| Club: | Utah Royals |
| Season: | 2024 |
| Stadium: | America First Field |
| League: | NWSL |
| Chrtitle: | Sporting Director |
| Chairman: | Kelly Cousins |
| Ownertitle: | Owners |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Jimmy Coenraets (interim since June 30; permanent since October 24) Amy Rodriguez (until June 30) |
| Highest Attendance: | 20,370 (Mar 16 vs CHI) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 7,491 (May 25 vs KC) |
| Average Attendance: | 10,304 |
| League Topscorer: | Cloé Lacasse (4) |
| Season Topscorer: | Ally Sentnor (5) |
| Cup1: | NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Group stage |
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| Prevseason: | 2020 |
| Nextseason: | 2025 |
| Updated: | November 2, 2024 |
The 2024 Utah Royals season marks the team's fourth season of existence in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of the American soccer pyramid. This season marks the team's first since 2020, after which the original club relocated to become the Kansas City Current.[1] The club plays its home games at America First Field in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy. The club's head coach is Jimmy Coenraets, who served as interim head coach following the firing of former Royal and national team player Amy Rodriguez[2] and was named the permanent head coach on october 24.[3]
On April 19, 2023, the Royals hired former Royals player and USC Trojans women's soccer assistant coach Amy Rodriguez as the club's head coach. The role was Rodriguez's first as a head coach.[4] [5] Club president Michelle Hyncik was a high-school teammate of Rodriguez's and offered the role to Rodriguez.[6]
On July 18, 2023, the Royals hired former Reading F.C. Women manager Kelly Cousins as the club's first sporting director.[7] [8]
On March 13, 2024, the Royals announced the hiring of Reno MVLA Soccer Club coaching director Vanessa Mann and D.C. United assistant coach Frédéric Brillant as the club's assistant coaches, and UConn Huskies women's soccer assistant coach Maryse Bard-Martel as goalkeeping coach.[9]
On May 20, Brillant was announced as the head coach for DC Power FC of the newly formed USL Super League.[10] [11]
On June 7, the Royals hired Oud-Heverlee Leuven manager Jimmy Coenraets as an assistant coach and Sam Lismont as a performance analyst.[12]
After 11 league matches and a record putting the team in last place, the Royals organization fired Rodriguez and Bard-Martel on June 30. The Royals also reassigned team president Michelle Hyncik, who had hired Rodriguez, to a position with the Blitzer Family Office and appointed Coenraets as the team's interim head coach.[13]
On October 9, the Royals hired former Bristol City Women goalkeeping coach James White as the team's goalkeeping coach. White had previously worked for Cousins at Reading Women.[14]
On October 24, the Royals named Coenraets the club's permanent head coach and announced that he had signed a contract to remain with the club through the 2027 season.[3]
See main article: 2024 National Women's Soccer League season.
The Royals were eliminated from playoff contention after Bay FC defeated the North Carolina Courage on October 19.[17]
See main article: 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup. The Utah Royals competed in the first edition of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup. Group stage play began on July 19. The Royals finished at the top of Group A, but were the fifth-ranked group winner of the five groups and failed to advance to the tournament's knockout rounds.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Total | NWSL Regular Season | Summer Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | GK |  | Mandy Haught | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | GK | | Carly Nelson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK |  | Cristina Roque | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 3 | DF | | Olivia Griffitts | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Lauren Flynn | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | | Kate Del Fava | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | DF |  | Zoe Burns | 24 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | DF | | Madison Pogarch | 28 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | DF |  | Ana Tejada | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | DF | | Kaleigh Riehl | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | DF | | Darielle O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | | Imani Dorsey | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 6 | MF |  | Agnes Nyberg | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |  | Macey Fraser | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Mikayla Cluff | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Dana Foederer | 26 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | |
| 26 | MF | | Claudia Zornoza | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 4 | FW | | Paige Monaghan | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | | Michele Vasconcelos | 17 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Ally Sentnor | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | FW | | Brecken Mozingo | 21 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | FW | | Cameron Tucker | 19 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | | Cloé Lacasse | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW |  | Mina Tanaka | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | | Hannah Betfort | 27 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 |
| Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.) | |||||||||
| 2 | MF | | Ellie Boren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  | Amandine Henry | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  | Ifeoma Onumonu | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Addisyn Merrick | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Frankie Tagliaferri | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | Emily Gray | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | | Shaelan Grace Murison Brown | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rank | Player | Total | NWSL Regular Season | Summer Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ally Sentnor | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Hannah Betfort | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Cloé Lacasse | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | Paige Monaghan | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Kate Del Fava | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brecken Mozingo | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ana Tejada | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cameron Tucker | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Michele Vasconcelos | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Claudia Zornoza | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 | Dana Foederer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Olivia Griffitts | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mina Tanaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rank | Player | Total | NWSL Regular Season | Summer Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ally Sentnor | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Dana Foederer | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Paige Monaghan | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Claudia Zornoza | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5 | Ana Tejada | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Shaelan Grace Murison Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kaleigh Riehl | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Michele Vasconcelos | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rank | Player | Total | NWSL Regular Season | Summer Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandy Haught | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Cristina Roque | 1 | 1 | 0 |