Colorado Rapids

Founded in 1995 by the Anschutz organisation as one of Major League Soccer's charter franchises, and first played in 1996. The Rapids lost the 1997 MLS Cup final and won the trophy in 2010, and were US Open Cup runners-up in 1999. They are owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment alongside the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche, and have played at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City since it opened in 2007.