2013 Real Salt Lake season

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Real Salt Lake 2013 soccer season

The 2013 Real Salt Lake season is the team’s ninth year of existence. The team’s first game is on March 3 at Buck Shaw Stadium.

Background[edit]

Overview[edit]

Preseason[edit]

Desert Diamond Cup[edit]

Standings[edit]

Matches[edit]

MLS regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Western Conference[edit]

Updated to match(es) played on October 27, 2013 8:00 p.m. PDT. Source: MLS

Overall table[edit]

Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, and 2014 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs

Updated to match(es) played on October 2013. Source: MLSSoccer.com

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
28 48 14 8 6 39 26  +13 10 2 3 20 10  +10 4 6 3 19 16  +3

Last updated: August 16, 2013
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round[edit]

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 31 32 33 34
Stadium A A H A H A A H H H A A A H H H H A H A H A A H A A H H A H A H A H
Result W L D L W L D W L W W L W D W W W W D W L L D W L D W W L L W D D W
Updated to match(es) played on August 10, 2013. Source: RealSaltLake.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results[edit]

MLS Cup Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Results[edit]

Conference semifinals[edit]

Real Salt Lake won 2–1 on aggregate

Conference finals[edit]

Real Salt Lake won 5–2 on aggregate

MLS Cup Final[edit]

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

Kickoff times are in MDT

Roster[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of October 5, 2013.[1]

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

# Position Player Previous Club Fees/Notes Date Source
7 MF Jamaica Lovel Palmer United States Portland Timbers First round 2012 Re-Entry Draft December 14, 2012 [2]
10 FW United States Robbie Findley England Nottingham Forest Allocation money to Portland Timbers (undisclosed) January 17, 2013 [3]
49 FW United States Devon Sandoval United States New Mexico Lobos Second Round Draft Pick (29th overall) January 17, 2013 [4]
27 MF United States John Stertzer United States Maryland Terrapins First Round Draft Pick (12th overall) January 17, 2013 [4]
8 FW Ecuador Joao Plata Canada Toronto FC Second round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft January 30, 2013 [5]
13 FW Colombia Olmes García Colombia Deportes Quindio Undisclosed February 21, 2013 [6]
45 GK Puerto Rico Josh Saunders United States Los Angeles Galaxy Free February 22, 2013 [7]
45 MF Jamaica Khari Stephenson United States San Jose Earthquakes Free February 22, 2013 [7]
12 MF United States Cole Grossman United States Columbus Crew MLS Waiver Draft November 19, 2012 [8]
24 GK United States Jeff Attinella United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Undisclosed December 3, 2012 [9]
4 DF United States Aaron Maund Canada Toronto FC Trade for Justin Braun December 3, 2012 [10]
22 FW United States Benji Lopez United States Real Salt Lake – Arizona Academy Graduate July 15, 2013 [11]
25 DF United States Rich Balchan United States Columbus Crew Undisclosed March 2, 2013 [12]

Out[edit]

Coaching and technical staff[edit]

Kits[edit]

Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home Claret / Cobalt right sleeve Claret Claret
Away White / Cobalt right sleeve White White

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of February 1, 2014

Top scorers[edit]

Disciplinary record[edit]

Recognition and awards[edit]

Individual awards[edit]

Weekly awards[edit]

As of October 29, 2013

Annual awards[edit]

As of April 25, 2014
Player Award
United States Nick Rimando[53] Utah Governor’s State of Sport Awards – Highlight of the Year
United States Kyle Beckerman[53] Utah Governor’s State of Sport Awards – Professional Male Athlete of the Year

Team awards[edit]

Annual awards[edit]

As of April 25, 2014
Award
Utah Governor’s State of Sport Awards – Team of the Year[53]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Players – Real Salt Lake”. realsaltlake.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  2. ^ “Califf, Casey among 14 picked in Stage 2 Re-Entry Draft”. MLSsoccer.com.
  3. ^ “Real Salt Lake acquires rights to Robbie Findley from Portland”. Real Salt Lake.
  4. ^ a b “Real Salt Lake selects two players in 2013 MLS SuperDraft”. Real Salt Lake.
  5. ^ “Real Salt Lake acquires FW Joao Plata from Toronto”. Real Salt Lake.
  6. ^ “Real Salt Lake signs FW Olmes Garcia”. Real Salt Lake.
  7. ^ a b “Real Salt Lake signs GK Josh Saunders, MF Khari Stephenson”. Real Salt Lake.
  8. ^ “Cole Grossman”. MLSsoccer.com.
  9. ^ “RSL signs GK Jeff Attinella”. Real Salt Lake.
  10. ^ a b “Real Salt Lake deal Braun to Toronto for defender Maund”. MLSsoccer.com.
  11. ^ Matt Montgomery (July 15, 2013). “Academy graduate Benji Lopez, US U-18 striker, signs for RSL”. RSL Soapbox.
  12. ^ “Real Salt Lake sign defender Rich Balchan to bolster injury-hit backline”. MLSsoccer.com.
  13. ^ Matt Montgomery (July 11, 2013). “RSL midfielder David Viana waived, opening roster spot with window open”. RSL Soapbox.
  14. ^ a b “RSL trades FW Fabian Espindola and DF Jamison Olave to New York”. Real Salt Lake.
  15. ^ “RSL trades MF Will Johnson to Portland for allocation money”. Real Salt Lake.
  16. ^ a b c d “RSL declines contract options on 4 players”. Real Salt Lake.
  17. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 1): Stars shine on opening weekend Published: March 5, 2014; Retrieved: May 13, 2014
  18. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 2): Canadian teams take center stage Published: March 12, 2013; Retrieved: May 13, 2014
  19. ^ Nat Borchers’ goal-line clearance rescues Real Salt Lake and wins Save of the Week Published: March 29, 2013; Retrieved: May 13, 2014
  20. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 5): Midfield might the name of the game in latest round of MLS action Published: April 3, 2013; Retrieved: May 13, 2014
  21. ^ Save of the Week: Real Salt Lake’s Nick Rimando gets on the board with Week 7 honor Published: April 19, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  22. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 8): Stars young and old make their mark in latest round of MLS action Published: April 23, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  23. ^ AT&T Goal of the Week: RSL’s Morales comes from behind to win Week 8 award Published: April 26, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  24. ^ AT&T Goal of the Week: Real Salt Lake’s Luis Gil rallies fan support to take Week 10 honors Published: May 10, 2013; Retrieved: May 13, 2014
  25. ^ Real Salt Lake’s Nick Rimando picks up Week 12 Save of the Week award Published: May 24, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  26. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 14): Young attackers, veteran defenders shine as Revs, Impact score big wins Published: June 4, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  27. ^ Nick Rimando wins Week 14’s Save of the Week award for flying stop on Marvin Chavez Published: June 7, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  28. ^ Real Salt Lake’s Olmes Garcia earns Player of the Week honors for Week 15 after scoring brace vs. LA Galaxy Published: June 10, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  29. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 15): Shortened week of action, but no shortage of star performers Published: June 11, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  30. ^ Real Salt Lake’s Nick Rimando takes home Save of the Week honors for palming free kick out of top corner Published: June 14, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  31. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 17): Portland Timbers, Chicago Fire score big after double duty Published: June 25, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  32. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 18): Clutch players show their worth across the league Published: July 2, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  33. ^ Save of the Week: Real Salt Lake’s Nick Rimando wins again by denying late Jeremy Brockie header Published: July 5, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  34. ^ Goal of the Week: Real Salt Lake’s Yordany Alvarez blasts his way to Week 18 honors Published: July 5, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  35. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 20): Goalscorers galore honored for efforts Published: July 16, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  36. ^ Save of the Week: No Rimando? No problem as Real Salt Lake’s Jeff Attinella takes home the honors Published: July 19, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  37. ^ AT&T Goal of the Week: Real Salt Lake tops again as Javier Morales nutmeg wins Week 20 Published: July 19, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  38. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 21): Few goals? That’s because these defenders came up huge Published: July 23, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  39. ^ Real Salt Lake’s Alvaro Saborio captures Week 22 MLS Player of the Week award with hat trick Published: July 29, 2014; Retrieved: May 13, 2014
  40. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 22): Midfield maestros and a hat trick hero make the grade Published: July 29, 2014; Retrieved: May 30, 2014
  41. ^ AT&T Goal of the Week: Chip shot by Real Salt Lake’s Alvaro Saborio the clear winner in Week 22 Published: August 2, 2014; Retrieved: May 13, 2014
  42. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 23): Super subs spark their respective teams to wins Published: August 6, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  43. ^ Save of the Week: Real Salt Lake’s Nick Rimando blows away the competition in Week 23 Published: August 9, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  44. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 24): Star forwards take the plaudits Published: August 13, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  45. ^ Save of the Week: Chris Wingert’s chest save takes the honors in Week 25 Published: August 24, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  46. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 26): Big offense, tight defense highlight selection Published: August 27, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  47. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 27): Western Conference powerhouses dominate selection Published: September 3, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  48. ^ AT&T Goal of the Week: Real Salt Lake’s Javier Morales wins battle of the bicycle kicks Published: September 6, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  49. ^ Real Salt Lake’s Nick Rimando’s soaring reaction stop claims Save of the Week Published: September 27, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  50. ^ Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando wins eighth Save of the Week award with incredible double stop Published: October 25, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  51. ^ Team of the Week (Wk 34): More players make their case as playoffs edge closer Published: October 22, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  52. ^ Nick Rimando grabs final 2013 Save of the Week award for superb denial vs. Chivas USA Published: November 1, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
  53. ^ a b c Real Salt Lake honored at Utah Governor’s State of Sport Awards, published: April 23, 2014; retrieved: April 25, 2014.