2015 Real Salt Lake season

The 2015 Real Salt Lake season is the team's 11th year of existence and their eleventh consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. In a largely rebuilding season, Salt Lake failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2007.

Real Salt Lake
2015 season
OwnerDell Loy Hansen
CoachJeff Cassar
StadiumRio Tinto Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 9th
Overall: 16th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupSemifinals
Rocky Mountain CupLost
Desert Diamond CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Javier Morales (8)
All: Javier Morales (10)
Highest home attendance21,004 (September 19 vs. LA Galaxy)
Lowest home attendance18,895 (June 7 vs. Colorado Rapids)
Average home league attendance20,160

Background
Main article: 2014 Real Salt Lake season

Competitions

Preseason
January 31, 2015 ScrimmageReal Salt Lake1–2New England RevolutionCasa Grande, Arizona
9:00 a.m. MT Jaime  63' Report Davies  7'
Okoli  48'		 Stadium: Grande Sports World
Note: 80-minute scrimmage.
February 7, 2015 ScrimmageUC Irvine Anteaters1–3Real Salt LakeIrvine, California
12:00 p.m. MT  24' Report Mulholland  36'
Sandoval  45+' (pen.)
 49' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Anteater Stadium
February 12, 2015 ScrimmageOrange County Blues FC0–1Real Salt LakeIrvine, California
10:00 a.m. MT Report Baldin  54' Stadium: Anteater Stadium

Desert Diamond Cup
Main article: 2015 Desert Diamond Cup
February 18, 2015 Real Salt Lake1–0New England RevolutionTucson, Arizona
6:00 p.m. MT Sandoval  6' (pen.)
Mansally  50'		 Report Barnes  16' Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
February 21, 2015 FC Tucson1–3Real Salt LakeTucson, Arizona
6:00 p.m. MT Papa  48' Report Saborío  41', 58'
Sandoval  68'		 Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
February 25, 2015 Real Salt Lake2–1Sporting Kansas CityTucson, Arizona
8:00 p.m. MT Welshman  12'  59'
Ovalle  38'
Sandoval  47'
Velazco  85'		 Report Medranda  43'
Sinovic  59'
Dwyer  66'
Németh  72'
Añor  83'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,768
February 28, 2015 ChampionshipReal Salt Lake2–1Colorado RapidsTucson, Arizona
7:00 p.m. MT Garcia  8'
Saborío  13'  50'
Beckerman  16'
Morales  51'		 Report Serna  28'
Burling  41'
Torres  55'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 3,692

MLS Regular Season

Standings
Western Conference Table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 11 9 48 45 +3 51 Knockout round
7 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 13 8 41 39 +2 47
8 Houston Dynamo 34 11 14 9 42 49 −7 42
9 Real Salt Lake 34 11 15 8 38 48 −10 41
10 Colorado Rapids 34 9 15 10 33 43 −10 37
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Overall Table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
14 Orlando City SC 34 12 14 8 46 56 −10 44
15 Houston Dynamo 34 11 14 9 42 49 −7 42
16 Real Salt Lake 34 11 15 8 38 48 −10 41
17 New York City FC 34 10 17 7 49 58 −9 37
18 Philadelphia Union 34 10 17 7 42 55 −13 37
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
34 41 11 15 8 38 48  −10 7 4 6 22 14  +8 4 11 2 16 34  −18

Last updated: October 26, 2015
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Match Results
As of October 19, 2015
March
March 7, 2015 1Portland Timbers0–0Real Salt LakePortland, Oregon
7:30pm PST Powell  33'
Ridgewell  57'		 Report Mansally  27'
Gil  46+'
Schuler  48'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 14, 2015 2Real Salt Lake3–3Philadelphia UnionSandy, Utah
7:30pm MDT Garcia  4'
Morales  29'
Beckerman  50'
Olave  54'
Mulholland  74'
Saborío  86' (pen.)		 Report Vitoria  23'
Aristeguieta  34, 38'
Edu  52'
Olave  58' (o.g.)
White  62'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,281
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 29, 2015 3Real Salt Lake2–1Toronto FCSandy, Utah
5:00pm MDT Mulholland  38'  39'
Allen  89'		 Report Moore  20'
Warner  60'
Simonin  68'
Goncalves  88'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,794
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April
April 5, 2015 4San Jose Earthquakes0–1Real Salt LakeSan Jose, California
2:00pm PDT Innocent  43'
Wondolowski  60'
Alashe  93+'		 Report Morales  44'
Garcia  73'
Mansally  82'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 11, 2015 5Sporting Kansas City0–0Real Salt LakeKansas City, Kansas
7:30pm CDT Carrasco  61' Report Beltran  44'
Saborío  61'
Beckerman  64'
Mansally  80'		 Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 20,087
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
April 18, 2015 6Real Salt Lake0–1Vancouver Whitecaps FCSandy, Utah
7:30pm MDT Olave  41'  89'
Saucedo  76'
Beckerman  95+'		 Report Teibert  6'
Mattocks  80'
Adekugbe  83'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,414
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 25, 2015 7New England Revolution4–0Real Salt LakeFoxborough, Massachusetts
7:30pm EDT Tierney  39'
Agudelo  43'
Davies  50'
Caldwell  84'		 Report Stertzer  10'
Saborío  56'
Mulholland  81'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 17,982
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May
May 1, 2015 8Real Salt Lake1–1San Jose EarthquakesSandy, Utah
8:00pm MDT Beckerman  1'
Allen  48'
Bernardez  71' (o.g.)		 Report Wondolowski  19'
Innocent  21'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,715
Referee: Sorin Stoica
May 6, 2015 9Real Salt Lake0–0LA GalaxySandy, Utah
7:30pm MDT Olave  89' Report Gonzalez  42' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,296
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 9, 2015 10Chicago Fire1–2Real Salt LakeBridgeview, Illinois
2:00pm CDT Guly  32'
Polster  70'
Larentowicz  88' (pen.)		 Report Saborío  13'
Mulholland  27',  56'
Allen  50'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,017
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 16, 2015 11Montreal Impact4–1Real Salt LakeMontreal, Quebec
4:00pm EDT Donadel  8'
Ciman  18'
Romero  20', 27'
Miller  76'
Duka  78'		 Report Allen  38'
Vásquez  43'
Sandoval  47'
Beltran  58'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 12,158
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 23, 2015 12Real Salt Lake2–0New York City FCSandy, Utah
8:00pm MDT Stertzer  25'
Phillips  40'
Saborío  49'		 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,801
Referee: Juan Guzman
May 27, 2015 13LA Galaxy1–0Real Salt LakeCarson, California
7:30pm PDT Juninho  7' (pen.)
Gordon  40'
Husidic  46+'
Väyrynen  63'		 Report Beckerman  10'
Olave  91+'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 13,391
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 30, 2015 14Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–1Real Salt LakeVancouver, British Columbia
4:00 PM PDT Koffie  36'
Kah  44'
Techera  79'		 Report Stertzer  27'
Glad  41'
Morales  45'
Mansally  89'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June
June 7, 2015 15 (RMC)Real Salt Lake0–0Colorado RapidsSandy, Utah
3:00 PM MDT Stertzer  25' Report Sjöberg  32'
Burling  79'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,895
Referee: Kevin Stott
June 21, 2015 16Real Salt Lake2–1Sporting Kansas CitySandy, Utah
MDT Morales  15'
Jaime  15',  51'
Phillips  18'
Beckerman  47'
García  90+3',  90+3'		 Report
Box Score		 Mustivar  8'
Besler  14'
Dwyer  30'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,155
June 24, 2015 17New York Red Bulls1–0Real Salt LakeHarrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT Grella  4' Report Morales  40'
Phillips  55'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 15,844
Referee: David Gantar
June 27, 2015 18Real Salt Lake2–2Columbus CrewSandy, Utah
MDT García  36'
Beltran  45+2'
Jaime  46'
Mulholland  59'
Sandoval  70'
Maund  76'
Allen  77'		 Report Tchani  42'
Finlay  62'
Francis  73'
Kamara  82'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,171
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July
July 4, 2015 19Real Salt Lake1–1Orlando CitySandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Jaime  28'
Mansally  90'		 Report Kaká  5',  45'
Higuita  38'
Ramos  79'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,956
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 11, 2015 20 (RMC)Colorado Rapids3–1Real Salt LakeCommerce City, Colorado
MDT Moor  81'
Burling  83'
Watts  91+'
Ramirez  97+'		 Report Jaime  79',  84' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,248
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
July 18, 2015 21Real Salt Lake2–0Houston DynamoSandy, Utah
MDT Morales  36'
Plata  65'		 Report Sarkodie  51'
Garrido  68'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,174
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 24, 2015 22Real Salt Lake2–1Sporting Kansas CitySandy, Utah
9:00 PM MDT Morales  34'
Plata  73' (pen.),  91+'
Vasquez  93+'		 Report Feilhaber  50',  91+'
Melia  72'
Palmer-Brown  77'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,809
Referee: Allen Chapman
August
August 1, 2015 23D.C. United6–4Real Salt LakeWashington, D.C.
7:00 EDT Rolfe  43',  54' (pen.)
Kemp  59',  91+'
Espindola  63'
Kitchen  79'
DeLeon  85'		 Report Plata  2'
Beckerman  21',  70'
Glad  28'
Sandoval  53'
Maund  62'
Mansally  68'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17,288
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 8, 2015 24Vancouver Whitecaps FC4–0Real Salt LakeVancouver, British Columbia
7:00 PM PDT Rivero  7'
Kah  40'
Techera  50',  68'
Waston  60'		 Report Kavita  45'
Mansally  88'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,638
Referee: Chris Penso
August 15, 2015 25Real Salt Lake0–1Portland TimbersSandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Phillips  12' Report Ridgewell  80'
Borchers  95+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,338
Referee: Drew Fischer
August 22, 2015 26Real Salt Lake2–0Seattle Sounders FCSandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Morales  pen.' (12)
Jaime  19'
Garcia  83'
Beltran  92+'		 Report Friberg  25'
Rose  39'
Fisher  50'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,559
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 29, 2015 27FC Dallas2–0Real Salt LakeFrisco, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Akindele  pen.' (51)
Hedges  66'
Castillo  79'
Watson  84'		 Report Mulholland  38'
Phillips  40'
Morales  51'
Beltran  67'		 Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium
Attendance: 18,172
Referee: Ted Unkel
September
September 12, 2015 28Houston Dynamo1–3Real Salt LakeHouston, Texas
7:30 CDT Williams  44'
Davis  pen.' (65)
Rodrigeuez  86'
Sturgis  89'		 Report Morales  47'
Sandoval  51'
Allen  53'
Martinez  68'
Maund  77'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,909
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 19, 2015 29Real Salt Lake3–0LA GalaxySandy, Utah
7:30 PM MDT Sandoval  3',  53'
Morales  15',  pen.' (28)		 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 21,004
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 27, 2015 30San Jose Earthquakes1–0Real Salt LakeSan Jose, California
4:00 PM PDT Godoy  34'
Pelosi  73'
Wondolowski  74'
Garcia  77'  88',  87'		 Report Beckerman  63'
Beltran  84'
Maund  90'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Chris Penso
October
October 4, 2015 31 (RMC)Colorado Rapids1–2Real Salt LakeCommerce City, Colorado
5:00 MDT Doyle  16'
Sarvas  25'
Burling  39'
Figueroa  75'		 Report Plata  33'
Mulholland  43',  43'
Phillips  82'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,048
Referee: Mark Kadelcik
October 14, 2015 32Real Salt Lake0–1Portland TimbersSandy, Utah
7:30 MDT Olave  52'
Glad  81'		 Report Powell  28'
Adi  54' (pen.)
Fochive  72'
Urruti  89'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,457
Referee: Juan Guzman
October 17, 2015 33Real Salt Lake0–1FC DallasSandy, Utah
7:30 MDT Beltran  26'
Beckerman  53'
Vasquez  60'
Martinez  63'
Stertzer  85'		 Texeira  57'
Watson  66'
Gonzalez  95+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,899
Referee: Jorge González
October 25, 2015 34Seattle Sounders FC3–1Real Salt LakeSeattle, Washington
4:00 PDT Dempsey  5',  20'
Pappa  10'		 Martinez  43'
Stertzer  55'
Gil  77'
Jaime  89'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 55,435
Referee: Sorin Stoica

U.S. Open Cup
Further information: 2015 U.S. Open Cup

Real Salt Lake will enter the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.[1]

June 17, 2015 4RReal Salt Lake 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Stertzer  53'
Plata  63'
Morales  71'		 Report Garza  49+'
Mansaray  70'
Sanyang  89'  93+'
Sérgio  93+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 8,208
Referee: Bernhard Hosu
July 1, 2015 5RReal Salt Lake 2–0 Portland TimbersSandy, Utah
20:000 MT Jaime  54'
Morales  70' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 15,840
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
July 14, 2015 QFReal Salt Lake 1–0 LA GalaxySandy, Utah
20:00 MT Maund  87'
Mulholland  89'		 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 11,060
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
August 12, 2015 SFSporting Kansas City 3–1 Real Salt LakeKansas City, Kansas
20:30 MT Nagamura  30'
Mustivar  35',  75'
Feilhaber  80'
Nemeth  85'		 Report Garcia  24',  93+'
Beltran  76'		 Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 16,117
Referee: Armando Villarreal

CONCACAF Champions League
Further information: 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League

Real Salt Lake will enter the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League in the initial group stage with all other competitors

August 4, 2015 group stageMunicipal 0–1 Real Salt LakeGuatemala City
8:00 PM MDT Woodly  14' Report Plata  2'
Beckerman  28'
Phillips  94+'		 Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Attendance: ?
Referee: Raul Castro
September 15, 2015 group stageSanta Tecla 0–0 Real Salt LakeSanta Tecla
8:00 PM MDT Report Mansally  43'
Glad  45'
Stertzer  73'  79' 
Sandoval  76'		 Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias
Attendance: N/A
Referee: LEO CLARKE
September 24, 2015 group stageReal Salt Lake 2–1 Santa TeclaSandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Vasquez  19'
Garcia  73'
Martinez  77'		 Report Chavarria  39'
Herrrera  61'
Dominguez  73'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,182
Referee: Kevin Morrison
October 20, 2015 group stageReal Salt Lake 1-0 MunicipalSandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Olave  43' López  71'
Ruiz  74'
Arias  82'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,132
Referee: Melvin Matamoros

Club

Roster

As of April 2015. Age calculated as of the start of the 2015 season.[2]

References
  1. "102nd U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams". ussoccer.com.
  2. "Players". Real Salt Lake. April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
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