Real Salt Lake

Cool stadium, cool team and cool experience. The food is average and overpriced, but we expect that when you go to a sporting event.

Im not a sports fan at all. That being said the game i went to was amazing! The stadium is incredible. Its very clean and well maintained. The employees were all very nice and helpful. Its a very fun environment with everyone in the stands really getting into the game. I definitely will be going to another game!

I’m one of the biggest fans. Unfortunately politics and greed are everywhere. I’m happy with the stadium upgrades. I’m looking forward to the new giant screen. Pretty much every seat in the stadium is a good seat. I’ve been a season ticket holder going on 5 years. The STH benefits are not great and customer service could really improve. I’ll keep on supporting the team but hopefully one day they’ll start appreciating fans a little more.

This review is for the Fan Store! Nice kids working there… friendly, knowledgeable about soccer and all sports. A little thin on the inventory at present. A few good close-​out deals on older merchandise. But a very limited supply of XXL shirts and jerseys. I would have spent more time/​oney there but like I said… there wasn’t a whole lot to choose from.
Plenty of free parking in the giant lot of Rio Tinto Stadium (the RIOT). . the store is on the east side, so come into the parking lot from the main (south) entrance.
Get more RSL gear in the store!

So as we continue out tour de MLS, we made a trip down to Salt Lake to catch RSL play Philly. RSL has one of the best front offices in the league and it seems to have trickled down to the team and fans.
We parked along State Street on the south bound side (because we were headed south after the game). I’m surprised that we couldn’t find any RSL sponsored parking (or any signs for it) and most people parked in 3^rd party lots.
We were a little bit early and lined up with other fans on the northwest side of the stadium. Let me reiterate something: Fans were lined up early. That’s something you hardly ever see in Houston.
Outside the northwest entrance is the «fan ally.» Vendors are set up here to with their giveaways and coupons. We didn’t really spend much time out here because we weren’t really interested in collecting more drawstring bags or coupons we couldn’t use. But it seemed like the kids around really enjoyed it.
To make up for not walking around the stadium, we walked the concourse (we had an hour to kill!) mostly (for me) to observe what kind of food they had available. I was also on a mission to find Rimando’s Wit Beer (btw, Utah beer is gross, the Shock Top we got tastes different from any other Shock Top around the country. Raise the alcohol content in beer.) We eventually found it behind the south end bleachers. We settled on some pizza to share. It was pretty unremarkable.
We sat along the east side which was ok since the game started so late. The sunset was a little in our eyes, but it was fine because we came prepared! (Ok just a hat and sunglasses.) The view of the field was fantastic (25 yd line-​ish), but I could see that the view from the corners might not have been so great.
When the game began, the whole stadium seemed to erupt into the team song. It took me a couple seconds to realize that a lot of noise was piped in. Even though most of the songs and chants were piped in, all the fans around seemed to participate and stand for big moments like corner kicks and big cheers. The crowd blew up when Morales scored the game winner in stoppage time.
The supports’ groups sit in the south end bleachers, and it was interesting to see the different groups. There was also a shout out to Mormanism too! But if you really listened, the chants weren’t really coordinated. It would have been nice if they chanted together. Maybe RSL wouldn’t have to pipe in the chants.
After the game, fans were invited down to the field to watch the fireworks. I thought it was a nice gesture to let friends go down to the field. It did get a bit hairy at times because so many people were trying to get down there and there were only 2 entrances down there, afterwards there were only those 2 entrances back out, a bottleneck nightmare. We ended up climbing over the concrete wall and exiting with the people who stayed in their seats.
It was pretty easy to get out through the large gates on the NW side. It was a little dicey getting out of the parking lot since so many people were walking down State Street. Overall, it was a positive experience and really fun. I can see us coming back next time we’re in the area.

Real Salt Lake has created a terrific following. Soccer at it’s best. The deals through KFC, Passof all Passes, etc. are fantastic. It is a great night for all. The games are action packed world soccer.