The Colorado Rapids are Denver, Colorado's Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise founded in 1996. The team colors are blue and black; the home jerseys are blue and black vertical stripes. They played their home games at Mile High Stadium from 1996-2000 and moved into INVESCO Field in 2001.

The Rapids made two finals in their history: the 1997 MLS Cup and in the 1999 US Open Cup, losing both times.

Honors

Minor Titles

• Conference Champions 1 (1997)

Current roster

Notable players

• Marcelo Balboa (1996-2001)
• Joe Cannon (2003-)
• Marcus Hahnemann (1997-1999)
• Chris Henderson (1996-1998, 2002-)
• Anders Limpar (1999-2000)
• Pablo Mastroeni (2002-)
• John Spencer (2001-2004)
• Carlos Valderrama (2001-2002)

Head coaches

• Bobby Houghton (1996)
• Roy Wegerle (1996)
• Glenn Myernick (1997-2000)
• Tim Hankinson (2001-2004)
• Fernando Clavijo (2005-)

MLS Cup

• 1996
• 1997 Final loss to DC United (2-1)
• 1998
• 1999
• 2000 Quarterfinal loss to Kansas City Wizards
• 2001
• 2002
• 2003 Quarterfinal loss to Kansas City Wizards
• 2004 Quarterfinal loss to Los Angeles Galaxy (1-0, 0-2)

US Open Cup

• 1996 Semifinal
• 1997 3rd round
• 1998 Lost qualifier to the Miami Fusion, 3-2.
• 1999 Final, 2-0 loss to Rochester Raging Rhinos
• 2000 3rd round
• 2001 3rd round
• 2002 Quarterfinal
• 2003 Quarterfial 2-1 loss to Chicago Fire
• 2004 4th round, 3-0 loss to Dallas Burn

Average Attendance

• 1996: 10,213
• 1997: 11,835
• 1998: 14,812
• 1999: 14,029
• 2000: 12,580
• 2001: 16,481
• 2002: 20,687
• 2003: 16,772 (2nd)
• 2004: 14,195
• All-Time: 14,662

External links

• Official Website