# 2012 Colorado Rapids season

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.

## Competitions
### Preseason
### Major League Soccer
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 2 June 2013. 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 | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | W |

#### Table

Western Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 56 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 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 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 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 | |
Overall
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 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 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 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 | |

### U.S. Open Cup
## 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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.