The 2009 Real Salt Lake season was the fifth season of the team's existence. After clinching the eighth and final spot in the 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs, Real Salt Lake would go on to defeat the Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2009 MLS Cup. The team was the first team in MLS history to win the MLS Cup after finishing the regular season with a losing record (11–12–7).
| 2009 season | |||
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| Owner | SCP Worldwide | ||
| Coach | Jason Kreis | ||
| Stadium | Rio Tinto Stadium | ||
| Major League Soccer | 8th | ||
| MLS Cup | Champions | ||
| 2009 U.S. Open Cup | N/A | ||
| Rocky Mountain Cup | Winners | ||
| Highest home attendance | 19,546 (vs Colorado Rapids, 6 June) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 11,499 (vs Columbus Crew, 31 October) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 16,070[1] | ||
| Biggest win | RSL 6-0 NE (4/25) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 'DAL 3-0 RSL (9/26) | ||
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Squad edit
First-team squad edit
As of July 15, 2009.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club edit
Management edit
| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach |  Jason Kreis
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| Assistant Coach | Jeff Cassar
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| Assistant Coach | Brian Johnson
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| Assistant Coach | Robin Fraser
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| Head Athletic trainer | Jake Joachim
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| Assistant Athletic trainer | Tyson Pace
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Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: Real Salt Lake
Other information edit
| Owner | SCP Worldwide
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| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Rio Tinto Stadium (20,008 / N/A) |
Source: Real Salt Lake
Competitions edit
Overall edit
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | — | March 21, 2009 | November 22, 2009 |
Updated to match played June 30, 2014
Source: Competitions
Major League Soccer edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | |
| 4 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | |
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 |
Source: MLS
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Columbus Crew (S) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | North American SuperLiga |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake (C) | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 13 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| 15 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
Results summary edit
| 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 |
| 29 | 40 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 23 | −14 |
Last updated: October 25, 2009
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
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: Real Salt Lake
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Matches edit
Win Tie Loss
MLS regular season edit
March edit
| March 28, 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, Washington |
Jaqua  17'Alonso  21'Montero 77' |
Report | Beckerman 10' Morales 22'Olave 45' |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 28,548 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
April edit
| April 2, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 4–1 | Columbus Crew | Sandy, Utah |
| Findley 2' Findley 29'Borchers 40'Beckerman 45'Findley 62'Beckerman 67' |
Report | Garey 22' Ekpo 48+'Rogers 58' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,806 Referee: Alex Prus |
| April 11, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | D.C. United | Sandy, Utah |
| Morales 15' Wingert 25'Borchers 35'Olave 40'Morales 80' |
Report | Emilio 38' Gomez 39'Burch 75'McTavish 91+' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,793 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| April 18, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Kandji 2' Angel 57'Hall  66'Richards 69' |
Report | Morales 42' Russell 49' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 8,508 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| April 25, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 6–0 | New England Revolution | Sandy, Utah |
| Morales 43' Olave 53'Mathis 55'Movsisyan 70'Escalada 81'Williams 85'Findley 89' |
Report | Thompson 22' Heaps 45'Mansally 57' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,051 |
May edit
| May 2, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, Colorado |
| LaBrocca 11' Ihemelu 37'Kimura 60' |
Report | Olave 41' Findley 54'Beckerman 86' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 9,045 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| May 6, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 2–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Sandy, Utah |
| Mathis 7' Findley 34'Johnson 92+' |
Report | Donovan 91+' Magee 94+' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,155 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| May 9, 2009 | Chivas USA | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
| Kljestan 25' Lillingston 45'Nagamura 54'Galindo 66' |
Report | Olave 32' Beckerman 58' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,421 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| May 16, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 0–2 | Kansas City Wizards | Sandy, Utah |
| Johnson 73' Russell 89' |
Report | Wolff 20' Espinoza 22' Besler 24' Arnaud 40' Wolff 67' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,340 Referee: Yader Reyes |
| May 23, 2009 | D.C. United | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Washington, D.C. |
| Report | Russell 37' |
Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 16,089 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| May 30, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Santa Clara, California |
| Glen 52' Johnson 57'Alvarez 63'Alvarez 63'Corrales 69' |
Report | Beckerman 28' Johnson 48'Morales 70'Findley 80' |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,153 Referee: Kevin Stott |
June edit
| June 6, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah |
| Espindola 22' Russell 73'  82'Movsisyan 79'Mathis 87' |
Report | Ballouchy 3' LaBrocca 45'Ihemelu 76'Cummings 88' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,546 Referee: Jeff Gontarek |
| June 13, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–2 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
| Gordon 46' Kirovski 65'Lewis 65'Gonzalez 91+' |
Report | Movsisyan 13' Borchers 51'Johnson 59'Mathis 59' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 19,718 Referee: Jasen Anno |
| June 20, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Mulrooney 44' Ching 89' |
Report | Beltran 17' Espindola 28'Olave 35' 58'Morales 67'Rimando 72' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 17,151 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| June 27, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | Toronto FC | Sandy, Utah, United States |
| Movsisyan 21' Beckerman 44'Mathis 78' |
Report | Barrett 46+' Brennan 51'Vitti 61'Serioux 65' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,188 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
July edit
| July 4, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, Utah |
| Williams 43' Espindola 77'Leitch 91+' (o.g.) |
Report | Campos 13' Salinas 47'Alvarez 63'McDonald 75'Hernandez 76'Leitch 86'Cannon 95+' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,478 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| July 18, 2009 | Columbus Crew | 3–1 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, Ohio |
| Lenhart 23' Garey 31'Garey 52'O'Rourke 72' |
Report | Grabavoy 34' Beltran 46+'Russell 65'Cox 76' |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,922 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| July 24, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 4–2 | FC Dallas | Sandy, Utah |
| Espindola 29' Borchers 35'Movsisyan 55'Findley 62' (pen.)Johnson 72'Olave 77'Torres 82' (o.g.)Movsisyan 91+' |
Report | Cunningham 13' van den Bergh 21'van den Bergh 61'Burse 62'Ricchetti 78'Moor 95+' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,822 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
August edit
| August 1, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 19:30 CDT | Segares 8' Nyarko 76' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,534 Referee: Alex Prus |
| August 8, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 19:00 MST | Mathis 11' Findley 62'Beckerman 65' |
Report | Hurtado 76' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,193 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| August 15, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Houston Dynamo | Sandy, Utah |
| Mathis 4' 47+' Olave 30'Beckerman 74'Beltran 77' |
Report | Hainault 8' 36' Barrett 35' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,972 Referee: Paul Ward |
| August 23, 2009 | New England Revolution | 3–1 | Real Salt Lake | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Dube 9' Dube 29'Barnes 35'Dube 47'Dube 66' |
Report | Espindola 35' Johnson 65'Barnes 85' (o.g.)Wingert 87' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,552 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| August 26, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 4–0 | Chivas USA | Sandy, Utah |
| Beltran 32' Campos 43'Campos 46+'Johnson 57'Espindola 75'Findley 85'Findley 90' |
Report | Saragosa 47' Bornstein 51' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,747 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| August 29, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Cristman 16' Hirsig 87' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Campos 18' Grabavoy 42'Beckerman 44'Wingert 78' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,924 Referee: Mark Geiger |
September edit
| September 12, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Sandy, Utah |
| Beltran 23' Olave 27'Olave 72' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Lowry 32' Rolfe 44'Carr 79' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,615 Referee: Alex Prus |
| September 19, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 3–2 | Real Salt Lake | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Ching 2' Cameron 5'Cochrane 46+'Davis 81'Ching 82'Ashe 92+' |
Report | Borchers 20' Beckerman 27'Olave 32'Movsisyan 60'Findley 61'Johnson 70' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 18,133 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| September 26, 2009 | FC Dallas | 3–0 | Real Salt Lake | Frisco, Texas |
| Movsisyan 79' Williams 84' |
Report | Cunningham 5' Ferreira 10'Cunningham 87' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Referee: Kevin Stott |
October edit
| October 14, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls | Sandy, Utah |
| Beltran 3' Johnson 59'Williams 80'Espindola 90' |
Report | Borman 38' Boyens 86' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,247 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| October 17, 2009 | Toronto FC | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Brennan 19' Brennan 48' |
Report | Beltran 39' Beckerman 55' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,384 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| October 24, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah |
| Findley 15' Williams 25'Findley 33'Borchers 35'Beckerman 58'Movsisyan 85' |
Report | Baudet 18' Casey 39'Movsisyan 86' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,675 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
MLS playoffs edit
| October 31, 2009 Conf. Semifinals | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | Columbus Crew | Sandy, Utah |
| 16:30 MDT | Beckerman 38' Findley 88' |
Report | Carroll 19' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,499 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| November 5, 2009 Conf. Semifinals | Columbus Crew | 2–3 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, Ohio |
| 20:00 CST | Schelotto 19' Schelotto 35'O'Rourke 48'Moreno 59' |
[ Report] | Morales 37' Findley 45+2' (pen.)Williams 74'Olave 68' |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,109 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| November 14, 2009 Conf. Finals | Chicago Fire | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Real Salt Lake | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 19:00 CST | Thorrington 92+' Prideaux 101'Blanco 117' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Morales 39' Wingert 75'Beckerman 99'Johnson 110' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 21,723 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| Penalties | ||||
Blanco  McBride Conde Thorrington  Brown Pause Prideaux |
Mathis Morales Findley Beckerman Johnson Espindola Grabavoy |
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| November 22, 2009 Final | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, Washington |
| 5:30 p.m. PST | Birchall 39' Magee 41' |
Report | Johnson 14' Findley 64' |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 46,011 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| Penalties | ||||
| Beckham Berhalter Kirovski Donovan Magee Klein Buddle |
Mathis Findley Beckerman Grabavoy Williams Wingert Russell |
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U.S. Open Cup qualifying edit
| April 28, 2009 Qualification | Seattle Sounders FC | 4–1 | Real Salt Lake | Tukwila, Washington |
| Ianni 20' Le Toux 25' (pen.) 55'Nyassi 27' 71'King 53' |
Report | Johnson 32' Olave 41' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 3,890 |
References edit
- ^ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake: Players: Main". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2009.
- ^ Will join Randers FC on January 1, 2010
External links edit
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