2017 Real Salt Lake season

The 2017 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 13th year of existence, and their 13th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid.

Real Salt Lake
2017 season
OwnerDell Loy Hansen
Coach
StadiumRio Tinto Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 8th
Overall: 14th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open Cup4th Round
Rocky Mountain CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: 4 players (7):
Highest home attendance20,348 (vs. LA Galaxy – March 18)
Lowest home attendance16,434 (vs. New York City FC – May 17)
Average home league attendance18,781

Background
Main article: Real Salt Lake

On March 20 the club announced that Head Coach Jeff Cassar had been dismissed from his duties only three games into the season.[1] Daryl Shore was named interim head coach for the two games against the New York Red Bulls and Minnesota United. On March 29 it was announced that Mike Petke would take over the head coaching position following the game against Minnesota United on April 1.[2]

Non-competitive

Preseason

Desert Friendlies
January 31, 2017 FriendlyNew York Red Bulls0–1Real Salt LakeTucson, Arizona
11:00 a.m. MT Report Allen  83' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Allen Chapman
February 3, 2017 FriendlySan Jose Earthquakes1–1Real Salt LakeTucson, Arizona
11:00 a.m. MT Wondolowski  32' Report Bernárdez  16' (o.g.) Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Portland Timbers Preseason Tournament
February 9, 2017 FriendlyPortland Timbers3–3Real Salt LakePortland, Oregon
8:30 p.m. MT Valeri  13',  35', 45' (pen.)
Powell  24'
Chará  42'
Mattocks  51'
McInerney  85'		 Report Movsisyan  24'
Mulholland  24',  53'
Plata  43'
Holness  66'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 10,117
Referee: Sorin Stoica
February 12, 2017 FriendlyReal Salt Lake1–1Vancouver Whitecaps FCPortland, Oregon
3:30 p.m. MT Sunny  77'
Allen  83'		 Report Techera  58'
Williams  59'
Reyna  70'		 Stadium: Providence Park
February 15, 2017 FriendlyReal Salt Lake3–3Minnesota United FCPortland, Oregon
6:00 p.m. MT Movsisyan  57' (pen.)
Barrett  79'
Brody  87'		 Report Molino  24',  49'
Venegas  93+'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Southern California
February 21, 2017 FriendlyLA Galaxy0–1Real Salt LakeCarson, California
1:00 p.m. MT Villarreal  40' Report Stadium: StubHub Center pracite field
Attendance: closed door
February 25, 2017 FriendlyReal Salt Lake2–1Alashkert FCIrvine, California
p.m. MT Movsisyan  43'
Barrett  92+'		 Report Alashkert  8'

Friendly
July 17, 2016 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Manchester UnitedSandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MT
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,241
Referee: Allen Chapman

Competitions

MLS Regular Season

Standings
Western Conference Table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 14 7 39 60 −21 46 Knockout Round
7 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46
8 Real Salt Lake 34 13 15 6 48 56 −8 45
9 Minnesota United FC 34 10 18 6 47 70 −23 36
10 Colorado Rapids 34 9 19 6 31 51 −20 33
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 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]
12 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 14 7 39 60 −21 46
13 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46
14 Real Salt Lake 34 13 15 6 49 55 −6 45
15 New England Revolution 34 13 15 6 53 61 −8 45
16 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 50 47 +3 42
Source: MLS
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) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
34 45 13 15 6 49 55  −6 9 4 4 26 16  +10 4 11 2 23 39  −16

Last updated: October 23, 2017
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
March 4, 2017 1Real Salt Lake0–0Toronto FCSandy, Utah
2:30pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,516
Referee: Allan Chapman
March 11, 2017 2Chicago Fire2–0Real Salt LakeBridgeview, Illinois
12:00 pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,024
Referee: Kevin Stott
March 18, 2017 3Real Salt Lake1–2LA GalaxySandy, Utah
7:30pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,348
Referee: Sorin Stoica
March 25, 2017 4New York Red Bulls0–0Real Salt LakeHarrison, New Jersey
5:30 pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 16,213
Referee: Chris Penso
April
April 1, 2017 5Minnesota United FC4–2Real Salt LakeMinneapolis, Minnesota
6:00 pm MDT
Report
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 17,728
Referee: Armando Villareal
April 8, 2017 6Real Salt Lake3–0Vancouver Whitecaps FCSandy, Utah
7:30 pm MDT
Report
  • Laba  30'
 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17,069
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 15, 2017 7 (RMC)Colorado Rapids1–2Real Salt LakeCommerce City, Colorado
7:00 pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,087
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 22, 2017 8Real Salt Lake1–3Atlanta United FCSandy, Utah
7:30pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,946
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 29, 2017 9Sporting Kansas City3–0Real Salt LakeKansas City, Kansas
6:30 pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,648
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May
May 6, 2017 10Real Salt Lake0–3FC DallasSandy, Utah
7:30pm MDT Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,160
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 13, 2017 11New England Revolution4–0Real Salt LakeFoxborough, Massachusetts
5:30 pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,096
Referee: Hilario Grejeda
May 17, 2017 12Real Salt Lake2–1New York City FCSandy, Utah
7:00pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 16,434
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 20, 2017 13Seattle Sounders FC1–0Real Salt LakeSeattle, Washington
3:00 pm MDT
Report
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,588
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 27, 2017 14Real Salt Lake1–0Philadelphia UnionSandy, Utah
6:00pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,305
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
May 31, 2017 15Houston Dynamo5–1Real Salt LakeHouston, Texas
6:30 pm MDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 14,148
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June
June 3, 2017 16FC Dallas6–2Real Salt LakeFrisco, Texas
6:00 pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 14,016
Referee: Nima Saghafi
June 17, 2017 17Real Salt Lake1–0Minnesota United FCSandy, Utah
8:00pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,256
Referee: Marco de Oliveira
June 24, 2017 18San Jose Earthquakes2–1Real Salt LakeSan Jose, California
8:30 pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 30, 2017 19Real Salt Lake0–1Orlando CitySandy, Utah
7:30pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,218
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July
July 4, 2017 20LA Galaxy2–6Real Salt LakeCarson, California
8:30 pm MDT
Report
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,667
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 19, 2017 21Portland Timbers1–4Real Salt LakePortland, Oregon
8:30 pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,114
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
July 22, 2017 22Real Salt Lake1–1Sporting Kansas CitySandy, Utah
8:00pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,316
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 29, 2017 23Real Salt Lake2–2Columbus Crew SCSandy, Utah
8:00pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,758
Referee: Kevin Stott
August
August 5, 2017 24Real Salt Lake0–0Houston DynamoSandy, Utah
8:00pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,075
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 12/13, 2017 25D.C. United0–1Real Salt LakeWashington, D.C.
5:00 pm MDT
Report
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 14,193
Referee: Drew Fischer
August 19, 2017 26Montreal Impact3–1Real Salt LakeMontreal, Quebec
5:30 pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 19,541
Referee: Chris Penso
August 23, 2017 27Real Salt Lake4–0San Jose EarthquakesSandy, Utah
8:00pm MDT Mulholland  24'
L. Silva  29'
Beckerman  60'
Savarino  68'
Rusnák  80'
Movsisyan  90+3'		 Report Affolter  31'
Godoy  33'  61'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17,460
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 26, 2017 28 (RMC)Real Salt Lake4–1Colorado RapidsSandy, Utah
8:00pm MDT Glad  32'
Plata  41'
L. Silva  50',  50',  90+2'
Acosta  57'
Lennon  90+5'		 Report Gordon  73'  77'
Gatt  82'
Doyle  90+4'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,855
Referee: Armando Villarreal
September
September 9, 2017 29Vancouver Whitecaps FC3–2Real Salt LakeVancouver, British Columbia
pm MDT Parker  21'
Techera  29'
Waston  52'
Nerwinski  57'
Reyna  64]'		 Report Wingert  37'
Beltran  83'
Plata  90+1'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,783
Referee: Allen Chapman
September 16, 2017 30Real Salt Lake2–1Portland TimbersSandy, Utah
7:30 pm MDT Rusnák  14'
Savarino  61'
Beckerman  68'
Movsisyan  87'		 Report Valeri  47'
Nagbe  70'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,677
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 23, 2017 31Real Salt Lake2–0Seattle Sounders FCSandy, Utah
7:30 pm MDT Savarino  52'
Mulholland  66'		 Report Leerdam  57'
Neagle  90+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,786
Referee: Sorin Stoica
September 30, 2017 32LA Galaxy1-1Real Salt LakeCarson, California
8:30pm MDT Zardes  31'
Jamieson  41',  48'
Alessandrini  85'		 Report M. Silva  14'
Horst  81'
Beckerman  90+'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 20,234
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
October
October 15, 2017 33 (RMC)Colorado Rapids1–0Real Salt LakeCommerce City, Colorado
3:00 pm MDT Gatt  3'
Badji  24'
Boateng  90+5'		 Report Horst  43' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,102
Referee: Armando Villareal
October 22, 2017 34Real Salt Lake2-1Sporting Kansas CitySandy, Utah
2:00pm MDT L. Silva  3'
Lennon  41'		 Report Sallói  28'
Besler  72'
Opara  89'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,102
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Originally scheduled for August 12th; match postponed in 29th minute due to weather conditions. The match resumed on August 13th.

U.S. Open Cup
Further information: 2017 U.S. Open Cup
June 14 4RSacramento Republic FC4–1Real Salt LakeSacramento, California
7:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Stats
  • Stats from MLS Regular season, MLS play offs, CONCACAF Champions league, and U.S. Open Cup are all included.
As of October 23, 2017[4]

Club

Roster
  • Age calculated as of the start of the 2017 season.
As of September 11, 2017[5]
No. Position Player Nation Age
2 DF Tony Beltran  United States 29
3 DF Reagan Dunk  United States 23
4 DF David Horst  United States 31
5 MF Kyle Beckerman (Captain)  United States 34
6 DF Justin Schmidt  United States 23
7 MF Jefferson Savarino (DP); on loan from Zulia FC  Venezuela 20
8 MF Stephen Sunday  Nigeria 28
10 FW Joao Plata  Ecuador 25
11 MF Albert Rusnák  Slovakia 22
12 MF Omar Holness (GA)  Jamaica 22
13 FW Chad Barrett  United States 31
14 FW Yura Movsisyan (DP)  Armenia 29
15 DF Justen Glad (HGP)  United States 20
16 DF Chris Wingert  United States 34
17 DF Demar Phillips  Jamaica 33
18 GK Nick Rimando  United States 37
19 MF Luke Mulholland  England 28
20 MF Luis Silva  United States 28
22 FW Ricardo Velazco (HGP)  United States 23
23 FW Sebastian Saucedo (HGP)  Mexico 20
24 GK Matt Van Oekel  United States 30
25 DF Danilo Acosta (HGP)  United States 19
27 FW Brooks Lennon on loan from Liverpool  United States 19
28 DF Chris Schuler  United States 29
29 MF José Hernández (HGP)  Mexico 20
30 DF Marcelo Silva  Uruguay 27
43 MF Nick Besler  United States 23
50 GK Connor Sparrow  United States 22
70 FW Jordan Allen  United States 21

Transfers
As of September 11, 2017[5]

In
Player Position Previous Club Fees/Notes Date
Sebastian Saucedo MF Veracruz Return From Loan; HGP 12/12/16
José Hernández MF UCLA Bruins Homegrown Player 12/20/16
Matt Van Oekel GK FC Edmonton Free Transfer 12/22/16
Albert Rusnák MF FC Groningen Undisclosed 1/6/17
Chad Barrett FW San Jose Earthquakes Free Agent 1/26/17
David Horst DF Portland Timbers Free Agent 1/26/17
Luis Silva MF Tigres UANL Free transfer 1/26/17
Reagan Dunk DF Denver 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick #13. 01/13/17
Justin Schmidt DF Washington, Washington Crossfire 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick #35. 01/13/17
Marcelo Silva DF Real Zaragoza Undisclosed[6] 7/03/17
Nick Besler MF Real Monarchs Free transfer 8/24/17
Connor Sparrow GK Real Monarchs Free transfer 9/11/17

Out
Player Position Next Club Fees/Notes Date
Javier Morales MF FC Dallas option declined 11/30/16
Jamison Olave DF Retired/RSL Academy coach option declined 11/30/16
Boyd Okwuonu DF unattached option declined 11/30/16
Phanuel Kavita DF Puerto Rico FC option declined 11/30/16
John Stertzer MF New York City FC option declined 11/30/16
Emery Welshman FW Puerto Rico FC option declined 11/30/16
Olmes Garcia FW San Jose Earthquakes option declined 11/30/16
Pedro Báez (footballer) FW Cerro Porteño loan expired 11/30/16
Devon Sandoval FW San Francisco Deltas out of contract 11/30/16
Juan Manuel Martínez FW Vélez Sársfield Mutually agreed to end contract 12/07/16
Jeff Attinella GK Portland Timbers 2016 MLS Expansion Draft to Minnesota United FC

traded to Portland Timbers

 12/13/16
Aaron Maund DF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Trade for third-round pick, 2018 MLS SuperDraft 8/9/17
Lalo Fernández GK Tigres UANL Undisclosed 9/5/17

Loans

In
Player Position Loaned From Fees/Notes Date
Brooks Lennon FW Liverpool F.C. for 2017 season only 02/06/17
Jefferson Savarino MF Zulia FC Young DP 05/09/17

Out
Player Position Loaned To Fees/Notes Date

Trialist
Player Position Previous team Notes Date Result
Reagan Dunk DF Denver 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick #13. 01/13/17 Signed with RSL
Justin Schmidt DF Washington, Washington Crossfire 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick #35. 01/13/17 Signed with RSL
Andrew Putna GK UIC, Chicago Fire U-23 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick #48. 01/17/17 Signed with Real Monarchs
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See also

References
  1. "Real Salt Lake Dismisses Head Coach Jeff Cassar". Real Salt Lake. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  2. "Real Salt Lake promote Mike Petke to Head Coach". Real Salt Lake. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  3. Strauss, Brian (6 April 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. http://www.realsaltlake.com/stats/season
  5. "Real Salt Lake Exercises Options on Five Players". Real Salt Lake. November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  6. https://www.rslsoapbox.com/2017/7/3/15912990/official-rsl-get-its-center-back-marcelo-silva
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