Real Monarchs


Real Monarchs is a professional soccer club playing in the USL Championship, the second division 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.
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. The Monarchs played the LA Galaxy II to a scoreless tie in their USL debut on March 22, 2015 in Carson, California.
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 The 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 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 Louisville Slugger Field, Louisville, Kentucky. The Monarchs are the second MLS reserve team, after New York Red Bulls II to win the second division title.

Stadium

Beginning in 2018, Real Monarchs will play 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

No.PositionPlayerNation

Technical & coaching staff

Head Coaches

CoachNationStartEndGamesWinLossTieWin %
Freddy JuarezDecember 23, 2014December 6, 20166018281430.00%
Mike PetkeDecember 22, 2016March 29, 20171100100%
Mark BriggsMarch 29, 2017August 23, 20185635111062.50%
Jámison Olave August 23, 2018January 21, 20191137127.27%
Martín VásquezJanuary 21, 2019July 1, 20191566340.00%
Jámison Olave July 1, 2019November 20, 201923144560.87%
Jámison OlaveNovember 20, 2019present10100%

Honors

RankPlayerNationYearsGoals
1Chandler Hoffman2017–201829
2Maikel Chang2018–present18
3Douglas Martinez2019–present17
4Sebastián Velásquez2017–201816
5Jack Blake2018–present13
6Kalen Ryden2018–present9
6Ricardo Velazco2015–20179
6Max Rauhofer20159
9Charlie Adams2016–20188
10Daniel Haber20177

Record

Year by Year
YearDivisionLeagueRegular Season W-L-TPlayoffsU.S. Open CupAvg. Attendance
20153USL7–13–8 12th, WesternDid not qualifyThird Round4,968
20163USL10–14–6 11th, WesternDid not qualifyNot eligible 2,528
20172USL19–5–6 1st, WesternConference QuarterfinalsNot eligible 2,195
20182USL19–12–3 4th, WesternConference QuarterfinalsNot eligible 1,731
20192USL Championship16-10-8 4th, WesternChampionsNot eligible'' 1,983

Broadcasting

As part of their broadcast rights with its parent team, KMYU and the KSL website and apps 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 and David Horst.They host the . The official podcast of the Real Monarchs.

Supporters

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