| Full name | Colorado Rapids | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | October 17, 1995; 21 years ago | ||
| Stadium | Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado | ||
| Capacity | 18,061,[1] expandable to 19,680 | ||
| Owner | Stan Kroenke | ||
| Head Coach | Pablo Mastroeni | ||
| League | Major League Soccer | ||
| 2016 | Western Conference: 2nd Overall: 2nd | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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| Current season | |||
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional men's soccer team, based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer, as a member of the Western Conference in the league. The franchise began play in 1996 as one of the charter clubs in MLS.
Colorado have won the MLS Cup in 2010, in their second MLS Cup appearance. The first appearance was in 1997, losing to D.C. United. They were also runners up of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in the 1999 tournament, where they lost to the Rochester Raging Rhinos, being the last time a non-MLS team has won the tournament. The Rapids play their home games at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City since its opening in the 2007 season.
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- 1History
- 1.1Early years
- 1.22007–13
- 1.2.1MLS Champions
- 1.32014–present
- 2Colors and badge
- 3Stadium
- 4Club culture
- 4.1The Rocky Mountain Cup
- 4.2Supporters
- 5Broadcasting
- 6Players and staff
- 6.1Current roster
- 6.2Out on loan
- 6.3Head coaches history
- 6.4Gallery of honor
- 7Honors
- 8Team records
- 8.1Year-by-year results
- 8.2Year-by-year stats
- 8.3By opponent
- 8.4International tournaments
- 9Player records
- 9.1Major statistical categories
- 9.2Other statistics
- 10Attendance
- 11Affiliations
- 12References
- 13External links