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USA Major League Soccer - Western Conference


Colorado Rapids

Team's name: Colorado, Rapids
Year founded: 1995Colorado Rapids
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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