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Real Salt Lake

Nicknames	Claret and Cobalt[1]
Short name	RSL
Founded	July 14, 2004; 21 years ago (2004-07-14)
Stadium	America First Field Sandy, Utah
Capacity	20,213[2]
Owners	Miller Sports + Entertainment (Gail Miller) (majority) David Blitzer (minority)
Head coach	Pablo Mastroeni
League	Major League Soccer
2025	Western Conference: 9th Overall: 19th Playoffs: Wild card round
Website	rsl.com
Home colors Away colors Third colors
Current season

Real Salt Lake (RSL) is an American professional soccer club based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 2004, the club began play in 2005 as an expansion team.

The club plays its home games at America First Field, a soccer-specific stadium located in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, Utah, which they share with their sister team, Utah Royals FC. Before moving to America First Field, RSL previously played home games at Rice-Eccles Stadium, located on the campus of the University of Utah, from 2005 to 2007. The team is currently led by head coach Pablo Mastroeni.^[3]

In domestic soccer, Real Salt Lake won the 2009 MLS Cup, and they finished as runners-up in the Supporters Shield in 2010 and the 2013 editions of both the U.S. Open Cup and MLS Cup. The club additionally finished runners-up in the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League, becoming the first American club to do so during the tournament's group stage format. Their fully owned USL affiliate, Real Monarchs, won the USL Championship, the second division in American soccer, in 2019.

The Spanish title Real (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈal]), meaning "royal" in English, has been used since the early 20th century by Spanish soccer clubs who have received royal patronage from a reigning monarch — most notably Madrid, Zaragoza, Betis and Sociedad. In choosing the name Real for the Salt Lake-based team, initial owner Dave Checketts intended to create a brand name that would become well known for its simplicity, followed the European-style naming conventions of the league, and would potentially foster a partnership with Real Madrid — admired both because of their successful soccer history and close association with basketball (similar to Checketts' own history with Utah's NBA team).^[4][5]

The new team's name was initially met with mixed feelings, with the name being accused of contrivance.^[6][7] Other suggested team names, such as "Highlanders", "Salt Lake SC", or "Union SLC", were initially preferred for the club by locals. However, by at least 2014, reaction to the name had drastically improved, with the team establishing an identity representative of the Salt Lake community.^[8][9]

Real Salt Lake became the twelfth MLS team when Major League Soccer awarded an expansion franchise on July 14, 2004, to SCP Worldwide, headed by Dave Checketts. United States U-17's coach John Ellinger was named as the initial manager of the club, with forward Jason Kreis becoming the club's first player. RSL began play on April 2, 2005, in a match against the MetroStars at Giants Stadium that ended as a scoreless draw;^[10] Kreis would score the team's first ever goal the following game on the road against the LA Galaxy. The club's first ever home match, and victory, would occur on April 16 in front of 25,287 fans at Rice-Eccles Stadium, with defender Brian Dunseth securing a victory over Rocky Mountain Cup rival Colorado Rapids.^[11]

However, both the 2005 and 2006 seasons would prove to be relative disappointments for the club. Despite strong performances from key players Kreis, Eddie Pope, Andy Williams, and Jeff Cunningham, RSL would embark on a 10-game losing streak in the former and an 18-game winless run in the latter, finishing each season among the worst teams in the league.^[12][13]

The 2007 season began with the club making moves for veteran talent to build around, most notably bringing in goalkeeper Nick Rimando and midfielder Kyle Beckerman pre-season. However, following continued poor form, Ellinger was fired in May and unexpectedly replaced as head coach by Kreis, who immediately retired as a player to take the role.^[14]

The 2008 season saw the club begin to achieve successes, finishing with an even record and qualifying for the MLS Playoffs for the first time. The season additionally saw the opening of America First Field, a soccer-specific stadium for the club in Sandy. The club advanced past Chivas USA in the first round of the playoffs before losing to the New York Red Bulls in the Western Conference final.^[15]

The 2009 season saw the club post a near-perfect home record to propel itself into a playoff-qualification battle, won on the final day against the Colorado Rapids.^[16][17] Seeded as the lowest Eastern Conference team (due to the playoff format of the time), RSL progressed through the playoffs to the 2009 MLS Cup, where they defeated the LA Galaxy in a penalty shootout to win their first championship.^[18]

As defending champions, RSL proved to have its best season to date in 2010, posting a 25-game unbeaten streak and home and zero losses at home on the way to a second-place finish in the MLS Supporters Shield standings.^[19][20] Rimando finished as the league's best goalkeeper, with Olave named as MLS Defender of the Year and newly acquired forward Álvaro Saborío establishing himself as a primary goal scorer. The group stages of the Champions League saw the club finish first.^[21]

The remainder of the 2011 season saw an end to the home unbeaten streak at 29 games, but successful re-qualifications to both the playoffs and CONCACAF Champions League. This was followed by a second-place Western Conference finish in 2012, as well as a group-stage elimination in the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League.^[22]

In 2013, Checketts sold his stake in the club to minority owner Dell Loy Hansen.^[23] The season saw the departure of key players Olave, Espindola, and Johnson;^[24] however, the club garnered another second place Western Conference finish, as well as trips to both the 2013 MLS Cup and 2013 U.S. Open Cup final, where the team lost to Sporting Kansas City and D.C. United, respectively. Following the season, Kreis left the club to coach expansion side New York City FC, with assistant coach Jeff Cassar replacing him;^[25][26] despite this, the club finished with a then-high points total of 56 points in 2014, qualifying for CONCACAF before being eliminated early in the playoffs.

2015 saw the departures of Borchers and Saborío, which led to the team failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2007.^[27][28] A push to the quarterfinals of the 2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League helped contribute to a stronger 2016 season and brief return to the playoffs. However, this season saw even further departures, with Morales and Olave leaving the club following 2016.^[29]

A poor start to the 2017 season saw Cassar dismissed as head coach,^[30] with Mike Petke taking over the position in April – however, despite a late-season run, the team failed to make the playoffs.^[31] 2018 saw improvements on the field, as the club finished sixth in the conference led by strong performances from Albert Rusnák and Damir Kreilach. However, the season was primarily focused on the opening of the Real Academy and Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, which provided a new home for the club, the NWSL's Utah Royals FC, reserve side Real Monarchs, and the club's youth academies.^[32]

2019 saw the final seasons of both Rimando and long-time defender Tony Beltran, both of whom retired following the end of the campaign. The club also saw the dismissal of head coach Petke on August 11, following an incident with match officials during the 2019 Leagues Cup. Initially named interim manager for the remainder of the season, assistant coach Freddy Juarez was eventually named as head coach following the season.^[33][34]

The 2020 season, significantly shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, nonetheless saw announcement that Hansen would sell his stakes in Real Salt Lake, Utah Royals FC, and Real Monarchs following controversy over his past use of racist language.^[35] Additionally, long-time club captain – and final remaining member of the 2009 MLS Cup winning side – Beckerman retired following the season's end, having played more regular season games than any outfield player in MLS history.^[36]

RSL began the 2021 season with no defined ownership, with MLS controlling the process of sale to new ownership.^[37] Despite a relatively strong start to the season, Juarez unexpectedly left as head coach on August 27 to become an assistant coach with Seattle Sounders FC, leaving his own assistant Pablo Mastroeni to see out the season as interim.^[38] Under Mastroeni, the team made a late-season push to the playoffs, qualifying on the final day of the season through a stoppage-time goal by Kreilach to give RSL a win over Sporting Kansas City.^[39] Despite barely qualifying, the team progressed to the conference finals for the first time since 2013 before being defeated by the Portland Timbers. This success led to Mastroeni being named permanent head coach following the season.^[40]

Prior to the 2022 season, the franchise was acquired by sports team investors Ryan Smith and David Blitzer.^[41][42]

On April 18, 2025, Miller Sports + Entertainment, led by former Utah Jazz owner Gail Miller, acquired a controlling interest in the franchise for $600 million, with Blitzer remaining as a minority owner.^[43]

The team's colors are claret red, cobalt blue, and real gold.^[44][45]

Home, away, and third uniforms.^[46][47][48]

• Home

2005	2006–07	2008–09	2010–11	2012–13	2014–15
2016–17	2018–19	2020–21	2022–23	2024–25

• Away

2005	2006–07	2008–09	2010–11	2012–14	2015–16
2017–18	2019–20	2021–22	2023–24	2025–26

• Third/special

2008

2010–11

2018

After months of discussions an agreement was put in place and Real Salt Lake announced that they would move forward with the construction of Real Salt Lake Stadium.^[49][50] The Debt Review Committee of Salt Lake County, however, voted against the stadium. In response, Real Salt Lake's owner announced the team would be sold and likely move out of the Salt Lake area after the 2007 season.^[51] However, a new stadium proposal was passed by the State Senate.^[52][53][54] The Utah House approved House bill 1SHB38, approving $35 million towards the development of Real Salt Lake's new home. The governor signed the bill.

The $110 million stadium was built in Sandy, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The stadium was named after its sponsor, Rio Tinto Group. The stadium opened on October 9, 2008.^[55] In September 2022, Rio Tinto Stadium was renamed America First Field, with RSL and America First Credit Union announcing a naming rights deal.^[56]

The main rival of Real Salt Lake is considered to be the Colorado Rapids, with the two competing for the annual Rocky Mountain Cup.^[57] The two clubs are the closest to each other geographically, and began the rivalry upon RSL's entrance into Major League Soccer in the 2005 season. As of the 2026 season, RSL holds the edge in the cup, winning 14 times to Colorado's 7.

Although no annual trophy is involved, the club also maintains a fierce rivalry with Sporting Kansas City. Initially born out of a preseason brawl in 2011, the rivalry escalated following the 2013 MLS Cup, in which RSL was defeated by Kansas City in penalties.^[58][59] Both teams have regularly competed in the Western Conference.

Fans of the club also maintain smaller-scale rivalries with the LA Galaxy, Los Angeles FC, and Seattle Sounders FC.^[60]

Real Salt Lake has seven officially recognized supporters groups — Salt City United, Rogue Cavaliers Brigade, Section 26, Riot Brigade, La Barra Real, Section 11 ("The Swarm"), and Los Caballeros Reales — which as of 2019 all exist under a larger unified umbrella group known as The Riot.^[61]

Leo the Lion is the official mascot of Real Salt Lake.^[62]

In 2011, Branden Steineckert, drummer of punk band Rancid and a supporter of Real Salt Lake, composed the song "Believe" in honor of the club. Initially posted on YouTube, the song has since been adopted as the team's official anthem, being sung at the beginning of every home game, at the end of every home game if the result is a win, as well as after all goals scored by RSL.^[63]

As Real Salt Lake is a small-market team, one of the team's biggest challenges is bringing in enough revenue to remain competitive.^[64] Opening Rio Tinto Stadium in October 2008 provided a significant revenue boost to the team. Real Salt Lake went from 4,000 season-ticket holders before October 2008, to 8,750 in 2012, 10,000 in 2013,^[64] and 15,000+ in 2016.^[65]

RSL has a long-term sponsorship deal with Intermountain Health.^[66] It previously had sponsorship deals with LifeVantage^[67][68] and Xango.^[69] Additional sponsors include JetBlue Airways,^[70] Maverik, Inc., Ford, WCF Insurance, and Zions Bank.^[71] Their corporate sponsors are America First Credit Union, Adidas, Atlas Disposal, City Creek Center, Coca-Cola, Collins Roofing Inc., Continental Tires, England Logistics, Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development, Great Clips, Key Bank, Les Olson Company, MarketStar, Michelob ULTRA, Pikus Concrete, Planet Fitness, Presidio, RealMedia, Sew Sweet, Sherwin-Williams, Siegfried and Jensen, Summit Technology, Toro, Toyota, Utah Children's Dental Network, Utah: Life Elevated, WGU, YESCO, and Zagg brands.^[72]

Sinclair Broadcast Group held television rights to Real Salt Lake games that were not aired by Major League Soccer's national television partners. The telecasts (which, until its discontinuation, were originally presented by Sinclair's American Sports Network) featured pre- and post-game coverage. Sinclair's Utah station KMYU served as the team's flagship station, and telecasts were syndicated to other Sinclair-owned stations in the region, and non-Sinclair stations in Albuquerque, Phoenix and Tucson.^[73] In 2018, the team extended its television deal with Sinclair,^[74] and announced a streaming partnership with KSL-TV, under which it offered in-market streaming of RSL's regional broadcasts, as well as their former sister club Utah Royals FC (NWSL) and reserve club Real Monarchs (then in the USL), on digital platforms.^[75][76] In 2020, the team extended its television deal with Sinclair until 2022.^[77]

For details on former players, see All-time Real Salt Lake roster.

As of February 10, 2026^[78]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Rafael Cabral 2 DF  USA DeAndre Yedlin 3 DF  TRI Kobi Henry 4 DF  DEN Lukas Engel 6 MF  NED Stijn Spierings 7 MF  ARG Pablo Ruiz 8 MF  URU Juan Manuel Sanabria 9 FW  GUI Morgan Guilavogui 10 MF  USA Diego Luna 11 MF  POL Dominik Marczuk 14 DF  USA Emeka Eneli 15 DF  USA Justen Glad 16 FW  USA Tyler Wolff 17 FW  NGA Victor Olatunji 19 FW  AUS Ariath Piol 20 FW  USA Marcos Zambrano 21 DF  COL Juan José Arias (on loan from Atlético Nacional) 22 FW  ESP Sergi Solans 23 MF  USA Zach Booth (on loan from Excelsior)

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 GK  USA Max Kerkvliet 26 DF  USA Philip Quinton 27 MF  USA Griffin Dillon 29 DF  USA Sam Junqua 30 MF  USA Owen Anderson 31 GK  USA Mason Stajduhar 33 FW  CAN Van Parker 34 MF  USA Luca Moisa 36 FW  ESP Jesús Barea 37 DF  USA Luis Rivera 38 MF  CHI Antonio Riquelme 39 MF  USA Aiden Hezarkhani 40 MF  USA Omar Marquez 41 DF  USA Juan Gio Villa 44 FW  USA Chance Cowell 72 FW  USA Zavier Gozo 91 DF  JAM Javain Brown 92 MF  GER Noel Caliskan 98 DF  GRE Alexandros Katranis

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF  COL Nelson Palacio (on loan to FC Zürich) 66 FW  MEX Diego Rocío (on loan to Club América)

No.	Player	Position	Nation	Tenure	Ref.
9	Jason Kreis	Forward	United States	2005–2007	[79]
11	Javier Morales	Midfielder	Argentina	2007–2016	[80]
18	Nick Rimando	Goalkeeper	United States	2007–2019	[81]

Nationality	Name	Tenure
United States	Jason Kreis	2005–2007
United States	Eddie Pope	2007
United States	Kyle Beckerman	2008–2020
Slovakia	Albert Rusnák	2021
Croatia	Damir Kreilach	2022–2023
Colombia	Chicho Arango	2024
United States	Emeka Eneli	2025
Brazil	Rafael Cabral	2025–present

• Dave Checketts (2005–2013)
• Del Loy Hansen (2009–2020)
• MLS (2021)
• Ryan Smith (2022–2025)
• David Blitzer (2022–present)
• Gail Miller (Miller Sports + Entertainment) (2025–present)

• Includes MLS regular Season, MLS Playoffs, CONCACAF Champions League, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, and Leagues Cup.

As of April 25, 2025

All-time coaching stats

Head coach	Tenure	Games	Win	Loss	Draw	Win %	PPG	Playoffs	Notes
John Ellinger	January 2005 – May 3, 2007	71	16	39	16	33.8%	0.90	0/2	Inaugural head coach
Jason Kreis	May 3, 2007 – December 10, 2013	261	112	85	64	55.2%	1.52	6/7	First championship
Jeff Cassar	December 18, 2013 – March 20, 2017	121	45	43	33	50.8%	1.39	2/3
Daryl Shore	March 20, 2017 – April 3, 2017	2	0	1	1	25.0%	0.5	0/0	interim
Mike Petke	April 3, 2017 – August 11, 2019	91	37	39	15	48.9%	1.38	1/2
Freddy Juarez	August 11, 2019 – August 27, 2021	55	18	14	23	53.6%	0.8	1/2	interim until December 3, 2019
Pablo Mastroeni	August 27, 2021 – present	149	61	57	31	51.3%	1.43	4/4	interim until December 13, 2021

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by RSL. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Real Salt Lake seasons.

Season	League											Position		Playoffs	USOC	Continental / Other		Average attendance	Top goalscorer(s)
	Div	League	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall						Name(s)	Goals
2021	1	MLS	34	14	14	6	55	54	+1	48	1.41	7th	13th	SF	NH			15,283	Damir Kreilach	16
2022		MLS	34	12	11	11	43	45	−2	47	1.38	7th	14th	R1	R3			20,470	Sergio Córdova	11
2023		MLS	34	14	12	8	48	50	−2	50	1.41	5th	11th	R1	SF	Leagues Cup	R16	19,429	Jefferson Savarino	7
2024		MLS	34	16	7	11	65	48	+17	59	1.74	3rd	6th	R1	Ro32	Leagues Cup	GS	20,295	Cristian Arango	17
2025		MLS	34	12	17	5	38	49	-11	41	1.21	9th	19th	WC	DNP	CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup	R1 LS	19,772	Diego Luna	10

^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.

• Did not qualify for Champions League tournament in years not listed

As of April 25, 2025

Real Salt Lake in CONCACAF competition

Season	Qualification method	Round	Opposition	Home	Away
2010–11	2009 MLS Cup champion	Group stage	Árabe Unido	2–1	3–2
			Cruz Azul	3–1	4–5
			Toronto FC	4–1	1–1
		Quarter-finals	Columbus Crew	4–1	0–0
		Semi-finals	Saprissa	2–0	1–2
		Finals	Monterrey	0–1	2–2
2012–13	2011 MLS Supporters' Shield third place	Group stage	Herediano	0–0	0–1
			Tauro F.C.	2–0	1–0
2015–16	2014 MLS Supporters' Shield fourth place	Group stage	Municipal	1–0	1–0
			Santa Tecla	2–1	0–0
		Quarter-finals	UANL	1–1	0–2
2025	2024 MLS Supporters' Shield sixth place	Round One	Herediano	0–0	1–2

• Win %- Number of wins divided by number of games played (ties count as half a win)
• Games decided by a PK Shoot out counted as win or loss not Draw.

As of April 25, 2025

CONCACAF Champions League Team, by Team records:

Team	Country	Home								Away								Total
		GP	W	L	D	F	A	GD	Win %	GP	W	L	D	F	A	GD	Win %	GP	W	L	D	F	A	GD	Win %
Árabe Unido	PAN	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100%	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100%	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	100%
Columbus Crew	USA	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100%	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	50.0%	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3	75.0%
Cruz Azul	MEX	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100%	1	0	1	0	4	5	−1	0.0%	2	1	1	0	7	6	+1	50.0%
Herediano	CRC	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	25.0%	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	25.0%	4	0	2	2	1	3	−2	25.0%
Monterrey	MEX	1	0	1	0	0	1	−1	0.0%	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	50.0%	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	25.0%
Municipal	GUA	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100%	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100%	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	100%
Santa Tecla	SLV	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100%	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	50.0%	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	75.0%
Saprissa	CRC	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100%	1	0	1	0	1	2	−1	0.0%	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	50.0%
Tauro F.C.	PAN	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100%	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100%	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	100%
Toronto FC	CAN	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100%	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	50.0%	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	75.0%
UANL	MEX	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	50.0%	1	0	1	0	0	2	−2	0.0%	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	25.0%
Total		11	8	1	2	21	7	+14	81.8%	11	3	4	4	13	15	-2	45.5%	22	11	5	6	34	22	+12	63.6%

Season	Round	Opponent	Result
2019	Quarter-finals	Tigres UANL	0–1
2023	Group stage	Seattle Sounders FC	3–0
		Monterrey	0–3
	Round of 32	Club León	3–1
	Round of 16	Los Angeles FC	0–4
2024	Group stage	Atlas	3–1
		Houston Dynamo FC	0–3
2025	League stage	América	2-2 (3-1 pk)
		Atlético San Luis	2-2 (1-4 pk)
		Querétaro	1–0

• Fewest goals allowed: 20^[82] (previous record 23, Houston 2007)
• Overall goal difference: +25^[82] (previous record +22, San Jose 2005 and D.C. United 2007)
• Home goal difference: +24^[82] (previous record +23, Real Salt Lake 2009)
• Total home points (30-game season): 37^[82] (previous record 35, Columbus 2009)
• Fewest home losses: 0^[82] (equals previous record set by San Jose in 2005)
• Fewest home goals allowed: 7^[82] (previous record 8, Colorado 2004)^[83]

The reserve team of Real Salt Lake, named Real Monarchs SLC, was created on September 10, 2014, as a bridge between the club's academy program and the first level team. The team began play in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League during the 2015 season, playing their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium along with their parent team. Starting in 2018, the Monarchs will move to Zions Bank Stadium, a 5,000-seat facility located at RSL's new training center in Herriman.^[84]

A women's soccer team, called Real Salt Lake Women, was founded in 2008. The team is currently a member of the Western Division of United Women's Soccer, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada, and plays its home games at Ute Field, on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

Real Salt Lake added a second women's team, this one in the top-level National Women's Soccer League, in November 2017.^[85] This team effectively replaced FC Kansas City in the NWSL, as FC Kansas City soon folded and all of its player contracts were assigned to the new RSL franchise.^[86] Shortly thereafter, the new team, which will share Rio Tinto Stadium, was unveiled as Utah Royals FC.^[87]

• Players in Bold are still active
• Only regular season matches played with Real Salt Lake counted towards all-time records. Stats from MLS play-offs, U.S. Open Cup, Super Liga and CONCACAF Champions league are not included.

As of October 19, 2025^[88]

Goals Rank Player Goals Apps Years 1 Álvaro Saborío 63 127 2010–2015 2 Javier Morales 49 240 2007–2016 3 Damir Kreilach 47 151 2018–2023 4 Joao Plata 46 175 2013–2019 5 Albert Rusnák 41 140 2017–2021 6 Robbie Findley 36 137 2007–2010, 2013–2014 7 Fabián Espíndola 35 125 2007–2012 Jefferson Savarino 35 125 2017–2019, 2022–2024 9 Yura Movsisyan 31 110 2007–2009, 2016–2017 10 Kyle Beckerman 30 350 2007–2020

Assists Rank Player Assists Apps Years 1 Javier Morales 81 240 2007–2016 2 Joao Plata 43 175 2013–2019 3 Albert Rusnák 39 140 2017–2021 Kyle Beckerman 39 350 2007–2020 5 Jefferson Savarino 33 125 2017–2019, 2022–2024 6 Andy Williams 29 189 2005–2011 7 Damir Kreilach 24 151 2018–2023 8 Maikel Chang 20 124 2020–2024 9 Diego Luna 19 94 2022–present Aaron Herrera 19 124 2018–2022

Appearances Rank Player Apps Goals Years 1 Nick Rimando 369 0 2007–2019 2 Kyle Beckerman 350 30 2007–2020 3 Justen Glad 272 13 2013–present 4 Chris Wingert 247 2 2007–2014, 2016–2017 5 Tony Beltran 245 1 2008–2019 6 Javier Morales 240 49 2007–2016 7 Nat Borchers 205 10 2008–2014 8 Andy Williams 189 14 2005–2011 9 Joao Plata 175 46 2013–2019 10 Jámison Olave 159 13 2008–2012, 2015–2016

Shutouts Rank Player Shutouts Apps Years 1 Nick Rimando 118 369 2007–2019 2 Zac MacMath 30 98 2020–2025 3 Rafael Cabral 7 34 2025–present 4 Andrew Putna 6 22 2018–2021 5 David Ochoa 5 26 2019–2022 Jeff Attinella 5 29 2013–2016 7 Kyle Reynish 4 8 2007–2012 D.J. Countess 4 27 2005 Scott Garlick 4 31 2006–2007 10 Gavin Beavers 3 18 2022–2024

• Only regular season matches played with Real Salt Lake counted towards records.
• Players in bold currently play for Real Salt Lake.

As of October 19, 2025^[89]

Goals Rank Player Nation Season Goals Assists 1 Chicho Arango 2024 17 11 Álvaro Saborío 2012 17 3 3 Jeff Cunningham 2006 16 11 Damir Kreilach 2021 16 9 5 Andrés Gómez 2024 13 9 Joao Plata 2014 13 6 7 Damir Kreilach 2018 12 8 Álvaro Saborío 2010 12 4 Robbie Findley 2009 12 4 Álvaro Saborío 2013 12 2

Assists Rank Player Nation Season Assists Minutes 1 Javier Morales 2008 15 2511 2 Albert Rusnák 2017 14 2579 3 Diego Luna 2024 12 2014 Chicho Arango 2024 12 2079 Javier Morales 2015 12 2124 Javier Morales 2014 12 2645 7 Jeff Cunningham 2006 11 2404 Joao Plata 2016 11 2478 Aaron Herrera 2021 11 2514 Jefferson Savarino 2018 11 2853 Albert Rusnák 2021 11 3045

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Nation	Season	Shutouts
1	Nick Rimando		2010	14
2			2011	13
3			2012	12
4			2019	10
	Zac MacMath		2022	10
6	Nick Rimando		2009	9
			2013	9
	Zac MacMath		2023	9
9	Nick Rimando		2015	8
			2017	8
			2008	8

Player	Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
Jason Kreis	July 13, 2005	Minnesota Thunder	L 4–6	Open Cup
Robbie Findley	April 2, 2009	Columbus Crew	W 4–1	MLS
Álvaro Saborío	July 7, 2012	Portland Timbers	W 3–0
	September 29, 2012	Chivas USA	W 4–0
	July 27, 2013	New York Red Bulls	L 3–4
Javier Morales	May 11, 2014	Houston Dynamo	W 5–2
Damir Kreilach	September 1, 2018	LA Galaxy	W 6–2
Chicho Arango	March 30, 2024	St. Louis City SC	W 3–1
	June 1, 2024	Austin FC	W 5–1

Players in bold currently play for Real Salt Lake.

Appearances	Player	Nation	Years
8	Kyle Beckerman		2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
7	Nick Rimando		2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019
3	Jamison Olave		2010, 2011, 2012
2	Tony Beltran		2013, 2015
	Diego Luna		2024, 2025
	Javier Morales		2009, 2010
	Eddie Pope		2005, 2007
1	Chicho Arango		2024
	Fabián Espíndola		2012
	Justen Glad		2024
	Will Johnson		2009
	Damir Kreilach		2021

The following awards were given to Real Salt Lake players by Major League Soccer in the season indicated:

Season	Award	Player(s)
2006	MLS Best XI	Jeff Cunningham
	MLS Golden Boot
2009	MLS Cup Most Valuable Player	Nick Rimando
2010	MLS Best XI	Nat Borchers, Jámison Olave, Javier Morales
	MLS Defender of the Year	Jámison Olave
	MLS Newcomer of the Year	Álvaro Saborío
2011	MLS Best XI	Jámison Olave
2018	MLS Rookie of the Year	Corey Baird
2024	MLS Young Player of the Year	Diego Luna

• The annual season-ending award winners are decided based on voting by RSL players.^[90]

Team MVP [edit] Season Player 2005 Andy Williams 2006 Jeff Cunningham 2007 Nick Rimando 2008 Javier Morales 2009 Nat Borchers 2010 Javier Morales (2) 2011 Kyle Beckerman 2012 Kyle Beckerman (2) 2013 Kyle Beckerman (3) 2014 Joao Plata 2015 Javier Morales (3) 2016 Kyle Beckerman (4) 2017 Albert Rusnák 2018 Damir Kreilach 2019 Everton Luiz 2020 Damir Kreilach (2) 2021 Damir Kreilach (3) 2022 Justen Glad 2023 Pablo Ruiz 2024 Emeka Eneli 2025 Rafael Cabral

Golden boot [edit] Season Player Goals 2005 Jason Kreis 9 2006 Jeff Cunningham 16 2007 Robbie Findley 6 2008 Yura Movsisyan 8 2009 Robbie Findley (2) 12 2010 Álvaro Saborío 12 2011 Álvaro Saborío (2) 11 2012 Álvaro Saborío (3) 17 2013 Álvaro Saborío (4) 12 2014 Joao Plata 13 2015 Javier Morales 8 2016 Joao Plata (2) 9 2017 Albert Rusnák 7 2018 Damir Kreilach 12 2019 Albert Rusnák (2) 7 2020 Damir Kreilach (2) 8 2021 Damir Kreilach (3) 16 2022 Sergio Córdova 9 2023 Jefferson Savarino 7 2024 Chicho Arango 17 2025 Diego Luna 9

Defensive Player of the Year [edit] Season Player 2005 Eddie Pope 2006 Carey Talley 2007 Eddie Pope (2) 2008 Nat Borchers 2009 Jámison Olave 2010 Nat Borchers (2) 2011 Nat Borchers (3) 2012 Nick Rimando 2013 Nick Rimando (2) 2014 Chris Schuler 2015 Aaron Maund 2016 Justen Glad 2017 Justen Glad (2) 2018 Brooks Lennon 2019 Aaron Herrera 2020 Aaron Herrera (2) 2021 Aaron Herrera (3) 2022 Andrew Brody 2023 Brayan Vera 2024 Justen Glad (3) 2025 Rafael Cabral

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