The 2019 Colorado Rapids season is
the club's twenty-fourth season of existence and their twenty-fourth consecutive season in
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...
(MLS), the top flight of American soccer. Colorado will also compete in the
U.S. Open Cup
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. The season covers the period from October 29, 2018 to the start of the 2020 Major League Soccer season.
Background
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
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Career Early life
Born in Dakar, Senegal, Bad ...
, who was traded to
FC Dallas
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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
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. They also played in the
2018 CONCACAF Champions League
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, where they were eliminated in the Round of 16 by
Toronto FC
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.
Roster
Non-competitive
Preseason
Midseason
Competitive
Major League Soccer
Standings
= Western Conference
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=Overall table
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Results summary
Results by round
Match results
U.S. Open Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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, colspan=10 align=center, ''Players who left Colorado during the season:''
Disciplinary record
Clean sheets
Transfers
In
SuperDraft
The following players were selected by Colorado in the MLS SuperDraft, but did not sign a contract with the club.
Loan in
Out
Loan out
Awards
Kits
See also
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Colorado Rapids
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2019 in American soccer
The 2019 season was the 107th season of competitive soccer in the United States.
National teams
Men's Senior
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=Friendlies=
=CONCACAF Gold Cup=
Group D
Knockout stage
Final
=2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League=
Group ...
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2019 Major League Soccer season
The 2019 Major League Soccer season was the 24th season of Major League Soccer. The regular season began on March 2, 2019 and ended on October 6. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 19 and concluded with MLS Cup 2019 on November 10, under a n ...
References
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