The 2011 Real Salt Lake season was the club's seventh year of existence, as well as their seventh season in Major League Soccer, and their seventh consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.
| 2011 season | ||||
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| Owner | SCP Worldwide | |||
| Coach | Jason Kreis | |||
| Stadium | Rio Tinto Stadium | |||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 3rd Overall: 3rd | |||
| MLS Cup | Conference semi-finals | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Quarterfinals | |||
| CONCACAF Champions League | Runners-up | |||
| Highest home attendance | MLS: 20,762 vs. Chicago CCL: 20,738 vs. Monterrey | |||
| Lowest home attendance | MLS: 14,365 vs. Chivas USA CCL: 15,405 vs. Columbus | |||
| Average home league attendance | 17,594 | |||
| Biggest win | RSL 4–0 SJ (7/23) | |||
| Biggest defeat | VAN 3–0 RSL (10/6) | |||
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Salt Lake's season was highlighted by reaching the 2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals, becoming the first American soccer club to reach the final of the newly designed CONCACAF Champions League, as well as the first non-Mexican club to reach the finals. Including the predecessor tournament, the Champions' Cup, it was the first time in 11 years an American club reached the North American club final, the last being Los Angeles Galaxy. Additionally, Salt Lake finished third place in both the Western Conference and overall MLS tables during the regular season, thus earning a berth into the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. In the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs, Salt Lake reached the Western Conference Final, but fell to eventual MLS Cup champions, Los Angeles Galaxy. Salt Lake also reached the quarterfinals of the 2011 U.S. Open Cup before falling to eventual semifinalists, FC Dallas.
Background edit
Review edit
November edit
Towards the end of November 2010, Major League Soccer held its Expansion Draft for the arrivals of Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Among Salt Lake's unprotected players for the draft, Portland selected two: Robbie Findley and David Horst.[1] Findley, though, following an expired contract with the Royals, declared his intentions to play overseas, with rumors circulating about him possibly playing for Danish Superliga clubs Brøndby and Randers, Premier League club Wolverhampton, even Championship club Nottingham Forest. On November 24, Randers denied rumors that Findley was on trial with the club.[2]
Subsequent to the expansion draft, the Royals made a trade with the Timbers to bring in Salvadorian Arturo Alvarez, whom previously played his club soccer for San Jose Earthquakes,[3] in return for allocation money and draft picks.
December edit
After much anticipation, Salt Lake agreed to buy striker Alvaro Saborio on loan from the Swiss club Sion on December 1, for a fee of around $1.0M.[4] Saborío, spent the 2010 season on loan with the Royals where he scored 12 league goals and bagged six Champions League goals. He will sign as a Designated Player being the first in club history.[5]
After much rumor as to where striker Robbie Findley would end up, he eventually signed for English Championship club Nottingham Forest,[6] making Findley the first RSL player to leave for Europe since Yura Movsisyan went to Randers. Findley signed with Forest on December 23. The contract was reported to be for 2.5 years through the end of the 2012-13 English football season.
January edit
The club met in late January to begin preparations for the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal vs. Columbus on February 22.
February edit
Salt Lake spent the month of February in preparations for their Champions League semifinal. Prior to the match, they played two final tune up games against Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Chivas USA.
In their quarterfinal away fixture, in the frigid cold, 25 degrees, RSL drew Columbus 0-0.
March edit
April edit
Salt Lake opened April with a semifinal fixture on the road to Saprissa. The match, played on April 5, ended in a 2–1 victory for Saprissa, although Salt Lake would win 3–2 on aggregate, secured by Jamison Olave's half volley in the 71st minute of play.
The win booked Salt Lake a spot in the Champions League finals, in which they became the first American team to make the finals under the current format, as well as the first American team to make the finals of a CONCACAF club tournament since Los Angeles Galaxy in 2000. On April 6, it was learned that Salt Lake would be playing Monterrey of Mexico in the Champions League finals, after Monterrey pulled off a 2–1 aggregate win over Cruz Azul.
On April 9, the club would return to league play, flying out to Boston to take on New England Revolution. Because of the Champions League match three days earlier, many first team players rested this weekend and mainly a team composed of reserves and a few starters played in the game. In spite of this, Salt Lake was able to pull off a 2–0 win at New England, giving them a perfect 3-0-0 record.
Following the New England match, the club had another mid-week fixture against Rocky Mountain rivals, Colorado Rapids. Due to the club's recent success in 2011, the match was expected to be hotly contested. A crowd of nearly 15,500 showed up for the mid-week game as Salt Lake pulled off a controversial, late goal in injury time. The goal was scored by Fabián Espíndola.[7]
Originally, Salt Lake was to host Philadelphia Union on April 23, but the Union voluntarily rescheduled their match to September 3. The Union rescheduled the match to help aid Salt Lake in their Champions League campaign.[8]
On April 20, Salt Lake resumed Champions League play with the first leg of the 2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals being held at Monterrey's Technology Stadium. Salt Lake found themselves trailing within the first 20 minutes of play, following a defensive mishap that led to a loose ball tapped in by Aldo de Nigris.[9] The Claret and Cobalt would draw level in the 35th minute of play, thanks to a header off of Nat Borchers from a Javier Morales set piece, leading to a 1-1 scoreline at halftime.[9] In the second half of play, a 62nd minute handball from Salt Lake defender Jamison Olave consequently led to a penalty kick for Los Rayados.[9] Chilean international Humberto Suazo converted the penalty, regaining the lead for Monterrey, 2–1. In the dying minutes of the match, Salt Lake midfielder, Morales, made two cutbacks over Monterrey defenders Sergio Pérez and Neri Cardozo to score the equalizer, leading to a final scoreline of 2-2.[9]
The draw against Monterrey resulted in only the fourth time in history that an American soccer club had tied a Mexican opponent on Mexican soil.[10] The previous time was when D.C. United tied Toluca 1–1 in the 2009–10 edition of the Champions League. The result brings American club performance in Mexico to (0-21-4) and MLS club performance in Mexico to (0-23-6). Salt Lake will host Monterrey in the second leg of the finals on April 27 at Rio Tinto Stadium.[9]
Match results edit
Win Tie Loss
Preseason edit
Note: Results are given with Real Salt Lake's score listed first.
| Game | Date | Location | Opponent | Result F–A |
Attendance | RSL Goalscorers |
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| 1 | February 1, 2011 | N | Whitecaps FC | 1–2 | closed door | Alvarez 49' |
| 2 | February 8, 2011 | N | Sounders FC | 3–3 | closed door | Warner 87' 97' 99' |
| 3 | February 15, 2011 | N | Chivas USA | 2–0 | closed door | Olave 64', Johnson 81' |
| 4 | March 9, 2011 | N | Sporting | 2–2 | closed door | Saborío 28', Espíndola 48' |
| 5 | March 11, 2011 | N | Sporting | 1–0 | closed door | Paulo Jr. 28' |
Major League Soccer edit
Regular season edit
Win Tie Loss
| March 19, 2011 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Santa Clara, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Cronin  6'Leitch 37'Stephenson 46' |
Report | Espíndola 60' Beckerman  63' |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 (SO) Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| March 26, 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 4–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Sandy, Utah |
| 18:00 PDT | Williams 2' Morales 10' (pen.), 41'Paulo Jr. 68' |
Report | Saunders 9' Beckham 54'López 54'Leonardo 74'Ángel 80' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,507 (SO) Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| April 9, 2011 | New England Revolution | 0–2 | Real Salt Lake | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:30 | Report | Schuler 27' Araujo Jr. 47' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 7,970 Referee: Jasen Anno |
| April 13, 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah |
| 19:30 | Morales 32' Espíndola 93+' |
1–0 Report | 59' Marshall 82' Wynne |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,513 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| April 30, 2011 | Portland Timbers | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 PDT | Cooper 22' |
0–1 Report | Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 18,627 (SO) Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States) |
| May 7, 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | Chivas USA | Sandy, Utah |
| 13:00 | Johnson 87' |
1–0 Report | Boyens 15'  24'Mondaini  37' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,365 Referee: Paul Ward |
| May 14, 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Houston Dynamo | Sandy, Utah |
| 20:30 | 0–0 Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,301 Referee: Abbey Okulaja |
| May 22, 2011 | FC Dallas | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Frisco, Texas |
| 18:00 CDT | Jacobson 53' |
Report | 44' Wingert 58' Beckerman 61' Grabavoy |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,550 Referee: David Gantar |
| May 28, 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 19:00 MDT | Johnson 28' Olave 58'Wingert 65'Gonzalez 88' |
(Report) | Ianni 71' Riley 81'Neagle 84'Wahl 90' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,474 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
| June 4, 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 18:00 PDT | Warner 30' Alexandre 32'Espíndola 79' |
Report | DeMerit 15' Koffie 66' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,174 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| June 8, 2011 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, Ohio |
| 19:30 EDT | Mendoza 76' (pen.) Gardner 82' |
Report | Olave 7' Espindola 78'Wingert 88' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 9,650 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| June 11, 2011 | Philadelphia Union | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 16:00 EDT | Daniel 24' |
1–1 Report | Russell 43' Espíndola 53'Alexandre 54' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,728 (SO) Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| June 18, 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | D.C. United | Sandy, Utah |
| 21:00 EDT | Espindola 38' (pen.) |
1–1 Report | 65' Brettschneider 85' (pen.) Davies |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,841 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| June 22, 2011 | Chicago Fire | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 19:30 CDT | Gibbs 3' Barouch 64' |
0–0 Report | Johnson 47+' Russell 49' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,972 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| June 25, 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | Toronto FC | Sandy, Utah |
| Borchers 39' Saborio 42'Warner 48'Saborio 60'Alexandre 84'Johnson 85' |
(report) | Eckersley 58' Maicon Santos 66' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,077 Referee: Niko Bratsis |
| July 4, 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 3–3 | New England Revolution | Sandy, Utah |
| 20:30 EDT | Johnson 23' Saborío 55' (pen.)Espindola 82' |
3-3 Report | Lekic 4' (pen.) Tierney 15'Joseph 62' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,139 Referee: Yader Reyes |
| July 9, 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | FC Dallas | Sandy, Utah |
| 20:00 CDT | Beckerman 29' Williams 47'Olave 67'Rimando 93+'Espindola 94+' |
Report | 37' Gonçalves 71' Shea 90' Warshaw |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,734 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| July 23, 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 4–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, Utah |
| 19:00 PDT | Beckerman 13' Saborío 63' (pen.)Saborío 75'Beckerman 78'Olave 83' |
Report | Peterson 15' Convey 32'Ring 56'Burling 60' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,429 Referee: David Gantar |
| July 30, 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 0–2 | Columbus Crew | Sandy, Utah |
| 21:00 EDT | Report | Gaven 5' Heinemann 10' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,516 Referee: Jason Anno |
| August 3, 2011 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 CDT | Espinoza 29' Bunbury 34' |
0–2 Report | Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 18,467 (SO) |
| August 6, 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | New York Red Bulls | Sandy, Utah |
| 21:00 | Borchers 13' Gil 44'Saborio 77'Johnson 84' |
3–0 Report | 76' Márquez |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,081 Referee: Elias Bazakos |
| August 13, 2011 | Toronto FC | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Plata 77' |
Report | Johnson 54' Espindola 62' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,644 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
| August 20, 2011 | Houston Dynamo | 3–2 | Real Salt Lake | Houston, Texas |
| 19:30 | Boswell 69' Ching 47' Dixon 93+' |
2-3 Report | Espindola 28' Gil 60' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,247 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
| August 27, 2011 | Chivas USA | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Lopes 79' |
Report | Saborio 11' Borchers 24'Beckerman 74' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,127 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| September 3, 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Philadelphia Union | Sandy, Utah |
| 19:00 | Beckerman 18' Schuler 26'Russell 35' |
2-1 Report | Le Toux 30' Califf 67' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,720 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| September 10, 2011 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, Washington |
| 13:00 PDT | Carrasco 38' Hurtado 39'Montero 47+'Alonso 94+' |
Report | Keller 13' (o.g.) Beltran 20' 35'Saborio 56'Williams 68' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 35,940 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
| September 17, 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah |
| 20:00 CDT | Schuler 12' Borchers 54'Beckerman 69' |
Report | Collin 28' Zusi 93+' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,888 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| September 21, 2011 | New York Red Bulls | 1–3 | Real Salt Lake | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 20:00 | Rodgers 47' Lindpere 69' |
Report | Saborío 7' Espíndola 11' 21' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14,266 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| September 24, 2011 | D.C. United | 4–1 | Real Salt Lake | Washington, D.C., United States |
| 21:30 | Najar 13' De Rosario 22', 27', 31' |
Report | 59' Warner Saborio 85' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 16.367 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| September 28, 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 0–3 | Chicago | Sandy, Utah |
| 20:00 | Beckerman 11' Espíndola 16'Álvarez 56' |
Report | Pappa 9', 36', 75' Gargan 16' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20.762 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| October 1, 2011 | LA Galaxy | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Barrett 59' Borchers 72' (o.g.) |
Report | Espíndola 10' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 (SO) Referee: Kevin Stott |
| October 6, 2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–0 | Real Salt Lake | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 18:30 PDT | Camilo 44' (pen.) Camilo 53' (pen.)Khalfan 88' |
Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,113 Referee: Chris Penso |
| October 14, 2011 | Colorado Rapids | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,272 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| October 22, 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Portland Timbers | Sandy, Utah |
| 18:00 PDT | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium |
Playoffs edit
| October 29, 2011 Conference Semi-finals | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Sandy United States |
| 20:00 MDT | Espindola 30' Saborio 43', 53'Grabavoy 88' |
Alonso 54' Montero 90'Friberg 90+3' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Mark Geiger |
| November 2, 2011 Conference Semi-finals | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–0 (2–3 agg.) | Real Salt Lake | Seattle Washington |
| 20:00 MST | Alonso 56' (pen.) Neagle 61' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 36,021 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| November 6, 2011 Conference Final | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 - 1 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
| 18:00 PST | Donovan 23' (pen.) Magee 58'Keane 68' |
Report | Saborío 25' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 23,437 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
CONCACAF Champions League edit
| February 22 Quarterfinals | Columbus Crew  | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus |
| 20:00 UTC-05 | (Report) | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 4,665 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States) |
| March 1 Quarterfinals | Real Salt Lake | 4–1 (4–1 agg.) | Columbus Crew | Sandy |
| 19:00 UTC-06 | Saborío 23' Morales 36', 77' Williams 90+5' |
(Report) | Mendoza 49' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,405 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States) |
| March 15 Semifinals | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 |  Saprissa | Sandy |
| 19:00 UTC-05 | Saborío 9' Espíndola 57' |
(Report) | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,668 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) |
| April 5 Semifinals | Saprissa | 2–1 (2–3 agg.) | Real Salt Lake | San José, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 UTC-06 | Cordero 46' Solís 87' (pen.) |
(Report) | Olave 61' |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 21,065 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico) |
| April 20 Final | Monterrey  | 2–2 | Real Salt Lake | Monterrey, Mexico |
| 21:00 UTC-05 | de Nigris 18' Suazo 62' (pen.) |
(Report) | Borchers 35' Morales 89' |
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico Attendance: 30,247 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) |
| April 27 Final | Real Salt Lake | 0–1 (2–3 agg.) | Monterrey | Sandy |
| 20:00 UTC-06 | (Report) | Suazo 45' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama) |
U.S. Open Cup edit
| June 28, 2011 Third Round |  Real Salt Lake | 2–0 |  Wilmington Hammerheads | Sandy, Utah |
| 19:00 MDT | Beltran 40' Alexandre 44' |
Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 7,620 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| July 12, 2011 Quarterfinals |  FC Dallas | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Frisco, Texas |
| 20:00 CDT | Benítez 18' Jackson 54' |
Report | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Referee: Michael Kennedy |
Major League Soccer edit
League tables edit
Western Conference table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 67 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 63 | |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 53 | |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 52 | MLS Cup Play-In Round |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 49 | |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 42 | |
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 38 | |
| 8 | Chivas USA | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 36 | |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 28 |
Overall table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | LA Galaxy (S, C) | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 67 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 63 | |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 53 | |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 52 | |
| 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 51 | |
| 6 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 49 | |
| 8 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 48 | |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 47 | |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 46 | |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 43 | |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 42 | |
| 13 | D.C. United | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 39 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 38 | |
| 15 | Chivas USA | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 36 | |
| 16 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 33 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 17 | New England Revolution | 34 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 | |
| 18 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
| 31 | 51 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 18 | −3 |
Source: MLSSoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Club edit
Roster edit
MLS roster edit
As of September 15, 2011.[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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CONCACAF Champions League roster edit
As of February 22, 2011.[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff edit
Coaching staff edit
| Position | Staff |
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| General Manager | Garth Lagerwey
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| Head coach | Jason Kreis
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| Assistant coach | C. J. Brown
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| Assistant coach | Miles Joseph
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| Assistant coach | Jeff Cassar
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| Strength and conditioning Coach | Dan Barlow
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| Team Administrator | Elliot Fall
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| Equipment Manager | Mike Rigby
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| Assistant Equipment Manager | Trevor Richards
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| Head Athletic Trainer | Tyson Pace
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| Head Team Physician | Andrew Cooper
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| Team Orthopedist | Dr. Mark Scholl
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| U-17 Head Coach | Greg Maas
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| U-17 Assistant Coach |  Nermin Sasivarĕvić
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Updated to match played 20 October 2010
Source: Real Salt Lake
Management edit
| Owner/Chairman | Dave Checketts
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| President | Bill Manning
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| Chief Financial Officer | Gary Reimer
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| Sporting Director and Director of Youth Development | Rob Karas
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| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Rio Tinto Stadium (20,008 / 103x67 meters) |
Updated to match played 20 October 2010
Source: Real Salt Lake
Kits edit
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| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
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| Home | Claret / Cobalt sleeves | Claret | Claret | |
| Away | White / Cobalt sleeves | White | White | |
| Third | Gold / Cobalt sleeves | Gold | Claret | |
| Third Alt. | Gold / Cobalt sleeves | Gold | Cobalt | MLS, May 22 against Dallas |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
- Last updated on 18 August 2011.[13]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | CONCACAF Champions League | U.S. Open Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | USA
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Tim Melia | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA
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Tony Beltran | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA
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Robbie Russell | 5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  COL
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Jámison Olave | 18 | 3 | 14+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | USA
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Kyle Beckerman | 26 | 2 | 20+2 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA
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Nat Borchers | 22 | 2 | 19+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW |  ARG
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Fabián Espíndola | 21 | 7 | 15+2 | 6 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW |  CAN
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Will Johnson | 21 | 2 | 15+2 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  SLV
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Arturo Alvarez | 13 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ARG
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Javier Morales | 9 | 4 | 5+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF |  HAI
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Jean Alexandre | 15 | 1 | 8+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | CRC
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Álvaro Saborío | 17 | 8 | 13+0 | 6 | 4+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | USA
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Conor Chinn | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | USA
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Chris Wingert | 20 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA
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Nick Rimando | 25 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | USA
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Ned Grabavoy | 23 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA
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Luis Gil | 15 | 1 | 6+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ARG
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Nelson González | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |  BRA
|
Paulo Araujo Jr. | 6 | 2 | 2+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | USA
|
Kyle Reynish | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | USA
|
Donny Toia | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | USA
|
Collen Warner | 18 | 0 | 10+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | USA
|
Cody Arnoux | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | USA
|
Chris Schuler | 13 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | USA
|
Rauwshan McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF |  JAM
|
Andy Williams | 24 | 3 | 12+8 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
Disciplinary record edit
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | |
Tim Melia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | |
Kyle Reynish | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | |
Nick Rimando | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
Tony Beltran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | |
Nat Borchers | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | |
Rauwshan McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Jámison Olave | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Robbie Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | |
Chris Schuler | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | |
Chris Wingert | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | |
Jean Alexandre | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | |
Arturo Alvarez | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | |
Kyle Beckerman | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | |
Luis Gil | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
Nelson González | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | |
Ned Grabavoy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | |
Javier Morales | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | |
Collen Warner | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | |
Andy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | |
Paulo Araujo Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | |
Fabián Espíndola | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | |
Will Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | |
Álvaro Saborío | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | |
Conor Chinn | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | |
Donny Toia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | |
Cody Arnoux | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated on March 2, 2011
Player movement edit
Transfers edit
In edit
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 24, 2010 | Arturo Alvarez |
MF | Portland Timbers |
Acquired for SuperDraft 2nd round pick | [14] |
| December 1, 2010 | Álvaro Saborío |
FW |  Sion |
Reported fee of US$1.0 million | [15] |
| February 11, 2011 | Cody Arnoux |
FW | Vancouver Whitecaps |
Weighted lottery | [16] |
| March 14, 2011 | Donny Toia |
FW | Pima College |
Homegrown Player | [17] |
| March 24, 2011 | Conor Chinn |
FW | New York Red Bulls |
Free | [18] |
| May 27, 2011 |  Artur Aghasyan |
FW | Unattached | Free | [19] |
| July 20, 2011 | Chris Agorsor |
FW | Philadelphia Union |
Free | [20] |
| August 16, 2011 | Blake Wagner |
DF | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Free | [21] |
| September 15, 2011 | Nico Muñiz |
MF | Real Salt Lake Academy |
Free; not eligible for first-team roster until 2012 | [22] |
Out edit
| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 24, 2010 | Robbie Findley |
FW | Portland Timbers |
Expansion Draft | [23] |
| November 24, 2010 | David Horst |
DF | Portland Timbers |
Expansion Draft | [23] |
| November 24, 2010 | Alex Nimo |
MF | Waived | [24] | |
| February 28, 2011 | Pablo Campos |
FW | Carolina RailHawks |
Waived, free transfer | [25] |
| May 27, 2011 | Conor Chinn |
FW | Atlanta Silverbacks |
Waived, free transfer | [19] |
| July 28, 2011 | Artur Aghasyan |
FW | Los Angeles Blues |
Released, free transfer | [26] |
Loan edit
In edit
| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 12, 2010 | Nelson González |
MF | Quilmes |
Loan thru 2011 season | [27] |
| December 27, 2010 | Paulo Araujo Jr. |
FW | Fort Lauderdale Strikers |
Loan thru 2011 season with RSL purchase option at season's end | [28] |
| September 15, 2011 |  Yordany Álvarez |
MF | Orlando City |
Loan thru remainder of 2011 MLS season | [29] |
Out edit
Competitions edit
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | — | 1st | March 19, 2011 | October 22, 2011 | |
| MLS Western Conference | — | 1st | March 19, 2011 | October 22, 2011 | |
| CONCACAF Champions League | Group stage | Finals | Finals | August 22, 2010 | April 27, 2011 |
| U.S. Open Cup | Third round | Quarter-finals |
Updated to match played 11 July 2011
Source: Competitions
Miscellany edit
Allocation ranking edit
Real Salt Lake is in the #8 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[30]
International roster spots edit
Real Salt Lake possesses 6 international roster spots.[28] Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. The club dealt one spot permanently to Colorado Rapids on 29 June 2005[31] and dealt another spot permanently to Chivas USA on 24 November 2004.[32] The club also dealt a spot to Kansas City on 23 February 2010[33] but use of that roster spot was for the 2010 season only.[34]
There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[30]
Future draft pick trades edit
Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft conditional pick acquired from Chivas USA.
Future picks traded: None.
MLS rights to other players edit
Real Salt Lake maintains the MLS rights to Yura Movsisyan after the player declined a contract offer by the club and signed overseas on a free transfer.
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