2013 Colorado Rapids season

August 2023 March 2026 March 2013 Colorado Rapids 2013 Major League Soccer 5th in West 8th Overall Owner Stan Kroenke Coach Oscar Pareja 15,440 MLS Cup playoffs Knockout round U.S. Open Cup Third round 18,359 vs. New York Red Bulls (July 4) 11,774 vs. Portland Timbers (March 30) _RAPIDS_13h _RAPIDS_13h _RAPIDS_13h _adidasonwhite2011 _3_stripes_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 900020 900020 _RAPIDS_13a _RAPIDS_13a _RAPIDS_13a _RAPIDS_13a _RSL FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF true 2012 2014 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. Background 2012 Colorado Rapids season Review 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. Offseason 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. March 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 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 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. June 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. July 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. August 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. September 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. October 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. Club Roster Updated August 13, 2013.https://www.coloradorapids.com/players Players Colorado Rapids August 13, 2013 No.PositionNationPlayer2 USA MF Nick LaBrocca 3 USA DF Drew Moor 5 ECU DF Diego Calderón 6 USA DF Anthony Wallace Anthony Wallace (soccer) 7 URU FW Vicente Sánchez 8 USA MF Dillon Powers 9 USA FW Edson Buddle 10 ARG MF Martín Rivero on loan from Rosario Central 11 USA MF Brian Mullan 12 HND MF Hendry Thomas 13 USA FW Kamani Hill 14 USA MF Tony Cascio 15 USA DF Chris Klute 16 SKN FW Atiba Harris 17 USA MF Dillon Serna HGP 18 USA GK Matt Pickens 20 SCO MF Jamie Smith Jamie Smith (footballer born 1980) 21 HAI GK Steward Ceus 22 USA DF Marvell Wynne Marvell Wynne (soccer) 23 COL MF Jaime Castrillón 24 USA DF Nathan Sturgis 26 JAM FW Deshorn Brown GA 27 USA MF Shane O'Neill Shane O'Neill (soccer) HGP 28 USA MF Davy Armstrong HGP 29 USA DF Kory Kindle 30 PAN FW Gabriel Torres Gabriel Torres (footballer) 31 USA GK Clint Irwin 32 JAM DF Brenton Griffiths 33 COL DF Germán Mera on loan from Deportivo Cali 55 COD FW Danny Mwanga Technical Staff As of March 11, 2013.https://www.coloradorapids.com/club/technical-staff Technical Staff Colorado Rapids March 11, 2013 Position Name Technical director Paul Bravo Head coach Oscar Pareja Assistant coach Wilmer Cabrera Assistant coach Paul Caffery Assistant/Goalkeeper Coach Dave Dir Assistant coach Steve Cooke Head Athletic Trainer Jamie Rojas Transfers Transfers in List of Major League Soccer transfers 2013 DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef December 3, 2012 SKN Atiba Harris FW CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC Traded for 2015 and 2016 international roster slotRapids acquire Atiba Harris in trade with Vancouver http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2012/12/rapids-acquire-atiba-harris-trade-vancouver ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 December 3, 2012 January 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130123041540/http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2012/12/rapids-acquire-atiba-harris-trade-vancouver dead December 14, 2012 USA Edson Buddle FW USA LA Galaxy Traded for 1st round 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft pick and allocation moneyRapids acquire forward Edson Buddle from the LA Galaxy http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2012/12/rapids-acquire-forward-edson-buddle-la-galaxy ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 December 14, 2012 December 22, 2012 USA Nathan Sturgis MF USA Houston Dynamo Traded along with allocation money for Omar CummingsRapids acquire allocation money, Sturgis in exchange for Cummings http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2012/12/rapids-acquire-allocation-money-sturgis-exchange-cummings ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 December 22, 2012 January 3, 2013 ECU Diego Calderón DF ECU Liga de Quito Signed as an International PlayerRapids sign Ecuadorian National Team defender Diego Calderón http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/01/rapids-sign-ecuadorian-national-team-defender-diego-calderon ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 January 3, 2013 January 17, 2013 CHI Kevin Harbottle MF CHI Universidad Católica Signed as an International PlayerRapids sign 22-year-old Chilean winger Kevin Harbottle http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/01/rapids-sign-22-year-old-chilean-winger-kevin-harbottle ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 January 17, 2013 April 13, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413133139/http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/01/rapids-sign-22-year-old-chilean-winger-kevin-harbottle dead January 18, 2013 USA Dillon Serna MF USA University of Akron Signed as a Homegrown PlayerRapids sign Dillon Serna of Brighton as Homegrown Player http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/01/rapids-sign-dillon-serna-brighton-homegrown-player ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 January 18, 2013 January 25, 2013 USA Nick LaBrocca MF USA Chivas USA Traded for the rights to Eric AvilaFormer Rapids midfielder Nick LaBrocca rejoins Colorado for second stint http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/01/former-rapids-midfielder-nick-labrocca-rejoins-colorado-second-stint ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 January 25, 2013 January 25, 2013 CMR Charles Eloundou FW CMR AS Fortuna de Mfou MLS Weighted LotteryRapids acquire 18-year-old Cameroonian international Charles Eloundou http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/01/rapids-acquire-18-year-old-cameroonian-international-charles-eloundou ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 January 25, 2013 April 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150403210112/http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/01/rapids-acquire-18-year-old-cameroonian-international-charles-eloundou dead February 21, 2013 USA Clint Irwin GK USA Charlotte Eagles Free TransferRapids sign goalkeeper Clint Irwin and defender Kory Kindle http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/02/rapids-sign-goalkeeper-clint-irwin-and-defender-kory-kindle ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 February 21, 2013 February 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203184755/http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/02/rapids-sign-goalkeeper-clint-irwin-and-defender-kory-kindle dead February 28, 2013 COD Danny Mwanga FW USA Portland Timbers Traded for 1st round 2015 MLS SuperDraft pickRapids acquire forward Danny Mwanga in trade with Portland Timbers http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/02/rapids-acquire-forward-danny-mwanga-trade-portland-timbers ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 February 28, 2013 November 4, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131104180856/http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/02/rapids-acquire-forward-danny-mwanga-trade-portland-timbers dead May 6, 2013 COL Germán Mera DF COL Deportivo Cali On Loan from Deportivo CaliColorado Rapids acquire Colombian defender German Mera on loan from Deportivo Cali http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/05/06/colorado-rapids-acquire-colombian-defender-german-mera-loan-deportivo-cali ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 May 6, 2013 May 9, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130509181203/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/05/06/colorado-rapids-acquire-colombian-defender-german-mera-loan-deportivo-cali dead August 6, 2013 URU Vicente Sánchez FW URU Nacional Signed as an International PlayerColorado Rapids sign Uruguayan forward Vicente Sánchez http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/08/colorado-rapids-sign-uruguayan-forward-vicente-sanchez ColoradoRapids.com August 6, 2013 August 6, 2013 August 8, 2013 PAN Gabriel Torres FW VEN Zamora FC Signed as a Designated PlayerColorado Rapids sign Panamanian forward Gabriel Torres as a Designated Player http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/08/colorado-rapids-sign-panamanian-forward-gabriel-torres-designated-player ColoradoRapids.com August 8, 2013 August 8, 2013 Transfers out List of Major League Soccer transfers 2013 DatePlayerPositionDestination clubFee/notesRef November 16, 2012 USA Conor Casey FW Option declined, later signed with Philadelphia UnionRapids to part ways with eight players http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2012/11/rapids-part-ways-eight-players ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 November 16, 2012 January 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130123040027/http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2012/11/rapids-part-ways-eight-players dead November 16, 2012 BRA Edu MF Option declined November 16, 2012 USA Ian Joyce GK Option declined November 16, 2012 CMR Joseph Nane MF Option declined November 16, 2012 USA Tyson Wahl MF Option declined, later signed with Columbus Crew November 16, 2012 COL Luis Zapata DF Option declined November 16, 2012 USA Hunter Freeman DF Option declined, later drafted by New England Revolution, eventually signed with New York Cosmos (NASL) November 16, 2012 JAM Tyrone Marshall DF Out of Contract November 16, 2012 USA Scott Palguta DF Out of Contract December 22, 2012 JAM Omar Cummings FW USA Houston Dynamo Traded for Nathan Sturgis and allocation money January 16, 2013 USA Jeff Larentowicz MF USA 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 SpotRapids acquire allocation money, Sturgis in exchange for Cummings http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2012/12/rapids-acquire-allocation-money-sturgis-exchange-cummings ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 January 16, 2013 January 25, 2013 USA Eric Avila MF USA Chivas USA Traded for the rights to Nick LaBrocca March 28, 2013 USA Andre Akpan FW USA New York Red Bulls Traded for a conditional pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraftNew York Red Bulls acquire Andre Akpan from Colorado Rapids for conditional draft pick http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/03/28/new-york-red-bulls-acquire-andre-akpan-colorado-rapids-conditional-draft-pic ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 March 28, 2013 August 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130803173740/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/03/28/new-york-red-bulls-acquire-andre-akpan-colorado-rapids-conditional-draft-pic dead June 17, 2013 USA Pablo Mastroeni MF USA 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 http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2013/06/la-galaxy-acquire-veteran-midfielder-pablo-mastroeni dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130621020028/http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2013/06/la-galaxy-acquire-veteran-midfielder-pablo-mastroeni 2013-06-21 LA Galaxy acquire veteran midfielder Pablo Mastroeni LA Galaxy July 31, 2013 CHI Kevin Harbottle MF ReleasedColorado Rapids release forward Kevin Harbottle http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/07/colorado-rapids-release-forward-kevin-harbottle ColoradoRapids.com August 2, 2013 July 31, 2013 February 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203184919/http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/07/colorado-rapids-release-forward-kevin-harbottle dead Draft picks DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef December 14, 2012 USA Eric Avila MF USA Toronto FC 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft 1st Stage, 1st Round, 6th Overall PickCaliff, Casey among 14 picked in Stage 2 Re-Entry Draft http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/12/14/total-14-players-selected-stage-2-mls-re-entry-draft MLSSoccer.com July 26, 2013 December 14, 2012 December 16, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121216155205/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/12/14/total-14-players-selected-stage-2-mls-re-entry-draft dead January 17, 2013 JAM Deshorn Brown FW USA University of Central Florida 2013 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round, 6th Overall Pick, Generation AdidasSuperDraft: FW Deshorn Brown selected 6th overall http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/01/rapids-select-forward-deshorn-brown-6th-pick-mls-superdraft ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 January 17, 2013 January 17, 2013 USA Dillon Powers MF USA University of Notre Dame 2013 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round, 11th Overall Pick, acquired pick in Jeff Larentowicz trade from Chicago FireSuperDraft: MF Dillon Powers selected 11th overall http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/01/superdraft-mf-dillon-powers-selected-11th-overall ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 January 17, 2013 January 17, 2013 USA Kory Kindle DF USA California State University Bakersfield 2013 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round, 25th Overall PickSuperDraft: DF Kory Kindle selected 25th overall http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/01/superdraft-df-kory-kindle-selected-25th-overall ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 January 17, 2013 April 30, 2013 JAM Brenton Griffiths DF USA University of South Florida 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft 2nd Round, 25th Overall Pick Colorado Rapids sign Supplemental Draft pick Brenton Griffiths http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/04/colorado-rapids-sign-supplemental-draft-pick-brenton-griffiths ColoradoRapids.com July 26, 2013 April 30, 2013 January 13, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150113130128/http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/04/colorado-rapids-sign-supplemental-draft-pick-brenton-griffiths dead Competitions Preseason 2013 Major League Soccer season f7f7f7 The Desert Friendlies presented by FC Tucson January 29, 2013 Portland Timbers 3–1 Report Colorado Rapids Diego Valeri 28 Kalif Alhassan 63 José Adolfo Valencia 79 Deshorn Brown 88 Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona, U.S. L f7f7f7 The Desert Friendlies presented by FC Tucson January 31, 2013 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Report Colorado Rapids Calum Elliot 2 Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona, U.S. L f7f7f7 The Desert Friendlies presented by FC Tucson February 2, 2013 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Report Colorado Rapids Jamie Smith 65 Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona, U.S. W f7f7f7 Pro Soccer Challenge February 15, 2013 Chivas USA 3–0 Report Colorado Rapids Eric Avila 3 Juan Agudelo 56 p.k. Jose Correa 60 Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 8,258 L f7f7f7 February 22, 2013 LA Galaxy 2–1 Report Colorado Rapids Marcelo Sarvas 36 Robbie Keane 58 Michael Stephens 68 Jack McBean 80 Drew Moor 12 Hendry Thomas 44 Harder Stadium Santa Barbara, California, U.S. L MLS 2013 Major League Soccer season f7f7f7 1 March 2, 2013 8:30 pm EST FC Dallas 1–0 Report Colorado Rapids Jackson 11 Je-Vaughn Watson 80 FC Dallas Stadium Frisco, Texas, U.S. 18,075 Allen Chapman L f7f7f7 2 March 10, 2013 3:00 pm EST Colorado Rapids 1–2 Report Philadelphia Union Kevin Harbottle 37 Hendry Thomas 67 Jamie Smith 68 Amobi Okugo 34 Jack McInerney 79 Danny Cruz 91 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 15,122 Ismail Elfath L f7f7f7 3 March 16, 2013 6:00 pm EST Real Salt Lake 1–1 Report Colorado Rapids Kwame Watson-Siriboe 6 Alvaro Saborio 80 Atiba Harris 8 Deshorn Brown 37 Hendry Thomas 49 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah, U.S. 20,370 David Gantar D f7f7f7 4 March 23, 2013 10:30 pm EST LA Galaxy 1–0 Report Colorado Rapids Mike Magee 50 p.k. Marcelo Sarvas 73 Drew Moor 0 48 Hendry Thomas 64 The Home Depot Center Carson, California, U.S. 19,936 Armando Villarreal L f7f7f7 5 March 30, 2013 6:00 pm EST Colorado Rapids 2–2 Report Portland Timbers Nick LaBrocca 10 Dillon Powers 18 Hendry Thomas 48 p.k. Diego Chara 12 Will Johnson 55 71 p.k. Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 11,774 Drew Fischer D f7f7f7 6 April 6, 2013 6:00 pm EST Colorado Rapids 1–0 Report Real Salt Lake Atiba Harris 5 Chris Klute 80 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 15,226 Chris Penso W f7f7f7 7 April 13, 2013 10:30 pm EST Chivas USA 0–1 Report Colorado Rapids Jorge Villafaña 33 Bobby Burling 45 Joaquin Velázquez 52 Mario de Luna 84 Deshorn Brown 7 Marvell Wynne 84 The Home Depot Center Carson, California, U.S. 8,219 Kevin Stott W f7f7f7 8 April 20, 2013 6:00 pm EST Colorado Rapids 0–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Dillon Powers 41 Obafemi Martins 27 Djimi Traore 67 Leonardo Gonzalez 84 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 12,063 Silviu Petrescu L f7f7f7 9 April 28, 2013 5:00 pm EST Houston Dynamo 1–1 Report Colorado Rapids Giles Barnes 66 Ricardo Clark 69 Bobby Boswell 87 Brad Davis 90 0 90+5 Drew Moor 45+2 Shane O'Neill 70 Nathan Sturgis 72 BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas, U.S. 19,839 Juan Guzman D f7f7f7 10 May 4, 2013 9:00 pm EST Colorado Rapids 1–0 Report Toronto FC Dillon Powers 39 Edson Buddle 86 Darel Russell 90+2 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 12,658 Matthew Foerster W f7f7f7 11 May 11, 2013 7:30 pm EST Columbus Crew 0–2 Report Colorado Rapids Jairo Arrieta 18 Gláuber 78 Edson Buddle 8 58 Dillon Powers 69 Martin Rivero 75 Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio, U.S. 11,269 Mark Geiger W f7f7f7 12 May 18, 2013 10:30 pm EST San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Report Colorado Rapids Victor Bernardez 73 Marvin Chavez 78 Steven Lenhart 81 Nathan Sturgis 26 Chris Klute 43 Shane O'Neill 77 0 90 Anthony Wallace 90+3 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California, U.S. 10,525 Ricardo Salazar D f7f7f7 13 May 25, 2013 9:00 pm EST Colorado Rapids 2–0 Report Chivas USA Atiba Harris 11 Nathan Sturgis 78 Carlos Alvarez 40 Bobby Burling 44 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 18,204 Allen Chapman W f7f7f7 14 June 1, 2013 9:00 pm EST Colorado Rapids 2–2 Report FC Dallas Atiba Harris 56 64 Dillon Powers 59 Blas Perez 61 66 Michel 63 Andrew Jacobson 90+6 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 17,551 Ismail Elfath D f7f7f7 15 June 15, 2013 9:00 pm EST Colorado Rapids 1–2 Report San Jose Earthquakes Atiba Harris 0 18 Hendry Thomas 49 Nathan Sturgis 67 Steven Lenhart 11 Chris Wondolowski 49 Sam Cronin 52 Alan Gordon 68 Mehdi Ballouchy 71 Jason Hernandez 87 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 15,017 Jorge Gonzalez L f7f7f7 16 June 19, 2013 8:30 pm EST Chicago Fire 2–1 Report Colorado Rapids Mike Magee 23 Austin Berry 47 Jeff Larentowicz 60 Deshorn Brown 17 Brian Mullan 70 Nathan Sturgis 81 Germán Mera 84 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois, U.S. 11,349 Edvin Jurisevic L f7f7f7 17 June 23, 2013 7:00 pm EST Portland Timbers 3–0 Report Colorado Rapids Frédéric Piquionne 12 Will Johnson 45 Ryan Johnson 84 JELD-WEN Field Portland, Oregon, U.S. 20,674 Silviu Petrescu L f7f7f7 18 June 29, 2013 7:00 pm EST Montreal Impact 3–4 Report Colorado Rapids Atiba Harris 24 Germán Mera 48 Nick LaBrocca 52 Dillon Powers 59 Deshorn Brown 77 Tony Cascio 90+6 Hassoun Camara 39 Daniele Paponi 42 72 Jed Brovsky 55 Stade Saputo Montreal, Quebec, Canada 20,383 Drew Fischer W f7f7f7 19 July 4, 2013 9:30 pm EST Colorado Rapids 2–0 Report New York Red Bulls Nathan Sturgis 47 Deshorn Brown 68 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 18,359 Armando Villarreal W f7f7f7 20 July 7, 2013 9:30 pm EST Colorado Rapids 0–0 Report D.C. United Hendry Thomas 2 Shane O'Neill 39 Casey Townsend 86 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 14,739 Drew Fischer D f7f7f7 21 July 17, 2013 9:00 pm EST Colorado Rapids 2–1 Report New England Revolution Nick LaBrocca 62 Jose Goncalves 67 o.g. Juan Carlos Toja 15 Jose Goncalves 74 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 13,833 Allen Chapman W f7f7f7 22 July 20, 2013 4:00 pm EST Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Report Colorado Rapids Drew Moor 60 Nathan Sturgis 83 Zach Scott 42 Servando Carrasco 43 DeAndre Yedlin 65 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington, U.S. 39,196 Ismail Elfath D f7f7f7 23 July 27, 2013 7:00 pm EST Colorado Rapids 2–0 Report LA Galaxy Hendry Thomas 9 41 Dillon Powers 47 Juninho 29 Pablo Mastroeni 30 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 15,765 Juan Guzman W f7f7f7 24 August 3, 2013 8:30 pm EST Colorado Rapids 2–2 Report Real Salt Lake Deshorn Brown 9 Clint Irwin 21 Jaime Castrillón 70 Shane O'Neill 90 Ned Grabavoy 2 Alvaro Saborio 21 p.k. Kyle Beckerman 73 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 16,814 Fotis Bazakos D f7f7f7 25 August 11, 2013 11:00 pm EST Chivas USA 1–1 Report Colorado Rapids Carlos Alvarez 5 Steve Purdy 27 Gabriel Farfan 0 33 Tristan Bowen 0 63 Marco Delgado 90+1 Tony Cascio 40 1 49 Martin Rivero 80 Nathan Sturgis 90+3 StubHub Center Carson, California, U.S. 8,221 Chris Penso D f7f7f7 26 August 17, 2013 9:00 pm EST Colorado Rapids 2–0 Report Vancouver Whitecaps FC Deshorn Brown 36 51 Edson Buddle 79 Jordan Harvey 71 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 16,030 Carlos Rivera W f7f7f7 27 August 31, 2013 8:30 pm EST Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Report Colorado Rapids Benny Feilhaber 33 Oriol Rosell 70 Graham Zusi 88 Hendry Thomas 65 Edson Buddle 77 Drew Moor 90+1 Sporting Park Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. 19,579 Silviu Petrescu L f7f7f7 28 September 7, 2013 10:30 pm EST LA Galaxy 0–1 Report Colorado Rapids Juninho 49 Dillon Powers 54 Edson Buddle 75 StubHub Center Carson, California, U.S. 20,801 Allen Chapman W f7f7f7 29 September 14, 2013 9:00 pm EST Colorado Rapids 2–1 Report FC Dallas Vicente Sanchez 59 Matt Hedges 65 og Nathan Sturgis 76 David Ferreira 51 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 13,145 Ricardo Salazar W f7f7f7 30 September 20, 2013 10:00 pm EST Portland Timbers 1–0 Report Colorado Rapids Diego Valeri 13 Maximiliano Urruti 45 Kalif Alhassan 90+1 Atiba Harris 3 JELD-WEN Field Portland, Oregon, U.S. 20,674 Hilario Grajeda L f7f7f7 31 October 5, 2013 10:00 pm EST Colorado Rapids 5–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Deshorn Brown 1 31 Dillon Powers 10 Drew Moor 41 Gabriel Torres 90+1 Zach Scott 8 1 79 Eddie Johnson 63 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 18,076 David Gantar W f7f7f7 32 October 9, 2013 10:30 pm EST San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Report Colorado Rapids Chris Wondolowski 63 78 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California, U.S. 10,525 Allen Chapman L f7f7f7 33 October 19, 2013 6:00 pm EST Colorado Rapids 3–2 Report Vancouver Whitecaps FC Gabriel Torres 41 p.k.77 Deshorn Brown 51 Nathan Sturgis 69 Jordan Harvey 11 Kekuta Manneh 32 Camilo Sanvezzo 75 p.k. Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. 18,103 Armando Villarreal W f7f7f7 34 October 27, 2013 8:00 pm EST Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Report Colorado Rapids Camilo Sanvezzo 43 74 84 85 Nick LaBrocca 51 Shane O'Neill 83 BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 21,000 Ricardo Salazar L MLS Cup Playoffs f7f7f7 Knockout Round October 30, 2013 10:30 pm EST Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Report Colorado Rapids Brad Evans 28 Lamar Neagle 78 Michael Gspurning 0 85 Eddie Johnson 89 90+3 Hendry Thomas 23 Atiba Harris 45+1 Clint Irwin 53 Germán Mera 79 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 32,204 Silviu Petrescu L Standings Major League Soccer 2013 Major League Soccer season Western Conference standings 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 2014 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs COL Results summary 10 4 3 30 16 4 5 8 15 21 28 October 2013 Major League Soccer October 2013 Results by round table b Round Stadium A /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /H /H /A /A /A /H /H /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /A Result L /L /D /L /D /W /W /L /D /W /W /D /W /D /L /L /L /W /W /D /W /D /W /D /D /W /L /W /W /L /W /L /W /L Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 28 October 2013 Colorado Rapids October 2013 Match results U.S. Open Cup 2013 U.S. Open Cup f7f7f7 3 May 28, 2013 7:30 pm EST Orlando City S.C. 3–1 Report Colorado Rapids Bryan Burke 4 Bryan Burke 30 Dominic Dwyer 48 Long Tan 63 Kamani Hill 18 Steward Ceus 0 56 Atiba Harris 82 Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida, U.S. L Friendly f7f7f7 July 12, 2013 9:30 pm EST Santos Laguna 2–1 Report Colorado Rapids Alonso Escoboza 17 Néstor Calderón 77 Kevin Harbottle 12 Branch Field at University Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. L Statistics Top scorers Rank Ranking Pos Position No. Roster Number PlayerMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal1FW 26 Deshorn Brown 10 0 0 102FW 16 Atiba Harris 5 0 0 5MF 8 Dillon Powers 5 0 0 5FW 9 Edson Buddle 5 0 0 53MF 24 Nathan Sturgis 4 0 0 44DF 3 Drew Moor 3 0 0 3FW 30 Gabriel Torres 3 0 0 35MF 12 Hendry Thomas 2 0 0 26MF 20 Jamie Smith 1 0 0 1MF 23 Jaime Castrillón 1 0 0 1FW 13 Kamani Hill 0 0 1 1MF 10 Martin Rivero 1 0 0 1MF 2 Nick LaBrocca 1 0 0 1FW 14 Tony Cascio 1 0 0 1FW 7 Vicente Sánchez 1 0 0 1 Top assists Rank Ranking Pos Position No. Roster Number PlayerMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal1DF 15 Chris Klute 7 0 0 72MF 8 Dillon Powers 6 0 0 63FW 26 Deshorn Brown 4 0 0 4FW 7 Vicente Sánchez 4 0 0 44FW 9 Edson Buddle 3 0 0 3MF 2 Nick LaBrocca 3 0 0 3MF 10 Martin Rivero 3 0 0 35DF 11 Brian Mullan 2 0 0 2DF 22 Marvell Wynne 2 0 0 26FW 16 Atiba Harris 1 0 0 1GK 31 Clint Irwin 1 0 0 1MF 55 Danny Mwanga 1 0 0 1MF 12 Hendry Thomas 1 0 0 1MF 24 Nathan Sturgis 1 0 0 1 Goalkeeping R RankingPlayerPositionGAAGASavesGSGP1USA Clint Irwin GK Goalkeeper1.13369231322HAI Steward Ceus GK Goalkeeper1.0015113USA Matt Pickens GK Goalkeeper2.002222 Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number. Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup Playoffs Others 6 MF USA Anthony Wallace 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 FW SKN Atiba Harris 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Suspended for 1 game 11 MF USA Brian Mullan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 DF USA Chris Klute 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 GK USA Clint Irwin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 FW JAM Deshorn Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 MF USA Dillon Powers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 DF USA Drew Moor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suspended for 2 games 9 FW USA Edson Buddle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suspended for 1 game 33 DF COL Germán Mera 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 MF HON Hendry Thomas 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Suspended for 3 games 7 FW CHI Kevin Harbottle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 MF ARG Martin Rivero 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 DF USA Marvell Wynne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 MF USA Nathan Sturgis 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 MF USA Nick LaBrocca 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 FW USA Shane O'Neill 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suspended for 1 game 21 GK HAI Steward Ceus 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 FW USA Tony Cascio 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suspended for 1 game October 28, 2013 Competitive matches October 2013 Last updated: October, 2013Source: Competitive matches Only competitive matches Italic: denotes no longer with club. 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