2009 Colorado Rapids season

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Colorado Rapids
2009 season
OwnerUnited States Stan Kroenke
CoachEngland Gary Smith
Major League Soccer6th
Average home league attendance13,018[1]
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The 2009 Colorado Rapids season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 21 with a 2-1 loss at Chivas USA and ended on October 24 with a 3-0 loss to Real Salt Lake. The result put RSL in the playoffs as the 8th seed and kept Colorado out on goal differential.

Squad[]

First-team squad[]

As of June 20, 2009.[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF United States USA Jordan Harvey
3 DF United States USA Drew Moor
5 DF United States USA Ty Harden
6 MF United States USA Greg Dalby
7 DF United States USA Cory Gibbs
8 MF Morocco MAR Mehdi Ballouchy
9 FW United States USA Conor Casey
10 FW Argentina ARG Facundo Diz
12 FW United States USA Pat Noonan
13 FW United States USA Ross Schunk
14 FW Jamaica JAM Omar Cummings
15 MF United States USA Jacob Peterson
17 GK United States USA Preston Burpo
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 GK United States USA Matt Pickens
19 MF United States USA Ciaran O'Brien (on loan at Montreal Impact)
20 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Smith
21 DF France FRA Julien Baudet
22 MF United States USA Nick LaBrocca
23 MF United States USA Colin Clark
25 MF United States USA Pablo Mastroeni (captain)
26 DF United States USA Michael Holody (on loan at Real Maryland)
27 MF Japan JPN Kosuke Kimura
29 DF United States USA Scott Palguta
31 GK United States USA Steward Ceus (on loan at Charlotte Eagles)
35 DF United States USA Rob Valentino

Statistics[]

Club[]

Management[]

Position Staff
Technical Director United States Paul Bravo
Head Coach England Gary Smith
Assistant Coach England Steve Guppy
Goalkeeper Coach United States David Kramer

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: Colorado Rapids

Other information[]

Owner United States Stan Kroenke
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Dick's Sporting Goods Park (18,776 / N/A)

Source: Colorado Rapids

Competitions[]

Overall[]

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
MLS — — March 21, 2009

Updated to match played April 15, 2008
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer[]

Standings[]

Western Conference
  • v
  • t
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 48 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5
2 Houston Dynamo 48 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10
3 Seattle Sounders FC 47 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9
4 Chivas USA 45 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3
5 Real Salt Lake 40 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8
6 Colorado Rapids 40 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4
7 FC Dallas 39 30 11 13 6 50 47 +4
8 San Jose Earthquakes 30 30 7 14 9 36 50 −14
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Columbus Crew (SS, E1) 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10 49 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 LA Galaxy (W1) 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5 48 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
3 Houston Dynamo 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10 48 2010 North American SuperLiga 3
4 Seattle Sounders FC 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9 47 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
5 Chicago Fire 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5 45 2010 North American SuperLiga 3
6 Chivas USA 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3 45
7 New England Revolution 30 11 10 9 33 37 −4 42
8 Real Salt Lake 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8 40 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
9 Colorado Rapids 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4 40
10 D.C. United 30 9 8 13 43 44 −1 40
11 FC Dallas 30 11 13 6 50 47 +3 39
12 Toronto FC 30 10 11 9 37 46 −9 39 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 1
13 Kansas City Wizards 30 8 13 9 33 42 −9 33
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 7 14 9 36 50 −14 30
15 New York Red Bulls 30 5 19 6 27 47 −20 21
Source:[citation needed]

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

  • ^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
  • ^Note 2 - The winner of the 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) and the winner of MLS Cup 2009 (Real Salt Lake) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2009 (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of the 2009 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
  • ^Note 3 - SuperLiga 2010 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Houston, Chicago, Chivas USA and New England).

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
30 40 10 10 10 42 38  +4 8 2 5 25 10  +15 2 8 5 17 28  −11

Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAAHHAHAAHHAHHAHHHAHHAAHAHAA
ResultLWWTLTWTTWTWTLLWLWLWLWWLTTTTLL
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: Colorado Rapids
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Matches[]

  Win   Tie   Loss

MLS[]

See also: 2009 Major League Soccer season
March 21, 2009 Chivas USA 2–1 Colorado Rapids Carson, California United States
Harris Yellow card 51'
Nagamura Goal 55'
Nagamura Goal 59'
Nagamura Yellow card 61'
Marsch Yellow card 73'		 Report Cummings Goal 30'
Clark Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 16,453
Referee: Terry Vaughn
March 28, 2009 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Commerce City, Colorado, United States
Gibbs Yellow card 22'
Cooke Goal 65'
Kimura Yellow card 67'
Cummings Goal 74'		 Report Kraus Goal 63'
Leathers Yellow card 64'
Gomez Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 11,885
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 4, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Colorado Rapids Carson, California United States
Gonzalez Goal 37'
Gordon Goal 48'		 Report Casey Goal 1'
Gibbs Yellow card 46+'
Casey Goal 49'
Casey Yellow card 63'
Ballouchy Yellow card 66'
Casey Goal 84'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 16,709
Referee: Michael Kennedy
April 11, 2009 Columbus Crew 1–1 Colorado Rapids Columbus, Ohio United States
Ekpo Yellow card 29'
Schelotto Goal 41'		 Report Gibbs Yellow card 26'
Palguta Yellow card 68'
Casey Goal 82'
Burpo Yellow card 94+'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
April 19, 2009 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas, United States
Ching Goal 20'
Clark Yellow card 34'
Davis Yellow card 63'		 Report Casey Yellow card 25'
Clark Yellow card 28'
Mastroeni Yellow card 58'
Cummings Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 12,708
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 25, 2009 Colorado Rapids 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Commerce City, Colorado United States
Clark Goal 60' Report Donovan Goal 82' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 12,180
Referee: Alex Prus
May 2, 2009 Colorado Rapids 2–0 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado United States
LaBrocca Goal 11'
Ihemelu Yellow card 37'
Kimura Goal 60'		 Report Olave Red card 41'
Findley Yellow card 54'
Beckerman Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 9,045
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
May 16, 2009 New England Revolution 1–1 Colorado Rapids Foxborough, Massachusetts United States
Phelan Yellow card 4'
Ralston Goal 18'		 Report Casey Goal 3'
Casey Yellow card 41'
Cummings Yellow card 50'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 10,677
Referee: Shane Moody
May 23, 2009 Colorado Rapids 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado United States
19:30 MDT Clark Goal 26'
Casey Goal 47'
Ihemelu Yellow card 67'		 Report Montero Goal 17'
Jaqua Yellow card 28'
Hurtado Yellow card 57'
Vagenas Yellow card 61'
Jaqua Goal 76'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,528
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
May 30, 2009 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Colorado Rapids East Rutherford, New Jersey United States
Angel Goal 45' (pen.)
Goldthwaite Yellow card 59'
Borman Goal 73'
Borman Yellow card 80'
Angel Yellow card 82'		 Report Casey Goal 25'
Casey Goal 48'
Ballouchy Goal 60'
Palguta Yellow card 71'
Pickens Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 12,039
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 6, 2009 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah United States
Espindola Yellow card 22'
Russell Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 82'
Movsisyan Goal 79'
Mathis Yellow card 87'		 Report Ballouchy Yellow card 3'
LaBrocca Yellow card 45'
Ihemelu Yellow card 76'
Cummings Goal 88'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,546
Referee: Jeff Gontarek
June 20, 2009 Colorado Rapids 3–0 D.C. United Commerce City, Colorado United States
Cummings Goal 11'
Gibbs Yellow card 12'
Cummings Goal 43'
Clark Goal 49'		 Report John Yellow card 22'
Wallace Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 11,416
Referee: Michael Kennedy
June 24, 2009 Colorado Rapids 1–1 FC Dallas Commerce City, Colorado United States
Cummings Goal 84' Report Ferreira Goal 37' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,583
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 28, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington United States
13:00 PST Ljungberg Yellow card 19'
Montero Goal 23'
Jaqua Goal 48'
Jaqua Goal 68'
Evans Yellow card 71'		 Report Ihemelu Yellow card 17'
Mastroeni Yellow card 29'
Palguta Yellow card 41'		 Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 32,526
Referee: Alex Prus
July 4, 2009 Colorado Rapids 1–2 Chicago Fire Commerce City, Colorado United States
Gibbs Yellow card 24'
Peterson Goal 76'
Casey Yellow card 80'		 Report Pappa Goal 30'
Conde Goal 37'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 19,680
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
July 11, 2009 Colorado Rapids 1–0 FC Dallas Commerce City, Colorado United States
Ihemelu Yellow card 13'
LaBrocca Yellow card 17'
Kimura Goal 79'
Ballouchy Yellow card 84'
Dalby Yellow card 89'		 Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 8,128
Referee: Yader Reyes
July 18, 2009 D.C. United 3–1 Colorado Rapids Washington, D.C. United States
Fred Yellow card 29'
Moreno Goal 47' (pen.)
Namoff Goal 56'
Emilio Goal 61'		 Report Namoff Goal 14' (o.g.)
Mastroeni Yellow card 48'
Casey Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 18,248
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 25, 2009 Colorado Rapids 4–0 New York Red Bulls Commerce City, Colorado United States
Peterson Goal 5'
Baudet Yellow card 34'
Noonan Goal 46'
LaBrocca Goal 61'
Ballouchy Goal 67'		 Report Krupnik Yellow card 33'
Ubiparipovic Red card 45'
Petke Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,816
Referee: Jasen Anno
August 1, 2009 Colorado Rapids 0–1 Columbus Crew Commerce City, Colorado United States
Ihemelu Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 84' Report Marshall Goal 39'
Garey Yellow card 47+'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,851
Referee: Yader Reyes
August 8, 2009 Colorado Rapids 4–0 Chivas USA Commerce City, Colorado United States
Mastroeni Goal 1'
Casey Goal 4' Goal 23' Goal 47+' (pen.)
Mastroeni Yellow card 66'		 Report Marsch Yellow card 40'
Thomas Red card 46+'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,364
Referee: Alex Prus
August 23, 2009 Chicago Fire 3–2 Colorado Rapids Bridgeview, Illinois United States
Blanco Goal 72' (pen.)
Banner Goal 85'
Robinson Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 93+'
Robinson Goal 93+'		 Report[permanent dead link] Cummings Goal 48' Goal 58'
Casey Yellow card 65'
Kimura Yellow card 71'
Cummings Yellow card 82'
Gibbs Yellow card 91+'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,789
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
August 30, 2009 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Houston Dynamo Commerce City, Colorado United States
Harvey Yellow card 42'
Baudet Goal 55'
Mastroeni Yellow card 64'
Casey Yellow card 91+'		 Report Landin Yellow card 72'
Davis Red card 87'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,897
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
September 5, 2009 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Toronto FC Commerce City, Colorado United States
Conor Casey Goal 51'
Michael Holody Yellow card 84'		 [1] Amadou Sanyang Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 76'
Adrian Serioux Red card 84'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,821
Referee: Terry Vaughn
September 12, 2009 Toronto FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids Toronto, Ontario, Canada
De Rosario Goal 19'
Attakora Yellow card 21'
Barrett Yellow card 67'
White Goal 71'
Attakora Goal 74'		 Report Casey Goal 49'
Holody Goal 89'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,521
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 18, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Colorado Rapids Santa Clara, California United States
Johnson Goal 8'
Leitch Yellow card 94+'
McDonald Yellow card 95+'		 Report Baudet Yellow card 33'
Casey Goal 95+' (pen.)		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
September 23, 2009 Colorado Rapids 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Commerce City, Colorado United States
Casey Goal 93+' (pen.) Report Wondolowski Goal 67' (pen.)
Cannon Yellow card 91+'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 6,234
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 26, 2009 Kansas City Wizards 0–0 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas United States
Harrington Yellow card 75' Report[permanent dead link] Ballouchy Yellow card 74'
Kimura Yellow card 93+'
Casey Yellow card 95+'		 Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 9,784
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
October 3, 2009 Colorado Rapids 1–1 New England Revolution Commerce City, Colorado United States
Ballouchy Yellow card 9'
Casey Goal 58' (pen.)
Baudet Red card 59'		 Report Dube Goal 29'
Osei Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,535
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 17, 2009 FC Dallas 2–1 Colorado Rapids Frisco, Texas United States
John Goal 4'
Hernandez Yellow card 51'
McCarty Yellow card 58'
Sala Yellow card 62'
Ihemelu Goal 66'
John Yellow card 75'
Harris Yellow card 85'		 Report Gibbs Yellow card 3'
LaBrocca Yellow card 78'
Noonan Goal 71'
Holody Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 15,243
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
October 24, 2009 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah United States
Findley Goal 15'
Williams Yellow card 25'
Findley Goal 33'
Borchers Yellow card 35'
Beckerman Yellow card 58'
Movsisyan Goal 85'		 Report Baudet Yellow card 18'
Casey Yellow card 39'
Movsisyan Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,675
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

U.S. Open Cup qualification[]

See also: 2009 U.S. Open Cup qualification
April 7, 2009 Qualification Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0
(2–4 p)		 Colorado Rapids Carson, California United States
Gonzalez Yellow card 41'
Marshall Yellow card 63'
Magee Yellow card 109'		 Report Dalby Red card 36' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 6,219
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
Penalties
Gordon Penalty scored
Klein Penalty missed
Jordan Penalty scored
Magee Penalty missed		 Cummings Penalty scored
Ballouchy Penalty scored
Clark Penalty scored
Ihemelu Penalty scored
May 26, 2009 Qualification Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids Tukwila, Washington United States
Forrest Goal 62' Report Harvey Yellow card 78' Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,007
Referee: Tony Russo

References[]

  1. ^ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  2. ^ "Major League Soccer: Players: Main". Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-09-05.

External links[]

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