The Colorado Rapids (6-6-1, 19 points) currently sit at No. 5 in the 2012 MLS Standings, but with five seasons remaining in the Major League Soccer, the Rapids have more than enough time to catch the first place Real Salt Lake (9-3-2, 29 points).
Of concern for the Rapids is their ever-slim goal difference, maintaining a 20-to-18 goals-to-goals-allowed ratio. The best six teams in the current MLS standings all have a goal difference of 7 goals or greater.
Here is a look at the complete MLS Standings, courtesy of MLSSoccer.com:
| # | Club | PTS | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Home | Away | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Salt Lake | 29 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 6-1-0 | 3-2-2 | W-W-T-W-W |
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 4-1-2 | 4-2-1 | L-T-T-W-L |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5-3-0 | 2-0-3 | W-L-T-L-T |
| 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4-1-2 | 2-2-2 | W-L-T-T-W |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4-1-1 | 2-5-0 | L-W-L-T-W |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 15 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 1-5-1 | 3-1-2 | L-T-W-T-T |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 3-2-2 | 0-3-2 | L-T-T-W-T |
| 8 | FC Dallas | 13 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 3-2-3 | 0-6-1 | L-L-T-L-L |
| 9 | LA Galaxy | 11 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 2-4-1 | 1-4-1 | L-T-L-L-L |
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