2013 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado Rapids

2013 season
Owner	Stan Kroenke
Coach	Oscar Pareja
Major League Soccer	5th in West 8th Overall
MLS Cup Playoffs	Lost in Knockout Round
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
Rocky Mountain Cup	Won (3rd time)
Highest home attendance	18,359 vs. New York Red Bulls (July 4)
Lowest home attendance	11,774 vs. Portland Timbers (March 30)
Average home league attendance	15,440
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The 2013 Colorado Rapids season was the club's eighteenth season of existence, and their eighteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids.

Background

Review

The 2013 Colorado Rapids would see massive changes made to the team. All-time leading goal scorer Conor Casey was released and Omar Cummings would be traded during the offseason, the Forward duo combining for 89 goals in the Rapids' careers. The Midfield pairing of Jeff Larentowicz and long-time Captain Pablo Mastroeni would be broken up, as well. Larentowicz was traded in the offseason and Mastroeni was traded during the summer of 2013. With the majority of the 2010 MLS Champions team gone (only 5 players remaining on the squad), the team looked considerably different. Coach Oscar Pareja wanting a squad of younger, more athletic players. Colorado brought in US National Team Forward Edson Buddle, along with several South American players who had played for their National Teams. 2013 would also see Rapids' Homegrown Player, 19-year-old Shane O'Neill, become a valuable member of the US U-20 National Team leading up to and during the 2013 U-20 World Cup in Turkey.

Offseason

The Colorado Rapids' offseason began with the release of 9 players in November. Forward Conor Casey, Midfielders Edu and Joseph Nane, Defenders Tyson Wahl, Hunter Freeman, and Luis Zapata, and Goalkeeper Ian Joyce all had their options declined. Tyrone Marshall and Scott Palguta's contracts expired and they were not re-signed. Midfielder Jamie Smith's contract also expired, however, he returned to the Rapids' preseason training camp and then was re-sign by Colorado.

The Rapids' added several players during the offseason via trade, including Forward Atiba Harris from Vancouver Whitecaps FC for an 2015-2016 International Roster Spot. Colorado also traded their 1st Round 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft pick to the LA Galaxy for US International Forward Edson Buddle. Later in December, Forward Omar Cummings was traded to the Houston Dynamo for Nathan Sturgis and allocation money. Cummings narrowly missed being reunited with fellow 2010 Cup Champion, Macoumba Kandji, who had been traded to Houston the previous year. Kandji refused a contract extension in order to play in Europe. At the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft, Colorado selected Eric Avila with the 6th pick of the 1st round in the 2nd stage.

In January, on the day before the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, Midfielder Jeff Larentowicz was traded to the Chicago Fire. The trade would involve an exchange of draft picks, Colorado receiving the 11th overall pick and Chicago receiving the 30th overall pick. Chicago had traded the 30th overall pick to Colorado during the 2012 MLS season for Wells Thompson. The following day, the Rapids drafted Forward Deshorn Brown (6th overall), Midfielder Dillon Powers (11th overall from Chicago), and Defender Kory Kindle (25th overall). Ecudorian International Defender Diego Calderón and Chilean International Midfielder Kevin Harbottle were signed to International Roster Spots. Dillon Serna was signed as the Rapids' 3rd Homegrown Player in the lineup, joining US Youth International Shane O'Neill and Davy Armstrong. Colorado traded the rights to Eric Avila to Chivas USA, in exchange for the rights to Nick LaBrocca. Having originally been drafted by Colorado in 2007, LaBrocca would eventually sign with the Rapids for a second time. During the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, Colorado selected Brenton Griffiths with the 25th overall pick. Though he was drafted on January 22, Griffiths didn't sign with the Rapids until April 30.

On January 25, Colorado announced the signing of Cameroonian Youth International Charles Eloundou on a one-year loan from AS Fortuna de Mfou in Cameroon. Colorado had won the rights to sign Eloundou in a weighted lottery. Eloundou has yet to wear a Rapids' jersey, however, undergoing a lengthy battle with the Cameroonian side over the loan deal. The ordeal would later cost the Rapids even more. After several weeks of training with the club during the summer, US Youth International Conor Doyle tried to sign with Colorado on loan from Derby County in England. MLS decided that Doyle must enter a weighted lottery and that Colorado was ineligible due to winning the lottery rights to Eloundou. The weighted lottery rights to Doyle would be won by D.C. United.

In February, Colorado added Goalkeeper Clint Irwin on a free transfer from the Charlotte Eagles. The Rapids also added the 1st overall 2010 MLS SuperDraft pick Danny Mwanga in a trade with the Portland Timbers for a 1st round 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick.

A series of injuries started the season off on the wrong foot for the Rapids. New Forward Edson Buddle injured his knee during training with the US Men's National Team in January. The injury would cause him to miss the start of the MLS season. Starting Goalkeeper Matt Pickens, who was injured at the end of the 2012 season, would miss the start of 2013, as well. The Rapids' 2012 assists leader, Martin Rivero, broke his foot during the first preseason game of 2013 in Tucson. He would return to the lineup mid-season. 2012 leading goal scorer, Jaime Castrillón, required knee surgery and would be out until July. The Rapids had initially been excited about the return of Pablo Mastroeni, agreeing to play on more season after missing almost all of 2012 with concussion symptoms. His return was short lived, however, battling several injuries and seeing limited time before being traded to LA.

March

The 2013 MLS season got off to a bad start with a 1-0 loss away to FC Dallas. The deciding goal came early on a goalkeeping error by backup Steward Ceus. The following week's home opener was delayed 1 day due to snow. Colorado dropped the game 2-1 in their first ever loss to the Philadelphia Union. Although recently signed by Philadelphia, Conor Casey did not play for his former team due to injury. Colorado got their first point of the season on March 16, when they drew away to arch-rival Real Salt Lake. During the Rocky Mountain Rivalry matchup at Real Salt Lake, Matt Pickens suffered a broken forearm in the 3rd minute of the game. Twenty-one-year-old Clint Irwin would step into the starting Goalkeeper position in his absence. Irwin would go on to set a record for facing a Penalty Kick in each of his 1st four MLS games, allowing only 2 goals. Irwin would also tie the MLS record for allowing only 5 goals in his first 10 games. The Rapids lost the following game at LA Galaxy on a Mike McGee PK following a Drew Moor red card early in the 2nd half. Diego Calderón injured his knee after he slid into the goal post clearing a shot off the goal line. The injury would require surgery and several months to heal. The injury would allow 23-year-old Chris Klute, on loan from the Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL), to step in and solidify the back line. Klute would start 16 straight games at the Left Back Position, the first Rapids' player to do so since the start of 2010.On March 28, Colorado traded Andre Akpan to the New York Red Bulls for a conditional pick in 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Colorado finished the month with a 2-2 home draw to Portland Timbers, the draw marked the first ever points dropped at home to Portland.

April

April began with Colorado's first win of the season, 1-0 over Real Salt Lake at home with Atiba Harris scoring his first Rapids' goal. The Rapids would make it 2 straight wins the next week after defeating Chivas USA 1-0 in LA on rookie Deshorn Brown's first goal. The streak came to an end the following game as the Rapids lost to Seattle Sounders FC for a 7th consecutive time, losing 1-0 at home. Colorado finished the month 2-1-1 after a 1-1 draw away to Houston Dynamo. Once again, the Rapids missed facing one of their former stars as Omar Cummings missed the game.

May

May began with a 1-0 home win over Toronto FC with Edson Buddle collecting his first goal in a Rapids' uniform. Buddle made it 2 in a row the following week in a 2-0 win at Columbus Crew. Colorado snapped a 3-game losing streak to San Jose Earthquakes with a 1-1 draw in San Jose on May 18. Colorado rounded out the month with a 2-0 home win over Chivas USA. Colorado finished May with an unbeaten record of 3-1-0, outscoring their opponents 6-1.

June

Shane O'Neill left the Rapids during June to Participate in the 2013 U-20 World Cup in Turkey. On June 17, the Rapids traded long-time Captain Pablo Mastroeni to the LA Galaxy for a 2nd round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and an International Roster Spot through the 2014 season. Mastroeni is the Rapids all-time leader in Games and Minutes Played. Colorado continued their unbeaten streak on June 1, with a 2-2 home draw with FC Dallas. 3 straight loses would follow, 2-1 home loss to San Jose Earthquakes, 2-1 away loss to Chicago Fire, and a 3-0 defeat away to Portland Timbers. On June 29, Colorado beat Montreal 4-3 in their first ever meeting in Montreal. The game featured 2 MLS Goal of the Week nominees by Montreal and would be considered by many as a Game of the Year nominee.

July

Colorado beat New York Red Bulls 2-0 on July 4, improving their all-time record to 12-3-3 in July 4 games. They continued their 4-game Eastern Conference swing with a 0-0 draw at home to D.C. United and a 2-1 victory at home over New England Revolution. On July 20, Colorado drew at Seattle Sounders FC, taking their first ever point from CenturyLink Field. July 27 would mark Pablo Mastroeni's bittersweet return to Colorado. He received a warm reaction from the crowd, but his new club, LA Galaxy, fell 2-0. Colorado would finish the month unbeaten, going 3-2-0, while scoring 7 goals and conceding 2. The Rapids released Kevin Harbottle at the end of July. The midfielder had been battling injury problems and had played in only 4 games since he was signed in the offseason.

August

Taking a 6-game unbeaten streak (4-2-0) into August, the Rapids took back the Rocky Mountain Cup from Real Salt Lake after a 2-2 draw on August 3. The game would also feature a 62-minute lightning delay during a heavy thunderstorm. On August 6, Colorado signed Vicente Sánchez, a veteran of Mexican and German soccer, as an International Player. On August 8, Colorado signed Gabriel Torres, who was coming off a very successful 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, as the club's first ever Designated Player. The Rapids drew away to Chivas USA 1-1 on August 11. The draw snapped the Rapids' 4 game winning streak at Chivas, in which they had shut out Chivas in all 4 games. Vicente Sanchez made his MLS debut during the Chivas game. Sanchez and Torres would both get their 1st MLS starts against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on August 17. Colorado defeated Vancouver 2-0 in a battle of teams tied for 2nd place in the Western Conference Standings. The win would also extend the Rapids unbeaten streak to a club record-tying 9 games. The unbeaten streak would come to an end on the final day of August with a 2-1 defeat at Sporting Kansas City.

September

The Rapids began September with a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy, who were missing several players due to international duty. Edson Buddle scored his 98th career MLS goal against his former club. Clint Irwin tied the club record for shutouts in a single MLS season with 10. On September 14, Colorado saw Vicente Sánchez open his Rapids account in a 2-1 victory over FC Dallas. Colorado lost the next game 1-0 away to Portland Timbers.

October

Colorado began October with a 5-1 victory over Seattle Sounders FC, Colorado had only won once in 11 games against Seattle previously. The game began with Deshorn Brown scoring his first of 2 goals on the night after just 13 seconds. It was the fastest goal in Rapids history (passing Conor Casey's 16 second goal against LA in 2009) and the 2nd fastest goal in MLS history (Dwayne De Rosario scored in 11 seconds for San Jose against Dallas in 2003). The game was finished with Gabriel Torres scoring his first MLS goal in stoppage time. It was the most goals ever allowed by Seattle Sounders FC in an MLS game and most goals scored by Colorado since a 5-4 victory over New York Red Bulls in 2008. Colorado followed that great performance with a terrible showing in a 1-0 defeat away to San Jose Earthquakes, leaving San Jose with a chance to overtake Colorado for the 5th and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Colorado rebounded with a 3-2 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC, eliminating Vancouver from playoff contention. New Rapids Forward Gabriel Torres scored twice, including the game winner in the 77th minute. The win game Colorado its highest point total in club history and most wins and most goals scored since 1999 and 1998, respectively. Colorado finished the regular season with a 9-game unbeaten streak at home (7W, 2D). The 2013 Regular Season went out on a sour note, losing 3-0 in Vancouver behind a Camillo Sanvezzo hat trick. It meant Colorado finished the regular season losing 3 straight road games, all by shutouts. As a result, Colorado finished 5th in the Western Conference and had to travel to Seattle for the Knockout Round of the 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs. Colorado would fall to Seattle 2-0 to end their 2013 MLS Season.

Club

Roster

Updated August 13, 2013.^[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
2	Midfielder	LaBrocca, NickNick LaBrocca	United States
3	Defender	Moor, DrewDrew Moor	United States
5	Defender	Calderón, DiegoDiego Calderón	Ecuador
6	Defender	Wallace, AnthonyAnthony Wallace	United States
7	Forward	Sánchez, VicenteVicente Sánchez	Uruguay
8	Midfielder	Powers, DillonDillon Powers	United States
9	Forward	Buddle, EdsonEdson Buddle	United States
10	Midfielder	Rivero, MartínMartín Rivero (on loan from Rosario Central)	Argentina
11	Midfielder	Mullan, BrianBrian Mullan	United States
12	Midfielder	Thomas, HendryHendry Thomas	Honduras
13	Forward	Hill, KamaniKamani Hill	United States
14	Midfielder	Cascio, TonyTony Cascio	United States
15	Defender	Klute, ChrisChris Klute	United States
16	Forward	Harris, AtibaAtiba Harris	Saint Kitts and Nevis
17	Midfielder	Serna, DillonDillon Serna (HGP)	United States
18	Goalkeeper	Pickens, MattMatt Pickens	United States
20	Midfielder	Smith, JamieJamie Smith	Scotland
21	Goalkeeper	Ceus, StewardSteward Ceus	Haiti
22	Defender	Wynne, MarvellMarvell Wynne	United States
23	Midfielder	Castrillón, JaimeJaime Castrillón	Colombia
24	Defender	Sturgis, NathanNathan Sturgis	United States
26	Forward	Brown, DeshornDeshorn Brown (GA)	Jamaica
27	Midfielder	O'Neill, ShaneShane O'Neill (HGP)	United States
28	Midfielder	Armstrong, DavyDavy Armstrong (HGP)	United States
29	Defender	Kindle, KoryKory Kindle	United States
30	Forward	Torres, GabrielGabriel Torres	Panama
31	Goalkeeper	Irwin, ClintClint Irwin	United States
32	Defender	Griffiths, BrentonBrenton Griffiths	Jamaica
33	Defender	Mera, GermánGermán Mera (on loan from Deportivo Cali)	Colombia
55	Forward	Mwanga, DannyDanny Mwanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo

Technical Staff

As of March 11, 2013.^[2]

Position	Name
Technical Director	Paul Bravo
Head Coach	Oscar Pareja
Assistant Coach	Wilmer Cabrera
Assistant Coach	Paul Caffery
Assistant/Goalkeeper Coach	Dave Dir
Assistant Coach	Steve Cooke
Head Athletic Trainer	Jamie Rojas

Transfers

Transfers In

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
December 3, 2012	Atiba Harris	FW	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Traded for 2015 and 2016 international roster slot	[3]
December 14, 2012	Edson Buddle	FW	LA Galaxy	Traded for 1st round 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft pick and allocation money	[4]
December 22, 2012	Nathan Sturgis	MF	Houston Dynamo	Traded along with allocation money for Omar Cummings	[5]
January 3, 2013	Diego Calderón	DF	Liga de Quito	Signed as an International Player	[6]
January 17, 2013	Kevin Harbottle	MF	Universidad Católica	Signed as an International Player	[7]
January 18, 2013	Dillon Serna	MF	University of Akron	Signed as a Homegrown Player	[8]
January 25, 2013	Nick LaBrocca	MF	Chivas USA	Traded for the rights to Eric Avila	[9]
January 25, 2013	Charles Eloundou	FW	AS Fortuna de Mfou	MLS Weighted Lottery	[10]
February 21, 2013	Clint Irwin	GK	Charlotte Eagles	Free Transfer	[11]
February 28, 2013	Danny Mwanga	FW	Portland Timbers	Traded for 1st round 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick	[12]
May 6, 2013	Germán Mera	DF	Deportivo Cali	On Loan from Deportivo Cali	[13]
August 6, 2013	Vicente Sánchez	FW	Nacional	Signed as an International Player	[14]
August 8, 2013	Gabriel Torres	FW	Zamora FC	Signed as a Designated Player	[15]

Transfers Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
November 16, 2012	Conor Casey	FW		Option declined, later signed with Philadelphia Union	[16]
November 16, 2012	Edu	MF		Option declined	[16]
November 16, 2012	Ian Joyce	GK		Option declined	[16]
November 16, 2012	Joseph Nane	MF		Option declined	[16]
November 16, 2012	Tyson Wahl	MF		Option declined, later signed with Columbus Crew	[16]
November 16, 2012	Luis Zapata	DF		Option declined	[16]
November 16, 2012	Hunter Freeman	DF		Option declined, later drafted by New England Revolution, eventually signed with New York Cosmos (NASL)	[16]
November 16, 2012	Tyrone Marshall	DF		Out of Contract	[16]
November 16, 2012	Scott Palguta	DF		Out of Contract	[16]
December 22, 2012	Omar Cummings	FW	Houston Dynamo	Traded for Nathan Sturgis and allocation money	[5]
January 16, 2013	Jeff Larentowicz	MF	Chicago Fire	Traded along with the 30th overall 2013 MLS SuperDraft pick for the 11th overall 2013 MLS SuperDraft pick and a 2013 International Roster Spot	[17]
January 25, 2013	Eric Avila	MF	Chivas USA	Traded for the rights to Nick LaBrocca	[9]
March 28, 2013	Andre Akpan	FW	New York Red Bulls	Traded for a conditional pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft	[18]
June 17, 2013	Pablo Mastroeni	MF	L.A. Galaxy	Traded along with the rights to Baggio Husidic for an International Roster spot through the 2014 season and a second round pick in the 2014 MLS Superdraft	[19]
July 31, 2013	Kevin Harbottle	MF		Released	[20]

Draft Picks

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
December 14, 2012	Eric Avila	MF	Toronto FC	2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft 1st Stage, 1st Round, 6th Overall Pick	[21]
January 17, 2013	Deshorn Brown	FW	University of Central Florida	2013 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round, 6th Overall Pick, Generation Adidas	[22]
January 17, 2013	Dillon Powers	MF	University of Notre Dame	2013 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round, 11th Overall Pick, acquired pick in Jeff Larentowicz trade from Chicago Fire	[23]
January 17, 2013	Kory Kindle	DF	California State University Bakersfield	2013 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round, 25th Overall Pick	[24]
April 30, 2013	Brenton Griffiths	DF	University of South Florida	2013 MLS Supplemental Draft 2nd Round, 25th Overall Pick	[25]

Competitions

Preseason

MLS

MLS Cup Playoffs

Standings

Major League Soccer

Western Conference standings

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	Portland Timbers !Portland Timbers (W1)	57	34	14	5	15	54	33	+21	2013 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Real Salt Lake !Real Salt Lake	56	34	16	10	8	57	41	+16
3	LA Galaxy !LA Galaxy	53	34	15	11	8	53	38	+15
4	Seattle Sounders FC !Seattle Sounders FC	52	34	15	12	7	42	42	0	2013 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5	Colorado Rapids !Colorado Rapids	51	34	14	11	9	45	38	+7
6	San Jose Earthquakes !San Jose Earthquakes	51	34	14	11	9	35	42	−7
7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC !Vancouver Whitecaps FC	48	34	13	12	9	53	45	+8
8	FC Dallas !FC Dallas	44	34	11	12	11	48	52	−4
9	Chivas USA !Chivas USA	26	34	6	20	8	30	67	−37

Updated to matches played on October 27, 2013 8:00 p.m. PDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(W1) = Western Conference champion

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 2014 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	New York Red Bulls !New York Red Bulls (SS) (E1)	59	34	17	9	8	58	41	+17	2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 1
2	Sporting Kansas City !Sporting Kansas City	58	34	17	10	7	47	30	+17
3	Portland Timbers !Portland Timbers (W1)	57	34	14	5	15	54	33	+21
4	Real Salt Lake !Real Salt Lake	56	34	16	10	8	57	41	+16
5	LA Galaxy !LA Galaxy	53	34	15	11	8	53	38	+15
6	Seattle Sounders FC !Seattle Sounders FC	52	34	15	12	7	42	42	0
7	New England Revolution !New England Revolution	51	34	14	11	9	49	38	+11
8	Colorado Rapids !Colorado Rapids	51	34	14	11	9	45	38	+7
9	Houston Dynamo !Houston Dynamo	51	34	14	11	9	41	41	0
10	San Jose Earthquakes !San Jose Earthquakes	51	34	14	11	9	35	42	−7
11	Montreal Impact !Montreal Impact	49	34	14	13	7	50	49	+1	2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 2
12	Chicago Fire !Chicago Fire	49	34	14	13	7	47	52	−5
13	Vancouver Whitecaps FC !Vancouver Whitecaps FC	48	34	13	12	9	53	45	+8
14	Philadelphia Union !Philadelphia Union	46	34	12	12	10	42	44	−2
15	FC Dallas !FC Dallas	44	34	11	12	11	48	52	−4
16	Columbus Crew !Columbus Crew	41	34	12	17	5	42	46	−4
17	Toronto FC !Toronto FC	29	34	6	17	11	30	47	−17
18	Chivas USA !Chivas USA	26	34	6	20	8	30	67	−37
19	D.C. United !D.C. United	16	34	3	24	7	22	59	−37	2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 1

Updated to matches played on October 2013. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

(W1) = Western Conference champion

¹The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A. (Canadian teams cannot qualify for the Champions League through MLS; the Canadian qualifier is the winner of the 2014 Canadian Championship.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League are:

• Winner of the 2013 MLS Cup (Pot A)
• Regular Season Conference Winner that is not the Supporters' Shield Champion (Pot B)
• Winner of the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Pot B)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	14	9	11	45	37	+8	51	10	4	3	30	16	+14	4	5	8	15	21	−6

Last updated: 28 October 2013.
Source: Major League Soccer

Results by round

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	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	L

Last updated: 28 October 2013.
Source: Colorado Rapids
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

U.S. Open Cup

Friendly

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Pos	No.	Player	MLS	MLS Cup Playoffs	US Open Cup	Total
1	FW	26	Deshorn Brown	10	0	0	10
2	FW	16	Atiba Harris	5	0	0	5
	MF	8	Dillon Powers	5	0	0	5
	FW	9	Edson Buddle	5	0	0	5
3	MF	24	Nathan Sturgis	4	0	0	4
4	DF	3	Drew Moor	3	0	0	3
	FW	30	Gabriel Torres	3	0	0	3
5	MF	12	Hendry Thomas	2	0	0	2
6	MF	20	Jamie Smith	1	0	0	1
	MF	23	Jaime Castrillón	1	0	0	1
	FW	13	Kamani Hill	0	0	1	1
	MF	10	Martin Rivero	1	0	0	1
	MF	2	Nick LaBrocca	1	0	0	1
	FW	14	Tony Cascio	1	0	0	1
	FW	7	Vicente Sánchez	1	0	0	1

Top assists

Rank	Pos	No.	Player	MLS	MLS Cup Playoffs	US Open Cup	Total
1	DF	15	Chris Klute	7	0	0	7
2	MF	8	Dillon Powers	6	0	0	6
3	FW	26	Deshorn Brown	4	0	0	4
	FW	7	Vicente Sánchez	4	0	0	4
4	FW	9	Edson Buddle	3	0	0	3
	MF	2	Nick LaBrocca	3	0	0	3
	MF	10	Martin Rivero	3	0	0	3
5	DF	11	Brian Mullan	2	0	0	2
	DF	22	Marvell Wynne	2	0	0	2
6	FW	16	Atiba Harris	1	0	0	1
	GK	31	Clint Irwin	1	0	0	1
	MF	55	Danny Mwanga	1	0	0	1
	MF	12	Hendry Thomas	1	0	0	1
	MF	24	Nathan Sturgis	1	0	0	1

Goalkeeping

R	Player	Position	GAA	GA	Saves	GS	GP
1	Clint Irwin	GK	1.13	36	92	31	32
2	Steward Ceus	GK	1.00	1	5	1	1
3	Matt Pickens	GK	2.00	2	2	2	2

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number.

N	P	Nat.	Name	Major League Soccer			U.S. Open Cup			Playoffs			Others			Total			Notes
6	MF		Anthony Wallace	1												1
16	FW		Atiba Harris	2		1	1			1						4		1	Suspended for 1 game
11	MF		Brian Mullan	1												1
15	DF		Chris Klute	2												2
31	GK		Clint Irwin	1						1						2
26	FW		Deshorn Brown	1												1
8	MF		Dillon Powers	4												4
3	DF		Drew Moor	1		1										1		1	Suspended for 2 games
9	FW		Edson Buddle	1												1			Suspended for 1 game
33	DF		Germán Mera	2						1						3
12	MF		Hendry Thomas	7						1						8			Suspended for 3 games
7	FW		Kevin Harbottle	1												1
10	MF		Martin Rivero	1												1
22	DF		Marvell Wynne	1												1
24	MF		Nathan Sturgis	6												6
2	MF		Nick LaBrocca	3												3
27	FW		Shane O'Neill	6		1										6		1	Suspended for 1 game
21	GK		Steward Ceus						1									1
14	FW		Tony Cascio	1	1											1	1		Suspended for 1 game

Last updated: October 28, 2013
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card. Last updated: October, 2013
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches

Italic: denotes no longer with club.

References

1. ↑ "Players". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved August 13, 2013. 
2. ↑ "Technical Staff". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved March 11, 2013. 
3. ↑ "Rapids acquire Atiba Harris in trade with Vancouver". ColoradoRapids.com. December 3, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
4. ↑ "Rapids acquire forward Edson Buddle from the LA Galaxy". ColoradoRapids.com. December 14, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
5. 1 2 "Rapids acquire allocation money, Sturgis in exchange for Cummings". ColoradoRapids.com. December 22, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
6. ↑ "Rapids sign Ecuadorian National Team defender Diego Calderón". ColoradoRapids.com. January 3, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
7. ↑ "Rapids sign 22-year-old Chilean winger Kevin Harbottle". ColoradoRapids.com. January 17, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
8. ↑ "Rapids sign Dillon Serna of Brighton as Homegrown Player". ColoradoRapids.com. January 18, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
9. 1 2 "Former Rapids midfielder Nick LaBrocca rejoins Colorado for second stint". ColoradoRapids.com. January 25, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
10. ↑ "Rapids acquire 18-year-old Cameroonian international Charles Eloundou". ColoradoRapids.com. January 25, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
11. ↑ "Rapids sign goalkeeper Clint Irwin and defender Kory Kindle". ColoradoRapids.com. February 21, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
12. ↑ "Rapids acquire forward Danny Mwanga in trade with Portland Timbers". ColoradoRapids.com. February 28, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
13. ↑ "Colorado Rapids acquire Colombian defender German Mera on loan from Deportivo Cali". ColoradoRapids.com. May 6, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
14. ↑ "Colorado Rapids sign Uruguayan forward Vicente Sánchez". ColoradoRapids.com. August 6, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2013. 
15. ↑ "Colorado Rapids sign Panamanian forward Gabriel Torres as a Designated Player". ColoradoRapids.com. August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013. 
16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Rapids to part ways with eight players". ColoradoRapids.com. November 16, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
17. ↑ "Rapids acquire allocation money, Sturgis in exchange for Cummings". ColoradoRapids.com. January 16, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
18. ↑ "New York Red Bulls acquire Andre Akpan from Colorado Rapids for conditional draft pick". ColoradoRapids.com. March 28, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
19. ↑ http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2013/06/la-galaxy-acquire-veteran-midfielder-pablo-mastroeni
20. ↑ "Colorado Rapids release forward Kevin Harbottle". ColoradoRapids.com. July 31, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013. 
21. ↑ "Califf, Casey among 14 picked in Stage 2 Re-Entry Draft". MLSSoccer.com. December 14, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
22. ↑ "SuperDraft: FW Deshorn Brown selected 6th overall". ColoradoRapids.com. January 17, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
23. ↑ "SuperDraft: MF Dillon Powers selected 11th overall". ColoradoRapids.com. January 17, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
24. ↑ "SuperDraft: DF Kory Kindle selected 25th overall". ColoradoRapids.com. January 17, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 
25. ↑ "Colorado Rapids sign Supplemental Draft pick Brenton Griffiths". ColoradoRapids.com. April 30, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013. 

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