2019 Colorado Rapids season

The 2019 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twenty-fourth season of existence and their twenty-fourth consecutive season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer. Colorado also competed in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covers the period from October 29, 2018 to the start of the 2020 Major League Soccer season.

Colorado Rapids

2019 season
Owner	Stan Kroenke
Head coach	Anthony Hudson (until May 1)[1] Conor Casey (interim, May 1 – August 25) Robin Fraser (from August 25)[2]
Major League Soccer	Conference: 9th Overall: 16th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth round (knocked out by New Mexico United)
Top goalscorer	League: Kei Kamara (14) All: Kei Kamara (14)
Highest home attendance	16,998 (June 1 vs. Cincinnati)
Lowest home attendance	2,619 (June 12 vs. New Mexico, USOC)
Average home league attendance	14,284
Biggest win	6–3 (August 3 vs. Montreal)
Biggest defeat	1–4 (March 30 vs. Houston, April 20 at Chicago)
Home colors Away colors
← 2018 2020 →

Background

Main article: 2018 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado finished the 2018 season second-bottom of the Western Conference table, with the third-worst overall record in MLS. The Rapids finished 11th in the Western Conference and 21st in the overall table. The team scored a league-low 36 goals in 34 matches, and conceded 63 goals. Dominique Badji, who was traded to FC Dallas on July 23, led Colorado with seven goals across all competitions.

Outside of MLS play, the Rapids played in the 2018 edition of the U.S. Open Cup, where they lost in the fourth round to Nashville SC. They also played in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, where they were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Toronto FC.

Roster

As of match played October 6, 2019^[3]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Tim Howard		GK	(1979-03-06)March 6, 1979 (aged 40)	2016	Everton	103	0
15	Andre Rawls		GK	(1991-12-20)December 20, 1991 (aged 27)	2019	New York City FC	0	0
31	Clint Irwin		GK	(1989-04-01)April 1, 1989 (aged 30)	2019	Toronto FC	105	0
Defenders
2	Keegan Rosenberry		DF	(1993-12-11)December 11, 1993 (aged 25)	2019	Philadelphia Union	35	1
3	Kofi Opare		DF	(1990-10-12)October 12, 1990 (aged 28)	2019	D.C. United	3	0
4	Danny Wilson		DF	(1991-12-27)December 27, 1991 (aged 27)	2018	Rangers	45	2
5	Tommy Smith		DF	(1990-03-31)March 31, 1990 (aged 29)	2018	Ipswich Town	64	7
6	Lalas Abubakar		DF	(1994-12-25)December 25, 1994 (aged 24)	2019	Columbus Crew SC (loan)	23	0
13	Sam Vines		DF	(1999-05-31)May 31, 1999 (aged 20)	2018	Charlotte Independence	28	0
18	Sam Raben		DF	(1997-05-11)May 11, 1997 (aged 22)	2019	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0	0
22	Sebastian Anderson		DF	(2002-08-08)August 8, 2002 (aged 17)	2019	Colorado Rapids Academy	7	1
24	Kortne Ford		DF	(1996-01-26)January 26, 1996 (aged 23)	2017	Denver Pioneers	38	1
27	Deklan Wynne		DF	(1995-03-20)March 20, 1995 (aged 24)	2018	Whitecaps FC 2	39	0
44	Axel Sjöberg		DF	(1991-03-08)March 8, 1991 (aged 28)	2015	Marquette Golden Eagles	95	3
Midfielders
10	Kellyn Acosta		MF	(1995-07-24)July 24, 1995 (aged 24)	2018	FC Dallas	44	4
17	Dillon Serna		MF	(1994-03-25)March 25, 1994 (aged 25)	2013	Akron Zips	113	12
19	Jack Price		MF	(1992-12-19)December 19, 1992 (aged 26)	2018	Wolverhampton Wanderers	61	2
20	Nicolás Mezquida		MF	(1992-01-21)January 21, 1992 (aged 27)	2019	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	33	5
26	Cole Bassett		MF	(2001-07-28)July 28, 2001 (aged 18)	2018	Colorado Rapids U-23	27	3
28	Sam Nicholson		MF	(1995-01-20)January 20, 1995 (aged 24)	2018	Minnesota United FC	48	4
Forwards
7	Diego Rubio		FW	(1993-05-15)May 15, 1993 (aged 26)	2019	Sporting Kansas City	27	12
11	Jonathan Lewis		FW	(1997-06-04)June 4, 1997 (aged 22)	2019	New York City FC	16	5
12	Niki Jackson		FW	(1995-08-25)August 25, 1995 (aged 24)	2018	Grand Canyon Antelopes	20	3
23	Kei Kamara		FW	(1984-09-01)September 1, 1984 (aged 35)	2019	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	29	14
29	Matt Hundley		FW	(2000-05-11)May 11, 2000 (aged 19)	2019	UCLA Bruins	0	0
99	Andre Shinyashiki		FW	(1997-06-11)June 11, 1997 (aged 22)	2019	Denver Pioneers	31	7
Out on loan
8	Johan Blomberg		MF	(1987-06-14)June 14, 1987 (aged 32)	2018	AIK	30	0
14	Abdul Rwatubyaye		DF	(1996-10-23)October 23, 1996 (aged 22)	2019	Sporting Kansas City	0	0

Non-competitive

Preseason

FC Cincinnati v Colorado Rapids

February 2 Friendly	FC Cincinnati	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Bradenton, FL
8:30 AM MST	Waston  21' Lasso  52', 59'	Report	Jackson  62'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 0

Colorado Rapids v Ventura County Fusion

February 9 Friendly	Colorado Rapids	5–0	Ventura County Fusion	Chula Vista, CA
1:00 PM MST	Mezquida 1', 23' Rubio 8', 11' Shinyashiki 51'	Report		Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played with 30-minute halves.

Colorado Rapids v San Diego Toreros

February 9 Friendly	Colorado Rapids	v	San Diego Toreros	Chula Vista, CA
1:00 PM MST				Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
Note: Match was cancelled and was not rescheduled.

Colorado Rapids v Toronto FC

February 12 Friendly	Colorado Rapids	0–2	Toronto FC	Chula Vista, CA
4:30 PM MST		Report	Osorio 1' Boyd 50'	Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played with a 30-minute second half.

Las Vegas Lights v Colorado Rapids

February 16 Friendly	Las Vegas Lights	0–3	Colorado Rapids	Las Vegas, NV
11:30 AM MST		Report	Gashi 23', 25' Hundley 24'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 0

Las Vegas Lights v Colorado Rapids

February 16 Friendly	Las Vegas Lights	2–2	Colorado Rapids	Las Vegas, NV
3:00 PM MST	Hernández 44' Torres 63'	Report	Serna 45+1' Mezquida 60'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 5,619

LA Galaxy v Colorado Rapids

February 23 Friendly	LA Galaxy	1–3	Colorado Rapids	Carson, CA
9:00 PM MST	Ibrahimović 77'	Report	Kamara 42' Rubio 69', 85'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

LA Galaxy v Colorado Rapids

February 24 Friendly	LA Galaxy	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Carson, CA
11:30 AM MST	Boateng 40' 46' 60'	Report	Jackson 53'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0

Midseason

Colorado Rapids v Arsenal

July 15 Friendly	Colorado Rapids	0–3	Arsenal	Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT		Report	Saka 12' Olayinka 29' Martinelli 61'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2019 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference

2019 MLS Western Conference standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
7	FC Dallas (P)	34	13	12	9	48	46	+2	48	Playoffs first round
8	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	16	5	51	52	−1	44
9	Colorado Rapids	34	12	16	6	57	60	−3	42
10	Houston Dynamo	34	12	18	4	45	57	−12	40
11	Sporting Kansas City	34	10	16	8	49	67	−18	38

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(P) Playoffs berth

Overall table

2019 MLS regular season standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
14	New England Revolution	34	11	11	12	50	57	−7	45
15	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	16	5	52	55	−3	44
16	Colorado Rapids	34	12	16	6	58	63	−5	42
17	Chicago Fire	34	10	12	12	55	47	+8	42
18	Montreal Impact (V)	34	12	17	5	47	60	−13	41	2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:

1. As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)

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	42	12	16	6	58	63	−5	9	6	2	36	29	+7	3	10	4	22	34	−12

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

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	7	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L

Source: Colorado schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

Colorado Rapids v Portland Timbers

March 2 1	Colorado Rapids	3–3	Portland Timbers	Commerce City, CO
4:00 PM MST	Kamara 16' Sjöberg  27' Feilhaber 46' Shinyashiki 90+4'	Report	Chará  18' Valeri 29' Cascante  32' Blanco 45+1' Wynne 66' (o.g.)	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,717 Referee: Drew Fischer

Seattle Sounders FC v Colorado Rapids

March 9 2	Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	Colorado Rapids	Seattle, WA
8:00 PM MST	Leerdam 5',  65' Ruidíaz 8' Svensson  25' Morris  52' Roldan  59' Lodeiro  90+3'	Report	Rosenberry  17' Feilhaber  33'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,725 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Colorado Rapids v Sporting Kansas City

March 17 3	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT	Kamara  53' Rubio 54',  72' Feilhaber  60' Blomberg  80'  87'	Report	Gutiérrez  41' Espinoza  64' Baráth  75' Russell 88'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,037 Referee: Allen Chapman

FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids

March 23 4	FC Dallas	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Frisco, TX
3:55 PM MDT	Barrios 35',  76' Hollingshead 82' González  86'	Report	Smith 69' Price  88'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,514 Referee: Chris Penso

Colorado Rapids v Houston Dynamo

March 30 5	Colorado Rapids	1–4	Houston Dynamo	Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT	Rubio  40' Feilhaber  75' Kamara 81' (pen.) Smith  89'	Report	Rodríguez 4' Sjöberg 15' (o.g.) Rosenberry 34' (o.g.) Figueroa  59' Elis 67' DeLaGarza  87' Lundqvist  90+2'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,061 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Orlando City SC v Colorado Rapids

April 6 6	Orlando City SC	4–3	Colorado Rapids	Orlando, FL
5:30 PM MDT	Nani 31', 89' (pen.) Akindele 33' Mueller 81'	Report	Kamara 9',  39' Mezquida 61' Bassett 71'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 22,450 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders FC

April 10 7	Colorado Rapids	v	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT				Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Note: The match was postponed prior to kickoff due to inclement weather.[4]

Colorado Rapids v D.C. United

April 13 8	Colorado Rapids	2–3	D.C. United	Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT	Feilhaber 11' Price  36' Kamara  49', 66' Acosta  82'	Report	Acosta 35' Durkin 38' Rodríguez 43' Birnbaum  76'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,094 Referee: Ted Unkel

Chicago Fire v Colorado Rapids

April 20 9	Chicago Fire	4–1	Colorado Rapids	Bridgeview, IL
11:00 AM MDT	Nikolić 34' Sapong 53' Mihailovic 61' Katai 80' Adams  84'	Report	Rubio  31' Kamara 40' Price  88'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 12,967 Referee: David Gantar

Atlanta United FC v Colorado Rapids

April 27 10	Atlanta United FC	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Atlanta, GA
4:00 PM MDT	Gressel 74'	Report	Nicholson  35' Wilson  45+1' Acosta  90+6'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,005 Referee: Alan Kelly

Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

May 3 11	Colorado Rapids	2–3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT	Kamara 38' (pen.), 53' (pen.) Rubio  77' Acosta  89'	Report	Montero 16' Venuto 26' Adnan  73' Henry  77' Rose 87'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,794 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake

May 11 12	Colorado Rapids	2–3	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT	Wilson  32', 47' Acosta 45+3' Anderson  64'	Report	Rusnák 25' (pen.) Baird 27' Glad  35' Johnson 53' Kreilach  76'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,437 Referee: Robert Sibiga

LA Galaxy v Colorado Rapids

May 19 13	LA Galaxy	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Carson, CA
6:00 PM MDT	Corona  34' Polenta  43' Álvarez  90+1'	Report	Lewis  38' Shinyashiki 82'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 19,015 Referee: Drew Fischer

Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew SC

May 25 14	Colorado Rapids	3–2	Columbus Crew SC	Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT	Smith 23' Lewis 45+7' Price  56' Mezquida 89',  90'	Report	P. Santos 28' Sauro  50' Zardes 54' Hansen  85'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,843 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Philadelphia Union v Colorado Rapids

May 29 15	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Chester, PA
5:30 PM MDT	Santos 26' Elliott  86'	Report	Abubakar  50' Rubio  58' Lewis 72'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 14,207 Referee: Tim Ford

Colorado Rapids v FC Cincinnati

June 1 16	Colorado Rapids	3–1	FC Cincinnati	Commerce City, CO
6:30 PM MDT	Shinyashiki 43' Mezquida 73' Rubio 82'	Report	Manneh 72'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,998 Referee: Ted Unkel

Colorado Rapids v Minnesota United FC

June 8 17	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Minnesota United FC	Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT	Shinyashiki  26' Kamara 29' Mezquida  90+1' Acosta  90+5'	Report	Gasper  69' Quintero  78'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,160 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Colorado Rapids

June 22 18	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–2	Colorado Rapids	Vancouver, BC
8:00 PM MDT	Montero 45+1' (pen.) Erice  61' Reyna 80'	Report	Rubio 8' Shinyashiki 20',  54' Kamara  27' Acosta  90+1' Abubakar  90+5'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,893 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Colorado Rapids v Los Angeles FC

June 28 19	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Los Angeles FC	Commerce City, CO
8:00 PM MDT	Wilson 49' Price  73' Bassett  75' Mezquida  85'	Report	Nguyen  58' Blackmon  61'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,968 Referee: David Gantar

Colorado Rapids v New England Revolution

July 4 20	Colorado Rapids	1–2	New England Revolution	Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT	Wilson  36' Vines  54' Rubio 71' Smith  72' Abubakar  81' Acosta  90+1'  90+1'	Report	Bunbury 8' L. Caicedo  40' J. Caicedo 52' Turner  71' Delamea  78' Gil  81'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,584 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Portland Timbers v Colorado Rapids

July 13 21	Portland Timbers	2–2	Colorado Rapids	Portland, OR
9:00 PM MDT	Valeri  21', 63' (pen.) Smith 27' (o.g.) Cascante  55' Zambrano  77' Ebobisse  89'	Report	Smith  22' Lewis 28' Rubio  59' Nicholson 76'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Kevin Stott

Colorado Rapids v New York City FC

July 20 22	Colorado Rapids	1–2	New York City FC	Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT	Anderson 6',  33' Howard  36'	Report	Héber 40' Mitriță 83' Matarrita  90+1' Johnson  90+3'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,359 Referee: Chris Penso

San Jose Earthquakes v Colorado Rapids

July 27 23	San Jose Earthquakes	3–1	Colorado Rapids	San Jose, CA
8:00 PM MDT	Abubakar 2' (o.g.) Qazaishvili 34' Lima  51' Judson  66' Thompson  68' Salinas 83'	Report	Kamara  24' Lewis  59' Wilson  70' Rubio 88'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,762 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Colorado Rapids v Montreal Impact

August 3 24	Colorado Rapids	6–3	Montreal Impact	Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT	Bush 21' (o.g.) Kamara 36' (pen.), 45+1', 90' Rubio 45+4' Abubakar  56' Acosta  75' Shinyashiki 78'	Report	Kamara 18' (o.g.) Urruti 55' Taïder 76' (pen.) Krolicki  83'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,007 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Colorado Rapids v San Jose Earthquakes

August 10 25	Colorado Rapids	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT	Acosta 44' Rubio 73',  78' Price  90'	Report	Judson  55' Qazaishvili 62' Yueill  77'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,870 Referee: Timothy Ford

Minnesota United FC v Colorado Rapids

August 14 26	Minnesota United FC	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Saint Paul, MN
6:00 PM MDT	Quintero 39' Gasper  60' Boxall  83'	Report	Acosta  45'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,629 Referee: Drew Fischer

Houston Dynamo v Colorado Rapids

August 17 27	Houston Dynamo	2–2	Colorado Rapids	Houston, TX
7:00 PM MDT	Lundkvist  2' Manotas 74', 79'	Report	Rubio 7', 38' Price  25' Smith  76' Vines  81'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 15,458 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Real Salt Lake v Colorado Rapids

August 24 28	Real Salt Lake	2–0	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, UT
8:00 PM MDT	Lennon  8' Beckerman  74' Plata 90+6' (pen.) Savarino 90+9'	Report	Rubio  48' Rosenberry  73' Acosta  80' Abubakar  87' Kamara  89'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,384 Referee: Ted Unkel

New York Red Bulls v Colorado Rapids

August 31 29	New York Red Bulls	0–2	Colorado Rapids	Harrison, NJ
5:00 PM MDT	Lawrence  42' Buckmaster  80'	Report	Price  12' Lewis 14', 87' Mezquida  81' Rubio  90+3'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17,089 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders FC

September 7 7	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT	Shinyashiki 41', 70'	Report	Cecchini  79'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,607 Referee: Kevin Stott
Note: The match was postponed prior to kickoff on April 10 due to inclement weather.[4]

Colorado Rapids v LA Galaxy

September 11 30	Colorado Rapids	2–1	LA Galaxy	Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT	Bassett 79' Mezquida 85' (pen.) Price  89' Shinyashiki  90+7'	Report	Skjelvik  38' Steres  79' González 82' Pavón  90+6'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,945 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Toronto FC v Colorado Rapids

September 15 31	Toronto FC	3–2	Colorado Rapids	Toronto, ON
3:00 PM MDT	Endoh 8' Pozuelo 13' (pen.) Altidore  59' Osorio 70' Mavinga  74'	Report	Abubakar  10' Rosenberry 31' Nicholson 62' Rubio  64'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 24,810 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Sporting Kansas City v Colorado Rapids

September 21 32	Sporting Kansas City	2–3	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, KS
6:30 PM MDT	Gerso 3' Besler  8'  20' Smith 14' (o.g.) Martins  30'	Report	Nicholson  18' Kamara 42' Rosenberry  43' Rubio 76',  83' Smith 85' Abubakar  90+4'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,862 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas

September 29 33	Colorado Rapids	3–0	FC Dallas	Commerce City, CO
5:30 PM MDT	Price 10' Rubio 45+4' Kamara 72'	Report		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,352 Referee: Chris Penso

Los Angeles FC v Colorado Rapids

October 6 34	Los Angeles FC	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Los Angeles, CA
2:00 PM MDT	Vela 28', 31', 51' Harvey  58' Kaye  73' Nguyen  90+1'	Report	Kamara 40' Price  62'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,537 Referee: Robert Sibiga

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

Colorado Rapids v New Mexico United

June 12 Fourth round	Colorado Rapids	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	New Mexico United	Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT	Sjöberg  24'  72' Rubio 35' Blomberg  43' Rosenberry  44' Mezquida 46' Acosta  88' Wilson  89'	Report	Sandoval 3' Hamilton  34' Sampson  38' Wehan  45' Frater 90+4' Moar  92' Guzman  103'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 2,619 Referee: Malik Badawi
	Penalties
	Acosta Wilson Rosenberry Nicholson		Frater Moar Sandoval Wehan

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Tim Howard	25	0	25	0	0	0
2	DF	USA	Keegan Rosenberry	35	1	34	1	1	0
3	DF	GHA	Kofi Opare	3	0	3	0	0	0
4	DF	SCO	Danny Wilson	21	2	15+5	2	1	0
5	DF	NZL	Tommy Smith	28	3	27	3	0+1	0
6	DF	GHA	Lalas Abubakar	23	0	22	0	1	0
7	FW	CHI	Diego Rubio	27	12	25+1	11	1	1
8	MF	SWE	Johan Blomberg	4	0	1+2	0	1	0
10	MF	USA	Kellyn Acosta	32	2	30+1	2	0+1	0
11	FW	USA	Jonathan Lewis	16	5	10+6	5	0	0
12	FW	USA	Niki Jackson	4	0	0+4	0	0	0
13	DF	USA	Sam Vines	27	0	23+3	0	0+1	0
14	DF	RWA	Abdul Rwatubyaye	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	GK	USA	Andre Rawls	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	USA	Dillon Serna	15	0	6+8	0	1	0
18	DF	USA	Sam Raben	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	ENG	Jack Price	27	1	25+2	1	0	0
20	MF	URU	Nicolás Mezquida	33	5	11+21	4	1	1
22	DF	USA	Sebastian Anderson	7	1	5+1	1	1	0
23	FW	SLE	Kei Kamara	29	14	29	14	0	0
24	DF	USA	Kortne Ford	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	USA	Cole Bassett	21	2	14+6	2	1	0
27	DF	NZL	Deklan Wynne	11	0	11	0	0	0
28	MF	SCO	Sam Nicholson	28	2	19+8	2	0+1	0
29	FW	USA	Matt Hundley	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	USA	Clint Irwin	12	0	9+2	0	1	0
44	DF	SWE	Axel Sjöberg	8	0	5+2	0	1	0
99	FW	BRA	Andre Shinyashiki	31	7	18+13	7	0	0
Players who left Colorado during the season:
6	MF	USA	Benny Feilhaber	9	2	7+2	2	0	0
21	MF	GHA	Bismark Adjei-Boateng	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Colorado stats

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		U.S. Open Cup		Total
1	GK	Tim Howard	1	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF	Keegan Rosenberry	3	0	1	0	4	0
4	DF	Danny Wilson	4	0	1	0	5	0
5	DF	Tommy Smith	3	1	0	0	3	1
6	DF	Lalas Abubakar	7	0	0	0	7	0
7	FW	Diego Rubio	10	1	0	0	10	1
8	MF	Johan Blomberg	1	1	1	0	2	1
10	MF	Kellyn Acosta	8	1	1	0	9	1
11	FW	Jonathan Lewis	2	0	0	0	2	0
13	DF	Sam Vines	2	0	0	0	2	0
19	MF	Jack Price	9	1	0	0	9	1
20	MF	Nicolás Mezquida	4	0	0	0	4	0
22	DF	Sebastian Anderson	1	1	0	0	1	1
23	FW	Kei Kamara	5	1	0	0	5	1
26	MF	Cole Bassett	1	0	0	0	1	0
28	MF	Sam Nicholson	2	0	0	0	2	0
44	DF	Axel Sjöberg	0	1	0	1	0	2
99	FW	Andre Shinyashiki	3	0	0	0	3	0
Players who left Colorado during the season:
6	MF	Benny Feilhaber	3	0	0	0	3	0

Source: Colorado stats

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Total	Games Played
		1	Tim Howard	5	0	5	25
15	Andre Rawls	0	0	0	0
31	Clint Irwin	1	0	1	12

Source: Colorado stats

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2019

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
MF	Nicolás Mezquida	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Vancouver receives GK Zac MacMath.	Dec 9, 2018	[5]
FW	Kei Kamara	FC Cincinnati	Cincinnati receives a 2019 International Roster Spot.	Dec 11, 2018	[6]
GK	Andre Rawls	New York City FC	Selected in Stage One of the 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft.	Dec 14, 2018	[7]
GK	Clint Irwin	Toronto FC	Toronto receives a second round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.	Dec 14, 2018	[8]
FW	Diego Rubio	Sporting Kansas City	SKC receives MF Kelyn Rowe, $300,000 in allocation money.	Dec 18, 2018	[9]
DF	Keegan Rosenberry	Philadelphia Union	Philadelphia receives $300,000 in allocation monies, future considerations.	Dec 19, 2018	[10]
MF	Benny Feilhaber	Los Angeles FC	Signed to a one-year contract with a club option for 2020.	Jan 11, 2019	[11]
FW	Andre Shinyashiki	Denver Pioneers	Selected in the First Round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.	Jan 11, 2019	[12]
FW	Matt Hundley	UCLA Bruins	Signed as a Homegrown Player.	Jan 15, 2019	[13]
DF	Sam Raben	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	Signed as a Homegrown Player.	Jan 15, 2019	[13]
DF	Kofi Opare	D.C. United	Signed to a one-year contract.	Feb 25, 2019	[14]
DF	Sebastian Anderson	Colorado Rapids Academy	Signed as a Homegrown Player.	Apr 3, 2019	[15]
FW	Jonathan Lewis	New York City FC	NYCFC receives $650,000 in targeted allocation money, a 2020 International Roster Spot.	May 8, 2019	[16]
DF	Abdul Rwatubyaye	Sporting Kansas City	SKC receives MF Benny Feilhaber.	May 8, 2019	[17]

SuperDraft

See also: 2019 MLS SuperDraft

The following players were selected by Colorado in the MLS SuperDraft, but did not sign a contract with the club.^[18]

Pos.	Player	College	Notes	Date	Source
DF	Marcello Borges	Michigan Wolverines	Selected in the second round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Signed for Detroit City for the NPSL Members Cup.	Jan 11, 2019	[19][20]
DF	Jacob Hauser-Ramsey	UConn Huskies	Selected in the second round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Signed for Memphis 901 on Mar 21, 2019.	Jan 11, 2019	[21][22]
MF	Robbie Mertz	Michigan Wolverines	Selected in the Fourth Round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Signed for Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on Mar 29, 2019.	Jan 14, 2019	[23][24]

Loan in

Pos.	Player	Parent club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
DF	Lalas Abubakar	Columbus Crew SC	Remainder of the 2019 Major League Soccer season. Columbus receives $125,000 in targeted allocation money.	May 8, 2019		[25]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
MF	Giles Barnes	Hyderabad FC	Contract option declined. Signed for Hyderabad on Oct 9, 2019.	Nov 27, 2018	[26]
FW	Yannick Boli	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	Contract expired. Signed for Ratchaburi on Dec 11, 2018.	Nov 27, 2018	[26][27]
FW	Caleb Calvert	Saint Louis FC	Contract option declined. Signed for Saint Louis on Dec 22, 2018.	Nov 27, 2018	[26][28]
DF	Kip Colvey		Contract option declined. Retired.	Nov 27, 2018	[26][29]
DF	Mike da Fonte	OKC Energy	Contract option declined. Signed for OKC on Mar 28, 2019.	Nov 27, 2018	[26][30]
GK	Andrew Dykstra		Contract expired. Retired	Nov 27, 2018	[26]
MF	Sam Hamilton	New Mexico United	Contract option declined. Signed for New Mexico on Nov 28, 2018.	Nov 27, 2018	[26][31]
MF	Enzo Martínez	Charlotte Independence	Contract option declined. Signed for Charlotte on Dec 20, 2018.	Nov 27, 2018	[26][32]
FW	Jack McBean		Contract option declined. Retired.	Nov 27, 2018	[26][33]
MF	Ricardo Pérez	Lansing Ignite	Contract option declined. Signed for Lansing on Mar 13, 2019.	Nov 27, 2018	[26][34]
GK	Zac MacMath	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Colorado receives MF Nicolás Mezquida, $100,000 in targeted allocation money.	Dec 9, 2018	[5]
DF	Edgar Castillo	New England Revolution	Colorado receives MF Kelyn Rowe.	Dec 18, 2018	[35]
MF	Marlon Hairston	Houston Dynamo	Colorado receives $175,000 in general allocation money.	Jan 11, 2019	[36]
FW	Shkëlzen Gashi	FC Aarau	Waived. Signed for Aarau on Jul 12, 2019.	Mar 1, 2019	[37][38]
MF	Benny Feilhaber	Sporting Kansas City	Colorado receives DF Abdul Rwatubyaye, a 2019 International Roster Spot, $50,000 in targeted allocation money, a second round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, future considerations.	May 8, 2019	[17]
MF	Bismark Adjei-Boateng	Kuopion Palloseura	Contract terminated by mutual consent. Signed for Kuopion Palloseura on Dec 12, 2019.	Jul 12, 2019	[39]

Loan out

Pos.	Player	Loanee club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
DF	Sam Raben	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season.	Feb 18, 2019	Mar 9, 2019	[40][41]
				Mar 16, 2019	Sep 7, 2019	[42][43]
FW	Matt Hundley	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season.	Mar 6, 2019	Sep 7, 2019	[44][43]
GK	Andre Rawls	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season.	Mar 6, 2019	Mar 15, 2019	[44][45]
				Mar 23, 2019	May 29, 2019	[46][47]
				Jun 1, 2019	Jul 27, 2019	[48][49]
				Aug 31, 2019	Sep 7, 2019	[50][43]
GK	Clint Irwin	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	One game.	Mar 15, 2019	Mar 23, 2019	[45][51]
				Apr 24, 2019	Apr 27, 2019	[52][53]
				May 4, 2019	May 11, 2019	[54][55]
DF	Kofi Opare	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	One game.	Mar 15, 2019	Apr 6, 2019	[45][56]
FW	Niki Jackson	Charlotte Independence	Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season.	Apr 12, 2019	Aug 31, 2019	[57][58]
FW	Andre Shinyashiki	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	One game.	Apr 24, 2019	Apr 27, 2019	[52][53]
				May 4, 2019	May 11, 2019	[54][55]
DF	Abdul Rwatubyaye	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Remainder of the 2019 USL Championship season.	May 17, 2019		[59]
MF	Johan Blomberg	GIF Sundsvall	Remainder of his contract.	Aug 13, 2019		[60]
DF	Sebastian Anderson	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Remainder of the 2019 Major League Soccer season.	Aug 23, 2019	Aug 27, 2019	[61][62]
MF	Cole Bassett	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Remainder of the 2019 Major League Soccer season.	Aug 23, 2019	Aug 27, 2019	[61][62]

Awards

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Starters	Bench	Opponent(s)	Link
1	Benny Feilhaber Tim Howard		Portland Timbers
6		Cole Bassett	Orlando City SC
7		Benny Feilhaber	D.C. United
12		Jonathan Lewis	LA Galaxy
13	Sam Nicholson		Columbus Crew SC
14	Andre Shinyashiki		Philadelphia Union FC Cincinnati
15	Lalas Abubakar Tim Howard Kei Kamara	Jack Price	Minnesota United FC
16	Lalas Abubakar Kei Kamara		Vancouver Whitecaps FC
17	Sam Vines		Los Angeles FC
22	Kei Kamara Jack Price		Montreal Impact
23	Keegan Rosenberry	Diego Rubio	San Jose Earthquakes
24		Diego Rubio	Minnesota United FC Houston Dynamo
26	Jonathan Lewis Tommy Smith		New York Red Bulls
27	Andre Shinyashiki Sam Vines	Keegan Rosenberry	Seattle Sounders FC
28	Keegan Rosenberry		LA Galaxy Toronto FC
29	Jack Price	Kei Kamara Tommy Smith	Sporting Kansas City
30	Kei Kamara	Sam Vines	FC Dallas

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
1	Andre Shinyashiki	Portland Timbers

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
27	Andre Shinyashiki	Seattle Sounders FC

Kits

Home

Away

Specialty

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Record
Home	Burgundy	Blue	Burgundy	Match 1 vs. Portland / 9–10–5
Away	White	White	White	Match 4 vs. Dallas / 3–6–1
Specialty	Teal	Teal	Teal	Match 8 vs. Chicago / 0–1–0

See also

• Colorado Rapids
• 2019 in American soccer
• 2019 Major League Soccer season