2016 Colorado Rapids season

May 2016 March 2026 October 2016 Colorado Rapids 2016 Major League Soccer Conference: 2ndOverall: 2nd Stan Kroenke Head coach Pablo Mastroeni MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Finals U.S. Open Cup Fifth round Rocky Mountain Cup Runners-up Shkëlzen Gashi (9) Shkëlzen Gashi (9) 18,759(Jul. 4 vs. POR) 10,670(Apr. 16 vs. RBNY) 16,278 _RAPIDS_14h _RAPIDS_14h _RAPIDS_14h _adidasonwhite _RAPIDS_14h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 900020 FFFFFF _RAPIDS_15a _RAPIDS_15a _RAPIDS_15a _RAPIDS_13a _RSL FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF true 2015 2017 The 2016 Colorado Rapids season was the club's 21st season of existence, and their 21st season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids. The 2016 season was, at the time, the Rapids' most successful regular season in franchise history. During the season, the Rapids finished 2nd in the Western Conference and 2nd overall in the regular season, besting their previous best regular season finish of 3rd in the Western Conference and 4th overall in 2002. In 2021 they also finished second overall.Colorado Rapids Stats, Records and History https://fbref.com/en/squads/415b4465/history/Colorado-Rapids-Stats-and-History 2025-07-17 FBref.com en The Rapids finished undefeated at home with a record of 11-0-6. At home, they conceded only 7 goals, setting a new MLS record with a 0.41 goals-against average. The season also featured a franchise-record 15 match unbeaten streak. After finishing at the bottom of the table for the 2015, the season was hallmarked as a surprising turnaround. The team was bolstered by incoming transfer targets Tim Howard, Shkëlzen Gashi, Marco Pappa and Jermaine Jones. Outside of the regular season, the Rapids reached the fifth round of the U.S. Open Cup before falling to eventual champions, FC Dallas. As of 2025, this is the last time the Rapids have won an MLS Cup playoff game. Background 2015 Colorado Rapids season Club May 13, 2016 http://www.coloradorapids.com/players Players Colorado Rapids February 1, 2016 8C2232 FFFFFF 1 USA GK Tim Howard DP 3 USA DF Eric Miller Eric Miller (soccer) 4 USA DF Marc Burch 5 TTO DF Mekeil Williams 6 USA MF Sam Cronin 7 FRA MF Sébastien Le Toux 8 USA MF Dillon Powers 9 IRL FW Kevin Doyle Kevin Doyle (footballer) DP 10 GUA MF Marco Pappa 11 ALB FW Shkëlzen Gashi DP 13 USA FW Jermaine Jones 14 SEN FW Dominique Badji 17 USA MF Dillon Serna HGP 18 USA GK Zac MacMath 19 USA FW Conor Doyle 20 USA DF Joseph Greenspan 22 UGA MF Micheal Azira 23 USA DF Bobby Burling 24 IRL DF Sean St Ledger 33 USA MF Jared Watts 44 SWE DF Axel Sjöberg Axel Sjöberg (footballer, born 1991) 94 USA DF Marlon Hairston GA Transfers For transfers in, dates listed are when Colorado officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Colorado officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from the Rapids roster. In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 2222 MF Azira, Michael UGA Michael Azira USA Seattle Sounders FC Waiver Draft December 9, 20151818 GK MacMath, Zac USA Zac MacMath USA Philadelphia Union Trade December 11, 20151010 MF Pappa, Marco GUA Marco Pappa USA Seattle Sounders FC Trade December 15, 2015 1616 MF Pfeffer, Zach USA Zach Pfeffer USA Philadelphia Union Trade January 15, 2016 1111 FW Pfeffer, Zach ALB Shkëlzen Gashi SWI FC Basel Transfer, undisclosed February 1, 2016 55 DF Williams, Meikel TTO Mekeil Williams GTM Antigua GFC Transfer, Discovery Signing February 4, 2016 1919 FW Doyle, Conor USA Conor Doyle USA D.C. United Traded for a 3rd Round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft February 9, 20161313 FW Jones, Jermaine USA Jermaine Jones USA New England Revolution Trade March 4, 201611 GK Howard, Tim USA Tim Howard ENG Everton Free June 28, 201673 MF Le Toux, Sébastien FRA Sébastien Le Toux USA Philadelphia Union Trade August 3, 2016 Draft picks 2016 MLS 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 2015 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes. DatePlayerNumberPositionPrevious clubNotesRef January 14, 2016 GHA Emmanuel AppiahMF USA Cincinnati Bearcats MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#15); Pick acquired from Chicago Fire through Seattle Sounders FC. January 14, 2016 CRI Dennis CastilloDF USA VCU Rams MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#37); Pick acquired from Dallas FC. January 19, 2016 USA Chris FrouchauerGK USA Ohio State Buckeyes MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#43). January 19, 2016 USA Javan TorreFW USA UCLA Bruins MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#56) January 19, 2016 FRA Bradley KamdemDF USA UNLV Rebels MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#58) January 19, 2016 COD John MangaFW USA Cincinnati Bearcats MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#63) Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource162 DF Riley, James USA James Riley Waived December 3, 2015 32 DF Moor, Drew USA Drew Moor CAN Toronto FC Waived December 3, 2015 22 MF LaBrocca, Nick USA Nick LaBrocca USA Chicago Fire Waived December 3, 20152222 MF LaBrocca, Nick ARG Lucas Pittinari ARG Belgrano Loan ended, option declined December 3, 201577 FW Sánchez, Vicente URU Vicente Sánchez URU Defensor Sporting Waived December 3, 20155757 MF Alvarez, Carlos USA Carlos Alvarez USA San Antonio FC Waived December 3, 20151919 FW Eloundou, Charles CMR Charles Eloundou USA Jacksonville Armada Waived December 3, 20151010 FW Torres, Gabriel PAN Gabriel Torres VEN Zamora Free Transfer December 3, 201555 DF Harrington, Michael USA Michael Harrington USA Chicago Fire Waived December 3, 201511 GK Irwin, Clint USA Clint Irwin CAN Toronto FC Received allocation money, #56 in 2016 MLS SuperDraft, conditional pick in 2017 MLS SuperDraft January 18, 20163131 DF Figueroa, Maynor HON Maynor Figueroa USA FC Dallas Traded for allocation money January 26, 201655 MF Sarvas, Marcelo BRA Marcelo Sarvas USA D.C. United Traded for allocation money February 1, 20163030 GK Froschauer, Chris USA Chris Froschauer Waived June 30, 2016MF Appiah, Emmanuel GHA Emmanuel Appiah USA Sporting Kansas City Waived June 30, 20162121 FW Solignac, Luis ARG Luis Solignac USA Chicago Fire Traded August 3. 2016 Loaned out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toDateSource1515 MF Ramirez, Juan ARG Juan Ramirez ARG Talleres August 8, 20162919 FW Calvert, Caleb USA Caleb Calvert USA Charlotte Independence March 15, 2016MF Appiah, Emmanuel GHA Emmanuel Appiah USA Charlotte Independence March 15, 20161212 GK Berner, John USA John Berner USA Charlotte Independence April 11, 20161616 MF Pfeffer, Zach USA Zach Pfeffer USA Charlotte Independence April 28, 2016 2626 DF Castillo, Dennis CRC Dennis Castillo USA Charlotte Independence April 28, 2016 Competitions Preseason Scrimmage February 4, 2016 Seongnam FC 2–4 Colorado Rapids United States Olympic Training Center Chula Vista, California, U.S. W yes Scrimmage February 8, 2016 Orange County Blues FC 0–2 Colorado Rapids United States Olympic Training Center Chula Vista, California, U.S. W yes Friendly February 13, 2016 5:00 PM PST Sacramento Republic FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids Cochran 86 Bonney Field Sacramento, California, U.S. 10,240 W yes 2016 Desert Diamond Cup February 17, 2016 5:30 PM MST Swope Park Rangers 3–1 Colorado Rapids Tyrpak 1 VanCompernolle 18 Sanchez 63 Little 90 Badji 17 Watts 44 Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona, U.S. L yes 2016 Desert Diamond Cup February 20, 2016 7:00 PM MST Houston Dynamo 0–0 Colorado Rapids Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona, U.S. D yes 2016 Desert Diamond Cup February 24, 2016 8:00 PM MST Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Colorado Rapids Nagamura 17 pen. 19 pen. Dwyer 68 pen. Sinovic 72 Pfeffer 82 Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona, U.S. L yes 2016 Desert Diamond Cup February 27, 2016 6:30 PM MST Arizona United SC 0–3 Colorado Rapids Ringhof 17 o.g Doyle 31 Gashi 83 Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona, U.S. Ismail Elfath W yes MLS 2016 Major League Soccer season 1 March 6, 2016 2:00 PM PST San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids Wondolowski 46 Godoy 72 Quintero 75 Azira 43 Powers 86 Avaya Stadium San Jose, California, U.S. 18,000 Ted Unkel L yes 2 March 12, 2016 5:00 PM MST Colorado Rapids 1–0 Report LA Galaxy Burch 45 Watts 89 K. Doyle 90+1 Pappa 90+5 Gerrard 43 Steres 50 Van Damme 72 Boateng 82 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 17,474 Fotis Bazakos W yes 3 March 20, 2016 5:00 PM EDT D.C. United 1–1 Report Colorado Rapids Espindola 80 Sarvas 86 Watts 19 Powers 45+1 69 Sjöberg 49 Azira 43 RFK Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C., U.S. 15,344 Chris Penso D yes 4 April 2, 2016 6:00 PM MDT Colorado Rapids 1–0 Report Toronto FC Solignac 18 Burch 45 Burling 59 C. Doyle 82 Cheyrou 11 0 13 Perquis 48 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 10,772 Ismail Elfath W yes 5Rocky Mountain Cup April 9, 2016 7:30 PM MDT Real Salt Lake 1–0 Report Colorado Rapids Plata 72 Yura Movsisyan 83 Burling 61 Miller 90+3 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah, U.S. 19,224 Drew Fischer L yes 6 April 13, 2016 7:30 PM CDT Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Report Colorado Rapids Rubio 52 Dwyer 77 Pappa 33 Solignac 41 Serna 57 Burch 62 Gashi 82 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. 19,168 Robert Sibiga W yes 7 April 16, 2016 7:00 PM MDT Colorado Rapids 2–1 Report New York Red Bulls Jones 21 Badji 82 Doyle 90+1 Grella 36 Zubar 60 79 Duvall 64 Lawrence 84 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 10,670 Ricardo Salazar W yes 8 April 23, 2016 7:00 PM MDT Colorado Rapids 3–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Badji 1 Williams 14 Jones 20 20 Miller 47 Solignac 51 Doyle 86 Morris 63 Evans 86 1 86 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 17,294 Jorge Gonzalez W yes 9 April 30, 2016 4:00 PM EDT Montreal Impact 2–2 Report Colorado Rapids Drogba 9 Tissot 50 Ciman 66 Gashi 47 78 Sjöberg 61 Burling 72 Saputo Stadium Montreal, Quebec, Canada 20,801 Fotis Bazakos D yes 10Rocky Mountain Cup May 7, 2016 7:00 PM MDT Colorado Rapids 1–0 Report Real Salt Lake Williams 15 Jones 47 53 Gashi 81 MacMath 90+1 Sunny 29 Beltran 79 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 14,638 Jair Marrufo W yes 11 May 11, 2016 7:00 PM MDT Colorado Rapids 1–0 Report Sporting Kansas City Badji 33Sjöberg 75Serna 78 Opara 2 56 76Olum 59Dwyer 61 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 12,857 Jose Carlos Rivero w yes 12 May 14, 2016 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Report Colorado Rapids Mabwati 23 Doyle 10 55 Gashi 63 MAPFRE Stadium Columbus, Ohio, U.S. 15,203 Chris Penso D yes 13 May 21, 2016 7:00 PM PDT Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids Sjöberg 43Jones 44Burch 60Williams 79 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington, U.S. 41,028 Ismail Elfath W yes 14 May 28, 2016 7:00 PM MDT Colorado Rapids 1–1 Philadelphia Union Cronin 87 Carroll 90+2 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 18,015 Hilario Grajeda () D yes 15 June 18, 2016 7:00 PM MDT Colorado Rapids 2–1 Chicago Fire Doyle 57 Pappa 89 Burch 90+4 Ramos 67 Calistri 81 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 18,103 Juan Guzman (United States) W yes 16 June 22, 2016 7:30 PM PDT LA Galaxy 0–0 [] Colorado Rapids StubHub Center Carson, California, U.S. 21,884 D yes 17 July 4, 2016 7:00 PM MDT Colorado Rapids 0–0 [] Portland Timbers Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 18,759 D yes 18 July 8, 2016 7:00 PM PDT Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 [] Colorado Rapids BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 22,120 D yes 19 July 16, 2016 7:00 PM MDT Colorado Rapids 1–0 [] Sporting Kansas City Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 18,461 W yes 20 July 23, 2016 7:00 PM MDT Colorado Rapids 1–1 [] FC Dallas Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 18,178 D yes 21 July 30, 2016 3:00 PM EDT New York City FC 5–1 [] Colorado Rapids Lampard 28 81 84 pen.Taylor 42Mendoza 75 Azira 21 1 37Gashi 90+2 Yankee Stadium New York, New York, U.S. 25,711 Baldomero Toledo L yes 22 August 6, 2016 7:00 PM MDT Colorado Rapids 2–0 [] Vancouver Whitecaps FC Hairston 44Badji 60 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 17,526 Chris Penso W yes 23 August 13, 2016 7:30 PM PDT LA Galaxy 1–1 [] Colorado Rapids Steres 62 Gashi 51 StubHub Center Carson, California, U.S. 25,667 Juan Guzman D yes 24 August 20, 2016 7:00 PM MDT Colorado Rapids 0–0 [] Orlando City SC Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 16,813 D yes 25Rocky Mountain Cup August 26, 2016 6:00 PM MDT Real Salt Lake 2–1 Report Colorado Rapids Movsisyan 39 48 Gashi 5Powers 60Burch 84Howard 90+2 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah, U.S. 20,134 Jair Marrufo L yes 26 September 3, 2016 7:30 PM EDT New England Revolution 2–0 Report Colorado Rapids Agudelo 12Tierney 49 Cronin 22Badji 29MacMath 31Burling 90+3 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts, U.S. 15,046 Alan Kelly L yes 27 September 10, 2016 8:00 PM CDT FC Dallas 0–1 Report Colorado Rapids Urruti 90+6 Sjöberg 30Burch 51Badji 52Azira 68Hairston 81 Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas, U.S. 14,468 Robert Sibiga W yes 28 September 17, 2016 7:00 PM MDT Colorado Rapids 0–0 Report San Jose Earthquakes Cronin 35Powers 38Sjöberg 38 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 17,645 Armando Villarreal D yes 29 September 24, 2016 4:00 PM PDT Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–3 Report Colorado Rapids Watson 51 0 56Morales 70Harvey 74Laba 77Hurtado 90+3 Badji 8 87Azira 39Gashi 57 pen. 75 BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 21,851 Baldomero Toledo D yes 30 October 1, 2016 6:00 PM PDT Colorado Rapids 1–0 Report Portland Timbers Badji 8Le Toux 63 83MacMath 77Burch 78Cronin 90+1Williams 90+2 Chara 38Adi 73 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 17,554 Allen Chapman W yes 31 October 8, 2016 7:30 PM CDT Houston Dynamo 2–3 Report Colorado Rapids Manotas 45 81Alex 90+1 Badji 12 54Gashi 79Cronin 83Azira 90+1 BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas, U.S. 18,400 Jose Carlos Rivero W yes 32 October 13, 2016 7:00 PM MDT Colorado Rapids 2–1 Report San Jose Earthquakes Doyle 38 73 pen. 84 Wondolowski 57 pen.Bernárdez 86 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 13,516 Robert Sibiga W yes 33 October 16, 2016 4:00 PM PDT Portland Timbers 1–0 Report Colorado Rapids Ridgewell 21Adi 35 pen.Chara 50Andriuškevičius 90+5 Calvert 26Williams 32Burling 33Azira 79Doyle 89Watts 90+3 Providence Park Portland, Oregon, U.S. 21,144 Silviu Petrescu L yes 34 October 23, 2016 2:00 PM MDT Colorado Rapids 1–1 Report Houston Dynamo Gashi 67Burch 90+4 Wenger 20García 74Williams 90+4 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 18,446 Ismail Elfath D yes MLS Cup Playoffs 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs Conference semifinals First leg October 30, 2016 LA Galaxy 1–0 Report Colorado Rapids Van Damme 45 Giovani 55 Cole 67 Badji 12 Watts 50 Jones 60 StubHub Center Carson, California 24,487 Drew Fischer L yes Second leg November 6, 2016 12:00 PM MDT Colorado Rapids 1–0 yes 1–1 3–1 Report LA Galaxy Gashi 36Cronin 57 Doyle Le Toux Pappa Gerrard Giovani Cole Larentowicz Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 17,782 Mark Geiger w Conference finals First leg November 20, 2016 20:35 MST Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Report Colorado Rapids Morris 19Lodeiro 61 pen. Doyle 13 58Burch 34Cronin 67 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington, U.S. 42,774 Chris Penso L yes Second leg November 27, 2016 14:00 MST Colorado Rapids 0–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Burch 68 Torres 14Morris 56 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 17,695 Ricardo Salazar L U.S. Open Cup 2016 U.S. Open Cup June 14, 2016 7:00 PM MDT Fourth round Colorado Rapids 1–0 Report Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Powers 51 Serna 84 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. W yes June 29, 2016 6:30 PM MDT Fifth round FC Dallas 2–1 Colorado Rapids Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas, U.S L yes Standings 2016 Major League Soccer season Western Conference standings COL 5 Overall table 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 2016 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs COL 5 Statistics Goals and assists No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup TotalGoals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists 11 FW Shkëlzen Gashi 9 4 1 0 0 0 10 4 14 FW Dominique Badji 6 4 0 0 1 0 7 4 9 FW Kevin Doyle 6 2 0 0 0 0 6 2 94 MF Marlon Hairston 3 6 0 0 0 1 3 7 13 MF Jermaine Jones 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 FW Luis Solignac 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 10 MF Marco Pappa 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 44 DF Axel Sjöberg 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 17 MF Dillon Serna 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8 MF Dillon Powers 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 6 MF Sam Cronin 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 7 MF Sébastien Le Toux 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 23 DF Bobby Burling 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 DF Mekeil Williams 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 DF Marc Burch 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 26 DF Dennis Castillo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 DF Eric Miller 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 42 MF Micheal Azira 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 References Category:Colorado Rapids seasons Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids