2012 Real Salt Lake season

Real Salt Lake
2012 season
Owner SCP Worldwide
Coach Jason Kreis
Stadium Rio Tinto Stadium
MLS Conference: 2nd
Overall: 5th
MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup Third round
CONCACAF Champions League Group stage
Desert Diamond Cup Third place
Rocky Mountain Cup Winners
Highest home attendance 20,415 v C.D. Chivas USA (March 24, 2012)
Lowest home attendance 16,444 v Portland Timbers (July 7, 2012)
Average home league attendance 18,897
Home colors
Away colors
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The 2012 Real Salt Lake season is the team's eighth year of existence. The team's first game was on March 10 at the Home Depot Center against the Los Angeles Galaxy, which they won 3-1.

Background

Competitions

Desert Diamond Cup

Standings

Pos
Team
 Pts
 GP
 W
 L
 T
 GF
 GA
 GD
1 New England Revolution 9 3 3 0 0 7 3+4
2 LA Galaxy 3 3 1 2 0 5 50
3 New York Red Bulls 3 3 1 2 0 2 4−2
4 Real Salt Lake 3 3 1 2 0 2 4−2

Results

Major League Soccer

League standings

Western Conference
Pos
Team
 Pts
 GP
 W
 L
 T
 GF
 GA
 GD
Qualification or relegation
1 San Jose Earthquakes (SS) (W1) 66 34 19 6 9 72 43+29 2012 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Real Salt Lake 57 34 17 11 6 46 35+11
3 Seattle Sounders FC 56 34 15 8 11 51 33+18
4 LA Galaxy 54 34 16 12 6 59 47+12 2012 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 43 34 11 13 10 35 41−6
6 FC Dallas 39 34 9 13 12 42 47−5
7 Colorado Rapids 37 34 11 19 4 44 50−6
8 Portland Timbers 34 34 8 16 10 34 56−22
9 Chivas USA 30 34 7 18 9 24 58−34

Updated to matches played on October 28, 2012. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner
(W1) = Western Conference champion
Overall
Pos
Team
 Pts
 GP
 W
 L
 T
 GF
 GA
 GD
Qualification or relegation
1 San Jose Earthquakes (SS) 66 34 19 6 9 72 43+29 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 1
2 Sporting Kansas City 63 34 18 7 9 42 27+15
3 D.C. United 58 34 17 10 7 53 43+10
4 New York Red Bulls 57 34 16 9 9 57 46+11
5 Real Salt Lake 57 34 17 11 6 46 35+11
6 Chicago Fire 57 34 17 11 6 46 41+5
7 Seattle Sounders FC 56 34 15 8 11 51 33+18
8 LA Galaxy 54 34 16 12 6 59 47+12 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 1
9 Houston Dynamo 53 34 14 9 11 48 41+7
10 Columbus Crew 52 34 15 12 7 44 440
11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 43 34 11 13 10 35 41−6
12 Montreal Impact 42 34 12 16 6 45 51−6
13 FC Dallas 39 34 9 13 12 42 47−5
14 Colorado Rapids 37 34 11 19 4 44 50−6
15 Philadelphia Union 36 34 10 18 6 37 45−8
16 New England Revolution 35 34 9 17 8 39 44−5
17 Portland Timbers 34 34 8 16 10 34 56−22
18 Chivas USA 30 34 7 18 9 24 58−34
19 Toronto FC 23 34 5 21 8 36 62−26 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League 2

Updated to matches played on October 28, 2012. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

1The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League (placed in Pot A). The other U.S. representatives in the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League are:

2Toronto FC qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2012 Canadian Championship.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGD
34 57 17 11 6 46 35 +11 11 4 2 27 15 +12 6 7 4 19 20 −1

Last updated: October 27, 2012
Source: 2012 Major League Soccer season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Regular Season

Playoffs

Main article: 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs

Seattle Sounders won on 1 - 0 aggregate

U.S. Open Cup

CONCACAF Champions League

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Real Salt Lake is in the #17 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club’s ranking.[1]

International roster spots

Real Salt Lake has 6 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots and Real Salt Lake has traded away two spots permanently, one to Chivas USA in 2004 and the other to Colorado Rapids in 2005.

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: *2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 3 pick from D.C. United; *Unspecified year conditional draft pick from Seattle Sounders FC.
Future picks traded: *2013 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Vancouver Whitecaps FC; *2014 MLS SuperDraft round 4 pick to Chicago Fire; *2014 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Montreal Impact.

References

  1. ↑ 2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer
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