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

Current squad

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)  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

In

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]

Out

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

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

In

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref

Preseason

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

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

MLS

Western Conference
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
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
Overall table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
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
Notes:
  1. CONCACAF Champions League
    Selection Procedure
    • Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[3] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
      1. The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.
      2. The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
      Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield were not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
      One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
      1. The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
34 33 9 19 6 31 51  −20 8 5 4 24 20  +4 1 14 2 7 31  −24

Results by round

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

Results

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 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 23, 2017 6 Minnesota United 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 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
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 22, 2017 19 Toronto FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids Toronto, Ontario
17:00 MDT Chapman 5'
Mavinga  26'
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 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 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

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

As of match played 22 July 2017

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLSU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  USA Tim Howard 12012000
2 DF  USA Mike da Fonte 908+1000
3 DF  USA Eric Miller 1811601+11
5 DF  TRI Mekeil Williams 1109+1010
8 MF  USA Dillon Powers 16011+3020
9 FW  IRL Kevin Doyle 19416+240+10
11 FW  ALB Shkëlzen Gashi 1027+2210
14 FW  SEN Dominique Badji 19715+360+11
15 MF  USA Sam Hamilton 501+2020
16 FW  USA Alan Gordon 1424+9210
17 MF  USA Dillon Serna 1315+7110
18 GK  USA Zac MacMath 705020
21 MF  GHA Nana 704+2010
22 MF  UGA Micheal Azira 19117+100+11
23 DF  USA Bobby Burling 1007+2010
24 DF  USA Kortne Ford 1019110
29 FW  USA Caleb Calvert 1313+9110
33 DF  USA Jared Watts 13010+2010
44 DF  SWE Axel Sjöberg 706010
45 MF  USA Joshua Gatt 1004+401+10
90 MF  SWE Mohammed Saeid 14013+1000
94 MF  USA Marlon Hairston 20316+330+10
Players away from Colorado Rapids on loan:
20 MF  MEX Ricardo Perez 200020
26 DF  CRC Dennis Castillo 513021
Players who left Colorado Rapids during the season:
6 MF  USA Sam Cronin 303000
4 DF  USA Marc Burch 303000

Goal scorers

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 20424

Updated July 24, 2017

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
1GKTim Howard100010
2DFMike da Fonte300030
3DFEric Miller300030
5DFMekeil Williams510051
6MFSam Cronin200020
8MFDillon Powers301040
9FWKevin Doyle300030
11MFShkëlzen Gashi100010
14FWDominique Badji200020
15MFSam Hamilton101020
16FWAlan Gordon200020
21FWNana100010
22MFMicheal Azira500050
23DFBobby Burling200020
24DFKortne Ford102131
26DFDennis Castillo101020
29FWCaleb Calvert310031
33DFJared Watts110011
44DFAxel Sjöberg100010
45MFJoshua Gatt200020
90MFMohammed Saeid100010
94MFMarlon Hairston100010
TOTALS 44 3 5 1 49 4

References

  1. "Players". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  2. "Transactions". Archived from the original on 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  3. Strauss, Brian (6 April 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
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