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.
| 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 | ||
| Biggest win | RSL 3-0 LA (9/19) | ||
| Biggest defeat | VAN 4-0 RSL (8/8) | ||
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Background
editCompetitions
editPreseason
edit| 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
edit| February 18, 2015 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
| 6:00 p.m. MT | Sandoval 6' (pen.) Mansally  50' |
Report | Barnes 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' 59' Ovalle 38'Sandoval 47'Velazco 85' |
Report | Medranda 43' Sinovic 59'Dwyer 66'Németh 72'Añor 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 13'  50'Beckerman 16'Morales 51' |
Report | Serna 28' Burling 41'Torres 55' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 3,692 |
MLS regular season
editStandings
editWestern Conference Table
edit| 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
edit| 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored
Results summary
edit| 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
edit- As of October 19, 2015
| March 7, 2015 1 | Portland Timbers | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:30 p.m. PST | Powell 33' Ridgewell 57' |
Report | Mansally 27' Gil 46+'Schuler 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 4' Morales 29'Beckerman 50'Olave 54'Mulholland 74'Saborío 86' (pen.) |
Report | Vitoria 23' Aristeguieta 34, 38'Edu 52'Olave 58' (o.g.)White 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' 39' Allen 89' |
Report | Moore 20' Warner 60'Simonin 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 43' Wondolowski 60'Alashe 93+' |
Report | Morales 44' Garcia 73'Mansally 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 61' |
Report | Beltran 44' Saborío 61'Beckerman 64'Mansally 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 41'  89'Saucedo 76'Beckerman 95+' |
Report | Teibert 6' Mattocks 80'Adekugbe 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 10' Saborío 56'Mulholland 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 1' Allen 48'Bernardez 71' (o.g.) |
Report | Wondolowski 19' Innocent 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 89' |
Report | Gonzalez 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 32' Polster 70'Larentowicz 88' (pen.) |
Report | Saborío 13' Mulholland 27', 56'Allen 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 8' Ciman 18'Romero 20', 27'Miller 76'Duka 78' |
Report | Allen 38' Vásquez 43'Sandoval 47'Beltran 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 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 40'Husidic 46+'Väyrynen 63' |
Report | Beckerman 10' Olave 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 44'Techera 79' |
Report | Stertzer 27' Glad 41'Morales 45'Mansally 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 25' |
Report | Sjöberg 32' Burling 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 15' Jaime 15', 51'Phillips 18'Beckerman 47'García 90+3', 90+3' |
Report Box Score |
Mustivar 8' Besler 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 40' Phillips 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 45+2'Jaime 46'Mulholland 59'Sandoval 70'Maund 76'Allen 77' |
Report | Tchani 42' Finlay 62'Francis 73'Kamara 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 90' |
Report | Kaká 5', 45' Higuita 38'Ramos 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 83'Watts 91+'Ramirez 97+' |
Report | Jaime 79', 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 51' Garrido 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.), 91+'Vasquez 93+' |
Report | Feilhaber 50', 91+' Melia 72'Palmer-Brown 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', 91+'Espindola 63'Kitchen 79'DeLeon 85' |
Report | Plata 2' Beckerman 21', 70'Glad 28'Sandoval 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 60' |
Report | Kavita 45' Mansally 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 12' |
Report | Ridgewell 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 83'Beltran 92+' |
Report | Friberg 25' Rose 39'Fisher 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 66'Castillo 79'Watson 84' |
Report | Mulholland 38' Phillips 40'Morales 51'Beltran 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 44' Davis pen.' (65)Rodrigeuez 86'Sturgis 89' |
Report | Morales 47' Sandoval 51'Allen 53'Martinez 68'Maund 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 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 34' Pelosi 73'Wondolowski 74'Garcia 77' 88', 87' |
Report | Beckerman 63' Beltran 84'Maund 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 25'Burling 39'Figueroa 75' |
Report | Plata 33' Mulholland 43', 43'Phillips 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 52' Glad 81' |
Report | Powell 28' Adi 54' (pen.)Fochive 72'Urruti 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 26' Beckerman 53'Vasquez 60'Martinez 63'Stertzer 85' |
[1] | Texeira 57' Watson 66'Gonzalez 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 43' Stertzer 55'Gil 77'Jaime 89' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 55,435 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
U.S. Open Cup
editReal 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 |  Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Stertzer 53' Plata 63'Morales 71' |
Report | Garza 49+' Mansaray 70'Sanyang 89' 93+'Sérgio 93+' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 8,208 Referee: Bernhard Hosu |
| July 1, 2015 5R | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 |  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 | 1–0 |  LA Galaxy | Sandy, Utah |
| 20:00 MT | Maund 87' Mulholland 89' |
Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,060 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| August 12, 2015 SF | Sporting Kansas City  | 3–1 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 20:30 MT | Nagamura 30' Mustivar 35', 75' Feilhaber 80'Nemeth 85' |
Report | Garcia 24', 93+' Beltran 76' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 16,117 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
CONCACAF Champions League
editReal 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 |  Real Salt Lake | Guatemala City |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Woodly 14' |
Report | Plata 2' Beckerman 28'Phillips 94+' |
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: ? Referee: Raul Castro |
| September 15, 2015 group stage | Santa Tecla  | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Santa Tecla |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Report | Mansally 43' Glad 45'Stertzer 73' 79' Sandoval 76' |
Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias Attendance: N/A Referee: LEO CLARKE |
| September 24, 2015 group stage | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Santa Tecla | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Vasquez 19' Garcia 73'Martinez 77' |
Report | Chavarria 39' Herrera 61'Dominguez 73' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,182 Referee: Kevin Morrison |
| October 20, 2015 group stage | Real Salt Lake | 1-0 | Municipal | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Olave 43' |
[3] | López 71' Ruiz 74'Arias 82' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,132 Referee: Melvin Matamoros |
Club
editRoster
editAs of April 2015. Age calculated as of the start of the 2015 season.[2]
References
edit- ^ "102nd U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams". ussoccer.com.
- ^ "Players". Real Salt Lake. April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.