Real Colorado Foxes

Real Colorado Foxes
Full name	Real Colorado Foxes
Nickname(s)	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

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 2009-2015. 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.

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

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

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

^ Press release announcing team
^ United Soccer Leagues (USL) Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

[1] Press release announcing team

[2] United Soccer Leagues (USL) Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine

[3] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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