2024 Utah Royals season

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Utah Royals
2024 season
URFC WordmarkLong Cobalt.svg
Owners
Head coach Amy Rodriguez
Stadium America First Field
NWSL TBD
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup Group stage
←  2020
2025 →
All statistics correct as of March 16, 2024.

The 2024 Utah Royals 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]

Contents

Club

Roster

As of July 7, 2024, [3]
No.Pos.PlayerNation
1 GK Mandy Haught Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3 DF Olivia Griffitts Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4 FW Paige Monaghan Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5 FW Lauren Flynn Flag of the United States.svg  United States
6 MF Agnes Nyberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
7 FW Michele Vasconcelos Flag of the United States.svg  United States
8 DF Kate Del Fava Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9 FW Ally Sentnor Flag of the United States.svg  United States
10 MF Amandine Henry Flag of France.svg  France
11 FW Ifeoma Onumonu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
12 DF Zoe Burns Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
13 DF Addisyn Merrick Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14 MF Macey Fraser Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
15 FW Brecken Mozingo Flag of the United States.svg  United States
16 DF Madison Pogarch Flag of the United States.svg  United States
17 DF Ana Tejada Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
18 DF Kaleigh Riehl Flag of the United States.svg  United States
19 MF Frankie Tagliaferri Flag of the United States.svg  United States
20 FW Cameron Tucker Flag of the United States.svg  United States
21 MF Mikayla Cluff Flag of the United States.svg  United States
22 MF Dana Foederer Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
24 MF Emily Gray Flag of the United States.svg  United States
27 GK Carly Nelson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
28 DF Imani Dorsey Flag of the United States.svg  United States
32 GK Cristina Roque Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
33 FW Hannah Betfort Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Competitions

NWSL regular season

Matches

March 161 Utah Royals 0–2 Chicago Red Stars Sandy, Utah
5:30 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,370
Referee: Gaad Flores
March 222 Utah Royals 2–1 North Carolina Courage Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 8,161
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
March 313 Washington Spirit 2–1 Utah Royals Washington, D.C.
11 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 8,182
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
April 124 Utah Royals 0–1 Orlando Pride Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 8,578
Referee: Thomas Snyder
April 205 Racing Louisville FC 5–1 Utah Royals Louisville, Kentucky
3 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 11,365
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
April 276 Utah Royals 0–0 Houston Dash Sandy, Utah
5:30 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 10,349
Referee: Shawn Tehini
May 37 Utah Royals 1–2 Angel City FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 10,731
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
May 88 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
May 129 Chicago Red Stars 3–1 Utah Royals Bridgeview, Illinois
3:30 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
May 1710 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
May 2511 Utah Royals 0–1 Kansas City Current Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 7,491
Referee: Danielle Chesky
June 812 Utah Royals 1–0 Washington Spirit Sandy, Utah
5:30 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 8,486
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
June 1613 Bay FC 0–1 Utah Royals San Jose, California
8:00 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 10,367
Referee: Anya Voigt
June 2114 Orlando Pride 6–0 Utah Royals Orlando, Florida
6:00 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 9,656
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
June 2915 Utah Royals 0–0 Portland Thorns FC Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 8,677
Referee: Sergil Demlanchuk
July 716 Seattle Reign FC 1–1 Utah Royals Seattle, Washington
4:00 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 6,276
Referee: Matthew Thompson
August 2317 Utah Royals 2-1 Bay FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 14,539
Referee: Jaclyn Metz
August 3118 Houston Dash 1–3 Utah Royals Houston, Texas
7:30 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,171
Referee: Gerald Flores
September 719 Kansas City Current 1–0 Utah Royals FC Kansas City, Missouri
3:30 p.m. MT
 Report Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Calin Radosav
September 1420 Utah Royals 1–2 San Diego Wave FC Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 9,494
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
September 2221 NJ/NY Gotham FC 1–0 Utah Royals Harrison, New Jersey
11:00 am MT
 Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 7,680
Referee: Eric Tattersall
September 2822 Utah Royals v Racing Louisville FC Sandy, Utah
5:00 pm MTStadium: America First Field
October 523 Portland Thorns FC v Utah Royals Portland, Oregon
5:00 pm MTStadium: Providence Park
October 1324 Utah Royals v Seattle Reign FC Sandy, Utah
3:00 pm MTStadium: America First Field
October 2025 Angel City FC v Utah Royals Los Angeles, California
5:30 pm MTStadium: BMO Stadium
November 126 Utah Royals v NJ/NY Gotham FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MTStadium: America First Field

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
10 Angel City FC 2063112333−1021
11 Seattle Reign FC 2155112335−1220
12 San Diego Wave FC 2147101726−919
13 Houston Dash 2145121432−1817
14 Utah Royals 2143141434−2015
Updated to match(es) played on September 22, 2024. Source: NWSL
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.

PosTeam
PldWPWPLLGFGAGDPts UTA POR SEA TIJ
1 Flag of the United States.svg Utah Royals 3200194+56— 3–1 1–2 5–1
2 Flag of the United States.svg Portland Thorns FC 3200173+46 1–3 — 1–0 5–0
3 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Reign FC 3100245−13 2–1 0–1 — 2–3
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Tijuana 31002412−83 1–5 0–5 3–2 —
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: tiebreakers

Matches

July 31GS Utah Royals Flag of the United States.svg 5–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Tijuana Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MT
 Report
Stadium: America First Field

Statistics

Squad appearances

As of September 22, 2024

NoPosNatPlayerTotalNWSL Regular SeasonSummer Cup
AppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStarts
Goalkeepers
1GK Flag of the United States.svg Mandy Haught 2121202011
27GK Flag of the United States.svg Carly Nelson 111100
32GK Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Cristina Roque 220022
Defenders
3DF Flag of the United States.svg Olivia Griffitts 1413121221
5DF Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Flynn 1210121000
8DF Flag of the United States.svg Kate Del Fava 2424212133
12DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zoe Burns 2012171032
16DF Flag of the United States.svg Madison Pogarch 2420211733
17DF Flag of Spain.svg Ana Tejada 1313101033
18DF Flag of the United States.svg Kaleigh Riehl 12129933
28DF Flag of the United States.svg Imani Dorsey 222200
DF Flag of the United States.svg Darielle O'Brien100010
Midfielders
6MF Flag of Sweden.svg Agnes Nyberg 12811810
10MF Flag of France.svg Amandine Henry 10910900
14MF Flag of New Zealand.svg Macey Fraser 424200
19MF Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Tagliaferri 646400
21MF Flag of the United States.svg Mikayla Cluff 10510500
22MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dana Foederer 2218191533
26MF Flag of Spain.svg Claudia Zomoza555500
MF Flag of the United States.svg Ellie Boren200020
Forwards
4FW Flag of the United States.svg Paige Monaghan 2422211933
7FW Flag of the United States.svg Michele Vasconcelos 15213220
9FW Flag of the United States.svg Ally Sentnor 1919171722
11FW Flag of Nigeria.svg Ifeoma Onumonu 303000
15FW Flag of the United States.svg Brecken Mozingo 181015733
20FW Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Tucker 14413311
24FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cloé Lacasse 545400
29FW Mina Tanaka 333300
33FW Flag of the United States.svg Hannah Betfort 2318201533
35FW Flag of the United States.svg Shaelan Grace Murison Brown614120
Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.)
13DF Flag of the United States.svg Addisyn Merrick 401030

Goals

As of September 22, 2024 [4]
Goals
RankPlayerTotalNWSL Regular SeasonSummer Cup
1 Flag of the United States.svg Ally Sentnor 532
2 Paige Monaghan 321
3 Flag of the United States.svg Kate Del Fava 220
3 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Tucker 211
3 Flag of the United States.svg Brecken Mozingo 202
3 Hannah Betfort 202
7 Flag of the United States.svg Olivia Griffitts 110
7 Michele Vasconcelos 101
7 Ana Tejada 110
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dana Foederer 110
7Claudia Zomoza110
7 Cloé Lacasse 110

Assists

As of September 22, 2024 [4]
Assists
RankPlayerTotalNWSL Regular SeasonSummer Cup
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dana Foederer 422
1 Flag of the United States.svg Ally Sentnor 431
3 Flag of the United States.svg Paige Monaghan 312
4 Ana Tejada 211
5 Flag of the United States.svg Kaleigh Riehl 110
5Shaelan Grace Murison Brown101
5Claudia Zomoza110
5 Kaleigh Riehl 110
5 Michele Vasconcelos 110

Clean sheets

As of September 22, 2024 [4]
Shutouts
RankPlayerTotalNWSL Regular Season
1 Flag of the United States.svg Mandy Haught 33

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References

  1. ↑ "NWSL Awards Expansion Team Rights to Utah". RSL.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Women's National Team Legend Amy Rodriguez Named Utah Royals FC Head Coach". RSL.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Roster". rsl.com/utahroyals. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "National Women's Soccer League Season Statistics". NWSL. Retrieved February 4, 2024.