2010 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado Rapids

2010 season

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Runners-up

Average home league attendance

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The 2010 Colorado Rapids season was the fifteenth year and season of the club's existence. It was Colorado's fifteenth year in Major League Soccer, and the sixth-consecutive year for the club in the top-flight of American soccer.

Following a disappointing ninth-place finish in the regular season, head coach Gary Smith began to revamp and overhaul the roster, making numerous inexpensive moves to sign low-key MLS players. The Rapids were able to improve slightly in the MLS regular season, finishing in seventh place. In the MLS Cup playoffs, the team started to gel. Colorado defeat Columbus and then San Jose before defeating Dallas for their first MLS Cup title. Their win has received heavy criticism, however.^[1]

In addition to MLS and MLS Cup Playoffs, Colorado participated in the play-in propers of the US Open Cup before being knocked out 3-0 by New York in the fourth round proper.

Review

March

Colorado began their sixth Major League Soccer regular season on the road with a 1-0 win against Chivas USA on March 28, 2010.^[2]

April

Colorado played their first home match against the Chicago Fire on April 3, earning a point in a 2-2 draw.^[3]

October

The Rapids entered the 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs as the third seed in the Eastern Conference, despite playing in the Western Conference. In the Conference Semifinals, Colorado defeated the Columbus Crew at home 1-0 in the first of two legs.

November

The Rapids played the second leg of their Conference Semifinal matchup in Columbus. After 90 minutes of play, the Crew were on top 2-1, meaning the two teams were tied on aggregate goals 2-2. After playing a scoreless extra period, the two teams went into a penalty shootout, where the Rapids would prevail 5-4. Colorado would follow up with a home win over the San Jose Earthquakes in the Conference Final to advance to the Cup Final.

MLS Cup 2010 was played on a neutral field at BMO Field, home of Toronto FC. The Rapids faced off against FC Dallas, the third seed in the Western Conference. The teams would go into extra time, where the match was decided by an own goal from FC Dallas defender George John in the 107th minute. The Rapids would win the match 2-1, and won their first MLS Cup in club history.

Match results

Win Tie Loss

Preseason

March 9, 2010	Arsenal F.C. Reserves	0 – 1	Colorado Rapids	Hertfordshire, England
GMT		Report	Casey 52'	Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre

MLS regular season

March 27, 2010	Chivas USA	0 – 1	Colorado Rapids	Carson, California United States
19:30 PDT	Romero 37'	Report	Larentowicz 48' Cummings 55'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,653 Referee: Michael Kennedy

April 3, 2010	Colorado Rapids	2 - 2	Chicago Fire	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
2:00 MT	Cummings 12' Wynne 22' Clark 31' Casey 41' Earls 42' Cummings 57'	Report	John 25' Pappa 42' McBride 50' (pen)	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,641 Referee: Terry Vaughn

April 10, 2010	Kansas City Wizards	1 - 0	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Kansas, United States
7:30PM	Kamara 39' 48' Smith 45'	Report	Baudet 43' 72' Mastroeni 44'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,228 Referee: Landis Wiley

April 18, 2010	Colorado Rapids	3 – 1	Toronto FC	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
	Casey 24' (pen) Larentowicz 71' Casey 85' (pen)	Report	Šarić 45' De Rosario 58' (pen) Usanov 84'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 9,928 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

April 24, 2010	New England Revolution	1 – 2	Colorado Rapids	Foxborough, Massachusetts United States
	Perovic 19' Phelan 48'	Report	Ballouchy 14' Mastroeni 66' 73'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 8,142 Referee: Jair Marrufo

May 1, 2010	San Jose Earthquakes	1 – 0	Colorado Rapids	Santa Clara, California United States
	Wondolowski 33' Leitch 87' Convey 93+'	Report	Thompson 94+'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 8,674 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

May 5, 2010	Colorado Rapids	0 – 1	Los Angeles Galaxy	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Ballouchy 30' Cummings 64' Casey 77'	Report	Gordon 21' Juninho 31' Buddle 89'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 9,882 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

May 15, 2010	D.C. United	0 – 1	Colorado Rapids	Washington, D.C. United States
	Castillo 16' Christman 73'	Report	Mastroeni 57' Ballouchy 67' 90' LaBauex 94+'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 13,570 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

May 29, 2010	Colorado Rapids	1 – 0	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Casey 90' 63' Mastroeni 45' Wynne 71'	Report	González 45' Ianni 53' Lungberg 53'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,116 Referee: Jair Marrufo

June 5, 2010	Colorado Rapids	1 – 0	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Casey 43' Baudet 58' Mastroeni 76' Moor 85'	Report	Moffat 40' Lenhard 76' Remteroa 87'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,318 Referee: Kevin Stott

June 9, 2010	Chicago Fire	2 – 2	Colorado Rapids	Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
	Pappa 23' 46'	Report	Cummings 21' Casey 91'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,607 Referee: Paul Ward

June 26, 2010	Houston Dynamo	2 – 2	Colorado Rapids	Houston, Texas, United States
	Ching 7' Cruz 17' Ngwenya 80'	Report	Casey 45' Larentowicz 68' Palmer 71' (o.g.)	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 13,744 Referee: Mark Geiger

July 4, 2010	Colorado Rapids	1 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Commerce City, Colorado United States
1:51	Cummings 15' Cummings 71' Clark 87'	Report	Angel 34' Stammler 67'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,363 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

July 10, 2010	Toronto FC	1 – 0	Colorado Rapids	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1:54	Gargan 20' Ibrahim 61'	Report		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,836 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

July 17, 2010	Colorado Rapids	1 – 1	Kansas City Wizards	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Arnaud 20' Kamara 43'	Report	Palguta 36' Casey 74'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,825 Referee: Michael Kennedy

July 25, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	2 – 1	Colorado Rapids	Seattle, Washington, United States
	Zakuani 8' 17' Scott 28' Alonso 90'	Report	Cummings 9' Smith 58'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,333 Referee: Yader Reyes

July 31, 2010	Colorado Rapids	1 – 1	FC Dallas	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Ballouchy 26' (pen)	Report	Beaudet 9' (o.g.) Chavez 77'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,596 Referee: Alex Prus

August 7, 2010	Colorado Rapids	1 – 0	San Jose Earthquakes	Commerce City, Colorado United States
1:53	Busch 26' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,701 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

August 14, 2010	Philadelphia Union	1 – 1	Colorado Rapids	Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1:52	Larentowicz 20' Larentowicz 59' Cummings 66' Pickens 71' Smith 85'	Report	Mwanga 73'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,749 Referee: Terry Vaughn

August 21, 2010	Columbus Crew	3 – 1	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, Ohio, United States
	Schelotto 6' (pen) Hejduk 22' Garey 53' Moffat 75' Lenhart 80'	Report	Mastroeni 46+'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,063 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

August 28, 2010	Colorado Rapids	3 – 0	Houston Dynamo	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
1:48	Smith 2' Busch 11' Cummings 16' Casey 23' Casey 72'	Report	Busch 10' Cruz 70'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,511 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

September 4, 2010	Colorado Rapids	3 – 0	Chivas USA	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
	Casey 51' Cummings 68' 80'	Report	Gordon 39' Cuesta 60'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,312 Referee: Michael Kennedy

September 11, 2010	New York Red Bulls	3 – 1	Colorado Rapids	Harrison, New Jersey, United States
	Henry 17' Albright 30' Ream 32' Richards 58'	Report	10' Wallace 27' Smith 52' Cummings 70' Thompson	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 19,014 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

September 18, 2010	Colorado Rapids	3 – 0	New England Revolution	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
7:00 PM MDT	Cummings 5' Casey 35' Thompson 83' 84'	Report	Sinovic 67'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,314 Referee: Mark Geiger

September 25, 2010	Real Salt Lake	1 – 1	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah, United States
10:00PM EDT	Campos 32' Espíndola 66' Warner 78' Borchers 90'	Report	Casey 10' 36' Wynne 16' Wallace 82'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,317 Referee: Ramón Hernández

September 29, 2010	Colorado Rapids	4 – 1	Philadelphia Union	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
9:30pm EDT	Cummings 8' 15' Thompson 68' Amarikwa 86'		Califf 10' McInerney 90'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,165 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

October 2, 2010	Colorado Rapids	0 – 1	D.C. United	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
	Palguta 15'		45+2'Allsopp 74'McTavish 85'Najar	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,478 Referee: Michael Kennedy

October 9, 2010	FC Dallas	2 – 2	Colorado Rapids	Frisco, Texas, United States
7:30 PM CDT	Rodriguez 27' Ferreira 37'	Report	13', 51' Larentowicz	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,119 Referee: Paul Ward

October 16, 2010	Los Angeles Galaxy	3 – 1	Colorado Rapids	Carson, California, United States
	Buddle 9'		Buddle 18' (o.g.) Thompson 24' Casey 30' 35' Cummings 67'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000

October 23, 2010	Colorado Rapids	2 – 2	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
	Cummings 16' Casey 50'		Saborio 90' 90'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,729

MLS Playoffs

October 28, 2010 Conf. Semifinals	Colorado Rapids	1 – 0	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
9:00 PM EDT	Mastroeni 23' 92+'	Report	Carroll 57'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,872 Referee: Jair Marrufo

November 6, 2010 Conf. Semifinals	Columbus Crew	2 – 1 (a.e.t.) (2 – 2 agg.) (4 – 5 p)	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, Ohio, United States
4:00 PM EDT	Gaven 22' Schelotto 31' Ekpo 52' Carroll 56' Francis 64' Rogers 70' Rogers 70'	Report	Mullan 38' Casey 48' Casey 84'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,322 Referee: Michael Kennedy
		Penalties
Schelotto Garey Gaven Brunner Carroll		Casey Kandji Larentowicz Lopez Smith

November 13, 2010 Conf. Finals	Colorado Rapids	1 – 0	San Jose Earthquakes	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
7:30 PM MDT	Kimura 43'	Report		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,779 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

November 21, 2010 Final	Colorado Rapids	2 – 1	FC Dallas	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6:30 PM MDT	Wallace 41' Smith 51' Casey 57' 84' John 106' (o.g.)	Report	35' Ferreira 84' Benitez	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,700 Referee: Baldamaro Toledo

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

April 13, 2010 Qualification	Kansas City Wizards	1 – 2	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
7:30PM	Bunbury 4'	Report	Thompson 24' 81'	Stadium: Stanley H. Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1226 Referee: Tony Russo

May 26, 2010 Qualification	New York Red Bulls	3 – 0	Colorado Rapids	Harrison, New Jersey, United States
	Wolyniec 11' 43' Chinn 56' Stammler 77'	Report	Larentowicz 11' Thompson 54' Earls 86'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 2,637 Referee: Niko Bratsis

League table

Conference

Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
Western Conference
1	Los Angeles Galaxy	59	30	18	7	5	44	26	+18
2	Real Salt Lake	56	30	15	4	11	45	20	+25
3	FC Dallas	50	30	12	4	14	42	28	+14
4	Seattle Sounders FC	48	30	14	10	6	39	35	+4
5	Colorado Rapids	46	30	12	8	10	44	32	+12
6	San Jose Earthquakes	46	30	13	10	7	34	33	+1
7	Houston Dynamo	33	30	9	15	6	40	49	−9
8	Chivas USA	28	30	8	18	4	31	45	−14


	2010 MLS Cup Playoffs

Overall


Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	LA Galaxy !LA Galaxy (SS) (W1)	59	30	18	7	5	44	26	+18	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
2	Real Salt Lake !Real Salt Lake	56	30	15	4	11	45	20	+25	2011 North American SuperLiga ³
3	New York Red Bulls !New York Red Bulls (E1)	51	30	15	9	6	38	29	+9	2011 North American SuperLiga ³
4	FC Dallas !FC Dallas	50	30	12	4	14	42	28	+14	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ²
5	Columbus Crew !Columbus Crew	50	30	14	8	8	40	34	+6	2011 North American SuperLiga ³
6	Seattle Sounders FC !Seattle Sounders FC	48	30	14	10	6	39	35	+4	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ²
7	Colorado Rapids !Colorado Rapids	46	30	12	8	10	44	32	+12	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
8	San Jose Earthquakes !San Jose Earthquakes	46	30	13	10	7	34	33	+1	2011 North American SuperLiga ³
9	Kansas City Wizards !Kansas City Wizards	39	30	11	13	6	36	35	+1
10	Chicago Fire !Chicago Fire	36	30	9	12	9	37	38	−1
11	Toronto FC !Toronto FC	35	30	9	13	8	33	41	−8	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ¹
12	Houston Dynamo !Houston Dynamo	33	30	9	15	6	40	49	−9
13	New England Revolution !New England Revolution	32	30	9	16	5	32	50	−18
14	Philadelphia Union !Philadelphia Union	31	30	8	15	7	35	49	−14
15	Chivas USA !Chivas USA	28	30	8	18	4	31	45	−14
16	D.C. United !D.C. United	22	30	6	20	4	21	47	−26

^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 2010 MLS Supporters' Shield (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of MLS Cup 2010 (Colorado Rapids) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2010 (FC Dallas) and the winner of the 2010 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
^Note 3 - 2011 SuperLiga berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.

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	1	0	1	5	3	+2	1	1	0	1	1	0

Last updated: April 21, 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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	T	L	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	T	T	T	L	T	L	T	W	T	L	W	W	L	W	T
Position	5	5	9	5	4	6	7	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	7	7

Last updated: April 21, 2010.
Source: MLS Results & League table
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Squad

Current roster

As of May 5, 2010.^[4]

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

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	Danny Earls
3	DF	Drew Moor
4	MF	Jeff Larentowicz
6	DF	Anthony Wallace
7	FW	Claudio López
9	FW	Conor Casey
10	FW	Macoumba Kandji
11	MF	Brian Mullan
12	FW	Quincy Amarikwa
13	FW	Ross Schunk
14	FW	Omar Cummings
15	MF	Wells Thompson
16	MF	Ross LaBauex

No.	Position	Player
17	GK	Ian Joyce
18	GK	Matt Pickens
19	FW	Andre Akpan
20	MF	Jamie Smith
21	DF	Julien Baudet
22	DF	Marvell Wynne
23	MF	Ciaran O'Brien
25	MF	Pablo Mastroeni (captain)
27	MF	Kosuke Kimura
28	MF	Davy Armstrong
29	DF	Scott Palguta
31	GK	Steward Ceus

Notes

Major League Soccer

Future teams

Former teams

Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996–2001)
Miami Fusion (1998–2001)
Chivas USA (2005–2014)

Competition

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Stadiums	Mile High Stadium Sports Authority Field at Mile High Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Affiliated clubs	Charlotte Independence USL

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Rivalries	Rocky Mountain Cup

Key personnel	Owner E. Stanley Kroenke Manager Pablo Mastroeni

Major honors (1)

MLS Cup (1)	2010

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2010 MLS season by team

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Eastern	Chicago Fire Columbus Crew D.C. United New England Revolution New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union Kansas City Wizards Toronto FC

Western	Chivas USA Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Los Angeles Galaxy Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC

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International

Club competitions

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Men	2010 FIFA World Cup

Women	Algarve Cup FIFA U-20 World Cup CONCACAF U-20 Championship CONCACAF U-17 Championship

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