2014 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado Rapids
2014 season
Owner Stan Kroenke
Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni
Major League Soccer Western Conference: 8th
Overall: 17th
U.S. Open Cup Fifth round
Rocky Mountain Cup Lost
Highest home attendance 18,432
vs. Columbus Crew (July 4)
Lowest home attendance 10,086
vs. Chivas USA (May 11)
Average home league attendance 14,567
Home colors
Away colors
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The 2014 Colorado Rapids season was the club's nineteenth season of existence, and their nineteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids.

Finishing eighth in the West and seventeenth overall, the Rapids failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, after previously qualifying last year. Despite an upper-mid table performance to start the season, the club was plagued heavily by injuries, causing the team to go winless in their final fourteen matches of the season, twelve of which, were losses. In the U.S. Open Cup, the Rapids won their first fixture against Orlando City, 5–2. In the fifth round, they fell to the Atlanta Silverbacks. Additionally, they were unable to defend their Rocky Mountain Cup title, losing to rivals, Real Salt Lake.

Background

Club

Roster

Updated July 20, 2014.[1]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Irwin, ClintClint Irwin      United States
2 Midfielder LaBrocca, NickNick LaBrocca      United States
3 Defender Moor, DrewDrew Moor      United States
4 Defender Burch, MarcMarc Burch      United States
5 Defender Piermayr, ThomasThomas Piermayr      Austria
6 Midfielder Mari, JoséJosé Mari      Spain
7 Forward Sánchez, VicenteVicente Sánchez      Uruguay
8 Midfielder Powers, DillonDillon Powers      United States
9 Forward Buddle, EdsonEdson Buddle      United States
10 Forward Torres, GabrielGabriel Torres      Panama
11 Midfielder Mullan, BrianBrian Mullan      United States
12 Goalkeeper Berner, JohnJohn Berner      United States
13 Forward Hill, KamaniKamani Hill      United States
15 Defender Klute, ChrisChris Klute      United States
16 Defender Neeskens, JohnJohn Neeskens      United States
17 Midfielder Serna, DillonDillon Serna (HGP)     United States
19 Forward Eloundou, CharlesCharles Eloundou      Cameroon
21 Midfielder Van De Casteele, GrantGrant Van De Casteele      United States
22 Defender Wynne, MarvellMarvell Wynne      United States
23 Goalkeeper Nasco, JoeJoe Nasco      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
33 Midfielder Watts, JaredJared Watts      United States
44 Defender Agbossoumonde, GaleGale Agbossoumonde      United States
55 Forward Mwanga, DannyDanny Mwanga      Democratic Republic of the Congo
57 Defender Alvarez, CarlosCarlos Alvarez      United States
94 Midfielder Hairston, MarlonMarlon Hairston (GA)     United States
— Midfielder Cascio, TonyTony Cascio (on loan at Houston Dynamo)     United States

Technical Staff

As of February 18, 2014.[2]

Position Name
Technical Director Paul Bravo
Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni
Assistant Coach John Metgod
Assistant Coach Steve Cooke
Assistant Coach/Goalkeepers Chris Sharpe
Director of Team Operations Jeff Mathews
Team Administrator Erik Carlson
Head Athletic Trainer Jamie Rojas
Assistant Athletic Trainer Michael Heitkamp
Equipment Manager Brandy Lay

Transfers

Transfers In

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
January 7, 2014 Honduras Marvin Chávez MF United States San Jose Earthquakes Acquired in exchange for Atiba Harris [3]
February 12, 2014 United States Joe Nasco GK United States Atlanta Silverbacks [4]
March 4, 2014 Spain José Marí MF Spain Real Zaragoza [5]
April 4, 2014 Austria Thomas Piermayr DF Norway Lillestrøm SK [6]
May 8, 2014 United States Gale Agbossoumonde DF Canada Toronto FC Acquired in a three team trade, Colorado sent Marvin Chávez to Chivas USA [7]
May 14, 2014 United States John Neeskens DF Unattached Signed on a Free Transfer [8]
July 1, 2014 United States Carlos Alvarez MF United States Chivas USA Acquired in exchange for Nathan Sturgis [9]

Transfers Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 2, 2013 Ecuador Diego Calderón DF Option Declined, later signed with LDU Quito [10]
December 4, 2013 Colombia Jaime Castrillón MF Option Declined [11]
December 6, 2013 Haiti Steward Ceus GK Option Declined [12]
December 9, 2013 Scotland Jamie Smith MF Option Declined, later retired [13]
December 9, 2013 United States Brian Mullan MF Option Declined, later re-signed [13][14]
January 7, 2014 Saint Kitts and Nevis Atiba Harris MF United States San Jose Earthquakes Sent in exchange for Marvin Chávez [3]
January 21, 2014 United States Tony Cascio MF United States Houston Dynamo Sent on interleague loan for the 2014 MLS Season in exchange for an international roster slot [15]
February 10, 2014 United States Anthony Wallace DF United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
February 12, 2014 United States Hendry Thomas MF United States FC Dallas Sent in exchange for allocation money [16]
February 18, 2014 United States Kory Kindle DF Retired to go back to school [17]
March 20, 2014 United States Matt Pickens GK United States New England Revolution Waived, later claimed by New England [18]
May 8, 2014 Honduras Marvin Chávez MF United States Chivas USA Sent in a three team trade, Colorado received Gale Agbossoumonde from Toronto FC [7]
June 11, 2014 Jamaica Brenton Griffiths MF Released [19]
July 1, 2014 United States Nathan Sturgis MF United States Chivas USA Sent to Chivas USA in exchange for Carlos Alvarez [9]

Draft Picks

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 12, 2013 United States Marc Burch MF United States Seattle Sounders FC 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft 1st Stage, 1st Round, 11th Overall Pick [20]
January 16, 2014 United States Marlon Hairston MF United States University of Louisville 2014 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round, 12th Overall Pick, Generation Adidas [21]
January 16, 2014 United States Grant Van De Casteele DF United States University of Notre Dame 2014 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round, 19th Overall Pick [22]
January 16, 2014 United States Jared Watts MF United States Wake Forest University 2014 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round, 33rd Overall Pick [23]
January 16, 2014 United States John Berner GK United States Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 2014 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round, 35th Overall Pick [24]
January 21, 2014 United States Tolani Ibikunle DF United States Wake Forest University 2014 MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round, 48th Overall Pick [25]
January 21, 2014 Australia Albert Edward DF United States Lindsey Wilson College 2014 MLS SuperDraft 4th Round, 68th Overall Pick [25]

Competitions

Preseason

MLS

U.S. Open Cup

Standings

Major League Soccer
Western Conference standings
Pos
Team
 Pts
 GP
 W
 L
 T
 GF
 GA
 GD
Qualification or relegation
1 Seattle Sounders FC (SS) (W1) 64 34 20 10 4 65 50+15 2014 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 LA Galaxy 61 34 17 7 10 69 37+32
3 Real Salt Lake 56 34 15 8 11 54 39+15
4 FC Dallas 54 34 16 12 6 55 45+10 2014 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 50 34 12 8 14 42 40+2
6 Portland Timbers 49 34 12 9 13 61 52+9  
7 Chivas USA 33 34 9 19 6 29 61−32
8 Colorado Rapids 32 34 8 18 8 43 62−19
9 San Jose Earthquakes 30 34 6 16 12 35 50−15

Updated to matches played on October 26, 2014 7:42 PM, EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner
(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 2015 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 Seattle Sounders FC (SS) (W1) 64 34 20 10 4 65 50+15 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 1 4
2 LA Galaxy 61 34 17 7 10 69 37+32 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 2
3 D.C. United (E1) 59 34 17 9 8 52 37+15 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 3
4 Real Salt Lake 56 34 15 8 11 54 39+15 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 5
5 New England Revolution 55 34 17 13 4 51 46+5  
6 FC Dallas 54 34 16 12 6 55 45+10
7 Columbus Crew 52 34 14 10 10 52 42+10
8 New York Red Bulls 50 34 13 10 11 55 50+5
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 50 34 12 8 14 42 40+2 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 6
10 Sporting Kansas City 49 34 14 13 7 48 41+7  
11 Portland Timbers 49 34 12 9 13 61 52+9
12 Philadelphia Union 42 34 10 12 12 51 510
13 Toronto FC 41 34 11 15 8 44 54−10
14 Houston Dynamo 39 34 11 17 6 39 58−19
15 Chicago Fire 36 34 6 10 18 41 51−10
16 Chivas USA 33 34 9 19 6 29 61−32
17 Colorado Rapids 32 34 8 18 8 43 62−19
18 San Jose Earthquakes 30 34 6 16 12 35 50−15
19 Montreal Impact 28 34 6 18 10 38 58−20 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 7

Updated to matches played on October 26, 2014 11:36 PM, EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

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

1 The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A (Canadian teams normally do not qualify for the Champions League through MLS, qualifying instead via the Canadian Championship, however see note 4.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League are:

5 If the same team qualifies multiple times and/or if a Canadian team occupies one or more of the MLS qualifying places, then the American MLS team(s) with the best regular-season record not otherwise qualified are entered.

6 For this season only, the highest placed Canadian team will be awarded Canada's place in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, as a result of the rescheduling of the Canadian Championship in 2015.[26]

7 Montreal Impact qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2014 Canadian Championship.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
31 8 7 16 42 58 −16 31 6 4 6 26 20 +6 2 3 10 16 38 −22

Last updated: 10 October 2014.
Source: Major League Soccer

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHHHAHHAAHAHAAHAAHAHHAHA
Result D W L W W D L W D L L W W D L W D D L W L L L L L L L D L D L      

Last updated: 10 October 2014.
Source: Colorado Rapids
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Pos No. Player MLS MLS Cup Playoffs US Open Cup Total
1 FW 26 Deshorn Brown 10 0 3 13
2 MF 8 Dillon Powers 5 0 2 7
3 FW 7 Vicente Sánchez 6 0 0 6
4 MF 6 José Marí 4 0 0 4
5 MF 17 Dillon Serna 3 0 0 3
FW 10 Gabriel Torres 3 0 0 3
6 DF 3 Drew Moor 2 0 0 2
FW 9 Edson Buddle 2 0 0 2
MF 13 Kamani Hill 2 0 0 2
MF 2 Nick LaBrocca 1 0 1 2
7 DF 4 Marc Burch 1 0 0 1
MF 94 Marlon Hairston 1 0 0 1
DF 27 Shane O'Neill 1 0 0 1

Top assists

Rank Pos No. Player MLS MLS Cup Playoffs US Open Cup Total
1 MF 8 Dillon Powers 9 0 1 10
2 MF 17 Dillon Serna 4 0 0 4
DF 4 Marc Burch 3 0 1 4
4 MF 6 José Marí 1 0 1 2
5 MF 57 Carlos Alvarez 1 0 0 1
DF 15 Chris Klute 1 0 0 1
DF 3 Drew Moor 1 0 0 1
FW 9 Edson Buddle 1 0 0 1
FW 10 Gabriel Torres 1 0 0 1
MF 33 Jared Watts 1 0 0 1
MF 94 Marlon Hairston 1 0 0 1
DF 22 Marvell Wynne 1 0 0 1
MF 24 Nathan Sturgis 1 0 0 1
MF 2 Nick LaBrocca 1 0 0 1
FW 7 Vicente Sánchez 0 0 1 1

Goalkeeping

R Player Position GAA GA Saves GS GP
1 United States Clint Irwin GK 1.96 45 66 22 23
2 United States John Berner GK 1.20 6 6 5 5
3 United States Joe Nasco GK 2.32 7 13 4 4

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number.

N P Nat. Name Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup Playoffs Others Total Notes
1 GK United States Clint Irwin 2 2
2 MF United States Nick LaBrocca 9 9 Suspended two games
3 DF United States Drew Moor 2 2
4 DF United States Marc Burch 3 3
5 DF United States Thomas Piermayr 4 1 4 1 Suspended one game
6 MF Spain José Marí 2 1 1 3 1 Suspended one game
7 FW Uruguay Vicente Sánchez 2 2 Suspended two games
8 MF United States Dillon Powers 2 2
9 FW United States Edson Buddle 1 1
10 FW Panama Gabriel Torres 1 1
13 FW United States Kamani Hill 2 2
15 DF United States Chris Klute 1 1
17 MF United States Dillon Serna 2 2 Suspended one game
19 FW Cameroon Charles Eloundou 2 2
22 DF United States Marvell Wynne 2 1 2 1 Suspended one game
23 GK United States Joe Nasco 1 1 Suspended one game
24 MF United States Nathan Sturgis 1 1
26 FW Jamaica Deshorn Brown 2 2
27 DF United States Shane O'Neill 6 6 Suspended one game
33 MF United States Jared Watts 1 1
57 MF United States Carlos Alvarez Suspended one game
94 MF United States Marlon Hairston 1 1

Last updated: October 10, 2014
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. Only competitive matches

Italic: denotes no longer with club.

References

  1. ↑ "Players". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Technical Staff". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "San Jose Earthquakes deal Marvin Chavez to Colorado Rapids for Atiba Harris". Mlssoccer.com. January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nasco and Watts join the Rapids ranks". ColoradoRapids.com. February 12, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Spanish midfielder José Mari makes Rapids move permanent". ColoradoRapids.com. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Rapids sign Austrian defender Thomas Piermayr". ColoradoRapids.com. April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Rapids acquire defender Gale Agbossoumonde from Toronto FC". Coloradorapids.com. May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Rapids sign defender John Neeskens". ColoradoRapids.com. May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Rapids acquire Carlos Alvarez from Chivas USA". ColoradoRapids.com. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Diego Calderón to pursue other options in 2014". Coloradoeapids.com. December 2, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Jaime Castrillón to depart from Rapids after two seasons". Coloradoeapids.com. December 4, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Rapids decline option on goalkeeper Stew Ceus". Coloradoeapids.com. December 6, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  13. 1 2 "Rapids working with Brian Mullan and Jamie Smith to determine future". Coloradoeapids.com. December 9, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Brian Mullan signs new contract with the Rapids". Coloradoeapids.com. January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Rapids loan Tony Cascio to Houston Dynamo, acquire international roster spot". Coloradorapids.com. January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Hendry Thomas heads to FC Dallas". Coloradorapids.com. February 12, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Kory Kindle opts for school over soccer". Coloradorapids.com. February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Matt Pickens waived by the Rapids". Coloradorapids.com. March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Rapids release defender Brenton Griffiths". ColoradoRapids.com. June 11, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Colorado Rapids acquire Marc Burch from Seattle in Re-Entry Process". Coloradorapids.com. December 12, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  21. ↑ "2014 MLS SuperDraft: Colorado Rapids select Marlon Hairston with 12th pick". ColoradoRapids.com. January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  22. ↑ "2014 MLS SuperDraft: Colorado Rapids select Grant Van De Casteele with the 19th pick". ColoradoRapids.com. January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  23. ↑ "2014 MLS SuperDraft: Colorado Rapids select Jared Watts with 33rd overall pick". ColoradoRapids.com. January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  24. ↑ "2014 MLS SuperDraft: Colorado Rapids select goalkeeper John Berner with 35th selection". ColoradoRapids.com. January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  25. 1 2 "Rapids pick Ibikunle and Edward in late round of MLS SuperDraft". ColoradoRapids.com. January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Changes for future Amway Canadian Championships". CONCACAF.com. March 21, 2014.
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