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Real Salt Lake
2011 season
OwnerSCP Worldwide
CoachJason Kreis
StadiumRio Tinto Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 3rd
Overall: 3rd
MLS CupConference semi-finals
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
CONCACAF Champions LeagueRunners-up
Highest home attendanceMLS: 20,762 vs. Chicago
CCL: 20,738 vs. Monterrey
Lowest home attendanceMLS: 14,365 vs. Chivas USA
CCL: 15,405 vs. Columbus
Average home league attendance17,594
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The 2011 Real Salt Lake season was the club's seventh year of existence, as well as their seventh season in Major League Soccer, and their seventh consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.

Salt Lake's season was highlighted by reaching the 2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals, becoming the first American soccer club to reach the final of the newly designed CONCACAF Champions League, as well as the first non-Mexican club to reach the finals. Including the predecessor tournament, the Champions' Cup, it was the first time in 11 years an American club reached the North American club final, the last being Los Angeles Galaxy. Additionally, Salt Lake finished third place in both the Western Conference and overall MLS tables during the regular season, thus earning a berth into the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. In the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs, Salt Lake reached the Western Conference Final, but fell to eventual MLS Cup champions, Los Angeles Galaxy. Salt Lake also reached the quarterfinals of the 2011 U.S. Open Cup before falling to eventual semifinalists, FC Dallas.

Background

Main article: 2010 Real Salt Lake season

Review

November

Towards the end of November 2010, Major League Soccer held its Expansion Draft for the arrivals of Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Among Salt Lake's unprotected players for the draft, Portland selected two: Robbie Findley and David Horst.[1] Findley, though, following an expired contract with the Royals, declared his intentions to play overseas, with rumors circulating about him possibly playing for Danish Superliga clubs Brøndby and Randers, Premier League club Wolverhampton, even Championship club Nottingham Forest. On November 24, Randers denied rumors that Findley was on trial with the club.[2]

Subsequent to the expansion draft, the Royals made a trade with the Timbers to bring in Salvadorian Arturo Alvarez, whom previously played his club soccer for San Jose Earthquakes,[3] in return for allocation money and draft picks.

December

After much anticipation, Salt Lake agreed to buy striker Alvaro Saborio on loan from the Swiss club Sion on December 1, for a fee of around $1.0M.[4] Saborío, spent the 2010 season on loan with the Royals where he scored 12 league goals and bagged six Champions League goals. He will sign as a Designated Player being the first in club history.[5]

After much rumor as to where striker Robbie Findley would end up, he eventually signed for English Championship club Nottingham Forest,[6] making Findley the first RSL player to leave for Europe since Yura Movsisyan went to Randers. Findley signed with Forest on December 23. The contract was reported to be for 2.5 years through the end of the 2012-13 English football season.

January

The club met in late January to begin preparations for the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal vs. Columbus on February 22.

February

Salt Lake spent the month of February in preparations for their Champions League semifinal. Prior to the match, they played two final tune up games against Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Chivas USA.

In their quarterfinal away fixture, in the frigid cold, 25 degrees, RSL drew Columbus 0-0.

March

April

Salt Lake opened April with a semifinal fixture on the road to Saprissa. The match, played on April 5, ended in a 2–1 victory for Saprissa, although Salt Lake would win 3–2 on aggregate, secured by Jamison Olave's half volley in the 71st minute of play.

The win booked Salt Lake a spot in the Champions League finals, in which they became the first American team to make the finals under the current format, as well as the first American team to make the finals of a CONCACAF club tournament since Los Angeles Galaxy in 2000. On April 6, it was learned that Salt Lake would be playing Monterrey of Mexico in the Champions League finals, after Monterrey pulled off a 2–1 aggregate win over Cruz Azul.

On April 9, the club would return to league play, flying out to Boston to take on New England Revolution. Because of the Champions League match three days earlier, many first team players rested this weekend and mainly a team composed of reserves and a few starters played in the game. In spite of this, Salt Lake was able to pull off a 2–0 win at New England, giving them a perfect 3-0-0 record.

Following the New England match, the club had another mid-week fixture against Rocky Mountain rivals, Colorado Rapids. Due to the club's recent success in 2011, the match was expected to be hotly contested. A crowd of nearly 15,500 showed up for the mid-week game as Salt Lake pulled off a controversial, late goal in injury time. The goal was scored by Fabián Espíndola.[7]

Originally, Salt Lake was to host Philadelphia Union on April 23, but the Union voluntarily rescheduled their match to September 3. The Union rescheduled the match to help aid Salt Lake in their Champions League campaign.[8]

On April 20, Salt Lake resumed Champions League play with the first leg of the 2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals being held at Monterrey's Technology Stadium. Salt Lake found themselves trailing within the first 20 minutes of play, following a defensive mishap that led to a loose ball tapped in by Aldo de Nigris.[9] The Claret and Cobalt would draw level in the 35th minute of play, thanks to a header off of Nat Borchers from a Javier Morales set piece, leading to a 1-1 scoreline at halftime.[9] In the second half of play, a 62nd minute handball from Salt Lake defender Jamison Olave consequently led to a penalty kick for Los Rayados.[9] Chilean international Humberto Suazo converted the penalty, regaining the lead for Monterrey, 2-1. In the dying minutes of the match, Salt Lake midfielder, Morales, made two cutbacks over Monterrey defenders Sergio Pérez and Neri Cardozo to score the equalizer, leading to a final scoreline of 2-2.[9]

The draw against Monterrey resulted in only the fourth time in history that an American soccer club had tied a Mexican opponent on Mexican soil.[10] The previous time was when D.C. United tied Toluca 1-1 in the 2009–10 edition of the Champions League. The result brings American club performance in Mexico to (0-21-4) and MLS club performance in Mexico to (0-23-6). Salt Lake will host Monterrey in the second leg of the finals on April 27 at Rio Tinto Stadium.[9]

Match Results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

Note: Results are given with Real Salt Lake's score listed first.

Game Date Location Opponent Result
F–A 		Attendance RSL Goalscorers
1 February 1, 2011 N Whitecaps FC 1–2 closed door Alvarez 49'
2 February 8, 2011 N Sounders FC 3–3 closed door Warner 87' 97' 99'
3 February 15, 2011 N Chivas USA 2–0 closed door Olave 64', Johnson 81'
4 March 9, 2011 N Sporting 2–2 closed door Saborío 28', Espíndola 48'
5 March 11, 2011 N Sporting 1–0 closed door Paulo Jr. 28'

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2011 Major League Soccer season

Regular season

  Win   Tie   Loss

March 19, 2011 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Real Salt Lake Santa Clara, California, United States
19:30 PDT Cronin Yellow card 6'
Leitch Yellow card 37'
Stephenson Yellow card 46'		 Report Espíndola Yellow card 60'
Beckerman 63'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,525 (SO)
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
March 26, 2011 Real Salt Lake 4–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Sandy, Utah United States
18:00 PDT Williams 2'
Morales 10' (pen.), 41'
Paulo Jr. 68'		 Report Saunders Yellow card 9'
Beckham Yellow card 54'
López Yellow card 54'
Leonardo Yellow card 74'
Ángel 80'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,507 (SO)
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 9, 2011 New England Revolution 0–2 Real Salt Lake Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States
19:30 Report Schuler 27'
Araujo Jr. 47'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 7,970
Referee: Jasen Anno
April 13, 2011 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah, United States
19:30 Morales Yellow card 32'
Espíndola 93+'		 1–0 Report Yellow card 59' Marshall
Yellow card 82' Wynne		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 15,513
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 30, 2011 Portland Timbers 1–0 Real Salt Lake Portland, Oregon, United States
19:30 PDT Cooper 22' 0–1 Report Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 18,627 (SO)
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
May 7, 2011 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Chivas USA Sandy, Utah, United States
13:00 Johnson 87' 1–0 Report Boyens Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 24'
Mondaini Red card 37'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 14,365
Referee: Paul Ward
May 14, 2011 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Houston Dynamo Sandy, Utah, United States
20:30 0–0 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 16,301
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
May 22, 2011 FC Dallas 0–0 Real Salt Lake Frisco, Texas, United States
18:00 CDT Jacobson Yellow card 53' Report Yellow card 44' Wingert
Yellow card 58' Beckerman
Yellow card 61' Grabavoy		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 10,550
Referee: David Gantar
May 28, 2011 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah, USA
19:00 MDT Johnson Yellow card 28'
Olave Red card 58'
Wingert Yellow card 65'
Gonzalez 88'		 (Report) Ianni 71'
Riley Yellow card 81'
Neagle 84'
Wahl Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 14,474
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
June 4, 2011 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sandy, Utah, United States
18:00 PDT Warner Yellow card 30'
Alexandre 32'
Espíndola 79'		 Report DeMerit Yellow card 15'
Koffie Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 15,174
Referee: Juan Guzman
June 8, 2011 Columbus Crew 2–1 Real Salt Lake Columbus, Ohio, United States
19:30 EDT Mendoza 76' (pen.)
Gardner 82'		 Report Olave 7'
Espindola Yellow card 78'
Wingert Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 9,650
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 11, 2011 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Real Salt Lake Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
16:00 EDT Daniel 24' 1–1 Report Russell Yellow card 43'
Espíndola 53'
Alexandre Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,728 (SO)
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
June 18, 2011 Real Salt Lake 1–1 D.C. United Sandy, Utah, United States
21:00 EDT Espindola 38' (pen.) 1–1 Report Yellow card 65' Brettschneider
85' (pen.) Davies		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 16,841
Referee: Terry Vaughn
June 22, 2011 Chicago Fire 0–0 Real Salt Lake Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
19:30 CDT Gibbs Yellow card 3'
Barouch Yellow card 64'		 0–0 Report Johnson Yellow card 47+'
Russell Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,972
Referee: Juan Guzman
June 25, 2011 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Toronto FC Sandy, Utah, United States
Borchers 39'
Saborio 42'
Warner Yellow card 48'
Saborio 60'
Alexandre Yellow card 84'
Johnson Yellow card 85'		 (report) Eckersley Yellow card 58'
Maicon Santos 66'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 15,077
Referee: Niko Bratsis
July 4, 2011 Real Salt Lake 3–3 New England Revolution Sandy, Utah, United States
20:30 EDT Johnson 23'
Saborío 55' (pen.)
Espindola 82'		 3-3 Report Lekic 4' (pen.)
Tierney 15'
Joseph 62'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 16,139
Referee: Yader Reyes
July 9, 2011 Real Salt Lake 2–0 FC Dallas Sandy, Utah, United States
20:00 CDT Beckerman Yellow card 29'
Williams 47'
Olave Yellow card 67'
Rimando Yellow card 93+'
Espindola 94+'		 Report Yellow card 37' Gonçalves
Yellow card 71' Shea
Yellow card 90' Warshaw		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17,734
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 23, 2011 Real Salt Lake 4–0 San Jose Earthquakes Sandy, Utah, United States
19:00 PDT Beckerman Yellow card 13'
Saborío 63' (pen.)
Saborío 75'
Beckerman 78'
Olave 83'		 Report Peterson Yellow card 15'
Convey Yellow card 32'
Ring Yellow card 56'
Burling Red card 60'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,429
Referee: David Gantar
July 30, 2011 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Columbus Crew Sandy, Utah, United States
21:00 EDT Report Gaven 5'
Heinemann 10'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,516
Referee: Jason Anno
August 3, 2011 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas, United States
19:30 CDT Espinoza 29'
Bunbury 34'		 0–2 Report Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 18,467 (SO)
August 6, 2011 Real Salt Lake 3–0 New York Red Bulls Sandy, Utah, United States
21:00 Borchers 13'
Gil 44'
Saborio 77'
Johnson Yellow card 84'		 3–0 Report Yellow card 76' Márquez Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,081
Referee: Elias Bazakos
August 13, 2011 Toronto FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Plata 77' Report Johnson Yellow card 54'
Espindola Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 21,644
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
August 20, 2011 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas, United States
19:30 Boswell 69'
Ching 47'
Dixon 93+'		 2-3 Report Espindola 28'
Gil 60'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 16,247
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
August 27, 2011 Chivas USA 0–1 Real Salt Lake Carson, California, United States
19:30 Lopes Yellow card 79' Report Saborio 11'
Borchers Red card 24'
Beckerman Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 14,127
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 3, 2011 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Philadelphia Union Sandy, Utah, United States
19:00 Beckerman 18'
Schuler 26'
Russell Yellow card 35'		 2-1 Report Le Toux 30'
Califf Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,720
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
September 10, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington, USA
13:00 PDT Carrasco Yellow card 38'
Hurtado Red card 39'
Montero 47+'
Alonso Yellow card 94+'		 Report Keller 13' (o.g.)
Beltran Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 35'
Saborio 56'
Williams Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 35,940
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
September 17, 2011 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah, United States
20:00 CDT Schuler Yellow card 12'
Borchers 54'
Beckerman Yellow card 69'		 Report Collin Yellow card 28'
Zusi Yellow card 93+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,888
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 21, 2011 New York Red Bulls 1–3 Real Salt Lake Harrison, New Jersey, United States
20:00 Rodgers Yellow card 47'
Lindpere 69'		 Report Saborío 7'
Espíndola 11' 21'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 14,266
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 24, 2011 D.C. United 4–1 Real Salt Lake Washington, D.C., United States
21:30 Najar 13'
De Rosario 22', 27', 31'		 Report Yellow card 59' Warner
Saborio 85'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 16.367
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
September 28, 2011 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Chicago Sandy, Utah, United States
20:00 Beckerman Red card 11'
Espíndola Yellow card 16'
Álvarez Yellow card 56'		 Report Pappa 9', 36', 75'
Gargan Yellow card 16'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20.762
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 1, 2011 LA Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake Carson, California United States
19:30 PDT Barrett 59'
Borchers 72' (o.g.)		 Report Espíndola 10' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000 (SO)
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 6, 2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Real Salt Lake Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
18:30 PDT Camilo 44' (pen.)
Camilo 53' (pen.)
Khalfan 88'		 Report Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,113
Referee: Chris Penso
October 14, 2011 Colorado Rapids 0–0 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado, United States
20:30 Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,272
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
October 22, 2011 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Portland Timbers Sandy, Utah, United States
18:00 PDT Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

Playoffs

Main article: 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs
October 29, 2011 Conference
Semi-finals		 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Seattle Sounders Sandy United States
20:00 MDT Espindola Yellow card 30'
Saborio 43', 53'
Grabavoy 88'		 Alonso Yellow card 54'
Montero Yellow card 90'
Friberg Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Referee: Mark Geiger
November 2, 2011 Conference
Semi-finals		 Seattle Sounders 2–0
(2–3 agg.)		 Real Salt Lake Seattle Washington United States
20:00 MST Alonso 56' (pen.)
Neagle 61'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,021
Referee: Jair Marrufo
November 6, 2011 Conference
Final		 Los Angeles Galaxy 3 - 1 Real Salt Lake Carson, California, United States
18:00 PST Donovan 23' (pen.)
Magee 58'
Keane 68'		 Report Saborío 25' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 23,437
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

CONCACAF Champions League

See also: 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League and 2010 Real Salt Lake season
February 22 Quarterfinals Columbus Crew United States 0–0 United States Real Salt Lake Columbus, United States
20:00 UTC-05 (Report) Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 4,665
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
March 1 Quarterfinals Real Salt Lake United States 4–1
(4–1 agg.)		 United States Columbus Crew Sandy, United States
19:00 UTC-06 Saborío 23'
Morales 36', 77'
Williams 90+5'		 (Report) Mendoza 49' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 15,405
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
March 15 Semifinals Real Salt Lake United States 2–0 Costa Rica Saprissa Sandy, United States
19:00 UTC-05 Saborío 9'
Espíndola 57'		 (Report) Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 16,668
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
April 5 Semifinals Saprissa Costa Rica 2–1
(2–3 agg.)		 United States Real Salt Lake San José, Costa Rica
20:00 UTC-06 Cordero 46'
Solís 87' (pen.)		 (Report) Olave 61' Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Attendance: 21,065
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)
April 20 Final Monterrey Mexico 2–2 United States Real Salt Lake Monterrey, Mexico
21:00 UTC-05 de Nigris 18'
Suazo 62' (pen.)		 (Report) Borchers 35'
Morales 89'		 Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Attendance: 30,247
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
April 27 Final Real Salt Lake United States 0–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Mexico Monterrey Sandy, United States
20:00 UTC-06 (Report) Suazo 45' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2011 U.S. Open Cup
June 28, 2011 Third Round Utah Real Salt Lake 2–0 North Carolina Wilmington Hammerheads Sandy, Utah
19:00 MDT Beltran 40'
Alexandre 44'		 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 7,620
Referee: Allen Chapman
July 12, 2011 Quarterfinals Texas FC Dallas 2–0 Utah Real Salt Lake Frisco, Texas
20:00 CDT Benítez 18'
Jackson 54'		 Report Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Referee: Michael Kennedy

Major League Soccer

League Tables

Western Conference table

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 46 42 +4 49
6 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8 42
7 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5 38
8 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20 28
Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy (S, C) 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 51
6 Houston Dynamo 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 49 CONCACAF Champions League
7 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 49
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 47
10 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
11 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
12 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8 42
13 D.C. United 34 9 13 12 49 52 −3 39
14 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5 38
15 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36
16 Toronto FC 34 6 13 15 36 59 −23 33 CONCACAF Champions League
17 New England Revolution 34 5 16 13 38 58 −20 28
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20 28
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

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L D GF GA GD W L D GF GA GD W L D GF GA GD
31 51 15 10 6 43 32  +11 10 3 3 28 14  +14 5 7 3 15 18  −3

Source: MLSSoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Club

Roster

MLS roster

As of September 15, 2011.[11]


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 FW Argentina ARG Fabián Espíndola
8 FW Canada CAN Will Johnson
10 MF El Salvador SLV Arturo Alvarez
11 MF Argentina ARG Javier Morales
12 MF Haiti HAI Jean Alexandre
13 FW United States USA Chris Agorsor
14 MF Cuba CUB Yordany Álvarez (on loan from Orlando City)
15 FW Costa Rica CRC Álvaro Saborío
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF United States USA Chris Wingert
18 GK United States USA Nick Rimando
19 DF United States USA Blake Wagner
20 MF United States USA Ned Grabavoy
21 MF United States USA Luis Gil
22 MF Argentina ARG Nelson González (on loan from Quilmes)
23 FW Brazil BRA Paulo Araujo Jr. (on loan from Fort Lauderdale Strikers)
24 GK United States USA Kyle Reynish
25 FW United States USA Donny Toia
26 MF United States USA Collen Warner
27 FW United States USA Cody Arnoux
28 DF United States USA Chris Schuler
30 DF United States USA Rauwshan McKenzie
77 MF Jamaica JAM Andy Williams

CONCACAF Champions League roster

As of February 22, 2011.[12]

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 FW Argentina ARG Fabián Espíndola
8 FW Canada CAN Will Johnson
10 MF El Salvador SLV Arturo Alvarez
11 MF Argentina ARG Javier Morales
12 MF Haiti HAI Jean Alexandre
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Costa Rica CRC Álvaro Saborío
17 DF United States USA Chris Wingert
18 GK United States USA Nick Rimando
20 MF United States USA Ned Grabavoy
21 MF United States USA Luis Gil
22 MF Argentina ARG Nelson González (on loan from Quilmes)
23 FW Brazil BRA Paulo Araujo Jr. (on loan from Fort Lauderdale Strikers)
24 GK United States USA Kyle Reynish
28 DF United States USA Chris Schuler
30 DF United States USA Rauwshan McKenzie
77 MF Jamaica JAM Andy Williams

Staff

Coaching staff

Position Staff
General Manager United States Garth Lagerwey
Head Coach United States Jason Kreis
Assistant Coach United States C. J. Brown
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 Mike Rigby
Head Athletic Trainer United States Tyson Pace
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

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

Kits

Home
Away
Third
Third Alternate
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home Claret / Cobalt sleeves Claret Claret
Away White / Cobalt sleeves White White
Third Gold / Cobalt sleeves Gold Claret
Third Alt. Gold / Cobalt sleeves Gold Cobalt MLS, May 22 against Dallas

Statistics

Appearances and Goals

Last updated on 18 August 2011.[13]
No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS CONCACAF Champions League U.S. Open Cup
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
2 DF United States USA Tony Beltran 2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF United States USA Robbie Russell 5 0 1+0 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
4 DF Colombia COL Jámison Olave 18 3 14+0 2 4+0 1 0+0 0
5 MF United States USA Kyle Beckerman 26 2 20+2 2 4+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF United States USA Nat Borchers 22 2 19+0 2 3+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Argentina ARG Fabián Espíndola 21 7 15+2 6 4+0 1 0+0 0
8 FW Canada CAN Will Johnson 21 2 15+2 2 4+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF El Salvador SLV Arturo Alvarez 13 0 5+6 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
11 MF Argentina ARG Javier Morales 9 4 5+0 2 4+0 2 0+0 0
12 DF Haiti HAI Jean Alexandre 15 1 8+6 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
15 FW Costa Rica CRC Álvaro Saborío 17 8 13+0 6 4+0 2 0+0 0
16 FW United States USA Conor Chinn 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF United States USA Chris Wingert 20 0 16+1 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
18 GK United States USA Nick Rimando 25 0 21+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF United States USA Ned Grabavoy 23 0 18+1 0 1+3 0 0+0 0
21 MF United States USA Luis Gil 15 1 6+9 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Argentina ARG Nelson González 3 1 2+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW Brazil BRA Paulo Araujo Jr. 6 2 2+3 2 0+1 0 0+0 0
24 GK United States USA Kyle Reynish 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW United States USA Donny Toia 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF United States USA Collen Warner 18 0 10+8 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW United States USA Cody Arnoux 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF United States USA Chris Schuler 13 1 10+1 1 1+1 0 0+0 0
30 DF United States USA Rauwshan McKenzie 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
77 MF Jamaica JAM Andy Williams 24 3 12+8 2 3+1 1 0+0 0

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player
1 GK United States Tim Melia 0 0 0
24 GK United States Kyle Reynish 0 0 0
18 GK United States Nick Rimando 0 0 0
2 DF United States Tony Beltran 0 0 0
5 DF United States Nat Borchers 0 0 1
30 DF United States Rauwshan McKenzie 0 0 0
4 DF Colombia Jámison Olave 1 0 0
3 DF United States Robbie Russell 0 0 0
28 DF United States Chris Schuler 0 0 0
17 DF United States Chris Wingert 0 0 0
13 MF Haiti Jean Alexandre 0 0 0
10 MF El Salvador Arturo Alvarez 0 0 0
5 MF United States Kyle Beckerman 1 0 0
21 MF United States Luis Gil 0 0 0
22 MF Argentina Nelson González 0 0 0
20 MF United States Ned Grabavoy 0 0 0
11 MF Argentina Javier Morales 1 0 0
26 MF United States Collen Warner 0 0 0
77 MF Jamaica Andy Williams 0 0 0
23 FW Brazil Paulo Araujo Jr. 0 0 0
7 FW Argentina Fabián Espíndola 0 0 0
8 FW Canada Will Johnson 0 0 1
15 FW Costa Rica Álvaro Saborío 0 0 0
16 FW United States Conor Chinn 0 0 0
25 FW United States Donny Toia 0 0 0
27 FW United States Cody Arnoux 0 0 0

Last updated on March 2, 2011

Player Movement

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2011

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 24, 2010 El Salvador Arturo Alvarez MF United States Portland Timbers Acquired for SuperDraft 2nd round pick [14]
December 1, 2010 Costa Rica Álvaro Saborío FW Switzerland Sion Reported fee of US$1.0 million [15]
February 11, 2011 United States Cody Arnoux FW Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Weighted lottery [16]
March 14, 2011 United States Donny Toia FW United States Pima College Homegrown Player [17]
March 24, 2011 United States Conor Chinn FW United States New York Red Bulls Free [18]
May 27, 2011 Armenia Artur Aghasyan FW Unattached Free [19]
July 20, 2011 United States Chris Agorsor FW United States Philadelphia Union Free [20]
August 16, 2011 United States Blake Wagner DF Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Free [21]
September 15, 2011 United States Nico Muniz MF United States Real Salt Lake Academy Free; not eligible for first-team roster until 2012 [22]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 24, 2010 United States Robbie Findley FW United States Portland Timbers Expansion Draft [23]
November 24, 2010 United States David Horst DF United States Portland Timbers Expansion Draft [23]
November 24, 2010 United States Alex Nimo MF Waived [24]
February 28, 2011 Brazil Pablo Campos FW United States Carolina RailHawks Waived, free transfer [25]
May 27, 2011 United States Conor Chinn FW United States Atlanta Silverbacks Waived, free transfer [19]
July 28, 2011 Armenia Artur Aghasyan FW United States Los Angeles Blues Released, free transfer [26]

Loan

In

Date Player Position Loaned From Fee/Notes Ref
July 12, 2010 Argentina Nelson González MF Argentina Quilmes Loan thru 2011 season [27]
December 27, 2010 Brazil Paulo Araujo Jr. FW United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers Loan thru 2011 season with RSL purchase option at season's end [28]
September 15, 2011 Cuba Yordany Álvarez MF United States Orlando City Loan thru remainder of 2011 MLS season [29]

Out

Competitions

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
MLS — 1st March 19, 2011 October 22, 2011
MLS Western Conference — 1st March 19, 2011 October 22, 2011
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Finals Finals August 22, 2010 April 27, 2011
U.S. Open Cup Third Round Quarter-finals

Updated to match played 11 July 2011
Source: Competitions

Miscellany

Allocation Ranking

Real Salt Lake is in the #8 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[30]

International Roster Spots

Real Salt Lake possesses 6 international roster spots.[28] Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. The club dealt one spot permanently to Colorado Rapids on 29 June 2005[31] and dealt another spot permanently to Chivas USA on 24 November 2004.[32] The club also dealt a spot to Kansas City on 23 February 2010[33] but use of that roster spot was for the 2010 season only.[34]

There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[30]

Future Draft Pick Trades

Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft conditional pick acquired from Chivas USA.
Future picks traded: None.

MLS Rights to Other Players

Real Salt Lake maintains the MLS rights to Yura Movsisyan after the player declined a contract offer by the club and signed overseas on a free transfer.

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