January 27, 2025 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
Real Monarchs News Release
HERRIMAN, Utah (Monday, January 27, 2025) – In conjunction with MLS NEXT Pro, today Real Monarchs SLC unveil its 2025 season schedule, the team’s 11th season overall and the fourth campaign since transitioning from the USL Championship prior to 2022, MLS NEXT Pro’s inaugural year.
Real Salt Lake’s MLS NEXT Pro affiliate, Real Monarchs, eye its first postseason appearance since joining the league, after finishing last year on the outside looking in, one tiebreaker away from clinching its first berth on decision day. Monarchs Head Coach Mark Lowry’s side returns to action on Saturday, March 15 at Portland Timbers 2. All 28 of the Monarchs matches will be made available via broadcast through MLSNEXTPro.com or bundled into the MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, with broadcast designations will be made at a later date.
Lowry’s side – kicking off its second full season with the acclaimed former El Paso and Indy Eleven boss at the helm – will call Zions Bank Stadium home for its first game in the Beehive State against Rocky Mountain Cup rival Colorado Rapids 2 on Sunday, March 23, in Herriman. After the remainder of March sees a mix of bye weeks and potential holds for Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup participation, the Monarchs’ home game slated for Sunday, April 6 against Ventura County FC will take place in St. George, Utah, at Greater Zion Stadium on the campus of Utah Tech. The remaining 11 games on its home schedule will be played at the first-team’s home, America First Field, due to Zions Bank Stadium resurfacing and other logistical matters.
Details on Real Monarchs’ Feb. 13-16 preseason trip to St. George, along with a preseason scrimmage on Sunday, Feb. 16, as well as the team’s April 6 MLSNP reg. Season contest on Sun., April 6, will follow, in coordination with the hosts. Utah Tech.
The Monarchs will host the league’s “Decision Day” for the third time in its four-year history (2023 at Portland), as 28 of the league’s 29 clubs play almost simultaneously, with the Western Conference slate kicking off at 2 p.m. MT, the Monarchs welcoming Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.
After all 406 matches are played throughout the U.S. and Canada during the 2025 campaign, postseason play returns, and for the third consecutive year, the higher seeds engage in the “Pick-Your-Opponent” process. The unique MLSNP Pick-Your-Opponent mechanism features a format where the top 4 seeds in each Conference select their first-round…
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