2024 Utah Royals season

Utah Royals
2024 season
Owners	David Blitzer; Ryan Smith
Head coach	Amy Rodriguez
Stadium	America First Field
NWSL	TBD
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup	Group stage
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2020 2025 →
	All statistics correct as of March 16, 2024.

The 2024 Utah Royals FC 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]

Club edit

Roster edit

As of April 28, 2024,^[3]

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

Competitions edit

NWSL regular season edit

Matches edit

March 16 1	Utah Royals	0–2	Chicago Red Stars	Sandy, Utah
5:30 pm MT	Sentnor 44' Nyberg 62'	Report	Schlegel 50' Hocking 60' Cook 77', 90+'	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	Del Fava 15' Foederer 17' Sentnor 30' Betfort 47' Cluff 90+' Haught 90+'	Report	Sanchez 26'	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	Sullivan 21' (pen.) Sarr 30'	Report	Foederer 29' Del Fava 49' Sentnor 71'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 8,182 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

April 12 4	Utah Royals	0-1	Orlando Pride	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT	Pogarch 26'	Report	Marta 68' Abello 71' McCutcheon 90+'	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	Milliet 13' Kanu 26' DeMelo 37', 68', 78' (pen.) Turner 87' Sears 90+'	Report	Griffitts 45+' Flynn 72'	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	Monaghan 42'	Report	Andressa 20' Bachmann 54' Olivieri 85'	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	Griffitts 38' Foederer 51' Flynn 90+1'	Report	Leroux 29' Emslie 40' (pen.) Rodríguez 44' Thompson 87' Fuller 87' Nabet 90+3'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 10,731 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

May 8 8	San Diego Wave FC	v	Utah Royals	San Diego, California
8:00 pm MT				Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

May 12 9	Chicago Red Stars	v	Utah Royals	Bridgeview, Illinois
3:30 pm MT				Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium

May 17 10	North Carolina Courage	v	Utah Royals	Cary, North Carolina
6:00 pm MT				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

May 25 11	Utah Royals	v	Kansas City Current	Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MT				Stadium: America First Field

June 8 12	Utah Royals	v	Washington Spirit	Sandy, Utah
5:30 pm MT				Stadium: America First Field

June 16 13	Bay FC	v	Utah Royals	San Jose, California
8:00 pm MT				Stadium: PayPal Park

June 21 14	Orlando Pride	v	Utah Royals	Orlando, Florida
6:00 pm MT				Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

June 29 15	Utah Royals	v	Portland Thorns FC	Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MT				Stadium: America First Field

July 7 16	Seattle Reign FC	v	Utah Royals	Seattle, Washington
4:00 pm MT				Stadium: Lumen Field

August 23 17	Utah Royals	v	Bay FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT				Stadium: America First Field

August 31 18	Houston Dash	v	Utah Royals	Houston, Texas
7:30 pm MT				Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

September 7 19	Kansas City Current	v	Utah Royals	Kansas City, Missouri
5:30 pm MT				Stadium: CPKC Stadium

September 14 20	Utah Royals	v	San Diego Wave FC	Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MT				Stadium: America First Field

September 22 21	NJ/NY Gotham FC	v	Utah Royals	Harrison, New Jersey
11:00 am MT				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

September 28 22	Utah Royals	v	Racing Louisville FC	Sandy, Utah
5:00 pm MT				Stadium: America First Field

October 5 23	Portland Thorns FC	v	Utah Royals	Portland, Oregon
5:00 pm MT				Stadium: Providence Park

October 13 24	Utah Royals	v	Seattle Reign FC	Sandy, Utah
3:00 pm MT				Stadium: America First Field

October 20 25	Angel City FC	v	Utah Royals	Los Angeles, California
5:30 pm MT				Stadium: BMO Stadium

November 1 26	Utah Royals	v	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT				Stadium: America First Field

Standings edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	San Diego Wave FC	6	2	1	3	5	6	−1	7
11	Seattle Reign FC	7	2	0	5	7	10	−3	6
12	Bay FC	8	2	0	6	13	19	−6	6
13	Houston Dash	7	1	3	3	7	15	−8	6
14	Utah Royals	7	1	1	5	5	13	−8	4

Updated to match(es) played on May 5, 2024. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup edit

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.

Pos	Team v t e	POR	SEA	UTA	TIJ
1	Portland Thorns FC	—	Jul 31	—	Jul 21
2	Seattle Reign FC	—	—	Jul 19	Jul 28
3	Utah Royals	Jul 27	—	—	Jul 31
4	Tijuana	—	—	—	—

First match(es) will be played: July 19, 2024. Source: Liga MX Femenil^[4]

Matches edit

July 19 GS	Seattle Reign FC	v	Utah Royals	Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm MT				Stadium: Lumen Field

July 27 GS	Utah Royals	v	Portland Thorns FC	Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MT				Stadium: America First Field

July 31 GS	Utah Royals	v	Tijuana	Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MT				Stadium: America First Field

Statistics edit

Squad appearances edit

As of April 28, 2024

No	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NWSL Regular Season		Summer Cup		NWSL Playoffs
No	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Mandy Haught	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	0
27	GK		Carly Nelson	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
32	GK		Cristina Roque	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF		Olivia Griffitts	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Lauren Flynn	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0
8	DF		Kate Del Fava	6	6	6	6	0	0	0	0
12	DF		Zoe Burns	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	0
13	DF		Addisyn Merrick	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF		Madison Pogarch	6	6	6	6	0	0	0	0
18	DF		Kaleigh Riehl	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Imani Dorsey	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0
	DF		Ana Tejada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF		Agnes Nyberg	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Amandine Henry	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Frankie Tagliaferri	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Mikayla Cluff	4	2	4	2	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Dana Foederer	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Emily Gray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Macey Fraser	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
4	FW		Paige Monaghan	6	6	6	6	0	0	0	0
7	FW		Michele Vasconcelos	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Ally Sentnor	6	6	6	6	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Ifeoma Onumonu	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW		Brecken Mozingo	6	2	6	2	0	0	0	0
20	FW		Cameron Tucker	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW		Hannah Betfort	6	6	6	6	0	0	0	0
Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.)

Goals edit

As of April 28, 2024^[5]

Goals
Rank	Player	Total	NWSL Regular Season
1	Ally Sentnor	2	2
2	Kate Del Fava	1	1
2	Olivia Griffitts	1	1

Assists edit

As of April 28, 2024^[5]

Assists
Rank	Player	Total	NWSL Regular Season
1	Dana Foederer	1	1
	Paige Monaghan	1	1
	Kaleigh Riehl	1	1
	Ally Sentnor	1	1

Clean Sheets edit

As of April 28, 2024^[5]

Shutouts
Rank	Player	Total	NWSL Regular Season
1	Mandy Haught	1	1

References edit

^ "NWSL Awards Expansion Team Rights to Utah". RSL.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ "U.S. Women's National Team Legend Amy Rodriguez Named Utah Royals FC Head Coach". RSL.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ "Roster". rsl.com/utahroyals. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ "Liga MX Femenil y NWSL anuncian "Summer Cup", su histórica primera colaboración" [Liga MX Femenil and NWSL announce "Summer Cup", their historic first collaboration] (Press release) (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "National Women's Soccer League Season Statistics". NWSL. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[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.

[players-3] "Roster". rsl.com/utahroyals. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[Ramirez2024-4] "Liga MX Femenil y NWSL anuncian "Summer Cup", su histórica primera colaboración" [Liga MX Femenil and NWSL announce "Summer Cup", their historic first collaboration] (Press release) (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

[Royals-Statistics-5] "National Women's Soccer League Season Statistics". NWSL. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

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