2009 Real Salt Lake season

Real Salt Lake
2009 season
Owner SCP Worldwide
Coach Jason Kreis
Major League Soccer 8th
MLS Cup Champions
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]
Home colors
Away colors
← 2008 2010 →

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).

Squad

First-team squad

Real Salt Lake with President Barack Obama at the White House in June 2010

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.

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Chris Seitz
2 United States DF Tony Beltran
3 United States DF Robbie Russell
4 Colombia DF Jámison Olave
5 United States MF Kyle Beckerman
6 United States DF Nat Borchers
7 United States MF Alex Nimo (on loan at Portland)
8 Canada FW Will Johnson
10 United States FW Robbie Findley
11 Argentina MF Javier Morales
12 Haiti MF Jean Alexandre (on loan at Austin)
14 Armenia FW Yura Movsisyan [3]
16 Argentina FW Fabián Espíndola
No. Position Player
17 United States DF Chris Wingert
18 United States GK Nick Rimando
19 Brazil FW Pablo Campos
20 United States MF Ned Grabavoy
21 Netherlands MF Rachid El Khalifi
22 Argentina MF Nelson González (on loan from Quilmes)
23 United States MF Raphael Cox
24 United States GK Kyle Reynish
25 United States FW Tino Nuñez
33 United States DF David Horst (on loan at Austin)
77 Jamaica MF Andy Williams
84 United States MF Clint Mathis

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
7 United States MF Alex Nimo (with the Portland Timbers until the end of the USL season)

Club

Management

Position Staff
Head Coach United States Jason Kreis
Assistant Coach United States Jeff Cassar
Assistant Coach United States Brian Johnson
Assistant Coach United States Robin Fraser
Head Athletic trainer United States Jake Joachim
Assistant Athletic trainer United States Tyson Pace

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: Real Salt Lake

Other information

Owner United States SCP Worldwide
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Rio Tinto Stadium (20,008 / N/A)

Source: Real Salt Lake


Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
MLS — March 21, 2009November 22, 2009

Last updated: June 30, 2014
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 48 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5
2 Houston Dynamo 48 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10
3 Seattle Sounders FC 47 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9
4 Chivas USA 45 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3
5 Real Salt Lake 40 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8
6 Colorado Rapids 40 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4
7 FC Dallas 39 30 11 13 6 50 47 +4
8 San Jose Earthquakes 30 30 7 14 9 36 50 −14
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)
Pos
Team
 Pts
 GP
 W
 L
 T
 GF
 GA
 GD
Qualification or relegation
1 Columbus Crew (SS) (E1) 49 30 13 7 10 41 31+10 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 LA Galaxy (W1) 48 30 12 6 12 36 31+5 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
3 Houston Dynamo 48 30 13 8 9 39 29+10 2010 North American SuperLiga 3
4 Seattle Sounders FC 47 30 12 7 11 38 29+9 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
5 Chicago Fire 45 30 11 7 12 39 34+5 2010 North American SuperLiga 3
6 Chivas USA 45 30 13 11 6 34 31+3
7 New England Revolution 42 30 11 10 9 33 37−4
8 Real Salt Lake 40 30 11 12 7 43 35+8 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
9 Colorado Rapids 40 30 10 10 10 42 38+4
10 D.C. United 40 30 9 8 13 43 44−1
11 FC Dallas 39 30 11 13 6 50 47+3
12 Toronto FC 39 30 10 11 9 37 46−9 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 1
13 Kansas City Wizards 33 30 8 13 9 33 42−9
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 30 7 14 9 36 50−14
15 New York Red Bulls 21 30 5 19 6 27 47−20

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGD
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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHAH
Result L W W L W L T L L T L T W T W T L W L W T L W W T L L W L W

Last updated: October 25, 2009.
Source: Real Salt Lake
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

      Win       Tie       Loss

MLS regular season

MLS playoffs

U.S. Open Cup qualifying

References

  1. ↑ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Real Salt Lake: Players: Main". Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  3. ↑ Will join Randers FC on January 1, 2010

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