2020 Colorado Rapids season

The 2020 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twenty-fifth season of existence and their twenty-fifth consecutive season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer. The club qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since the 2016 season. Colorado were also set compete in the U.S. Open Cup before its cancellation. The season covers the period from October 7, 2019, to the conclusion of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Colorado Rapids

2020 season
Owner	Stan Kroenke
Head coach	Robin Fraser
Major League Soccer	Conference: 5th Overall: 10th
MLS Cup Playoffs	First round
U.S. Open Cup	Canceled
MLS is Back Tournament	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Jonathan Lewis Cole Bassett (5) All: Jonathan Lewis Cole Bassett (5)
Biggest win	RSL 0–5 COL (September 12) COL 5–0 SJ (September 23)
Biggest defeat	SKC 4–0 COL (October 24)
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Background

Main article: 2019 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado finished the 2019 season 9th in the Western Conference table, and 16th overall in MLS. Kei Kamara lead Colorado with 14 goals across all competitions. The club fired head coach Anthony Hudson on May 1, 2019, following a nine-match winless streak to start the season.^[1] Conor Casey served as interim head coach until the hiring of Robin Fraser as the club's new head coach on August 25.^[2] Outside of MLS play, the Rapids played in the 2019 edition of the U.S. Open Cup, where they lost in the fourth round to New Mexico United.

Overview

Main article: 2019 Colorado Rapids season

The Rapids started the season with wins over D.C. United and Orlando City SC^[3] before Major League Soccer paused the 2020 season due to COVID-19.^[4] The league returned to action in July with the MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando, Fla., with Colorado in Group D with Minnesota United FC, Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City.^[5] After another month-long pause, MLS returned to in-market play in August. Colorado took three points from four games before reclaiming the Rocky Mountain Cup with a 5-0 win over RSL on Sept. 12.^[6] The win was Colorado's first ever at Rio Tinto Stadium and started a run of three wins in four, including three clean sheets. After a series of positive COVID test results, MLS postponed Rapids matches for one month.^[7] In all, five Rapids matches were cancelled, which, in addition to other cancellations around the league, prompted MLS to alter MLS Cup Playoff qualification to a points per game basis.^[8] The Rapids won their final three matches to qualify for the Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2016, capturing the fifth seed in the Western Conference.^[9] Colorado visited fourth-seed Minnesota and lost, 3-0.^[10]

The season saw head coach Robin Fraser post the best record of any Rapids head coach through his first 25 games in charge. In their first 25 games under Fraser, the Rapids scored 47 goals, won 13 games and earned 43 points, all the most by a Rapids head coach since the introduction of draws to MLS in 2000.^[11]

After scoring the third-most goals in MLS with 58 in 2019, Colorado scored 32 goals in 18 games. Colorado's 1.78 goals per game ranked sixth in MLS in 2020. The Rapids also posted their first positive goal differential (+4) since 2016 and the seventh time in club history.^[12]

Several Rapids enjoyed breakout years in 2020, including Homegrown midfielder Cole Bassett and Homegrown defender Sam Vines. Bassett, from Littleton, Colo., turned 19 in July and finished the season as Colorado's leader with five goals and five assists. Vines, 21 years old from Colorado Springs, was the only player on the roster to play every minute in the regular season, adding the first goal and three assists of his MLS career.^[13] The duo was named to MLS 22 Under 22 for a second consecutive year.^[14] In February, Vines became the first Rapids Academy product to start a match for the USMNT, while Bassett scored four goals in four appearances with the U.S. U-20s and earned his first senior USMNT call-up for the December 2020 camp, joining Rapids teammates Vines and midfielder Kellyn Acosta. It was Acosta's first call-up in two years.^[15]

Roster

As of September 23, 2020^[16]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Clint Irwin 2 DF  USA Keegan Rosenberry 3 DF  USA Drew Moor 4 DF  SCO Danny Wilson 5 DF  USA Auston Trusty 6 DF  GHA Lalas Abubakar 7 FW  USA Jonathan Lewis 9 FW  FRA Nicolas Benezet 10 MF  USA Kellyn Acosta 11 FW  CHI Diego Rubio 13 DF  USA Sam Vines (HGP) 15 GK  USA Andre Rawls

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF  USA Jeremy Kelly 19 MF  ENG Jack Price (captain) 20 MF  URU Nicolás Mezquida 21 MF  DEN Younes Namli (DP) 24 DF  USA Kortne Ford (HGP) 26 MF  USA Cole Bassett (HGP) 27 DF  NZL Deklan Wynne 32 MF  USA Collen Warner 33 DF  IRN Steven Beitashour 50 GK  USA William Yarbrough 52 FW  ARG Braian Galván 99 FW  BRA Andre Shinyashiki

Out on loan

As of March 6, 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 FW  USA Niki Jackson 14 DF  RWA Abdul Rwatubyaye 16 MF  USA Will Vint (HGP) 22 DF  USA Sebastian Anderson (HGP) 29 FW  USA Matt Hundley (HGP) 30 GK  USA Abraham Rodriguez (HGP)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Preseason

Cal State Fullerton Titans v Colorado Rapids

January 29 1	Cal State Fullerton Titans	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Fullerton, California
11:30AM MST	93' (pen.)	Report	Moor 52'	Stadium: Titan Stadium
Note: One 45-minute period, followed by two 30-minute periods.f

Orange County SC v Colorado Rapids

February 1 2	Orange County SC	0–4	Colorado Rapids	Irvine, California
		Report	Bassett 23' Kamara 39' Jackson 55', 69'	Stadium: Orange County Great Park

Colorado Rapids v Toronto FC

February 8 3	Colorado Rapids	0–4	Toronto FC	Irvine, California
12:00PM MST		Report Report	Gallardo 20' Altidore 46' Osorio 49' Shaffelburg 67'	Stadium: University of California, Irvine
Note: Played in two 60-minute halves.

Colorado Rapids v New England Revolution

February 12 4	Colorado Rapids	1–3	New England Revolution	Carson, California
	Lewis 57'	Report	Rivera 7', 19' Buchanan 53'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

Colorado Rapids v Chicago Fire FC

February 15 5	Colorado Rapids	4–2	Chicago Fire FC	Carson, California
12:00 PM	Shinyashiki 22' Nicholson 53' Acosta 60' Mezquida 84'	Report Report	Sapong 9' Collier 79'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

LA Galaxy v Colorado Rapids

February 19 5	LA Galaxy	2–1	Colorado Rapids	California
	DePuy 45' González 76'	Report	Rubio 15'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

Colorado Rapids v Toronto FC

February 22 7	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Toronto FC	Carson, California
12:00 PM	Shinyashiki 3'	Report	Endoh 1'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

Friendlies

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Major League Soccer

Main article: 2020 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
3	Portland Timbers	23	11	6	6	46	35	+11	39	1.70	Qualification for the playoffs first round and 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
4	Minnesota United FC	21	9	5	7	36	26	+10	34	1.62	Qualification for the playoffs first round
5	Colorado Rapids	18	8	6	4	32	28	+4	28	1.56
6	FC Dallas	22	9	6	7	28	24	+4	34	1.55
7	Los Angeles FC	22	9	8	5	47	39	+8	32	1.45

Source: MLS^[17]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:

1. As MLS is Back Tournament winners

Overall table

2020 MLS overall standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
8	Portland Timbers (M)	23	11	6	6	46	35	+11	39	1.70	2021 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
9	Minnesota United FC	21	9	5	7	36	26	+10	34	1.62
10	Colorado Rapids	18	8	6	4	32	28	+4	28	1.56
11	FC Dallas	22	9	6	7	28	24	+4	34	1.55
12	Los Angeles FC	22	9	8	5	47	39	+8	32	1.45

Source: MLS^[18]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(M) MLS is Back Tournament champions
Notes:

1. As MLS is Back Tournament winners (USA3)

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
18	28	8	6	4	32	28	+4	3	1	3	15	10	+5	5	5	1	17	18	−1

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	7	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Stadium	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A
Result	W	W	L	L	D	L	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	W	W

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

Match results

D.C. United v Colorado Rapids

February 29 1	D.C. United	1–2	Colorado Rapids	Washington, D.C.
11:00 AM MST	Canouse 60' Moreno  64' Mora  76' Brillant  87'	Report	Shinyashiki  58' Kamara 67' Lewis 90+2'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,932 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Colorado Rapids v Orlando City SC

March 7 2	Colorado Rapids	2–1	Orlando City SC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MST	Namli  24', 64' Moor  55', 90' Acosta  76'	Report	Moutinho  15' Schlegel  81' Mueller 82'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,062 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake

August 22 6	Colorado Rapids	1–4	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Herrera 38' (o.g.)	Report	Kreilach 57',  78' Chang 76',  88' Baird 85' Meram 89'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Colorado Rapids v Sporting Kansas City

August 29 8	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Price  47' Acosta  52' Bassett 57' Rubio  82'	Report	Smith  63' Kinda  65'  78' Busio 67'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Armando Villarreal

San Jose Earthquakes v Colorado Rapids

September 5 9	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	Colorado Rapids	San Jose, California
8:30 PM MDT	Marie  1' Alanís  38' Jungwirth  50' Espinoza  57' Wondolowski 59' (pen.)	Report	Acosta  45' Kamara 81' Bassett  83' Abubakar  90+1'	Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Stott

Colorado Rapids v Houston Dynamo

September 9 10	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Houston Dynamo	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Abubakar  6', 90+6' Lewis  20' Rubio  90+2'	Report	Ramirez 46'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Real Salt Lake v Colorado Rapids

September 12 11	Real Salt Lake	0–5	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MDT	Toia  54' Martínez  64'	Report	Rubio 3', 10' Vines 49' Galván 55' Price  69' Bassett 88'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ramy Touchan

FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids

September 16 7	FC Dallas	4–1	Colorado Rapids	Frisco, Texas
6:30 PM MDT	Mosquera 41', 57', 78' Santos  44' Jara 49'	Report	Shinyashiki 63'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ismail Elfath
Note: Game was originally scheduled for August 26.

LA Galaxy v Colorado Rapids

September 19 12	LA Galaxy	0–2	Colorado Rapids	Carson, California
8:30 PM MDT	DePuy  63' Araujo  72'  75' Steres  90+6'	Report	Bassett 40' Lewis 78'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ted Unkel

Colorado Rapids v San Jose Earthquakes

September 23 13	Colorado Rapids	5–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Bassett 35' Acosta  38' Shinyashiki  44', 84' Lewis 50' Thompson 70' (o.g.) Mezquida 79'	Report	Judson  43' Hoesen  86'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Drew Fischer

Colorado Rapids v Los Angeles FC

October 7	Colorado Rapids	v	Los Angeles FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT				Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 0
Note: Match was postponed after a staff member from the Colorado Rapids tested positive for COVID-19. Postponed matches were later cancelled.

Colorado Rapids v LA Galaxy

October 10	Colorado Rapids	v	LA Galaxy	Commerce City, Colorado
5:00 PM MDT				Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 0
Note: Match was postponed after a staff member from the Colorado Rapids tested positive for COVID-19. Postponed matches were later cancelled.

Seattle Sounders FC v Colorado Rapids

October 14	Seattle Sounders FC	v	Colorado Rapids	Seattle, Washington
8:00 PM MDT				Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 0
Note: Match was postponed after a staff member from the Colorado Rapids tested positive for COVID-19.[19] Postponed matches were later cancelled.

Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake

October 18	Colorado Rapids	v	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT				Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 0
Note: Match was postponed after a staff member from the Colorado Rapids tested positive for COVID-19.[19] Postponed matches were later cancelled.

Colorado Rapids v Sporting Kansas City

October 21	Colorado Rapids	v	Sporting Kansas City	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT				Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 0
Note: Reschedule of postponed September 27 match[20] Match was postponed again after a staff member from the Colorado Rapids tested positive for COVID-19.[19]

Sporting Kansas City v Colorado Rapids

October 24 14	Sporting Kansas City	4–0	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 PM MDT	Dia  11' Pulido 54' Fontàs 67' Shelton  74' Lindsey  85' Kinda 88' Gerso 90+3',  90+4'	Report	Warner  23' Abubakar  47'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Drew Fischer

Minnesota United FC v Colorado Rapids

October 28 15	Minnesota United FC	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Saint Paul, Minnesota
6:00 PM MDT	Lod 44' Abubakar 89' (o.g.)	Report	Price  32' Wilson  57' Shinyashiki 69'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Tori Penso

Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders FC

November 1 16	Colorado Rapids	3–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Shinyashiki 11' Rosenberry 42' Bassett 75'	Report	Morris 22',  73' Gómez Andrade  35'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Portland Timbers v Colorado Rapids

November 4 17	Portland Timbers	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Portland, Oregon
8:00 PM MDT	D. Chará  49' Bonilla  81' Župarić  90+4'	Report	Acosta 83' Mezquida  90+1'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Note: Originally scheduled for October 3, postponed due to members of the Rapids testing positive for COVID-19[21]

Houston Dynamo v Colorado Rapids

November 8 18	Houston Dynamo	1–2	Colorado Rapids	Houston, Texas
4:30 PM MDT	Figueroa  42' Cerén  56' Cabrera  59' Manotas 69'	Report	Namli 61' Abubakar  90+1' Rubio 90+3'	Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

MLS Cup Playoffs

See also: 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs

The Rapids clinched a spot in the playoffs on November 4.

(4) Minnesota United FC v (5) Colorado Rapids

November 22 First Round	(4) Minnesota United FC	3–0	(5) Colorado Rapids	Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:30 PM MST	Molino 22', 79' Boxall  52' Lod 54'	Report	Namli  44' Abubakar  50'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Ted Unkel

MLS is Back Tournament

See also: MLS is Back Tournament

Group stage

Group D results

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sporting Kansas City	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Minnesota United FC	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
3	Real Salt Lake	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Colorado Rapids	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1

Source: MLS^[22]

July 12, 2020 (2020-07-12)

8:30 pm MDT

Real Salt Lake	2–0	Colorado Rapids
Rusnák 27' Kreilach 76'	Report

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida

Attendance: 0

Referee: Jair Marrufo

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July 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)

6:00 pm MDT

Sporting Kansas City	3–2	Colorado Rapids
Shelton 65' Pulido 72' Zusi 90+1'	Report	Acosta 6' Lewis 84'

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida

Referee: David Gantar

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July 22, 2020 (2020-07-22)

7:00 am MDT

Colorado Rapids	2–2	Minnesota United FC
Kamara 19' Lewis 59'	Report	Finlay 36', 43'

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida

Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

Note: The 2020 U.S Open Cup was suspended on March 13, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was canceled on August 14.

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Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup Playoffs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Clint Irwin	4	0	4	0	0	0
2	DF	USA	Keegan Rosenberry	18	1	16+1	1	1	0
3	DF	USA	Drew Moor	8	1	5+3	1	0	0
4	DF	SCO	Danny Wilson	10	0	9	0	1	0
5	DF	USA	Auston Trusty	8	0	5+3	0	0	0
6	DF	GHA	Lalas Abubakar	18	1	17	1	1	0
7	FW	USA	Jonathan Lewis	19	5	7+11	5	1	0
9	FW	FRA	Nicolas Benezet	13	0	5+7	0	0+1	0
10	MF	USA	Kellyn Acosta	16	2	14+1	2	1	0
11	FW	CHI	Diego Rubio	17	3	12+4	3	1	0
13	DF	USA	Sam Vines	19	1	18	1	0+1	0
15	GK	USA	Andre Rawls	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	USA	Jeremy Kelly	8	0	2+6	0	0	0
19	MF	ENG	Jack Price	17	0	14+2	0	1	0
20	MF	URU	Nicolás Mezquida	18	1	2+15	1	0+1	0
21	MF	DEN	Younes Namli	18	2	16+1	2	1	0
24	DF	USA	Kortne Ford	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	USA	Cole Bassett	15	5	12+2	5	1	0
27	DF	NZL	Deklan Wynne	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	USA	Collen Warner	7	0	4+3	0	0	0
50	GK	USA	William Yarbrough	15	0	14	0	1	0
52	FW	ARG	Braian Galván	10	1	2+7	1	0+1	0
99	FW	BRA	Andre Shinyashiki	16	4	14+1	4	1	0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
12	FW	USA	Niki Jackson	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	RWA	Abdul Rwatubyaye	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	USA	Will Vint	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	USA	Sebastian Anderson	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	SLE	Kei Kamara	9	3	5+4	3	0	0
28	FW	SCO	Sam Nicholson	2	0	2	0	0	0
29	FW	USA	Matt Hundley	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	USA	Abraham Rodriguez	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Last updated: November 22, 2020
• Source: Colorado stats

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	MLS Cup Playoffs	Total
1	FW	7	Jonathan Lewis	5	0	5
	MF	26	Cole Bassett	5	0	5
3	FW	99	Andre Shinyashiki	4	0	4
4	FW	11	Diego Rubio	3	0	3
	FW	23	Kei Kamara	3	0	3
6	MF	10	Kellyn Acosta	2	0	2
	MF	21	Younes Namli	2	0	2
8	DF	2	Keegan Rosenberry	1	0	1
	DF	3	Drew Moor	1	0	1
	DF	6	Lalas Abubakar	1	0	1
	DF	13	Sam Vines	1	0	1
	MF	20	Nicolás Mezquida	1	0	1
	FW	52	Braian Galván	1	0	1
Total				30	0	30

• Last updated: November 22, 2020
• Source: Team Goals

Top assists

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	MLS Cup Playoffs	Total
1	MF	26	Cole Bassett	5	0	5
2	FW	11	Diego Rubio	4	0	4
	MF	19	Jack Price	4	0	4
4	DF	13	Sam Vines	3	0	3
	MF	21	Younes Namli	3	0	3
6	DF	2	Keegan Rosenberry	2	0	2
	FW	9	Nicolas Benezet	2	0	2
8	DF	5	Auston Trusty	1	0	1
	MF	10	Kellyn Acosta	1	0	1
	MF	18	Jeremy Kelly	1	0	1
	MF	20	Nicolás Mezquida	1	0	1
	FW	23	Kei Kamara	1	0	1
	FW	52	Braian Galván	1	0	1
Total				29	0	29

• Last updated: November 22, 2020
• Source: Team Assists

Clean sheets

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	MLS Cup Playoffs	Total
1	GK	50	William Yarbrough	4	0	4
Total				4	0	4

• Last updated: November 22, 2020
• Source: Clean Sheets

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	MLS			MLS Cup Playoffs			Total
1	6	DF	Lalas Abubakar	5	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
2	19	MF	Jack Price	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1
	10	MF	Kellyn Acosta	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
4	11	FW	Diego Rubio	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
5	4	DF	Danny Wilson	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
	3	DF	Drew Moor	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	21	MF	Younes Namli	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	99	FW	Andre Shinyashiki	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
9	1	GK	Clint Irwin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7	FW	Jonathan Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9	FW	Nicolas Benezet	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	20	MF	Nicolás Mezquida	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	23	FW	Kei Kamara	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	26	MF	Cole Bassett	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	32	MF	Collen Warner	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				30	0	2	2	0	0	32	0	2

• Last updated: November 22, 2020
• Source: Team Discipline

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2020

For transfers in, dates listed are when the Rapids officially signed the players to the roster. For transfers out, dates are listed when the Rapids officially removed the players from the roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with a different club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed remains when he was officially removed from the roster.

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Lalas Abubakar	Columbus Crew SC	Columbus receives $400,000 in allocation money and a 2020 International Roster Spot	November 20, 2019	[23]
DF	Auston Trusty	Philadelphia Union	Philadelphia receives $750,000 in allocation money and a sell-on clause	November 20, 2019	[24]
DF	Drew Moor	Toronto FC	Signed to a one–year contract	November 27, 2019	[25]
FW	Nicolas Benezet	Guingamp	Toronto FC receives $50,000 in allocation money and an additional $50,000 in allocation money if Benezet starts 75% of matches in 2020. Guingamp receives a $500,000 transfer fee	January 14, 2020	[26]
MF	Braian Galván	Colón	Will see out remainder of contract with Colón prior to joining the Rapids on a free transfer on July 7, 2020.	January 16, 2020	[27]
GK	Abraham Rodriguez	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Signed as a Homegrown Player	February 20, 2020	[28]
DF	Jeremy Kelly	North Carolina Tar Heels	Signed to a one–year contract	February 25, 2020	[29]
MF	Will Vint	Atlanta United FC	Signed as a Homegrown Player. Atlanta United FC receives a 2022 SuperDraft 4th Round Pick.	March 4, 2020	[30]
MF	Collen Warner	FC Helsingør	Signed to a one-year contract.	June 30, 2020	[31]
DF	Steven Beitashour	Los Angeles FC	Signed to a one-year contract.	September 19, 2020	[32]

Loans in

Pos.	Player	Parent club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
MF	Younes Namli	FC Krasnodar	Two-year loan with an option to buy	January 15, 2020	January 15, 2022	[33]
GK	William Yarbrough	Club León	One–year loan with an option to buy	March 6, 2020	March 6, 2021	[34]

SuperDraft

See also: 2020 MLS SuperDraft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Notes	Ref
January 9, 2020	Jeremy Kelly	DF	North Carolina Tar Heels	MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick; Rights acquired from Montreal Impact for $75,000 in allocation money	[35]
January 9, 2020	Robin Afamefuna	DF	Virginia Cavaliers	MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick	[35]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
GK	Tim Howard	Memphis 901 FC	Retired. Joined Memphis on March 4, 2020.	October 7, 2019	[36]
DF	Kofi Opare		Contract Option declined	November 21, 2019	[37]
DF	Tommy Smith	Sunderland	Contract Option declined	November 21, 2019	[37]
DF	Sam Raben	Sporting Kansas City II	Contract Option declined	November 21, 2019	[37]
MF	Dillon Serna	Sporting Kansas City II	Out of Contract	November 21, 2019	[37]
DF	Axel Sjöberg	Columbus Crew SC	Waived. Signed for Columbus on December 4, 2019.	November 27, 2019	[38]
FW	Sam Nicholson	Bristol Rovers	Contract terminated by mutual consent. Joined Bristol on July 22, 2020.	July 2, 2020	[39]
FW	Kei Kamara	Minnesota United FC	Traded for $150,000 in GAM and a second-round pick in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft	September 19, 2020	[40]

Loans out

Pos.	Player	Loanee club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
FW	Niki Jackson	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Duration of the 2020 USL Championship season Suffered season ending knee injury on February 21	February 21, 2020	October 3, 2020	[41][42]
DF	Abdul Rwatubyaye	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Duration of the 2020 USL Championship season	February 21, 2020	October 3, 2020	[41]
DF	Sebastian Anderson	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Duration of the 2020 USL Championship season	February 21, 2020	October 3, 2020	[41]
GK	Abraham Rodriguez	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Duration of the 2020 USL Championship season	February 21, 2020	October 3, 2020	[41]
FW	Matt Hundley	Memphis 901 FC	Duration of the 2020 USL Championship season	February 21, 2020	October 3, 2020	[43]
MF	Will Vint	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Duration of the 2020 USL Championship season	March 6, 2020	October 3, 2020	[44]

See also

• Colorado Rapids
• 2020 in American soccer
• 2020 Major League Soccer season