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Utah Royals FC
2020 season
OwnerDell Loy Hansen
Head CoachCraig Harrington
StadiumRio Tinto Stadium
NWSL
2020 NWSL Challenge CupQuarter-finals
← 2019

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]

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

Template:2020 National Women's Soccer League season

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
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[a]
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 1 Portland Thorns FC v Utah Royals FC Portland, Oregon
MST Stadium: Providence Park
April 24, 2020 2 Utah Royals FC v Orlando Pride Sandy, 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[a]
7 Sky Blue FC 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4[a]
8 Portland Thorns FC 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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 September 9, 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) United States Boston Breakers 3 (2018)
2 Rachel Corsie  Scotland DF (1989-08-17)August 17, 1989 (aged 30) United States Seattle Reign 3 (2018)
5 Kelley O'Hara  United States DF (1988-08-04)August 4, 1988 (aged 31) United States Sky Blue FC 3 (2018)
6 Katie Bowen  New Zealand DF (1994-04-15)April 15, 1994 (aged 25) United States FC Kansas City 3 (2018)
8 Amy Rodriguez  United States FW (1987-02-17)February 17, 1987 (aged 33) United States FC Kansas City 3 (2018)
9 Lo'eau LaBonta  United States MF (1993-03-18)March 18, 1993 (aged 27) United States FC Kansas City 3 (2018)
10 Diana Matheson  Canada MF (1984-04-06)April 6, 1984 (aged 36) United States Seattle Reign FC 3 (2018)
11 Desiree Scott  Canada MF (1987-07-31)July 31, 1987 (aged 32) United States FC Kansas City 3 (2018)
12 Taylor Lytle  United States MF (1989-03-31)March 31, 1989 (aged 31) United States Sky Blue FC 3 (2018)
13 Chestley Strother  United States MF (1994-06-13)June 13, 1994 (aged 25) Sweden Sundsvalls DFF 1 (2020)
14 Gaby Vincent  United States DF (1997-12-07)December 7, 1997 (aged 22) United States University of Louisville 2 (2019)
17 Arielle Ship  United States FW (1995-05-02)May 2, 1995 (aged 24) United States Washington Spirit 1 (2020)
18 Nicole Barnhart  United States GK (1981-10-10)October 10, 1981 (aged 38) United States FC Kansas City 3 (2018)
19 Michelle Maemone  United States DF (1997-03-18)March 18, 1997 (aged 23) United States Pepperdine University 2 (2019)
20 Mallory Weber  United States FW (1994-04-04)April 4, 1994 (aged 26) United States Portland Thorns 2 (2019)
21 Verónica Boquete  Spain FW (1987-04-09)April 9, 1987 (aged 33) China Beijing BG Phoenix 2 (2019)
22 Madeline Nolf  United States DF (1996-03-29)March 29, 1996 (aged 24) United States Penn State University 2 (2019)
24 Taylor Leach  United States DF (1992-01-19)January 19, 1992 (aged 28) Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 1 (2020)
25 Brittany Ratcliffe  United States FW (1994-02-07)February 7, 1994 (aged 26) United States FC Kansas City 3 (2018)
42 Raisa Strom-Okimoto  United States FW United States University of Hawaii 2 (2019)
66 Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir  Iceland MF (1988-09-28)September 28, 1988 (aged 31) Norway Vålerenga 3 (2018)
Melissa Lowder  United States GK United States Santa Clara University 2 (2019)
Elizabeth Ball  United States DF (1995-10-20)October 20, 1995 (aged 24) United States Portland Thorns 1 (2020)
Aminata Diallo  France MF (1995-04-03)April 3, 1995 (aged 25) France 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 United States Kyra Carusa FW United States Sky Blue FC Re-Entry Wire [7]
11/05/19 United States Cali Farquharson FW United States Washington Spirit Re-Entry Wire [7]
11/05/19 United States Arielle Ship FW United States Washington Spirit Re-Entry Wire [7]
01/06/20 United States Taylor Leach DF Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Signed [8]
01/07/20 United States Chestley Strother MF Sweden Sundsvalls DFF Signed [9]
03/03/20 United States Elizabeth Ball DF United States Portland Thorns Acquired in a trade with the Portland Thorns in exchange for Becky Sauerbrunn and allocation money. [10]
03/11/20 France Aminata Diallo MF France 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 United States Cali Farquharson FW Sweden KIF Örebro DFF Waived [12]
12/19/19 United States Makenzy Doniak FW United States 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 United States Erika Tymrak MF Retired [14]
01/08/20 United States Katie Stengel FW United States 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 United States Mandy Laddish MF Retired [16]
02/03/20 United States Becca Moros DF Waived [16]
02/19/20 United States Sydney Miramontez DF Retired [17]
03/03/20 United States Becky Sauerbrunn DF United States 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 1 8 United States Tziarra King F North Carolina State University
Round 2 12 United States Kate Del Fava M Illinois State University
Round 4 31 United States Cyera Hintzen F University of Texas

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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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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