2024 season | ||
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Owner | Stan Kroenke | |
Head coach | Chris Armas | |
Major League Soccer | Conference: 7th Overall: 12th | |
MLS Cup Playoffs | Round One | |
Leagues Cup | 3rd Place | |
Rocky Mountain Cup | Winners | |
The 2024 Colorado Rapids season was the 29th season of the club's existence and the 29th season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States.
Νο. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Ref. |
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— | GK | Zack Steffen | 28 | Manchester City | Transfer | Winter | $2.5M | [1] | |
— | DF | Miguel Navarro | 24 | Chicago Fire | Trade | Winter | — [a] | [2] | |
— | FW | Kimani Stewart-Baynes | Maryland Terrapins | Drafted | Winter | — [b] | [4] | ||
— | POS | Omir Fernandez | 24 | Red Bull New York | Transfer | Winter | Free | [5] | |
— | POS | Adam Beaudry | Colorado Rapids Academy | Free | Winter | Free | |||
— | POS | Jasper Löffelsend | 26 | Real Salt Lake | Trade | Winter | $100K [c] | [6] | |
— | POS | Wayne Frederick | Duke Blue Devils | Drafted | Winter | — [b] | [4] | ||
— | POS | Nate Jones | Washington Huskies | Drafted | Winter | — [b] | [4] | ||
10 | MF | Djordje Mihailovic | 25 | AZ | Transfer | Winter | $3.0M | [7] |
Νο. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Ref. |
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13 | DF | Andrew Gutman | 27 | Chicago Fire | Trade | Winter | $450K [a] | [2] |
January 23 | Atlético Morelia | 3–1 | Colorado Rapids | Querétaro, Mexico |
11:00 CST | Islas 14' Ramírez 28' Maleck 58' | Report | Lewis 66' | Stadium: Querétaro Olympic Stadium |
January 29 | Querétaro | 1–5 | Colorado Rapids | Querétaro, Mexico |
11:30 CST | Stadium: Corregidora Stadium |
February 2 | Atlante | 1–5 | Colorado Rapids | Querétaro, Mexico |
11:00 CST | Stadium: Querétaro Olympic Stadium |
February 10 | CF Montréal | 2–6 | Colorado Rapids | Bay Lake, Florida |
16:00 CST | Stadium: Hess Sports Field |
February 14 | Hartford Athletic | 2–2 | Colorado Rapids | Bay Lake, Florida |
9:00 CST | Stadium: Hess Sports Field |
February 17 | Orlando City SC | 3–2 | Colorado Rapids | Bay Lake, Florida |
10:00 CST | Stadium: Hess Sports Field |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 54 | Qualification for round one |
6 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 52 | |
7 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 50 | |
8 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 47 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
9 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 47 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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10 | Minnesota United FC (Y) | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 52 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 [d] |
11 | Charlotte FC (Q) | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 51 | |
12 | Colorado Rapids (Q) | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 50 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One [e] |
13 | New York City FC (Y) | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 50 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 [d] |
14 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V, Q) | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 47 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One [f] |
February 24, 20241 | Portland Timbers | 4−1 | Colorado Rapids | Portland, Oregon |
20:30 MST | Report |
| Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,411 Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov |
March 2, 20242 | Colorado Rapids | 1−1 | Nashville SC | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MST | Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,223 Referee: Esteban Rosano |
March 9, 2024 3 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah |
19:30 MST | Report |
| Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,147 Referee: Atahan Yara |
March 16, 20244 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Seattle, Washington |
13:30 MDT | Report | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 30,036 Referee: Trevor Wiseman |
March 23, 20245 | Colorado Rapids | 0–1 | Houston Dynamo FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MDT |
| Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,432 Referee: Mario Maric |
March 30, 20246 | Colorado Rapids | 3–2 | Los Angeles FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
14:00 MDT |
| Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,368 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
April 6, 20247 | Inter Miami CF | 2–2 | Colorado Rapids | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
17:30 MDT | Report | Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 20,868 Referee: Ted Unkel |
April 13, 20248 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–3 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
20:30 MDT | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,232 Referee: Malik Badawi |
April 20, 20249 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | FC Dallas | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MDT | Report |
| Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 7,492 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
April 27, 202410 | FC Cincinnati | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Cincinnati, Ohio |
17:30 MDT | Report |
| Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Sergii Boiko |
May 5, 202411 | New York City FC | 0–2 | Colorado Rapids | New York, New York |
14:00 MDT |
| Report | Stadium: Citi Field Attendance: 19,456 Referee: Allen Chapman |
May 11, 202412 | Colorado Rapids | 2–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,557 Referee: Natalie Simon |
May 15, 202413 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,190 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
May 18, 2024 14 | Real Salt Lake | 5–3 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah |
19:30 MDT | Report |
| Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,213 Referee: Jon Freemon |
May 25, 202415 | Colorado Rapids | 3–3 | Minnesota United FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MDT | Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,201 Referee: Filip Dujic |
May 29, 202416 | Houston Dynamo FC | 3–1 | Colorado Rapids | Houston, Texas |
18:30 MDT | Report |
| Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,237 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira II |
June 1, 202417 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Vancouver, British Columbia |
20:30 MDT | Report |
| Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,979 Referee: Michael Venne |
June 15, 202418 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | Austin FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MDT | Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,433 Referee: Malik Badawi |
June 19, 202419 | St. Louis City SC | 0–3 | Colorado Rapids | St. Louis, Missouri |
18:30 MDT | Klauss 15' Yaro 64' Kijima 81' Watts 90+5' | Report | Mihailovic 9', 60', 90+6', 57' Ronan 73' | Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
June 22, 202420 | Colorado Rapids | 4–1 | CF Montréal | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MDT | Harris 28', 45' Mihailovic 90' Navarro 90+2' | Report | Edwards 27' Abubakar 53' (o.g.) Campbell 89' | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,583 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
June 29, 202421 | Los Angeles FC | 3–0 | Colorado Rapids | Los Angeles, California |
20:30 MDT | Bogusz 20', 58', 72' Murillo 41' | Report | Cabral 3' 62' Navarro 36' Abubakar 41' Löffelsend 83' | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,019 Referee: Chris Penso |
July 4, 202422 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MDT | Harris 54' Larraz 69' Mihailovic 87', 90+4' | Report | Russell 48' Radoja 73' Melia 90+3' | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,183 Referee: Sergii Boiko |
July 7, 202423 | Colorado Rapids | 4–1 | St. Louis City SC | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MDT | Cabral 6' Bassett 35' Lewis 81' Yapi 90' | Report | Klein III 12' Durkin 75' | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,331 Referee: Drew Fischer |
July 13, 202424 | Colorado Rapids | 1−1 | New York Red Bulls | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MDT | Nealis 64' (o.g.) Lewis 90+1' | Report | Morgan 45+1' Edelman 70' Eile 80' | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,387 Referee: Timothy Ford |
July 17, 202425 | LA Galaxy | 3–2 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California |
20:30 MDT | Fagúndez 12' Paintsil 38' Puig 43' Cerrillo 67' | Report | Maxsø 8' Cabral 32' Bassett 45+10' Löffelsend 46' Bombito 71' | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 19,488 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
July 20, 2024 26 | Colorado Rapids | 3–2 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MDT | Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Ramy Touchan |
August 31, 202427 | FC Dallas | 2–3 | Colorado Rapids | Frisco, Texas |
18:30 MDT | Farrington 6' Ntsabeleng 33' Junqua 65' Musa 66' Velasco 90+5' Ruan 90+8' | Report | Navarro 11', 76' 62' Yapi 89'90+3' Edwards 90+10' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Ricardo Montero |
September 14, 202428 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | Portland Timbers | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MDT | Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,038 Referee: Filip Dujic |
September 18, 202429 | Sporting Kansas City | 4–1 | Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas |
18:30 MDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 14,826 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
September 21, 202430 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | Toronto FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MDT |
| Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,896 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
September 28, 202431 | Minnesota United FC | 3–0 | Colorado Rapids | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
18:30 MDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,814 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
October 2, 202432 | Colorado Rapids | 1–3 | LA Galaxy | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MDT |
| Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,196 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
October 5, 202433 | Colorado Rapids | 0–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MDT | Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,096 Referee: Timothy Ford |
October 25 Game 1 | LA Galaxy | 5–0 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California |
21:00 MDT | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 24,537 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
November 1 Game 2 | Colorado Rapids | 1–4 | LA Galaxy | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MDT | Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,010 Referee: Victor Rivas | ||
Note: LA Galaxy won the series 2–0. |
The Colorado Rapids were not sent to the tournament, but their MLS Next Pro team Colorado Rapids 2 were sent instead following the deal reached on March 1, 2024. [8]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | COL | LEO | |
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1 | Portland Timbers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | — | |
2 | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | — | — | — | ||
3 | León | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
August 1Group stage | Portland Timbers | 4–0 | Colorado Rapids | Portland, Oregon |
20:30 MDT | Report |
| Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 12,453 Referee: Steffon Dewar |
August 5Group stage | León | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Colorado Rapids | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:00 MDT | Report |
| Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Julio Luna | |
Penalties | ||||
August 9Round of 32 | Juárez | 2–3 | Colorado Rapids | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:30 MDT |
| Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,442 Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States) |
August 13Round of 16 | Toluca | 1–2 | Colorado Rapids | Commerce City, Colorado |
20:00 MDT | Report |
| Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 9,742 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) |
August 17Quarterfinals | América | 0–0 (8–9 p) | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California |
20:00 MDT | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 22,462 Referee: Keylor Herrera | ||
Penalties | ||||
August 21Semifinals | Los Angeles FC | 4–0 | Colorado Rapids | Los Angeles, California |
--:-- ET | Report |
| Stadium: BMO Stadium Referee: Mario Escobar |
August 253rd | Philadelphia Union | 2–2 (1–3 p) | Colorado Rapids | Chester, Pennsylvania |
--:-- ET | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Fernando Guerrero | ||
Penalties | ||||
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