Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake (RSL) is an American soccer team. It plays in Major League Soccer in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, Utah at America First Field. RSL began playing in 2005, with its main rival being the Colorado Rapids. Its current head coach is Pablo Mastroeni.
| Nickname(s) | RSL | ||
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| Founded | 2004 | ||
| Ground | America First Field (capacity: 20,008) | ||
| Owner | SCP Worldwide | ||
| Manager | Pablo Mastroeni | ||
| League | Major League Soccer | ||
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Current Roster
As of January 15, 2009. [1]
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Head coaches
John Ellinger (2005–2007)- Jason Kreis (2007—)
Team records
- Games:
Andy Williams, 55 - Goals: Jeff Cunningham, 18
- Assists: File:Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Morales, 17
- Shutouts: Nick Rimando 7
- Single Season Goals: Jeff Cunningham, 16 (2006)
- Single Season Assists: File:Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Morales, 15 (2008)
MLS regular season only, through 2006 season
- All-Time regular season record: 21-50-23 (Through Oct. 21, 2007)
Year-by-year
| Year | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup | CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
SuperLiga |
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| 2005 | 5th, West | Did not qualify | Round of 32 | Did not qualify | Started in 2007 |
| 2006 | 6th, West | Did not qualify | Round of 16 | Did not qualify | |
| 2007 | 6th, West | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not participate |
| 2008 | 3rd, West | Semifinals | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
Average attendance
regular season/playoffs
- 2005: 18,037/missed playoffs
- 2006: 16,366/missed playoffs
- 2007: 15,960/missed playoffs
- 2008: 16,179/19,632
Real Salt Lake Media
Robbie Russell (in red) playing for Real Salt Lake
America First Field has been RSL's home stadium since 2008.
Leo the Lion at a "Meet the Players" event, August 2010
Kyle Beckerman, photo taken by Julie Harper
References
- ↑ Real Salt Lake: Roster: Main. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
