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 2010 Squad
| No. | Pos. | Player | No. | Pos. | Player |
| 3 | DF | Drew Moor | 18 | GK | Matt Pickens |
| 5 | DF | Ty Harden | 19 | MF | Ciaran O'Brien |
| 6 | MF | Greg Dalby | 20 | MF | Jamie Smith |
| 7 | DF | Cory Gibbs | 21 | DF | Julien Baudet |
| 8 | MF | Mehdi Ballouchy | 22 | MF | Nick LaBrocca |
| 9 | FW | Conor Casey | 23 | MF | Colin Clark |
| 10 | FW | Facundo Diz | 25 | MF | Pablo Mastroeni (captain) |
| 12 | FW | Pat Noonan | 26 | DF | Michael Holody |
| 13 | FW | Ross Schunk | 27 | MF | Kosuke Kimura |
| 14 | FW | Omar Cummings | 29 | DF | Scott Palguta |
| 15 | MF | Jacob Peterson | 31 | GK | Steward Ceus |
| 17 | GK | Preston Burpo | 35 | DF | Rob Valentino |
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