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2023 Real Salt Lake season
The 2023 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 19th season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. The team also competed in both the 2023 U.S. Open Cup and 2023 Leagues Cup. Real Salt Lake played their home games at America First Field in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, and was managed by Pablo Mastroeni in his second full season with the club.
2023 season | |
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Head coach | Pablo Mastroeni |
Stadium | America First Field |
Major League Soccer | Conference: 5th Overall: 11th |
MLS Cup Playoffs | Round One |
Leagues Cup | Round of 16 |
U.S. Open Cup | Semifinals |
Rocky Mountain Cup | Winner |
Average home league attendance | 19,429[1] |
Club edit
Roster edit
- As of June 30, 2023,[2]
Transfers edit
In edit
Player | Position | Previous Club | Fees/Notes | Date | Ref. |
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Ilijah Paul | FW | Washington Huskies | 2023 MLS SuperDraft; Generation adidas | December 21, 2022 | [4] |
Bertin Jacquesson | FW | Pittsburgh Panthers | [5] | ||
Luis Rivera | DF | Real Monarchs | Homegrown player | January 6, 2023 | [6] |
Delentz Pierre | DF | Portland Pilots | [7] | ||
Andrés Gómez | FW | Millonarios | Undisclosed | January 10, 2023 | [8] |
Brayan Vera | DF | América de Cali | Undisclosed | February 10, 2023 | [9] |
Emeka Eneli | MF | Cornell Big Red | 2023 MLS SuperDraft | March 24, 2023 | [10] |
Chicho Arango | FW | C.F. Pachuca | Designated Player | June 10, 2023 | [11] |
Nelson Palacio | MF | Atlético Nacional | Undisclosed | June 28, 2023 | [12] |
Out edit
Player | Position | Next Club | Fees/Notes | Date |
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Nick Besler | MF | Option Declined | October 26, 2022 | |
Chris Garcia | FW | El Paso Locomotive | ||
Bret Halsey | DF | FC Cincinnati 2 | ||
Johan Kappelhof | DF | Safa SC | ||
Tate Schmitt | FW | Houston Dynamo | ||
Bobby Wood | FW | New England Revolution | ||
Aaron Herrera | DF | CF Montréal | $500,000 GAM + additional | December 21, 2022 |
Sergio Córdova | FW | FC Augsburg | End of loan; returned to parent club | January 5, 2023 |
Jeff Dewsnup | GK | Retired | January 7, 2023 | |
Justin Meram | FW | Charlotte FC | $200,000 GAM + additional | April 27, 2023 |
Jonathan Menéndez | FW | Aris | Mutually Parted Ways | July 3, 2023 |
Loans edit
In edit
Player | Position | Loaned From | Fees/Notes | Date |
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Moses Nyeman | MF | S.K. Beveren | Loan for entire 2023 season | February 20, 2023 |
Out edit
Player | Position | Loaned To | Fees/Notes | Date |
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Jaziel Orozco | DF | Santos Laguna | Loan for entire 2023 season | February 2, 2023 |
Jonathan Menéndez | FW | Newell's Old Boys | Loan for entire 2023 season | February 6, 2023 |
Julio Benitez | MF | Forward Madison FC | Loan for entire 2023 season | February 14, 2023 |
Competitions edit
Preseason edit
January 21 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Los Angeles FC | Los Angeles, California |
12:00 pm MDT | Jaquesson 10' Rubin 65' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 0 (closed door) |
February 8 | Real Salt Lake | 2–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Phoenix, Arizona |
TBD MDT | Kreilach 19' Schmitt 43' | Report | Russell 8' Agada 54' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 0 (closed door) |
February 11 Desert Showcase | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Tucson, Arizona |
6:00 pm MDT | Pierre 7' | Report | Martinez 84' | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
February 14 Desert Showcase | Real Salt Lake | 5–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Tucson, Arizona |
TBD MDT | Ojeda 19' Oviedo 23' Gómez 68', 69' Jacquesson 81' | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 0 (closed door) |
February 18 Desert Showcase | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | Chicago Fire FC | Tucson, Arizona |
11:00 am MDT | Ojeda 22' Savarino 40', 44' | Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
MLS regular season edit
Matches edit
February 25 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Vancouver, British Columbia |
8:30 pm MT | Brown 24' | Report | Löffelsend 15' Glad 70' Kreilach 73' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,614 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
March 4 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, Washington |
8:30 pm MT | Morris 35' Héber 58' Nouhou 73' Léo Chú 86' | Report | Ojeda 62' | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 30,011 Referee: Victor Rivas |
March 11 3 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | Austin FC | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT | Glad 22' Kreilach 41' | Report | Gallagher 9' Wolff 33' | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,052 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
March 25 4 | Real Salt Lake | 0–4 | St. Louis City SC | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT | Kreilach 24' Eneli 68' Glad 75' | Report | Gioacchini 47' Bartlett 55' Klauss 61', 66' Alm 76', 85' | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,508 Referee: Mark Allatin |
April 1 5 | Columbus Crew | 4–0 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, Ohio |
5:30 pm MT | A. Morris 14', 53' Zelarayán 41' (pen.) Nagbe 64' Yeboah 90+3' | Report | Meram 29' Eneli 84' | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,624 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
April 8 6 | Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | Charlotte FC | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT | Vera 23' Ruiz 56', 57' Julio 59' Savarino 62' Glad 70' | Report | Bender 13' Świderski 27' Afful 42' Jóźwiak 48' | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 17,506 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
April 15 7 | FC Dallas | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Frisco, Texas |
6:30 pm MT | Ferreira 5' Jesus 69' Kamungo 88' Ntsabeleng 90+3' | Report | Rubin 49' Savarino 68' Vera 74' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Sergii Boiko |
April 22 8 | Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT | Löffelsend 39' Ruiz 45' Savarino 54' Gómez 80' | Report | Espinoza 49' | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 16,666 Referee: Filip Dujic |
April 29 9 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT |
| Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,714 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
May 6 10 | Houston Dynamo FC | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Houston, Texas |
6:30 pm MT | Escobar 57' Quiñónes 90+' | Report | Glad 45' Oviedo 83' | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 13,793 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
May 13 11 | Real Salt Lake | 0–3 | Los Angeles FC | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT | Ojeda 27' Eneli 79' | Report | Opoku 8' Bouanga 34' Hollingshead 68' Bogusz 87' (pen.) | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,407 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
May 17 12 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Portland Timbers | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT | Eneli 45+1' | Report | Boli 72' | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 18,020 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
May 27 14 | Minnesota United FC | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
6:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,912 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
June 3 16 | Austin FC | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Austin, Texas |
6:30 pm MT | Rigoni 43' Urruti 62' Gallagher 64' Cascante 90+2' | Report | Hidalgo 7' Rubín 15', 81' Glad 34' Löffelsend 66' | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Tori Penso |
June 10 17 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | New York City FC | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT |
| Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,301 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
June 17 18 | D.C. United | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Washington, D.C. |
5:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Malik Badawi |
June 21 19 | St. Louis City SC | 1–3 | Real Salt Lake | St. Louis, Missouri |
6:30 pm MT |
| Report | Stadium: Citypark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
June 24 20 | Real Salt Lake | 2–2 | Minnesota United FC | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,439 Referee: Tori Penso |
July 1 21 | Toronto FC | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Toronto, Ontario |
5:30 pm MT | Mabika 21' | Report | Paul 86' Julio 90+2' | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,694 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
July 8 22 | Real Salt Lake | 4–0 | Orlando City SC | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT | Report |
| Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,800 Referee: Mark Allatin |
July 12 23 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–2 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
6:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,924 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
July 15 24 | Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | New York Red Bulls | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,556 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
August 26 25 | Real Salt Lake | 0–3 | Houston Dynamo FC | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT | Report |
| Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 21,471 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
August 30 26 | Portland Timbers | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Portland, Oregon |
8:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,320 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
September 2 27 RMC | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,798 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
September 16 28 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | San Jose, California |
8:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 15,390 Referee: Natalie Simon |
September 20 29 | Real Salt Lake | 1–3 | FC Dallas | Sandy, Utah |
7:30pm MT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 17,842 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
September 23 30 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,243 Referee: Malik Badawi |
October 1 31 | Los Angeles FC | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Los Angeles, California |
6:00 pm MT | Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,221 Referee: Timothy Ford |
October 7 32 | Real Salt Lake | 2–3 | Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah |
7:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 21,205 Referee: Ted Unkel |
October 14 33 | LA Galaxy | 2–2 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
8:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 20,673 Referee: Jair Marrufo | ||
Note: Match rescheduled from August 20 due to Hurricane Hilary making landfall in Southern California. |
October 21 34 RMC | Colorado Rapids | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, Colorado |
7:00 pm MT |
| Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,538 Referee: Timothy Ford |
MLS Cup Playoffs edit
Round One edit
October 29 Game 1 | Houston Dynamo FC | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Houston, Texas |
3:00 pm CT |
| Report | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,508 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
November 6 Game 2 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Houston Dynamo FC | Sandy, Utah |
7:00 pm MT | Report |
| Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,251 Referee: Fotis Bazakos | |
Penalties | ||||
November 11 Game 3 | Houston Dynamo FC | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Real Salt Lake | Houston, Texas |
3:00 pm CT |
| Report | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,374 Referee: Chris Penso | |
Penalties | ||||
Note: Houston Dynamo FC won the series 2–1. |
Standings edit
Western Conference table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | St. Louis City SC | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 56 | Qualification for Round One and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for Round One |
3 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | |
4 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 51 | |
5 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 50 | |
6 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 48 | |
7 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 46 | |
8 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 44 | Qualification for the Wild card round |
9 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 44 | |
10 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 43 | |
11 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 41 | |
12 | Austin FC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 39 | |
13 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 36 | |
14 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 54 | −28 | 27 |
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)
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)
Overall table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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9 | Houston Dynamo FC (U) | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 51 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One and U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[a] |
10 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 51 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[b] |
11 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 50 | |
12 | Nashville SC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 49 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[c] |
13 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V) | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 48 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[d] |
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 winner; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
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 winner; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
- ^ Qualify for both the Champions Cup and U.S. Open Cup as 2023 U.S. Open Cup champions
- ^ As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ As 2023 Leagues Cup runner-up
- ^ As 2023 Canadian Championship winners
Leagues Cup edit
The Leagues Cup will occur between July 21 and August 19, with all MLS teams competing and regular season play being suspended. Real Salt Lake will enter in the group stage as a seeded team, based on 2022 standings.
West 2 edit