Real Monarchs 2019 football season
| 2019 season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Martín Vásquez |
| Stadium | Zions Bank Stadium Herriman, Utah |
| USL | 4th, Western Conference |
| USL Playoffs | Champions |
| Four Corners Cup | Winner |
| Highest home attendance | 4,521 (November 9 vs. El Paso) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,036 (March 23 vs. LA Galaxy II) |
| Average home league attendance | 1,983 |
| Biggest win | 5–0 (March 23 vs. LA Galaxy II) (July 12 vs. Tacoma Defiance) |
| Biggest defeat | 1–5 (April 13 vs. New Mexico United) |
| ← 20182020 → | |
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.
Club
As of February 20, 2019
| 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
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| 55 | MF | Masta Kacher |  Canada
|
| 56 | DF | Konrad Plewa |  Poland
|
| 60 | DF | Joseph Okumu |  Kenya
|
| 61 | GK | Evan Finney | United States
|
- Signed to first team contract with Real Salt Lake.
- Real Salt Lake Academy player.
Competitions
Exhibitions
RSL Academy v Real Monarchs| 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 |
| February 18 Preseason | Real Monarchs | 4–0 | Utah Valley Wolverines | Herriman, Utah |
| 3:00 PM | Chang 10' Blake 13'Etoundi 36'Bailey 72' |
Report | Stadium: Zions Bank Training Center |
| February 21 Wasatch Winter Cup | Real Monarchs | 2–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 11:30 AM | Etoundi 33' Brody 71' |
Report | Argueta 17' Seth 53' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Training Center |
| March 2 Preseason | LA Galaxy II | v | Real Monarchs | Carson, California |
| Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
USL Championship
Main article: 2019 USL Championship seasonStandings
| 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 |
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
On December 19, 2018, the USL announced that their 2019 season schedule.
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Unless otherwise noted, all times in MDT (UTC-06)
Sacramento Republic FC v Real Monarchs| 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 2 20 | Real Monarchs | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM | German 86', 86' |
Report | Rodriguez 83' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,817 Referee: David Barrie |
| 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. | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| 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
Main article: 2019 USL Championship Playoffs Real Monarchs v Orange County SC| 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
Main article: 2019 U.S. Open CupDue 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.
References
- "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.
- "Real Monarchs official roster". Real Monarchs.
- "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- "Austin Bold FC, Real Monarchs SLC Contest Postponed". Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- "Austin Bold FC, Real Monarchs SLC Contest Postponed". Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized" (Press release). U.S. Soccer Federation. January 31, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
