| 2010 season | ||||
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| Owner | SCP Worldwide | |||
| Coach | Jason Kreis | |||
| Stadium | Rio Tinto Stadium | |||
| Major League Soccer | 2nd | |||
| MLS Cup | Conf. Semifinals | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Did not qualify | |||
| CONCACAF Champions League | Finals | |||
| Carolina Challenge Cup | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Álvaro SaboríoAll: Álvaro Saborío (18) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 20,463 vs Cruz Azul (October 19) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 11,579 vs Toronto (September 15) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 18,764 | |||
| Biggest win | RSL 5-0 NE (7/2) | |||
| Biggest defeat | DAL 3-1 RSL (7/17) | |||
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The 2010 Real Salt Lake season was the sixth year of the club's existence. It was also the sixth year for the club in Major League Soccer and the sixth-consecutive year for the club in the top-flight of American soccer.
Real Salt Lake entered the 2010 MLS season as the defending MLS Cup champions, and participated additionally in the CONCACAF Champions League and played play-in propers of the U.S. Open Cup. During 2010, the club had the most success ever in its history, finishing second place in Major League Soccer, as well as becoming the first American-based club to win a Champions League group; in which they won Group A with a 4–1–1 record. Salt Lake played two play in propers of the Open Cup before eventually falling out against D.C. United.
In the MLS Cup playoffs, Salt Lake was paired against FC Dallas, the eventual Cup runners-up, where the Royals fell 3–2 on aggregate in the quarterfinals.