Real Colorado Cougars

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Real Colorado Cougars
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Full nameReal Colorado Cougars
Nickname(s)The Cougars
Founded2000
Dissolved2010
Ground Shea Stadium
Capacity4,000
Chairman Flag of the United States.svg Mark Mais
Manager Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Brian Haynes
League USL W-League
2009 3rd, Western Conference

Real Colorado Cougars were an American women's soccer team, founded in 2000 and disestablished in February 2010. [1] [2]

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The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the Western Conference against the Colorado Force, LA Strikers, Pali Blues, Santa Clarita Blue Heat, Seattle Sounders Women, Vancouver Whitecaps, and Victoria Highlanders Women. [3] From 2001–2005, the team was known as the Denver Lady Cougars, and in 2000 the team was known as the Colorado Gold. [4] The Cougars were a sibling side of the men's Real Colorado Foxes team, which joined the USL Premier Development League in 2009. [3]

Both teams were part of the Real Colorado organization, whose youth clubs survived the folding of both men's and women's adult clubs. Colorado Rush, a new W-League club founded in 2010, succeeded the Cougars as the Denver area's presence in the W-League. [1] [2]

Stadium

The team played its home games at Shea Stadium in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, 25 miles south of downtown Denver. [3]

Colors

The club's colors were gold, black, and white.

Players

2009 roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christina Palomino
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brianna Schulze
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kathryn Schubert
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Afton Sauer
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicole Lukens
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsay Stein
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kerstyn Farrell
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Beth West
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Raydan Phillips
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kendra Chandhoke
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsay Ratterman
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brianna Young
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Karter Haug
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kellyn Farrell
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA McKenzie Mutz
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kathleen Paulsen
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brittney McDonald
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vanessa Mais
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Keelin Winters
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marissa McBride
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elle Sweeney
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Megan Flanaghan
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Traci Dreesen
— GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Bell
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taryn Hemmings
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mariah Johnston
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kristin Medeiros
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jenna Oney

Year-by-year

Real Colorado Cougars results, by season [2]
YearDiv.LeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffs
Pld.WDLGFGABP [lower-alpha 1] Pts. [lower-alpha 2] Pos.
2000 [lower-alpha 3] 3 USL W-2 1274133184332nd, WesternDid not qualify
2001 [lower-alpha 4] 3 USL W-2 1050528182223rd, WesternDid not qualify
2002 [lower-alpha 4] 2 USL W-League 12102032146462nd, WesternSemi-finals (4th)
2003 [lower-alpha 4] 2 USL W-League 126423624—203rd, WesternDid not qualify
2004 [lower-alpha 4] 1 USL W-League 146712425—195th, WesternDid not qualify
2005 [lower-alpha 4] 1 USL W-League 147612624—224th, WesternDid not qualify
2006 1 USL W-League 123452527—144th, WesternDid not qualify
2007 1 USL W-League 123721118—116th, WesternDid not qualify
2008 1 USL W-League 125431519—184th, WesternDid not qualify
2009 1 USL W-League 124531615—153rd, WesternDid not qualify
  1. ↑ From 2000–2002, the USL W-League awarded 1 bonus point to teams that scored three or more goals in a match regardless of the result.
  2. ↑ From 1999–2002, the USL W-League awarded 4 points for a win. From 2003 onward, the league awarded 3 points for a win.
  3. ↑ Playing as Colorado Gold
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Playing as Denver Lady Cougars

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References

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