2016 Real Monarchs season

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Real Monarchs SLC
2016 season
OwnerDell Loy Hansen
Head coachFreddy Juarez
StadiumRio Tinto Stadium
Top goalscorerRicardo Velazco (6)
Highest home attendance2,453
(Mar. 26 vs Saint Louis)
Lowest home attendance200
(May 23 vs Orange County at Ute Soccer Field)
Average home league attendance1,425
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The 2016 Real Monarchs SLC season was the club's second season of existence, and second playing in the United Soccer League, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. The season began on March 26 at home against Saint Louis FC, and ended on September 24.[1]

Players[edit]

As of March 24, 2016[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 Kevaughn Frater (on loan from Harbour View)  Jamaica
10 MF Ricardo Velazco  United States
11 MF Maikon Orellana  El Salvador
12 DF Emilio Orozco  United States
14 FW Colin Rolfe  United States
15 DF Elder Torres (on loan from Vida)  Honduras
16 FW Amass Amankona  Ghana
17 MF Andrew Brody  United States
18 DF Max Lachowecki  United States
19 MF Tyler Arnone  United States
20 MF Edgar Duran  United States
21 DF Jonathan Caparelli  Argentina
22 DF Darion Copeland  United States
24 GK Eric Osswald  United States
28 DF Chris Schuler  United States
30 GK Connor Sparrow  United States

Competitions[edit]

Preseason[edit]

February 11, 2016 1 Santos de Guápiles Costa Rica 2-1 United States Real Monarchs SLC Guápiles, Costa Rica
MDT Report Rolfe Stadium: Estadio Ebal Rodríguez
March 11, 2016 4 Real Monarchs SLC 1-2 BYU Cougars Sandy, Utah
2:00pm MDT Velazco 2nd half' (pen.) BYU Report Botcherby 2nd half'
Vasconcellos 2nd half' (pen.)
Stadium: America First Field

USL Season[edit]

Matches[edit]

March[edit]
March 26, 2016 1 Real Monarchs SLC 1-0 Saint Louis FC Sandy, Utah
7:00pm MDT Orellana 90+' Report Musa Yellow card 44'
Bond Yellow card 90+'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 2,453
Referee: Tyler Ploeger
April[edit]
April 2, 2016 2 Real Monarchs SLC 3-3 LA Galaxy II Sandy, Utah
7:00pm MDT Arnone 14'
Copeland Yellow card 22'
Orellana 25'
Rolfe 45'
Report Neeskens Yellow card 51'
Villarreal Yellow card 68'
Zubak 81'
Fujii 88'
McBean 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 1,639
Referee: Hamed Sadeghi
April 15, 2016 4 Real Monarchs SLC 0-1 Arizona United Orem, Utah
7:00pm MDT Rolfe Yellow card 24'
Amankona Yellow card 48'
Copeland Yellow card 76'
Frater Yellow card 90+'
Report Rooney Yellow card 12'
Blackwood 72'
Stadium: Clyde Field
Attendance: -
Referee: Mitch Lillywhite
April 23, 2016 5 Real Monarchs SLC 0-1 Rio Grande Valley FC Sandy, Utah
7:00pm MDT Copeland Yellow card 28'
Frater Yellow card 55'
Report Escalante 24'
James Yellow card 33'
K. Garcia Yellow card 46'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 1,185
Referee: Daniel Radford
April 26, 2016 6 Real Monarchs SLC 0-0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Sandy, Utah
7:00pm MDT Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 1,650
Referee: Andrew Musashe
May[edit]
May 7, 2016 7 Portland Timbers 2 3-1 Real Monarchs SLC Portland, Oregon
6:00pm MDT Polk 18'
Peay Yellow card 48'
Brett 81, 90+'
Report Celestino Yellow card 68'
Brody 87'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 2,157
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 13, 2016 8 Rio Grande Valley FC 1-1 Real Monarchs SLC Edinburg, Texas
6:30pm MDT James Yellow card 18'
Manotas 58'
Ward Yellow card 69'
Report Velazco 7' (pen.)
Orozco Yellow card 12'
Rolfe Yellow card 45'
Sundly Yellow card 46'
Acosta Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 69'
Frater Yellow card 83' Yellow-red card 85'
Stadium: UTRGF Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,985
May 24, 2016 10 Oklahoma City Energy 3-1 Real Monarchs SLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00pm MDT König 27'
Andrews 36'
Hyland 90+'
Report Sandoval 21'
McGovern Yellow card 63'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 4,219
Referee: Greg Dopka
May 29, 2016 11 Whitecaps FC 2 2-2 Real Monarchs SLC Vancouver, British Columbia
3 PM MDT Adekugbe Yellow card 17'
McKendry 23'
Greig 24'
Flores Yellow card 70'
Report Frater Yellow card 41'
Velazco 45+', 52', Yellow card 58'
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
Attendance: -
Referee: -
June[edit]
June 8, 2016 13 Sacramento Republic 1-0 Real Monarchs SLC Sacramento, California
TBD MDT Jahn 47'
Klimenta Yellow card 48'
Kiffe Yellow card 74'
Williams Yellow card 85'
Motagalvan Yellow card 88'
Report Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 10,745
Referee: Malik Badawi
June 11, 2016 14 Real Monarchs SLC 1-2 Sacramento Republic Reno, Nevada
TBD MDT Velazco 40' Report Iwasa 47'
Jahn 55'
Stewart Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 5,182
Referee: Victor Rivas
June 18, 2016 15 Orange County Blues 1-0 Real Monarchs SLC Irvine, California
TBD MDT Meeus 22'
Karapetyan Yellow card 26'
Caesar Yellow card 49'
Cortes Yellow card 55'
Mirkovic Yellow card 70'
Report Sundly Yellow card 34'
Frater Yellow card 39'
Schuler Red card 59'
Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 750
Referee: Daniel Radford
June 26, 2016 16 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0-1 Real Monarchs SLC Colorado Springs, Colorado
130 pm MDT Torres 24'
Orozco Yellow card 26'
Arnone Yellow card 72'
Frater Yellow card 76'
Arnone
Report Argueta Yellow card 19'
Kim Yellow card 41'
Ibeagha Red card 69'
Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
Attendance: unknown
Referee: C. Delagadillo
July[edit]
July 2, 2016 18 Real Monarchs SLC 1-2 Whitecaps FC 2 Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MDT Arnone Yellow card 42', 85'
Holness Yellow card 55'
Report Haber 18'
Flores Yellow card 77'
Sanner Yellow card 79'
Levis 90+'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 3,619
Referee: Tyler Ploeger
July 22, 2016 20 Real Monarchs SLC 0–3 Arizona United Orem, Utah
7:00 P.M. MDT Schuler Yellow card 45+'
Acosta Yellow card 57'
Report
Report
Antúnez Yellow card 21'
Rooney Yellow card 24'
Cortez 49'
Blackwood 57'
Tan 86' (pen.)
Stadium: Clyde Field
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
August[edit]
August 1, 2016 21 Seattle Sounders FC 2 4–1 Real Monarchs SLC Tukwila, Washington
TBD MDT Samuel 33'
Jones 60'
Samuel 86'
Jones 90'+2'
Report Brody 22' Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Chipalo Street
August 17, 2016 24 Real Monarchs SLC 2–1 Portland Timbers 2 Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MDT Orellana 13'
Orozco Yellow card 47'
Velazco Yellow card 79'
Bijev 86' (o.g.)
Report Bodily 70' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 2,016
Referee: Brad Jensen
August 27, 2016 25 Arizona United 0–1 Real Monarchs SLC Peoria, Arizona
8:30pm MDT Silva Red card 52' Report Sundly Yellow card 1'
Orellana 24'
Kavita Yellow card 65'
Amankona Yellow card 90+'
Ramírez Yellow card 90+'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,384
Referee: Robi Hullner
September[edit]
September 3, 2016 26 Real Monarchs SLC 1–1 Tulsa Roughnecks Sandy, Utah
7:00pm MDT Velazco 37' Report Mata 9'
Abidor Yellow card 22'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 3,519
September 9, 2016 27 Real Monarchs SLC 0–2 Orange County Blues Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MDT Orozco Red card 11' Report Watson-Sirboe Yellow card 34'
Pluntke Yellow card 59'
Caesar 63'
Rauhofer 79'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 5,173
September 14, 2016 28 Real Monarchs SLC 2–0 San Antonio FC Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MDT Lachowecki Yellow card 43'
Adams 73'
Velazco Yellow card 77'
Báez 82'
Okwuonu Yellow card 86'
Report Thurière Yellow card 35' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 1,963
Referee: Brad Jensen
September 17, 2016 29 Arizona United 3–2 Real Monarchs SLC Peoria, Arizona
8:30pm MDT Rooney 13'
Kelly 64'
Tan 75'
Report
Report
Báez 45' Yellow card 45+'
Ramírez 60'
Leal Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,239
Referee: Paul Nothman
September 24, 2016 30 LA Galaxy II 3–1 Real Monarchs SLC Carson, California
TBD MDT Lassiter 18'
Mendiola 66'
Amaya 71'
Report Velazco 29' Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,686
Referee: Ramy Touchan

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
14 16 4 6 4 15 18  −3 2 3 2 8 8  0 2 3 2 7 10  −3

Last updated: April 2, 2016
Source: [1]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Portland Timbers 2 30 12 4 14 38 42 −4 40
10 San Antonio FC 30 10 8 12 36 36 0 38
11 Real Monarchs 30 10 6 14 31 41 −10 36
12 Seattle Sounders 2 30 9 8 13 35 50 −15 35
13 Arizona United 30 9 7 14 40 46 −6 34
Source: 2016 USL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Stats[edit]

  • Stats from USL regular season. Players in italics loaned from parent club Real Salt Lake.
As of June 14, 2016[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Real Monarchs schedule". Real Monarchs.
  2. ^ "Real Monarchs official roster". Real Monarchs.
  3. ^ "SportsEngine | Sign In Step 1". user.sportngin.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.