# List of Real Salt Lake seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Real Salt Lake in American (Major League Soccer) and CONCACAF soccer, from 2005 (when the team was founded) to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for the team in each season.

## Seasons

Results of Real Salt Lake league and cup competitions by season :
| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Position | Position | Playoffs | USOC | Continental / Other | Continental / Other | Average attendance | Top goalscorer(s) | Top goalscorer(s) |
| Season | League | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Conf. | Overall | Playoffs | USOC | Competition | Result | Average attendance | Player(s) | Goals |
| 2005 | MLS | 32 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 30 | 65 | –35 | 20 | 0.63 | 5th | 11th | DNQ | R3 | — | — | 18,037 | Jason Kreis | 9 |
| 2006 | MLS | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 49 | –4 | 39 | 1.22 | 6th | 10th | DNQ | Ro16 | — | — | 16,366 | Jeff Cunningham | 17♦ |
| 2007 | MLS | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 45 | –14 | 27 | 0.90 | 6th | 12th | DNQ | QR2 | — | — | 15,960 | Chris Brown | 5 |
| 2008 | MLS | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 40 | 1.33 | 3rd | 7th | SF | QR2 | — | — | 16,179 | Yura Movsisyan | 8 |
| 2009 | MLS | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | 1.33 | 5th | 8th | W | QR1 | — | — | 16,375 | Robbie Findley | 15 |
| 2010 | MLS | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 56 | 1.87 | 2nd | 2nd | QF | QR3 | CONCACAF Champions League | RU | 17,095 | Álvaro Saborío | 18 |
| 2011 | MLS | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 53 | 1.56 | 3rd | 3rd | SF | QF | DNQ | DNQ | 17,591 | Álvaro Saborío | 16 |
| 2012 | MLS | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 57 | 1.68 | 2nd | 5th | QF | R3 | CONCACAF Champions League | GS | 19,087 | Álvaro Saborío | 19 |
| 2013 | MLS | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 56 | 1.65 | 2nd | 4th | RU | RU | — | — | 19,218 | Álvaro Saborío | 13 |
| 2014 | MLS | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | 1.65 | 3rd | 4th | QF | R4 | — | — | 20,351 | Joao Plata | 13 |
| 2015 | MLS | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 48 | –10 | 41 | 1.21 | 9th | 16th | DNQ | SF | CONCACAF Champions League | QF | 20,160 | Javier Morales | 10 |
| 2016 | MLS | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 46 | –2 | 46 | 1.35 | 6th | 9th | R1 | Ro16 | — | — | 19,759 | Joao Plata | 8 |
| 2017 | MLS | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 49 | 55 | –6 | 45 | 1.32 | 8th | 14th | DNQ | R4 | — | — | 18,781 | Four players tied | 7 |
| 2018 | MLS | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 55 | 58 | –3 | 49 | 1.44 | 6th | 12th | QF | R4 | — | — | 18,605 | Damir Kreilach | 15 |
| 2019 | MLS | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 53 | 1.56 | 3rd | 6th | QF | R4 | Leagues Cup | QF | 18,121 | Albert Rusnák | 10 |
| 2020 | MLS | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 35 | –10 | 22 | 1.00 | 11th | 21st | DNQ | NH | Leagues Cup MLS is Back Tournament | NH Ro16 | 5,655 | Damir Kreilach | 9 |
| 2021 | MLS | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 48 | 1.41 | 7th | 13th | SF | NH | — | — | 14,290 | Damir Kreilach | 16 |
| 2022 | MLS | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 45 | –2 | 47 | 1.38 | 7th | 14th | R1 | R3 | — | — | 20,470 | Sergio Córdova | 11 |
| 2023 | MLS | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 50 | –2 | 50 | 1.47 | 5th | 11th | R1 | R3 | Leagues Cup | Ro16 | 19,429 | Jefferson Savarino | 7 |
| 2024 | MLS | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 59 | 1.74 | 3rd | 6th | R1 | Ro32 | Leagues Cup | GS | 20,295 | Cristian Arango | 17 |
| Total (as of 2024) | Total (as of 2024) | 648 | 247 | 238 | 163 | 903 | 884 | +19 | 904 | 1.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17,806 | Álvaro Saborío | 63 |