2021 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado Rapids
2021 season
Owner	Stan Kroenke
Head coach	Robin Fraser
Major League Soccer	Conference: 1st; Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Canceled
Rocky Mountain Cup	Lost
Biggest win	COL 3–0 DAL (5/29); COL 5–2 LAFC (11/7)
Biggest defeat	RSL 3–0 COL (7/24) ; SEA 3–0 COL (10/3)
Home colors	Away colors
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Last updated September 03, 2025

The 2021 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twenty-sixth season of existence and their twenty-sixth consecutive season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer.

Background

Colorado finished the 2020 season 5th in the Western Conference table, and 10th overall in MLS. Jonathan Lewis and Cole Bassett lead Colorado with 5 goals across all competitions. Outside of MLS play, the Rapids played in the MLS is Back Tournament, getting knocked out in the group stage. They were also scheduled to compete in the U.S. Open Cup before its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

As of August 6, 2021^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Clint Irwin
2	DF	USA	Keegan Rosenberry
3	DF	USA	Drew Moor
4	DF	SCO	Danny Wilson
5	DF	USA	Auston Trusty
6	DF	GHA	Lalas Abubakar
7	FW	USA	Jonathan Lewis
8	FW	SEN	Dominique Badji
9	FW	BRA	Andre Shinyashiki
11	FW	CHI	Diego Rubio
12	FW	COL	Michael Barrios
14	MF	CAN	Mark-Anthony Kaye
16	MF	USA	Will Vint ( HGP )
19	MF	ENG	Jack Price (captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	URU	Nicolás Mezquida
21	MF	DEN	Younes Namli ( DP )
22	GK	USA	William Yarbrough
23	MF	USA	Kellyn Acosta
24	DF	USA	Kortne Ford ( HGP )
26	MF	USA	Cole Bassett ( HGP )
30	FW	USA	Oliver Larraz ( HGP )
32	MF	USA	Collen Warner
33	DF	IRN	Steven Beitashour
37	FW	USA	Dantouma Toure
52	MF	ARG	Braian Galván
66	DF	BRA	Lucas Esteves (on loan from Palmeiras )
77	FW	USA	Darren Yapi ( HGP )

Out on loan

As of April 17, 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	KEN	Philip Mayaka ( GA )
15	GK	USA	Andre Rawls
18	DF	USA	Jeremy Kelly
27	DF	USA	Sebastian Anderson ( HGP )
28	GK	USA	Abraham Rodriguez ( HGP )
29	FW	USA	Matt Hundley ( HGP )
34	DF	USA	Michael Edwards

Competitions

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

Preseason

March 16	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Portland Timbers	Tucson, Arizona
	Barrios 18' Acosta 42'	Report	35' 39'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: 45-minute scrimmage.

March 16	Phoenix Rising	0–2	Colorado Rapids	Tucson, Arizona
	5'	Report	Larraz 12' Hundley 22'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: 45-minute scrimmage.

March 20	Sporting Kansas City	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Tucson, Arizona
		Report	Abubakar 31' Moor 79'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

March 27	New Mexico United	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Tucson, Arizona
	31' Guzmán 42' Suggs 56' 86'	Report	Shinyashiki 23' 43' Namli 45' Wilkerson 77' Rosenberry 78'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

April 3	Colorado Rapids	0–3	Real Salt Lake	Tucson, Arizona
19:00 MST			Julio 12' Kreilach 44' (pen.), 77'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

April 7	Colorado Rapids	2–2	LA Galaxy	Tucson, Arizona
	Barrios 17' Bassett 63'		Lletget 25' Harvey 54' Kljestan 85'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

April 10	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Phoenix Rising	Tucson, Arizona
9:00 PM MT	Barrios 20' Yapi 87'	COL Report PHX Report	24' 52' Wynne 73'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Friendlies

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colorado Rapids	34	17	7	10	51	35	+16	61	Qualification for the Playoffs Conference semifinals and CONCACAF Champions League
2	Seattle Sounders FC	34	17	8	9	53	33	+20	60	Qualification for the Playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League
3	Sporting Kansas City	34	17	10	7	58	40	+18	58	Qualification for the Playoffs first round
4	Portland Timbers	34	17	13	4	56	52	+4	55
5	Minnesota United FC	34	13	11	10	42	44	−2	49

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New England Revolution (S)	34	22	5	7	65	41	+24	73	Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League ^[a]
2	Colorado Rapids	34	17	7	10	51	35	+16	61	Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League ^[b]
3	Seattle Sounders FC	34	17	8	9	53	33	+20	60	Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League ^[c]
4	Sporting Kansas City	34	17	10	7	58	40	+18	58
5	Portland Timbers	34	17	13	4	56	52	+4	55

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(S) Supporters' Shield winners
Notes:

↑ As Supporters' Shield winners (USA2)
↑ As 2021 MLS Western Conference regular season champions (USA3)
↑ As highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2021 MLS regular season record) not already qualified (USA4)^[2]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
34	61	17	7	10	51	35	+16	9	1	7	31	14	+17	8	6	3	20	21	−1

Source: MLS standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	D	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	W

Source: Colorado schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

April 171	FC Dallas	0–0	Colorado Rapids	Frisco, Texas
6:00 PM MDT		Report	Bassett 87'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 8,621 Referee: Nima Saghafi

April 242	Colorado Rapids	1–3	Austin FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Shinyashiki 36', 40' Price 47'	Report	Fagundez 59' Domínguez 67', 71' Pereira 73'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Marcos de Oliviera

May 23	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT	Cavallini 27'	Report	Namli 17' Rubio 26' Rosenberry 37'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo

May 84	Colorado Rapids	3–2	Minnesota United FC	Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM MDT	Acosta 28', 57' Rubio 35' Bassett 71' Wilson 82' Vines 90+1'	Report	Reynoso 17' Dotson 24' Greguš 45+3' Gasper 81'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Timothy Ford

May 155	Colorado Rapids	3–1	Houston Dynamo FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Vines 29' Rubio 36' Bassett 42' Mezquida 85'	Report	Ramirez 39' Corona 67' Figueroa 86'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Victor Rivas

May 226	Los Angeles FC	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Los Angeles, California
8:30 PM MDT	Rossi 14', 33' Cifuentes 60'	Report	Barrios 50' Rubio 69'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 10,483 Referee: Ismail Elfath

May 297	Colorado Rapids	3–0	FC Dallas	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Rosenberry 13' Wilson 59' Barrios 68', 71' Price 80' Yarbrough 83'	Report	Bressan 39' Tessmann 41' (o.g.) Jara 59'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

June 198	FC Cincinnati	0–2	Colorado Rapids	Cincinnati, Ohio
5:30 PM MDT	Brenner 45' Castillo 45+6'	Report	Rubio 21' Acosta 23' Abubakar 45+6' Price 61' Lewis 72' Wilson 90+2'	Stadium: West End Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo

June 239	Sporting Kansas City	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 PM MDT	Sallói 14', 38' Hernández 64'	Report	Rosenberry 84'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,690 Referee: David Gantar

July 410	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Rubio 21' Wilson 26' Barrios 58'	Report	Andrade 34' A. Roldan 41' O'Neill 45+2'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,104 Referee: Kevin Stott

July 711	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Minnesota United FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Bassett 36' Galván 45', 45+1' Shinyashiki 81' Wilson 83'	Report	Alonso 36' Ábila 86'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Ted Unkel

July 1712	Colorado Rapids	1–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Shinyashiki 38' Bassett 53' Toure 88' Trusty 90+2' Price 90+5'	Report	López 11' Espinoza 55'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,664 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

July 2113	Colorado Rapids	2–0	FC Dallas	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Trusty 20' Abubakar 48' Barrios 55' Warner 90+2'	Report	Cerrillo 34' Quignon 43'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 8,321 Referee: Jon Freemon

July 2414	Real Salt Lake	3–0	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT	Yarbrough 14' (o.g.) Wood 30' Morgan 61' Rubin 76' Kreilach 88'	Report	Wilson 23' Shinyashiki 45+2' Abubakar 65'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,325 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

July 3115	Austin FC	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Austin, Texas
7:00 PM MDT	Fagúndez 25' Stanley 90+5'	Report	Shinyashiki 29'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

August 716	Colorado Rapids	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Warner 28' Beitashour 63'	Report	Punčec 10' Lindsey 81'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,753 Referee: Ted Unkel

August 1417	Houston Dynamo FC	1–3	Colorado Rapids	Houston, Texas
6:30 PM MDT	10 Picault 45+6' (pen.)	Report	Abubakar 5' Rubio 24' Barrios 60' Galván 80'	Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 13,908 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

August 1718	LA Galaxy	1–2	Colorado Rapids	Carson, California
8:30 PM MDT	Raveloson 34' Grandsir 62'	Report	Lewis 13' (pen.) Warner 29' Wilson 49' Price 69' Shinyashiki 73'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 15,101 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

August 2119	Colorado Rapids	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Rubio 64' Kaye 71' Galván 85'	Report	Toia 3' Rusnák 51' Menéndez 56' Meram 85' Kreilach 90+3'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,134 Referee: Drew Fischer

August 2820	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 PM MDT	Russell 41'	Report	Lewis 17', 30' Abubakar 30' Trusty 69' Rosenberry 72'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,883 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

September 421	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	Colorado Rapids	San Jose, California
8:00 PM MDT	Remedi 61' Alanís 84'	Report	Abubakar 4' Mezquida 81' Price 85' Badji 89'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,142 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

September 1122	Colorado Rapids	1–1	LA Galaxy	Commerce City, Colorado
1:30 PM MDT	Galván 45' Barrios 66', 79' Warner 87'	Report	Williams 36' Grandsir 80' Villafaña 89'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,736 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

September 1523	Portland Timbers	2–2	Colorado Rapids	Portland, Oregon
8:00 PM MDT	Blanco 31', 90+1' Tuiloma 33' 42' Paredes 67' Mora 67' Clark 82'	Report	Trusty 31' Lewis 64' Kaye 66' Barrios 86' Abubakar 88'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,808 Referee: Armando Villarreal

September 1924	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Commerce City, Colorado
1:30 PM MDT	Galván 17' Wilson 28'	Report	White 41'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 8,454 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

September 2525	Colorado Rapids	0–0	Toronto FC	Commerce City, Colorado
6:00 PM MDT	Kaye 45+2'	Report	Mullins 70'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,613 Referee: Michael Radchuk

September 2926	Colorado Rapids	3–0	Austin FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Lewis 45+2' Mezquida 46' Trusty 59' Warner 81'	Report	Gaines 28' Lima 44' Stroud 70' Domínguez 90+3'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 8,582 Referee: Michael Radchuk

October 327	Seattle Sounders FC	3–0	Colorado Rapids	Seattle, Washington
8:00 PM MDT	Roldan 2' Medranda 22' João Paulo 45+1'	Report	Wilson 24' Barrios 49' Rubio 54' Esteves 61' Namli 77'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 31,425 Referee: Chris Penso

October 928	Minnesota United FC	1–3	Colorado Rapids	Saint Paul, Minnesota
6:00 PM MDT	Hunou 8' 54'	Report	Warner 35' Wilson 57' Bassett 73' (pen.) Barrios 84' Esteves 90+3'	Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Jon Freemon

October 1629	Real Salt Lake	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MDT	Kreilach 13' Rubin 56' Holt 61' Ochoa 90+6' Julio 90+6'	Report	Warner 22' Price 31' Rubio 65' Namli 73'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Kevin Stott

October 2030	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Badji 66'	Report	Medranda 63' Roldan 75' O'Neill 88'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 9,316 Referee: Drew Fischer

October 2331	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Portland Timbers	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Badji 45+2' Rubio 63' Price 90+3'	Report	Asprilla 68' Fochive 81'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Ted Unkel

October 2732	New England Revolution	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Foxborough, Massachusetts
5:00 PM MDT	Buchanan 74'	Report	Abubakar 15' Rubio 53' Esteves 90+2'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,199 Referee: Victor Rivas

October 3133	Houston Dynamo FC	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Houston, Texas
1:30 PM MDT	Carrasquilla 29' Rodríguez 44' Corona 52'	Report	Badji 10'58' Bassett 75' Shinyashiki 90+6'	Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 14,474 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

November 734	Colorado Rapids	5–2	Los Angeles FC	Commerce City, Colorado
4:00 PM MDT	Price 15' Lewis 18', 53' Warner 33' Bassett 63' Wilson 72' Badji 79'	Report	Arango 55' Rodríguez 71' Edwards 83'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,292 Referee: Allen Chapman

MLS Cup Playoffs

The Rapids clinched the regular season Western Conference title on the last day of the season, November 7. They lost to the Portland Timbers in the Western Conference Semifinals on November 25.

November 25Conference Semifinals	Colorado Rapids	0–1	Portland Timbers	Commerce City, Colorado
2:30 PM MST		Report	Župarić 45' Mabiala 90' Asprilla 90+4'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,438 Referee: Ted Unkel

U.S. Open Cup

It was announced on March 29 that the opening round of the tournament would not be held, and that the top eight MLS teams based on point per game from the first three weeks of the season would participate in the tournament.^[3] U.S. Soccer's Open Cup Committee announced it was not holding the 2021 U.S. Open Cup in the spring, but did not rule out holding the tournament later in the year.^[4] At the conclusion of the first three weeks of the season, the Rapids had gained 1.33 PPG, but that was not enough to qualify for the tournament. Eventually, it was announced that the U.S. Open Cup would not be held at all in 2021.^[5]

Qualification

April 171	FC Dallas	0–0	Colorado Rapids	Frisco, Texas
6:00 PM MDT		Report	Bassett 87'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 8,621 Referee: Nima Saghafi

April 242	Colorado Rapids	1–3	Austin FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Shinyashiki 36', 40' Price 47'	Report	Fagundez 59' Domínguez 67', 71' Pereira 73'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Marcos de Oliviera

May 23	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT	Cavallini 27'	Report	Namli 17' Rubio 26' Rosenberry 37'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Clint Irwin	1	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF	USA	Keegan Rosenberry	31	2	30	2	1	0
3	DF	USA	Drew Moor	12	0	1+11	0	0	0
4	DF	SCO	Danny Wilson	30	2	29	2	1	0
5	DF	USA	Auston Trusty	34	1	33	1	1	0
6	DF	GHA	Lalas Abubakar	25	2	23+1	2	1	0
7	FW	USA	Jonathan Lewis	28	7	12+15	7	0+1	0
8	FW	SEN	Dominique Badji	13	5	3+9	5	1	0
9	FW	BRA	Andre Shinyashiki	32	4	18+14	4	0	0
11	FW	CHI	Diego Rubio	27	5	19+7	5	1	0
12	FW	COL	Michael Barrios	34	8	25+8	8	0+1	0
14	MF	CAN	Mark-Anthony Kaye	16	1	14+1	1	1	0
19	MF	ENG	Jack Price	31	0	30	0	1	0
20	MF	URU	Nicolás Mezquida	22	1	6+16	1	0	0
21	MF	DEN	Younes Namli	12	1	6+5	1	0+1	0
22	GK	USA	William Yarbrough	34	0	33	0	1	0
23	MF	USA	Kellyn Acosta	22	1	19+2	1	1	0
26	MF	USA	Cole Bassett	32	5	22+9	5	1	0
27	DF	USA	Sebastian Anderson	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
30	MF	USA	Oliver Larraz	4	0	0+4	0	0	0
32	MF	USA	Collen Warner	13	1	8+5	1	0	0
33	DF	IRN	Steven Beitashour	11	0	6+5	0	0	0
37	FW	USA	Dantouma Toure	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
52	FW	ARG	Braian Galván	25	2	14+10	2	0+1	0
66	DF	BRA	Lucas Esteves	14	1	9+5	1	0	0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
10	FW	FRA	Nicolas Benezet	11	0	1+10	0	0	0
13	DF	USA	Sam Vines	8	1	8	1	0	0

Last updated: November 25, 2021
Source: Colorado stats

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	Total
1	FW	12	Michael Barrios	8	8
2	FW	7	Jonathan Lewis	7	7
3	FW	8	Dominique Badji	5	5
	FW	11	Diego Rubio	5	5
	MF	26	Cole Bassett	5	5
6	FW	9	Andre Shinyashiki	4	4
7	DF	2	Keegan Rosenberry	2	2
	DF	4	Danny Wilson	2	2
	DF	6	Lalas Abubakar	2	2
	FW	52	Braian Galván	2	2
11	DF	5	Auston Trusty	1	1
	DF	13	Sam Vines	1	1
	MF	20	Nicolás Mezquida	1	1
	MF	21	Younes Namli	1	1
	MF	23	Kellyn Acosta	1	1
	MF	32	Collen Warner	1	1
	DF	66	Lucas Esteves	1	1
Total				50	50

Last updated: November 25, 2021
Source: Team Goals

Top assists

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	Total
1	MF	19	Jack Price	12	12
2	FW	12	Michael Barrios	5	5
3	FW	11	Diego Rubio	4	4
4	MF	26	Cole Bassett	3	3
4	FW	52	Braian Galván	3	3
6	FW	9	Andre Shinyashiki	2	2
6	MF	23	Kellyn Acosta	2	2
8	FW	7	Jonathan Lewis	1	1
	FW	10	Nicolas Benezet	1	1
	DF	13	Sam Vines	1	1
	MF	14	Mark-Anthony Kaye	1	1
	MF	20	Nicolás Mezquida	1	1
	MF	21	Younes Namli	1	1
	DF	33	Steven Beitashour	1	1
Total				38	38

Last updated: November 25, 2021
Source: Team Assists

Clean sheets

Rank	Number	Name	MLS	MLS Cup Playoffs	Total
1	22	William Yarbrough	13	0	13
Total			13	0	13

Last updated: November 25, 2021
Source: Clean Sheets

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player
Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	MLS			MLS Cup Playoffs			Total
1	4	DF	Danny Wilson	8	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	1
1	19	MF	Jack Price	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
3	32	MF	Collen Warner	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
3	11	FW	Diego Rubio	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
5	6	DF	Lalas Abubakar	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
6	5	DF	Auston Trusty	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	9	FW	Andre Shinyashiki	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	52	FW	Braian Galván	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	12	FW	Michael Barrios	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
9	26	MF	Cole Bassett	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	66	DF	Lucas Esteves	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
	2	DF	Keegan Rosenberry	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	14	MF	Mark-Anthony Kaye	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	20	MF	Nicolás Mezquida	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	21	MF	Younes Namli	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	23	MF	Kellyn Acosta	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
17	7	FW	Jonathan Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	8	FW	Dominique Badji	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	13	DF	Sam Vines	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	22	GK	William Yarbrough	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	33	DF	Steven Beitashour	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	37	FW	Dantouma Toure	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				72	0	2	0	0	0	72	0	2

Last updated: November 25, 2021
Source: Team Discipline

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when the Rapids officially signed the players to the roster. For transfers out, dates are listed when the Rapids officially removed the players from the roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with a different club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed remains when he was officially removed from the roster.

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
FW	Michael Barrios	FC Dallas	FC Dallas receives an international roster spot and the 15th pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. The Rapids also receive the 21st pick in the SuperDraft	January 13, 2021	^[6]
GK	William Yarbrough	León	Three-year contract with a club option	February 2, 2021	^[7]
FW	Oliver Larraz	Colorado Rapids Academy	Two-year Homegrown Player contract with a club option for two additional years.	March 3, 2021	^[8]
FW	Darren Yapi	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Five-year Homegrown Player contract with a club option for one additional year.	March 3, 2021	^[9]
DF	Michael Edwards	VfL Wolfsburg II	Two-year Homegrown Player contract with a club option for two additional years. D.C. United will receive $75,000 in general allocation money for Edwards' homegrown priority.	March 4, 2021	^[10]
FW	Dantouma Toure	New York Red Bulls II	Four-year contract with a club option for an additional two years. New York Red Bulls will receive $50,000 in general allocation money for Toure's homegrown priority.	March 4, 2021	^[11]
MF	Mark-Anthony Kaye	Los Angeles FC	Los Angeles FC receives $1 million in general allocation money and a 2022 international roster spot. Colorado also receives a 2022 first-round Superdraft pick.	July 27, 2021	^[12]
FW	Dominique Badji	Nashville SC	Nashville SC receive $50,000 in general allocation money.	July 29, 2021	^[13]

Loans in

Pos.	Player	Parent club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
DF	Lucas Esteves	Palmeiras	One-year loan with an option to buy	August 6, 2021	June 2022	^[14]

SuperDraft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Notes	Ref
January 21, 2020	Philip Mayaka	MF	Clemson	Colorado traded the 6th overall pick in the 2021 SuperDraft and $200,000 in GAM to the Houston Dynamo in exchange for the 3rd overall pick, used to select Mayaka.	^[15]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
FW	Niki Jackson	San Diego Loyal	Contract Option declined	December 14, 2020	^[16]
DF	Abdul Rwatubyaye	KF Shkupi	Contract Option declined	December 14, 2020	^[16]
DF	Deklan Wynne	Phoenix Rising	Contract Option declined	December 14, 2020	^[16]
DF	Sam Vines	Royal Antwerp	Transfer Fee not disclosed	August 5, 2021	^[17]
FW	Nicolas Benezet	Seattle Sounders FC	Colorado receives $50,000 in general allocation money	August 5, 2021	^[18]

Loans out

Pos.	Player	Loanee club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
MF	Philip Mayaka	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Duration of USL Championship season	March 24, 2021	November 6, 2021	^[19]
GK	Andre Rawls	Phoenix Rising FC	Duration of USL Championship season	March 24, 2021	November 6, 2021	^[20]
DF	Jeremy Kelly	Phoenix Rising FC	Recalled by the Rapids	March 24, 2021	July 1, 2021	^[20]
DF	Sebastian Anderson	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Duration of USL Championship season	March 24, 2021	November 6, 2021	^[19]
GK	Abraham Rodriguez	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Duration of USL Championship season	March 24, 2021	November 6, 2021	^[19]
FW	Matt Hundley	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Duration of USL Championship season	March 24, 2021	November 6, 2021	^[19]
DF	Michael Edwards	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Duration of USL Championship season	March 24, 2021	November 6, 2021	^[19]

References

↑ "Roster". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
↑ "Procedure Set to Determine Final U.S. Representative in 2022 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League". United States Soccer Federation. September 14, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
↑ "Open Cup Committee Decides Not to Play Opening Round of U.S. Open Cup Due to Challenges Surrounding Covid Pandemic; Teams Will Enter Tournament at Round of 16" (Press release). United States Soccer Association. March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
↑ "Open Cup Committee Determines 2021 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Will Not Be Held This Spring" (Press release). Chicago: USSoccer.com. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
↑ "Schedule Announce for Next Edition of Lamar Hunt US Open Cup in 2022" (Press release). Chicago: USSoccer.com. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
↑ "Colorado Rapids Acquire Michael Barrios from FC Dallas". MLS.com. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
↑ "Rapids Sign Goalkeeper William Yarbrough to Three-Year Contract from Liga MX's Club León". ColoradoRapids.com. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
↑ "Colorado Rapids Sign Midfielder Oliver Larraz to Homegrown Player Contract". ColoradoRapids.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
↑ "Colorado Rapids Sign 16-Year-Old Darren Yapi to Homegrown Player Contract". ColoradoRapids.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
↑ "Colorado Rapids Sign U.S. Youth International Michael Edwards to Homegrown Player Contract". ColoradoRapids.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
↑ "Colorado Rapids Sign U.S. U-17 Winger Yaya Toure to Homegrown Player Contract". ColoradoRapids.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
↑ "Rapids Acquire Canadian International Mark-Anthony Kaye". ColoradoRapids.com. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
↑ "Welcome Back, Dom! Rapids Acquire Badji from Nashville". ColoradoRapids.com. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
↑ "Rapids Sign Brazilian Defender Lucas Esteves from Palmeiras". ColoradoRapids.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
↑ Dosmann, Allie (January 21, 2021). "Recapping the Rapids 2021 MLS SuperDraft". ColoradoRapids.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
1 2 3 "Colorado Rapids Announce Roster Moves Ahead of 2021 Season" (Press release). Commerce City, Colorado: Colorado Rapids Communications. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
↑ "Sam Vines Joins Belgian Side Royal Antwerp F.C." ColoradoRapids.com. August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
↑ "Rapids Trade Nicolas Benezet to Seattle Sounders FC". ColoradoRapids.com. August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 Costra, Cody (March 29, 2021). "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Acquire Five Players On Loan From Colorado Rapids". SwitchbacksFC.com. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
1 2 "Jeremy Kelly and Andre Rawls Join Rising on Season-Long Loan". PHXRising.com. March 24, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

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[table_note_res_CCL20.9627474234266-2] As Supporters' Shield winners (USA2)

[table_note_res_CCL30.9627474234266-3] As 2021 MLS Western Conference regular season champions (USA3)

[table_note_res_CCL40.9627474234266-5] As highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2021 MLS regular season record) not already qualified (USA4)^[2]

[RapidsRoster-1] "Roster". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

[4] "Procedure Set to Determine Final U.S. Representative in 2022 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League". United States Soccer Federation. September 14, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

[No_Opening_Round-6] "Open Cup Committee Decides Not to Play Opening Round of U.S. Open Cup Due to Challenges Surrounding Covid Pandemic; Teams Will Enter Tournament at Round of 16" (Press release). United States Soccer Association. March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.

[7] "Open Cup Committee Determines 2021 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Will Not Be Held This Spring" (Press release). Chicago: USSoccer.com. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

[8] "Schedule Announce for Next Edition of Lamar Hunt US Open Cup in 2022" (Press release). Chicago: USSoccer.com. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

[9] "Colorado Rapids Acquire Michael Barrios from FC Dallas". MLS.com. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[10] "Rapids Sign Goalkeeper William Yarbrough to Three-Year Contract from Liga MX's Club León". ColoradoRapids.com. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[11] "Colorado Rapids Sign Midfielder Oliver Larraz to Homegrown Player Contract". ColoradoRapids.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

[12] "Colorado Rapids Sign 16-Year-Old Darren Yapi to Homegrown Player Contract". ColoradoRapids.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

[13] "Colorado Rapids Sign U.S. Youth International Michael Edwards to Homegrown Player Contract". ColoradoRapids.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

[14] "Colorado Rapids Sign U.S. U-17 Winger Yaya Toure to Homegrown Player Contract". ColoradoRapids.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

[15] "Rapids Acquire Canadian International Mark-Anthony Kaye". ColoradoRapids.com. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[16] "Welcome Back, Dom! Rapids Acquire Badji from Nashville". ColoradoRapids.com. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[17] "Rapids Sign Brazilian Defender Lucas Esteves from Palmeiras". ColoradoRapids.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

[18] Dosmann, Allie (January 21, 2021). "Recapping the Rapids 2021 MLS SuperDraft". ColoradoRapids.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

[Options-19] 1 2 3 "Colorado Rapids Announce Roster Moves Ahead of 2021 Season" (Press release). Commerce City, Colorado: Colorado Rapids Communications. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

[20] "Sam Vines Joins Belgian Side Royal Antwerp F.C." ColoradoRapids.com. August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.

[21] "Rapids Trade Nicolas Benezet to Seattle Sounders FC". ColoradoRapids.com. August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.

[MayakaLoan-22] 1 2 3 4 5 Costra, Cody (March 29, 2021). "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Acquire Five Players On Loan From Colorado Rapids". SwitchbacksFC.com. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

[RawlsLoan-23] 1 2 "Jeremy Kelly and Andre Rawls Join Rising on Season-Long Loan". PHXRising.com. March 24, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

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