2019 Real Salt Lake season

Real Salt Lake
2019 season
Owner	Dell Loy Hansen
Head coach	Mike Petke (until August 11); Freddy Juarez (as interim; from August 11);
Stadium	Rio Tinto Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 3rd ; Overall: 6th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	4th Round
Leagues Cup	Quarterfinals
Rocky Mountain Cup	Champions
Highest home attendance	League/All: 20,838; (September 25 vs. LA Galaxy)
Lowest home attendance	League: 15,949; (May 18 vs. Toronto FC); All: 15,039; (June 11 vs. LAFC, USOC )
Average home league attendance	17,970
Biggest win	RSL 3-0 SEA (8/14)
Biggest defeat	DC 5-0 RSL (3/16)
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2019 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 15th year of existence, and their 15th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid.

Background

Non-competitive

Preseason

2019 Pacific Rim Cup

February 8, 2019 Friendly	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Iwaki	Honolulu, Hawaii
8:30 p.m. MT	Saucedo 24' Besler 87'	Report	Hiraoka 74'	Stadium: Aloha Stadium

February 10, 2019 Friendly	Real Salt Lake	1–3	V-Varen Nagasaki	Honolulu, Hawaii
	Vazquez 84'	RSL Report MLS Report	Sawada 20' Onaga 45' Nagura 85'	Stadium: Aloha Stadium

Mobile Mini Sun Cup

February 16 Friendly	Phoenix Rising FC	1–4	Real Salt Lake	Scottsdale, Arizona
7:00pm	Jahn 2'	RSL Report Phoenix Rising Report	Kreilach 11', 42' Lennon 62' (pen.) Savarino 74'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex

February 20 Friendly	Real Salt Lake	1–2	FC Dallas	Tucson, Arizona
12:00pm	Saucedo 22'		Ferreira 74' Mosquera 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Kino North Stadium

February 23 Friendly	Portland Timbers	3–0	Real Salt Lake	Tucson, Arizona
6:00pm	Ebobisse 5' Blanco 44' Polo 73'	Report		Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Competitions

MLS regular season

2019 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference table

2019 MLS Western Conference standings
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles FC (P, S)	34	21	4	9	85	37	+48	72	Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2	Seattle Sounders FC (P, C)	34	16	10	8	51	49	+2	56	Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League^[a]
3	Real Salt Lake (P, L)	34	16	13	5	45	41	+4	53	Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4	Minnesota United FC (P, L)	34	15	11	8	52	42	+10	53
5	LA Galaxy (P, L)	34	16	15	3	56	55	+1	51

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
(C) Champions; (L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth; (S) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:

^ As MLS Cup 2019 champions

Overall table

2019 MLS regular season standings
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Seattle Sounders FC (C)	34	16	10	8	52	49	+3	56	2020 CONCACAF Champions League^[a]
5	Philadelphia Union	34	16	11	7	58	50	+8	55
6	Real Salt Lake	34	16	13	5	46	41	+5	53
7	Minnesota United FC	34	15	11	8	52	43	+9	53
8	LA Galaxy	34	16	15	3	58	59	−1	51

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
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)

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	53	16	13	5	46	41	+5	12	4	1	31	15	+16	4	9	4	15	26	−11

Last updated: October 7, 2019
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 2, 2019 1	Houston Dynamo	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Houston, Texas
4:00 pm MDT	Garcia 30' Vera 31' 82' Manotas 62'	Report	Luiz 11' Beckerman 14' Herrera 27' Rusnák 40' Johnson 90+3'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,827 Referee: Armando Villarreal

March 9, 2019 2	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Sandy, Utah
4:00 pm MDT	Rusnák 21' (pen.) Luiz 41'	Report	Reyna 17'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,096 Referee: Drew Fischer

March 16, 2019 3	D.C. United	5–0	Real Salt Lake	Washington, D.C.
6:00 pm MST	Rooney 34' (pen.), 41', 65' Canouse 37' Moreno 57' Rodríguez 71', 76' Segura 80'	Report	Silva 32' 67' Savarino 45+3' Saucedo 70' Baird 78'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,190 Referee: Dave Gantar

March 23, 2019 4	Los Angeles FC	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Los Angeles, California
8:30 pm MST	Harvey 18' Horta 22' Rossi 40' Zimmerman 90+2'	Report	Luiz 4' Saucedo 24' Kreilach 35' (pen.), 79' Beckerman 55' Portillo 84' Herrera 90+3'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,023 Referee: Ismail Elfath

March 30, 2019 5	Real Salt Lake	2–4	FC Dallas	Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MST	Kreilach 17' Savarino 31' Beckerman 44' Saucedo 48' Silva 66'	Report	Gruezo 1' Pomykal 32', 64' Cannon 45+1' González 53' Ferreira 69'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,220 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

April 6, 2019 6	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Real Salt Lake	Seattle, Washington
8:00 pm MST	Lodeiro 18' Roldan 73' Leerdam 78'	Recap	Silva 83'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,722 Referee: Nima Saghafi

April 13, 2019 7	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Orlando City SC	Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MST	Johnson 17' Onuoha 34' Kreilach 41', 55' Beckerman 74'	Report	O'Neill 45+1' Dwyer 69' Nani 81' Johnson 90+1'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,770 Referee: Chris Penso

April 19, 2019 8	FC Cincinnati	0–3	Real Salt Lake	Cincinnati, Ohio
5:30 pm MST	Waston 58'	Report	Rusnák 38', 42', 59' (pen.) Johnson 45+2' Baird 45+3'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 26,416 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

April 28, 2019 9	LA Galaxy	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California
6:00 pm MST	Antuna 16' Ibrahimovic 60', 78' Polenta 82'	Report	Kreilach 32' Toia 64'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 20,615 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

May 4, 2019 10	Real Salt Lake	1–2	Portland Timbers	Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MST	Toia 48' Johnson 62' Besler 77' Herrera 78'	Report	Blanco 34' Moreira 45+3' Valeri 68'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,066 Referee: Ramy Touchan

May 11, 2019 11 (RMC)	Colorado Rapids	2–3	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 pm MST	Wilson 32' Acosta 45+3' Wilson 47' Kamara 59' Anderson 64'	Report	Rusnák 25' (pen.) Baird 27' Glad 35' Johnson 53' Kreilach 76'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,437 Referee: Robert Sibiga

May 18, 2019 12	Real Salt Lake	3–0	Toronto FC	Sandy, Utah
1:00 pm MST	Kreilach 14' Besler 25' Saucedo 28' Savarino 60' Toia 82'	Report	Morgan 44' Pozuelo 53' 61' Altidore 66'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,949 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

May 24, 2019 13	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Atlanta United FC	Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MST	Saucedo 36' Herrera 66' Savarino 90+4'	Report	Parkhurst 38' J. Martínez 78'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,214 Referee: Jair Marrufo

May 29, 2019 14	Montreal Impact	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Montreal, Quebec
5:30 pm MST	Piette 36' Browne 45+2' Taider 68' (pen.) Sagna 83'	Report	Kreilach 59' Portillo 60' Johnson 84'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 11,966 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

June 1, 2019 15	New York Red Bulls	4–0	Real Salt Lake	Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 pm MST	M. Silva 58' (o.g.) Royer 59' Murillo 64' Fernandez 83'	Report	Onuoha 15'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 19,122 Referee: Elton Garcia, Armando Villareal

June 22, 2019 16	Chicago Fire	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Bridgeview, Illinois
6:00 pm MST	Katai 5' Adams 15' Schweinsteiger 90+3'	Report	Rusnák 33' (pen.) Luiz 34' Nick Rimando 90+3'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,609 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

June 29, 2019 17	Real Salt Lake	2–0	Sporting Kansas City	Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MST	Johnson 15', 29' Beckerman 45+2' Luiz 90+2'	Report	Sánchez 38' Feilhaber 66'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,933 Referee: Nima Saghafi

July 3, 2019 18	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Columbus Crew	Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MST	Herrera 31' Johnson 38' Baird 55' Besler 62' Saucedo 80'	Report	Sosa 32' Crognale 85'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,030 Referee: Victor Rivas

July 6, 2019 19	San Jose Earthquakes	1–0	Real Salt Lake	San Jose, California
8:30 pm MST	Hoesen 90+3'	Report	Saucedo 86' Baird 89'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 15,339 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

July 13, 2019 20	Real Salt Lake	4–0	Philadelphia Union	Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MST	Saucedo 17' Savarino 23', 71' Kreilach 24', 89' Beckerman 28' Herrera 61' Rusnák 81'	Report	Aaronson 35'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,925 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

July 20, 2019 21	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Minnesota United FC	Sandy, Utah
5:00 pm MST	Lennon 21' Silva 70'	Report	Greguš 26' Quintero 57'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,992 Referee: David Gantar

July 27, 2019 22	FC Dallas	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Frisco, Texas
6:00 pm MST	Cannon 35' Acosta 67'	Report	Glad 90+2'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,717 Referee: Ramy Touchan

August 3, 2019 23	Real Salt Lake	3–1	New York City	Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MST	Savarino 37' Luiz 45+2' Beckerman 68' Rusnák 75' Besler 88'	Report	Ring 4', 74' Sands 28' Matarrita 90+2'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,282 Referee: Tim Ford

August 10, 2019 24	Sporting Kansas City	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 pm MST	Gutierrez 29' Russell 31' Fontas 45+4' Sallói 84' Hurtado 90+2'	Report	Besler 29' Baird 38', 70', 76' Toia 45+2' Herrera 90+5'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,219 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

August 14, 2019 25	Real Salt Lake	3–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MST	Johnson 25' Luiz 52' Rusnák 71' Baird 87'	Report	Jones 70'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,825 Referee: Armando Villareal

August 17, 2019 26	Real Salt Lake	0–2	Los Angeles FC	Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MST	Baird 6' Luiz 56' Herrera 62'	Report	Zimmerman 17' 48' Vela 64' (pen.) Diomande 82'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,213 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

August 24, 2019 27 (RMC)	Real Salt Lake	2–0	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MST	Lennon 8' Beckerman 74' Plata 90+6' (pen.) Savarino 90+9'	Report	Rubio 48' Rosenberry 73' Acosta 80' Abubakar 87' Kamara 89'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,384 Referee: Ted Unkel

August 31, 2019 28	Portland Timbers	1–0	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon
8:30 pm MST	Valeri 16' Dielna 66' Zambrano 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Nima Saghafi

September 11, 2019 29	Real Salt Lake	1–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MST	Beckerman 31' Lennon 60' Kreilach 75'	Report	Judson 28' Jungwirth 90+2' Godoy 90+4'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,196 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

September 15, 2019 30	Minnesota United FC	3–1	Real Salt Lake	Saint Paul, Minnesota
3:30 pm MST	Quintero 20', 51' Finlay 83'	Report	Rusnák 17'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,364 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

September 21, 2019 31	New England Revolution	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Foxborough, Massachusetts
5:30 pm MST	Delamea 46'	Report	Putna 87'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 24,270 Referee: Armando Villarreal

September 25, 2019 32	Real Salt Lake	1–2	LA Galaxy	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MST	Rusnák 82' Onuoha 89'	Report	Polenta 36' Pavón 50' Steres 60' Ibrahimović 80'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,838 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

September 29, 2019 33	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Houston Dynamo	Sandy, Utah
5:30 pm MST	Baird 1' Savarino 29', 75'	Report	Martínez 32' McNamara 87'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,117 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

October 6, 2019 34	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0–1	Real Salt Lake	Vancouver, British Columbia
2:00 pm MST	Godoy 90' Chirinos 90+2'	Report	Kreilach 28'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,378 Referee: Ted Unkel

MLS Cup playoffs

October 19, 2019 FR	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Portland Timbers	Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MST	Kreilach 28' Savarino 44', 87' Beckerman 57'	Report	Blanco 39' Asprilla 47'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,452 Referee: Ismail Elfath

October 23, 2019 CS	Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	Real Salt Lake	Seattle, Washington
8:00 pm MST	Svensson 64' Lodeiro 81', 82'	Boxscore	Onuoha 28' Luiz 83'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,722 Referee: Alan Kelly

U.S. Open Cup

June 11, 2019 4R	Real Salt Lake	0–3	Los Angeles FC	Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MST	Beckerman 19' Toia 49' Luiz 55'	Report	Vela 8' Nguyen 64' Diomande 90+3'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,039 Referee: Victor Rivas

Leagues Cup

July 24, 2019 QF	Real Salt Lake	0–1	UANL	Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MST	Lennon 84'	Report	Vargas 57' Salcedo 37'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,136 Referee: John Pitti

Stats

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated October 24, 2019.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Major League Soccer		Leagues Cup		U.S. Open Cup		Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Alex Horwath	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK	USA	Nick Rimando	33	0	29	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
24	GK	USA	David Ochoa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	GK	USA	Andrew Putna	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
4	DF	USA	Donny Toia	27	1	24	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
12	DF	USA	Brooks Lennon	29	0	16+12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	ENG	Nedum Onuoha	29	1	26+1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
15	DF	USA	Justen Glad	25	0	23	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
20	DF	USA	Erik Holt	7	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
22	DF	USA	Aaron Herrera	35	0	31+1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
30	DF	URU	Marcelo Silva	21	2	14+5	2	0	0	1	0	1	0
Midfielders
5	MF	USA	Kyle Beckerman	29	0	24+1	0	0+1	0	1	0	2	0
6	MF	USA	Kelyn Rowe	5	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	CRO	Damir Kreilach	36	7	32	6	1	0	1	0	2	1
11	MF	SVK	Albert Rusnák	31	10	28+1	10	0	0	0	0	2	0
13	MF	USA	Nick Besler	18	1	7+10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	ENG	Luke Mulholland	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
23	MF	USA	Sebastian Saucedo	28	2	13+13	2	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
25	MF	BRA	Everton Luiz	31	0	24+3	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
26	MF	USA	Luis Arriaga	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	MF	USA	Justin Portillo	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	MF	USA	Jordan Allen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	VEN	Jefferson Savarino	31	9	27+1	8	1	0	0	0	2	1
10	FW	ECU	Joao Plata	20	1	2+15	1	1	0	0	0	0+2	0
17	FW	USA	Corey Baird	34	5	23+8	5	1	0	0	0	2	0
21	FW	USA	Tate Schmitt	8	0	1+5	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
27	FW	USA	Julián Vásquez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
42	FW	HON	Douglas Martínez	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	FW	LBR	Sam Johnson	27	9	15+9	9	0	0	1	0	0+2	0
Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.)
2	DF	USA	Tony Beltran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	DF	USA	Andrew Brody	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
-	MF	ARG	Pablo Enrique Ruíz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-	DF	WAL	Adam Henley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

0+1 means player came on as a sub once. 1+1 means player started once and came on as a sub once.

Goals, assists, and shutouts

Stats from MLS Regular season, MLS playoffs, CONCACAF Champions league, and U.S. Open Cup are all included.
First tie-breaker for goals is assists; first for assists and shutouts is minutes played.

As of October 21, 2019^[1]

Goals
Rank	Player	Goals	Assists
1	Albert Rusnák	10	5
2	Jefferson Savarino	9	5
2	Sam Johnson	9	0
4	Damir Kreilach	7	5
4	Corey Baird	5	5
6	Sebastian Saucedo	2	4
6	Marcelo Silva	2	0
8	Nick Besler	1	2
	Donny Toia	1	1
	Nedum Onuoha	1	0
	Joao Plata	1	0

Assists
Rank	Player	Assists	Minutes Played
1	Corey Baird	5	2181
	Kyle Beckerman	5	2224
	Jefferson Savarino	5	2410
	Albert Rusnák	5	2545
	Damir Kreilach	5	2743
6	Sebastian Saucedo	4	1189
6	Aaron Herrera	4	2858
8	Nick Besler	2	727
8	Everton Luiz	2	2196
10	Erik Holt	1	371
	Brooks Lennon	1	1539
	Donny Toia	1	2233

Shutouts
Rank	Player	Nation	Shutouts	Minutes Played
1	Nick Rimando		10	2700
2	Andrew Putna		2	450

Club

Roster

Age calculated as of the start of the 2019 season.

As of October 7, 2019,^[2]^[3]

No.	Name	Nationality	Positions	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Year with club (year signed)
1	Alex Horwath	United States	GK	(1987-03-27)March 27, 1987 (aged 31)	SK Brann	2 (2018)
4	Donny Toia	United States	DF	(1992-05-28)May 28, 1992 (aged 26)	Orlando City SC	2 (2011, 2019)
5	Kyle Beckerman (Captain)	United States	MF	(1982-04-23)April 23, 1982 (aged 36)	Colorado Rapids	13 (2007)
6	Kelyn Rowe	United States	MF	(1991-12-02)December 2, 1991 (aged 27)	Sporting Kansas City	1 (2019)
7	Jefferson Savarino (DP)	Venezuela	MF	(1996-11-11)November 11, 1996 (aged 22)	Zulia FC	3 (2017)
8	Damir Kreilach	Croatia	MF	(1989-04-16)April 16, 1989 (aged 29)	Union Berlin	2 (2018)
10	Joao Plata	Ecuador	FW	(1992-03-01)March 1, 1992 (aged 27)	Toronto FC	7 (2013)
11	Albert Rusnák (DP)	Slovakia	MF	(1994-07-07)July 7, 1994 (aged 24)	FC Groningen	3 (2017)
12	Brooks Lennon (HGP)	United States	FW	(1997-09-22)September 22, 1997 (aged 21)	Liverpool F.C.	3 (2017)
13	Nick Besler	United States	MF	(1993-05-07)May 7, 1993 (aged 25)	Real Monarchs	3 (2017)
14	Nedum Onuoha	England	DF	(1986-11-12)November 12, 1986 (aged 32)	Queens Park Rangers F.C.	2 (2018)
15	Justen Glad	United States	DF	(1997-02-28)February 28, 1997 (aged 22)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	6 (2014)
17	Corey Baird (HGP)	United States	FW	(1997-01-21)January 21, 1997 (aged 22)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	2 (2018)
18	Nick Rimando	United States	GK	(1979-06-17)June 17, 1979 (aged 39)	D.C. United	13 (2007)
19	Luke Mulholland	England	MF	(1988-08-07)August 7, 1988 (aged 30)	Tampa Bay Rowdies	6 (2014)
20	Erik Holt (HGP)	United States	DF	(1996-09-06)September 6, 1996 (aged 22)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	1 (2019)
21	Tate Schmitt (HGP)	United States	FW	(1997-05-28)May 28, 1997 (aged 21)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	1 (2019)
22	Aaron Herrera (HGP)	United States	DF	(1997-06-06)June 6, 1997 (aged 21)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	2 (2018)
23	Sebastian Saucedo	Mexico	FW	(1997-01-22)January 22, 1997 (aged 22)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	6 (2014)
24	David Ochoa (HGP)	United States	GK	(2001-01-16)January 16, 2001 (aged 18)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	1 (2019)
25	Everton Luiz	Brazil	MF	(1988-05-24)May 24, 1988 (aged 30)	S.P.A.L.	1 (2019)
26	Luis Arriaga (HGP)	United States	MF	(2001-01-06)January 6, 2001 (aged 18)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	1 (2019)
27	Julian Vazquez (HGP)	United States	FW	(2001-03-30)March 30, 2001 (aged 17)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	1 (2019)
30	Marcelo Silva	Uruguay	DF	(1989-03-21)March 21, 1989 (aged 29)	Real Zaragoza	3 (2017)
42	Douglas Martínez	Honduras	FW	(1997-06-05)June 5, 1997 (aged 21)	Real Monarchs	1 (2019)
43	Justin Portillo	United States	MF	(1992-09-09)September 9, 1992 (aged 26)	Real Monarchs	1 (2019)
50	Sam Johnson (DP)	Liberia	FW	(1993-05-06)May 6, 1993 (aged 25)	Vålerenga Fotball	1 (2019)
51	Andrew Putna	United States	GK	(1994-10-21)October 21, 1994 (aged 24)	Real Monarchs	2 (2018)
70	Jordan Allen	United States	FW	(1995-04-25)April 25, 1995 (aged 23)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	6 (2014)

Transfers

As of October 7, 2019^[2]

In

Player	Position	Previous club	Fees/Notes	Date
Julian Vazquez	FW	Real Salt Lake Academy	Homegrown Player^[4]	10/06/18
Luis Arriaga	MF	Real Salt Lake Academy	Homegrown Player^[5]	11/28/18
David Ochoa	GK	Real Salt Lake Academy	Homegrown Player^[5]	11/28/18
Donny Toia	DF	Orlando City SC	2018 Re-entry Draft ^[6]	12/14/18
Tate Schmitt	FW	Real Salt Lake Academy	Homegrown Player^[7]	01/03/19
Erik Holt	DF	Real Salt Lake Academy	Homegrown Player^[7]	01/03/19
Sam Johnson	FW	Vålerenga Fotball	Designated Player^[8]	02/04/19
Justin Portillo	MF	Real Monarchs	^[3]	02/26/19
Kelyn Rowe	MF	Sporting Kansas City	^[9]	08/07/19
Douglas Martínez	FW	Real Monarchs	^[10]	08/31/19

Out

Player	Position	Next Club	Fees/Notes	Date
Shawn Barry	DF	Tampa Bay Rowdies	option declined^{[Note OPT]}	11/21/18 ^[11]
José Hernández	MF	LA Galaxy II	option declined^{[Note OPT]}	11/21/18 ^[11]
David Horst	DF	Retired	option declined, Retired	11/21/18 ^[11]
Ricky Lopez-Espin	FW	Los Angeles FC	option declined, selected in 2018 Waiver Draft	11/21/18 ^[11]
Taylor Peay	DF	Louisville City FC	option declined	11/21/18 ^[11]
Demar Phillips	DF	Austin Bold FC	option declined^{[Note OPT]}	11/21/18 ^[11]
Luis Silva	MF	FC Honka	option declined^{[Note OPT]}	11/21/18 ^[11]
Connor Sparrow	GK	Nashville SC	option declined	11/21/18 ^[11]
Stephen Sunday	MF	Pafos	option declined^{[Note OPT]}	11/21/18 ^[11]
Adam Henley	DF	Bradford City A.F.C.	Mutual agreement	5/27/19 ^[12]
Tony Beltran	DF	Retired	retired	9/13/19 ^[13]

Notes

^
Option Declined (OPT): Players who have had their option declined may still be resigned by the club under a new contract.
^
Free Agent (FREE): Players who are out of contract may still be resigned by the club under a new contract.

Loans

In

Player	Position	Loaned from	Fees/Notes	Date
Everton Luiz	MF	S.P.A.L.	Loaned for 2019 season.^[14] Option to buy at the end of season.	01/07/19

Out

Player	Position	Loaned to	Fees/Notes	Date
Danilo Acosta	MF	Orlando City SC	season long loan for $75,000 GAM, option to buy ^[15]	12/28/18
Pablo Enrique Ruíz	MF	FC Pinzgau Saalfelden	6 month loan ^[16]	07/12/19

Trialist

Player	Position	Previous team	Notes	Date	Result

References

^ "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Roster". rsl.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "RSL Signs Justin Portillo from Real Monarchs SLC". rslsoapbox.com. February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
^ "RSL Signs Julian Vazquez as 16th Homegrown Player". rsl.com. October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Real Salt Lake Signs RSL Academy Duo to Homegrown Contracts". rsl.com. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
^ "Real Salt Lake Selects DF Donny Toia in MLS Re-Entry Draft". rsl.com. December 14, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Real Salt Lake Signs Homegrown MF/FW Tate Schmitt and DF Erik Holt". rsl.com. January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^ "Real Salt Lake Signs Liberian Forward Sam Johnson as a Designated Player". rslsoapbox.com. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
^ "Real Salt Lake Acquires MF Kelyn Rowe from Sporting Kansas City". rslsoapbox.com. August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
^ "Martinez Becomes Eighth Player to Join RSL from Real Monarchs SLC". rslsoapbox.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "RSL declines 10 contract options, takes 7". rslsoapbox.com. November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
^ "Real Salt Lake Mutually Agrees to Part Ways with DF Adam Henley". rsl.com. May 27, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Tony Beltran announces his retirement". rslsoapbox.com. September 15, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
^ "Real Salt Lake Signs MF Everton Luiz On Loan". rsl.com. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
^ "Real Salt Lake Loans DF Danilo Acosta to Orlando City SC". rsl.com. December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ "Pablo Ruiz, Andrew Brody and Josh Heard Join FC Pinzgau Saafelden on Loan". rsl.com. July 12, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[table_note_res_2nd0.86976042570069-1] As MLS Cup 2019 champions

[table_note_res_CCL10.56797045309468-2] As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)

[cnote_Note_OPT] 
Option Declined (OPT): Players who have had their option declined may still be resigned by the club under a new contract.

[cnote_Note_FREE] 
Free Agent (FREE): Players who are out of contract may still be resigned by the club under a new contract.

[3] "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved October 9, 2018.

[players-4] "Roster". rsl.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[Portillo-5] "RSL Signs Justin Portillo from Real Monarchs SLC". rslsoapbox.com. February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.

[Vazquez-6] "RSL Signs Julian Vazquez as 16th Homegrown Player". rsl.com. October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.

[Arriaga,_Ochoa-7] "Real Salt Lake Signs RSL Academy Duo to Homegrown Contracts". rsl.com. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

[toia-8] "Real Salt Lake Selects DF Donny Toia in MLS Re-Entry Draft". rsl.com. December 14, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

[Schmitt,_Holt-9] "Real Salt Lake Signs Homegrown MF/FW Tate Schmitt and DF Erik Holt". rsl.com. January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

[Johnson-10] "Real Salt Lake Signs Liberian Forward Sam Johnson as a Designated Player". rslsoapbox.com. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

[Rowe-11] "Real Salt Lake Acquires MF Kelyn Rowe from Sporting Kansas City". rslsoapbox.com. August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.

[Martínez-12] "Martinez Becomes Eighth Player to Join RSL from Real Monarchs SLC". rslsoapbox.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.

[Option_Declined-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "RSL declines 10 contract options, takes 7". rslsoapbox.com. November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.

[Henley-14] "Real Salt Lake Mutually Agrees to Part Ways with DF Adam Henley". rsl.com. May 27, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[Beltran-15] "Tony Beltran announces his retirement". rslsoapbox.com. September 15, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.

[Luiz-16] "Real Salt Lake Signs MF Everton Luiz On Loan". rsl.com. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

[Acosta-17] "Real Salt Lake Loans DF Danilo Acosta to Orlando City SC". rsl.com. December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[Ruíz-loan-18] "Pablo Ruiz, Andrew Brody and Josh Heard Join FC Pinzgau Saafelden on Loan". rsl.com. July 12, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

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