2009 Colorado Rapids season
The 2009 Colorado Rapids season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 21 with a 2-1 loss at Chivas USA and ended on October 24 with a 3-0 loss to Real Salt Lake. The result put RSL in the playoffs as the 8th seed and kept Colorado out on goal differential.
| 2009 season | |||
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| Owner |  Stan Kroenke | ||
| Coach |  Gary Smith | ||
| Major League Soccer | 6th | ||
| 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| Rocky Mountain Cup | Runners-Up | ||
| Average home league attendance | 13,018[1] | ||
| Biggest win | COL 4-0 RBNY (7/25) COL 4-0 CHV (8/8) | ||
| Biggest defeat | SEA 3-0 COL (6/28) RSL 3-0 COL (10/24) | ||
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Squad
First-team squad
As of June 20, 2009.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club
Management
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Technical Director | Paul Bravo |
| Head Coach | Gary Smith |
| Assistant Coach | Steve Guppy |
| Goalkeeper Coach | David Kramer |
Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: Colorado Rapids
Other information
| Owner | Stan Kroenke |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Dick's Sporting Goods Park (18,776 / N/A) |
Source: Colorado Rapids
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | — | — | March 21, 2009 |
Updated to match played April 15, 2008
Source: Competitions
Standings
| Pos | Club | Pts | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 48 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | |
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 48 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 47 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | |
| 4 | Chivas USA | 45 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 40 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | |
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | 40 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 39 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +4 | |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | |
| 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs | |
| 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Crew (SS, E1) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy (W1) | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2 |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | 2010 North American SuperLiga 3 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | 2010 North American SuperLiga 3 |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2 |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 1 |
| 13 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| 15 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 |
Source:
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion
- ^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
- ^Note 2 - The winner of the 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) and the winner of MLS Cup 2009 (Real Salt Lake) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2009 (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of the 2009 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
- ^Note 3 - SuperLiga 2010 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Houston, Chicago, Chivas USA and New England).
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 28 | −11 |
Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: Colorado Rapids
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Matches
Win Tie Loss
MLS
March
| March 21, 2009 | Chivas USA | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California United States |
Harris  51'Nagamura  55'Nagamura 59'Nagamura 61'Marsch 73' |
Report | Cummings 30' Clark 62' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,453 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| March 28, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Commerce City, Colorado, United States |
| Gibbs 22' Cooke 65'Kimura 67'Cummings 74' |
Report | Kraus 63' Leathers 64'Gomez 82' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,885 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
April
| April 4, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–3 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California United States |
| Gonzalez 37' Gordon 48' |
Report | Casey 1' Gibbs 46+'Casey 49'Casey 63'Ballouchy 66'Casey 84' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,709 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| April 11, 2009 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Columbus, Ohio United States |
| Ekpo 29' Schelotto 41' |
Report | Gibbs 26' Palguta 68'Casey 82'Burpo 94+' |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| April 19, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Ching 20' Clark 34'Davis 63' |
Report | Casey 25' Clark 28'Mastroeni 58'Cummings 73' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 12,708 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| April 25, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Clark 60' |
Report | Donovan 82' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,180 Referee: Alex Prus |
May
| May 2, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| LaBrocca 11' Ihemelu 37'Kimura 60' |
Report | Olave  41'Findley 54'Beckerman 86' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 9,045 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| May 16, 2009 | New England Revolution | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Foxborough, Massachusetts United States |
| Phelan 4' Ralston 18' |
Report | Casey 3' Casey 41'Cummings 50' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,677 Referee: Shane Moody |
| May 23, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 2–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| 19:30 MDT | Clark 26' Casey 47'Ihemelu 67' |
Report | Montero 17' Jaqua 28'Hurtado 57'Vagenas 61'Jaqua 76' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,528 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| May 30, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 2–3 | Colorado Rapids | East Rutherford, New Jersey United States |
| Angel 45' (pen.) Goldthwaite 59' Borman 73' Borman 80' Angel 82' |
Report | Casey 25' Casey 48' Ballouchy 60' Palguta 71' Pickens 77' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 12,039 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
June
| June 6, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah United States |
| Espindola 22' Russell 73'  82'Movsisyan 79'Mathis 87' |
Report | Ballouchy 3' LaBrocca 45'Ihemelu 76'Cummings 88' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,546 Referee: Jeff Gontarek |
| June 20, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 3–0 | D.C. United | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Cummings 11' Gibbs 12'Cummings 43'Clark 49' |
Report | John 22' Wallace 53' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,416 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| June 24, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Cummings 84' |
Report | Ferreira 37' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,583 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| June 28, 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–0 | Colorado Rapids | Seattle, Washington United States |
| 13:00 PST | Ljungberg 19' Montero 23'Jaqua 48'Jaqua 68'Evans 71' |
Report | Ihemelu 17' Mastroeni 29'Palguta 41' |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 32,526 Referee: Alex Prus |
July
| July 4, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Chicago Fire | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Gibbs 24' Peterson 76'Casey 80' |
Report | Pappa 30' Conde 37' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 19,680 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| July 11, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | FC Dallas | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Ihemelu 13' LaBrocca 17'Kimura 79'Ballouchy 84'Dalby 89' |
Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Yader Reyes |
| July 18, 2009 | D.C. United | 3–1 | Colorado Rapids | Washington, D.C. United States |
| Fred 29' Moreno 47' (pen.)Namoff 56'Emilio 61' |
Report | Namoff 14' (o.g.) Mastroeni 48'Casey 84' |
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 18,248 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| July 25, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 4–0 | New York Red Bulls | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Peterson 5' Baudet 34'Noonan 46'LaBrocca 61'Ballouchy 67' |
Report | Krupnik 33' Ubiparipovic 45'Petke 68' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,816 Referee: Jasen Anno |
August
| August 1, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 0–1 | Columbus Crew | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Ihemelu 60' 84' |
Report | Marshall 39' Garey 47+' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,851 Referee: Yader Reyes |
| August 8, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 4–0 | Chivas USA | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Mastroeni 1' Casey 4' 23' 47+' (pen.)Mastroeni 66' |
Report | Marsch 40' Thomas 46+' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,364 Referee: Alex Prus |
| August 23, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 3–2 | Colorado Rapids | Bridgeview, Illinois United States |
| Blanco 72' (pen.) Banner 85'Robinson 85' 93+'Robinson 93+' |
Report | Cummings 48' 58' Casey 65'Kimura 71'Cummings 82'Gibbs 91+' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,789 Referee: Ramon Hernandez |
| August 30, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Houston Dynamo | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Harvey 42' Baudet 55'Mastroeni 64'Casey 91+' |
Report | Landin 72' Davis 87' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,897 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
September
| September 5, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Toronto FC | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Conor Casey 51' Michael Holody 84' |
Amadou Sanyang 21' 76' Adrian Serioux 84' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,821 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| September 12, 2009 | Toronto FC | 3–2 | Colorado Rapids | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| De Rosario 19' Attakora 21'Barrett 67'White 71'Attakora 74' |
Report | Casey 49' Holody 89' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,521 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| September 18, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Santa Clara, California United States |
| Johnson 8' Leitch 94+'McDonald 95+' |
Report | Baudet 33' Casey 95+' (pen.) |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| September 23, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Casey 93+' (pen.) |
Report | Wondolowski 67' (pen.) Cannon 91+' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 6,234 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| September 26, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–0 | Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas United States |
| Harrington 75' |
Report | Ballouchy 74' Kimura 93+'Casey 95+' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,784 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
October
| October 3, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Ballouchy 9' Casey 58' (pen.)Baudet 59' |
Report | Dube 29' Osei 63' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,535 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| October 17, 2009 | FC Dallas | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Frisco, Texas United States |
| John 4' Hernandez 51'McCarty 58'Sala 62'Ihemelu 66'John 75'Harris 85' |
Report | Gibbs 3' LaBrocca 78'Noonan 71'Holody 82' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 15,243 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| October 24, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah United States |
| Findley 15' Williams 25'Findley 33'Borchers 35'Beckerman 58'Movsisyan 85' 86' |
Report | Baudet 18' Casey 39' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,675 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
U.S. Open Cup qualification
| April 7, 2009 Qualification | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California United States |
| Gonzalez 41' Marshall 63'Magee 109' |
Report | Dalby 36' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 6,219 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja | |
| Penalties | ||||
Gordon  Klein  Jordan Magee |
Cummings Ballouchy Clark Ihemelu |
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| May 26, 2009 Qualification | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | Tukwila, Washington United States |
| Forrest 62' |
Report | Harvey 78' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,007 Referee: Tony Russo |
References
- "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- "Major League Soccer: Players: Main". Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
External links
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