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Real Monarchs
File:Real Monarchs logo.svg
Full name Real Monarchs SLC
Founded 2014 (10 years ago) (2014)
Stadium Zions Bank Stadium
Herriman, Utah
Stadium
capacity		 5,000
Owner David S. Blitzer
Ryan Smith
President Jacob Haueter
Head Coach Jámison Olave
League MLS Next Pro
2021 7th, Mountain Division
14th, Western Conference
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club home page
Current season

Real Monarchs is a professional soccer club playing in the MLS Next Pro, a third division league of American soccer. The team is owned by, and operates as the reserve team of, the Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake. While the senior club is based, and plays, in Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah, Real Monarchs SLC are based in the Real Salt Lake training facility in Herriman, Utah, playing out of Zions Bank Stadium.[1][2]

In 2017, Real Monarchs won the USL Regular Season Championship, the equivalent in the second division of the Supporters Shield. In 2019, Real Monarchs won their first outright USL Championship, defeating two-time champions Louisville City FC 3–1 at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky. The Monarchs are the second MLS reserve team, after New York Red Bulls II to win the second division title, and the first to do so as USL Championship Western Conference champion.

As a fully owned MLS affiliate of Real Salt Lake, Real Monarchs do not enter the U.S. Open Cup.

History

RSL Academy coach Freddy Juarez was named Head Coach on December 23, 2014.[3] The Monarchs played the LA Galaxy II to a scoreless draw in their USL debut on March 22, 2015 in Carson, California.[4]

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 USL's regular season title with a 1–1 draw against Whitecaps FC 2.

The 2018 Season finished with a first round playoff exit after Head Coach Mark Briggs was replaced by interim coach Jamison Olave.

Prior to the 2019 season, Martin Vasquez was named head coach. Vasquez resigned from the head coaching position on July 1, 2019. Jamison Olave took over once again as interim coach.

On July 13, 2019, Douglas Martinez Jr. recorded the club's first ever hat trick in a 5-0 win over Tacoma Defiance at Zions Bank Stadium.

On November 9, 2019, Monarchs won the 2019 Western Conference Championship and advanced to the USL Championship finals for the first time in club's history by defeating the El Paso Locomotive FC 2–1 in extra time. On November 17, Real Monarchs won their first USL Championship, defeating two-time champions Louisville City FC 3–1 at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium. The Monarchs were the second MLS reserve team, after New York Red Bulls II to win the second division title.

MLS Next Pro

The club announced on December 6, 2021, that it was joining the inaugural 21-team MLS Next Pro season starting in 2022.[5]

Stadium

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Main article: Zions Bank Stadium

In 2018, Real Monarchs began playing home matches at Zions Bank Stadium, a 5,000-seat soccer-specific stadium in Herriman. The stadium is adjacent to the training facilities and academy for Real Salt Lake.

Real Monarchs played their first three seasons at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, the 20,000-seat home of Real Salt Lake.

Players and staff

Current roster

As of August 29, 2022[6]
No. Pos. Player Nation
17 Midfielder Christopher Garcia ([A])     United States
19 Midfielder Bode Hidalgo ([A])     United States
20 Defender Erik Holt ([A])     United States
21 Defender Tate Schmitt ([A])     United States
31 Forward Axel Kei ([A])     Ivory Coast
32 Defender Zack Farnsworth ([A])     United States
33 Midfielder Julio Benitez ([A])     United States
35 Goalkeeper Gavin Beavers ([A])     United States
38 Midfielder Jude Wellings ([A])     United States
40 Forward Christian Nydegger      United States
41 Defender Ethan Zamora      United States
42 Midfielder Pierre Reedy      United States
44 Defender Bobby Pierre      United States
45 Forward Terron Williams      United States
46 Goalkeeper Fernando Delgado      Mexico
47 Forward Charlie Wehan      United States
48 Midfielder Abokye Bikyeombe      United States
49 Defender Luis Rivera      United States
50 Defender Golden Mafwenta      Zambia
53 Defender Aziz Kayondo      Uganda
55 Forward Yekeson Subah      United States
57 Defender Gabriel Oksanen      United States
58 Defender Aldo Carmona      United States
60 Defender Gershon Henry      United States
62 Defender Marcus Vazquez      United States
63 Forward Benjamin Rodriguez      Uruguay
66 Midfielder Marcelo Mondragon ([B])     United States
67 Defender Jesse Lopez      United States
70 Midfielder Leo Torres (on loan from San Antonio FC)     United States
72 Midfielder Izahi Amparo      United States
77 Forward Pedro Fonseca      Brazil
80 Midfielder Tyrone Mondi      South Africa
88 Forward Jack Imperato      United States
91 Midfielder Gennaro Nigro      United States
96 Goalkeeper William Mackay ([B])     United States
98 Goalkeeper Blake Kelly      United States
99 Defender Jaziel Orozco ([A])     Mexico
— Defender Omar Alba      Panama
  1. ^ Signed to first team contract with Real Salt Lake.
  2. ^ Real Salt Lake Academy player.

Technical & coaching staff

Title Name
General manager Elliot Fall
Assistant General manager Tony Beltran
Executive VP of soccer operations Rob Zarkos
Head coach Jámison Olave
Assistant coach Joel DeLass
Assistant coach Cody Worden
Goalkeeping coach Mirza Harambasic
Video analyst Preston Gayton
Strength and Conditioning Coach Ryan Thamm
Head athletic trainer Kyle "Simi" Simkovich
Head team physician Stephen Kirk
Team administrator
Logistics coordinator Kasia Kampf
Kit man Randy Butts

Last updated: March 11, 2021
Source: Real Monarchs

Head coaches

As of October 4, 2020[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 30.00%
Mike Petke United States December 22, 2016 March 29, 2017 1 1 0 0 100%
Mark Briggs England March 29, 2017 August 23, 2018 56 35 11 10 62.50%
Jámison Olave (interim) Colombia August 23, 2018 January 21, 2019 11 3 7 1 27.27%
Martín Vásquez United States January 21, 2019 July 1, 2019 15 6 6 3 40.00%
Jámison Olave (interim) Colombia July 1, 2019 November 20, 2019 23 14 4 5 60.87%
Jámison Olave Colombia November 20, 2019 present 16 3 11 2 18.75%

Honors

All-time top goalscorers

  • Players in bold are still active with Real Monarchs; includes all competitive matches.
  • Includes regular season and playoffs.
  • As of November 12, 2019.
Rank Player Nation Years Goals
1 Chandler Hoffman United States 2017–2018 29
2 Maikel Chang Cuba 2018–present 18
3 Douglas Martinez Honduras 2019–2021 17
4 Sebastián Velásquez Colombia 2017–2018 16
5 Jack Blake England 2018–2020 13
6 Kalen Ryden United States 2018–2020 9
Ricardo Velazco United States 2015–2017 9
Max Rauhofer Uruguay 2015 9
9 Charlie Adams England 2016–2018 8
10 Daniel Haber Canada 2017 7

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 (MLS reserve team) 2,528
2017 2 USL 19–5–6
1st, Western		 Conference Quarter-finals Not eligible (MLS reserve team) 2,195
2018 2 USL 19–12–3
4th, Western		 Conference Quarter-finals Not eligible (MLS reserve team) 1,731
2019 2 USLC 16–10–8
4th, Western		 Champions Not eligible (MLS reserve team) 1,983
2020 2 USLC 3–11–2
14th, Western
4th, Group C		 Did not qualify Not eligible (MLS reserve team) N/A

Broadcasting

As part of their broadcast rights with its parent team, KMYU (TV) and the KSL website and apps (streaming) have occasionally aired Monarchs matches. All games are broadcast on ESPN+ as part of the USL Championship's deal with ESPN. The team's current broadcasters are Landon Southwick (Play-by-Play) and David Horst (Color).They host the Center Circle podcast. The official podcast of the Real Monarchs.[8][9][10][11]

Supporters

The Wasatch Legion is the official Supporters Group for the Monarchs. The group stands behind the North Goal at Zions Bank Stadium.

References

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External links

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