Real Colorado Foxes

Real Colorado Foxes

Full name	Real Colorado Foxes
Nickname	The Foxes
Founded	2008
Dissolved	2015
Ground	Shea Stadium Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Capacity	4,000
Owner	Sean Henning
Head Coach	Stoner Tadlock
League	USL Premier Development League
2014	5th, Mountain Division Playoffs: DNQ
Website	http://www.rcfoxes.com

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.

The team played its home games at Shea Stadium from 2009 to 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.

• Tesho Akindele
• Joseph Chipolina
• Chris Salvaggione
• Brad Stisser
• Joe Willis
• Cody Stratton
• Taylor Kemp

Year-by-year

Alternate Real Colorado Foxes logo

Year	Division	League	Regular season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2009	4	USL PDL	3rd, Heartland	Division Final	Did not qualify
2010	4	USL PDL	3rd, Heartland	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2011	4	USL PDL	3rd, Heartland	Did not qualify	2nd Round
2012	4	USL PDL	2nd, Heartland	Conference Semifinal	1st Round
2013	4	USL PDL	2nd, Heartland	Conference Semifinal	1st Round
2014	4	USL PDL	5th, Mountain	Did not qualify	2nd Round
2015	4	USL PDL	4th, Mountain	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2025	4	The League for Clubs	4th, Mountain Premier	Conference Semifinals	Did not qualify

Head coaches

• Lorne Donaldson (2009–2010, 2012–2013)
• Leigh Davies (2011–2012)
• Stoner Tadlock (2013–present)

Stadiums

• Shea Stadium; Highlands Ranch, Colorado (2009–present)
• Stadium at Englewood High School; Englewood, Colorado 1 game (2010)
• Heritage Stadium; Highlands Ranch, Colorado 2 games (2010, 2015)
• Washburn Field at Colorado College; Colorado Springs, Colorado 1 game (2011)
• CSM Soccer Stadium at Colorado School of Mines; Golden, Colorado 2 games (2012)

Average attendance

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

• 2009: 114
• 2010: 80
• 2011: 191
• 2012: 268
• 2013: 165

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.

External links

• Official website
• Official PDL site