2015 Real Monarchs season
The 2015 Real Monarchs SLC season is the club's first season of existence. Real Monarchs SLC competes in the United Soccer League, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. The season began on March 22 and will conclude on September 12.[1]
| 2015 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dell Loy Hansen |
| Head coach | Freddy Juarez |
| Stadium | Rio Tinto Stadium |
| USL Pro Playoffs | TBD |
| U.S. Open Cup | TBD |
| Top goalscorer | Max Rauhofer (6) |
| Highest home attendance | 13,979 (Aug 28 vs. Seattle) |
| Lowest home attendance | League: 1,001 (Apr. 25 vs. Galaxy II) All: 90 (May 27 vs. Colorado Springs) |
| Average home league attendance | League: 2,494 All: 2,138 |
Background
The Monarchs entered 2015 as one of 13 new clubs in the USL. The club was created as the USL affiliate for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.
Players
As of May 8, 2015[2]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF | Riley McGovern |  United States |
| 5 | MF | Lennon Celestino |  Brazil |
| 6 | MF | Alec Sundly | United States |
| 7 | FW | Eti Tavares |  Guinea-Bissau |
| 9 | FW | Max Rauhofer |  Uruguay |
| 10 | MF | Ricardo Velazco | United States |
| 11 | FW | Emery Welshman |  Guyana |
| 12 | DF | Marvin Baumgartner |  El Salvador |
| 13 | MF | Garrett Losee | United States |
| 14 | FW | Leon Brown | United States |
| 15 | DF | Jordan Murrell | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| 17 | GK | Victor Rodriguez | United States |
| 18 | MF | Lucas Baldin | Brazil |
| 19 | MF | Tyler Arnone | United States |
| 20 | DF | Emilio Orozco | United States |
| 22 | DF | Darion Copeland | United States |
| 23 | MF | Coco Navarro | United States |
| 24 | GK | Eric Osswald | United States |
| 28 | MF | Maikon Orellana | El Salvador |
| 33 | MF | David Alva | Canada |
Competitions
Preseason
| March 18, 2015 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–1 | Real Monarchs SLC | Grand Junction, Colorado |
| 7:00pm MDT | Report | Velazco  61' |
Stadium: Walker Field Referee: Alex Krelo Assistant referees: Kali Smith Jay Hutchinson |
| July 15, 2015 | BYU | 2–3 | Real Monarchs SLC | Provo, Utah |
| 7:30 p.m. MDT | Garrett Gee 6' Christian Bain 40'Dallin Cutler  60' |
Report | Garrett Losee 33' Johnny Caporelli 51'Ricardo Velazco 66'Alec Sundly 80'Alec Sundly 82' |
Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Marcelo Chaparro |
USL regular season
| March 22, 2015 1 | LA Galaxy II | 0–0 | Real Monarchs SLC | Carson, California |
| 5:00pm PDT | Bli 36' Mendiola 68' |
Report | McGovern 29' Ovalle 52' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Bernhard Hosu |
| March 29, 2015 2 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–1 | Real Monarchs SLC | Portland, Oregon |
| 6:00pm PDT | Belmar 31', 54' Tshuma 52'Winchester 57' |
Report | Losee 43'  86'Navarro 59'Baldin 76' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 3,667 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
| April 8, 2015 3 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00pm MDT | Saucedo 26' Glad 27' |
Report | Safiu 7', 46' Winchester 32'Clarke 68' 69' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,551 Referee: Tyler Ploeger |
| April 11, 2015 4 | Real Monarchs SLC | 0–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 4:30pm MDT | Murrell 17' |
Report | Harada 28' Seth 29', 30'Robinson 82' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 3,310 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| April 17, 2015 5 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 5–2 | Real Monarchs SLC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00pm MDT | González 12' Vercollone 18', 25' (pen.), 90' (pen.)Robinson 42'Harada 45'Maybin 88'Armstrong 90' |
Report | Tavares 18' Sundly 61'Rauhofer 83' |
Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
| April 25, 2015 6 | Real Monarchs SLC | 0–1 | LA Galaxy II | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00pm MDT | Losee 55' |
Report | Auras 26' Diallo 90+3' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 1,001 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| April 29, 2015 7 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00pm MDT | Rauhofer 51', 68' |
Report | Braun 57' Alvarez 65' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,477 Referee: Hamed Sadeghi |
| May 9, 2015 8 | Austin Aztex | 3–2 | Real Monarchs SLC | Austin, Texas |
| 8:00pm CDT | Tyrpak 15', 70' Hoffer 39'Guaraci 85'Ryden 88'Caesar 91', 93' |
Report | Rauhofer 40' Baldin 57'Fernández 75'Glad 80'McGovern 88' |
Stadium: House Park Attendance: 2,739 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| May 16, 2015 9 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00pm MDT | Welshman 9' Orozco 79' |
Report | Thoma 43' Delbridge 76'Safiu 79'Winchester 87' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,615 Referee: Alex Krelo |
| May 24, 2015 10 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 2–1 | Real Monarchs SLC | Greater Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2:00pm PDT | Clarke 21' McKendry 33', 34'Serban 61'Christianson 63'Levis 71' |
Report | Celestino 5' Ovalle 42'Kavita 52' 90'Baldin 81' (pen.) |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 1453 Referee: Alain Ruch |
| May 30, 2015 11 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–1 | Real Monarchs SLC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30pm PDT | Estrada 19' Vuković 66'Mirković 87' |
Report | Rauhofer 6' (pen.), 70' Orozco 15' 89'Ovalle 76' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,442 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| June 3, 2015 12 | Real Monarchs SLC | 2–2 | Whitecaps FC 2 | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00pm MDT | Rauhofer 47' Tavares 89'Baldin 90+' |
Report | Clarke 33' Bustos 67'Lewis 84' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Leland Grant |
| June 13, 2015 13 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2–1 | Real Monarchs SLC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00pm MDT | González 10' Burt 19'Harada 30' |
Report | Baldin 21' Rauhfoer 45' (pen.), 72' |
Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium Attendance: 2,012 Referee: Adam Finney |
| June 25, 2015 14 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 1–0 | Real Monarchs SLC | Tukwila, Washington |
| 7:30pm PDT | Sanyang 42' Rossi 57' |
Report | Welshman 38' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 1,789 Referee: Marco Vega |
| June 27, 2015 15 | Arizona United SC | 2–1 | Real Monarchs SLC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30pm MST | Tan 41', 54' Granger 68'Antúnez 82'Morrison 90+3' |
Report | Rauhofer 18' Schuler 34'Velazco 37'Orozco 41'Copeland 83' |
Stadium: Scottsdale Stadium Attendance: 3,068 Referee: Chipalo Street |
| July 1, 2015 16 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00pm MDT | Tavares 30' Rauhofer 74'Arnone 77' |
Report | Braun 27' Mirković 76' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Brad Jensen |
| July 11, 2015 17 | Real Monarchs SLC | 3–1 | Austin Aztex | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00pm MDT | Orrellana 38' Velazco 40'Velazco 40'Welshman 64'Welshman 70'Losee 88' |
Report | Caesar 40' Cuero 78' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,003 Referee: Hamed Sadeghi |
| July 25, 2015 18 | Orange County Blues FC | 1–0 | Real Monarchs SLC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00pm PDT | Blanco 14' Slager 43'Felix 48'Santana 71' |
Summary | Lucas Baldin 7' Orozco 75' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 724 Referee: Daniel Radford |
| August 1, 2015 19 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1–2 | Orange County Blues FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30pm MDT | Pecka 19' Rauhofer 58' (pen.)  90'Phanuel Kavita 71'Murrell 78'Lennon 90' |
Summary | Blanco 54' Popara 63' 72'Ramírez 75'Slager 89'Griffiths 90' Miranda 90' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 5,791 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
| August 8, 2015 20 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30pm MDT | Welshman 13' Arnone 54' |
Report | Ochoa 27', 67' Iarfhlait 91' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium |
| August 13, 2015 21 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 5–1 | Real Monarchs SLC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:30pm CDT | Manhebo 23', 65' Cordeiro 32'Mata 57', 76'Davoren 62', Ochoa 74'Bell 79' |
Report | Orellana 30' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,447 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| August 15, 2015 22 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–0 | Real Monarchs SLC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00pm CDT | Greig 74' |
Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,872 Referee: Estaban Rosano |
| August 22, 2015 23 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–1 | Real Monarchs SLC | Sacramento, California |
| 8:00pm PDT | Braun 56', 67' Mirkovic 60'Klimenta 90' |
Report | Kavita 14' Orozco 60'Welshman 84'Baldin 86' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,442 Referee: Matthew Buckman |
| August 26, 2015 24 | Real Monarchs SLC | 2–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00pm MDT | Welshman 44', 63' Tavares 90' |
Report | Hoffman 45' Argueta 89'Greer 90' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,192 Referee: Hamed Sadeghi |
| August 28, 2015 25 | Real Monarchs SLC | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00pm MDT | Velazco 22' Tavares 45' |
Report | Fairclough 42' Rossi 72' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 13,979 Referee: Adam Zarrin |
| September 2, 2015 26 | Real Monarchs SLC | 2–0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00pm MDT | Welshman 36' Baldin 69' |
Report | Evans 42' Thomas 56'Greig 63'Gonzalez 82' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,230 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| September 5, 2015 27 | Arizona United SC | 2–3 | Real Monarchs SLC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30pm MST | Rosales 39' Ruthven 45'Top 65'Tan 75' |
Report | Kavita 18' Rauhofer 29'Sundly 60'Fernandez 90'Arnone 90' |
Stadium: Scottsdale Stadium Attendance: 3,314 Referee: Juan Colazo |
| September 12, 2015 28 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1–0 | Arizona United SC | Sandy, Utah |
| 4:00pm MDT | Rauhofer 11' |
Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 7,705 |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | −7 |
Last updated: May 26, 2015
Source: 2015 Real Monarchs Schedule
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Updated to match(es) played on May 26, 2015. Source: 2015 Real Monarchs Schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange County Blues | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 47 | Conference Semi-finals |
| 2 | Oklahoma City Energy | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 47 | |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 46 | First round |
| 4 | Sacramento Republic | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 46 | |
| 5 | LA Galaxy II | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 45 | |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 42 | |
| 7 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | Portland Timbers 2 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 35 | |
| 9 | Austin Aztex | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 33 | |
| 10 | Arizona United | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 32 | |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 30 | |
| 12 | Real Monarchs | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 29 |
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
U.S. Open Cup
| May 20, 2015 Round 2 | Long Island Rough Riders  | 0–1 |  Real Monarchs SLC | South Huntington, New York |
| 7:30pm EDT | Holland 29' Wharf 36'Whitcomb 46'Reid 60' |
Report | Rauhofer 36' Velazco 77' |
Stadium: St. Anthony's High School Referee: Mark Allatin |
| May 27, 2015 Round 3 | Real Monarchs SLC | 0–1 |  Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Sandy, Utah |
| Ovalle 70' |
SLC Report USSF Report |
King 5' Harada 51'Seth 76'Bejarano 86'Badr 90+1' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 90 Referee: Brad Jensen |
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