The Colorado Rovers are an American soccer club based in Denver, Colorado. The club is a member of the United States Specialty Sports Association, A US Soccer affiliate that plays in the Colorado Amateur Soccer League's first division. Founded in 1992, the club gained notoriety in 2013 when they reached the play-in round of the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, upon winning the 2013 USSSA National Cup. The Rovers lost their opening match of the Open Cup in a penalty shoot-out against fourth division, NPSL outfit, Georgia Revolution.
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal.
The Colorado Rovers have now qualified to play in the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after winning the USSSA National Cup for a 2nd straight year.
Honours 2014 Vail Invitational Gold Champions 2014 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup (Play-In Round) 2013 USSSA Elite National Champions 2013 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Play-In Round 2013 Fall CASL League Champions 2012 USSSA Elite National Champions 2012 Colorado State Cup Champions 2011 USSSA National Cup 2010 USASA Region IV National Amateur Cup 2009 USASA Region IV Champions 2008 NM Fall Classic Champions 2007 USASA Region IV National Amateur Cup 2006 USASA Region IV National Amateur Cup 2005 Vail Invitational Gold Champions 2005 CASL League Champions 2004 CASL League Champions
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