2011 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado Rapids

2011 season
Owner	Stan Kroenke
Coach	Gary Smith
Major League Soccer	6th
CONCACAF Champions League	Group Stage
U.S. Open Cup	Qualification Round 2
MLS Cup	Conference semi-finals
Rocky Mountain Cup	Runners-up
Average home league attendance	14,140
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The 2011 Colorado Rapids season was the club's seventeenth year of existence, as well as its sixteenth season in Major League Soccer, and its sixteenth consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.

The Rapids will be entered the season as the defending MLS Cup champions.

Background

The Colorado Rapids are coming off a season, where the club's success was highlighted by winning the MLS Cup, their first postseason title in the process. It was the first time in 17 years that a soccer club based in Colorado won any league/cup title, the last being the Colorado Foxes of the APSL.^[1]

In MLS regular season play, the Rapids finished in 7th place overall. The club was eliminated during the top-tier qualification propers of U.S. Open Cup, losing 3–0 to Red Bull New York in the fifth round play-in match.^[2]

In the Rocky Mountain Cup derby series against cross-mountain rivals, Real Salt Lake, the clubs tied one another 3–3 in season play.^[3] Because of this, the Cup was retained by Salt Lake for the third-consecutive year.^[3]

Club

Roster

As of September 11, 2011.^[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 5 MF Joseph Nane 6 DF Anthony Wallace 7 MF Josh Janniere 8 DF Eddie Ababio 9 FW Conor Casey 10 FW Macoumba Kandji 11 MF Brian Mullan 12 FW Quincy Amarikwa 13 MF Steven Emory 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 FW Caleb Folan 22 DF Marvell Wynne 23 MF Sanna Nyassi 25 MF Pablo Mastroeni (captain) 26 DF Michael Holody 27 MF Kosuke Kimura 28 MF Davy Armstrong 29 DF Scott Palguta 31 GK Steward Ceus 34 DF Tyrone Marshall - DF Miguel Comminges

Team management

Position	Name
Managing Director	Jeff Plush
Technical Director	Paul Bravo
Head Coach	Gary Smith
Assistant Coaches	Steve Guppy Brett Jacobs
Goalkeeper Coach	David Kramer
Fitness Coach	John Ireland
Team Administrator	Erik Carlson
Head Athletic Trainer	Jaime Rojas
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Craig Magri
Equipment Manager	Carlos Garcia

Player movement

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
November 22, 2010	Peter Vagenas	MF	Seattle Sounders	Acquired in exchange for Julien Baudet and Danny Earls; subsequently released	[5]
November 24, 2010	Sanna Nyassi	MF	Vancouver Whitecaps	Acquired in exchange for an international roster slot	[6]
November 24, 2010	Anthony Wallace	DF	Portland Timbers	Acquired for allocation money	[7]
December 3, 2010	Joseph Nane	MF	Toronto	Acquired for 3rd round 2012 SuperDraft pick	[8]
December 15, 2010	Tyrone Marshall	DF	Seattle Sounders	Re-Entry Draft	[9]
March 1, 2011	Steven Emory	MF	Metro State College	Free	[10]
March 1, 2011	Michael Holody	DF	Unattached	Free	[10]
March 16, 2011	Caleb Folan	FW	Hull City	Undisclosed	[11]
March 30, 2011	Danny Earls	DF	Seattle Sounders FC	Free	[12]
March 30, 2011	Josh Janniere	MF	Toronto FC	Acquired for 3rd round 2013 Supplemental Draft pick	[12]
April 14, 2011	Eddie Ababio	DF	University of North Carolina	SuperDraft, Round 1 pick	[13]
September 9, 2011	Miguel Comminges	DF	Southend United	Free	[14]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
November 22, 2010	Julien Baudet	DF	Seattle Sounders FC	Traded for Peter Vagenas	[5]
	Danny Earls	DF	Seattle Sounders FC		[5]
November 24, 2010	Anthony Wallace	DF	Portland Timbers	Expansion Draft, subsequently reacquired	[15]
November 24, 2010	Ross Schunk	FW		Waived	[16]
December 8, 2010	Peter Vagenas	MF	Vancouver Whitecaps	Option declined, free transfer	[17]
December 8, 2010	Claudio López	FW		Option declined	[17]
December 8, 2010	Ciaran O'Brien	MF	Atlanta Silverbacks	Option declined, free transfer	[17]

Standings

Conference standings

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	LA Galaxy (SS) (W1)	67	34	19	5	10	48	28	+20	2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Seattle Sounders FC	63	34	18	7	9	56	37	+19
3	Real Salt Lake	53	34	15	11	8	44	36	+8
4	FC Dallas	52	34	15	12	7	42	39	+3	2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5	Colorado Rapids	49	34	12	9	13	46	42	+4
6	Portland Timbers	42	34	11	14	9	40	48	−8
7	San Jose Earthquakes	38	34	8	12	14	40	45	−5
8	Chivas USA	36	34	8	14	12	41	43	−2
9	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	28	34	6	18	10	35	55	−20

Updated to matches played on October 22, 2011. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

(W1) = Western Conference champion

• ^Note 1 - The top three clubs in each conference are guaranteed spots in the 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals. The other four clubs in the playoffs enter via wild card entrees, regardless of their conference, based on their overall standings in a single table.

Overall standings

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	LA Galaxy (SS) (W1)	67	34	19	5	10	48	28	+20	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ^2
2	Seattle Sounders FC	63	34	18	7	9	56	37	+19
3	Real Salt Lake	53	34	15	11	8	44	36	+8
4	FC Dallas	52	34	15	12	7	42	39	+3
5	Sporting Kansas City (E1)	51	34	13	9	12	50	40	+10
6	Houston Dynamo	49	34	12	9	13	45	41	+4	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ^2
7	Colorado Rapids	49	34	12	9	13	44	41	+3
8	Philadelphia Union	48	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8
9	Columbus Crew	47	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1
10	New York Red Bulls	46	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6
11	Chicago Fire	43	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1
12	Portland Timbers	42	34	11	14	9	40	48	−8
13	D.C. United	39	34	9	13	12	49	52	−3
14	San Jose Earthquakes	38	34	8	12	14	40	45	−5
15	Chivas USA	36	34	8	14	12	41	43	−2
16	Toronto FC	33	34	6	13	15	36	59	−23	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ^3
17	New England Revolution	28	34	5	16	13	38	58	−20
18	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	28	34	6	18	10	35	55	−20

Updated to matches played on October 22, 2011 (NER v TFC). Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

(W1) = Western Conference champion

• ^Note 1 Teams qualify for the MLS Cup Conference Semifinals by finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their respective conferences.
• ^Note 2 Since the LA Galaxy won both the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield and the 2011 MLS Cup, a place in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League became available. The Seattle Sounders, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up, had already qualified as they also won the 2011 U.S. Open Cup. Therefore, the CCL place went to Real Salt Lake, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield third place. Houston Dynamo, the 2011 MLS Cup runner-up, also qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. All four teams directly enter the Group Stage as the Preliminary Round has been eliminated from CCL.
• ^Note 3 Toronto FC qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2011 Canadian Championship.

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
34	49	12	9	13	44	41	+3	6	2	9	25	16	+9	6	7	4	19	25	−6

Last updated: November 13, 2011
Source: MLSSoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	L	L	L	T	W	T	T	T	T	T	T	W	L	L	T	T	W	L	W	T	W	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	W	D	W
Position	2	2	1	2	3	5	7	5	4	7	7	7	7	8	6	8	8	8	8	8	9	8												5

Last updated: August 13, 2011.
Source: MLS Results & League table
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Preseason

Kansas City v Colorado

February 12, 2011 Preseason 1	Kansas City	0 – 0	Colorado	{{{stadium}}}

Columbus v Colorado

February 14, 2011 Preseason 2	Columbus	0 – 2	Colorado	{{{stadium}}}

Los Angeles v Colorado

February 16, 2011 Preseason 3	Los Angeles	2 – 4	Colorado	{{{stadium}}}

San Jose v Colorado

March 4, 2011 Preseason 4	San Jose	1 – 0	Colorado	{{{stadium}}}
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Seattle Sounders FC v Colorado Rapids

March 9, 2011 Community Shield	Seattle Sounders FC	3 – 1	Colorado Rapids	Qwest Field, Seattle
20:00 MDT	González  57' Hurtado  60' Montero  67'  78' Friberg  86'	Report	63' (pen.) Larentowicz	Attendance: 7,355 Referee: Yader Reyes

Vancouver v Colorado

March 12, 2011 Preseason 6	Vancouver	0 – 1	Colorado	{{{stadium}}}

Major League Soccer

Regular season

All times Mountain Daylight Time.

Colorado v Portland

March 19, 2011 Match 1	Colorado	3 – 1	Portland	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
20:00	Larentowicz  8' Cummings  29' Smith  30' Casey  39'	Report	81' Cooper	Attendance: 17,139 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Chivas USA v Colorado

March 26, 2011 Match 2	Chivas USA	0 – 1	Colorado	The Home Depot Center, Carson
20:30	Zemanski  72' Braun  78'	Report	29' Mullan  31' Amarikwa  79' Pickens  81' Wallace  89' Casey  96+' Mastroeni	Attendance: 13,027 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Colorado v D.C. United

April 3, 2011 Match 3	Colorado	4 – 1	D.C. United	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
17:00	Casey  15' Folan  39' Smith  71' Folan  81' Cummings  92+'	Report	41' McCarty  70' Quaranta  83' Burch	Attendance: 9,857 Referee: Elias Bazakos

Dallas v Colorado

April 8, 2011 Match 4	Dallas	3 – 0	Colorado	Pizza Hut Park, Frisco
19:30	Jacobson  13' Ihemelu  26' Ferreira  40'  46' Hernández  90'	Report	19' Nyassi  33' Folan  52' Wallace  81' Cummings  84' Moor	Attendance: 12,261 Referee: Paul Ward

Salt Lake v Colorado

April 13, 2011 Match 5	Salt Lake	1 – 0	Colorado	Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy
19:30	Morales  32' Espíndola  93+'	Report	59' Marshall  82' Wynne	Attendance: 15,513 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Colorado v Seattle

April 22, 2011 Match 6	Colorado	0 – 1	Seattle	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
19:30		Report	Montero  19'	Attendance: 14,185 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Colorado v Chicago

April 30, 2011 Match 7	Colorado	1 – 1	Chicago	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
19:00	Akpan  50'	Report	Pappa  43'	Attendance: 11,789 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Houston v Colorado

May 4, 2011 Match 8	Houston	1 – 2	Colorado	Robertson Stadium, Houston
18:30	Clark  71'	Report	Smith  73' Palguta  84'	Attendance: 13,206 Referee: Terry Vaughn

New England v Colorado

May 7, 2011 Match 9	New England	0 – 0	Colorado	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
17:30		Report		Attendance: 11,755 Referee: David Gantar

D.C. United v Colorado

May 14, 2011 Match 10	D.C. United	1 – 1	Colorado	Washington, D.C. USA
17:30 MDT	Davies Quaranta  34' Wolff Ngwenya  46' Pontius  62' (pen.) Simms Fred  81'	Report	23'  46' Moor  67' Amarikwa Casey  75' Akpan Nyassi  92+' Pickens  93+' Thompson LaBauex	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Terry Vaughn (Iowa)

Colorado v Toronto

May 22, 2011 Match 11	Colorado	0 – 0	Toronto	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
17:00		Report		Attendance: 13,598 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

New York v Colorado

May 25, 2011 Match 12	New York	2 – 2	Colorado	Red Bull Arena, Harrison
18:00	Henry  29' Rodgers  33'	Report	Larentowicz  27', 32'	Attendance: 18,081 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Colorado v Kansas City

May 28, 2011 Match 13	Colorado	1 – 1	Kansas City	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
19:00	Casey  13'	Report	Smith  75'	Attendance: 16,439 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Colorado v Philadelphia

June 4, 2011 Match 14	Colorado	1 – 1	Philadelphia	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
19:00	Casey  63'	Report	Mwanga  66'	Attendance: 12,779 Referee: Jasen Anno

Portland v Colorado

June 11, 2011 Match 15	Portland	0 – 1	Colorado	Jeld-Wen Field, Portland
20:30		Report	Moor  90+2'	Attendance: 18,627 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

Colorado v Los Angeles

June 18, 2011 Match 16	Colorado	1 – 3	Los Angeles	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
19:00	Casey  64'	Report	Moor  25' (o.g.) Juninho  42' Barrett  80'	Attendance: 18,277 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Columbus v Colorado

June 26, 2011 Match 17	Columbus	4 – 1	Colorado	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
18:00	Gaven  12' Mendoza  18', 48' Heinemann  57'	Report	Casey  5'	Attendance: 10,771 Referee: Andrew Chapin

Colorado v Houston

July 3, 2011 Match 18	Colorado	0 – 0	Houston	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
19:00		Report		Attendance: 18,203 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Kansas City v Colorado

July 6, 2011 Match 19	Kansas City	1 – 1	Colorado	Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City, KS
18:30	Zusi  62'	Report	Casey  32'	Attendance: 15,209 Referee: Niko Bratsis

Colorado v Vancouver

July 9, 2011 Match 20	Colorado	2 – 1	Vancouver	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
19:00	Casey  25' Palguta  68'	Report	Sanvezzo  77'	Attendance: 13,058 Referee: Alex Prus

Seattle v Colorado

July 16, 2011 Match 21	Seattle	4 – 3	Colorado	Qwest Field, Seattle
14:00	Fernandez  7' Levesque  48' Montero  82' Rosales  84'	Report	Thompson  1' Larentowicz  42' Folan  89'	Attendance: 36,424 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Colorado v New York

July 20, 2011 Match 22	Colorado	4 – 1	New York	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
19:30	Nyassi  2', 30', 61' Thompson  26'	Report	Henry  67'	Attendance: 15,227 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Colorado v New England

July 23, 2011 Match 23	Colorado	2 – 2	New England	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
19:00	Folan  65' Kimura  82'	Report	Feilhaber  25' Joseph  90'	Attendance: 12,273 Referee: Geoff Gamble

Philadelphia v Colorado

July 29, 2011 Match 24	Philadelphia	1 – 2	Colorado	PPL Park, Chester
17:30	Torres  90+2'	Report	Mastroeni  35' Nyassi  45'	Attendance: 18,770 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Colorado v Columbus

August 5, 2011 Match 25	Colorado	2 – 0	Columbus	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
19:30	Mullan  55' Cummings  79'	Report		Attendance: 14,503 Referee: Alex Prus

San Jose v Colorado

August 13, 2011 Match 26	San Jose	1 – 2	Colorado	Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara
20:30	Stephenson  15' Gjertsen  22' Wondolowski  36' Cronin  50'	Report	Thompson  25' Folan  39' Larentowicz  55' Larentowicz  72' Moor  79' Folan  81'	Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Paul Ward

Colorado v Chivas USA

August 20, 2011 Match 27	Colorado	2 – 2	Chivas USA	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
19:00	Folan  13' Larentowicz  69'	Report	Umaña  19' Ángel  36' Courtois  86'	Attendance: 16,852 Referee: Elias Bazakos

Chicago v Colorado

August 27, 2011 Match 28	Chicago	2 – 0	Colorado	Toyota Park (Bridgeview), Bridgeview
18:30	Oduro  17' Gibbs  36' Segares  61'	Report	Moor  55' Nyassi  67' Mullan  74'	Attendance: 15,211 Referee: Juan Guzman

Los Angeles v Colorado

September 9, 2011 Match 29	Los Angeles	1 – 0	Colorado	Home Depot Center, Carson
21:00	Donovan  36'	Report	Mullan  74'	Attendance: 20,068 Referee: Kevin Stott

Toronto FC v Colorado

September 17, 2011 Match 30	Toronto FC	2 – 1	Colorado	BMO Field, Toronto
11:30	de Guzman  38' Koevermans  52' Koevermans  60'	Report	Nyassi  67' Nyassi  70'	Attendance: 20,318 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Colorado v San Jose

September 24, 2011 Match 31	Colorado	1 – 1	San Jose	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
19:00	Moor  53' Folan  63' Moor  71'	Report	Wondolowski  19' Dawkins  43' Ring  52' Beitashour  76'	Attendance: 17,877 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Colorado v FC Dallas

October 1, 2011 Match 32	Colorado	1 – 0	FC Dallas	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
19:00	Moor  25'	Report		Attendance: 13,920 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Colorado v Salt Lake

October 14, 2011 Match 33	Colorado	0 – 0	Salt Lake	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
20:30		Report		Attendance: 16,272 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Vancouver v Colorado

October 22, 2011 Match 34	Vancouver	1 – 2	Colorado	BC Place, Vancouver
17:00	Rochat  49'		Larentowicz  10'  59' Marshall  77' Thompson  84'	Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Last updated: October 22, 2011
Source: Colorado Rapids

MLS Cup Playoffs

Colorado v Columbus

October 27, 2011 Wildcard	Colorado	1 – 0	Columbus	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
20:00 MDT	Cummings  44'	Report		Attendance: 7,803 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Colorado v Kansas City

October 30, 2011 Conf. semi-finals	Colorado	0 – 2	Kansas City	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
17:30 MDT	Bunbury  45+2'  49'  59' (pen.)	Report	Marshall  57' Nyassi  63'	Attendance: 8,601 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Kansas City v Colorado

November 2, 2011 Conf. semi-finals	Kansas City	2 – 0 (4 – 0 agg.)	Colorado	Kansas City, Kansas USA
18:30 MDT	Collin  28' Espinoza  35' Cesar  45+3' Arnaud  65' Sapong  76'	Report	Nane  27' Comminges  55' Mullan  75' Nyassi  90+3'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 18,565 Referee: Kevin Stott

Last updated: November 2, 2011
Source: Colorado Rapids

CONCACAF Champions League

By winning the 2010 MLS Cup final, Colorado Rapids have qualified directly into Group Stage for the 2011-12 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League. It will be Colorado's debut in the Champions League and their first time participating in a CONCACAF club competition since 1997.

Group Stage – Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Santos Laguna	6	4	1	1	16	6	+10	13
Isidro Metapán	6	3	0	3	10	15	−5	9
Colorado Rapids	6	2	1	3	9	12	−3	7
Real España	6	1	2	3	9	11	−2	5

All times Mountain Daylight Time.

Colorado Rapids v Isidro Metapán

August 17, 2011 Match 1	Colorado Rapids	3 – 2	Isidro Metapán	Commerce City, Colorado, USA
20:00	Moor  1' Nyassi  17' Kandji  16', 45+'	Report	2' (pen.)  41' Kardeck  25' Suárez	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 4,165 Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Real España v Colorado Rapids

August 23, 2011 Match 2	Real España	1 – 1	Colorado Rapids	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
17:30	Rodríguez  87'	Report	Larentowicz  45+1'	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: 5,841 Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

Colorado Rapids v Santos Laguna

September 13, 2011 Match 3	Colorado Rapids	1 – 4	Santos Laguna	Commerce City, Colorado, USA
20:00	Mullan  77'	Report	Ludueña  14' Peralta  27' Quintero  64' Suárez  71'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 9,760 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Colorado Rapids v Real España

September 21, 2011 Match 4	Colorado Rapids	1 – 2	Real España	Commerce City, Colorado, USA
20:00				Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Isidro Metapán v Colorado Rapids

September 28, 2011 Match 5	Isidro Metapán	1 – 3	Colorado Rapids	Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez, Metapán
20:00	Pacheco  36'	Report	Ababio  31' Amarikwa  49' Cummings  77'	Referee: Raúl Castro (Honduras)

Santos Laguna v Colorado Rapids

October 19, 2011 Match 6	Santos Laguna	2 – 0	Colorado Rapids	Torreón, Mexico
18:00				Stadium: Estadio Corona

Last updated: October 19, 2011
Source: Colorado Rapids

U.S. Open Cup

Chicago Fire v Colorado Rapids

March 30, 2011 Qualifying Round 2	Chicago Fire	2 – 1	Colorado Rapids	Shea Stadium, Peoria, Illinois
17:30 MDT	Puerari  45' Anibaba  61'	Report	46' Akpan	Attendance: 2,029

Last updated: March 30, 2011
Source: Colorado Rapids

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Colorado is in the #12 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club’s ranking.^[18]

International roster spots

Colorado has 7 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Colorado dealt a spot to Vancouver on 24 November 2010. Press reports did not indicate if or when this roster spot is to revert to Colorado.^[19] The club also traded a spot to New York Red Bulls on 14 September 2010 in the Macoumba Kandji trade. The trade of this spot was not included in the press release and it is not known when this spot reverts to Colorado.^[20] The club acquired a spot permanently from Real Salt Lake on 29 June 2005.^[21]

There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club’s roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).^[18]

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2013 SuperDraft Round 4 pick acquired from Houston Dynamo.
Future picks traded: 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick traded to San Jose Earthquakes; 2012 SuperDraft Round 3 pick traded to Toronto FC; 2012 SuperDraft conditional pick traded to FC Dallas; 2013 Supplemental Draft Round 3 pick traded to Toronto FC.

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16. Rapids waive forward Ross Schunk | Colorado Rapids
17. Rapids decline options on three players | Colorado Rapids
18. 2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer
19. Vancouver trade Sanna Nyassi to Colorado | Major League Soccer
20. Rapids Acquire Macoumba Kandji in Trade with New York - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
21. Rapids Acquire Youth International Slot from RSL - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News