2012 Real Salt Lake season
The 2012 Real Salt Lake season is the team's eighth year of existence. The team's first game was on March 10 at the Home Depot Center against the Los Angeles Galaxy, which they won 3-1.
2012 season | |||
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Owner | SCP Worldwide | ||
Coach | Jason Kreis | ||
Stadium | Rio Tinto Stadium | ||
MLS | Conference: 2nd Overall: 5th | ||
MLS Cup | Conference Semifinals | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Third round | ||
CONCACAF Champions League | Group stage | ||
Desert Diamond Cup | Third place | ||
Rocky Mountain Cup | Winners | ||
Highest home attendance | 20,415 v C.D. Chivas USA (March 24, 2012) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 16,444 v Portland Timbers (July 7, 2012) | ||
Average home league attendance | 18,897 | ||
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Background
Review
Competitions
Preseason
Desert Diamond Cup
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | New England Revolution | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
2 | LA Galaxy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
3 | New York Red Bulls | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
4 | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
Results
February 22, 2012 Group 1 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Tucson, Arizona |
20:00 MST | Paulo Jr. |
Report | Alvarez |
Stadium: Kino Stadium Attendance: 5,547 |
February 25, 2012 Group 2 | LA Galaxy | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Tucson, Arizona |
18:00 MST | Stadium: Kino Stadium |
February 29, 2012 Group 3 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
18:00 MST | Stadium: Kino Stadium |
March 3, 2012 Third place match | New York Red Bulls | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Tucson, Arizona |
TBD MST | Stadium: Kino Stadium |
Major League Soccer
League standings
- Western Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | San Jose Earthquakes (SS, W1) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 66 | 2012 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
2 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 57 | |
3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 56 | |
4 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 54 | 2012 MLS Cup Knockout Round |
5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 43 | |
6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 39 | |
7 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 37 | |
8 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 34 | |
9 | Chivas USA | 34 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 30 |
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (W1) = Western Conference champion
- Overall
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | San Jose Earthquakes (SS) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 66 | 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 1 |
2 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 63 | |
3 | D.C. United | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 58 | |
4 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 57 | |
5 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 57 | |
6 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 57 | |
7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 56 | |
8 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 54 | 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 1 |
9 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 53 | |
10 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 52 | |
11 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 43 | |
12 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 42 | |
13 | FC Dallas | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 39 | |
14 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 37 | |
15 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 36 | |
16 | New England Revolution | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 35 | |
17 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 34 | |
18 | Chivas USA | 34 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 30 | |
19 | Toronto FC | 34 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 36 | 62 | −26 | 23 | 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League 2 |
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner
- 1The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League (placed in Pot A). The other U.S. representatives in the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League are:
- Winner of the 2012 MLS Cup (Pot A)
- Runner-up of the 2012 MLS Cup (Pot B)
- Winner of the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Pot B)
- 2Toronto FC qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2012 Canadian Championship.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 57 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20 | −1 |
Last updated: October 27, 2012
Source: 2012 Major League Soccer season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results by round
Regular Season
March 10, 2012 1 | LA Galaxy | 1–3 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, CA |
19:30 PDT | Buddle |
Report | Beckerman Franklin Morales Espíndola |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Kevin Stott |
March 17, 2012 2 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls | Sandy, UT |
20:00 MDT | Gil Espindola Gil |
Report | Richards Cooper Holgersson |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,738 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
March 24, 2012 3 | Real Salt Lake | 0–1 | C.D. Chivas USA | Sandy, UT |
19:00 MDT | Schuler |
Report | Minda Vagenas Townsend Townsend Kennedy |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,415 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
March 31, 2012 4 | Portland Timbers | 2–3 | Real Salt Lake | Portland, OR |
19:00 PDT | Brunner Nagbe Nagbe Marcelin |
Report | Saborio Steele Beckerman Beckerman |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,438 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
April 4, 2012 5 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | Montreal Impact | Sandy, UT |
19:00 MDT | Paulo Jr. |
Report | Felipe |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,191 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
April 7, 2012 6 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, UT |
19:00 MDT | Sabório Espínola Olave Beckerman Gil |
Report | Pickens Moor |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,870 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
April 14, 2012 7 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, KS |
19:30 CDT | Collin Nagamura |
Johnson Steele |
Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 19,422 Referee: Kevin Stott |
April 21, 2012 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–1 | Real Salt Lake | Santa Clara, CA |
19:30 PDT | Moreno Dawkins Stephenson Lenhart Dawkins Wondolowski |
Espindola Beckerman Morales Beckerman Saborio Olave |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,202 Referee: Elias Bazakos |
April 25, 2012 9 | FC Dallas | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Frisco, TX |
19:30 CDT | Shea |
Johnson Bonfigli |
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 10,069 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
April 28, 2012 10 | Real Salt Lake | 3–2 | Toronto FC | Sandy, UT |
19:00 MDT | Beckerman Olave Wingert Eckersley Morales Steele |
Avila Henry Henry Frings |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,629 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
May 5, 2012 11 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | New England Revolution | Sandy, UT |
19:00 MDT | Saborio Olave Saborio Johnson Saborio |
Brettschneider Tierney Cárdenas |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,219 Referee: David Gantar |
May 9, 2012 12 | Chicago Fire | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Bridgeview, IL |
19:30 CDT | Beckerman |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,544 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
May 12, 2012 13 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, WA |
19:00 PDT | Johnson |
Espindola Saborio |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,312 Referee: Mark Geiger |
May 26, 2012 14 | Real Salt Lake | 3–2 | FC Dallas | Sandy, UT |
19:00 MDT | Alvarez Saborio Saborio Borchers Espindola |
Hedges Perez |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,341 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
June 16, 2012 15 | C.D. Chivas USA | 0–3 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, CA |
19:30 PDT | Minda |
Wingert Espindola Espindola Saborio Johnson |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,816 Referee: Yader Reyes |
June 20, 2012 16 | Real Salt Lake | 2–3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Sandy, UT |
19:00 MDT | Beckerman Saborio Steele Morales Espindola |
Donovan Magee DeLaGarza Donovan |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,382 Referee: Kevin Stott |
June 23, 2012 17 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, UT |
19:00 MDT | Beckerman Morales Espindola |
Stephenson Gordon Wondolowski |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,050 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
June 30, 2012 18 | Columbus Crew | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, OH |
20:00 EDT | Tchani Vukovic Gaven George |
Espindola Steele |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,674 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
July 4, 2012 19 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Sandy, UT |
20:00 MDT | Saborio Wingert Espindola |
Hurtado Gonzalez |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,363 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
July 7, 2012 20 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | Portland Timbers | Sandy, UT |
19:00 MDT | Saborio Saborio Johnson Saborio |
Horst Chara Palmer Smith Chara Danso |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,444 Referee: Mark Geiger |
July 14, 2012 21 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5–0 | Real Salt Lake | Santa Clara, CA |
19:30 PDT | Wondolowski Chávez Morrow Gordon Dawkins |
Report | Watson-Siriboe Olave Beckerman Espíndola Mansally Steele |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,744 Referee: Allen Chapman |
July 21, 2012 22 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, UT |
20:00 MDT | Saborio Steele Johnson |
Nane |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,492 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
July 27, 2012 23 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sandy, UT |
19:00 MDT | Saborio |
DeMerit Mattocks Cannon |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,702 Referee: Kevin Stott |
August 4, 2012 24 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, CO |
19:00 MDT | Nane |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,218 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
August 11, 2012 25 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 - 1 | Real Salt Lake | Vancouver, BC |
16:00 PDT | Rochat Koffie Camilo Sanvezzo Richards Davidson |
Summary | Beltran Borchers |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,083 Referee: Paul Ward |
August 18, 2012 26 | Real Salt Lake | 1 - 2 | FC Dallas | Sandy, UT |
19:00 MDT | Beltran Watson-Siriboe Espinolda Saborio |
Report | Hedges Castillo Ferreira |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,281 Referee: Juan Guzman |
August 24, 2012 27 | Philadelphia Union | 0 - 0 | Real Salt Lake | Chester, PA |
19:30 EDT | M. Farfan |
Report | Wingert |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,441 Referee: Jai Marrufo |
September 1, 2012 28 | Real Salt Lake | 1 - 0 | D.C. United | Sandy, UT |
19:00 MDT | Morales Johnson Wingert Watson-Siriboe |
Report | Saragosa Dudar Korb |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,334 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
September 6, 2012 29 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 0 | Real Salt Lake | Houston, TX |
19:30 CDT | Clark Carr Clark |
Report | Steele |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 18,452 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
September 22, 2012 30 | Real Salt Lake | 2 - 1 | Portland Timbers | Sandy, UT |
18:00 MDT | Espindola Morales Olave |
Report | Dike |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,524 Referee: Kevin Stott |
September 29, 2012 31 | C.D. Chivas USA | 0 - 4 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, CA |
19:30 PDT | Bolaños Minda |
Report | Saborío Wingert Paulo |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 11,450 Referee: Juan Guzman |
October 6, 2012 32 | LA Galaxy | 1 - 2 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, CA |
18:00 PDT | Keane Gaul |
Report | Espindola Beltran |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
October 17, 2012 33 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 - 0 | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, WA |
20:00 PDT | Scott Scott Tiffert |
Report | Beltran Schuler |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,356 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
October 27, 2012 34 | Real Salt Lake | 0 - 0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sandy, UT |
19:00 MDT | Wingert Johnson |
Report | DeMerit |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,507 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
Playoffs
November 2, 2012 Conference Semi-finals | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, Washington |
19:00 PDT | Parke Evans |
Report | Beckerman Morales |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 34,941 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
November 8, 2012 Conference Semi-finals | Real Salt Lake | 0 - 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Sandy, UT |
19:30 MST | Report | Alonso Martinez |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,657 Referee: Chris Penso |
Seattle Sounders won on 1 - 0 aggregate
U.S. Open Cup
May 29, 2012 Third Round | Real Salt Lake | 1–3 | Minnesota Stars | Sandy, UT |
19:00 MDT | Gil Velásquez Olave |
Venegas Hlavaty Bracalello |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,212 Referee: Tyler Ploeger |
CONCACAF Champions League
July 31, 2012 Group Stage | Herediano | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Heredia, Costa Rica |
Aguilar |
Saborio Beckerman Borchers |
Stadium: Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero Referee: Francisco Chacon |
August 21, 2012 Group Stage | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Tauro | Sandy, UT, USA |
22:00 | Saborío Beckerman |
Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,430 Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala) |
September 18, 2012 Group Stage | Tauro | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Panama City, Panama |
20:00 | Report | Saborío |
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 674 Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico) |
October 23, 2012 Group Stage | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Herediano | Sandy, UT, USA |
22:00 | Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,436 Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador) |
Miscellany
Allocation ranking
Real Salt Lake is in the #17 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.[1]
International roster spots
Real Salt Lake has 6 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots and Real Salt Lake has traded away two spots permanently, one to Chivas USA in 2004 and the other to Colorado Rapids in 2005.
Future draft pick trades
Future picks acquired: *2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 3 pick from D.C. United; *Unspecified year conditional draft pick from Seattle Sounders FC.
Future picks traded: *2013 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Vancouver Whitecaps FC; *2014 MLS SuperDraft round 4 pick to Chicago Fire; *2014 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Montreal Impact.
References
- 2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer Archived 2011-04-30 at the Wayback Machine