2022 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado Rapids
2022 season
Owner	Stan Kroenke
Head coach	Robin Fraser
Major League Soccer	Conference: 10th; Overall: 18th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
CONCACAF Champions League	Round of 16
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 32
Rocky Mountain Cup	Lost
Highest home attendance	18,084 (7/4 v. ATX)
Lowest home attendance	11,938 (9/14 v. SJ)
Average home league attendance	14,473
Biggest win	COL 3–0 ATL (3/5)
Biggest defeat	PHI 6–0 COL (8/27)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2021 2023 →

Last updated January 21, 2025

The 2022 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twenty-seventh season of existence and their twenty-seventh consecutive season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer.

Background

Colorado finished the 2021 season 1st in the Western Conference table, and 2nd overall in MLS. They reached the semifinals of the MLS Cup Playoffs, losing to the Portland Timbers 1–0.

Roster

As of July 21, 2022^[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
6	DF	GHA	Lalas Abubakar
7	FW	USA	Jonathan Lewis
8	MF	BRA	Max Alves
11	FW	CHI	Diego Rubio
12	FW	COL	Michael Barrios
13	MF	CHI	Felipe Gutiérrez (on loan from Universidad Católica )
15	FW	SCO	Sam Nicholson
16	MF	KEN	Philip Mayaka ( GA )
18	FW	USA	Oliver Larraz ( HGP )
19	MF	ENG	Jack Price (captain)
21	MF	HON	Bryan Acosta


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	GK	USA	William Yarbrough
24	DF	ECU	Gustavo Vallecilla
27	DF	USA	Sebastian Anderson ( HGP )
28	GK	USA	Abraham Rodriguez ( HGP )
29	FW	USA	Gyasi Zardes ( DP )
30	DF	USA	Aboubacar Keita
31	DF	USA	Anthony Markanich
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 )
97	MF	CAN	Ralph Priso-Mbongue

Out on loan

As of March 5, 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
26	MF	USA	Cole Bassett ( HGP )

Competitions

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

Preseason

January 29, 2022 (2022-01-29) Desert Showcase 1	Sporting Kansas City	0–0	Colorado Rapids	Tucson, Arizona
8:00pm MST		Report		Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)Closed-door	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Tucson, Arizona
MST	Ruidíaz 70'	COL Report SEA Report	Esteves 40' (Rubio)	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: 75-minute scrimmage.

February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)Closed-door	Seattle Sounders FC	0–2	Colorado Rapids	Tucson, Arizona
MST		COL Report SEA Report	Yapi 7' (Beitashour), 21' (pen.)	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: 75-minute scrimmage.

February 5, 2022 (2022-02-05) Desert Showcase 2	Houston Dynamo FC	3–2	Colorado Rapids	Tucson, Arizona
MST	Ferreira 33' Gitau Carrasquilla 90'	Report	Rubio 6' (Esteves) Toure 85'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)Closed-door	Orlando City SC	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Orlando, Florida
MST	Jansson 3'	Report	Rubio 45'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
8	Portland Timbers	34	11	10	13	53	53	0	46
9	Vancouver Whitecaps FC ^[a]	34	12	15	7	40	57	−17	43	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League ^[b]
10	Colorado Rapids	34	11	13	10	46	57	−11	43
11	Seattle Sounders FC	34	12	17	5	47	46	+1	41
12	Sporting Kansas City	34	11	16	7	42	54	−12	40

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)
Notes:

↑ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
↑ as 2022 Canadian Championship winners.

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
16	Columbus Crew	34	10	8	16	46	41	+5	46
17	Vancouver Whitecaps FC ^[a](V)	34	12	15	7	40	57	−17	43	Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League ^[b]
18	Colorado Rapids	34	11	13	10	46	57	−11	43
19	Charlotte FC	34	13	18	3	44	52	−8	42
20	New England Revolution	34	10	12	12	47	50	−3	42

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)
(V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:

↑ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
↑ As 2022 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)

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	43	11	13	10	46	57	−11	10	2	5	29	15	+14	1	11	5	17	42	−25

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

Match results

February 26, 2022 (2022-02-26)1	Los Angeles FC	3–0	Colorado Rapids	Los Angeles, California
1:30 PM MST	Vela 29' (pen.), 35', 50' Fall 58' Crépeau 58' Cifuentes 81' Arango 90'	Report	Lewis 5'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,010 Referee: Armando Villarreal

March 5, 2022 (2022-03-05)2	Colorado Rapids	3–0	Atlanta United FC	Commerce City, Colorado
4:00 PM MST	Trusty 21' Rubio 33' Price 42' Lewis 48' Kaye 51' Shinyashiki 80', 87'	Report	Hernández 20' Robinson 31' 86' Dwyer 89'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,538 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

March 12, 2022 (2022-03-12)3	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Sporting Kansas City	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MST	Rubio 21' Kaye 51' Rosenberry 62'	Report	Isimat-Mirin 29' Duke 56'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,387 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

March 19, 2022 (2022-03-19)4	Houston Dynamo FC	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Houston, Texas
6:30 PM MDT	Dorsey 68' Rodríguez 78' Pasher 90'	Report	Trusty 37' Kaye 42' Rosenberry 45+1' Rubio 62' Wilson 90+3'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 17,007 Referee: Nima Saghafi

April 2, 2022 (2022-04-02)5	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Wilson 26' Abubakar 56'	Report	Ruíz 45' (pen.), 50' Silva 74' Schmitt 90'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,380 Referee: Ted Unkel

April 9, 2022 (2022-04-09)6	FC Dallas	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Frisco, Texas
6:30 PM MDT	Martínez 16' Cerrillo 24' Servania 45+2', 77' Ferreira 51', 89'	Report	Kaye 2' Rubio 30' Max 40' Barrios 45+1'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,893 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

April 16, 2022 (2022-04-16)7	Minnesota United FC	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Saint Paul, Minnesota
6:00 PM MDT	Dibassy 42' Arriaga 56' Lod 69', 77' Danladi 79'	Report	Esteves 27' Rubio 30', 45' Yarbrough 32' Price 36'	Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Chris Penso

April 23, 2022 (2022-04-23)8	Colorado Rapids	0–0	Charlotte FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Lewis 66'	Report	Alcívar 44' Corujo 53' Ortiz 63'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,160 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30)9	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Portland Timbers	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Max 17' Rubio 30', 45+3' 63' Abubakar 38' Beitashour 46' Trusty 66' Yarbrough 90+3' Kaye 90+5'	Report	Williamson 29' Mabiala 29' Ivačič 66' Van Rankin 73'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,038 Referee: Armando Villareal

May 7, 2022 (2022-05-07)10	San Jose Earthquakes	1–0	Colorado Rapids	San Jose, California
8:00 PM MDT	Nathan 64' Calvo 73'	Report		Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,077 Referee: Tori Penso

May 14, 2022 (2022-05-14)11	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Los Angeles FC	Commerce City, Colorado
1:30 PM MDT	Zardes 17' (pen.) Rubio 28' (pen.) Acosta 29' Abubakar 88'	Report	Ibeagha 16' Cifuentes 22' Arango 24'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,022 Referee: Ted Unkel

May 18, 2022 (2022-05-18)12	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 PM MDT	Sallói 24', 50', 90+9' Hernández 58' Ndenbe 79' Fontàs 90+6'	Report	Acosta 3' Esteves 29', 90+3' 90+6' Trusty 78' 90+1' Abubakar 90' Rubio 90+1'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,233 Referee: Drew Fischer

May 22, 2022 (2022-05-22)13	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, Colorado
6:00 PM MDT	Lewis 50' Rosenberry 53' Acosta 71'	Report	Vargas 45+1' Gómez 46'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,923 Referee: Timothy Ford

May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28)14	Colorado Rapids	1–3	Nashville SC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Rubio 14', 78' Abubakar 41' Acosta 51'	Report	Sapong 8' Mukhtar 14', 17', 56' Miller 42'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,465 Referee: Nima Saghafi

June 19, 2022 (2022-06-19)15	New York City FC	1–1	Colorado Rapids	New York, New York
3:00 PM MDT	Castellanos 68' Magno 72' Morales 83'	Report	Price 30' Abubakar 56' Barrios 68' Acosta 73' Wilson 76'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 19,812 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

June 25, 2022 (2022-06-25)16	Portland Timbers	3–0	Colorado Rapids	Portland, Oregon
8:30 PM MDT	Chará 27' Blanco 45+8' (pen.) Niezgoda 54', 62'	Report	Yarbrough 45+6' Esteves 84' Toure 90'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,448 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

July 4, 2022 (2022-07-04)17	Colorado Rapids	2–3	Austin FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Abubakar 19' Lewis 22'	Report	Pereira 18' Finlay 28' Keller 41' 75' Driussi 45+1' Urruti 59'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,084 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

July 9, 2022 (2022-07-09)18	Real Salt Lake	2–2	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT	MacMath 38' Ruiz 47' Savarino 45+3' Meram 51', 86' Besler 90+1'	Report	Wilson 33' Acosta 50' Rubio 67' (pen.) Max 79' Abubakar 89'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,242 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)19	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Orlando City SC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Esteves 40' Zardes 65' Abubakar 69' Lewis 77' Wilson 82' Rosenberry 86'	Report	Torres 22' Pereyra 66' Urso 77' Halliday 83'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,538 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16)20	Colorado Rapids	2–0	LA Galaxy	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Rubio 20' Wilson 68' Zardes 75' Warner 90+2'	Report	Raveloson 39' Araujo 62' DePuy 68' Gasper 78'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,975 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23)21	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Seattle, Washington
8:00 PM MDT	Rowe 22' 47' Morris 43' Lodeiro 71' (pen.)	Report	Lewis 3', 87' Acosta 32' Vallecilla 43' Barrios 56' Yapi 90+1'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 32,476 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

August 2, 2022 (2022-08-02)22	New York Red Bulls	4–5	Colorado Rapids	Harrison, New Jersey
5:30 PM MDT	Yearwood 6' Long 9' Morgan 28' (pen.) Barlow 90+7' (pen.)	Report	Rubio 21', 45+2' Abubakar 27' Rosenberry 38' Vallecilla 64' Warner 77' Barrios 80', 90+7' Toure 89'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 13,812 Referee: Drew Fischer
Note: This match was originally scheduled for July 30 which was rescheduled due to the New York Red Bulls hosting a friendly match with FC Barcelona on that day.

August 6, 2022 (2022-08-06)23	Colorado Rapids	4–3	Minnesota United FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Zardes 7', 15', 61' Rubio 11' Acosta 82' Max 83'	Report	Danladi 4' Amarilla 43' Rosales 67' Kallman 81' Lawrence 87' Fragapane 90+1'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,738 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

August 13, 2022 (2022-08-13)24	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Esteves 28' Wilson 38' Rubio 41' (pen.), 78' Acosta 42'	Report	Hernández 5' Nagbe 35' Artur 40' Zelarayán 63'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,254 Referee: Jon Freemon

August 17, 2022 (2022-08-17)25	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Vancouver, British Columbia
8:00 PM MDT	Gauld 14', 40'	Report	Zardes 76' Priso-Mbongue 90+7'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 14,682 Referee: Filip Dujic

August 20, 2022 (2022-08-20)26	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Houston Dynamo FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Acosta 19' 80' Abubakar 48' Gutiérrez 65' Barrios 85'	Report	Dorsey 15' Herrera 67' Ferreira 90+5'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,380 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

August 27, 2022 (2022-08-27)27	Philadelphia Union	6–0	Colorado Rapids	Chester, Pennsylvania
5:30 PM MDT	Gazdag 9', 20' (pen.) Carranza 30' (pen.) Burke 87' Real 90+1'	Report	Vallecilla 7' 35' Priso-Mbongue 11' Warner 27'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,005 Referee: Allen Chapman

August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31)28	Nashville SC	4–1	Colorado Rapids	Nashville, Tennessee
6:30 PM MDT	Mukhtar 29' (pen.), 54', 75' Godoy 45' Leal 59' Shaffelburg 61' McCarty 70'	Report	Zardes 35' Abubakar 41' Acosta 71'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 24,127 Referee: Mark Allatin

September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)29	D.C. United	0–0	Colorado Rapids	Washington, D.C.
5:30 PM MDT	Birnbaum 57' Benteke 66'	Report	Zardes 74' Rubio 84' Beitashour 90+5'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,502 Referee: Tori Penso

September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10)30	Colorado Rapids	3–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:30 PM MDT	Zardes 21' Rubio 33' (pen.) Lewis 75'	Report	White 8' Veselinović 32' Schöpf 52'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,036 Referee: Kevin Stott

September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)31	Colorado Rapids	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM MDT	Rubio 21' Rosenberry 77' Warner 90+4'	Report	Nathan 37' Remedi 48' Judson 90'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,938 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

September 17, 2022 (2022-09-17)32	LA Galaxy	4–1	Colorado Rapids	Carson, California
8:30 PM MDT	Brugman 22', 52' Edwards 28' Hernández 31' Costa 62' Grandsir 64'	Report	Gutiérrez 26' Abubakar 34' Beitashour 60' Barrios 63' Max 65' Nicholson 90+1'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 20,325 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01)33	Colorado Rapids	1–0	FC Dallas	Commerce City, Colorado
1:30 PM MDT	Rubio 66' Vallecilla 77' Yapi 90+2' Yarbrough 90+4'	Report	Pomykal 39'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,193 Referee: Chris Penso

October 9, 2022 (2022-10-09)34	Austin FC	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Austin, Texas
3:00 PM MDT	Driussi 81' (pen.)	Report	Gutiérrez 66' Rubio 80', 90+3'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)Leg 1	Comunicaciones	1–0 (1–0 agg.)	Colorado Rapids	Guatemala City
5:00 PM MST	Robles 57' Espino 89' Gamboa 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Referee: Selvin Brown

February 23, 2022 (2022-02-23)Leg 2	Colorado Rapids	1–0 (1–1 agg.) (3–4 p)	Comunicaciones	Commerce City, Colorado
6:15 PM MST	Kaye 13' Alves 29'	Report	Corena 7' Robles 16' Contreras 36' Gamboa 73'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Walter López
	Penalties
	Rubio Acosta Price Mezquida Lewis Rosenberry Shinyashiki		Contreras Aparicio Larín Santis Corena López Samayoa

U.S. Open Cup

Due to their entry in the CONCACAF Champions League, the Rapids entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32.^[2] The draw for the Round of 32 took place on April 21, and the Rapids drew Minnesota United FC.^[3]

May 11, 2022Round of 32	Minnesota United FC (MLS)	2–1	Colorado Rapids (MLS)	Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 pm CDT	Danladi 8' Kallman 55' 83' Reynoso 87'		Mezquida 15' Max 63'	Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Brandon Stevis

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		USOC		CCL
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Clint Irwin	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF	USA	Keegan Rosenberry	37	2	33+1	2	1	0	2	0
3	DF	USA	Drew Moor	9	0	1+8	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	SCO	Danny Wilson	29	0	25+1	0	0+1	0	2	0
5	DF	USA	Auston Trusty	19	0	17	0	0	0	2	0
6	DF	GHA	Lalas Abubakar	33	4	28+3	4	0	0	2	0
7	FW	USA	Jonathan Lewis	36	5	25+8	5	0+1	0	1+1	0
8	MF	BRA	Max Alves	31	1	9+19	0	1	0	1+1	1
9	FW	BRA	Andre Shinyashiki	9	1	2+6	1	0	0	0+1	0
11	FW	CHI	Diego Rubio	33	16	28+2	16	1	0	2	0
12	FW	COL	Michael Barrios	37	2	19+15	2	1	0	1+1	0
13	MF	CHI	Felipe Gutiérrez	12	0	10+2	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	CAN	Mark-Anthony Kaye	20	3	15+2	3	0+1	0	2	0
15	FW	SCO	Sam Nicholson	15	1	10+5	1	0	0	0	0
19	MF	ENG	Jack Price	19	0	14+3	0	0	0	2	0
20	MF	URU	Nicolás Mezquida	11	1	0+9	0	1	1	0+1	0
21	MF	HON	Bryan Acosta	29	0	22+4	0	1	0	0+2	0
22	GK	USA	William Yarbrough	36	0	34	0	0	0	2	0
24	DF	ECU	Gustavo Vallecilla	13	0	7+5	0	1	0	0	0
27	DF	USA	Sebastian Anderson	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
28	GK	USA	Abraham Rodriguez	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	USA	Gyasi Zardes	26	9	24+2	9	0	0	0	0
31	DF	USA	Anthony Markanich	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
32	MF	USA	Collen Warner	20	1	6+12	1	0+1	0	1	0
33	DF	IRN	Steven Beitashour	20	0	14+5	0	1	0	0	0
37	FW	USA	Dantouma Toure	5	1	0+5	1	0	0	0	0
66	DF	BRA	Lucas Esteves	32	1	24+6	1	0	0	2	0
77	FW	USA	Darren Yapi	11	0	1+10	0	0	0	0	0
97	MF	CAN	Ralph Priso-Mbongue	6	0	3+3	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: October 9, 2022
Source: Colorado stats

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	US Open Cup	CONCACAF Champion's League	Total
1	FW	11	Diego Rubio	16	0	0	16
2	FW	29	Gyasi Zardes	9	0	0	9
3	FW	7	Jonathan Lewis	4	0	0	4
4	DF	6	Lalas Abubakar	4	0	0	4
5	MF	14	Mark-Anthony Kaye	3	0	0	3
6	DF	2	Keegan Rosenberry	2	0	0	2
6	FW	12	Michael Barrios	2	0	0	2
8	MF	8	Max	0	0	1	1
	FW	9	Andre Shinyashiki	1	0	0	1
	FW	15	Sam Nicholson	1	0	0	1
	MF	20	Nicolás Mezquida	0	1	0	1
	MF	32	Collen Warner	1	0	0	1
	FW	37	Dantouma Toure	1	0	0	1
	DF	66	Lucas Esteves	1	0	0	1
Total				46	1	1	48

Last updated: October 9, 2022
Source: Team Goals

Top assists

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	CONCACAF Champion's League	Total
1	FW	12	Michael Barrios	7	0	7
2	FW	11	Diego Rubio	6	0	6
3	DF	2	Keegan Rosenberry	2	1	3
	MF	19	Jack Price	3	0	3
	MF	21	Bryan Acosta	3	0	3
	DF	66	Lucas Esteves	3	0	3
7	DF	4	Danny Wilson	2	0	2
	FW	7	Jonathan Lewis	2	0	2
	MF	13	Felipe Gutiérrez	2	0	2
	FW	29	Gyasi Zardes	2	0	2
	DF	33	Steven Beitashour	2	0	2
12	DF	6	Lalas Abubakar	1	0	1
	MF	8	Max	1	0	1
	MF	14	Mark-Anthony Kaye	1	0	1
Total				37	1	38

Last updated: October 9, 2022
Source: Team Assists

Clean sheets

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	US Open Cup	CONCACAF Champion's League	Total
1	GK	22	William Yarbrough	9	0	1	10
Total				9	0	1	10

Last updated: October 9, 2021
Source: Clean Sheets

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player
Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	MLS			US Open Cup			CONCACAF Champion's League			Total
1	21	MF	Bryan Acosta	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0
2	11	FW	Diego Rubio	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0
3	6	DF	Lalas Abubakar	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
4	4	DF	Danny Wilson	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
5	66	DF	Lucas Esteves	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1
5	8	MF	Max	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
7	24	DF	Gustavo Vallecilla	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1
	5	DF	Auston Trusty	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
	12	FW	Michael Barrios	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
10	2	DF	Keegan Rosenberry	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	7	MF	Jonathan Lewis	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	22	GK	William Yarbrough	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
13	13	MF	Felipe Gutiérrez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	14	MF	Mark-Anthony Kaye	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	19	MF	Jack Price	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	32	MF	Collen Warner	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	33	DF	Steven Beitashour	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
18	77	FW	Darren Yapi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	97	MF	Ralph Priso-Mbongue	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20	9	FW	Andre Shinyashiki	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	29	FW	Gyasi Zardes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	37	FW	Dantouma Toure	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				90	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	90	4	2

Last updated: October 9, 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
DF	Aboubacar Keita	Columbus Crew	Columbus receives $300,000 in GAM.	January 4, 2022	^[4]
MF	Max Alves	Flamengo	Transfer fee not disclosed	January 5, 2022	^[5]
MF	Bryan Acosta	FC Dallas	Rights acquired in stage two of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft	January 19, 2022	^[6]
DF	Jackson Travis	Rapids Academy	Homegrown contract	March 4, 2022	^[7]
DF	Gustavo Vallecilla	FC Cincinnati	FC Cincinnati receives $400,000 in 2022 GAM, and $400,000 in 2023 GAM	March 28, 2022	^[8]
FW	Gyasi Zardes	Columbus Crew	Columbus Crew receives $300,000 in GAM. Deal could escalate up to $1.4 million GAM.	April 22, 2022	^[9]
FW	Sam Nicholson	Bristol Rovers F.C.	Free transfer.	June 17, 2022	^[10]
MF	Ralph Priso	Toronto FC	Toronto receives Mark-Anthony Kaye, Colorado receives Priso, $775,000 in GAM, and a 2023 SuperDraft pick. Deal could escalate up to $1.05 million GAM.	July 8, 2022	^[11]

Loans in

Pos.	Player	Parent club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
DF	Auston Trusty	Arsenal FC	6–month loan	January 31, 2022	July 5, 2022	^[12]
DF	Lucas Esteves	Palmeiras	Loan extended through the end of the 2022 MLS season	July 1, 2022	TBD	^[13]
MF	Felipe Gutiérrez	Universidad Católica	Loan through the end of the 2022 MLS season	August 3, 2022	TBD	^[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 2022 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Notes	Ref
January 11, 2022	Mohamed Omar	MF	Notre Dame	Round 1, Pick 23	^[15]
January 11, 2022	Anthony Markanich	DF	Northern Illinois	Round 1, Pick 26	^[15]
January 11, 2022	Roberto Molina	MF	UC Irvine	Round 2, Pick 45	^[15]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Kortne Ford	Sporting Kansas City	Option Declined	December 3, 2021	^[16]
DF	Jeremy Kelly	Memphis 901 FC	Option Declined	December 3, 2021	^[16]
MF	Younes Namli	Sparta Rotterdam	Option Declined	December 3, 2021	^[16]
GK	Andre Rawls	TBD	Option Declined	December 3, 2021	^[16]
MF	Will Vint	Charlotte Independence	Option Declined	December 3, 2021	^[16]
FW	Dominique Badji	FC Cincinnati	Free Transfer	January 4, 2022	^[17]
MF	Kellyn Acosta	Los Angeles FC	Colorado receives $1.1 million (with the potential for $400,000 more in incentives) in GAM.	January 14, 2022	^[18]
DF	Auston Trusty	Arsenal FC	Transfer fee not disclosed. Trusty loaned back to Rapids for 6 months.	January 31, 2022	^[12]
FW	Andre Shinyashiki	Charlotte FC	Colorado receives $225,000 (with the potential for $175,000 more in incentives) in GAM.	May 3, 2022	^[19]
MF	Nicolás Mezquida	Volos F.C.	Transfer fee not disclosed.	June 28, 2022	^[20]
MF	Mark-Anthony Kaye	Toronto FC	Toronto receives Kaye, Colorado receives Ralph Priso, $775,000 in GAM, and a 2023 SuperDraft pick. Deal could escalate up to $1.05 million GAM.	July 8, 2022	^[11]

Loans out

Pos.	Player	Loanee club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
MF	Cole Bassett	Feyenoord	18–month loan with an option to buy Recalled on August 13	January 20, 2022	August 13, 2022	^[21]
MF	Cole Bassett	Fortuna Sittard	Loan through the end of the Eredivisie season	August 13, 2022	June 1, 2023	^[22]

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↑ "2022 US Open Cup: Format, schedule finalized for 107th edition of tournament". theCup.us. December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
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↑ "Colorado Rapids Sign Defender Jackson Travis to Homegrown Player Contract". MLS.com. March 4, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
↑ "Colorado Rapids Acquire Ecuadorian International Defender Gustavo Vallecilla from FC Cincinnati". MLS.com. March 28, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
↑ "MColorado Rapids acquire USMNT striker Gyasi Zardes in blockbuster deal with Columbus Crew". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
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1 2 "Colorado Rapids Transfer Auston Trusty to Arsenal FC". ColoradoRapids.com. January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
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[table_note_VAN0.80229789754483-2] Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

[table_note_res_CLC0.80229789754483-3] s 2022 Canadian Championship winners.

[table_note_MTL0.20069162510368-4] Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

[table_note_res_CCL50.20069162510368-5] As 2022 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)

[RapidsRoster-1] "Roster". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved July 21, 2022.

[6] "2022 US Open Cup: Format, schedule finalized for 107th edition of tournament". theCup.us. December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.

[7] "2022 US Open Cup Handbook Finalists Edition". US Soccer. February 2, 2022. Archived from the original on April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.

[8] Liljenwall, Ari (January 5, 2022). "Colorado Rapids acquire defender Aboubacar Keita from Columbus Crew". MLS.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[9] "Colorado Rapids Sign Brazilian Midfielder Max Alves". ColoradoRapids.com. January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[10] "Colorado Rapids Acquire Midfielder Bryan Acosta". MLS.com. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

[11] "Colorado Rapids Sign Defender Jackson Travis to Homegrown Player Contract". MLS.com. March 4, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[12] "Colorado Rapids Acquire Ecuadorian International Defender Gustavo Vallecilla from FC Cincinnati". MLS.com. March 28, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[13] "MColorado Rapids acquire USMNT striker Gyasi Zardes in blockbuster deal with Columbus Crew". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 22, 2022.

[14] "Colorado Rapids sign winger Sam Nicholson". ColoradoRapids.com. June 17, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.

[KayePriso-15] 1 2 "Toronto FC acquire Canadian international Mark-Anthony Kaye". TorontoFC.ca. July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.

[TrustyTransfer-16] 1 2 "Colorado Rapids Transfer Auston Trusty to Arsenal FC". ColoradoRapids.com. January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.

[17] "Colorado Rapids extend defender Lucas Esteves' loan". ColoradoRapids.com. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.

[18] "Colorado Rapids acquire Chilean midfielder Felipe Gutiérrez". ColoradoRapids.com. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.

[SuperDraft-19] 1 2 3 Kohne, Sydney (January 11, 2022). "Rapids Select Three Players in 2022 MLS SuperDraft". ColoradoRapids.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[Options-20] 1 2 3 4 5 "Rapids Announce 2021 Year-End Roster Updates". ColoradoRapids.com. December 3, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[21] "FC Cincinnati sign forward Dominique Badji". FCCincinnati.com. January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[22] "Colorado Rapids Acquire Up to $1.5 Million in Allocation Money from LAFC in Exchange for Kellyn Acosta". ColoradoRapids.com. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[23] "Colorado Rapids Acquire Up to $400,000 in 2022 GAM From Charlotte FC in Exchange for Andre Shinyashiki". ColoradoRapids.com. May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.

[24] "Colorado Rapids transfer Nicolás Mezquida to Greece's Volos FC". ColoradoRapids.com. June 28, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.

[25] "Colorado Rapids Loan Cole Bassett to Dutch Side Feyenoord Rotterdam". MLS.com. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

[26] "Colorado Rapids recall Cole Bassett from Feyenoord, loan him to Fortuna Sittard in Dutch Eredivisie". MLS.com. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

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