2012 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado Rapids
2012 season
OwnerStan Kroenke
CoachÓscar Pareja
Major League SoccerTBD
MLS CupDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupThird round
Rocky Mountain CupLost
Hawaiian Islands InvitationalThird place
Highest home attendance19,152 v Los Angeles Galaxy (April 21, 2012)
Lowest home attendance10,969 v C.D. Chivas USA (April 28, 2012)
Average home league attendance15,175
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The 2012 Colorado Rapids season was the team's eighteenth year of existence. The team's first match was on March 10 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Background

Main article: 2011 Colorado Rapids season

Review

Competitions

Preseason

Hawaiian Islands Invitational

Further information: 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational
February 23, 2012 Yokohama 2–1 Colorado Rapids Honolulu, HI
22:30 MST Namba 57', 64' Report Moor 73' Stadium: Aloha Stadium
Attendance: 7,388
Referee: Jair Marrufo
February 25, 2012 Melbourne Heart 0–1 Colorado Rapids Honolulu, HI
20:00 MST Lagana  63'
Groenewald  72'
Paterson  89'		 Report Cascio 30' Stadium: Aloha Stadium
Attendance: 10,073
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Major League Soccer

Further information: 2012 Major League Soccer season

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 11 4 19 44 50  −6 37 8 3 6 29 19  +10 3 1 13 15 31  −16

Last updated: 2 June 2013.
Source: Major League Soccer

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAAHAAHHAAAHHAHHHAHAAHHAHAAHAAHHAH
ResultWWLWLLLWLWLDWLLWLLLLLLWLDLLWLDDLWW
Source: Colorado Rapids
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

March 10 Match 1 Colorado Rapids 2–0 Columbus Crew Commerce City
17:00 MDT Moor 44'
Wynne  80'
Amarikwa 89'		 Report Mirosevic  40'
Vargas  72'
Rentería  80'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,746
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
March 18 Match 2 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Colorado Rapids Chester, PA
14:00 MDT Gómez  31'
Farfan  52'
Pajoy 67'
Torres  91'		 Report Larentowicz  44'
Castrillon 56'
Larentowicz  58'
Cascio 62'
Castrillon  74'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 19,074
Referee: Mark Geiger
March 25 Match 3 New York Red Bulls 4–1 Colorado Rapids Harrison, NJ
14:00 MDT Henry 3'
Cooper 6'
Soli  31'
Henry 44'
Marquez  60'
Cooper 89'		 Report Cummings 77' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 21,024
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 1 Match 4 Colorado Rapids 2–0 Chicago Fire Commerce City
17:00 MDT Cummings 58'
Hill 92+'		 Report Grazzini  55' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,152
Referee: Chris Penso
April 7 Match 5 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids Sandy, UT
19:00 MDT Sabório 20'
Espínola 57'
Olave  74'
Beckerman  74'
Gil  81'		 Report Pickens  58'
Moor  81'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 16,870
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 14 Match 6 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids Seattle, WA
14:00 MDT Johnson  47'
Scott  49' 63'
Montero  87'		 Match Report Mullan  87' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 38,360
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 21 Match 7 Colorado Rapids 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Commerce City
19:00 MDT Wynne 21' (o.g)
Larentowicz  23'
Kimura  43'
Cummings 63'
Cummings  83'		 Report Donovan 39'
Juninho  66'
Lopes  91'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 19,152
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
April 28 Match 8 Colorado Rapids 4–0 Chivas USA Commerce City
19:00 MDT Cascio 50'

Larentowicz  59'
Freeman  75'
Hill 82'
Larentowicz 84' (pen.)

Hill 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,969
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 2 Match 9 New England Revolution 2–1 Colorado Rapids Foxborough, MA
18:00 MDT Sene 27'

Cárdenas 39'
Feilhaber  65'
Barnes  74'

Nguyen  76'		 Report Castrillon 21'

Marshall  45'

Castrillon  90'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 6,149
Referee: Terry Vaughn
May 6 Match 10 FC Dallas 0–2 Colorado Rapids Frisco, TX
17:00 MDT Hernandez  25'

Hernandez  34'

Perez  36'		 Report Cascio  38'

Castrillon  44' 61'

Rivero 74'		 Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium
Attendance: 11,702
Referee: Mark Geiger
May 16 Match 11 D.C. United 2–0 Colorado Rapids Washington, D.C.
17:30 MDT De Rosario 25'
Salihi  40' 60'
Najar  75'		 Report Larentowicz  61'
Rivero  86'
Marshall  91'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 11,593
Referee: Matthew Foerster
May 19 Match 12 Colorado Rapids 2 - 2 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City
19:00 MDT Marshall 52'
Kimura 60'		 Report Bunbury 2' 14'
Convey  51'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,269
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
May 26 Match 13 Colorado Rapids 3–2 Montreal Impact Commerce City
19:00 MDT Larentowicz 18'
Moor 39'
Rivero  41'
Marshall  51'  61'
Thompson  56'
Castrillon 83'		 Report Bernier 14'
Arnaud  35'
Wenger 48'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,877
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
June 16 Match 14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 - 0 Colorado Rapids Vancouver, BC
17:00 MDT Rochat  42'
Mattocks  59'  60'
Le Toux 80'		 Report Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 19,166
Referee: Jasen Anno
June 20 Match 15 Colorado Rapids 1 - 2 San Jose Earthquakes Commerce City
19:30 MDT Mullan 18'
Zapata  54'
Moor  90'		 Report Chávez  28'
Beitashour  31'
Bernárdez  45'
Gordon 84'
Wondolowski 90+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,080
Referee: Sorin Stoica
June 30 Match 16 Colorado Rapids 3 - 0 Portland Timbers Commerce City
19:00 MDT Castrillón 18'
Casey 26'
Smith 89'
Larentowicz  90+2'		 Report Chará  73' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,553
Referee: Chris Penso
July 4 Match 17 Colorado Rapids 0 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Commerce City
19:30 MDT Report Rochat  41'
Mattocks 43'  90+2'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,757
Referee: Dave Gantar
July 7 Match 18 Seattle Sounders FC 2 - 1 Colorado Rapids Seattle, WA
21:00 MDT Fernández 53'
Johnson 64'  65'		 Report Rivero  41'
Cummings 79'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,060
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 14 Match 19 Colorado Rapids 1 - 2 FC Dallas Commerce City
19:00 MDT Cummings 51' Report Castillo  57' 81'
Rodríguez 60'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,284
Referee: Yader Reyes
July 18 Match 20 Toronto FC 2 - 1 Colorado Rapids Toronto, ON
17:00 MDT Johnson  17' 51'
Wiedeman 68'		 Report Casey 23'
Larentowicz  90'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,225
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 21 Match 21 Real Salt Lake 2 - 0 Colorado Rapids Sandy, UT
20:00 MDT Saborío 32'
Steele  82'
Johnson 89'		 Report Nane  45' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,492
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 28 Match 22 Colorado Rapids 1 - 2 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City
19:00 MDT Moor 4' Report Johnson 1'
Alonso 65'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,816
Referee: Paul Wood
August 4 Match 23 Colorado Rapids 1 - 0 Real Salt Lake Commerce City
19:00 MDT Nane 38' Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,218
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
August 11 Match 24 FC Dallas 3 - 2 Colorado Rapids Frisco, TX
19:00 MDT Castillo 41'  89'
Benítez 44'
Ferreira 49'  90+4'
Jacobson  54'		 Report Castrillón 12'  72'
Freeman  38'
Nane  47'
Moor  52'
Larentowicz 54'		 Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium
Attendance: 10,222
Referee: Armando Villarreal
August 18 Match 25 Colorado Rapids 1 - 1 Chivas USA Commerce City
19:00 MDT Mullan 19' Report Joseph  78'
Minda  80'
Ángel 83'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,679
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
August 25 Match 26 San Jose Earthquakes 4 - 1 Colorado Rapids Santa Clara, CA
MDT Dawkins 11'
Gordon 43'
Dawkins 68'
Gordon 75'		 Report Marshall 54'
Casey  55'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 31 Match 27 Portland Timbers 1 - 0 Colorado Rapids Portland, OR
20:30 MDT Smith  30'
Dike 45'		 Report Larentowicz  70'
Wahl  87'		 Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 20,438
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 5 Match 28 Colorado Rapids 3 - 0 Portland Timbers Commerce City
19:00 MDT Zapata  14'
Akpan 6'
Cascio 27'
Thomas  46'
Castrillón 86'		 Report Chará  42'
Smith  74'
Jewsbury  83'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,086
Referee: Juan Guzman
September 16 Match 29 Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 0 Colorado Rapids Carson, CA
17:00 MDT Keane 15'
Wilhelmsson 58'
DeLaGarza  77'		 Report Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,204
Referee: Ismail Elfath
September 23 Match 30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 - 2 Colorado Rapids Vancouver, BC
17:30 MDT Richards  22'
Camilo  29'
Rochat 64'
Miller 68'		 Report Cummings 34'
Smith 86'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 18,992
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 30 Match 31 Colorado Rapids 1 - 1 Los Angeles Galaxy Commerce City
17:00 MDT Larentowicz  2'
Castrillón 16'		 Report Sarvas 10'
Magee  17'
Donovan  29'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,649
Referee: Allen Chapman
October 6 Match 32 Colorado Rapids 1 - 4 San Jose Earthquakes Commerce City
19:00 MDT Freeman  32'
Hill  80'
Akpan 92' (pen.)		 Report Chávez 2'
Wondolowski 11'
Chávez  32'
Wondolowski 51'
Wondolowski 83'
Hernandez  91'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,232
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
October 20 Match 33 Chivas USA 0 - 2 Colorado Rapids Carson, CA
20:30 MDT Zemanski  78'
Valencia  88'		 Report Wahl  11'
Rivero 16'
Hill 43'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 11,499
Referee: Yader Reyes
October 27 Match 34 Colorado Rapids 2 - 0 Houston Dynamo Commerce City
19:00 MDT Hill 9'
Akpan 76'		 Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,453
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Table

Western Conference

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes 34 19 6 9 72 43 +29 66 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Real Salt Lake 34 17 11 6 46 35 +11 57
3 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 8 11 51 33 +18 56
4 LA Galaxy 34 16 12 6 59 47 +12 54 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 11 13 10 35 41 −6 43
6 FC Dallas 34 9 13 12 42 47 −5 39
7 Colorado Rapids 34 11 19 4 44 50 −6 37
8 Portland Timbers 34 8 16 10 34 56 −22 34
9 Chivas USA 34 7 18 9 24 58 −34 30
Source: MLS

Overall

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes (S) 34 19 6 9 72 43 +29 66 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 7 9 42 27 +15 63
3 D.C. United 34 17 10 7 53 43 +10 58
4 New York Red Bulls 34 16 9 9 57 46 +11 57
5 Real Salt Lake 34 17 11 6 46 35 +11 57
6 Chicago Fire 34 17 11 6 46 41 +5 57
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 8 11 51 33 +18 56
8 LA Galaxy (C) 34 16 12 6 59 47 +12 54 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Houston Dynamo 34 14 9 11 48 41 +7 53
10 Columbus Crew 34 15 12 7 44 44 0 52
11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 11 13 10 35 41 −6 43
12 Montreal Impact 34 12 16 6 45 51 −6 42 CONCACAF Champions League
13 FC Dallas 34 9 13 12 42 47 −5 39
14 Colorado Rapids 34 11 19 4 44 50 −6 37
15 Philadelphia Union 34 10 18 6 37 45 −8 36
16 New England Revolution 34 9 17 8 39 44 −5 35
17 Portland Timbers 34 8 16 10 34 56 −22 34
18 Chivas USA 34 7 18 9 24 58 −34 30
19 Toronto FC 34 5 21 8 36 62 −26 23
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

MLS Cup Playoffs

Further information: 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2012 U.S. Open Cup
May 29, 2012 Third round Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 Colorado Rapids St. Petersburg, FL
7:30 PM EDT Antoniuk  19'
Washington  56'
Clare 90+2'		 Report Edu 17' (pen.)
Akpan 33'
Thompson  55'
Marshall  57'
Hill 90+1'
Ceus  90+2'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
June 5, 2012 Fourth round Sporting Kansas City 2 - 0 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas
20:30 Collin  14'
Pickens 27' (o.g.)
Júlio César  33'
Bunbury 79'		 Report Larentowicz  58'
Freeman  85'
LaBauex  88'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 14,868

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Roster & Transfers

Roster

Roster on October 1, 2012.

No. Position Player Nation
2 DF Hunter Freeman  United States
3 DF Drew Moor  United States
4 MF Jeff Larentowicz  United States
5 MF Joseph Nane  Cameroon
6 DF Anthony Wallace  United States
8 DF Tyson Wahl  United States
9 FW Conor Casey  United States
10 MF Martín Rivero (on loan from Rosario Central)  Argentina
11 MF Brian Mullan  United States
12 MF Hendry Thomas  Honduras
13 FW Kamani Hill  United States
14 FW Omar Cummings  Jamaica
15 DF Chris Klute (on loan from Atlanta Silverbacks)  United States
17 GK Ian Joyce  United States
18 GK Matt Pickens  United States
19 FW Andre Akpan  United States
20 MF Jamie Smith  Scotland
21 DF Luis Zapata  Colombia
22 DF Marvell Wynne  United States
23 MF Jaime Castrillón  Colombia
25 MF Pablo Mastroeni  United States
28 MF Davy Armstrong (HGP)  United States
29 DF Scott Palguta  United States
31 GK Steward Ceus  Haiti
32 MF Tony Cascio  United States
34 DF Tyrone Marshall  Jamaica
36 MF Shane O'Neill (HGP)  United States
37 FW Edu  Brazil

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Ref.
2 DF Hunter Freeman Houston Dynamo Re-Entry Draft December 12, 2011
N/A MF Baggio Hušidić Chicago Fire Re-Entry Draft December 12, 2011
23 MF Jaime Castrillón Independiente Medellín Undisclosed January 25, 2012
21 DF Luis Zapata Unattached Free February 24, 2012
13 FW Kamani Hill Unattached Free March 28, 2012
37 FW Edu Unattached Free April 26, 2012
8 DF Tyson Wahl Montreal Impact Trade July 13, 2012
12 MF Hendry Thomas Wigan Athletic Undisclosed August 21, 2012

MLS Drafts

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Ref.
MF Tony Cascio Connecticut Huskies SuperDraft, 1st round January 12, 2012
MF Kohei Yamada Thespa Kusatsu Supplemental Draft, 3rd round January 17, 2012
GK Joel Helmick Longwood Lancers Supplemental Draft, 4th round January 17, 2012

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Ref.
23 MF Sanna Nyassi Montreal Impact Expansion Draft November 23, 2011
N/A MF Baggio Hušidić Hammarby Undisclosed December 23, 2011
10 FW Macoumba Kandji Houston Dynamo Trade February 8, 2012
7 MF Josh Janniere N/A (Waived) Waived May 7, 2012
8 DF Eddie Ababio N/A (Waived) Waived June 28, 2012
12 FW Quincy Amarikwa N/A (Waived) Waived June 28, 2012
16 MF Ross LaBauex N/A (Waived) Waived June 28, 2012
27 DF Kosuke Kimura Portland Timbers Trade July 5, 2012
15 MF Wells Thompson Chicago Fire Trade September 10, 2012

Loan in

No. Pos. Player Previous club Start End Ref.
10 MF Martín Rivero Rosario Central February 16, 2012 December 31, 2013
99 MF Hárrison Henao Once Caldas April 11, 2012 July 16, 2012
15 DF Chris Klute Atlanta Silverbacks September 14, 2012 July 2013

Loan out

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Colorado is in the #14 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.

International roster spots

Colorado has 7 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster slots. Colorado acquired an additional permanent slot from Real Salt Lake in 2005, traded slots to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in both 2010 and 2012, and traded another slot to New York Red Bulls in 2010. In July 2012, Colorado acquired a slot from Portland Timbers which returns to Portland on 1 January 2013.

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: * 2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 4 pick from Houston Dynamo; * 2014 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick from Houston Dynamo.
Future picks traded: * 2013 Supplemental Draft Round 3 pick to Vancouver Whitecaps FC; * 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 pick to Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

See also

References

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  6. ^ Colorado Rapids Media Relations (March 28, 2012). "Rapids sign forward Kamani Hill". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Colorado Rapids Media Relations (April 26, 2012). "Rapids sign Brazilian forward Edu". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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  18. ^ Jeremiah Oshan (July 5, 2012). "Kosuke Kimura Joins Timbers After Trade From Rapids". SB Nation. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  19. ^ Chicago Fire Communications (September 10, 2012). "Chicago Fire Acquire Wells Thompson From Colorado Rapids". Chicago Fire. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  20. ^ Colorado Rapids Media Relations (February 16, 2012). "Rapids acquire Argentinian playmaker Martin Rivero". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  21. ^ Colorado Rapids Media Relations (April 11, 2012). "Rapids Sign Midfielder Harrison Henao". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  22. ^ Colorado Rapids Media Relations (September 14, 2012). "Rapids acquire defender Chris Klute from Atlanta". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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