# 2014 Colorado Rapids season

The 2014 Colorado Rapids season was the club's nineteenth season of existence, and their nineteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids.
Finishing eighth in the West and seventeenth overall, the Rapids failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, after previously qualifying last year. Despite an upper-mid table performance to start the season, the club was plagued heavily by injuries, causing the team to go winless in their final fourteen matches of the season, twelve of which, were losses. In the U.S. Open Cup, the Rapids won their first fixture against Orlando City, 5–2. In the fifth round, they fell to the Atlanta Silverbacks. Additionally, they were unable to defend their Rocky Mountain Cup title, losing to rivals, Real Salt Lake.

## Club
### Roster

Updated July 20, 2014.
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Clint Irwin | United States |
| 2 | MF | Nick LaBrocca | United States |
| 3 | DF | Drew Moor | United States |
| 4 | DF | Marc Burch | United States |
| 5 | DF | Thomas Piermayr | Austria |
| 6 | MF | José Mari | Spain |
| 7 | FW | Vicente Sánchez | Uruguay |
| 8 | MF | Dillon Powers | United States |
| 9 | FW | Edson Buddle | United States |
| 10 | FW | Gabriel Torres | Panama |
| 11 | MF | Brian Mullan | United States |
| 12 | GK | John Berner | United States |
| 13 | FW | Kamani Hill | United States |
| 15 | DF | Chris Klute | United States |
| 16 | DF | John Neeskens | United States |
| 17 | MF | Dillon Serna (HGP) | United States |
| 19 | FW | Charles Eloundou | Cameroon |
| 21 | MF | Grant Van De Casteele | United States |
| 22 | DF | Marvell Wynne | United States |
| 23 | GK | Joe Nasco | United States |
| 26 | FW | Deshorn Brown (GA) | Jamaica |
| 27 | MF | Shane O'Neill (HGP) | United States |
| 28 | MF | Davy Armstrong (HGP) | United States |
| 33 | MF | Jared Watts | United States |
| 44 | DF | Gale Agbossoumonde | United States |
| 55 | FW | Danny Mwanga | DR Congo |
| 57 | DF | Carlos Alvarez | United States |
| 94 | MF | Marlon Hairston (GA) | United States |
| — | MF | Tony Cascio (on loan at Houston Dynamo) | United States |

### Technical Staff

As of February 18, 2014.
| Position | Name |
| Technical director | Paul Bravo |
| Head coach | Pablo Mastroeni |
| Assistant coach | John Metgod |
| Assistant coach | Steve Cooke |
| Assistant coach/Goalkeepers | Chris Sharpe |
| Director of Team Operations | Jeff Mathews |
| Team Administrator | Erik Carlson |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Jamie Rojas |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Michael Heitkamp |
| Equipment Manager | Brandy Lay |

## Transfers
### Transfers In

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| January 7, 2014 | Marvin Chávez | MF | San Jose Earthquakes | Acquired in exchange for Atiba Harris |
| February 12, 2014 | Joe Nasco | GK | Atlanta Silverbacks | |
| March 4, 2014 | José Marí | MF | Real Zaragoza | |
| April 4, 2014 | Thomas Piermayr | DF | Lillestrøm SK | |
| May 8, 2014 | Gale Agbossoumonde | DF | Toronto FC | Acquired in a three team trade, Colorado sent Marvin Chávez to Chivas USA |
| May 14, 2014 | John Neeskens | DF | Unattached | Signed on a Free Transfer |
| July 1, 2014 | Carlos Alvarez | MF | Chivas USA | Acquired in exchange for Nathan Sturgis |

### Transfers Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| December 2, 2013 | Diego Calderón | DF | | Option Declined, later signed with LDU Quito |
| December 4, 2013 | Jaime Castrillón | MF | | Option Declined |
| December 6, 2013 | Steward Ceus | GK | | Option Declined |
| December 9, 2013 | Jamie Smith | MF | | Option Declined, later retired |
| December 9, 2013 | Brian Mullan | MF | | Option Declined, later re-signed |
| January 7, 2014 | Atiba Harris | MF | San Jose Earthquakes | Sent in exchange for Marvin Chávez |
| January 21, 2014 | Tony Cascio | MF | Houston Dynamo | Sent on interleague loan for the 2014 MLS Season in exchange for an international roster slot |
| February 10, 2014 | Anthony Wallace | DF | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| February 12, 2014 | Hendry Thomas | MF | FC Dallas | Sent in exchange for allocation money |
| February 18, 2014 | Kory Kindle | DF | | Retired to go back to school |
| March 20, 2014 | Matt Pickens | GK | New England Revolution | Waived, later claimed by New England |
| May 8, 2014 | Marvin Chávez | MF | Chivas USA | Sent in a three team trade, Colorado received Gale Agbossoumonde from Toronto FC |
| June 11, 2014 | Brenton Griffiths | MF | | Released |
| July 1, 2014 | Nathan Sturgis | MF | Chivas USA | Sent to Chivas USA in exchange for Carlos Alvarez |

### Draft picks

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| December 12, 2013 | Marc Burch | MF | Seattle Sounders FC | 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft 1st Stage, 1st Round, 11th Overall Pick |
| January 16, 2014 | Marlon Hairston | MF | University of Louisville | 2014 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round, 12th Overall Pick, Generation Adidas |
| January 16, 2014 | Grant Van De Casteele | DF | University of Notre Dame | 2014 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round, 19th Overall Pick |
| January 16, 2014 | Jared Watts | MF | Wake Forest University | 2014 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round, 33rd Overall Pick |
| January 16, 2014 | John Berner | GK | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 2014 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round, 35th Overall Pick |
| January 21, 2014 | Tolani Ibikunle | DF | Wake Forest University | 2014 MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round, 48th Overall Pick |
| January 21, 2014 | Albert Edward | DF | Lindsey Wilson College | 2014 MLS SuperDraft 4th Round, 68th Overall Pick |

## Competitions
### U.S. Open Cup
#### Standings
##### Western Conference standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 64 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 61 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | MLS Cup Knockout round |
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 50 | MLS Cup Knockout round |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 49 | |
| 7 | Chivas USA | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 33 | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 32 | |
| 9 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 | |

##### Overall table

Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, and 2015 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC (S) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 64 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy (C) | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 61 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | D.C. United | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 55 | |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 52 | |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 50 | |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 50 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 49 | |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 49 | |
| 12 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 42 | |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 41 | |
| 14 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
| 15 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 36 | |
| 16 | Chivas USA | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 33 | |
| 17 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 32 | |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 | |
| 19 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 10 October 2014. Source: Major League Soccer

#### Results by round

| 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Pos | No. | Player | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 26 | Deshorn Brown | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | MF | 8 | Dillon Powers | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | Vicente Sánchez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 6 | José Marí | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 17 | Dillon Serna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 10 | Gabriel Torres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 3 | Drew Moor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 9 | Edson Buddle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 13 | Kamani Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 2 | Nick LaBrocca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 4 | Marc Burch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 94 | Marlon Hairston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 27 | Shane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Top assists

| Rank | Pos | No. | Player | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 8 | Dillon Powers | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | MF | 17 | Dillon Serna | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | DF | 4 | Marc Burch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 6 | José Marí | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 57 | Carlos Alvarez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 15 | Chris Klute | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 3 | Drew Moor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Edson Buddle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 10 | Gabriel Torres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 33 | Jared Watts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 94 | Marlon Hairston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 22 | Marvell Wynne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 24 | Nathan Sturgis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 2 | Nick LaBrocca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 7 | Vicente Sánchez | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Goalkeeping

| R | Player | Position | GAA | GA | Saves | GS | GP |
| 1 | Clint Irwin | GK | 1.96 | 45 | 66 | 22 | 23 |
| 2 | John Berner | GK | 1.20 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | Joe Nasco | GK | 2.32 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number.
| N | P | Name | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total | Total | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Clint Irwin | 2 | | | | 2 | | | |
| 2 | MF | Nick LaBrocca | 9 | | | | 9 | | | Suspended two games |
| 3 | DF | Drew Moor | 2 | | | | 2 | | | |
| 4 | DF | Marc Burch | 3 | | | | 3 | | | |
| 5 | DF | Thomas Piermayr | 4 | 1 | | | 4 | 1 | | Suspended one game |
| 6 | MF | José Marí | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 3 | 1 | | Suspended one game |
| 7 | FW | Vicente Sánchez | 2 | | | | 2 | | | Suspended two games |
| 8 | MF | Dillon Powers | 2 | | | | 2 | | | |
| 9 | FW | Edson Buddle | 1 | | | | 1 | | | |
| 10 | FW | Gabriel Torres | 1 | | | | 1 | | | |
| 13 | FW | Kamani Hill | 2 | | | | 2 | | | |
| 15 | DF | Chris Klute | 1 | | | | 1 | | | |
| 17 | MF | Dillon Serna | 2 | | | | 2 | | | Suspended one game |
| 19 | FW | Charles Eloundou | 2 | | | | 2 | | | |
| 22 | DF | Marvell Wynne | 2 | 1 | | | 2 | 1 | | Suspended one game |
| 23 | GK | Joe Nasco | | | 1 | | | | 1 | Suspended one game |
| 24 | MF | Nathan Sturgis | 1 | | | | 1 | | | |
| 26 | FW | Deshorn Brown | 2 | | | | 2 | | | |
| 27 | DF | Shane O'Neill | 6 | | | | 6 | | | Suspended one game |
| 33 | MF | Jared Watts | 1 | | | | 1 | | | |
| 57 | MF | Carlos Alvarez | | | | | | | | Suspended one game |
| 94 | MF | Marlon Hairston | 1 | | | | 1 | | | |
Last updated: October 10, 2014 Source: Competitive matches Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card. Only competitive matches
Italic: denotes no longer with club.