2010 Real Salt Lake season

Real Salt Lake
2010 season
Owner	SCP Worldwide
Coach	Jason Kreis
Stadium	Rio Tinto Stadium
Major League Soccer	2nd
MLS Cup	Conf. Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Did not qualify
CONCACAF Champions League	Finals
Carolina Challenge Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Álvaro Saborío; All: Álvaro Saborío (18)
Highest home attendance	20,463 vs Cruz Azul; (October 19)
Lowest home attendance	11,579 vs Toronto; (September 15)
Average home league attendance	18,764

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.

Squad

2010 roster

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Tim Melia
2	DF	USA	Tony Beltran
3	DF	USA	Robbie Russell
4	DF	COL	Jámison Olave
5	MF	USA	Kyle Beckerman (captain)
6	DF	USA	Nat Borchers
7	MF	USA	Alex Nimo
8	FW	CAN	Will Johnson
10	FW	USA	Robbie Findley
11	MF	ARG	Javier Morales
12	MF	HAI	Jean Alexandre
15	FW	CRC	Álvaro Saborío
16	FW	ARG	Fabián Espíndola


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	USA	Chris Wingert
18	GK	USA	Nick Rimando
19	FW	BRA	Pablo Campos
20	MF	USA	Ned Grabavoy
21	MF	USA	Luis Gil
22	MF	ARG	Nelson González
23	FW	BRA	Paulo Araujo Jr.
24	GK	USA	Kyle Reynish
26	MF	USA	Collen Warner
28	DF	USA	Chris Schuler
30	DF	USA	Rauwshan McKenzie
33	DF	USA	David Horst
77	MF	JAM	Andy Williams

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Previous Club	Fee	Ref
February 10, 2010	Rauwshan McKenzie	Unattached	Free	[1]
February 23, 2010	Luis Gil	Kansas City Wizards	Trade	[2]
March 14, 2010	Álvaro Saborío	Sion	Free	[3]
March 18, 2010	Tim Melia	Rochester Rhinos	Free	[4]
September 9, 2010	Paulo Araujo Jr.	Miami	Loan	[5]

Out

Date	Player	Destination Club	Fee	Ref
July 6, 2009	Yura Movsisyan	Randers	Free	[6]
November 26, 2009	Chris Seitz	Philadelphia Union	Trade
January 14, 2010	Clint Mathis	Los Angeles Galaxy	Trade	[7]
February 12, 2010	Rachid El Khalifi	Retired	Retired

Loan

Date	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
April 2, 2010	David Horst	Puerto Rico Islanders	Loan	[8][9]
April 2, 2010	Tim Melia	Charleston Battery	Loan
August 1, 2010	Luis Gil	AC St. Louis	Loan	[6]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 17 November 2010.[10]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		CONCACAF Champions League		U.S. Open Cup		Carolina Challenge Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Tim Melia	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Tony Beltran	23	0	17+1	0	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Robbie Russell	29	0	21+1	0	5	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
4	DF		Jámison Olave	31	3	27+0	2	4	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	MF		Kyle Beckerman	29	1	21+1	0	5	1	0+1	0	1+0	0
6	DF		Nat Borchers	37	2	30+0	1	5	0	2+0	1	0+0	0
7	MF		Alex Nimo	1	0	0+0	0	0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
8	FW		Will Johnson	36	6	24+4	1	6	3	2+0	2	0+0	0
10	FW		Robbie Findley	34	9	15+9	5	2+4	1	1+0	1	3+0	2
11	MF		Javier Morales	31	8	25+1	7	4	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
12	DF		Jean Alexandre	20	0	5+10	0	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
15	FW		Álvaro Saborío	35	18	23+4	12	5	6	1+1	0	1+0	0
16	FW		Fabián Espíndola	28	6	19+3	5	3	1	0+2	0	1+0	0
17	DF		Chris Wingert	30	5	22+2	5	4	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
18	GK		Nick Rimando	33	0	27+0	0	5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
19	MF		Ned Grabavoy	31	0	18+5	0	6	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
21	MF		Luis Gil	2	0	0+0	0	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
22	MF		Nelson González	18	2	3+9	1	4	0	1+0	1	0+1	0
23	FW		Paulo Araujo Jr.	6	4	0+3	0	2	3	0+0	0	1+0	1
24	GK		Kyle Reynish	7	2	3+0	0	1	0	2+0	0	1+0	2
26	MF		Collen Warner	18	1	4+9	0	3	1	2+0	0	0+0	0
28	DF		Chris Schuler	4	0	1+0	0	1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
30	DF		Rauwshan McKenzie	9	0	2+2	0	2	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
33	DF		David Horst	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF		Andy Williams	36	0	20+10	0	5+0	0	0+1	0	0	0

Formation

Starting XI vs. Colorado on Oct. 23:

Rimando

Russell

Olave

Borchers

Wingert

Williams

Morales

Beckerman

Johnson

Saborío

Findley

Overall

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	Jámison Olave 10 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	Nat Borchers (37)
Top scorer	Álvaro Saborío (18)
Points	Overall: 56/90 (62.22%)

Last updated: 17 November 2010
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

Club

Coaching staff

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

Updated to match played 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)

Updated to match played 20 October 2010
Source: Real Salt Lake

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
MLS	—	—	2nd	March 27	October 23
CONCACAF Champions League	Group Stage	Finals		August 18, 2010	April 27, 2011
U.S. Open Cup	Qualifier	—	Qualification final	April 14	June 2
Carolina Challenge Cup	Group Stage	—	Runner-up	March 13	March 20

Updated to match played 20 October 2010
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

League table

Conference

Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
Western Conference
1	Los Angeles Galaxy	59	30	18	7	5	44	26	+18
2	Real Salt Lake	56	30	15	4	11	45	20	+25
3	FC Dallas	50	30	12	4	14	42	28	+14
4	Seattle Sounders FC	48	30	14	10	6	39	35	+4
5	Colorado Rapids	46	30	12	8	10	44	32	+12
6	San Jose Earthquakes	46	30	13	10	7	34	33	+1
7	Houston Dynamo	33	30	9	15	6	40	49	−9
8	Chivas USA	28	30	8	18	4	31	45	−14


	2010 MLS Cup Playoffs

Overall

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	LA Galaxy (SS, W1)	30	18	7	5	44	26	+18	59	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
2	Real Salt Lake	30	15	4	11	45	20	+25	56	2011 North American SuperLiga ³
3	New York Red Bulls (E1)	30	15	9	6	38	29	+9	51	2011 North American SuperLiga ³
4	FC Dallas	30	12	4	14	42	28	+14	50	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ²
5	Columbus Crew	30	14	8	8	40	34	+6	50	2011 North American SuperLiga ³
6	Seattle Sounders FC	30	14	10	6	39	35	+4	48	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ²
7	Colorado Rapids	30	12	8	10	44	32	+12	46	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
8	San Jose Earthquakes	30	13	10	7	34	33	+1	46	2011 North American SuperLiga ³
9	Kansas City Wizards	30	11	13	6	36	35	+1	39
10	Chicago Fire	30	9	12	9	37	38	−1	36
11	Toronto FC	30	9	13	8	33	41	−8	35	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
12	Houston Dynamo	30	9	15	6	40	49	−9	33
13	New England Revolution	30	9	16	5	32	50	−18	32
14	Philadelphia Union	30	8	15	7	35	49	−14	31
15	Chivas USA	30	8	18	4	31	45	−14	28
16	D.C. United	30	6	20	4	21	47	−26	22

Source:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
^Note 2 - The winner of the 2010 MLS Supporters' Shield (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of MLS Cup 2010 (Colorado Rapids) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2010 (FC Dallas) and the winner of the 2010 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
^Note 3 - 2011 SuperLiga berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	56	15	4	11	45	20	+25	11	0	4	31	7	+24	4	4	7	14	13	+1

Last updated: September 26, 2010
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	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

Updated to match(es) played on September 26, 2010. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Regular season

Win Tie Loss

March 27, 2010	San Jose Earthquakes	0–3	Real Salt Lake	Santa Clara, California, United States
6:00pm PT	McDonald 58' Leitch 53' Opara 90'	ESPN Report MLS Recap	Morales 14' Espindola 27' Grabavoy 39' Morales 54' Olave 65'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,589 Referee: Jorge González

April 1, 2010	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Houston, Texas, USA
8:00pm CT	Davis 53' (pen) Davis 55' (pen) Boswell 90'	Report	Morales 16' Wingert 45' Olave 55' Espindola 90'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 18,197 Referee: Jair Marrufo

April 10, 2010	Real Salt Lake	2–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Sandy, Utah USA
7:00pm MT	Johnson 53' Wingert 59' Saborio 90+4'	Report 1 Report 2	Zakuani 11' Marshall 56' Borchers 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,970 Referee: Abbey Okulaja

April 17, 2010	Los Angeles Galaxy	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California, USA
7:30pm PT	Buddle 11' Buddle 76'	Report	Beckerman 40' Williams 56'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,344 Referee: Mark Geiger

April 24, 2010	Columbus Crew	1–0	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, Ohio, USA
7:30pm ET	Schelotto 38' (pen)	Report	Beckerman 50'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,322 Referee: Steven DePiero

May 1, 2010	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Toronto FC	Sandy, Utah, USA
7:00pm MT	Olave 14' Williams 42'	Report	De Rosario 88' (pen)	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 12,659 Referee: Kevin Stott

May 8, 2010	Real Salt Lake	3–0	Philadelphia Union	Sandy, Utah, USA
2:00pm MT	Williams 17' Beckerman 27' Beckerman 41' Olave 51' Saborío 70' Borchers 81'	Report	Arrieta 50'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,224 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

May 13, 2010	Real Salt Lake	3–1	Houston Dynamo	Sandy, Utah, USA
7:00pm MT	Findley 3' Saborío 24' Borchers 26' Saborío 60'	Report	Chabala 33' Mullan 72' Boswell 77'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 12,945 Referee: Alex Prus

May 22, 2010	Chivas USA	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California, USA
7:30pm PT	Saragosa 26' Braun 80'	Report	Williams 39' Wingert 45+1' Alexandre 66' Espíndola 89'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,287 Referee: Yader Reyes

May 29, 2010	Real Salt Lake	4–1	Kansas City Wizards	Sandy, Utah, USA
7:00pm MT	Olave 29' Espíndola 31' Saborío 34' Russell 84' Grabavoy 90+2'	Report	Besler 27' Kamara 32' Wolff 42' Conrad 73' Arnaud 82' 82'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,588 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

June 5, 2010	D.C. United	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Washington, D.C., USA
7:30pm ET		Report		Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 15,328 Referee: Jair Marrufo

June 9, 2010	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Los Angeles Galaxy	Sandy, Utah, USA
7:00pm MT	Williams 63' Morales 80' Morales 81'	Report	Juninho 20' Gonzalez 85'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,513 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

June 25, 2010	Real Salt Lake	0–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Sandy, Utah, USA
7:00pm MT	Campos 87'	Report	Corrales 58' Busch 60'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,216 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

July 2, 2010	Real Salt Lake	5–0	New England Revolution	Sandy, Utah, USA
8:00pm MT	Espíndola 22' Espindola 27' Olave 45+2' Wingert 47' Saborío 52' Saborío 57' Findley 85'	Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,101 Referee: Kevin Stott

July 8, 2010	Chicago Fire	0–1	Real Salt Lake	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
8:30pm CT	Conde 51'	Report	Findley 40' (pen) Johnson 69' Espíndola 90'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,847 Referee: Terry Vaughn

July 17, 2010	FC Dallas	2–0	Real Salt Lake	Frisco, Texas, USA
7:30pm CT	Ihemelu 40' Ferreira 68' Shea 69' Harris 77'	Report	Johnson 42'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 11,170 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

July 24, 2010	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Chivas USA	Sandy, Utah, USA
8:00pm MT	Beckerman 51' Grabavoy 66' Saborío 82'	Report	Espinoza 28' Trujillo 54' Padilla 70' Kennedy 78'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,469 Referee: Mark Geiger

July 31, 2010	Real Salt Lake	3–0	D.C. United	Sandy, Utah, USA
7:00pm MT	Saborío 13' Wingert 58' Findley 79' González 94+'	Report	Talley 17' Bošković 17' Najar 67'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,719 Referee: Ramón Hernández

August 7, 2010	Kansas City Wizards	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Kansas City, Kansas, USA
7:30pm CT	Kamara 21' Smith 29' Bunbury 71'	Report	Morales 22' Johnson 31' Findley 33' Borchers 41' Grabavoy 61'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Paul Ward

August 11, 2010	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
7:30pm ET	Fred 2' Mwanga 8' Torres 93+'	Report	Espindola 17' González 37' Alexandre 50' McKenzie 60' Borchers 79'	Stadium: PPL Park Referee: David Gantar

August 14, 2010	Real Salt Lake	2–0	Columbus Crew	Sandy, Utah, USA
7:00 MT	Morales 11' Morales 60'	Report	Hejduk 48'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,906 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

August 28, 2010	Toronto FC	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7:00pm ET		Report	Olave 18'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,047 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

September 4, 2010	Real Salt Lake	1–0	New York Red Bulls	Sandy, Utah, USA
7:00pm MT	Espíndola 4' Olave 39'	Report	Tchani 18' Borman 38' Stammler 74'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,115 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

September 9, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Seattle, Washington, USA
		Report	Saborío 54'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,078 Referee: Paul Ward

September 18, 2010	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Chicago Fire	Sandy, Utah, USA
2:00pm MT	Beckerman 33' Saborío 47+' (pen.)	Report	Conde 30' 46+'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,440 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

September 25, 2010	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah, USA
10:00PM EDT	Campos 32' Espíndola 66' Warner 78' Borchers 90'	Report	Casey 10' Wynne 16' Casey 36' Wallace 82'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,317 Referee: Ramón Hernández

October 2, 2010	New England Revolution	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
	Sinovic 40' Mansally 82' Perovic 93+'	Report	Borchers 68' Grabavoy 41' Saborío 84'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,130 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

October 9, 2010 Week 28	Real Salt Lake	0–0	New York Red Bulls	Red Bull Arena, Harrison
16:00 EDT	38' Olave 39' Beltran	(Report)	Albright 38' Miller 43'	Attendance: 20,829 Referee: Jair Marrufo

October 16, 2010	Real Salt Lake	2–0	FC Dallas	Sandy, Utah, USA
	Grabavoy 59' Espindola 75' Williams 80' Morales 89'		Pearce 88'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,236 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

October 23, 2010	Colorado Rapids	2–2	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado, USA
	Cummings 16' Casey 51' Moor 93+'		Olave 54' Grabavoy 82' Saborio 91+' Saborio 95+' (pen)	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,729 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

MLS 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,[11] 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.[12]

October 30, 2010 Conf. Semifinals	FC Dallas	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Frisco, Texas, United States
3:00 PM MDT	Benitez 25' Cunningham 44' Hernández 49' Harris Avila 88'	Report	Espindola 5' Williams 46' Morales 49'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 11,003 Referee: Kevin Stott

November 6, 2010 Conf. Semifinals	Real Salt Lake	1–1 (2–3 agg.)	FC Dallas	Sandy, Utah, United States
8:00 PM MDT	Olave 25' Grabavoy 29' Borchers 34' Findley 79'	Report	McCarty 17' Chávez 27' Loyd 84'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,234 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

U.S. Open Cup

April 14, 2010	San Jose Earthquakes	3–3 (aet) (3–5 p)	Real Salt Lake	Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara
7:00pm PT	Beitashour 51' Leitch 68' Álvarez 88' Morrow 103' Burling 109'	Report	Findley 7' Johnson 8' González 60' Beckerman 89' Borchers 118'	Attendance: 2,718 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
	Penalties
	Álvarez Gjertsen McDonald Sánchez		Johnson Beckerman Findley Russell Williams

June 2, 2010	D.C. United	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Real Salt Lake	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
7:30pm ET	Luciano Emilio 75' (pen) Morsink 92+' Najar 107' James 123+'	Report	Beltran 70' Warner 73' Alexandre 77' Johnson 81' (pen)	Attendance: 3,074 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

CONCACAF Champions League

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.[13]

Group Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Real Salt Lake	6	4	1	1	17	11	+6	13
Cruz Azul	6	3	1	2	15	9	+6	10
Toronto FC	6	2	2	2	5	7	−2	8
Árabe Unido	6	1	0	5	4	14	−10	3

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
6	13	4	1	1	17	11	+6	3	0	0	9	3	+6	1	1	1	8	8	0

Last updated: November 16, 2010
Source: CONCACAF
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W	T	W
Position	1	2	2	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on September 26, 2010. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

August 18, 2010 Group Stage	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Arabe Unido	Sandy, Utah, USA
8:00pm MT	Saborío 45' Olave 48' Williams 65' Saborío 94+' (pen.) Wingert 97+'	Report	Cooper 13' Carroll 29' Rodríguez 51' Cooper 52' Calderón 71' Justavino 86' Caesar 92+' Santamaría 93+' 95+'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Paul Ward

August 25, 2010 Group Stage	Cruz Azul	5–4	Real Salt Lake	Mexico City, Mexico
7:00pm CT	Orozco 5', 75', 88', 89' Biancucchi 18' Cervantes 22' Villa 91+' Giménez 93+'	Report	Saborío 23' (pen.) 43' González 27' Espíndola 64' Findley 87' Johnson 92+'	Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Oscar Moncada

September 15, 2010 Group Stage	Real Salt Lake	4–1	Toronto FC	Sandy, Utah, USA
8:00pm MT	Beckerman 21' Olave 40' Beckerman 49' Saborío 69' (pen.) Araujo 80'	Report	Santos 8' Martin Šarić 44'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,579[14] Referee: Mauricio Morales

September 22, 2010 Group Stage	Arabe Unido	2–3	Real Salt Lake	Colón, Colón, Panama
7:00pm (UTC−5)	Aguilar 2' Caroll 24' Angulo 51' (pen.) De La Cruz 57'	Report	Johnson 10', 43' Saborío 36' González 76' Espíndola 59' 87'	Stadium: Estadio Armando Dely Valdés Referee: Benito Archundia

September 28, 2010 Group Stage	Toronto FC	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
8:00pm ET	Peterson 19' Usanov 52'		Warner 34' Beckerman 60' Morales 67'	Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Trevor Taylor

October 19, 2010 Group Stage	Real Salt Lake	3–1	Cruz Azul	Sandy, Utah, USA
8:00pm MT	Warner 22' Alexandre 35' Araujo 43', 67' Warner 69'	Report	Huiqui 64' Villaluz 71' Gimenez 90'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,463

Notes

"D.C. United Signs Australian Striker". Washington Post. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
"Metro acquires Chris Albright for two draft picks". MetroFanatic.com. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
"Real Salt Lake signs striker Alvaro Saborio". Yahoo! Sports. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
"D.C. United signs Floribert N'Galula". D.C. United. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
– MLSSoccer.com
"D.C. United resigns Emilio". Yahoo! Sports. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
"D.C United Sends Fred to Philadelphia, Reacquires Goalie Troy Perkins". CSNWashington.com. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
PR Islanders FC (2010-04-01). "En realidad, es Real el acuerdo" (in Spanish). Puerto RIco Islanders FC. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
PR Islanders FC (2010-04-02). "El defensa David Horst a los Islanders" (in Spanish). Puerto RIco Islanders FC. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
http://www.mlssoccer.com/stats/club/rsl/overall
Mayers, Joshua (October 14, 2010). "Convoluted MLS postseason confuses even Sounders FC". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/kreis-when-it-counted-rsl-played-scared-lose.
"2010–2011 CONCACAF Champions League Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. 2010-04-07. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
RSL push past TFC for share of Group A top spot

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[1] "D.C. United Signs Australian Striker". Washington Post. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.

[2] "Metro acquires Chris Albright for two draft picks". MetroFanatic.com. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.

[MetroFanatic.com-3] "Real Salt Lake signs striker Alvaro Saborio". Yahoo! Sports. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.

[D.C._United-4] "D.C. United signs Floribert N'Galula". D.C. United. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

[5] – MLSSoccer.com

[D.C._United_resigns_Emilio-6] "D.C. United resigns Emilio". Yahoo! Sports. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

[7] "D.C United Sends Fred to Philadelphia, Reacquires Goalie Troy Perkins". CSNWashington.com. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 10 February 2010.

[8] PR Islanders FC (2010-04-01). "En realidad, es Real el acuerdo" (in Spanish). Puerto RIco Islanders FC. Retrieved 2010-04-02.

[9] PR Islanders FC (2010-04-02). "El defensa David Horst a los Islanders" (in Spanish). Puerto RIco Islanders FC. Retrieved 2010-04-02.

[10] ttp://www.mlssoccer.com/stats/club/rsl/overall

[11] Mayers, Joshua (October 14, 2010). "Convoluted MLS postseason confuses even Sounders FC". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.

[12] ttp://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/kreis-when-it-counted-rsl-played-scared-lose.

[schedule-13] "2010–2011 CONCACAF Champions League Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. 2010-04-07. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-06-09.

[14] RSL push past TFC for share of Group A top spot