2022 Real Salt Lake season

Real Salt Lake
2022 season
Head coach	Pablo Mastroeni
Stadium	America First Field
Major League Soccer	Conference: 7th ; Overall: 14th
MLS Cup Playoffs	First round
U.S. Open Cup	3rd Round
Rocky Mountain Cup	Winner
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Sergio Córdova (11 goals)
Highest home attendance	21,810 (Aug 6 vs LAFC)
Lowest home attendance	20,017 (Mar 5 vs SEA)
Average home league attendance	20,470
Biggest win	RSL 3–0 HOU (5/28) ; RSL 3–0 MIN (8/31)
Biggest defeat	NYC 6–0 RSL (4/17)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 18th year of existence, and their 18th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. On December 13, 2021, RSL hired Pablo Mastroeni to be the sixth manager in club history, removing the interim tag he had held since taking over for Freddy Juarez on August 27, 2021. ^[1]

Competitions

Preseason

The club's preseason schedule was announced on January 9, 2022.^[2] Originally, the club would have attended the 2022 Desert Showcase match with Seattle Sounders FC, however, the club opted out from the event due to scheduling conflicts and technical considerations. Real Salt Talk was replaced with Sounders' rival, the Portland Timbers for that match The club however, would still train in Tucson.^[3]

January 29	Real Salt Lake	n/a	Grand Canyon University	Tucson, Arizona
11:30 AM MT				Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: Result not made public.

February 2	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Houston Dynamo FC	Tucson, Arizona
11:00 AM MT	2nd half'	Report	Picault 1st half'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

February 9	Real Salt Lake	8–1	Utah Valley University	Herriman, Utah
11:00 AM MT	Wood Menéndez Löffelsend Mondi Garcia	Report	Bellini	Attendance: closed door scrimmage

February 13	Real Salt Lake	1–4	Viking FK	Portland, Oregon
3:30 PM MT	Kreilach 46'	Report	Sandberg 9' Karban 48', 60' Løkberg 68'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 0

February 16	Real Salt Lake	0–0	Minnesota United FC	Portland, Oregon
6:00 PM MT		Report		Stadium: Providence Park

February 19	Real Salt Lake	0–3	Portland Timbers	Portland, Oregon
6:00 PM MT		Report	Paredes 72' Niezgoda 74' (pen.) Tuiloma 90+2'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 10,123

MLS regular season

February 27 1	Houston Dynamo	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Houston, Texas
5:00 PM MT	Steres 12' Vera 34' Carrasquilla 53' Picault 90+4'	Report	Ruíz 17' Caldwell 24' Holt 59'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 18,561 Referee: Ramy Touchan

March 5 2	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Sandy, Utah
6:00 PM MT	Wood 46' Caldwell 70' Löeffelsend 90+'	Report	Rusnák 48' Rowe 73'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,017 Referee: Nima Saghafi

March 12 3	New England Revolution	2–3	Real Salt Lake	Foxborough, Massachusetts
5:30 PM MT	Traustason 5' Kaptoum 16' Boateng 45+' Altidore 62' Gil 88'	Report	Ruíz 35' Caldwell 66' Córdova 78' Glad 88' Schmitt 90+'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,633 Referee: Drew Fischer

March 19 4	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Nashville SC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MT	Wood 2' Schmitt 24' 54'	Report	Zimmerman 25', 53' Lovitz 41' McCarty 90+3', 90+6'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,036 Referee: Tori Penso
Note: The red card given to Dax McCarty was a straight red card rather than a second yellow card

March 26 5	Sporting Kansas City	1–0	Real Salt Lake	Kansas City, Kansas
6:00 PM MT	Espinoza 40' Sweat 45+' Walter 51' Russell 81' Duke 90+'	Report	Löeffelsend 7' Brody 29'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,107 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

April 2 6 RMC	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MT	Wilson 26' Abubakar 56'	Report	Ruíz 45' Silva 74' Schmitt 90'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,380 Referee: Ted Unkel

April 9 7	Real Salt Lake	2–2	Toronto FC	Sandy, Utah
6:00 PM MT	Meram 7' Kreilach 43', 58' Ruíz 47' Herrera 83'	Report	Thompson 8' MacNaughton 36' Nelson 79' Osorio 83' Salcedo 86'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,136 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

April 17 8	New York City FC	6–0	Real Salt Lake	New York, New York
11:00 AM MT	Castellanos 9', 34', 40', 57', 80' Andrade 15', 55' Gray 31'	Report	Schmitt 38' Herrera 42' Caldwell 63'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 14,513 Referee: Ismail Elfath

April 23 9	Portland Timbers	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon
8:00 PM MT	Bravo 77' Mabiala 86' Paredes 90+'	Report		Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 24,206 Referee: Chris Penso

April 30 10	Real Salt Lake	1–0	LA Galaxy	Sandy, Utah
1:30 PM MT	Córdova 42' Silva 49', 50'	Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,775 Referee: Chris Penso

May 8 11	Nashville SC	2–0	Real Salt Lake	Nashville, Tennessee
3:00 PM MT	Romney 63' Sapong 90+'	Report	Luiz 20' Ruiz 49'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,226 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

May 14 12	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Austin FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MT	Chang 55' Silva 63' Brody 88' Caldwell 90+2'	Report	Ring 24' Driussi 38' Pereira 45+2' Urruti 65' Valencia 78'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,122 Referee: Lucasz Szpala

May 22 13	CF Montreal	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Montreal, Canada
2:00 PM MT	Mihailovic 1' Piette 71'	Report	Glad 54', 75' Córdova 66' Luiz 90'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 14,205 Referee: Ramy Touchan

May 28 14	Real Salt Lake	3–0	Houston Dynamo FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MT	Wood 29' Córdova 57' MacMath 79' Glad 90+2'	Report	Avila 15' Carrasquilla 25'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,489 Referee: Armando Villarreal

June 4 15	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Vancouver, Canada
5:00 PM MT	Veselinović 31' Caicedo 38' Jungwirth 76' Alexandre 90' Gauld 90+'	Report	Herrera 28' 90+' Meram 52', 62' Löffelsend 68'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,134 Referee: Jon Freemon

June 18 16	Real Salt Lake	2–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MT	Silva 22' Schmitt 31' Savarino 81' Luiz 84'	Report	Espinoza 68' Nathan 79'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,517 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

June 25 17	Real Salt Lake	0–0	Columbus Crew SC	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MT	Silva 45+3'	Report	Moreira 79'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,311 Referee: Mark Allatin

July 3 18	Minnesota United FC	3–2	Real Salt Lake	St. Paul, Minnesota
6:00 PM MT	Reynoso 9', 45+3', 45+3' Boxall 15' Amarilla 61'	Report	Ruiz 33' Herrera 37' Savarino 71' Julio 76'	Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Ramy Touchan

July 9 19 RMC	Real Salt Lake	2–2	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MT	MacMath 38' Ruiz 47' Savarino 45+3' Meram 51', 86' Besler 90+1'	Report	Wilson 33' Acosta 50' Rubio 67' (pen.) Max 79' Abubakar 89'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,242 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

July 13 20	Atlanta United FC	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Atlanta, Georgia
5:30 PM MT	Cisneros 7', 33' Moreno 90+3'	Report	Kappelhof 37' Holt 44' Besler 56'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,509 Referee: Drew Fischer

July 17 21	Real Salt Lake	3–0	Sporting Kansas City	Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MT	Glad 34' Córdova 50' 50' Ruiz 64' Savarino 71' Julio 90+3'	Report	Espinoza 24' 62' Isimat-Mirin 85'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,132 Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Note: The red card issued to Roger Espinoza in the 62nd minute was a straight red card for a serious foul rather than a second yellow card

July 23 22	Real Salt Lake	0–1	FC Dallas	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MT	Ruiz 40' Löffelsend 86' Meram 86' Glad 89'	Report	Ferreira 14', 88' Velasco 22' Obrian 85' Cerrillo 90+3' Paes 90+6'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,437 Referee: Matthew Conger

July 30 23	San Jose Earthquakes	2–2	Real Salt Lake	San Jose, California
8:00 PM MDT	Espinoza 12' (pen.), 45+2' Ebobisse 62' Yueill 85' Greguš 90+4' M. López 90+7' 90+7'	Report	Glad 12' MacMath 14' Löffelsend 21' Chang 37' Savarino 90+5', 90+6'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,411 Referee: Nima Saghafi

August 6 24	Real Salt Lake	1–4	Los Angeles FC	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MT	Córdova 12'	Report	Arango 9', 60' Acosta 17', 40' Chiellini 69' Bale 87'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 21,810 Referee: Victor Rivas

August 14 25	Seattle Sounders FC	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Seattle, Washington
8:00 PM MDT	Gómez 59' Rusnák 62' C. Roldan 70'	Report	Córdova 32' Brody 64' Chang 66' Ruiz 90'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 33,093 Referee: Timothy Ford

August 20 26	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT	Löeffelsend 12' Córdova 61'	Report	Teibert 18' Gressel 87' Berhalter 90+2'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,567 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

August 27 27	FC Dallas	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Frisco, Texas
7:00 PM MT	Velasco 7', 56'	Report	Löffelsend 36' Chang 45' Julio 69'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,573 Referee: Ramy Touchan

August 31 28	Real Salt Lake	3–0	Minnesota United FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MT	Córdova 7' Löffelsend 20' Savarino 23' Glad 39' Julio 79'	Report	Benítez 32'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,358 Referee: Drew Fischer

September 4 29	Los Angeles FC	2–0	Real Salt Lake	Los Angeles, California
8:30 PM MT	Hollingshead 49' Arango 68' Murillo 72' Cifuentes 90+' Palacios 90+'	Report	Meram 90+'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,199 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

September 10 30	Real Salt Lake	0–0	D.C. United	Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MT	Silva 66' Herrera 89'	Report	Durkin 27' Akinmboni 40' Ochoa 61'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,487 Referee: Kevin Broadley

September 14 31	Austin FC	3–0	Real Salt Lake	Austin, Texas
	Djitté 60', 76', 80'	Report		Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

September 17 32	Real Salt Lake	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MT	Chang 35' Savarino 61'	Report	Hagglund 33' Brenner 44', 76'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,222 Referee: Chris Penso

October 1 33	LA Galaxy	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California
8:30 PM MT	Chicharito 45+' Costa 68' Cáceres 90+'	Report	Córdova 25' Luna 90'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 26,674 Referee: Kevin Stott

October 9 34	Real Salt Lake	3–1	Portland Timbers	Sandy, Utah
3:00 PM MT	Savarino 19' Rubin 48', 67' Hidalgo 82'	Report	Ayala 27' Asprilla 87' Blanco 88'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 21,333 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Standings

Western Conference Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles FC	34	21	9	4	66	38	+28	67	Qualification for the 2023 Campeones Cup, CONCACAF Champions League & conference semifinals
2	Austin FC	34	16	10	8	65	49	+16	56	Qualification for the first round & CONCACAF Champions League
3	FC Dallas	34	14	9	11	48	37	+11	53	Qualification for the first round
4	LA Galaxy	34	14	12	8	58	51	+7	50
5	Nashville SC	34	13	10	11	52	41	+11	50
6	Minnesota United FC	34	14	14	6	48	51	−3	48
7	Real Salt Lake	34	12	11	11	43	45	−2	47
8	Portland Timbers	34	11	10	13	53	53	0	46
9	Vancouver Whitecaps FC^[a]	34	12	15	7	40	57	−17	43	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League^[b]
10	Colorado Rapids	34	11	13	10	46	57	−11	43
11	Seattle Sounders FC	34	12	17	5	47	46	+1	41
12	Sporting Kansas City	34	11	16	7	42	54	−12	40
13	Houston Dynamo FC	34	10	18	6	43	56	−13	36
14	San Jose Earthquakes	34	8	15	11	52	69	−17	35

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:

^ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
^ as 2022 Canadian Championship winners.

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
12	Inter Miami CF	34	14	14	6	47	56	−9	48
13	Orlando City SC (U)	34	14	14	6	44	53	−9	48	Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League^[a]
14	Real Salt Lake	34	12	11	11	43	45	−2	47
15	Portland Timbers	34	11	10	13	53	53	0	46
16	Columbus Crew	34	10	8	16	46	41	+5	46

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(U) U.S. Open Cup winners
Notes:

^ As 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)

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	47	12	11	11	43	45	−2	9	3	5	27	15	+12	3	8	6	16	30	−14

Last updated: October 10, 2022
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

MLS Cup Playoffs

October 16 First round	Austin FC (2)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	(7) Real Salt Lake	Austin, Texas
1:00 PM MT	Driussi 31', 90+' Ring 41'	Report	Córdova 3', 15' Rubin 17' 52' Glad 45+' Caldwell 90+'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Victor Rivas
	Penalties
	Driussi Fagúndez Rigoni		Silva Brody Ojeda Schmitt
Note: Austin FC advanced on penalties 3–1

U.S. Open Cup

April 20 3R	Real Salt Lake	0–1	Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MDT	Pierre 69'	Report	Ulysse 25' Nortey 50' Evans 53' Cornwall 58', 70' Robles 90+' Olsen 90+'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,301 Referee: Brad Jensen

Leagues Cup

September 22 Showcase Match	Real Salt Lake	1–2	Atlas	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT	Herrera 17' Meram 36' Gomez 52' Caldwell 84' Nigro 88'	Report	Zaldívar 41', 64' Aguirre 48' Rodríguez 71' Reyes 78' Ortega 90+3'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 8,322 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Stats

Squad appearances

As of October 16, 2022

No	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Major League Soccer		US Open Cup		Playoffs
No	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
Goalkeepers
18	GK		Zac MacMath	35	35	34	34	0	0	1	1
24	GK		Jeff Dewsnup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	GK		Gavin Beavers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
81	GK		Tomas Gomez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Andrew Brody	35	34	34	33	0	0	1	1
4	DF		Johan Kappelhof	6	6	6	6	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Justen Glad	28	28	27	27	1	1	1	1
20	DF		Erik Holt	10	6	10	6	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Aaron Herrera	27	25	27	25	0	0	0	0
23	DF		Bret Halsey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF		Marcelo Silva	32	32	31	31	0	0	1	1
32	DF		Zack Farnsworth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF		Bryan Oviedo	7	5	6	4	0	0	1	1
99	DF		Jaziel Orozco	5	3	4	3	1	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF		Pablo Ruíz	31	29	29	28	1	0	1	1
8	MF		Damir Kreilach	5	3	5	3	0	0	0	0
12	MF		Scott Caldwell	28	15	26	15	1	0	1	0
13	MF		Nick Besler	13	3	11	2	1	1	1	0
16	MF		Maikel Chang	35	25	33	24	1	0	1	1
19	MF		Bode Hidalgo	8	1	6	0	1	1	1	0
26	MF		Diego Luna	13	3	13	3	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Jasper Löffelsend	32	20	30	19	1	1	1	0
33	MF		Julio Benitez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF		Jude Wellings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
88	MF		Braian Ojeda	7	4	6	3	0	0	1	1
Forwards
7	FW		Bobby Wood	14	13	14	13	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Justin Meram	32	26	32	26	0	0	0	0
10	FW		Sergio Córdova	35	28	33	27	1	0	1	1
11	FW		Jefferson Savarino	20	18	19	17	0	0	1	1
14	FW		Rubio Rubin	25	9	23	7	1	1	1	1
21	FW		Tate Schmitt	16	11	14	10	1	1	1	0
29	FW		Anderson Julio	20	3	20	3	0	0	0	0
31	FW		Axel Kei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW		Danny Musovski	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.)
1	GK		David Ochoa	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
3	DF		Chris Kablan	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Chris Garcia	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	0
25	MF		Everton Luiz	13	5	12	4	1	1	0	0
27	FW		Jonathan Menéndez	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
42	MF		Pierre Reedy	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
49	DF		Bobby Pierre	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0

Goals

Stats from MLS Regular season, MLS play offs, CONCACAF Champions league, and U.S. Open Cup are all included.
First tie-breaker for goals is assists.

As of October 16, 2022 ^[4]

Goals
Rank	Player	Goals	Assists
1	Sergio Córdova	11	2
2	Jefferson Savarino	7	6
3	Justin Meram	3	7
	Anderson Julio	3	2
	Bobby Wood	3	1
	Justen Glad	3	0
7	Andrew Brody	2	7
	Maikel Chang	2	6
	Pablo Ruíz	2	6
	Tate Schmitt	2	0
	Marcelo Silva	2	0
12	Jasper Löffelsend	1	5
	Bode Hidalgo	1	0
	Johan Kappelhof	1	0
	Damir Kreilach	1	0
	Rubio Rubin	1	0

Assists

Stats from MLS Regular season, MLS play offs, CONCACAF Champions league, and U.S. Open Cup are all included.
First tie-breaker for assists is minutes played.

As of October 16, 2022 ^[5]

Assists
Rank	Player	Assists	Matches Played	Minutes Played
1	Justin Meram	7	33	2289
1	Andrew Brody	7	35	3080
3	Jefferson Savarino	6	20	1599
	Maikel Chang	6	34	1909
	Pablo Ruíz	6	30	2503
6	Jasper Löffelsend	5	31	1691
7	Aaron Herrera	3	27	2267
8	Bryan Oviedo	2	7	434
	Anderson Julio	2	20	512
	Sergio Córdova	2	34	2348
11	Bobby Wood	1	14	989

Shutouts

Stats from MLS Regular season, MLS play offs, CONCACAF Champions league, and U.S. Open Cup are all included.
First tie-breaker for shutouts is minutes played.

As of October 11, 2022 ^[6]

Shutouts
Rank	Player	Nation	Shutouts	Matches Played	Minutes Played
1	Zac MacMath		10	35	3180

Club

Roster

As of September 1, 2022,^[7]

No.	Name	Nationality	Positions	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Seasons with club (year signed)
2	Andrew Brody	United States	DF	(1995-05-03) May 3, 1995 (age 29)	Real Monarchs	2 (2021)
4	Johan Kappelhof	Netherlands	DF	(1990-08-05) August 5, 1990 (age 34)	Chicago Fire FC	1 (2022)
6	Pablo Ruíz	Argentina	MF	(1998-12-20) December 20, 1998 (age 25)	San Luis	5 (2018)
7	Bobby Wood	United States	FW	(1992-11-15) November 15, 1992 (age 32)	Hamburger SV	2 (2021)
8	Damir Kreilach (DP)	Croatia	MF	(1989-04-16) April 16, 1989 (age 35)	Union Berlin	5 (2018)
9	Justin Meram	Iraq	MF	(1988-12-04) December 4, 1988 (age 35)	Atlanta United FC	3 (2020)
10	Sergio Córdova (DP)	Venezuela	FW	(1997-08-09) August 9, 1997 (age 27)	FC Augsburg (loan)	1 (2022)
11	Jefferson Savarino (DP)	Venezuela	FW	(1996-11-11) November 11, 1996 (age 28)	Atletico Mineiro	4 (2017, 2022)
12	Scott Caldwell	United States	MF	(1991-03-15) March 15, 1991 (age 33)	New England Revolution	1 (2022)
13	Nick Besler	United States	MF	(1993-05-07) May 7, 1993 (age 31)	Real Monarchs	6 (2017)
14	Rubio Rubin	Guatemala	FW	(1996-03-01) March 1, 1996 (age 28)	San Diego Loyal SC	2 (2021)
15	Justen Glad (HGP)	United States	DF	(1997-02-28) February 28, 1997 (age 27)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	9 (2014)
16	Maikel Chang	Cuba	MF	(1991-04-18) April 18, 1991 (age 33)	Real Monarchs	3 (2020)
18	Zac MacMath	United States	GK	(1991-08-07) August 7, 1991 (age 33)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3 (2020)
19	Bode Hidalgo	United States	FW	(2002-02-22) February 22, 2002 (age 22)	Real Monarchs	2 (2021)
20	Erik Holt (HGP)	United States	DF	(1996-09-06) September 6, 1996 (age 28)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	4 (2019)
21	Tate Schmitt (HGP)	United States	FW	(1997-05-28) May 28, 1997 (age 27)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	4 (2019)
22	Aaron Herrera (HGP)	United States	DF	(1997-06-06) June 6, 1997 (age 27)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	5 (2018)
23	Bret Halsey (GA)	United States	DF	(2000-06-01) June 1, 2000 (age 24)	Virginia Cavaliers	2 (2021)
24	Jeff Dewsnup (HGP)	United States	GK	(2004-05-21) May 21, 2004 (age 20)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	2 (2021)
26	Diego Luna	United States	MF	(2003-09-03) September 3, 2003 (age 21)	El Paso Locomotive	1 (2022)
28	Jasper Löeffelsend	Germany	DF	(1997-09-10) September 10, 1997 (age 27)	Pittsburgh Panthers	1 (2022)
29	Anderson Julio	Ecuador	FW	(1996-05-31) May 31, 1996 (age 28)	Atlético San Luis	2 (2021)
30	Marcelo Silva	Uruguay	DF	(1989-03-21) March 21, 1989 (age 35)	Real Zaragoza	6 (2017)
31	Axel Kei (HGP)	Ivory Coast	FW	(2007-12-30) December 30, 2007 (age 16)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	1 (2022)
32	Zack Farnsworth (HGP)	United States	DF	(2002-07-13) July 13, 2002 (age 22)	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	2 (2021)
33	Julio Benitez (HGP)	United States	MF	(2005-07-30) July 30, 2005 (age 19)	Real Monarchs (HGP)	1 (2022)
35	Gavin Beavers (HGP)	United States	GK	(2005-04-29) April 29, 2005 (age 19)	Real Monarchs (HGP)	1 (2022)
36	Bryan Oviedo	Costa Rica	DF	(1990-02-18) February 18, 1990 (age 34)	FC Copenhagen	1 (2022)
38	Jude Wellings (HGP)	United States	MF	(2006-04-26) April 26, 2006 (age 18)	Real Monarchs (HGP)	1 (2022)
39	Danny Musovski	United States	FW	(1995-11-30) November 30, 1995 (age 28)	Los Angeles FC	1 (2022)
81	Tomas Gomez	United States	GK	(1993-05-20) May 20, 1993 (age 31)	Real Monarchs	1 (2022)
88	Braian Ojeda	Paraguay	MF	(2000-06-27) June 27, 2000 (age 24)	Nottingham Forest (loan)	1 (2022)
99	Jaziel Orozco (HGP)	Mexico	DF	(2004-06-02) June 2, 2004 (age 20)	Real Monarchs (HGP)	1 (2022)

Transfers

As of September 1, 2022'^[7]^[8]

In

Player	Position	Previous club	Fees/Notes	Date	Ref.
Jude Wellings	MF	RSL Academy	Homegrown player	January 10, 2022	^[9]
Julio Benitez	MF	Real Monarchs	Homegrown player	January 11, 2022	^[10]
Scott Caldwell	MF	New England Revolution	Free agency	January 12, 2022	^[11]
Gavin Beavers	GK	Real Monarchs	Homegrown player	January 12, 2022	^[12]
Jaziel Orozco	DF	Real Monarchs	Homegrown player	January 13, 2022	^[13]
Axel Kei	FW	RSL Academy	Homegrown player	January 14, 2022	^[14]
Johan Kappelhof	DF	Chicago Fire FC	Free agency	February 18, 2022	^[15]
Jasper Löeffelsend	DF	Pittsburgh Panthers	2022 MLS SuperDraft	February 27, 2022	^[16]
Tomas Gomez	GK	Sacramento Republic	Short-term deal	February 27, 2022	^[17]
Anderson Julio	FW	Atlético San Luis	Undisclosed; follows loan in 2021 season.	April 28, 2022	^[18]
Jefferson Savarino	FW	Atletico Mineiro	Designated player	May 4, 2022	^[19]
Diego Luna	MF	El Paso Locomotive		June 2, 2022	^[20]
Danny Musovski	FW	Los Angeles FC	$250,000 GAM	August 3, 2022	^[21]
Bryan Oviedo	DF	FC Copenhagen	Free agency	August 4, 2022	^[22]

Out

Player	Position	Next Club	Fees/Notes	Date
Milan Iloski	FW	Orange County SC	Option Declined	December 6, 2021
Douglas Martínez	FW	Sacramento Republic	Option Declined	December 6, 2021
Ashtone Morgan	DF	Forge FC	Option Declined	December 6, 2021
Justin Portillo	MF	New Mexico United	Option Declined	December 6, 2021
Noah Powder	DF	Indy Eleven	Option Declined	December 6, 2021
Jeizon Ramírez	FW	Deportivo Táchira	Option Declined	December 6, 2021
Donny Toia	DF	FC Tucson	Option Declined	December 6, 2021
Albert Rusnák	MF	Seattle Sounders FC	Free agency	January 13, 2022
Toni Datković	DF	FC Cartagena	Undisclosed	January 18, 2022
Everton Luiz	MF	S.K. Beveren	Undisclosed	July 11, 2022
David Ochoa	GK	D.C. United	$75,000 GAM + conditional	July 30, 2022

Loans

In

Player	Position	Loaned from	Fees/Notes	Date
Sergio Córdova	FW	FC Augsburg	Loan for entire 2022 season	February 3, 2022
Bobby Pierre	DF	Real Monarchs	Extreme hardship (short-term loan)	March 31, 2022
Pierre Reedy	MF	Real Monarchs	Extreme hardship (short-term loan)	March 31, 2022
Chris Kablan	DF	S.K. Beveren	Short-term loan	May 4, 2022
Braian Ojeda	MF	Nottingham Forest	One-year loan	August 4, 2022

Out

Player	Position	Loaned to	Fees/Notes	Date
Jonathan Menéndez	FW	Vélez Sarsfield	Loan for remainder of 2022 season	July 12, 2022
Chris Garcia	FW	El Paso Locomotive	Loan for remainder of 2022 season	September 1, 2022

Trialist

Notes

^ America First Field was referred to by its former name, Rio Tinto Stadium, until September 10, 2022.

References

^ MLSsoccer.com. "Real Salt Lake name Pablo Mastroeni permanent head coach". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
^ "RSL Announces 2022 Preseason Schedule" (Press release). Real Salt Lake. January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
^ "Portland Timbers Join Desert Showcase Presented By Visit Tucson" (Press release). FC Tucson. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
^ "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Roster". rsl.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^ "Real Salt Lake Announces 2022 Roster Decisions". rsl.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
^ RSL Communications (January 11, 2022). "Real Salt Lake Signs Jude Wellings to Homegrown Contract". RSL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^ RSL Communications (January 11, 2022). "Real Salt Lake Signs Julio Benitez as Club's 29th All-Time Homegrown Player". RSL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^ RSL Communications (January 12, 2022). "RSL Signs Scott Caldwell". RSL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^ RSL Communications (January 12, 2022). "Goalkeeper Gavin Beavers Signs with Real Salt Lake as Homegrown Player". RSL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^ RSL Communications (January 13, 2022). "RSL Signs Jaziel Orozco as Homegrown Player". RSL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^ RSL Communications (January 14, 2022). "RSL Forward Axel Kei Becomes Youngest Player in MLS History". RSL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^ RSL Communications (February 18, 2022). "Welcome, Johan Kappelhof". RSL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^ RSL Communications (February 27, 2022). "Welcome, Jasper and Tomas". RSL.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ RSL Communications (February 27, 2022). "Welcome, Jasper and Tomas". RSL.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ RSL Communications (April 28, 2022). "RSL Secures Return of Dynamic Attacker Anderson Julio". RSL.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^ RSL Communications (May 5, 2022). "Welcome Back, Jefferson!". RSL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
^ RSL Communications (June 2, 2022). "Real Salt Lake Acquires Midfielder Diego Luna From El Paso". RSL.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
^ RSL Communications (August 3, 2022). "Real Salt Lake Acquires Forward Danny Musovski from LAFC". RSL.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^ RSL Communications (August 4, 2022). "Utah's Newest World Cup Talent, Bryan Oviedo". RSL.com. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

[table_note_VAN0.92535474380728-5] Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

[table_note_res_CLC0.92535474380728-6] s 2022 Canadian Championship winners.

[table_note_res_CCL40.10982195991549-7] As 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)

[Note1-1] America First Field was referred to by its former name, Rio Tinto Stadium, until September 10, 2022.

[2] MLSsoccer.com. "Real Salt Lake name Pablo Mastroeni permanent head coach". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

[3] "RSL Announces 2022 Preseason Schedule" (Press release). Real Salt Lake. January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

[4] "Portland Timbers Join Desert Showcase Presented By Visit Tucson" (Press release). FC Tucson. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

[8] "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[9] "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[10] "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[players-11] "Roster". rsl.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[RSL.cpm-12] "Real Salt Lake Announces 2022 Roster Decisions". rsl.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

[13] RSL Communications (January 11, 2022). "Real Salt Lake Signs Jude Wellings to Homegrown Contract". RSL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

[14] RSL Communications (January 11, 2022). "Real Salt Lake Signs Julio Benitez as Club's 29th All-Time Homegrown Player". RSL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

[15] RSL Communications (January 12, 2022). "RSL Signs Scott Caldwell". RSL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

[16] RSL Communications (January 12, 2022). "Goalkeeper Gavin Beavers Signs with Real Salt Lake as Homegrown Player". RSL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

[17] RSL Communications (January 13, 2022). "RSL Signs Jaziel Orozco as Homegrown Player". RSL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

[18] RSL Communications (January 14, 2022). "RSL Forward Axel Kei Becomes Youngest Player in MLS History". RSL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

[19] RSL Communications (February 18, 2022). "Welcome, Johan Kappelhof". RSL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

[20] RSL Communications (February 27, 2022). "Welcome, Jasper and Tomas". RSL.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[21] RSL Communications (February 27, 2022). "Welcome, Jasper and Tomas". RSL.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[22] RSL Communications (April 28, 2022). "RSL Secures Return of Dynamic Attacker Anderson Julio". RSL.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

[23] RSL Communications (May 5, 2022). "Welcome Back, Jefferson!". RSL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

[24] RSL Communications (June 2, 2022). "Real Salt Lake Acquires Midfielder Diego Luna From El Paso". RSL.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.

[25] RSL Communications (August 3, 2022). "Real Salt Lake Acquires Forward Danny Musovski from LAFC". RSL.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.

[26] RSL Communications (August 4, 2022). "Utah's Newest World Cup Talent, Bryan Oviedo". RSL.com. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

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