# 2009 Colorado Rapids season

The 2009 Colorado Rapids season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 21 with a 2–1 loss at Chivas USA and ended on October 24 with a 3–0 loss to Real Salt Lake. The result put RSL in the playoffs as the 8th seed and kept Colorado out on goal differential.

## Squad
### First-team squad

As of June 20, 2009.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | USA | Jordan Harvey |
| 3 | DF | USA | Drew Moor |
| 5 | DF | USA | Ty Harden |
| 6 | MF | USA | Greg Dalby |
| 7 | DF | USA | Cory Gibbs |
| 8 | MF | MAR | Mehdi Ballouchy |
| 9 | FW | USA | Conor Casey |
| 10 | FW | ARG | Facundo Diz |
| 12 | FW | USA | Pat Noonan |
| 13 | FW | USA | Ross Schunk |
| 14 | FW | JAM | Omar Cummings |
| 15 | MF | USA | Jacob Peterson |
| 17 | GK | USA | Preston Burpo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | GK | USA | Matt Pickens |
| 19 | MF | USA | Ciaran O'Brien (on loan at Montreal Impact) |
| 20 | MF | SCO | Jamie Smith |
| 21 | DF | FRA | Julien Baudet |
| 22 | MF | USA | Nick LaBrocca |
| 23 | MF | USA | Colin Clark |
| 25 | MF | USA | Pablo Mastroeni (captain) |
| 26 | DF | USA | Michael Holody (on loan at Real Maryland) |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Kosuke Kimura |
| 29 | DF | USA | Scott Palguta |
| 31 | GK | USA | Steward Ceus (on loan at Charlotte Eagles) |
| 35 | DF | USA | Rob Valentino |

## Club
### Management

| Position | Staff |
| Technical Director | Paul Bravo |
| Head Coach | Gary Smith |
| Assistant Coach | Steve Guppy |
| Goalkeeper Coach | David Kramer |
Last updated: April 18, 2009 Source: Colorado Rapids

### Other information

| Owner | Stan Kroenke |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Dick's Sporting Goods Park (18,776 / N/A) |
Source: Colorado Rapids

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| MLS | — | — | | March 21, 2009 | |
Updated to match played April 15, 2008 Source: Competitions

### Major League Soccer
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Columbus Crew (S) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | North American SuperLiga |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | North American SuperLiga |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake (C) | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 13 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| 15 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 | |

#### 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 |
| 30 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 28 | −11 |
Last updated: October 25, 2009 Source: Major League Soccer Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
| 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 |
| Stadium | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | W | W | T | L | T | W | T | T | W | T | W | T | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | T | T | T | T | L | L |

## Matches

Win  Tie  Loss