Colorado Rapids
2019 season
OwnerStan Kroenke
Head coachAnthony Hudson (until May 1)[1]
Conor Casey (interim, May 1 – August 25)
Robin Fraser (from August 25)[2]
Major League SoccerConference: 9th
Overall: 16th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupFourth round
(knocked out by New Mexico United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Kei Kamara (14)
All: Kei Kamara (14)
Highest home attendance16,998
(June 1 vs. Cincinnati)
Lowest home attendance2,619
(June 12 vs. New Mexico, USOC)
Average home league attendance14,284
Biggest win6–3
(August 3 vs. Montreal)
Biggest defeat1–4
(March 30 vs. Houston, April 20 at Chicago)
← 2018
2020 →

The 2019 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twenty-fourth season of existence and their twenty-fourth consecutive season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer. Colorado also competed in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covers the period from October 29, 2018 to the start of the 2020 Major League Soccer season.

Background

Main article: 2018 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado finished the 2018 season second-bottom of the Western Conference table, with the third-worst overall record in MLS. The Rapids finished 11th in the Western Conference and 21st in the overall table. The team scored a league-low 36 goals in 34 matches, and conceded 63 goals. Dominique Badji, who was traded to FC Dallas on July 23, led Colorado with seven goals across all competitions.

Outside of MLS play, the Rapids played in the 2018 edition of the U.S. Open Cup, where they lost in the fourth round to Nashville SC. They also played in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, where they were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Toronto FC.

Roster

As of match played October 6, 2019[3]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Tim Howard United States GK (1979-03-06)March 6, 1979 (aged 40) 2016 England Everton 103 0
15 Andre Rawls United States GK (1991-12-20)December 20, 1991 (aged 27) 2019 United States New York City FC 0 0
31 Clint Irwin United States GK (1989-04-01)April 1, 1989 (aged 30) 2019 Canada Toronto FC 105 0
Defenders
2 Keegan Rosenberry United States DF (1993-12-11)December 11, 1993 (aged 25) 2019 United States Philadelphia Union 35 1
3 Kofi Opare Ghana DF (1990-10-12)October 12, 1990 (aged 28) 2019 United States D.C. United 3 0
4 Danny Wilson Scotland DF (1991-12-27)December 27, 1991 (aged 27) 2018 Scotland Rangers 45 2
5 Tommy Smith New Zealand DF (1990-03-31)March 31, 1990 (aged 29) 2018 England Ipswich Town 64 7
6 Lalas Abubakar Ghana DF (1994-12-25)December 25, 1994 (aged 24) 2019 United States Columbus Crew SC (loan) 23 0
13 Sam Vines United States DF (1999-05-31)May 31, 1999 (aged 20) 2018 United States Charlotte Independence 28 0
18 Sam Raben United States DF (1997-05-11)May 11, 1997 (aged 22) 2019 United States Wake Forest Demon Deacons 0 0
22 Sebastian Anderson United States DF (2002-08-08)August 8, 2002 (aged 17) 2019 United States Colorado Rapids Academy 7 1
24 Kortne Ford United States DF (1996-01-26)January 26, 1996 (aged 23) 2017 United States Denver Pioneers 38 1
27 Deklan Wynne New Zealand DF (1995-03-20)March 20, 1995 (aged 24) 2018 Canada Whitecaps FC 2 39 0
44 Axel Sjöberg Sweden DF (1991-03-08)March 8, 1991 (aged 28) 2015 United States Marquette Golden Eagles 95 3
Midfielders
10 Kellyn Acosta United States MF (1995-07-24)July 24, 1995 (aged 24) 2018 United States FC Dallas 44 4
17 Dillon Serna United States MF (1994-03-25)March 25, 1994 (aged 25) 2013 United States Akron Zips 113 12
19 Jack Price England MF (1992-12-19)December 19, 1992 (aged 26) 2018 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 61 2
20 Nicolás Mezquida Uruguay MF (1992-01-21)January 21, 1992 (aged 27) 2019 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 33 5
26 Cole Bassett United States MF (2001-07-28)July 28, 2001 (aged 18) 2018 United States Colorado Rapids U-23 27 3
28 Sam Nicholson Scotland MF (1995-01-20)January 20, 1995 (aged 24) 2018 United States Minnesota United 48 4
Forwards
7 Diego Rubio Chile FW (1993-05-15)May 15, 1993 (aged 26) 2019 United States Sporting Kansas City 27 12
11 Jonathan Lewis United States FW (1997-06-04)June 4, 1997 (aged 22) 2019 United States New York City FC 16 5
12 Niki Jackson United States FW (1995-08-25)August 25, 1995 (aged 24) 2018 United States Grand Canyon Antelopes 20 3
23 Kei Kamara Sierra Leone FW (1984-09-01)September 1, 1984 (aged 35) 2019 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 29 14
29 Matt Hundley United States FW (2000-05-11)May 11, 2000 (aged 19) 2019 United States UCLA Bruins 0 0
99 Andre Shinyashiki Brazil FW (1997-06-11)June 11, 1997 (aged 22) 2019 United States Denver Pioneers 31 7
Out on loan
8 Johan Blomberg Sweden MF (1987-06-14)June 14, 1987 (aged 32) 2018 Sweden AIK 30 0
14 Abdul Rwatubyaye Rwanda DF (1996-10-23)October 23, 1996 (aged 22) 2019 United States Sporting Kansas City 0 0

Non-competitive

Preseason

February 2 Friendly FC Cincinnati 1–0 Colorado Rapids Bradenton, FL
8:30 AM MST
  • Waston Red card 21'
  • Lasso Yellow card 52', 59'
 Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 0
February 9 Friendly Colorado Rapids 5–0 Ventura County Fusion Chula Vista, CA
1:00 PM MST
Report Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played with 30-minute halves.
February 9 Friendly Colorado Rapids v San Diego Toreros Chula Vista, CA
1:00 PM MST Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
Note: Match was cancelled and was not rescheduled.
February 12 Friendly Colorado Rapids 0–2 Toronto FC Chula Vista, CA
4:30 PM MST Report
Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played with a 30-minute second half.
February 16 Friendly Las Vegas Lights 0–3 Colorado Rapids Las Vegas, NV
11:30 AM MST Report
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 0
February 16 Friendly Las Vegas Lights 2–2 Colorado Rapids Las Vegas, NV
3:00 PM MST
Report
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 5,619
February 23 Friendly LA Galaxy 1–3 Colorado Rapids Carson, CA
9:00 PM MST Ibrahimović 77' Report Kamara 42'
Rubio 69', 85'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
February 24 Friendly LA Galaxy 3–1 Colorado Rapids Carson, CA
11:30 AM MST Boateng 40'
46'
60'		 Report Jackson 53' Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 0

Midseason

July 15 Friendly Colorado Rapids 0–3 Arsenal Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2019 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference
2019 MLS Western Conference standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 FC Dallas (P) 34 13 12 9 48 46 +2 48 Playoffs first round
8 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 16 5 51 52 −1 44
9 Colorado Rapids 34 12 16 6 57 60 −3 42
10 Houston Dynamo 34 12 18 4 45 57 −12 40
11 Sporting Kansas City 34 10 16 8 49 67 −18 38
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(P) Playoffs berth
Overall table
2019 MLS regular season standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
14 New England Revolution 34 11 11 12 50 57 −7 45
15 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 16 5 52 55 −3 44
16 Colorado Rapids 34 12 16 6 58 63 −5 42
17 Chicago Fire 34 10 12 12 55 47 +8 42
18 Montreal Impact (V) 34 12 17 5 47 60 −13 41 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 42 12 16 6 58 63  −5 9 6 2 36 29  +7 3 10 4 22 34  −12

Source: MLS standings
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

Round12345689101112131415161718192021222324252627282973031323334
StadiumHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAAAAHHAAHA
ResultDLDLLLLLLLLWWDWWDWLDLLWWLDLWWWLWWL
Source: Colorado schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

March 2 1 Colorado Rapids 3–3 Portland Timbers Commerce City, CO
4:00 PM MST
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 12,717
Referee: Drew Fischer
March 9 2 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids Seattle, WA
8:00 PM MST
Report
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,725
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
March 17 3 Colorado Rapids 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 11,037
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 23 4 FC Dallas 2–1 Colorado Rapids Frisco, TX
3:55 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 14,514
Referee: Chris Penso
March 30 5 Colorado Rapids 1–4 Houston Dynamo Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 11,061
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 6 6 Orlando City 4–3 Colorado Rapids Orlando, FL
5:30 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 22,450
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 10 7 Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Note: The match was postponed prior to kickoff due to inclement weather.[4]
April 13 8 Colorado Rapids 2–3 D.C. United Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,094
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 20 9 Chicago Fire 4–1 Colorado Rapids Bridgeview, IL
11:00 AM MDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 12,967
Referee: David Gantar
April 27 10 Atlanta United 1–0 Colorado Rapids Atlanta, GA
4:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 43,005
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 3 11 Colorado Rapids 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,794
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May 11 12 Colorado Rapids 2–3 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,437
Referee: Robert Sibiga
May 19 13 LA Galaxy 0–1 Colorado Rapids Carson, CA
6:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 19,015
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 25 14 Colorado Rapids 3–2 Columbus Crew SC Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,843
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 29 15 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Colorado Rapids Chester, PA
5:30 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 14,207
Referee: Tim Ford
June 1 16 Colorado Rapids 3–1 FC Cincinnati Commerce City, CO
6:30 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,998
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 8 17 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Minnesota United Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,160
Referee: Ramy Touchan
June 22 18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Colorado Rapids Vancouver, BC
8:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 19,893
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 28 19 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Los Angeles FC Commerce City, CO
8:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,968
Referee: David Gantar
July 4 20 Colorado Rapids 1–2 New England Revolution Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,584
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
July 13 21 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids Portland, OR
9:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 20 22 Colorado Rapids 1–2 New York City FC Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,359
Referee: Chris Penso
July 27 23 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Colorado Rapids San Jose, CA
8:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 17,762
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 3 24 Colorado Rapids 6–3 Montreal Impact Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,007
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
August 10 25 Colorado Rapids 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,870
Referee: Timothy Ford
August 14 26 Minnesota United 1–0 Colorado Rapids Saint Paul, MN
6:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,629
Referee: Drew Fischer
August 17 27 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Colorado Rapids Houston, TX
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 15,458
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 24 28 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids Sandy, UT
8:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,384
Referee: Ted Unkel
August 31 29 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Colorado Rapids Harrison, NJ
5:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 17,089
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 7 7 Colorado Rapids 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,607
Referee: Kevin Stott
Note: The match was postponed prior to kickoff on April 10 due to inclement weather.[4]
September 11 30 Colorado Rapids 2–1 LA Galaxy Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,945
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 15 31 Toronto FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids Toronto, ON
3:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 24,810
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
September 21 32 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, KS
6:30 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,862
Referee: Nima Saghafi
September 29 33 Colorado Rapids 3–0 FC Dallas Commerce City, CO
5:30 PM MDT
Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,352
Referee: Chris Penso
October 6 34 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids Los Angeles, CA
2:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,537
Referee: Robert Sibiga

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup
June 12 Fourth round Colorado Rapids Colorado 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 New Mexico New Mexico United Commerce City, CO
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 2,619
Referee: Malik Badawi
Penalties

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Tim Howard 25 0 25 0 0 0
2 DF United States USA Keegan Rosenberry 35 1 34 1 1 0
3 DF Ghana GHA Kofi Opare 3 0 3 0 0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Danny Wilson 21 2 15+5 2 1 0
5 DF New Zealand NZL Tommy Smith 28 3 27 3 0+1 0
6 DF Ghana GHA Lalas Abubakar 23 0 22 0 1 0
7 FW Chile CHI Diego Rubio 27 12 25+1 11 1 1
8 MF Sweden SWE Johan Blomberg 4 0 1+2 0 1 0
10 MF United States USA Kellyn Acosta 32 2 30+1 2 0+1 0
11 FW United States USA Jonathan Lewis 16 5 10+6 5 0 0
12 FW United States USA Niki Jackson 4 0 0+4 0 0 0
13 DF United States USA Sam Vines 27 0 23+3 0 0+1 0
14 DF Rwanda RWA Abdul Rwatubyaye 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 GK United States USA Andre Rawls 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF United States USA Dillon Serna 15 0 6+8 0 1 0
18 DF United States USA Sam Raben 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF England ENG Jack Price 27 1 25+2 1 0 0
20 MF Uruguay URU Nicolás Mezquida 33 5 11+21 4 1 1
22 DF United States USA Sebastian Anderson 7 1 5+1 1 1 0
23 FW Sierra Leone SLE Kei Kamara 29 14 29 14 0 0
24 DF United States USA Kortne Ford 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF United States USA Cole Bassett 21 2 14+6 2 1 0
27 DF New Zealand NZL Deklan Wynne 11 0 11 0 0 0
28 MF Scotland SCO Sam Nicholson 28 2 19+8 2 0+1 0
29 FW United States USA Matt Hundley 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK United States USA Clint Irwin 12 0 9+2 0 1 0
44 DF Sweden SWE Axel Sjöberg 8 0 5+2 0 1 0
99 FW Brazil BRA Andre Shinyashiki 31 7 18+13 7 0 0
Players who left Colorado during the season:
6 MF United States USA Benny Feilhaber 9 2 7+2 2 0 0
21 MF Ghana GHA Bismark Adjei-Boateng 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Colorado stats

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK United States Tim Howard 1 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF United States Keegan Rosenberry 3 0 1 0 4 0
4 DF Scotland Danny Wilson 4 0 1 0 5 0
5 DF New Zealand Tommy Smith 3 1 0 0 3 1
6 DF Ghana Lalas Abubakar 7 0 0 0 7 0
7 FW Chile Diego Rubio 10 1 0 0 10 1
8 MF Sweden Johan Blomberg 1 1 1 0 2 1
10 MF United States Kellyn Acosta 8 1 1 0 9 1
11 FW United States Jonathan Lewis 2 0 0 0 2 0
13 DF United States Sam Vines 2 0 0 0 2 0
19 MF England Jack Price 9 1 0 0 9 1
20 MF Uruguay Nicolás Mezquida 4 0 0 0 4 0
22 DF United States Sebastian Anderson 1 1 0 0 1 1
23 FW Sierra Leone Kei Kamara 5 1 0 0 5 1
26 MF United States Cole Bassett 1 0 0 0 1 0
28 MF Scotland Sam Nicholson 2 0 0 0 2 0
44 DF Sweden Axel Sjöberg 0 1 0 1 0 2
99 FW Brazil Andre Shinyashiki 3 0 0 0 3 0
Players who left Colorado during the season:
6 MF United States Benny Feilhaber 3 0 0 0 3 0

Source: Colorado stats

Clean sheets

No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played
1 United States Tim Howard 5 0 5 25
15 United States Andre Rawls 0 0 0 0
31 United States Clint Irwin 1 0 1 12

Source: Colorado stats

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2019

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
MF Uruguay Nicolás Mezquida Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver receives GK Zac MacMath. Dec 9, 2018 [5]
FW Sierra Leone Kei Kamara United States FC Cincinnati Cincinnati receives a 2019 International Roster Spot. Dec 11, 2018 [6]
GK United States Andre Rawls United States New York City FC Selected in Stage One of the 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Dec 14, 2018 [7]
GK United States Clint Irwin Canada Toronto FC Toronto receives a second round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Dec 14, 2018 [8]
FW Chile Diego Rubio United States Sporting Kansas City SKC receives MF Kelyn Rowe, $300,000 in allocation money. Dec 18, 2018 [9]
DF United States Keegan Rosenberry United States Philadelphia Union Philadelphia receives $300,000 in allocation monies, future considerations. Dec 19, 2018 [10]
MF United States Benny Feilhaber United States Los Angeles FC Signed to a one-year contract with a club option for 2020. Jan 11, 2019 [11]
FW Brazil Andre Shinyashiki United States Denver Pioneers Selected in the First Round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Jan 11, 2019 [12]
FW United States Matt Hundley United States UCLA Bruins Signed as a Homegrown Player. Jan 15, 2019 [13]
DF United States Sam Raben United States Wake Forest Demon Deacons Signed as a Homegrown Player. Jan 15, 2019 [13]
DF Ghana Kofi Opare United States D.C. United Signed to a one-year contract. Feb 25, 2019 [14]
DF United States Sebastian Anderson United States Colorado Rapids Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player. Apr 3, 2019 [15]
FW United States Jonathan Lewis United States New York City FC NYCFC receives $650,000 in targeted allocation money, a 2020 International Roster Spot. May 8, 2019 [16]
DF Rwanda Abdul Rwatubyaye United States Sporting Kansas City SKC receives MF Benny Feilhaber. May 8, 2019 [17]

SuperDraft

See also: 2019 MLS SuperDraft

The following players were selected by Colorado in the MLS SuperDraft, but did not sign a contract with the club.[18]

Pos. Player College Notes Date Source
DF United States Marcello Borges United States Michigan Wolverines Selected in the second round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Signed for United States Detroit City for the NPSL Members Cup. Jan 11, 2019 [19][20]
DF United States Jacob Hauser-Ramsey United States UConn Huskies Selected in the second round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Signed for United States Memphis 901 on Mar 21, 2019. Jan 11, 2019 [21][22]
MF United States Robbie Mertz United States Michigan Wolverines Selected in the Fourth Round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Signed for United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on Mar 29, 2019. Jan 14, 2019 [23][24]

Loan in

Pos. Player Parent club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
DF Ghana Lalas Abubakar United States Columbus Crew SC Remainder of the 2019 Major League Soccer season. Columbus receives $125,000 in targeted allocation money. May 8, 2019 [25]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
MF Jamaica Giles Barnes India Hyderabad FC Contract option declined. Signed for Hyderabad on Oct 9, 2019. Nov 27, 2018 [26]
FW Ivory Coast Yannick Boli Thailand Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Contract expired. Signed for Ratchaburi on Dec 11, 2018. Nov 27, 2018 [26][27]
FW United States Caleb Calvert United States Saint Louis FC Contract option declined. Signed for Saint Louis on Dec 22, 2018. Nov 27, 2018 [26][28]
DF New Zealand Kip Colvey Contract option declined. Retired. Nov 27, 2018 [26][29]
DF United States Mike da Fonte United States OKC Energy Contract option declined. Signed for OKC on Mar 28, 2019. Nov 27, 2018 [26][30]
GK United States Andrew Dykstra Contract expired. Retired Nov 27, 2018 [26]
MF United States Sam Hamilton United States New Mexico United Contract option declined. Signed for New Mexico on Nov 28, 2018. Nov 27, 2018 [26][31]
MF Uruguay Enzo Martínez United States Charlotte Independence Contract option declined. Signed for Charlotte on Dec 20, 2018. Nov 27, 2018 [26][32]
FW United States Jack McBean Contract option declined. Retired. Nov 27, 2018 [26][33]
MF Mexico Ricardo Pérez United States Lansing Ignite Contract option declined. Signed for Lansing on Mar 13, 2019. Nov 27, 2018 [26][34]
GK United States Zac MacMath Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Colorado receives MF Nicolás Mezquida, $100,000 in targeted allocation money. Dec 9, 2018 [5]
DF United States Edgar Castillo United States New England Revolution Colorado receives MF Kelyn Rowe. Dec 18, 2018 [35]
MF United States Marlon Hairston United States Houston Dynamo Colorado receives $175,000 in general allocation money. Jan 11, 2019 [36]
FW Albania Shkëlzen Gashi Switzerland FC Aarau Waived. Signed for Aarau on Jul 12, 2019. Mar 1, 2019 [37][38]
MF United States Benny Feilhaber United States Sporting Kansas City Colorado receives DF Abdul Rwatubyaye, a 2019 International Roster Spot, $50,000 in targeted allocation money, a second round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, future considerations. May 8, 2019 [17]
MF Ghana Bismark Adjei-Boateng Finland Kuopion Palloseura Contract terminated by mutual consent. Signed for Kuopion Palloseura on Dec 12, 2019. Jul 12, 2019 [39]

Loan out

Pos. Player Loanee club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
DF United States Sam Raben United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season. Feb 18, 2019 Mar 9, 2019 [40][41]
Mar 16, 2019 Sep 7, 2019 [42][43]
FW United States Matt Hundley United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season. Mar 6, 2019 Sep 7, 2019 [44][43]
GK United States Andre Rawls United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season. Mar 6, 2019 Mar 15, 2019 [44][45]
Mar 23, 2019 May 29, 2019 [46][47]
Jun 1, 2019 Jul 27, 2019 [48][49]
Aug 31, 2019 Sep 7, 2019 [50][43]
GK United States Clint Irwin United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks One game. Mar 15, 2019 Mar 23, 2019 [45][51]
Apr 24, 2019 Apr 27, 2019 [52][53]
May 4, 2019 May 11, 2019 [54][55]
DF Ghana Kofi Opare United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks One game. Mar 15, 2019 Apr 6, 2019 [45][56]
FW United States Niki Jackson United States Charlotte Independence Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season. Apr 12, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 [57][58]
FW Brazil Andre Shinyashiki United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks One game. Apr 24, 2019 Apr 27, 2019 [52][53]
May 4, 2019 May 11, 2019 [54][55]
DF Rwanda Abdul Rwatubyaye United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks Remainder of the 2019 USL Championship season. May 17, 2019 [59]
MF Sweden Johan Blomberg Sweden GIF Sundsvall Remainder of his contract. Aug 13, 2019 [60]
DF United States Sebastian Anderson United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks Remainder of the 2019 Major League Soccer season. Aug 23, 2019 Aug 27, 2019 [61][62]
MF United States Cole Bassett United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks Remainder of the 2019 Major League Soccer season. Aug 23, 2019 Aug 27, 2019 [61][62]

Awards

MLS Team of the Week
Week Starters Bench Opponent(s) Link
1 United States Benny Feilhaber
United States Tim Howard 		Portland Timbers [1]
6 United States Cole Bassett Orlando City [2]
7 United States Benny Feilhaber D.C. United [3]
12 United States Jonathan Lewis LA Galaxy [4]
13 Scotland Sam Nicholson Columbus Crew SC [5]
14 Brazil Andre Shinyashiki Philadelphia Union
FC Cincinnati 		[6]
15 Ghana Lalas Abubakar
United States Tim Howard
Sierra Leone Kei Kamara 		England Jack Price Minnesota United [7]
16 Ghana Lalas Abubakar
Sierra Leone Kei Kamara 		Vancouver Whitecaps FC [8]
17 United States Sam Vines Los Angeles FC [9]
22 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara
England Jack Price 		Montreal Impact [10]
23 United States Keegan Rosenberry Chile Diego Rubio San Jose Earthquakes [11]
24 Chile Diego Rubio Minnesota United
Houston Dynamo 		[12]
26 United States Jonathan Lewis
New Zealand Tommy Smith 		New York Red Bulls [13]
27 Brazil Andre Shinyashiki
United States Sam Vines 		United States Keegan Rosenberry Seattle Sounders FC [14]
28 United States Keegan Rosenberry LA Galaxy
Toronto FC 		[15]
29 England Jack Price Sierra Leone Kei Kamara
New Zealand Tommy Smith 		Sporting Kansas City [16]
30 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara United States Sam Vines FC Dallas [17]
MLS Goal of the Week
Week Player Opponent Link
1 Brazil Andre Shinyashiki Portland Timbers [18]
MLS Player of the Week
Week Player Opponent Link
27 Brazil Andre Shinyashiki Seattle Sounders FC [19]

Kits

Home
Away
Specialty
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Record
Home Burgundy Blue Burgundy Match 1 vs. Portland / 9–10–5
Away White White White Match 4 vs. Dallas / 3–6–1
Specialty Teal Teal Teal Match 8 vs. Chicago / 0–1–0

See also

References

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