The 2013 Real Salt Lake season was the team's ninth year of existence. The team finished the season as runners-up in the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup. As of 2024, this is the club's most recent MLS Cup or U.S. Open Cup final appearance.
Background
Preseason
Desert Diamond Cup
Standings
Matches
MLS regular season
Standings
Western Conference
Overall table Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, and 2014 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs
Results summary
Results by round
Match results
MLS Cup Playoffs
Bracket
Results
Conference semifinals
Real Salt Lake won 2–1 on aggregate
Conference finals
Real Salt Lake won 5–2 on aggregate
MLS Cup Final
U.S. Open Cup
Kickoff times are in MDT
Club
Roster
Transfers
In #Position Player Previous ClubFees/Notes DateSource7 Portland TimbersFirst round 2012 Re-Entry Draft10 Nottingham ForestAllocation money to Portland Timbers (undisclosed)49 New Mexico LobosSecond round draft pick (29th overall)27 Maryland TerrapinsFirst round draft pick (12th overall)8 Toronto FCSecond round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft13 Deportes QuindioUndisclosed45 Los Angeles GalaxyFree45 San Jose EarthquakesFree12 Columbus CrewMLS Waiver Draft24 Tampa Bay RowdiesUndisclosed4 Toronto FCTrade for Justin Braun22 Real Salt Lake – Arizona AcademyGraduate25 Columbus CrewUndisclosed
Out #Position Player Next ClubFees/Notes DateSource22 Luton Town F.C.Waived4 Toronto FCTrade for Aaron Maund4 New York Red BullsExchange for allocation money (undisclosed)10 New York Red BullsExchange for allocation money (undisclosed)8 Portland TimbersExchange for allocation money (undisclosed)23 Fort Lauderdale StrikersReleased to MLS Re-Entry Draft23 New York Red BullsReleased to MLS Re-Entry Draft24 New York CosmosReleased to MLS Re-Entry Draft23 Club Atlético San TelmoReleased to MLS Re-Entry Draft
Coaching and technical staff
Kits
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info Home Claret / Cobalt right sleeve Claret Claret Away White / Cobalt right sleeve White White
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Top scorers PlacePositionNumberNameMLSMLS CupU.S. Open CupTotal1 FW 15 Álvaro Saborío 12 1 2 152 MF 11 Javier Morales 8 1 1 103 FW 10 Robbie Findley 6 2 0 84 FW 49 Devon Sandoval 3 1 3 75 FW 22 Joao Plata 4 0 2 66 FW 13 Olmes García 5 0 0 5 MF 21 Luis Gil 5 0 0 5 MF 20 Ned Grabavoy 5 0 0 5 MF 5 Kyle Beckerman 4 0 1 57 MF 23 Khari Stephenson 1 0 2 38 DF 28 Chris Schuler 0 2 0 29 DF 4 Nat Borchers 1 0 0 1 MF 12 Cole Grossman 1 0 0 1 MF 14 Yordany Álvarez 1 0 0 1 MF 26 Sebastián Velásquez 0 1 0 1 DF 2 Tony Beltran 0 0 1 1 DF 17 Chris Wingert 0 0 1 1TOTALS 56 8 13 77
Disciplinary record NumberNationalityPositionNameMLSMLS CupU.S. Open CupTotal 14 MF Yordany Álvarez 5 2 0 0 1 0 6 2 17 DF Chris Wingert 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 1 7 DF Lovel Palmer 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 2 DF Tony Beltran 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 29 DF Abdoulie Mansally 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 MF Kyle Beckerman 7 0 2 0 1 0 10 0 11 MF Javier Morales 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 20 MF Ned Grabavoy 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 13 FW Olmes García 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 16 DF Carlos Salcedo 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 28 DF Chris Schuler 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 23 MF Khari Stephenson 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 GK Nick Rimando 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 15 FW Álvaro Saborío 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 21 MF Luis Gil 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 49 FW Devon Sandoval 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 DF Aaron Maund 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 FW Joao Plata 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 DF Kwame Watson-Siriboe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 DF Nat Borchers 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 FW Robbie Findley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Recognition and awards
Individual awards
Weekly awards
WeekPlayer of the WeekTeam of the WeekSave of the WeekGoal of the Week1 Álvaro SaboríoTeam of the Week (Wk 1): Stars shine on opening weekend Published: March 5, 2014; Retrieved: May 13, 20142 Kwame Watson-SiriboeTeam of the Week (Wk 2): Canadian teams take center stage Published: March 12, 2013; Retrieved: May 13, 20144 Nat BorchersNat Borchers' goal-line clearance rescues Real Salt Lake and wins Save of the Week Published: March 29, 2013; Retrieved: May 13, 20145 Luis GilTeam of the Week (Wk 5): Midfield might the name of the game in latest round of MLS action Published: April 3, 2013; Retrieved: May 13, 20147 Nick RimandoSave of the Week: Real Salt Lake's Nick Rimando gets on the board with Week 7 honor Published: April 19, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 20148 Nick RimandoTeam of the Week (Wk 8): Stars young and old make their mark in latest round of MLS action Published: April 23, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014 Javier MoralesAT&T Goal of the Week: RSL's Morales comes from behind to win Week 8 award Published: April 26, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 201410 Luis GilAT&T Goal of the Week: Real Salt Lake's Luis Gil rallies fan support to take Week 10 honors Published: May 10, 2013; Retrieved: May 13, 201412 Nick RimandoReal Salt Lake's Nick Rimando picks up Week 12 Save of the Week award Published: May 24, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 201414 Javier MoralesTeam of the Week (Wk 14): Young attackers, veteran defenders shine as Revs, Impact score big wins Published: June 4, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014 Nick RimandoNick Rimando wins Week 14's Save of the Week award for flying stop on Marvin Chavez Published: June 7, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 201415 Olmes GarcíaReal Salt Lake's Olmes Garcia earns Player of the Week honors for Week 15 after scoring brace vs. LA Galaxy Published: June 10, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014 Olmes GarcíaTeam of the Week (Wk 15): Shortened week of action, but no shortage of star performers Published: June 11, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014 Javier Morales Nick RimandoReal Salt Lake's Nick Rimando takes home Save of the Week honors for palming free kick out of top corner Published: June 14, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 201417 Kyle BeckermanTeam of the Week (Wk 17): Portland Timbers, Chicago Fire score big after double duty Published: June 25, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014 Nat Borchers18 Nick RimandoTeam of the Week (Wk 18): Clutch players show their worth across the league Published: July 2, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014 Nick RimandoSave of the Week: Real Salt Lake's Nick Rimando wins again by denying late Jeremy Brockie header Published: July 5, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014 Yordany ÁlvarezGoal of the Week: Real Salt Lake's Yordany Alvarez blasts his way to Week 18 honors Published: July 5, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 201420 Javier MoralesTeam of the Week (Wk 20): Goalscorers galore honored for efforts Published: July 16, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014 Jeff AttinellaSave of the Week: No Rimando? No problem as Real Salt Lake's Jeff Attinella takes home the honors Published: July 19, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014 Javier MoralesAT&T Goal of the Week: Real Salt Lake tops again as Javier Morales nutmeg wins Week 20 Published: July 19, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 201421 Robbie FindleyTeam of the Week (Wk 21): Few goals? That's because these defenders came up huge Published: July 23, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 201422 Álvaro SaboríoReal Salt Lake's Alvaro Saborio captures Week 22 MLS Player of the Week award with hat trick Published: July 29, 2014; Retrieved: May 13, 2014 Álvaro SaboríoTeam of the Week (Wk 22): Midfield maestros and a hat trick hero make the grade Published: July 29, 2014; Retrieved: May 30, 2014 Álvaro SaboríoAT&T Goal of the Week: Chip shot by Real Salt Lake's Alvaro Saborio the clear winner in Week 22 Published: August 2, 2014; Retrieved: May 13, 201423 Nick RimandoTeam of the Week (Wk 23): Super subs spark their respective teams to wins Published: August 6, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014 Nick RimandoSave of the Week: Real Salt Lake's Nick Rimando blows away the competition in Week 23 Published: August 9, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 201424 Ned GrabavoyTeam of the Week (Wk 24): Star forwards take the plaudits Published: August 13, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 201425 Chris WingertSave of the Week: Chris Wingert's chest save takes the honors in Week 25 Published: August 24, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 201426 Kyle BeckermanTeam of the Week (Wk 26): Big offense, tight defense highlight selection Published: August 27, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 201427 Joao PlataTeam of the Week (Wk 27): Western Conference powerhouses dominate selection Published: September 3, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014 Javier Morales Javier MoralesAT&T Goal of the Week: Real Salt Lake's Javier Morales wins battle of the bicycle kicks Published: September 6, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 201430 Nick RimandoReal Salt Lake's Nick Rimando's soaring reaction stop claims Save of the Week Published: September 27, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 201434 Nick RimandoReal Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando wins eighth Save of the Week award with incredible double stop Published: October 25, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014 Nick RimandoTeam of the Week (Wk 34): More players make their case as playoffs edge closer Published: October 22, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 201434 Nick RimandoNick Rimando grabs final 2013 Save of the Week award for superb denial vs. Chivas USA Published: November 1, 2013; Retrieved: May 14, 2014
Annual awards
PlayerAward Nick RimandoReal Salt Lake honored at Utah Governor's State of Sport Awards, published: April 23, 2014; retrieved: April 25, 2014.Utah Governor's State of Sport Awards – Highlight of the Year Kyle BeckermanUtah Governor's State of Sport Awards – Professional Male Athlete of the Year
Team awards
Annual awards
AwardUtah Governor's State of Sport Awards – Team of the Year
References