2012 Real Salt Lake season
The 2012 Real Salt Lake season is 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.
| 2012 season | |||
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| Owner | SCP Worldwide | ||
| Coach | Jason Kreis | ||
| Stadium | Rio Tinto Stadium | ||
| MLS | Conference: 2nd Overall: 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 | ||
| Highest home attendance | 20,415 v C.D. Chivas USA (March 24, 2012) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 16,444 v Portland Timbers (July 7, 2012) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 18,897 | ||
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Background
Competitions
Desert Diamond Cup
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Revolution | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
Source:
Results
| February 22, 2012 Group 1 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Tucson, Arizona |
| 20:00 MST | Paulo Jr.  75' |
Report | Alvarez  33' |
Stadium: Kino Stadium Attendance: 5,547 |
| February 25, 2012 Group 2 | LA Galaxy | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Tucson, Arizona |
| 18:00 MST | Stadium: Kino Stadium |
| February 29, 2012 Group 3 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
| 18:00 MST | Stadium: Kino Stadium |
| March 3, 2012 Third place match | New York Red Bulls | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Tucson, Arizona |
| TBD MST | Stadium: Kino Stadium |
Major League Soccer
League standings
- Western Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes (SS, W1) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 66 | 2012 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 57 | |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 56 | |
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 54 | 2012 MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 43 | |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 39 | |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 37 | |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 34 | |
| 9 | Chivas USA | 34 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 30 |
Updated to match(es) played on October 28, 2012. Source: MLS
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (W1) = Western Conference champion
- Overall
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes (SS) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 66 | 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 1 |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 63 | |
| 3 | D.C. United | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 58 | |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 57 | |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 57 | |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 57 | |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 56 | |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 54 | 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 1 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 53 | |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 52 | |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 43 | |
| 12 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 42 | |
| 13 | FC Dallas | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 39 | |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 37 | |
| 15 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 36 | |
| 16 | New England Revolution | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 35 | |
| 17 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 34 | |
| 18 | Chivas USA | 34 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 30 | |
| 19 | Toronto FC | 34 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 36 | 62 | −26 | 23 | 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on October 28, 2012. Source: MLSSoccer.com
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner
- 1The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League (placed in Pot A). The other U.S. representatives in the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League are:
- Winner of the 2012 MLS Cup (Pot A)
- Runner-up of the 2012 MLS Cup (Pot B)
- Winner of the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Pot B)
- 2Toronto FC qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2012 Canadian Championship.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 57 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20 | −1 |
Last updated: October 27, 2012
Source: 2012 Major League Soccer season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Regular season
| March 10, 2012 1 | LA Galaxy | 1–3 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, CA |
| 19:30 PDT | Buddle 71' |
Report | Beckerman 36' Franklin 73' (o.g.)Morales 80' 80'Espíndola 85' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| March 17, 2012 2 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls | Sandy, UT |
| 20:00 MDT | Gil 22' Espindola 39'Gil 58' |
Report | Richards 10' Cooper 72'Holgersson 83' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,738 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| March 24, 2012 3 | Real Salt Lake | 0–1 | C.D. Chivas USA | Sandy, UT |
| 19:00 MDT | Schuler 12' |
Report | Minda 46' Vagenas 55'Townsend 72'Townsend 86'Kennedy 90+3' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,415 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
| March 31, 2012 4 | Portland Timbers | 2–3 | Real Salt Lake | Portland, OR |
| 19:00 PDT | Brunner 38' Nagbe 48'Nagbe 65'Marcelin 85' |
Report | Saborio 39' (pen.) Steele 89'Beckerman 90+2'Beckerman 90+3' |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,438 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| April 4, 2012 5 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | Montreal Impact | Sandy, UT |
| 19:00 MDT | Paulo Jr. 13' (pen.) |
Report | Felipe 80' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,191 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| April 7, 2012 6 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, UT |
| 19:00 MDT | Sabório 20' Espínola 57'Olave 74'Beckerman 74'Gil 81' |
Report | Pickens 58' Moor 81' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,870 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| April 14, 2012 7 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, KS |
| 19:30 CDT | Collin 63' Nagamura 76' |
Johnson 51' Steele 78' |
Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 19,422 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| April 21, 2012 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–1 | Real Salt Lake | Santa Clara, CA |
| 19:30 PDT | Moreno 22' Dawkins 44'Stephenson 45+2'Lenhart 68'Dawkins 90+2'Wondolowski 90+3' |
Espindola  29'Beckerman 42'Morales 47'Beckerman 53'Saborio 60'Olave 69' |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,202 Referee: Elias Bazakos |
| April 25, 2012 9 | FC Dallas | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Frisco, TX |
| 19:30 CDT | Shea 45+1' (pen.) |
Johnson 27' Bonfigli 72' |
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 10,069 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
| April 28, 2012 10 | Real Salt Lake | 3–2 | Toronto FC | Sandy, UT |
| 19:00 MDT | Beckerman 7' Olave 17'Wingert 27'Eckersley 57' (o.g.)Morales 61'Steele 90+3' |
Avila 48' Henry 77'Henry 78'Frings 80' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,629 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| May 5, 2012 11 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | New England Revolution | Sandy, UT |
| 19:00 MDT | Saborio 33' Olave 36'Saborio 55'Johnson 59'Saborio 90+5' |
Brettschneider 22' Tierney 57'Cárdenas 81' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,219 Referee: David Gantar |
| May 9, 2012 12 | Chicago Fire | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Bridgeview, IL |
| 19:30 CDT | Beckerman 71' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,544 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| May 12, 2012 13 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, WA |
| 19:00 PDT | Johnson 53' |
Espindola 51' Saborio 70' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,312 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| May 26, 2012 14 | Real Salt Lake | 3–2 | FC Dallas | Sandy, UT |
| 19:00 MDT | Alvarez 37' Saborio 59'Saborio 76'Borchers 90+3'Espindola 90+6' |
Hedges 75' Perez 85' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,341 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
| June 16, 2012 15 | C.D. Chivas USA | 0–3 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, CA |
| 19:30 PDT | Minda 73' |
Wingert 38' Espindola 41'Espindola 54'Saborio 71'Johnson 90+4' |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,816 Referee: Yader Reyes |
| June 20, 2012 16 | Real Salt Lake | 2–3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Sandy, UT |
| 19:00 MDT | Beckerman 9' Saborio 24'Steele 53'Morales 66'Espindola 80' |
Donovan 29' Magee 50'DeLaGarza 53'Donovan 68' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,382 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| June 23, 2012 17 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, UT |
| 19:00 MDT | Beckerman 46' Morales 79'Espindola 90' |
Stephenson 41' Gordon 75'Wondolowski 84' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,050 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| June 30, 2012 18 | Columbus Crew | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, OH |
| 20:00 EDT | Tchani 16' Vukovic 38'Gaven 44'George 82' |
Espindola 57' Steele 65' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,674 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| July 4, 2012 19 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Sandy, UT |
| 20:00 MDT | Saborio 41' Wingert 56'Espindola 86' |
Hurtado 41' Gonzalez 46' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,363 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| July 7, 2012 20 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | Portland Timbers | Sandy, UT |
| 19:00 MDT | Saborio 60' Saborio 62'Johnson 65'Saborio 75' (pen) |
Horst 66' Chara 66'Palmer 67'Smith 68'Chara 74'Danso 80' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,444 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| July 14, 2012 21 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5–0 | Real Salt Lake | Santa Clara, CA |
| 19:30 PDT | Wondolowski 19', 73', 80' Chávez 26'Morrow 60'Gordon 63'Dawkins 79' |
Report | Watson-Siriboe 16' Olave 44'Beckerman 58'Espíndola 59'Mansally 62'Steele 69' |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,744 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| July 21, 2012 22 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, UT |
| 20:00 MDT | Saborio 32' Steele 82'Johnson 90' |
Nane 45' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,492 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| July 27, 2012 23 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sandy, UT |
| 19:00 MDT | Saborio 34', 58' |
DeMerit 33' Mattocks 52' 86'Cannon 76' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,702 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| August 4, 2012 24 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, CO |
| 19:00 MDT | Nane 38' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,218 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| August 11, 2012 25 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 - 1 | Real Salt Lake | Vancouver, BC |
| 16:00 PDT | Rochat 41' Koffie 49'Camilo Sanvezzo 58'Richards 64'Davidson 83' |
Summary | Beltran 37' Borchers 90+2' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,083 Referee: Paul Ward |
| August 18, 2012 26 | Real Salt Lake | 1 - 2 | FC Dallas | Sandy, UT |
| 19:00 MDT | Beltran 14' Watson-Siriboe 20'Espinolda 25'Saborio 76' |
Report | Hedges 54' Castillo 61'Ferreira 94' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,281 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| August 24, 2012 27 | Philadelphia Union | 0 - 0 | Real Salt Lake | Chester, PA |
| 19:30 EDT | M. Farfan 59' |
Report | Wingert 58' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,441 Referee: Jai Marrufo |
| September 1, 2012 28 | Real Salt Lake | 1 - 0 | D.C. United | Sandy, UT |
| 19:00 MDT | Morales 25' Johnson 49'Wingert 71'Watson-Siriboe 82' |
Report | Saragosa 60' Dudar 78'Korb 87' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,334 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| September 6, 2012 29 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 0 | Real Salt Lake | Houston, TX |
| 19:30 CDT | Clark 64' Carr 64'Clark 94' |
Report | Steele 84' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 18,452 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| September 22, 2012 30 | Real Salt Lake | 2 - 1 | Portland Timbers | Sandy, UT |
| 18:00 MDT | Espindola 14' Morales 36'Olave 81' |
Report | Dike 61' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,524 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| September 29, 2012 31 | C.D. Chivas USA | 0 - 4 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, CA |
| 19:30 PDT | Bolaños 15' Minda 21' |
Report | Saborío 8, 11, 65' Wingert 20'Paulo 81' |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 11,450 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| October 6, 2012 32 | LA Galaxy | 1 - 2 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, CA |
| 18:00 PDT | Keane 17' Gaul 64' |
Report | Espindola 25, 28' Beltran 71' |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| October 17, 2012 33 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 - 0 | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, WA |
| 20:00 PDT | Scott 10' Scott 30'Tiffert 67' |
Report | Beltran 46' Schuler 51' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,356 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| October 27, 2012 34 | Real Salt Lake | 0 - 0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sandy, UT |
| 19:00 MDT | Wingert 36' Johnson 82' |
Report | DeMerit 47' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,507 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
Playoffs
| November 2, 2012 Conference Semi-finals | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, Washington |
| 19:00 PDT | Parke 45+2' Evans 54' |
Report | Beckerman 53' Morales 56' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 34,941 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| November 8, 2012 Conference Semi-finals | Real Salt Lake | 0 - 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Sandy, UT |
| 19:30 MST | Report | Alonso 51' Martinez 81' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,657 Referee: Chris Penso |
Seattle Sounders won on 1 - 0 aggregate
U.S. Open Cup
| May 29, 2012 Third Round | Real Salt Lake | 1–3 | Minnesota Stars | Sandy, UT |
| 19:00 MDT | Gil 29' Velásquez 83'Olave 85' |
Venegas 3' Hlavaty 45' (pen)Bracalello 58' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,212 Referee: Tyler Ploeger |
CONCACAF Champions League
| July 31, 2012 Group Stage | Herediano | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Heredia, Costa Rica |
| Aguilar 14' |
Saborio 7' Beckerman 43'Borchers 58' |
Stadium: Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero Referee: Francisco Chacon |
| August 21, 2012 Group Stage | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Tauro | Sandy, UT, USA |
| 22:00 | Saborío 48' Beckerman 58' |
Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,430 Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala) |
| September 18, 2012 Group Stage | Tauro | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Panama City, Panama |
| 20:00 | Report | Saborío 90+4' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 674 Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico) |
| October 23, 2012 Group Stage | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Herediano | Sandy, UT, USA |
| 22:00 | Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,436 Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador) |
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.[1]
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
- 2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer Archived 2011-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
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