2017 Colorado Rapids season

The 2017 Colorado Rapids season was the club's 22nd season of existence, and their 22nd season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Colorado Rapids
2017 season
ChairmanStan Kroenke
Head coachPablo Mastroeni
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupLost 3-1 to FC Dallas in the Fifth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dominique Badji (6)
All: Dominique Badji (7)
Highest home attendance18,586
(June 3 vs. CLB)
Lowest home attendance13,496
(June 21 vs. LA)
Average home league attendance15,250
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Current squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of February 6, 2016.[1]

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Tim Howard (DP)   United States
2 DF Mike da Fonte   United States
3 DF Eric Miller   United States
4 DF Marc Burch   United States
5 DF Mekeil Williams   Trinidad and Tobago
6 MF Sam Cronin   United States
8 MF Dillon Powers   United States
9 FW Kevin Doyle (DP)   Republic of Ireland
11 FW Shkëlzen Gashi (DP)   Albania
12 GK John Berner   United States
14 FW Dominique Badji   Senegal
15 MF Sam Hamilton   United States
16 FW Alan Gordon   United States
17 MF Dillon Serna (HGP)   United States
18 GK Zac MacMath   United States
20 MF Ricardo Perez (HGP)   Mexico
21 MF Bismark Adjei-Boateng   Ghana
22 MF Micheal Azira   Uganda
23 DF Bobby Burling   United States
24 DF Kortne Ford (HGP)   United States
26 DF Dennis Castillo   Costa Rica
29 MF Caleb Calvert   United States
31 GK Cody Mizell (on loan from Charlotte Independence)   United States
33 DF Jared Watts   United States
44 DF Axel Sjöberg   Sweden
94 MF Marlon Hairston   United States

Player movement

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Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date Pos. Player Previous club Fee/notes No. Source
January 6, 2017   Kortne Ford DF   Denver Pioneers [2]
January 6, 2017   Ricardo Perez MF   Creighton Bluejays [2]
January 23, 2017   Alan Gordon FW   LA Galaxy Free Agent signing [2]
January 24, 2017   Nana MF   Manchester City Transfer [2]
March 4, 2017   Sam Hamilton MF   Denver Pioneers MLS SuperDraft [2]
March 14, 2017   Mike da Fonte DF   Sacramento Republic Free Transfer [2]
March 31, 2017   Josh Gatt MF   Minnesota United FC Traded [2]
March 31, 2017   Mohammed Saeid MF   Minnesota United FC Traded [2]
July 26, 2017   Stefan Aigner MF   1860 Munich Free signing [2]
August 10, 2017   Luis Gil MF   Orlando City SC Traded [2]
Date Pos. Player Destination club Fee/notes No. Source
December 11, 2016   Joseph Greenspan DF   Minnesota United FC Traded [2]
December 12, 2016   Sean St. Ledger DF Option declined [2]
December 12, 2016   Marco Pappa MF   CSD Municipal Option declined [2]
December 12, 2016   Zach Pfeffer MF Option declined [2]
December 12, 2016   Conor Doyle FW   Puerto Rico FC Option declined [2]
December 12, 2016   Jermaine Jones MF   LA Galaxy Out of contract [2]
December 12, 2016   Sebastian Le Toux MF   D.C. United Out of contract [2]
March 31, 2017   Marc Burch DF   Minnesota United FC Traded [2]
March 31, 2017   Sam Cronin MF   Minnesota United FC Waived [2]
August 10, 2017   Dillon Powers MF   Orlando City SC Traded [2]

Loans

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Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref

Preseason

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February 4, 2017 Ventura County Fusion 1–1 Colorado Rapids Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.
12:00 MT Casillas   83' Report Badji   86' Stadium: Rolland Stadium
February 8, 2017 Ventura County Fusion 1–6 Colorado Rapids Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.
11:00 MT   89' Report Badji   7'
Calvert   48', 60'
Hairston   69'
Callahan   74'
Siaj   82' (pen.)
Stadium: Rolland Stadium

Desert Diamond Cup

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February 15, 2017 DDC Colorado Rapids 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
11:00 MT Adjei-Boateng   40'
Powers   90 ' (pen.)
Report Didic   51'
Volesky   58'
Mustivar   78'
Porter   90'
Zendejas   90 '
Joya   90 '
Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Allen Chapman
February 18, 2017 DDC Colorado Rapids 3–1 New England Revolution Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
1:00 MT Calvert   44', 60'
Badji   45 1'
Cronin   52'
Report Agudelo   19' Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Kevin Stott
February 22, 2017 DDC Colorado Rapids 1–0 New York City FC Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
5:00 MT Watts   27'
Cronin   45'
Report Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
February 25, 2017 DDC Colorado Rapids 0–2 Houston Dynamo Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
TBD MT Sjöberg   44'
Burch   84'
Report Quioto   43', 67'
Elis   61'
Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Competitions

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
7 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46
8 Real Salt Lake 34 13 15 6 48 56 −8 45
9 Minnesota United FC 34 10 18 6 47 70 −23 36
10 Colorado Rapids 34 9 19 6 31 51 −20 33
11 LA Galaxy 34 8 18 8 45 67 −22 32
Source: MLS
Overall table
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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
18 Orlando City SC 34 10 15 9 39 58 −19 39
19 Minnesota United FC 34 10 18 6 47 70 −23 36
20 Colorado Rapids 34 9 19 6 31 51 −20 33
21 D.C. United 34 9 20 5 31 60 −29 32
22 LA Galaxy 34 8 18 8 45 67 −22 32
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

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 33 9 19 6 31 51  −20 8 5 4 24 20   4 1 14 2 7 31  −24

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAAAHAAHHAAHHHHAHHAAHAHAAAAHAAHHHA
ResultWLDLLLLLWLLWWWLLWLDLDDLLLLWDLLWDWL
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2017. Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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March 4, 2017 1 Colorado Rapids 1–0 New England Revolution Commerce City, Colorado
16:00 MST Badji   52'
Calvert   68'
Powers   69'
Cronin   75'
Report Tierney   14'
Kamara   79'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,126
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
March 11, 2017 2 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Colorado Rapids Harrison, New Jersey
14:00 MST Davis   35'
Miller   45' (o.g.)
Etienne   55'
Royer   79'
Report Azira   90 4' Stadium: Red Bull Arena (New Jersey)
Attendance: 19,375
Referee: Robert Sibiga
March 18, 2017 3 Colorado Rapids 2–2 Minnesota United FC Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 MDT Badji   17'
Cronin   56'
Hairston   59'
Williams   89'
Report Warner   41'
Molino   50' (pen.)
Ramirez   58'
Thiesson   64'
Davis   70'
Shuttleworth   90 4'
Danladi   90 5'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,013
Referee: Nima Saghafi
April 9, 2017 4 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas
17:00 MDT Sinovic  6'
Sánchez  38'
Gerso  58'
Dwyer  85'
Report Miller  84'
Watts  86'
Doyle  94'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,249
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 15, 2017 5
Rocky Mountain Cup
Colorado Rapids 1–2 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 MDT Doyle   29' (Hairston, Nana)
Williams   84'
Watts   85'
Report Movsisyan   85 PK'
Lennon   88' (Phillips)
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,087
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 23, 2017 6 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids Minneapolis, Minnesota
16:00 MDT Molino   33'
Ibarra   72' (Venegas)
Report Badji   18'
Williams   90 2'
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 17.491
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 29, 2017 7 Orlando City SC 2–0 Colorado Rapids Orlando, Florida
14:00 MDT Perez   36'
Rivas   70' (Higuita)Redding   74'
Kaká   90 1'
Report Doyle   20'
Azira   35'
Burling   90 2'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 25,527
Referee: Robert Sibiga
May 5, 2017 8 Colorado Rapids 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Commerce City, Colorado
20:00 MDT Williams   39'   84'
Gashi   80'
Report Montero   48'
Shea   83' (Mezquida)
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,745
Referee: Jorge González
May 13, 2017 9 Colorado Rapids 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes Commerce City, Colorado
14:00 MDT Gashi   29' (Said, Powers), 56' (Badji, Gordon)
Badji   35' (Gordon)
Powers   42'
Miller   55'
Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,567
Referee: Marcos Deoliveira
May 17, 2017 10 Chicago Fire 3–0 Colorado Rapids Bridgeview, Illinois
18:30 MDT Nikolic   15' (Vincent), 74' (de Leeuw)
Accam   57', de Leeuw, Polster'
Report Azira   62' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,244
Referee: Armando Villarreal
May 20, 2017 11 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Colorado Rapids Chester, Pennsylvania
17:00 MDT Bedoya   63'
Sapong   67' (PK)
Medunjanin   75'
Report Calvert   15' (Doyle)   69'   69'
Saeid   44'
Gatt   74'
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 18,399
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 27, 2017 12 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado
18:00 MDT Ford   11' (Gashi)
Burling   19'
Miller   22'
Howard   86'
Doyle   89'
Report Espinoza   41'   90 3' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,648
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
June 3, 2017 13 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Columbus Crew SC Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 MDT Doyle   48'   80' (Hairston, Saeid)
Ford   73'
Azira   79'
Gordon   86' (Gatt)
Report Higuain   61' (Meram) Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,586
Referee: Ismail Elfath
June 21, 2017 15 Colorado Rapids 1–3 LA Galaxy Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 MDT da Fonte   24'
Serna   37' (Badji, Gatt)
Report McBean   5', 63' (Joao Pedro)
Smith   29'
Joao Pedro   34'
Alessandrini   71' (PK)
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,496
Referee: Chris Penso
June 24, 2017 16 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids Atlanta, Georgia
17:00 MDT Martinez   67' (Vazquez)
Almiron   84'
Report Castillo   35'
Gatt   48'
Powers   72'
Azira   81'
Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Attendance: 44,938
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 1, 2017 17 Colorado Rapids 3–1 Houston Dynamo Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 MDT da Fonte   4'
Doyle   21' (Serna, Badji)
Hairston   48' (Badji, Doyle), 69' (Doyle, Badji)
Hamilton   82'
Report Torres   45 5' (DeLaGarza) Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,774
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 4, 2017 18 Colorado Rapids 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 MDT Williams   23'
Boateng   45 2'
Badji   48'   78' (Hairston, Azira)
da Fonte   54'
Gordon   66'
Report Dempsey   6' (Jones), 85' (Bruin, Frei)
Bruin   30' (Dempsey, Lodiero)
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,432
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
July 22, 2017 19 Toronto FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids Toronto, Ontario
17:00 MDT Chapman   5'
Mavinga   26'
[1] Sjöberg   44'
Badji   76' (Gordon)
Hairston   90 5'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 28,060
Referee: Juan Guzman Jr
August 5, 2017 21 Colorado Rapids 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Commerce City, Colorado
20:00 MDT Sjöberg   15'
Azira   45 1'
Doyle   54' (Hairston, Saied)
Miller   68'
Hairston   75'
Report Tchani   5'
Montero   76' (Techera)
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,625
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 12, 2017 22 FC Dallas 0–0 Colorado Rapids Frisco, Texas
18:00 MDT Acosta   16'
Hedges   37'
Report Azira   40'
da Fonte   57'
Doyle   86'
Watts   86'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 14,522
Referee: Alan Kelly
August 19, 2017 23 Colorado Rapids 0–1 D.C. United Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 MDT Watts   78' Report Watts   27' (OG)
Acosta   79'
DeLeon   85'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,089
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
August 23, 2017 24 Portland Timbers 2–1 Colorado Rapids Portland, Oregon
20:30 MDT Valeri   21' (Vytas, Mattocks)
Nagbe   23' (Vytas, Blanco)
Chará   40'
Guzmán   73'
Report Saeid   28' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: David Gantar
August 26, 2017 25 Real Salt Lake 4–1 Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah
20:00 MDT Glad   32'
Plata   41' (Rusnák)
Silva   50' (PK), 90 2' (Lennon)   50'
Acosta   57'
Lennon   90 6' (Saucedo, Mulholland)
Report Gordon   73'   77'
Gatt   82' (Azira)
Doyle   90 4'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,855
Referee: Armando Villarreal
September 2, 2017 26 LA Galaxy 3–0 Colorado Rapids Carson, California
21:00 MDT Alessandrini   18' (PK)
Boateng   22' (Zardes)
Zardes   56' (Alessandrini)
Report Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 17,683
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 9, 2017 27 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
18:30 MDT Clark   55'
Alex   57'
Report Ford   52'
Badji   80'   90 3' (Aigner)
Williams   82'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 18,105
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
September 16, 2017 28 Colorado Rapids 1–1 New York City FC Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 MDT Gatt   58'
Badji   88'
Report McNamara   19' (Pirlo)   90 3'
Johnson   63'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,336
Referee: Chris Penso
September 23, 2017 29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids Vancouver, British Columbia
20:00 MDT Montero   4' (Reyna)
Parker   34'
Reyna   54' (Montero)
Report Watts   14'
Williams   43'
Badji   45'
Azira   87'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 22,120
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
September 27, 2017 30 FC Dallas 2–0 Colorado Rapids Frisco, Texas
18:00 MDT Figueroa   6' (Grana, Diaz)
Lamah   9' (Grana, Diaz)
Hedges   23'
González   84'
Report Burling   12'
Aigner   44'
Saeid   45 1'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Texas)
Attendance: 14,556
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 30, 2017 31 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Montreal Impact Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 MDT Watts   12'
Aigner   45 3' (Williams)
Ford   48'
Gordon   81' (Badji, Williams)   82'
Report Lovitz   32'
Mancosu   62' (Piette)
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,791
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
October 7, 2017 32 Colorado Rapids 1–1 FC Dallas Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 MDT Aigner   15' (Gatt)
Nana   22'
Badji   68'
Report Harris   54' (Morales)   69' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,598
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
October 15, 2017 33 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado
17:30 MDT Gatt   3' (Gordon)
Badji   24'
Nana   90 5'
Report Horst   43' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,102
Referee: Armando Villarreal
October 22, 2017 34 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington
14:00 MDT Bruin   9' (Dempsey)
Dempsey   24'
Torres   29'
Roldan   51'
Lodeiro   64' (PK), 90 4'   90 4'
Jones   90 1'
Report Aigner   32'
Ford   60'
Sjöberg   62'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 44,370
Referee: Chris Penso

U.S. Open Cup

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June 14, 2017 Fourth Round Colorado Rapids 3–2 OKC Energy FC Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 MDT Badji   49' (Castillo)
Miller   66' (Gordon)
Castillo   68'   89' (Powers)
Powers   83'
Report Gonzalez   38' (Jackson)
Rasmussen   45 1' (Jackson)
Barril   77'
Wallace   90 2'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 1,790
Referee: Karen Abt
June 27, 2017 Fifth Round FC Dallas 3–1 Colorado Rapids Frisco, Texas
18:00 MDT Pomykal   16'
Díaz   45' (PK)
Hollingshead   57' (Lamah)
Morales   89'
Report Ford   27'   88'
Hamilton   45 1'
Azira   46' (Calvert)
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Texas)
Attendance: 4,131
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Squad statistics

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As of match played 22 July 2017

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Tim Howard 12 0 12 0 0 0
2 DF   USA Mike da Fonte 9 0 8 1 0 0 0
3 DF   USA Eric Miller 18 1 16 0 1 1 1
5 DF   TRI Mekeil Williams 11 0 9 1 0 1 0
8 MF   USA Dillon Powers 16 0 11 3 0 2 0
9 FW   IRL Kevin Doyle 19 4 16 2 4 0 1 0
11 FW   ALB Shkëlzen Gashi 10 2 7 2 2 1 0
14 FW   SEN Dominique Badji 19 7 15 3 6 0 1 1
15 MF   USA Sam Hamilton 5 0 1 2 0 2 0
16 FW   USA Alan Gordon 14 2 4 9 2 1 0
17 MF   USA Dillon Serna 13 1 5 7 1 1 0
18 GK   USA Zac MacMath 7 0 5 0 2 0
21 MF   GHA Nana 7 0 4 2 0 1 0
22 MF   UGA Micheal Azira 19 1 17 1 0 0 1 1
23 DF   USA Bobby Burling 10 0 7 2 0 1 0
24 DF   USA Kortne Ford 10 1 9 1 1 0
29 FW   USA Caleb Calvert 13 1 3 9 1 1 0
33 DF   USA Jared Watts 13 0 10 2 0 1 0
44 DF   SWE Axel Sjöberg 7 0 6 0 1 0
45 MF   USA Joshua Gatt 10 0 4 4 0 1 1 0
90 MF   SWE Mohammed Saeid 14 0 13 1 0 0 0
94 MF   USA Marlon Hairston 20 3 16 3 3 0 1 0
Players away from Colorado Rapids on loan:
20 MF   MEX Ricardo Perez 2 0 0 0 2 0
26 DF   CRC Dennis Castillo 5 1 3 0 2 1
Players who left Colorado Rapids during the season:
6 MF   USA Sam Cronin 3 0 3 0 0 0
4 DF   USA Marc Burch 3 0 3 0 0 0

Goal scorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW   14 Dominique Badji 6 1 7
2 FW   9 Kevin Doyle 4 0 4
3 MF   94 Marlon Hairston 3 0 3
4 FW   11 Shkëlzen Gashi 2 0 2
FW   16 Alan Gordon 2 0 2
5 MF   17 Dillon Serna 1 0 1
DF   3 Eric Miller 0 1 1
DF   24 Kortne Ford 1 0 1
DF   26 Dennis Castillo 0 1 1
FW   29 Caleb Calvert 1 0 1
MF   22 Micheal Azira 0 1 1
TOTALS 20 4 24

Updated July 24, 2017

Disciplinary record

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Number Nation Position Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
           
1   GK Tim Howard 1 0 0 0 1 0
2   DF Mike da Fonte 3 0 0 0 3 0
3   DF Eric Miller 3 0 0 0 3 0
5   DF Mekeil Williams 5 1 0 0 5 1
6   MF Sam Cronin 2 0 0 0 2 0
8   MF Dillon Powers 3 0 1 0 4 0
9   FW Kevin Doyle 3 0 0 0 3 0
11   MF Shkëlzen Gashi 1 0 0 0 1 0
14   FW Dominique Badji 2 0 0 0 2 0
15   MF Sam Hamilton 1 0 1 0 2 0
16   FW Alan Gordon 2 0 0 0 2 0
21   FW Nana 1 0 0 0 1 0
22   MF Micheal Azira 5 0 0 0 5 0
23   DF Bobby Burling 2 0 0 0 2 0
24   DF Kortne Ford 1 0 2 1 3 1
26   DF Dennis Castillo 1 0 1 0 2 0
29   FW Caleb Calvert 3 1 0 0 3 1
33   DF Jared Watts 1 1 0 0 1 1
44   DF Axel Sjöberg 1 0 0 0 1 0
45   MF Joshua Gatt 2 0 0 0 2 0
90   MF Mohammed Saeid 1 0 0 0 1 0
94   MF Marlon Hairston 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 44 3 5 1 49 4

References

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  1. ^ "Players". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Transactions". Archived from the original on December 12, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2017.