2025 Real Salt Lake season

Real Salt Lake
2025 season
Head coach	Pablo Mastroeni
Stadium	America First Field
Major League Soccer	Conference: TBD; Overall: TBD
MLS Cup Playoffs	TBD
Leagues Cup	TBD
CONCACAF Champions Cup	TBD
Rocky Mountain Cup	TBD
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 Real Salt Lake season is planned to be the team's 21st season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. The team also plans to compete in both the 2025 Leagues Cup and the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup, based on standings from the 2024 season. Real Salt Lake plays their home games at America First Field in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, and are to be managed by Pablo Mastroeni in his fourth full season with the club.

Club

Roster

As of November 28, 2024^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	USA	Andrew Brody
4	DF	COL	Brayan Vera
6	MF	PAR	Braian Ojeda
7	MF	ARG	Pablo Ruiz
8	MF	USA	Diego Luna
9	FW	COL	Chicho Arango
10	FW	POR	Diogo Gonçalves
11	MF	POL	Dominik Marczuk
12	FW	JAM	Matthew Bell
13	MF	COL	Nelson Palacio
14	DF	USA	Emeka Eneli
15	DF	USA	Justen Glad
17	FW	AUS	Lachlan Brook
18	GK	USA	Zac MacMath
19	FW	USA	Bode Hidalgo
21	FW	CIV	Axel Kei


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	MF	ENG	Matt Crooks
26	DF	USA	Philip Quinton
29	MF	ECU	Anderson Julio
31	MF	JAM	Kevon Lambert
33	DF	USA	Tommy Silva
34	MF	USA	Luca Moisa
35	GK	USA	Gavin Beavers
37	DF	USA	Luis Rivera
38	MF	USA	Jude Wellings
72	FW	USA	Zavier Gozo
91	DF	JAM	Javain Brown
92	MF	GER	Noel Caliskan
98	DF	GRE	Alexandros Katranis
—	FW	GHA	Forster Ajago
—	FW	USA	Tyler Wolff

Transfers

As of December 16, 2024^[1]^[2]

In

Player	Position	Previous Club	Fees/Notes	Date	Ref.
Tyler Wolff	FW	Atlanta United FC	$50,000 2026 GAM	December 9, 2024	^[3]
Forster Ajago	FW	Nashville SC	Re-Entry Draft	December 13, 2024	^[4]

Out

Player	Position	Fees/Notes	Date
Kevin Bonilla	DF	Option Declined	November 27, 2024
Maikel Chang	MF	Out of Contract
Zack Farnsworth	DF	Option Declined
Tomas Gomez	GK	Out of Contract
Erik Holt	DF	Option Declined
Bertin Jacquesson	FW	Option Declined
Benji Michel	FW	Option Declined
Jaziel Orozco	DF	Option Declined
Ilijah Paul	FW	Option Declined
Delentz Pierre	DF	Option Declined
Rubio Rubin	FW	Option Declined
Marcelo Silva	DF	Out of Contract

Loans

In

Player	Position	Loaned From	Fees/Notes	Date

Out

Player	Position	Loaned To	Fees/Notes	Date

Competitions

Preseason

January 24 Preseason	Real Salt Lake	v	New York City FC	Santa Barbara, California
TBD

January 29 Preseason	Real Salt Lake	v	Minnesota United FC	Santa Barbara, California
TBD

February 5 Coachella Valley Invitational	Real Salt Lake	v	San Jose Earthquakes	Indio, California
1:30 p.m. MDT				Stadium: Empire Polo Club

February 8 Coachella Valley Invitational	Real Salt Lake	v	TBD (USL Championship)	Indio, California
1:30 p.m. MDT				Stadium: Empire Polo Club

February 12 Coachella Valley Invitational	New York Red Bulls	v	Real Salt Lake	Indio, California
1:30 p.m. MDT				Stadium: Empire Polo Club

MLS regular season

Matches

Standings

Western Conference table

MLS Western Conference table (2025)
Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Austin FC	Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2	Colorado Rapids	Qualification for round one
3	FC Dallas
4	Houston Dynamo FC
5	LA Galaxy
6	Los Angeles FC
7	Minnesota United FC
8	Portland Timbers	Qualification for the wild-card round
9	Real Salt Lake	Qualification for the wild-card round
10	San Diego FC
11	San Jose Earthquakes
12	Seattle Sounders FC
13	St. Louis City SC
14	Sporting Kansas City
15	Vancouver Whitecaps FC

First match(es) will be played: February 2025. 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)

Overall table

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
21	Philadelphia Union	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Portland Timbers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Real Salt Lake	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	San Diego FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	San Jose Earthquakes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: February 2025. 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)

Leagues Cup

Real Salt Lake will participate in the 2025 Leagues Cup, along with all other Major League Soccer and Liga MX clubs. The tournament will take place between July 29th and August 31st.

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Real Salt Lake will participate in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup, qualifying via league position achieved during the 2024 MLS season. The team will enter the competition in Round One.

Round One

February 19 Round One	Herediano	v	Real Salt Lake	San José
3:30 p.m. MDT				Stadium: Estadio Nacional

February 26 Round One	Real Salt Lake	v	Herediano	Sandy, Utah
5:30 p.m. MDT				Stadium: America First Field

Statistics

Squad appearances

As of December 10, 2024

No	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS Regular Season		Leagues Cup		CONCACAF Champions Cup		MLS Cup Playoffs
No	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
Goalkeepers
18	GK		Zac MacMath	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	GK		Gavin Beavers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Andrew Brody	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Brayan Vera	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Justen Glad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF		Bode Hidalgo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF		Philip Quinton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF		Tommy Silva	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
98	DF		Alexandros Katranis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF		Braian Ojeda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Pablo Ruíz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Diego Luna	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Diogo Goncalves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Dominik Marczuk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF		Matthew Bell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Nelson Palacio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Emeka Eneli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Lachlan Brook	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Matt Crooks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW		Chicho Arango	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW		Axel Kei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW		Anderson Julio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
72	FW		Zavier Gozo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Forster Ajago	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Tyler Wolff	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.)

Goals

As of December 10, 2024^[5]

Goals
Rank	Player	Nation	Total	MLS Regular Season	Leagues Cup	CONCACAF Champions Cup	MLS Cup Playoffs

Assists

As of December 10, 2024^[5]

Assists
Rank	Player	Nation	Total	MLS Regular Season	Leagues Cup	CONCACAF Champions Cup	MLS Cup Playoffs

Clean Sheets

As of December 10, 2024^[5]

Shutouts
Rank	Player	Nation	Total	MLS Regular Season	Leagues Cup	CONCACAF Champions Cup	MLS Cup Playoffs

References

^ ^a ^b "Real Salt Lake official roster". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ "Real Salt Lake Announces 2023 Roster Decisions". rsl.com. October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ RSL Communications (December 9, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Acquires Winger Tyler Wolff from Atlanta United FC". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ RSL Communications (December 13, 2024). "Real Salt Lake select Forster Ajago in Re-Entry Draft". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[players-1] "Real Salt Lake official roster". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[RSL.com-2] "Real Salt Lake Announces 2023 Roster Decisions". rsl.com. October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

[3] RSL Communications (December 9, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Acquires Winger Tyler Wolff from Atlanta United FC". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[4] RSL Communications (December 13, 2024). "Real Salt Lake select Forster Ajago in Re-Entry Draft". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[RSL-Statistics-5] "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

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v t e Real Salt Lake
Founded 2004 Based in Sandy, Utah
Franchise	History Seasons Records Players
Stadiums	America First Field Rice–Eccles Stadium
Affiliated clubs	Real Monarchs MLSNP Utah Royals NWSL Utah Royals FC Reserves WPSL
Culture / supporters	Branden Steineckert
Rivalries	Colorado Rapids (Rocky Mountain Cup)
Key personnel	Owners Ryan Smith David Blitzer Head coach Pablo Mastroeni Former executives Dave Checketts Dean Howes Dell Loy Hansen
Seasons	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e 2025 MLS season
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Western	Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Diego FC San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC St. Louis City Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC