2008 Real Salt Lake season explained

Club:Real Salt Lake
Season:2008
Stadium:Rice-Eccles Stadium (until Oct 9) Rio Tinto Stadium (from Oct 9)
League:Major League Soccer
Chrtitle:Owner
Chairman:SCP Worldwide
Largest Win:RSL 4-0 DC (4/12)
Largest Loss:DC 4-1 RSL (4/26)
Mgrtitle:Coach
Manager:Jason Kreis
Highest Attendance:26,391
(vs Chivas USA, 20 September)
Lowest Attendance:10,333
(vs San Jose Earthquakes, 18 May)
Average Attendance:16,174[1]
Cup1 Result:Conference Finals
Cup2:2008 U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:N/A
Cup3:Rocky Mountain Cup
Cup3 Result:Winners
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Prevseason:2007
Nextseason: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

Formation

Starting XI vs. New York on November 15, 2008

Results

League table

ConferenceOverall

MLS Playoffs

Kits

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

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/stats?teamId=4771&season=2008&cc=5901&leagueId=19&league=usa.1&seasontype=1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023191343/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/stats?teamId=4771&season=2008&cc=5901&leagueId=19&league=usa.1&seasontype=1 . dead . October 23, 2012 . ESPN Soccernet . October 23, 2010.