2018 Utah Royals FC season

Utah Royals FC
2018 season
Owner	Dell Loy Hansen
Head Coach	Laura Harvey
Stadium	Rio Tinto Stadium
NWSL
Home colors	Away colors

The 2018 Utah Royals FC season marks the team's first year of existence and its inaugural season in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of the American soccer pyramid.^[1]^[2]

Background

Non-competitive

Preseason

March 3, 2018 Friendly	Utah Royals FC	v	BYU	Herriman, Utah
				Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium

March 16, 2018 Friendly	UCLA	1–4	Utah Royals FC	Los Angeles, California
9 AM PT	Sheehan 81'	Report	Ratcliffe 10' (Jonsdottir) Matheson 27' (pen.) Kelly 62' Tymrak 88' (Jonsdottir)	Stadium: Frank Marshall Field

Competitions

NWSL Regular Season

Overall Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	North Carolina Courage (C)	24	17	6	1	53	17	+36	57	NWSL Shield
2	Portland Thorns FC	24	12	6	6	40	28	+12	42	NWSL Playoffs
3	Seattle Reign FC	24	11	8	5	27	19	+8	41
4	Chicago Red Stars	24	9	10	5	38	28	+10	37
5	Utah Royals FC	24	9	8	7	22	23	−1	35
6	Houston Dash	24	9	5	10	35	39	−4	32
7	Orlando Pride	24	8	6	10	30	37	−7	30
8	Washington Spirit	24	2	5	17	12	35	−23	11
9	Sky Blue FC	24	1	6	17	21	52	−31	9

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
2	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0

Last updated: April 2, 2018
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

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Match results

March

Sat 24 March 1	Orlando Pride	1-1	Utah Royals FC	Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM ET	Marta 21' (pen) Krieger 90+3'	Report	Jónsdóttir 3' (Matheson) Sauerbrunn 21' Ratcliffe 58'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 9,017 Referee: Danielle Chesky

Fri 30 March 2	Houston Dash	0-0	Utah Royals FC	Houston, Texas
7 PM CT		Report		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,433

April

Sat 14 April 3	Utah Royals FC	v	Chicago Red Stars	Sandy, Utah
1:30 PM MT				Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

Sat 21 April 4	North Carolina Courage	v	Utah Royals FC	Cary, North Carolina
3:30 PM ET				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park

Sat 28 April 5	Utah Royals FC	v	Portland Thorns FC	Sandy, Utah
7 PM MT				Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

May

Sat 5 May 6	Utah Royals FC	v	Washington Spirit	Sandy, Utah
7 PM MT				Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

Wed 9 May 7	Utah Royals FC	v	Orlando Pride	Sandy, Utah
7 PM MT				Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

Sat 19 May 8	Utah Royals FC	v	Houston Dash	Sandy, Utah
1:30 PM MT				Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

Fri 25 May 9	Portland Thorns FC	v	Utah Royals FC	Portland, Oregon
				Stadium: Providence Park

June

Sat 2 June 10	Sky Blue FC	v	Utah Royals FC	Piscataway, New Jersey
7 PM ET				Stadium: Yurcak Field

Sat 16 June 11	North Carolina Courage	v	Utah Royals FC	Cary, North Carolina
7 PM ET				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park

Sat 23 June 12	Chicago Red Stars	v	Utah Royals FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7 PM ET				Stadium: Toyota Park

Wed 27 June 13	Utah Royals FC	v	Seattle Reign FC	Sandy, Utah
8 PM MT				Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

Sat 30 June 14	Utah Royals FC	v	Sky Blue FC	Sandy, Utah
8 PM MT				Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

July

Fri 6 July 15	Portland Thorns FC	v	Utah Royals FC	Portland, Oregon
8 PM PT				Stadium: Providence Park

Wed 11 July 16	Seattle Reign FC	v	Utah Royals FC	Seattle, Washington
7:30 PM PT				Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Seattle)

Sat 14 July 17	Utah Royals FC	v	Orlando Pride	Sandy, Utah
1:30 PM PT				Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

Fri 20 July 18	Utah Royals FC	v	North Carolina Courage	Sandy, Utah
8 PM PT				Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

August

Sun 5 August 19	Houston Dash	v	Utah Royals FC	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CT				Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium

Wed 8 August 20	Utah Royals FC	v	Washington Spirit	Sandy, Utah
8 PM MT				Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

Sat 11 August 21	Utah Royals FC	v	Seattle Reign FC	Sandy, Utah
1:30 PM MT				Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

Sat 18 August 22	Sky Blue FC	v	Utah Royals FC	Piscataway, New Jersey
7 PM ET				Stadium: Yurcak Field

Wed 22 August 23	Washington Spirit	v	Utah Royals FC	Boyds, Maryland
				Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex

September

Sat 8 September 24	Utah Royals FC	v	Chicago Red Stars	Sandy, Utah
1:30 PM MT				Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

Stats

Stats from NWSL Regular season and NWSL play offs are all included.

As of April 1, 2018

Goals
Rank	Player	Nation	Goals
1	Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir		1

Assists
Rank	Player	Nation	Assists
1	Diana Matheson		1

Shutouts
Rank	Player	Nation	Shutouts
1	Abby Smith		1

Honors and Awards

NWSL Team of the Month

Month	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards	Ref.
March		Becky Sauerbrunn	Gunnhildur Jonsdottir		^[3]

NWSL Player of the Month

Month	Result	Player	Ref.

NWSL Player of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref

NWSL Goal of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref.
1	Won	Gunnhildur Jonsdottir	^[4]

NWSL Save of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref.

Club

Roster

Age calculated as of the start of the 2018 season.

As of March 19, 2018^[5]

No.	Name	Nationality	Positions	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Year with club (year signed)
1	Abby Smith	United States	GK	(1993-10-04)October 4, 1993 (aged 24)	Boston Breakers	1 (2018)
2	Rachel Corsie	Scotland	DF	(1989-08-17)August 17, 1989 (aged 28)	Seattle Reign	1 (2018)
3	Rebecca Moros	United States	DF	(1985-05-06)May 6, 1985 (aged 32)	FC Kansas City	1 (2018)
4	Becky Sauerbrunn	United States	DF	(1985-06-06)June 6, 1985 (aged 32)	FC Kansas City	1 (2018)
5	Kelley O'Hara	United States	DF	(1988-08-04)August 4, 1988 (aged 29)	Sky Blue FC	1 (2018)
6	Katie Bowen	New Zealand	DF	(1994-04-15)April 15, 1994 (aged 23)	FC Kansas City	1 (2018)
7	Mandy Laddish	United States	MF	(1992-05-13)May 13, 1992 (aged 25)	FC Kansas City	1 (2018)
8	Amy Rodriguez	United States	FW	(1987-02-17)February 17, 1987 (aged 31)	FC Kansas City	1 (2018)
9	Lo'eau LaBonta	United States	MF	(1993-03-18)March 18, 1993 (aged 25)	FC Kansas City	1 (2018)
10	Diana Matheson	Canada	MF	(1984-04-06)April 6, 1984 (aged 34)	Seattle Reign FC	1 (2018)
11	Desiree Scott	Canada	MF	(1987-07-31)July 31, 1987 (aged 30)	FC Kansas City	1 (2018)
12	Taylor Lytle	United States	MF	(1989-03-31)March 31, 1989 (aged 29)	Sky Blue FC	1 (2018)
13	Brittany Kolmel	United States	DF	(1987-09-18)September 18, 1987 (aged 30)	FC Kansas City	1 (2018)
14	Alex Arlitt	United States	DF	(1993-08-25)August 25, 1993 (aged 24)	FC Kansas City	1 (2018)
15	Erika Tymrak	United States	MF	(1991-08-07)August 7, 1991 (aged 26)	FC Kansas City	1 (2018)
17	Sydney Miramontez	United States	DF	(1994-10-11)October 11, 1994 (aged 23)	FC Kansas City	1 (2018)
18	Nicole Barnhart	United States	GK	(1981-10-10)October 10, 1981 (aged 36)	FC Kansas City	1 (2018)
19	Katrina Gorry	Australia	MF	(1992-08-13)August 13, 1992 (aged 25)	Brisbane Roar	1 (2018)
20	Elise Thorsnes	Norway	FW	(1988-08-14)August 14, 1988 (aged 29)	Avaldsnes	1 (2018)
23	Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir	Iceland	MF	(1988-09-28)September 28, 1988 (aged 29)	Vålerenga	1 (2018)
24	Katie Stengel	United States	FW	(1992-02-29)February 29, 1992 (aged 26)	Boston Breakers	1 (2018)
25	Brittany Ratcliffe	United States	FW	(1994-02-07)February 7, 1994 (aged 24)	FC Kansas City	1 (2018)
33	Brooke Elby	United States	FW	(1993-05-24)May 24, 1993 (aged 24)	Boston Breakers	1 (2018)
44	Maegan Kelly	Canada	FW	(1992-02-19)February 19, 1992 (aged 26)	FC Kansas City	1 (2018)
88	Alexa Newfield	United States	FW	(1991-12-03)December 3, 1991 (aged 26)	FC Kansas City	1 (2018)

The following players were drafted on January 18, 2018 during the NWSL 2018 draft.

Trialist

Player	Position	Previous team	Notes	Date	Result
Taylor Isom	Defender	Brigham Young University	2018 NWSL College Draft pick #14	01/18/18
E.J. Proctor	Goalkeeper	Duke University	2018 NWSL College Draft pick #34	01/18/18

References

^ "Utah Royals are off to a fast start at the box office". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
^ "Here's everything you need to know about the Utah Royals' women's soccer league, the NWSL". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
^ Balf, Celia (6 April 2018). "March Team of the Month". NWSLsoccer. NWSL. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
^ "Vote: Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
^ "Canadian WNT Standout Desiree Scott, "The Destroyer," Officially Commits to Utah Royals FC". rsl.com. January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

[1] "Utah Royals are off to a fast start at the box office". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-21.

[2] "Here's everything you need to know about the Utah Royals' women's soccer league, the NWSL". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-21.

[3] Balf, Celia (6 April 2018). "March Team of the Month". NWSLsoccer. NWSL. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

[4] "Vote: Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

[players-5] "Canadian WNT Standout Desiree Scott, "The Destroyer," Officially Commits to Utah Royals FC". rsl.com. January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

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