2015 Colorado Rapids season

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Colorado Rapids
2015 season
Owner Stan Kroenke
Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni
Major League Soccer Conference: 10th (last)
Overall: 18th
MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Fifth Round
Rocky Mountain Cup Won (4th title)
Top goalscorer League: Kevin Doyle (5)
All: Kevin Doyle & Dillon Serna (5)
Highest home attendance 18,356
(July 4 vs. Vancouver)
Lowest home attendance League: 11,450
(Apr. 4 vs. New England)
All: 1,727
(June 17 vs. Colorado Springs)
Average home league attendance League: 15,511
All: 14,133
Home colors
Away colors

The 2015 Colorado Rapids season is the club's twentieth season of existence, and their twentieth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids. The team began the season with three scoreless matches and were both the final team that failed to register a goal, and the last that did not allowed one. A loss in their fourth match extended their scoreless streak to four, and their winless streak dating back to last season to 18 matches. Both streaks ended on April 10 against FC Dallas, who the Rapids defeated 4–0.

Background

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Club

Roster

Updated August 7, 2015.[1]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Clint Irwin      United States
2 Midfielder Nick LaBrocca      United States
3 Defender Drew Moor      United States
4 Defender Marc Burch      United States
5 Defender Michael Harrington      United States
6 Midfielder Sam Cronin      United States
7 Forward Vicente Sánchez      Uruguay
8 Midfielder Dillon Powers      United States
9 Forward Kevin Doyle      Ireland(DP)
10 Forward Gabriel Torres (DP)     Panama
11 Midfielder Marcelo Sarvas      Brazil
12 Goalkeeper John Berner      United States
13 Defender Ben Newnam      United States
14 Forward Dominique Badji      Senegal
15 Midfielder Juan Ramírez (DP)     Argentina
16 Defender James Riley      United States
17 Midfielder Dillon Serna (HGP)     United States
18 Goalkeeper Zac MacMath (Loan)     United States
19 Forward Charles Eloundou      Cameroon
21 Forward Luis Solignac      Argentina
22 Midfielder Lucas Pittinari      Argentina
23 Defender Bobby Burling      United States
29 Forward Caleb Calvert      United States
33 Midfielder Jared Watts      United States
44 Defender Axel Sjöberg      Sweden
57 Defender Carlos Alvarez      United States
94 Midfielder Marlon Hairston (GA)     United States
Defender Sean St Ledger      Ireland
Defender Maynor Figueroa      Honduras

Technical Staff

As of November 26, 2014.[2]

Position Name
VP of Soccer Ops/Technical Director Paul Bravo
Sporting Director Pádraig Smith
Director of Soccer Claudio López
Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni
Assistant Coach Brian Mullan
Assistant Coach Steve Cooke
Assistant Coach/Goalkeepers Chris Sharpe
Team Administrator Erik Carlson
Assistant Athletic Trainer Michael Heitkamp
Soccer Operations Coordinator Brandy Lay

Transfers

Transfers In

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Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 8, 2014 United States Michael Harrington DF United States Portland Timbers Acquired in exchange for allocation money [3]
January 6, 2015 United States Zac MacMath GK United States Philadelphia Union On loan [4]
January 15, 2015 Brazil Marcelo Sarvas MF United States LA Galaxy Acquired in addition to a 2015 international slot in exchange for 3rd spot in the allocation rankings and allocation money [5]
January 19, 2015 United States Sam Cronin MF United States San Jose Earthquakes Acquired in exchange for allocation money [6]
January 31, 2015 Argentina Lucas Pittinari MF Argentina Club Atlético Belgrano Loan [7]
February 17, 2015 Argentina Juan Ramirez MF Argentina Argentinos Juniors Transfer [8]
March 6, 2015 United States James Riley DF United States LA Galaxy Free Agent [9]
March 21, 2015 United States Ben Newnam DF United States Charlotte Independence Signed from affiliate [10]
May 1, 2015 Argentina Luis Solignac FW Argentina Club Atlético Nueva Chicago Transfer [11]
May 6, 2015 Republic of Ireland Kevin Doyle FW England Wolverhampton Wanderers Free Agent [12]
August 7, 2015 Republic of Ireland Sean St Ledger DF United States Orlando City Free Agent [13]
August 7, 2015 Honduras Maynor Figueroa DF England Hull City Free Agent [14]

Transfers Out

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Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 25, 2014 United States Gale Agbossoumonde DF United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Option Declined, later signed by Tampa Bay Rowdies [15]
November 25, 2014 United States Carlos Alvarez DF United States Colorado Rapids Option Declined, later re-signed [16][17]
November 25, 2014 United States Davy Armstrong MF United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks Option Declined, later signed by Colorado Springs Switchbacks [18]
November 25, 2014 United States Edson Buddle FW United States LA Galaxy Option Declined, later signed by LA Galaxy [19][20]
November 25, 2014 United States Kamani Hill FW Option Declined [21]
November 25, 2014 United States Nick LaBrocca MF United States Colorado Rapids Option Declined, later re-signed [22][23]
November 25, 2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Danny Mwanga MF United States Orlando City SC Option Declined, later selected by Orlando City SC in Expansion Draft [24][25]
November 25, 2014 United States Joe Nasco GK United States New England Revolution Option Declined, later traded to New England Revolution [26][27]
November 25, 2014 Austria Thomas Piermayr DF Belarus Minsk Option Declined [28]
November 25, 2014 United States Grant Van De Casteele MF United States Rochester Rhinos Option Declined, later signed with Rochester Rhinos [29]
November 25, 2014 United States Marvell Wynne DF United States San Jose Earthquakes Option Declined, later drafted by San Jose Earthquakes [30][31]
December 10, 2014 United States Tony Cascio MF United States Orlando City SC Lost in Expansion Draft [32]
January 16, 2015 United States Chris Klute MF United States Columbus Crew Traded to Columbus along with the 19th pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for the 14th pick and allocation money [33]
January 19, 2015 Spain José Mari MF Spain Levante Transferred [34]
February 2, 2015 England Zat Knight DF England Reading FC Released by Mutual Consent, later signed with Reading FC [35][36]
January 16, 2015 United States John Neeskens DF United States New York Cosmos B Waived [37]
March 17, 2015 Jamaica Deshorn Brown FW Norway Vålerenga Transferred [38]
August 7, 2015 United States Shane O'Neill DF Cyprus Apollon Limassol Transferred [39]

Draft Picks

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 19, 2014 United States Caleb Calvert FW United States Chivas USA Selected with the 8th Pick of 2014 MLS Dispersal Draft [40]
December 10, 2014 United States Bobby Burling DF United States Chivas USA Selected in the MLS Waiver Draft [41]
January 15, 2015 Sweden Axel Sjöberg DF United States Marquette University Selected with the 14th pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft [42]
January 15, 2015 United States Joe Greenspan DF United States US Naval Academy Selected with the 26th pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft [43]
January 20, 2015 Senegal Dominique Badji FW United States Boston University Selected with the 67th pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft [44]
January 20, 2015 United States Matt Jeffery DF United States Monmouth University Selected with the 78th pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft [45]
January 20, 2015 United States Brandon Fricke DF United States Butler University Selected with the 83rd pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft [46]

Competitions

Preseason

MLS

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Standings

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Western Conference standings

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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

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U.S. Open Cup

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Colorado will enter the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.[47]

References

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