2015 Real Salt Lake season

Real Salt Lake
2015 season
OwnerDell Loy Hansen
CoachJeff Cassar
StadiumRio Tinto Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 9th
Overall: 16th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupSemifinals
Rocky Mountain CupLost
Desert Diamond CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Javier Morales (8)
All: Javier Morales (10)
Highest home attendance21,004 (September 19 vs. LA Galaxy)
Lowest home attendance18,895 (June 7 vs. Colorado Rapids)
Average home league attendance20,160
Biggest winRSL 3-0 LA (9/19)
Biggest defeatVAN 4-0 RSL (8/8)
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The 2015 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 11th year of existence and their eleventh consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. In a largely rebuilding season, Salt Lake failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2007.

Background

Main article: 2014 Real Salt Lake season

Competitions

Preseason

January 31, 2015 Scrimmage Real Salt Lake 1–2 New England Revolution Casa Grande, Arizona
9:00 a.m. MT Jaime 63' Report Davies 7'
Okoli 48'		 Stadium: Grande Sports World
Note: 80-minute scrimmage.
February 7, 2015 Scrimmage UC Irvine Anteaters 1–3 Real Salt Lake Irvine, California
12:00 p.m. MT 24' Report Mulholland 36'
Sandoval 45+' (pen.)
49' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Anteater Stadium
February 12, 2015 Scrimmage Orange County Blues FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake Irvine, California
10:00 a.m. MT Report Baldin 54' Stadium: Anteater Stadium

Desert Diamond Cup

Main article: 2015 Desert Diamond Cup
February 18, 2015 Real Salt Lake 1–0 New England Revolution Tucson, Arizona
6:00 p.m. MT Sandoval 6' (pen.)
Mansally Yellow card 50'		 Report Barnes Yellow card 16' Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
February 21, 2015 FC Tucson 1–3 Real Salt Lake Tucson, Arizona
6:00 p.m. MT Papa 48' Report Saborío 41', 58'
Sandoval 68'		 Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
February 25, 2015 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
8:00 p.m. MT Welshman 12' Yellow card 59'
Ovalle Yellow card 38'
Sandoval 47'
Velazco Yellow card 85'		 Report Medranda Yellow card 43'
Sinovic Yellow card 59'
Dwyer 66'
Németh Yellow card 72'
Añor Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,768
February 28, 2015 Championship Real Salt Lake 2–1 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona
7:00 p.m. MT Garcia 8'
Saborío Yellow card 13' Red card 50'
Beckerman Yellow card 16'
Morales 51'		 Report Serna 28'
Burling Yellow card 41'
Torres Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 3,692

MLS regular season

Standings

Western Conference Table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 11 9 48 45 +3 51 MLS Cup Knockout Round
7 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 13 8 41 39 +2 47
8 Houston Dynamo 34 11 14 9 42 49 −7 42
9 Real Salt Lake 34 11 15 8 38 48 −10 41
10 Colorado Rapids 34 9 15 10 33 43 −10 37
Source: MLS
Overall table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
14 Orlando City SC 34 12 14 8 46 56 −10 44
15 Houston Dynamo 34 11 14 9 42 49 −7 42
16 Real Salt Lake 34 11 15 8 38 48 −10 41
17 New York City FC 34 10 17 7 49 58 −9 37
18 Philadelphia Union 34 10 17 7 42 55 −13 37
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 41 11 15 8 38 48  −10 7 4 6 22 14  +8 4 11 2 16 34  −18

Last updated: October 26, 2015
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

As of October 19, 2015
March 7, 2015 1 Portland Timbers 0–0 Real Salt Lake Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PST Powell Yellow card 33'
Ridgewell Yellow card 57'		 Report Mansally Yellow card 27'
Gil Yellow card 46+'
Schuler Yellow card 48'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 14, 2015 2 Real Salt Lake 3–3 Philadelphia Union Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Garcia Yellow card 4'
Morales 29'
Beckerman Yellow card 50'
Olave 54'
Mulholland Yellow card 74'
Saborío 86' (pen.)		 Report Vitoria Yellow card 23'
Aristeguieta 34, 38'
Edu Yellow card 52'
Olave 58' (o.g.)
White Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,281
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 29, 2015 3 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Toronto FC Sandy, Utah
5:00 p.m. MDT Mulholland 38' Yellow card 39'
Allen 89'		 Report Moore Yellow card 20'
Warner Yellow card 60'
Simonin Yellow card 68'
Goncalves 88'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,794
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 5, 2015 4 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Real Salt Lake San Jose, California
2:00 p.m. PDT Innocent Yellow card 43'
Wondolowski Yellow card 60'
Alashe Yellow card 93+'		 Report Morales 44'
Garcia Yellow card 73'
Mansally Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 11, 2015 5 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 p.m. CDT Carrasco Yellow card 61' Report Beltran Yellow card 44'
Saborío Yellow card 61'
Beckerman Yellow card 64'
Mansally Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 20,087
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
April 18, 2015 6 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Olave Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 89'
Saucedo Red card 76'
Beckerman Yellow card 95+'		 Report Teibert Yellow card 6'
Mattocks 80'
Adekugbe Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,414
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 25, 2015 7 New England Revolution 4–0 Real Salt Lake Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT Tierney 39'
Agudelo 43'
Davies 50'
Caldwell 84'		 Report Stertzer Yellow card 10'
Saborío Yellow card 56'
Mulholland Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 17,982
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 1, 2015 8 Real Salt Lake 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MDT Beckerman Yellow card 1'
Allen Yellow card 48'
Bernardez 71' (o.g.)		 Report Wondolowski 19'
Innocent Yellow card 21'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,715
Referee: Sorin Stoica
May 6, 2015 9 Real Salt Lake 0–0 LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Olave Yellow card 89' Report Gonzalez Yellow card 42' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,296
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 9, 2015 10 Chicago Fire 1–2 Real Salt Lake Bridgeview, Illinois
2:00 p.m. CDT Guly Yellow card 32'
Polster Yellow card 70'
Larentowicz 88' (pen.)		 Report Saborío 13'
Mulholland Yellow card 27', 56'
Allen Yellow card 50'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,017
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 16, 2015 11 Montreal Impact 4–1 Real Salt Lake Montreal, Quebec
4:00 p.m. EDT Donadel Yellow card 8'
Ciman 18'
Romero 20', 27'
Miller Yellow card 76'
Duka 78'		 Report Allen Yellow card 38'
Vásquez Yellow card 43'
Sandoval 47'
Beltran Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 12,158
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 23, 2015 12 Real Salt Lake 2–0 New York City FC Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MDT Stertzer 25'
Phillips Yellow card 40'
Saborío 49'		 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,801
Referee: Juan Guzman
May 27, 2015 13 LA Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Juninho 7' (pen.)
Gordon Yellow card 40'
Husidic Yellow card 46+'
Väyrynen Yellow card 63'		 Report Beckerman Yellow card 10'
Olave Red card 91+'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 13,391
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 30, 2015 14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake Vancouver, British Columbia
4:00 PM PDT Koffie 36'
Kah Yellow card 44'
Techera 79'		 Report Stertzer Yellow card 27'
Glad Yellow card 41'
Morales 45'
Mansally Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 7, 2015 15 (RMC) Real Salt Lake 0–0 Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah
3:00 PM MDT Stertzer Yellow card 25' Report Sjöberg Yellow card 32'
Burling Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,895
Referee: Kevin Stott
June 21, 2015 16 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
MDT Morales Yellow card 15'
Jaime 15', Yellow card 51'
Phillips Yellow card 18'
Beckerman Yellow card 47'
García 90+3', Yellow card 90+3'		 Report
Box Score		 Mustivar Yellow card 8'
Besler Yellow card 14'
Dwyer 30'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,155
June 24, 2015 17 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Real Salt Lake Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT Grella 4' Report Morales Red card 40'
Phillips Red card 55'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 15,844
Referee: David Gantar
June 27, 2015 18 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Columbus Crew Sandy, Utah
MDT García 36'
Beltran Yellow card 45+2'
Jaime 46'
Mulholland Yellow card 59'
Sandoval Yellow card 70'
Maund Yellow card 76'
Allen Red card 77'		 Report Tchani 42'
Finlay 62'
Francis Yellow card 73'
Kamara Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,171
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 4, 2015 19 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Orlando City SC Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Jaime 28'
Mansally Yellow card 90'		 Report Kaká 5', Red card 45'
Higuita Yellow card 38'
Ramos Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,956
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 11, 2015 20 (RMC) Colorado Rapids 3–1 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado
MDT Moor 81'
Burling Yellow card 83'
Watts 91+'
Ramirez 97+'		 Report Jaime 79', Red card 84' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,248
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
July 18, 2015 21 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Houston Dynamo Sandy, Utah
MDT Morales 36'
Plata 65'		 Report Sarkodie Red card 51'
Garrido Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,174
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 24, 2015 22 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
9:00 PM MDT Morales 34'
Plata 73' (pen.), Yellow card 91+'
Vasquez Yellow card 93+'		 Report Feilhaber 50', Yellow card 91+'
Melia Yellow card 72'
Palmer-Brown Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,809
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 1, 2015 23 D.C. United 6–4 Real Salt Lake Washington, D.C.
7:00 EDT Rolfe 43', 54' (pen.)
Kemp 59', Yellow card 91+'
Espindola 63'
Kitchen 79'
DeLeon 85'		 Report Plata 2'
Beckerman 21', Yellow card 70'
Glad Yellow card 28'
Sandoval Yellow card 53'
Maund 62'
Mansally 68'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17,288
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 8, 2015 24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake Vancouver, British Columbia
7:00 PM PDT Rivero 7'
Kah 40'
Techera 50', 68'
Waston Yellow card 60'		 Report Kavita Yellow card 45'
Mansally Red card 88'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,638
Referee: Chris Penso
August 15, 2015 25 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Portland Timbers Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Phillips Yellow card 12' Report Ridgewell Yellow card 80'
Borchers 95+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,338
Referee: Drew Fischer
August 22, 2015 26 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Morales pen.' (12)
Jaime 19'
Garcia Yellow card 83'
Beltran Yellow card 92+'		 Report Friberg Yellow card 25'
Rose Yellow card 39'
Fisher Yellow card 50'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,559
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 29, 2015 27 FC Dallas 2–0 Real Salt Lake Frisco, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Akindele pen.' (51)
Hedges Yellow card 66'
Castillo 79'
Watson Yellow card 84'		 Report Mulholland Yellow card 38'
Phillips Yellow card 40'
Morales Yellow card 51'
Beltran Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium
Attendance: 18,172
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 12, 2015 28 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
7:30 CDT Williams Yellow card 44'
Davis pen.' (65)
Rodrigeuez Yellow card 86'
Sturgis Yellow card 89'		 Report Morales 47'
Sandoval 51'
Allen Yellow card 53'
Martinez 68'
Maund Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,909
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 19, 2015 29 Real Salt Lake 3–0 LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MDT Sandoval 3', 53'
Morales Yellow card 15', pen.' (28)		 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 21,004
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 27, 2015 30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Real Salt Lake San Jose, California
4:00 PM PDT Godoy Yellow card 34'
Pelosi Yellow card 73'
Wondolowski Yellow card 74'
Garcia Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card 88', 87'		 Report Beckerman Yellow card 63'
Beltran Yellow card 84'
Maund Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Chris Penso
October 4, 2015 31 (RMC) Colorado Rapids 1–2 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado
5:00 MDT Doyle 16'
Sarvas Yellow card 25'
Burling Yellow card 39'
Figueroa Yellow card 75'		 Report Plata 33'
Mulholland 43', Yellow card 43'
Phillips Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,048
Referee: Mark Kadelcik
October 14, 2015 32 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Portland Timbers Sandy, Utah
7:30 MDT Olave Red card 52'
Glad Yellow card 81'		 Report Powell Yellow card 28'
Adi 54' (pen.)
Fochive Yellow card 72'
Urruti Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,457
Referee: Juan Guzman
October 17, 2015 33 Real Salt Lake 0–1 FC Dallas Sandy, Utah
7:30 MDT Beltran Yellow card 26'
Beckerman Yellow card 53'
Vasquez Yellow card 60'
Martinez Yellow card 63'
Stertzer Yellow card 85'		 [1] Texeira 57'
Watson Yellow card 66'
Gonzalez Yellow card 95+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,899
Referee: Jorge González
October 25, 2015 34 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
4:00 PDT Dempsey 5', 20'
Pappa 10'		 [2] Martinez Yellow card 43'
Stertzer Yellow card 55'
Gil 77'
Jaime Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 55,435
Referee: Sorin Stoica

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2015 U.S. Open Cup

Real Salt Lake will enter the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.[1]

June 17, 2015 4R Real Salt Lake Utah 2–1 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders FC 2 Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Stertzer Yellow card 53'
Plata 63'
Morales 71'		 Report Garza 49+'
Mansaray Yellow card 70'
Sanyang Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card 93+'
Sérgio Yellow card 93+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 8,208
Referee: Bernhard Hosu
July 1, 2015 5R Real Salt Lake Utah 2–0 Oregon Portland Timbers Sandy, Utah
20:000 MT Jaime 54'
Morales 70' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 15,840
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
July 14, 2015 QF Real Salt Lake Utah 1–0 California LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
20:00 MT Maund 87'
Mulholland Yellow card 89'		 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 11,060
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
August 12, 2015 SF Sporting Kansas City Kansas 3–1 Utah Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
20:30 MT Nagamura Yellow card 30'
Mustivar 35', Yellow card 75'
Feilhaber 80'
Nemeth 85'		 Report Garcia 24', Red card 93+'
Beltran Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 16,117
Referee: Armando Villarreal

CONCACAF Champions League

Further information: 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League

Real Salt Lake will enter the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League in the initial group stage with all other competitors

August 4, 2015 group stage Municipal Guatemala 0–1 United States Real Salt Lake Guatemala City
8:00 PM MDT Woodly Yellow card 14' Report Plata 2'
Beckerman Yellow card 28'
Phillips Yellow card 94+'		 Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Attendance: ?
Referee: Raul Castro
September 15, 2015 group stage Santa Tecla El Salvador 0–0 United States Real Salt Lake Santa Tecla
8:00 PM MDT Report Mansally Yellow card 43'
Glad Yellow card 45'
Stertzer Yellow card 73' Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card
Sandoval Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias
Attendance: N/A
Referee: LEO CLARKE
September 24, 2015 group stage Real Salt Lake United States 2–1 El Salvador Santa Tecla Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Vasquez Yellow card 19'
Garcia 73'
Martinez 77'		 Report Chavarria Yellow card 39'
Herrera 61'
Dominguez Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,182
Referee: Kevin Morrison
October 20, 2015 group stage Real Salt Lake United States 1-0 Guatemala Municipal Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Olave 43' [3] López Yellow card 71'
Ruiz Yellow card 74'
Arias Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,132
Referee: Melvin Matamoros

Club

Roster

As of April 2015. Age calculated as of the start of the 2015 season.[2]

References

  1. ^ "102nd U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams". ussoccer.com.
  2. ^ "Players". Real Salt Lake. April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.