2008 Real Salt Lake season

Real Salt Lake
	2008 season
Owner	SCP Worldwide
Coach	Jason Kreis
Highest home attendance	26,391; (vs Chivas USA, 20 September)
Lowest home attendance	10,333; (vs San Jose Earthquakes, 18 May)
Average home league attendance	16,174
Home colors	Away colors
← 2007	2009 →

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.

Squad

First Team

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Chris Seitz
2	DF	Tony Beltran
3	DF	Robbie Russell
4	DF	Jamison Olave
5	MF	Kyle Beckerman (Captain)
6	DF	Nat Borchers
8	MF	Will Johnson
9	FW	Fabian Espindola
10	FW	Robbie Findley
11	MF	Javier Morales
12	MF	Nathan Sturgis
13	DF	Ian Joy
14	FW	Yura Movsisyan

No.	Position	Player
15	MF	Kenny Cutler
16	FW	Kenny Deuchar
17	DF	Chris Wingert
18	GK	Nick Rimando
21	MF	Dema Kovalenko
24	GK	Kyle Reynish
25	FW	Tino Nuñez
27	DF	Matias Mantilla
28	DF	Dustin Kirby
33	DF	David Horst
77	MF	Andy Williams
84	MF	Clint Mathis

Formation

Starting XI vs. New York on November 15, 2008

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Rimando

Russell

Olave

Borchers

Wingert

Kovalenko

Morales

Beckerman

Johnson

Mathis

Movsisyan

Results

League Table

Conference

Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
Western Conference v t e
1	Houston Dynamo	51	30	13	5	12	45	32	+13
2	Chivas USA	43	30	12	11	7	40	41	–1
3	Real Salt Lake	40	30	10	10	10	40	39	+1
4	Colorado Rapids	38	30	11	14	5	44	45	–1
5	FC Dallas	36	30	8	10	12	45	41	+4
6	LA Galaxy	33	30	8	13	9	55	62	–7
7	San Jose Earthquakes	33	30	8	13	9	32	38	–6


	2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
	2008 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)

Overall

Pos	Team v t e	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	Columbus Crew (SS) (E1)	57	30	17	7	6	50	36	+14	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
2	Houston Dynamo (W1)	51	30	13	5	12	45	32	+13	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
3	Chicago Fire	46	30	13	10	7	44	33	+11	2009 North American SuperLiga ⁴
4	New England Revolution	43	30	12	11	7	40	43	−3
5	Chivas USA	43	30	12	11	7	40	41	−1
6	Kansas City Wizards	42	30	11	10	9	37	39	−2
7	Real Salt Lake	40	30	10	10	10	40	39	+1	2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
8	New York Red Bulls	39	30	10	11	9	42	48	−6	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ³
9	Colorado Rapids	38	30	11	14	5	44	45	−1
10	D.C. United	37	30	11	15	4	43	51	−8	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ³
11	FC Dallas	36	30	8	10	12	45	41	+4
12	Toronto FC	35	30	9	13	8	34	43	−9
13	LA Galaxy	33	30	8	13	9	55	62	−7
14	San Jose Earthquakes	33	30	8	13	9	32	38	−6

^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team.
If they had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.

^Note 2 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship.
If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.

^Note 3 - The winner of the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. As they also won MLS 2008, the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Houston Dynamo) also entered the Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2008 (New York Red Bulls) and the winner of the 2008 U.S. Open Cup (D.C. United) qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.

^Note 4 - SuperLiga 2009 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Chicago, New England, Chivas USA and Kansas City).

Summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	T	L	W	L	L	T	W	L	L	W	T	W	T	L	L	T	W	T	W	L	L	W	T	L	L	W	T	T	W	T

Last updated: October 25, 2010.
Source: MLS Results & League table
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Regular Season

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

April 5, 2008	Chivas USA	3 – 1	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California, USA
				Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 17,251

April 12, 2008	Real Salt Lake	4 – 0	D.C. United	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 13,193

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 3, 2008	Real Salt Lake	2 – 2	Los Angeles Galaxy	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 25,500

May 10, 2008	Real Salt Lake	2 – 1	FC Dallas	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 12,173

May 15, 2008	Colorado Rapids	2 – 0	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado, USA
				Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,414

May 24, 2008	FC Dallas	2 – 1	Real Salt Lake	Frisco, Texas, USA
				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,960

May 31, 2008	Real Salt Lake	3 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 15,977

June 7, 2008	Real Salt Lake	0 – 0	Kansas City Wizards	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 11,327

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

May 18, 2008	Real Salt Lake	0 – 0	San Jose Earthquakes	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 10,333

May 21, 2008	Real Salt Lake	2 – 1	New England Revolution	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 11,965

May 28, 2008	Kansas City Wizards	1 – 0	Real Salt Lake	Kansas City, Kansas, USA
				Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385

July 3, 2008	Real Salt Lake	0 – 0	Houston Dynamo	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 17,898

July 12, 2008	Real Salt Lake	2 – 0	Columbus Crew	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 12,378

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 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

August 29, 2008	Real Salt Lake	2 – 0	Colorado Rapids	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
				Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 15,257

September 6, 2008	Los Angeles Galaxy	2 – 2	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California, USA
				Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000

September 13, 2008	New York Red Bulls	2 – 1	Real Salt Lake	East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
				Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 11,692

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

September 27, 2008	San Jose Earthquakes	2 – 3	Real Salt Lake	Santa Clara, California, USA
				Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,059

October 4, 2008	New England Revolution	2 – 2	Real Salt Lake	Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
				Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,893

October 9, 2008	Real Salt Lake	1 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Sandy, Utah, USA
				Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,008

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

October 25, 2008	Colorado Rapids	1 – 1	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado, USA
				Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,047

MLS Playoffs

November 1, 2008 Conf. Semifinals	Real Salt Lake	1 – 0	Chivas USA	Sandy, Utah, USA
	Williams 29' Beckerman 42' Movsisyan 90'		Razov 66' Thomas 75'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,719 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

November 8, 2008 Conf. Semifinals	Chivas USA	2 – 2	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California, USA
	Nagamura 22' Kljestan 31' (pen) Bornstein 60' Braun 83' Razov 86' Thomas 90'		Mathis 10' Borchers 30' Kovalenko 39' Kovalenko 42' Morales 77'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 19,265 Referee: Michael Kennedy

November 15, 2008 Conference Finals	Real Salt Lake	0 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Sandy, Utah, USA
			van den Bergh 28' Goldthwaite 45' Rojas 64' Leitch 90'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,008 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Kits

Home

Away

Special

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home	Claret / Cobalt	Cobalt	Cobalt
Away	White	White	White
Special	Green	White	White	US Open Cup, April 30 against San Jose → Green Awareness Game

References

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External links

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2008 Real Salt Lake season

Contents

Squad

First Team

Formation

Results

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Summary

Regular Season

MLS Playoffs

Kits

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