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
Home colors	Away colors
← 2010	2012 →

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[edit]

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[edit]

Roster[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

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[edit]

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
November 22, 2010	Julien Baudet	DF	Seattle Sounders FC	Traded for Peter Vagenas	^[5]
November 22, 2010	Danny Earls	DF	Seattle Sounders FC	Traded for Peter Vagenas	^[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[edit]

Conference standings[edit]

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

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

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[edit]

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[edit]

Preseason[edit]

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

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

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

March 4, 2011 Preseason 4	San Jose	1 – 0	Colorado	{{{stadium}}}
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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

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

Major League Soccer[edit]

Regular season[edit]

All times Mountain Daylight Time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

May 14, 2011 Match 10	D.C. United	1 – 1	Colorado	Washington, D.C. United States
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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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[edit]

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

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

November 2, 2011 Conf. semi-finals	Kansas City	2 – 0 (4 – 0 agg.)	Colorado	Kansas City, Kansas United States
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[edit]

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.

August 17, 2011 Match 1	Colorado Rapids	3 – 2	Isidro Metapán	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
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)

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)

September 13, 2011 Match 3	Colorado Rapids	1 – 4	Santos Laguna	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
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)

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

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)

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[edit]

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[edit]

Allocation ranking[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.

References[edit]

^ Dave Litterer (11 April 2010). "The Year in American Soccer, 1997: USISL A-League (Division 2)". The American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
^ Kristen Dyer (26 May 2010). "Bulls charge past Rapids to earn Cup birth". Red Bull New York. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
^ ^a ^b Chris White (26 May 2010). "Colorado Loses Their Elusive Away Win Literally In The Last Second, Settles For A 1-1 Draw". SB Nation: Denver. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
^ Players | Colorado Rapids
^ ^a ^b ^c "Colorado acquire Vagenas in trade with Seattle". MLSsoccer.com. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
^ "Vancouver trade Sanna Nyassi to Colorado". MLSsoccer.com. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
^ "Timbers sends Wallace back to Rapids". MLSsoccer.com. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
^ "Toronto FC trades Joseph Nane to Colorado Rapids". King5. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
^ "Rapids select Marshall in Re-Entry Stage-2". Colorado Rapids. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Rapids add Holody and Emory". Colorado Rapids. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
^ "Rapids finally get their man in Irish striker Folan". MLSSoccer.com. 16 March 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Rapids sign Janniere, re-sign Earls". Colorado Rapids Media Relations. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
^ "Rapids Sign First Round Draft Pick". Colorado Rapids Media Relations. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
^ "Rapids Sign Defender Miguel Comminges". Colorado Rapids Media Relations. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
^ "2010 Expansion Draft: pick by pick". MLSsoccer.com. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
^ Rapids waive forward Ross Schunk | Colorado Rapids
^ ^a ^b ^c Rapids decline options on three players | Colorado Rapids
^ ^a ^b 2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer Archived 2011-04-30 at the Wayback Machine.
^ Vancouver trade Sanna Nyassi to Colorado | Major League Soccer
^ Rapids Acquire Macoumba Kandji in Trade with New York - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
^ Rapids Acquire Youth International Slot from RSL - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News

[1] Dave Litterer (11 April 2010). "The Year in American Soccer, 1997: USISL A-League (Division 2)". The American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2011.

[2] Kristen Dyer (26 May 2010). "Bulls charge past Rapids to earn Cup birth". Red Bull New York. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.

[rocky_mountain_cup-3] Chris White (26 May 2010). "Colorado Loses Their Elusive Away Win Literally In The Last Second, Settles For A 1-1 Draw". SB Nation: Denver. Retrieved 29 January 2011.

[4] Players | Colorado Rapids

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