Real Monarchs is a professional soccer club playing in the

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, a third division league of

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. The team is owned by, and operates as the reserve team of, the

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club

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. While the senior club is based, and plays, in

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, Real Monarchs SLC are based in the Real Salt Lake training facility in Herriman, Utah, playing out of

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. 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

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, defeating two-time champions Louisville City FC 3–1 at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium,

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. 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 Monarchs do not enter the U.S. Open Cup.

History

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

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. At the end of the 2016 season, Freddy Juarez was promoted to be an assistant coach for the Monarchs' parent team,

and

Mike Petke Mike Petke (born January 30, 1976) is an American former soccer player and coach who was most recently head coach of Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake. Prior to his tenure with Real Salt Lake, he was head coach of the New York Red Bulls, l ...

was brought in as his replacement along with

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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

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in a 5-0 win over

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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

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2–1 in extra time. On November 17, Real Monarchs won their first

, 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

season starting in 2022.

Stadium

In 2018, Real Monarchs began playing home matches at

, a 5,000-seat

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in Herriman. The stadium is adjacent to the training facilities and academy for Real Salt Lake. Real Monarchs played their first three seasons at

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, the 20,000-seat home of Real Salt Lake.

Players and staff

Current roster

Technical & coaching staff

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Head coaches

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Honors

Cup **Winners:

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*USL Regular Season **Winners:

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* Western Conference **Winners (Regular season):

**Winners (Playoffs):

* Four Corners Cup **Winners:

All-time top goalscorers

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, , 2015–2017 , 9 , - , Max Rauhofer , , 2015 , 9 , - , 9 , Charlie Adams , , 2016–2018 , 8 , - , 10 ,

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Record

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, 3 , USL , 7–13–8
12th, Western , Did not qualify , Third Round , 4,968 , - ,

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

, 3 , USL , 10–14–6
11th, Western , Did not qualify , Not eligible ( MLS reserve team) , 2,528 , - ,

, 2 , USL , bgcolor="#B3B7FF", 19–5–6
1st, Western , Conference Quarter-finals , Not eligible (MLS reserve team) , 2,195 , - ,

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, 2 , USL , 19–12–3
4th, Western , Conference Quarter-finals , Not eligible (MLS reserve team) , 1,731 , - ,

, 2 , USLC , 16–10–8
4th, Western , bgcolor=gold, 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 , - ,

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, 2 , USLC , 5–20–7
14th, Western , Did not qualify , Not eligible (MLS reserve team) , N/A , - , 2022 , 3 , MLSNP , 6–14–4
10th, Western , 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 th
Center Circle podcast
The official podcast of the Real Monarchs.

Supporters

The Wasatch Legion is the official

Supporters Group A supporters' group or supporters' club is an independent fan club or campaign group in sport, mostly association football. Supporters' groups in continental Europe are generally known as ultras, which derives from the Latin word ultrā, mea ...

for the Monarchs. The group stands behind the North Goal at

References

External links

Official Site

Official USL site
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