Colorado Rapids Women is an American women's

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team, founded in 1996. The team is a member of the

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and plays in the Central Conference's Mountain Region. The team was a member of the

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W-League, the second highest tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the Western Conference against the Colorado Rush,

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, and

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. The team played its home games a
Stermole Soccer Stadium
in the city of

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. The club's colors are Burgundy, Sky Blue, and White. On July 23, 2012 the Colorado Rapids Women won the North American USL Super20 League championship staged at the

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. They defeated

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Super20 1-0 in the Final crowning the Rapids Super20 North American Champions for 2012. In their inaugural 2019 WPSL Season, the Rapids Women placed 2nd in the Central Region's Mountain Conference with a record of 8-2-0.

Players

Current roster

(''As of July 2019'')

Coaching staff

Previous Head coaches

Daniel Clitnovici Daniel Clitnovici (born 8 July 1982) is an Australian/American soccer coach and former professional soccer player. Clitnovici currently is the head coach of Ursinus College Men's Soccer program. and the Director of Coaching for ECNL club FC Bucks ...

(2012-2014)

Year-by-year

References

External links

Colorado Rapids Women

Colorado Rapids Women WPSL Expansion
{{US Women's soccer Women's soccer clubs in Colorado Soccer clubs in Colorado USL W-League (1995–2015) teams 1996 establishments in Colorado Colorado Rapids Association football clubs established in 1996