Real Salt Lake Playoffs 2026

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Real Salt Lake is 13W-6D-15L with 45 points, 9th in the Western Conference. It is the West’s No. 9 seed and plays Seattle Sounders FC in the Wild Card match. Next: at Seattle Sounders FC, Thu, Nov 19 · 10:00 PM EST on Apple TV.

Real Salt LakeWestern Conference · 9thWild Card · No. 9
13-6-15W-D-L
45Points
+1Goal diff
1.32Points/game
10-3-4Home W-D-L
3-3-11Away W-D-L
WWWLWLast 5
0Matches left

Supporters’ Shield18th overall; Nashville SC won the Shield with 77 points.

Next matchat Seattle Sounders FCThu, Nov 19 · 10:00 PM EST · Apple TV
Last matchW 2-1 vs LA GalaxySat, Nov 7
Wild Card matchat Seattle Sounders FC No. 8Then No. 1 Vancouver Whitecaps in Round One

Season Trend

Real Salt Lake: wins minus losses, game by game this season (draws count as level)
.500-2

Western Conference Table

#ClubGPW-D-LPTSGD
1Vancouver Whitecaps3419-7-864+40
2FC Dallas3416-10-858+11
3St.Louis City3415-9-1054+11
4San Jose Earthquakes3414-10-1052+6
5Houston Dynamo3414-9-11510
6Los Angeles FC3412-11-1147+12
7Portland Timbers3413-7-1446+1
8Seattle Sounders FC3412-10-1246-2
9Real Salt Lake3413-6-1545+1
10Minnesota United3411-11-1244-2
11LA Galaxy3411-11-1244-7
12Colorado Rapids3412-7-1543-3
13San Diego FC349-11-1438-6
14Austin FC348-10-1634-23
15Sporting Kansas City347-5-2226-41

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
Oct 17at Sporting Kansas CityW 3-1
Oct 24vs St.Louis CityW 3-0
Oct 28at Austin FCW 2-1
Oct 31at San Jose EarthquakesL 1-2
Nov 7vs LA GalaxyW 2-1
Nov 19at Seattle Sounders FC10:00 PMApple TV

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 path on the bracket.

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Real Salt Lake playoffs FAQ

Is Real Salt Lake in a playoff spot?

Yes, as of today: it holds the No. 9 place in the Western Conference and has clinched at least the Wild Card match.

Who would Real Salt Lake play in the Wild Card match?

Seattle Sounders FC (No. 8), away. Then No. 1 Vancouver Whitecaps in Round One.

When is the next Real Salt Lake match?

Thu, Nov 19 · 10:00 PM EST, at Seattle Sounders FC, on Apple TV.

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

18th overall with 45 points; Nashville SC leads with 77. 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.