Real Monarchs

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Real Monarchs
File:Real Monarchs Logo.png
Full nameReal Monarchs SLC
Founded2014 (10 years ago) (2014)
StadiumRio Tinto Stadium
Capacity20,213
OwnerReal Salt Lake (Dell Loy Hansen)
PresidentRob Zarkos[1]
Head CoachMark Briggs
LeagueUSL
20171st, Western Conference
Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Real Monarchs SLC is an American soccer club that plays in the United Soccer League.[2]

The team is affiliated with the Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake and currently play their games at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah with the intention of moving into their own stadium once it is completed. The club originally looked at building a new stadium in Salt Lake City at the Utah State Fairpark but on February 25, 2015, club owner Dell Loy Hansen withdrew his offer.[3] On March 3, 2015, Hansen announced that he had entered into negotiations to build the stadium in West Valley City.[4]

History

RSL Academy coach Freddy Juarez was named Head Coach on December 23, 2014.[5] The Monarchs played the LA Galaxy II to a scoreless tie in their USL debut on March 22, 2015 in Carson, California.[6]

At the end of the 2016 season, Freddy Juarez was promoted to be an assistant coach for the Monarchs' parent team, Real Salt Lake and Mike Petke was brought in as his replacement along with Mark Briggs and Jamison Olave as his assistants. On March 29, 2017, Petke was promoted to Real Salt Lake's head coach following the dismissal of Jeff Cassar and Briggs was announced as his replacement.

On June 19, 2017 the Real Monarchs broke the All-Time USL Record with nine consecutive victories by beating Reno 1868 2-1 at Rio Tinto Stadium.

The club won their first ever trophy on October 7, 2017 claiming the Regular Season Title (the equivalent of the Supporters' Shield) with a 1-1 draw against Whitecaps FC 2.

Players and staff

Current roster

As of October 21, 2017[7]

No. Position Player Nation
40 MF James Moberg  United States
41 MF Charlie Adams  England
42 MF Diego Calvo  Costa Rica
44 DF Kyle Curinga  United States
45 MF Andrew Brody  United States
46 FW Daniel Haber  Canada
47 DF Max Lachowecki  United States
48 MF Chase Minter  United States
49 FW Chandler Hoffman  United States
51 GK Andrew Putna  United States
52 DF Emilio Orozco  United States
53 DF Michael Gallagher  United States
54 FW Juan Mare  Argentina
55 MF Sebastián Velásquez  Colombia
56 FW Skyler Milne  United States
57 MF Karsten Hanlin  United States
59 DF Taylor Peay  United States
60 DF Riggs Lennon  United States
61 MF Danny Cruz  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Real Salt Lake.
    2.
  2. ^
    Real Salt Lake Academy player.
    3.

Head Coaches

As of March 29, 2017[7]
Real Monarchs Coaching Stats
Coach Nation Start End Games Win Loss Tie Win %
Freddy Juarez United States December 23, 2014 December 6, 2016 60 18 28 14 41.7%
Mike Petke United States December 22, 2016 March 29, 2017 1 1 0 0 100%
Mark Briggs England March 29, 2017 Present 12 11 0 1 0%

Honors

All-time top goalscorers

  • Players in bold are still active; includes all competitive matches.
  • As of July 10, 2017.
Rank Player Nation Years Goals
1 Chandler Hoffman United States present 11
2 Max Rauhofer Uruguay 2015 10
3 Ricardo Velazco United States 2015–present 9
4 Sebastián Velásquez Colombia present 6
Emery Welshman Guyana 2015 6
6 Lucas Baldin Brazil 2015 5
Maikon Orellana El Salvador 2015–2016 5
8 Daniel Haber Canada present 3
Nick Besler United States present 3
Eti Tavares Guinea-Bissau 2015–2016 3
11 7 players tied 2

Record

Year by Year

Year Division League Regular Season W-L-T Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Avg. Attendance
2015 3 USL 7-13-8 12th, Western Did not qualify Third Round 4,968
2016 3 USL 10-14-6 11th, Western Did not qualify Not eligible 2,528
2017 2 USL 19–5–6 1st, Western Conference Quarterfinals Not eligible 2,195

References

  1. ^ Kamrani, Chris (10 September 2014). "Insight into RSL's desire for the Fairpark stadium". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Real Salt Lake announce that new USL PRO team will be called Real Monarchs". MLSsoccer.com. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Monarchs rescind $18M Fairpark stadium agreement". ksl.com. February 25, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "Dell Loy Hansen Announces West Valley City as Stadium Location". Real Monarchs. March 3, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  5. ^ "Freddy Juarez named coach of new Real Monarchs". Christopher Kamrani. Salt Lake Tribune. December 23, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  6. ^ "In inaugural USL match, Monarchs draw 0-0 with Galaxy II". Salt Lake Tribune. March 22, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Real Monarchs official roster". Real Monarchs. Cite error: The named reference "players" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

External links

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