2019 Utah Royals FC season

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Utah Royals FC
2019 season
URFC WordmarkLong Cobalt.svg
Owner Dell Loy Hansen
Head Coach Laura Harvey
Stadium Rio Tinto Stadium
NWSL 5th
Top goalscorerAmy Rodriguez (9)
Highest home attendance18,015 vs Washington Spirit, April 20th, 2019
Lowest home attendance5,777 vs Sky Blue, June 15th, 2019
Average home league attendance10,774
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The 2019 Utah Royals FC season marks the team's second year of existence and its second season in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of the American soccer pyramid. [1]

Contents

In an effort to improve on the team's 5th place finish in 2018, the Royals signed former Spanish international and Spain's all-time leading scorer Vero Boquete for the 2019 season. [2]

Utah encountered numerous injury problems to start the season as both Brittany Ratcliffe and Taylor Lytle suffered season ending injuries before the season began. [3] Canadian international Diana Matheson suffered a toe injury with the Canadian National Team which would require surgery, this injury would also force her to miss the World Cup. [4] To help deal with these absences, Utah claimed Mallory Weber off waivers from the Portland Thorns FC. [5]

Six members of the Royals would miss games due to their participation at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O'Hara and Christen Press for the United States, Desiree Scott for Canada, Katie Bowen for New Zealand and Rachel Corsie for Scotland. [6]

The Royals would lose another player at the end of June as defender Samantha Johnson announced her retirement from professional soccer. [7]

Defender Kelley O'Hara suffered an ankle injury during the first USWNT victory tour match on August 3, she would miss the remainer of Utah's season due to this injury. [8]

On August 14, Royals forward Christen Press was named NWSL Player of the Week for Week 17, this was the first time a player on the Utah Royals had received this award. [9] Press was also named Player of the Month for August, which was also a first for the club. [10]

The Royals were eliminated from playoff contention on September 28 after their fourth consecutive loss. [11]

Utah defender Becky Sauerbrunn was named 2019 NWSL Defender of the Year, this was her fourth time winning the award, as she had previously won it three times while playing for FC Kansas City. [12]

Competitions

Pre Season

March 20, 2019 Long Beach State 0–4 Utah Royals FC Long Beach, California
19:00
Stadium: George Allen Field
March 23, 2019 USC Trojans v Utah Royals FC Long Beach, California
12:15 Report Stadium: George Allen Field

NWSL Regular Season

Overall Table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 North Carolina Courage (C)2415455423+3149 NWSL Shield
2 Chicago Red Stars 2414284128+1344 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC 2411764031+940
4 Reign FC 2410862727038
5 Washington Spirit 249783025+534
6 Utah Royals FC 24104102525034
7 Houston Dash 2475122136−1526
8 Sky Blue FC 2455142034−1420
9 Orlando Pride 2444162453−2916
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
2434101042525 07411512 +33631013 −3

Last updated: October 12, 2019
Source: NWSL Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAHAAHAH
ResultWWWLDWLWDLLDLLWWWDWLLLLW
Position [a] 421221322456776544444556
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ↑ UTA's position at the end of the matchweek not the match itself.

Match results

April
April 20, 20191 Utah Royals FC 1–0 Washington Spirit Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MST Labonta Soccerball shade.svg10' Report Matthews Yellow card.svg 26'Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,015
April 27, 20192 Orlando Pride 0–1 Utah Royals FC Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm MST
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 4,640
Referee: Jon Freemon
May
May 3, 20193 Utah Royals FC 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MST
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 16,556
May 11, 20194 Utah Royals FC 1–2 Houston Dash Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MST Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg29'
S. Johnson Yellow card.svg 44'
Corsie Yellow card.svg 69'		 Report Daly Soccerball shade.svg42'Soccerball shade.svg50'
Hanson Yellow card.svg 72'
Nairn Yellow card.svg 83'		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 10,138
May 19, 20195 North Carolina Courage 1–1 Utah Royals FC Cary, North Carolina
3:00 pm MST Eddy Soccerball shade.svg78' Report Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg7'
Rodriguez Yellow card.svg 40'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,821
May 25, 20196 Utah Royals FC 2–0 Orlando Pride Sandy, Utah
6:00 pm MST Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg31' (pen)
Doniak Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Box Weatherholt Yellow card.svg 64'
Callahan Yellow card.svg 68'		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 7,345
Referee: Karen Abt
June
June 1, 20197 Washington Spirit 2–0 Utah Royals FC Boyds, Maryland
7:00 pm MST
Box Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Referee: 4,575
June 15, 20198 Utah Royals FC 1–0 Sky Blue FC Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MST
Box
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 5,777
June 21, 20199 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 Utah Royals FC Portland, Oregon
8:00 pm MST
Box
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,581
June 28, 201910 Utah Royals FC 0–2 Reign FC Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MST Stengel Yellow card.svg 84' Box
Report 		Fishlock Soccerball shade.svg30'
Onumonu Soccerball shade.svg35'
Groom Yellow card.svg 49'		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 6,910
July
July 12, 201911 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Utah Royals FC Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 pm MST James Yellow card.svg 42'
Flores Yellow card.svg 77'
Pierre-Louis Yellow card.svg 88'
Hoy Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,842
July 19, 201912 Utah Royals FC 2–2 Portland Thorns FC Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MST Press Soccerball shade.svg43'
Corsie Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Sinclair Soccerball shade.svg9'
Foord Yellow card.svg 83'
Sauerbrunn Soccerball shade.svg87' (o.g)		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 15,931
July 27, 201913 Utah Royals FC 1–2 North Carolina Courage Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MST Press Soccerball shade.svg13' Report Hamilton Soccerball shade.svg34'
McDonald Soccerball shade.svg54'		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 10,545
August
August 3, 201914 Chicago Red Stars 2–0 Utah Royals FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 pm MST Kerr Soccerball shade.svg5'
Elby Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Jónsdóttir Yellow card.svg 74'Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,335
August 7, 201915 Utah Royals FC 3–0 Sky Blue FC Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MST Press Soccerball shade.svg27', 29'
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg28'		 Report Hoy Yellow card.svg 60'
Wright Yellow card.svg 60'		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 7,715
August 11, 201916 Reign FC 1–3 Utah Royals FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm MST Long Yellow card.svg 14'
Groom Soccerball shade.svg41'
Celia Yellow card.svg 68'		 Report Stengel Soccerball shade.svg3'
LaBonta Soccerball shade.svg59'
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg67'
Weber Yellow card.svg 81'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 5,939
August 17, 201917 Orlando Pride 0–2 Utah Royals FC Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm MST Edmonds Yellow card.svg 63' Report Press Soccerball shade.svg60'
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg77'		Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,279
August 21, 201918 Washington Spirit 0–0 Utah Royals FC Boyds, Maryland
7:00 pm MST Kellond-Knight Yellow card.svg 5' Report Press Yellow card.svg 50'Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,430
September
September 6, 201919 Utah Royals FC 1–0 Portland Thorns FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MST Sauerbrunn Soccerball shade.svg36'
Corsie Yellow card.svg 65'
Rodriguez Yellow card.svg 78'		 Report Sonnett Yellow card.svg 61' Yellow-red card.svg 77'
Horan Yellow card.svg 80'		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 10,897
September 13, 201920 Houston Dash 2–1 Utah Royals FC Houston, Texas
7:00 pm MST Huerta Soccerball shade.svg27', 62'
Nairn Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Jónsdóttir Soccerball shade.svg75'Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,538
September 21, 201921 Utah Royals FC 0–3 North Carolina Courage Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MST Report Mewis Soccerball shade.svg30' (p)
O'Sullivan Yellow card.svg 35'
Hinkle Soccerball shade.svg65'
Debinha Soccerball shade.svg70'		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 9,946
September 25, 201922 Reign FC 2–1 Utah Royals FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm MST Balcer Soccerball shade.svg40'
McNabb Yellow card.svg 77'
Taylor Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Box
Report 		Stengel Soccerball shade.svg67'Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 5,015
Note: Game was rescheduled from September 18th due to unplayable field conditions
September 28, 201923 Chicago Red Stars 2–1 Utah Royals FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 pm MST DiBernardo Soccerball shade.svg40'
Short Yellow card.svg 67'
Nagasato Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Press Soccerball shade.svg42'Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,839
October
October 12, 201924 Utah Royals FC 2-1 Houston Dash Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MST Press Soccerball shade.svg3'
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg23'
Weber Yellow card.svg 70'		 Report Schmidt Yellow card.svg 26'
Romero Yellow card.svg 29'
Daly Yellow card.svg 70'
Mewis Soccerball shade.svg78'		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 9,513

Stats

As of October 12, 2019

Honors and awards

As of October 24, 2019.

NWSL awards

Best XI

PlayerPositionRef
Flag of the United States.svg Becky Sauerbrunn Defender [13]
Flag of the United States.svg Christen Press Forward [13]

Second XI

PlayerPositionRef
Flag of the United States.svg Kelley O'Hara Defender [13]

NWSL Monthly Awards

NWSL Player of the Month

MonthResultPlayerRef.
AugustWon Flag of the United States.svg Christen Press [10]

NWSL Team of the Month

MonthGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsRef
April Flag of the United States.svg Becky Sauerbrunn Flag of the United States.svg Christen Press [14]
May Flag of Scotland.svg Rachel Corsie Flag of Spain.svg Vero Boquete Flag of the United States.svg Amy Rodriguez [15]
June Flag of the United States.svg Amy Rodriguez [16]
August Flag of the United States.svg Lo'eau LaBonta Flag of the United States.svg Christen Press
Flag of the United States.svg Amy Rodriguez 		[17]

NWSL Weekly Awards

NWSL Player of the Week

WeekResultPlayerRef.
17Won Flag of the United States.svg Christen Press [18]

NWSL Goal of the Week

WeekResultPlayerRef.
2Nominated Flag of the United States.svg Lo'Eau LaBonta [19]
3Nominated Flag of the United States.svg Christen Press [20]
4Nominated Flag of the United States.svg Amy Rodriguez [21]
5Nominated Flag of the United States.svg Amy Rodriguez [22]
6Nominated Flag of the United States.svg Amy Rodriguez [23]
7Nominated Flag of the United States.svg Makenzy Doniak [24]
9Won Flag of the United States.svg Amy Rodriguez [25] [26]
14Won Flag of the United States.svg Christen Press [27]
15Won Flag of the United States.svg Christen Press [28]
17Won Flag of the United States.svg Amy Rodriguez [29]
18Won Flag of the United States.svg Christen Press [30]
21Won Flag of the United States.svg Becky Sauerbrunn [31]
25Nominated Flag of the United States.svg Amy Rodriguez [30]

NWSL Save of the Week

WeekResultPlayerRef.
3Nominated Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Barnhart [32]
4Nominated Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Barnhart [33]
7Nominated Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Barnhart [34]
10Nominated Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Barnhart [35]
13Nominated Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Barnhart [36]
16Nominated Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Barnhart [37]
21Won Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Barnhart [38]
24Nominated Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Barnhart [39]

Club

Roster

As of August 5, 2019 [2] [40] [41] [42]
No.NameNationalityPositionsDate of birth (age)Signed fromYear with club (year signed)
1 Abby Smith Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States GK October 4, 1993 (aged 25) Flag of the United States.svg Boston Breakers 2 (2018)
2 Rachel Corsie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DF August 17, 1989 (aged 29) Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Reign 2 (2018)
3 Rebecca Moros Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DF May 6, 1985 (aged 33) Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City 2 (2018)
4 Becky Sauerbrunn Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DF June 6, 1985 (aged 33) Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City 2 (2018)
5 Kelley O'Hara Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DF August 4, 1988 (aged 30) Flag of the United States.svg Sky Blue FC 2 (2018)
6 Katie Bowen Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DF April 15, 1994 (aged 24) Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City 2 (2018)
7 Mandy Laddish Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States MF May 13, 1992 (aged 26) Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City 2 (2018)
8 Amy Rodriguez Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States FW February 17, 1987 (aged 32) Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City 2 (2018)
9 Lo'eau LaBonta Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States MF March 18, 1993 (aged 26) Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City 2 (2018)
10 Diana Matheson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada MF April 6, 1984 (aged 35) Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Reign FC 2 (2018)
11 Desiree Scott Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada MF July 31, 1987 (aged 31) Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City 2 (2018)
12 Taylor Lytle Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States MF March 31, 1989 (aged 30) Flag of the United States.svg Sky Blue FC 2 (2018)
13 Makenzy Doniak Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States FW February 25, 1994 (aged 25) Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Courage 2 (2018)
14 Gaby Vincent Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DF December 7, 1997 (aged 21) Flag of the United States.svg University of Louisville 1 (2019)
15 Erika Tymrak Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States MF August 7, 1991 (aged 27) Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City 2 (2018)
17 Sydney Miramontez Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DF October 11, 1994 (aged 24) Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City 2 (2018)
18 Nicole Barnhart Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States GK October 10, 1981 (aged 37) Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City 2 (2018)
19 Michelle Maemone Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DF March 18, 1997 (aged 22) Flag of the United States.svg Pepperdine University 1 (2019)
20 Mallory Weber Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States FW April 4, 1994 (aged 25) Flag of the United States.svg Portland Thorns FC 1 (2019)
21 Verónica Boquete Flag of Spain.svg  Spain FW April 9, 1987 (aged 32) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing BG Phoenix 1 (2019)
22 Madeline Nolf Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DF March 29, 1996 (aged 23) Flag of the United States.svg Penn State University 1 (2019)
23 Christen Press Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States FW December 29, 1988 (aged 30) Flag of Sweden.svg Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 2 (2018)
24 Katie Stengel Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States FW February 29, 1992 (aged 27) Flag of the United States.svg Boston Breakers 2 (2018)
25 Brittany Ratcliffe Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States FW February 7, 1994 (aged 25) Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City 2 (2018)
42 Raisa Strom-Okimoto Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States FW Flag of the United States.svg University of Hawaii 1 (2019)
66 Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland MF September 28, 1988 (aged 30) Flag of Norway.svg Vålerenga 2 (2018)
Melissa Lowder Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States GK Flag of the United States.svg Santa Clara University 1 (2019)

Player Transactions

As of August 3, 2019 [2]

Transfers In

Player Position Previous ClubFees/Notes Date
Flag of Spain.svg Verónica Boquete MF Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing BG Phoenix Signed [2] 01/04/19
Flag of the United States.svg Gaby Vincent DF University of Louisville Signed [43] 04/17/19
Flag of the United States.svg Mallory Weber FW Portland Thorns FC Acquired off the NWSL Waiver Wire [5] 05/13/19
Flag of the United States.svg Raisa Strom-Okimoto DF University of Hawaii Signed [44] 07/26/19
Flag of the United States.svg Melissa Lowder GK Santa Clara University Signed [44] 07/26/19

Transfers Out

Player Position Next ClubFees/Notes Date
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Arlitt DFunattachedoption declined10/01/18
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Katrina Gorry MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Roar [45] option declined10/01/18
Flag of Norway.svg Elise Thorsnes FW Flag of Norway.svg LSK Kvinner [46] option declined10/01/18
Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Johnson DFretired [7] 06/28/19

2019 NWSL College Draft

Source: National Women's Soccer League [47]
RoundPickNat.PlayerPos.Previous Team
Round 323 Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Maemone D Pepperdine
Round 326 Flag of the United States.svg Madeline Nolf D Penn State
Round 432 Flag of Peru.svg Alexandra Kimball M North Carolina

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