For the first time, for the last time, again: The Clint Mathis hat trick

Carson, CA — Real Salt Lake traded veteran MF Clint Mathis to the LA Galaxy in the recent SuperDraft-day trade. The move is a hat trick of sorts. It marks Clint’s third appearance on Los Angeles’ roster. His first stint was in …

RSL adds a Costa Rican/Swiss blend to its lineup

Jason Kreis has an eye for international talent. RSL borrows a Costa Rican forward from Swiss FC Sion. The 27 year old forward will bring a new flavor to RSL’s Cup winning roster.

Team ThirtyTwo

Check out Team Thirtytwo.  Featuring: JP Walker (whom I, on a few occasions followed around on my skateboard in Farmington Utah), Simon Chamberlain, Markku Koski, Marie-France Roy, Chris Bradshaw, Jon Kooley, Nima Jalali, Scott Stevens, Joe Sexton, Chris Grenier, Johnny Miller.. 

I love …

RSL shows off its bling!

Real Salt Lake hosted a party at Rio Tinto Stadium Tuesday evening. Some crazy guy on the field kept yelling about a 12th man. He pole danced with a scarf. True story. Dave Checketts can vouch for it. Ask him if you don’t believe me.

Real Salt Lake is the MLS ‘09 CHAMPION!

Real Salt Lake defeated David Beckham and the Galaxy to win MLS Cup ‘09. The boys from Salt Lake entered the playoffs from the 8th and final spot. They defeated the defending champs, the Columbus Crew in a best of two games, goal aggregate series. They took the Eastern Conference Championship away from the Chicago …

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How did Real Salt Lake make it into the playoffs?

Posted 25 Oct 2009 in Real Salt Lake
GK Nick Rimando of RSL

GK Nick Rimando of RSL

Sandy, Utah — Real Salt Lake beat the Colorado Rapids 3-0 to accumulate 40 points on the season and a coveted playoff birth. That sounds neat and tidy enough, but how did they really get there? Caution, the following explanation could cause your head to explode:

The MLS has 15 teams that are split into two conferences. The Western Conference has eight teams (with the addition of Seattle Sounders FC), and the Eastern Conference has seven teams. Each team played 30 games (evenly divided between home and away games) during the 2009 regular season. Each team played every other team twice, home and away, for a total of 28 games. The remaining two games were played against two conference rivals, one at home and one away.

The top two ranked teams from each conference (E – Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire / W – Los Angeles Galaxy and Seattle Sounders FC) qualified for the playoffs. The next four highest ranked teams (Houston, Chivas, RSL and Colorado), also qualified as wild card teams.

Teams will be bracketed by conference with the lowest ranked teams crossing over to the other conference if necessary. In the first round of the playoffs, aggregate goals over two matches will determine the winners. The conference finals will be played as a single match, and the winners will advance to MLS Cup 2009. Draws in all rounds will be broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule is not used in any round.

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