The Colorado Rapids is a professional soccer club based in Denver, Colorado that participates in Major League Soccer. The club was founded in 1995. The team colors are blue and black, with the home jerseys having blue and black vertical stripes. The away jerseys are white with green and black trim. They played their home matches at Mile High Stadium from 1996–2001 and moved into INVESCO Field at Mile High in 2002. They plan to move to a new soccer-specific stadium in the town of Commerce City for the 2007 season.
The Rapids made two finals in their history: the 1997MLS Cup, and in the 1999US Open Cup—losing both times.
History
The Colorado Rapids were one of the ten founding clubs of Major League Soccer. The inaugural 1996 season was a forgettable one for Colorado. Despite fielding experienced players like Shaun Bartlett, Chris Woods, and Marcelo Balboa, the team finished dead last in the Western Conference and with the worst record in the league.
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