2020 Colorado Rapids season

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Colorado Rapids
2020 season
Owner Stan Kroenke
Head coach Robin Fraser
Major League Soccer Conference: 5th
Overall: 10th
MLS Cup Playoffs First round
U.S. Open Cup Canceled
MLS is Back Tournament Group stage
Top goalscorer League: Jonathan Lewis
Cole Bassett (5)
All: Jonathan Lewis
Cole Bassett (5)
Biggest win RSL 0–5 COL
(September 12)
COL 5–0 SJ
(September 23)
Biggest defeat SKC 4–0 COL
(October 24)
Home colors
Away colors
← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twenty-fifth season of existence and their twenty-fifth consecutive season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer. The club qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since the 2016 season. Colorado were also set compete in the U.S. Open Cup before its cancellation. The season covers the period from October 7, 2019, to the conclusion of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Background

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Main article: 2019 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado finished the 2019 season 9th in the Western Conference table, and 16th overall in MLS. Kei Kamara lead Colorado with 14 goals across all competitions. The club fired head coach Anthony Hudson on May 1, 2019, following a nine-match winless streak to start the season.[1] Conor Casey served as interim head coach until the hiring of Robin Fraser as the club's new head coach on August 25.[2] Outside of MLS play, the Rapids played in the 2019 edition of the U.S. Open Cup, where they lost in the fourth round to New Mexico United.

Overview

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Main article: 2019 Colorado Rapids season

The Rapids started the season with wins over D.C. United and Orlando City SC[3] before Major League Soccer paused the 2020 season due to COVID-19.[4] The league returned to action in July with the MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando, Fla., with Colorado in Group D with Minnesota United FC, Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City.[5] After another month-long pause, MLS returned to in-market play in August. Colorado took three points from four games before reclaiming the Rocky Mountain Cup with a 5-0 win over RSL on Sept. 12.[6] The win was Colorado's first ever at Rio Tinto Stadium and started a run of three wins in four, including three clean sheets. After a series of positive COVID test results, MLS postponed Rapids matches for one month.[7] In all, five Rapids matches were cancelled, which, in addition to other cancellations around the league, prompted MLS to alter MLS Cup Playoff qualification to a points per game basis.[8] The Rapids won their final three matches to qualify for the Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2016, capturing the fifth seed in the Western Conference.[9] Colorado visited fourth-seed Minnesota and lost, 3-0.[10]

The season saw head coach Robin Fraser post the best record of any Rapids head coach through his first 25 games in charge. In their first 25 games under Fraser, the Rapids scored 47 goals, won 13 games and earned 43 points, all the most by a Rapids head coach since the introduction of draws to MLS in 2000.[11]

After scoring the third-most goals in MLS with 58 in 2019, Colorado scored 32 goals in 18 games. Colorado's 1.78 goals per game ranked sixth in MLS in 2020. The Rapids also posted their first positive goal differential (+4) since 2016 and the seventh time in club history.[12]

Several Rapids enjoyed breakout years in 2020, including Homegrown midfielder Cole Bassett and Homegrown defender Sam Vines. Bassett, from Littleton, Colo., turned 19 in July and finished the season as Colorado's leader with five goals and five assists. Vines, 21 years old from Colorado Springs, was the only player on the roster to play every minute in the regular season, adding the first goal and three assists of his MLS career.[13] The duo was named to MLS 22 Under 22 for a second consecutive year.[14] In February, Vines became the first Rapids Academy product to start a match for the USMNT, while Bassett scored four goals in four appearances with the U.S. U-20s and earned his first senior USMNT call-up for the December 2020 camp, joining Rapids teammates Vines and midfielder Kellyn Acosta. It was Acosta's first call-up in two years.[15]

Roster

As of September 23, 2020 [16]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Clint Irwin
2 United States DF Keegan Rosenberry
3 United States DF Drew Moor
4 Scotland DF Danny Wilson
5 United States DF Auston Trusty
6 Ghana DF Lalas Abubakar
7 United States FW Jonathan Lewis
9 France FW Nicolas Benezet
10 United States MF Kellyn Acosta
11 Chile FW Diego Rubio
13 United States DF Sam Vines (HGP)
15 United States GK Andre Rawls
No. Position Player
18 United States DF Jeremy Kelly
19 England MF Jack Price (captain)
20 Uruguay MF Nicolás Mezquida
21 Denmark MF Younes Namli (DP)
24 United States DF Kortne Ford (HGP)
26 United States MF Cole Bassett (HGP)
27 New Zealand DF Deklan Wynne
32 United States MF Collen Warner
33 Iran DF Steven Beitashour
50 United States GK William Yarbrough
52 Argentina FW Braian Galván
99 Brazil FW Andre Shinyashiki

Out on loan

As of March 6, 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
12 United States FW Niki Jackson
14 Rwanda DF Abdul Rwatubyaye
16 United States MF Will Vint (HGP)
22 United States DF Sebastian Anderson (HGP)
29 United States FW Matt Hundley (HGP)
30 United States GK Abraham Rodriguez (HGP)

Competitions

      Win       Draw       Loss       Upcoming fixture

Preseason

Friendlies

Major League Soccer

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Main article: 2020 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Source: MLS[17]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Overall table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
18 28 8 6 4 32 28  +4 3 1 3 15 10  +5 5 5 1 17 18  −1

Source: MLS standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

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Match results

MLS Cup Playoffs

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See also: 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs

The Rapids clinched a spot in the playoffs on November 4.

MLS is Back Tournament

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See also: MLS is Back Tournament

Group stage

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July 12, 2020 (2020-07-12)
8:30 pm MDT
Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids
Rusnák Goal 27'
Kreilach Goal 76'		 https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2020-07-12-real-salt-lake-vs-colorado-rapids/recap

July 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)
6:00 pm MDT
Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Colorado Rapids
Shelton Goal 65'
Pulido Goal 72'
Zusi Goal 90+1'		 https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2020-07-17-sporting-kansas-city-vs-colorado-rapids/feed Acosta Goal 6'
Lewis Goal 84'

July 22, 2020 (2020-07-22)
7:00 am MDT
Colorado Rapids 2–2 Minnesota United FC
Kamara Goal 19'
Lewis Goal 59'		 https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2020-07-22-colorado-rapids-vs-minnesota-united-fc/boxscore Finlay Goal 36', 43'

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

Note: The 2020 U.S Open Cup was suspended on March 13, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was canceled on August 14.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Clint Irwin 4 0 4 0 0 0
2 DF United States Keegan Rosenberry 18 1 16+1 1 1 0
3 DF United States Drew Moor 8 1 5+3 1 0 0
4 DF Scotland Danny Wilson 10 0 9 0 1 0
5 DF United States Auston Trusty 8 0 5+3 0 0 0
6 DF Ghana Lalas Abubakar 18 1 17 1 1 0
7 FW United States Jonathan Lewis 19 5 7+11 5 1 0
9 FW France Nicolas Benezet 13 0 5+7 0 0+1 0
10 MF United States Kellyn Acosta 16 2 14+1 2 1 0
11 FW Chile Diego Rubio 17 3 12+4 3 1 0
13 DF United States Sam Vines 19 1 18 1 0+1 0
15 GK United States Andre Rawls 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF United States Jeremy Kelly 8 0 2+6 0 0 0
19 MF England Jack Price 17 0 14+2 0 1 0
20 MF Uruguay Nicolás Mezquida 18 1 2+15 1 0+1 0
21 MF Denmark Younes Namli 18 2 16+1 2 1 0
24 DF United States Kortne Ford 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF United States Cole Bassett 15 5 12+2 5 1 0
27 DF New Zealand Deklan Wynne 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF United States Collen Warner 7 0 4+3 0 0 0
50 GK United States William Yarbrough 15 0 14 0 1 0
52 FW Argentina Braian Galván 10 1 2+7 1 0+1 0
99 FW Brazil Andre Shinyashiki 16 4 14+1 4 1 0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
12 FW United States Niki Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Rwanda Abdul Rwatubyaye 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF United States Will Vint 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF United States Sebastian Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Sierra Leone Kei Kamara 9 3 5+4 3 0 0
28 FW Scotland Sam Nicholson 2 0 2 0 0 0
29 FW United States Matt Hundley 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK United States Abraham Rodriguez 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs Total
1 FW 7 United States Jonathan Lewis 5 0 5
MF 26 United States Cole Bassett 5 0 5
3 FW 99 Brazil Andre Shinyashiki 4 0 4
4 FW 11 Chile Diego Rubio 3 0 3
FW 23 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara 3 0 3
6 MF 10 United States Kellyn Acosta 2 0 2
MF 21 Denmark Younes Namli 2 0 2
8 DF 2 United States Keegan Rosenberry 1 0 1
DF 3 United States Drew Moor 1 0 1
DF 6 Ghana Lalas Abubakar 1 0 1
DF 13 United States Sam Vines 1 0 1
MF 20 Uruguay Nicolás Mezquida 1 0 1
FW 52 Argentina Braian Galván 1 0 1
Total 30 0 30
  • Last updated: November 22, 2020
  • Source: Team Goals

Top assists

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs Total
1 MF 26 United States Cole Bassett 5 0 5
2 FW 11 Chile Diego Rubio 4 0 4
MF 19 England Jack Price 4 0 4
4 DF 13 United States Sam Vines 3 0 3
MF 21 Denmark Younes Namli 3 0 3
6 DF 2 United States Keegan Rosenberry 2 0 2
FW 9 France Nicolas Benezet 2 0 2
8 DF 5 United States Auston Trusty 1 0 1
MF 10 United States Kellyn Acosta 1 0 1
MF 18 United States Jeremy Kelly 1 0 1
MF 20 Uruguay Nicolás Mezquida 1 0 1
FW 23 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara 1 0 1
FW 52 Argentina Braian Galván 1 0 1
Total 29 0 29

Clean sheets

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs Total
1 GK 50 United States William Yarbrough 4 0 4
Total 4 0 4

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Pos. Player MLS MLS Cup Playoffs Total
Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
1 6 DF Ghana Lalas Abubakar 5 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
2 19 MF England Jack Price 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1
10 MF United States Kellyn Acosta 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
4 11 FW Chile Diego Rubio 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
5 4 DF Scotland Danny Wilson 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 DF United States Drew Moor 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 MF Denmark Younes Namli 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
99 FW Brazil Andre Shinyashiki 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 1 GK United States Clint Irwin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 FW United States Jonathan Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW France Nicolas Benezet 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 MF Uruguay Nicolás Mezquida 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 FW Sierra Leone Kei Kamara 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26 MF United States Cole Bassett 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
32 MF United States Collen Warner 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 30 0 2 2 0 0 32 0 2

Transfers

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See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2020

For transfers in, dates listed are when the Rapids officially signed the players to the roster. For transfers out, dates are listed when the Rapids officially removed the players from the roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with a different club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed remains when he was officially removed from the roster.

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
DF Ghana Lalas Abubakar United States Columbus Crew SC Columbus receives $400,000 in allocation money and a 2020 International Roster Spot November 20, 2019 [21]
DF United States Auston Trusty United States Philadelphia Union Philadelphia receives $750,000 in allocation money and a sell-on clause November 20, 2019 [22]
DF United States Drew Moor Canada Toronto FC Signed to a one–year contract November 27, 2019 [23]
FW France Nicolas Benezet France Guingamp Toronto FC receives $50,000 in allocation money and an additional $50,000 in allocation money if Benezet starts 75% of matches in 2020. Guingamp receives a $500,000 transfer fee January 14, 2020 [24]
MF Argentina Braian Galván Argentina Colón Will see out remainder of contract with Colón prior to joining the Rapids on a free transfer on July 7, 2020. January 16, 2020 [25]
GK United States Abraham Rodriguez United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Signed as a Homegrown Player February 20, 2020 [26]
DF United States Jeremy Kelly United States North Carolina Tar Heels Signed to a one–year contract February 25, 2020 [27]
MF United States Will Vint United States Atlanta United FC Signed as a Homegrown Player. Atlanta United FC receives a 2022 SuperDraft 4th Round Pick. March 4, 2020 [28]
MF United States Collen Warner Denmark FC Helsingør Signed to a one-year contract. June 30, 2020 [29]
DF Iran Steven Beitashour United States Los Angeles FC Signed to a one-year contract. September 19, 2020 [30]

Loans in

Pos. Player Parent club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
MF Denmark Younes Namli Russia FC Krasnodar Two-year loan with an option to buy January 15, 2020 January 15, 2022 [31]
GK United States William Yarbrough Mexico Club León One–year loan with an option to buy March 6, 2020 March 6, 2021 [32]

SuperDraft

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See also: 2020 MLS SuperDraft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date Player Position Previous club Notes Ref
January 9, 2020 Jeremy Kelly DF North Carolina Tar Heels MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick; Rights acquired from Montreal Impact for $75,000 in allocation money [33]
January 9, 2020 Robin Afamefuna DF Virginia Cavaliers MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick [33]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
GK United States Tim Howard United States Memphis 901 FC Retired. Joined Memphis on March 4, 2020. October 7, 2019 [34]
DF Ghana Kofi Opare Contract Option declined November 21, 2019 [35]
DF New Zealand Tommy Smith England Sunderland Contract Option declined November 21, 2019 [35]
DF United States Sam Raben United States Sporting Kansas City II Contract Option declined November 21, 2019 [35]
MF United States Dillon Serna United States Sporting Kansas City II Out of Contract November 21, 2019 [35]
DF Sweden Axel Sjöberg United States Columbus Crew SC Waived. Signed for Columbus on December 4, 2019. November 27, 2019 [36]
FW Scotland Sam Nicholson England Bristol Rovers Contract terminated by mutual consent. Joined Bristol on July 22, 2020. July 2, 2020 [37]
FW Sierra Leone Kei Kamara United States Minnesota United FC Traded for $150,000 in GAM and a second-round pick in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft September 19, 2020 [38]

Loans out

Pos. Player Loanee club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
FW United States Niki Jackson United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Duration of the 2020 USL Championship season

Suffered season ending knee injury on February 21

 February 21, 2020 October 3, 2020 [39][40]
DF Rwanda Abdul Rwatubyaye United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Duration of the 2020 USL Championship season February 21, 2020 October 3, 2020 [39]
DF United States Sebastian Anderson United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Duration of the 2020 USL Championship season February 21, 2020 October 3, 2020 [39]
GK United States Abraham Rodriguez United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Duration of the 2020 USL Championship season February 21, 2020 October 3, 2020 [39]
FW United States Matt Hundley United States Memphis 901 FC Duration of the 2020 USL Championship season February 21, 2020 October 3, 2020 [41]
MF United States Will Vint United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Duration of the 2020 USL Championship season March 6, 2020 October 3, 2020 [42]

See also

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