2012 Real Salt Lake season

American soccer team season March 2026 August 2023 Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake tertiary wordmark color.svg 2012 Rio Tinto Stadium Major League Soccer Owner SCP Worldwide Coach Jason Kreis 20,415 v C.D. Chivas USA (March 24, 2012) 16,444 v Portland Timbers (July 7, 2012) CHV 0-4 RSL (9/29) SJ 5-0 RSL (7/14) MLS Conference: 2ndOverall: 5th MLS Cup Conference Semifinals U.S. Open Cup Third round CONCACAF Champions League Group stage Desert Diamond Cup Third place Rocky Mountain Cup Winners _RSL_12 _RSL_12h _RSL_12h _RSL_12h _RSL FFC20E FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF B20000 _RSL_12 _RSL_12a _RSL_12a _adidasonwhite _3_stripes_on_white B20000 FFFFFF FFFFFF B20000 B20000 true 2011 2013 The 2012 Real Salt Lake season was the team's eighth year of existence. The team's first game was on March 10 at the Home Depot Center against the Los Angeles Galaxy, which they won 3-1. Background 2011 Real Salt Lake season Competitions Preseason Desert Diamond Cup 2012 Desert Diamond Cup Standings standings RSL Results Group 1 February 22, 2012 20:00 MST Real Salt Lake 1–0 Report New York Red Bulls Paulo Jr. 75 Alvarez 33 Kino Stadium Tucson, Arizona 5,547 W Group 2 February 25, 2012 18:00 MST LA Galaxy 2–0 Real Salt Lake Kino Stadium Tucson, Arizona L Group 3 February 29, 2012 18:00 MST Real Salt Lake 1–2 New England Revolution Kino Stadium Tucson, Arizona L Third place match March 3, 2012 TBD MST New York Red Bulls 0–1 Real Salt Lake Kino Stadium Tucson, Arizona W Major League Soccer 2012 Major League Soccer season League standings Western Conference Overall Results summary 11 2 4 27 15 6 4 7 19 20 October 27, 2012 2012 Major League Soccer season February 2013 Results by round Regular season 1 March 10, 2012 19:30 PDT LA Galaxy 1–3 Report Real Salt Lake Buddle 71 Beckerman 36Franklin 73 o.g.Morales 80 80Espíndola 85 The Home Depot Center Carson, CA 27,000 Kevin Stott W 2 March 17, 2012 20:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 2–0 Report New York Red Bulls Gil 22Espindola 39Gil 58 Richards 10Cooper 72Holgersson 83 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 16,738 Hilario Grajeda W 3 March 24, 2012 19:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 0–1 Report C.D. Chivas USA Schuler 12 Minda 46Vagenas 55Townsend 72Townsend 86Kennedy 90+3 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 20,415 Mark Kadlecik L 4 March 31, 2012 19:00 PDT Portland Timbers 2–3 Report Real Salt Lake Brunner 38Nagbe 48Nagbe 65Marcelin 85 Saborio 39 pen.Steele 89Beckerman 90+2Beckerman 90+3 Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR 20,438 Jorge Gonzalez W 5 April 4, 2012 19:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 1–0 Report Montreal Impact Paulo Jr. 13 pen. Felipe 80 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 20,191 Ricardo Salazar W 6 April 7, 2012 19:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 2–0 Report Colorado Rapids Sabório 20Espínola 57Olave 74Beckerman 74Gil 81 Pickens 58Moor 81 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 16,870 Jair Marrufo W 7 April 14, 2012 19:30 CDT Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Real Salt Lake Collin 63Nagamura 76 Johnson 51Steele 78 Livestrong Sporting Park Kansas City, KS 19,422 Kevin Stott L 8 April 21, 2012 19:30 PDT San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Real Salt Lake Moreno 22Dawkins 44Stephenson 45+2Lenhart 68Dawkins 90+2Wondolowski 90+3 Espindola 0 29Beckerman 42Morales 47Beckerman 53Saborio 60Olave 0 69 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA 10,202 Elias Bazakos L 9 April 25, 2012 19:30 CDT FC Dallas 1–1 Real Salt Lake Shea 45+1 pen. Johnson 27Bonfigli 72 FC Dallas Stadium Frisco, TX 10,069 Geoff Gamble T 10 April 28, 2012 19:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 3–2 Toronto FC Beckerman 7Olave 17Wingert 27Eckersley 57 o.g.Morales 61Steele 90+3 Avila 48Henry 77Henry 78Frings 80 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 17,629 Silviu Petrescu W 11 May 5, 2012 19:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 2–1 New England Revolution Saborio 33Olave 36Saborio 55Johnson 0 59Saborio 90+5 Brettschneider 22Tierney 57Cárdenas 0 81 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 18,219 David Gantar W 12 May 9, 2012 19:30 CDT Chicago Fire 0–0 Real Salt Lake Beckerman 71 Toyota Park Bridgeview, IL 13,544 Jair Marrufo T 13 May 12, 2012 19:00 PDT Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake Johnson 53 Espindola 51Saborio 70 CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA 39,312 Mark Geiger W 14 May 26, 2012 19:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 3–2 FC Dallas Alvarez 37Saborio 59Saborio 76Borchers 90+3Espindola 90+6 Hedges 75Perez 85 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 19,341 Abiodun Okulaja W 15 June 16, 2012 19:30 PDT C.D. Chivas USA 0–3 Real Salt Lake Minda 73 Wingert 38Espindola 41Espindola 54Saborio 71Johnson 90+4 Home Depot Center Carson, CA 13,816 Yader Reyes W 16 June 20, 2012 19:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy Beckerman 9Saborio 24Steele 53Morales 66Espindola 80 Donovan 29Magee 50DeLaGarza 53Donovan 68 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 20,382 Kevin Stott L 17 June 23, 2012 19:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Beckerman 46Morales 79Espindola 90 Stephenson 41Gordon 75Wondolowski 84 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 18,050 Jair Marrufo L 18 June 30, 2012 20:00 EDT Columbus Crew 2–0 Real Salt Lake Tchani 16Vukovic 38Gaven 44George 82 Espindola 57Steele 65 Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 19,674 Jorge Gonzalez L 19 July 4, 2012 20:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC Saborio 41Wingert 56Espindola 86 Hurtado 41Gonzalez 46 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 20,363 Hilario Grajeda T 20 July 7, 2012 19:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 3–0 Portland Timbers Saborio 60Saborio 62Johnson 65Saborio 75 pen Horst 66Chara 66Palmer 67Smith 68Chara 0 74Danso 80 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 16,444 Mark Geiger W 21 July 14, 2012 19:30 PDT San Jose Earthquakes 5–0 Report Real Salt Lake Wondolowski 19 73 80Chávez 26Morrow 60Gordon 63Dawkins 79 Watson-Siriboe 16Olave 44Beckerman 0 58Espíndola 59Mansally 62Steele 69 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA 10,744 Allen Chapman L 22 July 21, 2012 20:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids Saborio 32Steele 82Johnson 90 Nane 45 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 19,492 Silviu Petrescu W 23 July 27, 2012 19:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Saborio 34 58 DeMerit 33Mattocks 52 86Cannon 0 76 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 18,702 Kevin Stott W 24 August 4, 2012 19:00 MDT Colorado Rapids 1–0 Real Salt Lake Nane 38 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO 15,218 Jorge Gonzalez L 25 August 11, 2012 16:00 PDT Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 - 1 Summary Real Salt Lake Rochat 41Koffie 49Camilo Sanvezzo 58Richards 64Davidson 83 Beltran 37Borchers 90+2 BC Place Vancouver, BC 20,083 Paul Ward L 26 August 18, 2012 19:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 1 - 2 Report FC Dallas Beltran 14Watson-Siriboe 20Espinolda 25Saborio 76 Hedges 54Castillo 61Ferreira 94 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 20,281 Juan Guzman L 27 August 24, 2012 19:30 EDT Philadelphia Union 0 - 0 Report Real Salt Lake M. Farfan 59 Wingert 58 PPL Park Chester, PA 18,441 Jai Marrufo D 28 September 1, 2012 19:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 1 - 0 Report D.C. United Morales 25Johnson 49Wingert 71Watson-Siriboe 82 Saragosa 60Dudar 78Korb 87 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 20,334 Silviu Petrescu W 29 September 6, 2012 19:30 CDT Houston Dynamo 1 - 0 Report Real Salt Lake Clark 64Carr 64Clark 94 Steele 84 BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX 18,452 Ismail Elfath L 30 September 22, 2012 18:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 2 - 1 Report Portland Timbers Espindola 14Morales 36Olave 81 Dike 61 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 20,524 Kevin Stott W 31 September 29, 2012 19:30 PDT C.D. Chivas USA 0 - 4 Report Real Salt Lake Bolaños 15Minda 21 Saborío 8, 11, 65Wingert 20Paulo 81 Home Depot Center Carson, CA 11,450 Juan Guzman W 32 October 6, 2012 18:00 PDT LA Galaxy 1 - 2 Report Real Salt Lake Keane 17Gaul 64 Espindola 25, 28Beltran 71 Home Depot Center Carson, CA 27,000 Baldomero Toledo W 33 October 17, 2012 20:00 PDT Seattle Sounders FC 0 - 0 Report Real Salt Lake Scott 10Scott 0 30Tiffert 67 Beltran 46Schuler 51 CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA 38,356 Ricardo Salazar D 34 October 27, 2012 19:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 0 - 0 Report Vancouver Whitecaps FC Wingert 36Johnson 82 DeMerit 47 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 20,507 Baldomero Toledo D Playoffs 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs November 2, 2012 ConferenceSemi-finals 19:00 PDT Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Report Real Salt Lake Parke 45+2Evans 54 Beckerman 53Morales 56 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 34,941 Hilario Grajeda D November 8, 2012 ConferenceSemi-finals 19:30 MST Real Salt Lake 0 - 1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Alonso 51Martinez 81 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 19,657 Chris Penso L Seattle Sounders won on 1 - 0 aggregate U.S. Open Cup 2012 U.S. Open Cup Third Round May 29, 2012 19:00 MDT Real Salt Lake 1–3 Minnesota Stars Gil 29Velásquez 83Olave 85 Venegas 3Hlavaty 45 penBracalello 58 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 17,212 Tyler Ploeger L CONCACAF Champions League 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group stage July 31, 2012 Herediano 1–0 Real Salt Lake Aguilar 14 Saborio 7Beckerman 43Borchers 0 58 Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero Heredia, Costa Rica Francisco Chacon L Group stage August 21, 2012 22:00 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Report Tauro Saborío 48Beckerman 58 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 20,430 Oscar Reyna (Guatemala) W Group stage September 18, 2012 20:00 Tauro 0–1 Report Real Salt Lake Saborío 90+4 pen. Estadio Rommel Fernández Panama City, Panama 674 Mauricio Morales (Mexico) W Group stage October 23, 2012 22:00 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Report Herediano Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 20,436 Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador) T Roster & Transfers Roster Roster on September 27, 2012.http://www.realsaltlake.com/players Players Real Salt Lake https://web.archive.org/web/20121005062435/http://www.realsaltlake.com/players April 6, 2021 2012-10-05 No.PositionNationPlayer1 MEX GK Lalo Fernández HGP 2 USA DF Tony Beltran 3 USA DF Kwame Watson-Siriboe 4 COL DF Jámison Olave 5 USA MF Kyle Beckerman C 6 USA DF Nat Borchers 7 ARG FW Fabián Espíndola 8 CAN MF Will Johnson Will Johnson (soccer) 11 ARG MF Javier Morales DP 12 ARG MF Emiliano Bonfigli 13 USA FW Justin Braun Justin Braun (soccer) 14 CUB MF Yordany Álvarez 15 CRC FW Álvaro Saborío DP 16 USA MF Nico Muñiz HGP 17 USA DF Chris Wingert 18 USA GK Nick Rimando 19 URU MF Enzo Martínez Enzo Martínez (footballer, born 1990) GA 20 USA MF Ned Grabavoy 21 USA MF Luis Gil Luis Gil (soccer) GA 22 NIR MF Jonny Steele 23 BRA FW Paulo Jr. Paulo Jr. (footballer) 24 USA GK Kyle Reynish 25 POR MF David Viana 26 COL MF Sebastián Velásquez 28 USA DF Chris Schuler 29 GAM DF Abdoulie Mansally 53 JPN DF Terukazu Tanaka In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateRef. 143 MFAlvarez, Yordany CUB Yordany ÁlvarezUSA Orlando CityUndisclosedJanuary 26, 2012RSL Soapbox https://www.rslsoapbox.com/2012/3/1/2836619/real-salt-lake-finalizes-their-roster-for-the-start-of-the-2012-major Real Salt Lake finalizes their roster for the start of the 2012 Major League Soccer Season RSL Soapbox March 1, 2012 April 6, 2021 233 FWJr., Paulo BRA Paulo Jr.USA Fort Lauderdale StrikersFreeFebruary 9, 2012Salt Lake Tribune https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=53483184&itype=CMSID RSL signs Espindola, Grabavoy, Alvarez, Paulo Jr. Salt Lake Tribune February 9, 2012 April 6, 2021 223 MFSteele, Jonny NIR Jonny SteeleUnattachedFreeMarch 1, 2012RSL Media Relations https://www.rsl.com/post/2012/03/01/rsl-finalizes-roster-eight-new-signings RSL Finalizes Roster with Eight New Signings Real Salt Lake March 1, 2012 April 6, 2021532 DFTanaka, Terukazu JPN Terukazu TanakaUnattachedFreeMarch 1, 2012RSL Media Relations https://www.rsl.com/post/2012/03/01/rsl-finalizes-roster-eight-new-signings RSL Finalizes Roster with Eight New Signings Real Salt Lake March 1, 2012 April 6, 2021 251 DFEstridge, Chris USA Chris EstridgeCAN Vancouver Whitecaps FCTradeApril 12, 2012Salt Lake Tribune https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=53896166&itype=CMSID RSL signs defender Chris Estridge, hoping he's ready to play soon Salt Lake Tribune April 11, 2012 April 6, 2021292 DFMansally, Abdoulie GAM Abdoulie MansallyUnattachedFreeJune 20, 2012Michael C. Lewis https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=54344251&itype=CMSID Real Salt Lake acquires Kenny Mansally Salt Lake Tribune June 20, 2012 April 6, 2021 31 DFWatson-Siriboe, Kwame USA Kwame Watson-SiriboeUSA Chicago FireTradeJune 27, 2012Chicago Fire https://www.chicagofirefc.com/post/2012/06/27/fire-trade-kwame-watson-siriboe-real-salt-lake Fire trade Kwame Watson-Siriboe to Real Salt Lake Chicago Fire June 27, 2012 April 6, 2021 133 FWBraun, Justin USA Justin BraunCAN Montreal ImpactTradeJuly 11, 2012RSL Communications https://www.rsl.com/post/2012/07/11/rsl-acquires-slc-native-justin-braun RSL acquires SLC native Justin Braun Real Salt Lake July 11, 2012 April 6, 2021 253 MFViana, David POR David VianaESP Atlético MadridFreeSeptember 14, 2012RSL Communications https://www.rsl.com/post/2012/09/18/rsl-signs-david-viana RSL Signs David Viana Real Salt Lake September 18, 2012 April 6, 2021 MLS Drafts Pos.PlayerAcquired FromFee/notesDateRef.2 MFMartínez, Enzo URU Enzo MartínezUSA UNC Tar HeelsSuperDraft, 1st Round, Pick 17January 12, 2012https://www.angelsonparade.com/2012/1/12/2703656/complete-2012-mls-draft-results Complete 2012 MLS Draft Results 12 January 2012 Angels on Parade April 5, 2021 August 17, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210817235420/https://www.angelsonparade.com/2012/1/12/2703656/complete-2012-mls-draft-results dead 2 MFde Almeida, Diogo BRA Diogo de AlmeidaUSA Southern Methodist MustangsSuperDraft, 2nd Round, Pick 24January 12, 2012https://www.angelsonparade.com/2012/1/12/2703656/complete-2012-mls-draft-results Complete 2012 MLS Draft Results 12 January 2012 Angels on Parade April 5, 2021 August 17, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210817235420/https://www.angelsonparade.com/2012/1/12/2703656/complete-2012-mls-draft-results dead 2 MFVelásquez, Sebastián COL Sebastián VelásquezUSA Spartanburg Methodist College PioneersSuperDraft, 2nd Round, Pick 36January 12, 2012https://www.angelsonparade.com/2012/1/12/2703656/complete-2012-mls-draft-results Complete 2012 MLS Draft Results 12 January 2012 Angels on Parade April 5, 2021 August 17, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210817235420/https://www.angelsonparade.com/2012/1/12/2703656/complete-2012-mls-draft-results dead 4 MFRose, Andy AUS Andy RoseUSA UCLA BruinsSupplemental Draft, 1st Round, Pick 4January 17, 2012http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2012/supplemental/roundbyround 2012 Supplemental Draft Tracker https://web.archive.org/web/20120518052426/http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2012/supplemental/roundbyround April 5, 2021 2012-05-18 4 MFBonfigli, Emiliano ARG Emiliano BonfigliECU Manta FCSupplemental Draft, 1st Round, Pick 17January 17, 2012http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2012/supplemental/roundbyround 2012 Supplemental Draft Tracker https://web.archive.org/web/20120518052426/http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2012/supplemental/roundbyround April 5, 2021 2012-05-18 4 FWKupe, Oliver LUX Oliver KupeUSA Northwestern WildcatsSupplemental Draft, 2nd Round, Pick 36January 17, 2012http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2012/supplemental/roundbyround 2012 Supplemental Draft Tracker https://web.archive.org/web/20120518052426/http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2012/supplemental/roundbyround April 5, 2021 2012-05-18 4 MFUbierna, Benjamin PER Benjamín UbiernaPER Universidad San Martín de PorresSupplemental Draft, 3rd Round, Pick 55January 17, 2012http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2012/supplemental/roundbyround 2012 Supplemental Draft Tracker https://web.archive.org/web/20120518052426/http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2012/supplemental/roundbyround April 5, 2021 2012-05-18 Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateRef. 263 MFWarner, Collen USA Collen WarnerCAN Montreal ImpactExpansion DraftNovember 23, 2011RSL Media Relations https://www.rsl.com/post/2011/11/23/collen-warner-selected-montreal-impact-mls-expansion-draft Collen Warner Selected by Montreal Impact in MLS Expansion Draft Real Salt Lake November 23, 2011 April 6, 2021 33 DFRussell, Robbie USA Robbie RussellUSA DC UnitedTradeNovember 29, 2011Jason Anderson https://www.blackandredunited.com/2011/11/29/2596776/dc-united-acquires-robbie-russell-real-salt-lake-2013-draft-pick D.C. United Acquires Robbie Russell From Real Salt Lake For 2013 Draft Pick Black&Red United November 29, 2011 April 6, 2021 123 MFAlexandre, Jean HAI Jean AlexandreUSA San Jose EarthquakesTradeDecember 1, 2011RSL Soapbox https://www.rslsoapbox.com/2011/12/1/2604038/real-salt-lake-trades-jean-alexandre-to-the-san-jose-earthquakes Real Salt Lake trades Jean Alexandre to the San Jose Earthquakes RSL Soapbox December 1, 2011 April 6, 2021103 MFÁlvarez, Arturo GTM Arturo ÁlvarezUSA Chivas USARe-Entry DraftDecember 5, 2011Alicia Rodriguez https://www.angelsonparade.com/2011/12/5/2614170/chivas-usa-select-alvarez-in-re-entry-draft Chivas USA Select Alvarez in Re-Entry Draft Angels on Parade December 5, 2011 April 6, 2021273 FWArnoux, Cody USA Cody ArnouxN/A (Waived)WaivedJune 28, 2012Bob Bonner https://www.wect.com/story/18937758/arnoux-released-by-real-salt-lake/ Arnoux released by Real Salt Lake WECT July 3, 2012 April 6, 2021253 FWEstridge, Chris USA Chris EstridgeN/A (Waived)WaivedJune 28, 2012Paul Kennedy https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/47215/western-conference-clubs-dump-players.html Western Conference Clubs dump players SoccerAmerica June 28, 2012 April 6, 2021 Loan in Loan out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toStartEndRef.233 FWJr., Paulo BRA Paulo Jr.USA Fort Lauderdale StrikersJuly 17, 2012December 3, 2012Communications RSL RSL sends FW Paulo Jr. on short-term loan to 2nd-division Ft. Lauderdale Strikers https://www.rsl.com/post/2012/07/17/rsl-sends-fw-paulo-jr-short-term-loan-2nd-division-ft-lauderdale-strikers Real Salt Lake April 6, 2021 July 17, 2012 Miscellany Allocation ranking Real Salt Lake is in the #17 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.2011 MLS Roster Rules Major League Soccer https://web.archive.org/web/20110430101816/http://www.mlssoccer.com/2011-mls-roster-rules 2011-04-30 International roster spots Real Salt Lake has 6 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots and Real Salt Lake has traded away two spots permanently, one to Chivas USA in 2004 and the other to Colorado Rapids in 2005. Future draft pick trades Future picks acquired: *2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 3 pick from D.C. United; *Unspecified year conditional draft pick from Seattle Sounders FC. Future picks traded: *2013 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Vancouver Whitecaps FC; *2014 MLS SuperDraft round 4 pick to Chicago Fire; *2014 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Montreal Impact. References Real Salt Lake Category:Real Salt Lake seasons Real Salt Lake