The 2010 Real Salt Lake season was the sixth year of the club's existence. It was also the sixth year for the club in Major League Soccer and the sixth-consecutive year for the club in the top-flight of American soccer.
Real Salt Lake entered the 2010 MLS season as the defending MLS Cup champions, and participated additionally in the CONCACAF Champions League and played play-in propers of the U.S. Open Cup. During 2010, the club had the most success ever in its history, finishing second place in Major League Soccer, as well as becoming the first American-based club to win a Champions League group; in which they won Group A with a 4–1–1 record. Salt Lake played two play in propers of the Open Cup before eventually falling out against D.C. United.
In the MLS Cup playoffs, Salt Lake was paired against FC Dallas, the eventual Cup runners-up, where the Royals fell 3–2 on aggregate in the quarterfinals.
Overview
March
Real Salt Lake opened the season with a 3–0 road victory against San Jose.
MLS: 1-0-0, 3 points, 3 goals for, 0 goals against
April
RSL began April with a 2–1 loss to Houston, losing after the Dynamo earned two penalty kicks just a minute apart. Upon heading back to Sandy, they played to a 2–2 draw against Seattle, with Álvaro Saborío scoring the equalizer in second half stoppage time, in front of a full stadium with a crowd over 20,000. A week later, they headed to Los Angeles to take on the Galaxy, the team they had defeated on penalty kicks to win MLS Cup 2009. Despite losing 2–1, Real became the first team to score on the Galaxy in the 2010 Season, as Los Angeles had shut out their first three opponents. RSL finished April with a 1–0 loss to the reigning Supporters' Shield winners, the Columbus Crew.
MLS: 0-3-1, 1 point, 4 goals for, 7 goals against
May
RSL began with a hard-fought 2–1 home victory over Toronto. They then hosted for the first time the new expansion team, Philadelphia, winning 3–0. The next week, they defeated Houston, who had beaten them at home in Houston in April, with a decisive 3–1 win. Going on the road to Los Angeles to face expansion partners Chivas USA, RSL found victory when Fabián Espíndola scored in the 89th minute for the game-winner in the 2–1 win. RSL finished the month with a close 4–1 win over Kansas City in Sandy. Both the five-game win streak and the 15-game home unbeaten streak held by RSL at the end of May are franchise-highs.
MLS: 5-0-0, 15 points, 14 goals for, 4 goals against
June
After a disappointing scoreless draw on the road against D.C. United, RSL returned home to hand Los Angeles their first loss of the season by a score of 1–0 on a controversial Javier Morales goal. After a two-week hiatus due to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, RSL drew San Jose 0-0.
MLS: 1-0-2, 5 points, 1 goal for, 0 goals against
July
July saw Robbie Findley return from World Cup play for Nick Rimando's 100th MLS win – a 5–0 drubbing of New England. They took their aggressive playing style on the road, beating the Chicago Fire 1–0. Their 10-game unbeaten streak came to an end against FC Dallas at Dallas, followed by a disappointing home draw against Chivas USA. They were back in form against D.C. United, and came away with a 3–0 win.
MLS: 3-1-1, 10 points, 10 goals for, 3 goals against
August
RSL's good fortunes continued in August, as the team went undefeated in league play. The month opened with four games in twelve days – three league games and RSL's first CONCACAF Champions League game. After playing to a 1–1 draw with Kansas City at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, RSL paid its first visit to Philadelphia's new PPL Park, earning a point in a 1–1 draw with the Union. RSL headed back to Rio Tinto Stadium to face its 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals nemesis Columbus. RSL won the game 2–0 on a Morales brace. The team then geared up to begin Group A play in the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League. RSL defeated Panamanian champions Árabe Unido in Sandy by a score of 2–1 in a wild match that featured over eight minutes of second-half stoppage time. A week later, the team traveled to Estadio Azul to play Mexico's Cruz Azul. Though RSL led 3–2 after 87 minutes, a crazy finish left Real empty-handed, falling 5–4. The team finished the month with an MLS scoreless affair at BMO Field in Toronto, leaving the team in third place on the table at 40 points with eight league games remaining.
MLS: 1-0-3, 6 points, 4 goals for, 2 goals against; CCL: 1-1-0, 3 points, 6 goals for, 6 goals against
September
September was another spectacular run for RSL, culminating in qualifying for the MLS Playoffs and the CONCACAF Champion's League quarterfinals.
October
Squad
2010 roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserves
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | Previous Club | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2010 |  Rauwshan McKenzie |
Unattached | Free | [1] |
| February 23, 2010 | Luis Gil |
Kansas City Wizards |
Trade | [2] |
| March 14, 2010 |  Álvaro Saborío |
 Sion |
Free | [3] |
| March 18, 2010 | Tim Melia |
Rochester Rhinos |
Free | [4] |
| September 9, 2010 |  Paulo Araujo Jr. |
Miami |
Loan | [5] |
Out
| Date | Player | Destination Club | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2009 |  Yura Movsisyan |
 Randers |
Free | [6] |
| November 26, 2009 | Chris Seitz |
Philadelphia Union |
Trade | |
| January 14, 2010 | Clint Mathis |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
Trade | [7] |
| February 12, 2010 |  Rachid El Khalifi |
Retired | Retired |
Loan
| Date | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2010 | David Horst |
 Puerto Rico Islanders |
Loan | [8][9] |
| April 2, 2010 | Tim Melia |
Charleston Battery |
Loan | |
| August 1, 2010 | Luis Gil |
AC St. Louis |
Loan | [6] |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- Last updated on 17 November 2010.[10]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | CONCACAF Champions League | U.S. Open Cup | Carolina Challenge Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | USA
|
Tim Melia | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA
|
Tony Beltran | 23 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA
|
Robbie Russell | 29 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  COL
|
Jámison Olave | 31 | 3 | 27+0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | USA
|
Kyle Beckerman | 29 | 1 | 21+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA
|
Nat Borchers | 37 | 2 | 30+0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | USA
|
Alex Nimo | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW |  CAN
|
Will Johnson | 36 | 6 | 24+4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | USA
|
Robbie Findley | 34 | 9 | 15+9 | 5 | 2+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF |  ARG
|
Javier Morales | 31 | 8 | 25+1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF |  HAI
|
Jean Alexandre | 20 | 0 | 5+10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | CRC
|
Álvaro Saborío | 35 | 18 | 23+4 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ARG
|
Fabián Espíndola | 28 | 6 | 19+3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | USA
|
Chris Wingert | 30 | 5 | 22+2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA
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Nick Rimando | 33 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA
|
Ned Grabavoy | 31 | 0 | 18+5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA
|
Luis Gil | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ARG
|
Nelson González | 18 | 2 | 3+9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | BRA
|
Paulo Araujo Jr. | 6 | 4 | 0+3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 24 | GK | USA
|
Kyle Reynish | 7 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 |
| 26 | MF | USA
|
Collen Warner | 18 | 1 | 4+9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | USA
|
Chris Schuler | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | USA
|
Rauwshan McKenzie | 9 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA
|
David Horst | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF |  JAM
|
Andy Williams | 36 | 0 | 20+10 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top scorers
Disciplinary
Formation
Starting XI vs. Colorado on Oct. 23:
Overall
| Games played | 40 (30 MLS, 6 CONCACAF Champions League, 2 MLS Playoffs, 2 U.S. Open Cup) |
| Games won | 20 (15 MLS, 4 CONCACAF Champions League, 1 U.S. Open Cup) |
| Games drawn | 13 (11 MLS, 1 CONCACAF Champions League, 1 MLS Playoffs) |
| Games lost | 7 (4 MLS, 1 CONCACAF Champions League, 1 MLS Playoffs, 1 U.S. Open Cup) |
| Goals scored | 66 |
| Goals conceded | 36 |
| Goal difference | +30 |
| Clean sheets | 15 |
| Yellow cards | 64 |
| Red cards | 1 |
| Worst discipline | Jámison Olave 10  0 
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| Best result(s) | W 5–0 (H) v New England – Major League Soccer – 2 July 2010 |
| Worst result(s) | L 2–0 (A) v Dallas – Major League Soccer – 17 July 2010 |
| Most appearances | Nat Borchers (37)
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| Top scorer | Álvaro Saborío (18)
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| Points | Overall: 56/90 (62.22%) |
Last updated: 17 November 2010
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.
Club
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| General Manager | Garth Lagerwey
|
| Head coach | Jason Kreis
|
| Assistant coach | Robin Fraser
|
| Assistant coach | Miles Joseph
|
| Assistant coach | Jeff Cassar
|
| Strength and conditioning Coach | Dan Barlow
|
| Team Administrator | Elliot Fall
|
| Equipment Manager | Kevin Harter
|
| Assistant Equipment Manager | Mike Rigby
|
| Head Athletic Trainer | Jake Joachim
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| Head Team Physician | Andrew Cooper
|
| Team Orthopedist | Dr. Mark Scholl
|
| U-17 Head Coach | Greg Maas
|
| U-17 Assistant Coach |  Nermin Sasivarĕvić
|
Updated to match played 20 October 2010
Source: Real Salt Lake
Management
| Owner/Chairman | Dave Checketts
|
| President | Bill Manning
|
| Chief Financial Officer | Gary Reimer
|
| Sporting Director and Director of Youth Development | Rob Karas
|
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Rio Tinto Stadium (20,008 / 103x67 meters) |
Updated to match played 20 October 2010
Source: Real Salt Lake
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | — | — | 2nd | March 27 | October 23 |
| CONCACAF Champions League | Group Stage | Finals | August 18, 2010 | April 27, 2011 | |
| U.S. Open Cup | Qualifier | — | Qualification final | April 14 | June 2 |
| Carolina Challenge Cup | Group Stage | — | Runner-up | March 13 | March 20 |
Updated to match played 20 October 2010
Source: Competitions
Major League Soccer
League table
Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 59 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 56 | |
| 3 | FC Dallas | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 50 | |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 48 | |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 46 | |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 46 | |
| 7 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 33 | |
| 8 | Chivas USA | 30 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 28 |
Overall
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA Galaxy (S) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 59 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 56 | |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 51 | |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 50 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 50 | |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 48 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids (C) | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 46 | |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 46 | |
| 9 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 39 | |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 36 | |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 35 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 33 | |
| 13 | New England Revolution | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 32 | |
| 14 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 31 | |
| 15 | Chivas USA | 30 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 28 | |
| 16 | D.C. United | 30 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
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 |
| 30 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 7 | +24 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 13 | +1 |
Last updated: September 26, 2010
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Regular season
Win Tie Loss
March
| March 27, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–3 | Real Salt Lake | Santa Clara, California |
| 6:00 p.m. PT | McDonald 58' Leitch 53'Opara 90' |
ESPN Report MLS Recap |
Morales  14'Espindola 27'Grabavoy 39'Morales 54'Olave 65' |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,589 Referee: Jorge González |
April
| April 1, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Houston, Texas |
| 8:00 p.m. CT | Davis 53' (pen.) Davis 55' (pen.)Boswell 90' |
Report | Morales 16' Wingert 45'Olave 55'Espindola 90' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 18,197 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| April 10, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 2–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00 p.m. MT | Johnson 53' Wingert 59'Saborio 90+4' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Zakuani 11' Marshall 56'Borchers 72' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,970 Referee: Abbey Okulaja |
| April 17, 2010 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
| 7:30 p.m. PT | Buddle 11' Buddle 76' |
Report | Beckerman 40' Williams 56' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,344 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| April 24, 2010 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Schelotto 38' (pen.) |
Report | Beckerman 50' |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,322 Referee: Steven DePiero |
May
| May 1, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Toronto FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00 p.m. MT | Olave 14' Williams 42' |
Report | De Rosario 88' (pen.) |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 12,659 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| May 8, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | Philadelphia Union | Sandy, Utah |
| 2:00 p.m. MT | Williams 17' Beckerman 27'Beckerman 41'Olave 51'Saborío 70'Borchers 81' |
Report | Arrieta 50' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,224 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| May 13, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | Houston Dynamo | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00 p.m. MT | Findley 3' Saborío 24'Borchers 26'Saborío 60' |
Report | Chabala 33' Mullan 72'Boswell 77' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 12,945 Referee: Alex Prus |
| May 22, 2010 | Chivas USA | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
| 7:30 p.m. PT | Saragosa 26' Braun 80' |
Report | Williams 39' Wingert 45+1'Alexandre 66'Espíndola 89' |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,287 Referee: Yader Reyes |
| May 29, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 4–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00 p.m. MT | Olave 29' Espíndola 31'Saborío 34'Russell 84'Grabavoy 90+2' |
Report | Besler 27' Kamara 32'Wolff 42'Conrad 73'Arnaud 82'  82' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,588 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
June
| June 5, 2010 | D.C. United | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 15,328 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| June 9, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00 p.m. MT | Williams 63' Morales 80'Morales 81' |
Report | Juninho 20' Gonzalez 85' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,513 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| June 25, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00 p.m. MT | Campos 87' |
Report | Corrales 58' Busch 60' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,216 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
July
| July 2, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 5–0 | New England Revolution | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 p.m. MT | Espíndola 22' Espindola 27'Olave 45+2'Wingert 47'Saborío 52'Saborío 57'Findley 85' |
Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,101 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| July 8, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 8:30 p.m. CT | Conde 51' |
Report | Findley 40' (pen.) Johnson 69'Espíndola 90' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,847 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| July 17, 2010 | FC Dallas | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Frisco, Texas |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Ihemelu 40' Ferreira 68'Shea 69'Harris 77' |
Report | Johnson 42' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 11,170 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| July 24, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Chivas USA | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 p.m. MT | Beckerman 51' Grabavoy 66'Saborío 82' |
Report | Espinoza 28' Trujillo 54'Padilla 70'Kennedy 78' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,469 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| July 31, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | D.C. United | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00 p.m. MT | Saborío 13' Wingert 58'Findley 79'González 94+' |
Report | Talley 17' Bošković 17'Najar 67' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,719 Referee: Ramón Hernández |
August
| August 7, 2010 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Kamara 21' Smith 29'Bunbury 71' |
Report | Morales 22' Johnson 31'Findley 33'Borchers 41'Grabavoy 61' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Paul Ward |
| August 11, 2010 | Philadelphia Union | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Fred 2' Mwanga 8'Torres 93+' |
Report | Espindola 17' González 37'Alexandre 50'McKenzie 60'Borchers 79' |
Stadium: PPL Park Referee: David Gantar |
| August 14, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Columbus Crew | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00 MT | Morales 11' Morales 60' |
Report | Hejduk 48' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,906 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| August 28, 2010 | Toronto FC | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Report | Olave 18' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,047 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
September
| September 4, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00 p.m. MT | Espíndola 4' Olave 39' |
Report | Tchani 18' Borman 38'Stammler 74' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,115 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| September 9, 2010 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, Washington |
| Report | Saborío 54' |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,078 Referee: Paul Ward |
| September 18, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Sandy, Utah |
| 2:00 p.m. MT | Beckerman 33' Saborío 47+' (pen.) |
Report | Conde 30' 46+' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,440 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| September 25, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah |
| 10:00 p.m. EDT | Campos 32' Espíndola 66'Warner 78'Borchers 90' |
Report | Casey 10' Wynne 16'Casey 36'Wallace 82' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,317 Referee: Ramón Hernández |
October
| October 2, 2010 | New England Revolution | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Sinovic 40' Mansally 82'Perovic 93+' |
Report | Borchers 68' Grabavoy 41'Saborío 84' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,130 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| October 9, 2010 Week 28 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | New York Red Bulls | Red Bull Arena, Harrison |
| 16:00 EDT | 38' Olave 39' Beltran |
(Report) | Albright 38' Miller 43' |
Attendance: 20,829 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| October 16, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | FC Dallas | Sandy, Utah |
| Grabavoy 59' Espindola 75'Williams 80'Morales 89' |
Pearce 88' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,236 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| October 23, 2010 | Colorado Rapids | 2–2 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, Colorado |
| Cummings 16' Casey 51'Moor 93+' |
Olave 54' Grabavoy 82'Saborio 91+'Saborio 95+' (pen.) |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,729 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
MLS Playoffs
Real Salt Lake qualified for the 2010 MLS Cup playoffs following a 2–1 victory at New England on October 2. Amid the controversy surrounding the playoff structure,[11] Salt Lake was seeded as the number two team in the Western Conference bracket, drawn against the third-place West team, Dallas. The draw took place at Major League Soccer's headquarters in New York City on October 24.
The Conference Semifinals served as a two-leg, home-and-away aggregate series with no away goals rule enforced. Salt Lake played at Dallas in Pizza Hut Park on October 30. Despite an early goal from Fabian Espindola in the fifth minute, Dallas would rally with a pair of goals from Jeff Cunningham and Eric Avila, giving not only Dallas the victory, but a lead in the a series.
Both clubs would return to Rio Tinto on November 6 for the second leg. A 17th-minute goal from Dax McCarty gave Dallas 3–1 advantage in the series, and not only jeopardized Salt Lake's chance for going on the Western Conference Championship, but the chance RSL would end their home-match unbeaten streak. A goal from Robbie Findley ensured the streak would stay alive, but it was not enough to defeat Dallas on aggregate, as Dallas would advance 3–2 on aggregate.[12]
| October 30, 2010 Conf. Semifinals | FC Dallas | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Frisco, Texas |
| 3:00 PM MDT | Benitez 25' Cunningham 44'Hernández 49'Harris Avila 88' |
Report | Espindola 5' Williams 46'Morales 49' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 11,003 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| November 6, 2010 Conf. Semifinals | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 (2–3 agg.) | FC Dallas | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Olave 25' Grabavoy 29'Borchers 34'Findley 79' |
Report | McCarty 17' Chávez 27'Loyd 84' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,234 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
U.S. Open Cup
| April 14, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes  | 3–3 (aet) (3–5 p) | Real Salt Lake | Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara |
| 7:00 p.m. PT | Beitashour 51' Leitch 68'Álvarez 88'Morrow 103'Burling 109' |
Report | Findley 7' Johnson 8'González 60'Beckerman 89'Borchers 118' |
Attendance: 2,718 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| Penalties | ||||
 Álvarez Gjertsen McDonald Sánchez |
Johnson Beckerman Findley Russell Williams |
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| June 2, 2010 | D.C. United  | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Real Salt Lake | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Luciano Emilio 75' (pen.) Morsink 92+'Najar 107'James 123+' |
Report | Beltran 70' Warner 73'Alexandre 77'Johnson 81' (pen.) |
Attendance: 3,074 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
CONCACAF Champions League
By winning the 2009 MLS Cup championship against Los Angeles, Real Salt Lake qualified directly into Group Stage for the 2010–11 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League. It was RSL's debut in the competition.
The draw for the group stage was held on May 19, 2010 in New York City. Salt Lake was paired with 2009 Panamanian champions Árabe Unido as well as the Mexican Professional League's, Cruz Azul and fellow MLS-opponent Toronto FC who qualified for the competition by winning the 2010 Canadian Championship.
Salt Lake's opening game took place on August 18, hosting Árabe Unido in which they won 2–1 thanks to a pair of goals from Álvaro Saborío. RSL would then head down to Mexico City's Estadio Azul to take on Cruz Azul for an August 25 match. During a part of the game, Salt Lake took a 3–1 lead over Cruz Azul, and look destined to become the first MLS club to defeat a Mexican team on Mexican soil in a meaningful competition. However, late goals from Cruz Azul's Javier Orozco gave Azul a 4–3 lead in the 89th minute. A stoppage time goal from Salt Lake's Will Johnson seemed to have savaged a point for RSL; however, a goal with less than twelve seconds remaining in stoppage time from Christian Giménez gave Cruz Azul the final goal to win 5–4.
The Royals would commence Champions League action again on September 15 hosting fellow league team, Toronto FC. In spite of an early goal from Macion Santos, RSL was able to rebound and score four unanswered goals, giving Salt Lake a 4–1 victory and a tie with Cruz Azul for first place in Group A. One week later, the Royals would travel to Panama City to take on Arabe Unido for their home fixture of pool play. Goals from Saborio and Johnson secured a 3–2 road victory for Salt Lake. With the victory, RSL became only the sixth MLS club to win a meaningful competition against a Central American opponent on their home turf. On September 28, Salt Lake qualified for the knockout stage of the tournament with a 1–1 draw against Toronto FC at BMO Field.
Tied with Cruz Azul with 3–1–1 records apiece, a victory would give Salt Lake first place in their group. Because of the late season push for the Supporters' Shield, Kries fielded primarily a second-tier squad against Cruz Azul. A record crowd came to Rio Tinto on October 19 to watch the group stage finale between the two sides. Goals from the recently acquired Paulo Araujo Jr. and from Collen Warner led to a 3–1 victory over the Cementeros. The win resulted in RSL winning Group A, as well as them becoming the first MLS club to win a Group in the CONCACAF Champions League.
On November 1, CONCACAF held the draw for the Championship Round at their headquarters in New York City. The round commenced during Salt Lake's 2011 season.[13]
Group Standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 13 |
 Cruz Azul
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 10 |
| Toronto FC
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 8 |
 Árabe Unido
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 |
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 |
| 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Last updated: November 16, 2010
Source: CONCACAF
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Match results
| August 18, 2010 Group Stage | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Arabe Unido | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 p.m. MT | Saborío 45' Olave 48'Williams 65'Saborío 94+' (pen.)Wingert 97+' |
Report | Cooper 13' Carroll 29'Rodríguez 51'Cooper 52'Calderón 71'Justavino 86'Caesar 92+'Santamaría 93+' 95+' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Paul Ward |
| August 25, 2010 Group Stage | Cruz Azul | 5–4 | Real Salt Lake | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 7:00 p.m. CT | Orozco 5', 75', 88', 89' Biancucchi 18'Cervantes 22'Villa 91+'Giménez 93+' |
Report | Saborío 23' (pen.) 43' González 27'Espíndola 64'Findley 87'Johnson 92+' |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 3,400 Referee:  Oscar Moncada |
| September 15, 2010 Group Stage | Real Salt Lake | 4–1 | Toronto FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 p.m. MT | Beckerman 21' Olave 40' Beckerman 49' Saborío 69' (pen.)Araujo 80' |
Report | Santos 8' Martin Šarić 44' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,579[14] Referee: Mauricio Morales |
| September 22, 2010 Group Stage | Arabe Unido | 2–3 | Real Salt Lake | Colón, Colón, Panama |
| 7:00 p.m. (UTC−5) | Aguilar 2' Caroll 24'Angulo 51' (pen.)De La Cruz 57' |
Report | Johnson 10', 43' Saborío 36'González 76'Espíndola 59' 87' |
Stadium: Estadio Armando Dely Valdés Referee: Benito Archundia |
| September 28, 2010 Group Stage | Toronto FC | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 8:00 p.m. ET | Peterson 19' Usanov 52' |
Warner 34' Beckerman 60'Morales 67' |
Stadium: BMO Field Referee:  Trevor Taylor |
| October 19, 2010 Group Stage | Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | Cruz Azul | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 p.m. MT | Warner 22' Alexandre 35'Araujo 43', 67'Warner 69' |
Report | Huiqui 64' Villaluz 71'Gimenez 90' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,463 |
Notes
- ^ "D.C. United Signs Australian Striker". Washington Post. January 18, 2010. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
- ^ "Metro acquires Chris Albright for two draft picks". MetroFanatic.com. January 14, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake signs striker Alvaro Saborio". Yahoo! Sports. March 14, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
- ^ "D.C. United signs Floribert N'Galula". D.C. United. January 21, 2010. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ [1] Archived 2010-10-18 at the Wayback Machine – MLSSoccer.com
- ^ a b "D.C. United resigns Emilio". Yahoo! Sports. January 11, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2010. [permanent dead link]
- ^ "D.C United Sends Fred to Philadelphia, Reacquires Goalie Troy Perkins". CSNWashington.com. January 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ PR Islanders FC (April 1, 2010). "En realidad, es Real el acuerdo" (in Spanish). Puerto RIco Islanders FC. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ^ PR Islanders FC (April 2, 2010). "El defensa David Horst a los Islanders" (in Spanish). Puerto RIco Islanders FC. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake 2009 | Major League Soccer". Archived from the original on March 31, 2010.
- ^ Mayers, Joshua (October 14, 2010). "Convoluted MLS postseason confuses even Sounders FC". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ "Kreis: When it counted, RSL played scared to lose | Major League Soccer". www.mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010.
- ^ "2010–2011 CONCACAF Champions League Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. April 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ RSL push past TFC for share of Group A top spot
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