Colorado Rapids 2 announce 2026 MLS NEXT Pro regular season schedule

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Colorado Rapids 2 announced today their schedule for the 2026 MLS NEXT Pro regular season. 2026 broadcast information will be shared at a later date. 

The reigning Western Conference Champions will kick off their 2026 campaign on March 1 on the road against Houston Dynamo FC 2 at Sabercats Stadium (5:00 p.m. MT). Two weeks later, Rapids 2 will have their home opener against Sporting KC II on March 15 at a to be determined location. The club’s full schedule can be found at coloradorapids.com/rapids2/schedule. 

The 2026 MLS NEXT Pro regular season will consist of 420 matches, with each club playing 28 matches; 14 at home and 14 on the road over a 30-week span. Clubs will face each divisional opponent a maximum of three times as well as other intraconference rivals to round out the schedule. The regular season will continue throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Decision Day will be Sunday, September 20, with all 30 clubs competing on the last day of the season to determine the final seeding for the 2026 MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs. 

Rapids 2 will have three matches against Minnesota United FC 2, the side that Colorado defeated in the 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference Final last season. The first contest will come at home on April 19 (6:00 p.m. MT), followed by their next two matches in Minnesota at National Sports Center on May 24 (1:00 p.m. MT) and September 5 (6:00 p.m. MT). 

This season’s schedule will contain two editions of the Rocky Mountain Cup, MLS NEXT Pro edition, between Rapids 2 and Real Monarchs. Colorado will travel to Utah for the first matchup on May 20 at Zions Bank Stadium (6:30 p.m. MT). Rapids 2 will then round out their contests with Salt Lake at home on August 23 (6:00 p.m. MT). 

More information on single-game tickets and the locations for each home match for Colorado Rapids 2’s 2026 MLS NEXT Pro regular season will be made available in the coming weeks.