# 2024 Colorado Rapids season

The 2024 Colorado Rapids season was the 29th season of the club's existence and the 29th season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States.

## Transfers
### In

| Νο. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| — | GK | Zack Steffen | 28 | Manchester City | Transfer | Winter | $2.5M |
| — | DF | Miguel Navarro | 24 | Chicago Fire | Trade | Winter | — |
| — | FW | Kimani Stewart-Baynes | | Maryland Terrapins | Drafted | Winter | — |
| — | POS | Omir Fernandez | 24 | Red Bull New York | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| — | POS | Adam Beaudry | | Colorado Rapids Academy | Free | Winter | Free |
| — | POS | Jasper Löffelsend | 26 | Real Salt Lake | Trade | Winter | $100K |
| — | POS | Wayne Frederick | | Duke Blue Devils | Drafted | Winter | — |
| — | POS | Nate Jones | | Washington Huskies | Drafted | Winter | — |
| 10 | MF | Djordje Mihailovic | 25 | AZ | Transfer | Winter | $3.0M |

### Out

| Νο. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Ref. |
| 13 | DF | | Andrew Gutman | 27 | Chicago Fire | Trade | Winter | $450K | |

## Competitive
### Major League Soccer
#### Standings
##### Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2024) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 5 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 54 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 6 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 52 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 50 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 47 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
| 9 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 47 | Qualification for the wild-card round and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
* 1 2 Miguel Navarro and $450,000 of General Allocation Money was traded from Colorado Rapids to Chicago Fire in exchange for Andrew Gutman.
* 1 2 3 Selected in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft out of collegiate soccer.
* ↑ Jasper Löffelsend was acquired from Colorado Rapids to Chicago Fire in exchange for $100,000 of General Allocation Money a second-round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft, and a 2024 International Roster Spot.
* ↑ Vancouver Whitecaps FC did not qualify for the Leagues Cup due to winning the 2024 Canadian Championship, giving them a place in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup. As MLS teams can participate in no more than two cup competitions, their spot in Leagues Cup was given to San Diego FC.

##### Overall table

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 10 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 52 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 11 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 51 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 12 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 50 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 13 | New York City FC | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 50 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 14 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V) | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 47 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
* 1 2 As one of the best U.S. teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
* ↑ As third place of Leagues Cup
* ↑ As winners of Canadian Championship

#### Match results
### U.S. Open Cup

The Colorado Rapids were not sent to the tournament, but their MLS Next Pro team Colorado Rapids 2 were sent instead following the deal reached on March 1, 2024.

### Leagues Cup
#### West 5

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | COL | LEO |
| 1 | Portland Timbers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | — |
| 2 | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — |
| 3 | León | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |