field |
Utah Royals v Portland Thorns FC
v Portland Thorns FC | July 27 GS | Utah Royals | v | Portland Thorns FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 pm MT | Stadium: America First Field |
Utah Royals v 
Tijuana
v Tijuana | July 31 GS | Utah Royals | v | Tijuana | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 pm MT | Stadium: America First Field |
Statistics
Squad appearances
As of April 28, 2024
| No | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NWSL Regular Season | Summer Cup | NWSL Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | | Mandy Haught | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | | Carly Nelson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | | Cristina Roque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 3 | DF | | Olivia Griffitts | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Lauren Flynn | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | | Kate Del Fava | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | | Zoe Burns | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Addisyn Merrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Madison Pogarch | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | | Kaleigh Riehl | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | | Imani Dorsey | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | | Ana Tejada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 6 | MF | | Agnes Nyberg | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Amandine Henry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Frankie Tagliaferri | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Mikayla Cluff | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Dana Foederer | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | Emily Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | | Macey Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 4 | FW | | Paige Monaghan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Michele Vasconcelos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Ally Sentnor | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Ifeoma Onumonu | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | | Brecken Mozingo | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Cameron Tucker | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | | Hannah Betfort | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.) | |||||||||||
Goals
- As of April 28, 2024[5]
| Rank | Player | Total | NWSL Regular Season | Summer Cup | NWSL Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ally Sentnor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kate Del Fava | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivia Griffitts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Assists
- As of April 28, 2024[5]
| Rank | Player | Total | NWSL Regular Season | Summer Cup | NWSL Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dana Foederer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paige Monaghan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kaleigh Riehl | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ally Sentnor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Clean Sheets
- As of April 28, 2024[5]
| Rank | Player | Total | NWSL Regular Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandy Haught | 1 | 1 |
References
- ^ "NWSL Awards Expansion Team Rights to Utah". RSL.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Legend Amy Rodriguez Named Utah Royals FC Head Coach". RSL.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Roster". rsl.com/utahroyals. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Liga MX Femenil y NWSL anuncian "Summer Cup", su histórica primera colaboración" [Liga MX Femenil and NWSL announce "Summer Cup", their historic first collaboration] (Press release) (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c "National Women's Soccer League Season Statistics". NWSL. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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