SANDY, Utah (Thursday, November 16, 2017) – Real Salt Lake Owner Dell Loy Hansen announced today that the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) will field a team in Utah for the league's historic 2018 season. The newly-launched NWSL club will be owned and operated by Real Salt Lake - about to enter its 14th season in Major League Soccer next Spring - and play its home matches at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy.
"Our goal is build the very best women's sports organization in America," said Hansen, weeks before the club opens the $73 million Zions Bank Real Academy in Herriman, Utah, just 15 minutes southwest of Rio Tinto Stadium.