2017 Real Salt Lake season

Real Salt Lake
2017 season
Owner	Dell Loy Hansen
Coach	Jeff Cassar (until March 20); Mike Petke (from March 29);
Stadium	Rio Tinto Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 8th ; Overall: 14th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	4th Round
Rocky Mountain Cup	Champions
Top goalscorer	League: 4 players (7):; Yura Movsisyan; Joao Plata; Albert Rusnák; Luis Silva; All: Luis Silva (8)
Highest home attendance	20,348 (vs. LA Galaxy – March 18)
Lowest home attendance	16,434 (vs. New York City FC – May 17)
Average home league attendance	18,781
Biggest win	LA 2-6 RSL (7/4)
Biggest defeat	DAL 6-2 RSL (6/3)
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2017 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 13th year of existence, and their 13th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid.

Background[edit]

On March 20 the club announced that Head Coach Jeff Cassar had been dismissed from his duties only three games into the season.^[1] Daryl Shore was named interim head coach for the two games against the New York Red Bulls and Minnesota United FC. On March 29 it was announced that Mike Petke would take over the head coaching position following the game against Minnesota United FC on April 1.^[2]

Non-competitive[edit]

Preseason[edit]

Desert friendlies[edit]

January 31, 2017 Friendly	New York Red Bulls	0–1	Real Salt Lake	Tucson, Arizona
11:00 a.m. MT		Report	Allen 83'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Referee: Allen Chapman

February 3, 2017 Friendly	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Tucson, Arizona
11:00 a.m. MT	Wondolowski 32'	Report	Bernárdez 16' (o.g.)	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Portland Timbers Preseason Tournament[edit]

February 9, 2017 Friendly	Portland Timbers	3–3	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon
8:30 p.m. MT	Valeri 13', 35', 45' (pen.) Powell 24' Chará 42' Mattocks 51' McInerney 85'	Report	Movsisyan 24' Mulholland 24', 53' Plata 43' Holness 66'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 10,117 Referee: Sorin Stoica

February 12, 2017 Friendly	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
3:30 p.m. MT	Sunny 77' Allen 83'	Report	Techera 58' Williams 59' Reyna 70'	Stadium: Providence Park

February 15, 2017 Friendly	Real Salt Lake	3–3	Minnesota United FC	Portland, Oregon
6:00 p.m. MT	Movsisyan 57' (pen.) Barrett 79' Brody 87'	Report	Molino 24', 49' Venegas 93+'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Southern California[edit]

February 21, 2017 Friendly	LA Galaxy	0–1	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California
1:00 p.m. MT	Villarreal 40'	Report		Stadium: StubHub Center pracite field Attendance: closed door

February 25, 2017 Friendly	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Alashkert FC	Irvine, California
p.m. MT	Movsisyan 43' Barrett 92+'	Report	Alashkert 8'

Friendly[edit]

July 17, 2016	Real Salt Lake	1–2	Manchester United	Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MT	L. Silva 23'	Report	Mkhitaryan 29' Lukaku 39' Valencia 68'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,241 Referee: Allen Chapman

Competitions[edit]

MLS regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Western Conference Table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	14	7	39	60	−21	46	Knockout round
7	FC Dallas	34	11	10	13	48	48	0	46
8	Real Salt Lake	34	13	15	6	48	56	−8	45
9	Minnesota United FC	34	10	18	6	47	70	−23	36
10	Colorado Rapids	34	9	19	6	31	51	−20	33

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

Overall table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	14	7	39	60	−21	46
13	FC Dallas	34	11	10	13	48	48	0	46
14	Real Salt Lake	34	13	15	6	49	55	−6	45
15	New England Revolution	34	13	15	6	53	61	−8	45
16	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	50	47	+3	42

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

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CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure
- Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.^[3] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
  1. The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.
  2. The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
  Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield were not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
  One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
  1. The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

Results summary[edit]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
34	45	13	15	6	49	55	−6	9	4	4	26	16	+10	4	11	2	23	39	−16

Last updated: October 23, 2017
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Match results[edit]

March 4, 2017 1	Real Salt Lake	0–0	Toronto FC	Sandy, Utah
2:30 p.m. MDT	Schuler 23' Rimando 29' Sunny 72'	Report	Hagglund 45' Beitashour 53' Giovinco 82' Altidore 90+2'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,516 Referee: Allan Chapman

March 11, 2017 2	Chicago Fire	2–0	Real Salt Lake	Bridgeview, Illinois
12:00 pm MDT	Nikolic 11' Alvarez 15'	Report	Wingert 79'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,024 Referee: Kevin Stott

March 18, 2017 3	Real Salt Lake	1–2	LA Galaxy	Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT	Movsisyan 18' Mulholland 34' Beckerman 34' 43' Rusnák 61' Schuler 90'	Report	Alessandrini 45+' Romney 70' Boateng 74' Smith 89'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,348 Referee: Sorin Stoica

March 25, 2017 4	New York Red Bulls	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Harrison, New Jersey
5:30 pm MDT	Lawrence 42'	Report	Mulholland 57' L. Silva 66' Sunny 69' Maund 70' Velazco 87'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 16,213 Referee: Chris Penso

April 1, 2017 5	Minnesota United FC	4–2	Real Salt Lake	Minneapolis, Minnesota
6:00 pm MDT	Molino 16', 20' Calvo 34' Ramirez 52', 62' Venegas 69'	Report	Mulholland 4' Movsisyan 49', 88'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 17,728 Referee: Armando Villareal

April 8, 2017 6	Real Salt Lake	3–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MDT	Schuler 40' Beckerman 42' Rusnak 54' Movsisyan 74' Mulholland 78'	Report	Laba 30'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,069 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

April 15, 2017 7 (RMC)	Colorado Rapids	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 pm MDT	Doyle 29' Williams 84' Watts 85'	Report	Wingert 52' Movsisyan 85' (pen.) Lennon 88'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,087 Referee: Ismail Elfath

April 22, 2017 8	Real Salt Lake	1–3	Atlanta United FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT	Beckerman 21' Rusnak 70'	Report	Villalba 10' Carmona 38' Asad 47' Garza 77' Almirón 84' Kann 90+3' Vazquez 90+6'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,946 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

April 29, 2017 9	Sporting Kansas City	3–0	Real Salt Lake	Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 pm MDT	Feilhaber 17', 49' Dwyer 51' Espinoza 55' Zusi 69' Gerso 84', 90+5'	Report	Mulholland 39' Phillips 51' Movsisyan 55' Lennon 85'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,648 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

May 6, 2017 10	Real Salt Lake	0–3	FC Dallas	Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT		Report	Urruti 3' (pk), 57', 90+' Hedges 67' Colmán 79'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,160 Referee: Drew Fischer

May 13, 2017 11	New England Revolution	4–0	Real Salt Lake	Foxborough, Massachusetts
5:30 pm MDT	Caldwell 4', 29' Kamara 18' Fagundez 34' Nguyen 41' Farrell 79'	Report	Holness 35' Velazco 44' Hernandez 80' L. Silva 84'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 21,096 Referee: Hilario Grejeda

May 17, 2017 12	Real Salt Lake	2–1	New York City FC	Sandy, Utah
7:00 p.m. MDT	Movsisyan 16' Schuler 23' Rusnák 38' Maund 51'	Report	Okoli 4' White 21' McNamara 45'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,434 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

May 20, 2017 13	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Real Salt Lake	Seattle, Washington
3:00 pm MDT	Shipp 42'	Report	Sunny 25' Beckerman 75'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 40,588 Referee: Kevin Stott

May 27, 2017 14	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Sandy, Utah
6:00 p.m. MDT	L. Silva 28' Plata 36' Wingert 52'	Report	Onyewu 70' Bedoya 77'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,305 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

May 31, 2017 15	Houston Dynamo	5–1	Real Salt Lake	Houston, Texas
6:30 pm MDT	Schmidt 3' (o.g.) Alex 15' Manotas 45' Torres 52' Cabezas 57' Leonardo 68' Garcia 79'	Report	Sunny 54' Plata 63'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 14,148 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

June 3, 2017 16	FC Dallas	6–2	Real Salt Lake	Frisco, Texas
6:00 pm MDT	Lamah 8', 22', 31' Urruti 40' Akindele 43' Ferreira 89'	Report	Beltran 42' Holness 70' Beckerman 72'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,016 Referee: Nima Saghafi

June 17, 2017 17	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Minnesota United FC	Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MDT	Beckerman 75' Movsisyan 85'	Report	Kallman 21' Ibson 86'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,256 Referee: Marco de Oliveira

June 24, 2017 18	San Jose Earthquakes	2–1	Real Salt Lake	San Jose, California
8:30 pm MDT	Hoesen 13' Imperiale 50' Lima 67' 71' Urena 68'	Report	Saucedo 89' Hernandez 90+4'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

June 30, 2017 19	Real Salt Lake	0–1	Orlando City SC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT	Sunny 65' Beckerman 88'	Report	Johnson 17' Kaká 68' Aja 71' Higuita 87'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,218 Referee: Robert Sibiga

July 4, 2017 20	LA Galaxy	2–6	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California
8:30 pm MDT	Cole 41' Jamieson 89'	Report	Phillips 26' Rusnak 36' Holness 45+1' Movsisyan 62' Savarino 72', 77' Plata 80'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,667 Referee: Kevin Stott

July 19, 2017 21	Portland Timbers	1–4	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon
8:30 pm MDT	Olum 28' Valentin 41' Valeri 45+5' Arboleda 53' Adi 56' Barmby 81', 90+3'	Report	Beckerman 10', 56' Rusnak 42', 68' Acosta 46' Plata 50' (pk), 80' Horst 57'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,114 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

July 22, 2017 22	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MDT	L. Silva 43' Sunny 53' Acosta 56' Beltran 71'	Report	Espinoza 40' Sanchez 47' Feilhaber 59' (pen.) Fernandes 77'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,316 Referee: Nima Saghafi

July 29, 2017 23	Real Salt Lake	2–2	Columbus Crew SC	Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MDT	Plata 50' (pen.) Savarino 54' Saucedo 88'	Report	Kamara 16', 60'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,758 Referee: Kevin Stott

August 5, 2017 24	Real Salt Lake	0–0	Houston Dynamo	Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MDT	Glad 60' Beckerman 71'	Report	Alex 64' 65' Elis 81' DeLaGarza 90+4'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,075 Referee: Robert Sibiga

August 12/13, 2017† 25	D.C. United	0–1	Real Salt Lake	Washington, D.C.
5:00 pm MDT	Arriola 64'	Report	Wingert 62' L. Silva 64'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,193 Referee: Drew Fischer

August 19, 2017 26	Montreal Impact	3–1	Real Salt Lake	Montreal, Quebec
5:30 pm MDT	Piatti 11', 29' Jackson-Hamel 47' Bush 62'	Report	L. Silva 26', 78' Lennon 39' Sunday 45+' Wingert 57' Beltran 66' Horst 85'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,541 Referee: Chris Penso

August 23, 2017 27	Real Salt Lake	4–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MDT	Mulholland 24' L. Silva 29' Beckerman 60' Savarino 68' Rusnák 80' Movsisyan 90+3'	Report	Affolter 31' Godoy 33' 61'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,460 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

August 26, 2017 28 (RMC)	Real Salt Lake	4–1	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MDT	Glad 32' Plata 41' L. Silva 50', 50', 90+2' Acosta 57' Lennon 90+5'	Report	Gordon 73' 77' Gatt 82' Doyle 90+4'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,855 Referee: Armando Villarreal

September 9, 2017 29	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3–2	Real Salt Lake	Vancouver, British Columbia
pm MDT	Parker 21' Techera 29' Waston 52' Nerwinski 57' Reyna 64]'	Report	Wingert 37' Beltran 83' Plata 90+1'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,783 Referee: Allen Chapman

September 16, 2017 30	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Portland Timbers	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MDT	Rusnák 14' Savarino 61' Beckerman 68' Movsisyan 87'	Report	Valeri 47' Nagbe 70'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,677 Referee: Robert Sibiga

September 23, 2017 31	Real Salt Lake	2–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MDT	Savarino 52' Mulholland 66'	Report	Leerdam 57' Neagle 90+'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,786 Referee: Sorin Stoica

September 30, 2017 32	LA Galaxy	1-1	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California
8:30 p.m. MDT	Zardes 31' Jamieson 41', 48' Alessandrini 85'	Report	M. Silva 14' Horst 81' Beckerman 90+'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 20,234 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

October 15, 2017 33 (RMC)	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado
3:00 pm MDT	Gatt 3' Badji 24' Boateng 90+5'	Report	Horst 43'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,102 Referee: Armando Villareal

October 22, 2017 34	Real Salt Lake	2-1	Sporting Kansas City	Sandy, Utah
2:00 p.m. MDT	L. Silva 3' Lennon 41'	Report	Sallói 28' Besler 72' Opara 89'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,102 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

†Originally scheduled for August 12; match postponed in 29th minute due to weather conditions. The match resumed on August 13.

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

June 14 4R	Sacramento Republic FC	4–1	Real Salt Lake	Sacramento, California
7:30 PM PDT	Williams 19' Caesar 30' Cazarez 43' Hall 45+1' (pen.) Barrera 69', 71'	Report	Velazco 35'	Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Stats[edit]

Stats from MLS Regular season, MLS playoffs, CONCACAF Champions league, and U.S. Open Cup are all included.

As of October 23, 2017^[4]

Goals
Rank	Player	Goals
1	Yura Movsisyan	7
	Joao Plata
	Albert Rusnák
	Luis Silva
5	Jefferson Savarino	6
6	Kyle Beckerman	4
7	Brooks Lennon	3
7	Luke Mulholland	3
9	Tony Beltran	1
	José Hernández
	Omar Holness
	Aaron Maund
	Ricardo Velazco
	Chris Wingert

Assists
Rank	Player	Assists
1	Albert Rusnák	13
2	Joao Plata	5
2	Jefferson Savarino	5
4	Luke Mulholland	4
5	Brooks Lennon	3
5	Luis Silva	3
7	Danilo Acosta	2
	Demar Phillips
	Sebastian Saucedo
10	Tony Beltran	1
	Omar Holness
	David Horst
	Stephen Sunday

Shutouts
Rank	Player	Nation	Shutouts
1	Nick Rimando		8
2	Matt Van Oekel		1

Club[edit]

Roster[edit]

Age calculated as of the start of the 2017 season.

As of September 11, 2017^[5]

No.	Position	Player	Nation	Age
2	DF	Tony Beltran	United States	29
3	DF	Reagan Dunk	United States	23
4	DF	David Horst	United States	31
5	MF	Kyle Beckerman (Captain)	United States	34
6	DF	Justin Schmidt	United States	23
7	MF	Jefferson Savarino (DP); on loan from Zulia FC	Venezuela	20
8	MF	Stephen Sunday	Nigeria	28
10	FW	Joao Plata	Ecuador	25
11	MF	Albert Rusnák	Slovakia	22
12	MF	Omar Holness (GA)	Jamaica	22
13	FW	Chad Barrett	United States	31
14	FW	Yura Movsisyan (DP)	Armenia	29
15	DF	Justen Glad (HGP)	United States	20
16	DF	Chris Wingert	United States	34
17	DF	Demar Phillips	Jamaica	33
18	GK	Nick Rimando	United States	37
19	MF	Luke Mulholland	England	28
20	MF	Luis Silva	United States	28
22	FW	Ricardo Velazco (HGP)	United States	23
23	FW	Sebastian Saucedo (HGP)	Mexico	20
24	GK	Matt Van Oekel	United States	30
25	DF	Danilo Acosta (HGP)	United States	19
27	FW	Brooks Lennon on loan from Liverpool	United States	19
28	DF	Chris Schuler	United States	29
29	MF	José Hernández (HGP)	Mexico	20
30	DF	Marcelo Silva	Uruguay	27
43	MF	Nick Besler	United States	23
50	GK	Connor Sparrow	United States	22
70	FW	Jordan Allen	United States	21

Transfers[edit]

As of September 11, 2017^[5]

In[edit]

Player	Position	Previous club	Fees/Notes	Date
Sebastian Saucedo	MF	Veracruz	Return From Loan; HGP	12/12/16
José Hernández	MF	UCLA Bruins	Homegrown Player	12/20/16
Matt Van Oekel	GK	FC Edmonton	Free Transfer	12/22/16
Albert Rusnák	MF	FC Groningen	Undisclosed	1/6/17
Chad Barrett	FW	San Jose Earthquakes	Free Agent	1/26/17
David Horst	DF	Portland Timbers	Free Agent	1/26/17
Luis Silva	MF	Tigres UANL	Free transfer	1/26/17
Reagan Dunk	DF	Denver	2017 MLS SuperDraft pick #13.	01/13/17
Justin Schmidt	DF	Washington, Washington Crossfire	2017 MLS SuperDraft pick #35.	01/13/17
Marcelo Silva	DF	Real Zaragoza	Undisclosed^[6]	7/03/17
Nick Besler	MF	Real Monarchs	Free transfer	8/24/17
Connor Sparrow	GK	Real Monarchs	Free transfer	9/11/17

Out[edit]

Player	Position	Next Club	Fees/Notes	Date
Javier Morales	MF	FC Dallas	option declined	11/30/16
Jamison Olave	DF	Retired/RSL Academy coach	option declined	11/30/16
Boyd Okwuonu	DF	unattached	option declined	11/30/16
Phanuel Kavita	DF	Puerto Rico FC	option declined	11/30/16
John Stertzer	MF	New York City FC	option declined	11/30/16
Emery Welshman	FW	Puerto Rico FC	option declined	11/30/16
Olmes Garcia	FW	San Jose Earthquakes	option declined	11/30/16
Pedro Báez (footballer)	FW	Cerro Porteño	loan expired	11/30/16
Devon Sandoval	FW	San Francisco Deltas	out of contract	11/30/16
Juan Manuel Martínez	FW	Vélez Sársfield	Mutually agreed to end contract	12/07/16
Jeff Attinella	GK	Portland Timbers	2016 MLS Expansion Draft to Minnesota United FC traded to Portland Timbers	12/13/16
Aaron Maund	DF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Trade for third-round pick, 2018 MLS SuperDraft	8/9/17
Lalo Fernández	GK	Tigres UANL	Undisclosed	9/5/17

Loans[edit]

In[edit]

Player	Position	Loaned from	Fees/Notes	Date
Brooks Lennon	FW	Liverpool F.C.	for 2017 season only	02/06/17
Jefferson Savarino	MF	Zulia FC	Young DP	05/09/17

Out[edit]

Player	Position	Loaned to	Fees/Notes	Date

Trialist[edit]

Player	Position	Previous team	Notes	Date	Result
Reagan Dunk	DF	Denver	2017 MLS SuperDraft pick #13.	01/13/17	Signed with RSL
Justin Schmidt	DF	Washington, Washington Crossfire	2017 MLS SuperDraft pick #35.	01/13/17	Signed with RSL
Andrew Putna	GK	UIC, Chicago Fire U-23	2017 MLS SuperDraft pick #48.	01/17/17	Signed with Real Monarchs

References[edit]

^ "Real Salt Lake Dismisses Head Coach Jeff Cassar". Real Salt Lake. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
^ "Real Salt Lake promote Mike Petke to Head Coach". Real Salt Lake. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
^ Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
^ "Stats | Real Salt Lake".
^ ^a ^b "Real Salt Lake Exercises Options on Five Players". Real Salt Lake. November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
^ "Official: RSL get its center back, Marcelo Silva". July 3, 2017.

[4] 

CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure

Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.^[3] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.

The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield were not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[2] Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.^[3] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.

The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield were not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[3] The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.

[4] The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).

[5] The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[6] The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.

[7] The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).

[8] The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[coach-1] "Real Salt Lake Dismisses Head Coach Jeff Cassar". Real Salt Lake. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.

[new_coach-2] "Real Salt Lake promote Mike Petke to Head Coach". Real Salt Lake. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.

[2019CONCACAFQualifying-3] Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 6, 2017.

[5] "Stats | Real Salt Lake".

[players-6] "Real Salt Lake Exercises Options on Five Players". Real Salt Lake. November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.

[7] "Official: RSL get its center back, Marcelo Silva". July 3, 2017.

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Background[edit]

Non-competitive[edit]

Preseason[edit]

Desert friendlies[edit]

Portland Timbers Preseason Tournament[edit]

Southern California[edit]

Friendly[edit]

Competitions[edit]

MLS regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Western Conference Table[edit]

Overall table[edit]

Results summary[edit]

Match results[edit]

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

Stats[edit]

Club[edit]

Roster[edit]

Transfers[edit]

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