2005 Major League Soccer season
Team Attendance Totals
Table:
Club

Stadium

Games

Season

Game Avg.

Chicago Fire

Soldier Field

16

275,811

17,238

Colorado Rapids

INVESCO Field

16

218,206

13,638

Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew Stadium

16

206,654

12,916

MetroStars

Giants Stadium

16

241,230

15,077

Kansas City Wizards

Arrowhead Stadium

16

155,060

9,691

D.C. United

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

16

266,617

16,664

New England Revolution

Gillette Stadium

16

200,397

12,525

Los Angeles Galaxy

Home Depot Center

16

387,256

24,204

San Jose Earthquakes

Spartan Stadium

16

208,594

13,037

FC Dallas

Pizza Hut Park

16

179,021

11,189

CD Chivas USA

Home Depot Center

16

273,284

17,080

Real Salt Lake

Rice-Eccles Stadium

16

288,586

18,037

MLS Totals

192

2,900,716

15,108

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Chicago Fire Football Club is an American professional soccer franchise based in Chicago , Illinois . The team competes in Major League Soccer ( MLS ) as a member of the league 's Eastern Conference , having moved to the conference in 2002 . The franchise is named after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 , and was founded as the Chicago Fire Soccer Club on October 8 , 1997 , the event 's 126th anniversary . The team began play in 1998 as one of the league 's first expansion teams . The Fire won the MLS Cup as well as the U.S. Open Cup ( the double ) in their first season in 1998 . They also won U.S. Open Cups in 2000 , 2003 , and 2006 , in addition to the 2003 MLS Supporters ' Shield . In 2015 , the club won the first ever MLS Wooden Spoon , and repeated the feat in 2016 . The Fire maintains an extensive development system , consisting of the Chicago Fire Development Academy and the Chicago Fire Juniors youth organization . They also operate the Chicago Fire Foundation , the team 's community-based charitable division . The Fire 's home stadium is Soldier Field .
Soldier Field is an American football stadium located in the Near South Side of Chicago , Illinois , near Downtown Chicago . It opened in 1924 and is the home field of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League ( NFL ) , who moved there in 1971 , and Chicago Fire FC of Major League Soccer ( MLS ) , who will begin playing at the stadium in 2020 . It has a football capacity of 61,500 , and it is the oldest stadium in the NFL . The stadium 's interior was rebuilt as part of a major renovation project in 2002 , which modernized the facility but lowered seating capacity , while also causing it to be delisted as a National Historic Landmark . Soldier Field has served as the home venue for a number of other sports teams in its history , including the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL , University of Notre Dame football , as well as games from the 1994 FIFA World Cup , the 1999 FIFA Women 's World Cup , and multiple CONCACAF Gold Cup championships . In 1968 , it hosted the first Games of the Special Olympics .
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City , Colorado . The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer ( MLS ) as a member of the Western Conference . The franchise began play in 1996 as one of the charter clubs in MLS . Colorado won the MLS Cup in 2010 , their second MLS Cup appearance . The first appearance was in 1997 , losing to D.C. United . They were also runners up of the U.S. Open Cup in the 1999 tournament , where they lost to the Rochester Raging Rhinos , the last time a non-MLS team has won the Cup . The Rapids play their home games at Dick 's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City , moving to the stadium after it opened during the 2007 season .
Empower Field at Mile High ( previously known as Broncos Stadium at Mile High , Invesco Field at Mile High and Sports Authority Field at Mile High , and commonly known as Mile High , New Mile High or Mile High Stadium ) is an American football stadium in Denver , Colorado , named Mile High due to the city 's elevation of 5,280 feet ( 1,610 m ) . The primary tenant is the Denver Broncos of the National Football League ( NFL ) . It opened in 2001 to replace Mile High Stadium and was largely paid for by taxpayers . Invesco paid $ 120 million for the original naming rights , before Sports Authority secured them in 2011 . Despite its sponsor 's liquidation and closure in 2016 , the Sports Authority name remained on the stadium for two years afterwards because of regulatory hurdles . Nevertheless , the Broncos announced on January 2 , 2018 that the stadium 's exterior signage would be removed . The stadium took on a temporary name , Broncos Stadium at Mile High , for the remainder of 2018 - including the 2018 NFL season - and part of 2019 before a new corporate naming rights agreement with Empower Retirement was announced on September 4 , 2019 .
Columbus Crew Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus , Ohio . The Crew competes in Major League Soccer ( MLS ) as a member of the league 's Eastern Conference and began play in 1996 as one of the ten charter clubs of the league . The team is currently being operated by an ownership group led by the Haslam family and former team doctor Pete Edwards . The Haslam/Edwards group is the third owner in club history . The franchise was founded in 1994 as simply the Columbus Crew . Since 1999 , the Crew has played home games at Mapfre Stadium , the first soccer-specific stadium ever built for an MLS team , with a seating capacity of 19,968 as of the 2015 season . From 1996 to 1998 , the Crew played its home games at Ohio Stadium on the campus of the Ohio State University . In 2014 , the team set club attendance records for both most cumulative attendance and most sellouts . Crew SC has won five major trophies : MLS Cup 2008 , the Supporters ' Shield in 2004 , 2008 , and 2009 , and the 2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup . The Crew have qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League ( or its predecessor , the CONCACAF Champions ' Cup ) three times , reaching the quarterfinals each time .
Mapfre Stadium ( /ˈmɑːfreɪ/ MAH-fray ; styled as MAPFRE Stadium ) , previously known as Columbus Crew Stadium , is a soccer-specific stadium in Columbus , Ohio , United States . It primarily serves as the home stadium of the Columbus Crew SC of Major League Soccer . Mapfre Stadium is also the site of a variety of additional events in amateur and professional soccer , American football , lacrosse , and rugby , and is a regular site for outdoor concerts due to the permanent stage in the north end zone . Built in 1999 , it was the first soccer-specific stadium built by a Major League Soccer team , starting an important trend in MLS stadium construction . The stadium is named for Madrid-based Mapfre Insurance after the company signed a sponsorship agreement announced on March 3 , 2015 . The listed seating capacity is 19,968 . In 2015 , MAPFRE Stadium and Director of Grounds , Weston Appelfeller , CSFM , were honored with the prestigious Field of the Year award by the Sports Turf Managers Association ( STMA ) for the professional soccer division .
The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in Harrison , New Jersey . The Red Bulls compete as a member of the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer ( MLS ) . The club was established in October 1994 and began play in the league 's inaugural season in 1996 as the New York/New Jersey MetroStars . In 2006 , the team was sold to Red Bull GmbH and re-branded as part of the company 's global network of football clubs , leading to the team 's current name . The Red Bulls have played their home matches at Red Bull Arena since 2010 , having previously played at Giants Stadium . The club is one of two teams in MLS based in the New York metropolitan region along with New York City FC , which entered the league in 2015 . The two sides compete against each other in the Hudson River Derby . The team 's current head coach is former United States international midfielder Chris Armas . The Red Bulls have reached the MLS Cup final once in 2008 where they were defeated by the Columbus Crew . The club has won three regular season Supporters ' Shield titles in 2013 , 2015 and 2018 , and has also twice reached the final of the U.S. Open Cup in 2003 and 2017 , losing on both occasions .
Giants Stadium ( sometimes referred to as Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands or The Swamp ) was a stadium located in East Rutherford , New Jersey , in the Meadowlands Sports Complex . The venue was open from 1976 to 2010 , and it primarily hosted sporting events and concerts . It was best known as the home field of the New York Giants and New York Jets football teams . The maximum seating capacity was 80,242 . The structure itself was 756 feet ( 230 m ) long , 592 feet ( 180 m ) wide and 144 feet ( 44 m ) high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 178 feet ( 54 m ) high to the top of the south tower . The volume of the stadium was 64,500,000 cubic feet ( 1,830,000 m3 ) , and 13,500 tons of structural steel were used in the building process while 29,200 tons of concrete were poured . It was owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority ( NJSEA ) . The stadium 's field was aligned northwest to southeast , with the press box along the southwest sideline . In the early 1970s , the New York Giants were sharing Yankee Stadium with the New York Yankees baseball team , and began looking for a home of their own . The Giants struck a deal with the fledgling New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority in 1971 and ground broke on the construction of the new facility in 1972 . The Giants ' last full season in Yankee Stadium was 1972 , as the ballpark was closed for a massive reconstruction following the end of the Yankees ' 1973 season . Since their new stadium would take a significant amount of time to finish , and they could not use their home facility due to the construction , the Giants moved out of state and played in New Haven , Connecticut at the Yale Bowl from October 1973 through 1974 , but won just once in twelve games there .
Sporting Kansas City , often shortened to Sporting KC , is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City , Kansas . The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City , Missouri , and the team clubhouse and practice facilities are located in Kansas City , Kansas near Children 's Mercy Park . The club competes as a member of the Western Conference in Major League Soccer ( MLS ) , having returned in 2015 after spending ten seasons in the Eastern Conference . Sporting KC began play in 1996 as a charter team in the league , then known as the Kansas City Wiz . The team was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1995 . Since moving across the state line , they have been the only major professional sports league franchise to play their home games in Kansas . For the majority of their existence , the franchise were known as the Kansas City Wizards . The team rebranded in November 2010 , coinciding with its move to their home stadium , now known as Children 's Mercy Park . The franchise has won the MLS Cup twice ( 2000 , 2013 ) , the Supporters ' Shield in 2000 , and the U.S. Open Cup in 2004 , 2012 , 2015 and 2017 . The club also has a reserve team , Sporting Kansas City II , that plays in the second-tier USL Championship .
Arrowhead Stadium is an American football stadium in Kansas City , Missouri , United States . It primarily serves as the home venue of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ( NFL ) . It is part of the Truman Sports Complex with adjacent Kauffman Stadium , the home of the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . Arrowhead Stadium has a seating capacity of 76,416 , making it the 27th largest stadium in the United States and the sixth largest NFL stadium . It is also the largest sports facility by capacity in the state of Missouri . A $ 375 million renovation was completed in 2010 .
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington , D.C . The club competes as a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer ( MLS ) , the top level of professional American soccer . The franchise began play in 1996 as one of the ten charter clubs of the league . The club was one of the most successful clubs in the early years of MLS , winning eight of its thirteen titles between 1996 and 1998 under then head coach Bruce Arena . United holds the joint MLS record for most Supporters ' Shields , has four MLS Cups , and been crowned U.S. Open Cup champions three times . It is also the first club to win both the MLS Supporters ' Shield and MLS Cup consecutively . On the international stage , D.C. United has competed in both the CONCACAF Champions League and its predecessor , the CONCACAF Champions ' Cup . The club won the 1998 CONCACAF Champions ' Cup , making them one of only two MLS teams to ever win a CONCACAF tournament . Subsequently , United won the now-defunct Copa Interamericana in 1998 against Vasco da Gama of Brazil . This is the only intercontinental title won by an MLS club . The team 's home field from 1996 to 2017 was the 45,596-seat Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium , owned by the District of Columbia . The team moved into the new Audi Field , a soccer-specific stadium with a capacity of 20,000 at Buzzard Point just a few blocks from Nationals Park in July 2018 .
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium ( commonly known as RFK Stadium , originally District of Columbia Stadium ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Washington , D.C . It is located about two miles ( 3 km ) due east of the U.S. Capitol building , near the west bank of the Anacostia River and adjacent to the D.C. Armory . Opened 59 years ago in 1961 , it was owned by the federal government until 1986 . RFK Stadium has been home to a National Football League ( NFL ) team , two Major League Baseball ( MLB ) teams , five professional soccer teams , two college football teams , a bowl game , and a USFL team . It has hosted five NFC Championship games , two MLB All-Star Games , men 's and women 's World Cup matches , nine men 's and women 's first-round soccer games of the 1996 Olympics , three MLS Cup matches , two MLS All-Star games , and numerous American friendlies and World Cup qualifying matches . It has hosted college football , college soccer , baseball exhibitions , boxing matches , a cycling race , a Le Mans auto race , marathons , and dozens of major concerts and other events . RFK was one of the first major stadiums designed to host both baseball and football . Although other stadiums already served this purpose , such as Cleveland Stadium ( 1931 ) and Baltimore 's Memorial Stadium ( 1950 ) , RFK was one of the first to employ what became known as the circular cookie-cutter design . It is owned and operated by Events DC ( the successor agency to the DC Armory Board ) , a quasi-public organization affiliated with the city government , under a lease that runs until 2038 from the National Park Service , which owns the land . On September 5 , 2019 , the District announced plans to demolish the stadium due to maintenance costs .
The New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer ( MLS ) , in the Eastern Conference of the league . It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS , having competed in the league since its inaugural season . The club is owned by Robert Kraft , who also owns the New England Patriots along with his son , Jonathan Kraft . The name Revolution refers to the New England region 's significant involvement in the American Revolution that took place from 1775-1783 . New England plays their home matches at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough , Massachusetts , located 21 miles ( 34 km ) southwest of downtown Boston , Massachusetts . The club played their home games at the adjacent and now-demolished Foxboro Stadium , from 1996 until 2001 . The Revs are the only original MLS team to have every league game in their history televised . The Revolution won their first major trophy in the 2007 U.S. Open Cup . The following year , they won the 2008 North American SuperLiga . The Revolution have participated in five MLS Cup finals in 2002 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , and 2014 . They also placed second in the 2005 regular season . However , they have never won an MLS Cup or MLS Supporters ' Shield .
Gillette Stadium is a stadium in the northeastern United States , located in Foxborough , Massachusetts , 28 miles ( 45 km ) southwest of downtown Boston and 20 miles ( 32 km ) northeast of downtown Providence , Rhode Island . It opened 18 years ago in 2002 , replacing the adjacent Foxboro Stadium . The seating capacity is 65,878 , including 5,876 club seats and 89 luxury suites . It serves as the home stadium and administrative offices for both the New England Patriots of the National Football League ( NFL ) and the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer ( MLS ) . It was also the home stadium for University of Massachusetts ( UMass ) Minutemen football in 2012 , while on-campus Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium underwent renovations . It continued to serve as a part-time home venue for higher attendance UMass games through 2018 . The stadium was originally known as CMGI Field before the naming rights were bought by Gillette after the dot-com bust . Although Gillette was acquired by Procter & Gamble ( P & G ) in 2005 , the stadium retains the Gillette name . Gillette and the Patriots jointly announced in September 2010 that their partnership , which includes naming rights to the stadium , will extend through the 2031 season . Additionally , uBid ( until April 2003 a wholly owned subsidiary of CMGI ) as of 2009 continues to sponsor one of the main entrance gates to the stadium . The stadium is owned and operated by Kraft Sports Group , a subsidiary of The Kraft Group , the company through which businessman Robert Kraft owns the Patriots and Revolution . The Town of Foxborough approved plans for the stadium 's construction on December 6 , 1999 , and work on the stadium began on March 24 , 2000 .
The LA Galaxy , also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy , is an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson , California , that competes in Major League Soccer ( MLS ) , as a member of the Western Conference . The club began play in 1996 as one of the league 's ten charter members . The Galaxy was founded in 1994 and is owned by Anschutz Entertainment Group . In their early years , the club played its home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena , California . Since 2003 , they have played at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson , California . The team holds a rivalry with the San Jose Earthquakes in the California Clásico and used to play the SuperClasico against city rivals Chivas USA before that team folded in 2014 . A new rival emerged in 2018 in the form of Los Angeles FC in the El Tráfico derby . The franchise is one of Major League Soccer 's most successful teams , with a record five MLS Cups and having appeared an additional four times in the final , and won the Western Conference regular season title eight times , four Supporters ' Shields , two U.S. Open Cups and one CONCACAF Champions ' Cup title . In 2017 , the club added the dubious MLS Wooden Spoon to its trophy case for finishing bottom of the MLS league table . In 2007 , the club made international headlines with the signing of English player David Beckham from Real Madrid , the most high-profile transaction with Major League Soccer to that point . The club has fielded other high-profile international players including Zlatan Ibrahimović , Robbie Keane , Luis Hernández , Giovani dos Santos , Jonathan dos Santos , Jorge Campos , Steven Gerrard , Ashley Cole , and American Landon Donovan who is the all-time leading scorer for the club . Mostly recently in 2020 they signed Javier Chicharito Hernández , the all-time leading scorer for Mexico 's National Team .
Dignity Health Sports Park , formerly Home Depot Center and StubHub Center , is a multiple-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University , Dominguez Hills in Carson , California , that consists of the Dignity Health Sports Park Soccer Stadium , the Dignity Health Sports Park Tennis Stadium , a track and field facility and a velodrome : VELO Sports Center . It is approximately 14 miles ( 23 km ) south of downtown Los Angeles and its primary tenant is the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer ( MLS ) . The stadium is also home to the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL , and LA Galaxy II of USL Championship . Opened in 2003 , the $ 150 million complex was developed and is operated by the Anschutz Entertainment Group . With a seating capacity of 27,000 , it is the largest soccer-specific stadium in the U.S. and the second-largest among its kind in MLS , after Toronto FC 's BMO Field in Ontario , Canada . In addition to hosting LA Galaxy games since its opening , the stadium also served as the home of the now-defunct Chivas USA MLS team from 2005 to 2014 . The stadium was the temporary home of the Los Angeles Chargers from 2017 to 2019 . It was the smallest NFL stadium over the course of those three seasons . While the Chargers played in the stadium , the facility was named ROKiT Field at StubHub Center ; ROKiT 's naming rights to the football field are part of a multi-year agreement . During its first decade , the stadium 's sponsor was hardware retailer The Home Depot . In 2013 , the title sponsor became the online ticket marketplace StubHub . In 2019 , the name sponsor became healthcare provider Dignity Health .
The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose , California , United States , that competes as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer ( MLS ) . The franchise began play in 1996 ( originally as the San Jose Clash ) as one of the charter clubs of the league . The Earthquakes took part in the first game in MLS history , defeating D.C. United 1-0 . The Earthquakes have won two MLS Cup titles , in 2001 and 2003 , and two Supporters ' Shields in 2005 and 2012 . In 2002 , the team played in its first CONCACAF Champions Cup ( now called the CONCACAF Champions League ) , making it to the quarterfinals . The team holds a fierce rivalry with the LA Galaxy known as the California Clásico . In 2005 , the then owner of the Earthquakes , Anschutz Entertainment Group , announced plans of the team relocating to Houston due to failing efforts to secure a soccer-specific stadium in San Jose . The organization in Houston would be considered an expansion team by the league , eventually becoming the Houston Dynamo , which began play in 2006 . The Earthquakes returned after a two-year hiatus , resuming play in 2008 . Argentinian Matías Almeyda is the Quakes ' current head coach . Since 2015 the Earthquakes play their home games at Avaya Stadium . The team previously played its home games at Buck Shaw Stadium on the Santa Clara University campus in Santa Clara , California from 2008 to 2014 .
CEFCU Stadium , formerly known as Spartan Stadium from 1933 to 2015 , is an outdoor athletic stadium in the western United States , located in San Jose , California . Owned by San José State University , the venue is the longtime home of Spartan football . The stadium also hosts occasional high school football games and the university commencement ceremony every year on Memorial Day weekend . Known as Spartan Stadium for over eight decades , it was renamed in 2016 . CEFCU Stadium was the home of the San Jose Earthquakes ( originally San Jose Clash ) of Major League Soccer from the league 's inception in 1996 through the 2005 season . Other tenants have included the original San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League from 1974 to 1984 , the San Jose CyberRays of the Women 's United Soccer Association from 2001 to 2003 , and the San Francisco Dragons of Major League Lacrosse in 2008 . Soccer Bowl '75 was also held at Spartan Stadium . During the winter and spring of 2009 , the stadium 's natural turf was removed and replaced with FieldTurf , a new generation of artificial turf with a crumb rubber and sand infill . This improvement has resulted in significant savings to the university in water use , fertilizer and seed . This project was completed in time for the May 2009 commencement ceremony . The stadium also received significant upgrades to the scoreboard and sound system in 2011 . This included installation of a HD video board ( commonly called a JumboTron ) by Daktronics at the south end of the stadium .
FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco , Texas . The club competes as a member of the Western Conference in Major League Soccer ( MLS ) . The franchise began play in 1996 as a charter club of the league . The club was founded in 1995 as the Dallas Burn before adopting its current name in 2004 . Dallas plays its home games at their 20,500-capacity soccer-specific Toyota Stadium , where they have played since 2005 . In the club 's early years , Dallas played their home games in the Cotton Bowl . The team is owned by the Hunt Sports Group led by brothers Clark Hunt and Dan Hunt , who is the team 's president . The Hunt family also owns the NFL 's Kansas City Chiefs and part of the Chicago Bulls . FC Dallas in 2016 won their first Supporters ' Shield . In 2010 they were runners-up in the MLS Cup , losing to the Colorado Rapids in extra time . The team has won the U.S. Open Cup on two occasions ( in 1997 and again in 2016 ) . Their fully owned USL affiliate , North Texas SC , won the 2019 USL League One regular season and overall championship titles , the third division title in American soccer .
Toyota Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium with a 20,500-seat capacity , built and owned by the city of Frisco , Texas , a suburb of Dallas . Its primary tenants are Major League Soccer club FC Dallas and Frisco Independent School District high school football games . It is also the home of the National Soccer Hall of Fame which opened in 2018 .
Club Deportivo Chivas USA was an American professional soccer team based in Carson , California , a suburb of Los Angeles . The club played from 2005 to 2014 in Major League Soccer ( MLS ) and was a subsidiary of Mexican club C.D . Guadalajara , sharing common ownership and branding . The club was the eleventh MLS team upon its entry into the league in 2004 . Chivas USA was intended to be seen as a little brother to its parent club C.D . Guadalajara , one of the most widely supported and successful teams in Mexico . Chiva is Latin American Spanish for goat , seen as a tough and resilient animal in Mexico , and is the nickname of C.D . Guadalajara . Chivas USA played its home games at the StubHub Center in Carson , which it shared with its rival , the LA Galaxy . The club was originally owned by Antonio Cue and Jorge Vergara , who also owns C.D . Guadalajara . In 2014 , MLS purchased the club from Vergara with plans to sell to new owners .
Real Salt Lake ( /riːˈæl/ ) , also known as RSL , is an American professional soccer franchise that competes as a member club of Major League Soccer ( MLS ) Western Conference . RSL began play in 2005 as an expansion team of the league . The club was founded in 2004 when the club 's first owner and founder was awarded an expansion berth in Major League Soccer . The club plays its home games at Rio Tinto Stadium , a soccer-specific stadium located in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy , Utah , which they share with their sister team , Utah Royals FC . Before moving to Rio Tinto , RSL played home games at Rice-Eccles Stadium , located on the campus of the University of Utah , from 2005-2007 . The team is currently led by interim head coach Freddy Juarez . In domestic soccer , Real Salt Lake won the 2009 MLS Cup , the Supporters Shield in 2010 , and the 2013 edition of the U.S. Open Cup . They were runners-up in the 2013 MLS Cup . The franchise regional success to date was in the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League , where RSL finished runners-up in the tournament becoming the first American club , since the CONCACAF Champions League format was introduced in 2008 , to advance to the final stage of the tournament . Their fully owned USL affiliate , Real Monarchs , won the 2019 USL Championship , the second division title in American soccer .
Rice-Eccles Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium in the western United States , located on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City , Utah . It is the home field of the Utah Utes of the Pac-12 Conference . It served as the main stadium for the 2002 Winter Olympics ; the Opening and Closing Ceremonies were held at the stadium , which was temporarily renamed Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium . The FieldTurf playing field runs in the traditional north-south configuration at an elevation of 4,637 feet ( 1,413 m ) above sea level , 400 feet ( 120 m ) above downtown Salt Lake City .