2023_Real_Salt_Lake_season

2023 Real Salt Lake season

2023 Real Salt Lake season

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.

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Club

Roster

As of June 30, 2023,[2]
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Transfers

As of June 10, 2023'[2][3]

In

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Out

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Loans

In

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Competitions

Preseason

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

See also: 2023 Major League Soccer season

Matches

See also: 2023 Major League Soccer season
February 25 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake Vancouver, British Columbia
8:30 pm MT Brown 24' Report Löffelsend Yellow card 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 Yellow card 73'
Léo Chú Yellow card 86'		 Report Ojeda Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 24'
Eneli Yellow card 68'
Glad Yellow card 75'		 Report Gioacchini 47'
Bartlett Yellow card 55'
Klauss 61', 66'
Alm 76', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 64'
Yeboah 90+3'		 Report Meram Yellow card 29'
Eneli Yellow card 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 Yellow card 23'
Ruiz 56', Yellow card 57'
Julio 59'
Savarino 62'
Glad Yellow card 70'		 Report Bender Yellow card 13'
Świderski 27'
Afful Yellow card 42'
Jóźwiak Yellow card 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 Yellow card 69'
Kamungo 88'
Ntsabeleng Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Rubin Yellow card 49'
Savarino 68'
Vera Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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
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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 Yellow card 57'
Quiñónes Yellow card 90+'		 Report Glad Yellow card 45'
Oviedo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 27'
Eneli Yellow card 79'		 Report Opoku 8'
Bouanga 34'
Hollingshead Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+1' Report Boli Yellow card 72' Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 18,020
Referee: Ramy Touchan
May 20 13 RMC Colorado Rapids 2–3 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado
7:30 pm MT Acosta Yellow card 28'
Wilson 33'
Nicholson Yellow card 45+'
Abubakar 74'
Cabral Yellow card 77'		 Report Ruiz 12'
Musovski 21', Yellow card 35'
Oviedo Yellow card 32'
Kreilach 44'
Hidalgo Yellow card 58'
Ojeda Yellow card 62'
Vera Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,327
Referee: Jon Freemon
May 27 14 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake Saint Paul, Minnesota
6:30 pm MT
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Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,912
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
May 31 15 Real Salt Lake 2–3 LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT
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Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 17,762
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 3 16 Austin FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake Austin, Texas
6:30 pm MT Rigoni Yellow card 43'
Urruti Yellow card 62'
Gallagher Yellow card 64'
Cascante Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Hidalgo Yellow card 7'
Rubín 15', 81'
Glad Yellow card 34'
Löffelsend Yellow card 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
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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
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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
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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 Yellow card 21' Report Paul Yellow card 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
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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
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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
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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
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Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 15,390
Referee: Natalie Simon
September 20 29 Real Salt Lake 1–3 FC Dallas Sandy, Utah
7:30pm MT
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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
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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
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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
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Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,538
Referee: Timothy Ford

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs
Round One
October 29 Game 1 Houston Dynamo FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
3:00 pm CT
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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
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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

Western Conference table
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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)
Overall table
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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:
  1. Qualify for both the Champions Cup and U.S. Open Cup as 2023 U.S. Open Cup champions
  2. As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
  3. As 2023 Leagues Cup runner-up
  4. As 2023 Canadian Championship winners

Leagues Cup

See also: 2023 Leagues Cup

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

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Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 22 Group stage Real Salt Lake United States 3–0 United States Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
9:30 pm ET
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 10,507
Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios
July 26 Group stage Real Salt Lake United States 0–3 Mexico Monterrey Sandy, Utah
9:30 pm ET
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,734
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Knockout round

Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup knockout stage
August 4 Round of 32 Real Salt Lake United States 3–1 Mexico León Sandy, Utah
9:00 pm ET
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 17,547
Referee: Benjamin Pineda
Note: Match rescheduled from August 3 due to severe weather in the area.
August 8 Round of 16 Los Angeles FC United States 4–0 United States Real Salt Lake Los Angeles, California
10:00 pm ET
Report Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 17,728
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

Real Salt Lake entered the Open Cup in the Third Round, based on 2022 standings.

April 26 3rd Las Vegas Lights FC (USLC) Nevada 1–3 (a.e.t.) Utah Real Salt Lake (MLS) Las Vegas, Nevada
8:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 300
Referee: Brandon Gardner
May 10 Round of 32 Portland Timbers (MLS) Oregon 3–4 Utah Real Salt Lake (MLS) Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 8,071
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 24 Round of 16 Colorado Rapids (MLS) Colorado 0–1 Utah Real Salt Lake (MLS) Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM MDT Rosenberry Yellow card 78' Report Gómez Yellow card 12'
Savarino 30'
Ojeda Yellow card 37'
Löffelsend Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 2,280
Referee: Andrew Musashe
June 7 Quarterfinals Real Salt Lake (MLS) Utah 3–2 California LA Galaxy (MLS) Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,712
Referee: Ramy Touchan
August 23 Semifinals Houston Dynamo FC (MLS) Texas 3–1 (a.e.t.) Utah Real Salt Lake (MLS) Houston, Texas
7:30 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 11,137
Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Statistics

Squad appearances

As of November 11, 2023

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Goals

As of November 11, 2023[13]
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Assists

As of June 15, 2023[13]
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Clean Sheets

As of November 11, 2023[13]
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References

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    Kennedy, Paul (October 22, 2023). "MLS breaks attendance record". Soccer America. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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    "Roster". rsl.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
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    "Real Salt Lake Announces 2023 Roster Decisions". rsl.com. October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
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    RSL Communications (December 21, 2023). "RSL Selects Five in 2023 MLS Superdraft". RSL.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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    RSL Communications (December 21, 2023). "RSL Selects Five in 2023 MLS Superdraft". RSL.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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    RSL Communications (January 6, 2023). "RSL Sign Defender Luis Rivera as Homegrown Player". RSL.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
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    RSL Communications (January 6, 2023). "RSL Brings Delentz Pierre Back to Utah". RSL.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
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    RSL Communications (January 10, 2023). "Real Salt Lake Acquire Colombian Winger Carlos Andrés Gómez From Millonarios FC". RSL.com. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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    RSL Communications (February 13, 2023). "Real Salt Lake Adds Defender Brayan Vera From Colombian Power CD América de Calí". RSL.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
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    MLSSoccer.com (March 24, 2023). "Real Salt Lake sign Emeka Eneli after SuperDraft selection". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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    RSL.com (June 10, 2023). "Real Salt Lake Welcomes Colombian Striker Cristian 'Chicho" Arango Back To MLS From Mexican Side Pachuca". RSL.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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    RSL.com (June 29, 2023). "Real Salt Lake Adds 22-Year-Old Colombian Nelson Palacio from Atlético Nacional". RSL.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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    "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
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