# 2007 Colorado Rapids season

The 2007 Colorado Rapids season was the twelfth season of the Colorado club franchise. The team entered the season having been eliminated from the 2006 MLS Playoffs in the Conference Finals. The Rapids, however, enter as the defending champions of the MLS Reserve Division.
For 2007, the Rapids revealed new team colors, uniforms and crest. The Colorado Rapids begin play in their new soccer-specific stadium, Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

## Offseason
### 2006 Colorado Rapids

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Joe Cannon |
| 2 | DF | USA | Hunter Freeman |
| 3 | DF | USA | Eric Denton |
| 4 | DF | USA | Dan Gargan |
| 5 | MF | USA | Kyle Beckerman |
| 7 | FW | USA | Jovan Kirovski |
| 8 | FW | USA | Luchi Gonzalez |
| 9 | FW | USA | Clint Mathis |
| 10 | MF | CMR | Alain Nkong |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Terry Cooke |
| 12 | DF | USA | Mike Petke |
| 13 | FW | LBR | Melvin Tarley |
| 14 | FW | HAI | Fabrice Noël |
| 15 | FW | USA | Jacob Peterson |
| 16 | DF | USA | Chris Wingert |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Aitor Karanka |
| 20 | FW | ARG | Nicolas Hernández |
| 21 | DF | USA | Matt Crawford |
| 22 | GK | USA | Matt Jordan |
| 23 | MF | USA | Colin Clark |
| 24 | GK | SEN | Bouna Coundoul |
| 25 | MF | USA | Pablo Mastroeni |
| 26 | DF | USA | Jordan Harvey |
| 27 | DF | USA | Stephen Keel |
| 30 | FW | BRA | Thiago Martins |
| 31 | FW | BLR | Sasha Gotsmanov |
| 32 | FW | USA | Aaron King |
| 33 | MF | USA | Daniel Wasson |
| NA | GK | USA | Peter Dzubay |

### Changes for the 2007 MLS Season

In
* Ugo Ihemelu Traded from Los Angeles
* Herculez Gomez Traded from Los Angeles
* Nico Colaluca Signed as draft pick
* Omar Cummings Signed as draft pick
* John DiRaimondo Signed as draft pick
* Justin Hughes Signed as draft pick
* Kosuke Kimura Signed as draft pick
* Nick LaBrocca Signed as draft pick
* José Cancela Traded from Toronto FC
* Conor Casey Traded from Toronto FC
* Brandon Prideaux Traded from D.C.
* Zach Thornton Traded from Chicago
* Facundo Erpen Traded from D.C.
* Mehdi Ballouchy Traded from Real Salt Lake
* Daniel Osorno Free Transfer
* Tony Sanneh Traded from Chicago
Out
* Kyle Beckerman Traded to Real Salt Lake for Mehdi Ballouchy
* Greg Vanney Traded to D.C. for Facundo Erpen
* Joe Cannon Traded to Los Angeles
* Matt Crawford Released by team
* Eric Denton Released by team, rights subsequently traded to New York Red Bulls
* Hunter Freeman Traded to New York Red Bulls
* Luchi Gonzalez Released by team, subsequently signed with Miami FC of the USL-1
* Sasha Gotsmanov Released by team, subsequently signed with Minnesota Thunder of the USL-1
* Matt Jordan Released by team
* Aitor Karanka Released by team
* Aaron King Released by team. Joined Charleston Battery of USL-1
* Thiago Martins Transferred to Bodø/Glimt of the Norwegian Adeccoligaen
* Clint Mathis Traded to New York Red Bulls
* Fabrice Noël Released by team
* Alain Nkong Released by team
* Riley O'Neill Traded to Toronto FC
* Melvin Tarley Released by team, subsequently signed with Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL-1
* Roberto Brown Released by team

### 2007 MLS SuperDraft

| Round/Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1/6 | Nico Colaluca | Midfielder | Virginia |
| 2/17 | Greg Dalby | Midfielder | Notre Dame |
| 3/31 | Omar Cummings | Forward | Cincinnati |
| 3/35 | Nick LaBrocca | Midfielder | Rutgers |
| 3/36 | Justin Hughes | Goalkeeper | North Carolina |

## Chance at a comeback
### 2007 final roster

As of October 21, 2007
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SEN | Bouna Coundoul |
| 2 | DF | USA | Jordan Harvey |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Facundo Erpen |
| 4 | DF | USA | Dan Gargan |
| 6 | DF | USA | Brandon Prideaux |
| 7 | FW | USA | Jovan Kirovski |
| 8 | MF | MAR | Mehdi Ballouchy |
| 9 | MF | URU | José Cancela |
| 10 | FW | USA | Herculez Gomez |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Terry Cooke |
| 12 | DF | USA | Mike Petke |
| 13 | DF | USA | Stephen Keel |
| 14 | FW | JAM | Omar Cummings |
| 15 | FW | USA | Jacob Peterson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | FW | MEX | Daniel Osorno |
| 18 | DF | USA | Ugo Ihemelu |
| 20 | FW | ARG | Nicolas Hernández |
| 21 | MF | USA | Nico Colaluca |
| 22 | MF | USA | Nick LaBrocca |
| 23 | MF | USA | Colin Clark |
| 25 | MF | USA | Pablo Mastroeni (captain) |
| 26 | FW | USA | Conor Casey |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Kosuke Kimura |
| 28 | MF | USA | John DiRaimondo |
| 29 | DF | USA | Tony Sanneh |
| 30 | GK | USA | Justin Hughes |
| 31 | GK | USA | Zach Thornton |
| 32 | DF | USA | Clifton Wilmes |

## Western Conference standings

Western Conference :
| Team | Team | Pts | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | y-Chivas USA | 53 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 28 | 18 |
| 2 | x-Houston Dynamo | 52 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 23 | 20 |
| 3 | x-FC Dallas | 44 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 44 | -7 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 35 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 34 | -5 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 48 | -10 |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 45 | -14 |
x = Clinched playoff berth y = Clinched home field for Conf. Champ.
Last Updated 2016-07-19

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