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| 2016 season | |||
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| Chairman | Stan Kroenke | ||
| Head coach | Pablo Mastroeni | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 2nd Overall: 2nd | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Conference Finals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Rocky Mountain Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Shkëlzen Gashi (9) All: Shkëlzen Gashi (9) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 18,759 (Jul. 4 vs. POR) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 10,670 (Apr. 16 vs. RBNY) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 16,278 | ||
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The 2016 Colorado Rapids season was the club's 21st season of existence, and their 21st season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids.
The 2016 season was the Rapids' most successful regular season in franchise history. During the season, the Rapids finished 2nd in the Western Conference and 2nd overall in the regular season, besting their previous best regular season finish of 3rd in the Western Conference and 4th overall in 2002. The Rapids finished undefeated at home with a record of 11-0-6. At home, they conceded only 7 goals, setting a new MLS record with a 0.41 goals-against average. The season also featured a franchise-record 15 match unbeaten streak. After finishing at the bottom of the table for the 2015, the season was hallmarked as a surprising turnaround. The team was bolstered by incoming transfer targets Tim Howard, Shkëlzen Gashi, Marco Pappa and Jermaine Jones. Outside of the regular season, the Rapids reached the fifth round of the U.S. Open Cup before falling to eventual champions, FC Dallas.