Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American soccer team that plays in Major League Soccer. They are one of the founding clubs of the MLS. The hometown of Rapids is Denver, Colorado. The club was formed in 1996.
| Founded | June 6, 1995 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Kroenke Sports & Entertainment | ||
| Head coach | Robin Fraser | ||
| League | Major League Soccer | ||
| 2020 | Western Conference: 5th Overall: 10th Playoffs: First round | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Stadium
- Mile High Stadium; Denver, Colorado (1996–2001)
- Invesco Field at Mile High; Denver, Colorado (2002–2006)
- North Area Athletic Complex; Arvada, Colorado (2003) 1 game in US Open Cup
- Dick's Sporting Goods Park; Commerce City, Colorado (2007–present)
The Rapids play their home games at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado (ca. 8 miles north of the center of Denver). The stadium capacity is 19,680 and cost $131 million to construct. It is a stadium for football only. The soccer stadium opened on April 7, 2007. Before moving to DSG Park in 2007, Colorado Rapids shared Mile High Stadium and then Invesco Field at Mile High with the Denver Broncos an American football team.
Honors
- MLS Cup
- MLS Eastern Conference
- Winners (Playoff) (1): 2010
- MLS Western Conference
- Winners (Playoff) (1): 1997
- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1999
- Minor Trophies
- MLS Reserve Division (2) 2006, 2007
- Rocky Mountain Cup (2) 2005, 2006
Team records
Year-by-year results
| Season | Regular Season | MLS Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | CONCACAF Champions' League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5th, West (11–21) | Did not qualify | Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | 4th, West (14–18) | Final | 3rd Round | |
| 1998 | 3rd, West (16–16) | Quarterfinals | Did not enter | Qualifying Round |
| 1999 | 4th, West (20–12) | Quarterfinals | Final | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | 3rd, West (13–15–4) | Quarterfinals | 2nd Round | |
| 2001 | 4th, West (5–13–8) | Did not qualify | 2nd Round | Not held |
| 2002 | 4th, West (13–11–4) | Semifinals | Quarterfinals | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | 3rd, West (11–12–7) | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | |
| 2004 | 3rd, West (10–9–11) | Quarterfinals | 4th Round | |
| 2005 | 3rd, West (13–13–6) | Semifinals | 4th Round | |
| 2006 | 4th, West (11–13–8) | Semifinals | Quarterfinals | |
| 2007 | 4th, West (9–13–8) | Did not qualify | 2nd Round | |
| 2008 | 4th, West (11–14–5) | Did not qualify | ||
| 2009 | 6th, West (10–10–10) | |||
| 2010 | 5th, West (12–8–10) | Champions | ||
| 2011 | 5th, West (12–9–13) | Quarterfinals | Group stage | |
| 2012 | 7th, West (11–19–4) | Did not qualify | 4th Round | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | 5th, West (14–11–9) | Knock Out Round | 3rd Round | |
| 2014 | 8th, West (8–18–8) | Did not qualify | 5th Round | |
| 2015 | 10th, West (9–15–10) | Did not qualify | 5th Round | |
| 2016 | 2nd, West (15–6–13) | Semifinals | 5th Round | |
| 2017 | 11th, West (9–19–6) | Did not qualify | 5th Round | Not held |
| 2018 | 11th, West (8–19–7) | Did not qualify | 4th Round | Group stage |
Year-by-year stats
| Season | League Record | Top Scorer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | Name | Goals | |
| 1996 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 44 | 59 | Jean Harbor | 11 |
| 1997 | 38 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 50 | 59 | Paul Bravo | 8 |
| 1998 | 44 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 62 | 69 | Wolde Harris | 13 |
| 1999 | 48 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 39 | Jorge Dely Valdés | 10 |
| 2000 | 43 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 43 | 59 | Junior Agogo | 10 |
| 2001 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 47 | John Spencer | 14 |
| 2002 | 43 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 43 | 48 | C. Carrieri, M. Chung & C. Henderson | 11 |
| 2003 | 40 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 45 | John Spencer | 14 |
| 2004 | 41 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 32 | Jean Philippe Peguero | 7 |
| 2005 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 37 | Jeff Cunningham | 12 |
| 2006 | 41 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 49 | Kyle Beckerman & Nicolás Hernández | 7 |
| 2007 | 35 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 34 | Jovan Kirovski | 6 |
| 2008 | 38 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 44 | 45 | Conor Casey | 11 |
| 2009 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | Conor Casey | 16 |
| 2010 | 46 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 32 | Omar Cummings | 14 |
| 2011 | 49 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 41 | Jeff Larentowicz | 7 |
| 2012 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 44 | 50 | Jaime Castrillon | 8 |
| 2013 | 51 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 38 | Deshorn Brown | 10 |
| 2014 | 32 | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | Deshorn Brown | 10 |
| 2015 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 43 | Kevin Doyle | 5 |
| 2016 | 58 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 32 | Shkëlzen Gashi | 9 |
| 2017 | 33 | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 51 | Dominique Badji | 7 |
| 2018 | 31 | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 36 | 63 | Dominique Badji | 7 |
| Total | 922 | 730 | 265 | 314 | 151 | 935 | 1,072 | Conor Casey | 50 |
Note: MLS did not allow ties prior to the 2000 season as games were decided by shootout when tied at full-time.
By opponent
| Team | W | L | D | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 22 | 25 | 13 | 60 |
| FC Dallas | 22 | 32 | 14 | 68 |
| San Jose | 19 | 28 | 15 | 62 |
| Tampa Bay 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| New York Red Bulls | 18 | 16 | 7 | 41 |
| Columbus | 16 | 15 | 10 | 41 |
| New England | 20 | 15 | 9 | 44 |
| D.C. United | 12 | 19 | 10 | 41 |
| Los Angeles | 24 | 37 | 10 | 71 |
| Chicago | 14 | 18 | 9 | 41 |
| Miami 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Real Salt Lake | 12 | 16 | 10 | 38 |
| Chivas USA 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Houston | 9 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| Toronto FC | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| Seattle | 5 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Portland | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| Vancouver | 9 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| Montreal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| New York City FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Orlando City SC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
- As of July 3, 2017
- Dissolved after 2001 season.
- Dissolved after 2014 season.
International tournaments
- Qualifying Play-off v.
Club León – 1:0, 2:4 (León advances 4:3 on aggregate)
- Qualifying Play-off v.
- 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League:
- Group Stage v.
Isidro Metapán – 3:2 - Group Stage v.
Real España – 1:1 - Group Stage v. Santos Laguna – 1:4
- Group Stage v. Real España – 1:2
- Group Stage v. Isidro Metapán – 1:3
- Group Stage v. Santos Laguna – 2:0
- Group Stage v.
- 2018 CONCACAF Champions League:
- TBD
Colorado Rapids Media
The Rapids played at Mile High Stadium from 1996 to 2001
Chris Henderson playing for the Rapids in 2004
The Rapids (in pale blue) in action against Houston Dynamo in 2009
Colorado Rapids after winning MLS Cup 2010
The yellow away kit was worn by the Rapids from 2015 to 2018
Dick's Sporting Goods Park during a game between the Colorado Rapids and Los Angeles Galaxy (November 2016)
Omar Cummings greeting the fans at the Supporters Terrace
Conor Casey is the club's all-time goal scorer
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References
- ↑ "Record by year". Colorado Rapids. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Player statistics". Colorado Rapids. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Schedule History". Colorado Rapids. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
Other websites
- http://www.coloradorapids.com Official Homepage