| 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 | ||
| Biggest win | CHV 0-4 RSL (9/29) | ||
| Biggest defeat | SJ 5-0 RSL (7/14) | ||
| 
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The 2012 Real Salt Lake season was 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
Review
Competitions
Preseason
Desert Diamond Cup
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Revolution | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | 
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | 
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | 
Results
| February 22, 2012 Group 1 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Tucson, Arizona | 
| 20:00 MST | Paulo Jr.  | 
Report | Alvarez  | 
Stadium: Kino Stadium Attendance: 5,547  | 
| February 25, 2012 Group 2 | LA Galaxy | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Tucson, Arizona | 
| 18:00 MST | Stadium: Kino Stadium | 
| February 29, 2012 Group 3 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona | 
| 18:00 MST | Stadium: Kino Stadium | 
| March 3, 2012 Third place match | New York Red Bulls | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Tucson, Arizona | 
| TBD MST | Stadium: Kino Stadium | 
Major League Soccer
League standings
- Western Conference
 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes (SS, W1) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 66 | 2012 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals | 
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 57 | |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 56 | |
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 54 | 2012 MLS Cup Knockout Round | 
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 43 | |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 39 | |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 37 | |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 34 | |
| 9 | Chivas USA | 34 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 30 | 
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (W1) = Western Conference champion
- Overall
 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes (SS) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 66 | 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 1 | 
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 63 | |
| 3 | D.C. United | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 58 | |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 57 | |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 57 | |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 57 | |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 56 | |
| 8 | LA Galaxy (C) | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 54 | 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 1 | 
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 53 | |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 52 | |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 43 | |
| 12 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 42 | 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 2 | 
| 13 | FC Dallas | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 39 | |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 37 | |
| 15 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 36 | |
| 16 | New England Revolution | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 35 | |
| 17 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 34 | |
| 18 | Chivas USA | 34 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 30 | |
| 19 | Toronto FC | 34 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 36 | 62 | −26 | 23 | 
(C) = MLS Cup champion (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:
- Winner of the 2012 MLS Cup (Pot A)
 - Runner-up of the 2012 MLS Cup (Pot B)
 - Winner of the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Pot B)
 
 - 2Montreal Impact qualified for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2013 Canadian Championship.
 
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | 
| 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
Results by round
Regular season
| March 10, 2012 1 | LA Galaxy | 1–3 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, CA | 
| 19:30 PDT | Buddle  | 
Report | Beckerman  Franklin Morales Espíndola  | 
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Kevin Stott  | 
| March 17, 2012 2 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls | Sandy, UT | 
| 20:00 MDT | Gil  Espindola Gil  | 
Report | Richards  Cooper Holgersson  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,738 Referee: Hilario Grajeda  | 
| March 24, 2012 3 | Real Salt Lake | 0–1 | C.D. Chivas USA | Sandy, UT | 
| 19:00 MDT | Schuler  | 
Report | Minda  Vagenas Townsend Townsend Kennedy  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,415 Referee: Mark Kadlecik  | 
| March 31, 2012 4 | Portland Timbers | 2–3 | Real Salt Lake | Portland, OR | 
| 19:00 PDT | Brunner  Nagbe Nagbe Marcelin  | 
Report | Saborio  Steele Beckerman Beckerman  | 
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,438 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez  | 
| April 4, 2012 5 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | Montreal Impact | Sandy, UT | 
| 19:00 MDT | Paulo Jr.  | 
Report | Felipe  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,191 Referee: Ricardo Salazar  | 
| April 7, 2012 6 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, UT | 
| 19:00 MDT | Sabório  Espínola Olave Beckerman Gil  | 
Report | Pickens  Moor  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,870 Referee: Jair Marrufo  | 
| April 14, 2012 7 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, KS | 
| 19:30 CDT | Collin  Nagamura  | 
Johnson  Steele  | 
Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 19,422 Referee: Kevin Stott  | 
| April 21, 2012 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–1 | Real Salt Lake | Santa Clara, CA | 
| 19:30 PDT | Moreno  Dawkins Stephenson Lenhart Dawkins Wondolowski  | 
Espindola  Beckerman Morales Beckerman Saborio Olave  | 
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,202 Referee: Elias Bazakos  | 
| April 25, 2012 9 | FC Dallas | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Frisco, TX | 
| 19:30 CDT | Shea  | 
Johnson  Bonfigli  | 
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 10,069 Referee: Geoff Gamble  | 
| April 28, 2012 10 | Real Salt Lake | 3–2 | Toronto FC | Sandy, UT | 
| 19:00 MDT | Beckerman  Olave Wingert Eckersley Morales Steele  | 
Avila  Henry Henry Frings  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,629 Referee: Silviu Petrescu  | 
| May 5, 2012 11 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | New England Revolution | Sandy, UT | 
| 19:00 MDT | Saborio  Olave Saborio Johnson Saborio  | 
Brettschneider  Tierney Cárdenas  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,219 Referee: David Gantar  | 
| May 9, 2012 12 | Chicago Fire | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Bridgeview, IL | 
| 19:30 CDT | Beckerman  | 
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,544 Referee: Jair Marrufo  | 
| May 12, 2012 13 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, WA | 
| 19:00 PDT | Johnson  | 
Espindola  Saborio  | 
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,312 Referee: Mark Geiger  | 
| May 26, 2012 14 | Real Salt Lake | 3–2 | FC Dallas | Sandy, UT | 
| 19:00 MDT | Alvarez  Saborio Saborio Borchers Espindola  | 
Hedges  Perez  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,341 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja  | 
| June 16, 2012 15 | C.D. Chivas USA | 0–3 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, CA | 
| 19:30 PDT | Minda  | 
Wingert  Espindola Espindola Saborio Johnson  | 
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,816 Referee: Yader Reyes  | 
| June 20, 2012 16 | Real Salt Lake | 2–3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Sandy, UT | 
| 19:00 MDT | Beckerman  Saborio Steele Morales Espindola  | 
Donovan  Magee DeLaGarza Donovan  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,382 Referee: Kevin Stott  | 
| June 23, 2012 17 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, UT | 
| 19:00 MDT | Beckerman  Morales Espindola  | 
Stephenson  Gordon Wondolowski  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,050 Referee: Jair Marrufo  | 
| June 30, 2012 18 | Columbus Crew | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, OH | 
| 20:00 EDT | Tchani  Vukovic Gaven George  | 
Espindola  Steele  | 
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,674 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez  | 
| July 4, 2012 19 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Sandy, UT | 
| 20:00 MDT | Saborio  Wingert Espindola  | 
Hurtado  Gonzalez  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,363 Referee: Hilario Grajeda  | 
| July 7, 2012 20 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | Portland Timbers | Sandy, UT | 
| 19:00 MDT | Saborio  Saborio Johnson Saborio  | 
Horst  Chara Palmer Smith Chara Danso  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,444 Referee: Mark Geiger  | 
| July 14, 2012 21 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5–0 | Real Salt Lake | Santa Clara, CA | 
| 19:30 PDT | Wondolowski  Chávez Morrow Gordon Dawkins  | 
Report | Watson-Siriboe  Olave Beckerman Espíndola Mansally Steele  | 
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,744 Referee: Allen Chapman  | 
| July 21, 2012 22 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, UT | 
| 20:00 MDT | Saborio  Steele Johnson  | 
Nane  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,492 Referee: Silviu Petrescu  | 
| July 27, 2012 23 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sandy, UT | 
| 19:00 MDT | Saborio  | 
DeMerit  Mattocks Cannon  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,702 Referee: Kevin Stott  | 
| August 4, 2012 24 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, CO | 
| 19:00 MDT | Nane  | 
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,218 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez  | 
| August 11, 2012 25 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 - 1 | Real Salt Lake | Vancouver, BC | 
| 16:00 PDT | Rochat  Koffie Camilo Sanvezzo Richards Davidson  | 
Summary | Beltran  Borchers  | 
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,083 Referee: Paul Ward  | 
| August 18, 2012 26 | Real Salt Lake | 1 - 2 | FC Dallas | Sandy, UT | 
| 19:00 MDT | Beltran  Watson-Siriboe Espinolda Saborio  | 
Report | Hedges  Castillo Ferreira  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,281 Referee: Juan Guzman  | 
| August 24, 2012 27 | Philadelphia Union | 0 - 0 | Real Salt Lake | Chester, PA | 
| 19:30 EDT | M. Farfan  | 
Report | Wingert  | 
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,441 Referee: Jai Marrufo  | 
| September 1, 2012 28 | Real Salt Lake | 1 - 0 | D.C. United | Sandy, UT | 
| 19:00 MDT | Morales  Johnson Wingert Watson-Siriboe  | 
Report | Saragosa  Dudar Korb  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,334 Referee: Silviu Petrescu  | 
| September 6, 2012 29 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 0 | Real Salt Lake | Houston, TX | 
| 19:30 CDT | Clark  Carr Clark  | 
Report | Steele  | 
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 18,452 Referee: Ismail Elfath  | 
| September 22, 2012 30 | Real Salt Lake | 2 - 1 | Portland Timbers | Sandy, UT | 
| 18:00 MDT | Espindola  Morales Olave  | 
Report | Dike  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,524 Referee: Kevin Stott  | 
| September 29, 2012 31 | C.D. Chivas USA | 0 - 4 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, CA | 
| 19:30 PDT | Bolaños  Minda  | 
Report | Saborío  Wingert Paulo  | 
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 11,450 Referee: Juan Guzman  | 
| October 6, 2012 32 | LA Galaxy | 1 - 2 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, CA | 
| 18:00 PDT | Keane  Gaul  | 
Report | Espindola  Beltran  | 
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo  | 
| October 17, 2012 33 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 - 0 | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, WA | 
| 20:00 PDT | Scott  Scott Tiffert  | 
Report | Beltran  Schuler  | 
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,356 Referee: Ricardo Salazar  | 
| October 27, 2012 34 | Real Salt Lake | 0 - 0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sandy, UT | 
| 19:00 MDT | Wingert  Johnson  | 
Report | DeMerit  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,507 Referee: Baldomero Toledo  | 
Playoffs
| November 2, 2012 Conference Semi-finals  | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, Washington | 
| 19:00 PDT | Parke  Evans  | 
Report | Beckerman  Morales  | 
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 34,941 Referee: Hilario Grajeda  | 
| November 8, 2012 Conference Semi-finals  | Real Salt Lake | 0 - 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Sandy, UT | 
| 19:30 MST | Report | Alonso  Martinez  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,657 Referee: Chris Penso  | 
Seattle Sounders won on 1 - 0 aggregate
U.S. Open Cup
| May 29, 2012 Third Round | Real Salt Lake | 1–3 | Minnesota Stars | Sandy, UT | 
| 19:00 MDT | Gil  Velásquez Olave  | 
Venegas  Hlavaty Bracalello  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,212 Referee: Tyler Ploeger  | 
CONCACAF Champions League
| July 31, 2012 Group stage | Herediano | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Heredia, Costa Rica | 
| Aguilar  | 
Saborio  Beckerman Borchers  | 
Stadium: Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero Referee: Francisco Chacon  | 
| August 21, 2012 Group stage | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Tauro | Sandy, UT | 
| 22:00 | Saborío  Beckerman  | 
Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,430 Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)  | 
| September 18, 2012 Group stage | Tauro | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Panama City, Panama | 
| 20:00 | Report | Saborío  | 
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 674 Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico)  | 
| October 23, 2012 Group stage | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Herediano | Sandy, UT | 
| 22:00 | Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,436 Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)  | 
Roster & Transfers
Roster
Roster on September 27, 2012.[1]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Lalo Fernández (HGP) | |
| 2 | DF | Tony Beltran | |
| 3 | DF | Kwame Watson-Siriboe | |
| 4 | DF | Jámison Olave | |
| 5 | MF | Kyle Beckerman (C) | |
| 6 | DF | Nat Borchers | |
| 7 | FW | Fabián Espíndola | |
| 8 | MF | Will Johnson | |
| 11 | MF | Javier Morales (DP) | |
| 12 | MF | Emiliano Bonfigli | |
| 13 | FW | Justin Braun | |
| 14 | MF | Yordany Álvarez | |
| 15 | FW | Álvaro Saborío (DP) | |
| 16 | MF | Nico Muñiz (HGP) | |
| 17 | DF | Chris Wingert | |
| 18 | GK | Nick Rimando | |
| 19 | MF | Enzo Martínez (GA) | |
| 20 | MF | Ned Grabavoy | |
| 21 | MF | Luis Gil (GA) | |
| 22 | MF | Jonny Steele | |
| 23 | FW | Paulo Jr. | |
| 24 | GK | Kyle Reynish | |
| 25 | MF | David Viana | |
| 26 | MF | Sebastián Velásquez | |
| 28 | DF | Chris Schuler | |
| 29 | DF | Abdoulie Mansally | |
| 53 | DF | Terukazu Tanaka | 
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | MF | Undisclosed | January 26, 2012 | [2] | ||
| 23 | FW | Free | February 9, 2012 | [3] | ||
| 22 | MF | Unattached | Free | March 1, 2012 | [4] | |
| 53 | DF | Unattached | Free | March 1, 2012 | [5] | |
| 25 | DF | Trade | April 12, 2012 | [6] | ||
| 29 | DF | Unattached | Free | June 20, 2012 | [7] | |
| 3 | DF | Trade | June 27, 2012 | [8] | ||
| 13 | FW | Trade | July 11, 2012 | [9] | ||
| 25 | MF | Free | September 14, 2012 | [10] | 
MLS Drafts
| Pos. | Player | Acquired From | Fee/notes | Date | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | SuperDraft, 1st Round, Pick 17 | January 12, 2012 | [11] | ||
| MF | SuperDraft, 2nd Round, Pick 24 | January 12, 2012 | [12] | ||
| MF | SuperDraft, 2nd Round, Pick 36 | January 12, 2012 | [13] | ||
| MF | Supplemental Draft, 1st Round, Pick 4 | January 17, 2012 | [14] | ||
| MF | Supplemental Draft, 1st Round, Pick 17 | January 17, 2012 | [15] | ||
| FW | Supplemental Draft, 2nd Round, Pick 36 | January 17, 2012 | [16] | ||
| MF | Supplemental Draft, 3rd Round, Pick 55 | January 17, 2012 | [17] | 
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | MF | Expansion Draft | November 23, 2011 | [18] | ||
| 3 | DF | Trade | November 29, 2011 | [19] | ||
| 12 | MF | Trade | December 1, 2011 | [20] | ||
| 10 | MF | Re-Entry Draft | December 5, 2011 | [21] | ||
| 27 | FW | N/A (Waived) | Waived | June 28, 2012 | [22] | |
| 25 | FW | N/A (Waived) | Waived | June 28, 2012 | [23] | 
Loan in
Loan out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | FW | July 17, 2012 | December 3, 2012 | [24] | 
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.[25]
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
- ↑ "Players". Real Salt Lake. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
 - ↑ RSL Soapbox (March 1, 2012). "Real Salt Lake finalizes their roster for the start of the 2012 Major League Soccer Season". RSL Soapbox. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
 - ↑ Salt Lake Tribune (February 9, 2012). "RSL signs Espindola, Grabavoy, Alvarez, Paulo Jr". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
 - ↑ RSL Media Relations (March 1, 2012). "RSL Finalizes Roster with Eight New Signings". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
 - ↑ RSL Media Relations (March 1, 2012). "RSL Finalizes Roster with Eight New Signings". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
 - ↑ Salt Lake Tribune (April 11, 2012). "RSL signs defender Chris Estridge, hoping he's ready to play soon". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
 - ↑ Michael C. Lewis (June 20, 2012). "Real Salt Lake acquires Kenny Mansally". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
 - ↑ Chicago Fire (June 27, 2012). "Fire trade Kwame Watson-Siriboe to Real Salt Lake". Chicago Fire. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
 - ↑ RSL Communications (July 11, 2012). "RSL acquires SLC native Justin Braun". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
 - ↑ RSL Communications (September 18, 2012). "RSL Signs David Viana". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
 - ↑ "Complete 2012 MLS Draft Results". Angels on Parade. January 12, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
 - ↑ "Complete 2012 MLS Draft Results". Angels on Parade. January 12, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
 - ↑ "Complete 2012 MLS Draft Results". Angels on Parade. January 12, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
 - ↑ "2012 Supplemental Draft Tracker". Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
 - ↑ "2012 Supplemental Draft Tracker". Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
 - ↑ "2012 Supplemental Draft Tracker". Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
 - ↑ "2012 Supplemental Draft Tracker". Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
 - ↑ RSL Media Relations (November 23, 2011). "Collen Warner Selected by Montreal Impact in MLS Expansion Draft". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
 - ↑ Jason Anderson (November 29, 2011). "D.C. United Acquires Robbie Russell From Real Salt Lake For 2013 Draft Pick". Black&Red United. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
 - ↑ RSL Soapbox (December 1, 2011). "Real Salt Lake trades Jean Alexandre to the San Jose Earthquakes". RSL Soapbox. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
 - ↑ Alicia Rodriguez (December 5, 2011). "Chivas USA Select Alvarez in Re-Entry Draft". Angels on Parade. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
 - ↑ Bob Bonner (July 3, 2012). "Arnoux released by Real Salt Lake". WECT. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
 - ↑ Paul Kennedy (June 28, 2012). "Western Conference Clubs dump players". SoccerAmerica. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
 - ↑ Communications, RSL (July 17, 2012). "RSL sends FW Paulo Jr. on short-term loan to 2nd-division Ft. Lauderdale Strikers". Real Salt Lake. Real Salt Lake. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
 - ↑ 2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer Archived 2011-04-30 at the Wayback Machine