The 2018 Utah Royals FC season was the team's inaugural season, and its first in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
Background
Non-competitive
Preseason
Competitions NWSL regular season
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Match results March
April
May
June
July
August
September
Stats
+ Goals Rank Player Nation Goals 1 Katie Stengel 62 Amy Rodriguez 5 3 Diana Matheson 2 Brittany Ratcliffe 2 Christen Press 2 5 Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir 1 Kelley O'Hara 1 Erika Tymrak 1
+ Assists Rank Player Nation Assists 1 Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir 2 Christen Press 2 Taylor Lytle 2 4 Rachel Corsie 1 Katrina Gorry 1 Diana Matheson 1 Amy Rodriguez 1 Erika Tymrak 1 Katie Bowen 1
+ Shutouts 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 JonsdottirApril Becky SauerbrunnMay Abby Smith Becky SauerbrunnJune Becca Moros Becky SauerbrunnJuly Rachel Corsie
NWSL weekly awards Goal of the Week
WeekResultPlayerRef.1 Gunnhildur Jonsdottir4 Brittany Ratcliffe5 Amy Rodriguez6 Diana Matheson8 Erika Tymrak11/12 Brittany Ratcliffe19 Katie Stengel20 Katie Stengel21 Amy Rodriguez24 Amy Rodriguez
Save of the Week
WeekResultPlayer(s)Ref.5 Abby Smith9 Abby Smith and Becky Sauerbrunn16 Rachel Corsie17 Rachel Corsie20 Abby Smith24 Nicole Barnhart
Club Roster
Name Date of birth (age) Previous team 1 GK Boston Breakers 2 DF Seattle Reign 3 DF FC Kansas City 4 DF FC Kansas City 5 DF Sky Blue FC 6 DF FC Kansas City 7 MF FC Kansas City 8 FW FC Kansas City 9 MF FC Kansas City 10 MF Seattle Reign FC 11 MF FC Kansas City 12 MF Sky Blue FC 13 FW North Carolina Courage 14 DF FC Kansas City 15 MF FC Kansas City 16 DF Chicago Red Stars 17 DF FC Kansas City 18 GK FC Kansas City 19 MF Brisbane Roar 20 FW Avaldsnes 21 FW Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 23 MF Vålerenga 24 FW Boston Breakers 25 FW FC Kansas City
Transfers
In Date Player Previous club Fees/notes June 18, 2018 FW Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Acquired in a three-team trade with Chicago Red Stars and Houston Dash. DF Chicago Red Stars June 28, 2018 FW North Carolina Courage Acquired in trade with the North Carolina Courage for the rights to Heather O'Reilly.
Out PlayerPositionDestination clubFees/notesDate Alexa Newfield MF unattached Released 07/19/18 Maegan Kelly MF unattached Released 06/20/18 E.J. Proctor GK unattached Released 06/20/18 Brooke Elby MF Chicago Red Stars Three team trade with the Chicago Red Stars and Houston Dash 06/18/18 Notes
Trialist
PlayerPositionPrevious teamNotesDateResult 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
See also 2018 National Women's Soccer League season
References