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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 (interim) | ||
| League | National Women's Soccer League | ||
| 2020 | Regular season: Canceled Playoffs: Canceled Challenge Cup: Quarter-finals Fall Series: 9th of 9 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The Utah Royals (formerly Utah Royals FC) are an American women's professional soccer club based in Salt Lake City. Established on November 16, 2017, as an expansion club, the Royals played its first stint in the National Women's Soccer League (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.
- ^ "Returning to NWSL, Utah Royals bring same name but plenty of changes".