2015 Real Salt Lake season

The 2015 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 11th year of existence and their eleventh consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. In a largely rebuilding season, Salt Lake failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2007.

Real Salt Lake
2015 season
OwnerDell Loy Hansen
CoachJeff Cassar
StadiumRio Tinto Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 9th
Overall: 16th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupSemifinals
Rocky Mountain CupLost
Desert Diamond CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Javier Morales (8)
All: Javier Morales (10)
Highest home attendance21,004 (September 19 vs. LA Galaxy)
Lowest home attendance18,895 (June 7 vs. Colorado Rapids)
Average home league attendance20,160
Biggest winRSL 3-0 LA (9/19)
Biggest defeatVAN 4-0 RSL (8/8)
← 2014
2016 →

Background

edit

Competitions

edit

Preseason

edit
January 31, 2015 Scrimmage Real Salt Lake 1–2 New England Revolution Casa Grande, Arizona
9:00 a.m. MT Jaime   63' Report Davies   7'
Okoli   48'
Stadium: Grande Sports World
Note: 80-minute scrimmage.
February 7, 2015 Scrimmage UC Irvine Anteaters 1–3 Real Salt Lake Irvine, California
12:00 p.m. MT   24' Report Mulholland   36'
Sandoval   45+' (pen.)
  49' (o.g.)
Stadium: Anteater Stadium

Desert Diamond Cup

edit
February 21, 2015 FC Tucson 1–3 Real Salt Lake Tucson, Arizona
6:00 p.m. MT Papa   48' Report Saborío   41', 58'
Sandoval   68'
Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
February 25, 2015 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
8:00 p.m. MT Welshman   12'   59'
Ovalle   38'
Sandoval   47'
Velazco   85'
Report Medranda   43'
Sinovic   59'
Dwyer   66'
Németh   72'
Añor   83'
Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,768
February 28, 2015 Championship Real Salt Lake 2–1 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona
7:00 p.m. MT Garcia   8'
Saborío   13'   50'
Beckerman   16'
Morales   51'
Report Serna   28'
Burling   41'
Torres   55'
Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 3,692

MLS regular season

edit

Standings

edit
Western Conference Table
edit
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 11 9 48 45 +3 51 MLS Cup Knockout Round
7 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 13 8 41 39 +2 47
8 Houston Dynamo 34 11 14 9 42 49 −7 42
9 Real Salt Lake 34 11 15 8 38 48 −10 41
10 Colorado Rapids 34 9 15 10 33 43 −10 37
Source: MLS
Overall table
edit
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
14 Orlando City SC 34 12 14 8 46 56 −10 44
15 Houston Dynamo 34 11 14 9 42 49 −7 42
16 Real Salt Lake 34 11 15 8 38 48 −10 41
17 New York City FC 34 10 17 7 49 58 −9 37
18 Philadelphia Union 34 10 17 7 42 55 −13 37
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored

Results summary

edit
Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 41 11 15 8 38 48  −10 7 4 6 22 14  +8 4 11 2 16 34  −18

Last updated: October 26, 2015
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Match results

edit
As of October 19, 2015
March 7, 2015 1 Portland Timbers 0–0 Real Salt Lake Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PST Powell   33'
Ridgewell   57'
Report Mansally   27'
Gil   46+'
Schuler   48'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 14, 2015 2 Real Salt Lake 3–3 Philadelphia Union Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Garcia   4'
Morales   29'
Beckerman   50'
Olave   54'
Mulholland   74'
Saborío   86' (pen.)
Report Vitoria   23'
Aristeguieta   34, 38'
Edu   52'
Olave   58' (o.g.)
White   62'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,281
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 29, 2015 3 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Toronto FC Sandy, Utah
5:00 p.m. MDT Mulholland   38'   39'
Allen   89'
Report Moore   20'
Warner   60'
Simonin   68'
Goncalves   88'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,794
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 5, 2015 4 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Real Salt Lake San Jose, California
2:00 p.m. PDT Innocent   43'
Wondolowski   60'
Alashe   93+'
Report Morales   44'
Garcia   73'
Mansally   82'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 11, 2015 5 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 p.m. CDT Carrasco   61' Report Beltran   44'
Saborío   61'
Beckerman   64'
Mansally   80'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 20,087
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
April 18, 2015 6 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Olave   41'   89'
Saucedo   76'
Beckerman   95+'
Report Teibert   6'
Mattocks   80'
Adekugbe   83'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,414
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 25, 2015 7 New England Revolution 4–0 Real Salt Lake Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT Tierney   39'
Agudelo   43'
Davies   50'
Caldwell   84'
Report Stertzer   10'
Saborío   56'
Mulholland   81'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 17,982
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 1, 2015 8 Real Salt Lake 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MDT Beckerman   1'
Allen   48'
Bernardez   71' (o.g.)
Report Wondolowski   19'
Innocent   21'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,715
Referee: Sorin Stoica
May 6, 2015 9 Real Salt Lake 0–0 LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Olave   89' Report Gonzalez   42' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,296
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 9, 2015 10 Chicago Fire 1–2 Real Salt Lake Bridgeview, Illinois
2:00 p.m. CDT Guly   32'
Polster   70'
Larentowicz   88' (pen.)
Report Saborío   13'
Mulholland   27',   56'
Allen   50'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,017
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 16, 2015 11 Montreal Impact 4–1 Real Salt Lake Montreal, Quebec
4:00 p.m. EDT Donadel   8'
Ciman   18'
Romero   20', 27'
Miller   76'
Duka   78'
Report Allen   38'
Vásquez   43'
Sandoval   47'
Beltran   58'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 12,158
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 23, 2015 12 Real Salt Lake 2–0 New York City FC Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MDT Stertzer   25'
Phillips   40'
Saborío   49'
Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,801
Referee: Juan Guzman
May 27, 2015 13 LA Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Juninho   7' (pen.)
Gordon   40'
Husidic   46+'
Väyrynen   63'
Report Beckerman   10'
Olave   91+'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 13,391
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 30, 2015 14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake Vancouver, British Columbia
4:00 PM PDT Koffie   36'
Kah   44'
Techera   79'
Report Stertzer   27'
Glad   41'
Morales   45'
Mansally   89'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 7, 2015 15 (RMC) Real Salt Lake 0–0 Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah
3:00 PM MDT Stertzer   25' Report Sjöberg   32'
Burling   79'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,895
Referee: Kevin Stott
June 21, 2015 16 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
MDT Morales   15'
Jaime   15',   51'
Phillips   18'
Beckerman   47'
García   90+3',   90+3'
Report
Box Score
Mustivar   8'
Besler   14'
Dwyer   30'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,155
June 24, 2015 17 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Real Salt Lake Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT Grella   4' Report Morales   40'
Phillips   55'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 15,844
Referee: David Gantar
June 27, 2015 18 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Columbus Crew Sandy, Utah
MDT García   36'
Beltran   45+2'
Jaime   46'
Mulholland   59'
Sandoval   70'
Maund   76'
Allen   77'
Report Tchani   42'
Finlay   62'
Francis   73'
Kamara   82'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,171
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 4, 2015 19 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Orlando City SC Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Jaime   28'
Mansally   90'
Report Kaká   5',   45'
Higuita   38'
Ramos   79'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,956
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 11, 2015 20 (RMC) Colorado Rapids 3–1 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado
MDT Moor   81'
Burling   83'
Watts   91+'
Ramirez   97+'
Report Jaime   79',   84' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,248
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
July 18, 2015 21 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Houston Dynamo Sandy, Utah
MDT Morales   36'
Plata   65'
Report Sarkodie   51'
Garrido   68'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,174
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 24, 2015 22 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
9:00 PM MDT Morales   34'
Plata   73' (pen.),   91+'
Vasquez   93+'
Report Feilhaber   50',   91+'
Melia   72'
Palmer-Brown   77'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,809
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 1, 2015 23 D.C. United 6–4 Real Salt Lake Washington, D.C.
7:00 EDT Rolfe   43',   54' (pen.)
Kemp   59',   91+'
Espindola   63'
Kitchen   79'
DeLeon   85'
Report Plata   2'
Beckerman   21',   70'
Glad   28'
Sandoval   53'
Maund   62'
Mansally   68'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17,288
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 8, 2015 24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake Vancouver, British Columbia
7:00 PM PDT Rivero   7'
Kah   40'
Techera   50',   68'
Waston   60'
Report Kavita   45'
Mansally   88'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,638
Referee: Chris Penso
August 15, 2015 25 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Portland Timbers Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Phillips   12' Report Ridgewell   80'
Borchers   95+'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,338
Referee: Drew Fischer
August 22, 2015 26 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Morales   pen.' (12)
Jaime   19'
Garcia   83'
Beltran   92+'
Report Friberg   25'
Rose   39'
Fisher   50'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,559
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 29, 2015 27 FC Dallas 2–0 Real Salt Lake Frisco, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Akindele   pen.' (51)
Hedges   66'
Castillo   79'
Watson   84'
Report Mulholland   38'
Phillips   40'
Morales   51'
Beltran   67'
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium
Attendance: 18,172
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 12, 2015 28 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
7:30 CDT Williams   44'
Davis   pen.' (65)
Rodrigeuez   86'
Sturgis   89'
Report Morales   47'
Sandoval   51'
Allen   53'
Martinez   68'
Maund   77'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,909
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 19, 2015 29 Real Salt Lake 3–0 LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MDT Sandoval   3',   53'
Morales   15',   pen.' (28)
Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 21,004
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 27, 2015 30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Real Salt Lake San Jose, California
4:00 PM PDT Godoy   34'
Pelosi   73'
Wondolowski   74'
Garcia   77'   88',   87'
Report Beckerman   63'
Beltran   84'
Maund   90'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Chris Penso
October 4, 2015 31 (RMC) Colorado Rapids 1–2 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado
5:00 MDT Doyle   16'
Sarvas   25'
Burling   39'
Figueroa   75'
Report Plata   33'
Mulholland   43',   43'
Phillips   82'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,048
Referee: Mark Kadelcik
October 14, 2015 32 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Portland Timbers Sandy, Utah
7:30 MDT Olave   52'
Glad   81'
Report Powell   28'
Adi   54' (pen.)
Fochive   72'
Urruti   89'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,457
Referee: Juan Guzman
October 17, 2015 33 Real Salt Lake 0–1 FC Dallas Sandy, Utah
7:30 MDT Beltran   26'
Beckerman   53'
Vasquez   60'
Martinez   63'
Stertzer   85'
[1] Texeira   57'
Watson   66'
Gonzalez   95+'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,899
Referee: Jorge González
October 25, 2015 34 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
4:00 PDT Dempsey   5',   20'
Pappa   10'
[2] Martinez   43'
Stertzer   55'
Gil   77'
Jaime   89'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 55,435
Referee: Sorin Stoica

U.S. Open Cup

edit

Real Salt Lake will enter the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.[1]

June 17, 2015 4R Real Salt Lake   2–1   Seattle Sounders FC 2 Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Stertzer   53'
Plata   63'
Morales   71'
Report Garza   49+'
Mansaray   70'
Sanyang   89'   93+'
Sérgio   93+'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 8,208
Referee: Bernhard Hosu
July 1, 2015 5R Real Salt Lake   2–0   Portland Timbers Sandy, Utah
20:000 MT Jaime   54'
Morales   70' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 15,840
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
July 14, 2015 QF Real Salt Lake   1–0   LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
20:00 MT Maund   87'
Mulholland   89'
Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 11,060
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
August 12, 2015 SF Sporting Kansas City   3–1   Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
20:30 MT Nagamura   30'
Mustivar   35',   75'
Feilhaber   80'
Nemeth   85'
Report Garcia   24',   93+'
Beltran   76'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 16,117
Referee: Armando Villarreal

CONCACAF Champions League

edit

Real Salt Lake will enter the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League in the initial group stage with all other competitors

August 4, 2015 group stage Municipal   0–1   Real Salt Lake Guatemala City
8:00 PM MDT Woodly   14' Report Plata   2'
Beckerman   28'
Phillips   94+'
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Attendance: ?
Referee: Raul Castro
September 15, 2015 group stage Santa Tecla   0–0   Real Salt Lake Santa Tecla
8:00 PM MDT Report Mansally   43'
Glad   45'
Stertzer   73'   79'  
Sandoval   76'
Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias
Attendance: N/A
Referee: LEO CLARKE
September 24, 2015 group stage Real Salt Lake   2–1   Santa Tecla Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Vasquez   19'
Garcia   73'
Martinez   77'
Report Chavarria   39'
Herrera   61'
Dominguez   73'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,182
Referee: Kevin Morrison
October 20, 2015 group stage Real Salt Lake   1-0   Municipal Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Olave   43' [3] López   71'
Ruiz   74'
Arias   82'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,132
Referee: Melvin Matamoros

Club

edit

Roster

edit

As of April 2015. Age calculated as of the start of the 2015 season.[2]

References

edit
  1. ^ "102nd U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams". ussoccer.com.
  2. ^ "Players". Real Salt Lake. April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.