Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
The Rapids are owned by the Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, also owners of the Denver Nuggets of the NBA, Colorado Avalanche of the NHL, Colorado Mammoth of the NLL, and other sports teams outside of the state of Colorado.
Early years
!The Rapids played at [Mile High Stadium from 1996 to 2001](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/MileHighStadiumonJuly13%2C1995.jpg/250px-MileHighStadiumonJuly13%2C1995.jpg)
Early years
The Colorado Rapids were one of the ten founding clubs of Major League Soccer, owned and operated by the Anschutz Corporation. The inaugural 1996 season was a forgettable one for Colorado. Despite fielding experienced players like Shaun Bartlett, Chris Henderson, Chris Woods, Roy Wegerle and Marcelo Balboa, and head coach Bob Houghton, the team finished last in the Western Conference with the worst record in the league. Balboa became the first player ever to score for the club and also the first to record a goal at Mile High Stadium (in 1996).
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