| Club: | Real Salt Lake |
| Season: | 2007 |
| Stadium: | Rice-Eccles Stadium |
| League: | Major League Soccer |
| League Result: | 12th |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Chairman: |  SCP Worldwide |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Manager: | John Ellinger (Fired May 3rd) Jason Kreis (Hired May 3rd) |
| Average Attendance: | 15,960 [1] |
| Largest Win: | RSL 3-1 Kansas City Wizards (8/29) |
| Largest Loss: | CHV 4-0 RSL (4/21) |
| Cup1: | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | DNQ |
| Cup2: | 2007 U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | N/A |
| Cup3: | Rocky Mountain Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Winners |
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| Prevseason: | 2006 |
| Nextseason: | 2008 |
The 2007 Real Salt Lake season was the third season of the team's existence. After seeing slight improvement in 2006, the team struggled again under manager John Ellinger, opening the 2007 campaign with a 0-2-2 record. Ownership made a drastic move on May 3, firing Ellinger, and announcing that team captain (Jason Kreis), would retire and become the new head coach. RSL tied its next two matches against New York Red Bulls and the Colorado Rapids, but saw limited success the rest of the season. RSL finished the year with the league's second-worst record, ahead of expansion team Toronto FC.
The 2007 season also saw construction of its new soccer-specific stadium in Sandy, Utah, continue. Additionally, under Kreis' management, the team undertook a massive roster overhaul that essentially rebuilt the squad. Among the new players that arrives in 2007, many would go on to comprise the core of the team for several years, including, Kyle Beckerman (soon-to-be captain), Chris Wingert, Robbie Findley, Fabián Espíndola, and Javier Morales. At the center of the remake was Kreis' new team philosophy of "The Team is the Star", and a new primary formation (possession-oriented, diamond midfield).
Also vital to the growth of the club was the hiring of the team's second general manager, Garth Lagerwey, on September 19. Lagerwey, a former MLS goalkeeper, was a teammate of Kreis' at Duke University and Dallas Burn. The two proved to be a great tandem which led to future player acquisitions for the team within the next year including Will Johnson, Robbie Russell, Nat Borchers, and Jámison Olave.
Real Salt Lake finished the season on October 20 with a 1–0 win over Colorado. In an otherwise disappointing year, the win secured RSL's first ever Rocky Mountain Cup victory. The team finished with a record of 6-15-9 and a -14 goal differential, placing last in the Western Conference.
† Promoted to head coach on May 3 †† Saw no First Team minutes in 2007
Due to the termination of John Ellinger as head coach and the subsequent promotion of Jason Kreis in early May, there were an abnormal number of mid-season transactions for the club. The players listed in the roster section above include those acquired during this makeover. Below are names of players acquired, traded, transferred, or released by the team after the May 3rd hiring of Kreis in chronological order:
Jeff Cunningham - Traded to Toronto FC for Alecko Eskandarian on May 22nd
Luis Tejada - Released by club in June
Daniel Torres - Transferred to Bryne F.K. in June Chris Klein Traded to Los Angeles Galaxy for Robbie Findley and Nathan Sturgis on June 21st Chris Wingert - Acquired from Colorado Rapids on July 13th 
Mehdi Ballouchy - Traded to Colorado Rapids for Kyle Beckerman in July Freddy Adu - Transferred to Benfica on July 30th 
Fabián Espíndola - Acquired in August Javier Morales - Acquired in August Matias Mantilla - Acquired in August
Yura Movsisyan - Acquired from Kansas City Wizards in SeptemberSee also: 2007 Major League Soccer season.
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
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| bgcolor=#FF7F00 align=center | 1 | Chivas USA | 53 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 28 | 18 | |||||||||
| bgcolor=#FF7F00 align=center | 2 | Houston Dynamo | 52 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 23 | 20 | |||||||||
| bgcolor=#FFFF00 align=center | 3 | FC Dallas | 44 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 44 | align=center | -7 | ||||||||
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 35 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 34 | align=center | -5 | |||||||||
| 5 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 48 | align=center | -10 | |||||||||
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | 6 | Real Salt Lake | bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | 27 | bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | 30 | bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | 6 | bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | 15 | bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | 9 | bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | 31 | bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | 45 | bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | -14 |
| 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup | ||
| 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card), 2008 U.S. Open Cup |
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| bgcolor=#3399FF align=center | 1 | D.C. United (E1) | 55 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 34 | 22 | |||||||||
| bgcolor=#66CC00 align=center | 2 | Chivas USA (W1) | 53 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 28 | 18 | |||||||||
| bgcolor=#FF7F00 align=center | 3 | Houston Dynamo (W2) | 52 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 23 | 20 | |||||||||
| bgcolor=#FF7F00 align=center | 4 | New England Revolution (E2) | 50 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 43 | 8 | |||||||||
| bgcolor=#FFFF00 align=center | 5 | FC Dallas | 44 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 44 | align=center | -7 | ||||||||
| bgcolor=#FFFF00 align=center | 6 | New York Red Bulls | 43 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 45 | 2 | |||||||||
| bgcolor=#FFFF00 align=center | 7 | Chicago Fire | 40 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 36 | align=center | -5 | ||||||||
| bgcolor=#FFFF00 align=center | 8 | Kansas City Wizards | 40 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 45 | 45 | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 37 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 44 | align=center | -5 | |||||||||
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 35 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 34 | align=center | -5 | |||||||||
| 11 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 48 | align=center | -10 | |||||||||
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | 12 | Real Salt Lake | bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | 27 | bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | 30 | bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | 6 | bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | 15 | bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | 9 | bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | 31 | bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | 45 | bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center | -14 | |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 25 | 30 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 49 | align=center | -24 |