2008 Real Salt Lake season

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Real Salt Lake
2008 season
Real Salt Lake tertiary wordmark color.svg
OwnerSCP Worldwide
Coach Jason Kreis
Stadium Rice-Eccles Stadium (until Oct 9) Rio Tinto Stadium (from Oct 9)
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Finals
2008 U.S. Open Cup N/A
Rocky Mountain Cup Winners
Highest home attendance26,391
(vs Chivas USA, 20 September)
Lowest home attendance10,333
(vs San Jose Earthquakes, 18 May)
Average home league attendance16,174 [1]
Biggest win RSL 4-0 DC (4/12)
Biggest defeat DC 4-1 RSL (4/26)
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The 2008 Real Salt Lake Season was the fourth season of the team's existence. It was the first season that the team made it to the MLS Cup Playoffs, thanks to some last minute heroics by Yura Movsisyan. After defeating Chivas USA in the first round of the playoffs, Real Salt Lake lost to New York Red Bulls in the Western Conference finals. The 2008 season was also the last season that Real Salt Lake played at Rice-Eccles Stadium, as they moved to the soccer-specific Rio Tinto Stadium on October 9, 2008.

Contents

Squad

First Team

As of November 15, 2008Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Seitz
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tony Beltran
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robbie Russell
4 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Jamison Olave
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Beckerman (Captain)
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nat Borchers
8 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Will Johnson
9 FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Fabian Espindola
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robbie Findley
11 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Javier Morales
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nathan Sturgis
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ian Joy
14 FW Flag of Armenia.svg  ARM Yura Movsisyan
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kenny Cutler
16 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kenny Deuchar
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Wingert
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Rimando
21 MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Dema Kovalenko
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Reynish
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tino Nuñez
27 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Matias Mantilla
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dustin Kirby
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Horst
77 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Andy Williams
84 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Clint Mathis

Formation

Starting XI vs. New York on November 15, 2008

Results

League table

Conference

Western Conference
PosClubPtsGPWLTGFGAGD
1 Houston Dynamo 5130135124532+13
2 Chivas USA 4330121174041–1
3 Real Salt Lake 40301010104039+1
4 Colorado Rapids 3830111454445–1
5 FC Dallas 3630810124541+4
6 LA Galaxy 333081395562–7
7 San Jose Earthquakes 333081393238–6
2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
2008 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)

Overall

PosTeam
PldWLDGFGAGDPts
1 Columbus Crew (SS, E1)3017765036+1457 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 Houston Dynamo (W1)30135124532+1351
3 Chicago Fire 30131074433+1146 2009 North American SuperLiga 4
4 Chivas USA 30121174041−143
5 New England Revolution 30121174043−343
6 Kansas City Wizards 30111093739−242
7 Real Salt Lake 301010104039+140 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
8 New York Red Bulls 30101194248−639 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 3
9 Colorado Rapids 30111454445−138
10 D.C. United 30111544351−837 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 3
11 FC Dallas 30810124541+436
12 Toronto FC 3091383443−935
13 LA Galaxy 3081395562−733
14 San Jose Earthquakes 3081393238−633
Source: [ citation needed ]

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

Summary

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GroundHAHAAHHAAHHAHHAHHAHAAHAAHAAHHA
ResultTLWLLTWLLWTWTLLTWTWLLWTLLWTTWT
Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Regular season

March

March 29, 2008 Real Salt Lake 1 – 1 Chicago Fire Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Joy Yellow card.svg 51'
Soumare Soccerball shade.svg 71' (og)
Findley Yellow card.svg 78]'
Beckerman Yellow card.svg 88'		 Pause Yellow card.svg 89'
Blanco Soccerball shade.svg 90'		Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 20,272
Referee: Terry Vaughn

April

April 5, 2008 Chivas USA 3 – 1 Real Salt Lake Carson, California, USA
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 17,251
April 19, 2008 Toronto FC 1 –0 Real Salt Lake Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,219
April 26, 2008 D.C. United 4 – 1 Real Salt Lake Washington, D.C., USA
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 23,269

May

May 10, 2008 Real Salt Lake 2 – 1 FC Dallas Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 12,173
May 24, 2008 FC Dallas 2 – 1 Real Salt Lake Frisco, Texas, USA
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 8,960

June

June 14, 2008 Chivas USA 0 – 1 Real Salt Lake Carson, California, USA
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 10,573

July

July 19, 2008 Chicago Fire 0 – 0 Real Salt Lake Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 19,578
July 28, 2008 Real Salt Lake 2 – 1 Toronto FC Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 12,319

August

August 16, 2008 Houston Dynamo 4 – 3 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas, USA
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 13,579
August 23, 2008 Columbus Crew 3 – 0 Real Salt Lake Columbus, Ohio, USA
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 12,448

September

September 20, 2008 Real Salt Lake 0 – 1 Chivas USA Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 26,391

October

October 18, 2008 Real Salt Lake 3 – 1 FC Dallas Sandy, Utah, USA
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17,628

MLS Playoffs

November 1, 2008Conf. Semifinals Real Salt Lake 1 – 0 Chivas USA Sandy, Utah, USA
Williams Yellow card.svg 29'
Beckerman Yellow card.svg 42'
Movsisyan Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Razov Yellow card.svg 66'
Thomas Yellow card.svg 75'		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 14,719
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
November 8, 2008Conf. Semifinals Chivas USA 2 – 2 Real Salt Lake Carson, California, USA
Nagamura Yellow card.svg 22'
Kljestan Soccerball shade.svg 31' (pen)
Bornstein Yellow card.svg 60'
Braun Soccerball shade.svg 83'
Razov Yellow card.svg 86'
Thomas Yellow card.svg 90'		 Mathis Yellow card.svg 10'
Borchers Yellow card.svg 30'
Kovalenko Soccerball shade.svg 39'
Kovalenko Yellow card.svg 42'
Morales Soccerball shade.svg 77'		Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 19,265
Referee: Michael Kennedy
November 15, 2008Conference Finals Real Salt Lake 0 – 1 New York Red Bulls Sandy, Utah, USA
van den Bergh Soccerball shade.svg 28'
Goldthwaite Yellow card.svg 45'
Rojas Yellow card.svg 64'
Leitch Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,008
Referee: Jair Marrufo

Kits

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Home
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Away
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Special
TypeShirtShortsSocksFirst appearance / Info
HomeClaret / CobaltCobaltCobalt
AwayWhiteWhiteWhite
SpecialGreenWhiteWhite US Open Cup, April 30 against San Jose → Green Awareness Game

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References

  1. ↑ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2008". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved October 23, 2010.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/stats?teamId=4771&season=2008&cc=5901&leagueId=19&league=usa.1&seasontype=1

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