Real Salt Lake

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Real Salt Lake
coat of arms
Basic data
Surname Real Salt Lake
Seat Sandy , Utah , USA
founding 2004
Colours Red Blue
owner Dell Loy Hansen
Website rsl.com
First soccer team
Head coach Mike Petke
Venue Rio Tinto Stadium
Places 20,213
league Major League Soccer
2019 Western Conference: 3rd place
Overall table: 6th place
Play-offs: Conference semi-finals'
home
Away

Real Salt Lake (RSL) is a franchise of professional football - League Major League Soccer (MLS) from Sandy, Utah , a suburb of Salt Lake City . The franchise was founded in 2004 and started playing in the 2005 season . The team colors are red, cobalt blue and gold. The team won the 2009 MLS Cup in the final against LA Galaxy .

The name Real comes from the Spanish language and means "royal". In football , especially in Spain, there are many clubs that have the name Real in their name (e.g. Real Madrid , Real Saragossa , etc.), each of which goes back to a royal naming privilege.

Team owner Dave Checketts wanted his club to work closely with a successful European football club and get a brand name that was clearly associated with the sport of football. The name was received with skepticism by the fans. It has often been suggested that the team should have a name that more reflects the Salt Lake City region. In contrast, the name of the NBA team Utah Jazz has little to do with the region.

history

Before Real Salt Lake was admitted to the MLS as a franchise, Utah Blitzz was a team in the USL Second Division . After the founding of RSL, this team, which won the championship in its last season, disbanded. Blitzz trainer Chris Agnello became RSL's assistant trainer. Head coach was John Ellinger , who previously coached the US U-17 national team. The design of the jerseys was inspired by the Spanish national team .

In the first season, the team did not manage to qualify for the play-offs and was at the end of the season in 5th place in the Western Conference. Until the 2007 season, the team did not make it past the last or penultimate place in its conference.

In November 2006 the franchise signed a multi-million dollar sponsorship agreement with the company "XanGo". At the beginning of the 2007 season, RSL was the first MLS team to have a shirt sponsor. In December 2006, RSL made headlines with the signing of US soccer talent Freddy Adu from DC United . However, he moved to Benfica Lisbon for two million US dollars in July 2007, after only 11 games for the club .

Jason Kreis has been Real Salt Lake's coach since May 2007 . The former player of the club took over the team from John Ellinger .

After Salt Lake reached the semi-finals of the play-offs in 2008 , the team made it to the final in 2009 and won the MLS Cup and thus the championship on November 22, 2009. Opponent was Los Angeles Galaxy . Real Salt Lake is also qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League 2010/2011.

On June 4, 2010, during a press conference for the President of the United States , Barack Obama honored Real Salt Lake by wearing a team jersey with his name and number 10 at the end of the press conference.

On April 6, Real reached the final of the 2010/11 CONCACAF Champions League . In the semifinals, Deportivo Saprissa was beaten 3-2 on both sides. In the final, the team met CF Monterrey from Mexico, after a 2-2 draw in the first leg, Real lost 1-0 in the second leg and had to be content with second place.

Coat of arms and colors

The official colors of the franchise and the team are claret red , cobalt blue and real gold .

Stadion

In the founding year of the franchise, plans for a football-specific stadium were made and approved by the local authorities. However, the financing of this project turned out to be difficult. Opponents of stadium construction were of the opinion that one should not spend millions of taxpayers' money on a stadium that might not pay off. Team owner Checketts stated that he would like to keep the team in Salt Lake City, but set an ultimatum and threatened the team to move.

In the meantime, delegations from Rochester and St. Louis have expressed an interest in the franchise . On the last day of the ultimatum, however, a financing plan was decided. In August 2006, the foundation stone of the stadium was laid in the presence of the teams from Real Salt Lake and Real Madrid .

Until the opening on October 9, 2008, the team played at Rice-Eccles Stadium , which is located on the campus of the University of Utah .

Fans and rivals

Fan groups

RSL currently has five fan clubs: The Loyalists , FCB (Frank Castle Brigade) , RCB (Rogue Cavaliers Brigade) , Section 26 and La Barra Real .

mascot

Mascot Leo the lion, August 2010

Leo the lion is the official mascot.

Rivalries

After RSL was accepted into Major League Soccer in 2005, there were now two MLS franchises in the Rocky Mountains . The fans of RSL and the Colorado Rapids then created the "Rocky Mountain Cup" to maintain and expand the rivalry. The winner of the "Rocky Mountain Cup" is the team that wins the direct comparison during the regular season . Real Salt Lake has won this comparison three times (2007, 2008 and 2009).

In addition to the Colorado Rapids , a certain rivalry with CD Chivas USA has developed. Both teams were inducted into the MLS in 2005.

organization

owner

The owner of the franchise is the entrepreneur Dell Loy Hansen. He has been a member of the owner group since 2009. In 2013 he took over the majority of Real Salt Lake.

Sponsors

LifeVantage, a manufacturer of nutritional supplements , has been the team's shirt sponsor since November 2013 . From 2009 to 2013, the food company XanGo LLC was the main and shirt sponsor of the franchises.

The supplier is Adidas and other sponsors are u. a. JetBlue Airways and Maverik, Inc.

Partnerships

real Madrid

In September 2006, representatives from the Spanish first division club Real Madrid and Real Salt Lake signed a 10-year cooperation agreement. Mainly it was about strengthening and promoting football in Utah. In addition, friendly matches have been held between the two teams and Real Salt Lake is allowed to do its pre-season training at the Madrid training ground. The construction of a youth center for up to 200 children and young people in Salt Lake City was also agreed. The age groups U-12 to U-18 should be trained and educated here. Since the youth center was not realized, RSL built its own in Casa Grande, Arizona in 2010 .

Real Salt Lake Women

There is a partnership with the women's soccer team Real Salt Lake Women . The team plays in the Women's Premier Soccer League .

Youth and development

Real monarchs

The Real Monarchs have been Real Salt Lake's official reserve team since 2015.

Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy

The youth development system at Real Salt Lake has grown tremendously in recent years. The main component of this system is the Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy. Together with the Grande Sports Academy, a program for young football players to develop further was created here. The ages U15 / 16 and U17 / 18 play in the leagues of the US Soccer Development Academy. The RSL Arizona Academy was located in Casa Grande, Arizona until the opening of the new training center (2018) .

RSL Academy U-12

In addition to the Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy, there is also the RSL Academy U-12 team, which plays in the UYSA Academy Series league.

Players and staff

Current professional squad

As of February 8, 2018

No. position Surname
2 United StatesUnited States FROM Tony Beltran
3 EnglandEngland FROM Adam Henley
4th United StatesUnited States FROM David Horst
5 United StatesUnited States MF Kyle Beckerman (C)Captain of the crew
7th VenezuelaVenezuela ST Jefferson Savarino
8th NigeriaNigeria MF Sunday Stephen
10 EcuadorEcuador ST João Plata
11 SlovakiaSlovakia MF Albert Rusnák
12 United StatesUnited States ST Brooks Lennon
13 United StatesUnited States MF Nick Besler
14th United StatesUnited States ST Jura Mowsisjan
15th United StatesUnited States FROM Justen Glad
16 SpainSpain ST Alfredo Ortuño
17th JamaicaJamaica FROM Demar Phillips
No. position Surname
18th United StatesUnited States TW Nick Rimando
19th EnglandEngland MF Luke Mulholland
20th United StatesUnited States MF Luis Silva
21st United StatesUnited States FROM Taylor Peay
22nd United StatesUnited States FROM Aaron Herrera
23 United StatesUnited States MF Sebastian Sausedo
24 United StatesUnited States TW Connor Sparrow
25th United StatesUnited States MF Danilo Acosta
26th United StatesUnited States FROM Shawn Barry
27 United StatesUnited States ST Corey Baird
29 United StatesUnited States MF José Hernandez
30th UruguayUruguay FROM Marcelo Silva
70 United StatesUnited States MF Jordan Allen
- CroatiaCroatia MF Damir Kreilach
- ArgentinaArgentina MF Pablo Ruiz

Previous players

Coaching staff

As of February 8, 2018

  • United StatesUnited States Mike Petke (trainer)
  • United StatesUnited States Freddy Juarez (assistant coach)
  • United StatesUnited States Mark Briggs (assistant coach)
  • JamaicaJamaica Tyrone Marshall (assistant coach)
  • United StatesUnited States Todd Hoffard (goalkeeping coach)
  • United StatesUnited States Tyson Pace (fitness trainer)

Trainer

successes

  • MLS Eastern Conference
    • Winner (Play-off) (1): 2009
  • MLS Western Conference
    • Winner (Play-off) (1): 2013
    • Final (2): 2008, 2011
  • More Achievements
    • Rocky Mountain Cup: (4) 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
    • Carolina Challenge Cup: (1) 2009
    • Desert Diamond Cup: (1) 2015

statistics

Seasonal balance

season Regular season Play-offs Lamar Hunt
U.S. Open Cup 		CONCACAF
Champions League
2005 5th place (west) not qualified 3rd round not qualified
2006 6th place (west) not qualified 4th round not qualified
2007 6th place (west) not qualified 2nd qualifying round not qualified
2008 3rd place (west) Semifinals 2nd qualifying round not qualified
2009 5th place (west) winner 1st qualifying round not qualified
2010 2nd place (west) Quarter finals 3rd qualifying round Final (2010/11)
2011 3rd place (west) Semifinals Quarter finals not qualified
2012 2nd place (west) Conference semifinals 3rd round Group stage (2012/13)
2013 2nd place (west) final final not qualified
2014 3rd place (west) Conference semifinals 4th round not qualified
2015 9th place (west) not qualified Semifinals Quarter finals
2016 6th place (west) KO round Round of 16 not qualified
2017 8th place (west) not qualified 4th round not qualified
  1. ↑ The competition starts in autumn of the previous year. Until 2008 under the name CONCACAF Champions' Cup .

Club records

(As of October 23, 2017)

Visitor average

Regular season / play-offs

  • 2005: 18,037 / not qualified
  • 2006: 16,366 / not qualified
  • 2007: 15,960 / not qualified
  • 2008: 16.179 / 19.632
  • 2009: 16,375 / 11,499
  • 2010: 17,095 / 19,324
  • 2011: 17.594 / 17.067
  • 2012: 19.153 / 19.657
  • 2013: 19,362 / 18,187
  • 2014: 20,351 / 20,713
  • 2015: 20,160 / not qualified
  • 2016: 19,759 / no home game
  • 2017: 18,781 / not qualified

Web links

Commons : Real Salt Lake  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Salt Lake beat LA Galaxy to MLS title . In: ESPN . November 23, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
  2. ↑ Michael Lewis: David Beckham, LAGalaxy stars fizzle as Real Salt Lake wins MLS title in shootout, 5-4 . In: NY Daily News , Nov. 23, 2009. 
  3. ↑ Real Salt Lake colors ( Memento from August 19, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ Dell Loy Hansen - RSL . Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ Tom Harvey: RSL to switch jersey sponsor . The Salt Lake Tribune . November 22, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  6. ^ Real Salt Lake unveils new long-term jersey-front partnership with LifeVantage . RealSaltLake.com. October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  7. ^ RSL-Arizona Academy . Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  8. ^ Real Salt Lake Players. Retrieved February 8, 2018 .
  9. ^ Real Salt Lake - Coaching & Technical Staff. Retrieved February 8, 2018 .
  10. ↑ a b c d e f MLS Factbook 2012. (pdf) MLSsoccer.com, archived from the original on December 24, 2012 ; accessed on July 28, 2012 (English).
  11. ↑ TheCup.us - game details for the competitions. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).
  12. ↑ rsssf.com - game details for the competitions. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).
  13. ↑ MLS - 2005 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).
  14. ↑ MLS - 2006 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).
  15. ↑ MLS - 2007 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).
  16. ↑ MLS - 2012 Full Season Stats. Retrieved February 8, 2018 .
  17. ↑ MLS - 2013 Full Season Stats. Retrieved February 8, 2018 .
  18. ↑ MLS - 2014 Full Season Stats. Retrieved February 8, 2018 .
  19. ↑ MLS - 2015 Full Season Stats. Retrieved February 8, 2018 .
  20. ↑ MLS - 2016 Full Season Stats. Retrieved February 8, 2018 .
  21. ↑ MLS - 2017 Full Season Stats. Retrieved February 8, 2018 .