2020 Real Salt Lake season
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OwnerDell Loy Hansen
Head coachFreddy Juarez
StadiumRio Tinto Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 11th
Overall: 21st
Overall: 21st
| 2020 season | |||
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| Owner | Dell Loy Hansen | ||
| Head coach | Freddy Juarez | ||
| Stadium | Rio Tinto Stadium | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 11th Overall: 21st | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled | ||
| Leagues Cup | Cancelled | ||
| MLS is Back Tournament | Round of 16 | ||
| Highest home attendance | 18,093 (March 7 vs. NYRB) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,770 (Nov 8 vs. SKC) | ||
| Average home league attendance | All: 5,335 Pre-Covid: 18,093 Post-Covid: 3,740 | ||
| Biggest win | COL 1–4 RSL (Aug. 22) RSL 3–0 LAFC (Sept. 9) | ||
| Biggest defeat | RSL 0–5 COL (Sept. 12) | ||
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The 2020 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 16th year of existence, and their 16th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12 and resumed four months later with the MLS is Back Tournament, played behind closed doors in the Orlando metropolitan area. Real Salt Lake resumed home matches in September with a limited capacity of 5,000 people and requirements for spectators to wear masks and practice social distancing.[1][2]
Non-competitive
Preseason
| February 8 Closed friendly | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Herriman, Utah |
| Report | Attendance: closed door scrimmage |
2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup
| February 15 Friendly | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
| 4:00pm | Silva  72'Herrera 76' |
Report Report |
Sánchez 40' Duke 86' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Referee: Victor Rivas |
| February 19 Friendly | Houston Dynamo | 4–0 | Real Salt Lake | Tucson, Arizona |
| 4:00pm | Report | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
| February 22 Friendly | Phoenix Rising FC | 3–2 | Real Salt Lake | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:00pm | Report | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field |
Competitions
MLS regular season
Note: The 2020 season was postponed on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season restarted on July 8 with the MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando (see below), followed by resumption of regular season games.
Standings
Western Conference table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 30 | 1.30 | MLS Cup First Round |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 27 | 1.17 | |
| 10 | LA Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 22 | 1.00 | |
| 11 | Real Salt Lake | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 22 | 1.00 | |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 21 | 0.91 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Overall table
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: March 9, 2020
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
| February 29 1 | Orlando City SC | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Orlando, Florida |
| 4:00 p.m. MDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| March 7 2 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls | Sandy, Utah |
| 12:00 p.m. MDT | Silva 54' Martínez 80'Kreilach  90+' |
Report | Cásseres 13' Seagrist 35'Duncan 73' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,093 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| August 22 6 (RMC) | Colorado Rapids | 1–4 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 p.m. MDT | Herrera 38' (o.g.) |
Report | Kreilach 57', 78' Chang 76', 88'Baird 85'Meram 89' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| August 26 - | Real Salt Lake | P–P | Los Angeles FC | Sandy, Utah[Note 1][3] |
| 7:30 p.m. MDT | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium |
| August 29 7 | Portland Timbers | 4–4 | Real Salt Lake | Portland, Oregon |
| 8:30 p.m. MDT | Chara 6', 30' Niezgoda 21' Mabiala 67' Williamson 69' Blanco 70' Mora 85' |
Report | Baird 19' Kreilach 48' Johnson 81', 90+4' Rossi 90' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| September 2 8 | Real Salt Lake | 2–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 p.m. MDT | Herrera 28' Kreilach 45'+2'Glad 50'Ruíz 85'Baird 90' |
Report | Arreaga 18' Lodeiro 29' (pen.)Gómez 69'João Paulo 80' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 4,026 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| September 6 9 | Minnesota United FC | 4–0 | Real Salt Lake | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 6:00 p.m. MDT | Gasper 53' Reynoso 56' Lod 62', 90' Hayes 75' |
Report | Beckerman 73' |
Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| September 9 10 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | Los Angeles FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 p.m. MDT | Kreilach 9', 48' Meram 47' Ruíz 61' Glad 70' Rusnák 79' (pen.) Beckerman 85' |
Report | Cifuentes 65' Harvey 78' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 4,147 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| Note: Re-schedule of postponed August 26 match.[4] | ||||
| September 12 11 | Real Salt Lake | 0–5 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 p.m. MDT | Toia 54' Martínez  64' |
Report | Rubio 3', 10' Vines 49'Galván 55'Price 69'Bassett 88' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 4,484 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| September 19 12 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 p.m. MDT | Beckerman 8'  63' Toia 68' Meram 81' Baird 90+2' |
Report | Bikel 15' Adnan 41' Milinković 53' Cavallini 84' Hasal 90+1' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 3,409 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| September 23 13 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | LA Galaxy | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 p.m. MDT | Baird 62' Rusnák 65' (pen.) Kreilach 72' |
Report | DePuy 24' Bingham 64' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 3,943 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| September 27 14 | Minnesota United FC | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 6:00 p.m. MDT | Métanire 37' |
Report | Ruíz 32' Glad 85' |
Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Drew Fischer |
| October 4 15 | Real Salt Lake | 1–3 | Los Angeles FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 p.m. MDT | Ruíz 60' Atuesta 64' (o.g.) Johnson 71' Toia 80' |
Report | Wright-Phillips 22' Rossi 27' Rodríguez 59' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 3,062 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| October 7 16 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, Washington |
| 8:00 p.m. MDT | Delem 26' Morris 28'Gómez 61'O'Neill 70' |
Report | Tolo 68' (o.g.) Besler 76' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Referee: David Gantar |
| October 10 17 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Portland, Oregon[Note 2] |
| 8:00 p.m. MDT | Montero 14' Bikel 43' Cavallini 61', 75' Martínez 71' (o.g.) Dájome 79' Veselinović 90+7' |
Report | Silva 23' Kreilach 37' Ruíz 40' Herrera 58' Martínez 76' |
Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| October 14 18 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Portland Timbers | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 p.m. MDT | Martínez 11' Silva 16' Kreilach 26' Herrera 82' Portillo 90+1' |
Report | Tuiloma 77' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| October 18 - | Colorado Rapids | P–P | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, Colorado[Note 3][5] |
| 7:00 p.m. MDT | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
| October 24 19 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | FC Dallas | Sandy, Utah |
| 6:30 p.m. MDT | Ramírez 90+2' |
Report | Jara 75' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 4,078 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| October 28 20 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | San Jose, California |
| 8:30 p.m. MDT | Wondolowski 16', 74' Judson 53' Ríos 64' |
Report | Silva 10' Besler 22' Toia 39' Herrera 59' Kreilach 63' |
Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium Referee: Elton García |
| November 1 21 | LA Galaxy | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
| 8:30 p.m. MDT | González 18', 56' Pavón 65' Zubak 68' |
Report | Martínez 78' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Jon Freemon |
| November 8 22 | Real Salt Lake | 0–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah |
| 4:30 p.m. MST | Report | Martins 39' Shelton 45' Hurtado 48' Russell 87' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,770 Referee: Kevin Stott |
MLS is Back tournament
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Minnesota United FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
Source: MLS[6]
Note: Group stage results of the MLS is Back Tournament were treated as regular season matches in the overall standings.
Matches
| July 12 3 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Bay Lake, Florida |
| 8:30 PM MDT | Rusnák 27' Herrera 37' Luiz 62' Kreilach 76' Glad 82' |
Report | Kamara 39' Price 69' Irwin 70' |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| July 17 4 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Minnesota United FC | Bay Lake, Florida |
| 8:30 PM MDT | Herrera 43' Meram 45+2' Baird 69' |
Report | Chacón 53' Lod 66' |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| July 22 5 | Real Salt Lake | 0–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Bay Lake, Florida |
| 7:00 AM MDT | Holt 20' Johnson 40' Beckerman 55' Glad 71' |
Report | Russell 1' Sánchez 36' Busio 56' Smith 62' Gerso 86' |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
Knockout stage
| July 27 Round of 16 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5–2 | Real Salt Lake | Bay Lake, Florida |
| 6:30 PM MDT | Espinoza 21', 31' Eriksson 49' (pen.), 90+6' (pen.) Qazaishvili 61' Wondolowski 86' |
Report | Martínez 22' Herrera 29' Baird 37' Glad 66' Kreilach 75' Silva 84' Beckerman 90+7' |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Drew Fischer |
U.S. Open Cup
The 2020 U.S Open Cup was suspended on March 13 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before being cancelled by the U.S. Soccer Federation on August 17.[7]
Leagues Cup
The 2020 Leagues Cup was canceled on May 19 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
Stats
Squad appearances and goals
- Last updated January 11, 2021.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Major League Soccer | MLS is Back Tournament | Playoffs | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  USA |
David Ochoa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | GK | USA |
Zac MacMath | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 51 | GK | USA |
Andrew Putna | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  TRI |
Alvin Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  CAN |
Ashtone Morgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | USA |
Donny Toia | 21 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF |  ENG |
Nedum Onuoha | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | USA |
Justen Glad | 18 | 1 | 11+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | USA |
Erik Holt | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | USA |
Aaron Herrera | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | DF |  URU |
Marcelo Silva | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | USA |
Kyle Beckerman | 11 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF |  ARG |
Pablo Enrique Ruíz | 19 | 1 | 14+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF |  CRO |
Damir Kreilach | 22 | 9 | 17+1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | MF |  IRQ |
Justin Meram | 22 | 3 | 12+6 | 3 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF |  SVK |
Albert Rusnák | 17 | 3 | 13+1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | MF | USA |
Nick Besler | 12 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF |  CUB |
Maikel Chang | 19 | 1 | 12+5 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | ENG |
Luke Mulholland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF |  BRA |
Everton Luiz | 15 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | USA |
Luis Arriaga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | MF | USA |
Justin Portillo | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW |  ITA |
Giuseppe Rossi | 7 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | USA |
Corey Baird | 22 | 2 | 14+4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | FW |  HON |
Douglas Martínez | 19 | 3 | 7+8 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW | USA |
Chris Garcia | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | FW | USA |
Tate Schmitt | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW | USA |
Milan Iloski | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | FW | USA |
Julián Vázquez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | FW |  VEN |
Jeizon Ramírez | 10 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50 | FW |  LBR |
Sam Johnson | 10 | 1 | 2+5 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Assists and shutouts
- Stats from MLS regular season, MLS playoffs, CONCACAF Champions league, and U.S. Open Cup are all included.
- First tie-breaker for assists and shutouts is minutes played.
- As of March 9, 2020[9]
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