| 2015 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Stan Kroenke | ||
| Head coach | Pablo Mastroeni | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 10th (last) Overall: 18th | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Rocky Mountain Cup | Won (4th title) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Doyle (5) All: Kevin Doyle & Dillon Serna (5) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 18,356 (July 4 vs. Vancouver) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 11,450 (Apr. 4 vs. New England) All: 1,727 (June 17 vs. Colorado Springs) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 15,511 All: 14,133 | ||
The 2015 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twentieth season of existence, and their twentieth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids. The team began the season with three scoreless matches and were both the final team that failed to register a goal, and the last that did not allowed one. A loss in their fourth match extended their scoreless streak to four, and their winless streak dating back to last season to 18 matches. Both streaks ended on April 10 against FC Dallas, who the Rapids defeated 4–0.
Updated August 7, 2015. [1]
| No. | Position | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Clint Irwin | |
| 2 | MF | Nick LaBrocca | |
| 3 | DF | Drew Moor | |
| 4 | DF | Marc Burch | |
| 5 | DF | Michael Harrington | |
| 6 | MF | Sam Cronin | |
| 7 | FW | Vicente Sánchez | |
| 8 | MF | Dillon Powers | |
| 9 | FW | Kevin Doyle (DP) | |
| 10 | FW | Gabriel Torres (DP) | |
| 11 | MF | Marcelo Sarvas | |
| 12 | GK | John Berner | |
| 13 | DF | Ben Newnam | |
| 14 | FW | Dominique Badji | |
| 15 | MF | Juan Ramírez (DP) | |
| 16 | DF | James Riley | |
| 17 | MF | Dillon Serna (HGP) | |
| 18 | GK | Zac MacMath (Loan) | |
| 19 | FW | Charles Eloundou | |
| 21 | FW | Luis Solignac | |
| 22 | MF | Lucas Pittinari | |
| 23 | DF | Bobby Burling | |
| 29 | FW | Caleb Calvert | |
| 33 | MF | Jared Watts | |
| 44 | DF | Axel Sjöberg | |
| 57 | DF | Carlos Alvarez | |
| 94 | MF | Marlon Hairston (GA) | |
| — | DF | Sean St Ledger | |
| — | DF | Maynor Figueroa |
As of November 26, 2014. [2]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| VP of soccer ops/technical director | Paul Bravo |
| Sporting director | Pádraig Smith |
| Director of soccer | Claudio López |
| Head coach | Pablo Mastroeni |
| Assistant coach | Brian Mullan |
| Assistant coach | Steve Cooke |
| Assistant coach/goalkeepers | Chris Sharpe |
| Team administrator | Erik Carlson |
| Assistant athletic trainer | Michael Heitkamp |
| Soccer operations coordinator | Brandy Lay |
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 8, 2014 | | DF | | Acquired in exchange for allocation money | [3] |
| January 6, 2015 | | GK | | On loan | [4] |
| January 15, 2015 | | MF | | Acquired in addition to a 2015 international slot in exchange for 3rd spot in the allocation rankings and allocation money | [5] |
| January 19, 2015 | | MF | | Acquired in exchange for allocation money | [6] |
| January 31, 2015 | | MF | | Loan | [7] |
| February 17, 2015 | | MF | | Transfer | [8] |
| March 6, 2015 | | DF | | Free Agent | [9] |
| March 21, 2015 | | DF | | Signed from affiliate | [10] |
| May 1, 2015 | | FW | | Transfer | [11] |
| May 6, 2015 | | FW | | Free Agent | [12] |
| August 7, 2015 | | DF | | Free Agent | [13] |
| August 7, 2015 | | DF | | Free Agent | [14] |
| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25, 2014 | | DF | | Option Declined, later signed by Tampa Bay Rowdies | [15] |
| November 25, 2014 | | DF | | Option Declined, later re-signed | [16] [17] |
| November 25, 2014 | | MF | | Option Declined, later signed by Colorado Springs Switchbacks | [18] |
| November 25, 2014 | | FW | | Option Declined, later signed by LA Galaxy | [19] [20] |
| November 25, 2014 | | FW | Option Declined | [21] | |
| November 25, 2014 | | MF | | Option Declined, later re-signed | [22] [23] |
| November 25, 2014 | | MF | | Option Declined, later selected by Orlando City SC in Expansion Draft | [24] [25] |
| November 25, 2014 | | GK | | Option Declined, later traded to New England Revolution | [26] [27] |
| November 25, 2014 | | DF | | Option Declined | [28] |
| November 25, 2014 | | MF | | Option Declined, later signed with Rochester Rhinos | [29] |
| November 25, 2014 | | DF | | Option Declined, later drafted by San Jose Earthquakes | [30] [31] |
| December 10, 2014 | | MF | | Lost in Expansion Draft | [32] |
| January 16, 2015 | | MF | | Traded to Columbus along with the 19th pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for the 14th pick and allocation money | [33] |
| January 19, 2015 | | MF | | Transferred | [34] |
| February 2, 2015 | | DF | | Released by Mutual Consent, later signed with Reading FC | [35] [36] |
| January 16, 2015 | | DF | | Waived | [37] |
| March 17, 2015 | | FW | | Transferred | [38] |
| August 7, 2015 | | DF | | Transferred | [39] |
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 19, 2014 | | FW | | Selected with the 8th Pick of 2014 MLS Dispersal Draft | [40] |
| December 10, 2014 | | DF | | Selected in the MLS Waiver Draft | [41] |
| January 15, 2015 | | DF | | Selected with the 14th pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft | [42] |
| January 15, 2015 | | DF | | Selected with the 26th pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft | [43] |
| January 20, 2015 | | FW | | Selected with the 67th pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft | [44] |
| January 20, 2015 | | DF | | Selected with the 78th pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft | [45] |
| January 20, 2015 | | DF | | Selected with the 83rd pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft | [46] |
| February 13, 2015Friendly | UNLV Rebels | 0–2 | Colorado Rapids | Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| Report | Montoya Badji | Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Field |
| February 15, 2015Las Vegas Pro Soccer Challenge Cup | Colorado Rapids | 0–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 7:00 PM PST | Cronin | Report | Wondolowski Harden Koval | Stadium: Cashman Field |
| February 18, 2015 2015 Desert Diamond Cup | Colorado Rapids | 2–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| 5:30 PM MST | Torres Badji Sarvas Cronin Flores | Report | Dwyer Nagamura Espinoza Németh Añor | Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| February 21, 2015 2015 Desert Diamond Cup | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| 5:30 PM MST | Torres | Report | Fagúndez | Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| February 25, 2015 2015 Desert Diamond Cup | FC Tucson | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| 5:30 PM MST | Report | Sjöberg | Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| February 28, 2015 2015 Desert Diamond Cup | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| 7:00 PM MST | Serna Burling Torres | Report | García Saborío Beckerman Morales | Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| March 7, 20151 | Philadelphia Union | 0–0 | Colorado Rapids | Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 4:00 PM EST | Vitória Aristeguieta | Burling Sjöberg Serna Pittinari | Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,022 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| March 22, 20152 | Colorado Rapids | 0–0 | New York City FC | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 2:00 PM MDT | Badji | Facey Saunders Wingert | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,692 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| March 28, 20153 | Houston Dynamo | 0–0 | Colorado Rapids | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Clark López Sarkodie | Watts | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 19,603 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| April 4, 20154 | Colorado Rapids | 0–2 | New England Revolution | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 5:00 PM MDT | Sarvas Powers Harrington Burch | Report | Agudelo Davies Dorman Nguyen Tierney | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,450 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| April 10, 20155 | FC Dallas | 0–4 | Colorado Rapids | Frisco, Texas, U.S. |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Hollingshead Watson | Report | Badji Powers Torres Serna | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 12,929 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| April 18, 20156 | Colorado Rapids | 1–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Torres | Report | Neagle Marshall Rose Martins Mears | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,134 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| April 24, 20157 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Moor LaBrocca | Report | Hedges Díaz Castillo Pérez Acosta Kennedy | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,944 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| April 29, 20158 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Harrison, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Wright-Phillips Sam | Report | Torres LaBrocca Burling Pittinari | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 12,944 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| May 2, 20159 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California, U.S. |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Gargan Gordon Rogers | Report | LaBrocca Torres Cronin Riley | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 16,676 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| May 8, 201510 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Moor Cronin Riley | Report | Wondolowski Bingham | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,169 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| May 16, 2015 | Colorado Rapids | Postponed | Sporting Kansas City | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
| May 23, 201511 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Cronin Pittinari Doyle | Report | Froese Koffie Waston | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,791 |
| May 27, 201512 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Pappa Alonso Evans | Report | Watts | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,757 |
| May 30, 201513 | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Portland Timbers | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Cronin Riley Sjöberg | Report | Fernández Jewsbury | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,209 |
| June 7, 201514 Rocky Mountain Cup | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah, U.S. |
| 3:00 PM MDT | Stertzer | Report | Sjöberg Burling | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,895 |
| June 19, 201515 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Burling Riley Serna | Report | Ulloa Castillo Kennedy | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,585 |
| June 24, 201516 | Orlando City SC | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Larin Kaká Ramos | Report | Serna | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 23,372 |
| June 27, 201517 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 5:30 PM CDT | Németh Cronin Dwyer Peterson | Report | Watts Greenspan Doyle | Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,835 |
| July 4, 201518 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Sánchez Doyle Watts Pittinari Moor | Report | Manneh Techera Rodríguez | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,356 |
| July 11, 201519 Rocky Mountain Cup | Colorado Rapids | 3–1 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Moor Burling Watts Ramírez | Summary | Jaime | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,248 Referee: |
| July 18, 201520 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Friberg Mears | Summary | Pittinari Harrington Doyle | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 40,403 Referee: |
| August 1, 201521 | Colorado Rapids | 1–3 | LA Galaxy | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Marcelo Sarvas Burling Cronin | Summary | Lletget Gordon Buddle Garcia Keane | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,597 Referee: |
| August 8, 201522 | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Doyle Watts Burling Sjöberg Burch | Summary | Kamara Klute Barson Higuaín | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,656 Referee: |
| August 14, 201523 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California, U.S. |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Bernárdez Goodson Pelosi | Summary | Burling Cronin Figueroa | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: |
| August 22, 201524 | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids | Bridgeview, Illinois, U.S. |
| 5:30 PM CDT | Larentowicz Nyarko | Summary | Serna Irwin Moor Torres | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,317 Referee: |
| August 26, 201525 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | Houston Dynamo | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Sánchez Burling Cronin Ramírez Doyle | Summary | Davis Bruin Alex | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,439 Referee: |
| August 29, 201526 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Figueroa Sjöberg Marcelo Sarvas Doyle Moor | Summary | Abdul-Salaam Dwyer Sinovic | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,480 Referee: |
| September 9, 201527 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Koffie Beitashour Rivero Techera Froese | Summary | Burch Riley | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,583 Referee: |
| September 12, 201528 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | D.C. United | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Burling Sánchez | Summary | Birnbaum | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,943 Referee: |
| September 19, 201529 | Toronto FC | 3–1 | Colorado Rapids | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 2:00 PM CDT | Giovinco Perquis Morrow Altidore Moore Delgado | Summary | Figueroa Powers Pittinari Cronin | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,692 Referee: |
| September 26, 201530 | Houston Dynamo | 3–2 | Colorado Rapids | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Miranda Barnes Davis Raúl Rodríguez | Summary | Sánchez Marcelo Sarvas | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,343 Referee: |
| October 4, 201531 Rocky Mountain Cup | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 5:00 PM MDT | Doyle | Summary | Plata Mulholland | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,048 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
| October 10, 201532 | Colorado Rapids | 0–1 | Montreal Impact | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 4:00 PM MDT | Powers Ramírez | Summary | Drogba Ciman | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,427 Referee: |
| October 21, 201533 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–2 | Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Németh Ellis | Summary | Cronin Powers Ramírez Macmath Marcelo Sarvas | Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 18,897 Referee: |
| October 25, 201534 | Portland Timbers | 4–1 | Colorado Rapids | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| 4:00 PM PDT | Nagbe Powell Melano Villafaña Adi | Badji Powers Pittinari | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21144 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 | |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 42 | |
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 41 | |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 37 |
Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, and 2015 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 41 |
| 17 | New York City FC | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 37 |
| 18 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 37 |
| 19 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 37 |
| 20 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 30 |
Colorado will enter the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round. [47]
| June 16, 2015 Fourth round | Colorado Rapids | 4–1 | | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Badji Greenspan Serna | Report | Bejarano Phillips Burt | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 1,727 Referee: Chipalo Street |
| June 30, 2015 Fifth round | Houston Dynamo | 1–0 | | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Sturgis Manotas | Report | Hairston O'Neill | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Nima Saghafi |