2026 Colorado Rapids season
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OwnerStan Kroenke
Head coachMatt Wells
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| Owner | Stan Kroenke | |||
| Head coach | Matt Wells | |||
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The 2026 Colorado Rapids season is the 31st season of the club's existence and the 31st season in Major League Soccer (MLS), and the top tier of American soccer pyramid.
| Front office[1] | |
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| Owner | Stan Kroenke |
| President | Pádraig Smith |
| Sporting Director | Fran Taylor |
| Director of Player Personnel | Brian Crookham |
| Assistant Director of Player Personnel | James Roeling |
| Technical Director | Chris Cartlidge |
| Director of Scouting | Alex Aldridge |
| Director of Analytics | Matthew Pfeffer |
| Data Scientist | Karan Juneja |
| Coaching staff[1] | |
| Head coach | Matt Wells |
| Assistant coach | Alastair Harris |
| Assistant coach | Rob Burch |
| Assistant & goalkeeping coach | Chris Sharpe |
| Assistant coach | Elliot Prost |
| Development coach | Drew Moor |
| Team analyst | Matt Gordon |
| Team analyst | Padraic Farrell |
Roster
- As of February 22, 2026[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Player movement
MLS SuperDraft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2026 MLS SuperDraft was held on December 18, 2025. Colorado Rapids made six selections.
| 2026 Colorado Rapids MLS SuperDraft Picks | |||||
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| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Status |
| 1 | 6 |  Mamadou Billo Diop |
FW | N/a | |
| 10 |  Mitchell Baker |
FW |  Georgetown Hoyas |
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| 26 |  Wahabu Musah |
FW |  Clemson Tigers |
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| 2 | 56 |  Asher Hestad |
DF |  Washington Huskies |
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| 3 | 70 | Koven Johnson |
DF |  High Point Panthers |
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| 86 | Jabari De Coteau |
DF |  Xavier Musketeers |
Signed with Colorado Rapids 2[3] | |
Transfers in
| No. | Name | Pos. | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Ref. |
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| 22 | Lucas Herrington |
DF | Brisbane Roar |
Signed a contract agreement to join on January 1, 2026; undisclosed fee | August 13, 2025 | [4] |
| 24 | Noah Cobb |
DF | Atlanta United |
Trade for $775,000 in general allocation money and sell-on percentage | December 9, 2025 | [5] |
| 7 |  Dante Sealy |
FW |  CF Montréal |
Trade for $2.5m in general allocation money and sell-on percentage | December 23, 2025 | [6] |
| 8 |  Hamzat Ojediran |
MF |  RC Lens |
Undisclosed fee | January 8, 2026 | [7] |
| 32 |  Donavan Phillip |
DF | NC State Wolfpack |
Picked in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft; signed the following season | January 23, 2026 | [8] |
| 47 | Sydney Wathuta |
FW | Colorado Rapids 2 |
Homegrown player contract | February 2, 2026 | [9] |
| 29 |  Miguel Navarro |
DF |  Talleres |
One year loan | February 17, 2026 | [10] |
Transfers out
| No. | Name | Pos. | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Ref. |
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| 45 |  Daouda Amadou |
MF |  Helsingborgs IF |
Contract option declined; signed with Helsingborgs IF on December 31, 2025 | November 26, 2025 | [11][12] |
| 18 | Sam Bassett |
MF | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC |
Contract option declined; signed with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on February 21, 2026 | [11][13] | |
| 34 | Michael Edwards |
DF | Oakland Roots |
Contract option declined; signed with Oakland Roots on January 26, 2026 | [11][14] | |
| 14 |  Calvin Harris |
FW | Sporting Kansas City |
Contract expired; signed with Sporting Kansas City on January 15, 2026 | [11][15] | |
| 56 | Nate Jones |
DF | Las Vegas Lights FC |
Contract option declined | [11] | |
| 8 | Oliver Larraz |
MF | Vancouver Whitecaps |
Contract expired; signed with Vancouver Whitecaps on January 15, 2026 | [11][16] | |
| 5 |  Andreas Maxsø |
DF |  Kalba |
Contract option declined; signed with Kalba on February 8, 2026 | [11][17] | |
| 30 |  Rafael Santos |
DF | St. Louis City SC |
Contract option declined; signed with St. Louis City SC on January 27, 2026 | [11][18] | |
| 23 | Cole Bassett |
MF | Portland Timbers |
$2.6m trade plus up to $1.05m in performance based incentives | February 2, 2026 | [19] |
| 31 | Adam Beaudry |
GK | Loudoun United FC |
One-year loan | February 5, 2026 | [20] |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
All matches are in Mountain Time.
Preseason
Colorado Rapids had a preseason training camp in Palm Beach, Florida, where they faced three opponents in closed door friendlies.[21]
| January 19 Friendly | Colorado Rapids | 1–3 | Nashville SC | Palm Beach, Florida |
| 8:30 a.m. MST |
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| February 7 Friendly | Colorado Rapids | 1–4 | Columbus Crew | Palm Beach, Florida |
| 9:00 a.m. MST |
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Report |
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| February 14 Friendly | Orlando City SC | 1–4 | Colorado Rapids | Palm Beach, Florida |
| 5:00 p.m. MST |
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Report |
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Major League Soccer (MLS)
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 5 | Minnesota United FC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 17 | Qualification for round one |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 16 | |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 13 | |
| 8 | FC Dallas | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 13 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo FC | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 12 |
Updated to match(es) played on April 26, 2026. 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)
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)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 10 | Real Salt Lake | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 16 |
| 11 | Charlotte FC | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Colorado Rapids | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 13 |
| 13 | FC Dallas | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 13 |
| 14 | Toronto FC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 13 |
Updated to match(es) played on April 26, 2026. 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)
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)
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Major League Soccer | February 22, 2026 | November 7, 2026 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 |
| MLS Cup playoffs | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| U.S. Open Cup | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | −4 |
Last updated: April 25, 2026
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results by round
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Conference leader; = Playoffs berth; = Wild card berth
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Conference leader; = Playoffs berth; = Wild card berth
