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Colorado Rapids
2011 season
Owner United States Stan Kroenke
Coach England 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]

See also: 2010 Colorado Rapids season and MLS Cup 2010

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 Republic of Ireland DF Danny Earls
3 United States DF Drew Moor
4 United States MF Jeff Larentowicz
5 Cameroon MF Joseph Nane
6 United States DF Anthony Wallace
7 Canada MF Josh Janniere
8 United States DF Eddie Ababio
9 United States FW Conor Casey
10 Senegal FW Macoumba Kandji
11 United States MF Brian Mullan
12 United States FW Quincy Amarikwa
13 United States MF Steven Emory
14 Jamaica FW Omar Cummings
15 United States MF Wells Thompson
16 United States MF Ross LaBauex
No. Position Player
17 United States GK Ian Joyce
18 United States GK Matt Pickens
19 United States FW Andre Akpan
20 Scotland MF Jamie Smith
21 Republic of Ireland FW Caleb Folan
22 United States DF Marvell Wynne
23 The Gambia MF Sanna Nyassi
25 United States MF Pablo Mastroeni (captain)
26 United States DF Michael Holody
27 Japan MF Kosuke Kimura
28 United States MF Davy Armstrong
29 United States DF Scott Palguta
31 Haiti GK Steward Ceus
34 Jamaica DF Tyrone Marshall
- Guadeloupe DF Miguel Comminges

Team management[edit]

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

Player movement[edit]

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

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

Out[edit]

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

Standings[edit]

Main article: 2011 Major League Soccer season

Conference standings[edit]

Pos Team
[ ]
 Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 LA Galaxy (SS, W1) 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52 2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 46 42 +4 49
6 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8 42
7 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5 38
8 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20 28
Updated to match(es) played on October 22, 2011. Source: MLSSoccer.com

(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
[ ]
 Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 LA Galaxy (SS, W1) 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52
5 Sporting Kansas City (E1) 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 51
6 Houston Dynamo 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 49 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
7 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 49
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 47
10 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
11 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
12 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8 42
13 D.C. United 34 9 13 12 49 52 −3 39
14 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5 38
15 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36
16 Toronto FC 34 6 13 15 36 59 −23 33 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 3
17 New England Revolution 34 5 16 13 38 58 −20 28
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20 28
Updated to match(es) played on October 22, 2011 (NER v TFC). Source: MLSSoccer.com

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

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]

Major League Soccer[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Main article: 2011 Major League Soccer season

All times Mountain Daylight Time.

Last updated: October 22, 2011
Source: Colorado Rapids

MLS Cup Playoffs[edit]

See also: 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs

Last updated: November 2, 2011
Source: Colorado Rapids

CONCACAF Champions League[edit]

See also: 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

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

Group Stage – Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mexico Santos Laguna 6 4 1 1 16 6 +10 13
El Salvador Isidro Metapán 6 3 0 3 10 15 −5 9
United States Colorado Rapids 6 2 1 3 9 12 −3 7
Honduras Real España 6 1 2 3 9 11 −2 5

All times Mountain Daylight Time.

Last updated: October 19, 2011
Source: Colorado Rapids

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

Main article: 2011 U.S. Open Cup

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]

  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. 
  3. ^ 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. 
  4. ^ Players | Colorado Rapids
  5. ^ a b c "Colorado acquire Vagenas in trade with Seattle". MLSsoccer.com. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010. 
  6. ^ "Vancouver trade Sanna Nyassi to Colorado". MLSsoccer.com. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010. 
  7. ^ "Timbers sends Wallace back to Rapids". MLSsoccer.com. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010. 
  8. ^ "Toronto FC trades Joseph Nane to Colorado Rapids". King5. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010. 
  9. ^ "Rapids select Marshall in Re-Entry Stage-2". Colorado Rapids. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010. 
  10. ^ a b "Rapids add Holody and Emory". Colorado Rapids. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
  11. ^ "Rapids finally get their man in Irish striker Folan". MLSSoccer.com. 16 March 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011. 
  12. ^ a b "Rapids sign Janniere, re-sign Earls". Colorado Rapids Media Relations. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  13. ^ "Rapids Sign First Round Draft Pick". Colorado Rapids Media Relations. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011. 
  14. ^ "Rapids Sign Defender Miguel Comminges". Colorado Rapids Media Relations. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
  15. ^ "2010 Expansion Draft: pick by pick". MLSsoccer.com. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010. 
  16. ^ Rapids waive forward Ross Schunk | Colorado Rapids
  17. ^ a b c Rapids decline options on three players | Colorado Rapids
  18. ^ a b 2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer Archived 2011-04-30 at the Wayback Machine.
  19. ^ Vancouver trade Sanna Nyassi to Colorado | Major League Soccer
  20. ^ Rapids Acquire Macoumba Kandji in Trade with New York - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
  21. ^ Rapids Acquire Youth International Slot from RSL - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
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