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Real Salt Lake
2010 season
OwnerSCP Worldwide
CoachJason Kreis
StadiumRio Tinto Stadium
Major League Soccer2nd
MLS CupConf. Semifinals
U.S. Open CupDid not qualify
CONCACAF Champions LeagueFinals
Carolina Challenge CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Costa Rica Álvaro Saborío
All: Costa Rica Álvaro Saborío (18)
Highest home attendance20,463 vs Cruz Azul
(October 19)
Lowest home attendance11,579 vs Toronto
(September 15)
Average home league attendance18,764
Biggest winRSL 5-0 NE (7/2)
Biggest defeatDAL 3-1 RSL (7/17)
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The 2010 Real Salt Lake season was the sixth year of the club's existence. It was also the sixth year for the club in Major League Soccer and the sixth-consecutive year for the club in the top-flight of American soccer.

Real Salt Lake entered the 2010 MLS season as the defending MLS Cup champions, and participated additionally in the CONCACAF Champions League and played play-in propers of the U.S. Open Cup. During 2010, the club had the most success ever in its history, finishing second place in Major League Soccer, as well as becoming the first American-based club to win a Champions League group; in which they won Group A with a 4–1–1 record. Salt Lake played two play in propers of the Open Cup before eventually falling out against D.C. United.

In the MLS Cup playoffs, Salt Lake was paired against FC Dallas, the eventual Cup runners-up, where the Royals fell 3–2 on aggregate in the quarterfinals.

Overview[edit]

March[edit]

Real Salt Lake opened the season with a 3–0 road victory against San Jose.
MLS: 1-0-0, 3 points, 3 goals for, 0 goals against

April[edit]

RSL began April with a 2–1 loss to Houston, losing after the Dynamo earned two penalty kicks just a minute apart. Upon heading back to Sandy, they played to a 2–2 draw against Seattle, with Álvaro Saborío scoring the equalizer in second half stoppage time, in front of a full stadium with a crowd over 20,000. A week later, they headed to Los Angeles to take on the Galaxy, the team they had defeated on penalty kicks to win MLS Cup 2009. Despite losing 2–1, Real became the first team to score on the Galaxy in the 2010 Season, as Los Angeles had shut out their first three opponents. RSL finished April with a 1–0 loss to the reigning Supporters' Shield winners, the Columbus Crew.
MLS: 0-3-1, 1 point, 4 goals for, 7 goals against

May[edit]

RSL began with a hard-fought 2–1 home victory over Toronto. They then hosted for the first time the new expansion team, Philadelphia, winning 3–0. The next week, they defeated Houston, who had beaten them at home in Houston in April, with a decisive 3–1 win. Going on the road to Los Angeles to face expansion partners Chivas USA, RSL found victory when Fabián Espíndola scored in the 89th minute for the game-winner in the 2–1 win. RSL finished the month with a close 4–1 win over Kansas City in Sandy. Both the five-game win streak and the 15-game home unbeaten streak held by RSL at the end of May are franchise-highs.
MLS: 5-0-0, 15 points, 14 goals for, 4 goals against

June[edit]

After a disappointing scoreless draw on the road against D.C. United, RSL returned home to hand Los Angeles their first loss of the season by a score of 1–0 on a controversial Javier Morales goal. After a two-week hiatus due to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, RSL drew San Jose 0-0.
MLS: 1-0-2, 5 points, 1 goal for, 0 goals against

July[edit]

July saw Robbie Findley return from World Cup play for Nick Rimando's 100th MLS win – a 5–0 drubbing of New England. They took their aggressive playing style on the road, beating the Chicago Fire 1–0. Their 10-game unbeaten streak came to an end against FC Dallas at Dallas, followed by a disappointing home draw against Chivas USA. They were back in form against D.C. United, and came away with a 3–0 win.
MLS: 3-1-1, 10 points, 10 goals for, 3 goals against

August[edit]

RSL's good fortunes continued in August, as the team went undefeated in league play. The month opened with four games in twelve days – three league games and RSL's first CONCACAF Champions League game. After playing to a 1–1 draw with Kansas City at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, RSL paid its first visit to Philadelphia's new PPL Park, earning a point in a 1–1 draw with the Union. RSL headed back to Rio Tinto Stadium to face its 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals nemesis Columbus. RSL won the game 2–0 on a Morales brace. The team then geared up to begin Group A play in the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League. RSL defeated Panamanian champions Árabe Unido in Sandy by a score of 2–1 in a wild match that featured over eight minutes of second-half stoppage time. A week later, the team traveled to Estadio Azul to play Mexico's Cruz Azul. Though RSL led 3–2 after 87 minutes, a crazy finish left Real empty-handed, falling 5–4. The team finished the month with an MLS scoreless affair at BMO Field in Toronto, leaving the team in third place on the table at 40 points with eight league games remaining.
MLS: 1-0-3, 6 points, 4 goals for, 2 goals against; CCL: 1-1-0, 3 points, 6 goals for, 6 goals against

September[edit]

September was another spectacular run for RSL, culminating in qualifying for the MLS Playoffs and the CONCACAF Champion's League quarterfinals.

October[edit]

Squad[edit]

2010 roster[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Tim Melia
2 DF United States USA Tony Beltran
3 DF United States USA Robbie Russell
4 DF Colombia COL Jámison Olave
5 MF United States USA Kyle Beckerman (captain)
6 DF United States USA Nat Borchers
7 MF United States USA Alex Nimo
8 FW Canada CAN Will Johnson
10 FW United States USA Robbie Findley
11 MF Argentina ARG Javier Morales
12 MF Haiti HAI Jean Alexandre
15 FW Costa Rica CRC Álvaro Saborío
16 FW Argentina ARG Fabián Espíndola
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF United States USA Chris Wingert
18 GK United States USA Nick Rimando
19 FW Brazil BRA Pablo Campos
20 MF United States USA Ned Grabavoy
21 MF United States USA Luis Gil
22 MF Argentina ARG Nelson González
23 FW Brazil BRA Paulo Araujo Jr.
24 GK United States USA Kyle Reynish
26 MF United States USA Collen Warner
28 DF United States USA Chris Schuler
30 DF United States USA Rauwshan McKenzie
33 DF United States USA David Horst
77 MF Jamaica JAM Andy Williams

Reserves[edit]

Transfers[edit]

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2010

In[edit]

Date Player Previous Club Fee Ref
February 10, 2010 United States Rauwshan McKenzie Unattached Free [1]
February 23, 2010 United States Luis Gil United States Kansas City Wizards Trade [2]
March 14, 2010 Costa Rica Álvaro Saborío Switzerland Sion Free [3]
March 18, 2010 United States Tim Melia United States Rochester Rhinos Free [4]
September 9, 2010 Brazil Paulo Araujo Jr. United States Miami Loan [5]

Out[edit]

Date Player Destination Club Fee Ref
July 6, 2009 Armenia Yura Movsisyan Denmark Randers Free [6]
November 26, 2009 United States Chris Seitz United States Philadelphia Union Trade
January 14, 2010 United States Clint Mathis United States Los Angeles Galaxy Trade [7]
February 12, 2010 Netherlands Rachid El Khalifi Retired Retired

Loan[edit]

Date Player Transferred to Fee Ref
April 2, 2010 United States David Horst Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders Loan [8][9]
April 2, 2010 United States Tim Melia United States Charleston Battery Loan
August 1, 2010 United States Luis Gil United States AC St. Louis Loan [6]

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Last updated on 17 November 2010.[10]
No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS CONCACAF Champions League U.S. Open Cup Carolina Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Tim Melia 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF United States USA Tony Beltran 23 0 17+1 0 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF United States USA Robbie Russell 29 0 21+1 0 5 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
4 DF Colombia COL Jámison Olave 31 3 27+0 2 4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 MF United States USA Kyle Beckerman 29 1 21+1 0 5 1 0+1 0 1+0 0
6 DF United States USA Nat Borchers 37 2 30+0 1 5 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
7 MF United States USA Alex Nimo 1 0 0+0 0 0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
8 FW Canada CAN Will Johnson 36 6 24+4 1 6 3 2+0 2 0+0 0
10 FW United States USA Robbie Findley 34 9 15+9 5 2+4 1 1+0 1 3+0 2
11 MF Argentina ARG Javier Morales 31 8 25+1 7 4 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
12 DF Haiti HAI Jean Alexandre 20 0 5+10 0 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
15 FW Costa Rica CRC Álvaro Saborío 35 18 23+4 12 5 6 1+1 0 1+0 0
16 FW Argentina ARG Fabián Espíndola 28 6 19+3 5 3 1 0+2 0 1+0 0
17 DF United States USA Chris Wingert 30 5 22+2 5 4 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
18 GK United States USA Nick Rimando 33 0 27+0 0 5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 MF United States USA Ned Grabavoy 31 0 18+5 0 6 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
21 MF United States USA Luis Gil 2 0 0+0 0 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
22 MF Argentina ARG Nelson González 18 2 3+9 1 4 0 1+0 1 0+1 0
23 FW Brazil BRA Paulo Araujo Jr. 6 4 0+3 0 2 3 0+0 0 1+0 1
24 GK United States USA Kyle Reynish 7 2 3+0 0 1 0 2+0 0 1+0 2
26 MF United States USA Collen Warner 18 1 4+9 0 3 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF United States USA Chris Schuler 4 0 1+0 0 1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
30 DF United States USA Rauwshan McKenzie 9 0 2+2 0 2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
33 DF United States USA David Horst 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF Jamaica JAM Andy Williams 36 0 20+10 0 5+0 0 0+1 0 0 0

Top scorers[edit]

Disciplinary[edit]

Formation[edit]

Starting XI vs. Colorado on Oct. 23:

Overall[edit]

Games played 40 (30 MLS, 6 CONCACAF Champions League, 2 MLS Playoffs, 2 U.S. Open Cup)
Games won 20 (15 MLS, 4 CONCACAF Champions League, 1 U.S. Open Cup)
Games drawn 13 (11 MLS, 1 CONCACAF Champions League, 1 MLS Playoffs)
Games lost 7 (4 MLS, 1 CONCACAF Champions League, 1 MLS Playoffs, 1 U.S. Open Cup)
Goals scored 66
Goals conceded 36
Goal difference +30
Clean sheets 15
Yellow cards 64
Red cards 1
Worst discipline Colombia Jámison Olave 10 Yellow card 0 Red card
Best result(s) W 5–0 (H) v New England – Major League Soccer – 2 July 2010
Worst result(s) L 2–0 (A) v Dallas – Major League Soccer – 17 July 2010
Most appearances United States Nat Borchers (37)
Top scorer Costa Rica Álvaro Saborío (18)
Points Overall: 56/90 (62.22%)

Last updated: 17 November 2010
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

Club[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Position Staff
General Manager United States Garth Lagerwey
Head coach United States Jason Kreis
Assistant coach United States Robin Fraser
Assistant coach United States Miles Joseph
Assistant coach United States Jeff Cassar
Strength and conditioning Coach United States Dan Barlow
Team Administrator United States Elliot Fall
Equipment Manager United States Kevin Harter
Assistant Equipment Manager United States Mike Rigby
Head Athletic Trainer United States Jake Joachim
Head Team Physician United States Andrew Cooper
Team Orthopedist United States Dr. Mark Scholl
U-17 Head Coach United States Greg Maas
U-17 Assistant Coach Bosnia and Herzegovina Nermin Sasivarĕvić

Updated to match played 20 October 2010
Source: Real Salt Lake

Management[edit]

Owner/Chairman United States Dave Checketts
President United States Bill Manning
Chief Financial Officer United States Gary Reimer
Sporting Director and Director of Youth Development United States Rob Karas
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Rio Tinto Stadium (20,008 / 103x67 meters)

Updated to match played 20 October 2010
Source: Real Salt Lake

Competitions[edit]

Overall[edit]

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
MLS — — 2nd March 27 October 23
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Finals August 18, 2010 April 27, 2011
U.S. Open Cup Qualifier — Qualification final April 14 June 2
Carolina Challenge Cup Group Stage — Runner-up March 13 March 20

Updated to match played 20 October 2010
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer[edit]

See also: 2010 Major League Soccer season

League table[edit]

Conference

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy 30 18 7 5 44 26 +18 59 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Real Salt Lake 30 15 4 11 45 20 +25 56
3 FC Dallas 30 12 4 14 42 28 +14 50
4 Seattle Sounders FC 30 14 10 6 39 35 +4 48
5 Colorado Rapids 30 12 8 10 44 32 +12 46
6 San Jose Earthquakes 30 13 10 7 34 33 +1 46
7 Houston Dynamo 30 9 15 6 40 49 −9 33
8 Chivas USA 30 8 18 4 31 45 −14 28
Source: MLS

Overall

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy (S) 30 18 7 5 44 26 +18 59 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Real Salt Lake 30 15 4 11 45 20 +25 56
3 New York Red Bulls 30 15 9 6 38 29 +9 51
4 FC Dallas 30 12 4 14 42 28 +14 50 CONCACAF Champions League
5 Columbus Crew 30 14 8 8 40 34 +6 50
6 Seattle Sounders FC 30 14 10 6 39 35 +4 48 CONCACAF Champions League
7 Colorado Rapids (C) 30 12 8 10 44 32 +12 46
8 San Jose Earthquakes 30 13 10 7 34 33 +1 46
9 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 13 6 36 35 +1 39
10 Chicago Fire 30 9 12 9 37 38 −1 36
11 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 33 41 −8 35 CONCACAF Champions League
12 Houston Dynamo 30 9 15 6 40 49 −9 33
13 New England Revolution 30 9 16 5 32 50 −18 32
14 Philadelphia Union 30 8 15 7 35 49 −14 31
15 Chivas USA 30 8 18 4 31 45 −14 28
16 D.C. United 30 6 20 4 21 47 −26 22
Source: MLS
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
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
30 56 15 4 11 45 20  +25 11 0 4 31 7  +24 4 4 7 14 13  +1

Last updated: September 26, 2010
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumAAHAAHHHAHAHHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHA
ResultWLTLLWWWWWTWTWWLTWTTWTWTWTWTWT
Position27710139553333332332333332222222
Updated to match(es) played on September 26, 2010. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Regular season[edit]

  Win   Tie   Loss

March[edit]

March 27, 2010 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Real Salt Lake Santa Clara, California
6:00 p.m. PT McDonald Yellow card 58'
Leitch Red card 53'
Opara Yellow card 90'		 ESPN Report
MLS Recap		 Morales 14'
Espindola 27'
Grabavoy Yellow card 39'
Morales 54'
Olave Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,589
Referee: Jorge González

April[edit]

April 1, 2010 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
8:00 p.m. CT Davis 53' (pen)
Davis 55' (pen)
Boswell Yellow card 90'		 Report Morales 16'
Wingert Yellow card 45'
Olave Yellow card 55'
Espindola Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 18,197
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 10, 2010 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
7:00 p.m. MT Johnson 53'
Wingert Yellow card 59'
Saborio 90+4'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Zakuani 11'
Marshall Yellow card 56'
Borchers 72' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,970
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
April 17, 2010 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PT Buddle 11'
Buddle 76'		 Report Beckerman 40'
Williams Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,344
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 24, 2010 Columbus Crew 1–0 Real Salt Lake Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. ET Schelotto 38' (pen) Report Beckerman Yellow card 50' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,322
Referee: Steven DePiero

May[edit]

May 1, 2010 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Toronto FC Sandy, Utah
7:00 p.m. MT Olave 14'
Williams 42'		 Report De Rosario 88' (pen) Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 12,659
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 8, 2010 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Philadelphia Union Sandy, Utah
2:00 p.m. MT Williams Yellow card 17'
Beckerman 27'
Beckerman Yellow card 41'
Olave 51'
Saborío 70'
Borchers Yellow card 81'		 Report Arrieta Yellow card 50' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 14,224
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
May 13, 2010 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Houston Dynamo Sandy, Utah
7:00 p.m. MT Findley 3'
Saborío 24'
Borchers Yellow card 26'
Saborío 60'		 Report Chabala Yellow card 33'
Mullan 72'
Boswell Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 12,945
Referee: Alex Prus
May 22, 2010 Chivas USA 1–2 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PT Saragosa Yellow card 26'
Braun 80'		 Report Williams Yellow card 39'
Wingert 45+1'
Alexandre Yellow card 66'
Espíndola 89'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 14,287
Referee: Yader Reyes
May 29, 2010 Real Salt Lake 4–1 Kansas City Wizards Sandy, Utah
7:00 p.m. MT Olave Yellow card 29'
Espíndola 31'
Saborío 34'
Russell 84'
Grabavoy 90+2'		 Report Besler Yellow card 27'
Kamara Yellow card 32'
Wolff 42'
Conrad Yellow card 73'
Arnaud Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card 82'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 15,588
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

June[edit]

June 5, 2010 D.C. United 0–0 Real Salt Lake Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. ET Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,328
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 9, 2010 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy Sandy, Utah
7:00 p.m. MT Williams Yellow card 63'
Morales 80'
Morales Yellow card 81'		 Report Juninho Yellow card 20'
Gonzalez Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,513
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
June 25, 2010 Real Salt Lake 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes Sandy, Utah
7:00 p.m. MT Campos Yellow card 87' Report Corrales Yellow card 58'
Busch Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 16,216
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

July[edit]

July 2, 2010 Real Salt Lake 5–0 New England Revolution Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MT Espíndola Yellow card 22'
Espindola 27'
Olave 45+2'
Wingert Yellow card 47'
Saborío 52'
Saborío 57'
Findley 85'		 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,101
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 8, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–1 Real Salt Lake Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 p.m. CT Conde Yellow card 51' Report Findley 40' (pen)
Johnson Yellow card 69'
Espíndola Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,847
Referee: Terry Vaughn
July 17, 2010 FC Dallas 2–0 Real Salt Lake Frisco, Texas
7:30 p.m. CT Ihemelu Yellow card 40'
Ferreira Yellow card 68'
Shea 69'
Harris 77'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 42' Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 11,170
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
July 24, 2010 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Chivas USA Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MT Beckerman Yellow card 51'
Grabavoy 66'
Saborío Yellow card 82'		 Report Espinoza Yellow card 28'
Trujillo Yellow card 54'
Padilla 70'
Kennedy Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,469
Referee: Mark Geiger
July 31, 2010 Real Salt Lake 3–0 D.C. United Sandy, Utah
7:00 p.m. MT Saborío 13'
Wingert Yellow card 58'
Findley 79'
González 94+'		 Report Talley Yellow card 17'
Bošković Yellow card 17'
Najar Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17,719
Referee: Ramón Hernández

August[edit]

August 7, 2010 Kansas City Wizards 1–1 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 p.m. CT Kamara 21'
Smith Yellow card 29'
Bunbury Yellow card 71'		 Report Morales Yellow card 22'
Johnson Yellow card 31'
Findley 33'
Borchers Yellow card 41'
Grabavoy Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Paul Ward
August 11, 2010 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Real Salt Lake Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. ET Fred Yellow card 2'
Mwanga 8'
Torres Yellow card 93+'		 Report Espindola 17'
González Yellow card 37'
Alexandre Yellow card 50'
McKenzie Yellow card 60'
Borchers Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Referee: David Gantar
August 14, 2010 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Columbus Crew Sandy, Utah
7:00 MT Morales 11'
Morales 60'		 Report Hejduk Yellow card 48' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 16,906
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
August 28, 2010 Toronto FC 0–0 Real Salt Lake Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7:00 p.m. ET Report Olave Yellow card 18' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 21,047
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

September[edit]

September 4, 2010 Real Salt Lake 1–0 New York Red Bulls Sandy, Utah
7:00 p.m. MT Espíndola 4'
Olave Yellow card 39'		 Report Tchani Yellow card 18'
Borman Yellow card 38'
Stammler Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,115
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 9, 2010 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
Report Saborío Yellow card 54' Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 36,078
Referee: Paul Ward
September 18, 2010 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Chicago Fire Sandy, Utah
2:00 p.m. MT Beckerman Yellow card 33'
Saborío 47+' (pen.)		 Report Conde Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 46+' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 14,440
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 25, 2010 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah
10:00 p.m. EDT Campos Yellow card 32'
Espíndola Yellow card 66'
Warner Yellow card 78'
Borchers 90'		 Report Casey Yellow card 10'
Wynne Yellow card 16'
Casey 36'
Wallace Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,317
Referee: Ramón Hernández

October[edit]

October 2, 2010 New England Revolution 1–2 Real Salt Lake Foxborough, Massachusetts
Sinovic Yellow card 40'
Mansally 82'
Perovic Yellow card 93+'		 Report Borchers 68'
Grabavoy Yellow card 41'
Saborío 84'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 18,130
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
October 9, 2010 Week 28 Real Salt Lake 0–0 New York Red Bulls Red Bull Arena, Harrison
16:00 EDT Yellow card 38' Olave
Yellow card 39' Beltran		 (Report) Albright Yellow card 38'
Miller Yellow card 43'		 Attendance: 20,829
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 16, 2010 Real Salt Lake 2–0 FC Dallas Sandy, Utah
Grabavoy 59'
Espindola Yellow card 75'
Williams Yellow card 80'
Morales 89'		 Pearce Yellow card 88' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,236
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 23, 2010 Colorado Rapids 2–2 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado
Cummings 16'
Casey 51'
Moor Yellow card 93+'		 Olave Yellow card 54'
Grabavoy Yellow card 82'
Saborio 91+'
Saborio 95+' (pen)		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,729
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

MLS Playoffs[edit]

See also: 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs

Real Salt Lake qualified for the 2010 MLS Cup playoffs following a 2–1 victory at New England on October 2. Amid the controversy surrounding the playoff structure,[11] Salt Lake was seeded as the number two team in the Western Conference bracket, drawn against the third-place West team, Dallas. The draw took place at Major League Soccer's headquarters in New York City on October 24.

The Conference Semifinals served as a two-leg, home-and-away aggregate series with no away goals rule enforced. Salt Lake played at Dallas in Pizza Hut Park on October 30. Despite an early goal from Fabian Espindola in the fifth minute, Dallas would rally with a pair of goals from Jeff Cunningham and Eric Avila, giving not only Dallas the victory, but a lead in the a series.

Both clubs would return to Rio Tinto on November 6 for the second leg. A 17th-minute goal from Dax McCarty gave Dallas 3–1 advantage in the series, and not only jeopardized Salt Lake's chance for going on the Western Conference Championship, but the chance RSL would end their home-match unbeaten streak. A goal from Robbie Findley ensured the streak would stay alive, but it was not enough to defeat Dallas on aggregate, as Dallas would advance 3–2 on aggregate.[12]

October 30, 2010 Conf. Semifinals FC Dallas 2–1 Real Salt Lake Frisco, Texas
3:00 PM MDT Benitez Yellow card 25'
Cunningham 44'
Hernández Yellow card 49'
Harris
Avila 88'		 Report Espindola 5'
Williams Yellow card 46'
Morales Yellow card 49' 		Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 11,003
Referee: Kevin Stott
November 6, 2010 Conf. Semifinals Real Salt Lake 1–1
(2–3 agg.)		 FC Dallas Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Olave Yellow card 25'
Grabavoy Yellow card 29'
Borchers Yellow card 34'
Findley 79'		 Report McCarty 17'
Chávez Yellow card 27'
Loyd Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,234
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

See also: 2010 U.S. Open Cup qualification
April 14, 2010 San Jose Earthquakes California 3–3 (aet)
(3–5 p)		 Real Salt Lake Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara
7:00 p.m. PT Beitashour Yellow card 51'
Leitch 68'
Álvarez 88'
Morrow 103'
Burling Yellow card 109'		 Report Findley 7'
Johnson Yellow card 8'
González 60'
Beckerman Yellow card 89'
Borchers 118'		 Attendance: 2,718
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
Penalties
soccer ball with red X Álvarez
soccer ball with check mark Gjertsen
soccer ball with check mark McDonald
soccer ball with check mark Sánchez		 Johnson soccer ball with check mark
Beckerman soccer ball with check mark
Findley soccer ball with check mark
Russell soccer ball with check mark
Williams soccer ball with check mark
June 2, 2010 D.C. United Washington, D.C. 2–1 (a.e.t.) Real Salt Lake RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. ET Luciano Emilio 75' (pen)
Morsink Yellow card 92+'
Najar 107'
James Red card 123+'		 Report Beltran Yellow card 70'
Warner Yellow card 73'
Alexandre Yellow card 77'
Johnson 81' (pen)		 Attendance: 3,074
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

CONCACAF Champions League[edit]

See also: 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League and 2011 Real Salt Lake season

By winning the 2009 MLS Cup championship against Los Angeles, Real Salt Lake qualified directly into Group Stage for the 2010–11 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League. It was RSL's debut in the competition.

The draw for the group stage was held on May 19, 2010 in New York City. Salt Lake was paired with 2009 Panamanian champions Árabe Unido as well as the Mexican Professional League's, Cruz Azul and fellow MLS-opponent Toronto FC who qualified for the competition by winning the 2010 Canadian Championship.

Salt Lake's opening game took place on August 18, hosting Árabe Unido in which they won 2–1 thanks to a pair of goals from Álvaro Saborío. RSL would then head down to Mexico City's Estadio Azul to take on Cruz Azul for an August 25 match. During a part of the game, Salt Lake took a 3–1 lead over Cruz Azul, and look destined to become the first MLS club to defeat a Mexican team on Mexican soil in a meaningful competition. However, late goals from Cruz Azul's Javier Orozco gave Azul a 4–3 lead in the 89th minute. A stoppage time goal from Salt Lake's Will Johnson seemed to have savaged a point for RSL; however, a goal with less than twelve seconds remaining in stoppage time from Christian Giménez gave Cruz Azul the final goal to win 5–4.

The Royals would commence Champions League action again on September 15 hosting fellow league team, Toronto FC. In spite of an early goal from Macion Santos, RSL was able to rebound and score four unanswered goals, giving Salt Lake a 4–1 victory and a tie with Cruz Azul for first place in Group A. One week later, the Royals would travel to Panama City to take on Arabe Unido for their home fixture of pool play. Goals from Saborio and Johnson secured a 3–2 road victory for Salt Lake. With the victory, RSL became only the sixth MLS club to win a meaningful competition against a Central American opponent on their home turf. On September 28, Salt Lake qualified for the knockout stage of the tournament with a 1–1 draw against Toronto FC at BMO Field.

Tied with Cruz Azul with 3–1–1 records apiece, a victory would give Salt Lake first place in their group. Because of the late season push for the Supporters' Shield, Kries fielded primarily a second-tier squad against Cruz Azul. A record crowd came to Rio Tinto on October 19 to watch the group stage finale between the two sides. Goals from the recently acquired Paulo Araujo Jr. and from Collen Warner led to a 3–1 victory over the Cementeros. The win resulted in RSL winning Group A, as well as them becoming the first MLS club to win a Group in the CONCACAF Champions League.

On November 1, CONCACAF held the draw for the Championship Round at their headquarters in New York City. The round commenced during Salt Lake's 2011 season.[13]

Group Standings[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States Real Salt Lake 6 4 1 1 17 11 +6 13
Mexico Cruz Azul 6 3 1 2 15 9 +6 10
Canada Toronto FC 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8
Panama Árabe Unido 6 1 0 5 4 14 −10 3

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
6 13 4 1 1 17 11  +6 3 0 0 9 3  +6 1 1 1 8 8  0

Last updated: November 16, 2010
Source: CONCACAF
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round123456
StadiumHAHAAH
ResultWLWWTW
Position122111
Updated to match(es) played on September 26, 2010. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results[edit]

August 18, 2010 Group Stage Real Salt Lake 2–1 Panama Arabe Unido Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MT Saborío 45'
Olave Yellow card 48'
Williams Yellow card 65'
Saborío 94+' (pen.)
Wingert Yellow card 97+'		 Report Cooper 13'
Carroll Red card 29'
Rodríguez Yellow card 51'
Cooper Yellow card 52'
Calderón Yellow card 71'
Justavino Yellow card 86'
Caesar Yellow card 92+'
Santamaría Yellow card 93+' Yellow-red card 95+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Referee: Canada Paul Ward
August 25, 2010 Group Stage Cruz Azul Mexico 5–4 Real Salt Lake Mexico City, Mexico
7:00 p.m. CT Orozco 5', 75', 88', 89'
Biancucchi Yellow card 18'
Cervantes Yellow card 22'
Villa Yellow card 91+'
Giménez 93+'		 Report Saborío 23' (pen.) 43'
González Yellow card 27'
Espíndola 64'
Findley Yellow card 87'
Johnson 92+'		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Honduras Oscar Moncada
September 15, 2010 Group Stage Real Salt Lake 4–1 Canada Toronto FC Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MT Beckerman 21'
Olave 40'
Beckerman Yellow card 49'
Saborío 69' (pen.)
Araujo 80'		 Report Santos 8'
Martin Šarić Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 11,579[14]
Referee: Mexico Mauricio Morales
September 22, 2010 Group Stage Arabe Unido Panama 2–3 Real Salt Lake Colón, Colón, Panama
7:00 p.m. (UTC−5) Aguilar 2'
Caroll Yellow card 24'
Angulo 51' (pen.)
De La Cruz Yellow card 57'		 Report Johnson 10', 43'
Saborío 36'
González Yellow card 76'
Espíndola Yellow card 59' Red card 87'		 Stadium: Estadio Armando Dely Valdés
Referee: Mexico Benito Archundia
September 28, 2010 Group Stage Toronto FC Canada 1–1 Real Salt Lake Toronto, Ontario, Canada
8:00 p.m. ET Peterson 19'
Usanov Yellow card 52'		 Warner Yellow card 34'
Beckerman Yellow card 60'
Morales 67'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Referee: Barbados Trevor Taylor
October 19, 2010 Group Stage Real Salt Lake 3–1 Mexico Cruz Azul Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MT Warner Yellow card 22'
Alexandre Yellow card 35'
Araujo 43', 67'
Warner 69'		 Report Huiqui Yellow card 64'
Villaluz 71'
Gimenez Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,463

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "D.C. United Signs Australian Striker". Washington Post. January 18, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  2. ^ "Metro acquires Chris Albright for two draft picks". MetroFanatic.com. January 14, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  3. ^ "Real Salt Lake signs striker Alvaro Saborio". Yahoo! Sports. March 14, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  4. ^ "D.C. United signs Floribert N'Galula". D.C. United. January 21, 2010. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
  5. ^ [1] Archived 2010-10-18 at the Wayback Machine – MLSSoccer.com
  6. ^ a b "D.C. United resigns Emilio". Yahoo! Sports. January 11, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2010. [permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "D.C United Sends Fred to Philadelphia, Reacquires Goalie Troy Perkins". CSNWashington.com. January 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  8. ^ PR Islanders FC (April 1, 2010). "En realidad, es Real el acuerdo" (in Spanish). Puerto RIco Islanders FC. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
  9. ^ PR Islanders FC (April 2, 2010). "El defensa David Horst a los Islanders" (in Spanish). Puerto RIco Islanders FC. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
  10. ^ "Real Salt Lake 2009 | Major League Soccer". Archived from the original on March 31, 2010.
  11. ^ Mayers, Joshua (October 14, 2010). "Convoluted MLS postseason confuses even Sounders FC". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  12. ^ "Kreis: When it counted, RSL played scared to lose | Major League Soccer". www.mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010.
  13. ^ "2010–2011 CONCACAF Champions League Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. April 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  14. ^ RSL push past TFC for share of Group A top spot
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