# 2017 Colorado Rapids season

The 2017 Colorado Rapids season was the club's 22nd season of existence, and their 22nd season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid.

## Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of February 6, 2016.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Tim Howard (DP) | United States |
| 2 | DF | Mike da Fonte | United States |
| 3 | DF | Eric Miller | United States |
| 4 | DF | Marc Burch | United States |
| 5 | DF | Mekeil Williams | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 6 | MF | Sam Cronin | United States |
| 8 | MF | Dillon Powers | United States |
| 9 | FW | Kevin Doyle (DP) | Republic of Ireland |
| 11 | FW | Shkëlzen Gashi (DP) | Albania |
| 12 | GK | John Berner | United States |
| 14 | FW | Dominique Badji | Senegal |
| 15 | MF | Sam Hamilton | United States |
| 16 | FW | Alan Gordon | United States |
| 17 | MF | Dillon Serna (HGP) | United States |
| 18 | GK | Zac MacMath | United States |
| 20 | MF | Ricardo Perez (HGP) | Mexico |
| 21 | MF | Bismark Adjei-Boateng | Ghana |
| 22 | MF | Micheal Azira | Uganda |
| 23 | DF | Bobby Burling | United States |
| 24 | DF | Kortne Ford (HGP) | United States |
| 26 | DF | Dennis Castillo | Costa Rica |
| 29 | MF | Caleb Calvert | United States |
| 31 | GK | Cody Mizell (on loan from Charlotte Independence) | United States |
| 33 | DF | Jared Watts | United States |
| 44 | DF | Axel Sjöberg | Sweden |
| 94 | MF | Marlon Hairston | United States |

## Player movement
### In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Pos. | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| January 6, 2017 | Kortne Ford | DF | Denver Pioneers | |
| January 6, 2017 | Ricardo Perez | MF | Creighton Bluejays | |
| January 23, 2017 | Alan Gordon | FW | LA Galaxy | Free Agent signing |
| January 24, 2017 | Nana | MF | Manchester City | Transfer |
| March 4, 2017 | Sam Hamilton | MF | Denver Pioneers | MLS SuperDraft |
| March 14, 2017 | Mike da Fonte | DF | Sacramento Republic | Free Transfer |
| March 31, 2017 | Josh Gatt | MF | Minnesota United FC | Traded |
| March 31, 2017 | Mohammed Saeid | MF | Minnesota United FC | Traded |
| July 26, 2017 | Stefan Aigner | MF | 1860 Munich | Free signing |
| August 10, 2017 | Luis Gil | MF | Orlando City SC | Traded |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| December 11, 2016 | Joseph Greenspan | DF | Minnesota United FC | Traded |
| December 12, 2016 | Sean St. Ledger | DF | | Option declined |
| December 12, 2016 | Marco Pappa | MF | CSD Municipal | Option declined |
| December 12, 2016 | Zach Pfeffer | MF | | Option declined |
| December 12, 2016 | Conor Doyle | FW | Puerto Rico FC | Option declined |
| December 12, 2016 | Jermaine Jones | MF | LA Galaxy | Out of contract |
| December 12, 2016 | Sebastian Le Toux | MF | D.C. United | Out of contract |
| March 31, 2017 | Marc Burch | DF | Minnesota United FC | Traded |
| March 31, 2017 | Sam Cronin | MF | Minnesota United FC | Waived |
| August 10, 2017 | Dillon Powers | MF | Orlando City SC | Traded |

### Loans

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

#### In

| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes | Ref |

## Competitions
### MLS
#### Standings
##### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 46 |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 45 |
| 9 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 36 |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 33 |
| 11 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 32 |

##### Overall table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 18 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 |
| 19 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 36 |
| 20 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 33 |
| 21 | D.C. United | 34 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 32 |
| 22 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 32 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 33 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 31 | −24 |

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

#### Results
### U.S. Open Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 22 July 2017

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Tim Howard | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Mike da Fonte | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Eric Miller | 18 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | TRI | Mekeil Williams | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA | Dillon Powers | 16 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Kevin Doyle | 19 | 4 | 16+2 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ALB | Shkëlzen Gashi | 10 | 2 | 7+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | SEN | Dominique Badji | 19 | 7 | 15+3 | 6 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Sam Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | USA | Alan Gordon | 14 | 2 | 4+9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Dillon Serna | 13 | 1 | 5+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Zac MacMath | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | GHA | Nana | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | UGA | Micheal Azira | 19 | 1 | 17+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | USA | Bobby Burling | 10 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | USA | Kortne Ford | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | USA | Caleb Calvert | 13 | 1 | 3+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Jared Watts | 13 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | SWE | Axel Sjöberg | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | USA | Joshua Gatt | 10 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | SWE | Mohammed Saeid | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | MF | USA | Marlon Hairston | 20 | 3 | 16+3 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players away from Colorado Rapids on loan: ||||||||||
| 20 | MF | MEX | Ricardo Perez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | CRC | Dennis Castillo | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Players who left Colorado Rapids during the season: ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | USA | Sam Cronin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Marc Burch | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 14 | Dominique Badji | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Kevin Doyle | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | 94 | Marlon Hairston | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | 11 | Shkëlzen Gashi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | FW | 16 | Alan Gordon | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 17 | Dillon Serna | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 3 | Eric Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 24 | Kortne Ford | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 26 | Dennis Castillo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 29 | Caleb Calvert | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 22 | Micheal Azira | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 20 | 4 | 24 |
Updated July 24, 2017

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Tim Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Mike da Fonte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Eric Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Mekeil Williams | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Sam Cronin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Dillon Powers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Kevin Doyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Shkëlzen Gashi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Dominique Badji | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Sam Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Alan Gordon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Nana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Micheal Azira | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Bobby Burling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Kortne Ford | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | Dennis Castillo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Caleb Calvert | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | Jared Watts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | DF | Axel Sjöberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | Joshua Gatt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | Mohammed Saeid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | MF | Marlon Hairston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 44 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 4 |