Real Monarchs is a professional soccer club playing in the

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, a third division league of American soccer. The team is an affiliate of the

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(MLS) club

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. Real Monarchs are based in the Real Salt Lake training facility in Herriman, Utah, playing out of Zions Bank Stadium. As with Real Salt Lake, the club is owned by Gail Miller. In 2017, the Real Monarchs won the USL Regular Season Championship, the equivalent in the second division of the Supporters Shield. In 2019, the Real Monarchs won their first outright

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, defeating two-time champions

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3–1 at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium,

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. The Monarchs are the second MLS reserve team, after

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to win the second division title, and the first to do so as USL Championship Western Conference champion.

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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. The club announced on December 6, 2021, that it was joining the inaugural 21-team

season starting in 2022. On April 18, 2025, Miller Sports + Entertainment, led by former

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owner Gail Miller, acquired the franchise as part of a $600 million deal that included

Stadium

In 2018, the Real Monarchs began playing home matches at Zions Bank Stadium, a 5,000-seat

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

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

Players and staff

Current roster

Out on loan

Technical & coaching staff

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Head coaches

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Honors

Cup **Winners:

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*USL Regular Season **Winners:

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

* Western Conference **Winners (Regular season):

**Winners (Playoffs):

* Four Corners Cup **Winners:

All-time top goalscorers

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Record

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

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, 3 , USL , 10–14–6
11th, Western , Did not qualify , Not eligible (

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reserve team) , 2,528 , - ,

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

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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

, 2 ,

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, 16–10–8
4th, Western , bgcolor=gold, Champions , Not eligible (MLS reserve team) , 1,983 , - ,

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

, 2 ,

, 3–11–2
14th, Western
4th, Group C , Did not qualify , Not eligible (MLS reserve team) , N/A , - ,

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

, 2 ,

, 5–20–7
14th, Western , Did not qualify , Not eligible (MLS reserve team) , N/A , - ,

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

, 3 , MLSNP , 6–14–4
10th, Western , Did not qualify , Not eligible (MLS reserve team) , N/A , - ,

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

, 3 , MLSNP , 8–15–5
12th, Western , Did not qualify , Not eligible (MLS reserve team) , N/A

Broadcasting

Starting in 2022, every Real Monarchs match is available via stream through

on their website. In 2023, in conjunction with

, select matches are available via

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on the

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References

External links

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