2009 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado Rapids
2009 season
Owner	Stan Kroenke
Coach	Gary Smith
Major League Soccer	6th
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
Rocky Mountain Cup	Runners-Up
Average home league attendance	13,018
Biggest win	COL 4-0 RBNY (7/25); COL 4-0 CHV (8/8)
Biggest defeat	SEA 3-0 COL (6/28); RSL 3-0 COL (10/24)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2008 2010 →

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.^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Statistics

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	Team v t e	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
3	Seattle Sounders FC	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9	47
4	Chivas USA	30	13	11	6	34	31	+3	45
5	Real Salt Lake	30	11	12	7	43	35	+8	40
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

Source: MLS

Pos	Team v t e	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
7	New England Revolution	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4	42
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

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

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
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

Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: Colorado Rapids
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Matches

Win Tie Loss

MLS

March

March 21, 2009	Chivas USA	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Carson, California United States
	Harris 51' Nagamura 55' Nagamura 59' Nagamura 61' Marsch 73'	Report	Cummings 30' Clark 62'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,453 Referee: Terry Vaughn

March 28, 2009	Colorado Rapids	2–1	Kansas City Wizards	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
	Gibbs 22' Cooke 65' Kimura 67' Cummings 74'	Report	Kraus 63' Leathers 64' Gomez 82'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,885 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

April

April 4, 2009	Los Angeles Galaxy	2–3	Colorado Rapids	Carson, California United States
	Gonzalez 37' Gordon 48'	Report	Casey 1' Gibbs 46+' Casey 49' Casey 63' Ballouchy 66' Casey 84'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,709 Referee: Michael Kennedy

April 11, 2009	Columbus Crew	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, Ohio United States
	Ekpo 29' Schelotto 41'	Report	Gibbs 26' Palguta 68' Casey 82' Burpo 94+'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

April 19, 2009	Houston Dynamo	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Houston, Texas, United States
	Ching 20' Clark 34' Davis 63'	Report	Casey 25' Clark 28' Mastroeni 58' Cummings 73'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 12,708 Referee: Mark Geiger

April 25, 2009	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Clark 60'	Report	Donovan 82'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,180 Referee: Alex Prus

May

May 2, 2009	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	LaBrocca 11' Ihemelu 37' Kimura 60'	Report	Olave 41' Findley 54' Beckerman 86'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 9,045 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

May 16, 2009	New England Revolution	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Foxborough, Massachusetts United States
	Phelan 4' Ralston 18'	Report	Casey 3' Casey 41' Cummings 50'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,677 Referee: Shane Moody

May 23, 2009	Colorado Rapids	2–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, Colorado United States
19:30 MDT	Clark 26' Casey 47' Ihemelu 67'	Report	Montero 17' Jaqua 28' Hurtado 57' Vagenas 61' Jaqua 76'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,528 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

May 30, 2009	New York Red Bulls	2–3	Colorado Rapids	East Rutherford, New Jersey United States
	Angel 45' (pen.) Goldthwaite 59' Borman 73' Borman 80' Angel 82'	Report	Casey 25' Casey 48' Ballouchy 60' Palguta 71' Pickens 77'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 12,039 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

June

June 6, 2009	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah United States
	Espindola 22' Russell 73' 82' Movsisyan 79' Mathis 87'	Report	Ballouchy 3' LaBrocca 45' Ihemelu 76' Cummings 88'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,546 Referee: Jeff Gontarek

June 20, 2009	Colorado Rapids	3–0	D.C. United	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Cummings 11' Gibbs 12' Cummings 43' Clark 49'	Report	John 22' Wallace 53'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,416 Referee: Michael Kennedy

June 24, 2009	Colorado Rapids	1–1	FC Dallas	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Cummings 84'	Report	Ferreira 37'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,583 Referee: Jair Marrufo

June 28, 2009	Seattle Sounders FC	3–0	Colorado Rapids	Seattle, Washington United States
13:00 PST	Ljungberg 19' Montero 23' Jaqua 48' Jaqua 68' Evans 71'	Report	Ihemelu 17' Mastroeni 29' Palguta 41'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 32,526 Referee: Alex Prus

July

July 4, 2009	Colorado Rapids	1–2	Chicago Fire	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Gibbs 24' Peterson 76' Casey 80'	Report	Pappa 30' Conde 37'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 19,680 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

July 11, 2009	Colorado Rapids	1–0	FC Dallas	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Ihemelu 13' LaBrocca 17' Kimura 79' Ballouchy 84' Dalby 89'	Report		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Yader Reyes

July 18, 2009	D.C. United	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Washington, D.C. United States
	Fred 29' Moreno 47' (pen.) Namoff 56' Emilio 61'	Report	Namoff 14' (o.g.) Mastroeni 48' Casey 84'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 18,248 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

July 25, 2009	Colorado Rapids	4–0	New York Red Bulls	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Peterson 5' Baudet 34' Noonan 46' LaBrocca 61' Ballouchy 67'	Report	Krupnik 33' Ubiparipovic 45' Petke 68'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,816 Referee: Jasen Anno

August

August 1, 2009	Colorado Rapids	0–1	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Ihemelu 60' 84'	Report	Marshall 39' Garey 47+'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,851 Referee: Yader Reyes

August 8, 2009	Colorado Rapids	4–0	Chivas USA	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Mastroeni 1' Casey 4' 23' 47+' (pen.) Mastroeni 66'	Report	Marsch 40' Thomas 46+'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,364 Referee: Alex Prus

August 23, 2009	Chicago Fire	3–2	Colorado Rapids	Bridgeview, Illinois United States
	Blanco 72' (pen.) Banner 85' Robinson 85' 93+' Robinson 93+'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Cummings 48' 58' Casey 65' Kimura 71' Cummings 82' Gibbs 91+'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,789 Referee: Ramon Hernandez

August 30, 2009	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Houston Dynamo	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Harvey 42' Baudet 55' Mastroeni 64' Casey 91+'	Report	Landin 72' Davis 87'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,897 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

September

September 5, 2009	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Toronto FC	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Conor Casey 51' Michael Holody 84'	[1]	Amadou Sanyang 21' 76' Adrian Serioux 84'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,821 Referee: Terry Vaughn

September 12, 2009	Toronto FC	3–2	Colorado Rapids	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
	De Rosario 19' Attakora 21' Barrett 67' White 71' Attakora 74'	Report	Casey 49' Holody 89'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,521 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

September 18, 2009	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Santa Clara, California United States
	Johnson 8' Leitch 94+' McDonald 95+'	Report	Baudet 33' Casey 95+' (pen.)	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

September 23, 2009	Colorado Rapids	1–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Casey 93+' (pen.)	Report	Wondolowski 67' (pen.) Cannon 91+'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 6,234 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

September 26, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	0–0	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Kansas United States
	Harrington 75'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Ballouchy 74' Kimura 93+' Casey 95+'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,784 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

October

October 3, 2009	Colorado Rapids	1–1	New England Revolution	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Ballouchy 9' Casey 58' (pen.) Baudet 59'	Report	Dube 29' Osei 63'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,535 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

October 17, 2009	FC Dallas	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Frisco, Texas United States
	John 4' Hernandez 51' McCarty 58' Sala 62' Ihemelu 66' John 75' Harris 85'	Report	Gibbs 3' LaBrocca 78' Noonan 71' Holody 82'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 15,243 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

October 24, 2009	Real Salt Lake	3–0	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah United States
	Findley 15' Williams 25' Findley 33' Borchers 35' Beckerman 58' Movsisyan 85' 86'	Report	Baudet 18' Casey 39'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,675 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

U.S. Open Cup qualification

April 7, 2009 Qualification	Los Angeles Galaxy	0–0 (2–4 p)	Colorado Rapids	Carson, California United States
	Gonzalez 41' Marshall 63' Magee 109'	Report	Dalby 36'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 6,219 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
	Penalties
	Gordon Klein Jordan Magee		Cummings Ballouchy Clark Ihemelu

May 26, 2009 Qualification	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Tukwila, Washington United States
	Forrest 62'	Report	Harvey 78'	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,007 Referee: Tony Russo

References

^ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
^ "Major League Soccer: Players: Main". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2009.

External links

2009 Schedule

[1] "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2009.

[2] "Major League Soccer: Players: Main". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2009.

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