Commerce City, Colo. — The Denver soccer world officially changed for the better now that Denver Summit FC’s inaugural schedule has been released. What that means for Denver’s original soccer team, the Colorado Rapids, remains to be seen.

The 2026 season will produce a litmus test for the Rapids, something the club has yet to experience: Competition for eyeballs. It was announced last month that Summit will play a pair of games at DICK’s Sporting Goods Park as its temporary Centennial Stadium is still being under construction and will not host games until July. Summit will host their inaugural home game at Empower Field at Mile High on Saturday, March 28. Their next two home games will be at DSGP, April 25 vs. San Diego Wave and May 16 against Orlando Pride.

In particular, there will be even more of a litmus test once the season gets going for both teams....