The 2009 Colorado Rapids season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 21 with a 2–1 loss at Chivas USA and ended on October 24 with a 3–0 loss to Real Salt Lake. The result put RSL in the playoffs as the 8th seed and kept Colorado out on goal differential.
| 2009 season | |||
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| Owner |  Stan Kroenke | ||
| Coach |  Gary Smith | ||
| Major League Soccer | 6th | ||
| 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| Rocky Mountain Cup | Runners-Up | ||
| Average home league attendance | 13,018[1] | ||
| Biggest win | COL 4-0 RBNY (7/25) COL 4-0 CHV (8/8) | ||
| Biggest defeat | SEA 3-0 COL (6/28) RSL 3-0 COL (10/24) | ||
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Squad edit
First-team squad edit
As of June 20, 2009.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics edit
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Club edit
Management edit
| Position | Staff |
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| Technical Director | Paul Bravo
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| Head Coach | Gary Smith
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| Assistant Coach | Steve Guppy
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| Goalkeeper Coach | David Kramer
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Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: Colorado Rapids
Other information edit
| Owner | Stan Kroenke
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| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Dick's Sporting Goods Park (18,776 / N/A) |
Source: Colorado Rapids
Competitions edit
Overall edit
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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| MLS | — | — | March 21, 2009 |
Updated to match played April 15, 2008
Source: Competitions
Major League Soccer edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | |
| 4 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | |
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 |
Source: MLS
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Columbus Crew (S) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | North American SuperLiga |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake (C) | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 13 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| 15 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 28 | −11 |
Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: Colorado Rapids
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Matches edit
Win Tie Loss
MLS edit
March edit
| March 21, 2009 | Chivas USA | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California United States |
Harris  51'Nagamura  55'Nagamura 59'Nagamura 61'Marsch 73' |
Report | Cummings 30' Clark 62' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,453 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| March 28, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Commerce City, Colorado, United States |
| Gibbs 22' Cooke 65'Kimura 67'Cummings 74' |
Report | Kraus 63' Leathers 64'Gomez 82' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,885 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
April edit
| April 4, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–3 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California United States |
| Gonzalez 37' Gordon 48' |
Report | Casey 1' Gibbs 46+'Casey 49'Casey 63'Ballouchy 66'Casey 84' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,709 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| April 11, 2009 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Columbus, Ohio United States |
| Ekpo 29' Schelotto 41' |
Report | Gibbs 26' Palguta 68'Casey 82'Burpo 94+' |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| April 19, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Ching 20' Clark 34'Davis 63' |
Report | Casey 25' Clark 28'Mastroeni 58'Cummings 73' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 12,708 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| April 25, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Clark 60' |
Report | Donovan 82' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,180 Referee: Alex Prus |
May edit
| May 2, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| LaBrocca 11' Ihemelu 37'Kimura 60' |
Report | Olave  41'Findley 54'Beckerman 86' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 9,045 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| May 16, 2009 | New England Revolution | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Foxborough, Massachusetts United States |
| Phelan 4' Ralston 18' |
Report | Casey 3' Casey 41'Cummings 50' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,677 Referee: Shane Moody |
| May 23, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 2–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| 19:30 MDT | Clark 26' Casey 47'Ihemelu 67' |
Report | Montero 17' Jaqua 28'Hurtado 57'Vagenas 61'Jaqua 76' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,528 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| May 30, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 2–3 | Colorado Rapids | East Rutherford, New Jersey United States |
| Angel 45' (pen.) Goldthwaite 59' Borman 73' Borman 80' Angel 82' |
Report | Casey 25' Casey 48' Ballouchy 60' Palguta 71' Pickens 77' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 12,039 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
June edit
| June 6, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah United States |
| Espindola 22' Russell 73'  82'Movsisyan 79'Mathis 87' |
Report | Ballouchy 3' LaBrocca 45'Ihemelu 76'Cummings 88' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,546 Referee: Jeff Gontarek |
| June 20, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 3–0 | D.C. United | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Cummings 11' Gibbs 12'Cummings 43'Clark 49' |
Report | John 22' Wallace 53' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,416 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| June 24, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Cummings 84' |
Report | Ferreira 37' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,583 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| June 28, 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–0 | Colorado Rapids | Seattle, Washington United States |
| 13:00 PST | Ljungberg 19' Montero 23'Jaqua 48'Jaqua 68'Evans 71' |
Report | Ihemelu 17' Mastroeni 29'Palguta 41' |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 32,526 Referee: Alex Prus |
July edit
| July 4, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Chicago Fire | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Gibbs 24' Peterson 76'Casey 80' |
Report | Pappa 30' Conde 37' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 19,680 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| July 11, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | FC Dallas | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Ihemelu 13' LaBrocca 17'Kimura 79'Ballouchy 84'Dalby 89' |
Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Yader Reyes |
| July 18, 2009 | D.C. United | 3–1 | Colorado Rapids | Washington, D.C. United States |
| Fred 29' Moreno 47' (pen.)Namoff 56'Emilio 61' |
Report | Namoff 14' (o.g.) Mastroeni 48'Casey 84' |
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 18,248 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| July 25, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 4–0 | New York Red Bulls | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Peterson 5' Baudet 34'Noonan 46'LaBrocca 61'Ballouchy 67' |
Report | Krupnik 33' Ubiparipovic 45'Petke 68' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,816 Referee: Jasen Anno |
August edit
| August 1, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 0–1 | Columbus Crew | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Ihemelu 60' 84' |
Report | Marshall 39' Garey 47+' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,851 Referee: Yader Reyes |
| August 8, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 4–0 | Chivas USA | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Mastroeni 1' Casey 4' 23' 47+' (pen.)Mastroeni 66' |
Report | Marsch 40' Thomas 46+' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,364 Referee: Alex Prus |
| August 23, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 3–2 | Colorado Rapids | Bridgeview, Illinois United States |
| Blanco 72' (pen.) Banner 85'Robinson 85' 93+'Robinson 93+' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Cummings 48' 58' Casey 65'Kimura 71'Cummings 82'Gibbs 91+' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,789 Referee: Ramon Hernandez |
| August 30, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Houston Dynamo | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Harvey 42' Baudet 55'Mastroeni 64'Casey 91+' |
Report | Landin 72' Davis 87' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,897 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
September edit
| September 5, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Toronto FC | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Conor Casey 51' Michael Holody 84' |
[1] | Amadou Sanyang 21' 76' Adrian Serioux 84' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,821 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| September 12, 2009 | Toronto FC | 3–2 | Colorado Rapids | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| De Rosario 19' Attakora 21'Barrett 67'White 71'Attakora 74' |
Report | Casey 49' Holody 89' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,521 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| September 18, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Santa Clara, California United States |
| Johnson 8' Leitch 94+'McDonald 95+' |
Report | Baudet 33' Casey 95+' (pen.) |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| September 23, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Casey 93+' (pen.) |
Report | Wondolowski 67' (pen.) Cannon 91+' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 6,234 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| September 26, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–0 | Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas United States |
| Harrington 75' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Ballouchy 74' Kimura 93+'Casey 95+' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,784 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
October edit
| October 3, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
| Ballouchy 9' Casey 58' (pen.)Baudet 59' |
Report | Dube 29' Osei 63' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,535 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| October 17, 2009 | FC Dallas | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Frisco, Texas United States |
| John 4' Hernandez 51'McCarty 58'Sala 62'Ihemelu 66'John 75'Harris 85' |
Report | Gibbs 3' LaBrocca 78'Noonan 71'Holody 82' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 15,243 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| October 24, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah United States |
| Findley 15' Williams 25'Findley 33'Borchers 35'Beckerman 58'Movsisyan 85' 86' |
Report | Baudet 18' Casey 39' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,675 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
U.S. Open Cup qualification edit
| April 7, 2009 Qualification | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California United States |
| Gonzalez 41' Marshall 63'Magee 109' |
Report | Dalby 36' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 6,219 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja | |
| Penalties | ||||
Gordon  Klein  Jordan Magee |
Cummings Ballouchy Clark Ihemelu |
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| May 26, 2009 Qualification | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | Tukwila, Washington United States |
| Forrest 62' |
Report | Harvey 78' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,007 Referee: Tony Russo |
References edit
- ^ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- ^ "Major League Soccer: Players: Main". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2009.