2016 Real Salt Lake season
season of football team
The 2016 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 12th year of existence and their twelfth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid.
Friendlies
Preseason
Desert Diamond Cup
Friendly
Competitions
MLS regular season
Standings
Western Conference Table
Overall table
Results summary
Last updated: October 24, 2016
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Match results
MLS Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Knockout Round
U.S. Open Cup
Real Salt Lake entered the 2016 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.
CONCACAF Champions League
Real Salt Lake will continue the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League in the knockout stage with all remaining competitors. Having earned a 3rd-place position in the knockout stage Real Salt Lake will host the second leg of the quarterfinals
Statistics
Stats from MLS Regular season, MLS playoffs, CONCACAF Champions league, and U.S. Open Cup are all included.
As of October 27, 2016
Club
Roster
Age calculated as of the start of the 2016 season.
As of August 6, 2016
Transfers
As of March 6, 2016.
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