2019 Real Monarchs season

The 2019 Real Monarchs season was the fifth season for Real Monarchs in the United Soccer League Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1]

Real Monarchs
2019 season
Head coachMartín Vásquez
StadiumZions Bank Stadium
Herriman, Utah
USL4th, Western Conference
USL PlayoffsChampions
Four Corners CupWinner
Highest home attendance4,521 (November 9 vs. El Paso)
Lowest home attendance1,036 (March 23 vs. LA Galaxy II)
Average home league attendance1,983
Biggest win5–0
(March 23 vs. LA Galaxy II)
(July 12 vs. Tacoma Defiance)
Biggest defeat1–5 (April 13 vs. New Mexico United)
← 2018
2020 →

Club

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As of February 20, 2019[2]

No. Position Player Nation
40 MF James Moberg   United States
41 FW Lionel Etoundi   Cameroon
42 FW Douglas Martínez   Honduras
43 MF Justin Portillo   United States
44 MF Maikel Chang   Cuba
45 MF Andrew Brody   United States
46 MF Damian German   United States
47 FW Josh Heard   Wales
48 MF Jack Blake   Scotland
49 MF Ricardo Ávila (on loan from Universitario)   Panama
52 DF Kalen Ryden   United States
53 DF Noah Powder   Trinidad and Tobago
55 MF Masta Kacher   Canada
56 DF Konrad Plewa   Poland
60 DF Joseph Okumu   Kenya
61 GK Evan Finney   United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Real Salt Lake.
  2. ^

Competitions

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Exhibitions

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February 8 Preseason RSL Academy Real Monarchs Utah
9:00 AM
Note: Results not published.
February 15 Wasatch Winter Cup Real Monarchs 0–4 Reno 1868 FC Herriman, Utah
3:00 PM Report Musovski   4', 27', 51' (pen.), 57' Stadium: Zions Bank Training Center

USL Championship

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Reno 1868 FC 34 18 6 10 72 51 +21 60 Conference Quarterfinals
3 Fresno FC 34 16 9 9 58 44 +14 57
4 Real Monarchs (C) 34 16 8 10 71 53 +18 56
5 Orange County SC 34 15 9 10 54 43 +11 54
6 El Paso Locomotive FC 34 13 11 10 42 36 +6 50
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions

Match results

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On December 19, 2018, the USL announced that their 2019 season schedule.[3]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Unless otherwise noted, all times in MDT (UTC-06)

March 9 1 Sacramento Republic FC 1–1 Real Monarchs Sacramento, California
8:30 PM Iwasa   11'
Chantzopoulos   81'
Report Chang   25'
Blake   35' (pen.)
Ávila   80'
Kacher   90+4'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,086
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
March 16 2 Real Monarchs 0–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Herriman, Utah
1:00 PM Ryden   32'
Martínez   73'
Blake   90+2'
Report Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,320
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
March 23 3 Real Monarchs 5–0 LA Galaxy II Herriman, Utah
1:00 PM Ávila   25'
Martínez   48'
Blake   56'
Chang   60',   72'
Ochoa   63'
Etoundi   79'
Jasso   86'
Report Cuello   42'
Traore   70'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,036
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
March 30 4 Las Vegas Lights FC 1–0 Real Monarchs Las Vegas, Nevada
8:30 PM Parra   45+3'
Scaglia   45+3'
Harlley   49'
Torre   90+1'
Report Blake   37'
Martínez   56'
Powder   58'
Moberg   74'
Etoundi   90+1'
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 9,102
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
April 6 5 Real Monarchs 3–1 Reno 1868 FC Herriman, Utah
1:00 PM Chang   6'
Plata   15'
Heard   22'
Martínez   36'
Blake   48'
Report Janjigian   45+2'
Apodaca   81'
Seymore   83'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,560
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 13 6 New Mexico United 5–1 Real Monarchs Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:30 PM Moar   24',   28',   40'
Frater   45+2'
Suggs   47'
Wehan   79'
Muhammad   90'
Report Blake   16'
Heard   47'
Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 12,327
Referee: Ricardo Robledo-Grajeda
April 20 7 Real Monarchs 3–2 San Antonio FC Herriman, Utah
7:00 PM Chang   48' (pen.)
Blake   56' (pen.)
Coffee   72'
Report Gómez   6',   17'
Hernandez   47'
Lahoud   57'
Restrepo   58'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,711
Referee: Malik Badawi
April 26 8 Austin Bold FC 3–2 Real Monarchs Austin, Texas
7:30 PM McFarlane   4'
Lima   11',   42',   45+5'
Isaac Promise   16'
Saramutin   45'
Report Blake   3'
Schmitt   19'
Moberg   45+6'
Martínez   54'
Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 2,003
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
May 4 9 Real Monarchs 2–4 Fresno FC Herriman, Utah
1:00 PM Chang   17'
Heard   84'
Ávila   87'
Report Chaney   27',   61'
Ryden   58' (o.g.)
Johnson   90'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,685
Referee: Dejan Susak
May 18 10 OKC Energy 1–1 Real Monarchs Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:30 PM CDT R.García   34'
Watson   36'
Cato   71'
Report Schmitt   90+3' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 4,031
Referee: Greg Dopka
May 25 11 Real Monarchs 2–4 Phoenix Rising FC Herriman, Utah
8:00 PM Silva   10',   73'
Martínez   25'
Ávila   45'
Powder   67'
Report Jahn   32'
Bakero   35'
Farrell   45'
Flemmings   60'
Dia   69'
Asante   81'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,936
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
May 29 12 Portland Timbers 2 2–1 Real Monarchs Portland, Oregon
7:00 PM Asprilla   63',   90+2'
Jadama   70',   71'
Farfan   88'
Hanson   89'
Report Kacher   28'
Martínez   37'
Plewa   59'
Heard   68'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 2,523
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 8 13 Real Monarchs 5–3 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Herriman, Utah
8:00 P.M. Martínez   13',   62',   76'
Heard   21'
Chang   22'
Powder   48',   88'
Pierre   66'
Report Salazar   60'
Enriquez   64'
Small   83',   90+3'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,709
Referee: Elton García
June 22 14 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–2 Real Monarchs Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM Argueta   30'
Seth   55'
Rwatubyaye   61'
Jome   64'
Report Heard   36'
Ávila   45+3'
Coffee   81'
Portillo   86'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,506
Referee: Luis Guardia
June 29 15 Tulsa Roughnecks 1–3 Real Monarchs Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:30 PM da Costa   7'
Reyes   36'
Report Kacher   17',   39'
Plewa   21'
Martinez   50'
Heard   63'
Mulholland   83'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 1,640
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
July 6 16 Real Monarchs 1–0 New Mexico United Herriman, Utah
8:00 P.M. Plewa   23'
Chang   59' (pen.)
Ávila   73'
Ryden   90+7'
Report Wehan   26'
Suggs   66'
Frater   66'
Guzmán   90+4'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,159
Referee: Dejan Susak
July 12 17 Real Monarchs 5–0 Tacoma Defiance Herriman, Utah
8:00 PM Chang   8'
Martínez   36',   62',   67',   76'
Blake   83'
Report Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,919
Referee: Michael Radchuk
July 20 18 El Paso Locomotive FC 0–0 Real Monarchs El Paso, Texas
7:30 PM Report Okumu   21'
Palma   42'
Portillo   48'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,012
Referee: Calin Radosav
July 27 19 San Antonio FC 3–1 Real Monarchs San Antonio, Texas
6:30 p.m. CDT Gómez   15'
López   31'
Forbes   83'
Report Powder   28'
Etoundi   41'
Palma   45+6'
Portillo   51'
Blake   62'
Plewa   82'
Ryden   90'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,550
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
August 10 21 Real Monarchs 4–1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Herriman, Utah
8:00 PM German   17'
Blake   56'
Jasso   58'
Mulholland   68'
Ryden   77'
Chang   90'
Report Uzo   90+1' Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,221
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 16 22 Fresno FC 1–1 Real Monarchs Fresno, California
7:30 PM Chavez   38'
Daly   57'
Ellis-Hayden   78'
Report Martínez   71' Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,842
Referee: Matthew Thompson
August 24 23 Orange County SC 3–1 Real Monarchs Irvine, California
8:00 PM Orozco   28'
Jones   38'
Quinn   52'
van Ewijk   64'
Report Jasso   51'
Ryden   61',   78'
Moberg   63'
Chang   74'
Holt   90+2'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,053
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
August 30 24 Real Monarchs 2–2 OKC Energy FC Herriman, Utah
8:00 PM Plewa   45+1',   51'
Martínez   78'
Report Ibeagha   21'
R. Garcia   52'
Brown   80'
Jones   90'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,091
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
September 4 25 Real Monarchs 2–2 Las Vegas Lights FC Herriman, Utah
8:00 PM Blake   44' (pen.),   90+6'
Holt   52'
Martínez   90+6'
Report Torres   9'
Sousa   15'
Robinson   31'
Tabortetaka   81'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,471
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
September 7 26 LA Galaxy II 3–1 Real Monarchs Carson, California
19:00 Hernández   10',   34'
Hilliard-Arce   15'
Ontiveros   35'
Shultz   51'
Koreniuk   53'
Gutiérrez   68'
Report Jasso   8'
Portillo   45',   88'
Powder   75'
Holt   87'
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 1,082
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
September 14 27 Real Monarchs 5–1 Portland Timbers 2 Herriman, Utah
8:00 PM Martínez   22',   38',   66',   70'
Saucedo   80'
Coffee   83'
Moberg   87'
Report Calixtro   24',   41'
Sierakowski   44'
Wharton   80'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Brad Jensen
September 17 28 Tacoma Defiance 1–4 Real Monarchs SLC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Ocampo-Chavez   4',   60'
Leyva   4'   64'
Rubio   44'   44'
Berkolds   90+2'
Report Coffee   32'
Chang   55',   73' (pen.)
Brown   58'
Plewa   63'
Blake   81'
Cálix   89'
Powder   90+2'
Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,016
Referee: Mark Allatin
September 21 29 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 3–1 Real Monarchs Edinburg, Texas
7:30 P.M. Enríquez   32' (pen.)
Bird   56'
Lemoine   58'
Salazar   75'
Report Blake   54'
Fertil-Pierre   72'
German   81'
Chang   82'
Powder   85'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 28 30 Reno 1868 FC 1–2 Real Monarchs Reno, Nevada
7:00 pm (PDT) Musovski   29' Report Powder   41'
Portillo   42'
Ryden   81'
Holt   83'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 5,007
Referee: Matthew Thompson
October 5 Real Monarchs P–P Austin Bold FC Herriman, Utah
2:00 PM Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Note: Match rescheduled due to the death of Isaac Promise.[4]
October 9 31 Real Monarchs 2–0 Orange County SC Herriman, Utah
8:00 PM Schmitt   50'
Quinn   73' (o.g.)
Chang   83'
Report Seaton   50' Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,316
Referee: Elton García
October 12 32 Phoenix Rising FC 1–2 Real Monarchs Scottsdale, Arizona
8:30 PM Musa   54'
Asante   73'
Spencer   82'
Dia   86'
Whelan   89'
Report Jasso   31'
Chang   74' (pen.)
Plewa   89'
Coffee   90+3'
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 6,863
Referee: Malik Badawi
October 16 33 Real Monarchs 2–2 Austin Bold FC Herriman, Utah
8:00 PM Vazquez   5'
Coffee   55'
Ryden   90+3'
Report Twumasi   18'
McFarlane   23'
Rissi   44'
Soto   52'
Lima   57'
Kléber   86'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,503
Referee: Greg Dopka
Note: Match rescheduled from October 5.[5]
October 19 34 Real Monarchs 3–0 Sacramento Republic FC Herriman, Utah
8:00 PM Ryden   45'
Mulholland   48',   50'
Blake   56'
Martínez   61',   82'
Report Villarreal   24'
Taintor   43'
McCrary   85'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,131
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

USL Cup Playoffs

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October 26 Conf. Quarterfinals Real Monarchs 6–2 Orange County SC Herriman, Utah
1:00 PM MDT Chang   13'
Martinez   28'
Mulholland   34'
Blake   59',   90'
Schmitt   77'
Holt   81'
Report Orozco   35',   80'
Forrester   40'   49'
Hume   67'
Seaton   90+1'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,749
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
November 1 Conf. Semifinals Phoenix Rising FC 1–2 Real Monarchs Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 pm MST Flemmings   25'
Asante   47'
Report Blake   33',   61'
Chang   43'
Powder   84'
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 7,548
Referee: Jon Freemon
November 9 Conf. Final Real Monarchs 2–1 (a.e.t.) El Paso Locomotive FC Herriman, Utah
2:00 PM Schmitt   21'
Ryden   48'
Portillo   88'
Mulholland   90+4'
Holt   116',   120'
Report Fox   45+1'
Kiffe   47'   51'
Gómez   71'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 4,521
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Assistant referees: Diego Blas
Fourth official: Elton Garcia
November 17 Final Louisville City FC 1–3 Real Monarchs Louisville, Kentucky
5:30 PM MST Rasmussen   6'
Williams   89'
Report Holt   25',   69'
Plewa   45'
Schmitt   59'
Powder   66'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,025
Referee: Tim Ford
Assistant referees: Jeremy Kieso, Cory Richardson, Chris Elliott (reserve asst.)
Fourth official: Malik Badawi

U.S. Open Cup

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Due to being owned by a higher division professional club (Real Salt Lake), Real Monarchs is one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Real Salt Lake announce that new USL PRO team will be called Real Monarchs". MLSsoccer.com. September 10, 2014. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Real Monarchs official roster". Real Monarchs.
  3. ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Austin Bold FC, Real Monarchs SLC Contest Postponed". Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "Austin Bold FC, Real Monarchs SLC Contest Postponed". Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized" (Press release). U.S. Soccer Federation. January 31, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.