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Colorado Rapids
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| Nickname(s) | Pids | ||
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| Founded | June 6, 1995 | ||
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| Capacity | 18,062 (expandable to 19,680)[1] | ||
| Owner | Kroenke Sports & Entertainment | ||
| Head coach | Chris Armas | ||
| League | Major League Soccer | ||
| 2024 | Western Conference: 7th Overall: 12th Playoffs: First round | ||
| Website | coloradorapids.com | ||
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The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, later to be a founding sports franchise of the global sports and entertainment concern AEG, the club is a founding member of MLS, playing their first season in 1996.
The Rapids are owned by the Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, also owners of the Denver Nuggets of NBA, Colorado Avalanche of NHL, Colorado Mammoth of NLL and other sports teams outside of the state of Colorado.[not verified in body]
Colorado won the MLS Cup in 2010, their second MLS Cup appearance. The first appearance was in 1997, losing to D.C. United. They were also runners-up of the U.S. Open Cup in the 1999 tournament, where they lost to the Rochester Raging Rhinos, the last time a non-MLS team won the Cup. The Rapids play their home games at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, moving to the stadium after it opened during the 2007 season.
- ^ "Stadium Facts" (PDF). Dick's Sporting Goods Park 2018 Fan Guide (PDF). March 23, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
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