2015_Colorado_Rapids_season

2015 Colorado Rapids season

2015 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado Rapids 2015 soccer season


The 2015 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twentieth season of existence, and their twentieth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids. The team began the season with three scoreless matches and were both the final team that failed to register a goal, and the last that did not allowed one. A loss in their fourth match extended their scoreless streak to four, and their winless streak dating back to last season to 18 matches. Both streaks ended on April 10 against FC Dallas, who the Rapids defeated 4–0.

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Background

Club

Roster

Updated August 7, 2015.[1]

Technical staff

As of November 26, 2014.[2]

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Transfers

Transfers in

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Transfers out

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Draft picks

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Competitions

Preseason

February 13, 2015 Friendly UNLV Rebels 0–2 Colorado Rapids Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Report Montoya 62'
Badji 84'
Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Field
February 15, 2015 Las Vegas Pro Soccer Challenge Cup Colorado Rapids 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
7:00 PM PST Cronin Yellow card 38' Report Wondolowski Yellow card 28', 43'
Harden Yellow card 47'
Koval 74'
Stadium: Cashman Field

MLS

March 7, 2015 1 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Colorado Rapids Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
4:00 PM EST Vitória Yellow card 25'
Aristeguieta Yellow card 90+7'
Burling Yellow card 24' Red card
Sjöberg Yellow card 45'
Serna Yellow card 74'
Pittinari Yellow card 90+7'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,022
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
March 22, 2015 2 Colorado Rapids 0–0 New York City FC Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
2:00 PM MDT Badji Yellow card 49' Facey Yellow card 51' Red card
Saunders Yellow card 90'
Wingert Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,692
Referee: Sorin Stoica
March 28, 2015 3 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas, U.S.
7:30 PM CDT Clark Yellow card 43'
López Yellow card 68'
Sarkodie Yellow card 84'
Watts Yellow card 47' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 19,603
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 4, 2015 4 Colorado Rapids 0–2 New England Revolution Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
5:00 PM MDT Sarvas Yellow card 32'
Powers Yellow card 60'
Harrington Yellow card 66'
Burch Yellow card 90+6'
Report Agudelo 18'
Davies Yellow card 26'
Dorman Yellow card 34'
Nguyen 54' (pen.)
Tierney Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 11,450
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 10, 2015 5 FC Dallas 0–4 Colorado Rapids Frisco, Texas, U.S.
6:00 PM CDT Hollingshead Yellow card 59'
Watson Yellow card 90+2'
Report Badji 2'
Powers 43'
Torres 70'
Serna 85'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 12,929
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 18, 2015 6 Colorado Rapids 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Torres 22' Report Neagle 5', 25'
Marshall Yellow card 14'
Rose Yellow card 66'
Martins 73'
Mears Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,134
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 24, 2015 7 Colorado Rapids 1–1 FC Dallas Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
8:00 PM MDT Moor Yellow card 58'
LaBrocca 79'
Report Hedges Yellow card 7'
Díaz 31'
Castillo Yellow card 50'
Pérez Red card 59'
Acosta Yellow card 60'
Kennedy Yellow card 66'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 12,944
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 29, 2015 8 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Colorado Rapids Harrison, New Jersey, U.S.
7:30 PM EDT Wright-Phillips 30' (pen.)
Sam Yellow card 57'
Report Torres 25'
LaBrocca Yellow card 54'
Burling Yellow card 90+1'
Pittinari Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 12,944
Referee: Mark Geiger
May 2, 2015 9 LA Galaxy 1–1 Colorado Rapids Carson, California, U.S.
7:30 PM PDT Gargan Yellow card 13'
Gordon 75'
Rogers Yellow card 82'
Report LaBrocca Yellow card 25'
Torres 40'
Cronin Yellow card 49'
Riley Yellow card 88'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 16,676
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
May 27, 2015 12 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington, U.S.
7:00 PM PDT Pappa 15'
Alonso Yellow card 55'
Evans Yellow card 64'
Report Watts Yellow card 44' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,757
May 30, 2015 13 Colorado Rapids 1–2 Portland Timbers Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Cronin Yellow card 44', 89'
Riley Yellow card 46'
Sjöberg Yellow card 58'
Report Fernández 38'
Jewsbury Yellow card 42', 90+3'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,209
June 7, 2015 14
Rocky Mountain Cup
Real Salt Lake 0–0 Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah, U.S.
3:00 PM MDT Stertzer Yellow card 25' Report Sjöberg Yellow card 32'
Burling Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,895
June 19, 2015 15 Colorado Rapids 1–1 FC Dallas Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Burling Yellow card 9'
Riley Yellow card 84'
Serna 88'
Report Ulloa Yellow card 18'
Castillo 71'
Kennedy Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,585
June 24, 2015 16 Orlando City SC 2–0 Colorado Rapids Orlando, Florida, U.S.
7:30 PM EDT Larin 62'
Kaká 65'
Ramos Yellow card 67'
Report Serna Yellow card 40' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 23,372
June 27, 2015 17 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
5:30 PM CDT Németh 32'
Cronin 64' (o.g.)
Dwyer Yellow card 80'
Peterson Yellow card 90+2'
Report Watts Yellow card 52'
Greenspan Yellow card 61'
Doyle Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,835
July 18, 2015 20 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington, U.S.
7:00 PM PDT Friberg Yellow card 30'
Mears Yellow card 71'
Summary Pittinari Yellow card 12'
Harrington Yellow card 79'
Doyle 84'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,403
Referee: United States Baldomero Toledo
August 1, 2015 21 Colorado Rapids 1–3 LA Galaxy Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Marcelo Sarvas 11'
Burling Yellow card 41'
Cronin Yellow card 42'
Summary Lletget 56'
Gordon 69'
Buddle Yellow card 80'
Garcia Yellow card 88'
Keane Yellow card 90+1' 90+3'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,597
Referee: United States Juan Guzmán
August 8, 2015 22 Colorado Rapids 1–2 Columbus Crew SC Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Doyle Yellow card 7'
Watts Yellow card 30'
Burling 42'
Sjöberg Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card
Burch Yellow card 61'
Summary Kamara 52' 64'
Klute Yellow card 67'
Barson Yellow card 73'
Higuaín Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,656
Referee: Republic of Ireland Alan Kelly (referee)
August 14, 2015 23 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids San Jose, California, U.S.
8:00 PM CDT Bernárdez Yellow card 49'
Goodson 53'
Pelosi Yellow card 88'
Summary Burling Yellow card 65'
Cronin Yellow card 74'
Figueroa Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: United States Allen Chapman
August 22, 2015 24 Chicago Fire 0–1 Colorado Rapids Bridgeview, Illinois, U.S.
5:30 PM CDT Larentowicz Yellow card 35'
Nyarko Yellow card 51'
Summary Serna 1'
Irwin Yellow card 10'
Moor Yellow card 82'
Torres Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,317
Referee: United States Sorin Stoica
August 26, 2015 25 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Houston Dynamo Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Sánchez 20' (pen.)
Burling Yellow card 36'
Cronin Yellow card 39'
Ramírez Yellow card 76'
Doyle 79'
Summary Davis 37' (pen.)
Bruin Yellow card 48'
Alex Yellow card 58'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,439
Referee: Canada Drew Fischer
August 29, 2015 26 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Figueroa 53'
Sjöberg Yellow card 58'
Marcelo Sarvas Yellow card 72'
Doyle 76'
Moor Yellow card 90'
Summary Abdul-Salaam Yellow card 34'
Dwyer 47'
Sinovic Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,480
Referee: United States Jorge Gonzalez
September 9, 2015 27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
7:00 PM PDT Koffie Yellow card 38'
Beitashour Yellow card 54'
Rivero 73' Yellow card 74'
Techera 77'
Froese Yellow card 83'
Summary Burch Yellow card 69'
Riley Yellow card 87'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 17,583
Referee: United States Allen Chapman
September 12, 2015 28 Colorado Rapids 1–1 D.C. United Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Burling 28'
Sánchez Yellow card 65'
Summary Birnbaum 87' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,943
Referee: United States Sorin Stoica
September 19, 2015 29 Toronto FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2:00 PM CDT Giovinco 14' 18'
Perquis 38'
Morrow Yellow card 45'
Altidore Yellow card 58'
Moore Yellow card 73'
Delgado Yellow card 88'
Summary Figueroa Yellow card 24'
Powers 40'
Pittinari Yellow card 61'
Cronin Yellow card 77'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,692
Referee: Canada Mathieu Bourdeau
September 26, 2015 30 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas, U.S.
7:30 PM CDT Miranda 3'
Barnes 24'
Davis 47'
Raúl Rodríguez Yellow card 78'
Summary Sánchez 8' 44'
Marcelo Sarvas Yellow card 66'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,343
Referee: United States Allen Chapman
October 4, 2015 31
Rocky Mountain Cup
Colorado Rapids 1–2 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
5:00 PM MDT Doyle 16' Summary Plata 33'
Mulholland 43'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,048
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
October 10, 2015 32 Colorado Rapids 0–1 Montreal Impact Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
4:00 PM MDT Powers Yellow card 14'
Ramírez Yellow card 37'
Summary Drogba 15'
Ciman Yellow card 43'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,427
Referee: United States Juan Guzmán
October 21, 2015 33 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
7:30 PM CDT Németh Yellow card 78'
Ellis Yellow card 89'
Summary Cronin Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card
Powers 78'
Ramírez Yellow card 80'
Macmath Yellow card 85'
Marcelo Sarvas 86'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 18,897
Referee: United States Fotis Bazakos
October 25, 2015 34 Portland Timbers 4–1 Colorado Rapids Portland, Oregon, U.S.
4:00 PM PDT Nagbe 5' 33'
Powell Yellow card 24'
Melano Yellow card 53'
Villafaña 63'
Adi 88'
Badji 13'
Powers Yellow card 40'
Pittinari Yellow card 53'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21144
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2015. Source: Colorado Rapids
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Standings

Western Conference standings
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Source: MLS
Overall table

Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, and 2015 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs

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Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored

U.S. Open Cup

Colorado will enter the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.[47]

June 16, 2015 Fourth round Colorado Rapids Colorado 4–1 Colorado Colorado Springs Switchbacks Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Badji 26'
Greenspan 32'
Serna 65', 90', Yellow card 71'
Report Bejarano Yellow card 61'
Phillips Red card 61'
Burt 90'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 1,727
Referee: Chipalo Street
June 30, 2015 Fifth round Houston Dynamo Texas 1–0 Colorado Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas, U.S.
8:00 PM CDT Sturgis Yellow card 11'
Manotas 43'
Report Hairston Yellow card 26'
O'Neill Yellow card 55'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Nima Saghafi

References

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