2024 Utah Royals season
2024 season | |||
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Owners | |||
Sporting Director | Kelly Cousins | ||
Head coach | Jimmy Coenraets (interim since June 30; permanent since October 24) Amy Rodriguez (until June 30) | ||
Stadium | America First Field | ||
NWSL | TBD | ||
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup | Group stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Cloé Lacasse (4) All: Ally Sentnor (5) | ||
Highest home attendance | 20,370 (Mar 16 vs CHI) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 7,491 (May 25 vs KC) | ||
Average home league attendance | 10,304 | ||
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All statistics correct as of November 2, 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 plays its home games at America First Field in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy. The club's head coach is Jimmy Coenraets, who served as interim head coach following the firing of former Royal and national team player Amy Rodriguez[2][3] and was named the permanent head coach on october 24.[4]
Staffing changes
[edit]On April 19, 2023, the Royals hired former Royals player and USC Trojans women's soccer assistant coach Amy Rodriguez as the club's head coach. The role was Rodriguez's first as a head coach.[5][6] Club president Michelle Hyncik was a high-school teammate of Rodriguez's and offered the role to Rodriguez.[7]
On July 18, 2023, the Royals hired former Reading F.C. Women manager Kelly Cousins as the club's first sporting director.[8][9]
On March 13, 2024, the Royals announced the hiring of Reno MVLA Soccer Club coaching director Vanessa Mann and D.C. United assistant coach Frédéric Brillant as the club's assistant coaches, and UConn Huskies women's soccer assistant coach Maryse Bard-Martel as goalkeeping coach.[10]
On May 20, Brillant was announced as the head coach for DC Power FC of the newly formed USL Super League.[11][12]
On June 7, the Royals hired Oud-Heverlee Leuven manager Jimmy Coenraets as an assistant coach and Sam Lismont as a performance analyst.[13][3]
After 11 league matches and a 1–9–1 record putting the team in last place, the Royals organization fired Rodriguez and Bard-Martel on June 30. The Royals also reassigned team president Michelle Hyncik, who had hired Rodriguez, to a position with the Blitzer Family Office and appointed Coenraets as the team's interim head coach.[3]
On October 9, the Royals hired former Bristol City Women goalkeeping coach James White as the team's goalkeeping coach. White had previously worked for Cousins at Reading Women.[14]
On October 24, the Royals named Coenraets the club's permanent head coach and announced that he had signed a contract to remain with the club through the 2027 season.[4]
Club
[edit]Roster
[edit]On loan
[edit]No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
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24 | MF | Emily Gray (at Odense Boldklub Q until December 31, 2024 [17]) | United States |
Competitions
[edit]NWSL regular season
[edit]The Royals were eliminated from playoff contention after Bay FC defeated the North Carolina Courage on October 19.[18]
Matches
[edit]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 |
March 22 2 | Utah Royals | 2–1 | North Carolina Courage | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 8,161 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
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 |
April 12 4 | Utah Royals | 0–1 | Orlando Pride | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT |
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Report |
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Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 8,578 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
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 |
April 27 6 | Utah Royals | 0–0 | Houston Dash | Sandy, Utah |
5:30 pm MT |
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Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 10,349 Referee: Shawn Tehini |
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 |
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 |
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 |
May 17 10 | North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Utah Royals | Cary, North Carolina |
6:00 pm MT |
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Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,528 Referee: Alex Billeter |
May 25 11 | Utah Royals | 0–1 | Kansas City Current | Sandy, Utah |
8:00 pm MT |
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Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 7,491 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
June 8 12 | Utah Royals | 1–0 | Washington Spirit | Sandy, Utah |
5:30 pm MT |
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Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 8,486 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
June 16 13 | Bay FC | 0–1 | Utah Royals | San Jose, California |
8:00 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 10,367 Referee: Anya Voigt |
June 21 14 | Orlando Pride | 6–0 | Utah Royals | Orlando, Florida |
6:00 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 9,656 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
June 29 15 | Utah Royals | 0–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Sandy, Utah |
8:00 pm MT |
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Report |
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Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 8,677 Referee: Sergil Demlanchuk |
July 7 16 | Seattle Reign FC | 1–1 | Utah Royals | Seattle, Washington |
4:00 pm MT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 6,276 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
August 23 17 | Utah Royals | 2-1 | Bay FC | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 14,539 Referee: Jaclyn Metz |
August 31 18 | Houston Dash | 1–3 | Utah Royals | Houston, Texas |
7:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 5,171 Referee: Gerald Flores |
September 7 19 | Kansas City Current | 1–0 | Utah Royals FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
3:30 p.m. MT |
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Report | Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Calin Radosav |
September 14 20 | 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 22 21 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1–0 | Utah Royals | Harrison, New Jersey |
11:00 am MT |
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Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 7,680 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
September 28 22 | Utah Royals | 1–0 | Racing Louisville FC | Sandy, Utah |
5:00 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 9,002 Referee: Alexandra Billeter |
October 5 23 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–2 | Utah Royals | Portland, Oregon |
5:00 pm MT | Moultrie 53' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 17,451 Referee: Rebecca Pagan |
October 13 24 | Utah Royals | 3–0 | Seattle Reign FC | Sandy, Utah |
3:00 pm MT | Report Report |
Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 8,192 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
October 20 25 | Angel City FC | 1–1 | Utah Royals | Los Angeles, California |
5:30 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 20,039 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
November 1 26 | Utah Royals | 1–4 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT |
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Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 9,879 Referee: Adorae Monroy |
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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9 | Racing Louisville FC | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 28 |
10 | San Diego Wave FC | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 25 |
11 | Utah Royals | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 25 |
12 | Angel City FC | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 24[a] |
13 | Seattle Reign FC | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 23 |
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
[edit]The Utah Royals competed in the first edition of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup. Group stage play began on July 19. The Royals finished at the top of Group A, but were the fifth-ranked group winner of the five groups and failed to advance to the tournament's knockout rounds.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | UTA | POR | SEA | TIJ | |
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1 | Utah Royals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | |
2 | Portland Thorns FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
3 | Seattle Reign FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–3 | |
4 | Tijuana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–2 | — |
Matches
[edit]July 19 GS | Seattle Reign FC | 2–1 | Utah Royals | Seattle, Washington |
7:00 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: Lumen Field |
July 27 GS | Utah Royals | 3–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Sandy, Utah |
8:00 pm MT |
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Report |
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Stadium: America First Field |
July 31 GS | Utah Royals | 5–1 | Tijuana | Sandy, Utah |
8:00 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: America First Field |
Statistics
[edit]Squad appearances
[edit]- As of November 2, 2024[20]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Total | NWSL Regular Season | Summer Cup | |||
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Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||
1 | GK | Mandy Haught | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | |
27 | GK | Carly Nelson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
32 | GK | Cristina Roque | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Defenders | |||||||||
3 | DF | Olivia Griffitts | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | |
5 | DF | Lauren Flynn | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | DF | Kate Del Fava | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 3 | |
12 | DF | Zoe Burns | 24 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | |
16 | DF | Madison Pogarch | 28 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 3 | |
17 | DF | Ana Tejada | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | |
18 | DF | Kaleigh Riehl | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | |
23 | DF | Darielle O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
28 | DF | Imani Dorsey | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Midfielders | |||||||||
6 | MF | Agnes Nyberg | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Macey Fraser | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Mikayla Cluff | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Dana Foederer | 26 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | |
26 | MF | Claudia Zornoza | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
Forwards | |||||||||
4 | FW | Paige Monaghan | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 3 | |
7 | FW | Michele Vasconcelos | 17 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Ally Sentnor | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | |
15 | FW | Brecken Mozingo | 21 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | |
20 | FW | Cameron Tucker | 19 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
24 | FW | Cloé Lacasse | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
29 | FW | Mina Tanaka | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
33 | FW | Hannah Betfort | 27 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | |
Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.) | |||||||||
2 | MF | Ellie Boren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Amandine Henry | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Ifeoma Onumonu | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Addisyn Merrick | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
19 | MF | Frankie Tagliaferri | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | MF | Emily Gray | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
35 | FW | Shaelan Grace Murison Brown | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Goals
[edit]- As of November 2, 2024[20]
Rank | Player | Total | NWSL Regular Season | Summer Cup |
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1 | Ally Sentnor | 5 | 3 | 2 |
2 | Hannah Betfort | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Cloé Lacasse | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
4 | Paige Monaghan | 3 | 2 | 1 |
5 | Kate Del Fava | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Brecken Mozingo | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Ana Tejada | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Cameron Tucker | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Michele Vasconcelos | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Claudia Zornoza | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
11 | Dana Foederer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Olivia Griffitts | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Mina Tanaka | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Assists
[edit]- As of November 2, 2024[20]
Rank | Player | Total | NWSL Regular Season | Summer Cup |
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1 | Ally Sentnor | 5 | 4 | 1 |
2 | Dana Foederer | 4 | 2 | 2 |
3 | Paige Monaghan | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Claudia Zornoza | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
5 | Ana Tejada | 2 | 1 | 1 |
6 | Shaelan Grace Murison Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kaleigh Riehl | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Michele Vasconcelos | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Clean sheets
[edit]- As of November 2, 2024[20]
Rank | Player | Total | NWSL Regular Season | Summer Cup |
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1 | Mandy Haught | 4 | 4 | 0 |
2 | Cristina Roque | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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