2019 Colorado Rapids season explained

Club:	Colorado Rapids
Season:	2019
League:	Major League Soccer
League Result:	Conference 9th Overall: 16th
Owner:	Stan Kroenke
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Anthony Hudson (until May 1)^[1] Conor Casey (interim, May 1 – August 25) Robin Fraser (from August 25)^[2]
Cup1:	MLS Cup Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Did not qualify
Cup2:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:	Fourth round (knocked out by New Mexico United)
League Topscorer:	Kei Kamara (14)
Season Topscorer:	Kei Kamara (14)
Highest Attendance:	16,998 (June 1 vs. Cincinnati)
Lowest Attendance:	2,619 (June 12 vs. New Mexico, USOC)
Largest Win:	6–3 (August 3 vs. Montreal)
Largest Loss:	1–4 (March 30 vs. Houston, April 20 at Chicago)
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Prevseason:	2018
Nextseason:	2020

The 2019 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twenty-fourth season of existence and their twenty-fourth consecutive season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer. Colorado also competed in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covers the period from October 29, 2018 to the start of the 2020 Major League Soccer season.

Background

See main article: 2018 Colorado Rapids season.

Colorado finished the 2018 season second-bottom of the Western Conference table, with the third-worst overall record in MLS. The Rapids finished 11th in the Western Conference and 21st in the overall table. The team scored a league-low 36 goals in 34 matches, and conceded 63 goals. Dominique Badji, who was traded to FC Dallas on July 23, led Colorado with seven goals across all competitions.

Outside of MLS play, the Rapids played in the 2018 edition of the U.S. Open Cup, where they lost in the fourth round to Nashville SC. They also played in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, where they were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Toronto FC.

Roster

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No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1				October 6, 2019	2016		103	0
15				October 6, 2019	2019		0	0
31				October 6, 2019	2019		105	0
Defenders
2				October 6, 2019	2019		35	1
3				October 6, 2019	2019		3	0
4				October 6, 2019	2018		45	2
5				October 6, 2019	2018		64	7
6				October 6, 2019	2019	Columbus Crew SC (loan)	23	0
13				October 6, 2019	2018		28	0
18				October 6, 2019	2019		0	0
22				October 6, 2019	2019	Colorado Rapids Academy	7	1
24				October 6, 2019	2017		38	1
27				October 6, 2019	2018		39	0
44				October 6, 2019	2015		95	3
Midfielders
10				October 6, 2019	2018		44	4
17				October 6, 2019	2013		113	12
19				October 6, 2019	2018		61	2
20				October 6, 2019	2019		33	5
26				October 6, 2019	2018		27	3
28				October 6, 2019	2018		48	4
Forwards
7				October 6, 2019	2019		27	12
11				October 6, 2019	2019		16	5
12				October 6, 2019	2018		20	3
23				October 6, 2019	2019		29	14
29				October 6, 2019	2019		0	0
99				October 6, 2019	2019		31	7
Out on loan
8				October 6, 2019	2018		30	0
14				October 6, 2019	2019		0	0

Non-competitive

Midseason

Competitive

Major League Soccer

See main article: 2019 Major League Soccer season.

Standings

Overall table

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	GK	Tim Howard	1	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF	Keegan Rosenberry	3	0	1	0	4	0
4	DF	Danny Wilson	4	0	1	0	5	0
5	DF	Tommy Smith	3	1	0	0	3	1
6	DF	Lalas Abubakar	7	0	0	0	7	0
7	FW	Diego Rubio	10	1	0	0	10	1
8	MF	Johan Blomberg	1	1	1	0	2	1
10	MF	Kellyn Acosta	8	1	1	0	9	1
11	FW	Jonathan Lewis	2	0	0	0	2	0
13	DF	Sam Vines	2	0	0	0	2	0
19	MF	Jack Price	9	1	0	0	9	1
20	MF	Nicolás Mezquida	4	0	0	0	4	0
22	DF	Sebastian Anderson	1	1	0	0	1	1
23	FW	Kei Kamara	5	1	0	0	5	1
26	MF	Cole Bassett	1	0	0	0	1	0
28	MF	Sam Nicholson	2	0	0	0	2	0
44	DF	Axel Sjöberg	0	1	0	1	0	2
99	FW	Andre Shinyashiki	3	0	0	0	3	0
Players who left Colorado during the season:
6	MF	Benny Feilhaber	3	0	0	0	3	0

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Total	Games Played
		1	Tim Howard	5	0	5	25
15	Andre Rawls	0	0	0	0
31	Clint Irwin	1	0	1	12

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2019.

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
MF	Nicolás Mezquida	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Vancouver receives GK Zac MacMath.	Dec 9, 2018	^[4]
FW	Kei Kamara	FC Cincinnati	Cincinnati receives a 2019 International Roster Spot.	Dec 11, 2018	^[5]
GK	Andre Rawls	New York City FC	Selected in Stage One of the 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft.	Dec 14, 2018	^[6]
GK	Clint Irwin	Toronto FC	Toronto receives a second round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.	Dec 14, 2018	^[7]
FW	Diego Rubio	Sporting Kansas City	SKC receives MF Kelyn Rowe, $300,000 in allocation money.	Dec 18, 2018	^[8]
DF	Keegan Rosenberry	Philadelphia Union	Philadelphia receives $300,000 in allocation monies, future considerations.	Dec 19, 2018	^[9]
MF		Los Angeles FC	Signed to a one-year contract with a club option for 2020.	Jan 11, 2019	^[10]
FW	Andre Shinyashiki	Denver Pioneers	Selected in the First Round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.	Jan 11, 2019	^[11]
FW	Matt Hundley	UCLA Bruins	Signed as a Homegrown Player.	Jan 15, 2019	^[12]
DF	Sam Raben	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	Signed as a Homegrown Player.	Jan 15, 2019
DF	Kofi Opare	D.C. United	Signed to a one-year contract.	Feb 25, 2019	^[13]
DF	Sebastian Anderson	Colorado Rapids Academy	Signed as a Homegrown Player.	Apr 3, 2019	^[14]
FW	Jonathan Lewis	New York City FC	NYCFC receives $650,000 in targeted allocation money, a 2020 International Roster Spot.	May 8, 2019	^[15]
DF	Abdul Rwatubyaye	Sporting Kansas City	SKC receives MF Benny Feilhaber.	May 8, 2019	^[16]

SuperDraft

See also: 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

The following players were selected by Colorado in the MLS SuperDraft, but did not sign a contract with the club.^[17]

Pos.	Player	College	Notes	Date	Source
DF	Marcello Borges	Michigan Wolverines	Selected in the second round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Signed for Detroit City for the NPSL Members Cup.	Jan 11, 2019	^[18] ^[19]
DF	Jacob Hauser-Ramsey	UConn Huskies	Selected in the second round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Signed for Memphis 901 on Mar 21, 2019.	Jan 11, 2019	^[20] ^[21]
MF	Robbie Mertz	Michigan Wolverines	Selected in the Fourth Round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Signed for Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on Mar 29, 2019.	Jan 14, 2019	^[22] ^[23]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
MF	Giles Barnes	Hyderabad FC	Contract option declined. Signed for Hyderabad on Oct 9, 2019.	Nov 27, 2018	^[25]
FW	Yannick Boli	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	Contract expired. Signed for Ratchaburi on Dec 11, 2018.	Nov 27, 2018	^[26]
FW	Caleb Calvert	Saint Louis FC	Contract option declined. Signed for Saint Louis on Dec 22, 2018.	Nov 27, 2018	^[27]
DF	Kip Colvey		Contract option declined. Retired.	Nov 27, 2018	^[28]
DF	Mike da Fonte	OKC Energy	Contract option declined. Signed for OKC on Mar 28, 2019.	Nov 27, 2018	^[29]
GK	Andrew Dykstra		Contract expired. Retired	Nov 27, 2018
MF	Sam Hamilton	New Mexico United	Contract option declined. Signed for New Mexico on Nov 28, 2018.	Nov 27, 2018	^[30]
MF	Enzo Martínez	Charlotte Independence	Contract option declined. Signed for Charlotte on Dec 20, 2018.	Nov 27, 2018	^[31]
FW	Jack McBean		Contract option declined. Retired.	Nov 27, 2018	^[32]
MF	Ricardo Pérez	Lansing Ignite	Contract option declined. Signed for Lansing on Mar 13, 2019.	Nov 27, 2018	^[33]
GK	Zac MacMath	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Colorado receives MF Nicolás Mezquida, $100,000 in targeted allocation money.	Dec 9, 2018
DF	Edgar Castillo	New England Revolution	Colorado receives MF Kelyn Rowe.	Dec 18, 2018	^[34]
MF	Marlon Hairston	Houston Dynamo	Colorado receives $175,000 in general allocation money.	Jan 11, 2019	^[35]
FW	Shkëlzen Gashi	FC Aarau	Waived. Signed for Aarau on Jul 12, 2019.	Mar 1, 2019	^[36] ^[37]
MF	Benny Feilhaber	Sporting Kansas City	Colorado receives DF Abdul Rwatubyaye, a 2019 International Roster Spot, $50,000 in targeted allocation money, a second round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, future considerations.	May 8, 2019
MF	Bismark Adjei-Boateng	Kuopion Palloseura	Contract terminated by mutual consent. Signed for Kuopion Palloseura on Dec 12, 2019.	Jul 12, 2019	^[38]

Loan out

Pos.	Player	Loanee club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
DF	Sam Raben	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season.	Feb 18, 2019	Mar 9, 2019	^[39] ^[40]
				Mar 16, 2019	Sep 7, 2019	^[41] ^[42]
FW	Matt Hundley	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season.	Mar 6, 2019	Sep 7, 2019	^[43]
GK	Andre Rawls	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season.	Mar 6, 2019	Mar 15, 2019	^[44]
				Mar 23, 2019	May 29, 2019	^[45] ^[46]
				Jun 1, 2019	Jul 27, 2019	^[47] ^[48]
				Aug 31, 2019	Sep 7, 2019	^[49]
GK	Clint Irwin	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	One game.	Mar 15, 2019	Mar 23, 2019	^[50]
				Apr 24, 2019	Apr 27, 2019	^[51] ^[52]
				May 4, 2019	May 11, 2019	^[53] ^[54]
DF	Kofi Opare	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	One game.	Mar 15, 2019	Apr 6, 2019	^[55]
FW	Niki Jackson	Charlotte Independence	Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season.	Apr 12, 2019	Aug 31, 2019	^[56] ^[57]
FW	Andre Shinyashiki	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	One game.	Apr 24, 2019	Apr 27, 2019
				May 4, 2019	May 11, 2019
DF	Abdul Rwatubyaye	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Remainder of the 2019 USL Championship season.	May 17, 2019		^[58]
MF	Johan Blomberg	GIF Sundsvall	Remainder of his contract.	Aug 13, 2019		^[59]
DF	Sebastian Anderson	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Remainder of the 2019 Major League Soccer season.	Aug 23, 2019	Aug 27, 2019	^[60] ^[61]
MF	Cole Bassett	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Remainder of the 2019 Major League Soccer season.	Aug 23, 2019	Aug 27, 2019

Awards

MLS Team of the Week!Week!Starters!Bench!Opponent(s)!Link

1	Benny Feilhaber Tim Howard		Portland Timbers	https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/03/04/team-week-presented-audi-saphir-taider-tidy-week-1
6		Cole Bassett	Orlando City SC	https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/04/08/team-week-presented-audi-jimmy-maurer-impresses-week-6
7		Benny Feilhaber	D.C. United	https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/04/15/team-week-presented-audi-tajouri-shradi-shreds-week-7
12		Jonathan Lewis	LA Galaxy	https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/05/20/team-week-presented-audi-chris-wondolowski-wows-week-12
13	Sam Nicholson		Columbus Crew SC	https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/05/27/team-week-presented-audi-russell-draws-raves-week-13
14	Andre Shinyashiki		Philadelphia Union FC Cincinnati	https://matchcenter.coloradorapids.com/matchcenter/2019-06-08-colorado-rapids-vs-minnesota-united-fc/boxscore
15	Lalas Abubakar Tim Howard Kei Kamara	Jack Price	Minnesota United FC	https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/06/10/team-week-presented-audi-ilsinho-leads-party-week-15
16	Lalas Abubakar Kei Kamara		Vancouver Whitecaps FC	https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/06/24/team-week-presented-audi-diego-valeri-shines-week-16
17	Sam Vines		Los Angeles FC	https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/07/01/team-week-presented-audi-maxi-moralez-makes-it-happen-week-17
22	Kei Kamara Jack Price		Montreal Impact	https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/08/05/team-week-presented-audi-marco-fabian-unleashed-week-22
23	Keegan Rosenberry	Diego Rubio	San Jose Earthquakes	https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/08/12/team-week-presented-audi-josef-martinez-powers-all-week-23
24		Diego Rubio	Minnesota United FC Houston Dynamo	https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/08/19/team-week-presented-audi-zlatan-takes-charge-week-24
26	Jonathan Lewis Tommy Smith		New York Red Bulls	https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/09/02/team-week-presented-audi-ibrahimovic-conjures-magic-week-26
27	Andre Shinyashiki Sam Vines	Keegan Rosenberry	Seattle Sounders FC	https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/09/09/team-week-presented-audi-diego-rossi-rises-week-27
28	Keegan Rosenberry		LA Galaxy Toronto FC	https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/09/16/team-week-presented-audi-carles-gil-hustles-top-week-28
29	Jack Price	Kei Kamara Tommy Smith	Sporting Kansas City	https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/09/23/team-week-presented-audi-vito-mannone-stops-them-all-week-29
30	Kei Kamara	Sam Vines	FC Dallas	https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/09/30/team-week-presented-audi-carlos-vela-flies-highest-week-30

MLS Goal of the Week!Week!Player!Opponent!Link

1

Andre Shinyashiki

Portland Timbers

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/03/08/rapids-andre-shinyashiki-dominates-2019s-first-att-goal-week-vote

MLS Player of the Week!Week!Player!Opponent!Link

27

Andre Shinyashiki

Seattle Sounders FC

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/09/09/rapids-forward-andre-shinyashiki-named-mls-player-week

Kits

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Record
Home	Burgundy	Blue	Burgundy	Match 1 vs. Portland / 9–10–5
Away	White	White	White	Match 4 vs. Dallas / 3–6–1
Specialty	Teal	Teal	Teal	Match 8 vs. Chicago / 0–1–0

See also

• Colorado Rapids
• 2019 in American soccer
• 2019 Major League Soccer season

Notes and References

1. Web site: Colorado Rapids Media Relations. Anthony Hudson relieved of duties, Conor Casey named interim head coach. ColoradoRapids.com. Colorado Rapids. May 1, 2019. May 1, 2019.
2. Web site: Mood. Abbie. Colorado Rapids announce Robin Fraser as next head coach. BurgundyWave.com. SB Nation. September 2, 2019. August 25, 2019.
3. Web site: Colorado Rapids roster. ColoradoRapids.com. Colorado Rapids. February 3, 2019.
4. Web site: Nguyen. Joe. Colorado Rapids trade Zac MacMath to Vancouver for midfielder Nicolas Mezquida. DenverPost.com. The Denver Post. December 9, 2018. December 9, 2018.
5. Web site: Godwin. Cealey. Rapids acquire veteran forward Kei Kamara in expansion draft trade. 9News.com. KUSA. December 11, 2018. December 11, 2018.
6. Web site: Hojnacki. Joe. DeLeon, Toia selected in MLS Re-Entry Draft. SBISoccer.com. SBI Soccer. December 15, 2018. December 14, 2018.
7. Web site: Toronto FC trades GK Clint Irwin to Colorado Rapids for 2019 draft pick. ESPN.com. ESPN. December 15, 2018. December 14, 2018.
8. Web site: Diego Rubio joins Colorado Rapids via trade with Sporting KC. DenverPost.com. The Denver Post. June 3, 2019. December 18, 2018.
9. Web site: Rodriguez. Alicia. Colorado Rapids acquire Keegan Rosenberry in trade from Philadelphia Union. MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. December 19, 2018. December 19, 2018.
10. Web site: Bonn. Kyle. Colorado Rapids sign free agent Feilhaber to 1-year deal. NBCSports.com. NBC Sports. January 11, 2019. January 11, 2019.
11. Web site: Mood. Abbie. Meet Andre Shinyashiki, DU standout & Rapids first-round pick. BurgundyWave.com. SB Nation. June 3, 2019. January 11, 2019.
12. Web site: Mood. Abbie. Rapids sign Sam Raben & Matt Hundley, introduce Andre Shinyashiki this afternoon. BurgundyWave.com. SB Nation. January 15, 2019. January 15, 2019.
13. Web site: Bogert. Tom. Colorado Rapids sign center back Kofi Opare. MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. February 26, 2019. February 25, 2019.
14. Web site: Mood. Abbie. Rapids sign 16-year-old homegrown Sebastian Anderson. BurgundyWave.com. SB Nation. April 6, 2019. April 3, 2019.
15. Web site: Colorado Rapids Media Relations. Colorado Rapids acquire USMNT forward Jonathan Lewis from New York City FC. ColoradoRapids.com. Colorado Rapids. May 8, 2019. May 8, 2019.
16. Web site: Colorado Rapids Media Relations. Colorado Rapids acquire defender Abdul Rwatubyaye, 2019 international slot. ColoradoRapids.com. Colorado Rapids. May 8, 2019. May 8, 2019.
17. Web site: Pollard. Matt. Colorado Rapids Preseason: Club parts ways with all but one unsigned SuperDraft pick. LastWordOnSoccer.com. Last Word On Sports Inc.. May 29, 2019. February 8, 2019.
18. Web site: Rudner. Brad. Michigan Alum Borges Selected by Colorado Rapids in MLS SuperDraft. MGoBlue.com. Michigan Athletics. May 29, 2019. January 11, 2019.
19. Web site: O'Connor. Larry. Trevor James hits right pitch in first term as Detroit City FC coach. DetroitNews.com. The Detroit News. August 17, 2019. August 15, 2019.
20. Web site: Martin. Patrick. UConn Men’s Soccer: Jacob Hauser-Ramsey Drafted By Colorado Rapids. TheUConnBlog.com. SB Nation. May 29, 2019. January 11, 2019.
21. Web site: Varlas. John. Memphis 901 FC adds loanee Adams, defender Hauser-Ramsey. DailyMemphian.com. The Daily Memphian. May 29, 2019. March 21, 2019. limited.
22. Web site: Krysinsky. John. MLS SuperDraft Day 2: Mertz goes to Rapids; Perez to LAFC. PittsburghSoccerNow.com. Pittsburgh Soccer Now. May 29, 2019. January 14, 2019.
23. Web site: Krysinsky. John. Hounds sign Upper St. Clair’s Robbie Mertz, along with Mark Forrest and Prosper Figbe. PittsburghSoccerNow.com. Pittsburgh Soccer Now. May 29, 2019. March 29, 2019.
24. Web site: Murphy. Pat. Crew send Lalas Abubakar on season-long loan to Rapids. MassiveReport.com. SB Nation. May 8, 2019. May 8, 2019. November 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221120164103/https://www.massivereport.com/2019/5/8/18537128/columbus-crew-sc-lalas-abubakar-loan-colorado-rapids-targeted-allocation-money-mls-2019. dead.
25. Web site: Cardillo. Julian. Colorado Rapids announce contract options for 2019 season. ProSoccerUSA.com. Pro Soccer USA. June 5, 2019. November 27, 2018. December 31, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191231163715/https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/colorado-rapids/colorado-rapids-contract-options/. dead.
26. Web site: Ratchaburi FC Bakal Diperkuat mantan Pemain Paris Saing Germain. TribunNews.com. Super Skor. December 11, 2018. February 16, 2019. id. Ratchaburi FC will be strengthened by former Paris Saint Germain players.
27. Web site: STLFC announces Caleb Calvert signing. SaintLouisFC.com. Saint Louis FC. June 5, 2019. December 22, 2018. September 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200911165138/https://www.saintlouisfc.com/news_article/show/979602. dead.
28. Web site: Rollo. Phillip. All Whites defender Kip Colvey announces shock retirement from football. Stuff.co.nz. Stuff.co.nz. June 5, 2019. November 28, 2018.
29. Web site: Vaughn. Tyler. Energy FC sign defender Mike da Fonte. EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. March 30, 2019. March 28, 2019.
30. Web site: New Mexico United staff. New Mexico United signs Colorado midfielder Sam Hamilton. NewMexicoUTD.com. New Mexico United. June 5, 2019. November 28, 2018.
31. Web site: Thomas. James. Two-time USL Championship MVP finalist returns. CharlotteIndependence.com. Charlotte Independence. December 24, 2018. December 20, 2018.
32. RapidsRepublic. 1096083067683319808. February 14, 2019. Former #Rapids96 striker Jack McBean appears to be headed towards retirement..
33. Web site: Ricardo Perez joins Lansing Ignite. WILX.com. WILX-TV. June 5, 2019. March 13, 2019.
34. Web site: Macomber. Seth. Revolution add Edgar Castillo, trade Kelyn Rowe. TheBentMusket.com. SB Nation. June 5, 2019. December 18, 2018.
35. Web site: Stejskal. Sam. Stejskal: How Houston, Colorado completed the Marlon Hairston deal. MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 12, 2019. January 11, 2019.
36. Web site: Mood. Abbie. Colorado Rapids release Shkelzen Gashi. BurgundyWave.com. SB Nation. June 5, 2019. March 1, 2019. May 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190520062556/https://www.burgundywave.com/2019/3/1/18246421/colorado-rapids-release-shkelzen-gashi. dead.
37. Web site: Wettstein. Mischi. FC Aarau schnappt GC Shkelzen Gashi weg. Nau.ch. Nau media AG. July 15, 2019. July 12, 2019. de. FC Aarau snatches GC Shkelzen Gashi away.
38. Web site: Mood. Abbie. Colorado Rapids release midfielder Nana Boateng. BurgundyWave.com. SB Nation. July 15, 2019. July 12, 2019.
39. Web site: Costra. Cody. Switchbacks FC acquire Sam Raben on loan from Colorado Rapids. SwitchbacksFC.com. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. February 18, 2019. February 18, 2019.
40. RachaelMcKriger. 1104572995081814018. March 9, 2019. Sounders Bench: Bryan Meredith (GK), Román Torres, Will Bruin, Jordy Delem, Nouhou, Harry Shipp, Handwalla Bwana. Rapids Bench: Clint Irwin (GK), Andre Shinyashiki, Sam Raben, Johan Blomberg, Niki Jackson, Sam Vines, Cole Bassett..
41. Web site: Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0–1 Sacramento Republic. USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. June 3, 2019. March 16, 2019.
42. Web site: Colorado Rapids Media Relations. Colorado Rapids vs Seattle Sounders FC Roster Notes September 7, 2019. ColoradoRapids.com. Colorado Rapids. September 8, 2019. September 7, 2019.
43. Web site: Costra. Cody. Switchbacks FC acquire Andre Rawls & Matt Hundley on loan from Colorado Rapids. SwitchbacksFC.com. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. March 7, 2019. March 6, 2019.
44. Web site: The South Stands. Rapids loan Opare and Irwin to the Switchbacks, Recall Rawls. BurgundyWave.com. SB Nation. June 3, 2019. March 15, 2019.
45. SwitchbacksFC. 1109911511848243200. March 24, 2019. Andre Rawls with 4️⃣ saves to record the first clean sheet of the season! .
46. Web site: Philadelphia Union 1–1 Colorado Rapids. ColoradoRapids.com. Colorado Rapids. June 3, 2019. May 29, 2019.
47. Web site: Costra. Cody. Jordan Burt header powers Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC over Fresno FC Saturday night. SwitchbacksFC.com. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. June 3, 2019. June 1, 2019.
48. Web site: San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Colorado Rapids. ColoradoRapids.com. Colorado Rapids. July 28, 2019. July 27, 2019.
49. Web site: Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0–3 Phoenix Rising. USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. September 2, 2019. August 31, 2019.
50. Web site: FC Dallas 2–1 Colorado Rapids. Colorado Rapids.com. Colorado Rapids. June 3, 2019. March 23, 2019.
51. VBenedetto. 1121191987627958272. April 24, 2019. Clint Irwin and Andre Shinyashiki join the Switchbacks for some midweek action. Shinyashiki led NCAA DI in scoring last year at Denver and was the Rapids’ first pick in the SuperDraft..
52. Web site: Atlanta United 1–0 Colorado Rapids. ColoradoRapids.com. Colorado Rapids. June 3, 2019. April 27, 2019.
53. ColoradoRapids. 1124820657299083265. May 4, 2019. .@ClintIrwin and @AShinyashiki getting the start for @SwitchbacksFC tonight. @matthundley_ and @sammy_raben18 in the 18 along with DA players Abe Rodriguez and Logan Hitzeman. #Rapids96 #Elevate.
54. Web site: Colorado Rapids 2–3 Real Salt Lake. ColoradoRapids.com. Colorado Rapids. June 3, 2019. May 11, 2019.
55. soccer_rabbi. 1114664891602939905. April 6, 2019. ➡️ Kofi Opare and Deklan Wynne starting at CB ➡️ Sam Vines and Seb Anderson on the bench ➡️ 5 midfielders and only 1 striker; 4-2-3-1? ➡️ Rubio out with a back injury; Smith out with suspension ➡️ Both Danny Wilson and Johan Blomberg do not make the 18 #Rapids96 #ORLvCOL.
56. Web site: Colorado Rapids Media Relations. Colorado Rapids loan forward Niki Jackson to Charlotte Independence. ColoradoRapids.com. Colorado Rapids. April 12, 2019. April 12, 2019.
57. Web site: New York Red Bulls 0–2 Colorado Rapids. ColoradoRapids.com. Colorado Rapids. September 2, 2019. August 31, 2019.
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61. ColoradoRapids. 1166396016293294081. August 27, 2019. Team news: We have a few familiar faces back in the fold. We've recalled @colebassett19 and @seb_anderson6 from @SwitchbacksFC....