The 2014 Real Salt Lake season was the team's tenth year of existence and also the first year with new head coach Jeff Cassar. The team's first game was on March 8 at StubHub Center.
| 2014 season | |||
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| Owner | Dell Loy Hansen | ||
| Coach | Jeff Cassar | ||
| Stadium | Rio Tinto Stadium | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 3rd Overall: 4th | ||
| MLS Cup | Conference Semifinals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | 4th Round | ||
| Rocky Mountain Cup | 1st | ||
| Desert Diamond Cup | 3rd | ||
| Highest home attendance | 20,513 (vs New England Revolution, 4 July) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 18,881 (vs Toronto FC, 29 March) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 20,157 | ||
| Biggest win | RSL 5–1 COL (9/19) | ||
| Biggest defeat | SEA 4–0 RSL (5/31) | ||
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Background
editIn 2013 Real Salt Lake played in the MLS Cup final, losing in the tenth round of penalty kicks to Sporting Kansas City.[1] Real Salt Lake also announced that LifeVantage would be a long-term sponsor beginning in the 2014 Season.[2] Additionally, long term head coach, Jason Kreis announced that he would leave the club at the end of the season to embark on an opportunity to become the first coach for New York City FC to start in the 2015 season.[3] Other changes to the staff including Miles Joseph who left to assist Kreis in New York and C. J. Brown returned to his former club, Chicago Fire Soccer Club, to serve as assistant coach.[4] Jeff Cassar was promoted to be the head coach beginning in the 2014 season.[5]
Overview
editMarch
editReal Salt Lake began the season away to LA Galaxy on 8 April 2014 and won their first match of the season. Nick Rimando was awarded the first week Player of the Week[6] after a nine-save performance helping to secure the win. Additionally, Rimando was voted for MLS Save of the Week[7] and named for MLS Team of the Week[8] along with defender Nat Borchers for week one. Real Salt Lake continued to remain unbeaten throughout the month with draws at San Jose (3–3) and the home opener to LA Galaxy (1–1), and a three-nil home win to Toronto FC which saw Álvaro Saborío, Javier Morales, and Nat Borchers named to the MLS team of the Week for week four.[9] Captain Kyle Beckerman was also awarded MLS Goal of the Week for his 25-yard shot against San Jose that earned him nearly 50 percent of the votes.[10]
April
editRSL continued their unbeaten run through the month with draws away to Sporting Kansas City (0–0) and Philadelphia Union (2–2), and home against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2–2). Real Salt Lake also had a single home win over Portland Timbers (1–0), to bring the tally to eleven consecutive matches unbeaten against the Timbers. Real Salt Lake also were honored by being awarded the "Team of the Year" in the Utah Governor's State of Sport awards, as well as awards to Kyle Beckerman for "Male Professional Athlete of the Year", and Nick Rimando was awarded for "Highlight of the Year" for their accomplishments in the 2013 season.[11]
Luis Gil was called up to the U-21 US National Team for the pre-Olympic Training Camp, but backed out to recover from a lingering hamstring injury.[12] Defender Carlos Salcedo additionally was called up to train with the Mexico U-21 National Team to prepare for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[13] RSL Arizona Academy graduate Justen Glad was offered a Homegrown Player contract and became the seventh academy graduate to join the first team.[14] Real also announced a new Under-12 Academy to be based in Utah with graduates being promoted to the RSL Arizona Academy.[15]
May
editReal Salt Lake continued their unbeaten run to tie the MLS record for an unbeaten start of the season, tying with 1996 and 2010 LA Galaxy and 2000 Kansas City Wizards. RSL suffered their first defeat the final day of the month when they lost away to Seattle Sounders. Forward Álvaro Saborío was named to the Costa Rica World Cup Roster, and Midfielder Kyle Beckerman and Goalkeeper Nick Rimando were called up to the United States men's national soccer team and departed to train with their respective teams in preparation for the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup,[16] although Saborío returned after fracturing his fifth metatarsal in training.[17] Jordan Allen was ruled out for the remainder of the season after undergoing a microfracture surgery to his right knee.[18]
Joao Plata won the MLS Player of the Week[19] for week nine after his two-goal performance against Chicago Fire Soccer Club. Javier Morales scored the second fasted goal in RSL history with his first goal finding the net fifteen seconds into the match.[20] Javi also got his first hat-trick for Real Salt Lake in the team's first ever win away to FC Dallas. In Nick Rimando's absence, Jeff Attinella won the MLS Save of the Week for Week 11 with a double save in the win against Colorado Rapids.[21]
Competitions
editPreseason
editMatches
edit| January 29, 2014 | RSL Arizona Academy | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Casa Grande, AZ, USA |
Josh Doughty  80' |
Report | Morales 52' (pen.) |
Stadium: Grande Sports World |
| February 8, 2014 | UC Irvine Anteaters | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Irvine, CA, USA |
| Iwasa 83' |
Report | 15' Mulholland |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium |
| February 13, 2014 | Chivas USA | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, CA, USA |
| 11:00 PST | Bautista 11' |
Report | Stadium: StubHub Center |
Desert Diamond Cup
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Fire | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Chivas USA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | FC Tucson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1[a] |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara took the place of FC Tucson in the final match v. Chicago Fire.
Matches
edit| February 19, 2014 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | New England Revolution | Tucson, AZ, USA |
| 18:00 (MST) | Report | Stadium: North Stadium, Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| February 22, 2014 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Tucson, Arizona |
| 15:30 (MST) | Brown 69' |
report | Wingert  30' |
Stadium: Kino Stadium Referee: Kevin Stott |
| February 26, 2014 | Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | FC Tucson | Tucson, AZ, USA |
| 18:00 (MST) | Saborío 24' Maund 44'Saborío 45' |
report | Acosta 44' Antoniak 59' |
Stadium: North Stadium, Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| March 1, 2014 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | CD Chivas USA | Tucson, AZ, USA |
| 13:00 (MST) | Saborío 70' |
report | Torres 10' Minda 14'Bautista 81' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath |
MLS regular season
editStandings
editWestern Conference
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 64 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 61 | |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | MLS Cup Knockout round |
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 50 | |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 49 | |
| 7 | Chivas USA | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 33 | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 32 | |
| 9 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 |
Source: MLS
Overall table
editNote: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, and 2015 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC (S) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 64 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy (C) | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 61 | |
| 3 | D.C. United | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 55 | |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 52 | |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 50 | |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 50 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 49 | |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 49 | |
| 12 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 42 | |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 41 | |
| 14 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
| 15 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 36 | |
| 16 | Chivas USA | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 33 | |
| 17 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 32 | |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 | |
| 19 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield
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 |
| 31 | 49 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 25 | −4 |
Last updated: October 5, 2014
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
Results by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on October 5, 2014. Source: RealSaltLake.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match results
edit- As of May 4, 2014
| March 8, 2014 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, CA |
| 7:30 PM PST | Riley 45' |
report | Morales 35' Mulholland 79'Plata 80'Saborío 87'Rimando 90' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,634 Referee: Javier Santos |
| March 15, 2014 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–3 | Real Salt Lake | Santa Clara, CA |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Wondolowski 6' Lenhart 9'Bernárdez 75'Koval 77'Salinas 90'Bernárdez 90+5' |
report | Beckerman 11' Plata 32'Mulholland 45+4'Borchers 52' |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10525 Referee: Jorge Luna |
| March 22, 2014 3 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Sandy, UT |
| 2:00 PM MDT | Saborío 19' Morales 55'Saborío 63' |
report | Ishizaki 18' Keane 34' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,466 Referee: Ismael Eltath |
| March 29, 2014 4 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | Toronto FC | Sandy, UT |
| 7:30 PM MDT | Saborío (pen) 11' Gil 28'Schuler 38'Saborío 55' |
report | Defoe 29' Henry 31'Caldwell 35' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,881 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| April 5, 2014 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, KS |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Myers 76' Rosell  83'Bieler 90+1' |
report | Schuler 40' Borchers 87' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,838 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| April 12, 2014 6 | Philadelphia Union | 2–2 | Real Salt Lake | Chester, PA |
| TBD | Wenger 55' Edu 90' |
report | Mulholland 6' Beckerman 85' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,015 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| April 19, 2014 7 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | Portland Timbers | Sandy, Ut |
| 7:30 PM MDT | Grabavoy 79' |
report | Danso 33' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,496 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| April 26, 2014 8 | Real Salt Lake | 2–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sandy, UT |
| 7:30 PM MDT | Plata 2' Saborío 9'Wingert 65' |
report | Manneh 58' Mezquida 86'Fernández 90+4'Leverón 90+5' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,661 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| May 3, 2014 9 | Chicago Fire | 2–3 | Real Salt Lake | Bridgeview, IL |
| 7:30 PM DDT | Magee 22' Anangonó 30'Magee 63' |
report | Schuler 30' Beckerman 44'Plata 72'Saborío 90'Plata 90+3' |
Stadium: Real Salt Lake Attendance: 14,903 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| May 11, 2014 10 | Houston Dynamo | 2–5 | Real Salt Lake | Houston, TX |
| 6:00 PM MDT | Sherrod 22' Carrasco 27'Óscar Boniek García 45+4'Sherrod 56'Sherrod 90+2' |
report | Morales 1' Morales 17'Saborío 26'Saborío 32'Mulholland 78'Morales 89' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,514 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| May 17, 2014 11 (RMC) | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, UT |
| 7:30 PM MDT | Plata 24' Grossman 33'Mulholland 44'Morales 51'Morales 64'Stertzer 90+3' |
report | Drew Moor 83' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,489 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| May 24, 2014 12 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | FC Dallas | Sandy, UT |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Beltran 61' Morales 85' |
report | Ulloa 66' Hedges 80'Castillo 83' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,488 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| May 31, 2014 13 | Seattle Sounders FC | 4–0 | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, WA |
| 3:00 PM PDT | Pineda 42' Pappa 55'Barrett 62'Evans 80'Martins 90' |
report | Beltran 43' Borchers 76' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,245 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| June 4, 2014 14 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, OH |
| 19:30 EDT | Gehrig 16' Finlay 88' |
report | Gil 56' |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11.121 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| June 7, 2014 15 | Real Salt Lake | 1–3 | Portland Timbers | Sandy, UT |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Mulholland 23' Beltran 52'  53'García 70'Mulholland 84' |
report | Adi 36' Adi 45'Johnson 73'Chará 90' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,480 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| June 28, 2014 16 | C.D. Chivas USA | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, CA |
| 7:30 PM MDT | Mulholland Stertzer 72' |
report | Lochhead 19' Torres 35'Rosales 47'Toia 50' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 5,689 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| July 4, 2014 17 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | New England Revolution | Sandy, UT |
| 20:00 MDT | Wingert 19' Morales 35'Morales 36'Plata 65' |
report | Nguyen 32' Barnes 37'Tierney 64' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,513 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| July 12, 2014 18 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, CA |
| 7:30 PM PDT | García 90+4' Rimando 90+7' |
report | Zardes 20' Sarvas 90+4' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 19,882 Referee: Sylviu Petrescu |
| July 19, 2014 19 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sandy, UT |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Beckerman 17' Beltran 76'Plata 81'Wingert 90+7' |
report | Mattocks 73' Fernández 75'Laba 75'Ousted 76'Koffie 88' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,265 Referee: Edvin Juresevic |
| July 24, 2014 20 | Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | Montreal Impact | Sandy, UT |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Mulholland 3' Wingert 18'García 70' 90+2' |
Summary | Camara 32' Nakajima-Farran 65'Gagnon-Laparé 83' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,398 Referee:  Drew Fischer |
| July 30, 2014 21 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls | Sandy, UT |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Plata 19' García 79' |
Summary | Henry 57' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,295 Referee:  Mark Geiger |
| August 2, 2014 22 (RMC) | Colorado Rapids | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, CO |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Summary | Morales 14' Wingert 34'Maund 47'Beckerman 62'Beltran 84' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,554 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| August 9, 2014 23 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | D.C. United | Sandy, UT |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Plata 11' Schuler 13' 24'Mansally 85' |
Summary | Jeffrey 5' Johnson 30' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,452 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| August 16, 2014 24 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Sandy, UT |
| 12:30 PM MDT | García 14' Plata 53'Mulholland 57' |
Report | Scott 15' Yedlin 60'Barrett 72' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20.483 Referee: Sylviu Petrescu |
| August 22, 2014 25 | FC Dallas | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Frisco, TX |
| 8:00 PM DDT | Pérez 31' 45' Michel 33'Watson 50'Castillo 74' |
report | Schuler 45' García 90+1' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 17,622 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| August 30, 2014 26 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Santa Clara, CA |
| 5:30 PM PDT | Cronin 14' Pierazzi 61'Hernandez 68' |
report | Morales 36' |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: David Gantar |
| September 6, 2014 27 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | FC Dallas | Sandy, UT |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Findley 31' Saborío 77'Beltran 85' |
report | Loyd 54' Michel 62' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,545 Referee: Armando Villareal |
| September 12, 2014 28 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–2 | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, WA |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Neagle 25' Neagle 28'Martins 43'Rose 90+4' |
report | Morales 30' Plata 50'Borchers 68'Wingert 71' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,976 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| September 19, 2014 29 (RMC) | Real Salt Lake | 5–1 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, UT |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Plata 32' Morales 33'Schuler 37'Nasco 45' (o.g.)Salcedo 63' |
report | José Mari 21' O'Neill 36'Serna 84'Burch 88' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,692 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| September 27, 2014 30 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Vancouver, BC |
| 4:00 PM PDT | Beitashour 36' Morales 62' (pen.) 78' 79'Teibert 64' |
Summary | Borchers 57' Salcedo 60' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,395 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| October 5, 2104 31 | C.D. Chivas USA | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, CA |
| 6:00 PM PDT | Minda 22' Borja 47'Sturgis 82' |
Summary | Mulholland 78' Morales 85' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 12,271 Referee: Dave Gantar |
| October 11, 2014 32 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, UT |
| 7:30 PM MDT | Grabavoy 24' 81' Velásquez 29' |
Report | Yannick Djaló 32' Harden 74' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,701 Referee: Jose Rivero |
| October 17, 2014 33 | Portland Timbers | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Portland, OR |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Valeri 55' Ridgewell 58'Paparatto 90+2' |
Report | Beckerman 55' |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,814 Referee: Geiger |
| October 22, 2014 34 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | C.D. Chivas USA | Sandy, UT |
| 7:30 PM MDT | Saborío 36' (pen.) Salcedo 59'Beckerman 74'Grabavoy 85' |
Report | Toia 31' Burling 50'Chávez 56'Reo-Coker 76' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,665 Referee: Bazakos |
Legend:: Win
Draw
Loss
Schedule Updated: February 2, 2014
Source: Real Salt Lake Schedule
MLS Cup Playoffs
editWestern Conference Semifinal
edit| November 1 First leg | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | LA Galaxy | Sandy, Utah |
| 17:00 PDT | Beltran 63' Wingert 67' |
Report | Gonzalez 53' Rogers 77' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,713 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| November 9 Second leg | LA Galaxy | 5–0 (5–0 agg.) | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
| 16:30 PST | Donovan 10', 54', 72', 81' Keane 20' Sarvas 63' |
Report | Saborío 79' Beltran 86' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
U.S. Open Cup
editKickoff times are in MDT
| 14 June 2014 Fourth round | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Chamblee, Georgia |
| 6:00 PM MDT | Burgos 33' 55' Gavin 44'Poku 90+2' |
Report | Findley 10' Maund 27'Salcedo 65' |
Stadium: Silverbacks Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A. Villarreal |
Friendlies
edit| 12 August 2014 Friendly | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 |  Club Tijuana | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Beltran 21' Salcedo 85'Gil 87' |
Report | Requejo 7' Castro 11'Ortíz 59'Villegas 77' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 13,222 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| 30 September 2014 Friendly | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 PM MDT | Findley 57' (pen.) Velásquez 90' |
Report | Lopez 27' Alvarez 45'Mirković 54' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,555 |
Club
editRoster
editAs of April 8, 2014. Age calculated as of the start of the 2014 season.[22]
Transfers
editIn
edit| # | Position | Player | Previous club | Fees/Notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | MF | Jordan Allen
|
Real Salt Lake – Arizona Academy
|
Graduate, Home Grown Player | 31 December 2013 | [23] |
| 19 | MF |  Luke Mullholland
|
Tampa Bay Rowdies
|
Undisclosed | 21 January 2014 | [24] |
| 23 | DF | Ryan Neil
|
California Golden Bears
|
First round MLS SuperDraft Pick (18th overall) | 16 January 2014 | [25] |
| MF | Joey Dillon
|
Georgetown Hoyas
|
Third round MLS SuperDraft Pick (53rd overall) | 21 January 2014 | [26] | |
| DF | Daniel Jackson
|
Coker College
|
Fourth round MLS SuperDraft Pick (70th overall) | 21 January 2014 | [26] | |
| 14 | DF | Justen Glad
|
Real Salt Lake – Arizona Academy
|
Home Grown Player | 8 April 2014 | [14] |
| 23 | FW |  Sebastián Jaime
|
 Unión Española
|
Undisclosed | 8 August 2014 | [27] |
Out
edit| # | Position | Player | Next Club | Fees/Notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | MF |  Lovel Palmer
|
Chicago Fire
|
Traded for Allocation Money | 13 December 2013 | [28] |
| 23 | MF | Khari Stephenson
|
San Jose Earthquakes
|
Released to MLS Re-Entry Draft | 9 December 2013 | [29] |
| 23 | DF | Ryan Neil
|
San Jose Earthquakes
|
Not signed after being picked in the MLS Superdraft | 7 March 2014 | [30] |
| 44 | DF | Brandon McDonald
|
 Ljungskile SK
|
Released to MLS Re-Entry Draft | 9 December 2013 | [29] |
| 45 | GK |  Josh Saunders
|
Released to MLS Re-Entry Draft | 9 December 2013 | [29] | |
| 19 | MF |  Enzo Martinez
|
Carolina RailHawks
|
Waived | 9 January 2014 | [31] |
| DF | Daniel Jackson
|
Carolina RailHawks
|
Not signed after being picked in the MLS Superdraft | 12 March 2014 | [32] | |
| MF | Joey Dillon
|
Arizona United
|
Released | 8 April 2014 | [14] | |
| 3 | DF | Kwame Watson-Siriboe
|
New York City FC
|
Trade for 2016 MLS 4th Round Super-Draft Pick | 11 August 2014 | [33] |
Loans
editIn
edit| # | Position | Player | Loaned To | Fees/Notes | Date | Source |
|---|
Out
edit| # | Position | Player | Loaned To | Fees/Notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | MF |  Yordany Álvarez
|
Orlando City
|
Loaned for 2014 season and Trade for 2015 for 2017 4th Round Super-Draft Pick | 13 December 2013 | [34] |
| 25 | DF | Rich Balchan
|
Carolina RailHawks
|
Short-term loan to regain fitness | 7 May 2014 – 12 May 2014 | [35] |
| 3 | DF | Kwame Watson-Siriboe
|
Orange County Blues FC
|
Short-term loan to regain fitness. | 11 May 2014 | [36] |
| 22 | FW | Benji Lopez
|
Arizona United SC
|
Loaned for 2014 USL PRO season | 30 May 2014 | [37] |
Note: Kwame Watson-Siriboe and Benji Lopez have both played matches with RSL Reserves while on loan away from Real Salt Lake
Coaching and technical staff
edit| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| General Manager | Garth Lagerwey
|
| Head Coach | Jeff Cassar
|
| Assistant Coach | Andy Williams[38]
|
| Assistant Coach | Craig Waibel[38]
|
| Assistant Coach |  Paul Dalglish;[38] Departed: 4 August 2014 [39]
|
| Assistant Coach | Ted Eck[40]
|
| Goalkeeping Coach | Daryl Shore[38]
|
| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Dan Barlow
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| Head Athletic Trainer | Tyson Pace
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| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Kevin Christen
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| Director of Soccer Operations | Eliott Fall
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| Team Administrator | Salvador Pérez
|
Last updated: 21 September 2014
Source: Real Salt Lake
Kits
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          Away
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| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Claret with Gold Bar / Cobalt sleeves | Claret | Claret | 8 March at LA Galaxy |
| Away | White / Cobalt right sleeve | White | White | 15 March at San Jose Earthquakes |
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
edit- As of May 12, 2014
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF | USA
|
Tony Beltran | 18 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA
|
Aaron Maund | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | USA
|
Kyle Beckerman | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA
|
Nat Borchers | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | USA
|
Jordan Allen | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW |  ECU
|
Joao Plata | 15 | 8 | 13+1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | USA
|
Robbie Findley | 4 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ARG
|
Javier Morales | 18 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA
|
Cole Grossman | 11 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW |  COL
|
Olmes García | 15 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW |  CRC
|
Álvaro Saborío | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | USA
|
Carlos Salcedo | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | USA
|
Chris Wingert | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA
|
Nick Rimando | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG
|
Luke Mulholland | 19 | 4 | 11+7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | USA
|
Ned Grabavoy | 18 | 1 | 16+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA
|
Luis Gil | 15 | 2 | 11+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | COL
|
Sebastián Velásquez | 7 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | USA
|
Chris Schuler | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | USA
|
Jeff Attinella | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | USA
|
Rich Balchan | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | USA
|
John Stertzer | 8 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF |  GAM
|
Abdoulie Mansally | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | USA
|
Devon Sandoval | 14 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- Source: [citation needed]
Source: Real Salt Lake Statistics
Individual awards
editThe MLS Player of the Week, Month, and Year is awarded by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) and decided by vote.[43]
Weekly awards
edit- As of July 9, 2014
| Week | Player of the Week | Team of the Week | Save of the Week | Goal of the Week |
| 1 | Nick Rimando[6]
|
Nick Rimando[8] |
Nick Rimando[7]
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| 2 | Nick Rimando[44]
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Kyle Beckerman[10]
| ||
| 4 | Álvaro Saborío[9]
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| 5 | Jeff Attinella[45] |
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| 6 | Javier Morales[46]
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| 7 | Nick Rimando[47]
|
Nick Rimando[48] |
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| 9 | Joao Plata[19]
|
Joao Plata[49]
|
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| 10 | Javier Morales[50]
|
Javier Morales[51]
| ||
| 11 | Devon Sandoval[52]
|
Jeff Attinella[21]
|
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| 12 | Tony Beltran[53]
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| 13 | Jeff Attinella[54]
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| 17 | Kyle Beckerman[55]
|
Top scorers
edit- As of July 9, 2014
| Place | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Joao Plata
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 15 | Álvaro Saborío
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Javier Morales
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Luke Mulholland
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Beckerman
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Luis Gil
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 20 | Ned Grabavoy
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | Robbie Findley
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Top Assists
edit- As of May 12, 2014
| Place | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Javier Morales
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 8 | Joao Plata
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Luke Mulholland
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | Kyle Beckerman
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Álvaro Saborío
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 17 | Chris Wingert
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Ned Grabavoy
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | Luis Gil
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | Sebastián Velásquez
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | Abdoulie Mansally
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 49 | Devon Sandoval
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||
Source: mlssoccer.com [56]
Disciplinary record
edit- As of July 9, 2014
| Number | Nationality | Position | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | US Open Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
| 19 |
|
MF | Luke Mulholland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 |
|
DF | Tony Beltran | 4 | 1* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 |
|
MF | Javier Morales | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 |
|
DF | Nat Borchers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 |
|
FW | Álvaro Saborío | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 |
|
DF | Chris Schuler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 |
|
MF | John Stertzer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 |
|
DF | Chris Wingert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 |
|
MF | Kyle Beckerman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 |
|
GK | Nick Rimando | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 |
|
MF | Cole Grossman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 |
|
FW | Olmes García | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 |
|
DF | Aaron Maund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 |
|
DF | Carlos Salcedo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 |
|
GK | Nick Rimando | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |||
Source: Competitions
Competitive matches only
* indicates a second yellow card ( )
Captains
edit| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | MF | Kyle Beckerman |
|
13 | Club Captain |
| 11 | MF | Javier Morales |
|
6 | Vice Captain |
Last updated: July 9, 2014
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.
References
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- ^ a b Nick Rimando captures first 2014 MLS Save of the Week award with clutch penalty kick stop Published: MARCH 14, 2014; Retrieved: March 16, 2014
- ^ a b Team of the Week (Wk 1): Dominant performances abound, but only 11 can make the final squad Published: March 10, 2014; Retrieved: March 10, 2014
- ^ a b Team of the Week (Wk 4): Real Salt Lake stars lead the way in huge win over Toronto FC Published: March 31, 2014; Retrieved: April 8, 2014
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- ^ Lovel Palmer traded to Chicago Fire for allocation money
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- ^ Real Salt Lake's Nick Rimando claims second Save of the Week honor of 2014 Published: March 21, 2014; Retrieved: March 23, 2014
- ^ Team of the Week (Wk 5): USMNTers lead way in goal-filled weekend Published: April 7, 2014; Retrieved: April 8, 2014
- ^ Team of the Week (Wk 6): Clint Dempsey leads the way after another multi-goal performance Published: April 14, 2014; Retrieved: April 16, 2014
- ^ Rimando wins MLS Player of the Week Published: April 21, 2014; Retrieved: April 22, 2014
- ^ Team of the Week (Wk 7): Sporting Kansas City players highlight this week's squad Published: April 21, 2014; Retrieved: April 22, 2014
- ^ Team of the Week (Wk 9): Two Brazil-bound SKC players feature in this week's squad, published: May 5, 2014; retrieved: May 6, 2014
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- ^ Team of the Week (Wk 11): Romping New England Revolution show why they're on top of East Published: May 19, 2014; Retrieved: May 19, 2014
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