America First Field (formerly Rio Tinto Stadium ) is an American soccer-specific stadium in Sandy, Utah, that serves as home stadium for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.
The stadium opened on October 9, 2008, and seats 20,213 for soccer, but can be expanded to over 25,000 for concerts.
Rio Tinto's sponsorship of the stadium was set to expire in December of 2020 but retained its branding through 2021.
Real Salt Lake sought a ten-year commitment from its next stadium naming rights partner.
On September 10, 2022, RSL announced a naming rights agreement with America First Credit Union, with the stadium subsequently renamed America First Field with immediate effect.
Real Salt Lake 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 in the Western Conference.
Founded in 2004, the club began play in 2005 as an expansion team of the league.
In domestic soccer, Real Salt Lake won the 2009 MLS Cup, and they finished as runners-up in the Supporters Shield in 2010 and the 2013 editions of both the U.S. Open Cup and MLS Cup.
The club additionally finished runners-up in the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League, becoming the first American club to do so during the tournament's group stage format.
The Spanish title Real, meaning "royal" in English, has been used since the early 20th century by Spanish soccer clubs who have received royal patronage from a reigning monarch - most notably Madrid, Zaragoza, Betis and Sociedad.
The main rival of Real Salt Lake is considered to be the Colorado Rapids, with the two teams being the closest to each other geographically, and also competing for the annual Rocky Mountain Cup.
Real Salt Lake has six supporters groups-Salt City United, Rogue Cavaliers Brigade, Section 26, Riot Brigade, Los Caballeros Reales and La Barra-which as of 2019 all exist under a larger unified umbrella group known as The Riot.
Leo the Lion is the official mascot of Real Salt Lake.
In 2011, Branden Steineckert, drummer of punk band Rancid and a supporter of Real Salt Lake, composed the song "Believe" in honor of the club.
Initially posted on KZitem, the song has since been adopted as the team's official anthem, being sung at the beginning of every home game, at the end of every home game if the result is a win, as well as after all goals scored by RSL.
The song used prior to the anthem was the woohoo yeehoo lyrics from The Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani.
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