Despite its ups and downs, the 2020 season was a fairly successful one overall for the Colorado Rapids. They finished with an 8-6-4 record and 28 points, good enough for 5th in the Western Conference by points per game, and they still would have made the playoffs in 8th place by points total. The Burgundy Boys lost to Minnesota United in the first round, but made the playoffs for the first time since 2016 and—unlike the 2016 season—they might have built something sustainable this time around.
Rapids Executive Vice President & General Manager Padraig Smith told the Burgundy Wave, “We very clearly pointed to 2020 as being a pivotal year for us an organization and as a club.