2026 Utah Royals season

Utah Royals
2026 season
OwnersMiller Sports + Entertainment
(Gail Miller) (majority)
David Blitzer (minority)
Sporting DirectorKelly Cousins
Head coachJimmy Coenraets
Stadium
All statistics correct as of 18:13, December 26, 2025 (UTC).

The 2026 Utah Royals season is the team's sixth season of existence in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. It is the club's third season after returning to the league in 2024. The club plays its home games at America First Field in Sandy, Utah.

Background

In 2024, the Royals returned to the NWSL following a three-year absence.[1]

Team

Current squad

As of July 12, 2026[2]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK  USA Mandy McGlynn
2 DF  USA Tatumn Milazzo
4 FW  USA Paige Cronin (Captain)
5 FW  USA Cece Delzer
6 FW  JAM Kameron Simmonds
8 DF  USA Kate Del Fava
9 FW  SVN Lara Prašnikar
10 MF  JPN Narumi Miura
11 FW  JPN Mina Tanaka
12 MF  USA Alex Loera (SEI[3])
13 FW  USA Brecken Mozingo
14 DF  ESP Nuria Rábano
15 MF  HAI Dayana Pierre-Louis
16 MF  USA Courtney Brown
17 MF  ESP Ana Tejada
18 DF  USA Kaleigh Riehl
19 FW  USA KK Ream (SEI[4])
21 FW  MEX Kiana Palacios
22 DF  JPN Miyabi Moriya
23 GK  USA Mia Justus
24 FW  CAN Cloé Lacasse
30 FW  USA Alexa Spaanstra
77 GK  USA DeAira Jackson
99 MF  USA Madison Hammond

Out on loan

No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  USA Aria Nagai (on loan to Dallas Trinity FC)

Technical staff

As of July 12, 2026[5]
Technical staff
Role Name
President of Soccer Operation Jason Kreis
Sporting Director Kelly Cousins
General Manager Connor Oniki
Head Coach Jimmy Coenraets
Assistant Coach John Griffitts
Assistant Coach Emily Simpkins
Goalkeeper Coach James White
Performance Coach/Analyst Sam Lismont
Analyst James Chandler
Head Athletic Trainer Rylie McMurry
Assistant Athletic Trainer Paula Garcia Barajas
Head of Athletic Performance Mark Plaisance
Head of Sports Medicine Elise Vadivaloo
Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Jessica Mendez

Competitions

Regular season

Regular-season standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gotham FC 22 13 6 3 27 14 +13 45 Playoffs and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
2 Washington Spirit 22 12 4 6 31 19 +12 40
3 Utah Royals 22 12 3 7 39 28 +11 39 Playoffs
4 San Diego Wave FC 22 12 3 7 32 25 +7 39
5 Portland Thorns FC 22 11 5 6 36 30 +6 38
Updated to match(es) played on August 30, 2026. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal difference; 3) total wins; 4) total goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal goals scored; 7) fewest disciplinary points; 8) coin toss (if 2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (if ≥3 clubs tied).

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 12 4 6 39 28  +11 40 7 0 3 18 11  +7 5 4 3 21 17  +4

Last updated: August 29, 2026.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAHAAHAHHAAHHAHHAHAAHAHHAHHA
ResultLLDWWWWWDWWDLLWWLWLWLW
Position111515107542421245533333
Updated to match(es) played on August 29, 2026. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = NWSL Shield;   = NWSL Playoffs

Matches

March 14 1 Kansas City Current 2–1 Utah Royals Kansas City, Missouri
3:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Natalie Simon
March 22 2 Utah Royals 1–2 San Diego Wave FC Sandy, Utah
5:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 9,778[6]
Referee: Shawn Tehini
March 25 3 Washington Spirit 1–1 Utah Royals Washington, D.C.
5:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 9,349
Referee: J.C. Griggs
March 28 4 Boston Legacy FC 1–2 Utah Royals Foxborough, Massachusetts
10:00 am MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 10,012
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
April 3 5 Utah Royals 1–0 Chicago Stars FC Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Report Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 7,244
Referee: Trevor Wiseman
April 26 6 Seattle Reign FC 0–3 Utah Royals Seattle, Washington
6:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 8,211
Referee: Matt Thompson
May 2 7 Angel City FC 0–1 Utah Royals Los Angeles, California
6:45 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 15,183
Referee: Lauren Aldrich
May 6 8 Utah Royals 2–0 Houston Dash Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 6,789
Referee: Natalie Simon
May 10 9 Bay FC 0–0 Utah Royals San Jose, California
2:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 11,689
Referee: Cristian Campo
May 17 10 Utah Royals 2–1 Racing Louisville FC Sandy, Utah
6:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 6,514
Referee: Elton Garcia
May 23 11 Utah Royals 2–1 Denver Summit FC Sandy, Utah
4:30 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 19,274
Referee: Brad Jensen
May 30 12 Portland Thorns FC 2–2 Utah Royals Portland, Oregon
2:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20,053
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 5 13 Chicago Stars FC 3–2 Utah Royals Evanston, Illinois
3:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: Martin Stadium
Attendance: 4,156
Referee: Laadi Issaka
July 10 14 Utah Royals 1–3 Gotham FC Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 10,014
Referee: Alex Billeter
July 18 15 Utah Royals 1–0 Orlando Pride Sandy, Utah
6:45 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Report Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 9,591
Referee: Servando Berna
July 25 16 North Carolina Courage 1–4 Utah Royals Cary, North Carolina
5:45 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,133
Referee: Marie Durr
July 29 17 Utah Royals 0–1 Washington Spirit Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 9,538
Referee: Matthew Thompson
August 2 18 Utah Royals 5–1 Portland Thorns FC Sandy, Utah
5:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 6,243
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
August 8 19 Denver Summit FC 2–1 Utah Royals Centennial, Colorado
8:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: Centennial Stadium
Attendance: 12,380[7]
Referee: Gerald Flores
August 14 20 Utah Royals 3–2 Bay FC Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 7,020
Referee: John Griggs
August 21 21 San Diego Wave FC 4–2 Utah Royals San Diego, California
8:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Referee: Elton Garcia
August 29 22 Orlando Pride 1–2 Utah Royals Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)
Stadium: Inter.co Stadium
Referee: Matthew Thompson
September 4 23 Utah Royals – Boston Legacy FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MDT (UTC-6) Stadium: America First Field
September 12 24 Houston Dash – Utah Royals Houston, Texas
6:45 pm MDT (UTC-6) Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
September 20 25 Utah Royals – Angel City FC Sandy, Utah
5:00 pm MDT (UTC-6) Stadium: America First Field
September 27 26 Utah Royals – North Carolina Courage Sandy, Utah
5:00 pm MDT (UTC-6) Stadium: America First Field
October 3 27 Racing Louisville FC – Utah Royals Louisville, Kentucky
2:00 pm MDT (UTC-6) Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
October 17 28 Utah Royals – Kansas City Current Sandy, Utah
4:30 pm MDT (UTC-6) Stadium: America First Field
October 23 29 Utah Royals – Seattle Reign FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MDT (UTC-6) Stadium: America First Field
November 1 30 Gotham FC – Utah Royals Harrison, New Jersey
3:00 pm MST (UTC-7) Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

Squad statistics

As of August 14, 2026

Appearances and goals

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNWSL
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK United States USA Mandy McGlynn 15014+10
23 GK United States USA Mia Justus 6060
77 GK United States USA DeAira Jackson 0000
Defenders
2 DF United States USA Tatumn Milazzo 1749+84
6 DF Jamaica JAM Kameron Simmonds 603+30
8 DF United States USA Kate Del Fava 201201
14 DF Spain ESP Nuria Rábano 140140
17 DF Spain ESP Ana Tejada 19017+20
18 DF United States USA Kaleigh Riehl 16015+10
22 DF Japan JPN Miyabi Moriya 1518+71
Midfielders
10 MF Japan JPN Narumi Miura 153153
12 MF United States USA Alex Loera 0000
15 MF Haiti HAI Dayana Pierre-Louis 803+50
16 MF United States USA Courtney Brown 1111+101
22 MF Denmark DEN Janni Thomsen 1109+20
99 MF United States USA Madison Hammond 902+70
Forwards
4 FW United States USA Paige Cronin 1216+61
5 FW United States USA Cece Delzer 19417+24
9 FW Slovenia SVN Lara Prašnikar 1324+92
11 FW Japan JPN Mina Tanaka 17616+16
13 FW United States USA Brecken Mozingo 1012+81
19 FW United States USA KK Ream 100+10
21 FW Mexico MEX Kiana Palacios 18316+23
24 FW Canada CAN Cloé Lacasse 206206
30 FW United States USA Alexa Spaanstra 1302+110
33 FW United States USA Kalea Eichenberger 100+10
Players away from the club on loan:
20 MF United States USA Aria Nagai 501+40

Transactions

Transfers in

Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
December 2, 2025 Japan Miyabi Moriya DF United States Angel City FC Free agent signed to a one-year salary exempt contract [8]
December 2, 2025 United States Madison Hammond MF United States Angel City Free agent signed to a two-year contract [9]
December 31, 2025 United States Courtney Brown MF United States Washington Spirit Free agent signed to a one-year contract [10]
January 12, 2026 Japan Narumi Miura MF United States Washington Spirit Traded [11]
January 29, 2026 Haiti Dayana Pierre-Louis MF France RC Lens [12]
February 5, 2026 Jamaica Kameron Simmonds FW United States Richmond Ivy [13]
February 5, 2026 Mexico Kiana Palacios FW Mexico Club América Traded for an undisclosed transfer fee [14]
July 24, 2026 United States Alexa Spaanstra FW United States Portland Thorns FC Traded for 25k in intraleague funds with up to 7.5k in conditional funds [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Utah Royals to return next season as NWSL's 13th team". AP News. March 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Utah Royals Roster". Utah Royals. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ Edler, Krysyan (November 12, 2025). "'I know that the Lord has a plan': How Utah Royals FC's Alex Loera has leaned on her faith following another devastating injury". Deseret News. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Utah Royals Forward KK Ream Placed on Season-Ending Injury List". Utah Royals FC. March 26, 2026. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  5. ↑ "TECHNICAL STAFF". Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Utah Royals Fall 2-1 In Home-Opener Against San Diego Wave" (Press release). Utah Royals. March 22, 2026. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  7. ↑ Walker, Sean (August 8, 2026). "Utah Royals drop late winner to Rocky Mountain rival Denver Summit". KSL Sports. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  8. ↑ "URFC Signs Defender Miyabi Moriya To Salary Cap-Exempt Contract For 2026 NWSL Season". RSL. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  9. ↑ "URFC Signs Midfielder Madison Hammond Through 2027". RSL. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ "URFC Announces Signing of Utah Native Courtney Brown". Utah Royals. December 31, 2025. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  11. ↑ "URFC Acquires Midfielder Narumi Miura In Trade With Washington Spirit". Utah Royals. January 12, 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  12. ↑ "URFC Signs Haitian Midfielder Dayana Pierre-Louis Ahead of 2026 Season". Utah Royals. January 29, 2026. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Utah Royals FC Signs 2025 NCAA National Champion Kameron Simmonds". RSL. February 5, 2026. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  14. ↑ Kassouf, Jeff (March 3, 2026). "Utah Royals sign Mexico forward Kiana Palacios from América". ESPN. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Utah Royals FC Acquire Forward Alexa Spaanstra in Trade With Portland Thorns for the Remainder of the 2026 NWSL Season". Utah Royals. July 24, 2026. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
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