The first side to get our preview treatment in the Western Conference is the Colorado Rapids, who could only manage a ninth-placed finish in the West in 2019. It was the sixth time in nine years that the club failed to qualify for the postseason since winning the MLS Cup in 2010. The club has now only finished inside the top three in the Western Conference once since 2005.
This season was another poor one for the Rapids, who, along with the ninth-placed finish in the West, were knocked out in their first clash in the U.