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Winningest Franchises in MLS History

By Daniel Garza

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 07: (L-R) Juninho #19, Head Coach Bruce Arena, Landon Donovan #10, Marcelo Sarvas #8 and Robbie Keane #7 of the Los Angeles Galaxy celebrate on the podium with the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy after the Galaxy defeated the New England Revolution 2-1 in the 2014 MLS Cup at StubHub Center on December 7, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 07: (L-R) Juninho #19, Head Coach Bruce Arena, Landon Donovan #10, Marcelo Sarvas #8 and Robbie Keane #7 of the Los Angeles Galaxy celebrate on the podium with the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy after the Galaxy defeated the New England Revolution 2-1 in the 2014 MLS Cup at StubHub Center on December 7, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE - NOVEMBER 22: Kyle Beckerman #5 of Real Salt Lake kisses the The Philip F. Anschutz MLS Cup trophy as he and his teammates celebrate their win over the Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS Cup final at Qwest Field on November 22, 2009 in Seattle, Washington. Real Salt Lake won 5-4 in a penalty shootout following regulation time. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
SEATTLE – NOVEMBER 22: Kyle Beckerman #5 of Real Salt Lake kisses the The Philip F. Anschutz MLS Cup trophy as he and his teammates celebrate their win over the Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS Cup final at Qwest Field on November 22, 2009 in Seattle, Washington. Real Salt Lake won 5-4 in a penalty shootout following regulation time. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

Winningest Franchises in MLS History: Number 11 – Real Salt Lake

Club Info

Year Founded:2004

Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium (2005-2008), Rio Tinto Stadium (2008-Current)

Overall Record: 131-92-131

Championships: 2009 MLS Cup Champions

After a slow start to their first three seasons Real Salt Lake were able to capture their first MLS title in 2009. It wasn’t their best season overall on paper, but they were able to defeat the Galaxy in a shootout to win it all.

The following year they became the first MLS club to make it to the CONCACAF Champions League final, as they fell to Monterrey 3-2 on aggregate. Since then the club has yet to win a major title, but they did finish runner-up in both the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup in 2013.

Player Info

All-Time Goal Scorers: Alvaro Saborio (2010-2015)  63 Goals, Javier Morales (2007-Current) 49 Goals

Most Appearances Made: Nick Rimando (2007-Current) 271 Appearances

The first player that comes to mind when most fans think of RSL is Nick Rimando. He’s been a member of the club for ten seasons now and has an impressive 91 clean sheets in 271 appearances. When he retires, he will undoubtedly go down as the clubs greatest player thus far.

Offensively the club relied on Costa Rican forward Alvaro Saborio to produce goals up front for six seasons. In 2010 he won the MLS Newcomer of the Year award with a 12 goal season. Another offensive threat over the years has been Javier Morales. The veteran has been named to two MLS All-Star teams and has been the club’s star player for numerous seasons.

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