Real Colorado

Soccer club in Douglas County, Colorado From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Real Colorado is an amateur soccer club based in Meridian, Colorado, in the Denver metropolitan area. It was founded in 1986, and primarily serves as a youth soccer club. It currently fields senior men's and women's teams in USL League Two and the USL W League, both in the amateur fourth tier of the United States league system.

Nicknames
  • Foxes (men's)
  • Cougars (women's)
Founded1986 (40 years ago) (1986)
Ground
OwnerSean Henning
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Real Colorado
Nicknames
  • Foxes (men's)
  • Cougars (women's)
Founded1986 (40 years ago) (1986)
Ground
OwnerSean Henning
ChairmanRon vonLembke
League
2025
Websiterealcolorado.net
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The club originally fielded senior teams in the original incarnation of the W League in the 2000 season, and the Premier Development League (now USL League Two) in the 2009 season. Both teams were folded in 2010 and 2015, respectively. The senior men's team was re-established in 2025, competing in the Mountain Premier conference of The League for Clubs, before moving to USL League Two for the 2026 season, while the senior women's team was re-established for the 2026 season.[1]

History

Crests of the Cougars (left) and Foxes (right), c. 2010, and the alt crest for the Foxes, 2011–2015 (bottom).

Real Colorado first fielded a senior women's team, the Cougars, into the original USL W-League in 2000. The Cougars were a member of the Western Conference, and played against the Colorado Force, Los Angeles Strikers, Pali Blues, Santa Clarita Blue Heat, Seattle Sounders Select Women, Vancouver Whitecaps, and Victoria Highlanders Women.[2] They were founded as the Colorado Gold, before rebranding as the Denver Lady Cougars in 2001, and finally the Real Colorado Cougars in 2006.[2][3] The Cougars were folded after the 2010 season, with the Colorado Rush Women taking their place.[4][5]

Real Colorado first fielded the Foxes, a senior men's team into the Premier Development League (now USL League Two) in 2009.[6] The Foxes played their first ever game on May 9, 2009, against Kansas City Brass, and won the game 3–2, with the first goal in franchise history being scored by Chris Salvaggione.[7] In 2011, the Foxes qualified for the U.S. Open Cup by winning the first 4 games of the regular season. The Foxes then advanced to the second round by knocking out the DV8 Defenders with a 5–0 victory, but fell short to Kitsap Pumas in the following round, by a score of 3–1.[citation needed] The Foxes' average attendance was 114 in 2009, 80 in 2010, 191 in 2011, 268 in 2012, and 165 in 2013. [8][a]

Stadiums

Team

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.

Head coaches

Foxes

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

Seasons

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List of Real Colorado senior women's seasons[5]
SeasonLeaguePldWDLGFGAGDPosPlayoffs
2000USL-W2127413318+152ndDNQ
2001USL-W2105052818+103rdDNQ
2002USL-W1210203214+182ndSemi-finals
2003USL-W126423624+123rdDNQ
2004USL-W146712425–15thDNQ
2005USL-W147612624+24thDNQ
2006USL-W123452527–24thDNQ
2007USL-W123721118–76thDNQ
2008USL-W125431519–44thDNQ
2009USL-W124531615+13rdDNQ
2026USLWFuture season
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List of Real Colorado senior men's seasons
SeasonLeaguePldWDLGFGAGDPosPlayoffsUSOC
2009PDL168352819+93rdDivisional finalsDNQ
2010PDL167632618+83rdDNQDNQ
2011PDL1611324923+263rdDNQSecond round
2012PDL168441919+02ndConference semi-finalsFirst round
2013PDL149232814+142ndConference semi-finalsFirst round
2014PDL142481218–65thDNQSecond round
2015PDL155542021–14thDNQDNQ
2025TLfC6015715–84thConference semi-finalsDNQ
2026USL2Future season
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