2011 Real Salt Lake season

Real Salt Lake

2011 season
Owner	SCP Worldwide
Coach	Jason Kreis
Stadium	Rio Tinto Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 3rd Overall: 3rd
MLS Cup	Conference semi-finals
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
CONCACAF Champions League	Runners-up
Highest home attendance	MLS: 20,762 vs. Chicago CCL: 20,738 vs. Monterrey
Lowest home attendance	MLS: 14,365 vs. Chivas USA CCL: 15,405 vs. Columbus
Average home league attendance	17,594
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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The 2011 Real Salt Lake season was the club's seventh year of existence, as well as their seventh season in Major League Soccer, and their seventh consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.

Salt Lake's season was highlighted by reaching the 2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals, becoming the first American soccer club to reach the final of the newly designed CONCACAF Champions League, as well as the first non-Mexican club to reach the finals. Including the predecessor tournament, the Champions' Cup, it was the first time in 11 years an American club reached the North American club final, the last being Los Angeles Galaxy. Additionally, Salt Lake finished third place in both the Western Conference and overall MLS tables during the regular season, thus earning a berth into the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. In the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs, Salt Lake reached the Western Conference Final, but fell to eventual MLS Cup champions, Los Angeles Galaxy. Salt Lake also reached the quarterfinals of the 2011 U.S. Open Cup before falling to eventual semifinalists, FC Dallas.

Background

Review

November

Towards the end of November 2010, Major League Soccer held its Expansion Draft for the arrivals of Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Among Salt Lake's unprotected players for the draft, Portland selected two: Robbie Findley and David Horst.^[1] Findley, though, following an expired contract with the Royals, declared his intentions to play overseas, with rumors circulating about him possibly playing for Danish Superliga clubs Brøndby and Randers, Premier League club Wolverhampton, even Championship club Nottingham Forest. On November 24, Randers denied rumors that Findley was on trial with the club.^[2]

Subsequent to the expansion draft, the Royals made a trade with the Timbers to bring in Salvadorian Arturo Alvarez, whom previously played his club soccer for San Jose Earthquakes,^[3] in return for allocation money and draft picks.

December

After much anticipation, Salt Lake agreed to buy striker Alvaro Saborio on loan from the Swiss club Sion on December 1, for a fee of around $1.0M.^[4] Saborío, spent the 2010 season on loan with the Royals where he scored 12 league goals and bagged six Champions League goals. He will sign as a Designated Player being the first in club history.^[5]

After much rumor as to where striker Robbie Findley would end up, he eventually signed for English Championship club Nottingham Forest,^[6] making Findley the first RSL player to leave for Europe since Yura Movsisyan went to Randers. Findley signed with Forest on December 23. The contract was reported to be for 2.5 years through the end of the 2012-13 English football season.

January

The club met in late January to begin preparations for the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal vs. Columbus on February 22.

February

Salt Lake spent the month of February in preparations for their Champions League semifinal. Prior to the match, they played two final tune up games against Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Chivas USA.

In their quarterfinal away fixture, in the frigid cold, 25 degrees, RSL drew Columbus 0-0.

April

Salt Lake opened April with a semifinal fixture on the road to Saprissa. The match, played on April 5, ended in a 2–1 victory for Saprissa, although Salt Lake would win 3–2 on aggregate, secured by Jamison Olave's half volley in the 71st minute of play.

The win booked Salt Lake a spot in the Champions League finals, in which they became the first American team to make the finals under the current format, as well as the first American team to make the finals of a CONCACAF club tournament since Los Angeles Galaxy in 2000. On April 6, it was learned that Salt Lake would be playing Monterrey of Mexico in the Champions League finals, after Monterrey pulled off a 2–1 aggregate win over Cruz Azul.

On April 9, the club would return to league play, flying out to Boston to take on New England Revolution. Because of the Champions League match three days earlier, many first team players rested this weekend and mainly a team composed of reserves and a few starters played in the game. In spite of this, Salt Lake was able to pull off a 2–0 win at New England, giving them a perfect 3-0-0 record.

Following the New England match, the club had another mid-week fixture against Rocky Mountain rivals, Colorado Rapids. Due to the club's recent success in 2011, the match was expected to be hotly contested. A crowd of nearly 15,500 showed up for the mid-week game as Salt Lake pulled off a controversial, late goal in injury time. The goal was scored by Fabián Espíndola.^[7]

Originally, Salt Lake was to host Philadelphia Union on April 23, but the Union voluntarily rescheduled their match to September 3. The Union rescheduled the match to help aid Salt Lake in their Champions League campaign.^[8]

On April 20, Salt Lake resumed Champions League play with the first leg of the 2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals being held at Monterrey's Technology Stadium. Salt Lake found themselves trailing within the first 20 minutes of play, following a defensive mishap that led to a loose ball tapped in by Aldo de Nigris.^[9] The Claret and Cobalt would draw level in the 35th minute of play, thanks to a header off of Nat Borchers from a Javier Morales set piece, leading to a 1-1 scoreline at halftime.^[9] In the second half of play, a 62nd minute handball from Salt Lake defender Jamison Olave consequently led to a penalty kick for Los Rayados.^[9] Chilean international Humberto Suazo converted the penalty, regaining the lead for Monterrey, 2-1. In the dying minutes of the match, Salt Lake midfielder, Morales, made two cutbacks over Monterrey defenders Sergio Pérez and Neri Cardozo to score the equalizer, leading to a final scoreline of 2-2.^[9]

The draw against Monterrey resulted in only the fourth time in history that an American soccer club had tied a Mexican opponent on Mexican soil.^[10] The previous time was when D.C. United tied Toluca 1-1 in the 2009–10 edition of the Champions League. The result brings American club performance in Mexico to (0-21-4) and MLS club performance in Mexico to (0-23-6). Salt Lake will host Monterrey in the second leg of the finals on April 27 at Rio Tinto Stadium.^[9]

Match Results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

Note: Results are given with Real Salt Lake's score listed first.

Game	Date	Location	Opponent	Result F–A	Attendance	RSL Goalscorers
1	February 1, 2011	N	Whitecaps FC	1–2	closed door	Alvarez 49'
2	February 8, 2011	N	Sounders FC	3–3	closed door	Warner 87' 97' 99'
3	February 15, 2011	N	Chivas USA	2–0	closed door	Olave 64', Johnson 81'
4	March 9, 2011	N	Sporting	2–2	closed door	Saborío 28', Espíndola 48'
5	March 11, 2011	N	Sporting	1–0	closed door	Paulo Jr. 28'

Major League Soccer

Regular season

  Win   Tie   Loss

Playoffs

CONCACAF Champions League

U.S. Open Cup

Major League Soccer

League Tables

Western Conference table

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	LA Galaxy !LA Galaxy (SS) (W1)	67	34	19	5	10	48	28	+20	2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Seattle Sounders FC !Seattle Sounders FC	63	34	18	7	9	56	37	+19
3	Real Salt Lake !Real Salt Lake	53	34	15	11	8	44	36	+8
4	FC Dallas !FC Dallas	52	34	15	12	7	42	39	+3	2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5	Colorado Rapids !Colorado Rapids	49	34	12	9	13	46	42	+4
6	Portland Timbers !Portland Timbers	42	34	11	14	9	40	48	−8
7	San Jose Earthquakes !San Jose Earthquakes	38	34	8	12	14	40	45	−5
8	Chivas USA !Chivas USA	36	34	8	14	12	41	43	−2
9	Vancouver Whitecaps FC !Vancouver Whitecaps FC	28	34	6	18	10	35	55	−20

Updated to matches played on October 22, 2011. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

(W1) = Western Conference champion

• ^Note 1 - The top three clubs in each conference are guaranteed spots in the 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals. The other four clubs in the playoffs enter via wild card entrees, regardless of their conference, based on their overall standings in a single table.

Overall table

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	LA Galaxy !LA Galaxy (SS) (W1)	67	34	19	5	10	48	28	+20	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2	Seattle Sounders FC !Seattle Sounders FC	63	34	18	7	9	56	37	+19
3	Real Salt Lake !Real Salt Lake	53	34	15	11	8	44	36	+8
4	FC Dallas !FC Dallas	52	34	15	12	7	42	39	+3
5	Sporting Kansas City !Sporting Kansas City (E1)	51	34	13	9	12	50	40	+10
6	Houston Dynamo !Houston Dynamo	49	34	12	9	13	45	41	+4	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
7	Colorado Rapids !Colorado Rapids	49	34	12	9	13	44	41	+3
8	Philadelphia Union !Philadelphia Union	48	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8
9	Columbus Crew !Columbus Crew	47	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1
10	New York Red Bulls !New York Red Bulls	46	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6
11	Chicago Fire !Chicago Fire	43	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1
12	Portland Timbers !Portland Timbers	42	34	11	14	9	40	48	−8
13	D.C. United !D.C. United	39	34	9	13	12	49	52	−3
14	San Jose Earthquakes !San Jose Earthquakes	38	34	8	12	14	40	45	−5
15	Chivas USA !Chivas USA	36	34	8	14	12	41	43	−2
16	Toronto FC !Toronto FC	33	34	6	13	15	36	59	−23	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 3
17	New England Revolution !New England Revolution	28	34	5	16	13	38	58	−20
18	Vancouver Whitecaps FC !Vancouver Whitecaps FC	28	34	6	18	10	35	55	−20

Updated to matches played on October 22, 2011 (NER v TFC). Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

(W1) = Western Conference champion

• ^Note 1 Teams qualify for the MLS Cup Conference Semifinals by finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their respective conferences.
• ^Note 2 Since the LA Galaxy won both the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield and the 2011 MLS Cup, a place in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League became available. The Seattle Sounders, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up, had already qualified as they also won the 2011 U.S. Open Cup. Therefore, the CCL place went to Real Salt Lake, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield third place. Houston Dynamo, the 2011 MLS Cup runner-up, also qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. All four teams directly enter the Group Stage as the Preliminary Round has been eliminated from CCL.
• ^Note 3 Toronto FC qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2011 Canadian Championship.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
31	51	15	10	6	43	32	+11	10	3	3	28	14	+14	5	7	3	15	18	−3

Source: MLSSoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Club

Roster

MLS roster

As of September 15, 2011.^[11]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Tim Melia 2 DF Tony Beltran 3 DF Robbie Russell 4 DF Jámison Olave 5 MF Kyle Beckerman (captain) 6 DF Nat Borchers 7 FW Fabián Espíndola 8 FW Will Johnson 10 MF Arturo Alvarez 11 MF Javier Morales 12 MF Jean Alexandre 13 FW Chris Agorsor 14 MF Yordany Álvarez (on loan from Orlando City) 15 FW Álvaro Saborío

No. Position Player 17 DF Chris Wingert 18 GK Nick Rimando 19 DF Blake Wagner 20 MF Ned Grabavoy 21 MF Luis Gil 22 MF Nelson González (on loan from Quilmes) 23 FW Paulo Araujo Jr. (on loan from Fort Lauderdale Strikers) 24 GK Kyle Reynish 25 FW Donny Toia 26 MF Collen Warner 27 FW Cody Arnoux 28 DF Chris Schuler 30 DF Rauwshan McKenzie 77 MF Andy Williams

CONCACAF Champions League roster

As of February 22, 2011.^[12]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Tim Melia 2 DF Tony Beltran 3 DF Robbie Russell 4 DF Jámison Olave 5 MF Kyle Beckerman (captain) 6 DF Nat Borchers 7 FW Fabián Espíndola 8 FW Will Johnson 10 MF Arturo Alvarez 11 MF Javier Morales 12 MF Jean Alexandre

No. Position Player 15 FW Álvaro Saborío 17 DF Chris Wingert 18 GK Nick Rimando 20 MF Ned Grabavoy 21 MF Luis Gil 22 MF Nelson González (on loan from Quilmes) 23 FW Paulo Araujo Jr. (on loan from Fort Lauderdale Strikers) 24 GK Kyle Reynish 28 DF Chris Schuler 30 DF Rauwshan McKenzie 77 MF Andy Williams

Staff

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
General Manager	Garth Lagerwey
Head Coach	Jason Kreis
Assistant Coach	C. J. Brown
Assistant Coach	Miles Joseph
Assistant Coach	Jeff Cassar
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Dan Barlow
Team Administrator	Elliot Fall
Equipment Manager	Mike Rigby
Head Athletic Trainer	Tyson Pace
Head Team Physician	Andrew Cooper
Team Orthopedist	Dr. Mark Scholl
U-17 Head Coach	Greg Maas
U-17 Assistant Coach	Nermin Sasivarĕvić

Last updated: 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)

Last updated: 20 October 2010
Source: Real Salt Lake

Kits

Home

Away

Third

Third Alternate

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home	Claret / Cobalt sleeves	Claret	Claret
Away	White / Cobalt sleeves	White	White
Third	Gold / Cobalt sleeves	Gold	Claret
Third Alt.	Gold / Cobalt sleeves	Gold	Cobalt	MLS, May 22 against Dallas

Statistics

Appearances and Goals

Last updated on 18 August 2011.^[13]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		CONCACAF Champions League		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Tim Melia	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Tony Beltran	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Robbie Russell	5	0	1+0	0	3+1	0	0+0	0
4	DF		Jámison Olave	18	3	14+0	2	4+0	1	0+0	0
5	MF		Kyle Beckerman	26	2	20+2	2	4+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF		Nat Borchers	22	2	19+0	2	3+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW		Fabián Espíndola	21	7	15+2	6	4+0	1	0+0	0
8	FW		Will Johnson	21	2	15+2	2	4+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF		Arturo Alvarez	13	0	5+6	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
11	MF		Javier Morales	9	4	5+0	2	4+0	2	0+0	0
12	DF		Jean Alexandre	15	1	8+6	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
15	FW		Álvaro Saborío	17	8	13+0	6	4+0	2	0+0	0
16	FW		Conor Chinn	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF		Chris Wingert	20	0	16+1	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
18	GK		Nick Rimando	25	0	21+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF		Ned Grabavoy	23	0	18+1	0	1+3	0	0+0	0
21	MF		Luis Gil	15	1	6+9	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF		Nelson González	3	1	2+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	FW		Paulo Araujo Jr.	6	2	2+3	2	0+1	0	0+0	0
24	GK		Kyle Reynish	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW		Donny Toia	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF		Collen Warner	18	0	10+8	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW		Cody Arnoux	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	DF		Chris Schuler	13	1	10+1	1	1+1	0	0+0	0
30	DF		Rauwshan McKenzie	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
77	MF		Andy Williams	24	3	12+8	2	3+1	1	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player
1	GK		Tim Melia	0	0	0
24	GK		Kyle Reynish	0	0	0
18	GK		Nick Rimando	0	0	0
2	DF		Tony Beltran	0	0	0
5	DF		Nat Borchers	0	0	1
30	DF		Rauwshan McKenzie	0	0	0
4	DF		Jámison Olave	1	0	0
3	DF		Robbie Russell	0	0	0
28	DF		Chris Schuler	0	0	0
17	DF		Chris Wingert	0	0	0
13	MF		Jean Alexandre	0	0	0
10	MF		Arturo Alvarez	0	0	0
5	MF		Kyle Beckerman	1	0	0
21	MF		Luis Gil	0	0	0
22	MF		Nelson González	0	0	0
20	MF		Ned Grabavoy	0	0	0
11	MF		Javier Morales	1	0	0
26	MF		Collen Warner	0	0	0
77	MF		Andy Williams	0	0	0
23	FW		Paulo Araujo Jr.	0	0	0
7	FW		Fabián Espíndola	0	0	0
8	FW		Will Johnson	0	0	1
15	FW		Álvaro Saborío	0	0	0
16	FW		Conor Chinn	0	0	0
25	FW		Donny Toia	0	0	0
27	FW		Cody Arnoux	0	0	0

Last updated on March 2, 2011

Player Movement

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2011

In

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
November 24, 2010	Arturo Alvarez	MF	Portland Timbers	Acquired for SuperDraft 2nd round pick	[14]
December 1, 2010	Álvaro Saborío	FW	Sion	Reported fee of USD $1.0 million	[15]
February 11, 2011	Cody Arnoux	FW	Vancouver Whitecaps	Weighted lottery	[16]
March 14, 2011	Donny Toia	FW	Pima College	Homegrown Player	[17]
March 24, 2011	Conor Chinn	FW	New York Red Bulls	Free	[18]
May 27, 2011	Artur Aghasyan	FW	Unattached	Free	[19]
July 20, 2011	Chris Agorsor	FW	Philadelphia Union	Free	[20]
August 16, 2011	Blake Wagner	DF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Free	[21]
September 15, 2011	Nico Muniz	MF	Real Salt Lake Academy	Free; not eligible for first-team roster until 2012	[22]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
November 24, 2010	Robbie Findley	FW	Portland Timbers	Expansion Draft	[23]
November 24, 2010	David Horst	FW	Portland Timbers	Expansion Draft	[23]
November 24, 2010	Alex Nimo	MF		Waived	[24]
February 28, 2011	Pablo Campos	FW	Carolina RailHawks	Waived, free transfer	[25]
May 27, 2011	Conor Chinn	FW	Atlanta Silverbacks	Waived, free transfer	[19]
July 28, 2011	Artur Aghasyan	FW	Los Angeles Blues	Released, free transfer	[26]

Loan

In

Date	Player	Position	Loaned From	Fee/Notes	Ref
July 12, 2010	Nelson González	MF	Quilmes	Loan thru 2011 season	[27]
December 27, 2010	Paulo Araujo Jr.	FW	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Loan thru 2011 season with RSL purchase option at season's end	[28]
September 15, 2011	Yordany Álvarez	MF	Orlando City	Loan thru remainder of 2011 MLS season	[29]

Competitions

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
MLS	—	1st		March 19, 2011	October 22, 2011
MLS Western Conference	—	1st		March 19, 2011	October 22, 2011
CONCACAF Champions League	Group Stage	Finals	Finals	August 22, 2010	April 27, 2011
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round	Quarter-finals

Last updated: 11 July 2011
Source: Competitions

Miscellany

Allocation Ranking

Real Salt Lake is in the #8 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.^[30]

International Roster Spots

Real Salt Lake possesses 6 international roster spots.^[28] Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. The club dealt one spot permanently to Colorado Rapids on 29 June 2005^[31] and dealt another spot permanently to Chivas USA on 24 November 2004.^[32] The club also dealt a spot to Kansas City on 23 February 2010^[33] but use of that roster spot was for the 2010 season only.^[34]

There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).^[30]

Future Draft Pick Trades

Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft conditional pick acquired from Chivas USA.
Future picks traded: None.

MLS Rights to Other Players

Real Salt Lake maintains the MLS rights to Yura Movsisyan after the player declined a contract offer by the club and signed overseas on a free transfer.

References

1. ↑ "MLS releases unprotected list for Expansion Draft | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2012-03-27. 
2. ↑ Seitzer, Greg (November 25, 2010). "Danish side Randers deny reports about Findley". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved November 28, 2010. 
3. ↑ "Portland trade Alvarez to RSL for draft pick". MLSSoccer.com. November 25, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010. 
4. ↑ Davis, Randy (December 1, 2010). "Real Salt Lake ink Saborío to four-year deal". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved December 1, 2010. 
5. ↑ Lewis, Michael E. (December 1, 2010). "RSL makes Saborio its first designated player". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 1, 2010. 
6. ↑ Greg Seltzer (2010-12-23). "US striker Findley signs with English Championship side". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 2012-03-27. 
7. ↑ Garlarcep, Ives (14 April 2011). "Late Espindola winner lifts RSL past Colorado". Soccer By Ives. Retrieved 20 April 2011. 
8. ↑ "Away Match vs. RSL Rescheduled for September 3". Philadelphia Union. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011. 
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15. ↑ Davis, Randy (December 1, 2010). "Real Salt Lake ink Saborío to four-year deal". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved March 16, 2011. 
16. ↑ Borg, Simon (February 11, 2011). "Real Salt Lake land forward Cody Arnoux in lottery". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved February 11, 2011. 
17. ↑ Davis, Randy (March 14, 2011). "Real Salt Lake ink first Home Grown Player". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved March 16, 2011. 
18. ↑ Twitter, RSL (March 24, 2011). "Real Salt Lake signs Chinn". Retrieved March 25, 2011. 
19. 1 2 Davis, Randy (28 May 2011). "RSL waive Chinn, sign Aghasyan ahead of Seattle match". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 28 May 2011. 
20. ↑ Lewis, Michael C. (July 20, 2011). "Promising young striker Agorsor signs with RSL". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
21. ↑ RSL Media Relations (2011-08-16). "adds D/M Blake Wagner". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 2012-03-27. 
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23. 1 2 "Real Salt Lake loses David Horst, Robbie Findley in Expansion Draft". The Deseret News. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010. 
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28. 1 2 RSL Media Relations (2010-12-27). "RSL Extends Loan Deal for Forward Paulo Jr.". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 2012-03-27. 
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34. ↑ Charles Gooch. "The Morning Kickoff: Sporting's last day in Phoenix (until next week)". KansasCity.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27. 

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Former teams	Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996–2001) Miami Fusion (1998–2001) Chivas USA (2005–2014)
Competition	MLS Cup Playoffs Champions Players Foreign Capped Designated Player Homegrown Player Generation Adidas Cup Transfers Coaches Draft Stadiums Attendance Television Broadcasters MLS Cup
Associated competitions	Supporters' Shield All-Star Game (Homegrown Game) CONCACAF Champions League U.S. Open Cup Canadian Championship Reserve League
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Real Salt Lake
Sandy, Utah
Franchise	History Seasons Records Players All articles
Stadiums	Rice-Eccles Stadium Rio Tinto Stadium
Affiliated clubs	Real Monarchs USL
Culture/Supporters	La Barra Real The RioT Brigade Rogue Cavaliers Brigade Royal Army Branden Steineckert
Rivalries	Rocky Mountain Cup
Retired numbers	9
Key personnel	Owner Dell Loy Hansen Technical Director Craig Waibel Manager Jeff Cassar Former executives Dave Checketts Dean Howes
Major honors (1) MLS Cup (1) 2009
Major League Soccer Seasons (11) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2011 MLS season by team
SuperDraft Supplemental Draft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers
Eastern	Chicago Fire Columbus Crew D.C. United Houston Dynamo New England Revolution New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC
Western	Chivas USA Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Los Angeles Galaxy Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2011 in American soccer
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Leagues	Men Major League Soccer MLS Cup Playoffs MLS Reserve NASL Soccer Bowl USL Pro PDL MISL 2010–11 2011–12 PASL-Pro 2010–11 2011–12 NPSL SPSL 2010–11 2011–12 Super-20 League NCAA Division I Division II Division III Women WPS W-League WPSL WLS
Cups	U.S. Open Cup Qualification Final College Cup Dallas Cup Desert Diamond Cup National Women's Cup
Other	MLS All-Star Game MLS transfers WPS All-Star Game
International
Club competitions	CONCACAF Champions League 2010–11 2011–12
National teams	Men Gold Cup Women World Cup Algarve Cup Four Nations Tournament
Team seasons
Men
MLS	Chicago Fire Chivas USA Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew D.C. United FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Los Angeles Galaxy New England Revolution New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps
NASL	Atlanta Silverbacks Carolina RailHawks FC FC Edmonton Fort Lauderdale Strikers NSC Minnesota Stars Montreal Impact Puerto Rico Islanders FC Tampa Bay
USL Pro	Antigua Barracuda Charleston Battery Charlotte Eagles Dayton Dutch Lions F.C. New York Los Angeles Blues Orlando City Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond Kickers Rochester Rhinos Wilmington Hammerheads
Women
WPS	Atlanta Beat Boston Breakers magicJack Sky Blue FC Western New York Flash
W-League	D.C. United Women