2022 Colorado Rapids season

The 2022 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twenty-seventh season of existence and their twenty-seventh consecutive season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer.

Background
Colorado finished the 2021 season 1st in the Western Conference table, and 2nd overall in MLS. They reached the semifinals of the MLS Cup Playoffs, losing to the Portland Timbers 1–0.

U.S. Open Cup
Due to their entry in the CONCACAF Champions League, the Rapids entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32. The draw for the Round of 32 took place on April 21, and the Rapids drew Minnesota United FC.

Appearances and goals
Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

Top scorers
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" !width=30|Rank !width=30|Position !width=30|Number !width=175|Name !width=75|MLS !width=75|US Open Cup !width=75|CONCACAF Champion's League !width=75|Total !colspan="4"|Total !! 46 !! 1 !! 1 !! 48
 * rowspan=1| 1
 * FW || 11 || Diego Rubio
 * 16 || 0 || 0 || 16
 * rowspan=1| 2
 * FW || 29 || 🇺🇸 Gyasi Zardes
 * 9 || 0 || 0 || 9
 * rowspan=1| 3
 * FW || 7 || 🇺🇸 Jonathan Lewis
 * 4 || 0 || 0 || 4
 * rowspan=1| 4
 * DF || 6 || 🇬🇭 Lalas Abubakar
 * 4 || 0 || 0 || 4
 * rowspan=1| 5
 * MF || 14 || 🇨🇦 Mark-Anthony Kaye
 * 3 || 0 || 0 || 3
 * rowspan=2| 6
 * DF || 2 || 🇺🇸 Keegan Rosenberry
 * 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
 * FW || 12 || 🇨🇴 Michael Barrios
 * 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
 * rowspan=7| 8
 * MF || 8 || 🇧🇷 Max
 * 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
 * FW || 9 || 🇧🇷 Andre Shinyashiki
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * FW || 15 || Sam Nicholson
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * MF || 20 || Nicolás Mezquida
 * 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
 * MF || 32 || 🇺🇸 Collen Warner
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * FW || 37 || 🇺🇸 Dantouma Toure
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * DF || 66 || 🇧🇷 Lucas Esteves
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * FW || 15 || Sam Nicholson
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * MF || 20 || Nicolás Mezquida
 * 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
 * MF || 32 || 🇺🇸 Collen Warner
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * FW || 37 || 🇺🇸 Dantouma Toure
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * DF || 66 || 🇧🇷 Lucas Esteves
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * DF || 66 || 🇧🇷 Lucas Esteves
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1

Top assists
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" !width=30|Rank !width=30|Position !width=30|Number !width=175|Name !width=75|MLS !width=75|US Open Cup !width=75|CONCACAF Champion's League !width=75|Total !colspan="4"|Total !! 37 !! 0 !! 1 !! 38
 * rowspan=1| 1
 * FW || 12 || 🇨🇴 Michael Barrios
 * 7 || 0 || 0 || 7
 * rowspan=1| 2
 * FW || 11 || Diego Rubio
 * 6 || 0 || 0 || 6
 * rowspan=4| 3
 * DF || 2 || 🇺🇸 Keegan Rosenberry
 * 2 || 0 || 1 || 3
 * MF || 19 || 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Price
 * 3 || 0 || 0 || 3
 * MF || 21 || Bryan Acosta
 * 3 || 0 || 0 || 3
 * DF || 66 || 🇧🇷 Lucas Esteves
 * 3 || 0 || 0 || 3
 * rowspan=5| 7
 * DF || 4 || Danny Wilson
 * 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
 * FW || 7 || 🇺🇸 Jonathan Lewis
 * 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
 * MF || 13 || Felipe Gutiérrez
 * 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
 * FW || 29 || 🇺🇸 Gyasi Zardes
 * 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
 * DF || 33 || 🇮🇷 Steven Beitashour
 * 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
 * rowspan=3| 12
 * DF || 6 || 🇬🇭 Lalas Abubakar
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * MF || 8 || 🇧🇷 Max
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * MF || 14 || 🇨🇦 Mark-Anthony Kaye
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
 * DF || 33 || 🇮🇷 Steven Beitashour
 * 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
 * rowspan=3| 12
 * DF || 6 || 🇬🇭 Lalas Abubakar
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * MF || 8 || 🇧🇷 Max
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * MF || 14 || 🇨🇦 Mark-Anthony Kaye
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * MF || 14 || 🇨🇦 Mark-Anthony Kaye
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 1

Clean sheets
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" !width=30|Rank !width=30|Position !width=30|Number !width=175|Name !width=75|MLS !width=75|US Open Cup !width=75|CONCACAF Champion's League !width=75|Total !colspan="4"|Total !! 9 !! 0 !! 1 !! 10
 * rowspan=1| 1
 * GK || 22 || 🇺🇸 William Yarbrough
 * 9 || 0 || 1 || 10
 * 9 || 0 || 1 || 10

Disciplinary record
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;|sent off: !width=34; background:#ff8888;|sent off: !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;|sent off: !width=34; background:#ff8888;|sent off: !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;|sent off: !width=34; background:#ff8888;|sent off: !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;|sent off: !width=34; background:#ff8888;|sent off: !colspan="4"|Total !! 90 !! 4 !! 2 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 90 !! 4 !! 2
 * rowspan="2" !width=15|Rank
 * rowspan="2" !width=15|No.
 * rowspan="2" !width=15|Pos.
 * rowspan="2" !width=120|Player
 * colspan="3"|MLS
 * colspan="3"|US Open Cup
 * colspan="3"|CONCACAF Champion's League
 * colspan="3"|Total
 * colspan="3"|Total
 * rowspan=1| 1
 * 21 || MF || Bryan Acosta
 * 10 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 1 || 0
 * rowspan=1| 2
 * 11 || FW || Diego Rubio
 * 9 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 1 || 0
 * rowspan=1| 3
 * 6 || DF || 🇬🇭 Lalas Abubakar
 * 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 0 || 0
 * rowspan=1| 4
 * 4 || DF || Danny Wilson
 * 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 0
 * rowspan=2| 5
 * 66 || DF || 🇧🇷 Lucas Esteves
 * 5 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 1
 * 8 || MF || 🇧🇷 Max
 * 5 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0
 * rowspan=3| 7
 * 24 || DF || 🇪🇨 Gustavo Vallecilla
 * 3 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 1
 * 5 || DF || 🇺🇸 Auston Trusty
 * 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 0
 * 12 || FW || 🇨🇴 Michael Barrios
 * 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0
 * rowspan=3| 10
 * 2 || DF || 🇺🇸 Keegan Rosenberry
 * 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0
 * 7 || MF || 🇺🇸 Jonathan Lewis
 * 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0
 * 22 || GK || 🇺🇸 William Yarbrough
 * 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0
 * rowspan=5| 13
 * 13 || MF || Felipe Gutiérrez
 * 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0
 * 14 || MF || 🇨🇦 Mark-Anthony Kaye
 * 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0
 * 19 || MF || 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Price
 * 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0
 * 32 || MF || 🇺🇸 Collen Warner
 * 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0
 * 33 || DF || 🇮🇷 Steven Beitashour
 * 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0
 * rowspan=2| 18
 * 77 || FW || 🇺🇸 Darren Yapi
 * 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0
 * 97 || MF || 🇨🇦 Ralph Priso-Mbongue
 * 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0
 * rowspan=3| 20
 * 9 || FW || 🇧🇷 Andre Shinyashiki
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
 * 29 || FW || 🇺🇸 Gyasi Zardes
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
 * 37 || FW || 🇺🇸 Dantouma Toure
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
 * 32 || MF || 🇺🇸 Collen Warner
 * 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0
 * 33 || DF || 🇮🇷 Steven Beitashour
 * 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0
 * rowspan=2| 18
 * 77 || FW || 🇺🇸 Darren Yapi
 * 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0
 * 97 || MF || 🇨🇦 Ralph Priso-Mbongue
 * 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0
 * rowspan=3| 20
 * 9 || FW || 🇧🇷 Andre Shinyashiki
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
 * 29 || FW || 🇺🇸 Gyasi Zardes
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
 * 37 || FW || 🇺🇸 Dantouma Toure
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
 * 29 || FW || 🇺🇸 Gyasi Zardes
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
 * 37 || FW || 🇺🇸 Dantouma Toure
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
 * 37 || FW || 🇺🇸 Dantouma Toure
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0

Transfers
For transfers in, dates listed are when the Rapids officially signed the players to the roster. For transfers out, dates are listed when the Rapids officially removed the players from the roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with a different club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed remains when he was officially removed from the roster.

SuperDraft
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.