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USA Major League Soccer - Western Conference
Colorado Rapids
Team's name: Colorado, Rapids
Year founded: 1995
Conference: Western
Location:
Commerce City,
Colorado
Nickname:
Rapids, 'Pids
Mascot: none
Team Colours:
Burgundy and
Sky Blue
Joined the League: 1996
Team's President:
Stan Kroenke
Soccer Coach: Gary Smith
Soccer Stadium:
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Current Capacity: 18,086
Team Championships:
MLS Cup: none
US Open Cup: none
Supporter's Shield: none
International Champs: none |
The Colorado Rapids are one of the founding clubs of Major League Soccer, created in 1995 and located in Commerce City, Colorado.
From 1996 to 2001, the rapids played their home games at Mile High Stadium, later on they played at INVESCO Field at Mile High from 2002 to 2007 season and moved to their current home, the Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Denver.
The team has managed to compete in the 1997 MLS Cup and the 1999 US Open Cup finals.
During the season 2007, the Colorado Rapids ended the season in 4th place of the West Conference but couldn’t reach the playoffs. For this past season 2008, ended again in the 4th place and they didn’t qualify to the playoffs either and as a result, Coach Fernando Clavijo was replaced by Gary Smith.
For the 2009 season, The Rapids are coming with lots of optimism to achieve a good season seeking to win the MLS Championship in hands of their new coach.
Colorado Rapids 2009 Squad
| No. |
Pos. |
Player |
No. |
Pos. |
Player |
| 2 |
DF |
Jordan Harvey |
16 |
FW |
Gregory Richardson |
| 4 |
DF |
Ugo Ihemelu |
17 |
GK |
Preston Burpo |
| 5 |
DF |
Ty Harden |
18 |
GK |
Matt Pickens |
| 6 |
MF |
Greg Dalby |
19 |
MF |
Ciaran O'Brien |
| 7 |
DF |
Cory Gibbs |
21 |
MF |
Nico Colaluca |
| 8 |
MF |
Mehdi Ballouchy |
22 |
MF |
Nick LaBrocca |
| 9 |
FW |
Conor Casey |
23 |
MF |
Colin Clark |
| 11 |
MF |
Terry Cooke |
25 |
MF |
Pablo Mastroeni (captain) |
| 12 |
MF |
Iván Guerrero |
26 |
DF |
Michael Holody |
| 13 |
FW |
Ross Schunk |
27 |
MF |
Kosuke Kimura |
| 14 |
FW |
Omar Cummings |
29 |
DF |
Scott Palguta |
| 15 |
FW |
Jacob Peterson |
31 |
GK |
Steward Ceus |
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