2020 Real Salt Lake season

Real Salt Lake
2020 season
OwnerDell Loy Hansen
Head coachFreddy Juarez
StadiumRio Tinto Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 11th
Overall: 21st
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupCancelled
Leagues CupCancelled
MLS is Back TournamentRound of 16
Highest home attendance18,093
(March 7 vs. NYRB)
Lowest home attendance2,770
(Nov 8 vs. SKC)
Average home league attendanceAll: 5,335
Pre-Covid: 18,093
Post-Covid: 3,740
Biggest winCOL 1–4 RSL (Aug. 22)
RSL 3–0 LAFC (Sept. 9)
Biggest defeatRSL 0–5 COL (Sept. 12)
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The 2020 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 16th year of existence, and their 16th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12 and resumed four months later with the MLS is Back Tournament, played behind closed doors in the Orlando metropolitan area. Real Salt Lake resumed home matches in September with a limited capacity of 5,000 people and requirements for spectators to wear masks and practice social distancing.[1][2]

  1. ^ Vejar, Alex (September 2, 2020). "RSL draws with Seattle 2-2 in first game with fans since March". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Vejar, Alex (August 8, 2020). "Real Salt Lake announces home games with fans in attendance". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2023.