Real Colorado Foxes

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Real Colorado Foxes
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Full nameReal Colorado Foxes
Nickname(s)The Foxes
Founded2008
Dissolved2015
Ground Shea Stadium
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Capacity4,000
Owner Sean Henning
Head Coach Stoner Tadlock
League USL Premier Development League
2014 5th, Mountain Division
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club website
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Original Real Colorado Foxes logo

Real Colorado Foxes were an American soccer team based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States. Founded in 2008, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference.

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The team played its home games at Shea Stadium from 2009-2015. The team's colors were red, black and white.

History

The Foxes joined the PDL in 2009, [1] and played their first ever game on May 9, 2009, against Kansas City Brass. The Foxes won the game 3–2, with the first goal in franchise history being scored by Chris Salvaggione. [2]

In 2011, the team qualified for its first Lamar Hunt US Open Cup by winning the first 4 games of the regular season. The Foxes then advanced to the second round by knocking out USASA's DV8 Defenders of Redwood City, California with a 5–0 convincing victory to fall short to Kitsap Pumas, another seasoned PDL side in Bremerton, Washington, by a score of 3–1.[ citation needed ]

Players

Notable former players

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

Year-by-year

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YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
20094USL PDL3rd, HeartlandDivision FinalDid not qualify
20104USL PDL3rd, HeartlandDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20114USL PDL3rd, HeartlandDid not qualify2nd Round
20124USL PDL2nd, HeartlandConference Semifinal1st Round
20134USL PDL2nd, HeartlandConference Semifinal1st Round
20144USL PDL5th, MountainDid not qualify2nd Round
20154USL PDL4th, MountainDid not qualifyDid not qualify

Head coaches

Stadiums

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive. [3]

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References

  1. "Real Colorado adds PDL for 2009" (Press release). United Soccer Leagues. April 2, 2008. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  2. United Soccer Leagues (USL) Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2009.