2022 Colorado Rapids season

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Colorado Rapids
2022 season
OwnerStan Kroenke
Head coachRobin Fraser
Major League SoccerConference:
Overall:
CONCACAF Champions LeagueRound of 16
U.S. Open CupTBD
Rocky Mountain CupTBD
Average home league attendance12,538
Biggest winCOL 3–0 ATL (3/5)
Biggest defeatLAFC 3–0 COL (2/26)
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The 2022 Colorado Rapids season is 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[]

Main article: 2021 Colorado Rapids season

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 March 5, 2022[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Clint Irwin
2 DF United States USA Keegan Rosenberry
3 DF United States USA Drew Moor
4 DF Scotland SCO Danny Wilson
5 DF United States USA Auston Trusty (on loan from Arsenal FC)
6 DF Ghana GHA Lalas Abubakar
7 FW United States USA Jonathan Lewis
8 MF Brazil BRA Max Alves
9 FW Brazil BRA Andre Shinyashiki
11 FW Chile CHI Diego Rubio
12 FW Colombia COL Michael Barrios
14 MF Canada CAN Mark-Anthony Kaye
16 MF Kenya KEN Philip Mayaka (GA)
19 MF England ENG Jack Price (captain)
20 MF Uruguay URU Nicolás Mezquida
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Honduras HON Bryan Acosta
22 GK United States USA William Yarbrough
27 DF United States USA Sebastian Anderson (HGP)
28 GK United States USA Abraham Rodriguez (HGP)
30 FW United States USA Oliver Larraz (HGP)
32 MF United States USA Collen Warner
33 DF Iran IRN Steven Beitashour
34 DF United States USA Michael Edwards
37 FW United States USA Dantouma Toure
47 DF United States USA Aboubacar Keita
52 MF Argentina ARG Braian Galván
66 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Esteves (on loan from Palmeiras)
77 FW United States USA Darren Yapi (HGP)
— MF Canada CAN (Drafted)
— DF United States USA (Drafted)

Out on loan[]

As of 5 March 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF United States USA Cole Bassett (HGP)

Competitions[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture


Preseason[]

29 January 2022 (2022-01-29) Desert Showcase 1 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona
8:00pm MST Report Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
1 February 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.
1 February 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.
5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) Desert Showcase 2 Houston Dynamo FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona
MST Ferreira 33'

Carrasquilla 90'		 Report Rubio 6' (Esteves)
Toure 85'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
11 February 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[]

Main article: 2022 Major League Soccer season

Standings[]

Western Conference[]
Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Austin FC 4 2 1 1 11 3 +8 7 Qualification for the Playoffs first round
5 FC Dallas 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7
6 Colorado Rapids 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
7 LA Galaxy 4 2 2 0 4 4 0 6
8 Sporting Kansas City 5 2 3 0 4 8 −4 6
Updated to match(es) played on March 27, 2022. 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)
Overall table[]
Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
9 New York Red Bulls 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7
10 FC Dallas 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7
11 Colorado Rapids 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
12 Atlanta United 4 2 1 1 8 8 0 7
13 D.C. United 4 2 2 0 5 4 +1 6
Updated to match(es) played on March 27, 2022. 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)

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
4 7 2 1 1 6 4  +2 2 0 0 5 0  +5 0 1 1 1 4  −3

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[]

26 February 2022 (2022-02-26) 1 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
5 March 2022 (2022-03-05) 2 Colorado Rapids 3–0 Atlanta United FC Commerce City, Colorado
4:00 PM MST Trusty Yellow card 21'
Rubio 33'
Price Yellow card 42'
Lewis 48'
Kaye Yellow card 51'
Shinyashiki Yellow card 80', 87'		 Report Hernández Yellow card 20'
Robinson Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 86'
Dwyer Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
12 March 2022 (2022-03-12) 3 Colorado Rapids 2–0 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MST Rubio 21'
Kaye 51'
Rosenberry Yellow card 62'		 Report Isimat-Mirin Yellow card 29'
Duke Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 12,387
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
19 March 2022 (2022-03-19) 4 Houston Dynamo FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
6:30 PM MDT Dorsey Yellow card 68'
Rodríguez Yellow card 78'
Pasher 90'		 Report Trusty Yellow card 37'
Kaye 42'
Rosenberry Yellow card 45+1'
Rubio Yellow card 62'
Wilson Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 17,007
Referee: Nima Saghafi
2 April 2022 (2022-04-02) 5 Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) 6 FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids Frisco, Texas
6:30 PM MDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
16 April 2022 (2022-04-16) 7 Minnesota United FC v Colorado Rapids Saint Paul, Minnesota
6:00 PM MDT Stadium: Allianz Field
23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) 8 Colorado Rapids v Charlotte FC Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
30 April 2022 (2022-04-30) 9 Colorado Rapids v Portland Timbers Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
7 May 2022 (2022-05-07) 10 San Jose Earthquakes v Colorado Rapids San Jose, California
TBD Stadium: PayPal Park
14 May 2022 (2022-05-14) 11 Colorado Rapids v Los Angeles FC Commerce City, Colorado
1:30 PM MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
18 May 2022 (2022-05-18) 12 Sporting Kansas City v Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 PM MDT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
22 May 2022 (2022-05-22) 13 Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado
6:00 PM MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
28 May 2022 (2022-05-28) 14 Colorado Rapids v Nashville SC Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
19 June 2022 (2022-06-19) 15 New York City FC v Colorado Rapids The Bronx, New York
3:00 PM MDT Stadium: Yankee Stadium
25 June 2022 (2022-06-25) 16 Portland Timbers v Colorado Rapids Portland, Oregon
8:30 PM MDT Stadium: Providence Park
4 July 2022 (2022-07-04) 17 Colorado Rapids v Austin FC Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
9 July 2022 (2022-07-09) 18 Real Salt Lake v Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
13 July 2022 (2022-07-13) 19 Colorado Rapids v Orlando City SC Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
16 July 2022 (2022-07-16) 20 Colorado Rapids v LA Galaxy Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
23 July 2022 (2022-07-23) 21 Seattle Sounders FC v Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington
8:00 PM MDT Stadium: Lumen Field
30 July 2022 (2022-07-30) 22 New York Red Bulls v Colorado Rapids Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 PM MDT Stadium: Red Bull Arena
6 August 2022 (2022-08-06) 23 Colorado Rapids v Minnesota United FC Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
13 August 2022 (2022-08-13) 24 Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
17 August 2022 (2022-08-17) 25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Colorado Rapids Vancouver, British Columbia
8:00 PM MDT Stadium: BC Place
20 August 2022 (2022-08-20) 26 Colorado Rapids v Houston Dynamo FC Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 27 Philadelphia Union v Colorado Rapids Chester, Pennsylvania
5:30 PM MDT Stadium: Subaru Park
31 August 2022 (2022-08-31) 28 Nashville SC v Colorado Rapids Nashville, Tennessee
6:30 PM MDT Stadium: Nissan Stadium
3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 29 D.C. United v Colorado Rapids Washington, D.C.
5:30 PM MDT Stadium: Audi Field
10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) 30 Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Commerce City, Colorado
7:30 PM MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
14 September 2022 (2022-09-14) 31 Colorado Rapids v San Jose Earthquakes Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 32 LA Galaxy v Colorado Rapids Carson, California
8:30 PM MDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 33 Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas Commerce City, Colorado
1:30 PM MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) 34 Austin FC v Colorado Rapids Austin, Texas
3:00 PM MDT Stadium: Q2 Stadium

CONCACAF Champions League[]

Main article: 2022 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16[]

17 February 2022 (2022-02-17) Leg 1 Comunicaciones Guatemala 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		 United States Colorado Rapids Guatemala City
5:00 PM MST Robles Yellow card 57'
Espino 89'
Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
Referee: Selvin Brown
23 February 2022 (2022-02-23) Leg 2 Colorado Rapids United States 1–0
(1–1 agg.)
(3–4 p)		 Guatemala Comunicaciones Commerce City, Colorado
6:15 PM MST
  • Kaye Yellow card 13'
  • Alves 29'
 Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Referee: Walter López
Penalties

U.S. Open Cup[]

Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

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
2 DF United States USA Keegan Rosenberry 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
3 DF United States USA Drew Moor 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Danny Wilson 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF United States USA Auston Trusty 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF Ghana GHA Lalas Abubakar 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
7 FW United States USA Jonathan Lewis 6 1 4 1 0 0 1+1 0
8 MF Brazil BRA Max Alves 6 1 1+3 0 0 0 1+1 1
9 FW Brazil BRA Andre Shinyashiki 5 1 0+4 1 0 0 0+1 0
11 FW Chile CHI Diego Rubio 6 2 3+1 2 0 0 2 0
12 FW Colombia COL Michael Barrios 6 0 3+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
14 MF Canada CAN Mark-Anthony Kaye 6 2 4 2 0 0 2 0
19 MF England ENG Jack Price 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
20 MF Uruguay URU Nicolás Mezquida 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
21 MF Honduras HON Bryan Acosta 5 0 1+2 0 0 0 0+2 0
22 GK United States USA William Yarbrough 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
27 DF United States USA Sebastian Anderson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF United States USA Collen Warner 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF Iran IRN Steven Beitashour 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
66 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Esteves 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
77 FW United States USA Darren Yapi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers[]

Rank Position Number Name MLS US Open Cup CONCACAF Champion's League Total
1 FW 11 Chile Diego Rubio 2 0 0 2
MF 14 Canada Mark-Anthony Kaye 2 0 0 2
3 FW 7 United States Jonathan Lewis 1 0 0 1
MF 8 Brazil Max 0 0 1 1
FW 9 Brazil Andre Shinyashiki 1 0 0 1
Total 6 0 1 7

Top assists[]

Rank Position Number Name MLS US Open Cup CONCACAF Champion's League Total
1 DF 66 Brazil Lucas Esteves 2 0 0 2
2 DF 2 United States Keegan Rosenberry 0 0 1 1
DF 4 Scotland Danny Wilson 1 0 0 1
FW 11 Chile Diego Rubio 1 0 0 1
FW 12 Colombia Michael Barrios 1 0 0 1
DF 33 Iran Steven Beitashour 1 0 0 1
Total 6 0 1 7

Clean sheets[]

Rank Position Number Name MLS US Open Cup CONCACAF Champion's League Total
1 GK 22 United States William Yarbrough 2 0 1 3
Total 2 0 1 3

Disciplinary record[]

Rank No. Pos. Player MLS US Open Cup CONCACAF Champion's League Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 2 DF United States Keegan Rosenberry 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 MF United States Auston Trusty 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 MF Canada Mark-Anthony Kaye 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
2 4 DF Scotland Danny Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 MF United States Jonathan Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Brazil Andre Shinyashiki 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW Chile Diego Rubio 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 MF England Jack Price 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0

Transfers[]

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2022

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 United States Aboubacar Keita United States Columbus Crew Columbus receives $300,000 in GAM. January 4, 2022 [2]
MF Brazil Max Alves Brazil Flamengo Transfer fee not disclosed January 5, 2022 [3]
MF Honduras Bryan Acosta United States FC Dallas Rights acquired in stage two of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft January 19, 2022 [4]

Loans in[]

Pos. Player Parent club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
DF United States Auston Trusty England Arsenal FC 6–month loan January 31, 2022 July 17, 2022 [5]

SuperDraft[]

See also: 2022 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 the 2022 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
January 11, 2022 Canada MF Notre Dame Round 1, Pick 23 [6]
January 11, 2022 United States DF Northern Illinois Round 1, Pick 26 [6]
January 11, 2022 El Salvador Roberto Molina MF UC Irvine Round 2, Pick 45 [6]

Out[]

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Date Source
DF United States Kortne Ford United States Sporting Kansas City Option Declined December 3, 2021 [7]
DF United States Jeremy Kelly United States Memphis 901 FC Option Declined December 3, 2021 [7]
MF Denmark Younes Namli Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Option Declined December 3, 2021 [7]
GK United States Andre Rawls TBD Option Declined December 3, 2021 [7]
MF United States Will Vint TBD Option Declined December 3, 2021 [7]
FW Senegal Dominique Badji United States FC Cincinnati Free Transfer January 4, 2022 [8]
MF United States Kellyn Acosta United States Los Angeles FC Colorado receives $1.1 million (with the potential for $400,000 in incentives) in GAM. January 14, 2022 [9]
DF United States Auston Trusty England Arsenal FC Transfer fee not disclosed. Trusty loaned back to Rapids for 6 months. January 31, 2022 [5]

Loans out[]

Pos. Player Loanee club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
MF United States Cole Bassett Netherlands Feyenoord 18–month loan with an option to buy January 20, 2022 June 20, 2023 [10]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Roster". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ^ Liljenwall, Ari (5 January 2022). "Colorado Rapids acquire defender Aboubacar Keita from Columbus Crew". MLS.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Colorado Rapids Sign Brazilian Midfielder Max Alves". ColoradoRapids.com. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Colorado Rapids Acquire Midfielder Bryan Acosta". MLS.com. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Colorado Rapids Transfer Auston Trusty to Arsenal FC". ColoradoRapids.com. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Kohne, Sydney (11 January 2022). "Rapids Select Three Players in 2022 MLS SuperDraft". ColoradoRapids.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Rapids Announce 2021 Year-End Roster Updates". ColoradoRapids.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. ^ "FC Cincinnati sign forward Dominique Badji". FCCincinnati.com. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Colorado Rapids Acquire Up to $1.5 Million in Allocation Money from LAFC in Exchange for Kellyn Acosta". ColoradoRapids.com. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Colorado Rapids Loan Cole Bassett to Dutch Side Feyenoord Rotterdam". MLS.com. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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