Real Salt Lake Women

Soccer team

Soccer club

RSL Women

Full name	Real Salt Lake Women
Founded	2008
Dissolved	January 9, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-01-09)
Stadium	Clyde Field, Utah Valley University Orem, Utah
Owner	Real Salt Lake
League	United Women's Soccer

Real Salt Lake Women (previously known as Salt Lake United and Sparta Salt Lake) was an American women's soccer team that was founded in 2008. The team was a founding member of United Women's Soccer league, in the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the Women's Premier Soccer League from 2008-2015.

Utah Royals FC of the National Women's Soccer League, also owned by Real Salt Lake, created a reserve team that would start play in the Women's Premier Soccer League in 2019. RSL Women was thus folded on January 9, 2019.^[1]

Players

Notable former players

Michele Vasconcelos, Drafted by the Chicago Red Stars (2017)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Mariah Nogueira, Former player for the Seattle Reign

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	National Open
2008	2	WPSL	5th, Big Sky - North	Did not qualify	Did not enter
2009	2	WPSL	2nd, Big Sky - North
2010	2	WPSL	4th, Big Sky - North
2011	2	WPSL	3rd, Big Sky - North		Runners-up
2012	2	WPSL	1st, Big Sky - North	National Semifinalists	Semifinalists
2013	2	WPSL	2nd, Big Sky - North	Did not qualify	Runners-up
2014	2	WPSL	3rd, Pacific - North	Did not qualify	Tie-fourth
2015	2	WPSL	3rd, Big Sky	WPSL Elite Final	Did not enter
2016	2	UWS	2nd, West	Did not qualify
2017	2	UWS	3nd, West	Did not qualify
2018	2	UWS	4th, West	Did not qualify

Honors

USASA National Women's Open
- Runners-up: 2011
- Semifinals: 2012
USASA National Women's Amateur
- Runners-up: 2013
WPSL Playoffs
- Semifinals: 2012
- Big Sky Champions: 2012
- WPSL Elite Champions: 2015

Coaches

Dennis Burrows 2008–2014
Jeff Ginn 2015–2016
Mark Davis 2016–2019

^[5]

Stadium

Physical Education Playfield at Weber State University, Ogden, Utah 2008
Woods Cross High School Stadium at Woods Cross High School, Woods Cross, Utah 2009
Beetdigger Stadium at Jordan High School, Sandy, Utah, 2010-2013
Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah 2012-2013
America First Field, Sandy, Utah 2014
Ute Field, Salt Lake City, Utah 2015
Davis and East High Schools, Salt Lake City, Utah 2016
Clyde Field, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah 2017-2018

^[6] ^[5]

References

^ "Utah Royals FC Introduces Utah Royals FC Reserves as WPSL Affiliate". Real Salt Lake. January 9, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
^ "Chicago Gains Three in 2017 NWSL College Draft". 13 January 2017.
^ Walker, Sean (July 6, 2016). "Local college standouts build unity, wins with RSL Women". KSL. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ Walker, Sean (January 12, 2017). "BYU's Hatch, Vasconcelos selected in top 11 picks of pro women's soccer draft". KSL. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Home". Real Salt Lake Women.
^ "Game Schedule - 2017 Regular Season - Real Salt Lake Women". www.uwssoccer.com.

External links

Official website

Real Salt Lake

Founded 2004
Based in Sandy, Utah

Franchise

Stadiums

Affiliated clubs

Culture / supporters

Branden Steineckert

Rivalries

Rocky Mountain Cup

Key personnel

Owners: David Blitzer; Ryan Smith
Head coach: Pablo Mastroeni
Former executives: Dave Checketts; Dean Howes; Dell Loy Hansen

Seasons

United Women's Soccer

Conferences

West	Calgary Foothills WFC SASA Impact FC Internacional Club Atlético Kongo Soccer Club Los Angeles SC Santa Clarita Blue Heat
Southwest	Alacranes Fort Worth Bat Country FC CTX Hornets FC Austin Elite Lone Star Republic San Antonio Athenians Side FC 92 Williamson County FC
Southeast	Atlanta Panthers Louisiana FC Pensacola FC Pensacola Academy
Midwest South	Chicago KICS FC Chicago Mustangs Indiana Elite FC Indiana Union Ladies Steel City FC MSC Peoria
Midwest North	Cap City Athletic 1847 Corktown AFC Detroit City FC Lansing United Michigan Jaguars FC Midwest United FC Muskegon Risers
East	AC Syracuse Pulse Blackwatch Rush Brooklyn City FC Connecticut Fusion Connecticut Rush Coppermine United FC Buffalo Lancaster Inferno Long Island Rough Riders New England Mutiny New Jersey Copa FC Pittsburgh Hotspurs Rochester Lancers Scorpions SC Syracuse DA Worcester Smiles
Central	FC Wichita Gretna Elite Academy KC Courage Springfield Demize St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC

Seasons

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

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Leagues	National Women's Soccer League USL Super League (planned start in 2024) Women's Independent Soccer League (planned start in 2024) Women's Premier Soccer League United Women's Soccer USL W League
Cup competitions	NWSL Challenge Cup Women's Open Women's Amateur
International tournaments	SheBelieves Cup Tournament of Nations Women's U.S. Cup The Women's Cup Women's International Champions Cup
Collegiate soccer	NCAA Championships (Division I Division II Division III) NAIA Championship
Youth soccer	Leagues: AYSO NFHS USYSA U.S. Development Academy Competitions: US Youth Soccer National Championships Jefferson Cup
Defunct Leagues	Women's United Soccer Association Women's Professional Soccer Women's Premier Soccer League Elite USL W-League

Soccer in the United States

Men's

National teams

Outdoor leagues

Professional	MLS History Playoffs MLS Cup USL Championship USLC Final USL League One NISA MLS Next Pro
Amateur	USL League Two NISA Nation NPSL CSL EPSL EPLWA GCPL MWPL OVPL SFSFL UPSL USLPA
Defunct	AFA (1884–1924) American Cup (1885–1924) ALPF (1894) APSL (2015–2018) NAFL (1895–1898) AAFA Cup (1912–13) ASL (1921–1933) ASL (1933–1983) NASFL (1946–47) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–1984) USL (1984–85) LSSA (1987–1992) ASL (1988–89) WSA (1989) USL 2nd (1990–2010) APSL (1990–1996) A-League (1996–2004) USL 1st (2005–2009) D2 Pro (2010) PLA (2015–2017) NASL (2011–2017)

Indoor leagues

Current	MASL MASL2 MASL3 MLIS NISL PASL WISL
Defunct	NASL (1975–76, 1979–1984) MISL (1978–1992) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–1997) EISL (1997–98) WISL (1998–2001) MISL (2001–2008) AISL (2003–2008) XSL (2008–09) MISL (2008–2014)