2018 Utah Royals FC season
The 2018 Utah Royals FC season marks the team's first year of existence and its inaugural season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of the American soccer pyramid.
Background
Non-competitive
Preseason
Competitions
NWSL Regular Season
Overall Table
Results summary
Results by Round
Match results
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
Stats
- Stats from NWSL Regular season and NWSL play offs are all included.
| Rank | Player | Nation | Goals |
| 1 | Katie Stengel |  | 6 |
| 2 | Amy Rodriguez | | 5 |
| 3 | Diana Matheson |  | 2 |
| 3 | Brittany Ratcliffe | | 2 |
| 3 | Christen Press | | 2 |
| 5 | Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir |  | 1 |
| 5 | Kelley O'Hara | | 1 |
| 5 | Erika Tymrak | | 1 |
| Rank | Player | Nation | Assists |
| 1 | Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir | | 2 |
| 1 | Christen Press | | 2 |
| 1 | Taylor Lytle | | 2 |
| 4 | Rachel Corsie |  | 1 |
| 4 | Katrina Gorry |  | 1 |
| 4 | Diana Matheson | | 1 |
| 4 | Amy Rodriguez | | 1 |
| 4 | Erika Tymrak | | 1 |
| 4 | Katie Bowen |  | 1 |
| Rank | Player | Nation | Shutouts |
| 1 | Abby Smith | | 6 |
| 2 | Nicole Barnhart | | 3 |
Honors and awards
NWSL Season Awards
- Defender of the Year: Becky Sauerbrunn
- Best XI: Becky Sauerbrunn
[NWSL Team of the Month]
| Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref. |
| March | Becky Sauerbrunn |  Gunnhildur Jonsdottir | |||
| April | Becky Sauerbrunn | ||||
| May | Abby Smith | Becky Sauerbrunn | |||
| June | Becca Moros Becky Sauerbrunn | ||||
| July | Rachel Corsie |
[NWSL Player of the Month]
[2018 National [Women's Soccer League season#Weekly awards|NWSL Weekly Awards]]
[NWSL Player of the Week]
[NWSL Goal of the Week]
[NWSL Save of the Week]
Club
Roster
- Age calculated as of the start of the 2018 season.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Positions | Date of birth | Signed from | Year with club |
| 1 | Abby Smith | GK | Boston Breakers | 1 | ||
| 2 | Rachel Corsie | DF | Seattle Reign | 1 | ||
| 3 | Rebecca Moros | DF | FC Kansas City | 1 | ||
| 4 | Becky Sauerbrunn | DF | FC Kansas City | 1 | ||
| 5 | Kelley O'Hara | DF | Sky Blue FC | 1 | ||
| 6 | Katie Bowen | DF | FC Kansas City | 1 | ||
| 7 | Mandy Laddish | MF | FC Kansas City | 1 | ||
| 8 | Amy Rodriguez | FW | FC Kansas City | 1 | ||
| 9 | Lo'eau LaBonta | MF | FC Kansas City | 1 | ||
| 10 | Diana Matheson | MF | Seattle Reign FC | 1 | ||
| 11 | Desiree Scott | MF | FC Kansas City | 1 | ||
| 12 | Taylor Lytle | MF | Sky Blue FC | 1 | ||
| 14 | Alex Arlitt | DF | FC Kansas City | 1 | ||
| 15 | Erika Tymrak | MF | FC Kansas City | 1 | ||
| 16 | Samantha Johnson | DF | Chicago Red Stars | 1 | ||
| 17 | Sydney Miramontez | DF | FC Kansas City | 1 | ||
| 18 | Nicole Barnhart | GK | FC Kansas City | 1 | ||
| 19 | Katrina Gorry | MF |  Brisbane Roar | 1 | ||
| 20 | Elise Thorsnes | FW |  Avaldsnes | 1 | ||
| 21 | Christen Press | FW |  Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 1 | ||
| 23 | Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir | MF | Vålerenga | 1 | ||
| 24 | Katie Stengel | FW | Boston Breakers | 1 | ||
| 25 | Brittany Ratcliffe | FW | FC Kansas City | 1 | ||
| Makenzy Doniak | FW | North Carolina Courage | 1 |
Transfers
''In
Out
;NotesTrialist
| Player | Position | Previous team | Notes | Date | Result |
| Taylor Isom | Defender | Brigham Young University | 2018 NWSL College Draft pick #14 | 01/18/18 | |
| E.J. Proctor | Goalkeeper | Duke University | 2018 NWSL College Draft pick #34 | 01/18/18 |