The 2022 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twenty-seventh season of existence and their twenty-seventh consecutive season in

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(MLS), the top flight of American soccer.

Background

Colorado finished the 2021 season 1st in the Western Conference table, and 2nd overall in MLS. They reached the semifinals of the MLS Cup Playoffs, losing to the

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1–0.

Roster

Out on loan

Competitions

Preseason

Major League Soccer

Standings

= Western Conference

=Overall table

Results summary

Match results

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

U.S. Open Cup

Due to their entry in the CONCACAF Champions League, the Rapids entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32. The draw for the Round of 32 took place on April 21, and the Rapids drew

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Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Top scorers

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Michael Barrios Michael David Barrios Puerta (born 21 April 1991) is a Colombian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for Once Caldas. Club career Barrios spent four seasons with Colombian Categoría Primera A s ...

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Sam Nicholson Sam Alastair Nicholson (born 20 January 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left winger or left midfielder for club Motherwell. Career Heart of Midlothian Nicholson attended Penicuik High School in Midlothian and grew up supporting ...

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Collen Warner Collen Warner (born June 24, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder. He last played for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids. College and amateur Warner attended Denver East High School, played club socce ...

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Top assists

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Felipe Gutiérrez Felipe Alejandro Gutiérrez Leiva (; born 8 October 1990) is a Chilean people, Chilean former association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the current assistant coach of Cristian Paulucci in Deportes La Serena. Club caree ...

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Steven Beitashour Steven Mehrdad Beitashour ( ; , ; born February 1, 1987) is a former professional soccer player who played as a right-back. Born in the United States, he represented the Iran national team. Background Steven Beitashour was born to Edward and ...

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, 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , - , MF , , 14 , , Mark-Anthony Kaye , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , - !colspan="4", Total !! 37 !! 0 !! 1 !! 38 , -

Clean sheets

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Disciplinary record

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Transfers

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

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Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew are an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team began play in 1996 as one of the 10 cha ...

, Columbus receives $300,000 in GAM. , January 4, 2022 , , - , MF , Max Alves ,

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...

, Transfer fee not disclosed , January 5, 2022 , , - , MF , Bryan Acosta ,

FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The franchise be ...

, Rights acquired in stage two of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft , January 19, 2022 , , - , DF , Jackson Travis , Rapids Academy , Homegrown contract , March 4, 2022 , , - , DF , Gustavo Vallecilla ,

FC Cincinnati Football Club Cincinnati is an American professional soccer club based in Cincinnati. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team was first announced on August 12, 2015 as a United Soccer Leag ...

, FC Cincinnati receives $400,000 in 2022 GAM, and $400,000 in 2023 GAM , March 28, 2022 , , - , FW ,

, Columbus Crew receives $300,000 in GAM. Deal could escalate up to $1.4 million GAM. , April 22, 2022 , , - , FW ,

Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers FC is a men's professional football club in Bristol. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to Bristol Rovers W.F.C., whose team play in the FA Women's National Leag ...

, Free transfer. , June 17, 2022 , , - , MF , Ralph Priso ,

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matc ...

, Toronto receives Mark-Anthony Kaye, Colorado receives Priso, $775,000 in GAM, and a 2023 SuperDraft pick. Deal could escalate up to $1.05 million GAM. , July 8, 2022 ,

Loans in

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Arsenal FC The Arsenal Football Club, commonly known as simply Arsenal, is a professional football club based in Islington, North London, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. In domestic football, Arsenal h ...

, 6–month loan , January 31, 2022 , July 5, 2022 , , - , DF , Lucas Esteves ,

Palmeiras The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional association football, football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes (district of São Paulo), Perdizes. Palmeiras is ...

, Loan extended through the end of the 2022 MLS season , July 1, 2022 , TBD , , - , MF ,

, Universidad Católica , Loan through the end of the 2022 MLS season , August 3, 2022 , TBD ,

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

2022 MLS SuperDraft The 2022 MLS SuperDraft was the 23rd edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held every January prior to the start of the MLS season and has been conducted via conference calls since 2020. Previously, the S ...

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, Round 1, Pick 26 , , - , January 11, 2022 , Roberto Molina , MF ,

UC Irvine UC may refer to: Education In the United States * University of California system * University of Charleston, West Virginia * University of Chicago, Illinois * University of Cincinnati, Ohio * Upsala College, East Orange, New Jersey (''defunct ...

, Round 2, Pick 45 ,

Out

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Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The ad ...

, Option Declined , December 3, 2021 , , - , DF , Jeremy Kelly ,

Memphis 901 FC Memphis 901 FC was an American professional soccer team based in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 2018, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. On November 13, 2024, it was announced that the team would be folding after they wer ...

, Option Declined , December 3, 2021 , , - , MF , Younes Namli ,

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top flig ...

, Option Declined , December 3, 2021 , , - , GK , Andre Rawls , TBD , Option Declined , December 3, 2021 , , - , MF , Will Vint ,

Charlotte Independence Charlotte Independence is an American soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that plays in the USL League One, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Independence currently play their home games at American Legion Memoria ...

, Option Declined , December 3, 2021 , , - , FW , Dominique Badji ,

, Free Transfer , January 4, 2022 , , - , MF ,

Kellyn Acosta Kellyn Kai Perry-Acosta (born July 24, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire. Early life Acosta was raised in Plano, Texas. His father is Japanese American while h ...

Los Angeles FC Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Los Angeles. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. It was establi ...

, Colorado receives $1.1 million (with the potential for $400,000 more in incentives) in GAM. , January 14, 2022 , , - , DF , Auston Trusty ,

, Transfer fee not disclosed. Trusty loaned back to Rapids for 6 months. , January 31, 2022 , , - , FW , Andre Shinyashiki ,

Charlotte FC Charlotte Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team is owned by David Tepper, who was awarded the e ...

, Colorado receives $225,000 (with the potential for $175,000 more in incentives) in GAM. , May 3, 2022 , , - , MF , Nicolás Mezquida , Volos F.C. , Transfer fee not disclosed. , June 28, 2022 , , - , MF , Mark-Anthony Kaye ,

, Toronto receives Kaye, Colorado receives Ralph Priso, $775,000 in GAM, and a 2023 SuperDraft pick. Deal could escalate up to $1.05 million GAM. , July 8, 2022 ,

Loans out

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Cole Bassett Cole John Bassett (born July 28, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids. Club career Born in Littleton, Colorado, Bassett joined the Colorado Rapids academy in 20 ...

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the ...

, 18–month loan with an option to buy
Recalled on August 13 , January 20, 2022 , August 13, 2022 , , - , MF ,

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; ) is a professional football club from the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was establi ...

, Loan through the end of the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

season , August 13, 2022 , June 1, 2023 ,

References

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