2024 Real Salt Lake season

Real Salt Lake
2024 season
Head coach	Pablo Mastroeni
Stadium	America First Field
Major League Soccer	Conference: 3rd; Overall: 6th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Round one
Leagues Cup	Group stage
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 32
Rocky Mountain Cup	Lost
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Chicho Arango (17 goals)
Highest home attendance	21,570 vs LAG
Lowest home attendance	19,346 vs MIN
Average home league attendance	20,048
Biggest win	4 goals (2 occasions): RSL 5-1 ATX; CHI 0-4 RSL;
Biggest defeat	3 goals (2 occasions): PDX 3-0 RSL; HOU 4-1 RSL;
Home colors	Away colors

The 2024 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 20th season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. The team also competed in both the 2024 U.S. Open Cup and 2024 Leagues Cup. Real Salt Lake played their home games at America First Field in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, and were managed by Pablo Mastroeni in his third full season with the club.

The season ended with the club recording its highest-ever single-season points total (59) and a 3rd place finish in the Western Conference, ensuring qualification to the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs. The club would lose in the first round to Minnesota United FC.^[1]

For his performances in this season, midfielder Diego Luna would be named as the MLS Young Player of the Year.^[2]

Club

Roster

As of April 19, 2024^[3]

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	Real Monarchs	4 (2021)
3	Bryan Oviedo	Costa Rica	DF	(1990-02-18) February 18, 1990	FC Copenhagen	3 (2022)
4	Brayan Vera	Colombia	DF	(1999-01-15) January 15, 1999	América de Cali	2 (2023)
6	Braian Ojeda	Paraguay	MF	(2000-06-27) June 27, 2000	Nottingham Forest	3 (2022)
7	Pablo Ruíz	Argentina	MF	(1998-12-20) December 20, 1998	San Luis	7 (2018)
8	Diego Luna	United States	MF	(2003-09-03) September 3, 2003	El Paso Locomotive	3 (2022)
9	Chicho Arango (DP)	Colombia	FW	(1995-03-09) March 9, 1995	C.F. Pachuca	2 (2023)
11	Andrés Gómez	Colombia	FW	(2002-09-12) September 12, 2002	Millonarios F.C.	2 (2023)
12	Matthew Bell	Jamaica	MF	(2002-08-07) August 7, 2002	Marshall Thundering Herd	1 (2024)
13	Nelson Palacio	Colombia	MF	(2001-06-16) June 16, 2001	Atlético Nacional	2 (2023)
14	Emeka Eneli	United States	DF	(1999-10-18) October 18, 1999	Cornell Big Red	2 (2023)
15	Justen Glad (HGP)	United States	DF	(1997-02-28) February 28, 1997	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	11 (2014)
16	Maikel Chang	Cuba	MF	(1991-04-18) April 18, 1991	Real Monarchs	5 (2020)
17	Fidel Barajas	Mexico	MF	(2006-04-06) April 6, 2006	Charleston Battery	1 (2024)
18	Zac MacMath	United States	GK	(1991-08-07) August 7, 1991	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	5 (2020)
19	Bode Hidalgo	United States	FW	(2002-02-22) February 22, 2002	Real Monarchs	4 (2021)
20	Erik Holt (HGP)	United States	DF	(1996-09-06) September 6, 1996	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	6 (2019)
21	Axel Kei (HGP)	Ivory Coast	FW	(2007-12-30) December 30, 2007	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	3 (2022)
23	Ilijah Paul (GA)	United States	FW	(2002-07-26) July 26, 2002	Washington Huskies	2 (2023)
24	Tomas Gomez	United States	GK	(1993-05-20) May 20, 1993	Real Monarchs	3 (2022)
25	Matt Crooks	England	MF	(1994-01-20) January 20, 1994	Middlesbrough F.C.	1 (2024)
26	Philip Quinton	United States	DF	(1999-11-16) November 16, 1999	Columbus Crew	1 (2024)
27	Bertin Jacquesson (GA)	France	FW	(2001-11-30) November 30, 2001	Pittsburgh Panthers	2 (2023)
29	Anderson Julio	Ecuador	FW	(1996-05-31) May 31, 1996	Atlético San Luis	4 (2021)
30	Marcelo Silva	Uruguay	DF	(1989-03-21) March 21, 1989	Real Zaragoza	8 (2017)
32	Zack Farnsworth (HGP)	United States	DF	(2002-07-13) July 13, 2002	Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)	4 (2021)
33	Tommy Silva (HGP)	United States	DF	(2002-02-21) February 21, 2002	UCLA Bruins (HGP)	1 (2024)
34	Luca Moisa (HGP)	United States	MF	(2008-04-20) April 20, 2008	Real Monarchs (HGP)	1 (2024)
35	Gavin Beavers (HGP)	United States	GK	(2005-04-29) April 29, 2005	Real Monarchs (HGP)	3 (2022)
36	Kevin Bonilla	United States	DF	(2001-09-20) September 20, 2001	Portland Pilots	1 (2024)
37	Luis Rivera (HGP)	United States	DF	(2007-12-01) December 1, 2007	Real Monarchs	2 (2023)
38	Jude Wellings (HGP)	United States	MF	(2006-04-26) April 26, 2006	Real Monarchs (HGP)	3 (2022)
34	Zavier Gozo (HGP)	United States	FW	(2007-03-27) March 27, 2007	Real Monarchs (HGP)	1 (2024)
98	Alexandros Katranis	Greece	DF	(1998-05-04) May 4, 1998	Piast Gliwice	1 (2024)

Transfers

As of April 19, 2024'^[3]^[4]

In

Player	Position	Previous Club	Fees/Notes	Date	Ref.
Tommy Silva	DF	UCLA Bruins	Homegrown player	January 5, 2024	^[5]
Kevin Bonilla	DF	Portland Pilots	2024 MLS SuperDraft	January 9, 2024	^[6]
Fidel Barajas	MF	Charleston Battery	Undisclosed	January 11, 2024	^[7]
Alexandros Katranis	DF	Piast Gliwice	Undisclosed	February 2, 2024	^[8]
Matt Crooks	MF	Middlesbrough F.C.	Undisclosed	February 12, 2024	^[9]
Matthew Bell	MF	Marshall Thundering Herd	2024 MLS SuperDraft	February 19, 2024	^[10]
Zavier Gozo	FW	Real Monarchs	Homegrown player	February 20, 2024	^[11]
Luca Moisa	MF	Real Monarchs	Homegrown player	February 20, 2024	^[11]
Philip Quinton	DF	Columbus Crew	$200,000 GAM	April 19, 2024	^[12]
Noel Caliskan	MF	Real Monarchs		June 22, 2024	^[13]
Benji Michel	FW	Arouca		July 19, 2024	^[14]
Lachlan Brook	FW	Western Sydney Wanderers		July 23, 2024	^[15]
Javain Brown	DF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC		July 31, 2024	^[16]
Diogo Goncalves	MF	F.C. Copenhagen		August 9, 2024	^[17]
Dominik Marczuk	MF	Jagiellonia Bialystok		August 14, 2024	^[18]

Out

Player	Position	Next Club	Fees/Notes	Date
Julio Benitez	MF		Option Declined	November 17, 2023
Scott Caldwell	MF	Retired
Damir Kreilach	MF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Option Declined
Danny Musovski	FW	Seattle Sounders FC	Contract expired
Jasper Löffelsend	MF	Colorado Rapids	$100K GAM, int'l spot, SuperDraft pick	January 10, 2024
Jefferson Savarino	FW	Botafogo	Undisclosed	January 13, 2024
Fidel Barajas	FW	Guadalajara	Undisclosed	July 2, 2024
Bryan Oviedo	DF	Alajuelense	Waived	August 15, 2024
Andrés Gómez	FW	Stade Rennais		August 17, 2024

Loans

In

Player	Position	Loaned From	Fees/Notes	Date
Noel Caliskan	MF	Real Monarchs	Short-term call-up	February 21, 2024

Out

Player	Position	Loaned To	Fees/Notes	Date
Rubio Rubín	FW	Querétaro		January 14, 2024
Kevon Lambert	MF	San Antonio FC	Loaned for full 2024 season	February 16, 2024
Delentz Pierre	DF	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Loaned for full 2024 season	February 16, 2024

Competitions

Preseason

February 3 Atlantic Cup	Real Salt Lake	1–2	Brøndby IF	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
9:00 am MDT	Julio 16'	Report	Vallys 35' Suzuki 41'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve

February 6 Atlantic Cup	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Fredrikstad FK	Lagos, Portugal
12 pm MDT	Julio 36'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Lagos

February 9 Atlantic Cup	Real Salt Lake	3–0	KÍ Klaksvik	Parchal, Portugal
6:00 am MDT	Julio 38' Ruiz 52' Barajas 80'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal Bela Vista

February 14 Friendly	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Toronto FC	Santa Barbara, California
		Report	Bernardeschi

MLS regular season

Matches

February 21 1	Inter Miami CF	2–0	Real Salt Lake	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6 pm MT	Taylor 39' D. Gómez 68', 83'	Report	Ruiz 15'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 21,137 Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez

February 24 2	St. Louis City SC	1–1	Real Salt Lake	St. Louis, Missouri
6:30 pm MT	Pompeu 24' Adeniran 78'	Report	Arango 74'	Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

March 2 3	Real Salt Lake	3–0	Los Angeles FC	Sandy, Utah
2 pm MT	Gómez 18', 41' Ojeda 37' 86' Arango 45+5', 59'	Report	Atuesta 35' Murillo 50' Bogusz 68'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,509 Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov

March 9 4 RMC	Real Salt Lake	1–2	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT	Eneli 22' Hidalgo 40' Vera 87' Luna 90+'	Report	Navarro 43' (pen.) Löffelsend 58' Bassett 70'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,147 Referee: Atahan Yara

March 23 5	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Vancouver, British Columbia
5:30 pm MT	Kreilach 33'	Report	Katranis 47', 76' Julio 70' Vera 90+7' MacMath 90+10'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,178 Referee: Chris Grabas

March 30 6	Real Salt Lake	3–1	St. Louis City SC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT	Hidalgo 28' Arango 70', 84', 90+1'	Report	Vassilev 3' Markanich 30' Parker 90+9'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,357 Referee: Drew Fischer

April 6 7	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Real Salt Lake	St. Paul, Minnesota
6:30 pm MT	Rosales 40' 89' Trapp 45+1' Oluwaseyi 87'	Report	Arango 24' Katranis 64' MacMath 82' Eneli 90+2'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,568 Referee: Mark Allatin

April 13 8	Real Salt Lake	0–0	Columbus Crew	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT	Crooks 13' Ojeda 45+3' Eneli 46' Vera 57' Arango 65' Katranis 90+1'	Report	Quinton 22' Arfsten 45+6' Habroune 59'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,033 Referee: Ramy Touchan

April 20 9	Chicago Fire FC	0–4	Real Salt Lake	Chicago, Illinois
6:30 pm MT	Acosta 15'	Report	Gómez 24', 31' Arango 33', 37' Luna 90+3'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 14,247 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

April 27 10	Philadelphia Union	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Chester, Pennsylvania
5:30 pm MT	Gazdag 50' Glesnes 57' Carranza 78' Bedoya 90+8'	Report	Gómez 34', 75' Arango 39' Katranis 49', 89' Vera 57' Crooks 59'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,048 Referee: Malik Badawi

May 4 11	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Sporting Kansas City	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT	Eneli 14' Vera 47' Arango 81', 90'	Report	Rodríguez 90+4'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,001 Referee: Timothy Ford

May 11 12	LA Galaxy	2–2	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California
8:30 pm MT	Aude 18' Pec 54' Berry 90+4'	Report	Arango 20', 40' Crooks 23'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 25,220 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

May 15 13	Real Salt Lake	2–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT	A. Gómez 27', 86' Luna 58' Barajas 90+2'	Report	Baker 55' C. Roldan 85'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,268 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

May 18 14 RMC	Real Salt Lake	5–3	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT	Arango 23', 85' A. Gómez 40', 88', 90' Crooks 51' Vera 65' Eneli 79' Julio 90+6'	Report	Bassett 5' Navarro 19' Steffen 32' Mihailović 56' Yapi 90+9'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,213 Referee: Jon Freemon

May 25 15	FC Dallas	3–3	Real Salt Lake	Frisco, Texas
6:30 pm MT	Fraser 38' Illarramendi 45+4' Delgado 57' Arriola 59' Paes 80' Norris 81' Ibeagha 87'	Report	Luna 61' Julio 73' Palacio 90+8'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

May 29 16	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Seattle, Washington
8:30 pm MT	Rusnák 68' Vargas 87' Baker-Whiting 90+4'	Report	Oviedo 67' Crooks 75' A. Gómez 90+9'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 29,244 Referee: Sergii Boiko

June 1 17	Real Salt Lake	5–1	Austin FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT	Arango 16', 45+5', 71' Julio 24', 31' Palacio 83' Vera 84'	Report	Pereira 45+1' Ring 54', 90+2' Biro 82'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 21,078 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

June 15 18	CF Montréal	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Montreal, Quebec
5:30 pm MT	Yankov 22' Campbell 49' Saliba 50' Cóccaro 63' Sosa 74'	Report	Luna 72'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Filip Dujic

June 19 19	Sporting Kansas City	3–4	Real Salt Lake	Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 pm MT	Afrifa 28' Agada 70', 90+5' Bassong 90+2'	Report	A. Gómez 14', 51' Julio 33' Vera 77' Crooks 84'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 16,414 Referee: Mark Allatin

June 22 20	Real Salt Lake	0–1	LA Galaxy	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT	Oviedo 55' Gómez 78'	Report	Yamane 59' Pec 74'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 21,570 Referee: Jair Marrufo

July 3 21	Real Salt Lake	3–2	Houston Dynamo FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT	Gómez 22' Luna 42' Ojeda 67', 77' Eneli 90+2'	Report	Blessing 5' Aliyu 8' Brody 55' (o.g.)	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 21,522 Referee: Allen Chapman

July 6 22	Real Salt Lake	5–2	Atlanta United FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT	Crooks 1' Luna 57', 84' Ojeda 59' Arango 68' Katranis 78'	Report	Lobzhanidze 31' Williams 67' Ríos 80' Fortune 89'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,396 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

July 13 23	Portland Timbers	3–0	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon
8:00 pm MT	Mora 3', 23' Chará 7' Rodríguez 8' Moreno 48' Bravo 86' Evander 90'	Report	Arango 23' Gómez 23' Ojeda 37' Crooks 56' Luna 63'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,014 Referee: Joe Dickerson

July 17 24	Los Angeles FC	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Los Angeles, California
8:30 pm MT	Olivera 5' Kamara 41' Hollingshead 60'	Report	Luna 8' Vera 33' Katranis 66' Chang 71' Palacio 74' Glad 90+3'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,163 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

July 20 25 RMC	Colorado Rapids	3–2	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado
7:30 pm MT	Bombito 23' Lewis 35' Vines 39' Yapi 74' Bassett 88'	Report	Gómez 9', 49' Luna 88'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Ramy Touchan

August 24 26	Real Salt Lake	0–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT	Brook 81'	Report	Espinoza 20' Pellegrino 33' Gruezo 37' Daniel 87'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 21,015 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

August 31 27	Real Salt Lake	2–0	New England Revolution	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT	Ojeda 45+2' Julio 45+3' Quinton 56'	Report	Lima 55'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,475 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

September 14 28	Houston Dynamo FC	4–1	Real Salt Lake	Houston, Texas
6:30 pm MT	Steres 24' Bassi 27' Ponce 39', 81' Dorsey 45+3' Kowalczyk 75'	Report	Arango 32' Sviatchenko 49' (o.g.) Katranis 63' Glad 90+4'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,862 Referee: Jon Freemon

September 18 29	Real Salt Lake	3–2	FC Dallas	Sandy, Utah
7:30pm MT	Vera 11' (pen.) Julio 24', 62' Crooks 90' Eneli 90+10'	Report	Ferreira 45+1' Velasco 88' (pen.)	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,436 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

September 21 30	Real Salt Lake	3–3	Portland Timbers	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT	Marczuk 10' Luna 22' Katranis 72' Gonçalves 90'	Report	Williamson 48' Miller 55' Evander 57', 76' Antony 62' Rodríguez 90+2'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,778 Referee: Tori Penso

September 28 31	Austin FC	2–2	Real Salt Lake	Austin, Texas
6:30 pm MT	Obrian 82' Biro 89'	Report	Crooks 48' Glad 59' Gonçalves 65' (pen.) Chang 90+6'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

October 2 32	Real Salt Lake	0–0	Minnesota United FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT	Vera 32' 90+3' Arango 90'	Report	Díaz 5' Dotson 24' Yeboah 34' Boxall 89'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,346 Referee: Ricardo Montero

October 5 33	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	Real Salt Lake	San Jose, California
8:30 pm MT		Report	Katranis 45' Julio 53' Luna 78' MacMath 85' Glad 90+5'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 16,322 Referee: Mark Allatin

October 19 34	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MT	Brown 29' Katranis 33' Luna 73' Boehmer 83' (o.g.)	Report	Picault 13' Gauld 58' Blackmon 70' Adekugbe 72' Ahmed 85' Berhalter 90+2'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,359 Referee: Armando Villarreal

MLS Cup playoffs

Round One

October 29 First leg	Real Salt Lake	0–0 (4–5 p)	Minnesota United FC	Sandy, Utah
7:00 PM MT		Report	Díaz 8' Trapp 80'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,195 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
	Penalties
	Arango Gonçalves Glad Julio Eneli Ojeda		Yeboah Trapp Boxall Jeong Sang-bin Oluwaseyi Díaz

November 2 Second leg	Minnesota United FC	1–1 (3–1 p)	Real Salt Lake	Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM MT	Rosales 53'	Report	Eneli 75' Crooks 90+9'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,912 Referee: Tori Penso
	Penalties
	Yeboah Dotson Trapp Jeong Sang-bin		Arango Gonçalves Crooks Luna
Note: Minnesota United FC won the series 2–0.

Standings

Western Conference table

MLS Western Conference table (2024)
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles FC	34	19	8	7	63	43	+20	64	Qualification for round one, the 2025 Leagues Cup and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2	LA Galaxy	34	19	8	7	69	50	+19	64	Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup
3	Real Salt Lake	34	16	7	11	65	48	+17	59
4	Seattle Sounders FC	34	16	9	9	51	35	+16	57
5	Houston Dynamo FC	34	15	10	9	47	39	+8	54
6	Minnesota United FC	34	15	12	7	58	49	+9	52
7	Colorado Rapids	34	15	14	5	61	60	+1	50
8	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	13	13	8	52	49	+3	47	Qualification for the wild-card round^[a]
9	Portland Timbers	34	12	11	11	65	56	+9	47	Qualification for the wild-card round and the 2025 Leagues Cup
10	Austin FC	34	11	14	9	39	48	−9	42
11	FC Dallas	34	11	15	8	54	56	−2	41
12	St. Louis City SC	34	8	13	13	50	63	−13	37
13	Sporting Kansas City	34	8	19	7	51	66	−15	31
14	San Jose Earthquakes	34	6	25	3	41	78	−37	21

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)
Notes:

^ Vancouver Whitecaps FC did not qualify for the Leagues Cup due to winning the 2024 Canadian Championship, giving them a place in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup. As MLS teams can participate in no more than two cup competitions, their spot in Leagues Cup was given to San Diego FC.

Overall table

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	LA Galaxy (C)	34	19	8	7	69	50	+19	64	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16^[a]
5	FC Cincinnati	34	18	11	5	58	48	+10	59	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[b]
6	Real Salt Lake	34	16	7	11	65	48	+17	59	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[c]
7	Seattle Sounders FC	34	16	9	9	51	35	+16	57	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[d]
8	Houston Dynamo FC	34	15	10	9	47	39	+8	54	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32^[e]

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)
(C) MLS Cup champions
Notes:

^ As 2024 MLS Cup champions
^ As highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
^ As second highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
^ As third highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
^ As one of the best U.S. teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Leagues Cup

The Leagues Cup will occur between July 26 and August 25, with all MLS teams competing. Real Salt Lake will enter in the group stage as a Tier 2 ranked team, based on 2023 standings.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	HOU	ATL	RSL
1	Houston Dynamo FC	2	1	1	3	1	+2	3	Advance to knockout stage	—	0–1	3–0
2	Atlas	2	1	1	2	2	0	3	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	—
3	Real Salt Lake	2	1	1	2	4	−2	3		—	2–1	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

August 1 GS	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Atlas	Sandy, Utah
7:00 p.m. MDT	Hidalgo 34' Julio 45+2' Palacio 79'	Report	Reyes 26' Ríos 88'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,956 Referee: Jon Freemon

August 5 GS	Houston Dynamo FC	3–0	Real Salt Lake	Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. MDT	Herrera 7' Micael 24' Glad 42' (o.g.) Ponce 62'	Report		Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 11,062 Referee: Keylor Herrera

U.S. Open Cup

Real Salt Lake will enter the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32.

May 8 Round of 32	New Mexico United	4–2	Real Salt Lake	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 pm MDT	Bailey 17', 19', 41' Maples 30' Herbert 35' Hernandez 45+4', 74' Houssou 69' Reyes 85'	Report	Hidalgo 16' Luna 34', 49' Barajas 35' Katranis 84'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 5,266 Referee: Malik Badawi

Statistics

Squad appearances

As of December 10, 2024

No	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS Regular Season		Leagues Cup		US Open Cup		MLS Cup Playoffs
No	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
Goalkeepers
18	GK		Zac MacMath	25	25	23	23	0	0	0	0	2	2
35	GK		Gavin Beavers	14	14	11	11	2	2	1	1	0	0
81	GK		Tomas Gomez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Andrew Brody	37	24	33	23	2	0	1	1	1	0
3	DF		Bryan Oviedo	15	6	15	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Brayan Vera	27	27	24	24	2	2	0	0	1	1
15	DF		Justen Glad	31	29	26	25	2	2	1	0	2	2
19	DF		Bode Hidalgo	28	18	25	15	2	2	1	1	0	0
20	DF		Erik Holt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF		Philip Quinton	20	16	19	15	0	0	1	1	0	0
30	DF		Marcelo Silva	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF		Zack Farnsworth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF		Tommy Silva	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
36	DF		Kevin Bonilla	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF		Luis Rivera	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
91	DF		Javain Brown	8	6	6	4	0	0	0	0	2	2
98	DF		Alexandros Katranis	34	27	29	23	2	2	1	0	2	2
Midfielders
6	MF		Braian Ojeda	38	36	33	31	2	2	1	1	2	2
7	MF		Pablo Ruíz	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Diego Luna	36	31	31	26	2	2	1	1	2	2
10	MF		Diogo Goncalves	11	6	9	6	0	0	0	0	2	0
11	MF		Dominik Marczuk	10	7	8	5	0	0	0	0	2	2
12	MF		Matthew Bell	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Nelson Palacio	28	8	23	5	2	1	1	1	2	1
14	MF		Emeka Eneli	38	34	33	31	2	1	1	0	2	2
16	MF		Maikel Chang	24	3	22	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
17	MF		Lachlan Brook	7	3	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Matt Crooks	33	27	29	23	2	2	0	0	2	2
34	MF		Luca Moisa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF		Jude Wellings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
92	MF		Noel Caliskan	6	2	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Forwards
9	FW		Chicho Arango	34	27	30	26	1	0	1	0	2	1
21	FW		Axel Kei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW		Ilijah Paul	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW		Bertin Jacquesson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
28	FW		Benji Michel	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW		Anderson Julio	38	16	33	13	2	2	1	0	2	1
72	FW		Zavier Gozo	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.)
11	FW		Andrés Gómez	25	24	23	22	2	2	0	0	0	0
14	FW		Rubio Rubin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Fidel Barajas	18	6	17	5	0	0	1	1	0	0
22	DF		Delentz Pierre	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF		Kevon Lambert	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goals

As of December 10, 2024^[19]

Goals
Rank	Player	Total	MLS Regular Season	Leagues Cup	US Open Cup	MLS Cup Playoffs
1	Chicho Arango	17	17
2	Andrés Gómez	13	13
3	Anderson Julio	10	9	1
4	Diego Luna	9	8		1
5	Matt Crooks	3	3
5	Alexandros Katranis	3	3
7	Emeka Eneli	2	1			1
	Diogo Gonçalves	2	2
	Braian Ojeda	2	2
	Nelson Palacio	2	1	1
	Brayan Vera	2	2
12	Dominik Marczuk	1	1
	Philip Quinton	1	1
	Fidel Barajas	1			1

Assists

As of December 10, 2024^[19]

Assists
Rank	Player	Total	MLS Regular Season	Leagues Cup	US Open Cup	MLS Cup Playoffs
1	Chicho Arango	13	12			1
2	Diego Luna	12	12
3	Andrés Gómez	10	9	1
4	Matt Crooks	6	5			1
4	Braian Ojeda	6	6
6	Alexandros Katranis	5	5
7	Emeka Eneli	3	3
7	Anderson Julio	3	2		1
9	Fidel Barajas	2	2
	Andrew Brody	2	2
	Maikel Chang	2	2
	Bryan Oviedo	2	2
	Brayan Vera	2	2
14	Gavin Beavers	1	1
	Justen Glad	1		1
	Diogo Goncalves	1	1
	Bode Hidalgo	1	1
	Dominik Marczuk	1	1
	Nelson Palacio	1	1
	Zavier Gozo	1			1

Clean Sheets

As of December 10, 2024^[19]

Shutouts
Rank	Player	Nation	Total	MLS Regular Season	Leagues Cup	US Open Cup	MLS Cup Playoffs
1	Zac MacMath		7	6			1
2	Gavin Beavers		3	3

References

^ "RSL 2024 Season-In-Review by the Numbers". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
^ "Real Salt Lake Midfielder Diego Luna Named MLS Young Player of the Year". Retrieved April 25, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Roster". rsl.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^ "Real Salt Lake Announces 2023 Roster Decisions". rsl.com. October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ RSL Communications (January 5, 2024). "RSL Brings Derrick "Tommy" Silva Back To Utah". RSL.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
^ RSL Communications (January 9, 2024). "RSL Inks 2024 MLS SuperDraft Pick Kevin Bonilla". RSL.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ RSL Communications (January 11, 2024). "USL Championship Young Player of the Year, Fidel Barajas, Joins RSL". RSL.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ RSL Communications (February 2, 2024). "RSL Sign 25-Year-old LB Alexandros Katranis". RSL.com. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
^ RSL Communications (February 12, 2024). "RSL Add English Championship MF Matt Crooks". RSL.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ RSL Communications (February 19, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Signs First-Round 2024 Draft Pick Matthew Bell". RSL.com. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
^ ^a ^b RSL Communications (February 20, 2024). "RSL Add Homegrowns Zavier Gozo & Luca Moisa To MLS Roster". RSL.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
^ RSL Communications (April 19, 2024). "REAL SALT LAKE ACQUIRE COLUMBUS CREW DF PHILIP QUINTON IN EXCHANGE FOR UP TO $200,000 IN GENERAL ALLOCATION MONEY". RSL.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
^ RSL Communications (June 22, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Add MF Noel Caliskan to 2024 MLS Roster". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ RSL Communications (July 19, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Adds Former U.S. Youth International Forward Benji Michel to 2024 Roster". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ RSL Communications (July 23, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Acquires Australian U-23 Attacker Lachlan Brook from Western Sydney". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ RSL Communications (July 31, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Claims Jamaican International Defender Javain Brown". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ RSL Communications (August 9, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Adds Portuguese No. 10 Diogo Gonçalves from FC Copenhagen". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ RSL Communications (August 14, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Acquires Young Polish Winger Dominik Marczuk from Jagiellonia Bialystok". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[table_note_res_VWC0.45304846039649-19] Vancouver Whitecaps FC did not qualify for the Leagues Cup due to winning the 2024 Canadian Championship, giving them a place in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup. As MLS teams can participate in no more than two cup competitions, their spot in Leagues Cup was given to San Diego FC.

[table_note_res_CCC100.79989671697835-20] As 2024 MLS Cup champions

[table_note_res_CCC20.79989671697835-21] As highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

[table_note_res_CCC30.79989671697835-22] As second highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

[table_note_res_CCC40.79989671697835-23] As third highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

[table_note_res_USOC20.79989671697835-24] As one of the best U.S. teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

[Season_stats-1] "RSL 2024 Season-In-Review by the Numbers". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved April 25, 2025.

[Young_Player-2] "Real Salt Lake Midfielder Diego Luna Named MLS Young Player of the Year". Retrieved April 25, 2025.

[players-3] "Roster". rsl.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[RSL.com-4] "Real Salt Lake Announces 2023 Roster Decisions". rsl.com. October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

[5] RSL Communications (January 5, 2024). "RSL Brings Derrick "Tommy" Silva Back To Utah". RSL.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.

[6] RSL Communications (January 9, 2024). "RSL Inks 2024 MLS SuperDraft Pick Kevin Bonilla". RSL.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[7] RSL Communications (January 11, 2024). "USL Championship Young Player of the Year, Fidel Barajas, Joins RSL". RSL.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[8] RSL Communications (February 2, 2024). "RSL Sign 25-Year-old LB Alexandros Katranis". RSL.com. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

[9] RSL Communications (February 12, 2024). "RSL Add English Championship MF Matt Crooks". RSL.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[10] RSL Communications (February 19, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Signs First-Round 2024 Draft Pick Matthew Bell". RSL.com. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

[RSL_Communications-11] RSL Communications (February 20, 2024). "RSL Add Homegrowns Zavier Gozo & Luca Moisa To MLS Roster". RSL.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[12] RSL Communications (April 19, 2024). "REAL SALT LAKE ACQUIRE COLUMBUS CREW DF PHILIP QUINTON IN EXCHANGE FOR UP TO $200,000 IN GENERAL ALLOCATION MONEY". RSL.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

[13] RSL Communications (June 22, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Add MF Noel Caliskan to 2024 MLS Roster". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[14] RSL Communications (July 19, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Adds Former U.S. Youth International Forward Benji Michel to 2024 Roster". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[15] RSL Communications (July 23, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Acquires Australian U-23 Attacker Lachlan Brook from Western Sydney". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[16] RSL Communications (July 31, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Claims Jamaican International Defender Javain Brown". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[17] RSL Communications (August 9, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Adds Portuguese No. 10 Diogo Gonçalves from FC Copenhagen". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[18] RSL Communications (August 14, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Acquires Young Polish Winger Dominik Marczuk from Jagiellonia Bialystok". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[RSL-Statistics-25] "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

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