1997 Colorado Rapids Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 12-15 (SO: 2-3) - 38 points
Finishing 4th in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 4-1
Lost MLS Cup
Coach: Glenn Myernick (12-15, SO: 2-3)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 188,893, Avg. 11,806 in 16 home dates
1997 Colorado Rapids RosterTeam Record: 12-15 (SO: 2-3) - 38 points
Finishing 4th in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 4-1
Lost MLS Cup
Coach: Glenn Myernick (12-15, SO: 2-3)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 188,893, Avg. 11,806 in 16 home dates
The Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer ended the 1997 season with a record of 12 wins and 15 losses, with a 2-3 showing in shootouts for 38 points finishing fourth in MLS's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-1.
The Rapids scored 52 goals and allowed 62. Paul Bravo netted 8 goals for Colorado, while Chris Henderson, Wolde Harris, Peter Vermes, David Patino and Steve Trittschuh each contributed five or more as well. Chris Henderson recorded 13 assists. Marcus Hahnemann topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 1.03 goals against average, leading qualifying goalkeepers.
Glenn Myernick coached the team. The 1997 Colorado Rapids lost in the MLS Cup.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Henderson | M | 30 | 29 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 62 | 11.3 | 23 | 30.4 |
| Paul Bravo | M | 30 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 63 | 12.7 | 28 | 28.6 |
| Adrian Paz | M | 25 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 42 | 9.5 | 17 | 23.5 |
| Peter Vermes | D | 26 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 20.7 | 12 | 50.0 |
| David Patino | M-F | 23 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 11.9 | 20 | 25.0 |
| Wolde Harris | F | 27 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 12.2 | 19 | 26.3 |
| Steve Trittschuh | D | 29 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 20.0 | 12 | 41.7 |
| Ross Paule | M | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 28.6 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Marcelo Balboa | D | 28 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 4.5 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Sean Henderson | M | 25 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15.0 | 12 | 25.0 |
| Roy Wegerle | F | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 15.4 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Shaun Bartlett | F | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Matt Kmosko | D | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Tote Castaneda | M | 24 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Rafael Amaya | D | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tahj Jakins | D | 19 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Marcus Hahnemann | GK | 25 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scott Benedetti | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Chris Martinez | D | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Paul Grafer | GK | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Rammel | F | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Brian Bates | M | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 433 | 352 | 50 | 63 | 475 | 426 | 42 | 2 | 126 | 433 | 11.5 | 185 | 27.0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Hahnemann | 25 | 24 | 2157:00 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 1.54 | 4 | 5 | 154 | 111 | .721 |
| Paul Grafer | 9 | 8 | 723:00 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2.74 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 40 | .635 |
| Totals | 34 | 32 | 2880:00 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 59 | 1.84 | 5 | 6 | 217 | 151 | .696 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Henderson | M | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 18.2 | 8 | 25.0 |
| Paul Bravo | M | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 4 | 75.0 |
| Adrian Paz | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Peter Vermes | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| David Patino | M-F | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Wolde Harris | F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Steve Trittschuh | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ross Paule | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Marcelo Balboa | D | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sean Henderson | M | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Matt Kmosko | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Tahj Jakins | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Marcus Hahnemann | GK | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Martinez | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Rammel | F | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 69 | 55 | 10 | 16 | 85 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 60 | 16.7 | 33 | 30.3 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Hahnemann | 5 | 5 | 450:00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 23 | .821 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 450:00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 23 | .821 |
