Real Salt Lake
2023 season
Head coachPablo Mastroeni
StadiumAmerica First Field
Major League SoccerConference: 5th
Overall: 11th
MLS Cup PlayoffsRound One
Leagues CupRound of 16
U.S. Open CupSemifinals
Rocky Mountain CupWinner
Average home league attendance19,429[1]
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The 2023 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 19th season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. The team also competed in both the 2023 U.S. Open Cup and 2023 Leagues Cup. Real Salt Lake played their home games at America First Field in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, and was managed by Pablo Mastroeni in his second full season with the club.

Club

Roster

As of June 30, 2023,[2]
No. Name Nationality Positions Date of birth (age) Signed from Seasons with club (year signed)
2 Andrew Brody  United States DF (1995-05-03) May 3, 1995 (age 28) United States Real Monarchs 3 (2021)
3 Bryan Oviedo  Costa Rica DF (1990-02-18) February 18, 1990 (age 33) Denmark FC Copenhagen 2 (2022)
4 Brayan Vera  Colombia DF (1999-01-15) January 15, 1999 (age 25) Colombia América de Cali 1 (2023)
6 Braian Ojeda  Paraguay MF (2000-06-27) June 27, 2000 (age 23) England Nottingham Forest (loan) 2 (2022)
7 Pablo Ruíz  Argentina MF (1998-12-20) December 20, 1998 (age 25) Chile San Luis 6 (2018)
8 Damir Kreilach (DP)  Croatia MF (1989-04-16) April 16, 1989 (age 34) Germany Union Berlin 6 (2018)
9 Chicho Arango (DP)  Colombia FW (1995-03-09) March 9, 1995 (age 28) Mexico C.F. Pachuca 1 (2023)
10 Jefferson Savarino (DP)  Venezuela FW (1996-11-11) November 11, 1996 (age 27) Brazil Atletico Mineiro 5 (2017, 2022)
11 Andrés Gómez  Colombia FW (2002-09-12) September 12, 2002 (age 21) Colombia Millonarios F.C. 1 (2023)
12 Scott Caldwell  United States MF (1991-03-15) March 15, 1991 (age 32) United States New England Revolution 2 (2022)
13 Nelson Palacio  Colombia MF (2001-06-16) June 16, 2001 (age 22) Colombia Atlético Nacional 1 (2023)
14 Rubio Rubin  Guatemala FW (1996-03-01) March 1, 1996 (age 27) United States San Diego Loyal SC 3 (2021)
15 Justen Glad (HGP)  United States DF (1997-02-28) February 28, 1997 (age 26) United States Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) 10 (2014)
16 Maikel Chang  Cuba MF (1991-04-18) April 18, 1991 (age 32) United States Real Monarchs 4 (2020)
17 Danny Musovski  United States FW (1995-11-30) November 30, 1995 (age 28) United States Los Angeles FC 2 (2022)
18 Zac MacMath  United States GK (1991-08-07) August 7, 1991 (age 32) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 (2020)
19 Bode Hidalgo  United States FW (2002-02-22) February 22, 2002 (age 21) United States Real Monarchs 3 (2021)
20 Erik Holt (HGP)  United States DF (1996-09-06) September 6, 1996 (age 27) United States Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) 5 (2019)
22 Delentz Pierre (HGP)  Haiti DF (2000-12-16) December 16, 2000 (age 23) United States Portland Pilots (HGP) 1 (2023)
23 Ilijah Paul (GA)  United States FW (2002-07-26) July 26, 2002 (age 21) United States Washington Huskies 1 (2023)
24 Tomas Gomez  United States GK (1993-05-20) May 20, 1993 (age 30) United States Real Monarchs 2 (2022)
25 Emeka Eneli  United States MF (1999-10-18) October 18, 1999 (age 24) United States Cornell Big Red 1 (2023)
26 Diego Luna  United States MF (2003-09-03) September 3, 2003 (age 20) United States El Paso Locomotive 2 (2022)
27 Bertin Jacquesson (GA)  France FW (2001-11-30) November 30, 2001 (age 22) United States Pittsburgh Panthers 1 (2023)
28 Jasper Löeffelsend  Germany DF (1997-09-10) September 10, 1997 (age 26) United States Pittsburgh Panthers 2 (2022)
29 Anderson Julio  Ecuador FW (1996-05-31) May 31, 1996 (age 27) Mexico Atlético San Luis 3 (2021)
30 Marcelo Silva  Uruguay DF (1989-03-21) March 21, 1989 (age 34) Spain Real Zaragoza 7 (2017)
31 Axel Kei (HGP)  Ivory Coast FW (2007-12-30) December 30, 2007 (age 16) United States Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) 2 (2022)
32 Zack Farnsworth (HGP)  United States DF (2002-07-13) July 13, 2002 (age 21) United States Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) 3 (2021)
33 Moses Nyeman  United States MF (2003-11-05) November 5, 2003 (age 20) Belgium S.K. Beveren (loan) 1 (2023)
35 Gavin Beavers (HGP)  United States GK (2005-04-29) April 29, 2005 (age 18) United States Real Monarchs (HGP) 2 (2022)
37 Luis Rivera (HGP)  United States DF (2007-12-01) December 1, 2007 (age 16) United States Real Monarchs 1 (2023)
38 Jude Wellings (HGP)  United States MF (2006-04-26) April 26, 2006 (age 17) United States Real Monarchs (HGP) 2 (2022)

Transfers

As of June 10, 2023'[2][3]

In

Player Position Previous Club Fees/Notes Date Ref.
United States Ilijah Paul FW United States Washington Huskies 2023 MLS SuperDraft; Generation adidas December 21, 2022 [4]
France Bertin Jacquesson FW United States Pittsburgh Panthers [5]
United States Luis Rivera DF United States Real Monarchs Homegrown player January 6, 2023 [6]
Haiti Delentz Pierre DF United States Portland Pilots [7]
Colombia Andrés Gómez FW Colombia Millonarios Undisclosed January 10, 2023 [8]
Colombia Brayan Vera DF Colombia América de Cali Undisclosed February 10, 2023 [9]
United States Emeka Eneli MF United States Cornell Big Red 2023 MLS SuperDraft March 24, 2023 [10]
Colombia Chicho Arango FW Mexico C.F. Pachuca Designated Player June 10, 2023 [11]
Colombia Nelson Palacio MF Colombia Atlético Nacional Undisclosed June 28, 2023 [12]

Out

Player Position Next Club Fees/Notes Date
United States Nick Besler MF Option Declined October 26, 2022
United States Chris Garcia FW United States El Paso Locomotive
United States Bret Halsey DF United States FC Cincinnati 2
Netherlands Johan Kappelhof DF Lebanon Safa SC
United States Tate Schmitt FW United States Houston Dynamo
United States Bobby Wood FW United States New England Revolution
United States Aaron Herrera DF Canada CF Montréal $500,000 GAM + additional December 21, 2022
Venezuela Sergio Córdova FW Germany FC Augsburg End of loan; returned to parent club January 5, 2023
United States Jeff Dewsnup GK Retired January 7, 2023
Iraq Justin Meram FW United States Charlotte FC $200,000 GAM + additional April 27, 2023
Argentina Jonathan Menéndez FW Greece Aris Mutually Parted Ways July 3, 2023

Loans

In

Player Position Loaned From Fees/Notes Date
United States Moses Nyeman MF Belgium S.K. Beveren Loan for entire 2023 season February 20, 2023

Out

Player Position Loaned To Fees/Notes Date
Mexico Jaziel Orozco DF Mexico Santos Laguna Loan for entire 2023 season February 2, 2023
Argentina Jonathan Menéndez FW Argentina Newell's Old Boys Loan for entire 2023 season February 6, 2023
United States Julio Benitez MF United States Forward Madison FC Loan for entire 2023 season February 14, 2023

Competitions

Preseason

January 21 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Los Angeles FC Los Angeles, California
12:00 pm MDT Jaquesson 10'
Rubin 65' (pen.)		 Report Attendance: 0 (closed door)
February 8 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Phoenix, Arizona
TBD MDT Kreilach 19'
Schmitt 43'		 Report Russell 8'
Agada 54'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
February 11 Desert Showcase Real Salt Lake 1–1 Sacramento Republic FC Tucson, Arizona
6:00 pm MDT Pierre 7' Report Martinez 84' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 14 Desert Showcase Real Salt Lake 5–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Tucson, Arizona
TBD MDT Ojeda 19'
Oviedo 23'
Gómez 68', 69'
Jacquesson 81'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
February 18 Desert Showcase Real Salt Lake 3–0 Chicago Fire FC Tucson, Arizona
11:00 am MDT Ojeda 22'
Savarino 40', 44'		 Report Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

MLS regular season

See also: 2023 Major League Soccer season

Matches

See also: 2023 Major League Soccer season
February 25 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake Vancouver, British Columbia
8:30 pm MT Brown 24' Report Löffelsend Yellow card 15'
Glad 70'
Kreilach 73'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 19,614
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
March 4 2 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
8:30 pm MT Morris 35'
Héber 58'
Nouhou Yellow card 73'
Léo Chú Yellow card 86'		 Report Ojeda Yellow card 62' Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 30,011
Referee: Victor Rivas
March 11 3 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Austin FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Glad 22'
Kreilach Yellow card 41'		 Report Gallagher 9'
Wolff 33'		 Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,052
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
March 25 4 Real Salt Lake 0–4 St. Louis City SC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Kreilach Yellow card 24'
Eneli Yellow card 68'
Glad Yellow card 75'		 Report Gioacchini 47'
Bartlett Yellow card 55'
Klauss 61', 66'
Alm 76', Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 19,508
Referee: Mark Allatin
April 1 5 Columbus Crew 4–0 Real Salt Lake Columbus, Ohio
5:30 pm MT A. Morris 14', 53'
Zelarayán 41' (pen.)
Nagbe Yellow card 64'
Yeboah 90+3'		 Report Meram Yellow card 29'
Eneli Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 19,624
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 8 6 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Charlotte FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Vera Yellow card 23'
Ruiz 56', Yellow card 57'
Julio 59'
Savarino 62'
Glad Yellow card 70'		 Report Bender Yellow card 13'
Świderski 27'
Afful Yellow card 42'
Jóźwiak Yellow card 48'		 Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 17,506
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 15 7 FC Dallas 2–1 Real Salt Lake Frisco, Texas
6:30 pm MT Ferreira 5'
Jesus Yellow card 69'
Kamungo 88'
Ntsabeleng Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Rubin Yellow card 49'
Savarino 68'
Vera Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Sergii Boiko
April 22 8 Real Salt Lake 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Löffelsend 39'
Ruiz Yellow card 45'
Savarino 54'
Gómez 80'		 Report Espinoza 49' Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 16,666
Referee: Filip Dujic
April 29 9 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,714
Referee: Nima Saghafi
May 6 10 Houston Dynamo FC 0–0 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
6:30 pm MT Escobar Yellow card 57'
Quiñónes Yellow card 90+'		 Report Glad Yellow card 45'
Oviedo Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 13,793
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 13 11 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Los Angeles FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Ojeda Yellow card 27'
Eneli Yellow card 79'		 Report Opoku 8'
Bouanga 34'
Hollingshead Yellow card 68'
Bogusz 87' (pen.)		 Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 19,407
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
May 17 12 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Eneli Yellow card 45+1' Report Boli Yellow card 72' Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 18,020
Referee: Ramy Touchan
May 20 13 RMC Colorado Rapids 2–3 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado
7:30 pm MT Acosta Yellow card 28'
Wilson 33'
Nicholson Yellow card 45+'
Abubakar 74'
Cabral Yellow card 77'		 Report Ruiz 12'
Musovski 21', Yellow card 35'
Oviedo Yellow card 32'
Kreilach 44'
Hidalgo Yellow card 58'
Ojeda Yellow card 62'
Vera Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,327
Referee: Jon Freemon
May 27 14 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake Saint Paul, Minnesota
6:30 pm MT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,912
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
May 31 15 Real Salt Lake 2–3 LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 17,762
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 3 16 Austin FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake Austin, Texas
6:30 pm MT Rigoni Yellow card 43'
Urruti Yellow card 62'
Gallagher Yellow card 64'
Cascante Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Hidalgo Yellow card 7'
Rubín 15', 81'
Glad Yellow card 34'
Löffelsend Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Tori Penso
June 10 17 Real Salt Lake 0–0 New York City FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,301
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 17 18 D.C. United 1–2 Real Salt Lake Washington, D.C.
5:30 pm MT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,215
Referee: Malik Badawi
June 21 19 St. Louis City SC 1–3 Real Salt Lake St. Louis, Missouri
6:30 pm MT
Report
Stadium: Citypark
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
June 24 20 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Minnesota United FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 19,439
Referee: Tori Penso
July 1 21 Toronto FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake Toronto, Ontario
5:30 pm MT Mabika Yellow card 21' Report Paul Yellow card 86'
Julio 90+2'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 26,694
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 8 22 Real Salt Lake 4–0 Orlando City SC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,800
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 12 23 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 pm MT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 17,924
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 15 24 Real Salt Lake 3–1 New York Red Bulls Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,556
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
August 26 25 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Houston Dynamo FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 21,471
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
August 30 26 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake Portland, Oregon
8:30 pm MT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,320
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
September 2 27 RMC Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 19,798
Referee: Nima Saghafi
September 16 28 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Real Salt Lake San Jose, California
8:30 pm MT
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 15,390
Referee: Natalie Simon
September 20 29 Real Salt Lake 1–3 FC Dallas Sandy, Utah
7:30pm MT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 17,842
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
September 23 30 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 19,243
Referee: Malik Badawi
October 1 31 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake Los Angeles, California
6:00 pm MT
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,221
Referee: Timothy Ford
October 7 32 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 21,205
Referee: Ted Unkel
October 14 33 LA Galaxy 2–2 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
8:30 pm MT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 20,673
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Note: Match rescheduled from August 20 due to Hurricane Hilary making landfall in Southern California.
October 21 34 RMC Colorado Rapids 0–1 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 pm MT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,538
Referee: Timothy Ford

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs
Round One
October 29 Game 1 Houston Dynamo FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
3:00 pm CT
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,508
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
November 6 Game 2 Real Salt Lake 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Houston Dynamo FC Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,251
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Penalties
November 11 Game 3 Houston Dynamo FC 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
3:00 pm CT
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,374
Referee: Chris Penso
Penalties
Note: Houston Dynamo FC won the series 2–1.

Standings

Western Conference table
MLS Western Conference table (2023)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 St. Louis City SC 34 17 12 5 62 45 +17 56 Qualification for Round One and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 41 32 +9 53 Qualification for Round One
3 Los Angeles FC 34 14 10 10 54 39 +15 52
4 Houston Dynamo FC 34 14 11 9 51 38 +13 51
5 Real Salt Lake 34 14 12 8 48 50 −2 50
6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 10 12 55 48 +7 48
7 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 41 37 +4 46
8 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 14 8 48 51 −3 44 Qualification for the Wild card round
9 San Jose Earthquakes 34 10 10 14 39 43 −4 44
10 Portland Timbers 34 11 13 10 46 58 −12 43
11 Minnesota United FC 34 10 13 11 46 51 −5 41
12 Austin FC 34 10 15 9 49 55 −6 39
13 LA Galaxy 34 8 14 12 51 67 −16 36
14 Colorado Rapids 34 5 17 12 26 54 −28 27
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall table
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
9 Houston Dynamo FC (U) 34 14 11 9 51 38 +13 51 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a]
10 Atlanta United FC 34 13 9 12 66 53 +13 51
11 Real Salt Lake 34 14 12 8 48 50 −2 50
12 Nashville SC 34 13 11 10 39 32 +7 49 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[b]
13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V) 34 12 10 12 55 48 +7 48 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[c]
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(U) U.S. Open Cup winner; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2023 U.S. Open Cup champions
  2. ^ As 2023 Leagues Cup runner-up
  3. ^ As 2023 Canadian Championship winners

Leagues Cup

See also: 2023 Leagues Cup

The Leagues Cup will occur between July 21 and August 19, with all MLS teams competing and regular season play being suspended. Real Salt Lake will enter in the group stage as a seeded team, based on 2022 standings.

West 2

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MON RSL SEA
1 Mexico Monterrey 2 2 0 0 0 7 2 +5 6 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 4–2
2 United States Real Salt Lake 2 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 3 — — 3–0
3 United States Seattle Sounders FC 2 0 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0 — — —
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 22 Group stage Real Salt Lake United States 3–0 United States Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
9:30 pm ET
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 10,507
Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios
July 26 Group stage Real Salt Lake United States 0–3 Mexico Monterrey Sandy, Utah
9:30 pm ET
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,734
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Knockout round

Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup knockout stage
August 4 Round of 32 Real Salt Lake United States 3–1 Mexico León Sandy, Utah
9:00 pm ET
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 17,547
Referee: Benjamin Pineda
Note: Match rescheduled from August 3 due to severe weather in the area.
August 8 Round of 16 Los Angeles FC United States 4–0 United States Real Salt Lake Los Angeles, California
10:00 pm ET
Report Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 17,728
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

Real Salt Lake entered the Open Cup in the Third Round, based on 2022 standings.

April 26 3rd Las Vegas Lights FC (USLC) Nevada 1–3 (a.e.t.) Utah Real Salt Lake (MLS) Las Vegas, Nevada
8:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 300
Referee: Brandon Gardner
May 10 Round of 32 Portland Timbers (MLS) Oregon 3–4 Utah Real Salt Lake (MLS) Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 8,071
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 24 Round of 16 Colorado Rapids (MLS) Colorado 0–1 Utah Real Salt Lake (MLS) Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM MDT Rosenberry Yellow card 78' Report Gómez Yellow card 12'
Savarino 30'
Ojeda Yellow card 37'
Löffelsend Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 2,280
Referee: Andrew Musashe
June 7 Quarterfinals Real Salt Lake (MLS) Utah 3–2 California LA Galaxy (MLS) Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,712
Referee: Ramy Touchan
August 23 Semifinals Houston Dynamo FC (MLS) Texas 3–1 (a.e.t.) Utah Real Salt Lake (MLS) Houston, Texas
7:30 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 11,137
Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Statistics

Squad appearances

As of November 11, 2023

No Pos Nat Player Total MLS Regular Season Leagues Cup US Open Cup MLS Cup Playoffs
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
Goalkeepers
18 GK United States Zac MacMath 35 35 28 28 3 3 1 1 3 3
35 GK United States Gavin Beavers 12 11 7 6 1 1 4 4 0 0
81 GK United States Tomas Gomez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF United States Andrew Brody 37 32 29 25 2 2 4 3 2 2
4 DF Colombia Brayan Vera 32 32 24 24 3 3 2 2 3 3
15 DF United States Justen Glad 42 40 32 31 3 2 5 5 2 2
20 DF United States Erik Holt 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
22 DF Haiti Delentz Pierre 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
30 DF Uruguay Marcelo Silva 22 19 16 15 3 3 3 1 0 0
32 DF United States Zack Farnsworth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF Costa Rica Bryan Oviedo 34 26 25 19 3 2 3 2 3 3
49 DF United States Luis Rivera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Argentina Pablo Ruíz 25 23 17 15 4 4 4 4 0 0
8 MF Croatia Damir Kreilach 33 19 27 15 0 0 5 4 1 0
12 MF United States Scott Caldwell 5 3 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
13 MF Colombia Nelson Palacio 16 12 11 10 2 0 1 0 2 2
16 MF Cuba Maikel Chang 29 16 22 12 1 0 5 3 1 1
19 MF United States Bode Hidalgo 30 16 23 13 3 1 3 1 1 1
25 MF United States Emeka Eneli 31 23 21 13 3 3 5 5 2 2
26 MF United States Diego Luna 32 22 23 14 4 3 2 2 3 3
28 MF Germany Jasper Löffelsend 26 16 21 15 1 0 3 1 1 0
31 MF Trinidad and Tobago Kevon Lambert 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 MF United States Moses Nyeman 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF United States Jude Wellings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
72 MF United States Zavier Gozo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 MF Paraguay Braian Ojeda 42 32 30 22 4 4 5 3 3 3
Forwards
9 FW Colombia Chicho Arango 18 14 11 9 4 4 1 1 2 0
10 FW Venezuela Jefferson Savarino 34 32 24 22 4 4 3 3 3 3
11 FW Colombia Andrés Gómez 40 21 30 15 2 1 5 3 3 2
14 FW Guatemala Rubio Rubin 31 17 22 14 4 1 3 1 2 1
23 FW United States Ilijah Paul 9 2 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
27 FW France Bertin Jacquesson 12 4 10 4 0 0 2 0 0 0
29 FW Ecuador Anderson Julio 38 15 28 12 4 0 3 1 3 2
31 FW Ivory Coast Axel Kei 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW United States Danny Musovski 34 18 24 14 4 3 4 1 2 0
Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.)
FW Argentina Jonathan Menéndez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Iraq Justin Meram 6 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF United States Julio Benitez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 DF Mexico Jaziel Orozco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goals

As of November 11, 2023[13]
Goals
Rank Player Nation Total MLS Regular Season Leagues Cup US Open Cup MLS Cup Playoffs
1 Jefferson Savarino Venezuela 11 7 1 2 1
2 Danny Musovski United States 9 5 2 2 0
3 Chicho Arango Colombia 8 6 2 0 0
Damir Kreilach Croatia 8 4 0 4 0
5 Diego Luna United States 7 5 0 0 2
6 Anderson Julio Ecuador 6 5 0 1 0
7 Justen Glad United States 5 5 0 0 0
8 Pablo Ruiz Argentina 4 4 0 0 0
9 Rubio Rubin Guatemala 3 2 1 0 0
Brayan Vera Colombia 3 3 0 0 0
11 Maikel Chang Cuba 2 0 0 2 0
Andrés Goméz Colombia 2 1 0 1 0
13 Jasper Löffelsend Germany 1 1 0 0 0

Assists

As of June 15, 2023[13]
Assists
Rank Player Nation Total MLS Regular Season Leagues Cup US Open Cup
1 Andrés Gómez Colombia 6 4 0 2
2 Jefferson Savarino Venezuela 5 4 0 1
3 Danny Musovski United States 3 2 0 1
Rubio Rubín Guatemala 3 1 0 2
5 Maikel Chang Cuba 2 2 0 0
Bode Hidalgo United States 2 1 0 1
Bertin Jacquesson France 2 1 0 1
Damir Kreilach Croatia 2 1 0 1
Bryan Oviedo Costa Rica 2 2 0 0
11 Andrew Brody United States 1 1 0 0
Anderson Julio Ecuador 1 0 0 1
Jasper Löffelsend Germany 1 1 0 0
Justin Meram Iraq 1 1 0 0
Braian Ojeda Paraguay 1 1 0 0
Brayan Vera Colombia 1 1 0 0

Clean Sheets

As of November 11, 2023[13]
Shutouts
Rank Player Nation Total MLS Regular Season Leagues Cup US Open Cup MLS Cup Playoffs
1 Zac MacMath United States 10 9 1 0 0
2 Gavin Beavers United States 1 0 0 1 0

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