2024 Utah Royals season

Utah Royals 2024 soccer season

Utah Royals2024 season

Owners|

* Ryan Smith
* David Blitzer

Head coach| Amy Rodriguez
Stadium| America First Field
NWSL| TBD
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup| Group stage

Home colors

Away colors

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<- 2020

2025 ->

All statistics correct as of March 16, 2024.

The 2024 Utah Royals season marks the team's fourth season of existence in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of the American soccer pyramid. This season marks the team's first since 2020, after which the original club relocated to become the Kansas City Current.[1] The club will play its home games at America First Field in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, and are coached by former Royal and national team player Amy Rodriguez.[2]

## Club

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### Roster

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As of July 7, 2024,[3]
No. | Pos. | Player  | Nation

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1  | GK | Mandy Haught |  United States
3  | DF | Olivia Griffitts |  United States
4  | FW | Paige Monaghan |  United States
5  | FW | Lauren Flynn |  United States
6  | MF | Agnes Nyberg |  Sweden
7  | FW | Michele Vasconcelos |  United States
8  | DF | Kate Del Fava |  United States
9  | FW | Ally Sentnor |  United States
10  | MF | Amandine Henry |  France
11  | FW | Ifeoma Onumonu |  Nigeria
12  | DF | Zoe Burns |  Canada
13  | DF | Addisyn Merrick |  United States
14  | MF | Macey Fraser |  New Zealand
15  | FW | Brecken Mozingo |  United States
16  | DF | Madison Pogarch |  United States
17  | DF | Ana Tejada |  Spain
18  | DF | Kaleigh Riehl |  United States
19  | MF | Frankie Tagliaferri |  United States
20  | FW | Cameron Tucker |  United States
21  | MF | Mikayla Cluff |  United States
22  | MF | Dana Foederer |  Netherlands
24  | MF | Emily Gray |  United States
27  | GK | Carly Nelson |  United States
28  | DF | Imani Dorsey |  United States
32  | GK | Cristina Roque |  Puerto Rico
33  | FW | Hannah Betfort |  United States

## Competitions

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### NWSL regular season

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#### Matches

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Main article: 2024 National Women's Soccer League season

Utah Royals v Chicago Red Stars March 16 1|  Utah Royals | 0–2|  Chicago Red Stars | Sandy, Utah

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5:30 pm MT |

* Sentnor 44'
* Nyberg 62'

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* Schlegel 50'
* Hocking 60'
* Cook 77',  90+'

| Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,370
Referee: Gaad Flores

Utah Royals v North Carolina Courage March 22 2|  Utah Royals | 2–1|  North Carolina Courage | Sandy, Utah

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7:30 pm MT |

* Del Fava 15'
* Foederer 17'
* Sentnor 30'
* Betfort 47'
* Cluff 90+'
* Haught 90+'

| Report |

* Sanchez 26'

| Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 8,161
Referee: Elijio Arreguin

Washington Spirit v Utah Royals March 31 3|  Washington Spirit | 2–1|  Utah Royals | Washington, D.C.

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11 pm MT |

* Sullivan 21' (pen.)
* Sarr 30'

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* Foederer 29'
* Del Fava 49'
* Sentnor 71'

| Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 8,182
Referee: Nabil Bensalah

Utah Royals v Orlando Pride April 12 4|  Utah Royals | 0–1|  Orlando Pride | Sandy, Utah

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7:30 pm MT |

* Pogarch 26'

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* Marta 68'
* Abello 71'
* McCutcheon 90+'

| Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 8,578
Referee: Thomas Snyder

Racing Louisville FC v Utah Royals April 20 5|  Racing Louisville FC | 5–1|  Utah Royals | Louisville, Kentucky

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3 pm MT |

* Milliet 13'
* Kanu 26'
* DeMelo 37',  68',  78' (pen.)
* Turner 87'
* Sears 90+1'

| Report |

* Griffitts 45+'
* Flynn 72'

| Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 11,365
Referee: Joshua Encarnación

Utah Royals v Houston Dash April 27 6|  Utah Royals | 0–0|  Houston Dash | Sandy, Utah

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5:30 pm MT |

* Monaghan 42'

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* Andressa 20'
* Bachmann 54'
* Olivieri 85'

| Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 10,349
Referee: Shawn Tehini

Utah Royals v Angel City FC May 3 7|  Utah Royals | 1–2|  Angel City FC | Sandy, Utah

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7:30 pm MT |

* Griffitts 38'
* Foederer 51'
* Flynn 90+1'

| Report |

* Leroux 29'
* Emslie 40' (pen.)
* Rodríguez 44'
* Thompson 87'
* Fuller 87'
* Nabet 90+3'

| Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 10,731
Referee: Ricardo Fierro

San Diego Wave FC v Utah Royals May 8 8|  San Diego Wave FC | 2–0|  Utah Royals | San Diego, California

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8:00 pm MT |

* Shaw 35'
* Doniak 77'
* Westphal 79'
* Colaprico 87'

| Report |

* Monaghan 35'
* Pogarch 37'
* Foederer 51'
* Sentnor 90+5'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 10,289
Referee: Katja Koroleva

Chicago Red Stars v Utah Royals May 12 9|  Chicago Red Stars | 3–1|  Utah Royals | Bridgeview, Illinois

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3:30 pm MT |

* Bike 23'
* Swanson 29' (pen.)
* Hocking 90+7'

| Report |

* Cluff 33'
* Henry 47'
* Tucker 81'

| Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Alyssa Nichols

North Carolina Courage v Utah Royals May 17 10|  North Carolina Courage | 1–0|  Utah Royals | Cary, North Carolina

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6:00 pm MT |

* Kurtz 76'

| Report |

* Nyberg 17'
* Henry 86'

| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,528
Referee: Alex Billeter

Utah Royals v Kansas City Current May 25 11|  Utah Royals | 0–1|  Kansas City Current | Sandy, Utah

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8:00 pm MT |

* Tejada 3'

| Report |

* Ball 58'
* Spaanstra 90+6'
* Mace 90+9'

| Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 7,491
Referee: Danielle Chesky

Utah Royals v Washington Spirit June 8 12|  Utah Royals | 1–0|  Washington Spirit | Sandy, Utah

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5:30 pm MT |

* Flynn 9'

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* Wiesner 26'
* Carle 85'

| Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 8,486
Referee: Laura Rodriguez

Bay FC v Utah Royals June 16 13|  Bay FC | 0–1|  Utah Royals | San Jose, California

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8:00 pm MT |

* Anderson 37'
* Dydasco 45'
* Sharples 80'
* Boade 88'

| Report |

* Del Fava 89'

| Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 10,367
Referee: Anya Voigt

Orlando Pride v Utah Royals June 21 14|  Orlando Pride | 6–0|  Utah Royals | Orlando, Florida

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6:00 pm MT |

* Banda 27' (Abello), 86'
* Yates 45+3'
* Marta 47', 88' (Banda)
* Watt 90+5' (Banda)

| Report |

* Tejada 51'

| Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 9,656
Referee: Alyssa Nichols

Utah Royals v Portland Thorns FC June 29 15|  Utah Royals | 0–0|  Portland Thorns FC | Sandy, Utah

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8:00 pm MT |

* Del Fava 44'

| Report |

* Hubly 90'

| Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 8,677
Referee: Sergil Demlanchuk

Seattle Reign FC v Utah Royals July 7 16|  Seattle Reign FC | 1–1|  Utah Royals | Seattle, Washington

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4:00 pm MT |

* Latsko 75'

| Report |

* Sentnor 67'

| Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 6,276
Referee: Matthew Thompson

Utah Royals v Bay FC August 23 17|  Utah Royals | 2-1|  Bay FC | Sandy, Utah

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7:30 pm MT |

* Monaghan 48' (Tejada)
* Menges 55' (o.g.)
* Tejada 87'

| Report |

* Kundananji 83' (Hill)

| Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 14,539
Referee: Jaclyn Metz

Houston Dash v Utah Royals August 31 18|  Houston Dash | 1–3|  Utah Royals | Houston, Texas

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7:30 pm MT |

* Jacobs 17'
* Alozie 45+3'
* Olivieri 53'
* Nielsen 71'
* Alves 73',  90'

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* Tejada 44',  90+11'
* Zornoza 55'
* Monaghan 60'
* Tanaka 90+5'

| Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,171
Referee: Gerald Flores

Kansas City Current v Utah Royals September 7 19|  Kansas City Current | v|  Utah Royals | Kansas City, Missouri

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5:30 pm MT |  |  |  | Stadium: CPKC Stadium

Utah Royals v San Diego Wave FC September 14 20|  Utah Royals | v|  San Diego Wave FC | Sandy, Utah

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8:00 pm MT |  |  |  | Stadium: America First Field

NJ/NY Gotham FC v Utah Royals September 22 21|  NJ/NY Gotham FC | v|  Utah Royals | Harrison, New Jersey

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11:00 am MT |  |  |  | Stadium: Red Bull Arena

Utah Royals v Racing Louisville FC September 28 22|  Utah Royals | v|  Racing Louisville FC | Sandy, Utah

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5:00 pm MT |  |  |  | Stadium: America First Field

Portland Thorns FC v Utah Royals October 5 23|  Portland Thorns FC | v|  Utah Royals | Portland, Oregon

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5:00 pm MT |  |  |  | Stadium: Providence Park

Utah Royals v Seattle Reign FC October 13 24|  Utah Royals | v|  Seattle Reign FC | Sandy, Utah

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3:00 pm MT |  |  |  | Stadium: America First Field

Angel City FC v Utah Royals October 20 25|  Angel City FC | v|  Utah Royals | Los Angeles, California

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5:30 pm MT |  |  |  | Stadium: BMO Stadium

Utah Royals v NJ/NY Gotham FC November 1 26|  Utah Royals | v|  NJ/NY Gotham FC | Sandy, Utah

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7:30 pm MT |  |  |  | Stadium: America First Field

#### Standings

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Pos | Team

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10  | Angel City FC | 17  | 5  | 3  | 9  | 18  | 27  | −9  | 18
11  | Seattle Reign FC | 18  | 4  | 5  | 9  | 20  | 30  | −10  | 17
12  | San Diego Wave FC | 17  | 3  | 6  | 8  | 13  | 19  | −6  | 15
13  | Utah Royals | 18  | 4  | 3  | 11  | 13  | 30  | −17  | 15
14  | Houston Dash | 18  | 3  | 5  | 10  | 12  | 27  | −15  | 14

Updated to match(es) played on August 31, 2024. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

### NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

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Main article: 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

The Utah Royals will compete in the first edition of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, with group stage play to begin on July 19th.

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1  |  Utah Royals | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 4  | +5  | 6  |  | -- | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–1
2  |  Portland Thorns FC | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 3  | +4  | 6  |  | 1–3 | -- | 1–0 | 5–0
3  |  Seattle Reign FC | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 5  | −1  | 3  |  | 2–1 | 0–1 | -- | 2–3
4  |  Tijuana | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 12  | −8  | 3  |  | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–2 | --

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: tiebreakers

#### Matches

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Seattle Reign FC v  Utah Royals July 19 GS|  Seattle Reign FC | 2–1|  Utah Royals | Seattle, Washington

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7:00 pm MT |

* Athens 43' (pen.)
* Huerta 77'

| Report |

* Tucker 49'

| Stadium: Lumen Field

Utah Royals v  Portland Thorns FC July 27 GS|  Utah Royals | 3–1|  Portland Thorns FC | Sandy, Utah

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8:00 pm MT |

* Betfort 3'
* Sentnor 21'
* Vasconcelos 76'

| Report |

* Moultrie 86'

| Stadium: America First Field

Utah Royals v  Tijuana July 31 GS|  Utah Royals | 5–1|  Tijuana | Sandy, Utah

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8:00 pm MT |

* Monaghan 20'
* Betfort 44'
* Sentnor 48'
* Mozingo 64', 90+5'

| Report |

* Solórzano 3'

| Stadium: America First Field

## Statistics

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### Squad appearances

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As of April 28, 2024

No  | Pos  | Nat  | Player  | Total  | NWSL Regular Season  | Summer Cup  | NWSL Playoffs

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Apps  | Starts  | Apps  | Starts  | Apps  | Starts  | Apps  | Starts
Goalkeepers
1 | GK |  | Mandy Haught | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
27 | GK |  | Carly Nelson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
32 | GK |  | Cristina Roque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Defenders
3 | DF |  | Olivia Griffitts | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
5 | DF |  | Lauren Flynn | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
8 | DF |  | Kate Del Fava | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
12 | DF |  | Zoe Burns | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
13 | DF |  | Addisyn Merrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
16 | DF |  | Madison Pogarch | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
18 | DF |  | Kaleigh Riehl | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
28 | DF |  | Imani Dorsey | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| DF |  | Ana Tejada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Midfielders
6 | MF |  | Agnes Nyberg | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
10 | MF |  | Amandine Henry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
19 | MF |  | Frankie Tagliaferri | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
21 | MF |  | Mikayla Cluff | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
22 | MF |  | Dana Foederer | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
24 | MF |  | Emily Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| MF |  | Macey Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Forwards
4 | FW |  | Paige Monaghan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
7 | FW |  | Michele Vasconcelos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
9 | FW |  | Ally Sentnor | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
11 | FW |  | Ifeoma Onumonu | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
15 | FW |  | Brecken Mozingo | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
20 | FW |  | Cameron Tucker | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
33 | FW |  | Hannah Betfort | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.)

### Goals

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As of April 28, 2024[4]
Goals  Rank  | Player  | Total  | NWSL Regular Season  | Summer Cup  | NWSL Playoffs

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1  |  Ally Sentnor | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0
2  |  Kate Del Fava | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0
Olivia Griffitts | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0

### Assists

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As of April 28, 2024[4]
Assists  Rank  | Player  | Total  | NWSL Regular Season  | Summer Cup  | NWSL Playoffs

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1  |  Dana Foederer | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0
Paige Monaghan | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0
Kaleigh Riehl | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0
Ally Sentnor | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0

### Clean Sheets

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As of April 28, 2024[4]
Shutouts  Rank  | Player  | Total  | NWSL Regular Season

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1  |  Mandy Haught | 1  | 1

## References

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1. ^ "NWSL Awards Expansion Team Rights to Utah". RSL.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
2. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Legend Amy Rodriguez Named Utah Royals FC Head Coach". RSL.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
3. ^ "Roster". rsl.com/utahroyals. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
4. ^ a b c "National Women's Soccer League Season Statistics". NWSL. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

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National teams|

* Senior
* 2024 SheBelieves Cup
* 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
* 2024 Olympics
* U23
* U19
* U18
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League competitions|

| Division I|

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National Amatuer Leagues|

* USL W
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Collegiate|

* NCAA
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Cup competitions|

| Domestic|

* Challenge Cup
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* Final

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International|

* 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
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Youth competitions|

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Club seasons

NWSL|

* Angel City FC
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* Houston Dash
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* Orlando Pride
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* Racing Louisville
* San Diego Wave
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*[PW]: Won after penalties
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