2015 Real Salt Lake season
The 2015 Real Salt Lake season is 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.
2015 season | |||
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Owner | Dell Loy Hansen | ||
Coach | Jeff Cassar | ||
Stadium | Rio Tinto Stadium | ||
Major League Soccer | Conference: 9th Overall: 16th | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Semifinals | ||
Rocky Mountain Cup | Lost | ||
Desert Diamond Cup | Champions | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Javier Morales (8) All: Javier Morales (10) | ||
Highest home attendance | 21,004 (September 19 vs. LA Galaxy) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 18,895 (June 7 vs. Colorado Rapids) | ||
Average home league attendance | 20,160 | ||
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Background
Competitions
Preseason
January 31, 2015 Scrimmage | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | New England Revolution | Casa Grande, Arizona |
9:00 a.m. MT | Jaime |
Report | Davies Okoli |
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 | Report | Mulholland Sandoval |
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 |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium |
Desert Diamond Cup
February 18, 2015 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
6:00 p.m. MT | Sandoval Mansally |
Report | Barnes |
Stadium: Kino North Grandstand |
February 21, 2015 | FC Tucson | 1–3 | Real Salt Lake | Tucson, Arizona |
6:00 p.m. MT | Papa |
Report | Saborío Sandoval |
Stadium: Kino North Grandstand |
February 25, 2015 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
8:00 p.m. MT | Welshman Ovalle Sandoval Velazco |
Report | Medranda Sinovic Dwyer Németh Añor |
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 Saborío Beckerman Morales |
Report | Serna Burling Torres |
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 |
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6 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 51 | 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Overall Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification[lower-alpha 1] |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
- CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure- Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
- The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);
- The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);
- The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);
- The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)
One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):- The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)
- The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);
- Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
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 | 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
March 7, 2015 1 | Portland Timbers | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Portland, Oregon |
7:30pm PST | Powell Ridgewell |
Report | Mansally Gil Schuler |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
March 14, 2015 2 | Real Salt Lake | 3–3 | Philadelphia Union | Sandy, Utah |
7:30pm MDT | Garcia Morales Beckerman Olave Mulholland Saborío |
Report | Vitoria Aristeguieta Edu Olave White |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,281 Referee: Allen Chapman |
March 29, 2015 3 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Toronto FC | Sandy, Utah |
5:00pm MDT | Mulholland Allen |
Report | Moore Warner Simonin Goncalves |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,794 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
April
April 5, 2015 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | San Jose, California |
2:00pm PDT | Innocent Wondolowski Alashe |
Report | Morales Garcia Mansally |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
April 11, 2015 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:30pm CDT | Carrasco |
Report | Beltran Saborío Beckerman Mansally |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 20,087 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
April 18, 2015 6 | Real Salt Lake | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sandy, Utah |
7:30pm MDT | Olave Saucedo Beckerman |
Report | Teibert Mattocks Adekugbe |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,414 Referee: Ted Unkel |
April 25, 2015 7 | New England Revolution | 4–0 | Real Salt Lake | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
7:30pm EDT | Tierney Agudelo Davies Caldwell |
Report | Stertzer Saborío Mulholland |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 17,982 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
May
May 1, 2015 8 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, Utah |
8:00pm MDT | Beckerman Allen Bernardez |
Report | Wondolowski Innocent |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,715 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
May 6, 2015 9 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | LA Galaxy | Sandy, Utah |
7:30pm MDT | Olave |
Report | Gonzalez |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,296 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
May 9, 2015 10 | Chicago Fire | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Bridgeview, Illinois |
2:00pm CDT | Guly Polster Larentowicz |
Report | Saborío Mulholland Allen |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,017 Referee: Drew Fischer |
May 16, 2015 11 | Montreal Impact | 4–1 | Real Salt Lake | Montreal, Quebec |
4:00pm EDT | Donadel Ciman Romero Miller Duka |
Report | Allen Vásquez Sandoval Beltran |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 12,158 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
May 23, 2015 12 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | New York City FC | Sandy, Utah |
8:00pm MDT | Stertzer Phillips Saborío |
Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,801 Referee: Juan Guzman |
May 27, 2015 13 | LA Galaxy | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
7:30pm PDT | Juninho Gordon Husidic Väyrynen |
Report | Beckerman Olave |
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 Kah Techera |
Report | Stertzer Glad Morales Mansally |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
June
June 7, 2015 15 (RMC) | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah |
3:00 PM MDT | Stertzer |
Report | Sjöberg Burling |
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 Jaime Phillips Beckerman García |
Report Box Score |
Mustivar Besler Dwyer |
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 |
Report | Morales Phillips |
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 Beltran Jaime Mulholland Sandoval Maund Allen |
Report | Tchani Finlay Francis Kamara |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,171 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
July
July 4, 2015 19 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Orlando City | Sandy, Utah |
8:00 PM MDT | Jaime Mansally |
Report | Kaká Higuita Ramos |
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 Burling Watts Ramirez |
Report | Jaime |
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 Plata |
Report | Sarkodie Garrido |
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 Plata Vasquez |
Report | Feilhaber Melia Palmer-Brown |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,809 Referee: Allen Chapman |
August
August 1, 2015 23 | D.C. United | 6–4 | Real Salt Lake | Washington, D.C. |
7:00 EDT | Rolfe Kemp Espindola Kitchen DeLeon |
Report | Plata Beckerman Glad Sandoval Maund Mansally |
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 Kah Techera Waston |
Report | Kavita Mansally |
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 |
Report | Ridgewell Borchers |
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 Jaime Garcia Beltran |
Report | Friberg Rose Fisher |
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 Hedges Castillo Watson |
Report | Mulholland Phillips Morales Beltran |
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 18,172 Referee: Ted Unkel |
September
September 12, 2015 28 | Houston Dynamo | 1–3 | Real Salt Lake | Houston, Texas |
7:30 CDT | Williams Davis Rodrigeuez Sturgis |
Report | Morales Sandoval Allen Martinez Maund |
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 Morales |
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 Pelosi Wondolowski Garcia |
Report | Beckerman Beltran Maund |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Chris Penso |
October
October 4, 2015 31 (RMC) | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, Colorado |
5:00 MDT | Doyle Sarvas Burling Figueroa |
Report | Plata Mulholland Phillips |
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 Glad |
Report | Powell Adi Fochive Urruti |
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 Beckerman Vasquez Martinez Stertzer |
Texeira Watson Gonzalez |
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 Pappa |
Martinez Stertzer Gil Jaime |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 55,435 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
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 | 2–1 | Sandy, Utah | |
8:00 PM MDT | Stertzer Plata Morales |
Report | Garza Mansaray Sanyang Sérgio |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 8,208 Referee: Bernhard Hosu |
July 1, 2015 5R | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Sandy, Utah | |
20:000 MT | Jaime Morales |
Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,840 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
July 14, 2015 QF | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | Sandy, Utah | |
20:00 MT | Maund Mulholland |
Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,060 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
August 12, 2015 SF | Sporting Kansas City | 3–1 | Kansas City, Kansas | |
20:30 MT | Nagamura Mustivar Feilhaber Nemeth |
Report | Garcia Beltran |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 16,117 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
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 | 0–1 | Guatemala City | |
8:00 PM MDT | Woodly |
Report | Plata Beckerman Phillips |
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: ? Referee: Raul Castro |
September 15, 2015 group stage | Santa Tecla | 0–0 | Santa Tecla | |
8:00 PM MDT | Report | Mansally Glad Stertzer Sandoval |
Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias Attendance: N/A Referee: LEO CLARKE |
September 24, 2015 group stage | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Sandy, Utah | |
8:00 PM MDT | Vasquez Garcia Martinez |
Report | Chavarria Herrera Dominguez |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,182 Referee: Kevin Morrison |
October 20, 2015 group stage | Real Salt Lake | 1-0 | Sandy, Utah | |
8:00 PM MDT | Olave |
López Ruiz Arias |
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
- "102nd U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams". ussoccer.com.
- "Players". Real Salt Lake. April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.