{"id":2233660,"date":"2026-01-13T23:01:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2233660"},"modified":"2026-01-13T23:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:01:24","slug":"utah-royals-fc-announces-2026-preseason-roster-and-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/utah-royals-fc-announces-2026-preseason-roster-and-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Royals FC Announces 2026 Preseason Roster and Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>HERRIMAN, UT (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Utah Royals FC announces its initial 2025 preseason roster consisting of 22 contracted players along with 9 non-roster invitees for a total of 31 players who will spend preseason with Utah under the direction of Head Coach <strong>Jimmy Coenraets<\/strong>. The club has also finalized dates and matches for the 2026 preseason.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>The Royals return 18 players from the 2025 season which saw a club record eight match unbeaten streak from August to October. Four players have joined the club for the 2026 season and beyond. Two Japanese players make their way to the Wasatch Front with <strong>Narumi Miura<\/strong>\u00a0moving from Washington Spirit and <strong>Miyabi Moriy<\/strong>a\u00a0coming from Angel City FC. Also moving east from Los Angeles, <strong>Madison Hammond<\/strong>\u00a0is signed through 2027. Finally, Utah native <strong>Courtney Brown<\/strong>\u00a0returns to her home state after getting drafted by Washington Spirit in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Additionally, both <strong>Mina Tanaka<\/strong>\u00a0and Moriya have received green cards and will no longer occupy international roster spots, while Miura received a green card with the Spirit, leaving Utah with five occupied and two unoccupied international spots.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>UTAH ROYALS FC 2025 PRESEASON ROSTER:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>INTL:<\/strong>\u00a0International roster spot, <strong>NRI:<\/strong> Non-roster invitee, <strong>U18:<\/strong> Under-18 player<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>GOALKEEPERS (4): Mandy McGlynn, Mia Justus, DeAira Jackson, Taylor Rath <strong>(NRI)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>DEFENDERS (10): Kate Del Fava, Kaleigh Riehl, Tatumn Milazzo, Miyabi Moriya, Janni Thomsen <strong>(INTL)<\/strong>, Nuria R\u00e1bano <strong>(INTL)<\/strong>, Mia Fontana <strong>(NRI)<\/strong>, Kiki Maki <strong>(NRI),<\/strong> Naila Schoefberger <strong>(NRI)<\/strong>, Kameron Simmonds <strong>(NRI)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>MIDFIELDERS (8): Ana Tejada <strong>(INTL)<\/strong>, Alex Loera, Aria Nagai, Madison Hammond, Narumi Miura, Noelle Bond-Flasza <strong>(NRI)<\/strong>, Abby Boyan <strong>(NRI),<\/strong> Addy Feldman <strong>(NRI, U18)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>FORWARDS (9): Clo\u00e9 Lacasse (INTL), Paige Cronin, Brecken Mozingo, Mina Tanaka, KK Ream, Lara Pra\u0161nikar <strong>(INTL)<\/strong>, Cece Delzer, Courtney Brown, Kalea Eichenberger <strong>(NRI)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>The Royals will kick off preseason on Wednesday, January 14 as players report to the Zions Bank Training Facility and will train in market until the squad travels to Santa Barbara at the beginning of February for a friendly match against fellow 2024 expansion side Bay FC on February 6th.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Utah Royals FC makes its Coachella Valley Invitational Debut against 2026 NWSL debutants Denver Summit FC on Sunday February 15 at 3:00 p.m. MT. Nine of 16 NWSL teams will be participating in this year\u2019s edition of the Coachella Valley Invitational.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Utah Royals will return to California at the end of February, this time heading to Los Angeles to face Angel City FC for the final away preseason match of the year on the 28th. The Royals conclude the preseason match slate against USL W League side, Spokane Zephyr FC.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong><em>2026 \u2013 UTAH ROYALS FC KEY DATES<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>DATE\u200b\u00a0\u00a0 OPPONENT \u200b\u200b\u200bTIME (MT)\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><em>01\/14\/2026<\/em> <em>PRESEASON REPORT DATE \u200b\u200bHerriman intake Jan 14-15 for Medical \/ Fitness testing<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><em>01\/28\/2026<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 <em>NWSL Media Day in Los Angeles, CA<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><em>02\/06\/2026<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 <em>URFC @ Bay FC in Santa Barbara, CA<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><em>02\/14\/2026<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 <em>URFC depart for Coachella Valley Invitational<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><em>02\/15\/2026<\/em> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>URFC v Denver Summit FC<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><em>02\/22\/2026<\/em> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>Return to Utah<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><em>02\/28\/2026<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 <em>URFC @ Angel City FC in Los Angeles, CA<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><em>03\/06\/2026<\/em> \u00a0\u00a0 <em>URFC v Spokane Zephyr FC<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><em>03\/13\/2026<\/em> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>2026 NWSL Season Kicks Off<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><em>06\/08\/2026 &#8211; 06\/14\/2026<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 <em>CBA break<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><em>10\/30\/2026 &#8211; 11\/01\/2026<\/em> \u00a0\u00a0<em>2026 NWSL Season Concludes<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><em>11\/21\/2026<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 <em>2026 NWSL Championship<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.rsl.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HERRIMAN, UT (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)\u00a0&#8211; Utah Royals FC announces its initial 2025 preseason roster consisting of 22 contracted players along with 9 non-roster invitees for a total of 31 players who will spend preseason with Utah under the direction of Head Coach Jimmy Coenraets. 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