| 2017 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Stan Kroenke | ||
| Head coach | Pablo Mastroeni | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Lost 3-1 to FC Dallas in the Fifth Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Dominique Badji (6) All: Dominique Badji (7) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 18,586 (June 3 vs. CLB) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 13,496 (June 21 vs. LA) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 15,250 | ||
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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Squad correct as of February 6, 2016. [1]
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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 | | DF | | [2] | ||
| January 6, 2017 | | MF | | [2] | ||
| January 23, 2017 | | FW | | Free Agent signing | [2] | |
| January 24, 2017 | | MF | | Transfer | [2] | |
| March 4, 2017 | | MF | | MLS SuperDraft | [2] | |
| March 14, 2017 | | DF | | Free Transfer | [2] | |
| March 31, 2017 | | MF | | Traded | [2] | |
| March 31, 2017 | | MF | | Traded | [2] | |
| July 26, 2017 | | MF | | Free signing | [2] | |
| August 10, 2017 | | MF | | Traded | [2] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | Destination club | Fee/notes | No. | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2016 | | DF | | Traded | [2] | |
| December 12, 2016 | | DF | Option declined | [2] | ||
| December 12, 2016 | | MF | | Option declined | [2] | |
| December 12, 2016 | | MF | Option declined | [2] | ||
| December 12, 2016 | | FW | | Option declined | [2] | |
| December 12, 2016 | | MF | | Out of contract | [2] | |
| December 12, 2016 | | MF | | Out of contract | [2] | |
| March 31, 2017 | | DF | | Traded | [2] | |
| March 31, 2017 | | MF | | Waived | [2] | |
| August 10, 2017 | | MF | | Traded | [2] |
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 4, 2017 | Ventura County Fusion | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. |
| 12:00 MT | Casillas | Report | Badji | Stadium: Rolland Stadium |
| February 8, 2017 | Ventura County Fusion | 1–6 | Colorado Rapids | Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. |
| 11:00 MT | Report | Badji Calvert Hairston Callahan Siaj | Stadium: Rolland Stadium |
| February 15, 2017 DDC | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| 11:00 MT | Adjei-Boateng Powers | Report | Didic Volesky Mustivar Porter Zendejas Joya | 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 Badji Cronin | Report | Agudelo | 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 Cronin | 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 Burch | Report | Quioto Elis | Stadium: Kino North Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| March 4, 20171 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | New England Revolution | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 16:00 MST | Badji Calvert Powers Cronin | Report | Tierney Kamara | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,126 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| March 11, 20172 | New York Red Bulls | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 14:00 MST | Davis Miller Etienne Royer | Report | Azira | Stadium: Red Bull Arena (New Jersey) Attendance: 19,375 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| March 18, 20173 | Colorado Rapids | 2–2 | Minnesota United FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 19:00 MDT | Badji Cronin Hairston Williams | Report | Warner Molino Ramirez Thiesson Davis Shuttleworth Danladi | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,013 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| April 9, 20174 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–1 | Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 17:00 MDT | Sinovic Sánchez Gerso Dwyer | Report | Miller Watts Doyle | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,249 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| April 15, 20175 Rocky Mountain Cup | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 19:00 MDT | Doyle Williams Watts | Report | Movsisyan Lennon | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,087 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| April 23, 20176 | Minnesota United FC | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 16:00 MDT | Molino Ibarra | Report | Badji Williams | Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 17.491 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| April 29, 20177 | Orlando City SC | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Orlando, Florida |
| 14:00 MDT | Perez Rivas Kaká | Report | Doyle Azira Burling | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| May 5, 20178 | Colorado Rapids | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 20:00 MDT | Williams Gashi | Report | Montero Shea | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,745 Referee: Jorge González |
| May 13, 20179 | Colorado Rapids | 3–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 14:00 MDT | Gashi Badji Powers Miller | Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,567 Referee: Marcos Deoliveira |
| May 17, 201710 | Chicago Fire | 3–0 | Colorado Rapids | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 18:30 MDT | Nikolic Accam | Report | Azira | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,244 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| May 20, 201711 | Philadelphia Union | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 17:00 MDT | Bedoya Sapong Medunjanin | Report | Calvert Saeid Gatt | Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,399 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| May 27, 201712 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 18:00 MDT | Ford Burling Miller Howard Doyle | Report | Espinoza | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,648 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| June 3, 201713 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 19:00 MDT | Doyle Ford Azira Gordon | Report | Higuain | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,586 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| June 17, 201714 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | Portland Timbers | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 19:30 MDT | Badji Gordon | Blanco Valeri | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| June 21, 201715 | Colorado Rapids | 1–3 | LA Galaxy | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 19:00 MDT | da Fonte Serna | Report | McBean Smith Joao Pedro Alessandrini | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,496 Referee: Chris Penso |
| June 24, 201716 | Atlanta United FC | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 17:00 MDT | Martinez Almiron | Report | Castillo Gatt Powers Azira | Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 44,938 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| July 1, 201717 | Colorado Rapids | 3–1 | Houston Dynamo | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 19:00 MDT | da Fonte Doyle Hairston Hamilton | Report | Torres | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,774 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| July 4, 201718 | Colorado Rapids | 1–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 19:00 MDT | Williams Boateng Badji da Fonte Gordon | Report | Dempsey Bruin | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,432 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| July 22, 201719 | Toronto FC | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Toronto, Ontario |
| 17:00 MDT | Chapman Mavinga | Sjöberg Badji Hairston | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,060 Referee: Juan Guzman Jr |
| July 29, 201720 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
| 18:00 MDT | Lima Imperiale | Report | da Fonte | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| August 5, 201721 | Colorado Rapids | 2–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 20:00 MDT | Sjöberg Azira Doyle Miller Hairston | Report | Tchani Montero | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,625 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| August 12, 201722 | FC Dallas | 0–0 | Colorado Rapids | Frisco, Texas |
| 18:00 MDT | Acosta Hedges | Report | Azira da Fonte Doyle Watts | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,522 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| August 19, 201723 | Colorado Rapids | 0–1 | D.C. United | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 19:00 MDT | Watts | Report | Watts Acosta DeLeon | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,089 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| August 23, 201724 | Portland Timbers | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Portland, Oregon |
| 20:30 MDT | Valeri Nagbe Chará Guzmán | Report | Saeid | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: David Gantar |
| August 26, 201725 | Real Salt Lake | 4–1 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah |
| 20:00 MDT | Glad Plata Silva Acosta Lennon | Report | Gordon Gatt Doyle | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,855 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| September 2, 201726 | LA Galaxy | 3–0 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California |
| 21:00 MDT | Alessandrini Boateng Zardes | Report | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 17,683 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| September 9, 201727 | Houston Dynamo | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids | Houston, Texas |
| 18:30 MDT | Clark Alex | Report | Ford Badji Williams | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 18,105 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| September 16, 201728 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | New York City FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 19:00 MDT | Gatt Badji | Report | McNamara Johnson | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,336 Referee: Chris Penso |
| September 23, 201729 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 20:00 MDT | Montero Parker Reyna | Report | Watts Williams Badji Azira | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| September 27, 201730 | FC Dallas | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Frisco, Texas |
| 18:00 MDT | Figueroa Lamah Hedges González | Report | Burling Aigner Saeid | Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Texas) Attendance: 14,556 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| September 30, 201731 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | Montreal Impact | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 19:00 MDT | Watts Aigner Ford Gordon | Report | Lovitz Mancosu | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,791 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| October 7, 201732 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 19:00 MDT | Aigner Nana Badji | Report | Harris | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,598 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| October 15, 201733 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 17:30 MDT | Gatt Badji Nana | Report | Horst | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,102 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| October 22, 201734 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–0 | Colorado Rapids | Seattle, Washington |
| 14:00 MDT | Bruin Dempsey Torres Roldan Lodeiro Jones | Report | Aigner Ford Sjöberg | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 44,370 Referee: Chris Penso |
| June 14, 2017Fourth Round | Colorado Rapids | 3–2 | OKC Energy FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 19:00 MDT | Badji Miller Castillo Powers | Report | Gonzalez Rasmussen Barril Wallace | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 1,790 Referee: Karen Abt |
| June 27, 2017Fifth Round | FC Dallas | 3–1 | Colorado Rapids | Frisco, Texas |
| 18:00 MDT | Pomykal Díaz Hollingshead Morales | Report | Ford Hamilton Azira | Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Texas) Attendance: 4,131 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Tim Howard | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | DF | Mike da Fonte | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Eric Miller | 18 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |||||
| 5 | DF | Mekeil Williams | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | MF | Dillon Powers | 16 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | FW | Kevin Doyle | 19 | 4 | 16+2 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | FW | Shkëlzen Gashi | 10 | 2 | 7+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | FW | Dominique Badji | 19 | 7 | 15+3 | 6 | 0+1 | 1 | |||||
| 15 | MF | Sam Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | FW | Alan Gordon | 14 | 2 | 4+9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | MF | Dillon Serna | 13 | 1 | 5+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | GK | Zac MacMath | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | MF | Nana | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | MF | Micheal Azira | 19 | 1 | 17+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | |||||
| 23 | DF | Bobby Burling | 10 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | DF | Kortne Ford | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 27 | DF | Shang Gong | 17 | 2 | 3+12 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| 29 | FW | Caleb Calvert | 13 | 1 | 3+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 33 | DF | Jared Watts | 13 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 44 | DF | Axel Sjöberg | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 45 | MF | Joshua Gatt | 10 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| 90 | MF | Mohammed Saeid | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 94 | MF | Marlon Hairston | 20 | 3 | 16+3 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| Players away from Colorado Rapids on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 20 | MF | Ricardo Perez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | DF | Dennis Castillo | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Players who left Colorado Rapids during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Sam Cronin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Marc Burch | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 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
| 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 | |||