Utah Royals FC
2018 season
OwnerDell Loy Hansen
Head coachLaura Harvey
StadiumRio Tinto Stadium
NWSL5th
Top goalscorerKatie Stengel (6)
Highest home attendance19,203
(Apr 14 vs. CHI)
Lowest home attendance7,137
(May 9 vs. ORL)
Average home league attendance9,466

The 2018 Utah Royals FC season was the team's inaugural season, and its first in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States.[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
Stadium: Frank Marshall Field

Competitions

NWSL regular season

Standings

Pos Team 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

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
24 35 9 7 8 22 23  −1 5 3 4 11 7  +4 4 4 4 11 16  −5

Last updated: September 8, 2018
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
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
StadiumAAHAHHHHAAAAHHAAHHAHHAAH
ResultDDLDDWDWLWWLDWLLLDWWLDWW
Position[lower-alpha 1]457776767656556667666655
Updated to match(es) played on September 8, 2018. 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

March
Sat 24 March 1 Orlando Pride 1–1 Utah Royals FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM ET Marta 21' (pen)
Krieger Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Jónsdóttir 3' (Matheson)
Sauerbrunn Yellow card 21'
Ratcliffe Yellow card 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 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Sandy, Utah
1:30 PM MT Report Colaprico 27' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,203
Note: Televised on Lifetime.
Sat 21 April 4 North Carolina Courage 2–2 Utah Royals FC Cary, North Carolina
3:30 PM ET Mathias 6'
Hamilton Yellow card 17'
Dunn 80'
Dahlkemper Yellow card 87'		 Report Ratcliffe Yellow card 28' 66'
Stengel 52'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,958
Referee: Jon Fremon
Note: Televised on Lifetime.
Sat 28 April 5 Utah Royals FC 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Sandy, Utah
7 PM MT Rodriguez 53'
Jonsdottir Yellow card 49'
Scott Yellow card 85'		 Report Heath 67' (Sinclair)
Purce Yellow card 36'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 8,446
May
Sat 5 May 6 Utah Royals FC 2–0 Washington Spirit Sandy, Utah
7 PM MT O’Hara 7'
Sauerbrunn Yellow card 15'
Matheson 66'		 Report Smith Yellow card 72' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 7,551
Referee: Reyna Fonseca
Wed 9 May 7 Utah Royals FC 0–0 Orlando Pride Sandy, Utah
7 PM MT Gorry Yellow card 86' Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 7,137
Sat 19 May 8 Utah Royals FC 1–0 Houston Dash Sandy, Utah
1:30 PM MT Elby Yellow card 9'
Tymrak 51'
Matheson Yellow card 55'		 Report Daly Yellow card 12' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 8,323
Referee: Eric Tattersall
Note: Televised on Lifetime.
Fri 25 May 9 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Utah Royals FC Portland, Oregon
Sinclair 18'
Horan 39', Yellow card 67'		 Report Corsie Yellow card 69'
Jónsdóttir Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,113
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
June
Sat 2 June 10 Sky Blue FC 1–2 Utah Royals FC Piscataway, New Jersey
7 PM ET Groom 10'
Tiernan Yellow card 92+'		 Report Matheson 3'
Freeman 85' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,229
Referee: Lorant Varga
Sat 16 June 11 North Carolina Courage 0–1 Utah Royals FC Cary, North Carolina
7 PM ET Report Scott Yellow card 26'
Ratcliffe 90+4'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,164
Sat 23 June 12 Chicago Red Stars 2–0 Utah Royals FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7 PM ET Naughton 62' (Colaprico)
DiBernardo 70' (Kerr)
Nagasato Yellow card 87'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,317
Referee: Natalie Simon
Wed 27 June 13 Utah Royals FC 0–0 Seattle Reign FC Sandy, Utah
8 PM MT Report Catley Yellow card 59' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 8,504
Sat 30 June 14 Utah Royals FC 3–1 Sky Blue FC Sandy, Utah
8 PM MT Press 7'
Stengel 25' (Press), 29' (Gorry)		 Report Lloyd 62' (Dorsey) Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 8,394
July
Fri 6 July 15 Portland Thorns FC 4–0 Utah Royals FC Portland, Oregon
8 PM PT Heath 2' (Crnogorčević)
Horan 32' (Heath)
Crnogorčević 34'
Lussi 62' (Horan)		 Report Johnson Yellow card 31'
Matheson Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 17, 930
Wed 11 July 16 Seattle Reign FC 1–0 Utah Royals FC Seattle, Washington
7:30 PM PT Long Yellow card 45+2'
Rapinoe 54' (Catley)		 Report Johnson Yellow card 12'
Corsie Yellow card 45+2'
Jónsdótti Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Seattle)
Attendance: 3,191
Sat 14 July 17 Utah Royals FC 1–2 Orlando Pride Sandy, Utah
5:00 PM PT Rodriguez 8' (Corsie) Report Hill Yellow card 24'
Morgan 45+2' (pen.)
Edmonds 52' (Krieger)
Kennedy Yellow card 68'
Ubogagu Yellow card 75'
Camila Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 8,761
Note: Televised on ESPNews.
Fri 20 July 18 Utah Royals FC 0–0 North Carolina Courage Sandy, Utah
8 PM PT Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 8,529
Referee: Christina Unkel
August
Sun 5 August 19 Houston Dash 1–2 Utah Royals FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CT Latsko 41' (Huerta)
Huerta Yellow card 48'		 Report Press 77'
Stengel 83' (Tymrak)		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 3,907
Wed 8 August 20 Utah Royals FC 1–0 Washington Spirit Sandy, Utah
8 PM MT Stengel 74' (Lytle) Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 8,154
Sat 11 August 21 Utah Royals FC 0–1 Seattle Reign FC Sandy, Utah
1:30 PM MT Fishlock 48' (Oyster) Yellow card 74' Report Moros Yellow card 90' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 8,740
Note: Televised on Lifetime.
Sat 18 August 22 Sky Blue FC 2–2 Utah Royals FC Piscataway, New Jersey
7 PM ET Johnson 14' (Rodriguez), 48'
Killion Yellow card 39'
Lloyd Yellow card 69'
Tiernan Yellow card 76'		 Report Richardson 58' (o.g.)
Rodriguez 90+4' (Press)		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 3,468
Wed 22 August 23 Washington Spirit 0–1 Utah Royals FC Boyds, Maryland
7:30 PM ET Report Rodriguez 12'
Corsie Yellow card 17'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,318
September
Sat 8 September 24 Utah Royals FC 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Sandy, Utah
1:30 PM MT Rodriguez 55' (Bowen)
Stengel 64' (Lytle)		 Report Gilliland Yellow card 17'
Stanton Yellow card 25'
Kerr 39' (Gilliland)		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 11,851
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Stats

As of September 8, 2018.[3]

Honors and awards

NWSL season awards

NWSL Team of the Month

Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
March United States Becky Sauerbrunn Iceland Gunnhildur Jonsdottir [6]
April United States Becky Sauerbrunn [7]
May United States Abby Smith United States Becky Sauerbrunn [8]
June United States Becca Moros
United States Becky Sauerbrunn		 [9]
July Scotland Rachel Corsie [10]

NWSL weekly awards

Goal of the Week

Week Result Player Ref.
1 Won Iceland Gunnhildur Jonsdottir [11]
4 Nominated United States Brittany Ratcliffe [12]
5 Nominated United States Amy Rodriguez [13]
6 Won Canada Diana Matheson [14]
8 Nominated United States Erika Tymrak [15]
11/12 Won United States Brittany Ratcliffe [16]
19 Won United States Katie Stengel [17]
20 Nominated United States Katie Stengel [18]
21 Nominated United States Amy Rodriguez [19]
24 Nominated United States Amy Rodriguez [20]

Save of the Week

Week Result Player(s) Ref.
5 Nominated United States Abby Smith [21]
9 Nominated United States Abby Smith and United States Becky Sauerbrunn [22]
16 Won Scotland Rachel Corsie [23]
17 Won Scotland Rachel Corsie [24]
20 Nominated United States Abby Smith [25]
24 Won United States Nicole Barnhart [26]

Club

Roster

As of July 20, 2018.[27][28] Age calculated as of the start of the 2018 season. All players were in their first year with the club and signed in 2018.
No. Name Nat. Pos. Date of birth (age) Previous team
1Abby SmithUnited States USAGK October 4, 1993 (aged 24) United States Boston Breakers
2Rachel CorsieScotland SCODF August 17, 1989 (aged 28) United States Seattle Reign
3Rebecca MorosUnited States USADF May 6, 1985 (aged 32) United States FC Kansas City
4Becky SauerbrunnUnited States USADF June 6, 1985 (aged 32) United States FC Kansas City
5Kelley O'HaraUnited States USADF August 4, 1988 (aged 29) United States Sky Blue FC
6Katie BowenNew Zealand NZLDF April 15, 1994 (aged 23) United States FC Kansas City
7Mandy LaddishUnited States USAMF May 13, 1992 (aged 25) United States FC Kansas City
8Amy RodriguezUnited States USAFW February 17, 1987 (aged 31) United States FC Kansas City
9Lo'eau LaBontaUnited States USAMF March 18, 1993 (aged 25) United States FC Kansas City
10Diana MathesonCanada CANMF April 6, 1984 (aged 34) United States Seattle Reign FC
11Desiree ScottCanada CANMF July 31, 1987 (aged 30) United States FC Kansas City
12Taylor LytleUnited States USAMF March 31, 1989 (aged 29) United States Sky Blue FC
13Makenzy DoniakUnited States USAFW February 25, 1994 (aged 24) United States North Carolina Courage
14Alex ArlittUnited States USADF August 25, 1993 (aged 24) United States FC Kansas City
15Erika TymrakUnited States USAMF August 7, 1991 (aged 26) United States FC Kansas City
16Samantha JohnsonUnited States USADF June 10, 1991 (aged 26) United States Chicago Red Stars
17Sydney MiramontezUnited States USADF October 11, 1994 (aged 23) United States FC Kansas City
18Nicole BarnhartUnited States USAGK October 10, 1981 (aged 36) United States FC Kansas City
19Katrina GorryAustralia AUSMF August 13, 1992 (aged 25) Australia Brisbane Roar
20Elise ThorsnesNorway NORFW August 14, 1988 (aged 29) Norway Avaldsnes
21Christen PressUnited States USAFW December 29, 1988 (aged 29) Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
23Gunnhildur Yrsa JónsdóttirIceland ISLMF September 28, 1988 (aged 29) Norway Vålerenga
24Katie StengelUnited States USAFW February 29, 1992 (aged 26) United States Boston Breakers
25Brittany RatcliffeUnited States USAFW February 7, 1994 (aged 24) United States FC Kansas City

Transfers

As of July 19, 2018.[27]

In

Date Pos. Nat. Player Previous club Fees/notes Ref.
June 18, 2018 FWUnited States USAChristen Press Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Acquired in a three-team trade with Chicago Red Stars and Houston Dash. [29]
DFUnited States USASamantha Johnson United States Chicago Red Stars
June 28, 2018 FWUnited States USAMakenzy Doniak United States North Carolina Courage Acquired in trade with the North Carolina Courage for the rights to Heather O'Reilly. [30]

Out

Player Position Destination club Fees/notes Date
United States Alexa Newfield MF unattached Released 07/19/18
United States Maegan Kelly MF unattached Released 06/20/18
United States E.J. Proctor GK unattached Released 06/20/18
United States Brooke Elby MF Chicago Red Stars Three team trade with the Chicago Red Stars and Houston Dash 06/18/18
Notes
  1. ^
    Option Declined (OPT): Players who have had their option declined may still be resigned by the club under a new contract.
  2. ^
    Free Agent (FREE): Players who are out of contract may still be resigned by the club under a new contract.

Trialist

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Utah Royals are off to a fast start at the box office". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Here's everything you need to know about the Utah Royals' women's soccer league, the NWSL". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Stats". National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ Purdy, Jacqueline (September 16, 2018). "2018 NWSL Awards Finalists". NWSLsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 NWSL Best XI and Second XI announced". Nwslsoccer.com. September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ Balf, Celia (April 6, 2018). "March Team of the Month". NWSLsoccer. NWSL. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ Purdy, Jacqueline (May 3, 2018). "April Team of the Month". NWSLsoccer.com. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ Balf, Celia (June 6, 2018). "May Team of the Month". NWSLsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ Purdy, Jacqueline (July 6, 2018). "June Team of the Month". NWSLsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  10. ↑ "July Team of the Month". August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Vote: Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Vote: Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Week 5 Goal of the Week nominees". National Women's Soccer League. April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Vote: Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  15. ↑ Balf, Celia (May 21, 2018). "Vote: Goal of the Week". NWSL. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  16. ↑ Balf, Celia (June 19, 2018). "Goal of the Week: Brittany Ratcliffe". NWSL. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Goal of the Week: Katie Stengel". August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Goal of the Week Nominees: Week 20". August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Goal of the Week Nominees: Week 21". August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Goal of the Week Nominees: Week 24". September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Week 5 Save of the Week nominees". NWSL. April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Vote: Save of the Week". National Women's Soccer League. May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Save of the Week: Rachel Corsie". NWSL. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Save of the Week: Rachel Corsie". NWSL. July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Week 20 Save of the Week nominees". NWSL. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Week 24 Save of the Week". September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  27. 1 2 "Canadian WNT Standout Desiree Scott, "The Destroyer," Officially Commits to Utah Royals FC". rsl.com. January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Utah Royals Players". Utah Royals FC. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  29. ↑ "Utah Royals FC Acquire Rights to USWNT FW Christen Press Plus DF Samantha Johnson From Chicago Red Stars". rsl.com. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  30. ↑ "North Carolina Courage sign Heather O'Reilly after trade with Utah Royals FC". June 28, 2018. Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
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