2022 Colorado Rapids season
Colorado Rapids 2022 soccer season
The 2022 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twenty-seventh season of existence and their twenty-seventh consecutive season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer.
Background
Colorado finished the 2021 season 1st in the Western Conference table, and 2nd overall in MLS. They reached the semifinals of the MLS Cup Playoffs , losing to the Portland Timbers 1–0.
Roster
As of July 21, 2022[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
As of March 5, 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Competitions
Win
Draw
Loss
Upcoming fixture
Preseason
Major League Soccer
Standings
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
^ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
^ as 2022 Canadian Championship winners.
Overall table
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
^ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
^ As 2022 Canadian Championship winners (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
43
11
13
10
46
57
−11
10
2
5
29
15
+14
1
11
5
17
42
−25
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
Match results
CONCACAF Champions League
Round of 16
Colorado Rapids v Comunicaciones
U.S. Open Cup
Due to their entry in the CONCACAF Champions League, the Rapids entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32.[2] The draw for the Round of 32 took place on April 21, and the Rapids drew Minnesota United FC .[3]
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute .
Top scorers
Top assists
Clean sheets
Rank
Position
Number
Name
MLS
US Open Cup
CONCACAF Champion's League
Total
1
GK
22
William Yarbrough
9
0
1
10
Total
9
0
1
10
Disciplinary record
Transfers
For transfers in, dates listed are when the Rapids officially signed the players to the roster. For transfers out, dates are listed when the Rapids officially removed the players from the roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with a different club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed remains when he was officially removed from the roster.
In
Pos.
Player
Transferred from
Fee/notes
Date
Source
DF
Aboubacar Keita
Columbus Crew
Columbus receives $300,000 in GAM.
January 4, 2022
[4]
MF
Max Alves
Flamengo
Transfer fee not disclosed
January 5, 2022
[5]
MF
Bryan Acosta
FC Dallas
Rights acquired in stage two of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft
January 19, 2022
[6]
DF
Jackson Travis
Rapids Academy
Homegrown contract
March 4, 2022
[7]
DF
Gustavo Vallecilla
FC Cincinnati
FC Cincinnati receives $400,000 in 2022 GAM, and $400,000 in 2023 GAM
March 28, 2022
[8]
FW
Gyasi Zardes
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew receives $300,000 in GAM. Deal could escalate up to $1.4 million GAM.
April 22, 2022
[9]
FW
Sam Nicholson
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Free transfer.
June 17, 2022
[10]
MF
Ralph Priso
Toronto FC
Toronto receives Mark-Anthony Kaye , Colorado receives Priso, $775,000 in GAM, and a 2023 SuperDraft pick. Deal could escalate up to $1.05 million GAM.
July 8, 2022
[11]
Loans in
SuperDraft
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
Out
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Date
Source
DF
Kortne Ford
Sporting Kansas City
Option Declined
December 3, 2021
[16]
DF
Jeremy Kelly
Memphis 901 FC
Option Declined
December 3, 2021
[16]
MF
Younes Namli
Sparta Rotterdam
Option Declined
December 3, 2021
[16]
GK
Andre Rawls
TBD
Option Declined
December 3, 2021
[16]
MF
Will Vint
Charlotte Independence
Option Declined
December 3, 2021
[16]
FW
Dominique Badji
FC Cincinnati
Free Transfer
January 4, 2022
[17]
MF
Kellyn Acosta
Los Angeles FC
Colorado receives $1.1 million (with the potential for $400,000 more in incentives) in GAM.
January 14, 2022
[18]
DF
Auston Trusty
Arsenal FC
Transfer fee not disclosed. Trusty loaned back to Rapids for 6 months.
January 31, 2022
[12]
FW
Andre Shinyashiki
Charlotte FC
Colorado receives $225,000 (with the potential for $175,000 more in incentives) in GAM.
May 3, 2022
[19]
MF
Nicolás Mezquida
Volos F.C.
Transfer fee not disclosed.
June 28, 2022
[20]
MF
Mark-Anthony Kaye
Toronto FC
Toronto receives Kaye, Colorado receives Ralph Priso , $775,000 in GAM, and a 2023 SuperDraft pick. Deal could escalate up to $1.05 million GAM.
July 8, 2022
[11]
Loans out
See also
References
^ "Roster" . Colorado Rapids. Retrieved July 21, 2022 .
^ "2022 US Open Cup: Format, schedule finalized for 107th edition of tournament" . theCup.us . December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021 .
^ "2022 US Open Cup Handbook Finalists Edition" . US Soccer . February 2, 2022. Archived from the original on April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022 .
^ Liljenwall, Ari (January 5, 2022). "Colorado Rapids acquire defender Aboubacar Keita from Columbus Crew" . MLS.com . Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
^ "Colorado Rapids Sign Brazilian Midfielder Max Alves" . ColoradoRapids.com . January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
^ "Colorado Rapids Acquire Midfielder Bryan Acosta" . MLS.com . January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022 .
^ "Colorado Rapids Sign Defender Jackson Travis to Homegrown Player Contract" . MLS.com . March 4, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022 .
^ "Colorado Rapids Acquire Ecuadorian International Defender Gustavo Vallecilla from FC Cincinnati" . MLS.com . March 28, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022 .
^ "MColorado Rapids acquire USMNT striker Gyasi Zardes in blockbuster deal with Columbus Crew" . The Denver Post . Retrieved April 22, 2022 .
^ "Colorado Rapids sign winger Sam Nicholson" . ColoradoRapids.com . June 17, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022 .
^ a b "Toronto FC acquire Canadian international Mark-Anthony Kaye" . TorontoFC.ca . July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022 .
^ a b "Colorado Rapids Transfer Auston Trusty to Arsenal FC" . ColoradoRapids.com . January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022 .
^ "Colorado Rapids extend defender Lucas Esteves' loan" . ColoradoRapids.com . July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022 .
^ "Colorado Rapids acquire Chilean midfielder Felipe Gutiérrez" . ColoradoRapids.com . August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022 .
^ a b c Kohne, Sydney (January 11, 2022). "Rapids Select Three Players in 2022 MLS SuperDraft" . ColoradoRapids.com . Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
^ a b c d e "Rapids Announce 2021 Year-End Roster Updates" . ColoradoRapids.com . December 3, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
^ "FC Cincinnati sign forward Dominique Badji" . FCCincinnati.com . January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
^ "Colorado Rapids Acquire Up to $1.5 Million in Allocation Money from LAFC in Exchange for Kellyn Acosta" . ColoradoRapids.com . January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
^ "Colorado Rapids Acquire Up to $400,000 in 2022 GAM From Charlotte FC in Exchange for Andre Shinyashiki" . ColoradoRapids.com . May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022 .
^ "Colorado Rapids transfer Nicolás Mezquida to Greece's Volos FC" . ColoradoRapids.com . June 28, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022 .
^ "Colorado Rapids Loan Cole Bassett to Dutch Side Feyenoord Rotterdam" . MLS.com . January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022 .
^ "Colorado Rapids recall Cole Bassett from Feyenoord, loan him to Fortuna Sittard in Dutch Eredivisie" . MLS.com . August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2022 .
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