2013 Real Salt Lake season

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Real Salt Lake
2013 season
OwnerDell Loy Hansen
CoachJason Kreis
StadiumRio Tinto Stadium
MLS SeasonConference: 2nd
Overall: 4th
MLS CupRunner-up
U.S. Open CupRunner-up
Rocky Mountain CupRunner-up
Desert Diamond CupRunner-up
Highest home attendance20,504
(vs San Jose Earthquakes, September 21)
Lowest home attendance17,480
(vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 4 May)
Average home league attendance19,362
Biggest winRSL 4-0 CLB (8/24)
Biggest defeatLA 4-2 RSL (8/17)
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The 2013 Real Salt Lake season was the team's ninth year of existence. The team finished the season as runners-up in the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup.

Background[edit]

Overview[edit]

Preseason[edit]

January 28, 2013 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Denmark U20 Casa Grande, Arizona
11:30 (MST) Report 38' (pen.) Bech
72' (o.g.) Álvarez
Stadium: Grande Sports World

Desert Diamond Cup[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Seattle Sounders FC 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
2 Real Salt Lake 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3 New England Revolution 3 1 2 0 5 6 −1 3
4 New York Red Bulls 3 0 2 1 3 7 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]

Matches[edit]

MLS regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Western Conference[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Portland Timbers 34 14 5 15 54 33 +21 57 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Real Salt Lake 34 16 10 8 57 41 +16 56
3 LA Galaxy 34 15 11 8 53 38 +15 53
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 12 7 42 42 0 52 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Colorado Rapids 34 14 11 9 45 38 +7 51
6 San Jose Earthquakes 34 14 11 9 35 42 −7 51
7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 13 12 9 53 45 +8 48
8 FC Dallas 34 11 12 11 48 52 −4 44
9 Chivas USA 34 6 20 8 30 67 −37 26
Source: MLS

Overall table[edit]

Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, and 2014 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 New York Red Bulls (S) 34 17 9 8 58 41 +17 59 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Sporting Kansas City (C) 34 17 10 7 47 30 +17 58
3 Portland Timbers 34 14 5 15 54 33 +21 57
4 Real Salt Lake 34 16 10 8 57 41 +16 56
5 LA Galaxy 34 15 11 8 53 38 +15 53
6 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 12 7 42 42 0 52
7 New England Revolution 34 14 11 9 49 38 +11 51
8 Colorado Rapids 34 14 11 9 45 38 +7 51
9 Houston Dynamo 34 14 11 9 41 41 0 51
10 San Jose Earthquakes 34 14 11 9 35 42 −7 51
11 Montreal Impact 34 14 13 7 50 49 +1 49 CONCACAF Champions League
12 Chicago Fire 34 14 13 7 47 52 −5 49
13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 13 12 9 53 45 +8 48
14 Philadelphia Union 34 12 12 10 42 44 −2 46
15 FC Dallas 34 11 12 11 48 52 −4 44
16 Columbus Crew 34 12 17 5 42 46 −4 41
17 Toronto FC 34 6 17 11 30 47 −17 29
18 Chivas USA 34 6 20 8 30 67 −37 26
19 D.C. United 34 3 24 7 22 59 −37 16 CONCACAF Champions League
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (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
28 48 14 8 6 39 26  +13 10 2 3 20 10  +10 4 6 3 19 16  +3

Last updated: August 16, 2013
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

Results by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAAHAHAAHHHAAAHHHHAHAHAAHAAHHAHAHAH
ResultWLDLWLDWLWWLWDWWWWDWLLDWLDWWLLWDDW
Updated to match(es) played on August 10, 2013. Source: RealSaltLake.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results[edit]

March 3, 2013 1 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Real Salt Lake Santa Clara, CA
19:00 PDT Bernardez Yellow card 64' Report Mansally Yellow card 61'
Saborío 71', 85'
Rimando Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10525
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
March 9, 2013 2 D.C. United 1–0 Real Salt Lake Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Pajoy Yellow card 28' 60' Report Beltran Yellow card 31'
Mansally Yellow card 63'
Beckerman Yellow card 87'
Saborío Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17072
Referee: Sorin Stoica
March 16, 2013 3 – Rocky Mountain Cup Real Salt Lake 1–1 Colorado Rapids Sandy, UT
16:00 MDT Watson-Siriboe Yellow card 6'
Saborío 80'
Harris Yellow card 9'
Brown 37'
Thomas Yellow card 49'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20370
Referee: David Gantar
March 23, 2013 4 FC Dallas 2–0 Real Salt Lake Frisco, TX
19:30 CDT Castillo 70'
Jackson 81'
Report Alvarez Yellow card 37' Yellow-red card 83'
Grabavoy Yellow card 91'
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium
Attendance: 11181
Referee: Juan Guzman
March 30, 2013 5 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, UT
19:00 MDT Findley 8'
Gil 35'
Report Evans 57'
Rose Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20359
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 6, 2013 6 – Rocky Mountain Cup Colorado Rapids 1–0 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, CO
19:00 MDT Harris 5'
Klute Yellow card 80'
Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15226
Referee: Chris Penso
April 13, 2013 7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake Vancouver, BC
13:00 PDT Sanvezzo 84' Report Schuler Yellow card 18'
García 66' Yellow card 67'
Palmer Yellow card 81'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 18612
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 20, 2013 8 Real Salt Lake 1–0 C.D. Chivas USA Sandy, UT
19:00 MDT Morales 53'
Grabavoy Yellow card 76'
Palmer Yellow card 90'
Report de Luna Yellow card 18'
Burling Yellow card 58'
Velázquez Yellow card 87'
Mejia Red card 94'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 14900
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
April 27, 2013 9 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Sandy, UT
19:00 MDT Magee 6'
Rugg 13'
Juninho Yellow card 54'
Report Palmer Yellow card 20' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17655
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
May 4, 2013 10 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sandy, UT
19:00 MDT Gil 47'
Morales 71'
Wingert Yellow card 79'
Report Reo-Coker Yellow card 19'
Koffie Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17480
Referee: Juan Guzman
May 8, 2013 11 New England Revolution 1–2 Real Salt Lake Foxborough, MA
20:00 EDT Guy 51'
Nguyen Yellow card 59'
Toja Yellow card 74'
Report Carlos Salcedo Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 91'
Sandoval 77'
García 89'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 8040
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 11, 2013 12 Montreal Impact 3–2 Real Salt Lake Montreal, QC
14:00 EDT Camara Yellow card 29'
Felipe 39'
Di Vaio 80'
Tissot Yellow card 89'
Nyassi Yellow card 91'
Ferrari 93' Yellow card 93'
Report Ferrari 7' (o.g.)
Grabavoy Yellow card 40'
Beckerman 77'
Rimando Yellow card 91'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 14578
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 19, 2013 13 C.D. Chivas USA 1–4 Real Salt Lake Carson, CA
19:30 PDT Ponce Yellow card 33'
Vilchez Yellow card 34'
Villafaña 55'
Report Grabavoy 4', 91'
Plata 48'
Findley 78'
Alvarez Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Home Depot Center
Referee: Sorin Stoica
May 25, 2013 14 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Chicago Fire Sandy, UT
19:00 MDT Saborío 78'
Morales Yellow card 94'
Report Amarikwa 84'
Nyarko Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18293
Referee: Chris Penso
June 1, 2013 15 Real Salt Lake 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes Sandy, UT
19:30 MDT Morales 16'
Stephenson Yellow card 24'
Grabavoy 33'
Findley 38'
Mansally Yellow card 77'
Report Cronin Yellow card 39'
Gordon Yellow card 49'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,064
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 8, 2013 16 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Sandy, UT
19:30 MDT Stephenson 44'
Beckerman Yellow card 54'
Wingert Yellow card 79'
García 84', 92'
Report Donovan 46'
Sarvas Yellow card 91'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18962
Referee: Drew Fischer
June 22, 2013 17 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, UT
19:30 MDT Wingert Yellow card 24'
Beckerman 41', Yellow card 59'
Findley 46'
Report González Yellow card 61'
Traoré Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,848
Referee: Armando Villareal
June 29, 2013 18 Toronto FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake Toronto, ON
11:00 MDT Koevermans Yellow card 37'
Richter Yellow card 60'
Henry Red card 79'
Caldwell Yellow card 93'
Report García Yellow card 25'
Palmer Yellow card 34'
Álvarez 45'
Findley Yellow card 79'
Beltran Red card 79'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,481
Referee: Chris Penso
July 3, 2013 19 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Philadelphia Union Sandy, UT
20:00 MDT Palmer Red card 59'
Gil 75'
Wingert Yellow card 90+'
Morales 90+' (pen.)
Report Le Toux 13'
Carroll Yellow card 33'
Casey 76'
Wheeler Yellow card 90+'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,446
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 13, 2013 20 FC Dallas 0–3 Real Salt Lake Frisco, TX
18:00 CDT Keel Yellow card 45+'
Castillo Yellow card 90+'
Report Morales 38'
Álvarez Yellow card 47'
Grabavoy 79'
García 90'
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium
Attendance: 16,560
Referee: Drew Fischer
July 20, 2013 21 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, UT
20:00 MDT Wingert Yellow card 3' Yellow-red card 66'
Gil Yellow card 37'
Morales Yellow card 44'
Findley 56'
Report Rosell Yellow card 55'
Saad 67'
Collin Yellow card 73'
Opara 90+'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,832
Referee: Matthew Forrester
July 27, 2013 22 New York Red Bulls 4–3 Real Salt Lake Harrison, NJ
19:00 EDT Cahill 11'
Espindola 23'
(Jonathan) Steele Yellow card 68'
Olave Yellow card 76'
Cahill Yellow card 78'
Espindola 89'
McCarty 90+4' Yellow card 90+6'
Report Alvarez Yellow card 4'
Saborío 45', 80', 82'
Garcia Yellow card 64'
Maund Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 18604
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 3, 2013 23 – Rocky Mountain Cup Colorado Rapids 2–2 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, CO
19:00 MDT Brown 9'
Irwin Yellow card 21'
Castrillon 70'
O'Neill Yellow card 90'
Report Grabavoy 2'
Saborío 21'
Beckerman Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16814
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
August 10, 2013 24 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Houston Dynamo Sandy, UT
19:30 MDT Grabavoy Yellow card 15'
Saborío 37'
Garcia Yellow card 68'
Report Clark Yellow card 9' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19402
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
August 17, 2013 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Real Salt Lake Carson, CA
19:30 PDT Keane 56'
Keane 67'
Gonzalez 75'
Keane 86'
Report Plata 53'
Beckerman Yellow card 57'
Findley 90+'
Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 24237
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
August 21, 2013 26 Portland Timbers 3–3 Real Salt Lake Portland, OR
20:00 PDT Wallace 24'
Veleri 57' (pen.)
Alhassan 86'
Report Borchers 38'
Morales 43' (pen.)
Grossman 90+'
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 20674
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 24, 2013 27 Real Salt Lake 4–0 Columbus Crew Sandy, UT
19:30 MDT Sandoval Yellow card 39'
Beckerman 45+'
Sandoval 51'
Gil 83'
Beckerman 89'
Report Higuain Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 90+'
Oduro Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18398
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 30, 2013 28 Real Salt Lake 4–2 Portland Timbers Sandy, UT
20:00 MDT Gil 9'
Plata 15'
Salcedo Yellow card 50'
Plata Yellow card 44'
Gil Yellow card 48'
Morales 55'
Beckerman Yellow card 58'
Saborío 67'
Report Nagbe 31'
Jean-Baptiste Yellow card 44'
Zemanski Yellow card 45+' Yellow-red card
Zizzo 78'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20252
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 13, 2013 29 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake Seattle, WA
19:00 PDT Martins 3'
Neagle 38'
Yedlin Yellow card 79'
Report Morales Yellow card 33'
Salcedo Yellow card 60'
Grabavoy Yellow card 63'
García Yellow card 70'
Stephenson Yellow card 85'
Beckerman Yellow card 89'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 55,107
Referee: Allen Chapman
September 21, 2013 30 Real Salt Lake 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Sandy, UT
19:00 MDT Morales 19'
Wingert Yellow card 65'
Report Lenhart 18'
Lenhart 21'
Goodson Yellow card 67'
Bernárdez Yellow card 73'
Busch Yellow card 93'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,504
Referee: Chris Penso
September 28, 2013 31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake Vancouver, BC
TBD DeMerit Yellow card 63'
Harvey Yellow card 80'
Report Sandoval 9' Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 5, 2013 32 Real Salt Lake 1–1 FC Dallas Sandy, UT
19:00 MDT Mansally Red card 17'
Saborío 60'
Morales Yellow card 69'
Recap Perez Yellow card 13'
Cooper 72'
Luccin Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,488
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
October 19, 2013 33 Portland Timbers 0–0 Real Salt Lake Portland, OR
19:30 PDT Alvarez Yellow card 74' Recap Chara Yellow card 85' Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 20,674
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 23, 2013 34 Real Salt Lake 2–1 C.D. Chivas USA Sandy, UT
19:00 MDT Schuler Yellow card 13'
Borchers Yellow card 31'
Saborío 49'
Plata 52'
Recap Torres Yellow card 45+'
Minda Yellow card 47'
Morales 77'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,447
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

MLS Cup Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Knockout Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup
E1 New York 2 1 3
E4 Houston 3 E4 Houston (a.e.t.) 2 2 4
E5 Montreal 0 Eastern ConferenceE4 Houston 0 1 1
E2 Kansas City 0 2 2
E2 Kansas City (a.e.t.) 1 3 4
E3 New England 2 1 3
E2 Kansas City (p) 1 (7)
W2 Salt Lake 1 (6)
W1 Portland 2 3 5
W4 Seattle 2 W4 Seattle 1 2 3
W5 Colorado 0 Western ConferenceW1 Portland 2 0 2
W2 Salt Lake 4 1 5
W2 Salt Lake (a.e.t.) 0 2 2
W3 Los Angeles 1 0 1



Results[edit]

Conference semifinals[edit]

November 3, 2013 1st Leg Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake StubHub Center, Carson
6:00 p.m. PST Juninho Yellow card 25'
Franklin 48'
Garcia Yellow card 84'
Report Beckerman Yellow card 23' Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Kevin Stott
November 7, 2013 2nd Leg Real Salt Lake 2–0 (a.e.t.) Los Angeles Galaxy Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy
7:00 p.m. MST Velásquez 35'
Saborío Yellow card 69'
Stephenson Yellow card 97'
Schuler 102'
Report Attendance: 19,042
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Real Salt Lake won 2–1 on aggregate

Conference finals[edit]

November 10, 2013 1st Leg Real Salt Lake 4–2 Portland Timbers Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy
7:00 p.m. MST Schuler 35'
Findley 41'
Sandoval 48'
Morales 82'
Report Johnson 14'
Valencia Yellow card 90'
Piquionne 90+4'
Attendance: 17,333
Referee: Armando Villarreal
November 24, 2013 2nd Leg Portland Timbers 0–1 Real Salt Lake Jeld-Wen Field, Portland
6:00 p.m. PST Kah Yellow card 85' Report Palmer Yellow card 7'
Findley 29'
Schuler Yellow card 55'
Attendance: 20,674
Referee: Mark Geiger

Real Salt Lake won 5–2 on aggregate

MLS Cup Final[edit]

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

Kickoff times are in MDT

June 12, 2013 Fourth Round Real Salt Lake 5–2 (a.e.t.) Charleston Battery Sandy, UT
7:30 PM Sandoval 66'
Plata 79' (pen.)
Sandoval Yellow card 93' 97'
Stephenson 105'
Morales 108' (pen.)
Report Kelly 15'
Paterson 18' Yellow card 56'
Azira Yellow card 57'
Wilson Yellow card 93'
Ellison Yellow card 112'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
June 26, 2013 Quarterfinals Real Salt Lake 3–0 Carolina RailHawks Sandy, UT
7:30 PM Beltran 35'
Wingert 50'
Saborío 86'
Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 10,287
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
August 7, 2013 Semifinals Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers Sandy, UT
7:30 PM Saborío 7'
Salcedo Yellow card 42'
Plata 78'
Report Johnson Yellow card 42'
Valeri 90+1'
Kah Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 1, 2013 Finals Real Salt Lake 0–1 D.C. United Sandy, UT
7:00 PM Beckerman Yellow card 45+2'
Rimando Yellow card 90'
Report Riley Yellow card 21'
Neal 45'
DeLeon Yellow card 58'
Korb Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,507
Referee: Juan Guzman

Club[edit]

Roster[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of October 5, 2013.[1]

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Lalo Fernández (HGP)  Mexico
2 DF Tony Beltran  United States
3 DF Kwame Watson-Siriboe  United States
4 DF Aaron Maund  United States
5 MF Kyle Beckerman (Captain)  United States
6 DF Nat Borchers  United States
7 MF Lovel Palmer  Jamaica
8 FW Joao Plata  Ecuador
10 FW Robbie Findley  United States
11 MF Javier Morales (DP)  Argentina
12 MF Cole Grossman  United States
13 FW Olmes García  Colombia
14 FW Yordany Álvarez  Cuba
15 FW Álvaro Saborío  Costa Rica
16 DF Carlos Salcedo (HGP)  Mexico
17 DF Chris Wingert  United States
18 GK Nick Rimando  United States
19 DF Enzo Martinez  Uruguay
20 MF Ned Grabavoy  United States
21 MF Luis Gil  United States
22 MF David Viana  Portugal
22 MF Benji Lopez (HGP)  United States
23 MF Khari Stephenson  Jamaica
24 GK Jeff Attinella  United States
25 DF Rich Balchan  United States
26 MF Sebastián Velásquez  United States
27 MF John Stertzer  United States
28 DF Chris Schuler  United States
29 DF Abdoulie Mansally  Gambia
44 DF Brandon McDonald  United States
45 GK Josh Saunders  United States
49 FW Devon Sandoval  United States

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

# Position Player Previous Club Fees/Notes Date Source
7 MF Jamaica Lovel Palmer United States Portland Timbers First round 2012 Re-Entry Draft December 14, 2012 [2]
10 FW United States Robbie Findley England Nottingham Forest Allocation money to Portland Timbers (undisclosed) January 17, 2013 [3]
49 FW United States Devon Sandoval United States New Mexico Lobos Second round draft pick (29th overall) January 17, 2013 [4]
27 MF United States John Stertzer United States Maryland Terrapins First round draft pick (12th overall) January 17, 2013 [4]
8 FW Ecuador Joao Plata Canada Toronto FC Second round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft January 30, 2013 [5]
13 FW Colombia Olmes García Colombia Deportes Quindio Undisclosed February 21, 2013 [6]
45 GK Puerto Rico Josh Saunders United States Los Angeles Galaxy Free February 22, 2013 [7]
45 MF Jamaica Khari Stephenson United States San Jose Earthquakes Free February 22, 2013 [7]
12 MF United States Cole Grossman United States Columbus Crew MLS Waiver Draft November 19, 2012 [8]
24 GK United States Jeff Attinella United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Undisclosed December 3, 2012 [9]
4 DF United States Aaron Maund Canada Toronto FC Trade for Justin Braun December 3, 2012 [10]
22 FW United States Benji Lopez United States Real Salt Lake – Arizona Academy Graduate July 15, 2013 [11]
25 DF United States Rich Balchan United States Columbus Crew Undisclosed March 2, 2013 [12]

Out[edit]

# Position Player Next Club Fees/Notes Date Source
22 MF Portugal David Viana England Luton Town F.C. Waived July 11, 2013 [13]
4 FW United States Justin Braun Canada Toronto FC Trade for Aaron Maund December 3, 2012 [10]
4 DF Colombia Jámison Olave United States New York Red Bulls Exchange for allocation money (undisclosed) December 3, 2012 [14]
10 FW Argentina Fabián Espíndola United States New York Red Bulls Exchange for allocation money (undisclosed) December 3, 2012 [14]
8 MF Canada Will Johnson United States Portland Timbers Exchange for allocation money (undisclosed) December 3, 2012 [15]
23 FW Brazil Paulo Jr. United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers Released to MLS Re-Entry Draft December 3, 2012 [16]
23 MF Northern Ireland Jonny Steele United States New York Red Bulls Released to MLS Re-Entry Draft December 3, 2012 [16]
24 GK United States Kyle Reynish United States New York Cosmos Released to MLS Re-Entry Draft December 3, 2012 [16]
23 FW Argentina Emiliano Bonfigli Argentina Club Atlético San Telmo Released to MLS Re-Entry Draft December 3, 2012 [16]

Coaching and technical staff[edit]

Position Staff
General Manager United States Garth Lagerwey
Head Coach United States Jason Kreis
Assistant Coach(es) United States Jeff Cassar
United States Miles Joseph
United States C. J. Brown
Strength and Conditioning Coach United States Dan Barlow
Strength and Conditioning Coach United States Dan Barlow
Director of Soccer Operations United States Eliott Fall
Team Administrator Mexico Salvador Pérez
Head Athletic Trainer United States Tyson Pace
Assistant Athletic Trainer United States Kevin Christen
Equipment Manager United States Mike Fratto
Head Scout Jamaica Andy Williams

Last updated: May 24, 2012
Source: Real Salt Lake

Kits[edit]

Home
Away
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home Claret / Cobalt right sleeve Claret Claret
Away White / Cobalt right sleeve White White

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of February 1, 2014
No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Mexico MEX Lalo Fernández 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF United States USA Tony Beltran 34 1 24+1 0 5+0 0 4+0 1
3 DF United States USA Kwame Watson-Siriboe 8 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF United States USA Aaron Maund 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 MF United States USA Kyle Beckerman 36 5 26+0 4 5+0 0 5+0 1
6 DF United States USA Nat Borchers 32 1 28+0 1 0+0 0 4+0 0
7 DF Jamaica JAM Lovel Palmer 22 0 14+3 0 1+3 0 1+0 0
8 FW Ecuador ECU Joao Plata 36 6 19+10 4 0+2 0 1+4 2
10 FW United States USA Robbie Findley 34 8 17+8 6 4+1 2 3+1 0
11 MF Argentina ARG Javier Morales 38 10 25+3 8 5+0 1 4+1 1
12 MF United States USA Cole Grossman 5 1 2+2 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
13 FW Colombia COL Olmes García 29 5 8+16 5 0+2 0 1+2 0
14 MF Cuba CUB Yordany Álvarez 22 1 11+7 1 1+0 0 1+2 0
15 FW Costa Rica CRC Álvaro Saborío 22 15 15+1 12 3+0 1 3+0 2
16 DF Mexico MEX Carlos Salcedo 17 0 12+1 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
17 DF United States USA Chris Wingert 30 1 20+1 0 4+0 0 5+0 1
18 GK United States USA Nick Rimando 34 0 27+0 0 5+0 0 2+0 0
19 MF Uruguay URU Enzo Martinez 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF United States USA Ned Grabavoy 41 5 29+3 5 3+1 0 4+1 0
21 MF United States USA Luis Gil 36 5 24+6 5 5+0 0 1+0 0
22 MF Portugal POR David Viana 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF United States USA Benji Lopez 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF Jamaica JAM Khari Stephenson 25 3 9+10 1 0+1 0 2+3 2
24 GK United States USA Jeff Attinella 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF United States USA Rich Balchan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF Colombia COL Sebastián Velásquez 27 1 9+10 0 2+3 1 3+0 0
27 MF United States USA John Stertzer 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF United States USA Chris Schuler 21 2 16+0 0 5+0 2 0+0 0
29 DF The Gambia GAM Abdoulie Mansally 18 0 9+8 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
44 DF United States USA Brandon McDonald 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 GK Puerto Rico PUR Josh Saunders 6 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
49 FW United States USA Devon Sandoval 23 7 10+7 3 2+1 1 2+1 3

Top scorers[edit]

Place Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW 15 Costa Rica Álvaro Saborío 12 1 2 15
2 MF 11 Argentina Javier Morales 8 1 1 10
3 FW 10 United States Robbie Findley 6 2 0 8
4 FW 49 United States Devon Sandoval 3 1 3 7
5 FW 22 Ecuador Joao Plata 4 0 2 6
6 FW 13 Colombia Olmes García 5 0 0 5
MF 21 United States Luis Gil 5 0 0 5
MF 20 United States Ned Grabavoy 5 0 0 5
MF 5 United States Kyle Beckerman 4 0 1 5
7 MF 23 Jamaica Khari Stephenson 1 0 2 3
8 DF 28 United States Chris Schuler 0 2 0 2
9 DF 4 United States Nat Borchers 1 0 0 1
MF 12 United States Cole Grossman 1 0 0 1
MF 14 Cuba Yordany Álvarez 1 0 0 1
MF 26 Colombia Sebastián Velásquez 0 1 0 1
DF 2 United States Tony Beltran 0 0 1 1
DF 17 United States Chris Wingert 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 56 8 13 77

Disciplinary record[edit]

Number Nationality Position Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
14 Cuba MF Yordany Álvarez 5 2 0 0 1 0 6 2
17 United States DF Chris Wingert 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 1
7 Jamaica DF Lovel Palmer 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
2 United States DF Tony Beltran 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
29 The Gambia DF Abdoulie Mansally 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
5 United States MF Kyle Beckerman 7 0 2 0 1 0 10 0
11 Argentina MF Javier Morales 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
20 United States MF Ned Grabavoy 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
13 Colombia FW Olmes García 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
16 Mexico DF Carlos Salcedo 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
28 United States DF Chris Schuler 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
23 Jamaica MF Khari Stephenson 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
18 United States GK Nick Rimando 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
15 Costa Rica FW Álvaro Saborío 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
21 United States MF Luis Gil 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
49 United States FW Devon Sandoval 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
4 United States DF Aaron Maund 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 United States FW Joao Plata 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 United States DF Kwame Watson-Siriboe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 United States DF Nat Borchers 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 United States FW Robbie Findley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Recognition and awards[edit]

Individual awards[edit]

Weekly awards[edit]

As of October 29, 2013
Week Player of the Week Team of the Week Save of the Week Goal of the Week
1 Costa Rica Álvaro Saborío[17]
2 United States Kwame Watson-Siriboe[18]
4 United States Nat Borchers[19]
5 United States Luis Gil[20]
7 United States Nick Rimando[21]
8 United States Nick Rimando[22] Argentina Javier Morales[23]
10 United States Luis Gil[24]
12 United States Nick Rimando[25]
14 Argentina Javier Morales[26] United States Nick Rimando[27]
15 Colombia Olmes García[28] Colombia Olmes García[29]
Argentina Javier Morales
United States Nick Rimando[30]
17 United States Kyle Beckerman[31]
United States Nat Borchers
18 United States Nick Rimando[32] United States Nick Rimando[33] Cuba Yordany Álvarez[34]
20 Argentina Javier Morales[35] United States Jeff Attinella[36] Argentina Javier Morales[37]
21 United States Robbie Findley[38]
22 Costa Rica Álvaro Saborío[39] Costa Rica Álvaro Saborío[40] Costa Rica Álvaro Saborío[41]
23 United States Nick Rimando[42] United States Nick Rimando[43]
24 United States Ned Grabavoy[44]
25 United States Chris Wingert[45]
26 United States Kyle Beckerman[46]
27 Ecuador Joao Plata[47]
Argentina Javier Morales
Argentina Javier Morales[48]
30 United States Nick Rimando[49]
34 United States Nick Rimando[50] United States Nick Rimando[51]
34 United States Nick Rimando[52]

Annual awards[edit]

As of April 25, 2014
Player Award
United States Nick Rimando[53] Utah Governor's State of Sport Awards – Highlight of the Year
United States Kyle Beckerman[53] Utah Governor's State of Sport Awards – Professional Male Athlete of the Year

Team awards[edit]

Annual awards[edit]

As of April 25, 2014
Award
Utah Governor's State of Sport Awards – Team of the Year[53]

References[edit]

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  18. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 2): Canadian teams take center stage Published: March 12, 2013; Retrieved: May 13, 2014
  19. ^ Nat Borchers' goal-line clearance rescues Real Salt Lake and wins Save of the Week Published: March 29, 2013; Retrieved: May 13, 2014
  20. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 5): Midfield might the name of the game in latest round of MLS action Published: April 3, 2013; Retrieved: May 13, 2014
  21. ^ Save of the Week: Real Salt Lake's Nick Rimando gets on the board with Week 7 honor Published: April 19, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  22. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 8): Stars young and old make their mark in latest round of MLS action Published: April 23, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  23. ^ AT&T Goal of the Week: RSL's Morales comes from behind to win Week 8 award Published: April 26, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  24. ^ AT&T Goal of the Week: Real Salt Lake's Luis Gil rallies fan support to take Week 10 honors Published: May 10, 2013; Retrieved: May 13, 2014
  25. ^ Real Salt Lake's Nick Rimando picks up Week 12 Save of the Week award Published: May 24, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  26. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 14): Young attackers, veteran defenders shine as Revs, Impact score big wins Published: June 4, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  27. ^ Nick Rimando wins Week 14's Save of the Week award for flying stop on Marvin Chavez Published: June 7, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
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  30. ^ Real Salt Lake's Nick Rimando takes home Save of the Week honors for palming free kick out of top corner Published: June 14, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  31. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 17): Portland Timbers, Chicago Fire score big after double duty Published: June 25, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  32. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 18): Clutch players show their worth across the league Published: July 2, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
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  34. ^ Goal of the Week: Real Salt Lake's Yordany Alvarez blasts his way to Week 18 honors Published: July 5, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  35. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 20): Goalscorers galore honored for efforts Published: July 16, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
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  37. ^ AT&T Goal of the Week: Real Salt Lake tops again as Javier Morales nutmeg wins Week 20 Published: July 19, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  38. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 21): Few goals? That's because these defenders came up huge Published: July 23, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  39. ^ Real Salt Lake's Alvaro Saborio captures Week 22 MLS Player of the Week award with hat trick Published: July 29, 2014; Retrieved: May 13, 2014
  40. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 22): Midfield maestros and a hat trick hero make the grade Published: July 29, 2014; Retrieved: May 30, 2014
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  42. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 23): Super subs spark their respective teams to wins Published: August 6, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
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  44. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 24): Star forwards take the plaudits Published: August 13, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  45. ^ Save of the Week: Chris Wingert's chest save takes the honors in Week 25 Published: August 24, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  46. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 26): Big offense, tight defense highlight selection Published: August 27, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  47. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 27): Western Conference powerhouses dominate selection Published: September 3, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
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  49. ^ Real Salt Lake's Nick Rimando's soaring reaction stop claims Save of the Week Published: September 27, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  50. ^ Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando wins eighth Save of the Week award with incredible double stop Published: October 25, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  51. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 34): More players make their case as playoffs edge closer Published: October 22, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
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