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.
Management team Front officeCoaching staff
Roster
Out on loan
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 PicksRoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeStatus16 Mamadou Billo DiopFW10 Mitchell BakerFW Georgetown Hoyas26 Wahabu MusahFW Clemson Tigers256 Asher HestadDF Washington Huskies370 Koven JohnsonDF High Point Panthers86 Jabari De CoteauDF Xavier MusketeersSigned with Colorado Rapids 2
Transfers in NameTransferred fromFee/notesDateRef.22 Lucas HerringtonDF Brisbane RoarSigned a contract agreement to join on January 1, 2026; undisclosed feeAugust 13, 202524 Noah CobbDF Atlanta UnitedTrade for $775,000 in general allocation money (GAM) and sell-on percentageDecember 9, 20257 Dante SealyFW CF MontréalTrade for $2.5m in GAM and sell-on percentageDecember 23, 20258 Hamzat OjediranMF RC LensUndisclosed feeJanuary 8, 202632 Donavan PhillipDF NC State WolfpackPicked in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft; signed the following seasonJanuary 23, 202647 Sydney WathutaFW Colorado Rapids 2Homegrown player contractFebruary 2, 202629 Miguel NavarroDF TalleresOne year loanFebruary 17, 20265 Loïc WilliamsDF Granada CFSigned a contract agreement to join July 13, 2026; undisclosed feeMarch 25, 202633 Kosi ThompsonDF Toronto FCTrade for $200,000 in 2026 GAM and $200,000 in conditional GAMMarch 26, 202693 Georgi MinoungouFW Seattle Sounders FCTrade for $1m in 2026 GAM, $1m in 2027 GAM and sell-on percentageMarch 27, 202688 Youssef MazizMF OH LeuvenFree transferJuly 31, 2026 Sayed Abu FarchiFW Maccabi Tel AvivUndisclosed fee, U22 initiativeSeptember 1, 2026 Ibrahim SadiqMF AZUndisclosed feeSeptember 2, 2026 Morgan WhittakerFW MiddlesbroughUndisclosed fee, Designated Player
Transfers out NameTransferred toFee/notesDateRef.45 Daouda AmadouMF Helsingborgs IFContract option declined; signed with Helsingborgs IF on December 31, 2025November 26, 202518 Sam BassettMF Pittsburgh Riverhounds SCContract option declined; signed with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on February 21, 202634 Michael EdwardsDF Oakland RootsContract option declined; signed with Oakland Roots on January 26, 202614 Calvin HarrisFW Sporting Kansas CityContract expired; signed with Sporting Kansas City on January 15, 202656 Nate JonesDF Las Vegas Lights FCContract option declined8 Oliver LarrazMF Vancouver WhitecapsContract expired; signed with Vancouver Whitecaps on January 15, 20265 Andreas MaxsøDF KalbaContract option declined; signed with Kalba on February 8, 202630 Rafael SantosDF St. Louis City SCContract option declined; signed with St. Louis City SC on January 27, 202623 Cole BassettMF Portland Timbers$2.6m trade plus up to $1.05m in performance based incentivesFebruary 2, 202631 Adam BeaudryGK Loudoun United FCOne-year loanFebruary 5, 20263 Sam VinesDF Houston Dynamo FCWaived, signed with Houston Dynamo on March 20, 2026February 21, 202620 Connor RonanMF AberdeenUndisclosed feeJuly 1, 202619 Ian MurphyDF San Diego FCTrade for a 2027 MLS SuperDraft second-round pick and up to $100,000 in conditional GAMJuly 13, 202622 Lucas HerringtonDF Hull CityUndisclosed fee and sell on clauseAugust 12, 202618 Bryce JamisonFW Colorado Springs SwitchbacksLoan until the end of the 2026 seasonAugust 18, 20267 Dante SealyFW CF MontréalTrade for $400,000 in 2026 GAM, $1m in 2027 GAM and up to $300,000 in conditional GAMAugust 28, 20269 Rafael NavarroFW St. Louis City SCTrade for $12m and a conditional $250,000September 3, 2026
Competitions
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.
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Standings
Overview
Results summary
Results by round
Match results MLS
U.S. Open Cup
Notes
References