2020 Real Salt Lake season

Real Salt Lake
2020 season
Owner	Dell Loy Hansen
Head coach	Freddy Juarez
Stadium	Rio Tinto Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 11th ; Overall: 21st
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Cancelled
Leagues Cup	Cancelled
MLS is Back Tournament	Round of 16
Highest home attendance	18,093; (March 7 vs. NYRB)
Lowest home attendance	2,770; (Nov 8 vs. SKC)
Average home league attendance	All: 5,335; Pre-Covid: 18,093 ; Post-Covid: 3,740
Biggest win	COL 1–4 RSL (Aug. 22); RSL 3–0 LAFC (Sept. 9)
Biggest defeat	RSL 0–5 COL (Sept. 12)
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2020 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 16th year of existence, and their 16th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12 and resumed four months later with the MLS is Back Tournament, played behind closed doors in the Orlando metropolitan area. Real Salt Lake resumed home matches in September with a limited capacity of 5,000 people and requirements for spectators to wear masks and practice social distancing.^[1]^[2]

Background

Non-competitive

Preseason

February 8 Closed friendly	Real Salt Lake	3–0	Las Vegas Lights FC	Herriman, Utah
	Beckerman Rossi , (pen.)	Report		Attendance: closed door scrimmage

2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup

February 15 Friendly	Real Salt Lake	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Tucson, Arizona
4:00pm	Silva 72' Herrera 76'	Report Report	Sánchez 40' Duke 86'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Referee: Victor Rivas

February 19 Friendly	Houston Dynamo	4–0	Real Salt Lake	Tucson, Arizona
4:00pm	Manotas 53' McNamara 60' Hansen 68' Ramirez 81'	Report		Stadium: Kino North Stadium

February 22 Friendly	Phoenix Rising FC	3–2	Real Salt Lake	Scottsdale, Arizona
7:00pm	Farrell 19' Asante 40' (Cochran) Bakero 57'	Report	Kreilach 11' (Herrera) Meram 89'	Stadium: Casino Arizona Field

Competitions

MLS regular season

Note: The 2020 season was postponed on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season restarted on July 8 with the MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando (see below), followed by resumption of regular season games.

Standings

Western Conference table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
8	San Jose Earthquakes	23	8	9	6	35	51	−16	30	1.30	Qualification for the playoffs first round
9	Vancouver Whitecaps FC^[a]	23	9	14	0	27	44	−17	27	1.17
10	LA Galaxy	22	6	12	4	27	46	−19	22	1.00
11	Real Salt Lake	22	5	10	7	25	35	−10	22	1.00
12	Houston Dynamo	23	4	10	9	30	40	−10	21	0.91

Source: MLS^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:

^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

Overall table

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
2	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Last updated: March 9, 2020
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

February 29 1	Orlando City SC	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Orlando, Florida
4:00 p.m. MDT	Glad 41'	Report	Pereyra 75'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

March 7 2	Real Salt Lake	1–1	New York Red Bulls	Sandy, Utah
12:00 p.m. MDT	Silva 54' Martínez 80' Kreilach 90+'	Report	Cásseres 13' Seagrist 35' Duncan 73'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,093 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

August 22 6 (RMC)	Colorado Rapids	1–4	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 p.m. MDT	Herrera 38' (o.g.)	Report	Kreilach 57', 78' Chang 76', 88' Baird 85' Meram 89'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

August 26 -	Real Salt Lake	P–P	Los Angeles FC	Sandy, Utah^{[Note 1]}^[4]
7:30 p.m. MDT				Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

August 29 7	Portland Timbers	4–4	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon
8:30 p.m. MDT	Chara 6', 30' Niezgoda 21' Mabiala 67' Williamson 69' Blanco 70' Mora 85'	Report	Baird 19' Kreilach 48' Johnson 81', 90+4' Rossi 90'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ismail Elfath

September 2 8	Real Salt Lake	2–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT	Herrera 28' Kreilach 45'+2' Glad 50' Ruíz 85' Baird 90'	Report	Arreaga 18' Lodeiro 29' (pen.) Gómez 69' João Paulo 80'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 4,026 Referee: Malik Badawi

September 6 9	Minnesota United FC	4–0	Real Salt Lake	St. Paul, Minnesota
6:00 p.m. MDT	Gasper 53' Reynoso 56' Lod 62', 90' Hayes 75'	Report	Beckerman 73'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

September 9 10	Real Salt Lake	3–0	Los Angeles FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT	Kreilach 9', 48' Meram 47' Ruíz 61' Glad 70' Rusnák 79' (pen.) Beckerman 85'	Report	Cifuentes 65' Harvey 78'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 4,147 Referee: Victor Rivas
Note: Re-schedule of postponed August 26 match.^[5]

September 12 11	Real Salt Lake	0–5	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT	Toia 54' Martínez 64'	Report	Rubio 3', 10' Vines 49' Galván 55' Price 69' Bassett 88'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 4,484 Referee: Ramy Touchan

September 19 12	Real Salt Lake	1–2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT	Beckerman 8' 63' Toia 68' Meram 81' Baird 90+2'	Report	Bikel 15' Adnan 41' Milinković 53' Cavallini 84' Hasal 90+1'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 3,409 Referee: Kevin Stott

September 23 13	Real Salt Lake	2–0	LA Galaxy	Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT	Baird 62' Rusnák 65' (pen.) Kreilach 72'	Report	DePuy 24' Bingham 64'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 3,943 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

September 27 14	Minnesota United FC	0–0	Real Salt Lake	St. Paul, Minnesota
6:00 p.m. MDT	Métanire 37'	Report	Ruíz 32' Glad 85'	Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Drew Fischer

October 4 15	Real Salt Lake	1–3	Los Angeles FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT	Ruíz 60' Atuesta 64' (o.g.) Johnson 71' Toia 80'	Report	Wright-Phillips 22' Rossi 27' Rodríguez 59'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 3,062 Referee: Nima Saghafi

October 7 16	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Seattle, Washington
8:00 p.m. MDT	Delem 26' Morris 28' Gómez 61' O'Neill 70'	Report	Tolo 68' (o.g.) Besler 76'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Referee: David Gantar

October 10 17	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon^{[Note 2]}
8:00 p.m. MDT	Montero 14' Bikel 43' Cavallini 61', 75' Martínez 71' (o.g.) Dájome 79' Veselinović 90+7'	Report	Silva 23' Kreilach 37' Ruíz 40' Herrera 58' Martínez 76'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Silviu Petrescu

October 14 18	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Portland Timbers	Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT	Martínez 11' Silva 16' Kreilach 26' Herrera 82' Portillo 90+1'	Report	Tuiloma 77'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Robert Sibiga

October 18 -	Colorado Rapids	P–P	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado^{[Note 3]}^[6]
7:00 p.m. MDT				Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

October 24 19	Real Salt Lake	0–0	FC Dallas	Sandy, Utah
6:30 p.m. MDT	Ramírez 90+2'	Report	Jara 75'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 4,078 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

October 28 20	San Jose Earthquakes	2–0	Real Salt Lake	San Jose, California
8:30 p.m. MDT	Wondolowski 16', 74' Judson 53' Ríos 64'	Report	Silva 10' Besler 22' Toia 39' Herrera 59' Kreilach 63'	Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium Referee: Elton García

November 1 21	LA Galaxy	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California
8:30 p.m. MDT	González 18', 56' Pavón 65' Zubak 68'	Report	Martínez 78'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Jon Freemon

November 8 22	Real Salt Lake	0–2	Sporting Kansas City	Sandy, Utah
4:30 p.m. MST		Report	Martins 39' Shelton 45' Hurtado 48' Russell 87'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,770 Referee: Kevin Stott

MLS is Back tournament

Group stage

Group D results
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sporting Kansas City	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Minnesota United FC	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
3	Real Salt Lake	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Colorado Rapids	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1

Source: MLS^[7]

Note: Group stage results of the MLS is Back Tournament were treated as regular season matches in the overall standings.

Matches

July 12 3	Real Salt Lake	2–0	Colorado Rapids	Bay Lake, Florida
8:30 PM MDT	Rusnák 27' Herrera 37' Luiz 62' Kreilach 76' Glad 82'	Report	Kamara 39' Price 69' Irwin 70'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Jair Marrufo

July 17 4	Real Salt Lake	0–0	Minnesota United FC	Bay Lake, Florida
8:30 PM MDT	Herrera 43' Meram 45+2' Baird 69'	Report	Chacón 53' Lod 66'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

July 22 5	Real Salt Lake	0–2	Sporting Kansas City	Bay Lake, Florida
7:00 AM MDT	Holt 20' Johnson 40' Beckerman 55' Glad 71'	Report	Russell 1' Sánchez 36' Busio 56' Smith 62' Gerso 86'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Knockout stage

July 27 Round of 16	San Jose Earthquakes	5–2	Real Salt Lake	Bay Lake, Florida
6:30 PM MDT	Espinoza 21', 31' Eriksson 49' (pen.), 90+6' (pen.) Qazaishvili 61' Wondolowski 86'	Report	Martínez 22' Herrera 29' Baird 37' Glad 66' Kreilach 75' Silva 84' Beckerman 90+7'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Drew Fischer

U.S. Open Cup

The 2020 U.S Open Cup was suspended on March 13 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before being cancelled by the U.S. Soccer Federation on August 17.^[8]

Leagues Cup

The 2020 Leagues Cup was canceled on May 19 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[9]

Stats

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated January 11, 2021.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Major League Soccer		MLS is Back Tournament		Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	David Ochoa	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK	USA	Zac MacMath	7	0	3	0	4	0	0	0
51	GK	USA	Andrew Putna	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	TRI	Alvin Jones	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
3	DF	CAN	Ashtone Morgan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	USA	Donny Toia	21	0	16+1	0	4	0	0	0
14	DF	ENG	Nedum Onuoha	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	USA	Justen Glad	18	1	11+3	1	4	0	0	0
20	DF	USA	Erik Holt	7	0	3+2	0	1+1	0	0	0
22	DF	USA	Aaron Herrera	21	0	17	0	4	0	0	0
30	DF	URU	Marcelo Silva	16	0	13	0	3	0	0	0
Midfielders
5	MF	USA	Kyle Beckerman	11	0	3+5	0	2+1	0	0	0
6	MF	ARG	Pablo Enrique Ruíz	19	1	14+2	1	2+1	0	0	0
8	MF	CRO	Damir Kreilach	22	9	17+1	7	4	2	0	0
9	MF	IRQ	Justin Meram	22	3	12+6	3	1+3	0	0	0
11	MF	SVK	Albert Rusnák	17	3	13+1	2	3	1	0	0
13	MF	USA	Nick Besler	12	0	6+4	0	0+2	0	0	0
16	MF	CUB	Maikel Chang	19	1	12+5	1	0+2	0	0	0
19	MF	ENG	Luke Mulholland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	BRA	Everton Luiz	15	0	8+3	0	4	0	0	0
26	MF	USA	Luis Arriaga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	MF	USA	Justin Portillo	5	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Rossi	7	1	1+3	1	0+3	0	0	0
10	FW	USA	Corey Baird	22	2	14+4	2	4	0	0	0
12	FW	HON	Douglas Martínez	19	3	7+8	2	3+1	1	0	0
17	FW	USA	Chris Garcia	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	USA	Tate Schmitt	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	USA	Milan Iloski	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	USA	Julián Vázquez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	VEN	Jeizon Ramírez	10	0	0+9	0	0+1	0	0	0
50	FW	LBR	Sam Johnson	10	1	2+5	1	1+2	0	0	0

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 assists and shutouts is minutes played.

As of March 9, 2020^[10]

Assists
Rank	Player	Nation	Assists	Minutes Played
1	Aaron Herrera		1	180

Shutouts
Rank	Player	Nation	Shutouts	Minutes Played
1	Zac MacMath		1	180

Club

Roster

Age calculated as of the start of the 2019 season.

As of October 24, 2019,^[11]^[12]

No.	Name	Nationality	Positions	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Seasons with club (year signed)
1	David Ochoa (HGP)	United States	GK	(2001-01-16)January 16, 2001 (aged 19)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	2 (2019)
2	Alvin Jones	Trinidad and Tobago	DF	(1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 25)	OKC Energy FC	1 (2020)
3	Ashtone Morgan	Canada	DF	(1991-02-09)February 9, 1991 (aged 29)	Toronto FC	1 (2020)
4	Donny Toia	United States	DF	(1992-05-28)May 28, 1992 (aged 27)	Orlando City SC	3 (2011, 2019)
5	Kyle Beckerman (Captain)	United States	MF	(1982-04-23)April 23, 1982 (aged 37)	Colorado Rapids	14 (2007)
7	Giuseppe Rossi	Italy	FW	(1987-02-01)February 1, 1987 (aged 33)	Genoa	1 (2020)
8	Damir Kreilach	Croatia	MF	(1989-04-16)April 16, 1989 (aged 30)	Union Berlin	3 (2018)
9	Justin Meram	Iraq	MF	(1988-12-04)December 4, 1988 (aged 31)	Atlanta United FC	1 (2020)
10	Corey Baird (HGP)	United States	FW	(1997-01-21)January 21, 1997 (aged 23)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	3 (2018)
11	Albert Rusnák (DP)	Slovakia	MF	(1994-07-07)July 7, 1994 (aged 25)	FC Groningen	4 (2017)
12	Douglas Martínez	Honduras	FW	(1997-06-05)June 5, 1997 (aged 22)	Real Monarchs	2 (2019)
13	Nick Besler	United States	MF	(1993-05-07)May 7, 1993 (aged 26)	Real Monarchs	4 (2017)
14	Nedum Onuoha	England	DF	(1986-11-12)November 12, 1986 (aged 33)	Queens Park Rangers F.C.	3 (2018)
15	Justen Glad	United States	DF	(1997-02-28)February 28, 1997 (aged 23)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	7 (2014)
16	Maikel Chang	Cuba	MF	(1991-04-18)April 18, 1991 (aged 28)	Real Monarchs	1 (2020)
17	Chris Garcia	United States	FW	(2003-01-13)January 13, 2003 (aged 17)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	1 (2020)
18	Zac MacMath	United States	GK	(1991-08-07)August 7, 1991 (aged 28)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1 (2020)
19	Luke Mulholland	England	MF	(1988-08-07)August 7, 1988 (aged 31)	Tampa Bay Rowdies	7 (2014)
20	Erik Holt (HGP)	United States	DF	(1996-09-06)September 6, 1996 (aged 23)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	2 (2019)
21	Tate Schmitt (HGP)	United States	FW	(1997-05-28)May 28, 1997 (aged 22)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	2 (2019)
22	Aaron Herrera (HGP)	United States	DF	(1997-06-06)June 6, 1997 (aged 22)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	3 (2018)
23	Milan Iloski	United States	FW	(1999-07-29)July 29, 1999 (aged 20)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	1 (2020)
25	Everton Luiz	Brazil	MF	(1988-05-24)May 24, 1988 (aged 31)	S.P.A.L.	2 (2019)
26	Luis Arriaga (HGP)	United States	MF	(2001-01-06)January 6, 2001 (aged 19)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	2 (2019)
27	Julian Vazquez (HGP)	United States	FW	(2001-03-30)March 30, 2001 (aged 18)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	2 (2019)
28	Jeizon Ramírez (DP)	Venezuela	FW	(2001-03-24)March 24, 2001 (aged 18)	Deportivo Táchira F.C.	1 (2020)
30	Marcelo Silva	Uruguay	DF	(1989-03-21)March 21, 1989 (aged 30)	Real Zaragoza	4 (2017)
43	Justin Portillo	United States	MF	(1992-09-09)September 9, 1992 (aged 27)	Real Monarchs	2 (2019)
50	Sam Johnson (DP)	Liberia	FW	(1993-05-06)May 6, 1993 (aged 26)	Vålerenga Fotball	2 (2019)
51	Andrew Putna	United States	GK	(1994-10-21)October 21, 1994 (aged 25)	Real Monarchs	3 (2018)

Transfers

As of October 7, 2019^[11]

In

Player	Position	Previous Club	Fees/Notes	Date
Maikel Chang	MF	Real Monarchs	Free transfer	11/21/19
Alvin Jones	DF	OKC Energy FC	undisclosed	12/9/19
Zac MacMath	GK	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Trade for $50,000 in TAM	12/17/19
Milan Iloski	FW	UCLA Bruins	Homegrown player	1/15/20
Ashtone Morgan	DF	Toronto FC	Free agent	1/21/20
Jeizon Ramírez	FW	Deportivo Táchira F.C.	Young DP	2/6/20
Chris Garcia	FW	Real Salt Lake Academy	Homegrown player	2/10/20
Justin Meram	MF	Atlanta United FC	Free agent	2/11/20
Giuseppe Rossi	FW	unattached	Free agent	2/27/20

Out

Player	Position	Next Club	Fees/Notes	Date
Nick Rimando	GK	retired		10/24/19 ^[13]
Danilo Acosta	DF	LA Galaxy	option declined^{[Note OPT]}	11/21/19
Jordan Allen	FW	retired		11/21/19
Alex Horwath	GK	retired		11/21/19
Joao Plata	FW	Toluca	option declined^{[Note OPT]}	11/21/19
Kelyn Rowe	MF	New England Revolution	out of contract	11/21/19
Brooks Lennon	DF/FW	Atlanta United FC	Trade for $300,000 in GAM and TAM	12/2/19
Sebastian Saucedo	MF	Pumas UNAM	out of contract	12/9/19
Jefferson Savarino	FW	Atletico Mineiro	$2,000,000	2/7/20

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

Out

Player	Position	Loaned To	Fees/Notes	Date

Trialist

Player	Position	Previous team	Notes	Date	Result
Dayonn Harris	FW	UConn	2020 MLS SuperDraft pick #20	01/9/20
Michael Wetungu	DF	Michigan State	2020 MLS SuperDraft pick #46.	01/9/20

Notes

^ Match postponed as part of a league-wide walkout, following the shooting of Jacob Blake.
^ Vancouver Whitecaps FC will play their home matches at Providence Park, Portland, instead of their regular home stadium BC Place, Vancouver, due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
^ Match originally postponed on October 12 due to COVID-19 concerns in Colorado; ultimately never played.

References

^ Vejar, Alex (September 2, 2020). "RSL draws with Seattle 2-2 in first game with fans since March". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ Vejar, Alex (August 8, 2020). "Real Salt Lake announces home games with fans in attendance". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ "Conference Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
^ "We Not Playing Tonight #EnoughIsEnough". lafc.com. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^ "RSL to Host LAFC on Wednesday, September 9". RSL.com. August 28, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
^ "MLS postpones next three Colorado Rapids league matches". mlssoccer.com. October 12, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ "MLS is Back Group Stage Standings". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
^ "2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Cancelled Due to COVID-19" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
^ "MLS All-Star Game, Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup canceled for 2020" (Press release). Major League Soccer. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Roster". rsl.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^ "RSL Signs Justin Portillo from Real Monarchs SLC". rslsoapbox.com. February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
^ "Real Salt Lake's Nick Rimando to retire after 2019". mlssoccer.com. March 1, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.

[table_note_VAN0.21599113858118-3] Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

[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.

[Note01-5] Match postponed as part of a league-wide walkout, following the shooting of Jacob Blake.

[Note02-8] Vancouver Whitecaps FC will play their home matches at Providence Park, Portland, instead of their regular home stadium BC Place, Vancouver, due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Note03-9] Match originally postponed on October 12 due to COVID-19 concerns in Colorado; ultimately never played.

[1] Vejar, Alex (September 2, 2020). "RSL draws with Seattle 2-2 in first game with fans since March". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[2] Vejar, Alex (August 8, 2020). "Real Salt Lake announces home games with fans in attendance". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[ConferenceStandings-4] "Conference Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

[6] "We Not Playing Tonight #EnoughIsEnough". lafc.com. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[7] "RSL to Host LAFC on Wednesday, September 9". RSL.com. August 28, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[10] "MLS postpones next three Colorado Rapids league matches". mlssoccer.com. October 12, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[MLS-Standings-11] "MLS is Back Group Stage Standings". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

[12] "2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Cancelled Due to COVID-19" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.

[13] "MLS All-Star Game, Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup canceled for 2020" (Press release). Major League Soccer. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[14] "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

[players-15] "Roster". rsl.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[Portillo-16] "RSL Signs Justin Portillo from Real Monarchs SLC". rslsoapbox.com. February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.

[Rimando-17] "Real Salt Lake's Nick Rimando to retire after 2019". mlssoccer.com. March 1, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.

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