Real Salt Lake Logo

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The Real Salt Lake logo demonstrated their commitment to the Spanish football style. The club reflected its “imperial” status and claims for a high-class game in the graphics of the emblem. The special status was emphasized with the help of a crown and a rich color scheme.

The team conducted a public poll in Salt Lake Tribune, which showed support for Pioneers and Highlanders. Almost 40% of locals chose the name Highlanders (2200 votes). Pioneers occupied the second place, and Real Salt Lake turned out to be on the fourth position outdone only by Alliance and Glory. It didn’t influence on Dave Checketts’s decision: he asked Real Madrid authorities for permission to use the name.

Adjunct “Real,” which means “royal,” is typical for Spain’s teams, which got the reigning monarch’s patronage. Fans didn’t like it, though. Despite the plenty of criticism, the team did an official launch with the new name – Real Salt Lake – at Rice-Eccles Stadium in October 2004.

The team’s then-owner also made another crucial branding decision for the launch: incorporating both red and blue into the team’s jerseys, which were the same colors as FC Barcelona had. Salt Lake City served as ground zero for an intense college football rivalry between the University of Utah (red) and Brigham Young University (blue). The team colors sought to bridge that divide and make RSL everyone’s team.

In 2006, the owner decided to move the franchise to St. Louis, because government officials refused to fund the new stadium in the state of Utah. However, the relocation didn’t take place. Real Madrid complied with Dave Checketts’s request and made the local authority build the stadium. Under the public’s pressure, the authorities provided funding for Rio Tinto Stadium, so Real stayed in its hometown. In 2013, there was a change of the owner – Checketts sold his stake in Real Salt Lake to minority owner Dell Loy Hansen.

Meaning and History

This soccer club got two logos. Real Salt Lake logos highlight the royal status and reflect the official color scheme, borrowed from FC Barcelona. Both logos have a similar design, but they differ in minor details. The second version of the Real Salt Lake logo had a silver star in honor of the won MLS Cup in 2009.

What is Real Salt Lake?

Real Salt Lake (abbreviated RSL) is an American professional soccer team that is part of the Western Conference and a member of MLS. It was established in 2004 and is owned by businessmen David S. Blitzer and Ryan Smith. The club is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Its home arena is called America First Field.

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2006 – 2009

Debut Real Salt Lake logo is designed as a cobalt blue triangular shield with three outlines of claret red and real gold colors. The lower corner features the stylized soccer ball with geometric patterns of various colors. There is an encircled monogram “RSL” above it, which stands for the team’s initial letters.

The word “Real” with a thin outline takes the upper part of the shield. Letters “R,” “A,” “L,” are uppercase, and “е” is lowercase. Their size on the Real Salt Lake emblem points at the right pronunciation of a Spanish word and rules out the associations with the English word “real.” There’s an imperial crown above the letter “E” – a symbol of the soccer club’s peculiar status. “Salt Lake” is under “AL.” The font of all inscriptions is serif.

2010 – today

After the team’s win in the MLS Cup (in 2009), Dave Checketts decided to add the silver pentagonal star to the Real Salt Lake logo. While working on the logo, designers made insignificant adjustments to the other details as well. They scaled down the heraldic shield, removed the phrase “Real Salt Lake” and the encircled monogram “RSL.” The crown became bigger, and it’s above the letter “R” now.

Font and Colors

Real Salt Lake color codes