That's the 2026 'Colorful Colorado' kit...which is mostly black.
There is nothing I like about this kit. Honestly outside of our blue & black years from 2003-2006 I think this is the worst home kit we've ever had. I could see this as trying something different as an away/alternate kit, or as a third kit, but as a home kit? We are the Burgundy Boys and yet three stripes on the shoulders is the extent of burgundy. Also the detailing around the collar and sleeves is supposed to be a nod to our heritage and our prior colors but they're lost in the sea of black.
There are some fans who are linking this to the proposed rebranding but I think that's a mistake. Teams start working on kits two years in advance so this was in the planning before anything about rebranding was discussed. I feel like the rebranding push is coming from our new Chief Business Officer, who was only hired in the last year, far after this jersey was planned. It is however a poorly timed release after the rebranding idea was panned by many fans.
Also I will continue to rant about the pricing of these kits, which is something completely out of the hands of the Rapids. Those are set by Adidas (possibly with input from MLS, but not the teams). $160 for an authentic. $100 for the replica which doesn't include the star or the collar detail. Add $35 to that if you want Navarro's name and number (or any other name and number) on either kit. $195 for an authentic player kit. Unbelievable. For comparison's sake I got an authentic Aurora FC (USL Women) kit to support Minnesota two weeks ago for $95 shipped, and it arrived in 3 days. It included name and number for that price, though I chose to leave it blank. And its a better design of a black kit than this one.
After a run of good to great kits the Rapids completely missed with this one. Consider this. 2026 is our 20th season playing at Dick's Sporting Goods Park and our 20th season playing in burgundy. To celebrate or history we're going to play Inter Messi at Empower wearing black. How does that make sense?
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It is kind of a perfect jersey for this season. It looks like a training top for what is probably going to be a training season under the new coach. You can also look at it as a funeral jersey as there is definitely a funeral kind of feel going into this season.
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