2016_Colorado_Rapids_season

2016 Colorado Rapids season

2016 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado Rapids 2016 soccer season

The 2016 Colorado Rapids season was the club's 21st season of existence, and their 21st season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids.

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The 2016 season was the Rapids' most successful regular season in franchise history. During the season, the Rapids finished 2nd in the Western Conference and 2nd overall in the regular season, besting their previous best regular season finish of 3rd in the Western Conference and 4th overall in 2002. The Rapids finished undefeated at home with a record of 11-0-6. At home, they conceded only 7 goals, setting a new MLS record with a 0.41 goals-against average. The season also featured a franchise-record 15 match unbeaten streak. After finishing at the bottom of the table for the 2015, the season was hallmarked as a surprising turnaround. The team was bolstered by incoming transfer targets Tim Howard, Shkëlzen Gashi, Marco Pappa and Jermaine Jones. Outside of the regular season, the Rapids reached the fifth round of the U.S. Open Cup before falling to eventual champions, FC Dallas.

Background

Main article: 2015 Colorado Rapids season

Club

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of May 13, 2016.[1]

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Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Colorado officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Colorado officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from the Rapids roster.

In

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Draft picks

See also: 2016 MLS 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 2015 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

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Out

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Loaned out

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Competitions

Preseason

February 4, 2016 Scrimmage Seongnam FC 2–4 Colorado Rapids Chula Vista, California, U.S.
Stadium: United States Olympic Training Center
February 8, 2016 Scrimmage Orange County Blues FC 0–2 Colorado Rapids Chula Vista, California, U.S.
Stadium: United States Olympic Training Center
February 13, 2016 Friendly Sacramento Republic FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids Sacramento, California, U.S.
5:00 PM PST Cochran 86' Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 10,240
February 17, 2016 2016 Desert Diamond Cup Swope Park Rangers 3–1 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
5:30 PM MST Tyrpak 1'
VanCompernolle Yellow card 18'
Sanchez 63'
Little 90'		 Badji 17'
Watts Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
February 20, 2016 2016 Desert Diamond Cup Houston Dynamo 0–0 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
7:00 PM MST Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
February 24, 2016 2016 Desert Diamond Cup Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
8:00 PM MST Nagamura 17' (pen.), 19' (pen.)
Dwyer 68' (pen.)
Sinovic 72'		 Pfeffer 82' Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
February 27, 2016 2016 Desert Diamond Cup Arizona United SC 0–3 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
6:30 PM MST Ringhof 17' (o.g)
Doyle 31'
Gashi 83'		 Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
Referee: Ismail Elfath

MLS

Main article: 2016 Major League Soccer season
March 6, 2016 1 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids San Jose, California, U.S.
2:00 PM PST Wondolowski 46'
Godoy Yellow card 72'
Quintero Yellow card 75'		 Azira Yellow card 43'
Powers Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ted Unkel
March 12, 2016 2 Colorado Rapids 1–0 LA Galaxy Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
5:00 PM MST Burch Yellow card 45'
Watts Yellow card 89'
K. Doyle Yellow card 90+1'
Pappa 90+5'		 Report Gerrard Yellow card 43'
Steres Yellow card 50'
Van Damme Yellow card 72'
Boateng Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,474
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
March 20, 2016 3 D.C. United 1–1 Colorado Rapids Washington, D.C., U.S.
5:00 PM EDT Espindola 80'
Sarvas Yellow card 86'		 Report Watts Yellow card 19'
Powers Yellow card 45+1' 69'
Sjöberg Yellow card 49'
Azira Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 15,344
Referee: Chris Penso
April 2, 2016 4 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Toronto FC Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
6:00 PM MDT Solignac 18'
Burch Yellow card 45'
Burling Yellow card 59'
C. Doyle Yellow card 82'		 Report Cheyrou Yellow card 11' Red card 13'
Perquis Yellow card 48'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,772
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 9, 2016 5
Rocky Mountain Cup		 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah, U.S.
7:30 PM MDT Plata 72'
Yura Movsisyan Yellow card 83'		 Report Burling Yellow card 61'
Miller Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,224
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 13, 2016 6 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
7:30 PM CDT Rubio Yellow card 52'
Dwyer 77'		 Report Pappa Yellow card 33'
Solignac 41'
Serna Yellow card 57'
Burch Yellow card 62'
Gashi 82'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,168
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 16, 2016 7 Colorado Rapids 2–1 New York Red Bulls Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Jones 21'
Badji 82'
Doyle Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Grella Yellow card 36'
Zubar 60' Yellow card 79'
Duvall Yellow card 64'
Lawrence Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,670
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 23, 2016 8 Colorado Rapids 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Badji Yellow card 1'
Williams Yellow card 14'
Jones 20' Yellow card 20'
Miller Yellow card 47'
Solignac 51'
Doyle 86'		 Report Morris 63'
Evans Yellow card 86' Yellow card 86' Red card		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,294
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
April 30, 2016 9 Montreal Impact 2–2 Colorado Rapids Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4:00 PM EDT Drogba 9'
Tissot 50'
Ciman Yellow card 66'		 Report Gashi 47' Yellow card 78'
Sjöberg Yellow card 61'
Burling 72'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 20,801
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
May 7, 2016 10
Rocky Mountain Cup		 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Williams Yellow card 15'
Jones 47' Yellow card 53'
Gashi Yellow card 81'
MacMath Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Sunny Yellow card 29'
Beltran Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,638
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 11, 2016 11 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Badji Yellow card 33'
Sjöberg Yellow card 75'
Serna 78'		 Report Opara Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 76'
Olum Yellow card 59'
Dwyer Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 12,857
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 14, 2016 12 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Colorado Rapids Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
7:30 PM EDT Mabwati 23' Report Doyle Yellow card 10' 55'
Gashi Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 15,203
Referee: Chris Penso
May 21, 2016 13 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington, U.S.
7:00 PM PDT Sjöberg 43'
Jones Yellow card 44'
Burch Yellow card 60'
Williams Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 41,028
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 28, 2016 14 Colorado Rapids 1–1 Philadelphia Union Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Cronin 87' Carroll 90+2' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,015
Referee: Hilario Grajeda ()
June 18, 2016 15 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Chicago Fire Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Doyle 57'
Pappa 89'
Burch Yellow card 90+4'		 Ramos Yellow card 67'
Calistri 81'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,103
Referee: Juan Guzman (United States)
June 22, 2016 16 LA Galaxy 0–0 Colorado Rapids Carson, California, U.S.
7:30 PM PDT [] Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 21,884
July 4, 2016 17 Colorado Rapids 0–0 Portland Timbers Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT [] Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,759
July 8, 2016 18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Colorado Rapids Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
7:00 PM PDT [] Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 22,120
July 16, 2016 19 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT [] Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,461
July 23, 2016 20 Colorado Rapids 1–1 FC Dallas Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT [] Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,178
July 30, 2016 21 New York City FC 5–1 Colorado Rapids Bronx, New York, U.S.
3:00 PM EDT Lampard 28', 81', 84' (pen.)
Taylor 42'
Mendoza 75'		 [] Azira Yellow card 21' Yellow card 37' Red card
Gashi 90+2'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 25,711
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 6, 2016 22 Colorado Rapids 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Hairston 44'
Badji 60'		 [] Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,526
Referee: Chris Penso
August 13, 2016 23 LA Galaxy 1–1 Colorado Rapids Carson, California, U.S.
7:30 PM PDT Steres 62' [] Gashi 51' Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,667
Referee: Juan Guzman
August 20, 2016 24 Colorado Rapids 0–0 Orlando City SC Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT [] Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,813
August 26, 2016 25
Rocky Mountain Cup		 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah, U.S.
6:00 PM MDT Movsisyan 39', 48' Report Gashi 5'
Powers Yellow card 60'
Burch Yellow card 84'
Howard Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,134
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 3, 2016 26 New England Revolution 2–0 Colorado Rapids Foxborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
7:30 PM EDT Agudelo 12'
Tierney 49'		 Report Cronin Yellow card 22'
Badji Yellow card 29'
MacMath Yellow card 31'
Burling Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,046
Referee: Alan Kelly
September 10, 2016 27 FC Dallas 0–1 Colorado Rapids Frisco, Texas, U.S.
8:00 PM CDT Urruti Yellow card 90+6' Report Sjöberg Yellow card 30'
Burch Yellow card 51'
Badji 52'
Azira Yellow card 68'
Hairston Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 14,468
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 17, 2016 28 Colorado Rapids 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Cronin Yellow card 35'
Powers Yellow card 38'
Sjöberg Yellow card 38'		 Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,645
Referee: Armando Villarreal
September 24, 2016 29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–3 Colorado Rapids Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
4:00 PM PDT Watson 51' Red card 56'
Morales 70'
Harvey Yellow card 74'
Laba Yellow card 77'
Hurtado 90+3'		 Report Badji 8' Yellow card 87'
Azira Yellow card 39'
Gashi 57' (pen.), 75'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,851
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 1, 2016 30 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Portland Timbers Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
6:00 PM PDT Badji Yellow card 8'
Le Toux 63' Yellow card 83'
MacMath Yellow card 77'
Burch Yellow card 78'
Cronin Yellow card 90+1'
Williams Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Chara Yellow card 38'
Adi Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,554
Referee: Allen Chapman
October 8, 2016 31 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas, U.S.
7:30 PM CDT Manotas 45', 81'
Alex Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Badji 12', 54'
Gashi 79'
Cronin Yellow card 83'
Azira Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 18,400
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
October 13, 2016 32 Colorado Rapids 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Doyle 38', 73' (pen.) Yellow card 84' Report Wondolowski 57' (pen.)
Bernárdez Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,516
Referee: Robert Sibiga
October 16, 2016 33 Portland Timbers 1–0 Colorado Rapids Portland, Oregon, U.S.
4:00 PM PDT Ridgewell Yellow card 21'
Adi 35' (pen.)
Chara Yellow card 50'
Andriuškevičius Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Calvert Yellow card 26'
Williams Yellow card 32'
Burling Yellow card 33'
Azira Yellow card 79'
Doyle Yellow card 89'
Watts Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
October 23, 2016 34 Colorado Rapids 1–1 Houston Dynamo Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
2:00 PM MDT Gashi 67'
Burch Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Wenger 20'
García Yellow card 74'
Williams Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,446
Referee: Ismail Elfath

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference semifinals

October 30, 2016 First leg LA Galaxy 1–0 Colorado Rapids Carson, California
Van Damme Yellow card 45'
Giovani 55'
Cole Yellow card 67'		 Report Badji Yellow card 12'
Watts Yellow card 50'
Jones Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 24,487
Referee: Drew Fischer
November 6, 2016 Second leg Colorado Rapids 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(3–1 p)		 LA Galaxy Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
12:00 PM MDT Gashi 36'
Cronin Yellow card 57'		 Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,782
Referee: Mark Geiger
Penalties
Doyle soccer ball with check mark
Le Toux soccer ball with check mark
Pappa soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Gerrard
soccer ball with red X Giovani
soccer ball with red X Cole
soccer ball with red X Larentowicz

Conference finals

November 20, 2016 First leg Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington, U.S.
20:35 MST Morris 19'
Lodeiro 61' (pen.)		 Report Doyle 13' Yellow card 58'
Burch Yellow card 34'
Cronin Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 42,774
Referee: Chris Penso
November 27, 2016 Second leg Colorado Rapids 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
14:00 MST Burch Yellow card 68' Report Torres Yellow card 14'
Morris 56'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,695
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2016 U.S. Open Cup
June 14, 2016 Fourth round Colorado Rapids 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 PM MDT Powers Yellow card 51'
Serna 84'		 Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
June 29, 2016 Fifth round FC Dallas 2–1 Colorado Rapids Frisco, Texas, U.S
6:30 PM MDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium

Standings

See also: 2016 Major League Soccer season

Western Conference standings

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

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 2016 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; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(X) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
  1. CONCACAF Champions League
    Selection Procedure
    • Four US-based teams qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League:
      1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);
      2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);
      3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);
      4. The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)
      Should a team qualify through more than one method, or should a team from Canada occupy any MLS qualifying place, the next best US team in the overall table would take its place.
      One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
      1. The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

Statistics

Goals and assists

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References

  1. [1]
    "Players". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
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