2024 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado Rapids
2024 season
OwnerStan Kroenke
Head coachChris Armas
Major League SoccerConference: 7th
Overall: 12th
MLS Cup PlayoffsRound One
Leagues Cup3rd Place
Rocky Mountain CupWinners
← 2023
2025 →

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.

Transfers

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In

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Νο. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer window Transfer fee Ref.
GK United States Zack Steffen 28 England Manchester City Transfer Winter $2.5M [1]
DF Venezuela Miguel Navarro 24 United States Chicago Fire Trade Winter [a] [2]
FW Canada Kimani Stewart-Baynes United States Maryland Terrapins Drafted Winter [b] [4]
POS United States Omir Fernandez 24 United States Red Bull New York Transfer Winter Free [5]
POS United States Adam Beaudry United States Colorado Rapids Academy Free Winter Free
POS Germany Jasper Löffelsend 26 United States Real Salt Lake Trade Winter $100K[c] [6]
POS Trinidad and Tobago Wayne Frederick United States Duke Blue Devils Drafted Winter [b] [4]
POS United States Nate Jones United States Washington Huskies Drafted Winter [b] [4]
10 MF United States Djordje Mihailovic 25 Netherlands AZ Transfer Winter $3.0M [7]

Out

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Νο. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer window Transfer fee Ref.
13 DF United States Andrew Gutman 27 United States Chicago Fire Trade Winter $450K[a] [2]

Non-competitive

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Preseason

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January 23 Atlético Morelia Mexico 3–1 United States Colorado Rapids Querétaro, Mexico
11:00 CST Islas 14'
Ramírez 28'
Maleck 58'
Report Lewis 66' Stadium: Querétaro Olympic Stadium
January 29 Querétaro Mexico 1–5 United States Colorado Rapids Querétaro, Mexico
11:30 CST Stadium: Corregidora Stadium
February 2 Atlante Mexico 1–5 United States Colorado Rapids Querétaro, Mexico
11:00 CST Stadium: Querétaro Olympic Stadium
February 10 CF Montréal Canada 2–6 United States 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

Competitive

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Major League Soccer

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Standings

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MLS Western Conference table (2024)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall table
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Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 (Y) 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, X) 34 13 13 8 52 49 +3 47 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[f]
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (V) Canadian Championship winner; (X) Qualified for Round One, may still enter Round of 16 as MLS Cup Winners; (Y) Qualified for U.S. Open Cup, may still enter CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 as MLS Cup Winners
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Miguel Navarro and $450,000 of General Allocation Money was traded from Colorado Rapids to Chicago Fire in exchange for Andrew Gutman.[2]
  2. ^ a b c Selected in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft out of collegiate soccer.[3]
  3. ^ Jasper Löffelsend was acquired from Colorado Rapids to Chicago Fire in exchange for $100,000 of General Allocation Money a second-round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft, and a 2024 International Roster Spot.[6]
  4. ^ a b As one of the top eight US teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
  5. ^ As third place of Leagues Cup
  6. ^ As winners of Canadian Championship

Match results

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February 24, 2024 (2024-02-24) 1 Portland Timbers 4−1 Colorado Rapids Portland, Oregon
20:30 MST
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,411
Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov
March 2, 2024 (2024-03-02) 2 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 (2024-03-09) 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, 2024 (2024-03-16) 4 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington
13:30 MDT
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 30,036
Referee: Trevor Wiseman
March 23, 2024 (2024-03-23) 5 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, 2024 (2024-03-30) 6 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, 2024 (2024-04-06) 7 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, 2024 (2024-04-13) 8 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, 2024 (2024-04-20) 9 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, 2024 (2024-04-27) 10 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Colorado Rapids Cincinnati, Ohio
17:30 MDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Sergii Boiko
May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05) 11 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, 2024 (2024-05-11) 12 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, 2024 (2024-05-15) 13 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 (2024-05-18) 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, 2024 (2024-05-25) 15 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, 2024 (2024-05-29) 16 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, 2024 (2024-06-01) 17 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, 2024 (2024-06-15) 18 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, 2024 (2024-06-19) 19 St. Louis City SC 0–3 Colorado Rapids St. Louis, Missouri
18:30 MDT Klauss Yellow card 15'
Yaro Yellow card 64'
Kijima Yellow card 81'
Watts Yellow card 90+5'
Report Mihailovic 9', 60', 90+6', Yellow card 57'
Ronan Yellow card 73'
Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
June 22, 2024 (2024-06-22) 20 Colorado Rapids 4–1 CF Montréal Commerce City, Colorado
19:30 MDT Harris 28', 45'
Mihailovic 90'
Navarro 90+2'
Report Edwards Yellow card 27'
Abubakar 53' (o.g.)
Campbell Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,583
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) 21 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids Los Angeles, California
20:30 MDT Bogusz 20', 58', 72'
Murillo Yellow card 41'
Report Cabral Yellow card 3' Yellow-red card 62'
Navarro Yellow card 36'
Abubakar Yellow card 41'
Löffelsend Yellow card 83'
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,019
Referee: Chris Penso
July 4, 2024 (2024-07-04) 22 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado
19:30 MDT Harris Yellow card 54'
Larraz 69'
Mihailovic Yellow card 87', 90+4'
Report Russell 48'
Radoja Yellow card 73'
Melia Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,183
Referee: Sergii Boiko
July 7, 2024 (2024-07-07) 23 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 Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,331
Referee: Drew Fischer
July 13, 2024 (2024-07-13) 24 Colorado Rapids 1−1 New York Red Bulls Commerce City, Colorado
19:30 MDT Nealis 64' (o.g.)
Lewis Yellow card 90+1'
Report Morgan 45+1'
Edelman Yellow card 70'
Eile Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,387
Referee: Timothy Ford
July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) 25 LA Galaxy 3–2 Colorado Rapids Carson, California
20:30 MDT Fagúndez 12'
Paintsil 38'
Puig 43'
Cerrillo Yellow card 67'
Report Maxsø Yellow card 8'
Cabral 32'
Bassett 45+10'
Löffelsend Yellow card 46'
Bombito Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 19,488
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20) 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, 2024 (2024-08-31) 27 FC Dallas 2–3 Colorado Rapids Frisco, Texas
18:30 MDT Farrington 6'
Ntsabeleng Yellow card 33'
Junqua Yellow card 65'
Musa 66'
Velasco Yellow card 90+5'
Ruan Yellow card 90+8'
Report Navarro 11', 76' Yellow card 62'
Yapi Yellow card 89' 90+3'
Edwards Yellow card 90+10'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Ricardo Montero
September 14, 2024 (2024-09-14) 28 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, 2024 (2024-09-18) 29 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, 2024 (2024-09-21) 30 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, 2024 (2024-09-28) 31 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, 2024 (2024-10-02) 32 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, 2024 (2024-10-05) 33 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 19, 2024 (2024-10-19) 34 Austin FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids Austin, Texas
19:00 MDT
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Chris Penso

MLS Cup playoffs

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Round One

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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.

U.S. Open Cup

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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]

Leagues Cup

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West 5

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POR COL LEO
1 United States Portland Timbers 2 2 0 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to knockout stage 3–0
2 United States Colorado Rapids 2 0 1 0 1 1 5 −4 2
3 Mexico León 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 1–2 1–1
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
August 1 Group stage Portland Timbers United States 4–0 United States Colorado Rapids Portland, Oregon
20:30 MDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 12,453
Referee: Steffon Dewar
August 5 Group stage León Mexico 1–1
(3–4 p)
United States Colorado Rapids Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Referee: Julio Luna
Penalties

Knockout stage

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August 9 Round of 32 Juárez Mexico 2–3 United States Colorado Rapids Commerce City, Colorado
19:30 MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 11,442
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
August 13 Round of 16 Toluca Mexico 1–2 United States Colorado Rapids Commerce City, Colorado
20:00 MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 9,742
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
August 17 Quarterfinals América Mexico 0–0
(8–9 p)
United States Colorado Rapids Carson, California
20:00 MDT Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 22,462
Referee: Keylor Herrera
Penalties
August 21 Semifinals Los Angeles FC United States 4–0 United States Colorado Rapids Los Angeles, California
--:-- ET
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Referee: Mario Escobar
August 25 3rd Philadelphia Union United States 2–2
(1–3 p)
United States Colorado Rapids Chester, Pennsylvania
--:-- ET
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
Penalties

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "U.S. keeper Zack Steffen joins Colorado Rapids from Man City". ESPN. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Left back swap: Gutman to Chicago Fire, Navarro to Colorado Rapids". Major League Soccer. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "MLS SuperDraft 2024 | Draft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Colorado Rapids sign midfielder Wayne Frederick, forward Kimani Stewart-Baynes and defender Nate Jones". Colorado Rapids. January 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Colorado Rapids sign Omir Fernandez in free agency". Major League Soccer. December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Colorado Rapids acquire midfielder Jasper Löffelsend from Real Salt Lake". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "American forward Djordje Mihailovic joins MLS's Colorado Rapids". FOX Sports. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  8. ^ Carisle, Jeff (March 1, 2024). "U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.