2012 Colorado Rapids season

The 2012 Colorado Rapids season was the team's eighteenth year of existence. The team's first match was on March 10 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Colorado Rapids
2012 season
OwnerStan Kroenke
CoachÓscar Pareja
Major League SoccerTBD
MLS CupDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupThird round
Rocky Mountain CupLost
Hawaiian Islands InvitationalThird place
Highest home attendance19,152 v Los Angeles Galaxy (April 21, 2012)
Lowest home attendance10,969 v C.D. Chivas USA (April 28, 2012)
Average home league attendance15,175
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Background

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Review

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Competitions

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Preseason

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Hawaiian Islands Invitational

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February 23, 2012 Yokohama   2–1   Colorado Rapids Honolulu, HI
22:30 MST Namba   57', 64' Report Moor   73' Stadium: Aloha Stadium
Attendance: 7,388
Referee: Jair Marrufo
February 25, 2012 Melbourne Heart   0–1   Colorado Rapids Honolulu, HI
20:00 MST Lagana   63'
Groenewald   72'
Paterson   89'
Report Cascio   30' Stadium: Aloha Stadium
Attendance: 10,073
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Major League Soccer

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 11 4 19 44 50  −6 37 8 3 6 29 19  +10 3 1 13 15 31  −16

Last updated: 2 June 2013.
Source: Major League Soccer

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAAHAAHHAAAHHAHHHAHAAHHAHAAHAAHHAH
ResultWWLWLLLWLWLDWLLWLLLLLLWLDLLWLDDLWW
Source: Colorado Rapids
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

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March 10 Match 1 Colorado Rapids 2–0 Columbus Crew Commerce City
17:00 MDT Moor   44'
Wynne   80'
Amarikwa   89'
Report Mirosevic   40'
Vargas   72'
Rentería   80'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,746
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
March 18 Match 2 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Colorado Rapids Chester, PA
14:00 MDT Gómez   31'
Farfan   52'
Pajoy   67'
Torres   91'
Report Larentowicz   44'
Castrillon   56'
Larentowicz   58'
Cascio   62'
Castrillon   74'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 19,074
Referee: Mark Geiger
March 25 Match 3 New York Red Bulls 4–1 Colorado Rapids Harrison, NJ
14:00 MDT Henry   3'
Cooper   6'
Soli   31'
Henry   44'
Marquez   60'
Cooper   89'
Report Cummings   77' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 21,024
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 1 Match 4 Colorado Rapids 2–0 Chicago Fire Commerce City
17:00 MDT Cummings   58'
Hill   92+'
Report Grazzini   55' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,152
Referee: Chris Penso
April 7 Match 5 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids Sandy, UT
19:00 MDT Sabório   20'
Espínola   57'
Olave   74'
Beckerman   74'
Gil   81'
Report Pickens   58'
Moor   81'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 16,870
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 14 Match 6 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids Seattle, WA
14:00 MDT Johnson   47'
Scott   49'   63'
Montero   87'
Match Report Mullan   87' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 38,360
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 21 Match 7 Colorado Rapids 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Commerce City
19:00 MDT Wynne   21' (o.g)
Larentowicz   23'
Kimura   43'
Cummings   63'
Cummings   83'
Report Donovan   39'
Juninho   66'
Lopes   91'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 19,152
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
April 28 Match 8 Colorado Rapids 4–0 Chivas USA Commerce City
19:00 MDT Cascio   50'

Larentowicz   59'
Freeman   75'
Hill   82'
Larentowicz   84' (pen.)

Hill   90+3'
Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,969
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 2 Match 9 New England Revolution 2–1 Colorado Rapids Foxborough, MA
18:00 MDT Sene   27'

Cárdenas   39'
Feilhaber   65'
Barnes   74'

Nguyen   76'
Report Castrillon   21'

Marshall   45'

Castrillon   90'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 6,149
Referee: Terry Vaughn
May 6 Match 10 FC Dallas 0–2 Colorado Rapids Frisco, TX
17:00 MDT Hernandez   25'

Hernandez   34'

Perez   36'
Report Cascio   38'

Castrillon   44'   61'

Rivero   74'
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium
Attendance: 11,702
Referee: Mark Geiger
May 16 Match 11 D.C. United 2–0 Colorado Rapids Washington, D.C.
17:30 MDT De Rosario   25'
Salihi   40'   60'
Najar   75'
Report Larentowicz   61'
Rivero   86'
Marshall   91'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 11,593
Referee: Matthew Foerster
May 19 Match 12 Colorado Rapids 2 - 2 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City
19:00 MDT Marshall   52'
Kimura   60'
Report Bunbury   2'   14'
Convey   51'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,269
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
May 26 Match 13 Colorado Rapids 3–2 Montreal Impact Commerce City
19:00 MDT Larentowicz   18'
Moor   39'
Rivero   41'
Marshall   51'   61'
Thompson   56'
Castrillon   83'
Report Bernier   14'
Arnaud   35'
Wenger   48'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,877
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
June 16 Match 14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 - 0 Colorado Rapids Vancouver, BC
17:00 MDT Rochat   42'
Mattocks   59'   60'
Le Toux   80'
Report Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 19,166
Referee:   Jasen Anno
June 20 Match 15 Colorado Rapids 1 - 2 San Jose Earthquakes Commerce City
19:30 MDT Mullan   18'
Zapata   54'
Moor   90'
Report Chávez   28'
Beitashour   31'
Bernárdez   45'
Gordon   84'
Wondolowski   90+1' (pen.)
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,080
Referee:   Sorin Stoica
June 30 Match 16 Colorado Rapids 3 - 0 Portland Timbers Commerce City
19:00 MDT Castrillón   18'
Casey   26'
Smith   89'
Larentowicz   90+2'
Report Chará   73' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,553
Referee:   Chris Penso
July 4 Match 17 Colorado Rapids 0 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Commerce City
19:30 MDT Report Rochat   41'
Mattocks   43'   90+2'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,757
Referee:   Dave Gantar
July 7 Match 18 Seattle Sounders FC 2 - 1 Colorado Rapids Seattle, WA
21:00 MDT Fernández   53'
Johnson   64'   65'
Report Rivero   41'
Cummings   79'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,060
Referee:   Kevin Stott
July 14 Match 19 Colorado Rapids 1 - 2 FC Dallas Commerce City
19:00 MDT Cummings   51' Report Castillo   57'   81'
Rodríguez   60'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,284
Referee:   Yader Reyes
July 18 Match 20 Toronto FC 2 - 1 Colorado Rapids Toronto, ON
17:00 MDT Johnson   17'   51'
Wiedeman   68'
Report Casey   23'
Larentowicz   90'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,225
Referee:   Ismail Elfath
July 21 Match 21 Real Salt Lake 2 - 0 Colorado Rapids Sandy, UT
20:00 MDT Saborío   32'
Steele   82'
Johnson   89'
Report Nane   45' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,492
Referee:   Silviu Petrescu
July 28 Match 22 Colorado Rapids 1 - 2 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City
19:00 MDT Moor   4' Report Johnson   1'
Alonso   65'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,816
Referee:   Paul Wood
August 4 Match 23 Colorado Rapids 1 - 0 Real Salt Lake Commerce City
19:00 MDT Nane   38' Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,218
Referee:   Jorge Gonzalez
August 11 Match 24 FC Dallas 3 - 2 Colorado Rapids Frisco, TX
19:00 MDT Castillo   41'   89'
Benítez   44'
Ferreira   49'   90+4'
Jacobson   54'
Report Castrillón   12'   72'
Freeman   38'
Nane   47'
Moor   52'
Larentowicz   54'
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium
Attendance: 10,222
Referee:   Armando Villarreal
August 18 Match 25 Colorado Rapids 1 - 1 Chivas USA Commerce City
19:00 MDT Mullan   19' Report Joseph   78'
Minda   80'
Ángel   83'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,679
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
August 25 Match 26 San Jose Earthquakes 4 - 1 Colorado Rapids Santa Clara, CA
MDT Dawkins   11'
Gordon   43'
Dawkins   68'
Gordon   75'
Report Marshall   54'
Casey   55'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 31 Match 27 Portland Timbers 1 - 0 Colorado Rapids Portland, OR
20:30 MDT Smith   30'
Dike   45'
Report Larentowicz   70'
Wahl   87'
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 20,438
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 5 Match 28 Colorado Rapids 3 - 0 Portland Timbers Commerce City
19:00 MDT Zapata   14'
Akpan   6'
Cascio   27'
Thomas   46'
Castrillón   86'
Report Chará   42'
Smith   74'
Jewsbury   83'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,086
Referee: Juan Guzman
September 16 Match 29 Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 0 Colorado Rapids Carson, CA
17:00 MDT Keane   15'
Wilhelmsson   58'
DeLaGarza   77'
Report Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,204
Referee: Ismail Elfath
September 23 Match 30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 - 2 Colorado Rapids Vancouver, BC
17:30 MDT Richards   22'
Camilo   29'
Rochat   64'
Miller   68'
Report Cummings   34'
Smith   86'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 18,992
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 30 Match 31 Colorado Rapids 1 - 1 Los Angeles Galaxy Commerce City
17:00 MDT Larentowicz   2'
Castrillón   16'
Report Sarvas   10'
Magee   17'
Donovan   29'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,649
Referee: Allen Chapman
October 6 Match 32 Colorado Rapids 1 - 4 San Jose Earthquakes Commerce City
19:00 MDT Freeman   32'
Hill   80'
Akpan   92' (pen.)
Report Chávez   2'
Wondolowski   11'
Chávez   32'
Wondolowski   51'
Wondolowski   83'
Hernandez   91'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,232
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
October 20 Match 33 Chivas USA 0 - 2 Colorado Rapids Carson, CA
20:30 MDT Zemanski   78'
Valencia   88'
Report Wahl   11'
Rivero   16'
Hill   43'
Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 11,499
Referee: Yader Reyes
October 27 Match 34 Colorado Rapids 2 - 0 Houston Dynamo Commerce City
19:00 MDT Hill   9'
Akpan   76'
Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,453
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Table

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Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes 34 19 6 9 72 43 +29 66 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Real Salt Lake 34 17 11 6 46 35 +11 57
3 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 8 11 51 33 +18 56
4 LA Galaxy 34 16 12 6 59 47 +12 54 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 11 13 10 35 41 −6 43
6 FC Dallas 34 9 13 12 42 47 −5 39
7 Colorado Rapids 34 11 19 4 44 50 −6 37
8 Portland Timbers 34 8 16 10 34 56 −22 34
9 Chivas USA 34 7 18 9 24 58 −34 30
Source: MLS

Overall

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes (S) 34 19 6 9 72 43 +29 66 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 7 9 42 27 +15 63
3 D.C. United 34 17 10 7 53 43 +10 58
4 New York Red Bulls 34 16 9 9 57 46 +11 57
5 Real Salt Lake 34 17 11 6 46 35 +11 57
6 Chicago Fire 34 17 11 6 46 41 +5 57
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 8 11 51 33 +18 56
8 LA Galaxy (C) 34 16 12 6 59 47 +12 54 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Houston Dynamo 34 14 9 11 48 41 +7 53
10 Columbus Crew 34 15 12 7 44 44 0 52
11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 11 13 10 35 41 −6 43
12 Montreal Impact 34 12 16 6 45 51 −6 42 CONCACAF Champions League
13 FC Dallas 34 9 13 12 42 47 −5 39
14 Colorado Rapids 34 11 19 4 44 50 −6 37
15 Philadelphia Union 34 10 18 6 37 45 −8 36
16 New England Revolution 34 9 17 8 39 44 −5 35
17 Portland Timbers 34 8 16 10 34 56 −22 34
18 Chivas USA 34 7 18 9 24 58 −34 30
19 Toronto FC 34 5 21 8 36 62 −26 23
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

MLS Cup Playoffs

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U.S. Open Cup

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May 29, 2012 Third round Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 Colorado Rapids St. Petersburg, FL
7:30 PM EDT Antoniuk   19'
Washington   56'
Clare   90+2'
Report Edu   17' (pen.)
Akpan   33'
Thompson   55'
Marshall   57'
Hill   90+1'
Ceus   90+2'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
June 5, 2012 Fourth round Sporting Kansas City 2 - 0 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas
20:30 Collin   14'
Pickens   27' (o.g.)
Júlio César   33'
Bunbury   79'
Report Larentowicz   58'
Freeman   85'
LaBauex   88'
Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 14,868

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Roster & Transfers

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Roster

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Roster on October 1, 2012.[1]

No. Position Player Nation
2 DF Hunter Freeman   United States
3 DF Drew Moor   United States
4 MF Jeff Larentowicz   United States
5 MF Joseph Nane   Cameroon
6 DF Anthony Wallace   United States
8 DF Tyson Wahl   United States
9 FW Conor Casey   United States
10 MF Martín Rivero (on loan from Rosario Central)   Argentina
11 MF Brian Mullan   United States
12 MF Hendry Thomas   Honduras
13 FW Kamani Hill   United States
14 FW Omar Cummings   Jamaica
15 DF Chris Klute (on loan from Atlanta Silverbacks)   United States
17 GK Ian Joyce   United States
18 GK Matt Pickens   United States
19 FW Andre Akpan   United States
20 MF Jamie Smith   Scotland
21 DF Luis Zapata   Colombia
22 DF Marvell Wynne   United States
23 MF Jaime Castrillón   Colombia
25 MF Pablo Mastroeni   United States
28 MF Davy Armstrong (HGP)   United States
29 DF Scott Palguta   United States
31 GK Steward Ceus   Haiti
32 MF Tony Cascio   United States
34 DF Tyrone Marshall   Jamaica
36 MF Shane O'Neill (HGP)   United States
37 FW Edu   Brazil
No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Ref.
2 DF   Hunter Freeman   Houston Dynamo Re-Entry Draft December 12, 2011 [2]
N/A MF   Baggio Hušidić   Chicago Fire Re-Entry Draft December 12, 2011 [3]
23 MF   Jaime Castrillón   Independiente Medellín Undisclosed January 25, 2012 [4]
21 DF   Luis Zapata Unattached Free February 24, 2012 [5]
13 FW   Kamani Hill Unattached Free March 28, 2012 [6]
37 FW   Edu Unattached Free April 26, 2012 [7]
8 DF   Tyson Wahl   Montreal Impact Trade July 13, 2012 [8]
12 MF   Hendry Thomas   Wigan Athletic Undisclosed August 21, 2012 [9]

MLS Drafts

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Ref.
MF   Tony Cascio   Connecticut Huskies SuperDraft, 1st round January 12, 2012 [10]
MF   Kohei Yamada   Thespa Kusatsu Supplemental Draft, 3rd round January 17, 2012 [11]
GK   Joel Helmick   Longwood Lancers Supplemental Draft, 4th round January 17, 2012 [12]
No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Ref.
23 MF   Sanna Nyassi   Montreal Impact Expansion Draft November 23, 2011 [13]
N/A MF   Baggio Hušidić   Hammarby Undisclosed December 23, 2011 [14]
10 FW   Macoumba Kandji   Houston Dynamo Trade February 8, 2012 [15]
7 MF   Josh Janniere N/A (Waived) Waived May 7, 2012 [16]
8 DF   Eddie Ababio N/A (Waived) Waived June 28, 2012 [17]
12 FW   Quincy Amarikwa N/A (Waived) Waived June 28, 2012 [17]
16 MF   Ross LaBauex N/A (Waived) Waived June 28, 2012 [17]
27 DF   Kosuke Kimura   Portland Timbers Trade July 5, 2012 [18]
15 MF   Wells Thompson   Chicago Fire Trade September 10, 2012 [19]

Loan in

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No. Pos. Player Previous club Start End Ref.
10 MF   Martín Rivero   Rosario Central February 16, 2012 December 31, 2013 [20]
99 MF   Hárrison Henao   Once Caldas April 11, 2012 July 16, 2012 [21]
15 DF   Chris Klute   Atlanta Silverbacks September 14, 2012 July 2013 [22]

Loan out

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Miscellany

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Allocation ranking

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Colorado is in the #14 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[23]

International roster spots

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Colorado has 7 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster slots. Colorado acquired an additional permanent slot from Real Salt Lake in 2005, traded slots to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in both 2010 and 2012, and traded another slot to New York Red Bulls in 2010. In July 2012, Colorado acquired a slot from Portland Timbers which returns to Portland on 1 January 2013.

Future draft pick trades

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Future picks acquired: * 2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 4 pick from Houston Dynamo; * 2014 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick from Houston Dynamo.
Future picks traded: * 2013 Supplemental Draft Round 3 pick to Vancouver Whitecaps FC; * 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 pick to Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Players". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  2. ^ Colorado Rapids Media Relations (January 6, 2012). "Rapids sign defender Hunter Freeman". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Chris White (December 12, 2011). "Colorado Rapids select Baggio Husidic, Hunter Freeman in Re-Entry Draft". Burgundy Wave. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Sources: Rapids sign Colombian midfielder Castrillon". www.coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. January 25, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  5. ^ German Sferra (February 24, 2012). "Zapata fills void at left back in Colorado". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Colorado Rapids Media Relations (March 28, 2012). "Rapids sign forward Kamani Hill". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Colorado Rapids Media Relations (April 26, 2012). "Rapids sign Brazilian forward Edu". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  8. ^ Communiqué Impact de Montréal (July 13, 2012). "L'Impact obtient une place de joueur étranger de Colorado en retour du défenseur Tyson Wahl". Impact de Montréal. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Rapids sign World Cup and EPL veteran Hendry Thomas". Colorado Rapids. August 21, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "Complete 2012 MLS Draft Results". Angels on Parade. January 12, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  11. ^ "2012 Supplemental Draft Tracker". Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  12. ^ "2012 Supplemental Draft Tracker". Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  13. ^ The Denver Post (November 23, 2011). "Rapids' Sanna Nyassi picked by Montreal in MLS expansion draft". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  14. ^ "Husidic Signs with Swedish Second-Flight Side Hammarby". uicflames.com. UIC. February 1, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  15. ^ "RAPIDS TRADE KANDJI TO DYNAMO FOR DRAFT PICK". www.foxsports.com. February 8, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  16. ^ "Edu now eligible for selection, Janniere waived". www.coloradorapids.com. May 7, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  17. ^ a b c "Rapids waive Amarikwa, LaBauex, and Ababio". www.coloradorapids.com. June 28, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  18. ^ Jeremiah Oshan (July 5, 2012). "Kosuke Kimura Joins Timbers After Trade From Rapids". SB Nation. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  19. ^ Chicago Fire Communications (September 10, 2012). "Chicago Fire Acquire Wells Thompson From Colorado Rapids". Chicago Fire. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  20. ^ Colorado Rapids Media Relations (February 16, 2012). "Rapids acquire Argentinian playmaker Martin Rivero". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  21. ^ Colorado Rapids Media Relations (April 11, 2012). "Rapids Sign Midfielder Harrison Henao". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  22. ^ Colorado Rapids Media Relations (September 14, 2012). "Rapids acquire defender Chris Klute from Atlanta". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  23. ^ 2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer Archived 2011-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
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