2009 Colorado Rapids season
2009 season | |||
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Owner | ![]() | ||
Coach | ![]() | ||
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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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.
Squad
First-team squad
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
Club
Management
Position | Staff |
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Technical Director | ![]() |
Head Coach | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeper Coach | ![]() |
Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: Colorado Rapids
Other information
Owner | ![]() |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Dick's Sporting Goods Park (18,776 / N/A) |
Source: Colorado Rapids
Competitions
Overall
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
Standings
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 |
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 |
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
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
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 |
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Stadium | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A |
Result | L | W | W | T | L | T | W | T | T | W | T | W | T | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | T | T | T | T | L | L |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Matches
Win Tie Loss
MLS
March
March 21, 2009 | Chivas USA | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California United States |
Harris ![]() Nagamura ![]() Nagamura ![]() Nagamura ![]() Marsch ![]() | Report | Cummings ![]() Clark ![]() | 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 ![]() Cooke ![]() Kimura ![]() Cummings ![]() | Report | Kraus ![]() Leathers ![]() Gomez ![]() | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,885 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
April
April 4, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–3 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California United States |
Gonzalez ![]() Gordon ![]() | Report | Casey ![]() Gibbs ![]() Casey ![]() Casey ![]() Ballouchy ![]() Casey ![]() | 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 ![]() Schelotto ![]() | Report | Gibbs ![]() Palguta ![]() Casey ![]() Burpo ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
April 19, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | Houston, Texas, United States |
Ching ![]() Clark ![]() Davis ![]() | Report | Casey ![]() Clark ![]() Mastroeni ![]() Cummings ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | Donovan ![]() | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,180 Referee: Alex Prus |
May
May 2, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
LaBrocca ![]() Ihemelu ![]() Kimura ![]() | Report | Olave ![]() Findley ![]() Beckerman ![]() | 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 ![]() Ralston ![]() | Report | Casey ![]() Casey ![]() Cummings ![]() | 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 ![]() Casey ![]() Ihemelu ![]() | Report | Montero ![]() Jaqua ![]() Hurtado ![]() Vagenas ![]() Jaqua ![]() | 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 ![]() Goldthwaite ![]() Borman ![]() Borman ![]() Angel ![]() | Report | Casey ![]() Casey ![]() Ballouchy ![]() Palguta ![]() Pickens ![]() | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 12,039 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
June
June 6, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah United States |
Espindola ![]() Russell ![]() ![]() Movsisyan ![]() Mathis ![]() | Report | Ballouchy ![]() LaBrocca ![]() Ihemelu ![]() Cummings ![]() | 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 ![]() Gibbs ![]() Cummings ![]() Clark ![]() | Report | John ![]() Wallace ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | Ferreira ![]() | 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 ![]() Montero ![]() Jaqua ![]() Jaqua ![]() Evans ![]() | Report | Ihemelu ![]() Mastroeni ![]() Palguta ![]() | Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 32,526 Referee: Alex Prus |
July
July 4, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Chicago Fire | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
Gibbs ![]() Peterson ![]() Casey ![]() | Report | Pappa ![]() Conde ![]() | 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 ![]() LaBrocca ![]() Kimura ![]() Ballouchy ![]() Dalby ![]() | 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 ![]() Moreno ![]() Namoff ![]() Emilio ![]() | Report | Namoff ![]() Mastroeni ![]() Casey ![]() | 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 ![]() Baudet ![]() Noonan ![]() LaBrocca ![]() Ballouchy ![]() | Report | Krupnik ![]() Ubiparipovic ![]() Petke ![]() | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,816 Referee: Jasen Anno |
August
August 1, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 0–1 | Columbus Crew | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
Ihemelu ![]() ![]() | Report | Marshall ![]() Garey ![]() | 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 ![]() Casey ![]() ![]() ![]() Mastroeni ![]() | Report | Marsch ![]() Thomas ![]() | 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 ![]() Banner ![]() Robinson ![]() ![]() Robinson ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Cummings ![]() ![]() Casey ![]() Kimura ![]() Cummings ![]() Gibbs ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,789 Referee: Ramon Hernandez |
August 30, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Houston Dynamo | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
Harvey ![]() Baudet ![]() Mastroeni ![]() Casey ![]() | Report | Landin ![]() Davis ![]() | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,897 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
September
September 5, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Toronto FC | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
Conor Casey ![]() Michael Holody ![]() | [1] | Amadou Sanyang ![]() ![]() Adrian Serioux ![]() | 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 ![]() Attakora ![]() Barrett ![]() White ![]() Attakora ![]() | Report | Casey ![]() Holody ![]() | 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 ![]() Leitch ![]() McDonald ![]() | Report | Baudet ![]() Casey ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | Wondolowski ![]() Cannon ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Ballouchy ![]() Kimura ![]() Casey ![]() | Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,784 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
October
October 3, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
Ballouchy ![]() Casey ![]() Baudet ![]() | Report | Dube ![]() Osei ![]() | 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 ![]() Hernandez ![]() McCarty ![]() Sala ![]() Ihemelu ![]() John ![]() Harris ![]() | Report | Gibbs ![]() LaBrocca ![]() Noonan ![]() Holody ![]() | 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 ![]() Williams ![]() Findley ![]() Borchers ![]() Beckerman ![]() Movsisyan ![]() ![]() | Report | Baudet ![]() Casey ![]() | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,675 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
U.S. Open Cup qualification
April 7, 2009 Qualification | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California United States |
Gonzalez ![]() Marshall ![]() Magee ![]() | Report | Dalby ![]() | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 6,219 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja | |
Penalties | ||||
Gordon ![]() Klein ![]() Jordan ![]() Magee ![]() | Cummings ![]() Ballouchy ![]() Clark ![]() Ihemelu ![]() |
May 26, 2009 Qualification | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | Tukwila, Washington United States |
Forrest ![]() | Report | Harvey ![]() | Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,007 Referee: Tony Russo |
References
External links
- 2009 Schedule