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| Founded | November 16, 2017 | ||
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| Stadium | America First Field Sandy, Utah | ||
| Capacity | 20,213 | ||
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| President | John Kimball (interim) | ||
| Head coach | Jimmy Coenraets | ||
| League | National Women's Soccer League | ||
| 2024 | Regular season: 11th of 14 Playoffs: DNQ | ||
| Website | https://www.rsl.com/utahroyalsfc | ||
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The Utah Royals (formerly Utah Royals FC) are an American professional women's soccer team based in Salt Lake City, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Established on November 16, 2017, as an expansion team, the Royals played their first stint in the NWSL from 2018 until ceasing operations in 2020, with their player-related assets transferred to the expansion Kansas City Current.[1] In 2023, Real Salt Lake owners Ryan Smith and David Blitzer reestablished the team.[2][3]
- ^ "Kansas City Returns to the NWSL as Expansion Team in 2021". NWSL. December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Utah Soccer LLC Transfers Ownership of Utah Royals FC to Group in Kansas City, Kansas". Real Salt Lake. December 6, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ Linehan, Meg. "Returning to NWSL, Utah Royals bring same name but plenty of changes".