Real Salt Lake Playoffs 2026

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Real Salt Lake is 10W-6D-14L with 36 points, 10th in the Western Conference. It sits 3 points behind ninth place, the last playoff spot. Next: home to St.Louis City, Sat, Oct 24 · 9:30 PM EDT.

Real Salt LakeWestern Conference · 10thOut · 3 pts back
10-6-14W-D-L
36Points
-3Goal diff
1.20Points/game
8-3-4Home W-D-L
2-3-10Away W-D-L
LWLDWLast 5
4Matches left

Supporters’ Shield18th overall, 31 points behind Nashville SC.

Next matchvs St.Louis CitySat, Oct 24 · 9:30 PM EDT
Last matchW 3-1 at Sporting Kansas CitySat, Oct 17
Playoff race3 points behind 9th4 matches left, up to 48 points possible

Season Trend

Real Salt Lake: wins minus losses, game by game this season (draws count as level)
.500-4

Western Conference Table

#ClubGPW-D-LPTSGD
1Vancouver Whitecaps3016-7-755+32
2St.Louis City3014-9-751+15
3FC Dallas3014-9-751+8
4San Jose Earthquakes3013-9-848+10
5Houston Dynamo3013-8-947+2
6Los Angeles FC3112-10-946+15
7Seattle Sounders FC3011-9-1042+2
8LA Galaxy3110-10-1140-9
9Colorado Rapids3011-6-13390
10Real Salt Lake3010-6-1436-3
11Portland Timbers309-7-1434-5
12San Diego FC308-10-1234-3
13Minnesota United308-10-1234-8
14Austin FC307-10-1331-18
15Sporting Kansas City306-4-2022-39

1-7 go straight to Round One; 8 hosts 9 in the Wild Card match. Ranked by points, then wins, goal difference and goals scored. Full playoff picture →

Real Salt Lake Schedule and Results

DateOpponentResult / timeTV
Sep 23at Seattle Sounders FCL 0-2
Sep 26vs New England RevolutionW 3-0
Oct 10at Philadelphia UnionL 1-2
Oct 14vs San Jose EarthquakesD 1-1
Oct 17at Sporting Kansas CityW 3-1
Oct 24vs St.Louis City9:30 PM
Oct 28at Austin FC8:30 PM
Oct 31at San Jose Earthquakes5:00 PM
Nov 7vs LA Galaxy7:00 PM

Times Eastern. Last five results and the next matches.

This Real Salt Lake playoffs page refreshes after every Real Salt Lake game: record, points, conference place, seed and schedule. Compare them with the rest of the West playoff picture, or see their projected route on the bracket.

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Real Salt Lake playoffs FAQ

Is Real Salt Lake in a playoff spot?

Not today: it is 3 points behind ninth place with 4 matches left.

How many points does Real Salt Lake need to make the playoffs?

16 more points would guarantee a top-nine finish whatever the others do; 19 would guarantee a top-seven place and skip the Wild Card match.

When is the next Real Salt Lake match?

Sat, Oct 24 · 9:30 PM EDT, home to St.Louis City.

Where does Real Salt Lake rank in the Supporters' Shield race?

18th overall with 36 points; Nashville SC leads with 67. The Shield goes to the best regular-season record and is separate from MLS Cup.

How do MLS clubs make the playoffs?

The top nine in each conference qualify: 1 to 7 go straight to Round One, while 8 and 9 meet in a single Wild Card match for the last place.