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)
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Club

As of February 20, 2019[2]

No.PositionPlayerNation
40MFJames Moberg  United States
41FWLionel Etoundi  Cameroon
42FWDouglas Martínez  Honduras
43MFJustin Portillo  United States
44MFMaikel Chang  Cuba
45MFAndrew Brody  United States
46MFDamian German  United States
47FWJosh Heard  Wales
48MFJack Blake  Scotland
49MFRicardo Ávila (on loan from Universitario)  Panama
52DFKalen Ryden  United States
53DFNoah Powder  Trinidad and Tobago
55MFMasta Kacher  Canada
56DFKonrad Plewa  Poland
60DFJoseph Okumu  Kenya
61GKEvan Finney  United States

Competitions

Exhibitions

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 PMReportMusovski 4', 27', 51' (pen.), 57'Stadium: Zions Bank Training Center

USL Championship

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
2Reno 1868 FC34186107251+2160Conference Quarterfinals
3Fresno FC3416995844+1457
4Real Monarchs (C)34168107153+1856
5Orange County SC34159105443+1154
6El Paso Locomotive FC341311104236+650
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

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 PMIwasa  11'
Chantzopoulos 81'
ReportChang  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 PMRyden  32'
Martínez  73'
Blake  90+2'
ReportStadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,320
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
March 23 3 Real Monarchs 5–0 LA Galaxy II Herriman, Utah
1:00 PMÁvila 25'
Martínez  48'
Blake  56'
Chang 60', 72'
Ochoa  63'
Etoundi 79'
Jasso 86'
ReportCuello  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 PMParra  45+3'
Scaglia  45+3'
Harlley 49'
Torre  90+1'
ReportBlake  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 PMChang 6'
Plata 15'
Heard  22'
Martínez  36'
Blake 48'
ReportJanjigian  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 PMMoar 24', 28', 40'
Frater 45+2'
Suggs  47'
Wehan 79'
Muhammad  90'
ReportBlake 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 PMChang 48' (pen.)
Blake 56' (pen.)
Coffee 72'
ReportGómez 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 PMMcFarlane 4'
Lima 11', 42',  45+5'
Isaac Promise  16'
Saramutin  45'
ReportBlake  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 PMChang 17'
Heard 84'
Ávila  87'
ReportChaney 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 CDTR.García  34'
Watson  36'
Cato 71'
ReportSchmitt 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 PMSilva 10',  73'
Martínez 25'
Ávila  45'
Powder  67'
ReportJahn 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 PMAsprilla 63',  90+2'
Jadama 70',  71'
Farfan  88'
Hanson  89'
ReportKacher  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'
ReportSalazar 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 PMArgueta  30'
Seth 55'
Rwatubyaye  61'
Jome  64'
ReportHeard  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 PMda Costa 7'
Reyes  36'
ReportKacher 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'
ReportWehan  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 PMChang 8'
Martínez 36',  62', 67', 76'
Blake 83'
ReportStadium: 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 PMReportOkumu  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. CDTGómez 15'
López 31'
Forbes 83'
ReportPowder  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 PMGerman 17'
Blake 56'
Jasso  58'
Mulholland  68'
Ryden 77'
Chang 90'
ReportUzo 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 PMChavez 38'
Daly  57'
Ellis-Hayden  78'
ReportMartínez 71'Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,842
Referee: Matthew Thompson
August 24 23 Orange County SC 3–1 Real Monarchs Irvine, California
8:00 PMOrozco 28'
Jones 38'
Quinn 52'
van Ewijk  64'
ReportJasso  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 PMPlewa 45+1',  51'
Martínez 78'
ReportIbeagha  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 PMBlake 44' (pen.), 90+6'
Holt  52'
Martínez  90+6'
ReportTorres 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
19:00Hernández 10',  34'
Hilliard-Arce 15'
Ontiveros  35'
Shultz  51'
Koreniuk  53'
Gutiérrez 68'
ReportJasso  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 PMMartínez 22', 38', 66', 70'
Saucedo  80'
Coffee 83'
Moberg  87'
ReportCalixtro 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'
ReportCoffee 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'
ReportBlake  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'ReportPowder 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 PMStadium: 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 PMSchmitt  50'
Quinn 73' (o.g.)
Chang 83'
ReportSeaton  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 PMMusa  54'
Asante  73'
Spencer 82'
Dia  86'
Whelan  89'
ReportJasso  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 PMVazquez 5'
Coffee 55'
Ryden  90+3'
ReportTwumasi 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 PMRyden 45'
Mulholland  48', 50'
Blake  56'
Martínez 61',  82'
ReportVillarreal  24'
Taintor  43'
McCrary  85'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,131
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

USL Cup Playoffs

October 26 Conf. Quarterfinals Real Monarchs 6–2 Orange County SC Herriman, Utah
1:00 PM MDTChang 13'
Martinez 28'
Mulholland  34'
Blake 59', 90'
Schmitt 77'
Holt 81'
ReportOrozco 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 MSTFlemmings 25'
Asante  47'
ReportBlake 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 PMSchmitt  21'
Ryden 48'
Portillo  88'
Mulholland  90+4'
Holt  116', 120'
ReportFox 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 MSTRasmussen 6'
Williams  89'
ReportHolt 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

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