2014 Colorado Rapids season
The 2014 Colorado Rapids season was the club's nineteenth season of existence, and their nineteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids.
Finishing eighth in the West and seventeenth overall, the Rapids failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, after previously qualifying last year. Despite an upper-mid table performance to start the season, the club was plagued heavily by injuries, causing the team to go winless in their final fourteen matches of the season, twelve of which, were losses. In the U.S. Open Cup, the Rapids won their first fixture against Orlando City, 5–2. In the fifth round, they fell to the Atlanta Silverbacks. Additionally, they were unable to defend their Rocky Mountain Cup title, losing to rivals, Real Salt Lake.
Background
Club
Roster
Updated July 20, 2014.| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
Technical Staff
As of February 18, 2014.| Position | Name |
| Technical Director | Paul Bravo |
| Head Coach | Pablo Mastroeni |
| Assistant Coach | John Metgod |
| Assistant Coach | Steve Cooke |
| Assistant Coach/Goalkeepers | Chris Sharpe |
| Director of Team Operations | Jeff Mathews |
| Team Administrator | Erik Carlson |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Jamie Rojas |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Michael Heitkamp |
| Equipment Manager | Brandy Lay |
Transfers
Transfers In
| Date | Player | Position | Previous Club | Fee/Notes | Ref |
| January 7, 2014 |  Marvin Chávez | MF |  San Jose Earthquakes | Acquired in exchange for Atiba Harris | |
| February 12, 2014 | Joe Nasco | GK | Atlanta Silverbacks | ||
| March 4, 2014 |  José Marí | MF | Real Zaragoza | ||
| April 4, 2014 |  Thomas Piermayr | DF |  Lillestrøm SK | ||
| May 8, 2014 | Gale Agbossoumonde | DF |  Toronto FC | Acquired in a three team trade, Colorado sent Marvin Chávez to Chivas USA | |
| May 14, 2014 | John Neeskens | DF | Unattached | Signed on a Free Transfer | |
| July 1, 2014 | Carlos Alvarez | MF | Chivas USA | Acquired in exchange for Nathan Sturgis |
Transfers Out
| Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Fee/Notes | Ref |
| December 2, 2013 |  Diego Calderón | DF | Option Declined, later signed with LDU Quito | ||
| December 4, 2013 |  Jaime Castrillón | MF | Option Declined | ||
| December 6, 2013 |  Steward Ceus | GK | Option Declined | ||
| December 9, 2013 |  Jamie Smith | MF | Option Declined, later retired | ||
| December 9, 2013 | Brian Mullan | MF | Option Declined, later re-signed | ||
| January 7, 2014 |  Atiba Harris | MF | San Jose Earthquakes | Sent in exchange for Marvin Chávez | |
| January 21, 2014 | Tony Cascio | MF | Houston Dynamo | Sent on interleague loan for the 2014 MLS Season in exchange for an international roster slot | |
| February 10, 2014 | Anthony Wallace | DF | Tampa Bay Rowdies | - | - |
| February 12, 2014 | Hendry Thomas | MF | FC Dallas | Sent in exchange for allocation money | |
| February 18, 2014 | Kory Kindle | DF | Retired to go back to school | ||
| March 20, 2014 | Matt Pickens | GK | New England Revolution | Waived, later claimed by New England | |
| May 8, 2014 | Marvin Chávez | MF | Chivas USA | Sent in a three team trade, Colorado received Gale Agbossoumonde from Toronto FC | |
| June 11, 2014 |  Brenton Griffiths | MF | Released | ||
| July 1, 2014 | Nathan Sturgis | MF | Chivas USA | Sent to Chivas USA in exchange for Carlos Alvarez |
Draft Picks
Competitions
Preseason
MLS
U.S. Open Cup
Standings
Major League Soccer
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 2015 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffsResults summary
Results by round
Statistics
Top scorers
| Player | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||
| 1 | FW | 26 | Deshorn Brown | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | MF | 8 | Dillon Powers | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | Vicente Sánchez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 6 | José Marí | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 17 | Dillon Serna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 10 | Gabriel Torres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 3 | Drew Moor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 9 | Edson Buddle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 13 | Kamani Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 2 | Nick LaBrocca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 4 | Marc Burch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 94 | Marlon Hairston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 27 | Shane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top assists
| Player | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||
| 1 | MF | 8 | Dillon Powers | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | MF | 17 | Dillon Serna | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | DF | 4 | Marc Burch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 6 | José Marí | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 57 | Carlos Alvarez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 15 | Chris Klute | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 3 | Drew Moor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Edson Buddle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 10 | Gabriel Torres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 33 | Jared Watts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 94 | Marlon Hairston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 22 | Marvell Wynne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 24 | Nathan Sturgis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 2 | Nick LaBrocca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 7 | Vicente Sánchez | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Goalkeeping
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number.Only competitive matches
Italic: denotes no longer with club.