2012 Colorado Rapids season explained

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.

Background

See main article: 2011 Colorado Rapids season.

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Table

Western Conference

Overall

U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Roster & Transfers

Roster

Roster on October 1, 2012.^[1]

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Ref.
2			Houston Dynamo	Re-Entry Draft		[2]
N/A			Chicago Fire	Re-Entry Draft		[3]
23			Independiente Medellín	Undisclosed		[4]
21			Unattached	Free		[5]
13			Unattached	Free		[6]
37			Unattached	Free		[7]
8			Montreal Impact	Trade		[8]
12			Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed		[9]

MLS Drafts

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Ref.
		Connecticut Huskies	SuperDraft, 1st round		[10]
		Thespa Kusatsu	Supplemental Draft, 3rd round		[11]
		Longwood Lancers	Supplemental Draft, 4th round		[12]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Ref.
23			Montreal Impact	Expansion Draft		[13]
N/A			Hammarby	Undisclosed		[14]
10			Houston Dynamo	Trade		[15]
7			N/A (Waived)	Waived		[16]
8			N/A (Waived)	Waived		[17]
12			N/A (Waived)	Waived
16			N/A (Waived)	Waived
27			Portland Timbers	Trade		[18]
15			Chicago Fire	Trade		[19]

Loan in

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

Loan out

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

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

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

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

• 2012 in American soccer
• Colorado Rapids

Notes and References

1. Web site: Players . Colorado Rapids . August 13, 2013.
2. Web site: Colorado Rapids Media Relations . Rapids sign defender Hunter Freeman . Colorado Rapids . January 6, 2012 . April 5, 2021.
3. Web site: Chris White . Colorado Rapids select Baggio Husidic, Hunter Freeman in Re-Entry Draft . Burgundy Wave . December 12, 2011 . April 5, 2021.
4. Web site: www.coloradorapids.com. Sources: Rapids sign Colombian midfielder Castrillon . Colorado Rapids . January 25, 2012 . April 5, 2021.
5. Web site: German Sferra . Zapata fills void at left back in Colorado . Colorado Rapids. February 24, 2012 . April 5, 2021.
6. Web site: Colorado Rapids Media Relations . Rapids sign forward Kamani Hill . Colorado Rapids. March 28, 2012 . April 5, 2021.
7. Web site: Colorado Rapids Media Relations . Rapids sign Brazilian forward Edu . Colorado Rapids . April 26, 2012 . April 5, 2021.
8. Web site: Communiqué Impact de Montréal . L'Impact obtient une place de joueur étranger de Colorado en retour du défenseur Tyson Wahl . Impact de Montréal . July 13, 2012 . April 5, 2021.
9. Web site: Rapids sign World Cup and EPL veteran Hendry Thomas . Colorado Rapids . August 21, 2012 . April 5, 2021.
10. Web site: Complete 2012 MLS Draft Results . 12 January 2012 . Angels on Parade . April 5, 2021.
11. Web site: 2012 Supplemental Draft Tracker . https://web.archive.org/web/20120518052426/http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2012/supplemental/roundbyround . April 5, 2021. 2012-05-18 .
12. Web site: 2012 Supplemental Draft Tracker . https://web.archive.org/web/20120518052426/http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2012/supplemental/roundbyround . April 5, 2021. 2012-05-18 .
13. Web site: The Denver Post . Rapids' Sanna Nyassi picked by Montreal in MLS expansion draft . The Denver Post . November 23, 2011 . April 5, 2021.
14. Web site: uicflames.com . Husidic Signs with Swedish Second-Flight Side Hammarby . UIC . February 1, 2012 . April 5, 2021.
15. Web site: www.foxsports.com. RAPIDS TRADE KANDJI TO DYNAMO FOR DRAFT PICK . February 8, 2012 . April 5, 2021.
16. Web site: April 6, 2021 . Edu now eligible for selection, Janniere waived . May 7, 2012 . www.coloradorapids.com.
17. Web site: April 6, 2021 . Rapids waive Amarikwa, LaBauex, and Ababio . June 28, 2012 . www.coloradorapids.com.
18. Web site: Jeremiah Oshan . Kosuke Kimura Joins Timbers After Trade From Rapids . SB Nation. July 5, 2012 . April 5, 2021.
19. Web site: Chicago Fire Communications . Chicago Fire Acquire Wells Thompson From Colorado Rapids . Chicago Fire. September 10, 2012 . April 5, 2021.
20. Web site: Colorado Rapids Media Relations . Rapids acquire Argentinian playmaker Martin Rivero . Colorado Rapids. February 16, 2012 . April 5, 2021.
21. Web site: Colorado Rapids Media Relations . Rapids Sign Midfielder Harrison Henao . Colorado Rapids. April 11, 2012 . April 5, 2021.
22. Web site: Colorado Rapids Media Relations . Rapids acquire defender Chris Klute from Atlanta . Colorado Rapids. September 14, 2012 . April 5, 2021.
23. http://www.mlssoccer.com/2011-mls-roster-rules 2011 MLS Roster Rules Major League Soccer