The Colorado Rapids is one of the more exciting teams in the Major League Soccer league. They have a good team year in and year out and a strong history of quality soccer clubs.
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Colorado Rapids History
The state of Colorado welcomed a brand new franchise to its sporting landscape on October 17, 1995, when the Colorado Rapids was named as one of Major League Soccer's original 10 franchises. In the six months before their first game, the Rapids were able to completely build a franchise from scratch, bringing in the veteran coaching staff and a solid core group of players that included many well-known international stars. Under head coach Bobby Houghton, the age of the Rapids officially began on April 13, 1996, as they fell 30 on the road to the Kansas City Wizards in the first match in franchise history. Eight days later, in front of a crowd of 21,711, the Rapids earned their first-ever win with a 31 triumph over Dallas. Marcelo Balboa scored a pair of goals on that day, including the first one in team history, while Shaun Bartlett scored the game-winning goal on that day in the club's first-ever home game at Mile High Stadium.
Colorado Rapids Players
The Rapids are known for some of the great players they have had throughout the years. But despite having established foreign stars like Bartlett and goalkeeper Chris Woods, as well as U.S. National Team players Chris Henderson, Domenic Kinnear, Steve Trittschuh, Roy Wegerle, and Balboa, Houghton was unable to turn Colorado into a winner. The Rapids lost nine of their final 11 games and finished in the last place in the Western Conference. Colorado ended its inaugural campaign with an 1121 record for 29 points, 10 behind San Jose who grabbed the fourth and final playoff spot in the West. Despite that poor record, these players would become legends on a team that would evolve and gets better throughout the years.
Colorado Rapids Playoffs
The Colorado Rapids started the end of the millennium strongly with very good seasons in 1997, 1998. and 1999. During the 2000's decade, they managed to reach the playoffs in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006. Their biggest success came in 2010 when they won the MLS Cup by beating Dallas 2-1.
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