2014 Colorado Rapids season
Colorado Rapids 2014 soccer season
The 2014 Colorado Rapids season was the club's nineteenth season of existence, and their nineteenth season in Major League Soccer , the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids .
Finishing eighth in the West and seventeenth overall, the Rapids failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs , after previously qualifying last year. Despite an upper-mid table performance to start the season, the club was plagued heavily by injuries, causing the team to go winless in their final fourteen matches of the season, twelve of which, were losses. In the U.S. Open Cup , the Rapids won their first fixture against Orlando City , 5–2. In the fifth round, they fell to the Atlanta Silverbacks . Additionally, they were unable to defend their Rocky Mountain Cup title, losing to rivals, Real Salt Lake .
Background
Club
Roster
Updated July 20, 2014. [ 1]
Technical Staff
As of February 18, 2014. [ 2]
Position
Name
Technical director
Paul Bravo
Head coach
Pablo Mastroeni
Assistant coach
John Metgod
Assistant coach
Steve Cooke
Assistant coach/Goalkeepers
Chris Sharpe
Director of Team Operations
Jeff Mathews
Team Administrator
Erik Carlson
Head Athletic Trainer
Jamie Rojas
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Michael Heitkamp
Equipment Manager
Brandy Lay
Transfers
Transfers In
Transfers Out
Date
Player
Position
Destination club
Fee/notes
Ref
December 2, 2013
Diego Calderón
DF
Option Declined, later signed with LDU Quito
[ 10]
December 4, 2013
Jaime Castrillón
MF
Option Declined
[ 11]
December 6, 2013
Steward Ceus
GK
Option Declined
[ 12]
December 9, 2013
Jamie Smith
MF
Option Declined, later retired
[ 13]
December 9, 2013
Brian Mullan
MF
Option Declined, later re-signed
[ 13] [ 14]
January 7, 2014
Atiba Harris
MF
San Jose Earthquakes
Sent in exchange for Marvin Chávez
[ 3]
January 21, 2014
Tony Cascio
MF
Houston Dynamo
Sent on interleague loan for the 2014 MLS Season in exchange for an international roster slot
[ 15]
February 10, 2014
Anthony Wallace
DF
Tampa Bay Rowdies
February 12, 2014
Hendry Thomas
MF
FC Dallas
Sent in exchange for allocation money
[ 16]
February 18, 2014
Kory Kindle
DF
Retired to go back to school
[ 17]
March 20, 2014
Matt Pickens
GK
New England Revolution
Waived, later claimed by New England
[ 18]
May 8, 2014
Marvin Chávez
MF
Chivas USA
Sent in a three team trade, Colorado received Gale Agbossoumonde from Toronto FC
[ 7]
June 11, 2014
Brenton Griffiths
MF
Released
[ 19]
July 1, 2014
Nathan Sturgis
MF
Chivas USA
Sent to Chivas USA in exchange for Carlos Alvarez
[ 9]
Draft picks
Date
Player
Position
Previous club
Fee/notes
Ref
December 12, 2013
Marc Burch
MF
Seattle Sounders FC
2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft 1st Stage, 1st Round, 11th Overall Pick
[ 20]
January 16, 2014
Marlon Hairston
MF
University of Louisville
2014 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round, 12th Overall Pick, Generation Adidas
[ 21]
January 16, 2014
Grant Van De Casteele
DF
University of Notre Dame
2014 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round, 19th Overall Pick
[ 22]
January 16, 2014
Jared Watts
MF
Wake Forest University
2014 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round, 33rd Overall Pick
[ 23]
January 16, 2014
John Berner
GK
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2014 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round, 35th Overall Pick
[ 24]
January 21, 2014
Tolani Ibikunle
DF
Wake Forest University
2014 MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round, 48th Overall Pick
[ 25]
January 21, 2014
Albert Edward
DF
Lindsey Wilson College
2014 MLS SuperDraft 4th Round, 68th Overall Pick
[ 25]
Competitions
Preseason
MLS
U.S. Open Cup
Standings
Major League Soccer
Western Conference standings
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
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion;
(S) Supporters' Shield
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
31
8
7
16
42
58
−16
31
6
4
6
26
20
+6
2
3
10
16
38
−22
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 H A A H A H A H A H H H A H H A A H A H A A H A A H A H H A H A Result D W L W W D L W D L L W W D L W D D L W L L L L L L L D L D L L L L
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2014. Source:
Colorado Rapids A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Statistics
Top scorers
Top assists
Goalkeeping
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number.
Last updated: October 10, 2014 Source: Competitive matches Ordered by , and = Number of bookings ; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Only competitive matches
Italic : denotes no longer with club.
References
^ "Players" . Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 4, 2014 .
^ "Technical Staff" . Colorado Rapids. Retrieved February 18, 2014 .
^ a b "San Jose Earthquakes deal Marvin Chavez to Colorado Rapids for Atiba Harris" . Mlssoccer.com. January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014 .
^ "Nasco and Watts join the Rapids ranks" . ColoradoRapids.com. February 12, 2014. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014 .
^ "Spanish midfielder José Mari makes Rapids move permanent" . ColoradoRapids.com. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014 .
^ "Rapids sign Austrian defender Thomas Piermayr" . ColoradoRapids.com. April 4, 2014. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014 .
^ a b "Rapids acquire defender Gale Agbossoumonde from Toronto FC" . Coloradorapids.com. May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014 .
^ "Rapids sign defender John Neeskens" . ColoradoRapids.com. May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
^ a b "Rapids acquire Carlos Alvarez from Chivas USA" . ColoradoRapids.com. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014 .
^ "Diego Calderón to pursue other options in 2014" . Coloradoeapids.com. December 2, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2014 .
^ "Jaime Castrillón to depart from Rapids after two seasons" . Coloradoeapids.com. December 4, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2014 .
^ "Rapids decline option on goalkeeper Stew Ceus" . Coloradoeapids.com. December 6, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2014 .
^ a b "Rapids working with Brian Mullan and Jamie Smith to determine future" . Coloradoeapids.com. December 9, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2014 .
^ "Brian Mullan signs new contract with the Rapids" . Coloradoeapids.com. January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014 .
^ "Rapids loan Tony Cascio to Houston Dynamo, acquire international roster spot" . Coloradorapids.com. January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014 .
^ "Hendry Thomas heads to FC Dallas" . Coloradorapids.com. February 12, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014 .
^ "Kory Kindle opts for school over soccer" . Coloradorapids.com. February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014 .
^ "Matt Pickens waived by the Rapids" . Coloradorapids.com. March 20, 2014. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014 .
^ "Rapids release defender Brenton Griffiths" . ColoradoRapids.com. June 11, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014 .
^ "Colorado Rapids acquire Marc Burch from Seattle in Re-Entry Process" . Coloradorapids.com. December 12, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2014 .
^ "2014 MLS SuperDraft: Colorado Rapids select Marlon Hairston with 12th pick" . ColoradoRapids.com. January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014 .
^ "2014 MLS SuperDraft: Colorado Rapids select Grant Van De Casteele with the 19th pick" . ColoradoRapids.com. January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014 .
^ "2014 MLS SuperDraft: Colorado Rapids select Jared Watts with 33rd overall pick" . ColoradoRapids.com. January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014 .
^ "2014 MLS SuperDraft: Colorado Rapids select goalkeeper John Berner with 35th selection" . ColoradoRapids.com. January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014 .
^ a b "Rapids pick Ibikunle and Edward in late round of MLS SuperDraft" . ColoradoRapids.com. January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014 .
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