2010 Real Salt Lake season

American soccer team season March 2026 August 2023 Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake tertiary wordmark color.svg 2010 Rio Tinto Stadium Major League Soccer 2nd Owner SCP Worldwide Coach Jason Kreis Álvaro Saborío Álvaro Saborío (18) 20,463 vs Cruz Azul(October 19) 11,579 vs Toronto(September 15) 18,764 RSL 5-0 NE (7/2) DAL 3-1 RSL (7/17) MLS Cup Conf. Semifinals U.S. Open Cup Did not qualify CONCACAF Champions League Finals Carolina Challenge Cup Runners-up _RSL_10h _RSL_10h _RSL_10h _RSL_10h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF B20000 _RSL_10a _RSL_10a _RSL_10a _STRICON_ONWHITE FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF B20000 FFFFFF _RSL_10t _RSL_10t _RSL_10t _RSL_10t _GALAXY_10h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF B20000 true 2009 2011 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 1 USA GK Tim Melia 2 USA DF Tony Beltran 3 GHA DF Robbie Russell 4 COL DF Jámison Olave 5 USA MF Kyle Beckerman (captain) 6 USA DF Nat Borchers 7 USA MF Alex Nimo 8 CAN FW Will Johnson 10 USA FW Robbie Findley 11 ARG MF Javier Morales 12 HAI MF Jean Alexandre 15 CRC FW Álvaro Saborío 16 ARG FW Fabián Espíndola 17 USA DF Chris Wingert 18 USA GK Nick Rimando 19 BRA FW Pablo Campos 20 USA MF Ned Grabavoy 21 USA MF Luis Gil 22 ARG MF Nelson González 23 BRA FW Paulo Araujo Jr. 24 USA GK Kyle Reynish 26 USA MF Collen Warner 28 USA DF Chris Schuler 30 USA DF Rauwshan McKenzie 33 USA DF David Horst 77 JAM MF Andy Williams Reserves Transfers List of Major League Soccer transfers 2010 In DatePlayerPrevious clubFeeRef February 10, 2010 USA Rauwshan McKenzie Unattached Free http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/01/dc_united_signs_australian_str.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120919233653/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/01/dc_united_signs_australian_str.html dead September 19, 2012 D.C. United Signs Australian Striker Washington Post 18 January 2010 19 September 2010 February 23, 2010 USA Luis Gil USA Kansas City Wizards Trade http://www.metrofanatic.com/story.jsp?ID=5287 Metro acquires Chris Albright for two draft picks MetroFanatic.com 14 January 2010 10 February 2010 March 14, 2010 CRC Álvaro Saborío SUI Sion Free https://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news?slug=ap-realsaltlake-saborio Real Salt Lake signs striker Alvaro Saborio Yahoo! Sports 14 March 2010 14 March 2010 March 18, 2010 USA Tim Melia USA Rochester Rhinos Free http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/dc-united-signs-floribert-n%E2%80%99galula D.C. United signs Floribert N'Galula D.C. United 21 January 2010 24 February 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110615031140/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/dc-united-signs-floribert-n%E2%80%99galula 15 June 2011 September 9, 2010 BRA Paulo Araujo Jr. USA Miami Loan https://web.archive.org/web/20101018153732/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/rsl-get-d2-star-paulo-jr-loan-miami 2010-10-18 – MLSSoccer.com Out DatePlayerDestination ClubFeeRef July 6, 2009 Armenia Yura Movsisyan DEN Randers Free http://search.yahoo.com/404handler?src=sports&fr=404_sports&ref=&url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news%3Fslug%3Dap-mls-united-emilio D.C. United resigns Emilio Yahoo! Sports 11 January 2010 4 February 2010 June 29, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629054127/http://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news?slug=ap-mls-united-emilio dead November 26, 2009 USA Chris Seitz USA Philadelphia Union Trade January 14, 2010 USA Clint Mathis United States Los Angeles Galaxy Trade http://www.csnwashington.com/pages/landing/?blockID=116886&feedID=2996 D.C United Sends Fred to Philadelphia, Reacquires Goalie Troy Perkins CSNWashington.com 13 January 2010 10 February 2010 https://archive.today/20120723043325/http://www.csnwashington.com/pages/landing/?blockID=116886&feedID=2996 2012-07-23 dead February 12, 2010 NED Rachid El Khalifi Retired Retired Loan DatePlayerTransferred toFeeRef April 2, 2010 USA David Horst PUR Puerto Rico Islanders Loan http://www.prislandersfc.com/index/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=174:en-realidad-es-real-el-acuerdo-&catid=41:comunicados&Itemid=80 En realidad, es Real el acuerdo PR Islanders FC Puerto RIco Islanders FC Spanish 2010-04-01 2010-04-02http://www.prislandersfc.com/index/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=175:el-defensa-david-horst-a-los-islanders&catid=40:jugadores&Itemid=81 El defensa David Horst a los Islanders PR Islanders FC Puerto RIco Islanders FC Spanish 2010-04-02 2010-04-02 April 2, 2010 USA Tim Melia USA Charleston Battery Loan August 1, 2010 USA Luis Gil USA AC St. Louis Loan Statistics Appearances and goals Last updated on 17 November 2010. http://www.mlssoccer.com/stats/club/rsl/overall dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100331192859/http://www.mlssoccer.com/stats/club/rsl/overall 2010-03-31 Real Salt Lake 2009 Major League Soccer MLS CONCACAF Champions League U.S. Open Cup Carolina Challenge Cup 1 Tim Melia GK USA 0+0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2 Tony Beltran DF USA 17+1 0 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 3 Robbie Russell DF GHA 21+1 0 5 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 4 Jámison Olave DF COL 27+0 2 4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 5 Kyle Beckerman MF USA 21+1 0 5 1 0+1 0 1+0 0 6 Nat Borchers DF USA 30+0 1 5 0 2+0 1 0+0 0 7 Alex Nimo MF USA 0+0 0 0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 8 Will Johnson FW CAN 24+4 1 6 3 2+0 2 0+0 0 10 Robbie Findley FW USA 15+9 5 2+4 1 1+0 1 3+0 2 11 Javier Morales MF ARG 25+1 7 4 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 12 Jean Alexandre DF HAI 5+10 0 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 15 Álvaro Saborío FW CRC 23+4 12 5 6 1+1 0 1+0 0 16 Fabián Espíndola FW ARG 19+3 5 3 1 0+2 0 1+0 0 17 Chris Wingert DF USA 22+2 5 4 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 18 Nick Rimando GK USA 27+0 0 5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 19 Ned Grabavoy MF USA 18+5 0 6 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 21 Luis Gil MF USA 0+0 0 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 22 Nelson González MF ARG 3+9 1 4 0 1+0 1 0+1 0 23 Paulo Araujo Jr. FW BRA 0+3 0 2 3 0+0 0 1+0 1 24 Kyle Reynish GK USA 3+0 0 1 0 2+0 0 1+0 2 26 Collen Warner MF USA 4+9 0 3 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 28 Chris Schuler DF USA 1+0 0 1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 30 Rauwshan McKenzie DF USA 2+2 0 2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 33 David Horst DF USA 0+0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 Andy Williams MF JAM 20+10 0 5+0 0 0+1 0 0 0 |} Top scorers Disciplinary Formation Starting XI vs. Colorado on Oct. 23: 200px 0.27 0.06 350 USA 0.24 0.09 350 Rimando 0.07 0.25 350 GHA 0.05 0.28 350 Russell 0.18 0.16 350 COL 0.14 0.19 350 Olave 0.36 0.16 350 USA 0.34 0.19 350 Borchers 0.46 0.25 350 USA 0.44 0.28 350 Wingert 0.07 0.40 350 JAM 0.05 0.43 350 Williams 0.27 0.46 350 ARG 0.24 0.49 350 Morales 0.27 0.35 350 USA 0.24 0.38 350 Beckerman 0.46 0.40 350 CAN 0.44 0.43 350 Johnson 0.18 0.59 350 CRC 0.18 0.62 350 Saborío 0.35 0.59 350 USA 0.34 0.62 350 Findley Overall {|class="wikitable" |- |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 || COL Jámison Olave 10 0 0 |- |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 || USA Nat Borchers (37) |- |Top scorer || CRC Álvaro Saborío (18) |- |Points || Overall: 56/90 (62.22%) |- 17 November 2010 Competitions' Wikipedia articles. November 2010 Club 47% Coaching staff {|class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- |General Manager||USA Garth Lagerwey |- |Head coach||USA Jason Kreis |- |Assistant coach||USA Robin Fraser |- |Assistant coach||USA Miles Joseph |- |Assistant coach||USA Jeff Cassar |- |Strength and conditioning Coach||USA Dan Barlow |- |Team Administrator|||USA Elliot Fall |- |Equipment Manager|||USA Kevin Harter |- |Assistant Equipment Manager|||USA Mike Rigby |- |Head Athletic Trainer||USA Jake Joachim |- |Head Team Physician||USA Andrew Cooper |- |Team Orthopedist||USA Dr. Mark Scholl |- |U-17 Head Coach||USA Greg Maas |- |U-17 Assistant Coach||BIH Nermin Sasivarĕvić |- 20 October 2010 Real Salt Lake October 2010 48% Management Owner/Chairman USA Dave Checketts President USA Bill Manning Chief Financial Officer USA Gary Reimer Sporting Director and Director of Youth Development USA Rob Karas y Rio Tinto Stadium 20,008 103x67 meters 20 October 2010 Real Salt Lake October 2010 Competitions Overall y y y MLS 2nd 2nd March 27 October 23 y CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Finals August 18, 2010 April 27, 2011 y y U.S. Open Cup Qualifier Qualification final April 14 June 2 y Carolina Challenge Cup Group Stage Runner-up March 13 March 20 20 October 2010 Major League Soccer 2010 Major League Soccer season League table Conference RSL Overall RSL Results summary 11 0 4 31 7 4 4 7 14 13 September 26, 2010 Major League Soccer January 2012 table b Round Stadium A /A /H /A /A /H /H /H /A /H /A /H /H /H /A/A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A Result W /L /T /L /L /W /W /W /W /W /T /W /T /W /W/L /T /W /T /T /W /T /W /T /W /T /W /T /W /T Position 2/7/7/10/13/9/5/5/3/3/3/3/3/3/2/3/3/2/3/3/3/3/3/2/2/2/2/2/2/2 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 September 26, 2010 MLS Results and League table December 2010 Regular season #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA March San Jose Earthquakes March 27, 2010 6:00 p.m. PT 0–3 ESPN ReportMLS Recap Real Salt Lake McDonald 58Leitch 0 53Opara 90 Morales 14Espindola 27Grabavoy 39Morales 54Olave 65 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 10,589 Jorge González W April Houston Dynamo April 1, 2010 8:00 p.m. CT 2–1 Report Real Salt Lake Davis 53 penDavis 55 penBoswell 90 Morales 16Wingert 45Olave 55Espindola 90 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 18,197 Jair Marrufo L Real Salt Lake April 10, 2010 7:00 p.m. MT 2–2 Report 1Report 2 Seattle Sounders FC Johnson 53Wingert 59Saborio 90+4 Zakuani 11Marshall 56Borchers 72 o.g. Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 19,970 Abbey Okulaja T Los Angeles Galaxy April 17, 2010 7:30 p.m. PT 2–1 Report Real Salt Lake Buddle 11 Buddle 76 Beckerman 40Williams 56 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 20,344 Mark Geiger L Columbus Crew April 24, 2010 7:30 p.m. ET 1–0 Report Real Salt Lake Schelotto 38 pen Beckerman 50 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 14,322 Steven DePiero L May May 1, 2010 7:00 p.m. MT Real Salt Lake 2–1 Report Toronto FC Olave 14Williams 42 De Rosario 88 pen Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 12,659 Kevin Stott W May 8, 2010 Real Salt Lake 2:00 p.m. MT 3–0 Report Philadelphia Union Williams 17Beckerman 27Beckerman 41Olave 51Saborío 70Borchers 81 Arrieta 50 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 14,224 Hilario Grajeda W Real Salt Lake May 13, 2010 7:00 p.m. MT 3–1 Report Houston Dynamo Findley 3Saborío 24Borchers 26Saborío 60 Chabala 33Mullan 72Boswell 77 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 12,945 Alex Prus W Chivas USA May 22, 2010 7:30 p.m. PT 1–2 Report Real Salt Lake Saragosa 26Braun 80 Williams 39Wingert 45+1Alexandre 66Espíndola 89 Home Depot Center Carson, California 14,287 Yader Reyes W Real Salt Lake May 29, 2010 7:00 p.m. MT 4–1 Report Kansas City Wizards Olave 29Espíndola 31Saborío 34Russell 84Grabavoy 90+2 Besler 27Kamara 32Wolff 42Conrad 73Arnaud 2 82 82 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 15,588 Ricardo Salazar W June D.C. United June 5, 2010 7:30 p.m. ET 0–0 Report Real Salt Lake RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 15,328 Jair Marrufo T Real Salt Lake June 9, 2010 7:00 p.m. MT 1–0 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Williams 63Morales 80Morales 81 Juninho 20Gonzalez 85 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 19,513 Edvin Jurisevic W Real Salt Lake June 25, 2010 7:00 p.m. MT 0–0 Report San Jose Earthquakes Campos 87 Corrales 58Busch 60 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 16,216 Silviu Petrescu T July Real Salt Lake July 2, 2010 8:00 p.m. MT 5–0 Report New England Revolution Espíndola 22Espindola 27Olave 45+2Wingert 47Saborío 52Saborío 57Findley 85 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 19,101 Kevin Stott W Chicago Fire July 8, 2010 8:30 p.m. CT 0–1 Report Real Salt Lake Conde 51 Findley 40 penJohnson 69Espíndola 90 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 17,847 Terry Vaughn W FC Dallas July 17, 2010 7:30 p.m. CT 2–0 Report Real Salt Lake Ihemelu 40Ferreira 68Shea 69Harris 77 Johnson 42 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 11,170 Hilario Grajeda L Real Salt Lake July 24, 2010 8:00 p.m. MT 1–1 Report Chivas USA Beckerman 51Grabavoy 66Saborío 82 Espinoza 28Trujillo 54Padilla 70Kennedy 78 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 19,469 Mark Geiger T Real Salt Lake July 31, 2010 7:00 p.m. MT 3–0 Report D.C. United Saborío 13Wingert 58Findley 79González 94+ Talley 17Bošković 17Najar 67 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 17,719 Ramón Hernández W August Kansas City Wizards August 7, 2010 7:30 p.m. CT 1–1 Report Real Salt Lake Kamara 21Smith 29Bunbury 71 Morales 22Johnson 31Findley 33Borchers 41Grabavoy 61 CommunityAmerica Ballpark Kansas City, Kansas 10,385 Paul Ward T August 11, 2010 7:30 p.m. ET Philadelphia Union 1–1 Report Real Salt Lake Fred 2Mwanga 8Torres 93+ Espindola 17González 37Alexandre 50McKenzie 60Borchers 79 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania David Gantar T Real Salt Lake August 14, 2010 7:00 MT 2–0 Report Columbus Crew Morales 11Morales 60 Hejduk 48 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 16,906 Jorge Gonzalez W Toronto FC August 28, 2010 7:00 p.m. ET 0–0 Report Real Salt Lake Olave 18 BMO Field Toronto, Ontario, Canada 21,047 Baldomero Toledo T September Real Salt Lake September 4, 2010 7:00 p.m. MT 1–0 Report New York Red Bulls Espíndola 4Olave 39 Tchani 18Borman 38Stammler 74 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 19,115 Ricardo Salazar W Seattle Sounders FC September 9, 2010 0–0 Report Real Salt Lake Saborío 54 Qwest Field Seattle, Washington 36,078 Paul Ward T Real Salt Lake September 18, 2010 2:00 p.m. MT 1–0 Report Chicago Fire Beckerman 33Saborío 47+ pen. Conde 2 30 46+ Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 14,440 Jorge Gonzalez W Real Salt Lake September 25, 2010 10:00 p.m. EDT 1–1 Report Colorado Rapids Campos 32Espíndola 66Warner 78Borchers 90 Casey 10Wynne 16Casey 36Wallace 82 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 18,317 Ramón Hernández T October New England Revolution October 2, 2010 1–2 Report Real Salt Lake Sinovic 40Mansally 82Perovic 93+ Borchers 68Grabavoy 41Saborío 84 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 18,130 Ricardo Salazar W Week 28 October 9, 2010 16:00 EDT Real Salt Lake 0–0 (Report) New York Red Bulls 38 Olave39 Beltran Albright 38Miller 43 Red Bull Arena, Harrison 20,829 Jair Marrufo T Real Salt Lake October 16, 2010 2–0 FC Dallas Grabavoy 59Espindola 75Williams 80Morales 89 Pearce 88 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 20,236 Baldomero Toledo W Colorado Rapids October 23, 2010 2–2 Real Salt Lake Cummings 16Casey 51Moor 93+ Olave 54Grabavoy 82Saborio 91+Saborio 95+ pen Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado 17,729 Ricardo Salazar T MLS Playoffs 2010 MLS Cup 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,http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2013164766_sounders15.html The Seattle Times Joshua Mayers Convoluted MLS postseason confuses even Sounders FC October 14, 2010 7 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101018235502/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2013164766_sounders15.html 18 October 2010 live 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.http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/kreis-when-it-counted-rsl-played-scared-lose. Kreis: When it counted, RSL played scared to lose | Major League Soccer www.mlssoccer.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101109022155/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/kreis-when-it-counted-rsl-played-scared-lose 2010-11-09 FC Dallas Conf. Semifinals October 30, 2010 3:00 PM MDT 2–1 Report Real Salt Lake Benitez 25Cunningham 44Hernández 49Harris 75Avila 88 Espindola 5Williams 46Morales 49 69 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 11,003 Kevin Stott L Real Salt Lake Conf. Semifinals November 6, 2010 8:00 PM MDT 1–1 2–3 Report FC Dallas Olave 25Grabavoy 29Borchers 34Findley 79 McCarty 17Chávez 27Loyd 84 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 19,234 Jorge Gonzalez T U.S. Open Cup 2010 U.S. Open Cup qualification#Major League Soccer (MLS) 2010 U.S. Open Cup qualification April 14, 2010 7:00 p.m. PT San Jose Earthquakes California 3–3 (aet) Report Real Salt Lake Beitashour 51Leitch 68Álvarez 88Morrow 103Burling 109 Findley 7Johnson 8González 60Beckerman 89Borchers 118 Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara 2,718 Alejandro Mariscal Álvarez Gjertsen McDonald Sánchez Johnson Beckerman Findley Russell Williams 3–5 W June 2, 2010 7:30 p.m. ET D.C. United Washington, D.C. 2–1 yes Report Real Salt Lake Luciano Emilio 75 penMorsink 92+Najar 107James 0 123+ Beltran 70Warner 73Alexandre 77Johnson 81 pen RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 3,074 Mark Kadlecik L CONCACAF Champions League 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League 2011 Real Salt Lake season 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.http://www.concacaf.com/staticFiles/b4/4c/0,,12813~150708,00.pdf CONCACAF 2010-04-07 2010-06-09 2010–2011 CONCACAF Champions League Schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20100601231735/http://www.concacaf.com/staticFiles/b4/4c/0%2C%2C12813~150708%2C00.pdf 2010-06-01 dead Group Standings Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsUSA Real Salt Lake64111711+613MEX Cruz Azul6312159+610CAN Toronto FC622257−28PAN Árabe Unido6105414−103 Results summary 3 0 0 9 3 1 1 1 8 8 November 16, 2010 CONCACAF January 2012 table b Round Stadium H /A /H /A /A /H Result W /L /W /W /T /W Position 1/2/2/1/1/1 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 September 26, 2010 MLS Results and League table December 2010 Match results Real Salt Lake August 18, 2010 8:00 p.m. MT 2–1 Report PAN Arabe Unido Saborío 45Olave 48Williams 65Saborío 94+ pen.Wingert 97+ Cooper 13Carroll 0 29Rodríguez 51Cooper 52Calderón 71Justavino 86Caesar 92+Santamaría 2 93+ 95+ Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah CAN Paul Ward W Group Stage Cruz Azul MEX August 25, 2010 7:00 p.m. CT 5–4 Report Real Salt Lake Orozco 5 75 88 89Biancucchi 18Cervantes 22Villa 91+Giménez 93+ Saborío 23 pen. 43González 27Espíndola 64Findley 87Johnson 92+ Estadio Azul Mexico City, Mexico 3,400 HON Oscar Moncada L Group Stage Real Salt Lake September 15, 2010 8:00 p.m. MT 4–1 Report CAN Toronto FC Beckerman 21Olave 40 Beckerman 49 Saborío 69 pen.Araujo 80 Santos 8 Martin Šarić 44 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 11,579RSL push past TFC for share of Group A top spot MEX Mauricio Morales W Group Stage Arabe Unido PAN September 22, 2010 7:00 p.m. (UTC−5) 2–3 Report Real Salt Lake Aguilar 2Caroll 24Angulo 51 pen.De La Cruz 57 Johnson 10 43Saborío 36González 76Espíndola 1 59 87 Estadio Armando Dely Valdés Colón, Colón, Panama MEX Benito Archundia W Group Stage Toronto FC CAN September 28, 2010 8:00 p.m. ET 1–1 Real Salt Lake Peterson 19Usanov 52 Warner 34Beckerman 60Morales 67 BMO Field Toronto, Ontario, Canada BRB Trevor Taylor D Group Stage Real Salt Lake October 19, 2010 8:00 p.m. MT 3–1 Report MEX Cruz Azul Warner 22Alexandre 35Araujo 43 67Warner 69 Huiqui 64Villaluz 71Gimenez 90 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 20,463 W Group Stage Notes Category:Real Salt Lake seasons Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake