2019 Colorado Rapids season

Summary

The 2019 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twenty-fourth season of existence and their twenty-fourth consecutive season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer. Colorado also competed in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covers the period from October 29, 2018 to the start of the 2020 Major League Soccer season.

Colorado Rapids
2019 season
OwnerStan Kroenke
Head coachAnthony Hudson (until May 1)[1]
Conor Casey (interim, May 1 – August 25)
Robin Fraser (from August 25)[2]
Major League SoccerConference: 9th
Overall: 16th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupFourth round
(knocked out by New Mexico United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Kei Kamara (14)
All: Kei Kamara (14)
Highest home attendance16,998
(June 1 vs. Cincinnati)
Lowest home attendance2,619
(June 12 vs. New Mexico, USOC)
Average home league attendance14,284
Biggest win6–3
(August 3 vs. Montreal)
Biggest defeat1–4
(March 30 vs. Houston, April 20 at Chicago)
← 2018
2020 →

Background edit

Colorado finished the 2018 season second-bottom of the Western Conference table, with the third-worst overall record in MLS. The Rapids finished 11th in the Western Conference and 21st in the overall table. The team scored a league-low 36 goals in 34 matches, and conceded 63 goals. Dominique Badji, who was traded to FC Dallas on July 23, led Colorado with seven goals across all competitions.

Outside of MLS play, the Rapids played in the 2018 edition of the U.S. Open Cup, where they lost in the fourth round to Nashville SC. They also played in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, where they were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Toronto FC.

Roster edit

As of match played October 6, 2019[3]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Tim Howard   GK (1979-03-06)March 6, 1979 (aged 40) 2016   Everton 103 0
15 Andre Rawls   GK (1991-12-20)December 20, 1991 (aged 27) 2019   New York City FC 0 0
31 Clint Irwin   GK (1989-04-01)April 1, 1989 (aged 30) 2019   Toronto FC 105 0
Defenders
2 Keegan Rosenberry   DF (1993-12-11)December 11, 1993 (aged 25) 2019   Philadelphia Union 35 1
3 Kofi Opare   DF (1990-10-12)October 12, 1990 (aged 28) 2019   D.C. United 3 0
4 Danny Wilson   DF (1991-12-27)December 27, 1991 (aged 27) 2018   Rangers 45 2
5 Tommy Smith   DF (1990-03-31)March 31, 1990 (aged 29) 2018   Ipswich Town 64 7
6 Lalas Abubakar   DF (1994-12-25)December 25, 1994 (aged 24) 2019   Columbus Crew SC (loan) 23 0
13 Sam Vines   DF (1999-05-31)May 31, 1999 (aged 20) 2018   Charlotte Independence 28 0
18 Sam Raben   DF (1997-05-11)May 11, 1997 (aged 22) 2019   Wake Forest Demon Deacons 0 0
22 Sebastian Anderson   DF (2002-08-08)August 8, 2002 (aged 17) 2019   Colorado Rapids Academy 7 1
24 Kortne Ford   DF (1996-01-26)January 26, 1996 (aged 23) 2017   Denver Pioneers 38 1
27 Deklan Wynne   DF (1995-03-20)March 20, 1995 (aged 24) 2018   Whitecaps FC 2 39 0
44 Axel Sjöberg   DF (1991-03-08)March 8, 1991 (aged 28) 2015   Marquette Golden Eagles 95 3
Midfielders
10 Kellyn Acosta   MF (1995-07-24)July 24, 1995 (aged 24) 2018   FC Dallas 44 4
17 Dillon Serna   MF (1994-03-25)March 25, 1994 (aged 25) 2013   Akron Zips 113 12
19 Jack Price   MF (1992-12-19)December 19, 1992 (aged 26) 2018   Wolverhampton Wanderers 61 2
20 Nicolás Mezquida   MF (1992-01-21)January 21, 1992 (aged 27) 2019   Vancouver Whitecaps FC 33 5
26 Cole Bassett   MF (2001-07-28)July 28, 2001 (aged 18) 2018   Colorado Rapids U-23 27 3
28 Sam Nicholson   MF (1995-01-20)January 20, 1995 (aged 24) 2018   Minnesota United FC 48 4
Forwards
7 Diego Rubio   FW (1993-05-15)May 15, 1993 (aged 26) 2019   Sporting Kansas City 27 12
11 Jonathan Lewis   FW (1997-06-04)June 4, 1997 (aged 22) 2019   New York City FC 16 5
12 Niki Jackson   FW (1995-08-25)August 25, 1995 (aged 24) 2018   Grand Canyon Antelopes 20 3
23 Kei Kamara   FW (1984-09-01)September 1, 1984 (aged 35) 2019   Vancouver Whitecaps FC 29 14
29 Matt Hundley   FW (2000-05-11)May 11, 2000 (aged 19) 2019   UCLA Bruins 0 0
99 Andre Shinyashiki   FW (1997-06-11)June 11, 1997 (aged 22) 2019   Denver Pioneers 31 7
Out on loan
8 Johan Blomberg   MF (1987-06-14)June 14, 1987 (aged 32) 2018   AIK 30 0
14 Abdul Rwatubyaye   DF (1996-10-23)October 23, 1996 (aged 22) 2019   Sporting Kansas City 0 0

Non-competitive edit

Preseason edit

February 2 Friendly FC Cincinnati 1–0 Colorado Rapids Bradenton, FL
8:30 AM MST
  • Waston   21'
  • Lasso   52',   59'
Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 0
February 9 Friendly Colorado Rapids 5–0 Ventura County Fusion Chula Vista, CA
1:00 PM MST
Report Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played with 30-minute halves.
February 9 Friendly Colorado Rapids v San Diego Toreros Chula Vista, CA
1:00 PM MST Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
Note: Match was cancelled and was not rescheduled.
February 12 Friendly Colorado Rapids 0–2 Toronto FC Chula Vista, CA
4:30 PM MST Report
Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played with a 30-minute second half.
February 16 Friendly Las Vegas Lights 0–3 Colorado Rapids Las Vegas, NV
11:30 AM MST Report
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 0
February 16 Friendly Las Vegas Lights 2–2 Colorado Rapids Las Vegas, NV
3:00 PM MST
Report
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 5,619
February 23 Friendly LA Galaxy 1–3 Colorado Rapids Carson, CA
9:00 PM MST Ibrahimović   77' Report Kamara   42'
Rubio   69', 85'
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
February 24 Friendly LA Galaxy 3–1 Colorado Rapids Carson, CA
11:30 AM MST Boateng   40'
  46'
  60'
Report Jackson   53' Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 0

Midseason edit

July 15 Friendly Colorado Rapids 0–3 Arsenal Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Competitive edit

Major League Soccer edit

Standings edit

Western Conference edit
2019 MLS Western Conference standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 FC Dallas (P) 34 13 12 9 48 46 +2 48 Playoffs first round
8 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 16 5 51 52 −1 44
9 Colorado Rapids 34 12 16 6 57 60 −3 42
10 Houston Dynamo 34 12 18 4 45 57 −12 40
11 Sporting Kansas City 34 10 16 8 49 67 −18 38
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(P) Playoffs berth
Overall table edit
2019 MLS regular season standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
14 New England Revolution 34 11 11 12 50 57 −7 45
15 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 16 5 52 55 −3 44
16 Colorado Rapids 34 12 16 6 58 63 −5 42
17 Chicago Fire 34 10 12 12 55 47 +8 42
18 Montreal Impact (V) 34 12 17 5 47 60 −13 41 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 42 12 16 6 58 63  −5 9 6 2 36 29  +7 3 10 4 22 34  −12

Source: MLS standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round edit

Round12345689101112131415161718192021222324252627282973031323334
StadiumHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAAAAHHAAHA
ResultDLDLLLLLLLLWWDWWDWLDLLWWLDLWWWLWWL
Source: Colorado schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results edit

March 2 1 Colorado Rapids 3–3 Portland Timbers Commerce City, CO
4:00 PM MST
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 12,717
Referee: Drew Fischer
March 9 2 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids Seattle, WA
8:00 PM MST
Report
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,725
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
March 17 3 Colorado Rapids 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 11,037
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 23 4 FC Dallas 2–1 Colorado Rapids Frisco, TX
3:55 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 14,514
Referee: Chris Penso
March 30 5 Colorado Rapids 1–4 Houston Dynamo Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 11,061
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 6 6 Orlando City SC 4–3 Colorado Rapids Orlando, FL
5:30 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 22,450
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 10 7 Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Note: The match was postponed prior to kickoff due to inclement weather.[4]
April 13 8 Colorado Rapids 2–3 D.C. United Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,094
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 20 9 Chicago Fire 4–1 Colorado Rapids Bridgeview, IL
11:00 AM MDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 12,967
Referee: David Gantar
April 27 10 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids Atlanta, GA
4:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 43,005
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 3 11 Colorado Rapids 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,794
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May 11 12 Colorado Rapids 2–3 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,437
Referee: Robert Sibiga
May 19 13 LA Galaxy 0–1 Colorado Rapids Carson, CA
6:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 19,015
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 25 14 Colorado Rapids 3–2 Columbus Crew SC Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,843
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 29 15 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Colorado Rapids Chester, PA
5:30 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 14,207
Referee: Tim Ford
June 1 16 Colorado Rapids 3–1 FC Cincinnati Commerce City, CO
6:30 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,998
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 8 17 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Minnesota United FC Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,160
Referee: Ramy Touchan
June 22 18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Colorado Rapids Vancouver, BC
8:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 19,893
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 28 19 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Los Angeles FC Commerce City, CO
8:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,968
Referee: David Gantar
July 4 20 Colorado Rapids 1–2 New England Revolution Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,584
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
July 13 21 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids Portland, OR
9:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 20 22 Colorado Rapids 1–2 New York City FC Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,359
Referee: Chris Penso
July 27 23 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Colorado Rapids San Jose, CA
8:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 17,762
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 3 24 Colorado Rapids 6–3 Montreal Impact Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,007
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
August 10 25 Colorado Rapids 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,870
Referee: Timothy Ford
August 14 26 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids Saint Paul, MN
6:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,629
Referee: Drew Fischer
August 17 27 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Colorado Rapids Houston, TX
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 15,458
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 24 28 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids Sandy, UT
8:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,384
Referee: Ted Unkel
August 31 29 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Colorado Rapids Harrison, NJ
5:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 17,089
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 7 7 Colorado Rapids 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,607
Referee: Kevin Stott
Note: The match was postponed prior to kickoff on April 10 due to inclement weather.[4]
September 11 30 Colorado Rapids 2–1 LA Galaxy Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,945
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 15 31 Toronto FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids Toronto, ON
3:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 24,810
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
September 21 32 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, KS
6:30 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,862
Referee: Nima Saghafi
September 29 33 Colorado Rapids 3–0 FC Dallas Commerce City, CO
5:30 PM MDT
Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,352
Referee: Chris Penso
October 6 34 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids Los Angeles, CA
2:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,537
Referee: Robert Sibiga

U.S. Open Cup edit

June 12 Fourth round Colorado Rapids   2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
  New Mexico United Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 2,619
Referee: Malik Badawi
Penalties

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Tim Howard 25 0 25 0 0 0
2 DF   USA Keegan Rosenberry 35 1 34 1 1 0
3 DF   GHA Kofi Opare 3 0 3 0 0 0
4 DF   SCO Danny Wilson 21 2 15+5 2 1 0
5 DF   NZL Tommy Smith 28 3 27 3 0+1 0
6 DF   GHA Lalas Abubakar 23 0 22 0 1 0
7 FW   CHI Diego Rubio 27 12 25+1 11 1 1
8 MF   SWE Johan Blomberg 4 0 1+2 0 1 0
10 MF   USA Kellyn Acosta 32 2 30+1 2 0+1 0
11 FW   USA Jonathan Lewis 16 5 10+6 5 0 0
12 FW   USA Niki Jackson 4 0 0+4 0 0 0
13 DF   USA Sam Vines 27 0 23+3 0 0+1 0
14 DF   RWA Abdul Rwatubyaye 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 GK   USA Andre Rawls 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   USA Dillon Serna 15 0 6+8 0 1 0
18 DF   USA Sam Raben 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   ENG Jack Price 27 1 25+2 1 0 0
20 MF   URU Nicolás Mezquida 33 5 11+21 4 1 1
22 DF   USA Sebastian Anderson 7 1 5+1 1 1 0
23 FW   SLE Kei Kamara 29 14 29 14 0 0
24 DF   USA Kortne Ford 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   USA Cole Bassett 21 2 14+6 2 1 0
27 DF   NZL Deklan Wynne 11 0 11 0 0 0
28 MF   SCO Sam Nicholson 28 2 19+8 2 0+1 0
29 FW   USA Matt Hundley 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK   USA Clint Irwin 12 0 9+2 0 1 0
44 DF   SWE Axel Sjöberg 8 0 5+2 0 1 0
99 FW   BRA Andre Shinyashiki 31 7 18+13 7 0 0
Players who left Colorado during the season:
6 MF   USA Benny Feilhaber 9 2 7+2 2 0 0
21 MF   GHA Bismark Adjei-Boateng 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Colorado stats

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
           
1 GK   Tim Howard 1 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF   Keegan Rosenberry 3 0 1 0 4 0
4 DF   Danny Wilson 4 0 1 0 5 0
5 DF   Tommy Smith 3 1 0 0 3 1
6 DF   Lalas Abubakar 7 0 0 0 7 0
7 FW   Diego Rubio 10 1 0 0 10 1
8 MF   Johan Blomberg 1 1 1 0 2 1
10 MF   Kellyn Acosta 8 1 1 0 9 1
11 FW   Jonathan Lewis 2 0 0 0 2 0
13 DF   Sam Vines 2 0 0 0 2 0
19 MF   Jack Price 9 1 0 0 9 1
20 MF   Nicolás Mezquida 4 0 0 0 4 0
22 DF   Sebastian Anderson 1 1 0 0 1 1
23 FW   Kei Kamara 5 1 0 0 5 1
26 MF   Cole Bassett 1 0 0 0 1 0
28 MF   Sam Nicholson 2 0 0 0 2 0
44 DF   Axel Sjöberg 0 1 0 1 0 2
99 FW   Andre Shinyashiki 3 0 0 0 3 0
Players who left Colorado during the season:
6 MF   Benny Feilhaber 3 0 0 0 3 0

Source: Colorado stats

Clean sheets edit

No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played
1   Tim Howard 5 0 5 25
15   Andre Rawls 0 0 0 0
31   Clint Irwin 1 0 1 12

Source: Colorado stats

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
MF   Nicolás Mezquida   Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver receives GK Zac MacMath. Dec 9, 2018 [5]
FW   Kei Kamara   FC Cincinnati Cincinnati receives a 2019 International Roster Spot. Dec 11, 2018 [6]
GK   Andre Rawls   New York City FC Selected in Stage One of the 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Dec 14, 2018 [7]
GK   Clint Irwin   Toronto FC Toronto receives a second round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Dec 14, 2018 [8]
FW   Diego Rubio   Sporting Kansas City SKC receives MF Kelyn Rowe, $300,000 in allocation money. Dec 18, 2018 [9]
DF   Keegan Rosenberry   Philadelphia Union Philadelphia receives $300,000 in allocation monies, future considerations. Dec 19, 2018 [10]
MF   Benny Feilhaber   Los Angeles FC Signed to a one-year contract with a club option for 2020. Jan 11, 2019 [11]
FW   Andre Shinyashiki   Denver Pioneers Selected in the First Round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Jan 11, 2019 [12]
FW   Matt Hundley   UCLA Bruins Signed as a Homegrown Player. Jan 15, 2019 [13]
DF   Sam Raben   Wake Forest Demon Deacons Signed as a Homegrown Player. Jan 15, 2019 [13]
DF   Kofi Opare   D.C. United Signed to a one-year contract. Feb 25, 2019 [14]
DF   Sebastian Anderson   Colorado Rapids Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player. Apr 3, 2019 [15]
FW   Jonathan Lewis   New York City FC NYCFC receives $650,000 in targeted allocation money, a 2020 International Roster Spot. May 8, 2019 [16]
DF   Abdul Rwatubyaye   Sporting Kansas City SKC receives MF Benny Feilhaber. May 8, 2019 [17]

SuperDraft edit

The following players were selected by Colorado in the MLS SuperDraft, but did not sign a contract with the club.[18]

Pos. Player College Notes Date Source
DF   Marcello Borges   Michigan Wolverines Selected in the second round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Signed for   Detroit City for the NPSL Members Cup. Jan 11, 2019 [19][20]
DF   Jacob Hauser-Ramsey   UConn Huskies Selected in the second round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Signed for   Memphis 901 on Mar 21, 2019. Jan 11, 2019 [21][22]
MF   Robbie Mertz   Michigan Wolverines Selected in the Fourth Round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Signed for   Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on Mar 29, 2019. Jan 14, 2019 [23][24]

Loan in edit

Pos. Player Parent club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
DF   Lalas Abubakar   Columbus Crew SC Remainder of the 2019 Major League Soccer season. Columbus receives $125,000 in targeted allocation money. May 8, 2019 [25]

Out edit

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
MF   Giles Barnes   Hyderabad FC Contract option declined. Signed for Hyderabad on Oct 9, 2019. Nov 27, 2018 [26]
FW   Yannick Boli   Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Contract expired. Signed for Ratchaburi on Dec 11, 2018. Nov 27, 2018 [26][27]
FW   Caleb Calvert   Saint Louis FC Contract option declined. Signed for Saint Louis on Dec 22, 2018. Nov 27, 2018 [26][28]
DF   Kip Colvey Contract option declined. Retired. Nov 27, 2018 [26][29]
DF   Mike da Fonte   OKC Energy Contract option declined. Signed for OKC on Mar 28, 2019. Nov 27, 2018 [26][30]
GK   Andrew Dykstra Contract expired. Retired Nov 27, 2018 [26]
MF   Sam Hamilton   New Mexico United Contract option declined. Signed for New Mexico on Nov 28, 2018. Nov 27, 2018 [26][31]
MF   Enzo Martínez   Charlotte Independence Contract option declined. Signed for Charlotte on Dec 20, 2018. Nov 27, 2018 [26][32]
FW   Jack McBean Contract option declined. Retired. Nov 27, 2018 [26][33]
MF   Ricardo Pérez   Lansing Ignite Contract option declined. Signed for Lansing on Mar 13, 2019. Nov 27, 2018 [26][34]
GK   Zac MacMath   Vancouver Whitecaps FC Colorado receives MF Nicolás Mezquida, $100,000 in targeted allocation money. Dec 9, 2018 [5]
DF   Edgar Castillo   New England Revolution Colorado receives MF Kelyn Rowe. Dec 18, 2018 [35]
MF   Marlon Hairston   Houston Dynamo Colorado receives $175,000 in general allocation money. Jan 11, 2019 [36]
FW   Shkëlzen Gashi   FC Aarau Waived. Signed for Aarau on Jul 12, 2019. Mar 1, 2019 [37][38]
MF   Benny Feilhaber   Sporting Kansas City Colorado receives DF Abdul Rwatubyaye, a 2019 International Roster Spot, $50,000 in targeted allocation money, a second round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, future considerations. May 8, 2019 [17]
MF   Bismark Adjei-Boateng   Kuopion Palloseura Contract terminated by mutual consent. Signed for Kuopion Palloseura on Dec 12, 2019. Jul 12, 2019 [39]

Loan out edit

Pos. Player Loanee club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
DF   Sam Raben   Colorado Springs Switchbacks Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season. Feb 18, 2019 Mar 9, 2019 [40][41]
Mar 16, 2019 Sep 7, 2019 [42][43]
FW   Matt Hundley   Colorado Springs Switchbacks Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season. Mar 6, 2019 Sep 7, 2019 [44][43]
GK   Andre Rawls   Colorado Springs Switchbacks Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season. Mar 6, 2019 Mar 15, 2019 [44][45]
Mar 23, 2019 May 29, 2019 [46][47]
Jun 1, 2019 Jul 27, 2019 [48][49]
Aug 31, 2019 Sep 7, 2019 [50][43]
GK   Clint Irwin   Colorado Springs Switchbacks One game. Mar 15, 2019 Mar 23, 2019 [45][51]
Apr 24, 2019 Apr 27, 2019 [52][53]
May 4, 2019 May 11, 2019 [54][55]
DF   Kofi Opare   Colorado Springs Switchbacks One game. Mar 15, 2019 Apr 6, 2019 [45][56]
FW   Niki Jackson   Charlotte Independence Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season. Apr 12, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 [57][58]
FW   Andre Shinyashiki   Colorado Springs Switchbacks One game. Apr 24, 2019 Apr 27, 2019 [52][53]
May 4, 2019 May 11, 2019 [54][55]
DF   Abdul Rwatubyaye   Colorado Springs Switchbacks Remainder of the 2019 USL Championship season. May 17, 2019 [59]
MF   Johan Blomberg   GIF Sundsvall Remainder of his contract. Aug 13, 2019 [60]
DF   Sebastian Anderson   Colorado Springs Switchbacks Remainder of the 2019 Major League Soccer season. Aug 23, 2019 Aug 27, 2019 [61][62]
MF   Cole Bassett   Colorado Springs Switchbacks Remainder of the 2019 Major League Soccer season. Aug 23, 2019 Aug 27, 2019 [61][62]

Awards edit

MLS Team of the Week
Week Starters Bench Opponent(s) Link
1   Benny Feilhaber
  Tim Howard
Portland Timbers [1]
6   Cole Bassett Orlando City SC [2]
7   Benny Feilhaber D.C. United [3]
12   Jonathan Lewis LA Galaxy [4]
13   Sam Nicholson Columbus Crew SC [5]
14   Andre Shinyashiki Philadelphia Union
FC Cincinnati
[6]
15   Lalas Abubakar
  Tim Howard
  Kei Kamara
  Jack Price Minnesota United FC [7]
16   Lalas Abubakar
  Kei Kamara
Vancouver Whitecaps FC [8]
17   Sam Vines Los Angeles FC [9]
22   Kei Kamara
  Jack Price
Montreal Impact [10]
23   Keegan Rosenberry   Diego Rubio San Jose Earthquakes [11]
24   Diego Rubio Minnesota United FC
Houston Dynamo
[12]
26   Jonathan Lewis
  Tommy Smith
New York Red Bulls [13]
27   Andre Shinyashiki
  Sam Vines
  Keegan Rosenberry Seattle Sounders FC [14]
28   Keegan Rosenberry LA Galaxy
Toronto FC
[15]
29   Jack Price   Kei Kamara
  Tommy Smith
Sporting Kansas City [16]
30   Kei Kamara   Sam Vines FC Dallas [17]
MLS Goal of the Week
Week Player Opponent Link
1   Andre Shinyashiki Portland Timbers [18]
MLS Player of the Week
Week Player Opponent Link
27   Andre Shinyashiki Seattle Sounders FC [19]

Kits edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Specialty
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Record
Home Burgundy Blue Burgundy Match 1 vs. Portland / 9–10–5
Away White White White Match 4 vs. Dallas / 3–6–1
Specialty Teal Teal Teal Match 8 vs. Chicago / 0–1–0

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Colorado Rapids Media Relations (May 1, 2019). "Anthony Hudson relieved of duties, Conor Casey named interim head coach". ColoradoRapids.com. Colorado Rapids. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Mood, Abbie (August 25, 2019). "Colorado Rapids announce Robin Fraser as next head coach". BurgundyWave.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
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