2017 Real Monarchs season

Real Monarchs
2017 season
Owner	Dell Loy Hansen
Head coach	Mark Briggs
Stadium	Rio Tinto Stadium
Top goalscorer	Chandler Hoffman (16)
Biggest win	SLC 5–2 COL (5/20); SLC 4–1 SEA (7/8); RNO 0–3 SLC (9/30)
Biggest defeat	TUL 2–0 SLC (7/1); OKC 2–0 SLC (8/5)
Home colors	Away colors
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Last updated April 06, 2025

The 2017 Real Monarchs season was the club's third season of existence, and their third season in the United Soccer League.

Background

Real Monarchs finished the 2016 season with 10 wins, six draws and 14 losses. They finished 11th in the Western Conference and failed to qualify for the playoffs. Ricardo Velazco lead the Monarchs will six goals during the season. Velazco signed an MLS contract with their parent club, Real Salt Lake ahead of the 2017 season.

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee
29	MF	José Hernández	21	Real Salt Lake	Loan	Pre-season	2018	Free
43	MF	Nick Besler	24	Portland Timbers	Transfer	Pre-season	2018	Free
44	MF	Kyle Curinga	23	FF Jaro	Transfer	Pre-season	2018	Free
46	FW	Daniel Haber	24	Whitecaps FC 2	Transfer	Pre-season	2018	Free
46	MF	Chase Minter	24	Sacramento Republic	Transfer	Pre-season	2018	Free
49	FW	Chandler Hoffman	26	Louisville City	Transfer	Pre-season	2018	Free
51	GK	Andrew Putna	22	UIC Flames	Transfer	Pre-season	2018	Free
53	DF	Michael Gallagher	22	Portland Timbers 2	Transfer	Pre-season	2018	Free
55	MF	Sebastián Velásquez	26	Rayo OKC	Transfer	Pre-season	2018	Free
56	FW	Skyler Milne	23	Utah Valley Wolverines	Transfer	Pre-season	2018	Free
57	MF	Karsten Hanlin	23	Denver Pioneers	Transfer	Pre-season	2018	Free
58	FW	Jonel Désiré	20	Mirebalais	Transfer	Pre-season	2018	Undisclosed

Out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee
4	MF	Riley McGovern	25		Released	Off-season	Free
5	MF	Lennon	25		Released	Off-season	Free
6	MF	Alec Sundly	24	HIF	Free	Off-season	Free
7	FW	Eti Tavares	23	Fresno Fuego	Free	Off-season	Free
9	FW	Kevaughn Frater	22	Harbour View	End of loan	Off-season	Free
10	MF	Ricardo Velazco	24	Real Salt Lake	Promoted	Off-season	Free
14	FW	Colin Rolfe	27		Released	Off-season	Free
15	DF	Elder Torres	22	Vida	End of loan	Off-season	Free
16	MF	Amass Amankona	21	Dayton Dutch Lions	Released	Off-season	Free
19	MF	Tyler Arnone	25	Long Island Rough Riders	Released	Off-season	Free
20	MF	Edgar Duran	21		Released	Off-season	Free
21	DF	Jonathan Caparelli	22		Released	Off-season	Free
22	DF	Darion Copeland	24		Released	Off-season	Free
24	GK	Eric Osswald	25		Released	Off-season	Free
28	GK	Chris Schuler	29	Real Salt Lake	Promoted	Off-season	Free

From RSL Academy

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Notes
60	DF		Riggs Lennon	22
99	GK		Jared Osgood	18

Competitions

Preseason

USL

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Real Monarchs (X)	32	20	7	5	59	31	+28	67	Conference Playoffs
2	San Antonio FC	32	17	11	4	45	24	+21	62
3	Reno 1868 FC	32	17	8	7	75	39	+36	59
4	Swope Park Rangers	32	17	7	8	55	37	+18	58
5	Phoenix Rising FC	32	17	7	8	50	37	+13	58

Source: 2017 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(X) Regular Season League Champion

Results

March 251	Portland Timbers 2	1–2	Real Monarchs	Portland, Oregon
20:30 MST		Report		Stadium: Providence Park

April 12	Real Monarchs	2–0	Phoenix Rising	Sandy, Utah
16:00 MST		Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

April 63	Real Monarchs	5–3	Reno 1868	Sandy, Utah
19:00 MST		Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

April 154	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	2–1	Real Monarchs	Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MST		Report		Stadium: Weidner Field

April 225	Seattle Sounders FC 2	1–3	Real Monarchs	Tukwila, Washington
20:00 MST		Report		Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex

April 296	Real Monarchs	2–1	Swope Park Rangers	Sandy, Utah
16:00 MST		Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

May 107	LA Galaxy II	0–3	Real Monarchs	Carson, California
20:30 MST		Report		Stadium: StubHub Center Track Stadium

May 138	Real Monarchs	2–0	Sacramento Republic	Sandy, Utah
19:30 MST		Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

May 209	Real Monarchs	5–2	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Sandy, Utah
19:00 MST		Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

May 2810	Whitecaps FC 2	1–2	Real Monarchs	Langley, British Columbia
19:00 MST		Report		Stadium: McLeod Athletic Park

June 311	Orange County	0–1	Real Monarchs	Irvine, California
19:00 MST		Report		Stadium: Orange County Great Park

June 1012	Real Monarchs	2–0	Portland Timbers 2	Sandy, Utah
19:00 MST		Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,707

June 1913	Real Monarchs	2–1	Reno 1868	Sandy, Utah
19:00 MST		Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,321

June 2414	Phoenix Rising	1–1	Real Monarchs	Tempe, Arizona
20:00 MST		Report		Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,365

July 115	Tulsa Roughnecks	2–0	Real Monarchs	Tulsa, Oklahoma
19:00 MST		Report		Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,866

July 516	Real Monarchs	3–1	OKC Energy	Sandy, Utah
19:00 MST	Hanlin 8' 82' Haber 57' Hoffman 70', 76' (pen.)	Report	Dixon 26' Bond 55' Andrews 74'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,065 Referee: Michael Radchuk

July 817	Real Monarchs	4–1	Seattle Sounders FC 2	Sandy, Utah
19:00 MST	Saucedo 31' Hoffman 40' Lachowecki 45+2' Saucedo 73'	Report	Rothrock 77'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 1,637

July 2218	San Antonio FC	2–2	Real Monarchs	San Antonio, Texas
19:00 MST	Vega 27' McCarthy 52' Tyrpak 68'	Report	Hoffman 32' (pen.) Gallagher 45+1' Lachowecki 46'86'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,642 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

July 2619	Rio Grande Valley FC	1–2	Real Monarchs	Edinburg, Texas
19:00 MST	Escalante 58' Ivan Magalhães 77'	Summary	Haber 8' 32' Gallagher 37' Besler 69' Hoffman 78' (pen.)	Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 6,112 Referee: Mike Arrington

July 3120	Real Monarchs	0–0	Tulsa Roughnecks	Sandy, Utah
9:00 P.M. CDT	Schuler 72' Velásquez 77'	Report	Fernandez 89'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,420 Referee: B. Jensen

August 521	OKC Energy FC	2–0	Real Monarchs	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:30 PM MDT	Dixon 26', 56', 31' Dixon 52'	Report	Velasquez 58'	Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,087 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

August 1222	Real Monarchs	2–0	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Salt Lake City, Utah
7:00 P.M. (MDT)	Hoffman 2' Moberg 14', 21' Curinga 21' Minter 67', 71'	Report	McFarlane 21' Frater 73' Malcolm 77' Kacher 77'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,385 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

August 1823	Swope Park Rangers	2–2	Real Monarchs	Kansas City, Missouri
19:30 (CDT)	Selbol 60' Moloto 67' Belmar 82'	Report	Haber 8' Curinga 26' 88'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 936 Referee: Malik Badawi

August 2524	Real Monarchs	2–1	Rio Grande Valley FC	Salt Lake City, Utah
	Haber 18' Velásquez 45' Mare 90+2'	Report	Murphy 5' Casner 22'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,202 Referee: Jon Freemon

September 225	Real Monarchs	1–2	San Antonio FC	Sandy, Utah
7:00 p.m. MDT	Curinga 8' Saucedo 50', 68'	Report	Elizondo 50' Tyrpak 58' Ibeagha 86' Peay 88' (o.g.) Pecka 90' McCarthy 90+3'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 3,376 Referee: Ramy Touchan

September 926	Portland Timbers 2	0–0	Real Monarchs	Portland, Oregon
	Hanson 42' Bjornethun 67' Williams 71'	Report	Moberg 9' Velásquez 63'	Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 5,309 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

September 1627	Phoenix Rising FC	2–0	Real Monarchs	Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30pm	Awako 4' Hamilton 29' Dia 54' Johnson 73' Cohen 90+2'	Report Report	Cruz 90+3'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,008 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

September 2228	Real Monarchs	0–0	Orange County SC	Sandy, Utah
7:00 PM MDT	Peay 23' Cruz 45+2'	Report Box Score	Alvarez 59' Sorto 88'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 1,772 Referee: Victor Rivas

September 2729	Sacramento Republic FC	0–2	Real Monarchs	Sacramento, California
8:30 P.M. PDT	Ochoa 50'	^[1]	Putna 3' Mare 47' Hoffman 49'	Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 11,569

September 3030	Reno 1868 FC	0–3	Real Monarchs	Reno, Nevada
10:00 P.M. MDT	Hoppenot 24' Murrell 64'	Report	Brody 43' Hoffman 47' Velásquez 70' Besler 77' Mare 86' Haber 89'	Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 6,598 Referee: Malik Badawi

Statistics

As of July 3, 2017^[2]

Field Players
No.	Pos.	Name	USL		USL Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
12	MF	Omar Holness	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0
29	MF	José Hernández	3	2	0	0	3	2	1	0
40	MF	James Moberg	14	2	0	0	14	2	2	0
41	MF	Charlie Adams	11	1	0	0	11	1	1	1
42	MF	Jesús Leal	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
43	MF	Nick Besler	15	3	0	0	15	3	2	0
44	DF	Kyle Curinga	13	1	0	0	13	1	2	0
45	MF	Andrew Brody	15	2	0	0	15	2	0	0
46	FW	Daniel Haber	15	3	0	0	15	3	1	0
47	DF	Max Lachowecki	15	0	0	0	15	0	1	0
48	MF	Chase Minter	9	0	0	0	9	0	1	0
49	FW	Chandler Hoffman	15	8	0	0	15	8	0	0
52	DF	Emilio Orozco	4	0	0	0	4	0	1	0
53	DF	Michael Gallagher	9	0	0	0	9	0	2	1
54	FW	Emmanuel Ocran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	MF	Sebastián Velásquez	13	6	0	0	13	6	3	0
56	FW	Skyler Milne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	MF	Karsten Hanlin	7	1	0	0	7	1	0	0
58	FW	Jonel Désiré	5	0	0	0	5	0	1	0
59	DF	Taylor Peay	8	2	0	0	8	2	1	0
60	DF	Riggs Lennon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goal Keepers
No.	Pos.	Name	USL		USL Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Shutout	Apps	Shutout	Apps	Shutout
1	GK	Lalo Fernández	8	2	0	0	8	2	1	0
50	GK	Connor Sparrow	12	3	0	0	12	3	1	0
51	GK	Andrew Putna	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
99	GK	Jared Osgood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

↑ "MATCH RECAP: SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC FC 0, REAL MONARCHS SLC 2" . Retrieved November 19, 2017.
↑ "Real Monarchs SLC Player Stats". United Soccer League . uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.

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[1] "MATCH RECAP: SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC FC 0, REAL MONARCHS SLC 2" . Retrieved November 19, 2017.

[stats-2] "Real Monarchs SLC Player Stats". United Soccer League . uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.

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West	Colorado Springs Switchbacks LA Galaxy II OKC Energy Orange County SC Phoenix Rising Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs Reno 1868 RGVFC Toros Sacramento Republic San Antonio FC Seattle Sounders 2 Swope Park Rangers Tulsa Roughnecks Whitecaps FC 2