# 2015 Colorado Rapids season

The 2015 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twentieth season of existence, and their twentieth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids. The team began the season with three scoreless matches and were both the final team that failed to register a goal, and the last that did not allowed one. A loss in their fourth match extended their scoreless streak to four, and their winless streak dating back to last season to 18 matches. Both streaks ended on April 10 against FC Dallas, who the Rapids defeated 4–0.

## Club
### Roster

Updated August 7, 2015.
| 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 | Michael Harrington | United States |
| 6 | MF | Sam Cronin | United States |
| 7 | FW | Vicente Sánchez | Uruguay |
| 8 | MF | Dillon Powers | United States |
| 9 | FW | Kevin Doyle | Republic of Ireland(DP) |
| 10 | FW | Gabriel Torres (DP) | Panama |
| 11 | MF | Marcelo Sarvas | Brazil |
| 12 | GK | John Berner | United States |
| 13 | DF | Ben Newnam | United States |
| 14 | FW | Dominique Badji | Senegal |
| 15 | MF | Juan Ramírez (DP) | Argentina |
| 16 | DF | James Riley | United States |
| 17 | MF | Dillon Serna (HGP) | United States |
| 18 | GK | Zac MacMath (Loan) | United States |
| 19 | FW | Charles Eloundou | Cameroon |
| 21 | FW | Luis Solignac | Argentina |
| 22 | MF | Lucas Pittinari | Argentina |
| 23 | DF | Bobby Burling | United States |
| 29 | FW | Caleb Calvert | United States |
| 33 | MF | Jared Watts | United States |
| 44 | DF | Axel Sjöberg | Sweden |
| 57 | DF | Carlos Alvarez | United States |
| 94 | MF | Marlon Hairston (GA) | United States |
| — | DF | Sean St Ledger | Republic of Ireland |
| — | DF | Maynor Figueroa | Honduras |

### Technical staff

As of November 26, 2014.
| Position | Name |
| VP of soccer ops/technical director | Paul Bravo |
| Sporting director | Pádraig Smith |
| Director of soccer | Claudio López |
| Head coach | Pablo Mastroeni |
| Assistant coach | Brian Mullan |
| Assistant coach | Steve Cooke |
| Assistant coach/goalkeepers | Chris Sharpe |
| Team administrator | Erik Carlson |
| Assistant athletic trainer | Michael Heitkamp |
| Soccer operations coordinator | Brandy Lay |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| December 8, 2014 | Michael Harrington | DF | Portland Timbers | Acquired in exchange for allocation money |
| January 6, 2015 | Zac MacMath | GK | Philadelphia Union | On loan |
| January 15, 2015 | Marcelo Sarvas | MF | LA Galaxy | Acquired in addition to a 2015 international slot in exchange for 3rd spot in the allocation rankings and allocation money |
| January 19, 2015 | Sam Cronin | MF | San Jose Earthquakes | Acquired in exchange for allocation money |
| January 31, 2015 | Lucas Pittinari | MF | Club Atlético Belgrano | Loan |
| February 17, 2015 | Juan Ramirez | MF | Argentinos Juniors | Transfer |
| March 6, 2015 | James Riley | DF | LA Galaxy | Free Agent |
| March 21, 2015 | Ben Newnam | DF | Charlotte Independence | Signed from affiliate |
| May 1, 2015 | Luis Solignac | FW | Club Atlético Nueva Chicago | Transfer |
| May 6, 2015 | Kevin Doyle | FW | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free Agent |
| August 7, 2015 | Sean St Ledger | DF | Orlando City SC | Free Agent |
| August 7, 2015 | Maynor Figueroa | DF | Hull City | Free Agent |

### Transfers out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| November 25, 2014 | Gale Agbossoumonde | DF | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Option Declined, later signed by Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| November 25, 2014 | Carlos Alvarez | DF | Colorado Rapids | Option Declined, later re-signed |
| November 25, 2014 | Davy Armstrong | MF | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Option Declined, later signed by Colorado Springs Switchbacks |
| November 25, 2014 | Edson Buddle | FW | LA Galaxy | Option Declined, later signed by LA Galaxy |
| November 25, 2014 | Kamani Hill | FW | | Option Declined |
| November 25, 2014 | Nick LaBrocca | MF | Colorado Rapids | Option Declined, later re-signed |
| November 25, 2014 | Danny Mwanga | MF | Orlando City SC | Option Declined, later selected by Orlando City SC in Expansion Draft |
| November 25, 2014 | Joe Nasco | GK | New England Revolution | Option Declined, later traded to New England Revolution |
| November 25, 2014 | Thomas Piermayr | DF | Minsk | Option Declined |
| November 25, 2014 | Grant Van De Casteele | MF | Rochester Rhinos | Option Declined, later signed with Rochester Rhinos |
| November 25, 2014 | Marvell Wynne | DF | San Jose Earthquakes | Option Declined, later drafted by San Jose Earthquakes |
| December 10, 2014 | Tony Cascio | MF | Orlando City SC | Lost in Expansion Draft |
| January 16, 2015 | Chris Klute | MF | Columbus Crew | Traded to Columbus along with the 19th pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for the 14th pick and allocation money |
| January 19, 2015 | José Mari | MF | Levante | Transferred |
| February 2, 2015 | Zat Knight | DF | Reading FC | Released by Mutual Consent, later signed with Reading FC |
| January 16, 2015 | John Neeskens | DF | New York Cosmos B | Waived |
| March 17, 2015 | Deshorn Brown | FW | Vålerenga | Transferred |
| August 7, 2015 | Shane O'Neill | DF | Apollon Limassol | Transferred |

### Draft picks

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| November 19, 2014 | Caleb Calvert | FW | Chivas USA | Selected with the 8th Pick of 2014 MLS Dispersal Draft |
| December 10, 2014 | Bobby Burling | DF | Chivas USA | Selected in the MLS Waiver Draft |
| January 15, 2015 | Axel Sjöberg | DF | Marquette University | Selected with the 14th pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft |
| January 15, 2015 | Joe Greenspan | DF | US Naval Academy | Selected with the 26th pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft |
| January 20, 2015 | Dominique Badji | FW | Boston University | Selected with the 67th pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft |
| January 20, 2015 | Matt Jeffery | DF | Monmouth University | Selected with the 78th pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft |
| January 20, 2015 | Brandon Fricke | DF | Butler University | Selected with the 83rd pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft |

## Competitions
### MLS
#### 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | D | D | D | L | W | L | D | D | D | D | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L |

#### Standings
##### Western Conference standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 6 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 | |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 42 | |
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 41 | |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 37 | |

##### 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 |
| 16 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 41 |
| 17 | New York City FC | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 37 |
| 18 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 37 |
| 19 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 37 |
| 20 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 30 |

### U.S. Open Cup

Colorado will enter the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.