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2024 Utah Royals season

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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]

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Staffing changes

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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]

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Club

Roster

As of October 21, 2024[15][16]

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Competitions

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NWSL regular season

The Royals were eliminated from playoff contention after Bay FC defeated the North Carolina Courage on October 19.[18]

Matches

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
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
Report
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
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
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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
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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
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
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
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 Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 10,367
Referee: Anya Voigt
June 21 14 Orlando Pride 6–0 Utah Royals Orlando, Florida
6:00 pm MT
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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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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
Report
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 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 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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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
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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
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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
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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
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 9,879
Referee: Adorae Monroy

Standings

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Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Angel City FC were deducted three points for breaching spending cap rules.[19]

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

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.

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Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: tiebreakers

Matches

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

Squad appearances

As of November 2, 2024[20]
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Goals

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Assists

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Clean sheets

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Transactions

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2024 NWSL Expansion Draft

The 2024 NWSL expansion draft was held on December 18, 2023.[21]

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2024 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2024.

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Re-signings

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