Real Salt Lake (RSL) is an American professional soccer club based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes as a member club of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Western Conference. Founded in 2004, the club began play in 2005 as an expansion team of the league. The 2009 MLS Cup Champions, play at the stunning America First Field (formerly known at Rio Tinto Stadium) in Sandy. Which boasts a mountainous backdrop and electrifying atmosphere.