2020 Utah Royals FC season

The 2020 Utah Royals FC season marks the team's third year of existence and its third season in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of the American soccer pyramid.[1]

Utah Royals FC
2020 season
OwnerDell Loy Hansen
Head CoachCraig Harrington
StadiumRio Tinto Stadium
NWSL
2020 NWSL Challenge CupQuarter-finals

On January 6, 2020 the team mutually parted ways with head coach Laura Harvey so she could take a position with U.S Soccer as the head coach for the U-20 Women’s National Team.[2]

Competitions

Pre Season

NWSL Regular Season

Overall Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chicago Red Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NWSL Shield
2 Houston Dash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NWSL Playoffs
3 North Carolina Courage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 OL Reign 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Orlando Pride 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Portland Thorns FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Sky Blue FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Utah Royals FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Washington Spirit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Canceled
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: October 12, 2019
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
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundAH
Result
Position[lower-alpha 1]
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
April
April 18, 2019 1Portland Thorns FCvUtah Royals FCPortland, Oregon
MST Stadium: Providence Park
April 24, 2020 2Utah Royals FCvOrlando PrideSandy, Utah
MST Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
May
June
July
August
September
October

2020 NWSL Challenge Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 North Carolina Courage 4 4 0 0 7 1 +6 12
2 Washington Spirit 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7
3 OL Reign 4 1 2 1 1 2 −1 5
4 Houston Dash 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
5 Utah Royals FC (H) 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
6 Chicago Red Stars 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4[lower-alpha 1]
7 Sky Blue FC 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4[lower-alpha 1]
8 Portland Thorns FC 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Chicago Red Stars won the tiebreaker against Sky Blue FC on fewer yellow cards (1 to 4).

Club

Roster
  • Age calculated as of the start of the 2020 season.
As of March 21, 2020[3][4][5][6]
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 26) Boston Breakers 3 (2018)
2 Rachel Corsie  Scotland DF (1989-08-17)August 17, 1989 (aged 30) Seattle Reign 3 (2018)
5 Kelley O'Hara  United States DF (1988-08-04)August 4, 1988 (aged 31) Sky Blue FC 3 (2018)
6 Katie Bowen  New Zealand DF (1994-04-15)April 15, 1994 (aged 25) FC Kansas City 3 (2018)
8 Amy Rodriguez  United States FW (1987-02-17)February 17, 1987 (aged 33) FC Kansas City 3 (2018)
9 Lo'eau LaBonta  United States MF (1993-03-18)March 18, 1993 (aged 27) FC Kansas City 3 (2018)
10 Diana Matheson  Canada MF (1984-04-06)April 6, 1984 (aged 36) Seattle Reign FC 3 (2018)
11 Desiree Scott  Canada MF (1987-07-31)July 31, 1987 (aged 32) FC Kansas City 3 (2018)
12 Taylor Lytle  United States MF (1989-03-31)March 31, 1989 (aged 31) Sky Blue FC 3 (2018)
13 Chestley Strother  United States MF (1994-06-13)June 13, 1994 (aged 25) Sundsvalls DFF 1 (2020)
14 Gaby Vincent  United States DF (1997-12-07)December 7, 1997 (aged 22) University of Louisville 2 (2019)
17 Arielle Ship  United States FW (1995-05-02)May 2, 1995 (aged 24) Washington Spirit 1 (2020)
18 Nicole Barnhart  United States GK (1981-10-10)October 10, 1981 (aged 38) FC Kansas City 3 (2018)
19 Michelle Maemone  United States DF (1997-03-18)March 18, 1997 (aged 23) Pepperdine University 2 (2019)
20 Mallory Weber  United States FW (1994-04-04)April 4, 1994 (aged 26) Portland Thorns 2 (2019)
21 Verónica Boquete  Spain FW (1987-04-09)April 9, 1987 (aged 33) Beijing BG Phoenix 2 (2019)
22 Madeline Nolf  United States DF (1996-03-29)March 29, 1996 (aged 24) Penn State University 2 (2019)
23 Christen Press  United States FW (1988-12-29)December 29, 1988 (aged 31) Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 3 (2018)
24 Taylor Leach  United States DF (1992-01-19)January 19, 1992 (aged 28) Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 1 (2020)
25 Brittany Ratcliffe  United States FW (1994-02-07)February 7, 1994 (aged 26) FC Kansas City 3 (2018)
42 Raisa Strom-Okimoto  United States FW University of Hawaii 2 (2019)
66 Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir  Iceland MF (1988-09-28)September 28, 1988 (aged 31) Vålerenga 3 (2018)
Melissa Lowder  United States GK Santa Clara University 2 (2019)
Elizabeth Ball  United States DF (1995-10-20)October 20, 1995 (aged 24) Portland Thorns 1 (2020)
Aminata Diallo  France MF (1995-04-03)April 3, 1995 (aged 25) Paris Saint-Germain 1 (2020)

Player Transactions
As of March 11, 2020

Transfers In
Date Player Positions played Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
11/05/19 Kyra Carusa FW Sky Blue FC Re-Entry Wire [7]
11/05/19 Cali Farquharson FW Washington Spirit Re-Entry Wire [7]
11/05/19 Arielle Ship FW Washington Spirit Re-Entry Wire [7]
01/06/20 Taylor Leach DF Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Signed [8]
01/07/20 Chestley Strother MF Sundsvalls DFF Signed [9]
03/03/20 Elizabeth Ball DF Portland Thorns Acquired in a trade with the Portland Thorns in exchange for Becky Sauerbrunn and allocation money. [10]
03/11/20 Aminata Diallo MF Paris Saint-Germain Signed on loan from Paris Saint-Germain. [11]

Transfers Out
Date Player Positions played Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
12/12/19 Cali Farquharson FW KIF Örebro DFF Waived [12]
12/19/19 Makenzy Doniak FW Chicago Red Stars Traded to the Chicago Red Stars, in exchange for Chicago's second round pick in the 2021 NWSL College Draft [13]
01/06/20 Erika Tymrak MF Retired [14]
01/08/20 Katie Stengel FW Houston Dash Traded to the Houston Dash along with Utah's third round pick in the 2020 College Draft in exchange for Houston's second round pick in the 2020 and 2021 NWSL College Drafts [15]
02/03/20 Mandy Laddish MF Retired [16]
02/03/20 Becca Moros DF Waived [16]
02/19/20 Sydney Miramontez DF Retired [17]
03/03/20 Becky Sauerbrunn DF Portland Thorns Traded to the Portland Thorns in exchange for Elizabeth Ball and allocation money. [10]

2020 NWSL College Draft
Source: National Women's Soccer League[18]
Round Pick Nat. Player Pos. Previous Team
Round 18Tziarra KingFNorth Carolina State University
Round 212Kate Del FavaMIllinois State University
Round 431Cyera HintzenFUniversity of Texas
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References
  1. "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.
  2. "UTAH ROYALS FC PARTS WAYS WITH HEAD COACH LAURA HARVEY". January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  3. "Utah Royals FC Signs MF Vero Boquete". rsl.com. January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  4. "Three Utah Royals FC Players Change Numbers for 2019 Season". March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  5. "URFC Signs Michelle Maemone, Madeline Nolf and Gaby Vincent to Supplemental Roster". April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  6. "Utah Royals FC Promotes Three Players". July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  7. "Utah Royals FC select 3 off the Re-Entry Wire". November 5, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  8. "Breaking: Utah Royals sign defender Taylor Leach". January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  9. "Utah Royals FC Signs Midfielder Chestley Strother". January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  10. "Utah Royals FC Acquires Elizabeth Ball from Portland Thorns FC". March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  11. "Utah Royals FC Signs French Midfielder Aminata Diallo". March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  12. "KIF Örebro värvar in Cali Farquharson från Washington Spirit". December 19, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  13. "Makenzy Doniak traded to the Chicago Red Stars". December 19, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  14. "Utah Royals FC midfielder Erika Tymrak retires on day club confirms departure of head coach Laura Harvey". January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  15. "Utah Royals FC Receives Two Draft Picks in Trade With the Houston Dash". January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  16. "Utah Royals FC Midfielder Mandy Laddish Announces Retirement". February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  17. "Utah Royals FC Defender Sydney Miramontez Announces Retirement". February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  18. "2020 NWSL COLLEGE DRAFT ORDER". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
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