| 2022 season | |||
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| 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) | ||
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.
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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| January 29, 2022 Desert Showcase 1 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–0 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona |
| 8:00pm MST | Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| February 1, 2022Closed-door | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona |
| MST | Ruidíaz | COL Report SEA Report | Esteves | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| Note: 75-minute scrimmage. | ||||
| February 1, 2022Closed-door | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–2 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona |
| MST | COL Report SEA Report | Yapi | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex | |
| Note: 75-minute scrimmage. | ||||
| February 5, 2022 Desert Showcase 2 | Houston Dynamo FC | 3–2 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona |
| MST | Ferreira Gitau Carrasquilla | Report | Rubio Toure | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| February 11, 2022Closed-door | Orlando City SC | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Orlando, Florida |
| MST | Jansson | Report | Rubio | Stadium: Exploria Stadium |
| Pos | Team | 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 |
| Pos | Team | 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 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
| February 26, 20221 | Los Angeles FC | 3–0 | Colorado Rapids | Los Angeles, California |
| 1:30 PM MST | Report |
| Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,010 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| March 5, 20222 | Colorado Rapids | 3–0 | Atlanta United FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 4:00 PM MST | Trusty Rubio Price Lewis Kaye Shinyashiki | Report | Hernández Robinson Dwyer | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,538 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| March 12, 20223 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MST | Rubio Kaye Rosenberry | Report | Isimat-Mirin Duke | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,387 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| March 19, 20224 | Houston Dynamo FC | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Houston, Texas |
| 6:30 PM MDT | Dorsey Rodríguez Pasher | Report | Trusty Kaye Rosenberry Rubio Wilson | Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 17,007 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| April 2, 20225 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Wilson Abubakar | Report | Ruíz Silva Schmitt | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,380 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| April 9, 20226 | FC Dallas | 3–1 | Colorado Rapids | Frisco, Texas |
| 6:30 PM MDT | Martínez Cerrillo Servania Ferreira | Report | Kaye Rubio Max Barrios | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,893 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| April 16, 20227 | Minnesota United FC | 3–1 | Colorado Rapids | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 6:00 PM MDT | Dibassy Arriaga Lod Danladi | Report | Esteves Rubio Yarbrough Price | Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Chris Penso |
| April 23, 20228 | Colorado Rapids | 0–0 | Charlotte FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Lewis | Report | Alcívar Corujo Ortiz | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,160 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| April 30, 20229 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | Portland Timbers | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Max Rubio Abubakar Beitashour Trusty Yarbrough Kaye | Report | Williamson Mabiala Ivačič Van Rankin | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,038 Referee: Armando Villareal |
| May 7, 202210 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Nathan Calvo | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,077 Referee: Tori Penso |
| May 14, 202211 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | Los Angeles FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 1:30 PM MDT | Zardes Rubio Acosta Abubakar | Report | Ibeagha Cifuentes Arango | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,022 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| May 18, 202212 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 6:30 PM MDT | Sallói Hernández Ndenbe Fontàs | Report | Acosta Esteves Trusty Abubakar Rubio | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,233 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| May 22, 202213 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 6:00 PM MDT | Lewis Rosenberry Acosta | Report | Vargas Gómez | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,923 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| May 28, 202214 | Colorado Rapids | 1–3 | Nashville SC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Rubio Abubakar Acosta | Report | Sapong Mukhtar Miller | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,465 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| June 19, 202215 | New York City FC | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | New York, New York |
| 3:00 PM MDT | Castellanos Magno Morales | Report | Price Abubakar Barrios Acosta Wilson | Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 19,812 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| June 25, 202216 | Portland Timbers | 3–0 | Colorado Rapids | Portland, Oregon |
| 8:30 PM MDT | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,448 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| July 4, 202217 | Colorado Rapids | 2–3 | Austin FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Abubakar Lewis | Report | Pereira Finlay Keller Driussi Urruti | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,084 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| July 9, 202218 | Real Salt Lake | 2–2 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 PM MDT | MacMath Ruiz Savarino Meram Besler | Report | Wilson Acosta Rubio Max Abubakar | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,242 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| July 13, 202219 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | Orlando City SC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Esteves Zardes Abubakar Lewis Wilson Rosenberry | Report | Torres Pereyra Urso Halliday | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,538 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| July 16, 202220 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | LA Galaxy | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,975 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| July 23, 202221 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Seattle, Washington |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Rowe Morris Lodeiro | Report | Lewis Acosta Vallecilla Barrios Yapi | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 32,476 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| August 2, 202222 | New York Red Bulls | 4–5 | Colorado Rapids | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 5:30 PM MDT | Yearwood Long Morgan Barlow | Report | Rubio Abubakar Rosenberry Vallecilla Warner Barrios Toure | 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, 202223 | Colorado Rapids | 4–3 | Minnesota United FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Zardes Rubio Acosta Max | Report | Danladi Amarilla Rosales Kallman Lawrence Fragapane | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,738 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| August 13, 202224 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Esteves Wilson Rubio Acosta | Report | Hernández Nagbe Artur Zelarayán | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,254 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| August 17, 202225 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Gauld | Report | Zardes Priso-Mbongue | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 14,682 Referee: Filip Dujic |
| August 20, 202226 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | Houston Dynamo FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Acosta Abubakar Gutiérrez Barrios | Report | Dorsey Herrera Ferreira | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,380 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| August 27, 202227 | Philadelphia Union | 6–0 | Colorado Rapids | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 5:30 PM MDT | Gazdag Carranza Burke Real | Report | Vallecilla Priso-Mbongue Warner | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,005 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| August 31, 202228 | Nashville SC | 4–1 | Colorado Rapids | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 6:30 PM MDT | Mukhtar Godoy Leal Shaffelburg McCarty | Report | Zardes Abubakar Acosta | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 24,127 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| September 4, 202229 | D.C. United | 0–0 | Colorado Rapids | Washington, D.C. |
| 5:30 PM MDT | Birnbaum Benteke | Report | Zardes Rubio Beitashour | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,502 Referee: Tori Penso |
| September 10, 202230 | Colorado Rapids | 3–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:30 PM MDT | Zardes Rubio Lewis | Report | White Veselinović Schöpf | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,036 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| September 14, 202231 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Rubio Rosenberry Warner | Report | Nathan Remedi Judson | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,938 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
| September 17, 202232 | LA Galaxy | 4–1 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California |
| 8:30 PM MDT | Brugman Edwards Hernández Costa Grandsir | Report | Gutiérrez Abubakar Beitashour Barrios Max Nicholson | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 20,325 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| October 1, 202233 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | FC Dallas | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 1:30 PM MDT | Rubio Vallecilla Yapi Yarbrough | Report | Pomykal | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,193 Referee: Chris Penso |
| October 9, 202234 | Austin FC | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Austin, Texas |
| 3:00 PM MDT | Driussi | Report | Gutiérrez Rubio | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
| February 17, 2022Leg 1 | Comunicaciones | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | | Guatemala City |
| 5:00 PM MST | Robles Espino Gamboa | Report | Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Referee: Selvin Brown |
| February 23, 2022Leg 2 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 (1–1 agg.) (3–4 p) | | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 6:15 PM MST | Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Walter López | ||
| Penalties | ||||
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 | | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 7:00 pm CDT | Danladi Kallman Reynoso | Mezquida Max | Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Brandon Stevis |
Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | USOC | CCL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Clint Irwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Keegan Rosenberry | 37 | 2 | 33+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Drew Moor | 9 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Danny Wilson | 29 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Auston Trusty | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Lalas Abubakar | 33 | 4 | 28+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Jonathan Lewis | 36 | 5 | 25+8 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Max Alves | 31 | 1 | 9+19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Andre Shinyashiki | 9 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Diego Rubio | 33 | 16 | 28+2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12 | FW | Michael Barrios | 37 | 2 | 19+15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | Felipe Gutiérrez | 12 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Mark-Anthony Kaye | 20 | 3 | 15+2 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | Sam Nicholson | 15 | 1 | 10+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Jack Price | 19 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Nicolás Mezquida | 11 | 1 | 0+9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Bryan Acosta | 29 | 0 | 22+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | William Yarbrough | 36 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Gustavo Vallecilla | 13 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Sebastian Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | GK | Abraham Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | Gyasi Zardes | 26 | 9 | 24+2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | Anthony Markanich | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF | Collen Warner | 20 | 1 | 6+12 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | Steven Beitashour | 20 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | FW | Dantouma Toure | 5 | 1 | 0+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 66 | DF | Lucas Esteves | 32 | 1 | 24+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 77 | FW | Darren Yapi | 11 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 97 | MF | Ralph Priso-Mbongue | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | US Open Cup | CONCACAF Champion's League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 11 | | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | FW | 29 | | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | 6 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 14 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 2 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | 12 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | 8 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FW | 9 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 15 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 20 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 32 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 37 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 66 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 46 | 1 | 1 | 48 | |||
| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | US Open Cup | CONCACAF Champion's League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 12 | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | 11 | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | DF | 2 | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MF | 19 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | 21 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| DF | 66 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | DF | 4 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | 7 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 13 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | 29 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | 33 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | DF | 6 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | 8 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 14 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 38 | |||
| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | US Open Cup | CONCACAF Champion's League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 22 | | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |||
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | MLS | US Open Cup | CONCACAF Champion's League | Total | ||||||||
| 1 | 21 | MF | | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | DF | | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | DF | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 66 | DF | | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 24 | DF | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | FW | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | DF | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 13 | MF | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 77 | FW | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | MF | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 9 | FW | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | FW | | 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 | |||
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.
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | | | Columbus receives $300,000 in GAM. | January 4, 2022 | [4] |
| MF | | | Transfer fee not disclosed | January 5, 2022 | [5] |
| MF | | | Rights acquired in stage two of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft | January 19, 2022 | [6] |
| DF | | | Homegrown contract | March 4, 2022 | [7] |
| DF | | | FC Cincinnati receives $400,000 in 2022 GAM, and $400,000 in 2023 GAM | March 28, 2022 | [8] |
| FW | | | Columbus Crew receives $300,000 in GAM. Deal could escalate up to $1.4 million GAM. | April 22, 2022 | [9] |
| FW | | | Free transfer. | June 17, 2022 | [10] |
| MF | | | 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] |
| Pos. | Player | Parent club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | | | 6–month loan | January 31, 2022 | July 5, 2022 | [12] |
| DF | | | Loan extended through the end of the 2022 MLS season | July 1, 2022 | TBD | [13] |
| MF | | | Loan through the end of the 2022 MLS season | August 3, 2022 | TBD | [14] |
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 | | MF | Notre Dame | Round 1, Pick 23 | [15] |
| January 11, 2022 | | DF | Northern Illinois | Round 1, Pick 26 | [15] |
| January 11, 2022 | | MF | UC Irvine | Round 2, Pick 45 | [15] |
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | | | Option Declined | December 3, 2021 | [16] |
| DF | | | Option Declined | December 3, 2021 | [16] |
| MF | | | Option Declined | December 3, 2021 | [16] |
| GK | | TBD | Option Declined | December 3, 2021 | [16] |
| MF | | | Option Declined | December 3, 2021 | [16] |
| FW | | | Free Transfer | January 4, 2022 | [17] |
| MF | | | Colorado receives $1.1 million (with the potential for $400,000 more in incentives) in GAM. | January 14, 2022 | [18] |
| DF | | | Transfer fee not disclosed. Trusty loaned back to Rapids for 6 months. | January 31, 2022 | [12] |
| FW | | | Colorado receives $225,000 (with the potential for $175,000 more in incentives) in GAM. | May 3, 2022 | [19] |
| MF | | | Transfer fee not disclosed. | June 28, 2022 | [20] |
| MF | | | 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] |
| Pos. | Player | Loanee club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | | | 18–month loan with an option to buy Recalled on August 13 | January 20, 2022 | August 13, 2022 | [21] |
| MF | | | Loan through the end of the Eredivisie season | August 13, 2022 | June 1, 2023 | [22] |