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Colorado Rapids 2

Full name	Colorado Rapids 2
Nickname(s)	Rapids 2
Founded	December 6, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-12-06)
Stadium	Denver Soccer Stadium Denver,Colorado
Capacity	2,000
General manager	Brian Crookham
Head coach	Erik Bushey
League	MLS Next Pro
2023	1st, Western Conference Playoffs: Conference Finals
Website	https://www.coloradorapids.com/rapids2
Home colors Away colors
Current season

Colorado Rapids 2 is aprofessional soccer club based inDenver, Colorado area that competes in theMLS Next Pro league, the third division ofAmerican soccer. The team is owned by, and operates as the reserve team of,Major League Soccer clubColorado Rapids. The team was announced as a founding member of MLS Next Pro on December 6, 2021.^[1]

On December 6, 2021, the Colorado Rapids were announced as one of 21 clubs participating in the inaugural season ofMLS Next Pro, a professional development league launched by Major League Soccer. The team, named Colorado Rapids 2, serves as a developmental affiliate of the Rapids' senior squad.^[1]

On February 10, 2022, Rapids 2 announced former academy coach Erik Bushey as head coach and formerTrinidad and Tobago international playerBrian Haynes as assistant coach.^[2] Following the 2022 season, Haynes departed the club, and former Colorado Rapids playerCollen Warner served as interim assistant coach. Warner was later hired as a permanent assistant coach ahead of the 2024 season.^[3]

Brian Crookham, concurrent with his role as Director of Player Personnel for the Rapids organization, serves as the team's general manager.

On February 22, 2022,Dillon Serna was unveiled as the club's first rostered player. Serna played for the Rapids first team as ahomegrown player from 2013–2019.^[4]

Colorado Rapids 2 were one of nine MLS Next Pro teams to compete in the2024 U.S. Open Cup as part of an agreement between MLS and theUnited States Soccer Federation to restructure entry in the tournament.^[5] The team won their first round match against local amateur side Azteca FC 3–0 before losing toUSL League One teamNorthern Colorado Hailstorm in the second round.^[6]

In July 2023,Daniel Chacón became the first Rapids 2 player to sign an MLS deal when he signed with the MLS side through the 2025 season.^[7]

As of January 18, 2025^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  GHA Ali Fadal([A]) 16 FW  USA Alex Harris([A]) 18 MF  USA Sam Bassett([A]) 27 FW  CAN Kimani Stewart-Baynes([A]) 31 GK  USA Adam Beaudry([A]) 35 MF  CAN James Cameron 37 DF  AUS Charlie Harper 38 MF  USA Malik Pinto 40 FW  SEN Mamadou Billo Diop 41 GK  USA Nicolas Defreitas-Hansen 42 MF  USA Josh Copeland 44 DF  CAN Josh Belluz 45 FW  CMR Daouda Amadou([A]) 47 FW  CAN Sydney Wathuta 48 DF  USA Matthew Senanou 49 MF  HON Antony García(on loan fromF.C. Motagua) 51 GK  USA Zackory Campagnolo 53 DF  USA Steve Flores 55 MF  USA Maxwell Simpson([B]) 56 MF  TRI Jaden Chan Tack([B]) 57 DF  USA Rogelio Garcia 71 GK  USA Kendall Starks([B]) 77 FW  USA Darren Yapi([A]) 80 MF  USA Noah Strellnauer([B]) 90 FW  USA Colton Swan([B]) — DF  BRA Anderson Rosa

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 47 MF  JPN Yosuke Hanya(atColorado Springs Switchbacks FC)

As of September 18, 2022

Season	MLS Next Pro											Playoffs	Top Scorer
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall		Player	Goals
2022	24	7	6	11	33	56	-23	31	1.29	9th	17th	Did not qualify	Dantouma Toure	8

As of September 18, 2022

• Includes Regular season & Playoffs

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%
Erik Bushey	United States	February 10, 2022	Present	24	7	11	6	33	56	029.17

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