2010 Colorado Rapids season
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The 2010 Colorado Rapids season was the fifteenth year and season of the club's existence. It was Colorado's fifteenth year in Major League Soccer, and the fifteenth consecutive year for the club in the top-flight of American soccer.
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2010 season | |||
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Owner | Stan Kroenke | ||
Coach | Gary Smith | ||
Major League Soccer | 7th | ||
MLS Cup | Champions | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Did not qualify | ||
Rocky Mountain Cup | Runners-up | ||
Average home league attendance | 13,329 | ||
Biggest win | COL 4-1 PHI (9/29) | ||
Biggest defeat | CLB 3-1 COL (8/21) RBNY 3-1 COL (9/11) | ||
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Following a disappointing ninth-place finish in the regular season, head coach Gary Smith began to revamp and overhaul the roster, making numerous inexpensive moves to sign low-key MLS players to fit the salary cap demands at one of few franchises with no Designated Players.[citation needed] The Rapids were able to improve slightly in the MLS regular season, finishing in seventh place, scoring fifteen goals and conceding only four in their last six home games. The team finished their final ten league matches with a 4–3–3 record.[citation needed] In the MLS Cup Playoffs, Colorado were seeded in the Eastern Conference and defeated Columbus in a penalty shoot out. They then won 1–0 against San Jose at home, in a one leg tie, for the conference championship.[1] The Rapids advanced to the MLS Cup final and defeated FC Dallas 2–1 after extra time for their first league championship.[2]
In addition to MLS and MLS Cup Playoffs, Colorado advanced through the qualification rounds of the U.S. Open Cup before being knocked out 3-0 by New York in the fourth round.