2013 Colorado Rapids season

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Colorado Rapids

2013 season
Owner	Stan Kroenke
Coach	Oscar Pareja
Major League Soccer	5th in West 8th Overall
MLS Cup Playoffs	Lost in Knockout Round
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
Rocky Mountain Cup	Won (3rd time)
Highest home attendance	18,359 vs. New York Red Bulls (July 4)
Lowest home attendance	11,774 vs. Portland Timbers (March 30)
Average home league attendance	15,440
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The 2013 Colorado Rapids season was the club's eighteenth season of existence, and their eighteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids.

The 2013 Colorado Rapids would see massive changes made to the team. All-time leading goal scorer Conor Casey was released and Omar Cummings would be traded during the offseason, the Forward duo combining for 89 goals in the Rapids' careers. The Midfield pairing of Jeff Larentowicz and long-time Captain Pablo Mastroeni would be broken up, as well. Larentowicz was traded in the offseason and Mastroeni was traded during the summer of 2013. With the majority of the 2010 MLS Champions team gone (only 5 players remaining on the squad), the team looked considerably different. Coach Oscar Pareja wanting a squad of younger, more athletic players. Colorado brought in US National Team Forward Edson Buddle, along with several South American players who had played for their National Teams. 2013 would also see Rapids' Homegrown Player, 19-year-old Shane O'Neill, become a valuable member of the US U-20 National Team leading up to and during the 2013 U-20 World Cup in Turkey.

The Colorado Rapids' offseason began with the release of 9 players in November. Forward Conor Casey, Midfielders Edu and Joseph Nane, Defenders Tyson Wahl, Hunter Freeman, and Luis Zapata, and Goalkeeper Ian Joyce all had their options declined. Tyrone Marshall and Scott Palguta's contracts expired and they were not re-signed. Midfielder Jamie Smith's contract also expired, however, he returned to the Rapids' preseason training camp and then was re-sign by Colorado.

The Rapids' added several players during the offseason via trade, including Forward Atiba Harris from Vancouver Whitecaps FC for a 2015–2016 International Roster Spot. Colorado also traded their 1st Round 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft pick to the LA Galaxy for US International Forward Edson Buddle. Later in December, Forward Omar Cummings was traded to the Houston Dynamo for Nathan Sturgis and allocation money. Cummings narrowly missed being reunited with fellow 2010 Cup Champion, Macoumba Kandji, who had been traded to Houston the previous year. Kandji refused a contract extension in order to play in Europe. At the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft, Colorado selected Eric Avila with the 6th pick of the 1st round in the 2nd stage.

In January, on the day before the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, Midfielder Jeff Larentowicz was traded to the Chicago Fire. The trade would involve an exchange of draft picks, Colorado receiving the 11th overall pick and Chicago receiving the 30th overall pick. Chicago had traded the 30th overall pick to Colorado during the 2012 MLS season for Wells Thompson. The following day, the Rapids drafted Forward Deshorn Brown (6th overall), Midfielder Dillon Powers (11th overall from Chicago), and Defender Kory Kindle (25th overall). Ecuadorian International Defender Diego Calderón and Chilean International Midfielder Kevin Harbottle were signed to International Roster Spots. Dillon Serna was signed as the Rapids' 3rd Homegrown Player in the lineup, joining US Youth International Shane O'Neill and Davy Armstrong. Colorado traded the rights to Eric Avila to Chivas USA, in exchange for the rights to Nick LaBrocca. Having originally been drafted by Colorado in 2007, LaBrocca would eventually sign with the Rapids for a second time. During the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, Colorado selected Brenton Griffiths with the 25th overall pick. Though he was drafted on January 22, Griffiths didn't sign with the Rapids until April 30.

On January 25, Colorado announced the signing of Cameroonian Youth International Charles Eloundou on a one-year loan from AS Fortuna de Mfou in Cameroon. Colorado had won the rights to sign Eloundou in a weighted lottery. Eloundou has yet to wear a Rapids' jersey, however, undergoing a lengthy battle with the Cameroonian side over the loan deal. The ordeal would later cost the Rapids even more. After several weeks of training with the club during the summer, US Youth International Conor Doyle tried to sign with Colorado on loan from Derby County in England. MLS decided that Doyle must enter a weighted lottery and that Colorado was ineligible due to winning the lottery rights to Eloundou. The weighted lottery rights to Doyle would be won by D.C. United.

In February, Colorado added Goalkeeper Clint Irwin on a free transfer from the Charlotte Eagles. The Rapids also added the 1st overall 2010 MLS SuperDraft pick Danny Mwanga in a trade with the Portland Timbers for a 1st round 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick.

A series of injuries started the season off on the wrong foot for the Rapids. New Forward Edson Buddle injured his knee during training with the US Men's National Team in January. The injury would cause him to miss the start of the MLS season. Starting Goalkeeper Matt Pickens, who was injured at the end of the 2012 season, would miss the start of 2013, as well. The Rapids' 2012 assists leader, Martin Rivero, broke his foot during the first preseason game of 2013 in Tucson. He would return to the lineup mid-season. 2012 leading goal scorer, Jaime Castrillón, required knee surgery and would be out until July. The Rapids had initially been excited about the return of Pablo Mastroeni, agreeing to play on more season after missing almost all of 2012 with concussion symptoms. His return was short lived, however, battling several injuries and seeing limited time before being traded to LA.

The 2013 MLS season got off to a bad start with a 1–0 loss away to FC Dallas. The deciding goal came early on a goalkeeping error by backup Steward Ceus. The following week's home opener was delayed 1 day due to snow. Colorado dropped the game 2–1 in their first ever loss to the Philadelphia Union. Although recently signed by Philadelphia, Conor Casey did not play for his former team due to injury. Colorado got their first point of the season on March 16, when they drew away to arch-rival Real Salt Lake. During the Rocky Mountain Rivalry matchup at Real Salt Lake, Matt Pickens suffered a broken forearm in the 3rd minute of the game. Twenty-one-year-old Clint Irwin would step into the starting Goalkeeper position in his absence. Irwin would go on to set a record for facing a Penalty Kick in each of his 1st four MLS games, allowing only 2 goals. Irwin would also tie the MLS record for allowing only 5 goals in his first 10 games. The Rapids lost the following game at LA Galaxy on a Mike McGee PK following a Drew Moor red card early in the 2nd half. Diego Calderón injured his knee after he slid into the goal post clearing a shot off the goal line. The injury would require surgery and several months to heal. The injury would allow 23-year-old Chris Klute, on loan from the Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL), to step in and solidify the back line. Klute would start 16 straight games at the Left Back Position, the first Rapids' player to do so since the start of 2010. On March 28, Colorado traded Andre Akpan to the New York Red Bulls for a conditional pick in 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Colorado finished the month with a 2–2 home draw to Portland Timbers, the draw marked the first ever points dropped at home to Portland.

April began with Colorado's first win of the season, 1–0 over Real Salt Lake at home with Atiba Harris scoring his first Rapids' goal. The Rapids would make it 2 straight wins the next week after defeating Chivas USA 1–0 in LA on rookie Deshorn Brown's first goal. The streak came to an end the following game as the Rapids lost to Seattle Sounders FC for a 7th consecutive time, losing 1–0 at home. Colorado finished the month 2–1–1 after a 1–1 draw away to Houston Dynamo. Once again, the Rapids missed facing one of their former stars as Omar Cummings missed the game.

May began with a 1–0 home win over Toronto FC with Edson Buddle collecting his first goal in a Rapids' uniform. Buddle made it 2 in a row the following week in a 2–0 win at Columbus Crew. Colorado snapped a 3-game losing streak to San Jose Earthquakes with a 1–1 draw in San Jose on May 18. Colorado rounded out the month with a 2–0 home win over Chivas USA. Colorado finished May with an unbeaten record of 3–1–0, outscoring their opponents 6–1.

Shane O'Neill left the Rapids during June to Participate in the 2013 U-20 World Cup in Turkey. On June 17, the Rapids traded long-time Captain Pablo Mastroeni to the LA Galaxy for a 2nd round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and an International Roster Spot through the 2014 season. Mastroeni is the Rapids all-time leader in Games and Minutes Played. Colorado continued their unbeaten streak on June 1, with a 2–2 home draw with FC Dallas. 3 straight loses would follow, 2–1 home loss to San Jose Earthquakes, 2–1 away loss to Chicago Fire, and a 3–0 defeat away to Portland Timbers. On June 29, Colorado beat Montreal 4–3 in their first ever meeting in Montreal. The game featured 2 MLS Goal of the Week nominees by Montreal and would be considered by many as a Game of the Year nominee.

Colorado beat New York Red Bulls 2–0 on July 4, improving their all-time record to 12–3–3 in July 4 games. They continued their 4-game Eastern Conference swing with a 0–0 draw at home to D.C. United and a 2–1 victory at home over New England Revolution. On July 20, Colorado drew at Seattle Sounders FC, taking their first ever point from CenturyLink Field. July 27 would mark Pablo Mastroeni's bittersweet return to Colorado. He received a warm reaction from the crowd, but his new club, LA Galaxy, fell 2–0. Colorado would finish the month unbeaten, going 3–2–0, while scoring 7 goals and conceding 2. The Rapids released Kevin Harbottle at the end of July. The midfielder had been battling injury problems and had played in only 4 games since he was signed in the offseason.

Taking a 6-game unbeaten streak (4–2–0) into August, the Rapids took back the Rocky Mountain Cup from Real Salt Lake after a 2–2 draw on August 3. The game would also feature a 62-minute lightning delay during a heavy thunderstorm. On August 6, Colorado signed Vicente Sánchez, a veteran of Mexican and German soccer, as an International Player. On August 8, Colorado signed Gabriel Torres, who was coming off a very successful 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, as the club's first ever Designated Player. The Rapids drew away to Chivas USA 1–1 on August 11. The draw snapped the Rapids' 4 game winning streak at Chivas, in which they had shut out Chivas in all 4 games. Vicente Sanchez made his MLS debut during the Chivas game. Sanchez and Torres would both get their 1st MLS starts against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on August 17. Colorado defeated Vancouver 2–0 in a battle of teams tied for 2nd place in the Western Conference Standings. The win would also extend the Rapids unbeaten streak to a club record-tying 9 games. The unbeaten streak would come to an end on the final day of August with a 2–1 defeat at Sporting Kansas City.

The Rapids began September with a 1–0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy, who were missing several players due to international duty. Edson Buddle scored his 98th career MLS goal against his former club. Clint Irwin tied the club record for shutouts in a single MLS season with 10. On September 14, Colorado saw Vicente Sánchez open his Rapids account in a 2–1 victory over FC Dallas. Colorado lost the next game 1–0 away to Portland Timbers.

Colorado began October with a 5–1 victory over Seattle Sounders FC, Colorado had only won once in 11 games against Seattle previously. The game began with Deshorn Brown scoring his first of 2 goals on the night after just 13 seconds. It was the fastest goal in Rapids history (passing Conor Casey's 16 second goal against LA in 2009) and the 2nd fastest goal in MLS history (Dwayne De Rosario scored in 11 seconds for San Jose against Dallas in 2003). The game was finished with Gabriel Torres scoring his first MLS goal in stoppage time. It was the most goals ever allowed by Seattle Sounders FC in an MLS game and most goals scored by Colorado since a 5–4 victory over New York Red Bulls in 2008. Colorado followed that great performance with a terrible showing in a 1–0 defeat away to San Jose Earthquakes, leaving San Jose with a chance to overtake Colorado for the 5th and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Colorado rebounded with a 3–2 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC, eliminating Vancouver from playoff contention. New Rapids Forward Gabriel Torres scored twice, including the game winner in the 77th minute. The win game Colorado its highest point total in club history and most wins and most goals scored since 1999 and 1998, respectively. Colorado finished the regular season with a 9-game unbeaten streak at home (7W, 2D). The 2013 Regular Season went out on a sour note, losing 3–0 in Vancouver behind a Camillo Sanvezzo hat trick. It meant Colorado finished the regular season losing 3 straight road games, all by shutouts. As a result, Colorado finished 5th in the Western Conference and had to travel to Seattle for the Knockout Round of the 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs. Colorado would fall to Seattle 2–0 to end their 2013 MLS Season.

Updated August 13, 2013.^[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
2	MF	Nick LaBrocca	United States
3	DF	Drew Moor	United States
5	DF	Diego Calderón	Ecuador
6	DF	Anthony Wallace	United States
7	FW	Vicente Sánchez	Uruguay
8	MF	Dillon Powers	United States
9	FW	Edson Buddle	United States
10	MF	Martín Rivero (on loan from Rosario Central)	Argentina
11	MF	Brian Mullan	United States
12	MF	Hendry Thomas	Honduras
13	FW	Kamani Hill	United States
14	MF	Tony Cascio	United States
15	DF	Chris Klute	United States
16	FW	Atiba Harris	Saint Kitts and Nevis
17	MF	Dillon Serna (HGP)	United States
18	GK	Matt Pickens	United States
20	MF	Jamie Smith	Scotland
21	GK	Steward Ceus	Haiti
22	DF	Marvell Wynne	United States
23	MF	Jaime Castrillón	Colombia
24	DF	Nathan Sturgis	United States
26	FW	Deshorn Brown (GA)	Jamaica
27	MF	Shane O'Neill (HGP)	United States
28	MF	Davy Armstrong (HGP)	United States
29	DF	Kory Kindle	United States
30	FW	Gabriel Torres	Panama
31	GK	Clint Irwin	United States
32	DF	Brenton Griffiths	Jamaica
33	DF	Germán Mera (on loan from Deportivo Cali)	Colombia
55	FW	Danny Mwanga	DR Congo

As of March 11, 2013.^[2]

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
December 3, 2012	Atiba Harris	FW	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Traded for 2015 and 2016 international roster slot	[3]
December 14, 2012	Edson Buddle	FW	LA Galaxy	Traded for 1st round 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft pick and allocation money	[4]
December 22, 2012	Nathan Sturgis	MF	Houston Dynamo	Traded along with allocation money for Omar Cummings	[5]
January 3, 2013	Diego Calderón	DF	Liga de Quito	Signed as an International Player	[6]
January 17, 2013	Kevin Harbottle	MF	Universidad Católica	Signed as an International Player	[7]
January 18, 2013	Dillon Serna	MF	University of Akron	Signed as a Homegrown Player	[8]
January 25, 2013	Nick LaBrocca	MF	Chivas USA	Traded for the rights to Eric Avila	[9]
January 25, 2013	Charles Eloundou	FW	AS Fortuna de Mfou	MLS Weighted Lottery	[10]
February 21, 2013	Clint Irwin	GK	Charlotte Eagles	Free Transfer	[11]
February 28, 2013	Danny Mwanga	FW	Portland Timbers	Traded for 1st round 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick	[12]
May 6, 2013	Germán Mera	DF	Deportivo Cali	On Loan from Deportivo Cali	[13]
August 6, 2013	Vicente Sánchez	FW	Nacional	Signed as an International Player	[14]
August 8, 2013	Gabriel Torres	FW	Zamora FC	Signed as a Designated Player	[15]

Date	Player	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
November 16, 2012	Conor Casey	FW		Option declined, later signed with Philadelphia Union	[16]
November 16, 2012	Edu	MF		Option declined	[16]
November 16, 2012	Ian Joyce	GK		Option declined	[16]
November 16, 2012	Joseph Nane	MF		Option declined	[16]
November 16, 2012	Tyson Wahl	MF		Option declined, later signed with Columbus Crew	[16]
November 16, 2012	Luis Zapata	DF		Option declined	[16]
November 16, 2012	Hunter Freeman	DF		Option declined, later drafted by New England Revolution, eventually signed with New York Cosmos (NASL)	[16]
November 16, 2012	Tyrone Marshall	DF		Out of Contract	[16]
November 16, 2012	Scott Palguta	DF		Out of Contract	[16]
December 22, 2012	Omar Cummings	FW	Houston Dynamo	Traded for Nathan Sturgis and allocation money	[5]
January 16, 2013	Jeff Larentowicz	MF	Chicago Fire	Traded along with the 30th overall 2013 MLS SuperDraft pick for the 11th overall 2013 MLS SuperDraft pick and a 2013 International Roster Spot	[17]
January 25, 2013	Eric Avila	MF	Chivas USA	Traded for the rights to Nick LaBrocca	[9]
March 28, 2013	Andre Akpan	FW	New York Red Bulls	Traded for a conditional pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft	[18]
June 17, 2013	Pablo Mastroeni	MF	L.A. Galaxy	Traded along with the rights to Baggio Husidic for an International Roster spot through the 2014 season and a second round pick in the 2014 MLS Superdraft	[19]
July 31, 2013	Kevin Harbottle	MF		Released	[20]

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
December 14, 2012	Eric Avila	MF	Toronto FC	2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft 1st Stage, 1st Round, 6th Overall Pick	[21]
January 17, 2013	Deshorn Brown	FW	University of Central Florida	2013 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round, 6th Overall Pick, Generation Adidas	[22]
January 17, 2013	Dillon Powers	MF	University of Notre Dame	2013 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round, 11th Overall Pick, acquired pick in Jeff Larentowicz trade from Chicago Fire	[23]
January 17, 2013	Kory Kindle	DF	California State University Bakersfield	2013 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round, 25th Overall Pick	[24]
April 30, 2013	Brenton Griffiths	DF	University of South Florida	2013 MLS Supplemental Draft 2nd Round, 25th Overall Pick	[25]

Portland Timbers v Colorado Rapids

January 29, 2013 The Desert Friendlies presented by FC Tucson	Portland Timbers	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
	Diego Valeri 28' Kalif Alhassan 63' José Adolfo Valencia 79'	Report	Deshorn Brown 88'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Houston Dynamo v Colorado Rapids

January 31, 2013 The Desert Friendlies presented by FC Tucson	Houston Dynamo	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
	Calum Elliot 2'	Report		Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

San Jose Earthquakes v Colorado Rapids

February 2, 2013 The Desert Friendlies presented by FC Tucson	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
		Report	Jamie Smith 65'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Chivas USA v Colorado Rapids

February 15, 2013 Pro Soccer Challenge	Chivas USA	3–0	Colorado Rapids	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
	Eric Avila 3' Juan Agudelo 56' (p.k.) Jose Correa 60'	Report		Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium Attendance: 8,258

LA Galaxy v Colorado Rapids

February 22, 2013	LA Galaxy	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
	Marcelo Sarvas 36' Robbie Keane  58' Michael Stephens  68' Jack McBean 80'	Report	Drew Moor 12' Hendry Thomas  44'	Stadium: Harder Stadium

FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids

March 2, 2013 1	FC Dallas	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Frisco, Texas, U.S.
8:30 pm EST	Jackson 11' Je-Vaughn Watson  80'	Report		Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 18,075 Referee: Allen Chapman

Colorado Rapids v Philadelphia Union

March 10, 2013 2	Colorado Rapids	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
3:00 pm EST	Kevin Harbottle  37' Hendry Thomas  67' Jamie Smith 68'	Report	Amobi Okugo 34' Jack McInerney 79' Danny Cruz  91'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,122 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Real Salt Lake v Colorado Rapids

March 16, 2013 3	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah, U.S.
6:00 pm EST	Kwame Watson-Siriboe  6' Alvaro Saborio 80'	Report	Atiba Harris  8' Deshorn Brown 37' Hendry Thomas  49'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,370 Referee: David Gantar

LA Galaxy v Colorado Rapids

March 23, 2013 4	LA Galaxy	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Carson, California, U.S.
10:30 pm EST	Mike Magee 50' (p.k.) Marcelo Sarvas  73'	Report	Drew Moor  48' Hendry Thomas  64'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 19,936 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Colorado Rapids v Portland Timbers

March 30, 2013 5	Colorado Rapids	2–2	Portland Timbers	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
6:00 pm EST	Nick LaBrocca  10' Dillon Powers 18' Hendry Thomas 48' (p.k.)	Report	Diego Chara  12' Will Johnson 55', 71' (p.k.)	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,774 Referee: Drew Fischer

Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake

April 6, 2013 6	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
6:00 pm EST	Atiba Harris 5' Chris Klute  80'	Report		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,226 Referee: Chris Penso

Chivas USA v Colorado Rapids

April 13, 2013 7	Chivas USA	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Carson, California, U.S.
10:30 pm EST	Jorge Villafaña  33' Bobby Burling  45' Joaquin Velázquez  52' Mario de Luna  84'	Report	Deshorn Brown 7' Marvell Wynne  84'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 8,219 Referee: Kevin Stott

Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders FC

April 20, 2013 8	Colorado Rapids	0–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
6:00 pm EST	Dillon Powers  41'	Report	Obafemi Martins 27' Djimi Traore  67' Leonardo Gonzalez  84'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,063 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Houston Dynamo v Colorado Rapids

April 28, 2013 9	Houston Dynamo	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Houston, Texas, U.S.
5:00 pm EST	Giles Barnes 66' Ricardo Clark  69' Bobby Boswell  87' Brad Davis  90'  90+5'	Report	Drew Moor 45+2' Shane O'Neill  70' Nathan Sturgis  72'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 19,839 Referee: Juan Guzman

Colorado Rapids v Toronto FC

May 4, 2013 10	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Toronto FC	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
9:00 pm EST	Dillon Powers  39' Edson Buddle 86'	Report	Darel Russell  90+2'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,658 Referee: Matthew Foerster

Columbus Crew v Colorado Rapids

May 11, 2013 11	Columbus Crew	0–2	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
7:30 pm EST	Jairo Arrieta  18' Gláuber  78'	Report	Edson Buddle 8'  58' Dillon Powers 69' Martin Rivero  75'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,269 Referee: Mark Geiger

San Jose Earthquakes v Colorado Rapids

May 18, 2013 12	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Santa Clara, California, U.S.
10:30 pm EST	Victor Bernardez  73' Marvin Chavez 78' Steven Lenhart  81'	Report	Nathan Sturgis 26' Chris Klute  43' Shane O'Neill  77'  90' Anthony Wallace  90+3'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Colorado Rapids v Chivas USA

May 25, 2013 13	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Chivas USA	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
9:00 pm EST	Atiba Harris 11' Nathan Sturgis 78'	Report	Carlos Alvarez  40' Bobby Burling  44'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,204 Referee: Allen Chapman

Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas

June 1, 2013 14	Colorado Rapids	2–2	FC Dallas	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
9:00 pm EST	Atiba Harris 56', 64' Dillon Powers  59'	Report	Blas Perez 61', 66' Michel  63' Andrew Jacobson  90+6'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,551 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Colorado Rapids v San Jose Earthquakes

June 15, 2013 15	Colorado Rapids	1–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
9:00 pm EST	Atiba Harris  18' Hendry Thomas  49' Nathan Sturgis 67'	Report	Steven Lenhart 11' Chris Wondolowski  49' Sam Cronin 52' Alan Gordon  68' Mehdi Ballouchy  71' Jason Hernandez  87'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,017 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Chicago Fire v Colorado Rapids

June 19, 2013 16	Chicago Fire	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Bridgeview, Illinois, U.S.
8:30 pm EST	Mike Magee 23' Austin Berry 47' Jeff Larentowicz  60'	Report	Deshorn Brown 17' Brian Mullan  70' Nathan Sturgis  81' Germán Mera  84'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,349 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Portland Timbers v Colorado Rapids

June 23, 2013 17	Portland Timbers	3–0	Colorado Rapids	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
7:00 pm EST	Frédéric Piquionne 12' Will Johnson 45' Ryan Johnson 84'	Report		Stadium: JELD-WEN Field Attendance: 20,674 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Montreal Impact v Colorado Rapids

June 29, 2013 18	Montreal Impact	3–4	Colorado Rapids	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
7:00 pm EST	Atiba Harris 24' Germán Mera  48' Nick LaBrocca  52' Dillon Powers 59' Deshorn Brown 77' Tony Cascio 90+6'	Report	Hassoun Camara 39' Daniele Paponi 42', 72' Jed Brovsky  55'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 20,383 Referee: Drew Fischer

Colorado Rapids v New York Red Bulls

July 4, 2013 19	Colorado Rapids	2–0	New York Red Bulls	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
9:30 pm EST	Nathan Sturgis 47' Deshorn Brown 68'	Report		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,359 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Colorado Rapids v D.C. United

July 7, 2013 20	Colorado Rapids	0–0	D.C. United	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
9:30 pm EST	Hendry Thomas  2' Shane O'Neill  39'	Report	Casey Townsend  86'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,739 Referee: Drew Fischer

Colorado Rapids v New England Revolution

July 17, 2013 21	Colorado Rapids	2–1	New England Revolution	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
9:00 pm EST	Nick LaBrocca 62' Jose Goncalves 67' (o.g.)	Report	Juan Carlos Toja 15' Jose Goncalves  74'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,833 Referee: Allen Chapman

Seattle Sounders FC v Colorado Rapids

July 20, 2013 22	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
4:00 pm EST	Drew Moor 60' Nathan Sturgis  83'	Report	Zach Scott  42' Servando Carrasco  43' DeAndre Yedlin 65'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,196 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Colorado Rapids v LA Galaxy

July 27, 2013 23	Colorado Rapids	2–0	LA Galaxy	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
7:00 pm EST	Hendry Thomas  9' 41' Dillon Powers 47'	Report	Juninho  29' Pablo Mastroeni  30'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,765 Referee: Juan Guzman

Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake

August 3, 2013 24	Colorado Rapids	2–2	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
8:30 pm EST	Deshorn Brown 9' Clint Irwin  21' Jaime Castrillón 70' Shane O'Neill  90'	Report	Ned Grabavoy 2' Alvaro Saborio 21' (p.k.) Kyle Beckerman  73'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,814 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Chivas USA v Colorado Rapids

August 11, 2013 25	Chivas USA	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Carson, California, U.S.
11:00 pm EST	Carlos Alvarez 5' Steve Purdy  27' Gabriel Farfan  33' Tristan Bowen  63' Marco Delgado  90+1'	Report	Tony Cascio  40'  49'  Martin Rivero 80' Nathan Sturgis  90+3'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 8,221 Referee: Chris Penso

Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

August 17, 2013 26	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
9:00 pm EST	Deshorn Brown 36'  51' Edson Buddle 79'	Report	Jordan Harvey  71'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,030 Referee: Carlos Rivera

Sporting Kansas City v Colorado Rapids

August 31, 2013 27	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
8:30 pm EST	Benny Feilhaber 33' Oriol Rosell  70' Graham Zusi 88'	Report	Hendry Thomas  65' Edson Buddle 77' Drew Moor  90+1'	Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,579 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

LA Galaxy v Colorado Rapids

September 7, 2013 28	LA Galaxy	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Carson, California, U.S.
10:30 pm EST	Juninho  49'	Report	Dillon Powers  54' Edson Buddle 75'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 20,801 Referee: Allen Chapman

Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas

September 14, 2013 29	Colorado Rapids	2–1	FC Dallas	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
9:00 pm EST	Vicente Sanchez 59' Matt Hedges 65' (og) Nathan Sturgis  76'	Report	David Ferreira 51'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,145 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Portland Timbers v Colorado Rapids

September 20, 2013 30	Portland Timbers	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
10:00 pm EST	Diego Valeri 13' Maximiliano Urruti  45' Kalif Alhassan  90+1'	Report	Atiba Harris  3'	Stadium: JELD-WEN Field Attendance: 20,674 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders FC

October 5, 2013 31	Colorado Rapids	5–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
10:00 pm EST	Deshorn Brown 1', 31' Dillon Powers 10' Drew Moor 41' Gabriel Torres 90+1'	Report	Zach Scott  8'  79'  Eddie Johnson 63'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,076 Referee: David Gantar

San Jose Earthquakes v Colorado Rapids

October 9, 2013 32	San Jose Earthquakes	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Santa Clara, California, U.S.
10:30 pm EST	Chris Wondolowski 63'  78'	Report		Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Allen Chapman

Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

October 19, 2013 33	Colorado Rapids	3–2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
6:00 pm EST	Gabriel Torres 41' (p.k.) 77' Deshorn Brown 51' Nathan Sturgis  69'	Report	Jordan Harvey  11' Kekuta Manneh 32' Camilo Sanvezzo 75' (p.k.)	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,103 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Colorado Rapids

October 27, 2013 34	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3–0	Colorado Rapids	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
8:00 pm EST	Camilo Sanvezzo 43', 74', 84'  85'	Report	Nick LaBrocca  51' Shane O'Neill  83'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Seattle Sounders FC v Colorado Rapids

October 30, 2013 Knockout Round	Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	Colorado Rapids	Seattle, Washington
10:30 pm EST	Brad Evans 28' Lamar Neagle  78' Michael Gspurning  85' Eddie Johnson  89' 90+3'	Report	Hendry Thomas  23' Atiba Harris  45+1' Clint Irwin  53' Germán Mera  79'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 32,204 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

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 2014 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs

Orlando City S.C. v Colorado Rapids

May 28, 2013 3	Orlando City S.C.	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
7:30 pm EST	Bryan Burke 4' Bryan Burke  30' Dominic Dwyer 48' Long Tan 63'	Report	Kamani Hill 18' Steward Ceus  56' Atiba Harris  82'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl

Santos Laguna v Colorado Rapids

July 12, 2013	Santos Laguna	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
9:30 pm EST	Alonso Escoboza 17' Néstor Calderón 77'	Report	Kevin Harbottle 12'	Stadium: Branch Field at University Stadium

R	Player	Position	GAA	GA	Saves	GS	GP
1	Clint Irwin	GK	1.13	36	92	31	32
2	Steward Ceus	GK	1.00	1	5	1	1
3	Matt Pickens	GK	2.00	2	2	2	2

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number.

N	P	Nat.	Name	Major League Soccer			U.S. Open Cup			Playoffs			Others			Total			Notes
6	MF		Anthony Wallace	1												1
16	FW		Atiba Harris	2		1	1			1						4		1	Suspended for 1 game
11	MF		Brian Mullan	1												1
15	DF		Chris Klute	2												2
31	GK		Clint Irwin	1						1						2
26	FW		Deshorn Brown	1												1
8	MF		Dillon Powers	4												4
3	DF		Drew Moor	1		1										1		1	Suspended for 2 games
9	FW		Edson Buddle	1												1			Suspended for 1 game
33	DF		Germán Mera	2						1						3
12	MF		Hendry Thomas	7						1						8			Suspended for 3 games
7	FW		Kevin Harbottle	1												1
10	MF		Martin Rivero	1												1
22	DF		Marvell Wynne	1												1
24	MF		Nathan Sturgis	6												6
2	MF		Nick LaBrocca	3												3
27	FW		Shane O'Neill	6		1										6		1	Suspended for 1 game
21	GK		Steward Ceus						1									1
14	FW		Tony Cascio	1	1											1	1		Suspended for 1 game

Last updated: October 28, 2013
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. Last updated: October, 2013
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches

Italic: denotes no longer with club.

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