The 2020 Real Monarchs season was the sixth season for Real Monarchs in the United Soccer League Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1]
| 2020 season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jámison Olave |
| Stadium | Zions Bank Stadium Herriman, Utah |
| USL | Group C: 4th Western Conf.: 14th |
| USL Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Four Corners Cup | Cancelled |
| Average home league attendance | 499 |
| Biggest win | SLC 4–1 COS (Sept. 9) |
| Biggest defeat | SLC 0–4 ELP (Oct. 4) |
Roster edit
Players edit
As of February 7, 2020[update][2]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | David Ochoa ([A]) |  United States
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| 2 | DF | Alvin Jones ([A]) |  Trinidad and Tobago
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| 3 | DF | Ashtone Morgan ([A]) |  Canada
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| 19 | MF | Luke Mulholland ([A]) |  England
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| 20 | DF | Erik Holt ([A]) | United States
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| 23 | FW | Milan Iloski ([A]) | United States
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| 27 | FW | Julián Vázquez ([A]) |  Mexico
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| 40 | DF | James Moberg | United States
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| 41 | FW | Joe Gallardo | United States
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| 42 | DF | Taylor Peay | United States
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| 44 | FW | Christopher Bermudez | United States
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| 46 | FW | Damian German | United States
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| 48 | MF | Jack Blake |  Scotland
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| 49 | MF | Ricardo Ávila (on loan from Universitario) |  Panama
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| 52 | FW | Devin Vega |  Puerto Rico
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| 53 | DF | Noah Powder | Trinidad and Tobago
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| 54 | MF | Sam Brown | United States
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| 55 | GK | Jimmy Slayton | United States
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| 56 | DF | Michael Wetungu | United States
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| 57 | FW | Kyle Coffee | United States
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| 58 | FW | Dayonn Harris | Canada
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| 59 | DF | Nicolás Giménez |  Argentina
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| 60 | MF | Arturo Rodríguez (on loan from North Texas SC) | Mexico
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| 62 | MF | Jordan Pena | United States
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| 63 | DF | Steve Jasso | United States
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- ^ Signed to first team contract with Real Salt Lake.
- ^ Real Salt Lake Academy player.
Competitive edit
USL Championship edit
Standings — Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 32 | 2.00 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | New Mexico United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 27 | 1.80 | |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 13 | 0.81 | |
| 4 | Real Monarchs | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 11 | 0.69 |
Source: USL
Match results edit
| March 7 1 | San Antonio FC | 1–0 | Real Monarchs | San Antonio, Texas |
| 6:30 p.m. MST | Di Renzo  33' Smith 38' Montgomery  67' |
Report | Holt 14' Mulholland 23' Powder 56'  90+3' Morgan 66' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,020 Referee: Chris Ruska |
| July 11 2 | Real Monarchs | 0–1 | San Diego Loyal SC | Sandy, Utah |
| 2:00 PM MDT | R. Sierakowski 57' |
Report | Stoneman 17' Avila 40' Zizzo 63' Martin 77' Alvarez 90+7' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 816 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| July 18 3 Four Corners Cup | Real Monarchs | 3–3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 2:00 PM MDT | Coffee 30' Brody 40' Farnsworth 49' Peay 61' |
Report | Cervós 45+3' Lewis 51' 73' Burt 89' Rwatubyaye 90+5', 90+5' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 505 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| August 1 4 Four Corners Cup | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–2 | Real Monarchs | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 PM MDT | Burt 2' Lebese 57' (pen.) Diz Pe 90+2' |
Report | Blake 35' (pen.) Davis 67' Peay 90+3' Sierakowski 90+5' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| August 15 5 | Real Monarchs | 0–1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Brown 44' Moberg 65' Blake 76' Powder 80' |
Report | Herrera 34' Ross 50' Ketterer 89' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 522 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| August 19 6 Four Corners Cup | Real Monarchs | 0–2 | New Mexico United | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Powder 45+3' |
Report | Ryden 38' Muhammad 42' Williams 42' Moreno 68' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 465 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| August 22 7 Four Corners Cup | Real Monarchs | 1–2 | New Mexico United | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Sierakowski 53' |
Report | Moreno 5', 45' Tetteh 29' Wehan 48' Guzmán 55' Ryden 87' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 570 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| August 29 8 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–1 | Real Monarchs | El Paso, Texas |
| 7:30 PM MDT | Rebellón 24', 86' Zola 49' Kallman 53' |
Report | Blake 24' Powder 34' Coffee 81' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 801 Referee: Elton García |
| September 4 9 | Real Monarchs | 1–0 | Tacoma Defiance | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Arriaga 26' Davis 90+6' |
Report | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 431 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| September 9 10 Four Corners Cup | Real Monarchs | 4–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Vázquez 18' Brown 26' Davis 69' Powder 76' |
Report | Daniels 88', 34' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Referee: Brad Jensen |
| September 12 11 Four Corners Cup | Real Monarchs | 0–2 | New Mexico United | Herriman, Utah |
| 12:00 PM MDT | Giménez 23' Vázquez 54' Moberg 66' |
Report | Tinari 30' Moreno 40', 65' Guzmán 90+2' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 368 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| September 16 12 | Real Monarchs | 1–2 | Portland Timbers 2 | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Coffee 28' Jasso 53' |
Report | Epps 60', 86' González Asensi 79' Molloy 85' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 419 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| September 19 13 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–0 | Real Monarchs | El Paso, Texas |
| 7:30 PM MDT | Borelli 45+3' Ryan 79' |
Report | Blake 47' Moberg 78' Ávila 87' Brown 89' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 1,519 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| September 26 14 Four Corners Cup | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–1 | Real Monarchs | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 PM MDT | Volesky 11', 42' (pen.) Cervós 45' |
Report | Davis 21' Brown 47' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 700 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| September 30 15 Four Corners Cup | Real Monarchs | 0–1 | New Mexico United | Herriman, Utah |
| 7:30 PM MDT | Flores 17' Moberg 23' Ávila 29' Jasso 62' |
Report | Bruce 27' Muhammad 38' Ryden 46' Ahlinvi 57' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 396 Referee: Chris Ruska |
| October 4 16 | Real Monarchs | 0–4 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 2:00 PM MDT | Davis 48' Jasso 50' Giménez 86' Flores 90+3' |
Report | Mares 8' Gómez 68' King 70' Robinson 78', 87' Diaz 83' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 343 Referee: Brad Jensen |
U.S. Open Cup edit
Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Real Salt Lake), Real Monarchs is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Real Salt Lake announce that new USL PRO team will be called Real Monarchs". MLSsoccer.com. September 10, 2014. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Roster". Real Monarchs. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.