Real Salt Lake
American soccer club in Utah, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Real Salt Lake (RSL) is an American professional soccer club based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes as a member club of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Western Conference. Founded in 2004, the club began play in 2005 as an expansion team of the league.
Nickname(s) | Claret and Cobalt[1] | ||
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Short name | RSL | ||
Founded | July 14, 2004; 19 years ago (2004-07-14) | ||
Stadium | America First Field Sandy, Utah | ||
Capacity | 20,213[2] | ||
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Head coach | Pablo Mastroeni | ||
League | Major League Soccer | ||
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Website | Club website | ||
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The club plays its home games at America First Field (formerly known as Rio Tinto Stadium), a soccer-specific stadium located in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, Utah, which they shared with their sister team, Utah Royals FC. Before moving to America First Field, RSL previously played home games at Rice-Eccles Stadium, located on the campus of the University of Utah, from 2005 to 2007. The team is currently led by head coach Pablo Mastroeni.[3]
In domestic soccer, Real Salt Lake won the 2009 MLS Cup, and they finished as runners-up in the Supporters Shield in 2010 and the 2013 editions of both the U.S. Open Cup and MLS Cup. The club additionally finished runners-up in the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League, becoming the first American club to do so during the tournament's group stage format. Their fully owned USL affiliate, Real Monarchs, won the USL Championship, the second division in American soccer, in 2019.