Real Salt Lake

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox football club Real Salt Lake (RSL) is an American professional soccer club based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 2004, the club began play in 2005 as an expansion team.

The club plays its home games at America First Field (formerly known as Rio Tinto Stadium), a soccer-specific stadium located in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, Utah, which they shared with their sister team, Utah Royals FC. Before moving to America First Field, RSL previously played home games at Rice-Eccles Stadium, located on the campus of the University of Utah, from 2005 to 2007. The team is currently led by head coach Pablo Mastroeni.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In domestic soccer, Real Salt Lake won the 2009 MLS Cup, and they finished as runners-up in the Supporters Shield in 2010 and the 2013 editions of both the U.S. Open Cup and MLS Cup. The club additionally finished runners-up in the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League, becoming the first American club to do so during the tournament's group stage format. Their fully owned USL affiliate, Real Monarchs, won the USL Championship, the second division in American soccer, in 2019.

Name

The Spanish title Real (Template:IPA), meaning "royal" in English, has been used since the early 20th century by Spanish soccer clubs who have received royal patronage from a reigning monarch — most notably Madrid, Zaragoza, Betis and Sociedad. In choosing the name Real for the Salt Lake-based team, initial owner Dave Checketts intended to create a brand name that would become well-known for its simplicity, followed the European-style naming conventions of the league, and would potentially foster a partnership with Real Madrid — admired both because of their successful soccer history and close association with basketball (similar to Checketts' own history with Utah's NBA team).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The new team's name was initially met with mixed feelings, with the name being accused of contrivance.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Other suggested team names, such as "Highlanders", "Salt Lake SC", or "Union SLC", were initially preferred for the club by locals. However, by at least 2014, reaction to the name had drastically improved, with the team establishing an identity representative of the Salt Lake community.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Early years (2005–2008)

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Robbie Russell (in red) playing for Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake became the twelfth MLS team when Major League Soccer awarded an expansion franchise on July 14, 2004, to SCP Worldwide, headed by Dave Checketts. United States U-17's coach John Ellinger was named as the initial manager of the club, with forward Jason Kreis becoming the club's first player. RSL began play on April 2, 2005, in a match against the MetroStars at Giants Stadium that ended as a scoreless draw;<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Kreis would score the team's first ever goal the following game on the road against the LA Galaxy. The club's first ever home match, and victory, would occur on April 16 in front of 25,287 fans at Rice-Eccles Stadium, with defender Brian Dunseth securing a victory over Rocky Mountain Cup rival Colorado Rapids.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

However, both the 2005 and 2006 seasons would prove to be relative disappointments for the club. Despite strong performances from key players Kreis, Eddie Pope, Andy Williams, and Jeff Cunningham, RSL would embark on a 10-game losing streak in the former and an 18-game winless run in the latter, finishing each season among the worst teams in the league.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The 2007 season began with the club making moves for veteran talent to build around, most notably bringing in goalkeeper Nick Rimando and midfielder Kyle Beckerman pre-season. However, following continued poor form, Ellinger was fired in May and unexpectedly replaced as head coach by Kreis, who immediately retired as a player to take the role.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The 2008 season saw the club begin to achieve successes, finishing with an even record and qualifying for the MLS Playoffs for the first time. The season additionally saw the opening of America First Field, a soccer-specific stadium for the club in Sandy. The club advanced past Chivas USA in the first round of the playoffs before losing to the New York Red Bulls in the Western Conference final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

MLS and CONCACAF success (2009–2012)

The 2009 season saw the club post a near-perfect home record to propel itself into a playoff-qualification battle, won on the final day against the Colorado Rapids.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Seeded as the lowest Eastern Conference team (due to the playoff format of the time), RSL progressed through the playoffs to the 2009 MLS Cup, where they defeated the LA Galaxy in a penalty shootout to win their first championship.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

As defending champions, RSL proved to have its best season as a club in 2010, posting a 25 game unbeaten streak and home and zero losses at home on the way to a second-place finish in the MLS Supporters Shield standings.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Rimando finished as the league's best goalkeeper, with Olave named as MLS Defender of the Year and newly acquired forward Álvaro Saborío establishing himself as a primary goal scorer. The group stages of the Champions League saw the club finish first.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The remainder of the 2011 season saw an end to the home unbeaten streak at 29 games, but successful re-qualifications to both the playoffs and CONCACAF Champions League. This was followed by a second-place Western Conference finish in 2012, as well as a group-stage elimination in the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Hansen ownership (2013–2021)

In 2013, Checketts sold his stake in the club to minority owner Dell Loy Hansen.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The season saw the departure of key players Olave, Espindola, and Johnson;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> however, the club garnered another second place Western Conference finish, as well as trips to both the 2013 MLS Cup and 2013 U.S. Open Cup final, where the team lost to Sporting Kansas City and D.C. United, respectively. Following the season, Kreis left the club to coach expansion side New York City FC, with assistant coach Jeff Cassar replacing him;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> despite this, the club finished with a then-high points total of 56 points in 2014, qualifying for CONCACAF before being eliminated early in the playoffs.

2015 saw the departures of Borchers and Saborío, which led to the team failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2007.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A push to the quarterfinals of the 2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League helped contribute to a stronger 2016 season and brief return to the playoffs. However, this season saw even further departures, with Morales and Olave leaving the club following 2016.<ref name="option">Template:Cite web</ref>

A poor start to the 2017 season saw Cassar dismissed as head coach,<ref name="coach">Template:Cite news</ref> with Mike Petke taking over the position in April – however, despite a late-season run, the team failed to make the playoffs.<ref name="new coach">Template:Cite news</ref> 2018 saw improvements on the field, as the club finished sixth in the conference led by strong performances from Albert Rusnák and Damir Kreilach. However, the season was primarily focused on the opening of the Real Academy and Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, which provided a new home for the club, the NWSL's Utah Royals FC, reserve side Real Monarchs, and the club's youth academies.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

2019 saw the final seasons of both Rimando and long-time defender Tony Beltran, both of whom retired following the end of the campaign. The club also saw the dismissal of head coach Petke on August 11, following an incident with match officials during the 2019 Leagues Cup. Initially named interim manager for the remainder of the season, assistant coach Freddy Juarez was eventually named as head coach following the season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The 2020 season, significantly shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, nonetheless saw announcement that Hansen would sell his stakes in Real Salt Lake, Utah Royals FC, and Real Monarchs following controversy over his past use of racist language.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Additionally, long-time club captain – and final remaining member of the 2009 MLS Cup winning side – Beckerman retired following the season's end, having played more regular season games than any outfield player in MLS history.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Blitzer and Smith ownership (2022–2025)

RSL began the 2021 season with no defined ownership, with MLS controlling the process of sale to new ownership.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite a relatively strong start to the season, Juarez unexpectedly left as head coach on August 27 to become an assistant coach with Seattle Sounders FC, leaving his own assistant Pablo Mastroeni to see out the season as interim.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Under Mastroeni, the team made a late-season push to the playoffs, qualifying on the final day of the season through a stoppage-time goal by Kreilach to give RSL a win over Sporting Kansas City.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite barely qualifying, the team progressed to the conference finals for the first time since 2013 before being defeated by the Portland Timbers. This success led to Mastroeni being named permanent head coach following the season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Prior to the 2022 season, the franchise was acquired by sports team investors Ryan Smith and David Blitzer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Miller ownership (2025–present)

On April 18, 2025, Miller Sports + Entertainment, led by former Utah Jazz owner Gail Miller, acquired a controlling interest in the franchise for $600 million, with Blitzer remaining as a minority owner.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Colors and badge

The team's colors are claret red, cobalt blue, and real gold.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Uniform evolution

Home, away, and third uniforms.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="2014 Home Kit">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="2014 Home Kit 2">Template:Cite web</ref>

• Home

• Away

• Third/special

Stadium

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America First Field has been RSL's home stadium since 2008.

Name	Location	Years in use	Capacity
Rice-Eccles Stadium	Salt Lake City, Utah	2005–2008	45,071
America First Field	Sandy, Utah	2008–present	20,213

After months of discussions an agreement was put in place and Real Salt Lake announced that they would move forward with the construction of Real Salt Lake Stadium.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Debt Review Committee of Salt Lake County, however, voted against the stadium. In response, Real Salt Lake's owner announced the team would be sold and likely move out of the Salt Lake area after the 2007 season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> However, a new stadium proposal was passed by the State Senate.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Utah House approved House bill 1SHB38, approving $35 million towards the development of Real Salt Lake's new home. The governor signed the bill.

The $110 million stadium was built in Sandy, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The stadium was named after its sponsor, Rio Tinto Group. The stadium opened on October 9, 2008.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In September 2022, Rio Tinto Stadium was renamed America First Field, with RSL and America First Credit Union announcing a naming rights deal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Club culture

Rivalries

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Leo the Lion at a "Meet the Players" event, August 2010

The main rival of Real Salt Lake is considered to be the Colorado Rapids, with the two teams being the closest to each other geographically, and also competing for the annual Rocky Mountain Cup.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>

Although no annual trophy is involved, the club's more fierce rival has become Sporting Kansas City, initially born out of a 2011 preseason brawl<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and developed after the teams met in MLS Cup 2013.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Since that time, the teams have regularly competed in the Western Conference. Many of the matches have been heated among longtime players who played for the two teams. Real Salt Lake has a record of 19 wins, 12 draws and 17 losses in all competitions against Sporting.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The team also maintains smaller, fan-driven rivalries with the LA Galaxy, Los Angeles FC, and Seattle Sounders FC.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The latter derived from a meeting in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs, later expanding through further playoff meetings and the losses of general manager Garth Lagerway, head coach Freddy Juarez, and club captain Albert Rusnák to the club.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>

Supporters groups

Real Salt Lake has seven officially recognized supporters groups — Salt City United, Rogue Cavaliers Brigade, Section 26, Riot Brigade, La Barra Real, Section 11 ("The Swarm"), and Los Caballeros Reales — which as of 2019 all exist under a larger unified umbrella group known as The Riot.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Leo the Lion is the official mascot of Real Salt Lake.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Club anthem

In 2011, Branden Steineckert, drummer of punk band Rancid and a supporter of Real Salt Lake, composed the song "Believe" in honor of the club. Initially posted on YouTube, the song has since been adopted as the team's official anthem, being sung at the beginning of every home game, at the end of every home game if the result is a win, as well as after all goals scored by RSL.<ref name="believe chant">Real Salt Lake Chants, Retrieved: February 11, 2014</ref>

Revenue and profitability

As Real Salt Lake is a small-market team, one of the team's biggest challenges is bringing in enough revenue to remain competitive.<ref name="sportsbusinessdaily1">Template:Cite web</ref> Opening Rio Tinto Stadium in October 2008 provided a significant revenue boost to the team. Real Salt Lake went from 4,000 season-ticket holders before October 2008, to 8,750 in 2012, 10,000 in 2013,<ref name="sportsbusinessdaily1" /> and 15,000+ in 2016.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Sponsorship

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2005–2008	Adidas	—
2009–2012		Xango
2012–2013		Xango (home) LifeVantage (away)
2014–2023		LifeVantage
2024–present		Intermountain Health

RSL has a long-term sponsorship deal with Intermountain Health.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It previously had sponsorship deals with LifeVantage<ref name="LifeVantage Sponsor">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Xango.<ref>PRWeb, Xango Inks Historic Deal with Real Salt Lake, November 21, 2006, http://www.prweb.com/releases/Real-Salt-Lake/Soccer-Jersey/prweb481467.htm Template:Webarchive</ref> Additional sponsors include JetBlue Airways,<ref name="JetBlue">Template:Cite web</ref> Maverik, Inc., Ford, WCF Insurance, and Zions Bank.<ref name="Royal Partners">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> Their corporate sponsors are America First Credit Union, Adidas, Atlas Disposal, City Creek Center, Coca-Cola, Collins Roofing Inc., Continental Tires, England Logistics, Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development, Great Clips, Key Bank, Les Olson Company, MarketStar, Michelob ULTRA, Pikus Concrete, Planet Fitness, Presidio, RealMedia, Sew Sweet, Sherwin-Williams, Siegfried and Jensen, Summit Technology, Toro, Toyota, Utah Children's Dental Network, Utah: Life Elevated, WGU, YESCO, and Zagg brands.<ref name="Corporate Partners">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>

Broadcasting

Sinclair Broadcast Group held television rights to Real Salt Lake games that were not aired by Major League Soccer's national television partners. The telecasts (which, until its discontinuation, were originally presented by Sinclair's American Sports Network) featured pre- and post-game coverage. Sinclair's Utah station KMYU served as the team's flagship station, and telecasts were syndicated to other Sinclair-owned stations in the region, and non-Sinclair stations in Albuquerque, Phoenix and Tucson.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2018, the team extended its television deal with Sinclair,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and announced a streaming partnership with KSL-TV, under which it offered in-market streaming of RSL's regional broadcasts, as well as their former sister club Utah Royals FC (NWSL) and reserve club Real Monarchs (then in the USL), on digital platforms.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2020, the team extended its television deal with Sinclair until 2022.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Players and staff

For details on former players, see All-time Real Salt Lake roster.

Technical and coaching staff

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Ring of Honor

Title	Name

No.	Player	Position	Nation	Tenure	Ref.
9	Jason Kreis	Forward	Template:Flagicon United States	2005–2007	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
11	Javier Morales	Midfielder	Template:Flagicon Argentina	2007–2016	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
18	Nick Rimando	Goalkeeper	Template:Flagicon United States	2007–2019	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Team captains

Nationality	Name	Tenure
Template:Flagu	Jason Kreis	2005–2007
Template:Flagu	Eddie Pope	2007
Template:Flagu	Kyle Beckerman	2008–2020
Template:Flagu	Albert Rusnák	2021
Template:Flagu	Damir Kreilach	2022–2023
Template:Flagu	Chicho Arango	2024
Template:Flagu	Emeka Eneli	2025
Template:Flagu	Rafael Cabral	2025-present

General managers

Name	Tenure
Steve Pastorino	2004–2007
Garth Lagerwey	2007–2014
Craig Waibel	2015–2019
Elliot Fall	2019–2023

Ownership history

• Dave Checketts (2005–2013)
• Del Loy Hansen (2009–2020)
• MLS (2021)
• Ryan Smith (2022–2025)
• David Blitzer (2022–present)
• Gail Miller (2025-present)

Head coaches

• Includes MLS regular Season, MLS Playoffs, CONCACAF Champions League, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, and Leagues Cup.

All-time coaching stats

Head coach	Tenure	Games	Win	Loss	Draw	Win %	PPG	Playoffs	Notes
Template:Flagicon John Ellinger	January 2005 – May 3, 2007	71	16	39	16	33.8%	0.90	0/2	Inaugural head coach
Template:Flagicon Jason Kreis	May 3, 2007 – December 10, 2013	261	112	85	64	55.2%	1.52	6/7	First championship
Template:Flagicon Jeff Cassar	December 18, 2013 – March 20, 2017	121	45	43	33	50.8%	1.39	2/3
Template:Flagicon Daryl Shore	March 20, 2017 – April 3, 2017	2	0	1	1	25.0%	0.5	0/0	interim
Template:Flagicon Mike Petke	April 3, 2017 – August 11, 2019	91	37	39	15	48.9%	1.38	1/2
Template:Flagicon Freddy Juarez	August 11, 2019 – August 27, 2021	55	18	14	23	53.6%	0.8	1/2	interim until December 3, 2019
Template:Flagicon Pablo Mastroeni	August 27, 2021 – present	149	61	57	31	51.3%	1.43	4/4	interim until December 13, 2021

Honors

National
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
MLS Cup	1	2009
Western Conference (Playoff)	1	2013
Eastern Conference (Playoff)	1	2009

Team results

Year-by-year

Template:Main This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by RSL. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Real Salt Lake seasons.

Season	League											Position		Playoffs	USOC	Continental / Other		Average attendance	Top goalscorer(s)
	Div	League	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall						Name(s)	Goals
2021	1	MLS	34	14	14	6	55	54	+1	48	1.41	7th	13th	SF	NH			15,283	Template:Flagicon Damir Kreilach	16
2022		MLS	34	12	11	11	43	45	−2	47	1.38	7th	14th	R1	R3			20,470	Template:Flagicon Sergio Córdova	11
2023		MLS	34	14	12	8	48	50	−2	50	1.41	5th	11th	R1	SF	Leagues Cup	R16	19,429	Template:Flagicon Jefferson Savarino	7
2024		MLS	34	16	7	11	65	48	+17	59	1.74	3rd	6th	R1	Ro32	Leagues Cup	GS	20,295	Template:Flagicon Cristian Arango	17
2025		MLS	34	12	17	5	38	49	-11	41	1.21	9th	19th	WC	DNP	CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup	R1 LS	19,772	Template:Flagicon Diego Luna	10

Template:Note1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
Template:Note2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.

CONCACAF Champions Cup

• Did not qualify for Champions League tournament in years not listed

Real Salt Lake in CONCACAF competition

Season	Qualification method	Round	Opposition	Home	Away
2010–11	2009 MLS Cup champion	Group stage	Template:Flagicon Árabe Unido	2–1	3–2
			Template:Flagicon Cruz Azul	3–1	4–5
			Template:Flagicon Toronto FC	4–1	1–1
		Quarter-finals	Template:Flagicon Columbus Crew	4–1	0–0
		Semi-finals	Template:Flagicon Saprissa	2–0	1–2
		Finals	Template:Flagicon Monterrey	0–1	2–2
2012–13	2011 MLS Supporters' Shield third place	Group stage	Template:Flagicon Herediano	0–0	0–1
			Template:Flagicon Tauro F.C.	2–0	1–0
2015–16	2014 MLS Supporters' Shield fourth place	Group stage	Template:Flagicon Municipal	1–0	1–0
			Template:Flagicon Santa Tecla	2–1	0–0
		Quarter-finals	Template:Flagicon UANL	1–1	0–2
2025	2024 MLS Supporters' Shield sixth place	Round One	Template:Flagicon Herediano	0–0	1–2

• Win %- Number of wins divided by number of games played (ties count as half a win)
• Games decided by a PK Shoot out counted as win or loss not Draw.

CONCACAF Champions League Team, by Team records:

Team	Country	Home								Away								Total
		GP	W	L	D	F	A	GD	Win %	GP	W	L	D	F	A	GD	Win %	GP	W	L	D	F	A	GD	Win %
Árabe Unido	Template:Flagu	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100%	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100%	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	100%
Columbus Crew	Template:Flagu	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100%	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	50.0%	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3	75.0%
Cruz Azul	Template:Flagu	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100%	1	0	1	0	4	5	−1	0.0%	2	1	1	0	7	6	+1	50.0%
Herediano	Template:Flagu	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	25.0%	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	25.0%	4	0	2	2	1	3	−2	25.0%
Monterrey	Template:Flagu	1	0	1	0	0	1	−1	0.0%	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	50.0%	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	25.0%
Municipal	Template:Flagu	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100%	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100%	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	100%
Santa Tecla	Template:Flagu	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100%	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	50.0%	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	75.0%
Saprissa	Template:Flagu	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100%	1	0	1	0	1	2	−1	0.0%	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	50.0%
Tauro F.C.	Template:Flagu	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100%	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100%	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	100%
Toronto FC	Template:Flagu	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100%	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	50.0%	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	75.0%
UANL	Template:Flagu	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	50.0%	1	0	1	0	0	2	−2	0.0%	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	25.0%
Total		11	8	1	2	21	7	+14	81.8%	11	3	4	4	13	15	-2	45.5%	22	11	5	6	34	22	+12	63.6%

Leagues Cup

Season	Round	Opponent	Result
2019	Quarter-finals	Template:Fbaicon Tigres UANL	0–1
2023	Group stage	Template:Fbaicon Seattle Sounders FC	3-0
		Template:Fbaicon Monterrey	0–3
	Round of 32	Template:Fbaicon Club León	3-1
	Round of 16	Template:Fbaicon Los Angeles FC	0–4
2024	Group stage	Template:Fbaicon Atlas	3-1
		Template:Fbaicon Houston Dynamo FC	0–3
2025	League stage	Template:Fbaicon América	2-2 (3-1 pk)
		Template:Fbaicon Atlético San Luis	2-2 (1-4 pk)
		Template:Fbaicon Querétaro	1-0

MLS records

• Fewest goals allowed: 20<ref name="2010 note">Record was set in the 2010 season.</ref> (previous record 23, Houston 2007)
• Overall goal difference: +25<ref name="2010 note" /> (previous record +22, San Jose 2005 and D.C. United 2007)
• Home goal difference: +24<ref name="2010 note" /> (previous record +23, Real Salt Lake 2009)
• Total home points (30-game season): 37<ref name="2010 note" /> (previous record 35, Columbus 2009)
• Fewest home losses: 0<ref name="2010 note" /> (equals previous record set by San Jose in 2005)
• Fewest home goals allowed: 7<ref name="2010 note" /> (previous record 8, Colorado 2004)<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>

Associated teams

The reserve team of Real Salt Lake, named Real Monarchs SLC, was created on September 10, 2014, as a bridge between the club's academy program and the first level team. The team began play in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League during the 2015 season, playing their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium along with their parent team. Starting in 2018, the Monarchs will move to Zions Bank Stadium, a 5,000-seat facility located at RSL's new training center in Herriman.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

A women's soccer team, called Real Salt Lake Women, was founded in 2008. The team is currently a member of the Western Division of United Women's Soccer, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada, and plays its home games at Ute Field, on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

Real Salt Lake added a second women's team, this one in the top-level National Women's Soccer League, in November 2017.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> This team effectively replaced FC Kansas City in the NWSL, as FC Kansas City soon folded and all of its player contracts were assigned to the new RSL franchise.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Shortly thereafter, the new team, which will share Rio Tinto Stadium, was unveiled as Utah Royals FC.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Player records

Career

• Players in Bold are still active
• Only regular season matches played with Real Salt Lake counted towards all-time records. Stats from MLS play-offs, U.S. Open Cup, Super Liga and CONCACAF Champions league are not included.
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Goals

Rank	Player	Goals	Template:Tooltip	Years
1	Template:Flagicon Álvaro Saborío	63	127	2010–2015
2	Template:Flagicon Javier Morales	49	240	2007–2016
3	Template:Flagicon Damir Kreilach	47	151	2018–2023
4	Template:Flagicon Joao Plata	46	175	2013–2019
5	Template:Flagicon Albert Rusnák	41	140	2017–2021
6	Template:Flagicon Robbie Findley	36	137	2007–2010, 2013–2014
7	Template:Flagicon Fabián Espíndola	35	125	2007–2012
	Template:Flagicon Jefferson Savarino	35	125	2017–2019, 2022–2024
9	Template:Flagicon Yura Movsisyan	31	110	2007–2009, 2016–2017
10	Template:Flagicon Kyle Beckerman	30	350	2007–2020

Assists

Rank	Player	Assists	Template:Tooltip	Years
1	Template:Flagicon Javier Morales	81	240	2007–2016
2	Template:Flagicon Joao Plata	43	175	2013–2019
3	Template:Flagicon Albert Rusnák	39	140	2017–2021
	Template:Flagicon Kyle Beckerman	39	350	2007–2020
5	Template:Flagicon Jefferson Savarino	33	125	2017–2019, 2022–2024
6	Template:Flagicon Andy Williams	29	189	2005–2011
7	Template:Flagicon Damir Kreilach	24	151	2018–2023
8	Template:Flagicon Maikel Chang	20	124	2020–2024
9	Template:Flagicon Diego Luna	19	94	2022-present
	Template:Flagicon Aaron Herrera	19	124	2018–2022

Appearances

Rank	Player	Template:Tooltip	Goals	Years
1	Template:Flagicon Nick Rimando	369	0	2007–2019
2	Template:Flagicon Kyle Beckerman	350	30	2007–2020
3	Template:Flagicon Justen Glad	272	13	2013–present
4	Template:Flagicon Chris Wingert	247	2	2007–2014, 2016–2017
5	Template:Flagicon Tony Beltran	245	1	2008–2019
6	Template:Flagicon Javier Morales	240	49	2007–2016
7	Template:Flagicon Nat Borchers	205	10	2008–2014
8	Template:Flagicon Andy Williams	189	14	2005–2011
9	Template:Flagicon Joao Plata	175	46	2013–2019
10	Template:Flagicon Jámison Olave	159	13	2008–2012, 2015–2016

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Template:Tooltip	Years
1	Template:Flagicon Nick Rimando	118	369	2007–2019
2	Template:Flagicon Zac MacMath	30	98	2020–present
3	Template:Flagicon Rafael Cabral	7	34	2025-present
4	Template:Flagicon Andrew Putna	6	22	2018–2021
5	Template:Flagicon David Ochoa	5	26	2019–2022
	Template:Flagicon Jeff Attinella	5	29	2013–2016
7	Template:Flagicon Kyle Reynish	4	8	2007–2012
	Template:Flagicon D.J. Countess	4	27	2005
	Template:Flagicon Scott Garlick	4	31	2006–2007
10	Template:Flagicon Gavin Beavers	3	18	2022-2024

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Single season

• Only regular season matches played with Real Salt Lake counted towards records.
• Players in bold currently play for Real Salt Lake.

Legend
Indicates current season

Goals

Rank	Player	Nation	Season	Goals	Assists
1	Chicho Arango	Template:Flagicon	2024	17	11
	Álvaro Saborío	Template:Flagicon	2012	17	3
3	Jeff Cunningham	Template:Flagicon	2006	16	11
	Damir Kreilach	Template:Flagicon	2021	16	9
5	Andrés Gómez	Template:Flagicon	2024	13	9
	Joao Plata	Template:Flagicon	2014	13	6
7	Damir Kreilach	Template:Flagicon	2018	12	8
	Álvaro Saborío	Template:Flagicon	2010	12	4
	Robbie Findley	Template:Flagicon	2009	12	4
	Álvaro Saborío	Template:Flagicon	2013	12	2

Assists

Rank	Player	Nation	Season	Assists	Minutes
1	Javier Morales	Template:Flagicon	2008	15	2511
2	Albert Rusnák	Template:Flagicon	2017	14	2579
3	Diego Luna	Template:Flagicon	2024	12	2014
	Chicho Arango	Template:Flagicon	2024	12	2079
	Javier Morales	Template:Flagicon	2015	12	2124
	Javier Morales	Template:Flagicon	2014	12	2645
7	Jeff Cunningham	Template:Flagicon	2006	11	2404
	Joao Plata	Template:Flagicon	2016	11	2478
	Aaron Herrera	Template:Flagicon	2021	11	2514
	Jefferson Savarino	Template:Flagicon	2018	11	2853
	Albert Rusnák	Template:Flagicon	2021	11	3045

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Nation	Season	Shutouts
1	Nick Rimando	Template:Flagicon	2010	14
2		Template:Flagicon	2011	13
3		Template:Flagicon	2012	12
4		Template:Flagicon	2019	10
	Zac MacMath	Template:Flagicon	2022	10
6	Nick Rimando	Template:Flagicon	2009	9
		Template:Flagicon	2013	9
	Zac MacMath	Template:Flagicon	2023	9
9	Nick Rimando	Template:Flagicon	2015	8
		Template:Flagicon	2017	8
		Template:Flagicon	2008	8

Hat tricks

Player	Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
Template:Flagicon Jason Kreis	July 13, 2005	Minnesota Thunder	L 4–6	Open Cup
Template:Flagicon Robbie Findley	April 2, 2009	Columbus Crew	W 4–1	MLS
Template:Flagicon Álvaro Saborío	July 7, 2012	Portland Timbers	W 3–0
	September 29, 2012	Chivas USA	W 4–0
	July 27, 2013	New York Red Bulls	L 3–4
Template:Flagicon Javier Morales	May 11, 2014	Houston Dynamo	W 5–2
Template:Flagicon Damir Kreilach	September 1, 2018	LA Galaxy	W 6–2
Template:Flagicon Chicho Arango	March 30, 2024	St. Louis City SC	W 3–1
	June 1, 2024	Austin FC	W 5–1

Player honors

League honors

MLS All-Star appearances

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Kyle Beckerman

Players in bold currently play for Real Salt Lake.

Appearances	Player	Nation	Years
8	Kyle Beckerman	Template:Flagicon	2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
7	Nick Rimando	Template:Flagicon	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019
3	Jamison Olave	Template:Flagicon	2010, 2011, 2012
2	Tony Beltran	Template:Flagicon	2013, 2015
	Diego Luna	Template:Flagicon	2024, 2025
	Javier Morales	Template:Flagicon	2009, 2010
	Eddie Pope	Template:Flagicon	2005, 2007
1	Chicho Arango	Template:Flagicon	2024
	Fabián Espíndola	Template:Flagicon	2012
	Justen Glad	Template:Flagicon	2024
	Will Johnson	Template:Flagicon	2009
	Damir Kreilach	Template:Flagicon	2021

Player awards

The following awards were given to Real Salt Lake players by Major League Soccer in the season indicated:

Season	Award	Player(s)
2006	MLS Best XI	Template:Flagicon Jeff Cunningham
	MLS Golden Boot
2009	MLS Cup Most Valuable Player	Template:Flagicon Nick Rimando
2010	MLS Best XI	Template:Flagicon Nat Borchers, Template:Flagicon Jámison Olave, Template:Flagicon Javier Morales
	MLS Defender of the Year	Template:Flagicon Jámison Olave
	MLS Newcomer of the Year	Template:Flagicon Álvaro Saborío
2011	MLS Best XI	Template:Flagicon Jámison Olave
2018	MLS Rookie of the Year	Template:Flagicon Corey Baird
2024	MLS Young Player of the Year	Template:Flagicon Diego Luna

Team honors

• The annual season-ending award winners are decided based on voting by RSL players.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Team MVP

Season	Player
2005	Template:Flagicon Andy Williams
2006	Template:Flagicon Jeff Cunningham
2007	Template:Flagicon Nick Rimando
2008	Template:Flagicon Javier Morales
2009	Template:Flagicon Nat Borchers
2010	Template:Flagicon Javier Morales (2)
2011	Template:Flagicon Kyle Beckerman
2012	Template:Flagicon Kyle Beckerman (2)
2013	Template:Flagicon Kyle Beckerman (3)
2014	Template:Flagicon Joao Plata
2015	Template:Flagicon Javier Morales (3)
2016	Template:Flagicon Kyle Beckerman (4)
2017	Template:Flagicon Albert Rusnák
2018	Template:Flagicon Damir Kreilach
2019	Template:Flagicon Everton Luiz
2020	Template:Flagicon Damir Kreilach (2)
2021	Template:Flagicon Damir Kreilach (3)
2022	Template:Flagicon Justen Glad
2023	Template:Flagicon Pablo Ruiz
2024	Template:Flagicon Emeka Eneli
2025	Template:Flagicon Rafael Cabral

Golden boot

Season	Player	Goals
2005	Template:Flagicon Jason Kreis	9
2006	Template:Flagicon Jeff Cunningham	16
2007	Template:Flagicon Robbie Findley	6
2008	Template:Flagicon Yura Movsisyan	8
2009	Template:Flagicon Robbie Findley (2)	12
2010	Template:Flagicon Álvaro Saborío	12
2011	Template:Flagicon Álvaro Saborío (2)	11
2012	Template:Flagicon Álvaro Saborío (3)	17
2013	Template:Flagicon Álvaro Saborío (4)	12
2014	Template:Flagicon Joao Plata	13
2015	Template:Flagicon Javier Morales	8
2016	Template:Flagicon Joao Plata (2)	9
2017	Template:Flagicon Albert Rusnák	7
2018	Template:Flagicon Damir Kreilach	12
2019	Template:Flagicon Albert Rusnák (2)	7
2020	Template:Flagicon Damir Kreilach (2)	8
2021	Template:Flagicon Damir Kreilach (3)	16
2022	Template:Flagicon Sergio Córdova	9
2023	Template:Flagicon Jefferson Savarino	7
2024	Template:Flagicon Chicho Arango	17
2025	Template:Flagicon Diego Luna	9

Defensive Player of the Year

Season	Player
2005	Template:Flagicon Eddie Pope
2006	Template:Flagicon Carey Talley
2007	Template:Flagicon Eddie Pope (2)
2008	Template:Flagicon Nat Borchers
2009	Template:Flagicon Jámison Olave
2010	Template:Flagicon Nat Borchers (2)
2011	Template:Flagicon Nat Borchers (3)
2012	Template:Flagicon Nick Rimando
2013	Template:Flagicon Nick Rimando (2)
2014	Template:Flagicon Chris Schuler
2015	Template:Flagicon Aaron Maund
2016	Template:Flagicon Justen Glad
2017	Template:Flagicon Justen Glad (2)
2018	Template:Flagicon Brooks Lennon
2019	Template:Flagicon Aaron Herrera
2020	Template:Flagicon Aaron Herrera (2)
2021	Template:Flagicon Aaron Herrera (3)
2022	Template:Flagicon Andrew Brody
2023	Template:Flagicon Brayan Vera
2024	Template:Flagicon Justen Glad (3)
2025	Template:Flagicon Rafael Cabral

External links

• Template:Official website