| 2019 season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Martín Vásquez |
| Stadium | Zions Bank Stadium Herriman, Utah |
| USL | 4th, Western Conference |
| USL Playoffs | Champions |
| Four Corners Cup | Winner |
| Highest home attendance | 4,521 (November 9 vs. El Paso) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,036 (March 23 vs. LA Galaxy II) |
| Average home league attendance | 1,983 |
| Biggest win | 5–0 (March 23 vs. LA Galaxy II) (July 12 vs. Tacoma Defiance) |
| Biggest defeat | 1–5 (April 13 vs. New Mexico United) |
The 2019 Real Monarchs season was the fifth season for Real Monarchs in the United Soccer League Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. [1]
As of February 20, 2019 [2]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | MF | James Moberg | |
| 41 | FW | Lionel Etoundi | |
| 42 | FW | Douglas Martínez | |
| 43 | MF | Justin Portillo | |
| 44 | MF | Maikel Chang | |
| 45 | MF | Andrew Brody | |
| 46 | MF | Damian German | |
| 47 | FW | Josh Heard | |
| 48 | MF | Jack Blake | |
| 49 | MF | Ricardo Ávila (on loan from Universitario) | |
| 52 | DF | Kalen Ryden | |
| 53 | DF | Noah Powder | |
| 55 | MF | Masta Kacher | |
| 56 | DF | Konrad Plewa | |
| 60 | DF | Joseph Okumu | |
| 61 | GK | Evan Finney |
| February 8Preseason | RSL Academy | — | Real Monarchs | Utah |
| 9:00 AM | ||||
| Note: Results not published. | ||||
| February 15Wasatch Winter Cup | Real Monarchs | 0–4 | Reno 1868 FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 3:00 PM | Report | Musovski | Stadium: Zions Bank Training Center |
| February 18Preseason | Real Monarchs | 4–0 | Utah Valley Wolverines | Herriman, Utah |
| 3:00 PM | Chang Blake Etoundi Bailey | Report | Stadium: Zions Bank Training Center |
| February 21Wasatch Winter Cup | Real Monarchs | 2–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 11:30 AM | Etoundi Brody | Report | Argueta Seth | Stadium: Zions Bank Training Center |
| March 2Preseason | LA Galaxy II | v | Real Monarchs | Carson, California |
| Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Reno 1868 FC | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 60 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Fresno FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 57 | |
| 4 | Real Monarchs (C) | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 56 | |
| 5 | Orange County SC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 54 | |
| 6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 50 |
On December 19, 2018, the USL announced that their 2019 season schedule. [3]
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Unless otherwise noted, all times in MDT (UTC-06)
| March 91 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–1 | Real Monarchs | Sacramento, California |
| 8:30 PM | Iwasa Chantzopoulos | Report | Chang Blake Ávila Kacher | Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,086 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| March 162 | Real Monarchs | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 1:00 PM | Ryden Martínez Blake | Report | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| March 233 | Real Monarchs | 5–0 | LA Galaxy II | Herriman, Utah |
| 1:00 PM | Ávila Martínez Blake Chang Ochoa Etoundi Jasso | Report | Cuello Traore | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,036 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| March 304 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 1–0 | Real Monarchs | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 8:30 PM | Parra Scaglia Harlley Torre | Report | Blake Martínez Powder Moberg Etoundi | Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 9,102 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| April 65 | Real Monarchs | 3–1 | Reno 1868 FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 1:00 PM | Chang Plata Heard Martínez Blake | Report | Janjigian Apodaca Seymore | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,560 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| April 136 | New Mexico United | 5–1 | Real Monarchs | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 7:30 PM | Moar Frater Suggs Wehan Muhammad | Report | Blake Heard | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,327 Referee: Ricardo Robledo-Grajeda |
| April 207 | Real Monarchs | 3–2 | San Antonio FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 7:00 PM | Chang Blake Coffee | Report | Gómez Hernandez Lahoud Restrepo | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,711 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| April 268 | Austin Bold FC | 3–2 | Real Monarchs | Austin, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | McFarlane Lima Isaac Promise Saramutin | Report | Blake Schmitt Moberg Martínez | Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 2,003 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| May 49 | Real Monarchs | 2–4 | Fresno FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 1:00 PM | Chang Heard Ávila | Report | Chaney Ryden Johnson | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,685 Referee: Dejan Susak |
| May 1810 | OKC Energy | 1–1 | Real Monarchs | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:30 PM CDT | R.García Watson Cato | Report | Schmitt | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,031 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| May 2511 | Real Monarchs | 2–4 | Phoenix Rising FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM | Silva Martínez Ávila Powder | Report | Jahn Bakero Farrell Flemmings Dia Asante | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,936 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| May 2912 | Portland Timbers 2 | 2–1 | Real Monarchs | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:00 PM | Asprilla Jadama Farfan Hanson | Report | Kacher Martínez Plewa Heard | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 2,523 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| June 813 | Real Monarchs | 5–3 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 P.M. | Martínez Heard Chang Powder Pierre | Report | Salazar Enriquez Small | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,709 Referee: Elton García |
| June 2214 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–2 | Real Monarchs | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM | Argueta Seth Rwatubyaye Jome | Report | Heard Ávila Coffee Portillo | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,506 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| June 2915 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1–3 | Real Monarchs | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:30 PM | da Costa Reyes | Report | Kacher Plewa Martinez Heard Mulholland | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 1,640 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| July 616 | Real Monarchs | 1–0 | New Mexico United | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 P.M. | Plewa Chang Ávila Ryden | Report | Wehan Suggs Frater Guzmán | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,159 Referee: Dejan Susak |
| July 1217 | Real Monarchs | 5–0 | Tacoma Defiance | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM | Chang Martínez Blake | Report | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,919 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| July 2018 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–0 | Real Monarchs | El Paso, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Okumu Palma Portillo | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,012 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| July 2719 | San Antonio FC | 3–1 | Real Monarchs | San Antonio, Texas |
| 6:30 p.m. CDT | Gómez López Forbes | Report | Powder Etoundi Palma Portillo Blake Plewa Ryden | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,550 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| August 220 | Real Monarchs | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM | German | Report | Rodriguez | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,817 Referee: David Barrie |
| August 1021 | Real Monarchs | 4–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM | German Blake Jasso Mulholland Ryden Chang | Report | Uzo | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,221 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| August 1622 | Fresno FC | 1–1 | Real Monarchs | Fresno, California |
| 7:30 PM | Chavez Daly Ellis-Hayden | Report | Martínez | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 3,842 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| August 2423 | Orange County SC | 3–1 | Real Monarchs | Irvine, California |
| 8:00 PM | Orozco Jones Quinn van Ewijk | Report | Jasso Ryden Moberg Chang Holt | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,053 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| August 3024 | Real Monarchs | 2–2 | OKC Energy FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM | Plewa Martínez | Report | Ibeagha R. Garcia Brown Jones | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,091 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| September 425 | Real Monarchs | 2–2 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM | Blake Holt Martínez | Report | Torres Sousa Robinson Tabortetaka | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,471 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| September 726 | LA Galaxy II | 3–1 | Real Monarchs | Carson, California |
| 19:00 | Hernández Hilliard-Arce Ontiveros Shultz Koreniuk Gutiérrez | Report | Jasso Portillo Powder Holt | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 1,082 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| September 1427 | Real Monarchs | 5–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM | Martínez Saucedo Coffee Moberg | Report | Calixtro Sierakowski Wharton | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Referee: Brad Jensen |
| September 1728 | Tacoma Defiance | 1–4 | Real Monarchs SLC | Tacoma, Washington |
| 7:00 pm (PDT) | Ocampo-Chavez Leyva Rubio Berkolds | Report | Coffee Chang Brown Plewa Blake Cálix Powder | Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 2,016 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| September 2129 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 3–1 | Real Monarchs | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 P.M. | Enríquez Bird Lemoine Salazar | Report | Blake Fertil-Pierre German Chang Powder | Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,037 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| September 2830 | Reno 1868 FC | 1–2 | Real Monarchs | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:00 pm (PDT) | Musovski | Report | Powder Portillo Ryden Holt | Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 5,007 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| October 5 | Real Monarchs | P–P | Austin Bold FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 2:00 PM | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium | |||
| Note: Match rescheduled due to the death of Isaac Promise. [4] | ||||
| October 931 | Real Monarchs | 2–0 | Orange County SC | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM | Schmitt Quinn Chang | Report | Seaton | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,316 Referee: Elton García |
| October 1232 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–2 | Real Monarchs | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 8:30 PM | Musa Asante Spencer Dia Whelan | Report | Jasso Chang Plewa Coffee | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Attendance: 6,863 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| October 1633 | Real Monarchs | 2–2 | Austin Bold FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM | Vazquez Coffee Ryden | Report | Twumasi McFarlane Rissi Soto Lima Kléber | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,503 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| Note: Match rescheduled from October 5. [5] | ||||
| October 1934 | Real Monarchs | 3–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM | Ryden Mulholland Blake Martínez | Report | Villarreal Taintor McCrary | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,131 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| October 26 Conf. Quarterfinals | Real Monarchs | 6–2 | Orange County SC | Herriman, Utah |
| 1:00 PM MDT | Chang Martinez Mulholland Blake Schmitt Holt | Report | Orozco Forrester Hume Seaton | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,749 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| November 1 Conf. Semifinals | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–2 | Real Monarchs | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30 pm MST | Flemmings Asante | Report | Blake Chang Powder | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Attendance: 7,548 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| November 9 Conf. Final | Real Monarchs | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | El Paso Locomotive FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 2:00 PM | Schmitt Ryden Portillo Mulholland Holt | Report | Fox Kiffe Gómez | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 4,521 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza Assistant referees: Tom Felice Diego Blas Fourth official: Elton Garcia |
| November 17 Final | Louisville City FC | 1–3 | Real Monarchs | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 5:30 PM MST | Rasmussen Williams | Report | Holt Plewa Schmitt Powder | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,025 Referee: Tim Ford Assistant referees: Jeremy Kieso, Cory Richardson, Chris Elliott (reserve asst.) Fourth official: Malik Badawi |
Due to being owned by a higher division professional club (Real Salt Lake), Real Monarchs is one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition. [6]
The Western Conference is one of two conferences in USL Championship soccer.
The 2017 Real Monarchs season was the club's third season of existence, and their third season in the United Soccer League.
The 2017 Swope Park Rangers season was the club's 2nd year of play, along with their second season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. For the 2nd straight year the Swope Park Rangers finished fourth in the Western Conference and were runners-up in the USL Championship; they lost 1-0 to Louisville City FC in the final.
The 2018 Real Monarchs season is the fourth season for Real Monarchs in the United Soccer League (USL), the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.
The 2019 Tacoma Defiance season was the club's fifth year of existence, previously for the last four seasons as Seattle Sounders FC 2, and their fifth season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was the team's second season playing in the Tacoma, Washington. The Defiance are majority owned by Seattle Sounders FC.
The 2019 Phoenix Rising FC season was the club's sixth season in the USL Championship and their third as Rising FC. They are the defending Western Conference Champions.
The 2019 LA Galaxy II season was the club's sixth season of existence.
The 2019 OKC Energy FC season was the club's sixth season of existence, and their sixth consecutive season in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Energy FC also took part in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covers the period from October 14, 2018, to the beginning of the 2020 USLC season.
The 2019 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's sixth season of existence. The club is playing in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. Sacramento Republic FC competed in the Western Conference of the USL Championship.
The 2019 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros season was the 4th season for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.
The 2019 Tulsa Roughnecks FC season was the 5th season for Tulsa Roughnecks FC in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.
The 2019 Austin Bold FC season was the inaugural season for Austin Bold FC in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.
The 2019 El Paso Locomotive FC season was the inaugural season for El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.
The 2019 New Mexico United season was the inaugural season for New Mexico United in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.
The 2019 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season was the club's fifth year of existence, and their fifth season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid.
The 2019 Fresno FC season was the club's second season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
The 2019 Reno 1868 FC season was the club's third season of existence and their third in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer.
The 2019 Orange County SC season was the club's ninth season of existence, and their ninth consecutive season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Orange County were also scheduled to compete in the U.S. Open Cup.
The 2019 Portland Timbers 2 season was the fifth season for Portland Timbers 2 in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.