| Founded | June 6, 1995 | ||
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| Capacity | 18,061 (expandable to 19,680) | ||
| Owner | Kroenke Sports & Entertainment | ||
| Head coach | Robin Fraser | ||
| League | Major League Soccer | ||
| 2020 | Western Conference: 5th Overall: 10th Playoffs: First round | ||
| Website | https://www.coloradorapids.com | ||
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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.

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.
| 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 |
Sources:
| 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.
| 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 |