2010_Colorado_Rapids_season References

Colorado Rapids
2010 season
Owner	Stan Kroenke
Coach	Gary Smith
Major League Soccer	7th
MLS Cup	Champions
U.S. Open Cup	Did not qualify
Rocky Mountain Cup	Runners-up
Average home league attendance	13,329
Biggest win	COL 4-1 PHI (9/29)
Biggest defeat	CLB 3-1 COL (8/21); RBNY 3-1 COL (9/11)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2009 2011 →

The 2010 Colorado Rapids season was the fifteenth year and season of the club's existence. It was Colorado's fifteenth year in Major League Soccer, and the fifteenth consecutive year for the club in the top-flight of American soccer.

Following a disappointing ninth-place finish in the regular season, head coach Gary Smith began to revamp and overhaul the roster, making numerous inexpensive moves to sign low-key MLS players to fit the salary cap demands at one of few franchises with no Designated Players.^{[
citation needed]} The Rapids were able to improve slightly in the MLS regular season, finishing in seventh place, scoring fifteen goals and conceding only four in their last six home games. The team finished their final ten league matches with a 4–3–3 record.^{[
citation needed]} In the MLS Cup Playoffs, Colorado were seeded in the Eastern Conference and defeated Columbus in a penalty shoot out. They then won 1–0 against San Jose at home, in a one leg tie, for the conference championship.^[1] The Rapids advanced to the MLS Cup final and defeated FC Dallas 2–1 after extra time for their first league championship.^[2]

In addition to MLS and MLS Cup Playoffs, Colorado advanced through the qualification rounds of the U.S. Open Cup before being knocked out 3-0 by New York in the fourth round.

Background

Review

Preseason

March

Colorado began their sixth Major League Soccer regular season on the road with a 1–0 win against Chivas USA on March 28, 2010.^[3]

April

Colorado played their first home match against the Chicago Fire on April 3, earning a point in a 2–2 draw.^[4]

May

June

July

August

September

October

The Rapids entered the 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs as the third seed in the Eastern Conference, despite playing in the Western Conference. In the Conference Semifinals, Colorado defeated the Columbus Crew at home 1–0 in the first of two legs.

November

The Rapids played the second leg of their Conference Semifinal matchup in Columbus. After 90 minutes of play, the Crew were on top 2–1, meaning the two teams were tied on aggregate goals 2-2. After playing a scoreless extra period, the two teams went into a penalty shootout, where the Rapids would prevail 5–4. Colorado would follow up with a home win over the San Jose Earthquakes in the Conference Final to advance to the Cup Final.

MLS Cup 2010 was played on a neutral field at BMO Field, home of Toronto FC. The Rapids faced off against FC Dallas, the third seed in the Western Conference. The teams would go into extra time, where the match was decided by an own goal from FC Dallas defender George John in the 107th minute. The Rapids would win the match 2–1, and won their first MLS Cup in club history.

Match results

Win Tie Loss

Preseason

March 9, 2010	Arsenal F.C. Reserves	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Hertfordshire, England
GMT		Report	Casey 52'	Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre

MLS regular season

March

March 27, 2010	Chivas USA	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Carson, California
19:30 PDT	Romero 37'	Report	Larentowicz 48' Cummings 55'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,653 Referee: Michael Kennedy

April

April 3, 2010	Colorado Rapids	2 - 2	Chicago Fire	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
2:00 MT	Cummings 12' Wynne 22' Clark 31' Casey 41' Earls 42' Cummings 57'	Report	John 25' Pappa 42' McBride 50' (pen)	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,641 Referee: Terry Vaughn

April 10, 2010	Kansas City Wizards	1 - 0	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Kansas, United States
7:30PM	Kamara 39' 48' Smith 45'	Report	Baudet 43' 72' Mastroeni 44'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,228 Referee: Landis Wiley

April 18, 2010	Colorado Rapids	3–1	Toronto FC	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
	Casey 24' (pen) Larentowicz 71' Casey 85' (pen)	Report	Šarić 45' De Rosario 58' (pen) Usanov 84'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 9,928 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

April 24, 2010	New England Revolution	1–2	Colorado Rapids	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Perovic 19' Phelan 48'	Report	Ballouchy 14' Mastroeni 66' 73'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 8,142 Referee: Jair Marrufo

May

May 1, 2010	San Jose Earthquakes	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Santa Clara, California
	Wondolowski 33' Leitch 87' Convey 93+'	Report	Thompson 94+'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 8,674 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

May 5, 2010	Colorado Rapids	0–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	Commerce City, Colorado
	Ballouchy 30' Cummings 64' Casey 77'	Report	Gordon 21' Juninho 31' Buddle 89'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 9,882 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

May 15, 2010	D.C. United	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Washington, D.C.
	Castillo 16' Christman 73'	Report	Mastroeni 57' Ballouchy 67' 90' LaBauex 94+'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 13,570 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

May 29, 2010	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, Colorado
	Casey 90' 63' Mastroeni 45' Wynne 71'	Report	González 45' Ianni 53' Lungberg 53'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,116 Referee: Jair Marrufo

June

June 5, 2010	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, Colorado
	Casey 43' Baudet 58' Mastroeni 76' Moor 85'	Report	Moffat 40' Lenhard 76' Remteroa 87'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,318 Referee: Kevin Stott

June 9, 2010	Chicago Fire	2–2	Colorado Rapids	Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
	Pappa 23' 46'	Report	Cummings 21' Casey 91'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,607 Referee: Paul Ward

June 26, 2010	Houston Dynamo	2–2	Colorado Rapids	Houston, Texas, United States
	Ching 7' Cruz 17' Ngwenya 80'	Report	Casey 45' Larentowicz 68' Palmer 71' (o.g.)	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 13,744 Referee: Mark Geiger

July

July 4, 2010	Colorado Rapids	1–1	New York Red Bulls	Commerce City, Colorado
1:51	Cummings 15' Cummings 71' Clark 87'	Report	Angel 34' Stammler 67'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,363 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

July 10, 2010	Toronto FC	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1:54	Gargan 20' Ibrahim 61'	Report		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,836 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

July 17, 2010	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Kansas City Wizards	Commerce City, Colorado
	Arnaud 20' Kamara 43'	Report	Palguta 36' Casey 74'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,825 Referee: Michael Kennedy

July 25, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Seattle, Washington, United States
	Zakuani 8' 17' Scott 28' Alonso 90'	Report	Cummings 9' Smith 58'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,333 Referee: Yader Reyes

July 31, 2010	Colorado Rapids	1–1	FC Dallas	Commerce City, Colorado
	Ballouchy 26' (pen)	Report	Beaudet 9' (o.g.) Chavez 77'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,596 Referee: Alex Prus

August

August 7, 2010	Colorado Rapids	1–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Commerce City, Colorado
1:53	Busch 26' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,701 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

August 14, 2010	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1:52	Larentowicz 20' Larentowicz 59' Cummings 66' Pickens 71' Smith 85'	Report	Mwanga 73'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,749 Referee: Terry Vaughn

August 21, 2010	Columbus Crew	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, Ohio, United States
	Schelotto 6' (pen) Hejduk 22' Garey 53' Moffat 75' Lenhart 80'	Report	Mastroeni 46+'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,063 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

August 28, 2010	Colorado Rapids	3–0	Houston Dynamo	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
1:48	Smith 2' Busch 11' Cummings 16' Casey 23' Casey 72'	Report	Busch 10' Cruz 70'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,511 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

September

September 4, 2010	Colorado Rapids	3–0	Chivas USA	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
	Casey 51' Cummings 68' 80'	Report	Gordon 39' Cuesta 60'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,312 Referee: Michael Kennedy

September 11, 2010	New York Red Bulls	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Harrison, New Jersey, United States
	Henry 17' Albright 30' Ream 32' Richards 58'	Report	10' Wallace 27' Smith 52' Cummings 70' Thompson	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 19,014 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

September 18, 2010	Colorado Rapids	3–0	New England Revolution	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
7:00 PM MDT	Cummings 5' Casey 35' Thompson 83' 84'	Report	Sinovic 67'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,314 Referee: Mark Geiger

September 25, 2010	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah, United States
10:00 p.m. EDT	Campos 32' Espíndola 66' Warner 78' Borchers 90'	Report	Casey 10' 36' Wynne 16' Wallace 82'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,317 Referee: Ramón Hernández

September 29, 2010	Colorado Rapids	4–1	Philadelphia Union	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
9:30 p.m. EDT	Cummings 8' 15' Thompson 68' Amarikwa 86'		Califf 10' McInerney 90'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,165 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

October

October 2, 2010	Colorado Rapids	0–1	D.C. United	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
	Palguta 15'		45+2' Allsopp 74' McTavish 85' Najar	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,478 Referee: Michael Kennedy

October 9, 2010	FC Dallas	2–2	Colorado Rapids	Frisco, Texas, United States
7:30 PM CDT	Rodriguez 27' Ferreira 37'	Report	13', 51' Larentowicz	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,119 Referee: Paul Ward

October 16, 2010	Los Angeles Galaxy	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Carson, California, United States
	Buddle 9'		Buddle 18' (o.g.) Thompson 24' Casey 30' 35' Cummings 67'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000

October 23, 2010	Colorado Rapids	2–2	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
	Cummings 16' Casey 50'		Saborio 90' 90'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,729

MLS Playoffs

October 28, 2010 Conf. Semifinals	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
9:00 PM EDT	Mastroeni 23' 92+'	Report	Carroll 57'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,872 Referee: Jair Marrufo

November 6, 2010 Conf. Semifinals	Columbus Crew	2–1 ( a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (4–5 p)	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, Ohio, United States
4:00 PM EDT	Gaven 22' Schelotto 31' Ekpo 52' Carroll 56' Francis 64' Rogers 70' Rogers 70'	Report	Mullan 38' Casey 48' Casey 84'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,322 Referee: Michael Kennedy
	Penalties
	Schelotto Garey Gaven Brunner Carroll		Casey Kandji Larentowicz Lopez Smith

November 13, 2010 Conf. Finals	Colorado Rapids	1–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Commerce City, Colorado, United States
7:30 PM MDT	Kimura 43'	Report		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,779 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

November 21, 2010 Final	Colorado Rapids	2–1	FC Dallas	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6:30 PM MDT	Wallace 41' Smith 51' Casey 57' 84' John 106' ( o.g.)	Report	35' Ferreira 84' Benitez	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,700 Referee: Baldamaro Toledo

U.S. Open Cup

April 13, 2010 Qualification	Kansas City Wizards	1–2	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
7:30PM	Bunbury 4'	Report	Thompson 24' 81'	Stadium: Stanley H. Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1226 Referee: Tony Russo

May 26, 2010 Qualification	New York Red Bulls	3–0	Colorado Rapids	Harrison, New Jersey, United States
	Wolyniec 11' 43' Chinn 56' Stammler 77'	Report	Larentowicz 11' Thompson 54' Earls 86'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 2,637 Referee: Niko Bratsis

League table

Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	LA Galaxy	30	18	7	5	44	26	+18	59	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	Real Salt Lake	30	15	4	11	45	20	+25	56
3	FC Dallas	30	12	4	14	42	28	+14	50
4	Seattle Sounders FC	30	14	10	6	39	35	+4	48
5	Colorado Rapids	30	12	8	10	44	32	+12	46
6	San Jose Earthquakes	30	13	10	7	34	33	+1	46
7	Houston Dynamo	30	9	15	6	40	49	−9	33
8	Chivas USA	30	8	18	4	31	45	−14	28

Source: MLS

Overall

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	LA Galaxy (S)	30	18	7	5	44	26	+18	59	CONCACAF Champions League
2	Real Salt Lake	30	15	4	11	45	20	+25	56
3	New York Red Bulls	30	15	9	6	38	29	+9	51
4	FC Dallas	30	12	4	14	42	28	+14	50	CONCACAF Champions League
5	Columbus Crew	30	14	8	8	40	34	+6	50
6	Seattle Sounders FC	30	14	10	6	39	35	+4	48	CONCACAF Champions League
7	Colorado Rapids (C)	30	12	8	10	44	32	+12	46	CONCACAF Champions League
8	San Jose Earthquakes	30	13	10	7	34	33	+1	46
9	Kansas City Wizards	30	11	13	6	36	35	+1	39
10	Chicago Fire	30	9	12	9	37	38	−1	36
11	Toronto FC	30	9	13	8	33	41	−8	35	CONCACAF Champions League
12	Houston Dynamo	30	9	15	6	40	49	−9	33
13	New England Revolution	30	9	16	5	32	50	−18	32
14	Philadelphia Union	30	8	15	7	35	49	−14	31
15	Chivas USA	30	8	18	4	31	45	−14	28
16	D.C. United	30	6	20	4	21	47	−26	22

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
4	7	2	1	1	6	4	+2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	1	1	0	1	1	0

Last updated: April 21, 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	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	T	L	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	T	T	T	L	T	L	T	W	T	L	W	W	L	W	T
Position	5	5	9	5	4	6	7	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on April 21, 2010. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Squad

Roster

As of May 5, 2010.^[5]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	IRL	Danny Earls
3	DF	USA	Drew Moor
4	MF	USA	Jeff Larentowicz
6	DF	USA	Anthony Wallace
7	FW	ARG	Claudio López
9	FW	USA	Conor Casey
10	FW	SEN	Macoumba Kandji
11	MF	USA	Brian Mullan
12	FW	USA	Quincy Amarikwa
13	FW	USA	Ross Schunk
14	FW	JAM	Omar Cummings
15	MF	USA	Wells Thompson
16	MF	USA	Ross LaBauex


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	GK	USA	Ian Joyce
18	GK	USA	Matt Pickens
19	FW	USA	Andre Akpan
20	MF	SCO	Jamie Smith
21	DF	FRA	Julien Baudet
22	DF	USA	Marvell Wynne
23	MF	USA	Ciaran O'Brien
25	MF	USA	Pablo Mastroeni ( captain)
27	MF	JPN	Kosuke Kimura
28	MF	USA	Davy Armstrong
29	DF	USA	Scott Palguta
31	GK	HAI	Steward Ceus

Notes

^ Reilly, Allie (November 18, 2020). "Oral History: Players and Staff Describe the 2010 Season, Cup Final in Their Own Words". ColoradoRapids.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
^ Meyer, John (November 22, 2010). "Rapids revel in 'surreal' MLS Cup win". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
^ "Soccer Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN".
^ "Chicago earns tie in Colorado home opener | Major League Soccer". Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
^ "Major League Soccer: Players: Main". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2009.

[1] Reilly, Allie (November 18, 2020). "Oral History: Players and Staff Describe the 2010 Season, Cup Final in Their Own Words". ColoradoRapids.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[2] Meyer, John (November 22, 2010). "Rapids revel in 'surreal' MLS Cup win". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[3] "Soccer Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN".

[4] "Chicago earns tie in Colorado home opener | Major League Soccer". Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2010.

[5] "Major League Soccer: Players: Main". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2009.

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