2016 Real Salt Lake season

Real Salt Lake
2016 season
OwnerDell Loy Hansen
CoachJeff Cassar
StadiumRio Tinto Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 6th
Overall: 10th
MLS Cup PlayoffsKnockout round
U.S. Open CupFifth round
Rocky Mountain CupWinners
Desert Diamond Cup7th
Top goalscorerLeague: Yura Movsisyan (6)
All: Joao Plata (8)
Highest home attendance20,389 (Jul 1 vs. D.C. United)
Lowest home attendance18,036 (Jun 22 vs. New York Red Bulls)
Average home league attendance19,759
Biggest winSKC 1-3 RSL (5/21)
Biggest defeatLA 5-2 RSL (4/23)
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The 2016 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 12th year of existence and their twelfth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid.

Friendlies

Preseason

January 30, 2016 Scrimmage Real Salt Lake 1–0 San Diego State Aztecs Oceanside, California
1:00 p.m. MT Morales 70' Report Stadium: SoCal Sports Complex
February 2, 2016 Scrimmage Tijuana Mexico 1–0 United States Real Salt Lake Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
1:00 p.m. MT Arriola 34' Report Stadium: Estadio Caliente

Desert Diamond Cup

February 18, 2016 Real Salt Lake 3–3 New England Revolution Tucson, Arizona
Morales Yellow card 23', 54' (pen.)
Maund Red card 47'
Olave 68'
Garcia 77'		 Report Gamble 13'
Davies 48' (pen.), 84'
Woodberry Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 83'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 20, 2016 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Columbus Crew Tucson, Arizona
Allen 17' Report Kamara 26' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Friendly

July 19, 2016 Real Salt Lake United States 1-2 Italy Internazionale Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MT Allen 18' Report D'Ambrosio 33'
Jovetić 90'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 14,266

Competitions

MLS regular season

Standings

Western Conference Table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 14 6 44 43 +1 48 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 13 8 42 41 +1 47
6 Real Salt Lake 34 12 12 10 44 46 −2 46
7 Portland Timbers 34 12 14 8 48 53 −5 44
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 10 15 9 45 52 −7 39
Source: MLS
Overall table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Seattle Sounders FC (C) 34 14 14 6 44 43 +1 48 CONCACAF Champions League
8 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 13 8 42 41 +1 47
9 Real Salt Lake 34 12 12 10 44 46 −2 46
10 D.C. United 34 11 10 13 53 47 +6 46
11 Montreal Impact 34 11 11 12 49 53 −4 45
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored;
(C) MLS Cup Champion

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 46 12 12 10 44 46  −2 8 1 8 22 14  +8 4 11 2 22 32  −10

Last updated: October 24, 2016
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

March 6, 2016 1 Orlando City SC 2–2 Real Salt Lake Orlando, Florida
12:00 pm MDT Ribeiro Yellow card 32'
Cerén Red card 45+'
Hines Yellow card 76'
Larin 90+'
Winter 90+'		 Report Phillips Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 20'
Plata 26' (pen.), 66'
Wingert Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 60,147
Referee: Chris Penso
March 12, 2016 2 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
2 pm MDT Sunday 43'
Beckerman Yellow card 73'
Olave 86'		 Report Friberg Yellow card 13'
Alonso 35'
Scott Yellow card 35'
Jones Yellow card 38'
Dempsey Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,282
Referee: Juan Guzman
March 19, 2016 3 Portland Timbers 2–2 Real Salt Lake Portland, Oregon
8:30 pm MDT Adi Yellow card 68', 79', 84' (pen.)
Powell Yellow card 76'		 Report Plata 16'
Beckerman Red card 31'
Movsisyan 58'
Olave Red card 83'
Sunday Yellow card 87'
Martínez Yellow card 90+'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 2, 2016 4 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 pm MDT Feilhaber Yellow card 90', 90+' (pen.) Report Glad 29'
Movsisyan Yellow card 67'
Plata Yellow card 77'
Mulholland 79', Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,553
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 9, 2016 5 (RMC) Real Salt Lake 1–0 Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah
6:30 pm MDT Plata 72'
Movsisyan Yellow card 83'		 Report Burling Yellow card 61'
Miller Yellow card 90+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,224
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 16, 2016 6 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sandy, Utah
pm MDT Martínez 55'
Beckerman Yellow card 71'		 Report Waston Yellow card 79'
Rivero Yellow card 90+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,720
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 23, 2016 7 LA Galaxy 5–2 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
7:30 pm MDT Zardes 19', Yellow card 38'
Magee 26'
Boateng 41'
dos Santos 45'
Van Damme Yellow card 67'
Gerrard 90+'		 Report Beckerman Yellow card 13'
Martínez 16'
Beltran Yellow card 57'
Olave Yellow card 60'
Morales 70' (pen.)		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,867
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
April 30, 2016 8 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo Sandy, Utah
6:30 pm MDT Allen 62'
Movsisyan 70'		 Report Beasley Yellow card 3'
Clark Yellow card 24'
Miranda 54'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,950
Referee: Nima Saghafi
May 7, 2016 9 (RMC) Colorado Rapids 1–0 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado
pm MDT Williams Yellow card 15'
Jones 47', Yellow card 53'
Gashi Yellow card 81'
MacMath Yellow card 90+'		 Report Sunday Yellow card 29'
Beltran Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,638
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 15, 2016 10 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
12 pm MDT Alex Yellow card 31'
Barnes 68'		 Report Beltran Yellow card 81' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 17,943
Referee: Juan Guzman
May 21, 2016 11 Sporting Kansas City 1–3 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 pm MDT Dwyer 50'
Espinoza Yellow card 90+'		 Report Martínez 32'
Davis 45+' (o.g.)
Movsisyan 53'
Sunday Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,618
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
May 28, 2016 12 Columbus Crew 4–3 Real Salt Lake Columbus, Ohio
7:10 pm MDT Kamara 17', 64', 74'
Glad 20' (o.g.)
Saeid Yellow card 81'		 Report Mulholland 13'
Maund Yellow card 41'
Allen 78'
Plata 83'		 Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 14,894
Referee: David Gantar
June 2, 2016 13 New York City FC 2–3 Real Salt Lake New York, New York
5 pm MDT Pirlo Yellow card 27'
Harrison 56'
Villa 87' (pk)		 Report Phillips Yellow card 14'
Mulholland Yellow card 17'
Wingert Yellow card 51'
Movsisyan 59'
Martínez 67'
Brillant 74' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 22,736
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 18, 2016 14 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Portland Timbers Sandy, Utah
pm MDT Martínez 17'
Beltran Yellow card 56'
Glad Yellow card 66'
Movsisyan 70' (pen.)		 Report Adi 29'
Chará Yellow card 33'
Zemanski Yellow card 33'
Melano 44'
Valentin Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,317
Referee: Allan Kelly
June 22, 2016 15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 New York Red Bulls Sandy, Utah
7 pm MDT Morales Yellow card 45'
Movsisyan 65', Yellow card 90+'
Allen 87'		 Report Sam Yellow card 6'
Baah 7'
Collin Red card 90'
Davis Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,036
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 25, 2016 16 FC Dallas 2–0 Real Salt Lake Frisco, Texas
pm MDT Acosta 18'
Hedges Yellow card 49'
Díaz Yellow card 51'
Castillo 58'		 Report Holness Yellow card 81' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 13,128
Referee: Drew Fischer
July 1, 2016 17 Real Salt Lake 1–1 D.C. United Sandy, Utah
8:30 pm MDT Beltran Yellow card 19'
Beckerman Yellow card 42'
Martínez 57'		 Report Kemp Yellow card 3'
Boswell Yellow card 81'
Jaffrey 90+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,389
Referee: Juan Guzman
July 9, 2016 18 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Montreal Impact Sandy, Utah
8 pm MDT Wingert Yellow card 62'
Glad Yellow card 70'
Beckerman Yellow card 76'
Movsisyan 79' (pk)		 Report Shipp 8'
Cabrera Yellow card 16'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,086
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 13, 2016 19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake Vancouver, British Columbia
8:30 pm MDT Jacobson Yellow card 25'
Glad 34' (og)
Techera 37'
Waston Yellow card 54'
de Jong Yellow card 89'		 Report Allen Yellow card 13'
Beltran Yellow card 28'
Mulholland Yellow card 59'
Garcia Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 22,120
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
July 16, 2016 20 Real Salt Lake 0-0 New England Revolution Sandy, Utah
8 pm MDT Maund Yellow card 34' Report Nguyen Yellow card 44'
Woodberry Yellow card 46'
Kamara Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,246
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 22, 2016 21 Real Salt Lake 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes Sandy, Utah
pm MDT Beltran Yellow card 30'
Mulholland 64'		 Report Wondolowski 9' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,842
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 31, 2016 22 Philadelphia Union 1-2 Real Salt Lake Chester, Pennsylvania
9 pm MDT Fabinho Yellow card 22'
Alberg 43' (pen.)
Carroll Yellow card 90'		 [1] Maund Yellow card 42'
Plata 48'
Morales 54', Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 18,091
Referee: Juan Guzman
August 3, 2016 23 Toronto FC 1-0 Real Salt Lake Toronto, Ontario
pm MDT Ricketts 48' [2] Maund Yellow card 88' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 27,859
Referee: Alan Kelly
August 6, 2016 24 Real Salt Lake 3-1 Chicago Fire Sandy, Utah
pm MDT Garcia 14', Yellow card 15'
Morales 28' (pen.), 64'		 [ ] LaBrocca Yellow card 35'
Alvarez 58'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,909
Referee: Silviu Petrescuc
August 14, 2016 25 Seattle Sounders FC 2-1 Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
5:00 pm MDT Lodeiro 24'
Morris 37'		 [3] Plata 62'
Glad Yellow card 94+'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,491
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 20, 2016 26 Real Salt Lake 1-0 FC Dallas Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MDT Beltran Yellow card 43'
Mulholland Yellow card 57'
Olave 78'
Plata Yellow card 95+'		 [4] David Yellow card 81'
Figueroa Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,939
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
August 26, 2016 27 (RMC) Real Salt Lake 2-1 Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah
6:00 pm MDT Movsisyan 39', 48' [5] Gashi 5'
Powers Yellow card 60'
Burch Yellow card 84'
Howard Yellow card 91+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,134
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 7, 2016 28 Real Salt Lake 3-3 LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MDT Wingert Yellow card 2'
Beckerman Yellow card 17'
Olave Yellow card 27'
Plata 53' (pen.), 67'
Mulholland Yellow card 63'
Martinez 94+'		 [6] Boateng 6'
Larentowicz Yellow card 2'
dos Santosa 57', 64', Yellow card 95+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,266
Referee: Chris Penso
September 10, 2016 29 Portland Timbers 1-0 Real Salt Lake Portland, Oregon
pm MDT Adi 12'
Ridgewell Yellow card 51'
Gleeson Yellow card 86'		 [7] Sunny Yellow card 40'
Morales Yellow card 54'
Phillips Yellow card 75'
Plata Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 17, 2016 30 Real Salt Lake 0-1 Houston Dynamo Sandy, Utah
7:30pm MDT Beltran Yellow card 76' [8] Alex Yellow card 33', 36'
Williams Yellow card 54'
Maidana Yellow card 69'
Willis Yellow card 81'
Clark Yellow card 85'
Alexander Yellow card 93+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,795
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
September 24, 2016 31 Real Salt Lake 0-0 FC Dallas Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MDT Mulholland Yellow card 39' [9] Acosta Yellow card 85'
Seitz Yellow card 91+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,069
Referee: Allen Chapman
October 1, 2016 32 San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 Real Salt Lake San Jose, California
8:30 pm MDT Dawkins 40'
Alashe 40'		 [10] Glad 40'
Morales Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 16, 2016 33 Real Salt Lake 0-0 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
3:30 pm MDT Mulholland Yellow card 32'
Glad Yellow card 58'		 [11] Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,705
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 23, 2016 34 Seattle Sounders FC 2-1 Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
2:00 pm MDT Fernandez 3'
Roldan 31'
Marshall Yellow card 37'
Friberg Yellow card 40'		 [12] Mulholland 4'
Plata Yellow card 8'
Beckerman Yellow card 48'
Wingert Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 50,022
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

MLS Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Knockout Round

October 26 Knockout LA Galaxy 3–1 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
7:30 PM PDT Gordon 14'
Boateng 26', 34'
Hušidić Yellow card 62'		 Report Plata 21' (pen.)
Phillips Yellow card 39'
Wingert Yellow card 41'
Sunny Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 18,124
Referee: Alan Kelly

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2016 U.S. Open Cup

Real Salt Lake entered the 2016 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.[1]

June 14, 2016 4R Real Salt Lake 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Sandy, Utah
7 PM MDT Mulholland Yellow card 29'
Plata 65'
Martínez 86'
Maund Yellow card 120'		 Report Corboz Yellow card 30', 34'
Michaud 58'
Fairclough Yellow card 63'
Doue Yellow card 90+'
Parratt Yellow card 102'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17,131
Penalties
Martínez soccer ball with check mark
Plata soccer ball with check mark
Morales soccer ball with red X
Wingert soccer ball with check mark		 Perone soccer ball with red X
Corboz soccer ball with check mark
Barnes-Homer soccer ball with red X
Miller soccer ball with red X
June 28, 2016 Rd. of 16 Real Salt Lake 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)		 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
8 PM MDT Plata 43' (pen.)
Phillips Yellow card 93'
Morales Yellow card 93'		 RSL Report Gomez Yellow card 29'
Valdez 51'
Friberg Yellow card 93'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17,087
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Penalties
Martínez soccer ball with check mark
Plata soccer ball with red X
Beckerman soccer ball with red X		 Gomez soccer ball with check mark
Morris soccer ball with check mark
Scott soccer ball with check mark
Friberg soccer ball with check mark

CONCACAF Champions League

Further information: 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League

Real Salt Lake will continue the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League in the knockout stage with all remaining competitors. Having earned a 3rd-place position in the knockout stage Real Salt Lake will host the second leg of the quarterfinals

February 24, 2016 QF UANL Mexico 2–0 United States Real Salt Lake San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
6 PM MDT Nilo Yellow card 37'
Rivas 67'
Damm 86'
Sóbis Yellow card 88'
Duenas Yellow card 90+4'		 Report OlaveYellow card 13' Stadium: Estadio Universitario
March 2, 2016 QF Real Salt Lake United States 1–1 Mexico UANL Sandy, Utah
8 PM MDT Plata 22'
Beltran Yellow card 25'
MoralesYellow card 74'		 Report Gignac Yellow card 10', 90+'
JiménezYellow card 43'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,921

Statistics

  • Stats from MLS Regular season, MLS playoffs, CONCACAF Champions league, and U.S. Open Cup are all included.
As of October 27, 2016[2]

Club

Roster

  • Age calculated as of the start of the 2016 season.
As of August 6, 2016[3]
No. Position Player Nation Age
1 GK Lalo Fernández (HGP)  Mexico 23
2 DF Tony Beltran  United States 28
3 DF Phanuel Kavita (HGP)  Democratic Republic of the Congo 22
4 DF Jámison Olave  Colombia 34
5 MF Kyle Beckerman (Captain)  United States 33
6 DF Boyd Okwuonu  United States 23
7 FW Juan Manuel Martínez (DP)  Argentina 30
8 MF Stephen Sunday  Nigeria 27
10 FW Joao Plata (DP)  Ecuador 24
11 MF Javier Morales  Argentina 36
12 MF Omar Holness (GA)  Jamaica 21
14 FW Yura Movsisyan (DP; loan from Spartak Moscow)  Armenia 28
15 DF Justen Glad (HGP)  United States 19
16 DF Chris Wingert  United States 33
17 DF Demar Phillips  Jamaica 32
18 GK Nick Rimando  United States 36
19 MF Luke Mulholland  England 27
20 FW Ricardo Velazco (HGP)  United States 22
21 DF Aaron Maund  United States 25
24 GK Jeff Attinella  United States 27
25 DF Danilo Acosta (HGP)  Honduras 18
27 MF John Stertzer  United States 25
28 DF Chris Schuler  United States 28
29 FW Pedro Báez (loan from Cerro Porteño)  Paraguay 19
30 FW Emery Welshman  Guyana 24
49 FW Devon Sandoval  United States 24
70 MF Jordan Allen  United States 20
80 FW Olmes García  Colombia 23

Transfers

As of March 6, 2016. [13]

In

Position Player Previous club Fees/Notes Date
MF Honduras Danilo Acosta United States Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy HGP 12/29/15
MF Jamaica Omar Holness United States North Carolina Tar Heels 2016 MLS SuperDraft 12/29/15
MF Nigeria Stephen Sunday Turkey Alanyaspor 1/21/16
FW Guyana Emery Welshman United States Real Monarchs 1/22/16
DF United States Chris Wingert United States New York City FC 2/3/16
DF United States Chris Schuler United States Real Monarchs 8/11/16

Out

Position Player Next Club Fees/Notes Date
DF Guatemala Elías Vásquez unattached option declined 11/30/15
MF Brazil Pecka United States Rayo OKC option declined 11/30/15
DF United States Chris Schuler United States Real Monarchs out of contract 11/30/15
MF United States Luis Gil Mexico Querétaro out of contract 11/30/15
MF United States Luis Silva Mexico Tigres UANL out of contract 11/30/15
FW Argentina Sebastián Jaime Chile Universidad Católica contract terminated 1/21/16
DF The Gambia Abdoulie Mansally United States Houston Dynamo trade 2/18/16
MF Chile Adolfo Ovalle unattached contract terminated 4/28/16

Loans

In

Position Player Loaned from Fees/Notes Date
FW Armenia Yura Movsisyan Russia Spartak Moscow one-year loan; DP 1/15/16
MF United States Andrew Brody United States Real Monarchs 4-day loan (extreme hardship) 4/1/16
DF United States Emilio Orozco United States Real Monarchs 4-day loan (extreme hardship) 4/1/16
FW Paraguay Pedro Báez Paraguay Cerro Porteño end of season; option to buy 7/22/16

Out

Position Player Loaned to Fees/Notes Date
MF Mexico Sebastian Saucedo Mexico Veracruz one-year loan; HGP 1/12/16
FW United States Devon Sandoval United States Rayo OKC Rest of the 2016 season 7/13/16

References

  1. ^ "102nd U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams". ussoccer.com.
  2. ^ "Stats | Real Salt Lake".
  3. ^ "Players". Real Salt Lake. April 8, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2016.